The three heavy cruisers, according to the standard configuration of the French army, each battleship must be equipped with at least 60 guns, while the guns of the sail battleship era were evenly distributed between the left and right sides, which means that now a total of 90 guns are facing the merchant ships on which Xiao Lotian is riding and these brave fishing boats.

The cannon doors made of thick wood were opened, and one after another black holes were aimed at Xiao Lotian murderously, and the deck of the battleship was full of sailors running wildly, and the sails that had just been lowered were pulled up again, and there were fast and chaotic French summons everywhere, and people couldn't understand what they were shouting after listening for a long time.

But no one was stupid, and there was no need to guess what the French wanted to do, and an atmosphere of grief and indignation spread on the sea, and everyone was furious.

It's so rampant, this is off the coast of Germany, not far from Hamburg at all, and these French people are so arrogant? This is a clear bully that Prussia does not have a strong navy.

"You French people are really too deceitful, as a man who is defeated in the war, do you want to use such indiscriminate methods, and even want to restore your dignity by insulting women?"

"No matter how weak the Ryukyu Kingdom is, it is also an independent country recognized by the world, and the public law of all nations is not an ornament, so you dare to be the prime minister of a country like this?

"Not only that, but in front of you French, there are more than a hundred civilian ships, thousands of Prussian civilians... Are you trying to massacre civilians?"

Everyone looked in disbelief at the barbaric threat of the French, and these proud Prussians were now utterly furious. The stubborn genius peculiar to the German nation was successfully stimulated.

"Let them shoot...... Let them come by stepping on our corpses...... Let all of Europe see what kind of thugs they are..."

"Despicable and shameless devil...... Go back, we will not allow you to hurt the Prussian guests...... Benefactor of Hamburg..."

This is the fighting spirit, Xiao Letian looked nervously at the imminent crisis, and he couldn't understand the situation a little. No matter how Xiao Lotian calculated before, he was sure that the French would not massacre civilians, and now Prussia was in the excitement of the victory over Austria, and the morale of millions of troops was like a rainbow, so it was really good to provoke the national hatred of the Prussians at this time?

"Something is wrong...... There is a problem here...... "Xiao Letian's mind has now begun to spin wildly" With the intelligence capabilities of the French, it is still no problem to avoid the patrols of the Prussian coastal defense fleet, and it is also possible that they will shoot at me and slaughter our Chinese ......"

"Even if the Portuguese merchant ship is blown up, the diplomatic disputes caused by it will be settled by the French, and it is a big deal to sacrifice interests...... But how dare they take action against thousands of Prussian civilians? This is an undeclared war......"

"How can this be? How can this be...... Xiao Letian couldn't figure out where the key point of this question was, but Xiao Letian knew that France and Prussia would definitely not be able to go to war now, and if they went off the beaten track now, Prussia would be defeated, and all the efforts of Bismarck would be in vain.

"Stop...... Send a signal to the French to stop immediately, and I, Xiao Lotian, will pass...... Don't fire..."Xiao Letian jumped to his feet and roared, and soon more than 100 Chinese officers also figured out the key to this, and they all jumped up and shouted back and forth in German and English.

"Spread out...... Friends of Prussia, we thank you for your protection...... But don't make senseless sacrifices, you disperse at once, this group of French people will really open fire......"

"Thank you, thank you...... We Chinese remember this friendship, but now there can be no bloodshed, and the war should not involve innocent civilians, please leave......"

Xiao Lotian jumped the fiercest in this group, and in the end, he even climbed the high mast and yelled at the Frenchman, "I am Xiao Letian, I won't run away, I'll stand here...... You let these civilians go, and I'll go with you......"

The wind on the mast was very strong, Xiao Letian had to grasp the cable with both hands to stand firmly, and after roaring three or four times, his throat made the sea breeze unable to speak.

Xiao Letian also regrets a little in his heart now, he knew that Napoleon III was so vindictive, why didn't he take it lightly when he slapped him in the face, and now he has made the situation so stiff, in case a full-scale war broke out between the two army powers......

Xiao Le really didn't dare to think about the next thing, this situation is very likely to happen, especially the entire Prussian nation is in the excitement period after the victory of the Great War, the slightest stimulation of this group of people will have to go crazy, and even the king will not be able to suppress it at that time.

What is the current situation of Prussia's armaments, Xiao Letian knows very well that eighty percent of the artillery shell reserves in the warehouse have been consumed in a big war, seventy percent of the ammunition reserves have been consumed, and even the military rations are only enough for the army to fight for half a month.

