Chapter 1507: The War Begins

150,000 Longyan Unit troops set out from Cairo, splitting into three routes.

Moving at extreme speed, it took only seven days for all three routes of the army to arrive at the port city.

They were secretly moved into the city by Nashadier.

Nashadier asked Dike if there had been any troop movements from Britain.

Dike replied that their army had already set out and was prepared to enter the battlefield.

Nashadier was very satisfied with this answer.

Regarding this Allied Forces of Longyan and Britain, for certain reasons, Nashadier directly became the commander of the Allied Forces, responsible for the fighting on the front lines.

Dike was responsible for cutting off the land routes to the French Port to prevent support from other French colonies.

The sea routes were the responsibility of the Longyan Navy.

In the command room set up by Nashadier, he looked at the map of the French Port city he had scouted.

This city had been built by the French to be as solid as a rock.

The terrain of this city was flat and wide, extremely suitable for Cavalry charges.

However, to prepare against foreign enemies, the French had built a large number of Artillery Towers around the city.

These structures were very sturdy, built with stacked stones, with only the cannon barrels exposed.

This was also what the Cavalry feared most.

Cavalry is the branch with the highest mobility and greatest destructive power on the battlefield.

Because of the War Horse, Cavalry can gallop wantonly on the battlefield while rarely suffering harm.

The high movement speed of the War Horse allows the Cavalry to fight at high speeds, and the Long Spear and Crossbow Bolt in the Cavalry's hands can deal the most severe blows to the enemy.

Nashadier was originally from a nomadic people, so he was even more adept with Cavalry.

But Cavalry had absolutely no Method to break the defense of the Artillery Towers; no matter how strong the Cavalry's attack power was, they had no way to break a tower with the Crossbow Bolt and Long Spear in their hands.

Only a Cannon could subdue a Cannon.

But they had traveled a long distance, and the number of heavy weapons like Cannons was not that high.

Furthermore, these Artillery Towers were merely an Assistance measure for the French; even if they destroyed all the Artillery Towers here, they would still have no way to break into the city.

The city wall of this city built by the French was towering into the clouds and exceptionally thick; if one wanted to break the city, it was estimated that ordinary Cannons would not be able to do it.

Using Longyan's Siege Cannon... perhaps it could work.

But Nashadier did not have a Siege Cannon.

"I can only try the Scaling Ladder," Nashadier murmured.

Nashadier looked at the map and sighed; the French had gone to great pains to defend the city.

On the map he had drawn, he could only see the Artillery Towers and thick city walls on the surface.

As for how strong the French military force was within this city, that was truly uncertain.

However, there was still one piece of good news: the French naval power had been unable to recover after experiencing the strikes from the Longyan Navy.

The defensive power at the port was not that strong.

And on his side, the navy was their advantage; having this advantage could guarantee—

—that the French mainland would absolutely not provide support.

"General, General."

Nashadier looked up at the generals who had come to discuss matters; most of them were his subordinates.

Nashadier took a glance at the map of the French Port and said coldly, "Captain of the First Unit, you lead the First Unit and launch a feint attack from here to attract the attention of the Artillery Towers."

"The Third Unit will launch a surprise attack and take this highland!"

Nashadier placed his finger on a highland not far from this port city.

This was an area Nashadier had not explored, but he had observed it through a Telescope; this place was a low hill.

French peripheral troops were stationed on top of it.

If Nashadier attacked directly from the front, it was very likely he would be ambushed by the troops on these highlands.

At that time, he would be attacked from both the front and the rear.

"As for the Third Unit, your team has the most gunners, go and bombard the French city walls and see."

"I want to see just how sturdy the French city walls are!" Nashadier said coldly.

In Nashadier's plan, this attack was merely a probe, with the goal of finding out the reality of the situation.

He would see how many French Army troops there were, and then formulate a battle plan; he did not understand the situation inside the city and could not rashly engage in a decisive battle.

The losses from a siege plan like the Scaling Ladder were too great; that was an ancient Longyan Siege Engine.

It was a mobile high platform about the same height as a city wall, requiring soldiers to provide cover for its advance.

Ever since the invention of the Cannon, this kind of Scaling Ladder made of wood could not withstand even two Cannonballs.

Plus, this thing was big and cumbersome, making it too easy to destroy.

But as long as the Scaling Ladder could get close to the city wall, it would be much easier for soldiers to climb the city wall.

The Scaling Ladder could transport many soldiers to climb the city wall.

Upon receiving the order, the generals immediately returned to their units to formulate corresponding plans.

Meanwhile, on the other side, in the French Port city, Sashaer received the news.

Their supplies in Egypt had been intercepted.

At that moment, Sashaer slammed the table and stood up: "Do those robbers not know whose territory Africa is? Damn unruly people, daring to rob my goods!"

Sashaer had not yet ordered the pursuit of these robbers.

Another piece of news instantly made Sashaer lose his composure.

"General, there are many Longyan ships on our shipping route to the Mediterranean Sea; they have blockaded our route!"

"What!"

Sashaer's eyes widened in anger, and a sense of foreboding suddenly rose from the bottom of his heart.

The cargo was hijacked, the Longyan Fleet blockaded their coastline—what was Longyan trying to do?

Did they want to start a war?

Could it be that they had cooperated with the British?

Thinking of this possibility, Sashaer calmed down and asked in a deep voice, "Where was our cargo hijacked?"

His subordinate looked at the map of Egypt and pointed to a location on it.

Seeing this place, Sashaer's heart sank halfway.

"Quick, prepare to defend against the enemy!" Sashaer ordered decisively.

His subordinates were confused; they hadn't seen a single enemy yet, so why prepare to defend?

"Still not executing the order!"

Sashaer shouted coldly.

Although puzzled, they still followed Sashaer's order and quickly entered a state of combat readiness.

After seeing his subordinates leave, Sashaer's eyes gradually turned cold and gloomy.

Longyan was too far away from them; it was impossible for them to have intercepted this batch of cargo.

But the British Colonial Area had every opportunity to intercept this cargo, and the location where it was intercepted was too advantageous for the British.

Although he did not know how the Longyan had formed an alliance with the British, who were still considered enemies.

But the facts were already before him, and he had to be on guard.

Sashaer deliberated; with Longyan and the British joining forces, he had no confidence that he could make the Longyan and British armies return in defeat.

He had to ask for reinforcements.

He had to ask for reinforcements from the French mainland and from other French Colonial Zones in Africa.

Sashaer immediately wrote two letters for reinforcements, but now the roads were all blocked by the British and Longyan, so it would be somewhat difficult to send the letters out.

Sashaer thought for a moment and finally made a decision.