Chapter 236 It turned out to be him, this oriental devil!
"Are those the warships of the legendary empire? Why is it so small? After hearing the news from his men, Macartney, who had found the battleship team of the Qing Dynasty, walked to the bow, the glass lens originally on his eyes almost fell to the ground on the deck in surprise.
Because the distance between the warships on both sides is so close that if he doesn't go to the side of the ship and stretch his neck, it is impossible to see the Qing warship that has sailed in parallel with the Lion.
Looking at the flat-bottomed mast boat with less than ten guns on one side of the ship, and then looking at the huge ship on his body, Macartney couldn't help but subconsciously think of the story of a small country. Although his heart was full of awe and admiration for this distant and ancient country, the warship in front of him almost made him think that it was an armed merchant ship, even a little worse.
"Yes, Mr. Ambassador, this kind of 'warship' is the main warship in the naval divisions of the Qing Dynasty, although it is very flexible and light, easy to catch thieves. However, there is a lack of battleships like the Lion of our British Empire that can make a final shot in naval battles. George, a young and slightly lighter British East India company with two bends, followed by Macartney. Baron Stoneton looked at the Qing warship, and there was a faint sense of disdain and contempt in his tone.
"Don't forget, dear Thomas, our mission to this ancient country represents the British Empire, friendship and peace. Whether it is you or the rest of the mission, I hope you can be more cautious in your words and deeds." Macartney raised her eyebrows with some displeasure and said.
"Your Excellency, I have lost my word, but it is still undeniable that this ancient and huge empire really does not have a decent navy, and their soldiers are also not much better. Moreover, the vast majority of the officials of this empire are so greedy and selfish. For a little bribery, they can even betray their own interests. I believe that Mr. Ambassador, you must know a lot from the businessmen who stayed in the ports of the East India Company.
After respectfully expressing his apologies to Macartney, he still insisted on his opinion. However, Macartney also agrees with this. Although he has only seen the Qing fleet in front of him so far, since he arrived in India, he has been in front of the first of the East India companies. Under the noise of the students, they already know how bad the coastal defense of this country is.
"You may not know that in the dynasty before this empire was occupied by a group of Manchu people from the north, it once had a powerful sailor, and the shipbuilding industry was also very developed. However, their emperor ordered a ban on the sea because of pirates, which made their sailors and shipbuilding industry gradually decline. Now, I can't even see a warship that can compete with the Lion of our East India Company. As a long-time East India company in Asia, Thomas. Macartney, a highly respected diplomat in Britain, was playing with his knowledge about the East.
--------------------
"Yes, it really surprised me that such a huge empire, such a long coastline, only these small boats that can't even compare with our destroyers are guarded, really..." Macartney shook his head and smiled.
At this time, the generals on the warship of the Qing Dynasty finally began to inform their names and official positions. After hearing the stammering English of the Qing soldiers below report the name of Liang Pengfei, the chief soldier of Humen Town of Guangdong Marine Division, Sdangdong, who was talking in front of Macartney, stared in disbelief and poked his head out of the side of the ship and looked down.
I happened to see a young and colorful oriental face, showing that impressive smile and waving to this side.
"My God! It turned out to be him, this oriental devil..." Si Dangdong subconsciously swallowed his saliva. From his expression, it could be seen that he was very shocked, or for the young general in front of him, his gray eyes flashed with hatred and fear.
"Who do you think is the devil? Mr. Stangdong. Macartney next to him looked curiously at the oriental man with an extremely friendly expression and a sincere and affectionate smile, and asked Si Dangdong, whose face suddenly turned a little blue.
"I'll report this to you later, Mr. Ambassador, this young man, you'd better not offend him." Si Dangdong cleared his throat, squeezed out a smile, took off his hat and waved to the Qing warship below. After that, he ordered the sailor to put down the rope ladder and pick Liang Peng on the ship.
