Chapter 1690: Impossible to Refuse

Qingyang Shuo did not agree to Xiewei'er's proposal.

However, Qingyang Shuo still provided Xiewei'er with some help; of course, this was after Britain paid a large sum of money.

Xiewei'er obtained a large batch of Longyan equipment.

Before leaving, Xiewei'er stated the reason Kelinxi had prepared for Qingyang Shuo that was impossible to refuse, but Qingyang Shuo flatly rejected this condition.

Longyan City could not possibly be manipulated by Britain; Kelinxi still had not figured out his own status and position.

"Lord Xiewei'er, you should be very clear that such a condition cannot move me at all."

Xiewei'er looked at Qingyang Shuo and let out a deep sigh: "Alright, I understand."

Xiewei'er left Longyan City with the Weaponry and Equipment he had traded with Qingyang Shuo.

After Xiewei'er left, Qingyang Shuo immediately instructed the people beside him: "Tell Qin Zhangfeng to speed up his progress, as Britain already has a tendency to open fire on us."

"Yes."

……

Meanwhile, on the other side of America.

The French Colonial Zone.

Richard's office.

As a good superior who cares for his subordinates, Richard visited Fang Dalong several times, for which Fang Dalong was extremely grateful, though that practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine was very annoyed with Richard.

Based on Fang Dalong's condition, Richard would always come up with some inexplicable ideas.

Moreover, the thing that annoyed that practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine most about Richard's presence was that he always disturbed the patient's rest.

Under the strict orders of the practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine several times, Richard finally reduced the frequency of his visits to Fang Dalong.

This was not because Richard followed the doctor's advice, but because Richard had other things to do.

Now the Indian uprising was gradually dissipating; under the joint suppression of the French troops and the large Indian tribes, the Indian uprisings that had broken out in various places had quieted down quite a bit.

At least on the surface, that was the case.

This was a good thing for Richard.

After the Insurgent Army in various parts of the French region quieted down, they had the troops and energy to deal with Britain.

Richard looked at the map, his gaze landing on the Ohio River Basin.

When the French Colonial Zone was expanding in America, they established one of the best trading centers in America on the upper reaches of the Ohio River—Fort Duquesne.

This trading center was an attempt by France.

But in recent years, it had developed into a very important trading center for France, where the daily transaction volume reached tens of thousands of Gold Coin, which was very huge.

For France, this city absolutely could not suffer any mishaps.

France had been passively beaten twice, and although they successfully repelled the British invaders both times, Richard did not want to just stay on the defensive like this.

In fact, the French Colonial Zone had long coveted the land Britain held in the Ohio River Basin.

The soil there was fertile, and with the Ohio River, it was very suitable for running plantations.

It was also suitable for trade; the Ohio River Basin connected many large cities and had a large population, making it suitable for development.

Now that Richard had freed up his hands, he naturally had to concentrate his forces to attack the British Colonial Area.

Richard looked at the map and asked in a deep voice to all the high-ranking French generals attending the meeting: "Who among you will go to attack Britain?"

"This general is willing."

"I am also willing."

"Send me, and I will surely return with a victory!"

The French generals vied to request the mission, which was completely different from the state of affairs on the British side.

To them, this was a good opportunity to earn military merit.

They were eager to attack Britain.

They understood very well just how weak the British Army's strength was; there was no pressure at all in fighting the British Army.

It would be strange if they did not scramble to obtain such military merit that was practically handed to them.

It would be strange if they did not scramble to get it.

Although France lost a step in the battle for the gold mine last time, that was because Britain was the first to use Longyan's most advanced Cannon.

It was because of Longyan that France lost a step.

Otherwise, that gold mine would not be in a state of confrontation between the two sides now, with neither side mining it.

Seeing the French generals eagerly requesting the mission, Richard nodded and smiled: "Very good."

His gaze swept over the generals and finally landed on a relatively young general.

He was the general who had previously defended against the British army—Alasite.

It was under his resistance that Fort Duquesne beheaded two of Britain's great generals in succession.

This caused the British army to suffer a defeat at Fort Duquesne.

These two battles also made him famous, and as a leader who cares for his subordinates, Richard quickly gave him heavy responsibilities and rewarded him with some things.

"Alasite, Fort Duquesne is your defense zone; this attack on Britain is mainly to occupy the territory Britain holds in the Ohio River Basin."

"You are very familiar with the environment there; for this operation, I appoint you as the commander-in-chief of the three armies, and you will be responsible for the attack."

Alasite's cold face immediately became serious, and he said in a deep voice: "Yes, I will definitely not let General Richard down!"

……

Meanwhile, Poland.

Although Poland had already split at this moment, there was still a government-in-exile.

The Polish royal family was now taken over by the Austrian Army, and they were responsible for cooperation.

Because Prince Yong and Hamid had cut off Tsarist Russia's offensive route.

Catching the Russian Army off guard, General Boerniefu had no choice but to lead the Russian Army to retreat and defend another port in Poland.

Prince Yong and Hamid did not pursue the victory, and it was not because conditions did not allow it.

Rather, they had other things to do: expanding the military base here and building some factories to ensure a logistical supply base for this war.

Now that the East India Company belonged to Longyan, and with Prince Yong having already captured a port city in Poland, the maritime transport routes were completely opened up.

The conditions for building a military base in Poland had basically been met.

Taking advantage of this truce, Prince Yong began preparing to build factories; according to Liu Zheng's instructions, he was to build a massive transportation network here.

He would use the train, a tool of transportation that transcended the era, to achieve this goal.

Hamid was simply envious beyond measure of this kind of train from Longyan that used a Steam Engine as its motive power for transport.

This thing could completely transport an entire troop to another location at a very high speed.

For warfare, this was simply a divine artifact.

Of course, Prince Yong was well aware of Hamid's envy; he looked at Hamid and said, "Hamid, when I came, Liu Zheng once told me that your Ottoman Empire wanted this kind of train."

"It can be discussed."

Hearing these three words, Hamid was instantly wild with joy.

If they had such a train, their Ottoman Empire would surely become powerful once again and would definitely be able to solve most of their problems.

"Thank His Excellency Liu Zheng for me."

It could be discussed—upon hearing these two words, Hamid was already prepared to go bankrupt if necessary to finalize the deal.

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