Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

In the darkness of night, the Zhiyuan Warship that was slowly moving forward was like a mountain, pressing down on Ferdinand's heart. The consul felt an unprecedented humiliation, his face was as hot as fire.

What had gone wrong with his plan? He clearly had no last resort in mind, but how did he end up in such a mess and ended up in such a state of failure?

The ambush this time was something that Ferdinand and Fa Huangnapolunsanshi had decided on together with many of the outstanding intelligence officer members.

The timing and location of the ambush had been calculated many times, and Xiao Letian's reaction time had also been determined by many factors. Regardless of whether or not it was to enter or to return, the French side had all made plans.

If the ambush happened, Xiao Letian would have to solve this problem, and the French side would have to leave an excuse for you to cooperate in the investigation. It would be fine to say one month, but it would not be a problem to say two months.

In any case, France did not expect the few small cannons to destroy the Zhiyuan Warship. The whole plan was not about victory, but about time.

What France needed was time for diplomatic mediation, so that an anti-Chinese alliance could be established as soon as possible, and even the allied forces could be organized. That was the significance of the ambush.

However, the result was unexpected. Ferdinand never thought that Xiao Letian would use a ruthless method that was almost like a madman, and completely disrupt the rhythm of the Frenchman's control.

From the start of the ambush to the end, the Zhiyuan Warship had not slowed down at all. The fault flag fluttered in the night sky, but the battleship did not seem to have lost any of its power.

At this rate, they would have to pass through the canal ahead of time, let alone delay the Chinese.

What made Ferdinand even angrier, was that Xiao Letian did not have any intention of stopping to solve the problem. According to international conventions, since there was such a huge exchange of blows, and your Chinese army is already in use, shouldn't you stop to rest for a few days to settle the matter?

But no, the Zhiyuan Warship and the other battleship behind him did not have any intentions of dropping anchor. They were sailing at their original speed, and this had completely disrupted the Frenchman's plans.

To underestimate the enemy, the root of all failures was to underestimate the enemy!

The French had underestimated the Zhiyuan Warship's defensive capabilities. They had never expected that the Zhiyuan Warship's defensive capabilities would be so excellent, to think that they would be completely unharmed by this round of cannons.

At the same time, the French underestimated the Chinese Army's ability to react. The moment the bombardment started, the Chinese army was able to organize more than 400 people in the Landing forces. This kind of reaction speed was simply heaven defying.

The Frenchman had underestimated Xiao Letian's toughness even more. Turns out this man was really crazy, not only did he dare to fire at the French colonies, he even dared to join the Marine Corps and fight against the French army.

Although both sides had restrained themselves from killing anyone, the war horses were able to kill both the old and the young. The number of wounded French soldiers was also incalculable.

None of them had expected that he had underestimated them. After all, he had underestimated them to such an extent, so how could he not be defeated?

There was no medicine for regret in this world, so Ferdinand had to bite the bullet and rush forward, but at this moment, he could only rely on himself.

The width of the Zhiyuan Warship's hull was at most 12 meters, while the canal under their feet was only 22 meters. In other words, the starboard side of the battleship was less than 5 meters away from the shore.

At such a distance, Ferdinand could completely see every rivet on the warship. The black shadow that was shot out by the huge ship landed on his body, causing him to feel extremely depressed.

"I am Fei Dinanzijue, the French consul in Egypt … I request that we board the ship and meet with the head of the Hua Clan, Xiao Letian.

The military officials beside them shouted back and forth in English and French, but they could only see the figures running back and forth on the Zhiyuan Warship as well as the shadows of the gas lamps. No one paid attention to them for ten minutes.

What Ferdinand did not know was that at that moment, on the sand dune, the Chinese Marines and French Army had almost erupted into a fierce battle.

Bing Tai held his blade and controlled the French Battalion Commander, but French Army was not a weak man, the French soldiers who had fought in battles for many years also had backbone. A portion of the hot-blooded soldiers actually disregarded the safety of their officers and attacked the Chinese.

"No …" Don't attack! "Calm down …" At this critical moment, the French Battalion Commander could not care about his own safety anymore, suddenly remembering Consul's orders.

"Our goal in this ambush was to stall the Chinese, not to expand the situation... If there is a big war with the Chinese, it will definitely attract the interference of the British. Once their soldiers get ashore and join the conflict, it will give the British a reason to intervene in the canal! "

The's previous judgement was turning into reality. The sea British battleship was preparing to land, but they had not disembarked yet. The main reason was that the artillery barrage was over, and the Chinese did not suffer any losses.

On the other hand, it was because the British were not as efficient as the Chinese in preparation for war. Chaos and incoordination were inevitable when preventing soldiers from landing, and it would not be easy for them to learn from Chinese Army and join the battle within 15 minutes.

Although the British side had yet to engage in combat, it did not mean that they had given up on intervening. If the Chinese Marines and the French garrison were to engage in a heated battle and both sides suffered heavy casualties, the British would not give up on this opportunity to intervene.

In fact, the British wanted to interfere more. The Suez Canal was too important, they definitely could not let the French take control of it.

The French army at the bottom did not know about the formidable relationship between them, but the officers were all very clear about the situation. When they saw that the situation was going to escalate into a heated battle, they all broke out in a cold sweat.

"Back..." No fire! "Sword Draw..."

"We are here to settle the conflict, not to fight. We want evidence of the criminal … Aiyo, who's hitting me! "

The French officers at all levels tried their best to suppress the fighting desire of their subordinates. The strict military discipline was still effective at this critical moment. The soldiers did not dare to shoot or use their bayonets, but they could not not not let out their breath.

The soldiers on both sides knew that they couldn't afford to die today, but neither side was willing to be outdone. The two groups of people immediately clashed, and fist after fist met flesh.

"Support them!" "We have more people, so there's no need to be afraid …" Yepingtai called out from the back, and another 200 people rushed up to support Bing Tai Lang, while the remaining soldiers quickly cleaned up the scene, and started to send all kinds of strange evidence to the fleet.

The French published Military Maps s, large numbers of Gold franc s and even French Army's rations. Although the cannons were produced by the Austria, not all of the cannons were produced by the Austria. Out of the remaining sixteen cannons, there were four that were printed in French.

As for the dying wounded ship, it had long since been secretly moved away by the Marines.

The group fought for a full twenty minutes. When the fourth green flame shot up to the sky, Xiao Letian who was inside the command cabin finally stood up and said, "Good, looks like we completed our mission pretty well! "Then go and see the consul!"