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How thick is a four-inch carburized steel plate? An adult's index finger and thumb are spread, which is called a tie, and a tie is about four and a half inches to five inches, so you can imagine the thickness of this steel plate. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

A full thick steel plate is not at all what the existing field artillery can fight, only a caliber of more than 180 and the shell is a special armor-piercing projectile, can have a destructive force on such a thickness of steel plate.

Apparently, the French underestimated the anti-strike capability of the Zhiyuan, overestimated the performance of the Austrian-made field guns, and even they chose the wrong shells.

Flowering shells may be useful against wood-hulled battleships, but they are tickling against four-inch steel plates, which can only be used to kill living forces on deck.

Unfortunately, the Chinese had already received information in advance, and all unrelated personnel on the deck had already taken cover before the operation, only Lin Zhen and other main gun operators were hidden behind the bulletproof armor deck of the main gun.

It was a jaw-dropping spectacle, the French consul Ferdinand's eyes were bigger than a dead fish, and the steel warship with the bow of the ship had broken into the river, like a proud steel beast, completely defied the harassment of mosquitoes, and rushed into the canal without hesitation.

At that moment, Ferdinand seemed to hear Xiao Letian's ridicule, "Hahaha...... Stupid guys, you may have raised your assessment of the Zhiyuan more than once, but your arrogant soul will never admit that Chinese is stronger than you! Even if it's just a battleship, it's not ...... better than you."

"Your lowly souls unleash arrogant ignorance, end up with stupid analysis, and then come up with such a stupid sneak attack plan!"

"Want to use a few field guns to sneak up on this epoch-making steel battleship?

Ferdinand's face was feverish again, burning hot and hot, "Fire, fire, keep fire...... Sink this battleship, and the ants will bite and kill the elephant, and we can defeat him by numbers...... God bless France!"

The two spies on the west side of the canal were also dumbfounded, the golden glow of the sunset was sprinkled on the liberator's metallic luster Zhiyuan, and the black smoke from the bow of the ship had just cleared, but the proud battleship was unscathed!

"Oh my God, the caliber of the artillery we prepared is too small...... Damn, I knew I would have set up a shore defense cannon here!"

"Bullshit, the coastal defense artillery is here, how can it be sneak attacked? Don't you tell the world that this attack was done by our France!"

"Don't care so much, tell Scarface to shoot at full speed, empty all ammo and hurry away...... I'll leave the rest to the consul!"

"The attack has taken place, it's time for our diplomats to play!"

There is no need to urge Scarface to order a rapid shot, he also knows that the night is long and dreamy, this group of desert bandits wants gold, they and the Chinese did not smoke, quickly complete the task and return to the desert to recuperate.

In such a hurry, coupled with the fact that the sand dunes obscured the view, the accuracy of the shelling was getting lower and lower.

Boom Boom Boom ...... The shells exploded in the lake, and even the warehouse in the town of Station 5 was hit by stray bullets, and the fire was blazing.

Even more unfortunate were the British, Rear Admiral Jason's flagship was next to the Zhiyuan, a battleship that had once made an expedition to Dagukou, and a hole was violently blown open on the side of the side, although the broken gap was only the size of a fist, and it did no damage at all, but it was an absolute insult to the British.

"Prepare to fight back! artillery suppression...... Since the French can't manage here, we British can't manage it!"

Just before Major General Jason's order was issued, hundreds of elite French cavalry suddenly rushed out of the barracks north of the fifth station, but the commander who took the lead did not directly attack the sand dunes where the cannons were fired, but divided his troops into two ways to approach the sand dunes one way, and the other way directly to the canal.

"On the orders of the French Consul, Viscount Ferdinand, I ask you not to intervene militarily, and the French garrison can completely calm the situation...... Please close the cannon door!Please close the cannon door......"

"What? Viscount Ferdinand at the fifth station? How could it be ......" Of course Jason knew who Ferdinand was, this was a diplomat whom Napoleon III held very seriously, no, he should not be called a diplomat.

"Eleven years ago, it was this Ferdinand who negotiated with the Ottoman governor of Egypt and snatched the right to dig the canal from the British, what a great crowd......

"Didn't you say that he was going to retire when he returned to China last year? Why did he come back this year?"

Major General Jason retreated, if there were no high-ranking officials here today, then the British side would not have taken advantage of the chaos to open fire, even if it was possible to directly send soldiers ashore to counterattack.

It's a pity that there are big names present today, Viscount Ferdinand is not an ordinary diplomat, he is from an aristocratic background and has been in politics all his life and has a wide network in Europe, so even if he goes to London, he can be welcomed by the Prime Minister.

This is the power of prestige, and Jason really doesn't dare to make a mistake in front of him.

The adjutant looked at the embarrassed general and whispered, "Don't cause a diplomatic conflict, since the French have sent cavalry, let's hand over the settlement to the French, after all, the management of the canal is in the hands of the French!"

"Damn, how could that old man be here...... Eighty percent of this attack was carried out by the French!"

But what's the use of guessing, without evidence, you can only suffer dumb losses.

The French cavalry running wildly along the canal had just shouted beside the British battleship, and then chased after the Zhiyuan, and the group of French people was really desperate, they actually rushed to the nearest distance despite the danger of being injured by artillery.

"Stop, please...... You've been attacked inexplicably, and there's a good chance there's an ambush ahead...... Please stop the boat and wait for our protection ......"

"Please stop the boat and wait for our protection...... According to the regulations governing the canal, according to the canal safety laws established by France and the Ottoman Empire...... You must stop the boat, we will keep you safe!"

"Damn, why are these Chinese ignoring us......! Otherwise the French military will have to take measures!"

Boom Boom Boom ...... The attacking shells continued to explode on both sides of the canal, and now even the British battleships did not dare to move forward too closely, only the Zhiyuan was still silently moving forward, and the hull had been hit by four bullets, but it was still silent.

French shouting, flagging, light signals...... Tried every means to order the Zhiyuan to stop the ship, but the battleship was ghostly silent.

At this time, the entire hull of the Zhiyuan had entered the canal, stabbing towards the north alone like an ice-breaking sharp knife.

Ferdinand was completely dumbfounded: "What kind of routine is this? Knowing that we are going to block the river, why do the Chinese continue to move forward? Do they think they can break through Port Said?"

"When I was attacked, I didn't retreat or fight, but went against the wind......"

"Look...... Consul Look...... There is movement at the entrance to the canal...... The Chinese are releasing dinghys!"