Soon, the British immediately began to order the Chinese fleet to send ships to deter Taiwan, and then get Taiwan to hand over the criminal Philip. And they sent a telegram to the British Chinese fleet, but the commander of the Chinese fleet saw the news and immediately almost fainted.

"Bastards, those politicians in the country, it's really too simple. Let's the Chinese fleet to deter Taiwan? We, the Chinese fleet, are not enough to stuff people's teeth! The commander of the Chinese fleet immediately shouted.

There are currently ten fleets in Britain, starting with the Atlantic Fleet and the Mediterranean Fleet, all the way up to the tenth-ranked Chinese Fleet. And the ranking of these fleets also shows the strength of the British fleet. The Atlantic Fleet is the strongest, followed by the Mediterranean Fleet, and the Chinese Fleet is the weakest. In fact, the nominal establishment of the Chinese fleet should be led by an admiral, after all, it is also one of the "top ten" fleets, but in fact, the establishment of the Chinese fleet is actually not led by the admiral most of the time, and it is very rare to have a vice admiral to lead it, and even most of the time it is a rear admiral who takes the lead. Under such circumstances, it is conceivable that the strength of the Chinese fleet is weak, and this is why the commander of the Chinese fleet scolded the politicians in China for giving such a ridiculous order. The strength of the Taiwan fleet as the closest side, can this commander of the Chinese fleet not know? They have first-hand experience, not only the total tonnage ranks among the top in the world, but even there are several battleships. At present, all known battleships also have three Sovereign-class, and this is the most advanced battleship in Britain! And even if three ships are given to the Netherlands, then there are still three ships, which are definitely first-class hegemons in Asia.

As for Britain's Chinese fleet, the strength is weak, and their warships are all warships that only came after the elimination of the major fleets, and they have long known what year they are old. This is like the difficult times in China back then. The eldest wore a piece of clothing worn by the second child, and the second child wore it worn by the third child, until the dress was completely rotten. And the British are all like this, the most advanced warships are given priority to equip the Atlantic Fleet and the Mediterranean Fleet, and then those warships that are phased out are also thrown to other fleets, and then some warships are even "four-handed" warships. Such "four-handed" warships are capable of deterring Taiwan. This is a brain drain.

However, the orders from above could not be carried out, so they could only cope with the errands. The British sent an old cruiser with a tonnage of more than 2,000 tons to the vicinity of Taiwan, hoping to "deter" Taiwan. However, he soon encountered a particularly large warship.

"Captain, there is a huge warship in front with a yellow tiger flag on a blue background, it should be a warship from Taiwan." Immediately a British soldier said.

When the British captain saw this, he immediately said: "The displacement of this warship is about 20,000 tons, which is ten times that of ours!" However, we seem to be very familiar with this warship. We don't think we've seen this warship before! Shouldn't Taiwan use our Sovereign-class battleships designed by the British Empire as its main warship? How come they still have a new type of battleship? This kind of battleship, it seems that we have never seen it! ”

The British captain was very curious about this, and he planned to go up and have a look. And he soon ordered his cruisers to move forward, and then wanted to see this new Chinese warship. And he had an idea, that is, if he could see the information of this new warship, he might be able to gain a very huge harvest.

At the same time, however, they were also spotted by Taiwanese warships.

"Captain Chen Fa, there is a British warship sailing towards us in front of us. They seem to want to be close to us! Someone said right away.

Chen Fa couldn't help frowning when he saw this scene. And of course, he knows that the current relations between Taiwan and the British are not good. Because of the trial the day before yesterday, the British people were very disgusted with Taiwan, so they also hated it very much. But now they don't know what's going on, they actually came from there, and they all want to send a warship to "deter" Taiwan? Let's not talk about whether it can succeed or not, let's talk about the battleship under my feet. However, a sword-class battleship with a tonnage of 20,000 tons, and the other party is just an old cruiser of about 2,000 tons, in front of him is the difference between a mouse and an elephant. A rat wants to deter an elephant, and this is just crazy for them. Therefore, Chen Fa did not intend to pay attention to them.

"Papa

British warships began to open fire. However, this is not a combat artillery, but an ordinary salute, which is not lethal. According to international practice, the two navies should fire a seven-gun salute when they meet. If it was a higher-level official meeting, the number of salutes would be even higher. And the Chinese battleship Xuanyuan also heard the sound of this salute, and according to the custom, they also had to return the salute to the other side.

