The Triumph was started on August 5, 1869 in Rochefort, France, launched on March 28, 1877, and commissioned in 1879. The ship has a displacement of 4,585 tons, a length of 78.64 meters, a width of 14.86 meters, and a draft of 7.37 meters. The ship is equipped with 4 boilers, single-shaft propulsion, output horsepower 2200-2400 horsepower, speed 12.7 knots, and coal carrying capacity of 330 tons. The ship is armed with 6 M1870 239mm guns, 1 M1870 193mm gun, 6 140mm guns, 4 1-pounder guns (later added to 8), 4 356mm torpedo tubes. The ship's side armor is 152mm, and the turret and deck are 119mm. The establishment is 352 people, and 382 people are equipped in wartime.

He also had two sister ships, one of which was called the Victory, which also served in the French detachments in the waters of China and Japan.

Wang Yi took the information from the big business consultation, there was an evil fire in his eyes, the entire command hall was silent, everyone including Wu Xiao and Shang Yi did not speak, and it took a long time for Wang Yi to say: "Three days have passed, what does the French side say!" ”

"French Ambassador Baohai refused to express his position, saying that he would not make any remarks until the matter was investigated!" Wu Xiao looked at Wang Yi with some concern.

The corner of Wang Yi's mouth brought a sneer, and said: "Tell Tang Shaoyi, who is in Beijing, that if France does not apologize and does not hand over the captain and relevant personnel who caused the incident, I will declare war on France, and I will bear the consequences at my own risk!" At the same time, let Zeng Jize, the minister in France, inform the French government! ”

For a long time, Wang Yi did not have the slightest good impression of France. Among the colonies in Southeast Asia that year, the heaviest massacre of the Chinese was the Netherlands and France! On the contrary, in the hands of the British, the local Chinese could still live a life of food and clothing. Although when the enemy came, they ran faster than anyone else.

In January 1875, the Republican League reluctantly adopted the constitution of the Third Republic with a majority of votes in Parliament, establishing the supreme leader of the Republic as the president, and the parliament was bicameral, and the cabinet was accountable to the president and the parliament. In the House of Representatives election in early 1876, the Republicans won 360 seats in one fell swoop, while the conservatives won only 155 seats (25 for the Orthodox, 55 for the Orleans, and 75 for the Bonapartists).

On May 16, 1877, pro-monarchist French President Patrice McMahon (military) forced the republican Jou-Simon cabinet to resign and appointed Breuy to form a cabinet, a move seen by republicans as ignoring the will of the parliamentary majority. The 363 Republican members of the House of Representatives introduced a bill to refuse to trust the new government, and McMahon took extreme measures to dissolve the House of Representatives with the consent of the Senate (the only time in the history of the Third Republic) and set a re-election in October of that year. This is known in French history as the "16 May Crisis". The president attempted a coup d'état to restore the monarchy, and the future of the republic reached a point of life and death.

Under the call of the Republicans, the campaign for the new House of Representatives was extremely intense, with more than 80% of voters participating in the ballot, and the Republicans won 4.2 million votes, defeating the conservatives by a margin of 323 seats to 208 seats, and returned to the parliament in victory. McMahon had hoped to use the army for a coup d'état, but he found that most of the officers and soldiers were leaning towards the republic and had to give in. In the January 1879 one-third of the Senate elections, Republicans won 66 of the 82 seats, and the Senate shifted from a conservative majority to a moderate Republican majority. McMahon, who did not have parliamentary support, resigned on January 28, 1879, and the republican Jules Grevy was elected president. The republicans have achieved dominance in all branches of state power.

In 1883, the "Henry V" Count of Chambord died, and the direct heir of the Bourbon dynasty was extinct, and the dream of the restoration of the orthodox faction was shattered. The death of Napoleon III, the deposed emperor of the Second Empire, in England in 1873, and the death of his crown prince in the British army by the Zulu of South Africa in June 1879, brought to an end the Bonapartist faction of Napoleon*. The Orleanists originally advocated a British-style constitutional monarchy, an idea that was very close to a republic. Thus, with the passage of time, the French republican system naturally continued peacefully, despite all the dangers.

The current president of France is Jules Grevy, who worked until 1887, and then resigned because his son-in-law had committed a little corruption, although it had nothing to do with him.

Compared with the president's stability, the French prime minister is like a marquee. Now it is Charles Duclarque, a journalist by training, but this prime minister did not work long before being replaced by Armand Falier. As a result, this one worked for a shorter time, only a month. At that time, Jérôme Napoleon Bonaparte, a nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte, declared that he would become king of France, and the Phalier government was faced with the question of whether to expel Bonaparte. Because Falier was seriously ill at the time, his government could not face opposition attacks. The French Senate rejected his expulsion of Bonaparte after Falier resigned. So much is written about him here, mainly because...... How to say it, don't look at this person, the French prime minister is very aggrieved, but he has been the president of France for two terms. As for Armand Falière, it was the notorious * leader in Wang Yi's mind - Jouferi!

At present, France does not have the so-called Far Eastern Fleet, and the fleet at this time is called: the Chinese and Japanese Maritime Fleet, and the commander is May. And the Far Eastern Fleet, which later fought with the Qing Dynasty, would take some time to be formed.

