"Why, why are you attacking us? We Black Sand Bandits have never attacked your tribe. We have been living together peacefully for more than ten years. Why are you betraying us?" The leader of the Sand Bandits frantically slashed and cursed in the crowd.
The tribal coalition had no time to pay attention to him. Behind them, dozens of elders were protecting a Westerner wearing an Arab robe, and everyone gathered around him flatteringly.
"Dear envoy, look at how ferocious these sand bandits are. Our casualties are really too high. Look..."
"Don't talk to me about casualties. Our Prussian nation has always been generous. If you kill these tough bandits within half an hour, I will give you another fifty thousand pounds." Unexpectedly, this was still a Prussian.
When the tribal elders heard that they had added more money, they all reveled excitedly on their war horses. They brandished scimitars and even rushed to the battlefield on their own horses, fighting with the desert bandits in the yellow sand.
The same scene repeated itself in the desert of the Sinai Peninsula. Under the heavy bounties offered by Prussian intelligence officers, countless desert aborigines were mobilized, and the lairs of desert thieves were wiped out one after another. The bloody massacres had begun in Shaw. Lotte had already started before landing.
The Arab nation of this era did not realize that there was black oil buried under their feet. Their lives were extremely poor. Moreover, mankind did not enter the age of oil in the mid-19th century. At this time, the energy that dominated the earth was still coal.
Since you are poor, you don't want any dignity. Under the heavy bounty offered by Prussian intelligence officers, countless tribes joined the ranks of suppressing bandits, and countless bandits were wiped out, but no one knew it. This is the true purpose of this operation.
The French can hire desert thieves, then the Prussians can hire desert native tribes. Under the heavy reward, there will be a battle between the enemy and the enemy. The only thing that depends on who spends more money.
It is obvious that the French are not as generous as the Prussians. In dozens of anti-bandit wars in the Sinai Peninsula, the indigenous tribes have always been at an advantage and suppressed the French mercenaries.
Xiao Letian didn't know all this. The Prussian nation was not that superficial. They didn't want this group of Eastern warriors to know the details. They were not villains who wanted to show favor.
The British were also working hard. On the Red Sea, the gun doors of the British warships were fully opened. The light from the artillery illuminated the entire sea area. Amidst the rumbling sound of the cannons, the Arab pirate ships fled in all directions.
"Fire, keep firing... For the sake of God, blow these nasty thieves into ashes and let them become fish food in the sea..." The British captain kept encouraging morale.
"Damn British guys, you usually charge us so many gold coins to show your respect, and we give you countless protection fees, but today you opened fire on us, are you mentally ill..." Countless West Asian pirates are here There were angry curses amidst the sound of the cannons, but unfortunately the British fleet ignored their protests and the sound of cannons continued.
Xiao Letian didn't see the beach of the Red Sea until he crossed the entire Sinai Peninsula and more than a dozen camels were exhausted. At this time, a British merchant ship had been waiting here, and even the small boat was launched into the sea.
"Look...it's the Prime Minister of the East...Our mission is finally completed. Please board the ship, Prime Minister." Amid the shouts of countless sailors, Xiao Letian finally crossed the entire Sinai Peninsula, and the most dangerous journey was finally over. Spent.
The place where the British welcomed Xiao Letian was not an important port but a very ordinary small fishing village. When the merchant ship gradually moved away from the fishing village, suddenly thick smoke billowed out of the village, and there were even screams in the wind. .
"It's broken, it's the camel team sent to us." Sima Yun was the first to shout. His guess was correct. At this time, the land was already a sea of blood.
Although Prussia and Britain mobilized countless desert natives to fight against thieves, the Arab world's folk customs have been strong since ancient times, and the number of thieves is unimaginable.
When Xiao Letian left by boat, many fish that had slipped through the net also surrounded him. When they found that the task of killing Xiao Letian could not be completed, they all could only angrily attack people of the same ethnic group.
The Egyptian guide who originally had some small advantages became the target of his fellow villagers at this moment. The scimitar not only cut off the camel's throat, but also cut off the guide's throat in the end.
Until the end, the Egyptian guide could not figure out why these people attacked him. They went to see God full of injustice.
Xiao Letian successfully left the Sinai Peninsula, but discussions about him have not stopped in Buckingham Palace in London, England.
Queen Elizabeth was leaning on the sofa, holding a cup of Indian black tea in her hand. Opposite her was the funny Earl Xiao Letian was teasing.
"So, not only did you use the Royal Navy to help Xiao Letian return home, you even mobilized the human and financial resources of the colony to help Xiao Letian escape the pursuit." The Queen asked expressionlessly.
