Xiao Letian's trip to Europe said that it is safe and safe, a rising star in East Asian politics and the powerful prime minister of the Ryukyu Kingdom, which is enough to be courteous to any Western country. Watermark Ad Test: Watermark Ad Test

But that's just courtesy, Britain and France will give Xiao Letian a lot of face, but they will definitely monitor Xiao Letian's every move the whole time, and they don't mind messing up the friendship agreement between him and any country, especially the rising Prussian Germany.

There was no real friendship between nations at all, and the royal families of Europe were now basically a network of relatives left over from the Habsburgs, and they were very close to each other.

But this kind of intimate relationship can not change the strict law of the jungle, the competition between countries is always bloody, regardless of the British Isles on the sea, let's say that Prussia's close neighbor France, if they know that Xiao Lotian has come to Europe, I am afraid that the intelligence officers of the entire Mediterranean coast will be dispatched.

They will try their best to invite Xiao Lotian to Paris, let the drinking parties and dances slow him down, and then slowly work out the purpose of his trip. Want to cross the border to Prussia? No, no, no, France will have 10,000 reasons to hold you back.

Of course, Xiao Lotian can also choose to cross Gibraltar and go straight to Hamburg by sea through the Strait of Dover, but I am afraid that it will take an extra month, and if there is an accident on the way, I am afraid that the Prussian war will start, and he will not be able to reach Germany.

"Time, the most urgent thing now is time, it is the beginning of April, if history does not change greatly, in two months the Prussian army will go south, the small states supporting Austria will soon go to war with Prussia, in seven weeks Austria will be declared defeated, and the Treaty of Prague will be signed into force......"

"That's it, I'll grab this month, I must see Bismarck before the war, and my Xiao Lotian forces must be involved. Didn't Qingliu all scold me for being a-stirring stick of the Great Qing Kingdom? Today I will be a-stirring stick of Europa again! Mess up, the political situation is more chaotic, and the more chaotic it is, the better it will be for China......

Xiao Letian understands that since the First Opium War, when the Qing Dynasty was forced to open the country, countless opportunities to rise and become powerful have been missed in vain, and it is really regrettable to think about it.

Just as Xiao Lotian was standing on the deck and carefully analyzing the situation, he didn't know that in the port of the famous port in Egypt that they had just left, a small security chaos was taking place.

In a flat-roofed stucco house typical of Egyptian style, a middle-aged man of Northern European appearance pushes two pockets of silver coins to an Arab merchant, who nods his head in acknowledgment.

"This escort mission is top secret, and you have to swear to Allah that you will never reveal a word...... Of course, if you dare to leak it, I don't have to punish you Allah, and I will personally send you to hell......"

The Arab merchant quickly stood up and pointed to the roof of the house and whispered something, as if he was taking an oath.

At the last moment of taking the oath, suddenly the wooden door of the house was kicked open, and large leather boots and foreign guns and bayonets went straight inside.

"Catch him, this lone wolf in the Middle East, it looks like you've made another big deal, can you sue me?" spoke a French army captain, and under his command more than a dozen muskets surrounded the two men in the room.

The spineless businessman was the first to raise his hands and shouted desperately in Arabic, confessing all the causes and consequences of this meeting before he could be interrogated.

The Prussian spy nicknamed the lone wolf smiled bitterly, it seemed that this mission was a complete failure, and the French hounds had a keen sense of smell.

The French captain, who was fluent in Arabic, heard that day that a mysterious group of Chinese had left the port by ship under the protection of German intelligence, and a bad feeling suddenly flooded his heart.

"Lone wolf, I think you also know my torture methods, we are both gentlemen in the civilized world, I hope you don't let me be rude, a little cooperation is good for both parties...... Now tell me, what are those Chinese doing? Why do they deserve the protection of Prussian intelligence?"

The lone wolf didn't speak, just reached out to take the cup of black tea in front of him, and before his fingers could touch the teacup, he heard a bang, and a smoking bullet hole appeared on the table a centimeter in front of his index finger.

"Would you like tea? It's better to be honest, you have to remember that our French fleet has the largest number and the most powerful firepower in the Mediterranean, and the time you delay will not help at all......"

The lone wolf glanced at him, and he didn't care at all, "If you want to get my information, then you'd better be polite, my mouth is very dry, and I need the moisturization of black tea......" After speaking, he continued to reach for the cup of black tea.

The captain didn't stop this time, and the lone wolf finally drank the warm cup of tea, "Ah...... It's really good, it's a pity it's Indian black tea, and it would be even better if you had a cup of Chinese black tea. ”

After speaking, he waved his hand at the captain, "You come here, I will tell you the secret ...... of the Orientals," and just as the captain's ear was close to the lone wolf's mouth, the lone wolf said with a sneer.