In June 1883, the French appointed Colonel Guba to form the "French Tokyo Fleet", and sent him an additional ironclad ship, a second-class cruiser, four gunboats, and two second-class torpedo boats, bringing the total number of ships in this detachment to 25. In April 1884, Lisby took over as commander of the Chinese detachment. On August 29, 1884, France merged the "China" and "Tokyo" fleets to form the French Far East Fleet, with the commander Gu Ba and the deputy commander Lisby. The fleet has 5 ironclad ships, 15 cruisers and 35 other ships, with 4,300 officers and men.

What needs to be explained here is that the Tokyo that the French say is not the Tokyo of Japan, but the Tokyo of Vietnam-Hanoi, and they call it the Gulf of Tonkin instead of the Gulf of Tonkin but the Gulf of Tonkin.

After hearing Wang Yi's words, Wu Xiao said, "What does the captain mean...... Not hesitating to go to war with the French? ”

"That's right! Comments? Wang Yi looked at Wu Xiao.

"But France is now in Annam, our army can't get by, and the navy lacks ocean-going ships, and besides, our ships are all fuel-burning, even if you bring supply ships, it's a problem."

Shang Yi stood up at this time and said, "Captain, Chief of Staff, our navy is confident that it will complete the task of attacking the French detachment!" ”

Wu Xiao glared at him and said, "You're kidding!" What are you going to do with France? What should I do if the boat runs out of fuel in the middle of the drive? Do you want us to send a tugboat to bring you back? Besides, none of you have been to the South China Sea, the charts were all brought back by the merchant ships of Qichang, you didn't have any preparations, so you ran to pack tickets with the chairman, and you don't want to do the position of commander of the fleet!? ”

As the chief of staff of the Dashang Insurance Team, Wu Xiao rarely lost his temper, Shang Yi really didn't dare to provoke him, so he sat down honestly and had a lawsuit.

Wang Yi didn't pay attention to Shang Yi, and said to Wu Xiao at this time: "We didn't say we went over!" ”

Wu Xiao was stunned, and the others were also stunned, and said, "What does the captain mean?" ”

"Let's let him come!"

Everyone doesn't understand, this Frenchman can still listen to us?

Wang Yiyi smiled, looked at everyone present and shook his head, and sighed: "Are you all stupid in the non-commissioned officer school, what are we?" ”

"Insurance team!" Wu Xiao was puzzled and didn't understand what Wang Yi meant when he said this.

"What is an insurance team? To put it bluntly, we are bandits who do not obey the control of the Celestial Empire! Wang Yi pointed at Wu Xiao and said, "We are bandits!" He pointed at Shang Yi and said, "You are pirates!" ”

"Listen, we're not good people!"

"What does the captain mean?" Wu Xiao somewhat understood what Wang Yi meant. "Let Shang Yi go out and kidnap the ticket!"

Wang Yi was happy at this time, and pointed at Wu Xiao and said: "You kid is still smart, otherwise why would I make you the chief of staff!" ”

Everyone understands!

Wu Xiao gave Wang Yi a thumbs up and said, "High, really high!" ”

To tell the truth, the strength of the French fleet in Vietnam in these years is really a stumble! The big merchants can't get him, it's all because the distance is too far. And the Qing Dynasty's defeat in the Battle of Mawei was also a non-war crime, entirely because Zhang Peilun, the minister of Fujian's maritime affairs, He Jing, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, He Ruzhang, the governor of Fujian, Zhang Zhaodong, the governor of Fujian, and Mu Tushan, the general of Fuzhou, were instigated by themselves! Otherwise, even if you are defeated, you will not be defeated to that point. And one of them, Zhang Peilun, is even more wonderful, when he was in the capital, he shouted a shocking sound about the war against France, but when it was really his turn to play, he didn't lift it!

"I heard that two new warships were launched the other day?" Wang Yi asked Shang Yi at this time.

"Yes, our own cruiser, and a new Gentleman-class destroyer launched. Formal sea trials will begin in two days. ”

"You're responsible?" Wu Xiaodao.

Shang Yi nodded and said, "I am in charge of the cruiser, and the fourth destroyer is in charge of Yan Fu in the senior command class." By the way, Captain, both ships haven't been named yet. You've taken them all. ”

Wang Yi also knew that this thing was patting his ass, pondered, and said: "As for the destroyer, according to the convention, it is called the Yishi, number 204. As for this cruiser...... It's called the Hongyan class, and the name of the ship is ...... Shang Yi, do you like Diao Chan, or Yang Yuhuan? ”

Shang Yi was so frustrated, and then licked his face and said, "Is Zhaojun successful?" ”

"Okay! Then the cruiser of the sea trials is called Zhaojun, number 301. ”

After the meeting, Shang Yi hurried back to the Yingkou Dashang Naval Base to prepare for the sea trials, and at the same time arranged the other three Junzi-class destroyers to tie up tickets. After everyone left, Wang Yi left Wu Xiao and Zhao Ziguang, deputy commander of the Air Force, behind, and no one knew what they talked about.