Lin Youde was really frightened.
Great Britain did not want to show its fangs to warn Germany. It was simply sending an armed demonstration to the newly born German Empire.
More than half of the main force of the Imperial Navy's home fleet was dispatched, a total of three Shenji support ships - actually aircraft carriers in this time and space, fifteen new battleships, 30 cruisers and a large number of destroyers, a total of 120 battleships and 51 coal ships.
It set sail from Britain in a mighty manner, circled half of the world, and finally arrived in the Philippines, a small island in the Far East. After this terrifying fleet joined the British Empire's Far East Fleet, the total number of ships was close to two hundred, and the fleet's boilers spewed thick smoke.
Covered half of the sky.
Lin Youde deeply felt the power gap between himself and Great Britain. The cost of such a huge fleet sailing around the world was enough to buy Lin Ji, who seemed to be "rich and wealthy".
Lin Youde stood on the pier in Subic Bay that was beginning to take shape, looking at the huge fleet anchored in the bay, unable to say a word.
Since the arrival of the fleet, Lin Ji Bai Yufan at all levels has continuously reported to the headquarters that the troops are wavering. Although the most determined troops have not yet experienced problems, some soldiers in the new troops established after the Philippine Campaign are no longer calm.
.In the old army, those with the most experience, Bai Yushan, were also keenly aware that some people who joined the army with a speculative mentality began to have ideas.
Sure enough, the Iron Army, which is completely determined and will never waver like in the older generation of revolutionary movies, is not so easy to manage.
Lin Youde knew that he had to take some actions, at least not to lose his momentum. If he lost, not only would his own people be shaken, but future negotiations with the British Empire would also be at a disadvantage. In diplomacy, he must not be silent or humble, and he can give in.
But you must not make people feel weak and can be bullied.
At least that's what Lin Youde thinks.
The day after the arrival of the British Imperial Fleet, the Queen's aircraft carrier arrived belatedly. The new Queen did not follow the fleet, but took the aircraft carrier across the entire Western Europe and Central Asia, passing through India, and finally arrived in Myanmar.
While the Philippine fleet slowly but surely showed force to the German-Dutch Empire, the Queen was conducting her own diplomatic efforts to build an encirclement network against Germany.
The Philippines is her last stop.
In order to hold the Queen's landing ceremony, the entire Subic Bay Military Port was decorated with lights and decorations. The Royal Marines and Lin Youde's Nanyang Army who landed earlier lined up on the pier. The Marines' generals all changed their armors into gorgeous ceremonial armors.
On the four-person-high extra-long knight's lance attached to them, the eight-pointed Holy Cross swallow-tailed flag left by King Lionheart fluttered in the wind.
In comparison, the small military flag of the Nanyang Army Honor Guard looked so inconspicuous, like a dwarf setting off a giant next to the lance array with the flags of the British Empire flying.
The only thing that made the Chinese people present feel more comfortable was that the American flag also received similar treatment, and the Americans were much more unhappy than the Chinese.
After all, the industrial production capacity of the United States has surpassed that of the United Kingdom, but it does not have as many colonies, resources, and troops as the United Kingdom.
When the Queen's airship slowly landed on the water next to the pier, the Royal Marines raped the floor with their rifles.
The uniform roar was like the footsteps of a giant and the beat of a drum.
Along with this drumbeat, every soldier of the Royal Navy fleet gathered in Subic Bay shouted: God bless Britain, God bless our emperor!
The cries of hundreds of thousands of soldiers converged into a loud noise that shook the earth, like a stormy sea crashing on the shore.
God bless Britain, God bless our Emperor.
This is by no means a bluff, just a statement of fact.
God bless Britain, God bless our Emperor.
The sun will always shine on the flag of Britain, and the sun will never set on the Empire's borders.
Amidst the huge momentum of the empire, Lin Youde felt at a loss for the first time after traveling through time.
Is my plan too hasty? Should I slow down a little, at least wait until this huge empire is seriously damaged in the First World War before trying to rise again?
At this moment, Ba gently pulled Lin Youde's sleeve.
"No problem, the whole world will be frightened by us later."
Lin Youde smiled.
The fleet lying across the bay in front of me can completely wipe out the Nanyang Army and Lin Ji in the blink of an eye. There is no room for resistance at all, but he plans to scare them out of fear. It's really a bit of a big deal.
