To be honest, in this era, the only country that can deploy military power on a large scale around the world is the United Kingdom!
Not only their powerful navy, but also their huge colonial territory and intelligence network all over the world!
The Empire on which the Sun Never Sets is not just a rumor. The British Navy can find its own secure supply base and intelligence operations on any continent. The construction of optical intelligence networks from Europe to Asia is the best in the world.
This time the Great White Fleet sets sail, all British intelligence agencies in Eurasia have been mobilized, and all resources are being used to protect the fleet!
For communications alone, all British intelligence operations have sent out all the clippers, cruising on the sea for a long time, ready to provide services 24 hours a day.
In such an intelligence borrowing competition, the Great White Fleet may not need their services, but they must have such services.
Off the coast of the northwest corner of Spain, several British intelligence ships were cruising in the vast sea like a relay race, waiting for orders along the route planned by the Great White Fleet.
When the destroyer that delivered the message left the fleet and moved closer to the scheduled joint sea area, the two sides immediately discovered each other. After the semaphore signals were communicated, the communication ship immediately approached the two sides and exchanged the password to confirm that it was correct.
The staff of the British intelligence war in A Coruña immediately returned to the port with Prince Eugene's top-secret telegram!
The destroyer did not dare to waste any time. After handing over the information, it immediately turned around and chased the main force!
The soldiers and spies on the three British intelligence ships watched the huge fleet of the mother country sailing south through the waves, and tears filled their eyes with excitement!
They stood at attention and saluted the Great White Fleet! This is the pride of the British. This is also the most powerful maritime combat force in the world at the moment, and it is the foundation for the British Empire to rule the world!
No British person can look at this, and his blood will boil when he sees it!
The Great White Fleet was indeed the most powerful fleet at the end of the 19th century. It sailed from north to south in a mighty manner, and people could still see it for a full hour.
Ship after ship, densely covering the ocean as far as the human eye can see!
"Victory! Long live the Empire! Long live the Queen!"
Looking at the fleet far away, these British roared with excitement!
It was not only the British who were excited, but also some French people, especially the rulers of the French colonies!
The telegraph station in A Coruña sent Napoleon IV's order to its destination as quickly as possible. Morocco and Algeria were the first to get the news.
The French governor was shocked when he saw the secret message, because this secret message used the encoding of the Second Empire, and it was the most powerful French emperor's communication code. This was originally the encryption system used by Napoleon III when he issued orders directly to the colonies.
After the Franco-Prussian War, the Republic has abolished this set of codes, or in other words, the Republic has not mastered this set of codes!
What the British sent was just a bunch of gibberish. Only these governors or the veterans of Napoleon III could understand the specific content.
The gray-haired old governor drove away all the servants around him. He locked himself in the study, opened the code book and translated word by word.
Halfway through the translation, tears filled his eyes. "Your Majesty! Your Majesty is back... The prince has announced his restoration!"
The Governor stood at attention and saluted as if he were facing Prince Eugene: "Your Majesty! Please accept my loyalty!"
"The Empire is restored! Long live the Emperor!"
The door of the Governor's Mansion opened, and the old Governor ordered all his cronies to gather together. In just half an hour of the meeting, the atmosphere was still explosive, and the roar of "Long Live" made the black servants outside tremble!
After these fanatical imperial officers rushed out, they discovered that many officers had pulled out their robbers, and several officials loyal to the Republic were still detained!
It only took Morocco and Algeria half an hour to declare their allegiance to Napoleon IV. Of course, such allegiance was still top secret at this moment!
Napoleon IV ordered them not to make any publicity, and no one should be exposed until the news of victory was spread back to Europe!
"Prepare for war... We don't have much time... The Great White Fleet will pass through the waters off Morocco in six hours. We must provide His Majesty with the first batch of supplies within six hours..."
"It's too late... Gather the three thousand foreign legions first! Morocco still has 7.5 million francs in cash, and Algeria has more than four million... Send the soldiers and military expenses there first!"
"The rest of the supplies will be prepared in separate ships... and then we will chase after them!"
"The colony also has two large cargo ships...which happen to be full of coal...recruited and given to His Majesty as supply ships, together with the foreign legion and cash, they set sail together..."
"We must meet up with His Majesty's fleet in six hours...Join the expedition!"
The colonies in Morocco and Algeria are in complete chaos. The local natives and foreigners have no idea what is happening, but the French military camps are on high alert, and groups of foreign legions are boarding the ships.
The carriages pulled wooden boxes to the supply ship again and again. These seemingly simple and ordinary boxes were full of golden francs, many of which were minted during the old empire.
North Africa is close to the Mediterranean route and is originally the richest region in Africa. This small amount of money is not a problem for the colonial finances!
It can be said that the Governor misappropriated all the funds for building docks, roads, schools, and factories in the colony this year, and turned them all into military expenditures for Napoleon IV!
Looking at the supply ship setting sail on the pier, the governor clenched his fists and thought to himself, "Victory! Your Majesty will definitely win! With such merit, my children's titles will be guaranteed in the future!"
"That damn republic, wants to deprive me of my title? Hum...just wait for His Majesty to come back with news of victory! The colonial army will crush Paris!"
The Governor watched the fleet disappear into the sea for a long time before he turned around and returned to the Governor's Palace. Before leaving, he stuck his head out and said to the secretary outside the carriage, "Send a telegram to Paris... Everything is calm. Please report that you are safe!" "
Six hours later, it was already dark. When the two supply ships merged into the Great White Fleet, Fisher also came out. On the deck, he watched the two steam-powered cargo ships closely following the French warship. Watched many Foreign Legion officers climb aboard the French flagship via transport boats.
The roar of long live rang out again, it was thousands of foreign legions who pledged their allegiance to the French Emperor!
Staff Officer George didn't know when he came out, and suddenly appeared like a ghost: "General! I heard that this is a tribute from the colonies of Morocco and Algeria to the French Emperor..."
"More than ten million francs, three thousand soldiers of the Foreign Legion... It's unbelievable! This boy Eugène, how can a telegram mobilize so much power?"
"This Frenchman is really obsessed with the Napoleon family!"
Fisher turned his head and glanced at him, "Watch your words! If you want to hand it over to His Majesty, don't call him by his first name!"
"I didn't expect that His Majesty could actually command the governors of these colonies! This is the bottom line. You have to know that the classification of groups in the world is based on interests!"
"They are all a community with a chain of interests. They all prosper and suffer!"
"Are they really fighting for the emperor? In fact, they are also fighting for themselves!"
