Lord Moyu was forced to open

boom!
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! How could there be an unsinkable iron ship in this world?

Could it be that those people from Song State all know magic?
Absolutely impossible! "

After receiving the news from the dozen ships, the whole of Europe was shocked. The news they sent back was more unbelievable than the last.

First of all, the ships of the Song State were actually bigger than theirs, and they were all made of steel.

This alone was enough to make them completely unconvinced.

Then, the Song State actually had hundreds of such ships, which looked to be more than twice as many as their European Combined Fleet. The Combined Fleet was surrounded as soon as it arrived!
They were wiped out after breaking out time and time again. Only a dozen of their ships were lucky enough not to move with the main force and escaped the pursuit in an undiscovered safe harbor.

That's right, the reason they escaped was because they separated from the main force. The reason they separated was that they felt Gary Hall was incapable of commanding the fleet and they didn't want to die with him, so they ran away and then just happened to escape.

European countries did not believe the news at first, but as the fleets to the Far East returned one by one, everyone saw that the 800 ironclad ships of the Song Dynasty had been cruising on the sea during these days.

The news was constantly confirmed, forcing European countries to accept this fact.

"Gentlemen, what shall we do?"

After venting his anger, Qiu Jier slumped in his chair weakly.

Around the long table were envoys from all the European countries participating in the joint fleet.

No one spoke, and the silence was eerie.

After a while, the French and Spanish envoy said in a hoarse voice:
"Since our French and Spanish shipyards were severely damaged, they can now produce a maximum of five third-level battleships per month.

If it is level one or two, it will take at least half a year to a year to build one.

There is a serious shortage of shipbuilding workers. Many workers are forced to work while they are still apprentices. They lack experience and their skills are very poor. "

The Roman State on the side also spoke:

"Our situation is worse than that of France and Spain. They can produce five third-class battleships a month, but we in Rome can only produce three. As for the second-class battleships, we can only build one a year.

First-class battleships... All the technical data of first-class battleships were burned, and the old technicians who knew how to manufacture them were either killed or disappeared, so they can't be manufactured now."

After the Roman Empire, other countries also revealed their current shipbuilding capabilities.

Finally, when everyone had finished speaking, they all looked towards Great Britain.

In terms of shipbuilding capabilities, no country in the whole of Europe can compare with Great Britain.

While other countries were still building ships one after another, Great Britain had already started producing them.

Great Britain's crazy shipbuilding speed made it the undisputed number one naval power in Europe.

Even the combined output of France, Spain and Rome was not as high as that of his family, which also cultivated the arrogant character of the British.

Seeing everyone's gaze, Qiu Jier's mouth twitched. He could build ten level three battleships every month, and two level one and two battleships in half a year, but the performance could not be guaranteed to be the same as before.

Many of our workers are also apprentices.

In all of Europe the shipbuilding industry is most developed in Great Britain, with the largest number of workers.

But at the same time, the damage suffered was also the greatest.

Many master shipbuilders were killed in assassination attempts.

We won’t be able to make dumplings for a while.”

"Damn Song people!"

All the envoys cursed inwardly, they had fallen to this point, it was all because of those Song people.

But now, the cards in their hands have been destroyed, and the remaining cards are only enough to defend their homeland. It is unknown how much it will take to restore their peak combat power? More importantly, it takes a lot of money and resources to build these ships. The lost output value means that they have lost all the resources and money they spent before.

If you want to rebuild it, you have to pay again, which is not a small amount of money.

"How about we give in and admit our mistakes to the Song Kingdom?"

Someone suddenly suggested.

Everyone's eyes immediately turned to him. Feeling everyone's gaze, he felt his cheeks burning hot, and immediately stood up and said:

"What's wrong, is there something wrong with what I said?

How many ships are left in all of Europe?

How many are there on the other side?
Eight hundred! Eight hundred ships!

What is this concept?
Even if all of us joined together and gathered 2/3 of the national strength of each country, we could only gather more than 300 ships.

The other side took out 800 ships!
Now they have taken away so many of our experienced workers! And they are rich!

They also have the technology. They can build ships faster than all of us combined!
Who among us can defeat them?
Moreover? Even if we are faster than Song in shipbuilding, can we win?

It's an ironclad ship!

Everything is made of steel. Our ships can't even get a scratch even if they are used in a head-on collision with others!

And our artillery! Haven't you heard?

It's just like tickling someone. How can we fight this? How can we fight this? Tell me!
Do you have to wait until their fleet of 800 ships arrives in Europe before you know to surrender?"

Everyone was silent.

After a while, Qiu Jier said in a hoarse voice:
“Maybe… they won’t come to Europa?

After all, this place is too far away, and it is not easy to fight far away from homeland."

"Can you get a certificate?"

The man who said he surrendered questioned.

Now Qiu Jier was silent.

Faced with the epoch-making crushing of ironclad ships, the invincible fleet they once prided themselves on could no longer bring them any sense of security.

This time, not only did they take the initiative to provoke their opponent, they also provoked an opponent they could not beat!
This is no different from seeking death.

"Then what should we do?"

someone asked.

"Give in. Just like Qiu Jier said just now, we are too far away after all. If we give in and pay some price, maybe the other party will let us go."

"Maybe?"

"Haha, now besides taking a gamble, do you have any better ideas?"

The scene was silent again.

After a while, Qiu Jier lit a cigar, took a deep puff, and exhaled.

After a long while, he suddenly stood up and said, "There is an old saying in the Song Dynasty that those who know the current situation are heroes.

Since we can't do anything to them now, we have no choice but to surrender in order to protect ourselves.

How about this? I will go to the East on behalf of everyone! Let's see what conditions the Eastern emperor will propose. If they are not too excessive, then I will agree to them.

We will all share the cost then.”

Just as the envoys of various countries nodded silently, an inappropriate voice suddenly sounded: "What if they put forward an excessive condition?"

Qiu Jier clenched his fists, resisted the urge to hit someone and did not answer.

The voice seemed to ask this question deliberately without wanting to get an answer, so it didn't continue to ask.

……

(End of this chapter)