Chapter 1416: The Problem of Spain

"What on earth are these Longyan thinking?"

Victor could never quite fathom it; he put down the military report, pinched the bridge of his nose, and fell into deep thought.

Why would the Longyan army march toward Hell?

To the Longyan army, the depths of the European continent were currently Hell.

That place lacked everything the Longyan army needed now, and this Longyan force was deep in enemy territory, isolated and without support; although the Longyan army's combat capability was formidable, a force constantly lacking provisions and reinforcements would absolutely suffer a devastating blow.

No matter how strong the Longyan army was, no matter how high their combat effectiveness, they were human, not gods.

Victor was firmly convinced of this point.

He stood up and looked at the map.

He marked the Longyan army's current marching route on the map, only to realize that the Longyan army was indeed marching toward the depths of the European continent.

Nothing more than that.

Victor frowned, unable to understand it no matter how much he thought about it; the soldiers brought out by Chief Councilor Liu Zheng of Longyan should not have such a level of competence.

Did he not know that this direction was a dead end?

It was impossible that he did not know; what exactly was he doing this for?

Victor pondered for a while, his gaze fixed on the map; no matter what the reason was, he could not let the Longyan strategy succeed.

But based on his own experience, it was time to cut off the Longyan army's supply lines.

If they were not cut off, the Longyan army might maintain its strength without decline because of these supply lines.

Only by cutting off the Longyan supply lines would this Longyan army truly become a turtle in a jar.

"Pass down the order: intercept the Longyan supply lines and recover our Austrian cities."

"Yes."

The order issued by Victor quickly reached the Austrian army.

The Austrian army quickly completed its assembly and attacked the Longyan supply cities.

America, City Lord Mansion.

Qingyang Shuo looked at the military report, a bright smile on his face.

This was a shameless surprise attack launched by the British against a French position near a gold mine.

The result was obvious; because of the support of those Cannons that the Longyan had discarded, the British won this battle very smoothly.

The French had almost no ability to resist under this artillery fire.

It was said that the French believed they occupied a natural stronghold, and that this natural stronghold had only one fatal weakness at its very top.

But that fatal weakness had been ignored by the French due to the excessive distance, and was even questioned by the British who had already achieved victory.

However, thinking about it carefully, it was normal for both the French and the British to ignore this weakness.

After all, the distance was truly too far; even some of the top-tier Cannons of the British or French had no way to hit the target at this distance.

Qingyang Shuo looked at the sky and recalled Liu Zheng.

Chief Councilor is truly formidable; he established a military research and development department in Liangzhou long ago, specifically to research these things.

Qingyang Shuo burned the military report and watched the flames rise from the paper, wondering to himself how many Cannonballs the British had fired in this battle.

Had the fifty Cannonballs gifted to them been used up entirely?

A smile touched the corners of Qingyang Shuo's mouth; perhaps before long, the British would come in person to tell him about this.

At this moment, Qingyang Shuo's door was pushed open.

"Sir, news has come from Yun City that General Qin has been away these past few days, and the Spanish have been frequently invading our territory, which has already seriously endangered the construction progress of our Panama Canal."

After hearing this, Qingyang Shuo frowned slightly; the Spanish had already declined, yet they still dared to attack their Longyan territory.

What were they trying to do by invading Yun City now?

To retake the Panama Isthmus?

To occupy Yun City and obtain its current infrastructure?

Qin Zhangfeng had gone to pacify the Indians in the new Longyan territories, and the heavy burden of Yun City now fell upon Qingyang Shuo.

"That group of Spanish, they are only invading, not doing anything else?"

"No, according to news from the Spanish side, this group of Spanish brings people every time, but every time they are beaten back by our army."

"Every time they come, they attack our Indians, and even secretly abduct Indians."

Upon hearing this, Qingyang Shuo's gaze darkened, and he said, "I understand."

It seemed the intentions of this group of Spanish were not simple.

Spain had operated its influence in the Panama Isthmus area for a long time, but with the decline of their own strength,

they had to abandon control of the Panama Isthmus; it was subsequently occupied by the French and the British, both of whom abandoned it because there were no resources there.

The Panama Isthmus thus fell into the hands of the Spanish once again, but this time, the Panama Isthmus was merely a shell in the hands of the Spanish.

They, the Spanish, also cared.

Since learning that the Longyan were building Yun City on the Panama Isthmus, this place had once again become a focus for the Spanish.

The reputation of the Longyan was known to the Spanish, but the Spanish in America had only heard of it vaguely.

After all, the reputation of the Longyan had only been brought here by Qingyang Shuo and Qin Zhangfeng.

Previously, the Longyan had not opened any trade channels to the American continent; it was entirely because of the arrival of Qingyang Shuo that the place became filled with Longyan goods.

But in the eyes of the Spanish, the Longyan were too gentle here, occupying only a single city, with a small territory and no military strength.

Such a force in America still dared to seize their territory on the Panama Isthmus.

After the Spanish launched their first wave of attacks and witnessed the power of the Longyan, they not only did not stop, but instead intensified their efforts!

Now they were even coveting the Longyan construction in Yun City.

Qingyang Shuo gave a faint laugh: "It seems this group of Spanish wants to seize Yun City."

"Sir, should you call General Qin back to let him repel the enemy?" the servant asked.

Qingyang Shuo shook his head lightly, opened his eyes to look at the location of Yun City on the map, and said: "No need, General Qin just went to our new Longyan territory to pacify the Indian."

"It is not the right time to call him back now."

Qingyang Shuo turned his head to look over again; his eyes were directed toward the direction of Yun City, but his gaze fell upon the scenery outside the window, as it was nearly autumn now.

"I will go there myself; the matter in Yun City is quite urgent."

"You stay here this time. If any British come to inquire, just say I am not here, tell them to wait, and all matters will be discussed after I return."

The servant acknowledged.

The next day, Qingyang Shuo sat in a Horse Carriage and entered the second city of Longyan, Yun City.

Before even entering the city, he saw an interesting thing.

An Indian was holding a long spear, standing guard at the gate of Yun City, and as soon as he saw a Horse Carriage approaching,

he immediately shouted and asked: "Who are you people, and what are you doing here?"

While speaking, he even aimed the muzzle of his gun at Qingyang Shuo's Horse Carriage, although the driver on the Horse Carriage had the face of a Longyan.

However, the guns in their hands were raised without the slightest hesitation to aim at the other party, and they shouted again: "No matter who you are, go back! This is your only choice."