The Triumph started construction in Rochefort, France on August 5, 1869, launched on March 28, 1877, and entered service in 1879. The ship's displacement is 4,585 tons, a length of 78.64 meters, a width of 14.86 meters, and a draft of 7.37 meters. The ship is equipped with 4 boilers, single-axis propulsion, output horsepower of 2,200-2,400 horsepower, a speed of 12.7 knots, and a coal load of 330 tons. The ship is equipped with 6 m1870 239mm guns, 1 m1870 193mm guns, 6 140mm guns, 4 1 pound guns (added to 8 later), and 4 356mm torpedo tubes. The ship's side armor is 152mm, and the turret and deck are 119mm. The staff is 352 people, and 382 people are equipped in wartime.

He also has two sister ships, one of which is called the Victory, which also serves in the French squadrons in China and Japan.

Wang Yi took the information sent by Dashang Consultation, his eyes were filled with evil fire, and the entire command hall was silent. Everyone, including Wu Xiao and Shang Yi, did not speak. After a long time, Wang Yi said: "Three days have passed, what does the French side say!"

"French Ambassador Bao Hai refused to make a statement, saying that he would not make any remarks before the matter was investigated clearly!" Wu Xiao looked at Wang Yi with some concern.

Wang Yi sneered at the corner of his mouth and said, "Tang Shaoyi, who was following Beijing, said that if France does not apologize and does not hand over the captain and relevant personnel, our Da Shang will declare war on France, and the consequences will be borne by one! At the same time, let the Minister to France Zeng Jize notify the French government!"

Wang Yi has always had no good impression of France. Among the colonies in Southeast Asia, the one who slaughtered the most severely was the Netherlands and France! On the contrary, when the British were in the hands of the British, the local Chinese could still live a life of food and clothing. Although the enemy came, they ran faster than anyone else.

In fact, France's life was not easy during this period. In January 1875, the Republican Union barely passed the Constitution of the Third Republic in Parliament with a majority, determining that the supreme leader of the Republic was president. The parliament implemented a bicameral system, and the cabinet was responsible to the president and parliament. In the House elections in early 1876, the Republicans won 360 seats in one fell swoop, while the conservatives only won 155 seats (25 seats in the orthodox, 55 seats in Orleans, and 75 seats in Bonaparte).

On May 16, 1877, French President Patrice McMahon (soldier), who supported the monarchy, forced the pro-republic Zhu Simon cabinet to resign and appointed Broy to form a cabinet. This move was regarded by the republicans as ignoring the wishes of the parliamentary majority. 363 republican members of the House of Representatives proposed a bill to refuse to trust the new government. McMahon took extreme measures to dissolve the House of Representatives with the consent of the Senate (this is also the only time in the history of the Third Republic) and determined to re-election in October of that year. This is the famous "May 16 crisis" in French history. The president attempted to launch a coup to restore the monarchy, and the future of the republic was at a critical moment of life and death.

Under the call of the Republicans, the campaign for the new House of Representatives was extremely fierce, with more than 80% of the voters participating in the vote. As a result, the Republicans won 4.2 million votes, defeating the conservatives by 323 seats to 208 seats, and returned to parliament to victory. McMahon had hoped to use the army to carry out a coup, but he found that most of the officers and soldiers were inclined to republicans and had to surrender. In January 1879, one-third of the Senate was re-elected, and the Republicans won 66 of 82 seats, and the Senate changed from a conservative majority to a moderate republican majority. McMahon, who did not receive parliamentary support, resigned on January 28, 1879, and Jules Grevi was elected president. The Republicans gained dominance in all power departments of the country.

In 1883, the Earl of Chambor, "Henry V" died, and there was no descendant. The Bourbon dynasty's direct descendants were extinct, and the orthodox dream of restoration of the orthodox faction was shattered. The second empire's deposed emperor Napoleon III died in Britain in 1873. The crown prince who served in the British army was killed by the Zulu people in South Africa in June 1879. The Bonaparte's dream of restoring the Napoleon Empire was also shattered. The Orleans faction originally advocated a British constitutional monarchy, and this idea was very close to the republic. In this way, as time passed, although the French republic was facing many dangers, it naturally continued safely.

The current French president is Jules Grevi, who worked until 1887. Later, it was because his son-in-law had a little corruption. Although it had nothing to do with him, he still resigned.

Compared to the stability of the president, the French Prime Minister was like a revolving lantern. Now it is Charles Duclark, a journalist, but the Prime Minister did not work for long, but it was replaced by Armand Falier. As a result, this person worked even shorter, only one month later. At that time, one of Napoleon Bonaparte's nephews, Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, claimed to be the king of France, and the Falier government was facing the question of whether to expel Bonaparte. Because Falier was seriously ill at the time, his government could not face attacks from the opposition. After the French Senate rejected his suggestion to expel Bonaparte, Falier resigned. I wrote so much about him here, mainly because... How to say, although this person, the French Prime Minister was quite frustrated, but he had the fate to fight for two French presidents. As for Armand Falier, it was the imperialist leader who was notorious in Wang Yi's mind - Rufeli!

