Twelve British warships, including four battleships, faced five Russian warships, the largest tonnage was no more than 3,000 tons of ironclads, and there was no suspense in such a battle. When the news of the victory reached the British Admiralty in London by telegram, there was a cheerful atmosphere in the British Admiralty.

There was a similar consensus among all kinds of joy, "The Royal Navy of the British Empire will be able to live in Europe for another hundred years." ”

It is not to be blamed that the British were so happy, and if there was no radio, the British Imperial Navy might not have been able to catch the Russian warships that were slipping faster than rabbits. Perhaps one or two of the three Russian warships that escaped would even make it to life. Thanks to radio contact, the combat efficiency of the British Navy has increased more than twice or twice. In the North Atlantic, no nation's navy was able to defeat Britain in a frontal battle, but nothing was more difficult in naval warfare than how to effectively engage the British Empire in a frontal battle.

Of course, not everyone can share this happiness. "What do you people eat?" The officer in charge of the radio department was furious at his subordinates who made mistakes. Theoretically, the radio department was the department that contributed greatly to the war, and it should not have suffered such an unwarranted disaster, but these people were the ones who were scolded. As a result of improper operation, two of the twelve radios had important parts burned by the electric current. The price of the radio sold by the Chinese is not expensive, the price is several times more than the same weight of pure copper. But this is the price of buying the whole machine, and the price of key components is much more than the same weight of silver, and it is undoubtedly this key component that is burned now.

When the operator first saw the radio transmitter, the British side felt that this small thing was basically made of metal and wood, and should be a durable good. Who knew that some of the parts surrounded by these metals and wood were outrageously squeamish and required a series of rather serious warm-ups, adjustments to the voltage. This can be used properly. Just turn it on casually, and the result is to burn the pipe.

The introduction of the patent itself contains a lot of vague things, and the patent protection applied by China in the UK is not unless the UK is now willing to invest and spend a lot of money to buy production equipment and technology. Otherwise, these people will either honestly and carefully serve these delicate devices, or they will honestly continue to buy parts from China at a high price.

After scolding his own family, the British technical department also made full use of the waste. However, they were disappointed by the disassembly of the tubes, which were made up of glass and a little metal mesh. Just looking at the recyclables after decomposition, they don't look like items worth that money in any way. However, the British have also done considerable tests, and the results show that without the participation of electron tubes, the function of radio transmission cannot be realized in any other way. The tube, as the Chinese say, is the core part of the transmitter.

"No matter what the cost, no matter what, let the tube be localized!" The British technical department received a strict order.

This unhappiness only happened on a small scale, and Britain had deep pockets and did not care about the money. And the value of three Russian warships far outweighed the expenditure on these radios in comparison to the results of the battle. What's more, two of the three warships surrendered when they saw that the situation was not right. Only one was sunk by the British Navy after a short but heavy exchange of fire. The capture of two Russian warships, which was even more profitable. Britain then placed an order with China for the purchase of one hundred and twenty radios. For the massive Royal Navy, this is just the first thing to do.

The ship-builder William 61 White was also ordered to the British Admiralty, and a number of Admiralty and a small number of War Office officials asked the master, "I heard that you have determined the time of use of Chinese radio?" ”

"Yes." As he spoke, the designer William 61 White asked his assistant to hang a diagram on the blackboard, which was the structural drawing of a Chinese cruiser that China had given to the British as "war reparations".

"This time, there is a compartment behind the command, just below the mast." William 61 White pointed to the picture and spoke to a kind of officer. The Admiralty people are experienced in this, they have all visited Chinese warships, and one look at the drawings can recall the cabin. At least I knew where that compartment was on the ship.

"I've always wondered what this cabin does, and the other cabins have a very clear role. This is the only one in a good location, but it is difficult to find the most suitable use. It wasn't until I got the radio that I went through the drawings again and went on a field trip to the warship. In the end, I was able to determine that this location was the radio transceiver room. From here, a cable is connected directly to the antenna at the top of the channel mast. This is the cabin that was prepared when the Chinese warship was designed. "William 61 Master White is methodically doing intelligence analysis.

Listening to this analysis, the faces of all the high-ranking officers of the British Navy changed. This warship is probably a product of 1874, and if you start from the design, it is better to know that the design was basically completed in 1870. That is, as early as 15 years ago, the Chinese already had mature radio technology. If this is the case, it means that as early as 15 years ago, China's level of science and technology has developed to a level that greatly exceeds that of the United Kingdom.

