Wild North America 1846

Chapter 595 Suez Incident

It must be admitted that it was a correct decision for John Nice IV to send Duke Surel to visit. He is the lucky star of the Tigray tribe and a rare and outstanding talent.

Whether he signed the humiliating and humiliating border demarcation treaty, or borrowed an unimaginable usury loan, this is not the key to the problem.

Duke Surel brought back a powerful mercenary army and many much-needed weapons and military supplies from the Easterners with only his words, which solved the immediate need.

Such abilities are rare and outstanding talents in the Tigray tribe and even in Ethiopia as a whole.

Different from trying to hide when he came, the Duke of Surrell, who set foot on the return journey, was in high spirits. He led a mighty force of more than 1300 cavalry (note; including members of the mission, representatives of the North American Colonial Bank, Chinese businessmen, etc.) to escort more than 270 cavalrymen. A cart full of mules and horses made a big commotion.

When passing through Lalemacher, Tower Curalo and other areas, fierce battles broke out with the local black tribes, killing and wounding thousands of indigenous warriors, and captured a large number of strong black prisoners of war.

nearly two months
The Duke of Surel and his party who returned to Gulsum City have grown to more than 4400 people, of which more than 3000 are strong black prisoners of war, but most of their ownership belongs to the Ethiopian Army.

under the employment agreement;

The Ethiopian army can obtain [-]% of the post-war captures, and occupying enemy towns or tribes has the right to loot gold, silver, wealth, cattle and sheep, enjoy higher board and lodging treatment, be accompanied by women, and have the right to refuse to fight (note; specifically refers to The Ethiopian Legion considers the wrong order.) Etc..

Even so
When Duke Surel and his party returned to the headquarters of the Tigray tribe, they still received an unprecedented warm welcome. Countless tribal blacks rushed up, singing and dancing on both sides of the road and cheering...

Known as the "Wandering Emperor", Johannes IV greeted him personally with a golden scepter in his hand. Seeing the long cavalry line of the Ethiopian Legion and the shiny guns, he happily closed his mouth from ear to ear and showed his big white teeth.

He immediately announced;
The Duke of Surel was promoted to the prince, and he served as the chief elder of the tribal elders, his power is second only to His Majesty the Emperor...

1872. 9, 7

A major event happened that shocked Britain, France and other countries. The Datang Empire announced the blockade of the Suez Canal, pointing the finger at Sir Mike Lillard, the British chairman who made things difficult for the merchant ships of the Datang Empire in Port Said.

This incident, known as the "Suez Canal Incident", also known as the "September Incident", is by far the most intense dispute between Britain and Tang Dynasty, bringing the contradictions between the two countries to the surface.

The cause of the incident was that Port Said seized several merchant ships loaded with arms and armed personnel. Some of these armed personnel were North American cowboys heading for adventure in Northeast Africa, and some were armed immigrants.

This incident caused a fierce reaction from the Tang Empire. After the negotiation failed, His Highness Tang-Li Xin directly announced that the entire Suez Canal was blocked.

If you don't use it for me, then don't use it for anyone.

This incident quickly spread to Europe, and immediately detonated the public opinion circles in Britain, France, Germany and other countries, and became one of the current international focus events.

Another event that attracted international attention was that France successfully issued the second round of bonds totaling 2 billion francs, and paid 30 billion francs in war compensation in two installments. Such deep financial resources shocked the entire international community.

In the next step, the French government asked Germany to end its occupation of the northern provinces of France and withdraw from French territory in accordance with the post-war treaty.

The current German Empire is in a dilemma, and it wants to start another war and has been severely warned by the United Kingdom.With the rapid rise of the German Empire, excessively weakening France is not in line with the continental balance policy.

at this moment

The relationship between Britain and Datang has deteriorated sharply, which has involved a lot of experience of investing in Europe, which has attracted a lot of discussions among European people who eat melons.

Cairo, Egypt

In an elegant palace-style manor

"Your Royal Highness, you cannot do this. This is a naked provocation to the British Empire." Sir Mike Lillard, the British chairman, with veins exposed on his forehead, has lost his usual calm gentlemanly demeanor, waving his hands and yelling loudly road.

Wearing a Tang-style thin silk linen gown, His Highness Tang-Li Xin had a calm demeanor, raised his legs leisurely, looked at Sir Mike Lillard with contempt and responded; "On the contrary, I can do it. I It not only provokes the majesty of the British Empire, but also tramples it under its feet. Because behind me are 3.2 heavily armed soldiers and a huge empire with a total population of more than 7900 million. If you don’t accept it, you can come to fight.”

"His Royal Highness, I want to remind you not to forget that any act of hostility to the British Empire is irrational. The Royal Navy of the British Empire, which spans the seven seas, can blockade the Atlantic Ocean at any time and capture all Datang merchant ships engaged in trade between the two oceans. It will cause irreparable damage to your country."

"It doesn't matter, the Royal Navy of the Tang Empire is not a soft persimmon. Our 8600-ton iron-clad ship "Zhenyang" has officially entered service. The second iron-clad giant ship is being installed, and the third ship is also under construction. There will be more in the future. The fourth, fifth and sixth iron-clad giant ships." His Highness Tang-Li Xin said with ease.

