"This is Prince Rupert, his mother is Princess Elizabeth, the sister of His Majesty the King, and his father is the Elector of the Holy Roman Empire. He will participate in our expedition and watch the battle from the side." Earl of Stratford introduced the young Prince Rupert to Sun Xu and others before the joint fleet set out.

"Good luck!" Although Sun Xu and other officers didn't know why Prince Rupert appeared, if the other party was just watching the battle, instead of pointing fingers, it would not have an impact on the expedition.

"I applied to His Majesty the King to go on a war. I want to see how you oriental people fight, and the power of such an iron ship. I will supervise the battle with Count Strafford on the Sea King." Prince Rupert seemed arrogant to ordinary nobles, but he seemed humble in front of the Chinese officers representing powerful force.

After Prince Rupert greeted the officers of the Fourth Fleet, he boarded the monarch in Shanghai with Earl of Stratford, Sir Pennington and others in a small boat.

The young prince seemed very excited about the upcoming expedition.

"It seems that Britain regards this expedition as a major event. Many nobles participated in this expedition, and their princes have arrived. What else is the electorate?"

"It was probably the princes of the Holy Roman Empire who had the right to elect emperors, just like several ancient tribes elected an emperor together. The Mongols' Hulitai Conference was similar, and they were also used to elect leaders. Didn't Genghis Khan elected it in this way?"

The officers of the Fourth Fleet whispered afterwards, and they had some understanding of the situation in Europe before they came here. Only after they actually contacted them was more impressed.

Prince Rupert's observation was just a small episode for Chinese officers. The Prince of Britain and the descendants of the Holy Roman Empire had nothing to do with them.

In the eyes of Chinese officers, cannons and warships are the truth.

"If all ships have been checked, then we will board the ship and prepare to set out. The British sailors are far more familiar with the Mediterranean than we do, so they will lead the way ahead."

Dozens of officers from the Fourth Fleet in the port were ready to board the ship.

"Col. Sun, please allow me to go to the Mediterranean with you." A middle-aged jazz came to see Sun Xu with two followers, and he was wearing a armor that looked a little stained.

"Sir Greenville, our expedition is not a joke. We are likely to attack Algiers..." Sun Xu saw that he was Li Jinde's father-in-law, half of his own, and his tone was better to him than Prince Rupert.

"For the happiness of my daughter, I will bring Li Jinde back safely anyway. I will go with you to help you negotiate with the pirates, and I can also bear a considerable portion of the ransom if necessary." Sir Greenville said.

"Then you go to the ironclad ship, Zheng Zhibao. When the battle broke out, Sir Greenville was brought into the cabin. The enemy's shells were impossible to penetrate the ironclad ship's armor. It was quite safe there." Sun Xu was indifferent to the prince's life and death, but he treated his own people very favorably.

"I will definitely make people optimistic about Sir Greenville's safety." Zheng Zhibao replied.
Chapter completed!