The smell of trees. If Josephine knew about his plan, the French girl would definitely laugh at him for being stupider than Don Quixote...
However, this must be done.
Otherwise, there will be no room for Lin Youde to perform on the future stage of Southeast Asia. The Nanyang Army will become a pawn in the game between great powers, and even the United States, which has finally got along with the same disease, will be forced to withdraw.
, ceded Southeast Asia to Britain and France.
Thinking like this, Lin Youde's confusion just now disappeared. He didn't do it just because it would succeed. There are some things that you have to do even if you know the future is slim.
Fortunately, he does not have no ace in his hand.
The aircraft carrier Birmingham has stopped at the pier, and the luxurious gangplank stretches out from the ship. Several Indian servants quickly spread the red carpet embroidered with traditional Persian prints from the gangplank to the pier.
The Birmingham began to fire a gun salute. This habit began in the era of sailing warships. It was originally used by the Royal Navy to discharge its cannons when entering the harbor of a friendly country to show that it was not hostile. Now it has become a standard diplomatic etiquette in the British Empire.
Lin Youde silently counted the gun salutes, a total of nineteen shots, instead of the 21 shots used to pay tribute to the head of state. However, this was expected, and Lin Youde didn't care too much.
When the last gun salute fell, the French honor guard, separated by the entire British Royal Marines from the Chinese and American troops, took the lead and performed a knightly salute to the Birmingham in neat steps.
Josephine Joffre stood at the front of the French honor guard, her silver armor shining dazzlingly in the midday sun.
Then, the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Supreme Governor of the United Kingdom's colonies, the Grand Knight of the Round Table, and the Queen of India, Isabella Victoria, appeared in everyone's sight.
The shouts that had just been silenced by the gun salute sounded again:
God bless Britain, God bless our Emperor!
Because Lin Youde was not the head of state and could not represent the Sino-American and French coalition forces waiting here, he stood slightly far away from Birmingham. According to the process given by the French ceremonial officer, he had to wait until the 21-gun salute had been fired.
, can he step forward to receive Her Majesty the Queen as a landlord.
Therefore, Lin Youde could only look at the most noble girl in the world standing on the side of the battleship from a distance, overlooking everyone on the dock.
She was wearing a red and white dress, with a blue and white ribbon hanging from her right shoulder to her left waist. A silver sword hung around her waist, and the reflection of the sword became the only bright color on her body.
The purer the bloodline of the goddess, the more beautiful the appearance. Although this has not received any academic support, everyone thinks so in the bottom of their hearts, and this idea is rarely wrong.
Then this queen must be a beautiful girl. Lin Youde suddenly grinned, and he began to guess excitedly, what kind of expression will this beautiful girl show in the next few minutes?
"Brother Lin..." Du Qifeng, who had been waiting behind Lin Youde, urged in a low voice, "According to the procedure, it's our turn to return the salute. If time goes by, maybe the French army will rush out to do it for us."
"Well, let's start." Lin Youde also ordered in a low voice.
**
In Langgabo, which some Western journalists called the Electric City, all power supplies were interrupted.
Since Lin Ji had already issued a power outage warning, no one was surprised - but soon, the citizens of Helanggabo, along with the whole world, would be in a huge shock.
The air humidity on this day was moderate. The rain last night made the air in Helangyabo so full that it seemed like water could be squeezed out.
Before dawn that day, a tethered balloon flew into the sky. Because it was still dark when the balloon took off, no one saw the process of the balloon flying. And because the unmanned balloon flew too high, this time
The British goddesses who were on guard duty during the Queen's landing ceremony did not notice that a balloon tied to a thin string was floating in the sky above their heads.
Of course they wouldn't notice that there was a lot of fine metal powder mixed in the air at this time.
Lin Ji had already been ready and was waiting for Lin Youde to give the order to open the lid of this huge scary box.
**
The first signal flare was launched from the roof of the small building behind Lin Youde.
In fact, the Nanyang Army could use radio to issue action orders, but that would probably prevent the VIPs at the port from noticing the contents of Lin Kee's scary box in the first place.
So I used a flare, or a new formula of flare, which shines like a little sun even in the daytime...
At the same time, the command to start the operation was also given via radio.
The next moment, lightning penetrated the sky.
A veritable bolt from the blue.
The lightning flashed across the sky, leaving behind rolling thunder.
The rolling thunder was still roaring and echoing, and a second bolt of lightning split the sky.
