The battleship had no intention of anchoring, and moved slowly, slowly, slowly in the river, at a slow but unstoppable speed. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Ferdinand, who was anxious, rode his horse along with the Zhiyuan, and the military attaché and soldiers around him had been shouting with their hands in their mouths for almost twenty minutes.

This was the most humiliating day of Ferdinand's diplomatic career, and he had never been so despised after countless diplomatic negotiations.

Just as his patience was about to crumble, suddenly the deck lights were brightened, and then a group of figures appeared at the railing, because the light was behind these people, so Ferdinand couldn't see their faces clearly, and everyone's facial features were pitch black.

But through the style of the military uniforms on these people, as well as the faintly exposed Venus, he can judge that the person in the middle must be Xiao Letian, the head of the Chinese family.

At this moment, it is a time to test the quality of a diplomat, Ferdinand urged the horse forward, nodded slightly at the person in the head, and smiled: "I am Viscount Ferdinand, the French consul of Egypt, may I ask the Chinese head of state Xiao Letian on the other side?"

There was a moment of silence on his head, and a calm voice sounded, "Hello, Consul, I am Xiao Letian, may I ask why you came to see me on such a dangerous night......?

Listening to Xiao Letian's ridicule, Ferdinand was angry, but he couldn't attack yet, and he had to talk step by step according to diplomatic etiquette: "Your Excellency, this is the Canal Zone, which belongs to the actual control of France, and I am still safe here, please don't worry...... On the contrary, I am deeply concerned about the safety of Your Excellency and His Majesty the Emperor!"

"The sudden attack has caused you losses, and it has also proved that dangerous elements are trying to target you, so please drop anchor for the time being and wait for the protection of the French army?"

"I believe that with the protection of our French military along the way, your journey across the canal will be more safe......"

Xiao Letian and everyone were stunned for a moment, and said in their hearts, how have we ever seen such a brazen person, who can lick his face and say this truth, he really deserves to be a diplomat, this face is even stronger than the steel armor of the Zhiyuan.

There was silence for a moment, Xiao Letian sneered: "Are you kidding? The French army protects me? Can you hide so many artillery pieces under your own noses, and you still say that you want to protect us? I'm sorry, I don't believe in your strength, and I doubt your motives!"

Even when he was met with such an unfriendly answer, Ferdinand did not feel embarrassed at all, but said persistently: "Your Excellency, you should know that the Chinese have just broken out a war with Tsarist Russia, and there is no armistice agreement signed now...... The Middle East has always been a place where many forces have infiltrated, and maybe this attack was organized by the Russian side!"

"The canal needs order, you need security, and even the British side needs to complete the task of escorting...... There has been such a conflict, and we have to resolve it! Don't you want an answer?"

On the deck, Xiao Lotian and everyone talked about each other for a while, and then Xiao Lotian said, "What do you want?"

"Please drop anchor and stop the ship, and ask the Führer to disembark and negotiate with us...... I have already sent someone to inform the British side that General Jason has agreed to disembark for negotiations, so doesn't the Führer even have the sincerity to meet and negotiate?"

"I'm afraid I'll be in danger when I get off the ship...... You French soldiers are besieging my army, and you tell me to negotiate amicably? Do you think I'm going to believe in your sincerity?"

"Withdraw your soldiers right now, maybe I'll think about it...... Needless to say, withdraw your troops first, and then you will be qualified to negotiate!" Xiao Lotian raised his hand to stop Ferdinand's words, and blocked the old diplomat's mouth.

"You ......" Ferdinand was stuffed with nothing to say, the toughness in Xiao Letian's tone made him feel tremendous pressure, and more importantly, the close battleship gave him invisible pressure.

Negotiations are like this, not only the exchange of words, but also the collision of momentum, why do some diplomats put forward sharp opinions about the location of the negotiation venue or even the placement of a pot of flowers on the table?

It's not because he has a lot to do, but he wants to show a strong momentum through this kind of action, and that is a momentum that dominates everything.

But not today, the place and time were not chosen by Ferdinand, Xiao Letian on the Zhiyuan couldn't even see his expression, and the other party was looking down on him, and Ferdinand had to raise his head and shout by his neck.

This is the asymmetry of status, his momentum has been completely suppressed, in order to reverse the situation, he must ask for equal negotiations, invite Xiao Lotian and General Jason off the ship, and conduct equal tripartite negotiations, this is the only way out.

Ferdinand had no choice, and looked at the time of his pocket watch, which was already ten o'clock in the middle of the night, and the more it dragged on, the more disadvantageous it would be to himself, because the Zhiyuan did not have the slightest intention of stopping the ship, and even the British warship had entered the waterway at this moment.

"Order, let our men retreat...... Blow the trumpet of retreating, don't care about any evidence or not!"

"Even if you Xiao Lotian get the evidence, what can we do? As long as we in France can organize an anti-Chinese alliance, we can completely ignore your evidence...... In the end, this world is all about who has the biggest fist!"

The military attache rode his horse and galloped in the direction of the sand dunes, and before he arrived at the scene of the fight, he had already begun to blow the retreating trumpet, and the French army with a blue nose and swollen face had already vented his anger at this moment, and when he heard the order to retreat, the two sides finally distanced themselves.

Immediately after that, Hyotaro and Noheita also received the order to retreat, and now that the evidence was almost moved, the young men who had fought viciously began to retreat in the direction of the fleet with a smile wiping the blood from the corners of their mouths.

"Nohira Tai...... Chief Nohei is not ......"

"Hyotaro...... Chief Hyotaro is not ......"

Someone was calling in the dark, and then this person was brought to the two of them, "The Führer's secret order, so that the two commanders quickly dispatched their elites to search the telegraph line next to the canal...... Destroy, destroy!"

"Understood...... Resolutely complete the task!"

"Hyotaro, you lead a large army to retreat, I will take a platoon of brothers to look for the town's telegraph room, and if you find a melon, you can naturally touch the vines, and the telegraph line is still easy to find......"

In the dark of the night, there was chaos everywhere, and the strength of a platoon disappeared into the darkness without anyone noticing.

Time was pressing, there was no delay on the part of the three parties, and General Jason saw that the conflict was over, and there was no chance of military intervention at this time, so it was also a good choice to be able to personally come forward and mix a handful at the negotiating table, so soon General Jason disembarked and went ashore under the escort of the soldiers.

When he saw the negotiation place surrounded by torches, he found that Xiao Lotian had already gone ashore, and at this moment he and Consul Ferdinand had quarreled, and the smell of gunpowder on both sides was extremely strong.