Chapter 1774: Requesting Assistance

At this time, Longyan Third City.

Qin Zhangfeng led the Longyan Army and, in just one day, completely routed those Spanish troops.

The force they used consisted of merely one thousand Cavalry.

The Spanish troops had several times their number in strength, yet they were beaten by the Longyan Army with no power to fight back.

Relying on their familiarity with the architecture of Longyan Third City, as well as the secret passages distributed beneath the city, the Longyan Army instantly and thoroughly routed the Spanish soldiers guarding the city.

Fortunately, the Spanish leader retreated quickly enough to avoid being completely wiped out by the Longyan Army.

Otherwise, the Spanish leader would have ended his life in Longyan Third City.

After recapturing Longyan Third City, Qin Zhangfeng was in no rush to order the Longyan Army to take the next step and pursue the panicked Spanish while the victory was theirs.

To seize the only remaining Colonial Area of Spain in America: Florida.

To let them know what the consequences are for daring to anger Longyan.

Qin Zhangfeng did not do this; instead, he let the Longyan Army rest in Longyan Third City, giving the Spanish leader the chance to escape back and prepare to welcome the Longyan.

Someone asked him why he did not pursue the victory, as this was the best chance, bar none, to wipe out the Spanish Colonial Area in one fell swoop.

Qin Zhangfeng chuckled; although he was arrogant, he was not a fool.

The Longyan Army now had only one thousand Cavalry, two hundred of whom were merely Crossbowmen, and the main reason he was able to take this place was his extreme familiarity with Longyan Third City.

Attacking other places would not be so simple.

Florida was, after all, Spain's last colony in North America, and they had cultivated it meticulously for many years.

Back then, when France and Britain joined forces to defeat Spain, they had still left such a large Colonial Area for them.

It is evident that Spain, as an old-established Empire, still possessed some foundation.

It was not that Qin Zhangfeng did not want to wipe out the Spanish Colonial Area in one go, but the timing was not yet right, that is all.

After recapturing Longyan Third City, the one thousand Longyan Army troops he led remained behind.

Taking on the duty of guarding Longyan Third City, he was also in no rush to leave, even though the situation was tense.

This place still belonged to the Ohio River Basin, a place where Britain and France were in conflict.

Qin Zhangfeng thought to himself that their Longyan Army stationing here was meant to put pressure on the French troops and the British troops.

To make these two forces afraid to easily use troops against Longyan cities.

Now, Longyan was the only force in North America that could directly influence the direction of the war; if Longyan were to lean toward either one of those countries, it would bring them a huge advantage.

To France and Britain, the Ohio River Basin was far more important than their Longyan City.

They would know how to make a choice.

Qin Zhangfeng looked at the map of the Ohio River Basin; the battlefield between the two sides had now maintained a delicate balance, which was a good thing for their Longyan.

Their Longyan could take advantage of this time to continue developing in America.

According to the latest intelligence, there was a temporary truce in Europe, and Lord Liu Zheng was vigorously developing the economy there, having already infiltrated Longyan's influence into all walks of life in Europe.

In Europe, they had already begun to lay out plans to slowly erode Europe through the economy.

They should also accelerate their pace on the battlefield in America.

If they could trade this for a short period of peace, he thought Longyan would surely have better development in America.

Now, the construction of the Longyan Second City, Yun City, was basically complete.

The Panama Canal was also accelerating its construction progress; everything was moving in a good direction.

Just at this moment, someone walked into Qin Zhangfeng's office.

"General, a British Soldier is asking for your help; he says he knows Mr. Qingyang Shuo and has a token from our Longyan."

Qin Zhangfeng frowned; a British Soldier asking him for help—although this place was close to the British Front, there should not have been any British Soldiers nearby.

And a British Soldier who also knew Mr. Qingyang Shuo and had a Longyan token should exist even less.

"Let him in; let me see who it is."

Soon, Qiaozhi arrived before Qin Zhangfeng, feeling very uneasy.

But what surprised him even more was that the Longyan Army had driven the Spanish away so quickly and regained control of Longyan Third City; this was something they had not expected at all.

The speed of the Longyan was actually this fast.

And he had also heard that the Longyan had only used one thousand Longyan Army troops to take this city.

This was simply incredible, even though Spain was already on the decline and there was not much left of its vast American Colonial Area.

In North America, there was only that little bit of Florida left.

Even so, Spain still possessed a very strong foundation; at least they still had Cavalry units in America.

Longyan Third City was so close to Florida that the Spanish reinforcements should have been able to arrive very quickly.

But even with so many conditions unfavorable to the Longyan, the Longyan still won the victory in this battle.

To Qiaozhi, this was an incredible thing.

He looked at General Qin Zhangfeng standing before him; he had only met this person a few times, but every time he went to Longyan, Gelin and other Longyan people would speak highly of General Qin Zhangfeng.

"Hello, I am Qiaozhi from Britain; General, we have met before." Qiaozhi reached out his hand and said excitedly.

Qin Zhangfeng shook hands with him to show friendliness.

As for his claim that they had met, Qin Zhangfeng thought for a long time but had no impression of it.

"Oh, is that so? Forgive my memory; there are too many things that need to be remembered by me, and many things get forgotten. May I ask where we met?" Qin Zhangfeng looked at Qiaozhi and asked.

Qiaozhi gave a sheepish smile; at the time, he had only caught a glimpse of Qin Zhangfeng, so it was normal for the other party not to remember.

"We met in Longyan City, back when Captain Gelin and I represented Britain to go to Longyan City to discuss cooperation."

Qin Zhangfeng suddenly realized; at that time, he rarely went to Longyan City, and even if he had seen Qiaozhi, it was just a glance and he would not have taken it to heart, no wonder he had forgotten.

"Oh, so we met in Longyan City." Qin Zhangfeng smiled.

He knew Gelin; he was the first person to facilitate the cooperation between Longyan and Britain.

"Regarding Gelin's matter, I express my regret, but for him, this is the proof of a warrior, it is glory!"

Qiaozhi nodded; as a warrior, Gelin had fulfilled his duty, and if not for their own people causing trouble, he should have had a better ending.

Qiaozhi calmed his emotions and looked at General Qin Zhangfeng: "General, I am truly happy to see you this time; this is not the first time I have received help from Dragon Flame."

"I also swear that I will repay these favors; they are something I will never forget."

"I should be ashamed to bring this up, but General, I implore you for help from Dragon Flame once again."

"I hope you can help me."