Chapter 1809: Raiding the Granary

After the fall of Tasmania, the Longyan Army had its supplies cut off by the French army.

Many important supplies had already been pinched off by the French troops, especially the grain and forage, which had been completely cut off by the French troops.

After Li He became the interim Commander of the Longyan Army, he set about resolving the Longyan Army's food problem.

Finally, after much deliberation, the target was determined.

It was the factory right before their eyes, the flour-producing factory on this island of Tasmania.

Through his Telescope, Li He saw that the number of French Soldiers guarding the flour factory was not large, totaling a mere hundred men.

"The Commander has scouted it out; in both hidden and open positions, the French troops have arranged a force of three hundred men here, equipped with Muskets, with no Cavalry and no Cannon."

"With defensive strength like this, we can absolutely take down this flour factory."

Li He estimated the situation in his mind and nodded, but he did not yet agree to launch the operation.

There was no problem with an operation against a flour factory like this.

However, in the face of such important strategic supplies, it was highly illogical for the French troops to have only arranged three hundred men for defense.

Flour has many uses; it can even increase the power of explosives.

Li He wondered if the French were lying in wait in the shadows, using this flour factory to lure them into attacking.

Li He said in a deep voice: "Pass on my order: do not act yet, beware of a trap."

He watched the flour factory through his Telescope, but there were too many obstacles blocking his view, making it impossible to see the situation inside clearly; yet, they could not continue to waste time here, as this would increase the risk of exposing their position.

Li He said in a deep voice: "Use Muskets to test the situation from the southeast; if there is no ambush, we will move tonight. The others are to withdraw temporarily." Exit the transcoding page, please download the app to read the latest chapters.

A squad of the Longyan Army was dispatched to fire two shots from the southeast of this flour factory.

They successfully attracted the attention of the French Soldiers in the flour factory.

However, when the French Soldiers rushed out to search, there were no traces to be found.

Having found no one, the French Soldiers returned inside the flour factory.

Other than that, nothing unusual occurred.

After repeatedly confirming, Li He gave the order to launch the operation.

That night, Li He led two hundred men to launch the operation.

Li He led the Longyan Army to sneak into the flour factory and silently took out these French Soldiers.

The three hundred French Soldiers inside the flour factory

soon realized that there were intruders.

Suddenly, gunfire erupted everywhere.

The entire flour factory fell into chaotic combat.

However, this sneak attack by the Longyan Army was very successful.

In fact, by the time the French troops discovered the intrusion, the majority of the guarding French troops had already been taken out by the Longyan Army.

Only a small group remained who had not been taken out by the Longyan Army.

Moreover, the Longyan Army was very familiar with the terrain of this flour factory and knew which key positions needed to be controlled quickly to take the factory.

In this battle, the French troops had no power to parry at all.

This was all thanks to the advantage of the terrain.

The battle did not last long before the Longyan Army completely occupied this flour factory.

But Li He did not rejoice too early.

Their situation remained very grim.

The reason he chose to occupy this medium-sized flour factory was, first, because it was close to their base, and second, because it was a weak link in the defense of their base.

The terrain inside the flour factory was relatively complex and also suitable for defense.

However, what they could think of, the French army could naturally think of as well; although they had now occupied this flour factory and the food problem was temporarily alleviated,

such a large-scale operation would inevitably invite a large-scale clearing operation from the French troops.

Li He had to use this time to organize the Longyan Army to form a defensive force.

To stop the French troops.

"Clear the battlefield, transport the grain back to the base; everyone else, prepare for battle, the French might attack at any moment!"

The group immediately entered the flour factory's warehouse to transport the stored flour to their base.

And just as the Longyan Army was acting quickly,

a squad of French troops happened to arrive at this moment.

They had heard gunfire from far away and had sped up, but by the time they arrived, the French captain leading the troops observed through a Telescope that the flour factory had already been controlled by the Longyan Army.

So he did not take any further action.

Their squad only had a dozen or so men; rushing up blindly would just be throwing their lives away.

The French captain immediately made a decision to report this news to General Huo En at once.

And of all this, Li He was unaware.

At this time, in America.

The Portuguese Colonial Area.

Qingyang Shuo, in order to contain the Spanish, sent an Envoy to visit Portugal.

To express his sincerity, Qin Zhangfeng volunteered to go.

The Portuguese Colonial Area was located behind the Spanish Colonial Area, and it was difficult to traverse it by land.

Therefore, Qin Zhangfeng chose to travel by water, departing from the port of Yun City and following the coastline to reach the Portuguese Colonial Area.

In Qin Zhangfeng's understanding, Portugal was still a powerful nation to this day, even though they had been subjected to the rule of the Spanish Habsburg Dynasty for as long as sixty years.

However, they ultimately broke free from the rule of the Spain Habsburg Dynasty, which was also the key to the escalation of hatred between the two countries.

Nevertheless, Portugal remained a powerful maritime colonial Empire.

With the rise of France and Britain, this powerful nation gradually declined; not much remains of Portugal's overseas colonies now, as most have been annexed by Britain and France.

In South America, Portugal only has this one largest colony left, and there are no longer any Portuguese colonies in North America.

But they have always wanted to return to that era of the past, the era when Portugal dominated the world as a maritime Empire!

Qin Zhangfeng soon arrived at the palace of the Commander from the Portuguese Colonial Area, even though Portugal is a European country.

Yet there are more Portuguese people here; it is somewhat ironic when you think about it.

In Regan, Qin Zhangfeng met the current ruler of the Portuguese Colonial Area—Rio de Janeiro.

Rio de Janeiro was quite surprised by the arrival of the Longyan Messenger, and he took the lead in bowing and saluting, saying: "Respected Longyan Messenger, your arrival from afar makes this place even more glorious."

Qin Zhangfeng nodded slightly; he was only a Messenger, but when facing the actual person in power over this land, the other party still had to salute him first.

"Your Excellency Rio de Janeiro, thank you for your welcome."

That Longyan people can enjoy such treatment abroad is all because they possess a powerful nation.

And all of this was driven by Liu Zheng.

Rio de Janeiro cleared the way, inviting Qin Zhangfeng to go first, while he followed behind.

"Longyan Messenger, does your sudden visit this time mean there is something you need our help with?"

Qin Zhangfeng turned his head to look at Rio de Janeiro, a smile appearing on his face as he said: "I have come this time to seek a partnership with you in Portugal, hmm, a long-term strategic partnership."

"I wonder, is Your Excellency interested?"