Looking at the panicked generalissimo in front of him, Abdul. Mejid I largely ruled out the possibility of human death.

Of course, it is not excluded that Mahmoud himself is a senior acting school, and he has won Abdullah's acting skills with his first-hand acting skills. Mejid I deceived the group.

"You really don't know?" Abdul. Mejid I raised his eyebrows slightly and questioned.

"Your Majesty, do you think I should know?" Generalissimo Mahmoud to Abdul. Mejid I responded.

Abdul. Mejid I was silent for a moment, then gently stroked the jewel-encrusted handle and said to Mahmud: "I remember you said that the empire should be ......"

Abdul. Mejid I spoke to Mahmud what Mahmud had hinted at him.

"Your Majesty, I did think about doing this!" "But I found that I could not do it myself to merge my hard-working ships with the soldiers of the Russian Empire and sink them, and before Osman left, I specifically instructed him to be careful!" ”

Mahmud then asked where Osman Pasha was.

"Osman (Pasha) is dead!" Abdul. Mejid I responded to Mahmud.

"What?" Mahmoud looked surprised, and then asked, "Your Majesty, I beg your pardon for taking the liberty of asking, how did Osman die?" ”

"I don't know!" Abdul. Mejid I shook his head and responded, "I got this news from Slade's advisor too!" ”

"And what about the casualties at Sinop Harbor?" Mahmoud asked Abdul again. Mejid I said.

"I don't know!" Abdul. Mejid I shook his head and responded to Mahmud: "According to Slade's description, the number of casualties should not be too small!" ”

"In that case, Your Majesty! I implore you to convene the Imperial Council once again in the near future! Mahmoud immediately made a decision against Abdul. Mejid I said.

"Convening a Great Council? Why is that? "Abdul, who is immersed in sadness. Mejid I immediately asked.

"Now that our navy has been defeated, then we can ask the Great Council to vote a second time on the conditions that Russia has previously proposed!" Mahmoud vs. Abdul. Mejid I said.

"Do you want the empire to fall?" Abdul. Mejid I said to Mahmoud in an unkind tone.

"Your Majesty, I don't want the empire to fall!" Generalissimo Mahmoud addressed Abdul. Mejid I explained: "Only by this means will we be able to force Britain to participate in the war against Russia!" Even if Britain can't be forced to declare war on Russia, the French Empire can guarantee our security! ”

Mahmud wanted to use this golden opportunity to force Britain to provide security for the Ottomans, and if Britain was unwilling to sit idly by and ignore the Ottoman Empire, then he would definitely join the fight.

There were now 20,000 French soldiers stationed on Rhodes, who could have joined the fight against the Ottoman Empire at any time had Britain not tried to stop it.

"I see!" Abdul. Mejid I nodded after hearing Mahmud's explanation, and then told Mahmoud that he had asked Slade to write a report on the naval battle, and that Chiang had sent the report on the naval battle to Canning.

Mahmoud for Abdul. Mejid I agreed with this act.

Subsequently, Mahmud left the Ottoman palace, Abdul. Mejid I likewise left the conference hall.

The next day, it was already early autumn in Constantinople, and it rained again, and the sky was covered in gray.

In such weather, the British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, Canning, received a sad message.

"What? The warships of the Ottoman Empire have been completely defeated by the Russian Empire? Canning asked Slade in a surprised tone.

"Your Excellency, it is annihilation, not defeat!" Sly's reminder Cunning said.

"Have all the fleets been wiped out?" Again, Ambassador Canning asked Slade for details.

Slade shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly to Canning: "If you don't add, stay in the remnants of the fleet in Constantinople!" Slade paused and added: "Of course, now these remnants of the fleet are no match for the Russian fleet at all!" ”

"What the hell is going on?" Canning asked Slade with a solemn face: "If I'm not mistaken, the strength of the Russian Navy and the Ottoman Navy in the Mediterranean Sea is about the same!" No matter what, the Russian Empire could not really kill the Ottoman Empire easily! ”

"Your Excellency, although this war of annihilation is a disgrace in my career as a naval officer, the Ottoman Empire was indeed routed by the Russian fleet!" "The Russian army used a different type of ammunition than a solid shell, which, after hitting a wooden ship, exploded inside the ship, causing secondary damage and completely destroying the entire fleet in just an hour and a half!" ”

"Do we have this ammunition?" Canning blurted out.