He picked up the tea on the table and took a sip gracefully, raised his eyebrows after putting it down, and continued to the several Englishmen standing in front of him;
"The Tang Empire used many methods, too many for Britain to bear, let me give a few simple examples to illustrate;
We can immediately arrest the British merchants and manufacturers in the United States of America and the Confederate States of America, confiscate their factories, farms, and all their wealth, and throw them all in prison.

Oh... no, that's too cheap for a Brit, and should go to a hard labor camp.

We can also completely cut off the Suez Canal, launch an attack on the British army at Port Said, and weigh how good the British army is?
Next Step

Isn't it interesting that we can send troops to occupy Hong Kong, Singapore, Penang and threaten British Sri Lanka?
The iron-clad ships of the Royal Navy of the Tang Empire could sink or capture any British merchant ships in the Atlantic Ocean, and confiscate their cargo to compensate for the loss.

In the whole of America, there is no place where British merchant ships can hide.

This range can be further expanded to the entire Pacific Ocean and the coast of East Africa. There are many ships in the Royal Navy, but how many ships can resist the power of ironclad warships?

If Britain does not want the East India colony, then the Tang Empire can also lose the European market and hurt each other, who is afraid of whom? "

Sir Mike Lillard was stunned when he said something, he couldn't believe his ears, and his angry lips trembled.

He stretched out his fingers and said tremblingly; "Your Highness, your actions will cause a serious setback in the relationship between Britain and Tang. You cannot bear such responsibility."

"Wrong, I can afford it. Instead, it is you...Mr. Mike Lillard, the chairman of the Canal Company, who is not even a nobleman, dared to provoke a fierce confrontation between the two countries. It has damaged the relationship between the two countries, including the vast majority of the British people." I think you are about to go to hell, and your entire family will be ruthlessly wiped out. This is my prophecy, you can try to see if it will come true?"

"Are you threatening me... Your Highness?" Sir Mike Lillard asked back with a livid face.

"It's wrong again, you think too much of yourself, Sir Mike Lillard, you are just a dog raised by the British royal family, but you want to make decisions for your master, and you want your master to bear unpredictable and serious consequences for you. What are the consequences?" His Highness Tang-Li Xin spread his hands with a relaxed expression, asking himself and answering;

"The consequence is to be slaughtered for meat, which may be the only value you have left. Please forgive me... I told this ruthless truth.

In fact

Tang and Britain will not go to war because of this, and London will not be kidnapped by your stupid behavior. They know that damage to the relationship between the two countries can only hurt both sides, and there can be no winners.

Downing Street has contacted the Empire through the emergency channel of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the two sides will try their best to manage their differences and calm the situation.

The two sides will conduct friendly consultations on the barrier-free passage of the Suez Canal and fix it with a formal treaty.

War is bad for both sides, and no one wants it to happen.

The Suez Canal will become a river of peace, friendship and cooperation, not a sharp knife used to harm allies at will, which is not in line with the original intention of this great project.

In the end, the only one who is brought out to bear the consequences is you, a fool who thinks he is a big shot, your death is coming...

Man, your whole family will be buried with it.

They'll be on the boat to your funeral..."

His Highness Tang-Li Xin chuckled, showing his white teeth, stretched out his hand to turn it over, and then continued; "Unfortunately, it was sunk by the wind and waves. It's a pity... dozens of adults and children didn't even have a bone left. , This is the best solution to appease the empire's anger."

The faces of the British people who came together turned dark when they heard this, and they involuntarily distanced themselves from Sir Mike Lillard, for fear of being implicated by him.

They clearly knew that what His Royal Highness said was not a prophecy but a fact.

Looking at the tall and elegant Prince in front of him, several British people involuntarily stretched out their hands to stroke their chests, bent down, and said beggingly;
"Your Majesty, we lowly people beg your forgiveness. The whole thing is Sir Mike Lillard's will, and we have nothing to do with it. We will release the seized merchant ship immediately after we go back, and promise not to set up any obstacles .Hope to get your mercy!"

And at this moment

Sir Mike Lillard didn't have the aggressiveness when he came, his whole body trembled because of fear, his pale face looked like a dead person, his lips were trembling and he couldn't speak.

Between Datang Empire and Sir Mike Lillard, London obviously chose the former.

He made a mistake;
The majesty of the British Empire is sacrosanct, but that depends on who?
If the opponent is strong enough, it's okay to offend once in a while.Teeth and tongue are still fighting, should they all be cut off?
At this moment

Mr. Phillips, the British representative, came out of the back room with a few strong British people, walked up to His Royal Highness, bowed respectfully and touched his chest to salute, and asked softly; "Your Highness, look..."

"Drag it out, don't get blood everywhere here, I remember Sir Mike Lillard accidentally slipped and fell out of the carriage, and then was crushed to death by the heavy carriage behind him, his head was crushed. "When Tang Li Xin said this, he shook his head regretfully, as if he couldn't continue.

His expression like the breeze blowing on his face scared the backs of the Englishmen around him, and their legs were a little weak.

He secretly reminded himself in his heart; it is okay to offend anyone, but never offend this little devil, the methods are too cruel!

(End of this chapter)