Chapter 1180: Land-Sea Alliance

"Baron Luojinsi, why are you not staying properly in your Yalishanda, and instead coming to my humble Governor's Office?"

Inside the Governor's Office.

Hans wore a mocking expression, which made Luojinsi feel extremely uncomfortable; although annoyed, he still had to continue the conversation.

He had arrived here, and Hans had not even poured him a glass of wine, which showed just how unwelcome Hans found him.

"Mr. Governor, both His Majesty and the Parliament wish to take the Suez Canal. Currently, guarding the Suez is an army of fifty thousand led by the former Sashan general Nashadier. As of now, they have already established defensive fortresses in Suez. The Governor must strike as soon as possible; otherwise, once the fortresses are built, it will not be an easy matter to take them."

Luojinsi had tried his best to control his tone, but there were still some words in his speech that made Governor Hans very displeased.

"Baron Luojinsi, are you... ordering me?"

Hans asked with some displeasure.

"Not at all, it is a sincere request."

Luojinsi answered Hans's words very seriously.

He could not fathom...

Why he had to come and request this Commoner!

Hans was of humble birth; how could he compare to a young master of a hereditary Noble family like himself!

He was already trying hard to suppress his anger.

This bunch of Commoners in the army should just eat dust!

Although his attitude was very serious, seeing him like this, Hans felt even more displeased. Because, Luojinsi was not sincere at all.

Just now, Luojinsi told him that the ones guarding Suez were Nashadier's fifty thousand troops, but as far as he knew, it was not just Nashadier there, but also Liu Zheng, and his East India soldiers!

Are these not people?

Who is Liu Zheng? A representative figure of Longyan, and not long ago, Luojinsi was beaten by the Longyan army in Australia and returned in defeat, even losing the Australia he had already obtained! This matter had caused quite a stir in Britain. Moreover, recently, Australia has been a republic, an Oligarchy, and had military leasing—it has been quite lively.

The livelier Australia is, the more of a humiliation it is for Luojinsi!

Hans was certainly no fool; he naturally knew that Luojinsi was afraid of being defeated by Liu Zheng again, which was why he wanted him to attack first.

Once his own attack suffered a setback, Luojinsi could pin the blame for the failure on his head!

And if the attack went smoothly, Luojinsi could claim all the credit for himself.

As expected.

These big shots of the navy all have this kind of character!

Not very old, yet so calculating!

Having lost Australia, he doesn't know how to go and take it back, instead playing tricks here with him!

"Baron Luojinsi, if I remember correctly, in this Suez, there is not only Nashadier's troops, but also Longyan's troops, right?"

Hans sneered.

Upon hearing this, Luojinsi was also at a loss; Liu Zheng had only just arrived in Suez, and he truly had not expected Hans's intelligence to be so fast.

The most headache-inducing part was that since he had not mentioned this news just now, Hans would certainly think he was trying to take advantage of him.

With this mindset, Hans was likely unwilling to act, and Luojinsi could only do his best to dispel Hans's doubts.

"Mr. Governor, rest assured, the Longyan people have only brought a mere five thousand men, and it is said they are all lightly equipped. If your forces attack with full strength, they will not be able to hold out. And that bunch of workers from East India? Hah, they are naturally not worth mentioning."

Luojinsi chuckled.

Luojinsi's words made sense; Liu Zheng's troops belonged to the Special Forces and would certainly not be used as cannon fodder on the front lines. If they attacked with full force, it would indeed put significant pressure on Liu Zheng.

"I heard that the Longyan people who came are all navy. What, is the British Royal Navy afraid to engage in battle with an enemy nation's navy?"

Hans asked with a smile.

"It is not that we are afraid to engage, it is just that the Yinzhou Warship of Longyan is powerful, and our ships are no match for it."

Luojinsi sighed.

Last time in Australia, the Yinzhou Warship had indeed left him with a strong psychological shadow. Although recently Britain had also begun to imitate this Yinzhou Warship in its shipyards in North America, as of now, not a single successful Warship had left the dock. This gave Luojinsi, as a naval officer, a major headache.

One had to admit the gap in hardware.

Of course...

Saying this was also to find a reasonable explanation for his potential defeat.

"How is this any different from cowardice? Hmph, the navy takes so much military funding yet doesn't even dare to fight a battle. In my opinion, it would be better to use the navy's funding to feed cows; at least they could produce milk and beef to fill the soldiers' stomachs."

Hans could no longer hold back and burst into loud laughter.

He did not care about Luojinsi's feelings at all.

These words were infuriating enough, but Luojinsi did hear in them an opportunity for both sides to reconcile.

Listening to Governor Hans, what he sought was nothing more than military funding. He himself was a man in disgrace, seeking only to defeat Longyan; there was no conflict of interest between the two of them.

