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Chapter 1018: Hegemonism (First update, please subscribe)
Late at night on October 10, Nasser rejected the ultimatum from Britain and France.

While the whole world was attracted by the huge British and French fleets in the Mediterranean, few people paid attention to the Red Sea and the Gulf of Suez.

On the 29th, the First Fleet of the Nanyang Navy entered the Red Sea.

At 30 p.m. on the 7th, the fleet entered the narrow Gulf of Suez. At this time, the fleet was on high alert. After all, the narrowest area of ​​the Gulf of Suez is only a dozen kilometers.

"If the Egyptians set up a few dozen cannons here, they can send us all to the bottom of the sea!"

As the fleet entered the Gulf of Suez, Tian Jinxiong pointed to the vaguely visible land and said.

"This is not the Strait of Tiran. They can block the Strait of Tiran, but they dare not block the Suez Canal. Any attempt to do so will give others an advantage!"

Zhang Yunhai said while smoking a cigarette.

"So, even if they forcibly take back the canal, the first thing they will do is announce to the world that the canal is operating normally."

"So, we can go straight to the city of Suez."

Looking at the First Fleet in the twilight, although he knew that the size of this fleet was far smaller than the Combined Fleet of that year, for a moment, Tian Jinxiong seemed to have returned to the past, back to the day of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

In fact, just like their surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, this time it was also a secret attack and no one knew the mission objective.

However, although the war has not yet begun, the Marines on the ship have already felt the atmosphere of war.

"There must be a war!"

Zhao Maotou's military intuition made this idea come to his mind.

In fact, this idea had emerged in his mind since the day they painted tanks, armored vehicles and other vehicles in desert yellow.

Many things have signs. The military would never paint all tanks and vehicles in desert colors for no reason. If they are painted in this color, it must be useful.

Zhong Huaimin took out a cigarette, handed it to Zhao Maotou, and asked:

"Captain, there must be a war!"

Many times, soldiers always have the consciousness of a soldier, and now is no exception.

"Look at our tanks and our uniforms, they are all desert-colored. Plus, the British ultimatum to Egypt means we are here to help the British invade Egypt."

While smoking, Zhong Huaimin looked into the distance, his tone sounded a little strange.

"Who knows? As soldiers, we just need to obey orders. Besides, Nanyang is a foreign trade country, and Europe is one of our most important trading partners, so the Suez Canal is very important to us."

Zhong Huaimin nodded, was silent for a while, and then said.

"I never thought that one day, we would have to invade other countries!"

When he said this, there was a complex feeling hidden in his tone, some pride, and some...seriousness.

After all, in their memory, the Japanese invasion is still hard to forget.

"Not an invasion!"

Looking at the distant coast, Zhao Maotou said calmly:

"This is to maintain the international order and rules. Egypt has violated the international rules, and the next step to destroying the international order is war and regional conflict. We intervene for lasting peace, just like we did in Malaya and Siam." For this generation of young people in Southeast Asia who have just grown up, they experienced war in Tangshan when they were young, and now everything they do is to maintain regional peace and to prevent more people from suffering from the harm of war.

Standing on the bridge of the flagship "Friendship" aircraft carrier, fleet commander Rear Admiral Tian Yumin stared intently ahead. This was his third time passing through the Gulf of Suez. The first time was before the war when he was sent to Britain to study naval power. The second time was when he accompanied the guard fleet through Suez to the South Pacific. This time, he led the fleet here for the war.

No, it should be said that it is to maintain the international order.

"Maintain international order and international business norms!"

The corners of his mouth rose slightly. Although they had experienced war, in the eyes of Tian Yumin and many Nanyang soldiers, carrying out such a mission was nothing big. They had long been accustomed to Nanyang's "hegemonic behavior."

"If it is weak, it is international law; if it is strong, it is hegemony."

Suddenly, Chief of Staff Wang Jingbo said casually.

"When I first heard you say this, I was a little uncomfortable with it. Now it seems that this is human nature!"

Wang Jingbo's words made Tian Yumin nod in agreement.

"Just like what you said - the purpose of our pursuit of a strong country is not to show off to our own people, but to show off to outsiders and safeguard our own interests. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a waste of effort!"

The commander's words made everyone burst into laughter. For those who grew up in the war against foreign invasion, they had a very deep understanding of Social Darwinism, so they agreed with his words very much.

"Sir, we will arrive in Suez in one hour."

Tian Yumin nodded and said after hearing the navigator's report.

"Send the destroyer Hengshan to inform the canal authorities that the First Fleet of the Nanyang Navy will..."

Looking at his watch, Tian Yumin said.

"It will pass through the Suez Canal at around 31 a.m. on the 1st, and we ask them to send a pilot to lead the way through the Suez Canal."

After the order was given, Wang Jingbo asked.

"Captain Tian, ​​do you think the Egyptians will agree to our entry into the Suez Canal?"

While speaking, Wang Jingbo couldn't help but glance at the fleet. Although the main force of this fleet was only one aircraft carrier, together with the Pacific amphibious assault ship and other destroyers and landing ships, it was definitely a mighty force.

Perhaps for big countries, it is not worth mentioning, but for a small country like Egypt, it is a deterrent. They appear here at this sensitive moment and demand to pass through the Suez Canal. As long as the Egyptians have brains, they will definitely know what they are here for.

"It would be better if they refuse, because then we will have enough reason to go to war. After all, the Suez Canal is an international passage, and no country can cut it off without authorization. If the Egyptians refuse, then this is our reason to go to war!"

With his chest straight and gazing into the distance, Tian Yumin said with a slight smile on his face.

"Now that we have played our cards, it's up to the Egyptians!"

Is this a play?
This was clearly a direct blow. After the Hengshan destroyer approached the Suez Canal, the Egyptian army, which had just received an order to strengthen its combat readiness, immediately became nervous. Fortunately, they did not dare to open fire. After all, they had learned from other merchant ships that the South China Sea Navy Fleet had entered the Gulf of Suez.

And Nanyang...it's a member of the Commonwealth!

The British ultimatum to Egypt has been rejected.

At this time, the purpose of the Nanyang Fleet was simple and obvious, but the request made by the Nanyang Navy next made the defenders a little confused - they demanded to pass through the Suez Canal!
Are the Nanyang people crazy, or do they think we are fools?
(End of this chapter)