After determining the strategy of aiding France, Zhu Xianhai felt worried when faced with the reality of France's rapid collapse!
In those two days, he finally understood Mustache's helplessness in facing spaghetti. He was not afraid of opponents who were like gods, but teammates who were like pigs.
You can defeat an opponent who is like a god, but what can you do to a teammate who is like a pig?
If France were a neighbor of South China, they could just send troops there... Well, I guess in that case, it wouldn't be South China's ally. But the problem is that there is an ocean between the two countries. Before the troops can be transported to France, France will probably
Already surrendered.
It's really very French for a country to lose so quickly.
But this France needs to be saved!
The reason why France is saved is not because he is powerful, but because he is "just in appearance". To put it bluntly, he can be defeated easily even after breaking up with him.
There is no way. If Mao is the weakest link among the imperialist powers, then France is a shame among the imperialist powers.
Even a coward like me, Da Qing, can dance with him.
How can such a pig-like teammate be worthy of their God if he doesn’t keep it for himself to deal with? If he is asked to be dealt with by others, then he will definitely be taken advantage of by others.
Taking a small loss now is to take advantage in the future. And it is a big advantage.
France needs to be saved, but how to save France?
"Since we can't send our army to France in a short time, let's use our greatest advantage!"
So, after much thought, Zhu Xianhai made the decision to send the airship unit. It was the only unit that could be sent to France in a short period of time.
"If you want to help the French army win the war, or continue the war, the best way is to control the air superiority, and then use airships to destroy the life-and-death parts of the Prussian army - train stations, military depots, and railway hubs! They have the advantage of strength,
So that their troops cannot be transported to the front line, they have the advantage of artillery, so that they do not have enough artillery shells, if necessary, we can destroy everything - including Prussia's supply sources and the people's will to resist; in the end they
will be brought to its knees by the destruction of its industrial potential."
Although this is just a slightly idealistic statement, it is certain that in this era, the application of airships on the battlefield will definitely play a role beyond people's imagination. Just like in Argentina, a dozen airships have almost become
The last straw that broke the camel's back, even now, many senior Argentine officers who surrendered still stubbornly believe that it was the airship that destroyed the soldiers' will to resist.
"In that case, let's use airship bombs to save France!"
In the absence of other better options, airships became the last and only option.
What happens after the airship is dispatched?
There are still many problems next. In addition to expanding the airship force as much as possible to enrich its strength, the more important issue is how to send the airship force to France.
If he had a choice, Zhu Xianhai would of course hope to fly directly from Nanhua to France, but the distance is almost 11,000 kilometers. At the current speed of the airship, it would take at least half a month to fly, and it would also need to cross the ocean. Don't think about it, this plan is
It was denied by Zhu Xianhai.
How to get to France?
On the morning of May 17, 1870, when a fleet of six merchant ships sailed from Nanhua Port in Nanhua Port, a telegram was delivered to Zhu Xianhai. After putting down the telegram, he walked to the wall and stared at the map.
On the coast of West Africa, there is a piece of land marked in red - Guinea.
“Four years ago, when we entered Guinea and purchased land to build a port in Conakry, which is now the New City, many people felt that since we already had plantations on the Congo River, there was no need to open up land in Guinea.
Plantation, but what now? Our airships can take off from there and carry out strategic bombing against Europe and the old powers in Europe."
Even though we know that with current technology, the possibility of carrying out strategic bombing from Guinea to Britain is...zero. Because there is not enough fuel to support a round-trip voyage of 8,000 kilometers!
But Zhu Xianhai is still a little complacent. Four years ago, at his insistence, Nanhua quietly opened up a colony in Guinea. On the surface, it was for plantations, but in fact? It was for the mineral deposits underground in Guinea.
.Although in another world, Guinea is one of the least developed countries in the world, its resource richness can be called a "dark pearl" in Africa. Its bauxite, iron ore, diamonds, gold, uranium,
The reserves of copper, nickel, zinc, graphite and other mineral resources are very rich and are known as "geological miracles". Among them, bauxite reserves rank first in the world, reaching 40 billion tons, iron ore reserves are 19.9 billion tons, and diamond reserves are 40 million carats.
, gold reserves 637 tons,
Among these minerals, the iron ore in Guinea is exactly what South China needs. Apart from Brazil, there are no large-scale iron ore mines in South America. Although the iron ore in the Patagonia Plateau can support the establishment of the steel industry in South China, 250 million
Tons of iron ore reserves can only support a million-ton steel enterprise at most.
If you want to develop the steel industry, you must have sufficient iron ore. After the Franco-Prussian War, France ceded Alsace and Lorraine, which were rich in iron ore, and its resources for economic development were severely lacking. And what about Germany? The steel industry rose rapidly.
.
For Nanhua, which is seriously short of iron ore resources, there are only two options to solve the problem of insufficient iron ore. One is iron ore in Brazil, and the other is iron ore in Guinea. Although Brazil is closer, but from Guinea
The cost of obtaining iron ore is lower - the cost of occupation is lower.
Now, although Guinea's iron ore has not yet been mined, Guinea's strategic value will be revealed. In the future, Guinea will be the springboard for South China to launch bombings against Europe!
"Your Majesty, now our airship troops have set off by boat. After they arrive at the Central African Company, they will fly from there to the New City soon. Now, the only question is, when will the French and Prussians go to war!"
besides……"
Zuo Zongtang looked at His Majesty standing in front of the map with his back to him and asked.
"After they went to war, what excuse did we use to declare war on Prussia?"
"Need an excuse?"
Turning around, Zhu Xianhai asked.
"Only when you have an excuse can you become famous as a teacher."
"No!"
Zhu Xianhai shook his head and said.
"It is enough to be famous for its division. As for us, as allies of France, even if we have no excuse, all we need is to declare war to prove to the world the unbreakable relationship between us and France.
Of course, before that, we have to get some of what we need! After all, it is impossible to send troops in vain!"
"I'm afraid it will be difficult to get them to agree to this from the beginning..."
Zuo Zongtang said a little worried.
"After all, in the beginning, they certainly didn't think they were going to fail."
"That's why we need to turn the tide!"
With a smile on his face, Zhu Xianhai said.
"However, the construction of the airship field in the new city needs to be accelerated. If there are not enough workers, we can recruit them here in Buenos Aires. Don't be afraid of spending money."