1890 King of Southeast Asia

In the reception room of Zhangtai Palace, Bi Sheng supported his head and was unable to make a decision for a while.

Everything had to go back to two minutes ago. After the business of 200 million franc bonds was negotiated, the second thing Liu Yiming said was:

"I hope to strengthen the cooperation between Nanhua and France. The core is the automobile industry. Nanhua has established a new automobile group, focusing on the field of civilian vehicles-Volkswagen Group.

I Hope VolkswagSWAGAGAGAGAN EENEER The FIELD of Civilian Vehicles in France and Accept The Model of Establish A Joint Venture Subsidary. You know, nanhua's cars are the best.

"I think the cooperation between Nanhua and France can also be put on the agenda. Nanhua will establish a modern power group based on the technology of the Nezha-1 engine, specializing in marine power, and can also produce and sell high-power marine engines through the model of establishing a joint venture subsidiary." Liu Yiming said leisurely.

The conditions thrown by Liu Yiming were too generous in business, making Bi Sheng undecided. The civilian automobile group was easy to say, and cooperation, France, as an old capitalist country, had long been accustomed to and accepted.

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But the latter, Hyundai Power Group, high-power marine engine, France has tried, but unfortunately did not get it after the exposure of the Five Mountains.

"I think..." Bi Sheng wants to see Liu Yiming's purpose first. As for whether the cooperation can be achieved?

As Liu Yiming said, Nanhua's cars are the best, whether it is appearance design, interior, or mechanical performance, they are the best, without a doubt.

For this reason, Nanhua's mid-to-high-end cars occupy 90% of the European car market, because the current price of low-end cars is not cheap, and the sales in Europe are not as good as mid-to-high-end ones-except France.

The scale of the French middle class is larger than that of the United Kingdom, and the sales of mid-to-low-end models in France are good.

"Nezha-type engine, the highest horsepower power, higher efficiency, smaller size, less vibration.

Our record is that the engine has no problems with the maximum horsepower for eight hours, but the boiler pipes can't bear it.

At the same time, we have advanced boilers, at least more advanced than those used by your army now. These can be traded" Liu Yiming interrupted Bi Sheng's words.

"What do you need?" Bi Sheng changed the subject.

France also has a package of large armored cruiser construction plans, but it has been shelved for now.

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Because Nanhua's warships can reach 24 knots, while the French warships of the same level can only reach a speed of 21-22 knots. For battleships, a speed of one or two knots is just a little passive in battle, but cruisers are not.

"It's very simple, France's friendship, and a little market." Liu Yiming put his thumb and index finger together and made a gesture.

"Friendship?" Bi Sheng frowned.

Friendship can be big or small, from verbal good to comprehensive alliance cooperation. He couldn't figure out Nanhua's mind.

"Don't worry, I want to deepen the cooperation between Nanhua and France. To be honest, our situation is not good. The British cheated us in the Arabian Peninsula." Liu Yiming said with his hands spread out.

"Oh? Those damn British guys?" Bi Sheng didn't quite know what happened. Now there is no convenient communication tool like in the information age. Bi Sheng can only wait for the country to provide him with intelligence.

"There is nothing to hide. I don't know what the British promised to the Turks. The Ottoman Empire will soon go to war with us. If we just win, we have a certain degree of confidence..." Liu Yiming tilted his head.

"Oh! I understand." Bi Sheng nodded, and he understood it.

Nanhua and the United States are in a trade dispute, which has not been resolved yet. Now they have been cheated by the British. At least in the short term, the relationship between the two sides will not be too good. As a result, Nanhua has found France.

"Just these can't impress the nobles and businessmen in the country. You know, our relationship in the past was not too good. In the country, there are still many people who have misunderstandings about Nanhua." Bi Sheng sat up straight and said in a rhythmic manner.

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This is to raise the price. Just getting these "cooperations" cannot satisfy the French. Bi Sheng hopes to get technology directly, or even technical cooperation.

"You misunderstood, Your Excellency the Ambassador. Nanhua just wants to change its relationship with France, not to get benefits beyond cooperation. Just like in the past few years, the relationship between our two countries has eased a lot.

I believe that after the misunderstanding between the two sides is explained, the relationship between Nanhua and France can be raised to a higher level. Let's start with exchanges.

Nanhua has cooperated with Italy to establish a power laboratory and send students abroad. Can we cooperate with each other according to this standard?" Liu Yiming took out a cigarette, smelled it, and put the contract signed by Nanhua and Italy on the table.

Bi Sheng glanced again and again, and only saw the words "delivery of three sets of finished power systems in 1900", and the contract was written in Latin!

This contract was signed at the beginning of the year. The Italians participated in the construction of the Wuyue class and Xianyang, and have been investigating Nanhua's power system for several years.

"I will report your demands and conditions to the country in time. I believe they will agree. To be on the safe side, let's sign a memorandum to divide the spheres of influence of both sides in the Far East." Bi Sheng stood up and shook hands with Liu Yiming.

