C444 Voyage in the Mediterranean

The Xiao Letian five thousand kilometers away, Xiao Letian did not realize that the Ryukyu he was managing had already started to show signs of internal strife. The Glazed sphere aboriginals forces, which were represented by Cai Mao, Jin Changsen and the others, had already had a very serious disagreement with the external forces of the continent, such as Liang Kun.

In their minds, the French and English were no different from the original Japanese Shimadzu Family. They were all just a group of bandits that came for the benefit of everyone, as long as they did not overthrow the kingdom of the Ryukyu, everyone could endure the hardships they had to endure.

After surviving hundreds of years under the rule of the Shimadzu Family, who would care about having a new master riding on their head? As for the hope that Xiao Letian brought to everyone, just treat it as a dream.

On the other hand, the group of people that Xiao Letian had brought from the continent had completely different thoughts from the Glazed sphere aboriginals. On the other hand, the group of people that Xiao Letian had brought from the continent had completely different thoughts from the Glazed sphere aboriginals.

As for Liang Kun, he did not have a good impression of the foreigners. While he was fighting in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, he had even fought with the Gun team led by the British Gordon.

The two factions in Ryukyu were in a stalemate. One of them harbored some fantasies towards the foreign invaders, hoping to get peace with less deaths. As for the other faction, they clearly saw the nature of the Western Powers, and knew that these hungry wolves would definitely not have any kind heart, so the so-called negotiation was just a scam.

The young King truly admired Xiao Letian, and he completely accepted the idea that Xiao Letian had instilled inside him. However, he had grown up in the Ryukyu, so he had to listen to the opinions of the old officials who had watched him grow up.

More importantly, Liuzhu Military and Civilians had died way too many times in these few days of indiscriminate bombing. This had already exceeded the limit of what the people of a small island could bear.

The conflicted Shang Tai agreed to see Gong Cheng and the others in the end, and decided to meet him. Thus, Gong Banlun's scheme for the first half came to a close. The old traitor, who had a good understanding of human nature, once again played around with a country in his palm.

However, all of this was something that Xiao Letian was completely unaware of. In the era when telegraph line s had not revolved around the entire world, the efficiency of information transmission was extremely low. Xiao Letian never would have imagined that this famous traitor, Gong Banlun, would suddenly step in.

"Brothers, did you see that? The island to the north was Crete, where the legendary Minos Maze was built... To the north of the island is Greece, the birthplace of European civilization... Further north is the historic Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia... "

"This is a huge piece of land, the origin of European civilization. It is also the gunpowder barrel for thousands of years in Europe, and since then, wars have been going on in this land, where the Mediterranean civilization and the Nordic civilization have clashed, where Asian civilization and European civilization have intersected. Different cultures have different ideas, and although brilliant civilizations have been created, countless conflicts have been built up!"

"Brothers, all of you better remember this. From today onwards, you must keep your eyes on this place. The Balkan powder keg will not stop since ancient times. War here is the mainstream. Who knows, one day this place will become the fuse of the world war …"

Xiao Letian had already left the Portugal merchant ship a long time ago, as the British Fleet escorted him across the English Channel. Soon after, the Portugal's Navy also dispatched two small warships to escort him.

After the ship passed through the Strait of Gibraltar, the Italian Navy that was already waiting here accepted the escort mission. Until now, the new army officers and soldiers still could not forget the Strait of Gibraltar's ship exchange ceremony, that scene shook the entire Europe.

Gibraltar was the Mediterranean's transport throat to the Atlantic Ocean, a place where ships flowed day and night. None of the captains or sailors could imagine what the Italian battleships, which had been moored in the middle of the straits for two days, were up to.

When the exchange of ships began, the three Italian frigate fired 21 shots, scaring the surrounding merchant ships into hiding. They thought the Italians were going to kill a bunch of pirates.

In the end, it was clear to the passing ships that the Italian navy had been waiting for Prime Minister Xiao Letian and his regiment, the Eastern Miracle Group, which had shocked all of Europe.

"Oh my god, is this the Chinese Army who relied on her own body to fight against the French cavalry?"

"Is this the Eastern Knight Group that bravely saved the orphans in the fire field of the hamburger, and made the Church praise them endlessly?"

"That's them, the creator of the miracle of the stone bridge … Their miracles are no less than those of the Spartan warriors of 300 BC, the Spartans of the East! "

Under the operation of such a large amount of gold, the entire Europe started to have yellow tornadoes. The people from all walks of life praised Xiao Letian and his army together, and with such an exaggerated tone, Xiao Letian felt ashamed of his thick skin.

Right now, in the whole of Europe, other than a few sour and doubtful words from the pro-French Emperor newspapers, the remaining 80% or more of the media had already become Xiao Letian's official publicist.

