2043 Zhiyuan's salute
Xiao Letian finally determined that Xiang Ying's kid has a martyr plot, which is a very rare trait in human beings, this kind of person is extremely rare, but I have to say that it depends on these people to reverse history.
Death is just a way home for the martyrs, and they are more concerned about the bright light after burning their lives.
Nelson is a martyr, Xiang Ying is also a martyr, in a sense, Xiao Lotian was also a martyr in the eyes of people at the time, but Xiao Lotian himself did not admit it.
What a pedestrian can't do, knowing that it is a dead end for nine deaths, he has to break through, just to fulfill the Tao in his heart, such a person is really terrible.
Xiao Letian has no way to take Xiang Ying, for Xiao Letian, no matter whether he is facing businessmen, politicians, literati, soldiers, farmers, and businessmen...... No matter what his identity, he can find a breakthrough in negotiation, or move with emotion, or know with reason, or inducement, anyway, there are many ways to communicate.
Only the martyrs are the most difficult, they are a bunch of madmen and paranoids living in their own fanatical spiritual world.
Who can defeat a madman? Xiao Lotian thought that he didn't have that ability, he suddenly thought of the Taizu in his previous life, when his career was at a low point, when he climbed snowy mountains, gnawed tree bark, and ate grass roots, what supported him at that time?
Maybe it was this martyr's plot that made him persist until the end.
The world says that the martyrs are fools, because the world is greedy for life and afraid of death, and they all like comfort and wealth, and they all throw away all this to risk death in search of some illusory truth?
For the absolutely self-interested, the martyr is undoubtedly the great fool of fools.
Because it's a fool, it's because there is a problem with the head that I don't know that money and wealth are good things, and the martyrs obviously have an extremely smart brain and the good fortune is still high, so they can enjoy their lives well, but they have to find some way, and finally make themselves die.
A fool is a fool!
But fate is always very sarcastic, history is often driven by these martyrs, which of the founding emperors and generals is not such a madman?
Xiao Letian shook his head, he didn't dare to think about it anymore, fortunately Xiang Ying took the path he pointed out, fortunately he didn't deviate from the direction, although his stormtrooper was a bit militaristic, but now it was the middle of the nineteenth century, and militarism was the mainstream idea that the great powers believed in.
Xiang Ying...... When the welcome ceremony is over, you come to see me alone, your thinking is very dangerous!" Xiao Letian patted Xiang Ying on the shoulder and said.
Without waiting for Xiang Ying to respond, at this moment, the battleship Victory had already drawn a beautiful arc on the sea, and he made a big turn back on the sea, and suddenly changed from the opposite to parallel to the Zhiyuan.
The eyes of all the naval officers of the Chinese nationality lit up at once, and the quality of the sailors of this ship could be seen just from the arc of the waves on the sea.
The whole process of sailing and rudder, slowing down and speeding up the speed is like a smooth operation, and you can't even hear the shouting of slogans that is often seen in sail warships.
The entire warship units are in order, and there is no need for the command headquarters to pull their necks to roar, and the cooperation of all units is seamless. When that arc was drawn to the last moment, the bow of the Victory happened to be in line with the Zhiyuan.
"I am the Duke of Newcastle, and on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen, I would like to welcome His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Qing Kingdom and the head of the Chinese family, and I wish you a good day!"
The other party's flag bearer sent a message, Xiao Lotian and Zai Chun had already seen the middle-aged nobleman in fancy clothes waving on the battleship opposite, he was the Duke of Newcastle, an old-fashioned British nobleman.
At this time, Wang Huaiyuan was nervously looking through the European information sent by Fang Guan, which contained the profiles of various major figures in British politics, and his eyes couldn't help but light up when he saw the introduction of the current Duke of Newcastle.
"Henry Pelham, Archibald, Douglas Pelham-Clinton...... What a long, awkward name! The Duke had the privilege of offering a right glove to the king or queen at the king's coronation; And during the coronation, hold the king's right arm, because the king is holding a scepter......"
"What the hell is this privilege, but it seems that he has a very close relationship with the royal family......"
Xiao Letian understood at a glance, "Being able to stand close to the king at the king's coronation ceremony shows that he is a hardcore descendant of the royal family...... It should be the welcome general representative of the British royal family!"
Xiang Ying...... Prepare a salute right away, not only as a thank you to the Duke of Newcastle, but also as a tribute to the Victory! Don't you worship Nelson? 21 salutes for him!"
"Understood!" Xiang Ying's face turned red with excitement, "Lin Zhen! Prepare a salute, and the 210 main guns in front and behind are ready to shoot...... 21 Rings to Tribute to the British Empire...... The elevation angle of the main gun is 45 degrees......"
Lin Zhen, who was dressed in a ceremonial dress, had already made preparations, and he loudly gave the order, "The bow of the ship is equipped with twin main guns...... Extract 14 10-kilogram medicine packets...... Seven 10-kilogram kits were extracted from the stern single-shot main gun...... Salute ready for launch......"
The chief of communications, Cai Bixuan, also began to give the order to "signal to the British Victory, the main gun of the Zhiyuan is about to fire a salute of 21 ......" On the high battle mast, the flag bearer began to wave the flag and send a message to the Victory.
Xiang Ying shouted: "Salute General Nelson! Salute Her Majesty! Salute the British Empire! Long live...... Hooray!
The Duke of Newcastle and all the officers and men who received the Zhiyuan flag immediately stood up in surprise, the Duke took off his hat, the officers and men raised their hands and saluted, and all the British officers and men in the combined fleet collectively stood up and saluted.
This is a tribute to the General, to the Queen, and to the whole of England, who must return the salute with the utmost respect!
Sima Yun suddenly roared on the deck: "The whole Chinese army obeys the order! Salute!"
Immediately after that, the Chinese ships on the sea sounded the commander's salute, and the officers and men standing on the deck gave a new military salute to the Victory, and the scene was extremely solemn and solemn.
Boom Boom Boom ...... The 210 main guns were raised high, the unloaded medicine bag was ignited and made a loud roar, three gun barrels, 21 loud bangs, and the fleet of oriental envoys officially entered the English Channel.
The first emperor-level diplomatic visit between East and West officially began.
The Duke of Newcastle was shocked, and he finally believed the incredible information sent from the East: "What a well-organized army, such a slaughtering momentum! No wonder we can defeat Tsarist Russia, Xiao Le is a real man!"
"And they are very proficient in Western etiquette, and this ritual is even more beautiful than us British!
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