"We'll all return a seven-gun salute too!" Chen Fa said.

"Papa

The battleship Xuanyuan also fired seven salutes, but what happened later made the people on the battleship Xuanyuan angry.

"Captain, the other party's flag says that we are required to fire another fourteen salutes, a total of twenty-one salutes! It's a British rule, and we have to follow it. The Banner Soldier said.

According to the rules laid down by the British, whenever a British warship meets a foreign warship, the British army fires a seven-gun salute, and the other side must return a twenty-one salute, so as to be regarded as respect for Britain. Because in the eyes of the British, weak countries do not have the right to enjoy the same treatment as Britain. Therefore, for every shell fired by a British warship, the other side had to return three shells, and if a British warship fired seven shells, the other side had to fire 21 shells to be considered a sign of respect for Britain.

These Taiwanese sailors were born in the Beiyang Naval Division, and many of the generals of the Beiyang Naval Division also returned from studying in the United Kingdom, so they naturally knew the bandit rules of the British. The British are so arrogant that they look down on foreign countries. And until they became weak later, they stubbornly obeyed this rule until the end of World War II. But at that time, there were few countries in the world that took them seriously, and their so-called rules of fighting once and three times became a joke, and even those in weak countries did not abide by it. In the end, the British couldn't pull their faces, so they had to shoot 21 rounds together, so that the two sides could be regarded as reciprocal exchanges. However, the British in this era were still very robber-minded, and they thought that if they fired seven salutes, the other party had to return twenty-one rounds.

Chen Fa immediately said: "Tell them that if you want 21 salutes, it's good that we can shoot seven shots!" ”

The flag soldier quickly replied: "Captain, the other side of the British replied, this is a British rule, and any country must abide by it." Therefore, they ordered us to fire another fourteen gun salutes, otherwise it would be a contempt for them to the British Empire, and that would be a very unfriendly act towards them. ”

"Haha, want a salute? Well, I'll give you a heavy 'salute'. Give me high-explosive shells! Chen Fa said.

But he was immediately reminded: "Captain, are we going to war against the British?" If we had opened fire first, we wouldn't have made sense. ”

"Haha, what doesn't make sense? We won, that's the truth. If you lose, then what makes sense becomes unreasonable. Therefore, a big fist is the last word. So as long as we sink this British warship that is not as good as staying, then there will be no proof of death, and none of us will say, who can do anything to us? What's more, with such a live target in front of everyone, of course we must cherish the opportunity given to us by the British! Chen Fa said.

And when everyone heard this, they all had to sigh at Chen Fa's ruthlessness, and he actually wanted to completely destroy this British warship. As long as all the British are dead, there is no evidence for anyone. At that time, did it matter who fired first?

"However, it is better to ask Lord Wang. Now that there is radio, it is not the time when the king's life will be disregarded. Someone said right away.

Now with wireless telegraphy, the communication between the front and the rear is also much easier, so everyone can communicate easily. However, if the communication capability is strengthened, it is necessary to consult the higher authorities for such matters. If you don't ask your superiors, you will start a war against foreign troops, which is an out-and-out offense, what will Wang Guorui think when the time comes. Therefore, it is still very important to ask for the necessary instructions, and if you don't ask for instructions, it will definitely not work.

"Thank you for the reminder, otherwise I'm afraid it's really going to be over. At that time, not only was it not a war achievement, but a sin, and at least the future was ruined. Chen Fa said.

Soon, Chen Fa sent a telegram to Wang Guorui's urgent confidential room. And this is a telegram that has been double-encrypted, and this telegram can only be deciphered by Tanya. And the rule of using this password is that it must not be used without authorization, only extremely important and urgent and confidential matters can be used at this frequency, and Tanya will personally translate this message. However, this matter of taking the initiative to fire on a British warship is definitely one of the most important things, so Chen Fa must consult Wang Guorui.

"Captain Chen Fa, a telegram from the Governor's Mansion came from our telegraph, and it was a 'may' word, which can be used."

"Okay, load me now, I'm going to give them a good vote!" Chen Fa said. (To be continued......)