Hearing of the new weapon, Canning immediately shifted his focus from the Ottoman Empire to artillery shells, fearing that Russian shells would pose a certain threat to Britain.

"Your Excellency, don't worry! This kind of cannonball, the Kingdom of Britain has long been developed! It's just that our fleet hasn't gone through real combat yet! Slade said with relief.

Gu Li/span "That's good!" Canning subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

"However, the blow of this shell to a wooden ship is devastating! If two ships are equipped with the same type of shells, there is a high probability that both will face the same fate! "Before the dawn of ironclad ships, the flowering bomb was a veritable killer of wooden battleships, so Slade couldn't help but worry about the future of the British navy.

Canning didn't say much, he didn't know much more about naval problems than an ordinary person.

"If that's the case, we have to think about the Ottoman Empire's maritime security!" Canning frowned at Slade.

Slade spread his hands and said nonchalantly: "Your Excellency, these are the questions that you diplomats need to be concerned about!" I also have to write a report on naval battles for His Majesty the Sultan, so I won't stay here any longer! ”

Accomplished with his goal, Slade left the British embassy and returned to his rented hotel in Constantinople to write a report.

On the other hand, Canning, who was staying at the embassy, couldn't help but fall into deep thought, and after getting up and pacing for three or four laps, Canning decided to go to the French embassy.

Alone through the rainy, depressed streets, Canning soon arrived at the gates of the French Embassy.

He was greeted by none other than Klein, the third secretary of the French embassy.

"Klein, is Ambassador Valewski at home?" Canning asked Klein kindly.

"Your Excellency, you are still resting! Is there anything wrong? Crane, who was still half inside the door, asked.

"That's right! I have some important things to say to Ambassador Walewski! Cunning was reluctant to say anything specific to Klein, and instead said in a vague way.

"Then please come in!" Crane got out of the way, and Canning entered the embassy.

Crane, who had settled Canning on the embassy couch, turned to the bedroom on the second floor and pushed open the door to Valewski's bedroom.

At this time, Valewski did not rest, but was standing in front of the window lattice and looking into the distance.

When Klein entered the room, Walewski spoke, "Canning has arrived?" ”

"Hmm!" Klein looked at Valewski with a slightly wistful eye, and he did not understand why Valewski was able to "count" that Canning would be at the embassy.

"Then wait a little longer!" Walewski continued to look into the distance, turned his back to Klein and sighed: "The easier it is to negotiate, the harder it is to cherish sometimes!" ”

Klein smiled noncommittally.

Once again, the room fell silent.

About ten minutes had passed, and Walewski had tidied up the corners of his pleated lichen a little and said to Klein: "Let's go!" ”

Walewski and Klein walked downstairs to meet Canning on the upper floor of the embassy.

"Ambassador Canning!" Valewski shook hands warmly with Canning and said apologetically, "I'm sorry to keep you waiting!" ”

"Nothing!" Canning waved his hand in response to Valewski.

Then, the two of them sat down and began to chatter with each other.

"Mr. Valevsky, I don't know if you have heard such a rumor that the warships of the Ottoman Navy have been completely annihilated by the Russian Empire!" Canning pretended to be nonchalant and tempted Valewski.

"Oh?" Walewski showed just the right amount of surprise, as if he knew it for the first time, "This is the first time I've heard of it, and where did you hear it, it's ridiculous!" ”

"Is there a possibility that this rumor is not a choreography, but a real situation!" Canning said in a still flat tone.

"That's awful!" Valevsky responded with a pompous expression: "If this is the case, the Ottoman Empire is like a widow who has always taken off her coat and let the Russian Empire gallop!" ”

"Who's to say it isn't!" Cunning sighed, his expression shifting to seriousness, "So we can't let this happen!" ”

"Your Excellency Canning, can I understand that the Kingdom of Britain is willing to work with France to maintain peace in the Black Sea!" Valewski asked Canning bluntly, and he didn't want to give Canning any room to maneuver.

"In terms of general common sense, your statement is generally ...... Probably nothing is wrong! Canning said to Valewski, still in a diplomatic-bureaucratic tone peculiar to Britain.

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