"Please express my condolences..."
Liu Zheng felt the warmth gradually losing from Wang Lin's body, and tears flowed from his tightly closed eyes.
"France!"
"Pass my order and send General Wang Lin back to Longyan. The general will die for the country and be buried well. Please comfort his family for me..."
"As you command!"
"Bring the map and call a meeting with the generals!"
Soon someone placed the map in front of Liu Zheng, and the generals of the Long Yan Army in Europe soon arrived here.
They had already learned that General Wang was driving to Hexian.
I also know why Liu Zheng called them here.
Revenge for General Wang Lin!
Liu Zheng looked indifferently at the location of France on the European map and the current location of the Long Yan Army.
It would obviously be unrealistic to attack France from land, but if Liu Zheng insisted on doing it, he could do it.
But it comes at a high price.
Although Liu Zheng was angry, he was not carried away by his anger.
He also knew what to do and what not to do, and he kept his eye on the Mediterranean.
"Sniping at the French army in the Mediterranean, Long Yan declared war with France!"
"Cut off trade with France. From now on, any country that trades with France will be cut off by Long Yan and we will impose sanctions!"
"Send my order to Jiang Xuan to block the Suez Canal and only allow our Long Yan fleet to pass!"
"yes."
Everyone was shocked. These three orders completely blocked France economically, militarily, and geographically.
Even though the industrial revolution has been developing for a while, most countries in the world rely on Long Yan's products.
Even the armaments produced by Longyan.
If Long Yan cuts off his supply, their country will undergo earth-shaking changes.
France is now declining, although their products are also used by many countries.
But if we really weigh it up, these countries will definitely choose to give up what France has.
And geographically.
The Suez Canal is a transportation hub connecting three continents: Asia, Africa, and Europe.
As a Mediterranean country, France cannot do without the Suez Canal.
Whether it's one's own things being sent out, or something from one's own colonial area being sent in.
It is impossible not to go through the Suez Canal.
Moreover, France’s largest colonial area is in Africa. Although France has port cities in Egypt, they are too far away to support some places in Africa.
Ground transportation is slow and unsafe.
It still has to be shipped by sea.
The issuance of these three orders almost trapped France on the European continent.
Emergency military orders were conveyed immediately.
After Jiang Xuan received the military order, he also learned about General Wang Lin. His face was stiff and his heart was sad. He thought that when General Wang Lin left, he still talked and laughed with him.
Unexpectedly, this meeting would be a farewell forever.
Damn the French!
Jiang Xuan immediately blocked the Suez Canal.
At the same time, I thought of Egypt and France’s port cities in the Mediterranean.
"That port city must not be in the hands of France." Jiang Xuan's eyes darkened.
At this moment, Nashadir ran in and said: "The people from Britain are coming."
Jiang Xuan nodded and immediately said: "I will go over to negotiate right away."
The reason why the British appeared was because Jiang Xuan definitely sold the Egyptian ports that he had plundered before to the British.
The Britons he asked Nashadil to contact.
Jiang Xuan prepared a little and came to the conference hall. When he saw the people from Britain, he didn't expect them to be his old friends.
Dick.
Dick, the spokesperson of Britain in Egypt, looked very unhappy at this moment.
Looking at the conference hall in Cairo, in retrospect, this place was originally their territory, but now it has become the Long Yan people's.
"Mr. Dick, we meet again." Jiang Xuan said lightly.
He sat next to Dick, both of them looked serious.
Dick was the first to speak: "Mr. Jiang Xuan, stop talking nonsense. Nashadir has made it clear to me why you invited me here today."
"We are very interested in that French port city, but we want a Mediterranean port city. It doesn't seem to be of much use in our Britain."
"So, after careful study and consideration, we decided to give up." Dick sneered. of
Port cities in the Mediterranean are of little use in literal terms, but if they take it into their own hands, they can blockade France's colonial areas in Europe.
Although this would not be of great benefit to Britain, it would also be of no benefit to France, and would only have disadvantages.
However, a port city cannot completely block France's transportation lines in Africa.
After hearing this, Jiang Xuan smiled lightly and said, "Mr. Dick, this is not the only thing I'm talking to you about today!"
"We all know that France has two most important port cities in Egypt, but I only have one in my hand."
Jiang Xuan had already narrowed his eyes and said: "What I'm talking to you about today is the transportation channels in all French colonial areas in Africa!"
"Oh?" Dick's eyes lit up and he became interested.
France's territory in America is very vast, but there are only three ports that can convert the resources on these vast lands.
One is the Suez Canal for shipping, which is now in the hands of Long Yan.
The remaining two are Egyptian ports, and one port is now in the hands of Long Yan. The French are the last port left.
"You mean, you want to capture another French port city in Egypt?"
Jiang Xuan nodded, that's what he meant.
As long as we capture this port, we can cut off the lifeblood of France.
France decided to take a detour from Africa to the other end of Europe.
However, such countless material transportation time will greatly increase the cost, and it will also limit the development of France.
"That port city is the most important place for France in Egypt now. There are countless troops stationed there. Even if we unite, we don't have much chance of winning." Dick wanted to see through Jiang Xuan's thoughts with his eyes, but he couldn't see through Jiang Xuan's expressionless face. , can't read anything.
Jiang Xuan also stared at Dick and said calmly: "We, Long Yan, cooperate with you, Britain, to capture his port city. For us, Long Yan, there is not much profit. Compared to you, Britain and France, it has been more than a hundred years." of hatred."
"The benefits to you of taking that port city are much greater than those of us."
Dick could not deny that Jiang Xuan was right.
However, it is true that this port city will not be captured. This is the last and most important port city in France.
Moreover, the terrain of the port city was not conducive to attack. If they were about to start a fight, the chances of winning would be slim.
"A joint attack is possible, but this port city must first belong to us, Britain."
