There was a lot of opposition among the rebels, with some fearing for the safety of the gold and fearing that the Westerners would swallow it. However, it took a few days for the rebels to purge these opponents, so that they did not dare to oppose the decision of the "scripture holders" who were part of the supreme decision.

Boxes filled with gold coins and foreign exchange were taken out of the state treasury and bank vaults, filled with almost a hundred trucks, and then were transferred to the cruisers "Danton" and "Ocean" of the East Frankish kingdom, respectively. On November 22, 304, the cruisers "Danton" and "Ocean", escorted by two destroyers, together with the supply ship "Normandy" in East Francia, left the port of Chakhbal.

A member of the Fang Tianjiao rebels, who was on duty on the dock in the port of Chakhbal, watched the East Francian warship leave the dock, turned back to his friends and said: "Rujani, I forgot to bring bread to my family today, you can take it for me for a while, I will be back soon." ”

"Okay, you hurry up, in case the post is checked above, I can only say that you went to the toilet, but I can't hide it for a while." Rujani said.

At the same time, on a fishing boat outside the harbor, a man in fisherman's costume was fishing in the bow of the boat, and when he saw the East Francian warship leaving the port, he immediately returned to the cabin and said to one of the people inside: "Send a report: At 11 a.m. the day after tomorrow, send four fishing nets." ”

A few minutes later, a middle-aged man dressed as a businessman walked briskly into the post office and wrote in the telegram: "Food is scarce, and we urgently need 400 boxes of butter, which must be sent to Chakhbal within 11 days." Then it was handed over to the help desk.

"Please send it to the Augel Chamber of Commerce in Mogadishu."

A telegram censor came up and said, "Where are you from?" Mr. ”

"Roman, is the manager of the branch of the Ogle Chamber of Commerce in East Africa in Saman, a food importer."

The telegram censor looked at his telegram, then motioned to the attendant to approve the delivery, and said slightly apologetically: "I beg your understanding, sir, that this is a necessary measure to defend the sectarian regime. Does your company have any other food items that can I buy some? ”

"It should be no problem, please leave your home address, and I will ask the company's staff to send it to you."

"Thank you so much, if you need help in the future, just come to me, there is almost no food on the market at present, and the children at home are really pitiful, thank you so much!" The telegram censor said.

About half an hour later, a telegram was received aboard the "Southridge".

"They came out and left the port of Chakhbal at 11 a.m. today." Luo Bingye looked at the newspaper and said.

Huo Xunchi walked over to the chart table, "They should be here now!" He tapped his finger on the map and said, "Start as planned!" ”

……

The East Franconian fleet was sailing along a route close to the Saman coast, nominally on an official visit to the Kingdom of Sindh.

François Coubert stood on the bridge of the "Danton" and looked at the sparkling sea at noon, and could not help but breathe a long sigh of relief. The task was so daunting and not easy to accomplish that the Jabbar regime finally agreed to hand over half of its treasury reserves to the West for "safekeeping" under the coercion of the Paris and Byzantine military advisers.

What are the consequences if the task is not completed?

"Mr. Kubert, what should I do if I encounter Tang Guo or other patrol fleets?" Captain Bastino came over and asked.

"Nothing is a problem, Captain. The reason why the Supreme Council requested the dispatch of warships to carry out this difficult task was because of the fear for the safety of the consignments. Kupert said that it was a covert operation, and now no one in the fleet knew what was being loaded on the warship except him. The Tang people will not risk war to intercept us, and our smooth entry into the port of Samani has already shown this, and they can only watch from the sidelines, and there is no other way. You know, attacking another country's warship is tantamount to declaring war. ”

"Well, I see what you mean, these Orientals are just some paper tigers who are very lustful!" Bastino said.

"Unknown fleet spotted in front right!" At this time, the shouts of lookouts suddenly came from the speakers.

Suddenly the sirens sounded on the warship, and the crew ran to the deck and rushed to their combat positions.

Bastino raised his binoculars and looked out into the distance, where several large warships were heading in their direction at high speed under a cloudy sky, white spray in the bow.

"It is coming towards us, it should be the fleet of the Tang people, and it should be led by their two 'Green Ridge' class battleships." Colonel Bastino put down his binoculars and turned to Coubert.

"Impossible, maybe it's a warship from another country?" Kupert said as if comforting himself.

"Mr. Commissioner, I am a naval commander, and I have been dealing with pictures of warships of various countries all day long, and I have seen them with my own eyes at sea, please trust the judgment of a naval commander." Bastino handed the telescope to Kubert. The latter took the telescope and carefully looked at the sea in the distance, at this time, the Datang fleet had approached about ten nautical miles, and the outline of the incoming ship could already be seen clearly.

"That's right, it's a battleship, you're right, Captain." Kubert said.

"They're obviously coming at us, Commissioner Kubert, maybe they'll ask to be boarded and searched!" Bastino's last words made Kubert nervous.

"Why?"

"They have declared an arms embargo on Samani and have the right to require any vessel approaching Samani territorial waters to be inspected, which is in line with international practice." Bastino said.

"No, it must not be agreed that they should be allowed to board the ship! This is the supreme order! Kubert said.

"But we are no match for them at all, the other side seems to have two battleships and two cruisers, and some light cruisers, but which of them is stronger than us." "Maybe we'll have to hide within the territorial waters, and then there's nothing they can do." ”

"What is the territorial sea line?"

"All turn left! Full speed ahead to the coast! Ignoring Kubert's doubts, Bastino quickly gave the order.

The East Franconian fleet began to turn and head at full speed towards a wide, shallow bay on the coast. Gradually, the color of the water began to lighten, and because of the sediment on the shore, it took on the color of earth.

"Watch the depth of the water!" Bastino ordered, and then he felt a little more relaxed, so he turned to Coubert and said: "The territorial sea line means that it is within the territory of Spain, and the international law of the sea stipulates that the sea area 3 nautical miles from the coast belongs to the territorial sea of the coastal state, and if you attack here, it will be tantamount to violating the sovereignty of Saman." ”

At this time, the deputy captain said: "They have caught up and are sending out a light signal!" ”