France does not have the so-called Far East Fleet at this time. The fleet at that time was called the Chinese and Japanese waters, and the commander was Mei Yi. The Far East Fleet, which later fought a battle with the Qing Dynasty, would have to be formed for a period of time.

In June 1883, France appointed Colonel Guba to form the "France Tokyo Squadron" and sent him one ironclad ship, one second-class cruiser, four gunboats and two second-class torpedo boats, making the total number of ships of this squadron reach 25. In April 1884, Lisby took over as commander of the Chinese squadron. On August 29, 1884, France merged the "China" and the "Tokyo" squadron to form the French Far East Fleet, Commander Guba and Deputy Commander Lisby. The fleet had a total of 5 ironclad ships, 15 cruisers and other ships, with a total of 35 officers and soldiers.

What needs to be explained here is that the French call Tokyo, not Tokyo in Japan, but Tokyo in Vietnam - Hanoi. They call the Beibu Gulf, not Beibu Gulf, but Tokyo Bay.

After hearing Wang Yi's words, Wu Xiao said: "What the captain means...it is to go to war with the French?"

"Yes! Do you have any objections?" Wang Yi looked at Wu Xiao.

"But France is now in Annan, our army cannot get through, and the navy also lacks ocean-going ships. Besides, our ships are all burning fuel, even bringing supply ships is a problem."

Shang Yi stood up at this time and said, "Captain, Chief of Staff, our navy is confident in completing the attack on the French squadron!"

Wu Xiao glared at him and said, "You are kidding! What are you fighting with France? What should you do if the boat is running out of oil? We also have to send a tug to pull you back? Besides, you have never been to the South China Sea. The Naitu was brought back by Qichang's merchant ships. You were not prepared, so you ran to make a promise with the chairman. You don't want to do the position of the commander of your fleet anymore!?"

As the chief of staff of the Dashang Insurance Team, Wu Xiao rarely gets such a big temper. Shang Yi really doesn't dare to mess with him, so he sits down honestly and goes all out to make a lawsuit.

Wang Yi ignored Shang Yi and said to Wu Xiao at this time: "We didn't say we were over!"

Wu Xiao was stunned, and the others were also stunned, saying, "What does the captain mean?"

"Let's let him come!"

Everyone doesn't understand, can this French still listen to us?

Wang Yiyi smiled, shook his head at everyone present, and sighed: "Are you all stupid in the non-commissioned officer school? What are we?"

"Insurance team!" Wu Xiao was puzzled, not understanding what Wang Yi meant.

"What is the insurance team? To put it bluntly, we are just bandits who are not obedient to the control of the Celestial Empire!" Wang Yi pointed to Wu Xiao and said, "We are bandits!" He pointed to Shang Yi and said, "You are pirates!"

"Sounds like, we are not good people!"

"What does the captain mean?" Wu Xiao understood Wang Yi's meaning. "Let Shang Yi go out to kidnap!"

Wang Yi was happy at this time and pointed at Wu Xiao and said, "You are still smart, why would you let you be the Chief of Staff!"

Everyone understands!

Wu Xiao gave Wang Yi a thumbs up and said, "Hao, it's really high!"

To be honest, the strength of the French fleet in Vietnam these days is really a shame! The big merchants can't get him because they are too far away. The Qing Dynasty's defeat in the Battle of Mawei was not a crime, because it was entirely because the imperial envoy who was in charge of Fujian's military affairs at that time ordered the Minister of Fujian's maritime affairs Zhang Peilun, the Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang He Jing, the Minister of Shipment He Ruzhang, the Governor of Fujian and the General of Fuzhou Mutushan were cowardly! Otherwise, even if he was defeated, he would not have been defeated to that point. Among them, Zhang Peilun was even more strange. When he was in the capital, he shouted a shocking sound against France. As a result, it was his turn to go on the court, so he would not have been able to take the stage!

"I heard that two new warships were launched a few days ago?" Wang Yi asked Shang Yi at this time.

"Yes, our own cruiser and a new Gentleman-class destroyer will be launched. The official sea trial will begin in two days."

"Are you responsible?" Wu Xiao said.

Shang Yi nodded and said, "I am responsible for the cruiser, and the fourth destroyer is under the responsibility of Yan Fu from the senior command squad. By the way, captain, both ships have not been named yet. You have taken them together."

Wang Yi also knew that this guy was flattering himself, and thought about it, and said, "Where is the destroyer, it is called Yishi, number 204. As for this cruiser... it is called Hongyan class, ship name... Shang Yi, do you like Diao Chan, or Yang Yuhuan?"

Shang Yi was so disgusted that he licked his face and said, "Is Zhaojun successful?"

"Okay! Then the cruiser that was tested in the sea is called Zhaojun, number 301."
Chapter completed!