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Chapter 918 When the Great Emperor is Progressing (Second Update, Please Subscribe)
The radio station is the top secret among all the secrets of Ming Dynasty.

Since its invention, it has played an extremely important role countless times, and it can be said that it is the key to the empire's ability to make decisions thousands of miles away.

Of course, it was also the reason why the Ming Empire dared to send all its battleships to the Mediterranean Sea.Not just because of the support for the allies, but because the empire can keep in touch with the fleet at any time.

In this era, this kind of communication advantage is undoubtedly the greatest advantage of the Ming Empire Navy. Of course, this is also unknown.

Many secrets will remain secrets forever, at least until they are deciphered.

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On November 1876, 11, the Imperial Alliance Fleet bombarded Beirut. With all the guns fired, the crude coastal fortress of Beirut was destroyed. The Turkish army guarding the city only lasted for one morning before announcing its surrender.

At noon that day, the French army landed.

The next morning, Emperor Napoleon IV, dressed in military uniform, stood in high spirits in Beirut, where he delivered a passionate speech.

"For 585 years! For 1291 years since the city was occupied by pagans in 585! Until today, we... believers in Christ Jesus have finally returned to this land again, I swear to God, I and the brave French soldiers We will recover this land that belongs to Christ Jesus, and let it bathe in the grace of the Lord again! All glory be to the Lord!"

On this day, in the churches and streets of Beirut, where Christians, who were third-class citizens under the persecution of the Turks, sang hymns they had not had since the Mamluks took the city in 1291 Such activities have been held, priests wearing gorgeous holy robes, holding aloft the cross, and cheering victory with the faithful in the streets.

The journalists recorded all this truthfully, sent these photos and news reports to France, and when they were published in French newspapers, the pride of the French immediately bubbled up.Almost overnight, the "Napoleon guy" became the "Emperor Napoleon". In fact, this is the case in France. Although there are Bourbons, republicans and Napoleons in France, and the latter is the least, it can It is certain that every Frenchman longs for the glory of the Empire, for the glory of the Empire.

The recovery of Beirut and the liberation of hundreds of thousands of Christians largely satisfied their inner vanity. After all, since Napoleon, no emperor has ever achieved similar achievements.

Perhaps Napoleon III sent troops to Italy, Mexico, and Vietnam, and fought against Prussia, but what is the vanity of the empire?
Of course it is doing something that no one has ever done before.

"Emperor Napoleon is great because he has done a great feat that no Frenchman has ever done. He conquered almost the whole of Europe and made most of Europe surrender under his feet. Now with the liberation of Beirut, the Holy City There is no suspense in the liberation of China, and there is no doubt that Emperor Napoleon IV will become the greatest emperor since the 12th century—he is about to regain the holy city!"

Emperor Napoleon IV read the newspaper a little excitedly, and then said to Marshal McMahon.

"Marshal, you see the whole world is watching us. In Rome, the pope is ready to cheer for our victory. In Paris, the people of Paris are waiting for the recovery of Jerusalem. In France, all French people Prepare to sing hymns in the church, with the blessing of the priest, to cheer for our... French victory, my Marshal, when will we take Jerusalem?"

Facing His Majesty's inquiry, Marshal McMahon immediately said with confidence.

"February! We will capture Jerusalem by February this year at the latest. Your Majesty, based on our experience in Tripoli, we should be more cautious in dealing with those Arabs. Those infidels are preparing for a war with the empire under the advocacy of the Turks. Now, the Arabs in many places are gathering towards Jerusalem, and we have reason to believe that, at the instigation of the Turks, they think that they are on the holy land to resist the pagans from trampling on their holy land..."

The Marshal's answer made Napoleon IV sneer.

"Those damned guys, didn't they learn history? When the Jews came out of Egypt, they came to this land, and then Alexander the Great and the Romans ruled this land as early as BC, when Jesus was preaching in Jerusalem , when the Catholics ruled the land, where were they... eating sand in the desert!"

There seems to be no problem with Napoleon IV's "since ancient times". The so-called "since ancient times" has never been a historical source, but what? "Strong is from ancient times", if it is weak... even if it is passed down from generation to generation in your family, it is also someone else's.

There's nothing wrong with it, the jungle of the jungle!
Between countries, the weak may be worthy of sympathy, but that is nothing more than shedding a few crocodile tears. Other than that, of course they do whatever they want. Otherwise, why bother to pursue the dream of a strong country for generations?
If the strong and the weak are equal, why bother with the strong?Just lie under the tree and pick fruit like Africans, what a powerful country!It is bullying the weak country itself, and the weak country must of course have the consciousness of a weak country!

At least for the powerful countries of this era, their social Darwinism is absolutely permeated to the bone.For them, the weak are absolutely not worthy of sympathy.

Survival of the fittest!

This is the normal operating law of the world, rather than relying on the so-called "zzzq" to forcibly reverse something.

Any nation that tries to defy the laws of how nature works will eventually pay the price for their actions.

"Yes, Your Majesty, that's why we came here, as the sword of God, to recover this holy land that belongs to all Christians, and let the Lord's glory return here, but Your Majesty, we can't ignore that those fanatical believers will Resist us at all costs, so we should fight steadily, and finally, use the most brilliant victory - under the city of Jerusalem!"

After a slight pause, McMahon continued.

"When all the resisters gather in Jerusalem, we will completely surround them there, and then defeat them and kill them, Your Majesty. At that time, we will not only have victory, but also...we will Let the glory of the Lord descend on this land again!"

McMahon is also a filial son of God!
Maybe he was not as devout as the Spaniards, but what is certain is that he didn't mind using his guns to destroy those heretics.

"Yes, Your Majesty, if those people are scattered everywhere, what will we have to face in the future? It is continuous resistance, continuous guerrilla warfare, which is absolutely not in our interest, now The jihad instigated by the Turks is an opportunity for us, when they come from Mosul, from Baghdad, from Syria, from Jordan, from the desert, from the mountains of Lebanon, from the fields of Mesopotamia After gathering in Jerusalem, we can completely wipe them out there, and when everything is over, we will definitely rule this land!"

Who says the French can't fight.

The French know how to fight, and they know how to eliminate future threats. Under the advice of the marshals and generals, Napoleon IV made a decisive decision-to fight steadily.

"Then let's give them some time, but will they really gather in Jerusalem as we want?"

"Your Majesty, the Englishman!"

McMahon laughed.

"The British will help us realize this dream. According to our intelligence, the British have sent their intelligence personnel to move around a few months ago, lobbying the Arabs to resist us."

(End of this chapter)