The colony of the French Indochina Peninsula consisted of the three conquered kingdoms of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, which were separated from the east and west of the Kingdom of Thailand along the Mekong River, with the French Indochina Peninsula in the east and the Kingdom of Thailand in the west of the Mekong River.

Vietnam (also known as Annam, omitted below) has experienced continuous erosion by the French Expeditionary Force, and has been internally divided into three parts: Tokyo, Annam, and Cochinchina.

Cochinchina is located in the lower Mekong Delta, located in South Vietnam, also known as Nanzi, the capital of Saigon, is the seat of the Saigon Governor's Mansion in the French Indochina Peninsula and the center of French rule in the region, which has been for more than 30 years.

Saigon is a city built by the French colonists, and the buildings in the city are built after the template of Paris, with many churches and strong French architectural characteristics, and is known as the Paris of the East.

In particular, it is worth mentioning that the economic lifeline of Saigon is in the hands of the French and Chinese, and the bulk goods in and out of the city to the peddlers and pawns are all Chinese, in addition to the Ming people, there are also a large number of Qing Dynasty immigrants, accounting for as much as 4 percent of the population, forming a prosperous China Town in Jiading, Saigon.

It is one of the important node cities for the migration of Qing Dynasty people to Southeast Asia, in addition to Batavia (Jakarta) in the Dutch East Indies, Surabaya, Bandung, the British colony of Hong Kong, Singapore, Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Yangon, the capital of Myanmar, Mandalay, and Samarinda, which belongs to the Ocean Kingdom, almost throughout the entire Nanyang region, are important gathering places for overseas Chinese.

Located north of Cochinchina, Annam, also known as "Zhongqi", is geographically narrow in the shape of a long strip, like the middle stick of a barbell, the area was conquered by the French Expeditionary Force from 1883 to 1885, ruled for 10 years, and its capital is located in Hue.

Tokyo is located at the northern end, also known as "Beiqi", where Hanoi, the capital of the former Annam Kingdom, is located, and the Vietnamese call themselves the Great Southern Empire, but now only Hanoi is left.

To the north was the vast area under the jurisdiction of Gu Zhiwen, the governor of the Qing Dynasty, the de facto controller of the northern part of the country, and the headquarters surrounded the Hanoi region from three directions, and to the south, which had been fully occupied by the French and reduced to an outright colony.

The headquarters of the French Expeditionary Force was located in Hanoi, and the French Expeditionary Force had accumulated heavy troops in the area, which showed that the French had not completely given up their intention to invade the north, but were just waiting for the opportunity.

1894 was the year of the First Sino-Japanese War, and it was also a turbulent year for the world.

The German Emperor Wilhelm II completely controlled the imperial government, did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to start building the high seas fleet, and actively pursued the colonial expansion policy of "world Germany", not only vigorously participated in the colonial competition in Africa, but also sent the Far East Fleet to Asia to find suitable colonies, and the first target was the Jiaodong Peninsula.

The British Empire had just taken over the African colony of Uganda and was looking for its next target.

In North Africa, the French were trying to expand the territory of Elgeria, and the Kingdom of Italy was in serious trouble.

In 1890, Italy annexed the northern territories it had seized from Ethiopia with its Eritrean colony, and began to build infrastructure in the area, building roads, bridges, water facilities and towns, at great expense.

The Kingdom of Ethiopia was outraged by the actions of the Kingdom of Italy to build on other people's land, and the Royal Government refused to accept the colonial demands and did not recognize its occupation, but actively began to rearm the war with the help of the British. The steady flow of smuggled arms from the Somali region has greatly increased the proportion of the Kingdom of Ethiopia equipped with muskets and increased the combat capability of the indigenous army.

On 12 February 1893, Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia informed the Italian Government that, as of 2 May 1894, he would cease to perform all the rights and obligations of the Treaty of Usali.

Dare to break ground on Tai Sui's head, is this worth it?

The Italian royal government was filled with righteous indignation, and immediately sent 15,000 troops to the African region, and handed it over to General Balatieri to command an armed invasion of Ethiopia, preparing to completely destroy the Kingdom of Ethiopia in one fell swoop, so that they could taste the power of the Italians.

Now in this highland country of North Africa, war has broken out.

Across the Mozambique Channel, the Kingdom of Madagascar was invaded by French forces on a major scale, and after years of internal strife, the kingdom had decayed and collapsed in the face of French conquest and became its new colony.

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Not to be outdone, the African Expeditionary Force belonging to the Ocean Kingdom, which had been operating in the Kingdom of Madagascar for many years, sent two main regiments of the Mobile Division to land on the island, stabbed them out, and cut the island of Madagascar in half in one fell swoop, with the southern part owned by France and the northern part owned by the Ocean Kingdom.

The foreign colonizers had a very tacit understanding, and now the two sides have begun to sweep away and encircle the internal resistance forces step by step, stabilize the social security environment, and gradually begin to establish colonial rule, and have no energy to start a dog-eat-dog struggle for the time being.

