Chapter 1480: Convincing People with Reason

More than half a month has passed, and the British army is nowhere to be found; even the British Spokesperson, Dike, has not discussed any countermeasures with Nashadier.

Regarding how to attack the French Port city.

Nashadier reported this matter to Jiang Xuan, and Jiang Xuan's reply to him was:

"Those with the biggest fists make the rules; we Longyan people have an old saying: 'Convince people with reason.' Ponder that yourself."

Nashadier understood instantly after seeing the first two words.

Nashadier sneered, not bothering to expose Dike's crude lie.

The basic condition for cooperation between Britain and Longyan is a joint attack on France.

"I hope the British army can appear when it is supposed to."

Nashadier looked calmly at Dike's face and said indifferently: "The Longyan army can appear anywhere it wants to, for example... here."

Nashadier reached out and pointed casually at a location on the map.

Dike's face turned ashen instantly, and he stared at Nashadier.

Nashadier ignored him, turned around, and left the City Lord Mansion.

After Nashadier left, Dike slammed his fist onto the table, his expression terrifyingly gloomy.

Just now, he, the British Spokesperson in Egypt, had been threatened by a dog raised by Longyan!

Dike looked at the map, at the spot where Nashadier's finger had landed, exhaled heavily, and his gaze turned fearful.

That location was precisely his administrative region in Egypt.

It was Dike's base camp.

Nashadier's threat to him was simple and clear; it was explicitly telling him:

If you do not cooperate, we can dispatch troops from Cairo and advance down the Nile River to attack your city.

It took Dike only a few seconds to be absolutely certain that Longyan now had the capability to march south and attack his base camp.

Nashadier is a bastard who says what he means and does what he says!

Jiang Xuan must have authorized this as well.

Currently, the British forces in Egypt are insufficient; because of the confrontation with France, most of their troops are stationed at sea.

Dike sighed; this was one of the reasons he kept dragging his feet and refusing to send troops.

Dike wanted to watch Longyan and France fight so that he could reap the benefits as the third party.

Although he had reached a cooperation agreement with Longyan, he did not intend to put in any effort.

Dike calmed his mood, intending to continue stalling; even if Longyan wanted to go to war with him, they would also suffer heavy losses.

However, he still had to keep up appearances; at the very least, he had to get his hands on Longyan's Steam Engine before breaking ties with them.

Dike pondered for a moment, then wrote on the envelope: Dispatch thirty thousand troops, prepare to take over the port...

Meanwhile, on the other side of Egypt, Sashaer, who was being targeted, had not yet received any news about the Longyan army.

But he, the French Spokesperson, always had a premonition that he had already been targeted.

"What are the recent movements of the Longyan people and the British?"

The Strategist under Sashaer reported: "Ever since we concentrated most of our troops in this city, we have not heard any news of them."

"The British are at war with us at sea; although we have always been at a disadvantage in naval warfare, we have always been dominant on land."

"The British forces in Egypt do not allow them to launch a war against us."

"As for Longyan, although they have the strength, if the Longyan army were to launch an attack on us now, they would surely have to exhaust all their strength."

"Then they would have no way to defend against the British army."

"Cairo is currently in the hands of Longyan; although it flies the British Flag, it nominally belongs to Longyan now. If a war were to truly break out, both Cairo and the Suez Canal would face a shortage of troops."

"At that time,"

"Would the British not be tempted? They have been coveting the Suez Canal for a long time."

Sashaer nodded after hearing his Strategist's analysis, feeling that what he said made a lot of sense.

After pondering for a moment, he looked at the confident Strategist, who insisted that the Longyan army would not attack, and raised a question.

"But what if Longyan and Britain have united?"

"Because of Prussia, Britain and Longyan are forced to be allies."

"Although the two countries have deep hatred, for the sake of common interests, it is not impossible for both sides to unite in Egypt."

Upon hearing this, the Strategist fell into deep thought.

This was something he had not considered; he had assumed from the start that Longyan and Britain would not attack and had not considered the possibility of them forming an alliance.

After all, not long ago, Longyan had backstabbed Dike.

And they had backstabbed Dike so thoroughly he had nothing to say.

"The General's words are not unreasonable, but according to our intelligence, there are no signs of an alliance between the two sides."

"Hmm." Sashaer pondered for a moment and immediately said: "This is our last window to Africa for France; there must be no mistakes."

"Strengthen the recent defenses to prevent a sneak attack by Longyan or the British."

"Yes!"

After Sashaer issued the order, he looked at the map of all of Africa; their French colonies in Africa were too numerous.

And exceptionally vast.

But if they wanted to send the rich resources from these colonies back to the homeland, they could only rely on water transport.

There are many ports in Africa, but none are as important as this port in Egypt.

Because this port leads directly to the Mediterranean Sea, allowing materials to be transported to the French homeland in the shortest possible time.

It was not that Sashaer had never thought about taking back the port city occupied by Longyan.

It's just that the risk is relatively high; at that time, because Sashaer attacked Cairo, most of his troops were lost in that battle.

The British also lost too many troops.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have let the Longyan launch two sneak attacks and succeed both times.

Sashaer sighed; now that the possibility of occupation is lost, although their army has received aid and looks vast in number,

Sashaer is very clear about the strength level of these auxiliary troops; most of them are local Egyptian troops, and these troops do not have much actual combat experience, and their armaments remain in the last century due to the long-term, sustainable draining of the pond to catch all the fish by the Egyptian Royal Family and Nobles.

There are even no new-style Muskets.

The level of decay in the army has reached a point that even makes Sashaer's scalp tingle.

Simply put, counting on these local Egyptian troops to fight is better than praying for the Lord to perform a miracle, send down divine punishment, and punish all of France's enemies.

Sashaer is very worried about the current situation; the ones with the strongest military force right now are the Longyan.

France looks powerful now, but in reality, it is already strong on the outside but weak on the inside; if the Longyan and the British were to unite and attack,

this port city would very likely be unable to hold.

Thinking of this, Sashaer sighed; both Longyan and Britain have been changed by the Industrial Revolution.

It is said that the kings of their countries are no longer the ones who hold power; policies are discussed by various ministers, decided by vote, and finally executed.