"In the northern part of the Atlantic, a sea area surrounded by the countries of Great Britain, Germany, Denmark, and Norway, which Europeans call the North Sea. It is the main transportation route for Sweden, Poland, Germany, Denmark and other Nordic countries to enter and exit the Atlantic, and has been a battleground for soldiers since ancient times......"

"The topography of the sea is very special, the British Isles and Iceland to the north are like a cover that semi-encloses the North Sea, and any ships passing through it are under the watchful eye of the British Navy......"

"Of course, the most unhappy thing about this is Russia, not to mention its huge country, which has a long coastline, but more than ninety percent of these coastlines are in the icy cold zone, and it is already remarkable to have a thaw period of three or four months a year, and the only port that can be relied on is St. Petersburg......"

"But unfortunately, St. Petersburg is hidden at the end of the deep Baltic Sea, which is also suppressed by the North Sea, and if the British block the Kattegat Strait, the huge Russian bears will not want to rush into the Atlantic......"

The long journey has just begun, and Xiao Letian's little lesson to his brothers has begun again, and now that the ship is sailing in the North Sea, his lessons will of course be concentrated here.

"I see, no wonder the Prime Minister keeps emphasizing that Russia is the country that will be the biggest threat to us in the next few decades, and that other European monarchs just want money, but this polar bear is deadly..."

"Yes, yes, the Prime Minister said that whoever can control the ocean in the future will be the master of the world, and whoever controls the more interests of the ocean, the stronger his national strength will be...... The Russians are desperately trying to build a warm water port, they are going to build a military port..."

With a snap, Xiao Lotian snapped his fingers excitedly, "Yes, yes, yes, you finally understand... Don't look at the French people who are in a hurry to kill now, but in my mind, France is not the biggest threat to us......"

"First of all, the strategy of Britain and France is mainly to establish colonies, they do not have much territorial desire for China, and it is up to them to occupy a few island ports, and they still want to make money in their hearts......"

"But this Russian is different, they have a clear territorial demand, their purpose is to press south from the cold zone, this people has an unusual desire for territory, coupled with a strong demand for temperate ports, the weak Manchu Qing naturally became meat on the chopping block......"

Xiao Letian smiled bitterly and said, "Do you really think that the Russians are supporting Agubai in Xinjiang because they want the pastures of the Tianshan Mountains? They want to attack the Pamir Plateau, and their purpose is the Arabian Sea......."

Dozens of senior officers on the deck gathered around Xiao Letian to listen attentively to his lecture, and although the Portuguese sailors around him could not understand Chinese, they could also feel that they were very powerful.

Merchant ships travel on a busy trade route, with cargo ships from all over the world and countless fishing boats sailing, but one thing is for sure, any ship sailing out of the port of Hamburg will send flags to pay their respects to the clipper.

"Your Excellency...... Another Prussian merchant ship on the port side sent us a flag, and they are saluting you......" When the captain finished shouting, Xiao Lotian quickly got up and stood on the side of the ship and waved, in exchange for a cheer.

"Thank you... Thank you......" Xiao Lotian was no less pretentious along the way, his name was already a household name in Prussia, and all the German captains and sailors in this sea area paid homage to him when they heard that the benefactor of the East was coming.

Just when Xiao Lotian was desperately waving his hand and posing like a great man, suddenly the roar of a lookout sounded from the high mast of the merchant ship.

"Seven o'clock southwest direction...... Three large ships appeared...... Speed 10 knots...... ...... straight for us."

"What's going on?" the Portuguese captain quickly grabbed his binoculars and began to look at them, but the distance was too far, and even with high-powered telescopes, it was only a vague shadow of three ships.

"Captain...... Give me your binoculars...... The multiplier on my hand is too low......"

"Oh, I'm stupid......" The captain gave himself a quick head to get a deft sail to send his binoculars up.

Just as the sailman was climbing, Sima Yun and Luo Huo also gathered around and asked, "What's wrong? What's going on? What's on the sea?"

The captain was now anxious and scratched his heart, he didn't know how to explain that this ocean-going mission was personally arranged by the Prussian Prime Minister, in order to borrow the ships of Portugal, a neutral country, to ensure the safety of the guests from the East.

And this ship has a very deep background, the shareholders behind the scenes have the shadow of the British royal family, don't look at it is just an ordinary small clipper, but the goods he pulls every year are top goods that are difficult to buy even if you have money.

The captain is a good person, and he has done his homework before taking this job, how important Xiao Letian's group is to Prussia, and how high their status is, all of them have been investigated before.

"Don't get into trouble... God forbid, don't be surprised......"

At this moment, the lookout overhead suddenly let out an extremely frightened roar, "Oh no...... It's the flag of France...... It's a battleship...... Three heavy cruisers ......"

