Chapter 1336: Qingyang Shuo's Intentions

"Hurry up and start the war; my great blade has long been hungry and impatient!" Qin Zhangfeng said with great enthusiasm.

Having laid low in Longyan City for so long, although this is not Longyan, the military strength is insufficient.

But by relying on the terrain, combined with Longyan's advanced equipment, there is absolutely no problem in waging guerrilla warfare in this place.

In just this short while, Qin Zhangfeng had already thought through how to fight this battle.

But the words Qingyang Shuo said next poured a bucket of cold water on him.

"Now is not the time to have a conflict with Britain and France."

Qin Zhangfeng frowned, not quite understanding Qingyang Shuo's meaning, and continued to ask: "But Xiansheng, didn't you say we were going to change the rules?"

"Hmm." Qingyang Shuo's expression turned cold, his eyes narrowed slightly: "We are going to change the rules."

"Effective immediately, our Longyan City is prohibited from doing business with the British and the French."

Qin Zhangfeng was slightly stunned; no more business?

Longyan City's status in America is extremely special; it occupies a natural barrier, yet it is accessible from all directions, and it even has vast fertile fields, although it cannot be said to be rich in resources.

It possesses an extremely important strategic position.

If Britain and France come into conflict, this place is of the utmost importance; whichever side occupies it will have the advantage.

Qingyang Shuo also knows the importance of this place, and when they arrived, France and Britain had already been developing here for a long time.

Surviving in the cracks is the reason why Qingyang Shuo built this place into a neutral trading city.

Otherwise, given the current situation, they would have already started fighting.

At that time, whether Longyan faced one side or was surrounded by enemies on all four sides, the situation would be difficult without foreign aid.

"Military Advisor, wouldn't this be too risky? After all, our Longyan City..."

Before he could finish, Qingyang Shuo raised his hand to interrupt him, staring into Qin Zhangfeng's face, and said: "General, do you think it would be better for us to cooperate with the British and first contend against the French?"

Qin Zhangfeng did not know how to answer; that was indeed what he was thinking in his heart.

Qingyang Shuo continued: "The largest population in America is the Indian people; this place has already been poisoned too deeply by Britain and France. We, Longyan, cannot follow their old path!"

"So..."

Qin Zhangfeng's eyes gleamed: "Xiansheng, you mean for us, Longyan, to go to war with France and Britain at the same time!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the City Lord Mansion fell into dead silence.

Qin Zhangfeng fell into silence, carefully calculating whether Longyan City had any possibility of winning this battle.

The excited heart from just a moment ago was instantly extinguished in his own calculations.

No matter how he evaluated it, although they currently occupy the advantages of terrain and human support, the disparity in military strength is great, and now is not a good time to start a war.

Although France and Britain have constant friction, neither side has truly started a war.

If Longyan City were to declare war at this time, since France and Britain both have grudges against Longyan, both sides would definitely attack Longyan City first.

The five Indian chiefs also thought the same; they even felt endless regret in their hearts for why they had brought that Frenchman here.

Qingyang Shuo gently fanned the feather fan in his hand and spoke indifferently: "General Qin, take a look at the map; we only need to close the trade routes."

Qin Zhangfeng entered the room to look at the map, and Qingyang Shuo followed him in. He glanced at the Indian chiefs and said: "You all come in too."

The five Indian chiefs walked into the room and looked at the map on the wall.

Although the British territory with the blue flag is vast, it is scattered everywhere and too far apart; the largest piece of territory borders Longyan and France.

The other small British territories occupy important mineral deposits and ports in America.

And France, although its territory is large, occupies the most fertile inland of America, with no coastal cities and even fewer ports.

The American interior is still in an undeveloped state; if one does not go through Longyan City, the routes to various places are still quite

dangerous.

"The British territories cannot be connected into one piece through us, and while France will attack us, they must be even more wary of Britain."

"The British territories in America are scattered in all directions; although important, not a single part is connected to the others."

"They must pass through our Longyan City, this safe road, to maintain their connections."

"Of course, they could also spend great effort to reconstruct transportation, but whether France will give them that much time is uncertain."

"Now, if this road is cut off, the largest and most core city of the British will be like a trapped beast in a cage."

Hearing Qingyang Shuo's explanation, he secretly thought that Xiansheng was brilliant.

On the map, although the British occupy ports and resource-rich places, they have no way to connect their scattered territories.

And although France occupies a large territory and even has rich resources, it has no port cities and cannot obtain foreign aid.

They must either pass messages to France through Longyan City or attack the British port cities.

But as soon as Longyan City closes, this state will immediately appear.

France and Britain will both become trapped beasts, with their transportation cut off and their connection to the outside world severed.

However, Chief Wang had a question and boldly asked: "Qingyang Xiansheng, although our Longyan City is the transportation hub of America, if we cut it off now, won't we also become trapped beasts in the future?"

Qingyang Shuo looked at this Chief Wang and was very satisfied.

At this moment, Qin Zhangfeng suddenly remembered that not long after he first arrived here, Qingyang Shuo ordered him to survey a border area in the south of America; it was separated by two oceans, and other than that, there was nothing special about it.

Except for not being too far from Longyan City, in his eyes, it looked like there was nothing strange about it.

There were no resources and no ports available for docking.

After all, neither the British nor the French had come to fight over this place.

But although Qin Zhangfeng was puzzled, he still followed Qingyang Shuo's order, occupied this place, and had already begun building their second city.

Could it be...

"General Qin, when Chief Councilor came here, he once told me that the southern part of America needs a canal."

Qin Zhangfeng immediately realized: "So it was the Chief Councilor's intention!"

Mentioning Chief Councilor Liu Zheng, even if Qin Zhangfeng did not understand, he knew the importance of this place.

"Tomorrow, no! I will set off today."

Qingyang Shuo nodded and said, "The matter of the Qin River will be left to you; that place will become our vital maritime transport route."

Qin Zhangfeng understood that he would complete the order of Chief Minister Liu Zheng even if it cost him his life.

Then, Qingyang Shuo looked at the five chieftains and continued, "Next is the task for the five of you."

Chieftain Wang knew that by letting them know such confidential matters, Qingyang Shuo no longer regarded them as outsiders.

"Please speak, sir. From this day forward, our lives are yours, and they belong to Longyan," the five Indian chieftains said in unison.

"Hmm, I want you to take your tribes and defect to France."