Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

He really couldn't understand how the respected Consul Ferdinand could make such a low level mistake. He was a diplomat who controlled the entire Middle East by himself. Without him, there would be no canal.

Amongst the Crimean War, under the instructions of the French Emperor, Fei Dinanzijue started to have a difficult time mediating with the Ottoman Empire. It took great effort for him to persuade the Egyptian Governor to grant the authority to open the canal to France.

How difficult was this negotiation to win against Ferdinand? It would not be an exaggeration to say that he was the father of this canal.

Fei Dinanzijue was already at the age to retire, but due to the extremely serious international threat facing France, the Prussia Army had been readied for war. Some other Chinese in the east had even started to challenge the dignity of the French Emperor.

In addition, in the country, those rebels who believed in the republics had always been trying to restore the France Republic.

The situation in Egypt was not looking good. Ever since Ferdinand returned to the country, the French Emperor had started to draw out elite soldiers from various colonies. Although on the surface, it looked like the total number of soldiers from each colony remained the same, but the people who knew the situation had already seen through them.

In this situation, French control over the colonies was constantly declining, which triggered the various powers to make a move. British spies were secretly establishing a delicate relationship with the Bedouin tribe.

The Prussian spy was preparing for the war to crack down on France's economic lifeline, and this year there was a heavy diplomatic visit to Europe by the Emperor of Great Qing Kingdom and the head of the Chinese nation.

Everything required a strong person to guard Egypt, so other than Ferdinand, who else could it be? All the Egyptian garrison, who wouldn't give in to the old man?

"But why did the Consul not stop the Chinese? That's impossible! With the Consul's ability, dragging the Chinese for 12 hours shouldn't be a problem, right? How can it not be delayed even for a minute? "

Arnold howled angrily as he looked at the needle on his pocket watch. He knew very well that this was the schedule for the Chinese to break through the canal.

If the united fleet was to enter the surface of the sea outside the Port Said at around half past seven, this would mean that the Consul couldn't stop them for even a minute!

"My lord! Now is not the time to get entangled with the responsibilities of the Consul.

"Right... Paired... "Decisive!" After causing Arnold to frantically wear his military uniform, he was so excited that he even tied the buttons at a crooked angle.

"Pass down the order, prepare for battle …" "Artillery Master is in position, distribute live ammunition, and enter the first grade war preparation …"

The aide who stayed up all night stomped his feet in anger. He actually went as far as blocking the officer's mouth. "Sir!" Are you crazy! How can the truth be given to us? "

"We are not sure what is happening in the Suez Canal. Perhaps even the troops of the Port Said are not clear about it …" They asked us to enter the canal. Did they say they wanted us to fight? "

"What are you doing?" To declare war on the Chinese? If you are to do this, it will bring about a calamity to us and also implicate France … "

"Even if you are determined to open fire, will you be able to beat the English? To the south is the united fleet in the canal, the British Indian Ocean warships came together with Xiao Letian! "

"The Atlantic Mediterranean Fleet of England is also coming from the north with us. If they were to fight, wouldn't it become a pincer attack from the north? "We will be surrounded …"

Only then did Arnold come to his senses. "Oh God, I'm so confused! You did the right thing. Do you have any proposals? "I really should have listened to you last night …"

The aide-de-camp sighed. "Now isn't the time to talk about this, I have already made my plans, and the Port Said's demands and my plans are actually about the same …"

"I request Captain to immediately give the order that the battleship must speed up so that it can enter the river channel before the Zhiyuan Warship dashes out. "Then we'll hang up the fault flag and use our ships to block the river. This is the only way to stop the Chinese from fighting!"

"Alright, alright, alright. I'll listen to you …" I will give the order right now! "

At 7: 20 AM, the France appeared in the outer seas of the Port Said. After a brief period of panic, the flagship Mar Tower suddenly accelerated towards the canal entrance.

The Mar Ta was the newest battleship in the France. It used the dual power of wind sail and steam, with a displacement capacity of 6800 tons. A thick pipe was emitting black smoke in the middle of the three masts.

Inside the battleship, a single boiler powered single-drive propeller could provide up to 1500 horsepower, and if combined with the kinetic energy provided by the huge sail, the battleship could travel 18 knots across the sea.

On both sides of the battleship, there were double-decked shooting decks with densely packed cannons lined up in two sections. The shiny armor protected the battleship. The entire Mariana gleamed like a silver knight in the middle world, galloping across the sea.

With the wind sail and the steam power, just how much power did the Ma Ran Tower have? There was no way to predict what would happen, because the motivation provided by the sail was completely dependent on the heavens and the earth.

However, some engineers had calculated that if the wind was blowing smoothly, under the push of the level six or seven wind, the Malan Tower could reach a maximum of 3000 to 4000 horsepower. In the end nineteenth century, this was already a very powerful power system.

Under Captain Arnold's strict orders, the battleship's boiler suddenly boiled with heat. The pitch-black coal was thrown into the furnace, the blower was blown into the air, the bright red flames made people's eyes hurt.

Black smoke came out of the pipe and the white sail was instantly covered in black smoke. The Mar Ta shook in the sea and then rushed forward as if it had been injected with morphine.

The other French battleship did not have an excellent power system like his. They could not even catch up to the Malanth, and there was no way they could catch up with it.

The movements of the Frenchman caused British Fleet to be alarmed. Royal Navy's elite commander was indeed much stronger than Arnold, she had already made her decision in less than half a minute.

"Speed up... "Immediately pierce into the French army and cut their formation. No matter what schemes these people plot, we will first disrupt their rhythm …"

The outer seas of the Port Said were in chaos. The two armies had started to change their formations, and the entire surface of the sea was filled with the shouts of the sailors.

In the midst of this chaos, no one noticed that on the southern horizon, a black smoke belt was quietly approaching.