A large character of Zhiyuan, and a graphic of a golden dragon, Kevin looked at the pattern and asked the size, "Brass gilt process, it takes a week to customize, is it too late?"

The real Zhiyuan bow has two golden dragons, and the shape of the two dragons playing with pearls is selected, and the word Zhiyuan is under the dragon's claws, and the brass gilt process is shining with golden light.

"It's too late, we have to prepare to leave Europe now, many things need to be carefully planned, and it will take at least half a month before we can set sail!"

At this time, under the twin main guns in the bow of the ship, there was no more recognition, and the soldiers dispersed all the irrelevant people on the deck, Prince Karl and the Wing King, plus the students, and the talks began to enter the top secret stage.

Carl glanced at the Winged King and asked, "The roadmap has been obtained?" The Winged King nodded, "The encrypted telegram sent yesterday, the return route of the Zhiyuan has been determined......"

"Children, now it's time to tell you the details, as the world's first warship with a new design concept, its level of secrecy has always been the highest, and the Prussian side even paid the blood and lives of countless spies to protect this battleship......"

"We all know that the British Royal Navy is the most powerful in the world, and the empire on which the sun never sets is sustained by their powerful navy, and the two strong standards ensure that he can cope with the joint challenge of second and third place at the same time......"

"The sea is a forbidden place for the British, and they will never allow anyone else to get their hands on it, especially with such a heavy weapon that is ahead of its time. Once it falls into the eyes of the British, they will definitely capture it even if they fight......"

"We must admit that the current Ryukyus, including Prussia, have almost zero say on the sea, and in the face of the provocation of the British, we have no strength to fight back, so how to transport this Zhiyuan to Asia is a big problem!"

"Let's look at the map...... "Prince Karl opened a world map after the Winged King finished speaking, "Under normal circumstances, the 2,300-ton Zhiyuan should go along the coast of Europe, cross the English Channel, the Strait of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean, and then enter the Indian Ocean from the Suez Canal, and finally India, Southeast Asia, and ...... north to Asia."

"The Zhiyuan is a purely steam-powered warship, designed to carry coal with a weight of 700 tons, and taking into account the peculiarities of the cruiser, we increased the reserves of coal bunkers to 1000 tons...... It's not enough, it's not enough, so we have to resupply it regularly at the docks......"

"However, almost all the ports on this route are British and French colonies, and as long as the Zhiyuan appears in the Baltic Sea now, they will definitely be surrounded and intercepted by the British......"

"So!" the Wing King grabbed the conversation, "So, the prime minister specially sent a telegram to point out a new route to us, a big adventure belonging to the Zhiyuan!"

"Look at the map...... There is a large temperature difference around Northern Europe, and there is often dense fog on the Baltic Sea, so we can pick a foggy time and quietly leave the Volken shipyard and secretly enter the Baltic Sea...... After going around Denmark into the North Sea, we don't go south, we go north ......"

Fingers moving on the map a line appeared in front of the people: "Unusual, absolutely not allowing the British to guess our plan to advance north along Scandinavia into the Norwegian Sea...... When you get around the Faroe Islands, turn around and head south, along the axis of the Atlantic Ocean, all the way south......"

Hiss...... Everybody gasped, "How is this possible? Take the Reykjanes Ridge between the Faroe Islands and Iceland? It's almost Newfoundland, it's all North America......"

"No, no, no, the prime minister means not to get close to North America, and to go all the way south along the sea ridge, it should be straight to the Azores, right? But no, this is the territory of Portugal, it is impossible to keep it secret without spies and diplomats on the British side!"

"It seems that the prime minister meant to avoid all the islands all the way, to go all the way south along the Atlantic Ridge, to stop at all the ports on the way, and then to go around the Cape of Good Hope or the Strait of Magellan?"

The Wing King pointed to the southernmost point of South America with his hand, "Here, the Prime Minister asked you to go here, enter the Strait of Magellan into the Pacific Ocean, and then cross the Pacific Ocean to go home......"

"Impossible!" Kevin jumped to the side, "Are you a perpetual motion machine for the battleship I designed? 1,000 tons of coal, you can't even connect the North and South Atlantic, are you crazy?"

"No, we're not crazy!" "The Wing King took out a small model of the ironclad ship from the guard's purse and put it on the map, "The Zhiyuan alone will definitely not be able to complete such an adventure, but we still have a backhand!" After speaking, the Wing King took out the models of five clippers from his purse.

"How about I equip the Zhiyuan with five supply ships? Five large American-made clippers, each with a carrying capacity of more than 1,700 tons, is five enough?"

Everyone was stunned by this bold plan, there was no concept of supply ships in that era, and the Western Navy still relied heavily on the port chain for replenishment, because the design concept of supply ships and warships was different, and the speed was difficult to coordinate, and only when it had to be recruited a few civilian ships to assist in replenishment.

In addition, in the era of sail warships, the requirements for supplies in navigation were not too high, the power was strong winds at sea, and the cabin could not be loaded with ammunition, food, fresh water and some materials, and people never considered the problem of large coal bunkers.

The concept proposed by the Wing King today really made the people present refreshed, "Don't look at me, I can't think of such a good way, this is also Prime Minister Xiao's idea!"

Kevin's mind was calculating at high speed, he was calculating the distance, calculating the coal consumption, calculating the crew's consumption of food and fresh water, "Not enough, still not enough, using five clippers to supply an ironclad ship, I admit that this method is indeed very bold, but this road is too far!"

"It should be fine to cross the Atlantic, but it is impossible to cross the Atlantic, absolutely not!"

The Winged King smiled, "We didn't consider crossing the Pacific Ocean directly, as long as our fleet can get here safely, we will be restocked...... Chile!"

"Huh?" everyone turned their eyes to that strange little country in South America, "Chile, do we have any special relationship with Chile?"

"Hahaha, not yet, but when your fleet arrives in Chile, I think it will matter......"

Carl glanced at the Wing King with great admiration, "The longer I contact Xiao Letian, the more I will feel the blow, how is his brain growing? I just learned about the conflict between Chile, Peru, and Bolivia, and he has already begun to intervene?"

"He doesn't look like an Asian, I always feel like he knows more about the world than we Europeans!"