Therefore, cooperation was possible.

Luojinsi sneered in his heart; he was indeed a fellow of peasant origin.

His vision was just that limited!

Money?

What does that count for!

As long as spending money could help him trade for military merit, he was willing to pay any amount!

"Mr. Governor, in this battle, the army shall be the main force and the navy the Assistance. Any major results achieved will be credited to the army. I will explain this to His Majesty and the Parliament as well. What do you think?"

Luojinsi chuckled, deliberately casting his bait.

"..., really?"

Hans raised his eyebrows. Suez was the most important link for Britain to rule the world. If the credit for "recovering" Suez were counted on him, he could not only be promoted to Count, but perhaps even go down in history!

"Really. I came here this time only to take Suez. I have already taken Alexandria; this trip already has merit. Giving this merit entirely to the General is not a big deal to me."

Luojinsi smiled faintly.

In reality...

As long as he is involved, how could he possibly give up on military merit!

But Hans was fooled; hearing this promise, he was still very excited, and immediately began pouring wine for Luojinsi.

Having resolved the issue of the interest dispute, the two of them reached an agreement, and soon, they conducted military exercises at the garrison.

At this time, the Dragon Flame Liu Zheng side had already obtained all of their intelligence.

Inside his military tent, a group of people were studying the current situation.

"In Egypt, there are 100,000 British troops, including 80,000 Infantry and 20,000 Cavalry. They possess significant firearms; apart from their Cannon performance being weaker than our army's, their Muskets are even more advanced than ours. Overall, our army is at a huge disadvantage. If they launch a fierce attack before our fortress is completed, we may not be able to hold it," Ling Chen analyzed.

Actually, Ling Chen was being conservative; it wasn't that they might not be able to hold it, but that they definitely could not.

The British army was already equipped with one Flintlock per person, and they had reached as many as two hundred Cannons.

This is inseparable from Britain's current industrialization.

Britain has almost industrialized its entire nation, even including many of their colonies.

But what about Dragon Flame?

Those big shots within the Dragon Flame Nation are still bickering over the reform of various concepts.

Therefore, looking at Liu Zheng's side, apart from the naval guns being able to go toe-to-toe with the British army's Cannons, the front-line army is lacking by more than just a little bit.

Nashadier only

has 50,000 troops, among whom 40,000 are Cavalry, and the remaining 10,000 are equipped with relatively advanced Firearm and Flintlock.

Furthermore, although there are 10,000 people equipped with muskets, these muskets are mostly obsolete items from Dragon Flame and France; the specifications are inconsistent, and the quality is uneven, making it impossible to formulate corresponding tactics to form effective combat power.

There are only fifteen Cannons; if a war breaks out, this number of Cannons is simply not enough to look at.

The East India soldiers brought by Ling Chen are much the same.

Although their Weaponry and Equipment are products of Yintan City, the quantity is not large.

"Young Master, the strength of the two sides is too disparate. I think it is better to let Brother Ling Chen mobilize more troops from the East India Company. As long as the front-line battlefield can hold, I can lead the Dark Night Legion to cause destruction in their rear. As long as their food supplies and ammunition are destroyed, they will be unable to launch an attack."

What Jiang Xuan said was indeed a good Method, but Liu Zheng did not want to do that.

Although the East India Company is closer to Suez than Dragon Flame, it is still over a thousand kilometers away. Along the way, the army's eating, drinking, excreting, and sleeping—that is all money. This consumption is quite significant. The Train in Central Asia has not been laid yet, which means that in terms of troop transport, it will increase many costs and unstable factors.

Nowadays, he has things blooming in all four directions.

Yinzhou already has a deficit on the books; if he asks for more money, Zheng Yueru will curse him out.

Money is one aspect, but more importantly, it is the effect.

The laziness and sloth of the Indians are famous. Not to mention how long it will take them to walk this distance, even if they arrive, how much combat power they can exert is an unknown.

If these troops start to flee in large numbers during the battle, then even if they originally had the upper hand, it would vanish into thin air in an instant.

After careful consideration, Liu Zheng still rejected this proposal.

And the soldiers who originally belonged to the East India Company were actually scattered throughout Central Asia, and there were not many left.

There is no Method for this.

Liu Zheng cannot abandon his control over Central Asia because of Suez.

The East India troops cannot be moved.

Support from other places is also not feasible.

Liu Zheng's brows gradually furrowed.

This seems to be another dead end that is difficult to break.

But...

Liu Zheng believes that in this world, there is no deadlock that cannot be broken!

He stared fixedly at the map in front of him; he was studying every possibility.

Luojinsi...

Navy.

Hans...

Army...

Suddenly, his eyes lit up. Pop-ups have been severe recently; you can click to download to avoid pop-ups.