Chapter 1972: A Life-Threatening Mission

Helpless, he could only report this matter to the government of the British Colonial District.

When facing the French, their attitude was surprisingly consistent.

Whether it was Kelinxi or the Military Department, when mentioning the French and this war, they all unanimously chose to present a united front.

This was one of the few things that could make them act in unison externally.

Letting them think of a way to solve it—facing General Astimo's conjecture, they did not have any good methods either.

After all, it was over on the Longyan side that the problem had emerged.

What qualifications, what reason did their British Colonial District have to interfere in matters over in Longyan?

Kelinxi frowned tightly and said, "But if the mole on the Longyan side keeps providing weapons to the French side, it will be a disaster for us."

"The French only have this small area of fortifications left on the east coast of North America; if it turns into a Protracted War, there will simply be too many variables."

"We must give Longyan a heads-up no matter what."

The people from the Military Department poured a bucket of cold water on the spot: "Who is going?"

"Our relationship with Longyan is extremely stiff right now; when they encountered the French attack, we didn't provide any aid at all."

"Instead, we were expanding our own victory gains; we didn't abide by a single one of the alliance treaties we signed back then."

"Now, if we go to Longyan to tell them that someone is reselling their Longyan military hardware, what kind of reaction do you think the Longyan will have, and how will they treat our people?"

Hearing this, everyone fell into silence.

No one wanted to go to Longyan to play the villain.

Moreover, even if one went, could they really make Longyan catch that mole?

Kelinxi clutched the hair on his head in distress and let out a deep sigh.

If it were any other country in the world, it wouldn't give the British such a headache.

If it came to it, they would just fight; the British had never feared anyone in terms of combat, but Longyan was the sole exception.

The British Colonial District still needed Longyan's weapons and needed to cooperate with Longyan.

With every aspect held firmly in Longyan's grip, under such circumstances, it was impossible for them to touch Longyan's bad side.

In the end, the Military Department nominated a candidate who now seemed very suitable.

"Councilor Qiaozhi might be able to handle this mission."

As soon as Kelinxi heard this name, his expression darkened; he naturally knew Qiaozhi was suitable for this mission.

Qiaozhi had traveled to Longyan many times and was very familiar with Qingyang.

He was the most suitable person to go and tell Longyan this intelligence.

But Kelinxi did not want Qiaozhi to receive this credit at all, and the reason was simple: Qiaozhi wanted the Thirteen States of the British Colonial District to be independent.

This was something he did not want to see and was also something he had strictly forbidden.

"No, absolutely not!"

"Qiaozhi is our Councilor; we must ensure his safety!"

"Gelin possesses the same qualifications as him, and Gelin once escorted two Longyan merchants."

"He is more suitable."

The Military Department refused directly: "Do you want the eastern front to collapse?"

"Gelin is currently General Atilamo's most important staff officer; recalling him to do this will slow down the entire progress of the war!"

Kelinxi fell into silence; the purpose of everything they did was to win this war, and it was absolutely impossible to go against such a situation.

After thinking of this, everyone fell into silence once again.

They had no good method for this matter.

As it appeared now, Qiaozhi was the best choice, bar none.

After thinking this through, Kelinxi could only say: "Since that is the case, then let Qiaozhi go."

He had no reason to refuse; although Qiaozhi wanted to promote the independence of America, he was now just a small Fojilisi Councilor, and his power had already been hollowed out.

He had already lost the ability to promote this policy; although accomplishing this matter could give him a chance to return to the council.

However, the current council would not pass his proposal no matter what; this was a 100% certain thing.

Aside from the fact that sending Qiaozhi out made Kelinxi feel uncomfortable, there were no negative impacts on the British Colonial District.

Standing before the big picture, he could only endure it; rather than letting the Military Department bring it up, it was better for him to say it himself, which would also not leave him with a bad reputation.

"But I want to propose a few conditions; this time Qiaozhi is an Envoy representing our Britain, going to Longyan City."

"Since he is going, he should strengthen the cooperation between us and Longyan; after all, the Longyan Arsenal was built with raw materials we provided, but now Longyan has not provided us with more weapons, and I think they should provide us with more weapons."

"In addition, there is the issue regarding the Panama Canal; since we already know that Longyan is building such a Canal, we should make it clear to Longyan!"

"This Canal can be built, but our Britain must also have a hand in it; now that we have Dreadnought-class battleships, we have sufficient qualifications to negotiate terms with Longyan!"

"This is my mission; if Qiaozhi can accomplish these things, then after he returns, having achieved these, he will return to the council."

When the military personnel heard the mission Kelinxi had arranged, every single point touched Longyan's reverse scale.

If one thing was handled poorly, Longyan might very well draw their blades against them!

This was the thing they were least willing to see.

The conditions negotiated when building the Arsenal with Longyan were indeed that they would provide raw materials in exchange for Longyan's weapons.

But ever since the war began, the raw materials given to Longyan had gradually decreased, yet now Kelinxi actually wanted to whimsically make Longyan City provide more weapons.

This was simply wishful thinking!

And more importantly, Kelinxi actually still wanted to get a share of the Panama Canal.

Although Britain now possessed battleships comparable to Longyan Supply Ships, the core of their battleships was the Steam Engine.

It was provided by Longyan; if Longyan had not provided the Steam Engine, their battleships would only exist in their imagination to this day.

Now they were using their greatest military threat to make Longyan give the British a share of the Panama Canal that they had built and excavated themselves.

Never mind whether Longyan would be furious; even their Military Department felt this matter was completely absurd.

Longyan City would absolutely never agree to such conditions.

And they, Britain, would still have to pay a price for such thoughts.

After defeating the French Colonial Zone, Longyan City's strength is now not what it used to be.

They, Britain, are fighting against French troops and do not have the military force either.

In the entire North America region, the most powerful area is already Longyan.

According to the intelligence they obtained, Longyan also received support from those Indians, and the majority of the Panama Canal was built by Indians helping Longyan.

"No, Excellency Kelinxi, the conditions you proposed are simply Qiaozhi jumping into a fire pit."

"No one can accomplish these things; even if the Lord came, it would not work."

Kelinxi let out a laugh and said casually, "These are merely the simplest diplomatic tasks, and what I said is all that Britain should obtain."