"The Oriental fleet is here again, the size of this fleet is no less than last time!"

"There is a big black ship, which is simply a black devil, much longer than a normal ship! Our king's golden devil warship is not that scary, and that black devil warship sometimes emits black smoke!"

"Their fleet is in the dock area, with a huge fleet, and perhaps only the Netherlands can organize such a large fleet for ocean voyages."

The city of London was filled with excitement because of the arrival of the Chinese fleet again. It was rumored that a "black devil" broke into the Thames River.

In Charles I's palace, King Charles was looking at the design drawings of the monarch on the sea, full of ambitions.

Because of the luxurious sculpture worth more than 6,000 pounds of the Sea Monarch, he received a lot of criticism, but the subjects, nobles and soldiers of Britain were generally satisfied with the launch of the Sea Monarch, and believed that it could bring security on coastal defense to the British Isles and protect their own merchant ships.

Charles I's prestige also rose all the way, and it seemed that it was understandable that he would promote the ship tax in coastal areas across the country.

"The Scottish Presbyterian Church must be afraid of the launch of the Monarch at Sea. If I can win a victory overseas, my prestige will be unprecedented." Charles I was wondering how to strengthen the God-given monarchy in Britain.

Charles I gradually realized that the system of the Eastern Empire, strengthening the army and launching foreign wars were the most effective ways to divert domestic contradictions and enhance reputation in the short term. If everyone was tied to warships and led the country to prosperity, then no one would dare to question his rule.

As a neutral country, Britain can choose to declare war on any side of the Thirty Years' War. However, declaring war against the empire on the European continent is undoubtedly a huge cost, and naval warfare cannot determine the outcome of the war. Expeditionary forces must be sent to land and fight. Such wars seem huge and meaningless.

The Fourth Fleet proposed to him to enter the Mediterranean to attack the Barbary pirates attached to the Ottoman Empire, and found a vent for Charles I to promote his own force.

There were footsteps outside, and the guards came in and reported after being allowed: "His Majesty the King, the merchant ships of the Oriental people have arrived."

"They have arrived in the city of London?" asked Charles I.

If the merchant ship arrives, it means that the squadron of the Fourth Fleet has also arrived. According to the agreement between him and the Fourth Fleet, the warships of both sides will form a joint fleet to fight!

"Citizens have been able to see Chinese ships anchored on the riverside on the Thames, but..."

"Just what?"

"They have a very strange, black smoke-burning ship, and many people in the city went to the dock to watch."

"A ship with black smoke? Could it be that it is on fire?"

Charles I was puzzled by the strange ships reported by his subordinates.

Even if sailing ships in the East are somewhat different from those in the West, it should not be described as strange. The gap between ships that can carry out ocean navigation in the era of wooden sailing will not be particularly large.

"You will know when you go to the dock yourself, Your Majesty King." The guard said respectfully.

Charles I led people to the direction of the dock with some doubt.

In the dock area of ​​London City, there are thirty wooden sailboats with dragon flags hanging from each other, and at first glance they all look east.

The General Fubo ironclad ship anchored and moored on the river surface far away from the river bank, and sent the officers and soldiers to the shore through a small boat.

If the British in the past only felt mysterious about the East, then now they are in awe.

Being able to send two huge fleets here in succession is enough to show how powerful the East's national strength is.

The pier was filled with people coming to watch, mostly residents of the city of London.

There were crowds of people on the beach, and they all looked at the boats on the Thames with curiosity.

The most conspicuous one is the ironclad ship of General Fubo with a black hull.

"The black devil! It is narrower than the King of the Sea in Britain!"

"What are the two huge chimneys on the hull for? Are there stoves inside the hull?"

No one present had seen a steamship, and the ironclad ship with black paint was compared to the black devil.

Sun Xu and several officers from the Fourth Fleet were preparing for the supplies needed for the fleet to go on expedition recently. They temporarily stayed in the city of London to negotiate with the king.

After the arrival of the Eastern fleet, Sun Xu and others rushed to the dock immediately.

"Sir, that black devil is not the ironclad ship that has not been completed before in our Dalian Shipyard?!"

"That ship has only its own name, General Fubo."

When the officers of the Fourth Fleet arrived at the dock, they naturally saw the black ironclad ship at first sight.

Since they knew that Dalian Shipbuilding Factory was building an ironclad ship, although it was the first time they saw the completed General Fubo, they immediately recognized the unique design of the steamship.

"I can't believe that the first ironclad ship was actually placed under our Fourth Fleet. Now we are rich." Sun Xu, as the commander of the Fourth Fleet, was far away from the West and had no intention of competing for the first steam ironclad ship, but it seems that the Navy Department took the initiative to divide the ironclad ship into the organization of the Fourth Fleet.

"The Battleship of the Eastern Wu and the other four gunships arrived safely, which means we have six more warships." The officers and soldiers of the Fourth Fleet were excited.

They were planning to lead a fleet into the Mediterranean to block Algiers, but they did not expect that the ironclad ship would be the killer.

A steam ironclad ship suddenly appeared in the era of sail warships, and its naval combat capabilities were even comparable to an independent fleet.

"It seems that we need to make a small change in the combat plan entering the Mediterranean..." The officers of the Fourth Fleet saw new warships joining their fleet, and were full of confidence in the upcoming naval battle.

If they had been afraid of the Ottoman Navy and the Barbary Pirates who fought at home, then the arrival of the General Fubo ironclad ship completely dispelled this fear.

"Is that the Army Department's logo? It seems there is a troop transport ship?" The sharp-eyed naval officer found three troop transport ships while shocked by the arrival of the ironclad ship.

The infantry and artillery on the troop transport ship wore the armbands of the Army and were curiously looking at the city of London on the deck.

"Talk with the British side and let our officers and soldiers take ashore for a while and do not cause unnecessary misunderstandings." Sun Xu asked someone to negotiate with the British customs officials.

An army unit suddenly broke into the capital of the kingdom, and no matter which kingdom it was, it would feel uneasy.
Chapter completed!