I'm really afraid of something, the Portuguese captain clenched his hands tightly, and the sweat in his palms was almost like a stream, "How far is it, can you send a flag? Change the largest Portuguese flag, and the flag of our Chamber of Commerce will also be hung out, I don't believe they haven't heard of the name of our Chamber of Commerce......"

The speed of the ship with full sails was very fast, and after a while, the people on the deck could see it clearly even without binoculars, but at this time, the French cruiser on the opposite side sent a flag signal in advance.

"Sail down...... Decelerate...... Let's be examined? Bastards, why are they French? This is the high seas ......" the flag bearer scolded after two sentences.

The captain was also angry, "Sending a flag and telling him that this is the high seas, they have no right to inspect our ships, and France and Portugal are not at war, what do they want to do......"

As a result, after the flag was sent, even Xiao Letian saw that something was wrong, and the French didn't even bother to reply, and suddenly opened all the gun doors on both sides of the battleship, and showed their strength to the merchant ships in unison.

On the vast surface of the North Sea, the murderous aura was suddenly overflowing, and those fishing boats and small cargo ships pulling goods near the sea were all frightened when they saw this posture, but it didn't take them three minutes for them to start reversing the direction and fleeing for their lives.

Xiao Lotian put his hand on the captain's shoulder, sighed and said, "They are coming for me, although I have lowered the lower limit of Napoleon III again and again, but I am still wrong, I now understand that this war maniac has no lower limit at all, he is essentially a scoundrel..."

Speaking of this, Xiao Letian turned his head violently, "Brothers, this is the sea, but there is not a single warship by our side...... If it's on land, maybe I'll be able to take you guys to fight again, and teach these French guys a lesson with my bullets, bayonets, and blood, but it's a pity it's the sea......"

Xiao Letian smashed his fist on the wooden board, and roared with grief and indignation, "It's a pity that we don't have a navy, but it's a pity that we only have one blood, even if Lao Tzu has a battleship in his hand, I can take you to rush up and fight with them..."

"Captain...... Send a signal to all the Prussian fishing boats on the sea, and say I, Xiao Lotian, ask them for help...... Let them disperse and evacuate with my brothers, and will go to Hamburg...... I, Xiao Lotian, went to meet this group of Frenchmen, and I didn't believe that Napoleon III could shoot me..."

"Prime Minister..."The crowd exclaimed, Xiao Hexin even fell down from the wheelchair, he climbed in front of Xiao Letian with his hands and feet, grabbed his thighs and cried bitterly, "No, adults can't die in vain, you take us to do it with them, we rushed up and fought with them with a bayonet......"

Countless brothers shouted, "Fight, let's fight...... Since we came to Europe, we have no hope of returning alive, and dying here today can be regarded as a reunion with our brothers who went first......"

"Fighting... Fight... The roar of battle ...... thunder frightened the faces of these sailors, this group of Chinese had experienced the bloody battle of Shiqiao, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that they were all hell killing gods.

"That's enough......" Xiao Letian suddenly roared, "If any of you force me again, I will jump into the sea from here, and Lao Tzu will die in front of you......"

The crowd was dead silent, Xiao Lotian picked up Xiao Hexin on the deck, and said sadly, "You misread me, do you really think that I, Xiao Letian, am a reckless man? A gangster who only knows how to shout bloody slogans desperately? Wrong, very wrong......

"We have traveled all the way, every miracle we have created, isn't that my Xiao Lotian boiling gray hair and carefully deducing it? To be honest, even the bloody battle of Shiqiao I have a seventy percent chance of winning before I take you ......to fight hard."

"But today, I don't see the ......possibility of a half-star victory," Xiao Letian pointed to the battleship on the sea, "I know such a battleship, this is called a heavy cruiser, a double-deck shooting deck, a battleship has sixty or seventy huge cannons, and one salvo of them can tear our ship to pieces......"

Xiao Letian looked at the brothers gently: "What are we going to fight in a battle that has no chance of winning? What are I Xiao Lotian leading you to this road of no return? Is it my own selfishness? Do you really think that I Xiao Lotian is going to be something?"

"What I pursue is just to make our nation and country stronger, so that we don't get bullied anymore, if I want to be a rich man, why should I wear ......" The Yue character Xiao Lotian behind him really couldn't speak.

"You are all the elites I brought out, you are the vitality of this nation, this country... The more you live, the more people our country will have who will open their eyes to the world... That's what I want...... Be good, all obedient, get on the fishing boat and go back to Hamburg, the target is small, and the enemy can't hit it......"

Xiao Letian's tears flowed down as soon as he brushed it, and he cried more today than in his previous life.

"What about the captain, what are you looking at, I beg you to send a signal to the ships on the sea...... Let them save people..."

"My lord...", and the deck fell to its knees, and all the New Army brothers touched the ground headlong, blood splattered.

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