In the early morning in Shanghai, there is still a hint of mist, and Huatong Wharf, as one of the important maritime terminals in Shanghai, is also busy, and this wharf built by Swire & Co. is also full of dock workers to undertake Shanghai's river and sea transportation.

However, today's Huapu Wharf is a little unusual, I saw a foreigner clipper rushing into the pier unscrupulously, and before the ship could dock, a foreigner in military uniform jumped onto the trestle.

The dock workers who carried it were also well-informed, and they knew at a glance that it was not trivial, so they hurriedly got out of the way, and they could not afford to be guilty if they collided with foreign officers.

The officer didn't even look at them, and hurried over.

When the foreign officer was far away, a few curious workers began to discuss.

"This foreigner is in such a hurry, something big must have happened."

"That's for sure, I didn't look at the unscrupulous appearance of this communication clipper."

"What the hell is that?"

"Who knows, or you can ask."

"Second dog, you can't spit out ivory from your dog's mouth, you have the ability to ask."

Before they could continue chatting, they saw another clipper appear at the dock, and the same operation and momentum made several people quickly dodge.

When the newly emerged foreign officer hurriedly left, these few people could only look at each other and glance at each other, and immediately turned into birds and beasts.

But it didn't take long for the sound of firecrackers to sound in Shanghai, and some people shouted: win, win.

The shout immediately caught everyone's attention, making him the center of the crowd.

The person who knew the news first immediately told the big guy triumphantly that this was a foreign soldier invited by the imperial court who won the battle. At the cost of more than 8,000 tons of three warships, the foreign reinforcements annihilated 11 warships of the Oriental devils and sank more than 40,000 tons.

Although the detailed information about the results of the battle is not clear, he only knows that he will read it from the script, but it still attracts bursts of applause.

Then the news of the victory of the imperial fleet spread all over Shanghai, although it was basically fought by foreigners, but don't care about these details. After all, the imperial court can invite foreign soldiers, but the Oriental devils cannot.

is different from those who only know how to applaud, and those who know a little bit about the dynamics of the court also use this to guide the country.

"According to Nong's meaning, this court still needs Li Zhongtang to protect it, if it lacks Li Zhongtang's Optimus White Jade Pillar and Sea Purple Gold Beam, it will be difficult for the imperial court."

"What do you think, if the princes of the court are missing him Li Er, this day will not pass. If it weren't for Li Er, a three-faced and two-faced person, who copied Hu Gong's back road after Zuo Wenxiang's death, it would be difficult for him to have the scenery he has today. ”

"Hu Xueyan is asking for hardship, after Zuo Jigao passed away, he should choose a good bird to perch on, and he rejected Li Zhongtang's kindness, which is his own life."

"How do you speak?"

"That's what I said!"

"You see you're looking for death."

"You're looking for death."

"Oops, I'll fight with you!"

"Stop!"

Regardless of these people who pointed out the country, but with the news of the victory of the Qing fleet, Shanghai immediately showed a group of people singing and dancing on the streets, which was bustling and lively.

As the British Counsellor to China, Zhu Erdian, of course, knew better than anyone else about the sudden outbreak of excitement in Shanghai, including his superior, the Minister Sir O'Gner, because Sir also needed him to relay the news to Beijing.

In addition to the two 10,000-ton patrol Yoshino and Akitsuzu, the combined fleet also ran to Izumi and Atago (nine guerrilla formations, only four escaped), and eight warships Itsukushima, Tatehashi, Takachiho, and Yaeyama successfully escaped from the battlefield (the cannon fodder containment formation actually escaped as many as the guerrilla formations). With the addition of other support garrison ships, the combined fleet's total tonnage has now been reduced to 47,000 tons. And these eight warships, all of which were wounded, were the only belongings that the Combined Fleet could take out.

According to him, this naval battle has already decided the outcome of this war. Now he can only count on the Japanese to be smarter and take it before the Italians come in a steady stream.

