Opening the map, we can clearly find that the entire Pacific Ocean is divided by the equator, and the sea conditions in the north and south are completely different. The North Pacific ocean is vast and the islands are sparse. The famous ones are the Hawaiian Islands, the Aleutian Islands, the Kuril Islands, the Japanese Islands, etc. The area is an open and vast ocean.
But the South Pacific is completely different. This vast sea has many islands, and the ocean-going fleet can easily obtain various supplies.
Starting from Medan are the Micronesian Islands, to the south are Australia and New Zealand, all the way to the east and slightly south, there are the Marshall Islands, Gilbert Islands, Tuvalu Islands, Samoa Islands, and then Daxi The northern and southern Cook Islands where the land is located.
After passing Tahiti, the voyage is more than half over. After passing through Dusi Island and Easter Island, you can see the continent of South America. Chile's long coastline is all facing the Pacific Ocean. The fleet can find any place at will. You can land at any port.
Such a large number of islands provide the expeditionary force with a lot of supplies. There is no need to worry too much about food and water, and the islands can also provide refuge from storms. Xiao Letian and the others have considered this expedition to be absolutely foolproof.
Putting down the Pacific chart, Xiao Letian rubbed his brows to relieve the fatigue in his eyes. "We have done what we need to do. Leave the rest to God. Let's go north and return to Ryukyu. We almost didn't finish it in more than a month." I'm exhausted."
Under the complicated eyes of tens of thousands of people in Zamboanga, the Roma and the escorting fleet went all the way north to the Bashi Strait to Ryukyu. The sea breeze blew on Xiao Letian, and he said to himself, "I don't know what the situation in Europe is like now." , Has His Royal Highness King Yi received my telegram? The equipment for more than 10,000 brothers is still waiting for your help in purchasing, brother..."
In 1868, all the great powers in the world were increasing the laying of telegraph lines. However, the earth was so big that it would take at least more than ten years for the colonies to be spread out to form a large network linking the world.
Xiao Letian's telegram is still on the road, heading west to Ryukyu, Shanghai, Hong Kong, the Lion City...and then across the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal to India, and from Bombay to the Arabian Peninsula.
The further west you go, the more telegraph lines you can use. After the message was delivered to the port of Seychelles, the all-pervasive British spy network finally intercepted the cleverly disguised message.
"Captain, this is the latest list of intercepted telegrams from Lotte Corporation and Lotte Bank. Thirteen of them were sent to Berlin. Three of them are very suspicious because the Chinese have never sent such a long telegram... …”
The Suez Canal has now been fully completed. As an important transportation route from the Indian Ocean to the Mediterranean, it has become a very famous intelligence capital in the world.
The British spy network now firmly occupies the first position in the world relying on its huge colonies. The largest intelligence organization on the Suez Canal belongs to the British.
The captain opened the three German purchase contracts and read them carefully, "They are all purchase lists, 1,200 Mauser rifles, 3,000 spare barrels, 900 kilograms of nitrocellulose explosives, 120 high-precision military telescopes... all of these It’s a purchase list of arms supplies.”
"There is also a purchase list of industrial products at the back. For these purchase contracts, we exposed two spies... and let the Chinese break all the bones in their bodies and hang them on the cables..."
The captain said expressionlessly, "The Empire on which the sun never sets will remember their achievements and give their families a generous pension. This is what they deserve..."
"Three boring machines, five lathes, punches... It seems that Xiao Letian is really going to build a precision processing factory. The products purchased here are all very precise machine tools and instruments. You must know the goods."
"Hey, there is also a shopping list for daily necessities... red wine from Bordeaux, caviar from Norway, olive oil from Sicily... This Xiao Letian is still a foodie."
The three-point purchase list, the captain knew there was definitely a secret in it, otherwise he would not have lost the lives of two spies just to copy this, but how should the secret be cracked?
It took the captain a long time to put the three-point contract into the file, and sighed, "This is beyond our ability. Send it to London and let professionals decipher it... From today on, we will pay more attention to the Sino-German Foundation. Look what these Chinese people are going to do."
After Xiao Letian's encrypted message arrived at Port Said, it actually entered the European telegraph network. The branch of Lotte Bank in Port Said began to send messages to Berlin, and the message went all the way north along the Mediterranean coast.
Passing through Cyprus, Greece, traveling through the Balkan Peninsula, and then entering Austria and going straight to Hamburg in the north, this information was forwarded only twice before being sent to the villa given to Xiao Letian by Prince Karl of Hamburg.
The villa on the Elbe River has long been the property of the Sino-German Foundation. The main building has become the office location, and the several small buildings behind it are the residences of Yi Wang Shi Dakai, Fangguan and others.
This place has become the stronghold of the Chinese in Europe, not only because Prussia now has the largest number of Chinese students studying abroad, but more importantly, some foreign affairs can be handled here. This is considered the Ryukyu Embassy in Europe.
Yes, Ryukyu does not have the right to establish embassies in other countries. Although Ryukyu is already an emerging small power that Europeans nod and praise, Ryukyu has not broken away from the vassal relationship with the Qing Dynasty. In other words, Ryukyu is still considered a big country. Qing vassal state.
If this layer of window paper is not torn up, the subsequent establishment of diplomatic relations will be impossible. However, no one in any country urges Xiao Letian. Even if everyone knows that Xiao Letian has the strength to break away from the Qing vassal, no one will persuade him. he.
The reason is simple, because Xiao Letian brought out Emperor Tongzhi of the Qing Dynasty. When he became Aixinjueluo Zaichun's teacher, no one persuaded him to leave the feudal clan.
Because the Qing Dynasty could allow the emperor to study with the prime ministers of the vassal states, but it would never allow Zai Chunhe to study with equal ministers of the country who had established diplomatic relations. This involves the traditional concept of imperial power in China in the middle ages. The power of this tradition is very powerful and is not available to ordinary people. Can be easily overturned.
Wing King Shi Dakai, the prince who was resurrected in Europe, named himself Mr. Hide. The King of Prussia also gave him the title of Lord. He had no real power, but with this title, he became a well-known member of the European aristocracy. .
Hide means hidden in English. You can call him Mr. Hurd, you can also call him Mr. Yin, or you can directly call him the distinguished Lord.
Perhaps senior intelligence officials in many countries know Mr. Hurd's true identity, but no one will expose him. Who doesn't know that Lord Yin is a distinguished guest of the Kingdom of Prussia? Who doesn't know that he is Xiao Letian's general manager in Europe? Chief, it’s too late to flatter such a person.
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