Not only were the Prussian intelligence officers in action, but when several familiar figures appeared in front of everyone in the fire scene, people knew that the British intelligence agencies were also in action.
It is precisely because of the arrival of Xiao Letian and Zai Chun that the intelligence agencies of various countries in the Middle East have entered a state of first-level combat readiness. Many hidden lines that have never been used have been used. The amount of intelligence expenses used that month exceeded three times the daily amount. .
What is even more shocking is that the intelligence agencies of various countries issued the most stringent orders, and gunfire even sounded during the fire scene.
French military police and intelligence personnel began to dispatch and fired to suppress the arsonists. Immediately afterwards, the British and Prussian sides instantly united and began to fight back. In the early morning with a hint of fish belly white in the east, the entire Port Said was engulfed in fire and gunfire. The sound woke me up.
Intelligence warfare is cruel, but most assassinations are carried out quietly. If spies are forced to draw their guns and shoot at them, it means that the situation is so serious that they have no scruples.
Shooting at open fire is a taboo in the intelligence community, because as long as it reaches this point, it means that one's own intelligence network is on the verge of being exposed.
After a conflict like today is over, the French side will definitely conduct a city-wide manhunt. Those exposed spies can bring out a group of people alone. By then, the entire Port Said intelligence network will have to undergo a major overhaul.
The merchant ships Bacchus and Dover became the center of this war. The fire set by the British was less than five meters away from these two ships. God knows how much kerosene the British poured on them. In just three minutes, the entire warehouse was in flames. A huge torch that penetrates the sky.
Flames sprayed all around, tongues of fire curled up in the air, and thick smoke billowed up. The people in the entire city were alarmed. Almost all the windows were opened, and people looked towards the canal.
At this moment, the French garrison was also anxious. The light cavalry, who were almost exhausted, finally arrived at Port Said before the Zhiyuan. After learning that the Chinese brazenly fired artillery and sent troops to land, the horrified French counselor and the French garrison commander immediately Orders were given to block the canal.
They knew very well that since Xiao Letian dared to fire cannons, he would never obey the orders of the garrison in Port Said. It would not work to rely on words to reason. Although Port Said also had a fort that could engage the Zhiyuan's main guns, the British were Once there is shelling on the scene, it will be a de facto war, and the British will have an excuse to join the war.
It is absolutely impossible to start a war. You can only use other excuses to keep the Zhiyuan. Then the only way is to sink the ship. Get two old cargo ships, fill them with sand and sink them in the canal. The Zhiyuan will not be able to crash out at all. .
The broken ship has been prepared for a long time. This is France's last resort plan. Both the Bacchus and the Dover have been in use for more than 80 years. There is no point in repairing them for a long time. They can barely float on the water and go out to sea. Once they encounter a big enemy, The wind and waves will definitely capsize the ship.
The canal company bought these two ships at a very small price. They were originally intended to be used just in case, but they didn't expect that these two ships would actually come in handy today.
The French took action, and the British and Prussian spies instantly guessed the French's plan. The strict order they received was to protect the Chinese from entering the Mediterranean safely. This was a fatal order to be completed at all costs.
The British set fire to the nearest warehouse, and the raging flames even licked the Dionysian's jib. The white and patched sail was immediately engulfed in flames. The frightened sailor cut the cable and threw the burning jib into the sea. , the French captain yelled angrily on the deck, and the sailors desperately let go of the cable.
Before it was ready, the Dionysus had to leave the trestle and sail towards the mouth of the canal.
The Dover was closely followed. This cargo ship was even more unlucky. Just after weighing the anchor and loosening the cable, it encountered a barrage of gunfire. A dozen armed men flashed out not far away. They took out their pistols and started shooting. Two of them were in the air. The sail operator was shot in the chest and fell into the sea screaming.
"Protect the merchant ships...annihilate these spies!" French soldiers finally arrived. Together with the police, they launched a counterattack against the intelligence officers, and the dock suddenly turned into a battlefield.
Once the spies are exposed, they will naturally not be an opponent of the regular army. The range and accuracy of rifles are higher than that of pistols. Coupled with the large number of people, the spies will soon be unable to resist. After leaving four or five corpses, the British and Prussians The spies began to retreat gradually.
Retreating does not mean stopping the fighting. These intelligence officers who risked their lives bought the most precious time with their lives. During the exchange of fire, the Prussian spies had activated two other cargo ships. They were facing the Bacchus. It collided with the Dover.
"Forward... prepare for impact! Keep sailing... full sail and impact forward..."
"Prepare for a boarding battle...prepare explosives...must not let them get close to the mouth of the canal..."
Port Said's wide dock area facing the Mediterranean Sea staged a fierce pursuit battle. Just behind the four cargo ships was the entrance to the Suez Canal.
The Dionysus and the Dover also tried their best to "accelerate... Our only mission is to sink in the canal and rush over, regardless of casualties, regardless of the cost... shoot!"
Bang bang bang... The two sides started fighting before they collided with each other on the sea. One after another, shot corpses fell into the sea, and screams could be heard endlessly.
At this moment, the entire port was in a commotion. Half of the people in the city were watching the battle from a distance, and many insiders had spread various gossips among the crowd.
Soon the crowd began to divide. French supporters cheered for the two broken ships, shouting for severe punishment of the thugs, while people who hated France cursed the two ships to be sunk quickly.
War has broken out! France began to prepare for war in an all-round way, and even the stone forts in the harbor began to turn their cannons at Prussian cargo ships.
"Damn it, we don't dare to fire on British warships, we don't dare to fire on the Chinese, do we still care about you! If a broken ship controlled by spies explodes, it will explode..."
"Quick, quick, quick... turn the muzzle, speed up, faster..."
The heavy cannons were slowly turning, the French military camp horns outside the city were blasting harshly, and the vanguard troops that were urgently assembled began to charge into the city.
But do the French still have time? Faced with the sudden conflict at the dock, do they really have time?
After all, the Dionysus and the Dover were old broken-down ships, and each ship was filled with tons of yellow sand, so the ship couldn't speed up at all.
The fire even burned one of the Bacchanalia's auxiliary sails, which further reduced the speed.
The mouth of the canal is getting closer, one hundred meters, eighty meters, seventy meters... and even closer is the Prussian cargo ship, forty meters, thirty meters, twenty meters...
"No! We're going to hit you...avoid it! Avoid it..."
It was too late. The French sailors saw the cargo ship on the opposite side crashing into them like a giant buffalo on the grassland. The deck under their feet suddenly shook in the shadow.
With a loud click, a huge gap was opened in the Dionysus, and seawater poured in.
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