Maybe the French Intelligence found some information on how the Chinese and German funds bribed the editors of the major newspapers. However, in front of the surging public, this sort of boring attack was quickly forgotten by the public.

At that moment, Strait of Gibraltar suddenly whistled loudly, the sound was so loud that it even suppressed the explosion of the ceremonial cannons. Other than the French ships, all the other boats started to send Xiao Letian and the rest off with their whistles, the deck was filled with people waving at them.

The Trip of the Mediterranean had become a glorious journey for Xiao Letian. On the way, countless merchant ships and warships approached the Italian frigate, honked their flutes, fired their cannons, and sent Xiao Letian off. No one knew where they got the news of him.

Amongst the Poo War, Italy and Prussia were firm allies, one was in charge of the north battle while the other was in charge of the south. However, the Italians' Wu Yong seemed to have been used up since the time of the Ancient Rome.

In the end, even when the Austrian transferred a large number of troops from the south to support the north, the Italian Army did not have many decent battles.

Thanks to the extraordinary performance of the Prussian Legion, Italy was able to enjoy the fruits of its victory. With a powerful ally, the road to unification of Italy was destined to be much smoother.

Xiao Letian's contributions during the Sada battle were obvious to all of Europe. That was to say that the Italians owed him a favor as well, and not just Prussia.

In order to return the favor, Italy had used a small amount of its naval power to protect Xiao Letian in the Mediterranean. Furthermore, it was possible that the Italians had deliberately been carefree along the way, so the number of ships that had come to send him off was innumerable.

Seeing how smart the Italians were, the Prussian used their core interests to repay the favor, while Italy used their face to repay the favor, how smart was this business?

After the fleet passed Crete, it was not far from the main point of this journey, the Sinai Peninsula. The security forces behind the island would be handed over to the Prussian and British intelligence agencies.

Just as Xiao Letian was explaining the long history and geopolitics of the Balkans to his brothers, the Italian Captain walked over with a solemn face. However, according to the latest intelligence, the French increased their forces at the port three days ago, and we believe that they may be trying to harm you … "

"Additional troops? How much did it increase? " Xiao Letian asked nervously, he had completely lost hope in Napoleon III's character.

"This is information from Prussia. An additional three thousand troops by sight."

"Three thousand?" Xiao Letian turned his eyes and smiled as he shook his head: "No need to worry, this is the Emperor of France demonstrating to me, he is just giving me face, in addition, he is increasing the number of troops because of Xiang Zhuang's sword dance. On the surface, it looks like he is targeting me, but not only is he attacking the British, he is also attacking them from the inside, don't worry!"

Xiao Letian had guessed it right, the reinforcements for Napoleon III this time round were really not here to deal with Xiao Letian. Although he hated Xiao Letian to the point that the roots of his teeth had started to itch, governing a country was not because of anger, but through meticulous planning.

Inside Versailles, Napoleon III had a gloomy expression as he flipped through the documents on his desk. There were a large number of diplomatic documents and a lot of intelligence reports.

The huge Hall of Mirrors was the emperor's lonely figure. Since Molière left, he was even more lonely and often sat inside the Hall of Mirrors in a daze while mumbling to himself. The surrounding Attendant all privately guessed that the emperor must have gone mad.

"Hehe …" The American ambassador also jumped out? A weak and weak country that had just finished a civil war, how could it dare to point fingers at the France's foreign policy? Do you really think that you can dominate the North America just because we had a small setback in Mexico? A bunch of bastards … "

"The Italian Navy's escort, Xiao Letian? Not a single weak States who has yet to achieve unity has already jumped out. Do you really think that you can become stronger by relying on Prussia? Don't forget that the Germany is just a States, Prussia is just one of them! "Stupid pig …"

Every time Napoleon flipped through a piece of information that made him angry, he would curse loudly. Fortunately, there was no one else in the Hall of Mirrors, if this news were to spread to an emperor of a country, his reputation as a country would drop by a lot.

"What?" The damned Bismark actually dared to protest to me! Who does he think he is … " When Napoleon opened another document, the words within made him fly into a rage.

In that diplomatic protest, Bismark strongly condemned the crime of secretly supporting the Austria's artillery and war funds. He also strongly condemned the despicable act of the French Navy attacking the Prime Minister of the Ryukyu.

"Shameless Bismark, you actually dared to deny the previous secret agreement? You actually dare not give me the Rhine's territory? How dare you deceive me? "Revenge, France will take revenge …"

How could Napoleon not be angry? Before the Poo War, in order to find the France's neutrality, Bismark had promised to cede a portion of the Rhine's territory to France after winning. Now that Prussia had won, this big bearded man actually had no face to go back on his words.

"Enemies, all of them are enemies. Why are there enemies all around me?!" The emperor's angry roar sounded again in the Hall of Mirrors.