1895 Suez Trap
The strategy of the French intelligence agencies is still very vicious, and they will definitely not dare to attack blatantly, after all, it is the British who escort the escort, but it is still possible to take advantage of the aborigines of the desert. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
The Bedouins are a nomadic group of pastoralists in the Middle East and North Africa, who migrate in search of water and grass, and rely on grazing and trade to make money, although war is also a means of making money.
These Buraku people don't have any concept of state, they only have religion and family in their hearts, as long as they don't violate their religion and don't hurt their family, if you give them money, they will die for you.
The French procured a batch of Austrian-made artillery through various channels, which were then operated by the Bedouins, while they themselves hid behind and commanded them remotely.
In their plan, no matter how powerful the Zhiyuan is, how can the dense fire of twenty-two howitzers injure him, as long as the Zhiyuan is scarred, the French side can naturally ask him to anchor in the Great Bitter Lake for repairs.
No one can say anything about this reason, do you always have to repair the ship if it breaks down! And in the event of such a serious attack, you Chinese must also cooperate with the investigation?
When the time comes, the French warships will block the northern exit of the canal to Port Said, and it is difficult to say when you will be let go.
Xiao Lotian needs time, and so does French Emperor Napoleon III, and when he traps Xiao Lotian in Egypt, the French diplomats will have plenty of time to sing.
Using all possibilities, Napoleon III must reach an anti-Chinese alliance, must unilaterally try Xiao Lotian and the Chinese for war crimes, and must detain the Chinese in advance for launching the invasion.
France's natural allies, such as Spain, Portugal, and the closer Netherlands, Belgium, and other countries, would certainly echo the French proposal.
If you try it again, maybe the emperor can still get a commitment from the Vatican, after all, the Vatican is now relying on the protection of the French army.
With the support of the Holy See, coupled with the vassals of many small countries, France was able to put pressure on Britain, and he was well aware of Benjamin's ill intentions towards Xiao Letian, as long as Napoleon III came up with enough prices, Britain would still be able to wake up.
Britain, France and Russia joined forces, plus several small countries agreed, then the fate of the Chinese was certain, first put diplomatic pressure on him, and gave him an impossible condition to force Xiao Lotian to sign.
If you don't sign it, you will want to live in Asia, sink your warship directly in Egypt, and then join forces on an expedition to East Asia, and take all the rich Chinese territories into your pocket.
What a perfect plan, Napoleon III needed only time, all he needed was time to convince the British. As for public opinion, get out, as long as Xiao Lotian is dead, the Chinese will perish and public opinion will still be useless!
The people are always forgetful, and the three-minute heat is what they say, and as long as the victory of France continues, those traitors will eventually be swept into the dust of history.
The sand control canvas was finally laid, and from the side of the Great Bitter Lake, no one could have imagined that there was an artillery position hidden behind the sand dunes, and that the Suez Canal was full of ships, and the goods from the East and the West reached the world here.
The French spy with a cigarette in his mouth stood at the top of the sand dune, looking out at the blue Great Bitter Lake, watching the boats lining up on the lake suddenly spit out the cigarette roll into the air with a pop.
"In less than four or five days, this will be the grave of the Chinese! Dare to challenge the glory of His Majesty, you will end up with only one death!"
The trap has been arranged, and at this moment it is waiting for the prey to fall into the net, and the French know very well that there is no time to go around the Cape of Good Hope now, and such a large combined fleet, the supply along the way is also a big problem.
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Changing plans around the African coastline will surely catch the African colonies off guard, and fresh water and food will be easy to solve, but what about the coal?
Therefore, there are only two choices in front of Xiao Letian, one is to return to Asia by the same route, so that it is better as long as he escapes, Europe will still be in France's decision, and Britain will give up protecting Xiao Lotian at that time.
And the second way is to cross the Suez Canal, but is this canal so good?
The Chinese fleet anchored in Sri Lanka finally arrived on time on the third day, and on the day of departure, countless natives from the port poured out to see off the Chinese.
It has to be said that the purchasing power of these Chinese is too strong, and the three-month storage of those gem merchants in the port of Galle was sold out in three days.
Of course, with Wang Chen's joke of buying gems for twenty silver coins in the front, the brothers in the back were much more cautious, and basically bought good jewelry at a very suitable price.
The Chinese army was already well paid, and these veterans had money in their hands, and the finely minted dragon silver coins became almost the hard currency of Galle Harbor, and even the British were willing to collect a few.
When the news of the departure of these Chinese spread throughout the port, thousands of local natives said goodbye with tears in their eyes: "When will you come, we will leave you another batch of good gems."
"Hey, I've never seen such generous customers in so many years, if they can come once a month, this day will be better!"
Sri Lanka was destined to be just a small stop on the journey, and no matter how reluctant the combined fleet was, it still disappeared in front of them, and these indigenous people did not know that the next time they met these Chinese would be more than twenty years later.
That is, after 20 years, the powerful Chinese can finally break through the blockade of the British and insert a hard foot in the gem industry in Sri Lanka, and at that time the monopoly of the British can no longer tie the hands and feet of the Chinese, and the gem industry in Sri Lanka has officially entered a stage of rapid development.
Only then will the most miserable gem miners be saved.
Four days later, the combined fleet joined up with twelve other Indian ships in the Gulf of Aden, bringing the total number of ships to 35.
The entire Red Sea was full of British flags fluttering, and warships of all sizes protected the Zhiyuan and began to move northward, and the entire route was completely exploded.
"O Allah! What's wrong with the British? Are they going to go to war?"
"No, it's not a war, I heard from the Italian sailors, the emperor of China is coming, and a prime minister of the Chinese nationality is here to escort the British!"
"The Emperor of China? It's incredible, doesn't it mean that the emperors of China are not allowed to leave the palace?
"Give way, give way immediately, get out of the way of the main channel"
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