Chapter 1308: Let Me Show You What Modern Warfare Is

The French warships were, for a moment, completely bewildered.

Seeing that the Suez Canal was about to be completed, Britain could not help but make a move. Several of their French fleets had been circling nearby, intending to wait and see, looking for an opportunity to get involved.

After all, as a traditional, long-standing power in Europe, France was still somewhat unhappy about the expansion of Longyan's influence.

But there was nothing they could do.

They truly dared not strike first.

France's internal situation was currently too chaotic.

Ever since the Enlightenment began within France, many people started to believe that the order of the universe could be grasped through rational means. Consequently, this wave of intellectual fervor began in Europe, with major powers like France bearing the brunt of it. Thus, thinkers, philosophers, and scholars from various countries, influenced by the Industrial Revolution, began to further liberate their minds. From rigorous scholars like Voltaire and Montesquieu to philosophers like Diderot and Rousseau, they formed a school of thought for the Encyclopedia, together completing the great achievement of the Encyclopedia.

This group of scholars began to harbor sufficient resentment toward absolute monarchy, as Britain's constitutional monarchy had sparked the emergence of new trends of thought in Europe. So much so that after various failed revolutions in the Netherlands, many failed revolutionaries fled to France one after another.

This made France the main battlefield for revolution.

During this stage, ideas such as Inherent Human Rights, constitutional monarchy, Separation of Powers, and popular sovereignty began to ferment in France.

Coupled with a foolish monarch like Louis XV, who faced this situation without taking the slightest action and continued to allow people to buy Noble titles with money, the emergence of these "New Aristocrats" naturally caused social unrest. In just a few decades, the whole of France gained fifty thousand New Aristocrats, and thus the same problem arose. The conflict between the Old Aristocrats and the New Aristocrats began to sharpen.

To put it bluntly, it was the conflict between the capitalist class and the nobility.

Louis XV failed to handle these issues well, causing the entire nation of France to become turbulent.

As mentioned earlier, France now had only 36 warships left, but what about Britain? They had over two hundred!

How could they compare?

How could they fight?

"Run!"

This time, the commander of the French fleet, seeing that Luojinsi had gone mad and turned to attack his own side, did not hesitate to issue the order and fled without looking back.

But Luojinsi clearly wanted to take something back this time.

Having lost all face after being beaten by Longyan on the battlefield in Australia, he was prepared to reclaim his glory from Suez this time. But there was no help for it; military orders were like mountains. However, he could not fight the Longyan army, but he could certainly fight the French!

Attack!

With a single order.

Once the British steel fleet picked up speed, how could these French ships compare?

And so.

In the Mediterranean Sea, a chase began.

……

"They... really left?"

"I don't quite understand this!"

Jiang Xuan and Nashadier both looked disheveled at this moment.

Reasonably speaking, the force Britain brought this time was not small; if they had continued to attack fiercely, even if they could have resisted with difficulty, they would have paid a heavy price.

"They left, they really left!"

Nashadier and the brothers under his command cheered to the heavens.

The soldiers throughout Suez could finally collapse onto the ground and release their tension to their hearts' content.

It was too hard.

It was too hard.

Jiang Xuan also let out a bitter sigh of relief.

Britain was indeed very strong.

This time, the strength Britain displayed made even him very surprised. Once upon a time, he thought that their Longyan was already strong enough because they had their Young Master leading them. But the current new hegemon of Europe, Britain, was also no simple matter.

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Jiang Xuan even suspected that the so-called Endeavour that Luojinsi used in Australia was a type of warship that had already been phased out in Britain.

From this, one could see that the level of development of Britain's technological civilization was something even the current Longyan could hardly keep up with.

Fortunately.

Britain retreated this time.

Otherwise, they really would not have been able to hold Suez, the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea.

"Back to work!"

"Continue!"

He could only strive to finish the work as soon as possible.

……

"They really withdrew."

News from Suez reached Longyan.

Liu Zheng also breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he was a transmigrator, he still knew that it was difficult for him to contend against an entire era. In Australia, Xie Fang and Qin Zhangfeng had caught Britain off guard. But Britain was following the rise of the First Industrial Revolution, which was something he could hardly block.

But he also knew Britain's greatest weakness.

That was their excessive attachment to Europe.

Of course, this was also a common ailment of all Catholic countries in Europe.

In his previous life, Britain had the opportunity to continue dominating the world if they had been willing to deeply cultivate the land of America.

But Britain did not.

They brought advanced technology to America, but they did not move their administrative center to America.

It was precisely because they were too attached to the power in Europe, that tiny, chaotic land.

Thus, they missed the Second Industrial Revolution, allowing America to become the biggest winner of the Second Industrial Revolution.

Just like that, the world hegemon began to change hands, and Britain, as a result, began its decline.

This time.

Britain was the same.

This current world hegemon, a behemoth possessing over thirty million square kilometers of colonies, did not realize the threat of Longyan at the first opportunity, but instead still kept its focus on the power struggles within Europe.

With this step, Britain lost.

Liu Zheng issued an order on the spot.

The Longyan Army set out from various ports at the first opportunity.

This time, the vast and mighty Longyan Army numbered a full million!

First was the Prince of Yong's three hundred thousand troops, paired with five Yinzhou fleets, totaling over one hundred ships; once they left port, they were a vast, dark mass.

The other Feudatory Kings, specifically the Prince of Chu, with two hundred thousand troops and three Yinzhou fleet formations.

The Prince of Wu, with two hundred thousand troops and three Yinzhou fleet formations.

Finally, there was the Prince of Wei with one hundred and fifty thousand troops and two Yinzhou fleet formations.

The four great armies totaled one million.

Departing from the Longyan Canal, then passing through Liaodong Port, Minnan Port, Zhuhai Port, and Bohai Port, they officially assembled on the Pacific Ocean.

The wolf-and-tiger force was finally about to set out.

Someone said, this is a million-strong army.

In ancient times, a million-strong army setting out was not so simple; provisions and logistical support had to keep up.

Yes.

In this era of warfare, countries capable of fielding a million-strong army were few and far between; even Britain, I fear, would not dare to be so arrogant.

Therefore, this time Liu Zheng not only wanted to strike into Europe, but also wanted to flex his muscles.

Others cannot.

But Longyan can.

After so many years of development, Longyan had everything—whether it was provisions, logistics, logistical support, or the medical care and psychological counseling equipped within the army—and it was all incredibly mature.

He wanted to let these Europeans see what true Modern Warfare was.