"That's a big man you can't imagine, that's an elusive and magical person...... Poof!" Halfway through the words, a mouthful of red blood spurted out, and half of the captain's body was stained red.

The lone wolf grabbed the captain with a trembling hand, and a strange smile appeared on his face, "With ...... Go with questions...... Let's go to hell...... "The head tilted, and the lone wolf died of poison.

"Ahh............h

The French captain was already mad, he took out a handkerchief to wipe the blood from his body, pointed at the merchant and shouted, "Torture, tell me all the secrets in his stomach...... This group of damned Prussians, it's just stubborn stones......"

Ten minutes later, all the French and merchant ships in the harbor were anchored, and they began to cast their nets and pounce on the Mediterranean Sea with the latest orders, to find the mysterious group of Chinese.

By 1866, telegraph lines had begun to spread across the continent, but they were not networked, and many unwired areas still relied on the speed of horses for transmission.

With the port of Cyprus as the center, a coded message that only the French could understand began to stretch along the coastline in the north and south directions, and almost all the French intelligence agencies and garrisons received this bizarre message.

The receiver of the telegraph station was ticking on the transmitter, and when the message was transcribed, the soldiers outside the door rode fast horses to the next telegraph station.

The French lighthouse on the coast kept sending signals to their own ships in the ocean, with only one content: 'Search for an Italian merchant ship in the Mediterranean Sea and seize a group of Chinese on the merchant ship'.

In just two days, even if the Mediterranean Sea exploded, French ships, whether warships or civilian merchant ships, would send light signals and flags whenever they met, and copy the news.

So one was passed from one to two, and two to four, and three days later even the British knew about it, and they even informed the defenders of the Strait of Gibraltar to guard against an Italian merchant ship.

The whole Mediterranean coast was in a stir, and no one knew what the French and British were smoking, let alone what the Italian merchant ship had offended them. As for the news of the mysterious guest in China, it is even more incredible to all Europeans.

There were tens of thousands of ships in the Mediterranean, and soon a huge search network covered the entire ocean with the mobilization of the French, coupled with the strict defense of the Strait of Gibraltar, everyone believed that it was only a matter of time before these Chinese were found.

The crisis was getting closer and closer, and even Xiao Lotian felt the severity of the problem until the fourth day, and on the evening of the fourth day of entering the sea, a small French frigate actually appeared on the sea, and sent a light signal to the merchant ship from a long distance, asking the ship to stop for inspection.

"Damn, the French are too arrogant, what right does he have to inspect our Italian ships, this is Sicily, not their French offshore ......"

"Let's rush over with a full sail and give these proud roosters face, and don't bother with them......"

There was a tumultuous shouting on the deck, and the Italian sailors pointed at the frigate and cursed. At this time, Paul, the German intelligence officer who escorted Xiao Letian and his party, and Alexander, the Italian captain, hurriedly walked over.

"Guests from China, we are in trouble now, the French have gone mad, they have forced us to stop the ship for inspection, you must be mentally prepared......" said the captain with a roar.

At this time, the German intelligence officer Paul also spoke: "Honorable Prime Minister, please rest assured that we will protect your safety, but I am afraid that I will be wronged by you." We have two options, one is to run away with sails, and we are seventy percent sure that we will get rid of the entanglement of the French warships while it is night......"

"And the second way is to be more passive, I hope you can hide in the crates of dried fish, I don't think these French people are crazy enough to open every crate of goods......"

Before Paul could finish speaking, he saw a sudden flash of red light on the frigate in the distance, followed by a thunderous cannon sound, and then a huge column of water rose into the sky a hundred meters in front of the merchant ship.

"The French have opened fire! Oh my God, are these bastards going crazy? Are Italy and France at war now? Crazy, all crazy!"

At this time, the French frigate sent another light signal, this time in a more stern tone, and if they did not stop the ship, they would aim at the hull and open fire.

Xiao Lotian smiled bitterly and said, "I'm afraid we only have one way to escape, the French are now ready to dismantle the ship, do you think a few wooden boxes can be tricked? What are you doing stupidly, hurry up and sail away......"

The Italian captain took both the Prussian and Chinese money this time, and their only task was to safely send the Chinese to the vicinity of Marseille and join the receiving troops, including all the sailors, who were also paid three times the usual salary.

Taking people's money and people to eliminate disasters, these Italians still have business ethics, and when they saw that the shape was not good, they actually rushed to the north with full sails.

"Accelerate and accelerate, we are a triangular clipper, the frigate will definitely not be able to catch up, run while the night is ......"

Xiao Lotian stood on the deck and shouted in English, "Brave sailors, as long as you can complete the mission, I will reward each of you with a hundred gold francs!"

"Hooray!" cheered excitedly at the bow and stern. R1052