Chapter 1391: Liu Zheng's Gift

Egypt, Cairo...

Jiang Xuan received the Envoy sent by Liu Zheng: "Brother Wang, it has been a long time."

The man Jiang Xuan called Brother Wang was a general of Longyan named Wang Lin.

Wang Lin cupped his hands in a salute and said, "Lord Jiang."

Jiang Xuan responded, a smile appearing on his face at seeing a person from his homeland in a foreign land.

"How is the Chief Councilor?"

Wang Lin sighed, and Jiang Xuan was stunned; could it be that something had happened to Liu Zheng?

The last time he saw Liu Zheng, his health was quite good; it couldn't be that he had encountered something upon arriving in Europe, could it?

"Lord Liu couldn't have..." Jiang Xuan could not bear to continue.

Wang Lin said with a grave expression: "Don't mention it. Lord Liu has been suffering greatly from mosquitoes recently. He cannot sleep well at night and spends all his time swatting mosquitoes."

Hearing this, Jiang Xuan was stunned. Suffering from mosquitoes? Swatting mosquitoes?

What kind of nonsense is this?!

"Lord Liu has not been resting well lately and has heavy dark circles under his eyes; other than that, there are no problems."

Jiang Xuan was completely stunned. Is that what I asked you about?

However, he did not say it directly, as he knew this Brother Wang Lin had a rather erratic train of thought.

Instead, he walked with Wang Lin through the city of Cairo. Although the current Cairo was dilapidated, it had already begun reconstruction, and there were construction sites everywhere.

Because it was under Jiang Xuan's command, he had brought a small gadget that Liu Zheng had once invented.

Therefore, the speed of cultivation was currently very fast.

Watching the state of Cairo, which was currently in ruins waiting to be rebuilt, Wang Lin could not help but nod and praise him:

"Lord Jiang is impressive. Not only did you occupy an important French port in such a short time, but you also snatched Cairo from the hands of the British."

Jiang Xuan waved his hand and said sheepishly: "Not at all, not at all."

"I just happened to pick up a bargain."

"You are being modest, Lord Jiang."

The two walked to the City Lord Mansion in Cairo and sat down inside the residence; only then did they begin to discuss official business.

Wang Lin said with a rather grave expression: "We came from Longyan to Europe to fight a war, and the distance is too great. At present, we are lacking supplies and grain. This time, I am carrying orders from Lord Liu to collect supplies and grain."

"At the same time, the ironworks and Weapon Depot you have at the Suez Canal must also support the Longyan army."

Jiang Xuan frowned upon hearing this; it was not that he was unwilling to give.

It was just that things were a bit troublesome now. He had captured these three cities in Egypt but had not had time to consolidate them, and they were also somewhat lacking in grain and other things.

The Weapon Depot was even more lacking in weapons, and Egypt was currently full of crises everywhere.

With constant warfare, these strategic supplies were extremely important right now.

"Sigh, Brother Wang, I can give them to you, but I am also in a bit of trouble right now, so the amount I can give you will definitely be a little less."

Wang Lin nodded to show he understood, but if Jiang Xuan was facing such a predicament, then the million-strong Longyan army in Europe would likely not have an easy time going forward either.

"Brother Jiang, I know your current situation is not good, but you can rest assured. My coming here this time is, firstly, to collect grain, and secondly, to help you solve your problems."

Jiang Xuan's eyes lit up; as expected of Lord Liu Zheng, he had even thought of this for him.

"Actually, the problem you are facing now was told to me by Lord Liu when he came."

Jiang Xuan took the note Wang Lin handed over, read it a few times, and suddenly understood everything.

"Yield one city, gain the world."

The problems he was currently facing were actually only two.

First, he had just captured their cities in Egypt and had not yet had time to gain a firm foothold, and on top of that, the front line was stretched too thin.

There was simply no way to hold them, and it was even somewhat strenuous.

Second, he had offended both the French and the British, the two largest colonial powers in Egypt, at the same time.

Although Egypt

had its transport routes cut off by him, its troops and strength were still there; they were just a bit far from the Colonial Area and could not immediately return to reinforce.

The British had only lost Cairo, and their strength was almost completely undamaged.

However, the British did not have many colonies in Egypt, and Cairo was flying the British Flag, so there would be no trouble in the short term.

But, as long as the British won the war against the French, the next one they would free up their hands to deal with would be Longyan.

Both the French and the British valued the Suez Canal area highly.

The Suez Canal was one of the important maritime channels in Europe; the French were very dependent on the Suez Canal, while the British were coveting the money here.

Cairo was close to the Suez Canal and could serve to watch over the Suez Canal mutually.

Moreover, Cairo could be considered the most precious land in Egypt; it had abundant water resources and fertile land, so it could absolutely not be given up.

Conversely, that Egyptian port city was truly a bit useless; it seemed that apart from blocking the French maritime transport channel, it had no great use.

With only that much strategic value, actually...

Jiang Xuan suddenly thought of a possibility, the corners of his mouth curled up, and he laughed: "Lord Liu truly has high insight; I understand now."

Wang Lin was stunned, not knowing what idea Jiang Xuan had come up with.

"Lord Jiang, you?"

Jiang Xuan looked at Wang Lin and immediately said: "I have thought of a brilliant idea that can both keep the French losing the entire port city and blockade their maritime transport in Africa."

"It can also allow Longyan to obtain a large sum of money, and even make the British play the fool."

Wang Lin looked at Jiang Xuan, his gaze becoming suspicious; such a scheme to kill three birds with one stone...

"What does Lord Jiang mean?"

Jiang Xuan remained silent and wrote the word "Sell" on the table.

Wang Lin immediately understood what Jiang Xuan was planning to do.

He suddenly revealed a foxy, cunning smile, looking at Jiang Xuan, thinking to himself that this thick-browed, big-eyed fellow had finally learned to be bad.

"Rest assured, Lord Wang, I will have the things you want loaded onto the ship right away."

Wang Lin nodded; his mission was complete, so he stood up and said, "Then I will trouble you."

Jiang Xuan nodded, and after watching Wang Lin leave, he immediately spoke to his subordinate.

"Go and talk to Dike of Britain, and tell him I want to discuss a big business deal with him."

The attendant received the order and immediately left the city to go to the British colony to find Dike.

Jiang Xuan stood up, looked at the starry sky, and his grand plan was set.

Night soon fell, and Wang Lin boarded the Supply Ship; he wanted to leave under the cover of darkness to avoid encountering an ambush.

Nashadier was currently in a port city of France, so he did not come to see him off.

He looked at Jiang Xuan, cupped his hands, and said, "Brother Jiang, thank you. I hope we can meet again before long."

Jiang Xuan cupped his hands and said, "We will certainly meet again in the future."

Wang Lin departed by ship.

But he did not know that on his inevitable route through the Mediterranean Sea, a fleet was already lying in ambush for Wang Lin.

The commander of the Franco-Austrian Alliance fleet looked at the pitch-black night, where there was nothing to be seen.

But he was not panicked at all, because this was the inevitable route back to Longyan Port, and the Longyan supply ship would definitely pass through here.