Hearing Si Dangdong's words, the curious Macartney had to look at the Qing general who jumped on the deck of the Lion with a lot of questions. Macartney, the special envoy of Her Majesty the Queen of the British Empire, greeted you. I didn't expect that it was such a young and handsome general who came to meet us.
Beside him stood a Chinese priest who had just received a notice and ran out of the cabin. Behind him was a young British child in front of him. His green eyes looked curiously at Liang Pengfei in a strange robe in front of him.
The Chinese priest who hurried to the deck just took a breath and didn't have time to translate, but he heard a fluent and very skilled mother tongue coming from the young general of the Qing Dynasty.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Macartney, and of course this one. It must be the head of the East India Company and the deputy envoy of this time. The two of them can come to the East from thousands of miles away. As landlords, we Orientals have an old saying that it is pleasant to have friends who come from afar. It just represents my mood at this moment.
Macartney couldn't help staring. The employees of the Donton and East India Company had talked to themselves about the officials of the Qing Dynasty. Almost no officials in this country could understand and use the Western language, whether it was the Latin that was first popular in the world or the French as the official language of Europe, and Or with the expansion of the British Empire's colonies in the world, English began to become popular in every corner of the world.
However, just as he was thinking nonsense in his heart, Liang Pengfei walked to the two British guys who stared like goldfish with big eyes, and the Chinese Italian missionary next to him with the same unbelievable face and weak legs. He said with a reserved smile. " I didn't expect that your warship was so huge. I think this should be the Lion, right? I just don't know if this warship belongs to a second-class or third-class battleship in your UK?
--------------------
"You, Your Excellency, it's amazing that you can speak our mother tongue. Oh, no, it's so surprising. I believe this is a good start to your country." Macartney subconsciously drew a cross on his chest. The wig looked very elegant under the breeze of the sea breeze. In Liang Pengfei's eyes, the white face was unnecessary. The foreign old man wearing a wig looked like an old lady, but he looked so stupid.
"Hello, General, I didn't expect you to be so clear about the news of our mission. You're right. This battleship Lion is a third-class battleship in our British Empire. The battleships of our British Empire has a total of four ranks, and the first-class battleship has three layers of artillery decks, and the artillery is 100 guns. On the way, the fixed members are also more than 385 people. The eldest class of the East India Company and the deputy envoy of the mission, showed pride and pride on his face. Our East India Company, in India, has a second-class battleship and two such third-class battleships. With these powerful warships, no pirate dares to annoy us. It can be said that the navy of the British Empire is the most powerful in the world.
Hearing Si Dangdong's words, the smile on Liang Pengfei's face remained unchanged: "Mr. Si Dangdong, please remember that the British Empire is your English self-representation, but I hope you'd better not talk like this in the face of other Chinese officials. I believe that they don't have the same belly and self-restraint like me. . Maybe your mission this time will lead to failure because of your negligence on details.
"In addition, there is another fact that I need to remind you, dear Mr. Staunton, don't forget that just over a hundred years ago, your British warships were not as tall as the Spanish invincible fleet, nor the number of opponents. However, you won the battle, so I admit that your navy is very Powerful, but not invincible.
Liang Pengfei said slowly with his hands clasped. His tone was not harsh and his eyes were not aggressive. However, he still heard it. Although he wanted to refute this, he thought of the heads of the hundreds of bloody British smugglers and their subordinates, as well as those who crossed the South China and Malays. On the peninsula, the heads of many pirates, which made the East India Company afraid, were all about the barbaric deeds of the kind and kind young man in front of him who was marinated in a wooden box with lime.
Sindong once saw the deformed head that was marinated under the gate of Guangzhou. Thinking of that, Sidangdong felt that his head seemed to be filled with lead, and he hung down with a guilty heart. It seemed that he had to avoid Liang Pengfei's eyes to feel more comfortable. The smile on his face was far-fetched. With a deep sense of vigilance and awe.
(to be continued)