The pouring rain was whipped into whips by the Atlantic breeze, and people watched the white waves whizz on the sailors in mid-air.

No one wore raincoats, all officers and soldiers took off their military uniforms, and Xiang Ying, Lin Zhen and others took the lead in uncovering the waterproof tarpaulin on the main gun in the wind and rain.

"Take off your uniform...... Everybody take off their uniforms! No one can guess who we are...... Jin Sanshun, immediately block the bow of the ship with a tarpaulin......"

"Lookout...... Give you ten minutes to determine the nationality of the opposing ship!"

"The turbine group increases the firepower...... Boiler pressurization...... Ammunition team prepares shells ......"

Xiang Yinglin shook them and ran around on the deck shirtless one by one, and the sound of orders pierced the rain curtain. The Zhiyuan had already broken away from the queue with the flying clippers behind it, just like the generals who rode thousands of horses before the battle between the two armies in ancient times, rushing out of the military formation and heading straight for the distant target.

Kevin was already going crazy, and he chased after Xiang Ying and yelled, "No...... This cannot be done, our task is to return home safely, not to provoke a war......!

"The other side is nothing but a merchant ship, do you want to slaughter civilians? This is too immoral!"

Xiang Ying completely ignored Kevin's dissuasion, "I'm the captain, I'm the commander here, didn't the lookout just say it, he seems to have seen the French flag fluttering...... Aren't they the ones who relied on the sharpness of their warships to fight against the Ryukyus back then!"

"This is revenge! This is called feng shui in turn......

Kevin wiped the rain from his face, "Enough, you madman...... The lookout only said it was possible, he wasn't sure...... Even if it's confirmed, you can't open fire! Didn't Prime Minister Xiao Cheng sign an armistice agreement with France? How can you violate the agreement at will?"

Lin Zhen was annoyed by Kyle, he grabbed Kevin's arm and shouted, "Shut up, you're a technologist, don't get involved in politics and war, okay? Recording all the data of artillery is what you should do......"

"You say we are immoral? Did Britain and France have morality when they burned Beijing? Did the French have morality when they bombarded Naha? Aren't they the French who did all these things such as undeclared war and relying on deception to let the army rush to land?"

"We're just learning from the same...... War is the consumption of national strength, and by blowing up and sinking their two ships today, we will consume a little of the enemy's strength...... We are now the lone wolf ghost of the sea, you Prussians learn a little, and sooner or later you will follow the same path as us!"

"You are willing to let Britain and France detain the Prussian navy offshore, we Chinese not want to ......"

There was a sudden flash of lightning in the sky, and a shocking thunder roared on the sea, and the lookout shouted frantically, "I see...... I saw the French flag! Grandma's is really a French ship...... And with the coat of arms of the royal family!"

"It's so cool, this is Napoleon III's ship, at least it is also the property of the court...... Brothers, prepare for war!"

Kevin was pushed away, his back hit the iron plate, the rain ran down his hair, everything in front of him was in a trance, these oriental lads were simply daring, completely subverting his impression of Asians.

Needless to say, smart, strong, and courageous, you need to be bold when it comes to the event, and this group of people has a fanatical thirst for opportunities. Not only that, but there was also a kind of agitation energy being released, and when the officers rushed naked into the torrential rain, the Prussian soldiers also went crazy.

Steven ran past Kevin, he stopped and said coldly, "Mr. Vice-Captain, have you forgotten the shame of Jena, have you forgotten that our fleet was surrounded by England and France in the Strait of Dover to cover our departure from Northern Europe?"

"Shame, that's all the shame of Prussia! Shame will be washed away with blood, since there will be a war with the French, then we will advance the sound of artillery, and this is the national war!"

Kevin slammed his fist on the steel plate, "God, please forgive me for my crimes!

"Captain, I propose to use flowering bombs...... Don't waste precious armor-piercing shells, the other side is nothing more than a wooden sail transport, flowering shells are enough......"

At this moment, the North Atlantic Ocean is like a boiling pot, with lightning passing through the sky like a dragon and thunder rolling like a tide. The Zhiyuan ironclad battleship is like a legendary monster in the medieval Atlantic, with its ramming horns flashing with cold light and heading straight for its prey.

The two sailing ships that struggled in the wind and rain belonged to the French royal family, and the galleons loaded with a large number of precious metals and precious animal skins from the Caribbean Sea, as well as Havana's top cigars and rum, this luxury was bought by the Parisian aristocracy.

The captain drank spirits in the cabin, calculating how much money would be made from this trade, although ninety percent of the goods on the ship belonged to the court, but as an old captain, no one cared about carrying some private goods.

There was a loud bang, and the captain's room was knocked open by the first mate...... Captain, go take a look...... A ghost ship has appeared in the north...... No, no, no, it's a monster of the deep sea!"

The first mate had never been so panicked as he had crossed the Atlantic with the captain on his brow.

"Oh my God! that's not a monster...... It's a ship! a battleship that none of us have ever seen...... Immediately send a light signal to indicate who we are......"

"Battleship? What kind of battleship is this, why doesn't it have a mast? Is it purely steam-powered? God, I've never seen such a strange battleship...... "The first mate is already collapsing.

Over and over again, the light signal sent to the Zhiyuan, "We are the property of the French court, the Swift and the Parisian...... It was the property of Emperor Napoleon III...... Please slow down to avoid collision...... Please identify yourself ......"

The light signal was transmitted to the Zhiyuan over and over again, but the other party did not respond at all, and the muzzle of the black hole in the wind and rain was aimed at them murderously.

The two 210 mm caliber twin guns in the bow of the Zhiyuan are completely against the sky in this era, if it were not for the steel hull of the Zhiyuan itself, relying on the process of covering the outside of the wooden structure with steel plates, it would not be able to withstand his strong recoil at all.

The rifling rotated from the muzzle to the tail of the gun, the two flowering shells had been loaded, and Xiang Ying and Lin Zhen hid in the semi-enclosed turret, staring at the light signal in the distance with hatred in their eyes.

"It's okay that you don't say that you are Napoleon III's property, but now that we know your identity, do you still want to live......?

"Report to the captain...... The enemy ship is four kilometers away...... has entered the effective firing range...... Please instruct!"

"The boiler was pressurized and the speed was increased to 13 knots...... Two kilometers further fire...... I want to start the shot!"