Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

Karl's mutterings were a little childish. He was already a thirty-five years old, it would be disgraceful to say such arrogant words.

Of course, the classic battle of the Duck Cavalry, which was fought by the Chinese, had taken advantage of the geographical advantage. It was understandable that the good use of geography was a quality that soldiers should have.

There was only one path in the dense jungle for the cavalry to cross, and outside the jungle was a long gentle slope filled with gravel. This kind of terrain was very disadvantageous for the cavalry, the infantry definitely had an advantage in this type of terrain.

But how much advantage was this? Was it really so much that Prince Karl looked down on it? The answer was no, from the beginning to the end, the Chinese Army had fought with fewer people and outnumbered people.

Two of the French cavalry Barracks had more than eight hundred troops, but Xiao Letian's army had only three hundred. Not to mention the fact that the French had eight hundred war horses to support them, while the Chinese relied on their two legs to run.

Bismark and the others had long known about the details of the battle through teleportation. Other than admiration, they could not say anything else.

However, this kind of fighting strength, in the mouth of the Prince Karl, became something that he did not care about.

While the several dignitaries at the luncheon were sighing inwardly, the prince's next words caused them to change their previous views. Everyone was emotionally moved.

"I admit that I underestimated the strength of the Chinese before their rescue. I have a whole new level of respect for them …" Prince Karl changed his previous frivolous tone, as his expression became more and more solemn.

"The relationship between the Prussian royal family and the British royal family has always been very close. There is no need to repeat who my wife is. Here I can reveal a top secret information. When Britain captured the capital of China six years ago, there was a top secret experiment …"

Prince Karl's wife was Queen Victoria, the eldest daughter of the Queen Victoria, the mother of the British royal family, the person who instigated the First Opium War. At that time, the British Parliament was opposed to sending troops to China. It was Victoria's public disapproval that allowed the British Expeditionary forces to traverse more than half of the world and finally occupy Hong Kong.

This was a legendary queen, a woman that the entire European aristocracy revered. Her name represented an era, an era where Britain ruled over the world.

Karl marrying Victoria's eldest daughter was always the pride of the Prussian royalty, so Britain naturally became an important ally of Prussia's rise. The Queen Victoria obviously hoped that his son-in-law would become stronger, but the condition was that he couldn't challenge Britain's interests in the sea.

Karl looked at his father and said softly, "Six years ago, during the war that was when the English and French attacked China, the British Army conducted a secret experiment. They randomly picked a hundred Chinese people and tested their stamina and intelligence."

"The results are quite surprising. Although the Chinese are physically weaker than the Europeans, it is mainly due to their diet. As for their IQ, these Chinese are not bad at all. Their average IQ is even higher than the average European …"

"What does this mean? "This can only mean that China is not weak at all. The Chinese are not barbarians. The thousands of years of ancient civilization could never have been created by a bunch of fools …"

"Haha …" Karl laughed lightly, "Do you really think I am someone who is reckless and impulsive? You are wrong, all my disrespect to these Chinese is simply because I am afraid! "

"You did not hear wrongly, I am indeed afraid of this people. I am afraid that even the emperor of the Qing dynasty cannot tell how many people there are in China now. Is it 200 million or 300 million? "I'm afraid no one knows, but there are only three hundred military observers coming to Europe this time. This number is comparable to the total population of the Kingdom of Qing, so I will not need to calculate the ratio …"

"How terrible, how terrible is this? "If we were to say that among the ten thousand Chinese there would be a highly qualified person like this group of military officials, then we in Europe would be facing a disaster, a historic disaster..."

Speaking till this point, everyone understood that William I was looking at his son with a dazed expression. He suddenly felt that after all these years of studying in Britain, not only was marrying into the Grand Princess something he was proud of, Karl's studies were also not as bad as he thought.

"Karl, what do you have in your heart to say? There are no outsiders here!" William I said kindly.

Karl nodded his head, "Europe is the European Europe, we have lived together for thousands of years. Since the ancient Greece, we have lived in this land, and of course at that time, Prussia was just a barbaric land."