"Of course!" Liu Yiming smiled.

………

Persian Gulf, Kuwait City, this ancient seaport city, ushered in a new warship representing the most advanced technology at the moment.

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The Taishan large armored cruiser, Luling armored cruiser, and Guangling armored cruiser are docked in Kuwait City, an important natural deep-water port in eastern Arabia.

"Commander Zheng! The naval cruiser detachment is ordered to report to you!" Before Gu Fan got off the ship, he saw Zheng Lei who was welcoming him at the port.

"Captain Gu, welcome, welcome, let's go, go in first." Zheng Lei greeted everyone into the city. The Sultan Palace has become the headquarters and logistics department of the South China Army.

There is no other way. Only here are there enough rooms to store some supplies that are not suitable for exposure to the sun.

"Scouts show that the enemy's vanguard has arrived 100 kilometers from the border and is expected to arrive in five days. Judging from the enemy's direction of travel, it is going south along the river." Zheng Lei planted the flag representing the Ottomans on the bank of the Arab River.

The Arab River is formed by the confluence of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers.

"We are short of manpower. At present, our troops are less than 7,000. The enemy belongs to the new army built by Abdul. There are two divisions with a total of about 40,000 people. According to news, some of them participated in the Greco-Turkish War and have certain combat experience." Zheng Lei planted the flag representing Nanhua.

"The disparity in manpower is huge. There is a risk of being divided and surrounded in the field. My plan is to shrink the defense." Zheng Lei received all the flags in the Kuwait region in Kuwait City. And put the Ottomans on the outskirts of Kuwait City.

"We will retreat to the vicinity of Kuwait City. Once the enemy launches an attack on us, we can take a certain initiative with the navy and look for opportunities to fight." Zheng Lei moved the flag representing the navy and an army battalion from the sea to the rear of the Ottomans.

Gu Fan looked at the others, all of whom looked clear in their minds. Since the army was fine, he was fine too.

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Gu Fan originally set out from Surabaya, planning to go to Egypt for supplies and then head straight to Haifa Port. He received an order halfway and immediately went to Kuwait City to accept the command of the Oman Construction Corps.

"Commander Zheng, are we already in a state of war? Is the river here navigable?" Gu Fan asked.

"There is no declaration of war yet, but it's almost done. The Shatt al-Arab is theoretically navigable, but only destroyers can pass through it, and it's very risky. Let's talk about it when we fight back!" Zheng Lei scratched his head. There were indeed ships sailing, but the sand and soil were deposited, and he didn't know how deep it was, which was very risky.

Gu Fan nodded silently. Zheng Lei saw that he had almost finished telling Gu Fan, so he adjourned the meeting.

After leaving the headquarters, Gu Fan walked towards the Taishan. When performing missions outside, the captain had to be on the ship unless there were special reasons.

"Captain, how is it?" The first mate asked actively when he saw Gu Fan coming back.

They have been drifting on the sea for a while. Although they have a radio station, they can't use it indiscriminately. They just report on daily basis. They didn't explain the changes in the tasks they received. It wasn't until they were replenishing in Muscat that they realized that the situation had taken a sharp turn for the worse.

"The situation is not optimistic. This place is too far away from the mainland, and there are insufficient troops and supplies. The enemy's troops are six times ours. We can only hold on and wait for help." Gu Fan shook his head.

Although Zheng Lei said it easily, Gu Fan also saw his hesitation. The enemy was no longer the colonial soldiers who had not experienced war for many years and could only bully the natives, but the Turks who had just won the Greco-Turkish War and were in high spirits.

"If we hold on, there should be no problem. Our three ships have eight 203mm guns in total. In terms of firepower, they are stronger than an artillery division. The main forces of the Ottomans are concentrated in Europe. There are only a few sailing ships here, which are not to be feared." said the first mate.

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"But we have no supplies, and one less shell is fired..." Gu Fan said with some concern.

………

While Nanhua was in trouble in Arabia, the British in southern Africa were also in a dilemma.

In mid-November, the British Empire had assembled more than 40,000 mobile forces in the Cape. Under the command of Admiral Redvers Buller, the British launched the Battle of Ladysmith.

Lieutenant General Methuen led a brigade and two artillery companies, a colonial lancer battalion, a total of 6,000 people, to attack Kimberley on the western front.

The central front was also led by a lieutenant general to attack the Orange Free State.

On the eastern front, Admiral Buller personally led four infantry brigades, five artillery companies, 16 naval 12-pound guns or 120 mm guns, and three colonial cavalry squadrons, a total of 22,000 people, to attack Ladysmith.

This strategy is undoubtedly correct. With the size of the British Empire, it can be used on multiple fronts to disperse the Boers' already small forces.

However, this will only work if the combat effectiveness of both sides is similar or the British army is stronger. Admiral Buller did not understand that the combat effectiveness of the British Army has fallen behind...