At that time, not to mention any hope for the revival of the Prussian nation, it is estimated that even the little money of the Sino-German fund will have to be lost in the end. Therefore, this group of French people must not be allowed to kill people today, the situation must not deteriorate, even if he is arrested and sent to Paris, there is still some diplomatic hope, if this starts to die, then it will really come to an end.

Xiao Lotian stood on the towering mast in the wind, heroically shouting at the Frenchman, "I am Xiao Letian...... I'm standing right here...... You're shooting at me...... Let these citizens ......"

The shouts echoed across the sea, all the Prussian fishermen and sailors heard them, the simple citizens had been burned out of their minds with anger, their feelings had been stirred, and the group yelled at Xiao Lotian with tears in their eyes.

"If the Prime Minister doesn't leave, we won't go...... Let the enemy march on our corpses, and the Prussians will not remain indifferent to the death of their friends......"

The roar of more than a thousand people shook the heavens and the earth, and Xiao Letian's tears fell as soon as he brushed it, he was not moved, he was purely angry.

"Oh, this is what it feels like to be set up, I can't tell the truth in my stomach yet, you guys are fanatical, you are now forgetting to die, but have you ever thought about me? I don't want to die yet, I don't want to be blown up by the French, the plot hasn't developed to that point, okay? Even if I go to France, I may not die, okay?"

But he couldn't say this at all, because Xiao Letian had already seen it out of the corner of his eye, and Leo, who had returned to China with him, had now set up a camera, and the scene of himself standing and smiling against a strong enemy was probably frozen.

Ay...... It is estimated that many saints in history have been erected in this way.

Whether it was the strong protest of the fishermen and sailors, or Xiao Letian standing up to negotiate in person, it did not stop the pace of the French to prepare for war, and in just a while, all the gun doors on both sides of the three battleships had been opened, a large number of sails were pulled up, and the battleships obviously began to speed up.

Xiao Letian watched as the armed sailors were distributing ammunition and rifles on the enemy deck, and there were bursts of battle preparation roars from the hidden shooting deck. The captains and mates of the ship, who were dressed in senior officers' uniforms, also put up their binoculars and began to look at the battlefield.

Huh? What's wrong, why are these officers facing me? What are you doing looking at the open sea with binoculars? Is this the legendary Chi Guoguo's ignoring my mother? Humiliating and humiliating me between killing me?

Xiao Letian's heart was full of questions, but soon everyone noticed the abnormality.

The previous situation on the sea was like this, the Portuguese merchant ships sailed south, three French warships rushed up from the southwest, and then a full right rudder made the starboard side of the battleship parallel to the starboard side of the merchant ship.

At that time, the three French warships formed a line-up formation, and sailed south together with the merchant ships. Of course, at this time, under the pressure of the French, the sails of the merchant ships had all fallen, and the merchant ships relied on the force of the wind, currents and inertia to drift southward, of course, in order to stabilize the direction of Dìng, there were still a few triangular sails.

In order to maintain the same speed and distance as the merchant ships, a large number of sails were lowered, and the entire deck was as empty as dead wood in winter.

It is precisely because both sides have lowered their sails a lot to slow down that the fishing boats can be inserted, otherwise it would not be possible to catch up with the speed of the fishing boats, and it is even more impossible to fill the fifty-meter-wide sea area in the middle.

And now, as the French cruisers began to prepare for battle, the power of the aircraft came first, and as more and more sails caught the sea breeze, the speed of the fleet began to increase, and it was impossible to keep up with the merchant ships.

The speed of the French battleship became faster and faster, and the distance between the two sides began to widen, from the first fifty meters to sixty or seventy meters...... Soon the crowded fishing boats began to disperse, and the crowded scene no longer existed.

"What are the French going to do? Are they afraid that after the cannon is fired, they will be covered in blood? Damn, if you want to do that, these French people will be too bad things, they will kill people and pretend to be gentlemen, is this disgusting our blood?"

Xiao Letian was speechless when he heard the roar of the crowd at his feet. How much you have to hate the French to make the worst and most disgusting associations about everything, it is estimated that even if the French soldiers invite the Prussian fishermen and sailors to drink, they will maliciously think that the French have peed in it.

Xiao Letian shook his head, shook off the cranky thoughts in his mind, and continued to observe the situation on the sea, but when he raised his head, "Ah..." Xiao Letian subconsciously exclaimed, and he even unconsciously let go of his hands to cover his mouth.

He had forgotten that he was still on a high mast, and that under his feet was actually a smooth stick, not to mention him, and even the nimble sailman did not dare to let go of it.

"Oops, hey......" Xiao Lotian shook his hand and saw that he was about to fall into the sea.

"Be careful, adults......" The crowd exclaimed.

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