Poor Malagascar, after more than 100 years of struggle, finally fell to the hands of the colonizers.

Across the Mozambique Channel

The overseas territories of the Ocean Kingdom are in full swing of construction, the second phase of the construction of the railway in the Lake Malawi area has entered the final stage, the railway line continues to extend to the north, and is only less than 70 kilometers away from the northernmost Weiyuan Fort, which is expected to be roughly repaired before the end of the year, and after more than half a year of platform and railway facilities signal light construction, it can be officially opened to traffic.

The construction of the second major railway project, the Zambezi Railway, which runs from east to west along the Zambezi River, will form a cross-rail network with the Malawi Railway, further improving the transportation of goods and people in the region and providing sufficient impetus for economic development.

In the southern part of Mozambique, the South African region

The Boer-dominated Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free Territory, two small countries that do not know what to do, further tightened the restrictions on British businessmen investing in gold mines, investing in the financial industry and real estate there, and even Li Fushou also suffered heavy losses, and the bank he invested in with the Count of Caernarvon was banned, and this wave lost at least more than 2 million pounds, and the Count of Canafon suffered even more heavy losses, and he was already furious.

Relations between British businessmen and the Boer government continued to be strained, and the British De Beers Mining Company was devastated in this highly targeted attack, laying the groundwork for a future reversal between the two sides.

The Boer regime was not looking back on the road to death, and the British had made a naked threat of war, but the strong Boers regarded it as air, and in this respect they were indeed fiercer, stronger, and more reckless than the kingdoms of the ocean.

in East Asia

Britain and the government of Fuso formally signed the "Anglo-Japanese Maritime and Commercial Treaty", in which Britain gave the government of Fuso equal treatment between countries, abolished the concession imposed on it, universal consular jurisdiction, abolished special trade preferential treatment, and allowed Fuso to levy higher customs taxes on British goods, thus ending the high position of the British in Fuso.

After Britain and Japan signed a separate treaty, they were notified to other countries, causing an uproar among other powers that enjoyed special interests in Japan.

The United States was the first to open the door to Fuso with strong ships and artillery, so it had the most extensive interests in Fuso, and the Ocean Kingdom had the largest concession in Nagasaki Prefecture (shared with the British).

Fire and theft prevention London!

Dealing with Britain, it is necessary to prevent it from striking back.

On the second day of the formal signing of the Anglo-Japanese Treaty, the Sino-Japanese War officially broke out on the Korean Peninsula, which opened a sea and land war in East Asia that lasted throughout the First Sino-Japanese War.

After a day and a night

The train entered Melbourne Station with a long whistle and then slowly stopped, and the depressurized steam enveloped the steam locomotive with a high-pitched whistling sound, filling the platform with a thick white mist.

Lieutenant Colonel Bian Chunsong, wearing a crisp uniform, walked out of the platform with his luggage.

In front of his eyes, the new Melbourne presented in front of his eyes, most of the buildings lined with streets are newly built, with a strong Chinese architectural style, high ridges and eaves structure, and the main body is made of concrete or stone walls, which is strong and durable.

Australia is a region where Chinese and Western cultures collide fiercely, a variety of architectural styles are mixed, over the years have given birth to a new Chinese architectural style, this architectural style abandons wood as the main structure, mostly uses concrete and rock stacking structure, most of the buildings along the street are mainly 2~4 floors, the roof is the traditional high eaves and heavy palaces, it looks magnificent and magnificent.

Melbourne's city streets are filled with Western-style churches and bungalows, which have left an indelible mark on history and have become the hallmark of this southern metropolis, as well as a number of new temples and Taoist temples that have a strong visual impact in different styles from East to West.

Bian Chunsong called a passenger carriage at the gate of the railway station and soon came to the warehouse street.

There is a large shop here that operates a grain, oil and daily miscellaneous business, Bian Chunsong just got off the carriage, and the shopkeeper inside greeted him with his men and greeted him attentively; "Master, you're back!"

"Well, is there anything else going on in the store?"

"Back to the master, everything is normal recently, the armored regiment only came to buy a batch of grain, oil and vegetables a few days ago, and I made an appointment to buy another batch in the next two days, so in the evening, a batch of new goods will be sent to the ranch, and the business on the counter is very good, I have been urging the guys to be careful, please rest assured."

"That's good, you've worked hard."

The shopkeeper is called Bian Shouli, who is Bian Chunsong's distant uncle according to his seniority, and is now responsible for managing the grain, oil and grocery business of Xinxinghu Ranch in the Melbourne area, which is also one of Bian Chunsong's industries.

The grain and oil produced in the pasture are simply processed, the grain is molted and ground into flour, and the soybeans are pressed into oil and shipped here for sale.

Not to mention anything else, Bian Chunsong's armored regiment will buy all the grain, oil and food from here, plus some other big customers and city residents, and he can easily earn thousands of pounds a year.