The Earl of Derby put down the tea cup in his hand and replied humbly, "Yes, my dear Her Majesty the Queen, supporting Xiao Letian is very beneficial to our British Empire... We will never allow the French to bring us closer. distance, Britain's maritime interests are inviolable."
Queen Elizabeth smiled faintly, "Have you ever thought about it, if Xiao Letian becomes a hero in East Asia, if he has the strength to compete with Britain, then how can we protect the interests of Britain?"
"Oh, your beloved Majesty the Queen, Xiao Letian will not pose any threat to Britain, because the difficulties he faces are beyond our imagination..."
"First of all, Xiao Letian's biggest enemy is the French. Napoleon III will definitely spare no effort to kill Xiao Letian..."
"Secondly, Xiao Letian has been advocating nationalism and the concept of modern country in East Asia, which shows that his love for China is sincere. And who are the most threatening enemies of the Qing Dynasty now? They are the Russians, Chinese and European countries. As a nation, when facing the Russian grizzly bear, everyone will tremble subconsciously..."
"Whether the Manchus love Xiao Letian or not, I firmly believe that Xiao Letian will definitely forget the small self and realize the big self at the critical moment. Facing the threat of the Russians, they will never stand idly by."
"Facing so many enemies, how can the Chinese be enemies of us British? What's more, the essence of our British Empire lies in the navy. However, the establishment of an excellent navy is unrealistic in less than 180 years. Even if there is Money can buy a large number of warships, but what about talents? Where can there be so many naval talents in East Asia?"
Earl Doubi said with great confidence, "Your Majesty the Queen, supporting Xiao Letian can definitely achieve our goal of weakening France's power in Asia, and it will not pose any national threat to our UK. All of this is within my control."
The Earl of Derby's words brought a faint smile from the Queen, but in the end the Queen did not speak. Instead, a boy who walked in from outside the palace spoke.
"Dear Prime Minister, I have a question. According to your analysis just now, China cannot catch up with the UK, but I have a different view... China has a population of hundreds of millions, and with such a huge base, no one If you donate a penny and one elite person emerges from a thousand people, the power will be so huge that it is unimaginable. How can this not be a threat?"
The boy who spoke was no outsider, but the Queen's grandson, William, the son of the Prussian Crown Prince, who would later become William II. Of course, he was only an eight-year-old boy now.
The Earl of Derby smiled and bowed to the young crown prince, "Oh, isn't this His Majesty William? I wonder if you like the horse racing I gave you... I can answer your question very clearly, it is just an illusion. , is completely a false proposition put out by scholars..."
"Xiao Letian wants to arouse popular sentiment throughout China. Let alone whether there are external constraints, let's just say that the resistance from the Manchus in their country is unimaginable. How could the ruling Manchus allow a Han to do it? What if the country is mobilized and the people's hearts are mobilized to Xiao Letian's side?"
"Hahaha, my dear Crown Prince, does a big country necessarily make it strong? This is really a false proposition. Why don't you think so? When the country is big, with more nationalities and more densely populated, there will be more contradictions. Such a huge You must take into account the internal friction."
The Earl of Derby once again impressed everyone with his eloquence. The Queen of England and the future King of Prussia were speechless by what he said. If you think about it carefully, this is really true.
The queen and the young crown prince of Prussia no longer had any doubts in their minds, and the Earl of Derby's analysis was indeed accurate. In the Qing Dynasty, a country in the medieval era, internal friction was always greater than external friction, and internal contradictions were far greater than external contradictions.
Not to mention the Qing Dynasty, even in a small Ryukyu, a county with a population of hundreds of thousands, it is difficult for people to unite their thoughts together. Although people were united under Xiao Letian before, once they encounter At the moment of life and death, those tiny cracks quickly turn into chasms that separate people's hearts.
The Ryukyu native forces have now thrown away the mainland forces brought by Xiao Letian and are ready to negotiate a peace with the French alone. They have never imagined that Gong Cheng has dug a huge trap in front of them.
In the dark night, old shopkeeper Fan Jian and General Liang Kun sat face to face. They had not spoken for an hour. Gong Cheng's trick was really difficult for them to deal with.
The old shopkeeper believed that if they opposed the peace talks between the Ryukyu Kingdom and Gong Cheng, the status of the new army and foreign forces in the hearts of the Ryukyu natives would plummet.
"My dear uncle, are you really forcing me to use that trump card? Is this really the last resort?"
Note: Today’s update is really late. I can’t help but Xinjing is decorating a new house. There are too many things going on. The update time during this period may be very unstable, but Xinjing will try to maintain the basic amount of two updates a day. I hope everyone can be considerate, thank you,