"Fortunately, we were guided by God, and under the leadership of the Pope, Europe was soon covered by the same culture. "Yes, we believe in the same God, we believe in the same values, we have more connected aristocratic cultural circles …"

"Other than the unique Napoleon family in France, the rest of the royal families in Europe are all related to each other. All the royal families are related to each other, and the whole of Europe is actually a huge family …"

"There are many contradictions between us, and we have also experienced many wars. However, this is more like a conflict between great clans because of the unequal distribution of property. Essentially, we are a people …"

"So what if Britain rises? So what if France is strong? The marriage between the royal families, the movement between the commoners, will naturally bring about the exchange of technology and the flow of wealth. Looking at it from the long run, we are a family of prosperity."

Speaking till here, Karl raised his head and drank the wine in front of him, sighing deeply, "But China is different, it is a civilization with a history of over five thousand years, their culture has its own legacy, they are completely different from us, what's even more terrifying is that this nation has led the human world for thousands of years …"

"From the era of the Ancient Rome to the Middle Ages, from the Renaissance to the The Age of Great Navigation, China has always been a country of gold and wealth in the hearts of Europeans. For their silk and porcelain, how much gold and silver did we export?"

"How much of the wealth looted by the brave soldiers of Europe from Africa, South North America, and India with their blood and lives was eaten by the golden vortex of China? In order to solve the trade deficit, the British have even started to sell opium and have even used their army to take risks. This is a testament to the terror in China... "

Karl's hands were trembling. Everything he said was a nightmare that was hidden deeply in the hearts of the Europeans. Don't underestimate the Great Qing Dynasty now, but the fear for China in their subconscious has not completely disappeared.

Karl was a little agitated. He slapped the table and shouted, "The Chinese, especially the Chinese, have all lost the bravery of their bloodline because they were ruled by the barbarian race, which is to say, the Manchu race. The Chinese of history are not like this... "

"The Manchu has suppressed the destiny of China, which is a great fortune for all of Europe. If China were to advance like Han and Tang Dynasty, do you think Europe would be able to take advantage of them?"

At this point, there was no need to elaborate any further. Even the attendants understood what was being said. Prince Karl's attitude was very clear. Previously, he looked down on the Chinese because they were weak.

That's right, the Chinese were a little weaker, but Europe would still benefit a little. If all the Chinese were as strong as Xiao Letian's subordinates, the entire Europe would probably be trembling from the fear, and wouldn't be able to sleep.

At this time, even Bismark was speechless, a strange scene appeared in his mind. On the tower of the Great Wall, Xiao Letian was inspecting his troops. Tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, even millions of Chinese troops rolled forward at his feet.

"In the ancient China, if we could have an army of two or three hundred thousand of such elite troops, I'm afraid that no country would dare to invade their territory … If China had such an army of millions, I'm afraid it would be a piece of cake for us to go to Europe! " At the most critical moment, Lao Maoqi had spoken. He had suppressed the atmosphere of the lunch to the extreme.

What Xiao Letian did not know was that he was already at the brink of death, and these European aristocracy were even thinking of assassinating him. They would definitely not allow a single Asian to threaten the position of Europe.

Just as the atmosphere in the dining hall turned serious, suddenly, the doors opened wide, and a palace Attendant walked in hastily. He stood beside William I and whispered a few words in a low voice before passing him an intelligence report.

After William I read through all of the information, he showed an expression of disbelief, after which his expression became relaxed, and he stroked his beard with a smile, "Speak! Let everyone hear this latest information. "

"Yes, Your Majesty …" Attendant cleared his throat. "New information from Frankfurt, Xiao Letian is riding on a patent right towards hamburger. He woke up at 9 o'clock this morning from his coma … When the Ryukyu's Prime Minister heard about the one-third casualty rate, he completely lost control of his emotions and cried bitterly. The two Chinese officer s could not even control him … "

"Xiao Letian simply ignored the great victory achieved by his army. He was extremely emotional, and he cried, cursed, and even beat up those who dissuaded him … "Furthermore, this Eastern Prime Minister was extremely regretful that he had formulated a rescue plan. He even shouted out that if he had known earlier, he would have held diplomatic negotiations with the French. He would have preferred to let these military groups return in vain, rather than send them to their deaths …"

When the information was read till this point, everyone present was dumbstruck. Especially Prince Karl, who was sitting opposite to Bismark.

Only Lao Maoqi took the intelligence sheet and looked at it twice before saying, "It's Paul! I know him, he is a very strict and loyal intelligence officer, the news he sent us can't be wrong! It's a pity, I thought Xiao Letian was a hero, I never thought his heart was so weak … "