Even if we don't talk about the pride of the British, in reality, this makes the British senior officials feel completely impossible. If China's level of science has reached such a point, then why was China still beaten to the point of falling by the British in 1840? Therefore, the opinion of the shipbuilder William 61 White is only considered as a corroboration. The British military discussed another matter, "Should we invite the Chinese Navy to visit Britain?" ”

"If, as stated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Chinese Navy does not try to have a presence in the Atlantic. We are now inviting them to visit the UK only to make European countries feel that Britain is afraid of China. The Navy did not think it was appropriate to do so. Even if we have to do some naval cooperation with China, the Indian Ocean is the best place to go. "The Minister of the Admiralty gave his opinion. There is no way to do it in the Pacific, and it is just a waste of financial resources for Britain to maintain a navy in the Pacific. If the Chinese want to dominate the Pacific Ocean, let the Chinese toss. However, the Indian Ocean cannot be spared, and for the time being, the naval contest between China and Britain will be launched in the Indian Ocean.

The army also had a similar idea, and after the Chinese Navy made a big show, the British made such a move, and Britain in the eyes of the rest of Europe was inevitably a sign of softness. Therefore, the attitude of the military was quickly unified, and Britain did not accept China's play in the Atlantic, let alone have no reason to give China a sedan chair.

After the British foreign minister obtained the minutes of the meeting given to him by the military law, he could only do his best to sing the game in this situation. On 24 September, the whole of Europe became aware of a sensational event, when the British fleet had destroyed a small Russian fleet in the waters off Bulgaria. After the great display of the Chinese Navy, the British proved with their strength who was the real boss of the European seas.

The whole of Europe almost overwhelmingly expressed support for the Russian assault. When Prime Minister Bismarck got the news, he just snorted and didn't even bother to comment. The purpose of the Three Emperors Alliance was to deal with France, and as for the long-standing Anglo-Russian contradictions, Germany had no intention of intervening. Austria-Hungary, also a member of the Three Emperors Alliance, was smiling. The British's attack on the Russian navy was tantamount to expelling Russia from Bulgaria. This was great news for Austria-Hungary, which already had a treaty of military alliance with Romania.

The attitude of the Ottoman Empire to this was that "Britain did not fight hard enough!" If it hits directly to the Crimea, it would be good to wipe out the Russian Black Sea Fleet. ”

The Nordic countries have a feud with Russia, and they have been fighting with Russia for hundreds of years, and it is only in these decades that they have stopped. Norway and Sweden have made the Russians cut a lot of land, and when they heard that the Russians had been beaten, the courts of the Nordic countries were filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

Russia is like the burly bad student in the class who bullies people everywhere, and now he is beaten by the little white-faced class leader who looks like a gentleman in the class, so everyone in the class feels happy. Of course, Russia will not be happy.

The Tsar no longer invaded Bulgaria with the arrogance of "the Tsar is fishing, Europe can wait", and the 40-year-old monarch and his ministers convened a meeting in St. Petersburg to deal with the actions of the British. said that it was a meeting, and in the first fifteen minutes, the venue was dancing with wonderful angry scolding against the Indian Empress Elizabeth.

Theoretically, the best thing for Russia to do was to send a navy to attack the British fleet in order to get back to its own grounds. In fact, the Russians did not have the courage to do so. Five warships have already been lost, and the result of another fight can only be more losses. If we can't find a place on the naval side, the only thing that can attack Britain is probably land. But if Russia wanted to attack Britain on land, the only way left was to attack the British lackey Ottoman Empire.

It was also at this time that Britain sent an invitation to the "interested parties", including the whole of Russia, to come to London to attend an international conference. Discuss the recent tensions in Europe.

Seeing that the meeting was held in London, Tsar Nicholas III immediately slapped the table and shouted: "If Britain really wants to convene this conference, then the European countries will hold a meeting in St. Petersburg." I'm never going to London! ”

Russia, as the leading party concerned, refused to hold a meeting, and the news caused an uproar in Europe through the newspapers. The other powers are also in a difficult situation, and if Russia refuses to participate in the meeting, then the meeting will be as if it did not take place. In the end, Chancellor Bismarck, who was still able to hold his head, openly proposed to convene the conference in Berlin.

This was already the bottom line that the Russian tsar could accept, although he felt that Germany was becoming more and more prominent in the field of European diplomacy, and Britain could only temporarily agree to Germany's proposal.