No matter how unreasonable the British were, they still had basic credibility. Although the time for the five warships to be delivered to the Taiping Army was delayed to the final deadline stipulated by the treaty, they still delivered five warships. Two of them were traditional third-class warships of the British Navy and three fourth-class warships. One of the fourth-class warships is an old acquaintance of the Taiping Army. He once visited the crack ship "Halmes" (cruiser) in Tianjin.

The "Halmis" is a large ship with double-powered wooden shell and three-masted steamship, with a length of 76 meters. The ship is made of double-layer oak boards, each layer is 42 cm thick. The total area of ​​the sail is 1,120 square meters. The engine power is 360 horsepower. The bow has a solid angle and a displacement of 1,300 tons. The ship is equipped with 34 rear-mounted rifled guns and 316 crew members.

Among the two third-class warships, one was Xiao Yungui and Hong Yuner who had long admired Daming. She was the Gao Huali, which once held the signing ceremony of the Treaty of Nanjing. Gao Huali is the first ship of the "cornwallis" class third-class warship. It was launched on May 12, 1813 at the Bombay Dock of the East India Company. It was originally named "termagant". It was renamed on May 15, 1824.

The Chinese document called it the "Gao Huali". The ship's ship's length is 145 feet 11 inches, 48 ​​feet wide and 21 feet 1 inches deep. It is equipped with 28 32-pound cannons, 12 32-pound large-caliber short cannons, 28 18-pound cannons, 6 18-pound cannons, 6 12-pound cannons, and a capitulation of 590 people. On February 8, 1855, in order to deal with the Russian war in the Far East, the British equipped her with steam power of 787 horsepower.

There is also a third-class warship, the "vengeur" ​​class third-class warship. The Martin was launched in the Deptford dock on May 31, 1813. Its hull was 176 feet long, 47 feet 6 inches wide and 21 feet deep. It is equipped with 28 32-pound cannons, 28 18-pound cannons, 6 12 32-pound cannons, 12 32-pound large-caliber short cannons, and a capitulation of 510 people. She modified steam power in 1847, and was also a warship with sail steam double power.

The other two ships, like the Hamils, are fourth-class warships, but they are slightly smaller than the Hamils ​​and are just warships powered by sails. However, the firepower of the two ships each has more than 30 artillery guns. They should not be underestimated, they are the Rattlesnake and the Albatross.

Xiao Yungui and Hong Yuner couldn't understand why the British regarded the Gao Huali as one of the warships they handed over. Did the British mean a threat or a show of kindness? After all, as a signing ship of the Treaty of Nanjing, the Gao Huali had a humiliation mark on it. Was the British handed over the Gao Huali to the Taiping Army reminding the Taiping Army of the past failures?

In fact, the two of them were thinking too much. Although the Gao Huali was modified as a third-class warship, the British were not satisfied with her performance. In history, Gao Huali faded out of the main fleet as a shore defense ship a few years later, and the new warship with full steam power was replaced by a new warship with all steam power. In other words, the Gao Huali was a semi-eliminated product of the British's new and old warships, and just met the tonnage clauses in the treaty in terms of tonnage.

After the five warships were handed over, the strength of the Taiping Navy suddenly rose to a higher level. The Taiping Army hired a team of more than 500 foreign sailors in Shanghai. These people were mixed with Taiping Army's own sailors to jointly control the five warships. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Navy East China Sea Fleet was established in Shanghai. The Gao Huali was the flagship of the fleet, with more than 2,500 combat personnel, and more than 4,000 other personnel. The fleet anchor was set up in Dinghai. At the same time, Xiao Yungui renamed the Gao Huali, Mengshi, Hamils, Rattlesnake, and Albatross respectively to Chijin, Qingmu, Blue Water, Zihuo, Black Earth, and the Navy Admiral was Tang Zhengcai.

This time, Luo Dagang led the Inner River Naval Division to advance westward. Xiao Yungui deployed two warships, Blue Water (Hamils) and Purple Fire (Rattlesnake), to accompany him, in an attempt to show off the powerful force of the West Palace. At the same time, Xiao Yungui believed that the two warships would be incomparable.

Like Xiao Yungui and Hong Yuner were shocked when she first saw the Hamils. When Shi Dakai, Zhang Suimu, Han Baoying and other winged palace masters saw the Hamils, which had been renamed the Blue Water, they were shocked when they saw the Hamils, which had been renamed the Blue Water in Caishiji.

"This, is this really the warship of our heavenly kingdom?" Han Baoying's little face was briefly shocked, and began to turn a little flushed due to excitement. Her joyful tone did not hide the emotions in her heart at all. At this moment, she was really proud of the heavenly kingdom, and subconsciously forgot the West Hall flag that these two ships were holding.

Xiao Yungui laughed, and Luo Dagang, who was in charge of the reception side, also smiled and said, "This ship is a British fourth-class warship. In Shanghai, we have two larger warships than this, which are third-class warships. This captain..." Luo Dagang quickly reported some data on the Blue Water, but only replaced the units in it with the unit that the Chinese people are used to.

Shi Dakai's expression became very exciting. After listening to Luo Dagang's introduction, he frowned and said, "This giant ship is just a fourth-class warship on the British side?"

Luo Dagang didn't understand what Shi Dakai said, but just nodded and said, "Yes, this ship is just a fourth-class warship."

Xiao Yungui understood what Shi Dakai meant and sighed: "Yes, this ship that made us think is a giant ship is just a fourth-class warship on the British side, and there are third-class warships, second-class warships and first-class warships. Their first-class battleships are equipped with more than one hundred artillery pieces and more than eight hundred crew members. The firepower of a ship is greater than that of a thousand soldiers and horses."

