C1896 Suez Trap

The French intelligence agency's plan was quite vicious. They did not dare to attack openly. After all, the one escorting them was British, but it was still possible to make use of the natives in the desert.

Bedouin was a group of nomads in the North African region of the Middle East. They travelled by water grass and relied on grazing and trading to make money. Of course, war was also a way to make a fortune.

These tribesmen did not have any concept of a country. They only had their religion and their family in their hearts. As long as you did not violate their religion and did not harm their family, they would work for you if you gave them money.

The French had purchased a batch of Austria Cannons through various channels and were then controlled by the Bedouin, while they themselves were hidden at the back, directing by remote control.

In their plans, no matter how strong the Zhiyuan Warship was, they would still be able to injure him with 22 howitzers fired at the same time. As long as the Zhiyuan Warship was riddled with wounds, the French side would naturally request for him to park inside the Great Bitter Lake to do some maintenance.

No one could say anything about this reason. Was it necessary to repair the ship if it was broken? And with such a serious attack, you Chinese will have to cooperate with the investigation?

When the time comes, French battleship will block the north exit of the canal from Port Said, so when she lets you go, that would be hard to say.

Xiao Letian needed time, and Fa Huangnapolunsanshi also needed time. After trapping Xiao Letian in Egypt, the French diplomats would have enough time to play.

Using all possibilities, Napoleon III had to form an anti-Chinese alliance. He had to unilaterally try Xiao Letian and the Chinese side for war crimes, and he had to blame the Chinese side for launching an invasion ahead of time.

France's natural allies, such as Spain, the Portugal, as well as the closer Netherlands, the Belgium and other countries would definitely agree with the French proposal.

After all, right now the Vatican was under the protection of the French army.

With the support of the Holy See and the many vassals of the small countries, France could pressure the United Kingdom. He was very clear on Benjamin's malice towards Xiao Letian, and as long as Napoleon gave a sufficient price, the United Kingdom could still be enlightened.

With the three countries of English and French joining hands and with the support of a few other small nations, the fate of the Chinese side was set. They would first pressure him with diplomacy, giving him an impossible condition to force Xiao Letian to sign his name.

If you don't sign? Hehehe … You can't go back to Asia alive. You can just sink your warship in Egypt, and then you can join forces and go to East Asia and put all the rich Chinese territories in your pocket.

What a perfect plan this was. What Napoleon needed was only time, only enough time to convince the British. As for public opinion? Scram, as long as Xiao Letian is dead, the Chinese people can't care less!

The people would always be forgetful, the three minutes of hot air was all about them. As long as the France continued to win, those traitors would eventually be swept into the dust of history.

The sand-proof canvas was finally laid out. From the Great Bitter Lake's side, no one would have thought that there was an artillery position hidden behind a sand dune. The Suez Canal's Shanghai ships flowed in an unending stream, with goods from the East and West spreading throughout the world.

French spy stood at the top of the sand dune with a cigarette in his mouth, looking at the blue Great Bitter Lake and the ships lining up on the lake for navigation.

"In four or five days, this will be the Chinese grave! To dare challenge the glory of His Majesty, your only fate is death! "

The trap had already been set, and now they were waiting for the prey to fall into their trap. The Frenchman knew that there was no time for them to make a detour around the Cape.

A temporary change in plans around the African coastline would surely catch the African colonies unawares, and both fresh water and food would be easy to deal with. But what about coal? What about some of the usual parts of the steamboat?

The first was to return to Asia from the beginning. In that case, as long as they escaped, Europe would still be under the control of France, and at that time, Britain would have to give up on protecting Xiao Letian.

And the second way was to bite the bullet and pass Suez Canal, but was this canal that easy to pass?

The Chinese fleet anchored in Sri Lanka finally set sail on the third day on time. On the day they left, countless aboriginals swarmed out to send them off.

It had to be said that the purchasing power of these Chinese people was simply too strong. The three months' storage of precious stones merchants at the port were actually all sold out within three days.

Of course, with Wang Chen buying the gems with twenty silver coins in front of them, the brothers behind them all became more cautious. They basically used the right prices to buy the pretty good jewelry.

The Chinese Army already had a high salary. These veterans had money, and the refined Dragon-striated Silver Coin had become a hard currency in Jia Le Port. Even the British were willing to collect a few of them.

When the news of the departure of these Chinese spread through the port, thousands of local natives cried, "When will you come again..." "We'll leave you with another batch of good gems …"

"Ai …" It's been so many years since I've seen such a generous customer. If they could come here once a month, then things would be much easier for me! "

No matter how reluctant they were to part with the united fleet, they still disappeared in front of them. The natives did not know that the next time they met these Chinese would be 20 years later.

After 20 years, the powerful Chinese could finally break through the British blockade and fiercely strike out at the Sri Lanka's jewel industry. At that time, the British could no longer control the Chinese monopoly, and Sri Lanka's jewellery industry would officially enter a period of rapid development.

Only then would the most suffering gem miners be saved.

Four days later, the combined fleet in the Gulf of Aden converged with twelve other native Indian fleets. This brought the total number of convoy fleets to thirty-five.

The entire Red Sea's sea surface was covered with British flags, the large and small warships were protecting the Zhiyuan Warship as they moved towards the north, the entire route had completely exploded.

"God! What's the matter with the British? Are they going to start a war? "

"No, it's not war. I heard from the Italian sailors that the Emperor of China is here, and a Chinese Prime Minister... The British are here to escort us! "

"Emperor of China? Unbelievable, didn't they say that Chinese emperors were not allowed to leave the palace? "Is it true …"

"Make way, make way, make way for the main channel …"