Chapter 1826: Emergency Mobilization

The French Colonial Zone was stirred into a commotion overnight.

The troops carried out an emergency mobilization; in the dead of night, the French troops' emergency assembly order startled countless people.

Fang Dalong and Wan Shang were sleeping soundly in the Small Tavern when they heard the commotion.

Suddenly, they felt that something was wrong.

Looking through the window, they watched the French troops urgently assembling on the street, all rushing in the same direction.

Both men felt that something was wrong.

Even if they were at war with Britain right now, there wouldn't be such a massive display.

This time, it was as if the entire French force in America was being mobilized.

Both men frowned deeply, about to have their spies investigate for information.

They wanted to see what exactly had happened and why the French troops were mobilizing their forces as if they had gone mad.

But just at this moment, a knock on the door rang out abruptly.

The two men were stunned, and then they heard a voice from outside.

"Lord Richard requests the presence of you two."

To be invited so late at night, something major must have happened.

Countless thoughts erupted in their minds at this instant, but in the end, they all vanished into nothingness.

Wan Shang threw on a coat, went out to open the door, saw the arriving attendant, and said, "Wait a moment, please allow us to change our clothes."

The attendant nodded: "Better be quick, Lord Richard cannot wait."

Wan Shang nodded, turned around, and hurried back into the room, looking at Fang Dalong, who was already dressed.

"Brother Fang, something big must have happened."

Fang Dalong narrowed his eyes in thought for a moment, then he said: "Don't panic, let's go see the situation first, let's go!"

It didn't take a few minutes for the two to leave the Small Tavern and board a Horse Carriage.

They sped away at full gallop.

Inside the Horse Carriage, Wan Shang, Fang Dalong, and the attendant were all jolted incessantly.

This was not Richard's usual style of being humble and courteous to the virtuous; the attendant saw the annoyance on the faces of the two men opposite him and explained with a smile: "The situation is urgent, please bear with it, two gentlemen; this is also a matter of no Method."

Fang Dalong and Wan Shang composed their expressions, but they could not figure out what on earth had happened.

What could make Richard so nervous as to summon the two of them?

But when they arrived at Richard's office, they found it already packed with people.

The two men's expressions froze; Richard had not summoned only them this time.

This time, it was not just the two of them that Richard had urgently summoned; every notable official in the French Colonial Zone had been summoned by Richard.

Especially the Military Department.

The two of them even saw those Indian chiefs who cooperated with the French.

Usually, it was almost impossible for these Indian chiefs to come to a meeting; although they cooperated with the French, the French looked down on this group of natives.

If it weren't for the fact that few French people immigrated here, they would not have cooperated with the Indians.

In their view, these Indians who relied on them for wealth were nothing more than dogs they kept.

But today, Richard had actually summoned the Indian chiefs, which was enough to show the importance they placed on this matter.

Wan Shang whispered to Fang Dalong: "Act according to the situation later; there aren't many things that can make the French this nervous, we need to make more preparations."

Fang Dalong nodded slightly, and the two ended their brief, hard-to-detect conversation.

Just at this moment, Richard, dressed in full military uniform, and his son Ausilige walked out.

He stood on the platform looking at everyone, with Ausilige standing respectfully to the side.

Upon seeing Richard enter, the crowd quieted down a bit.

Richard said in a deep voice: "We French are a peace-loving nation, but loving peace does not mean we can endure humiliation."

"Longyan City has repeatedly humiliated our French

Colonial Zone, and as of today, one of our French citizens has been murdered in their Longyan City."

"They have already committed an act of provocation!"

"We French must respond..."

The crowd listened and fell into silence.

Fang Dalong and Wan Shang listened, their hearts skipping a beat; Longyan City had long ago declared to the outside world that outsiders were forbidden from entering.

Now, inside Longyan City, it was impossible for there to be any French people.

Even if there were, they would only be French people who had pledged allegiance to Longyan.

They knew that this was all a lie fabricated by Richard, and it had too many loopholes.

But why fabricate such a lie?

Fang Dalong and Wan Shang instantly thought of a possibility, and they looked at Richard.

As Richard roared, confirming what they had thought in their hearts, the two felt a jolt, and panic flashed in their eyes.

"We will go to war with Longyan!"

War!

The two words weighed on the hearts of Wan Shang and Fang Dalong; although everything had been anticipated long ago, it had come too suddenly.

For a moment, Wan Shang and Fang Dalong did not know how to deal with the situation that would follow.

They did not know to what stage the current defenses of Longyan City had progressed.

They did not know if, tonight or even earlier, the French troops had already launched a surprise attack on Longyan City.

They now just wanted to pass this news back, fearing it would be too late.

However, thinking of the current situation, the two could only suppress the chaos in their hearts.

Richard's voice fell, sparking a heated discussion among everyone present, as they were all talking about one thing.

What to do after starting a war with Longyan.

Ausilige stood beside Richard and roared, "Quiet!"

Hearing the voice of this little fatty, the crowd was slightly stunned; why had this fatty become so serious today?

The crowd glanced at the equally serious Richard and quieted down quite a bit.

Richard did not hide his offensive plan at all and said directly, "Kenteer, set out tonight; the raid on Longyan City must be fast."

"This time it is our total war against Longyan, with no room for any buffer."

Kenteer very much wanted to refuse; Longyan's military strength was weaker than theirs, but the power of their Cannon was stronger than theirs.

But after receiving the order, this French Army general who had traversed the battlefield stood up abruptly, leaned his body slightly forward, and said, "The troops are already prepared and can set out at any time."

Wan Shang and Fang Dalong were surprised; during this period, one had been injured and the other had not long returned from Longyan, so they had no idea about the situation of the French Army.

They did not expect that they were already prepared and ready at any moment to launch a war against Longyan.

Richard nodded and said in a deep voice, "Very good, proceed."

"Yes!" Kenteer gave a standard military salute and turned to leave.

Wan Shang and Fang Dalong stared at his departing back, feeling anxious; this was intelligence concerning the survival of Longyan City.

But they were trapped here now and had no Method to pass this news out, feeling restless and uneasy.

Just at this moment, Richard's voice exploded in their ears: "Wan Shang, Fang Dalong!"

The two turned their heads to look at Richard on the platform; at this moment, his gaze was cast over, landing on the two of them.

The two looked at Richard and saw that there was not a trace of expression on his face, which was extremely cold.

He opened his mouth and said, "You two Longyan, should pay some responsibility." Recently, the transcoding is serious, let us have more motivation, update faster, please move your little hands to exit reading mode. Thank you.