Shi Dakai looked up at the Blue Water No. 1 for a long time and said, "If we start a war with the British, what's the chance of winning?"

Xiao Yungui did not hide anything: "According to the strength of our current soldiers in the West Palace, we were completely defeated at sea and had 55% of land."

Shi Dakai was silent again, his face became ashen and silent, standing there like a sculpture. Xiao Yungui stood beside him and said in a deep voice: "Dabi, we are already too many behind other countries, too many. Drive away the Qing Dynasty is only the first step to revive the Han family. If the Qing Dynasty is driven away and the British are coming again, what can we do? Will we become slaves of others again?"

Shi Dakai gritted his teeth and said, "You can't be so passionate that you will sprinkle on this thick soil!"

Xiao Yungui nodded and said, "Stop it by death. Indeed, we only have human lives left to exchange, but I think if we still don't unite and still have internal struggles, maybe we will not even have the chance to exchange human lives."

Shi Dakai lowered his head slightly. He did not dare to look at Xiao Yungui, but he could see that his mood seemed to have knocked over the Wuwei Bottle.

Xiao Yungui continued: "Maybe decades later, we will all be buried in the loess, but later generations are still suffering. Let them ask why the ancestors clearly had the chance to win. Why did they give up? Things shouldn't be like this! Then the insider would say that at that time they were busy fighting for power, fighting each other, and satisfying their selfish desires."

The words were very ugly, but they beat Shi Dakai's heart like a heavy hammer. Xiao Yungui pointed to the Blue Water and said, "A few years ago, the British drove her to Tianjing. At that time, the King of Heaven was still in Wuchang. I met the British on behalf of the Kingdom of Heaven and saw this ship. At that time, I was thinking that one day I would have such a ship. Now a few years have passed, not only I have this ship, but I have a ship that is bigger than this ship. Do you know why I can do it?"

Shi Dakai didn't know how to answer, so he could only say, "Brother, the genius, and with the blessing of Brother Tian, ​​he is the first person in the Kingdom of Heaven."

Xiao Yungui shook his head and smiled, "I am not a genius. I was just a genius who chopped wood and sold charcoal in Zijing Mountain back then." Xiao Yunguixu raised his big hand and said, "If you don't say secret words in front of the Ming people, I can do it, not be a blessing from the Heavenly Brother. Not a genius, but because I have power in my hands. I use the power in my hands to integrate Su Fu's human and material resources to make Su Fu strong, so that I can do this." At this point, Xiao Yungui looked at Shi Dakai and asked, "But what about the Heavenly King? What is the promise he made back then?"

Shi Dakai was speechless. Hong Xiuquan promised to conquer the small paradise, with fields to farm, food to eat, and money to entrust. At first, the Shengkuan was implemented when it was rich, but later the big pot of rice greatly reduced productivity. In the end, under the rule of the Heavenly Kingdom, all other places began to pay food according to the old rules of the Qing Dynasty. Even Tianjing was not a small paradise. The rich Jinling City eroded the princes, princes, generals and ministers of the Taiping Army. They all became greedy, selfish, and suspicious. The Tianjing Incident was just a means of fighting for power and profit. For the sake of the power and selfish desires of several people, tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Tianjing lost their lives. Is this the small paradise mentioned by the Heavenly King and the East King?

Xiao Yungui patted Shi Dakai's shoulder and said, "Since you have power in your hands, you need to use it well. It can bring you benefits, but it also has a responsibility. The greater the power, the greater the responsibility. Since I, Xiao Chaogui, became the Western King of Heaven, used the power in my hands very well. It brought me great benefits. I also fulfilled my own responsibilities. This responsibility is to allow the military, civilians and the people to live and work in peace, and then enrich the country and strengthen the army!"

Finally, Xiao Yungui stared at Shi Dakai and said, "Where is the king of heaven? Has he fulfilled his responsibilities? What did he bring to heaven? Does the heavenly father really need such a person to command the military, civilians and people of heaven?" Then he did not hide his own ambitions and ** and said frankly: "In order for our descendants to not be bullied by Western powers in the future, I need greater power to fulfill my greater responsibilities. Who else can I do this burden in the world?!"

When Xiao Yungui spoke, he did not avoid Zhang Suimu and Han Baoying behind Shi Dakai. Zhang Suimu listened to the words of the Western King, and gradually changed from shock to contemplation. Han Baoying gradually changed from anger to dullness. But both of them understood Xiao Yungui's words. In the past, they believed that only the Wing King could lead the Heavenly Kingdom to drive away the Qing demons and move towards prosperity. But today they found that the Western King had already walked far ahead, and the Qing demons in his vision were no longer worth worrying about, and the more terrifying enemy had been placed in front of them. As the Western King said, if the Heavenly Kingdom continues to flee, the chance of victory will be lost. The Western King has the ability to lead the Heavenly Kingdom to a further place, but he needs power and greater power. Although Xiao Yungui has no words from the end to persuade the Wing King to turn to him, every word the Western King said is expressing this meaning!

Hong Yuner has not spoken, but said softly: "This Blue Water has brought a new road to the Heavenly Navy. At this moment, we are standing at the crossroads of the times. What we are waiting for is only choice. If we unite, we will benefit from each other, and if we divide, we will lose two ways. But we will not change our original intention because of the choice of the Wing Hall. We will definitely go on this road. Even if we die on the road, some people will take the flag and continue to walk. We do not want future generations to comment on it, and we will say that we have the opportunity to choose victory now, but we have chosen to do nothing. Wing King, what is greater than loyalty in the world is the welfare of thousands of people and the vitality of future generations. For these things, we can not be loyalty and righteous. What do you think?!" (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!