The moment every ray of lightning lights up, everything on the pier is eclipsed. Whether it is the St. George's cross flag of the Lionheart King or the bright ceremonial armor of General Fengjia, they are all left pale and their brilliance is gone.
The loud noises left by lightning echoed between heaven and earth again and again, as if the whole world was rolling.
This is the twenty-one-gun salute given by Lin Youde to the Queen of Great Britain.
Twenty-one lightning bolts.
Twenty-one dragons of light rising from the ground to the sky.
In fact, the total discharge is not large, it is just a super Tesla coil made using the entire city's electrical energy, but the sound and light effects are really terrifying.
The officers and soldiers of the Nanyang Army had long known that something would happen during the ceremony and had carried out ideological mobilization. Therefore, the military appearance was still the same at this time, but Lin Youde could see that each of them tried their best to suppress the excitement in their hearts.
The Americans closest to the Nanyang Army looked at each other, and some ghosts were already whispering: It's Tesla!
Britain's queue was still in order, but Lin Youde noticed that the originally motionless spear forest was swaying slightly, as if the wind was blowing.
Although it was just a breeze, it was enough for Lin Youde.
"play music!"
Lin Youde whispered an order to Du Qifeng.
The military band, which had been eager to try out for a long time, started making noises without saying a word. After the thunder caused by lightning passed, the harbor was so silent that only the chirping of seagulls could be heard. The passionate music of "The Nanyang Army is Marching On" echoed - in fact, it was a copycat.
The Soviet March.
Lin Youde's orderly started the electric car at his feet. This valuable vehicle made by Sophie for Lin Youde was powered by a wireless power transmission system hidden in the port warehouse. It drove without the noise of the gasoline engine and gearbox.
There was no exhaust. When this magical new invention drove through the queue of British Royal Marines, the officer standing at the front of the queue finally couldn't control it anymore - it seemed that he was a fashionable person who had seen cars, so he was attracted by it.
I am amazed by this means of transportation that is far superior to cars.
Finally, Lin Youde arrived in front of the queen.
He found that the girl was looking at him with a very interested look.
That's right, the Queen of Britain was not frightened, let alone confused. Lin Youde's gift only made her put down her high chin and start to look at this originally insignificant Chinese seriously.
"What is that?" the Queen spoke, but what she said was not the diplomatic rhetoric she had prepared.
Lin Youde did not hesitate to use his skills as a gab and responded calmly: "Fireworks are one of China's traditional means of welcoming guests."
"Oh?" The queen smiled, and there seemed to be a slight teasing hidden in her smile, "But I felt that it was like some kind of declaration, as if someone was declaring to me through the lightning: 'If you are the queen who rules the waves,
I am Zeus who controls the thunder, I wonder if I heard it correctly?"
Lin Youde laughed three times and replied: "You misunderstood, I never meant that. The Empire on which the Sun Never Sets owns the entire steam age. There is no doubt that you are the irrefutable overlord of this era. I never meant it."
I don’t mean to be disrespectful at all. What I just showed is just the first ray of dawn in the electrical age. The dawn is still early, so you can rest assured.”
Isabella didn't speak, but Lin Youde could clearly feel her sullenness, and he looked at the queen without giving in.
The intelligence war had already begun when it was known that the British fleet had set sail. All the rumors about the Nanyang Army's secret weapon, the Tesla cannon, had definitely reached the Queen's ears.
Lin Youde had no other choice but to believe in the capabilities of his newly established intelligence agency that was not yet full-fledged.
What's left is a showdown of momentum.
It must be shown that my Tesla cannon can wipe out your fleet with one blow.
After a stalemate for more than ten seconds, the queen gave in.
Under the premise that Lin Youde's intelligence deception operation is not discovered, this is natural. The girl named Isabella has too many things to worry about. She cannot risk half of the local fleet. Compared with Isabella
When you look up, Lin Youde is just a homeless man with nothing. Anyway, if you risk everything, you have nothing to lose.
"What's the next part of the ceremony, reviewing the honor guard?" the queen asked helplessly. This was the first time she had tasted defeat since she became sensible. === Hahahahaha, as the saying goes, to deceive the enemy, you must first
Deceive your own people~ Well, in fact, the editor said at the beginning that you can continue writing after deleting the out-of-bounds part, but I have already deleted that part~
Chapter completed!