Another World: Naval Storm

"Lieutenant, don't underestimate the charm of Lieutenant Colonel Liam Taylor. He is the fiancé of the Earl's daughter of Talenborance. The Earl's family has a great influence in the Talen Senate. He can't do without charm!" Adjutant Alex argued.

"These women are more aggressive than Xunyang men. They would rather die than receive us, no matter how much money we offered! Their saliva almost drowned us that day!" Liam's face flushed as he recounted what happened that day.

"Even those eunuchs were stronger than the pigtail army of this country. When attacking the Summer Palace, dozens of eunuchs fought against the coalition forces. Although they did not kill any coalition soldiers, their courage was commendable." Brave people will be admired everywhere.

“Liam, don’t underestimate this country. It’s a sleeping lion. When it wakes up and roars, the whole world will shake!” Leo said firmly as he ate the burrito in one bite.

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In the first half of 1901, the Xunyang court had been negotiating with the powers. Under the guidance of the Empress Dowager to "measure Xunyang's resources and win the favor of the country", the Xunyang court signed the "Yanjing Coordination Book" and agreed to pay a compensation of 12 million taels of silver; set up an "embassy district" in Yanjing, and Xunyang people were not allowed to live in this area, but imperialists could live and station troops here; Jingu Fort and the forts along the road from Yanjing to Jingu were "all flattened". Countries were allowed to send troops to garrison strategic locations along the railway; punish officials who opposed the powers, and permanently prohibit Xunyang people from establishing or joining various organizations against the powers, "violators will be beheaded"; change the Zongli Yamen to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs "before the six ministries" so that the powers can manipulate the internal affairs of the Qing government, and the coalition forces of the powers agreed to withdraw. From then on, Xunyang was completely trapped in the abyss of semi-colonialization.

In order to welcome the most distinguished woman in the empire, the damaged roads were repaired and the common people were forced to fill the gaps, level the roads, and water the roads. This took months. A lot of arable land was occupied, and crops had to be uprooted. This loss was incalculable. In addition, officials would handle the imperial errands, supply carriages and horses, and levy silver. Of course, they would not pay for it themselves, but all of it was passed on to the common people, and many families were ruined.

On January 1902, 1, the Empress Dowager, who had fled westward from Xunyang, finally returned to her longed-for Yanjing after confirming that the Allied Forces had withdrawn and would no longer threaten her life.

The entire Huiluan team was led out of the city by 24 yellow dragon flags, 1000 cavalrymen, and 3000 carts full of gold and silver, escorted by more than a hundred eunuchs. The princes and ministers rode in cars or on horses, forming a formation. The Queen Mother Xunyang was dressed in gorgeous clothes and sat in a sedan chair. There was a guard every five steps on both sides of the road, and the shops along the way were all decorated with lanterns. The people knelt on the ground and held their breath, not daring to look up.

Leo and others on the city wall were amazed at the sight of this spectacular team.

"Did we win this war?" Alex looked at the marching troops and then at the group of foreigners standing on the city wall watching the fun, feeling a little uncertain.

"Uh, that should be it?" Vasir was also confused.

The two worlds are surprisingly similar. In a corrupt empire, there is always an old woman who does nothing.

Soon, the ruler of Xunyang Empire finally appeared in front of Leo, and the foreigners nearby exclaimed. A huge sedan chair came into view. The Queen Mother of Xunyang was sitting in a sedan chair with sixteen bearers. Other sedan chairs had horizontal bars in front and back, and two bearers at each end, a total of eight people in front and back. This is the so-called eight-bearer sedan chair.

It is said that the sedan bearers were all selected from Yanjing. They were all strong and healthy. In order to travel long distances steadily, they went through half a year of training. The sedan bearers had a bunch of beautiful feathers on their hats. They wore yellow clothes and trousers, a green waistcoat, round cloth inlaid in the front and back, and a horse embroidered on it. They wore tiger boots that grabbed the ground. They stood up straight with their hands on their waists, and walked with the sedan bearers in step. Although there were fluctuations, they did not swing, making the passengers feel comfortable. The sedan bearers were surrounded by yellow silk and cotton, and the windows were inlaid with glass. There were incense burners on the handrails, and sandalwood was burned inside. There were vases and mirrors on the sedan chair partition. When the imperial carriage was moving, the guards were divided into left and right, led by umbrellas and fans, and all the deacons lined up to lead the way.

On both sides of the road, there was a soldier every five steps and an officer every ten steps, all facing outwards, with strict security.

"Why don't they join the battle to defend their country?" Liam pointed at the large number of Xunyang soldiers and expressed his doubts.

"After the war, I saw the defense map of the Xunyang Empire in Yanjing. It was hard to imagine that hundreds of thousands of troops collapsed at the first blow!" Vasir had followed the coalition forces from Tianjin to Yanjing and had a better understanding of the actual situation on the battlefield.

"The country of Xunyang has always had a tradition of collecting empty salaries. Don't take the numbers recorded in the account books seriously. Some troops actually have less than half of their personnel!" Leo understood the trick very well.

"Is there no one in charge?" Alex asked a stupid question, and the other three rolled their eyes at him.

As the team went away, Leo withdrew his gaze. Today was his last day standing in the capital of this ancient country.

Yesterday, Waldersee personally commended Leo and others, and a military order came from the empire.

"In recognition of Leo Sivens' heroic performance in the Far East Punishment War, he is promoted to captain! He is also awarded a war medal!"

"Congratulations, Captain!" Waldersee put on epaulettes and medals for Leo, and patted his shoulder encouragingly.

"Thank you, sir!" In addition to Leo, Vasir also received a medal.

[Dear Commander-Congratulations on your promotion to Captain]

【System opens for big discounts】

"System, please be generous for a moment!"

【System mall products are on sale at 10% off】

"Hurry up, open the mall!" Leo's merit points have never been enough to buy a skill in the mall. In the past few years, the mall has been refreshed, and looking at those cool skills, his mouth is watering. As one of the protagonists of the celebration dinner, he just socialized for a while and then hid in the corner to check.

Finally, he chose the skills that were important to him now and in the future from dozens of skills, and cleared all his merit points at once.

[Congratulations Commander for obtaining the only skill - cannot be upgraded]

[First release must win - only]

[The first shell of the ship you command will hit the enemy ship.]

This skill is very powerful. In the previous life game, it was an orange skill, a magical skill. This is the only skill that can't be refreshed once in several years. It's really shitty luck plus shitty luck! Leo feels that his luck in his life has been drained!

Imagine having the opportunity to command battleships and cruisers in the future, and being able to sink the enemy's warships with the first strike. What a shock that would bring to both sides of the war, and what a great impact it would have on the morale of both sides.

In a few days the Bertuka would sail to the Pacific Ocean, where he would serve as a military observer of the alleged war between Yemelica and Maharlika.

The gap in power between the two sides is too big. Maharlika has been fighting a colonial war against Yemelica for many years. It is too difficult for an agricultural country to resist an industrial power.