Either way, it was beyond his reach and Sir Ogner's deal, and everything needed to come from London.

Of course, I believe that the information of this naval battle will be known to the whole world in less than three days.

In fact, the news spread faster than Counselor Zhu Erdian thought, and he underestimated the importance that countries attached to this naval battle. After all, he is not a soldier, and he does not know the urgency of the news of this largest armored ship battle in history, and the navies of various countries.

Under the influence of the navies of various countries, in the evening of the same day, the newspapers of various countries reported on this naval battle.

In addition to reporting the news, Germany's Berliner Zeitung also ran an opinion piece.

The newspaper commented that the naval battle in the Far East fully demonstrated the importance of a powerful country trying to show enough imagination and a navy of sufficient size. It is precisely because Italy has a large enough navy that they still have a feared influence thousands of miles away. And Italian goods have also taken advantage of this influence to move freely in the local area, earning huge profits for Italy. This naval battle was a perfect demonstration of Italy's efforts to protect and expand its influence.

Therefore, Germany also needs a strong navy, and only under the protection of the navy can Germany's influence break through the shackles, show it in front of the world, and bring its economy to a higher level.

Although it is not known who wrote it, its cry for Germany to develop its navy with the help of the naval battle in Italy seems so stark. And this newspaper also appeared on the desk of Wilhelm II.

Compared with Germany's vigorous advocacy of developing a navy, the Russian side is much better.

The St. Petersburg Kommersant newspaper also reported on the naval battle in the evening of the same day, saying in its commentary: The battle in the China Sea shows that even if some countries with ulterior motives secretly support it, Japan will not be able to meet its demands. The disastrous defeat of these yellow-skinned monkeys in the naval battle also warned them not only to have a good appetite, but also to have a good tooth, and rotten teeth will only hurt themselves.

It is clear that Russia is gloating over the defeat of the Japanese. The wariness of Japan and the figure behind it made the Russians rarely favor Italy.

As for the reports of the French, there are some mixed feelings. Because it is strange to see that the neighbor next door who has a grudge against him has begun to become rich, and he is also competing with himself for the interests of the Far East, it is no wonder that he can be in a good mood.

So the French's report was more of a mockery of the neighbor next door who began to tremble.

In addition to a few major powers, the reports of other countries are more objective, but what's the use of this, the world still needs to look at strength to speak (even now).

Unlike other powers, which all reported with their own subjective consciousness, British newspapers were more objective. Because British reporting is more about naval warfare, unlike other countries that focus their main attention on naval warfare.

One of the most popular newspapers was about discussing the mysterious wireless communication system of the Italian fleet.

Because the performance of the Italian fleet in naval battles has gone beyond the explanation of the existing means of communication. Look at the telegram sent by Major Robinson, who had witnessed the entire naval battle, to the Admiralty.

"The performance of the Italian fleet in the whole naval battle was so amazing, but it had little to do with its commander, and it was calculated by the enemy commander. According to my observations, the Italian warships must have had their own superiority in communication, for often a warship spotting the enemy and not seeing him return to report back is not long before other warships come to support it, which is extremely unconscionable, and can only be inferred that the enemy has the means of communication that can be used like or equivalent to the telegraph. In addition, the high shooting accuracy of Italian warships is somewhat amazing, and this high and astonishing shooting accuracy comes from its large warships, and the shooting accuracy of its small warships is extremely unreasonable. So we can assume that the Italians installed auxiliary firing instruments on their large warships that could increase accuracy. In addition, the design of Italian warships is also seen through this battlefield......"

Major Robinson wrote a personal analysis of more than 10,000 words, while the British newspapers mainly extracted his speculation about the use of new technology on Italian warships and then reported on it.

Of course, no matter what other countries think about it or what their newspapers say, it is the parties involved in the war that ultimately play a decisive role. And as one of the participants, what does Japan think about the defeat in this naval battle and how does it plan to choose?