C913 Preface to the Holocaust (1/2)

In the fifteenth century, the Portuguese discovered the Dakar region, but did not establish any effective colonies. Perhaps it was due to the lack of valuable resources on both sides of the Senegal River, where few people used to travel there in the past.

Because of this, the Portuguese moved to manage the Cape Verde Islands in the western Pacific Ocean, eventually turning it into an overseas territory of the Portugal.

It was not until the early seventeenth century that the French discovered the geographical value of the place and established a trade war along the banks of the Senegalese River and stationed certain armed forces.

At that time, the Senegalese region could only provide black slaves, ivory and a small amount of gold to France, but the strategic value of this area was not obvious.

However, the astute French suddenly discovered a small fishing village called Dakar in the southwest of the mouth of the Senegal River. Its location was precisely at the most western end of the continent, and if one were to occupy this area, they could control the entire waist area of the Atlantic Ocean.

The first element of geopolitics was that it had to be geographically sound, had to be able to influence one or more economic circles, and the Dakar was in line with the French.

The first to build the Dakar was the French East India Company. They built Yonggu Pier and used the seawall to invest in the construction of the city, and in a short few decades, the Dakar became the center of the black slave trade in West Africa.

After more than two hundred years of operation, the Dakar had now become the most important colonial city in West Africa, and even France had to prepare to build railways there.

This was the reason why the French army in the Dakar not only had close to three thousand troops, but also more than two thousand trained black servants. There were also four sail frigate s stationed there for a long time, and of course, there were also four sturdy cannons and more than a hundred cannons.

If you think that the Dakar is such a strong army, then you are wrong. When Holiness s rushed into the line of sight of the port's defense, the entire city was as peaceful as heaven.

The soldier in charge of lookout on the lighthouse had fallen asleep with the bottle of wine in his arms. Who knew how many years it had been since the alarm had rung. The chaotic period of great maritime exploration had passed, the pirates had become legends, and the Western Powers had already completed the partition of Africa. Even a fool wouldn't believe it.

In the distant military camp, the soldiers had already fallen asleep, snoring non-stop. Even the sentries leaning against the walls were dozing off. After all, this was a city that hadn't experienced a war for a hundred years, and the people here felt an inconceivable sense of security.

The sea breeze you gently blow, the waves you gently shake, the young sailor... Sleeping!

Oh! It was just too peaceful. If Xiao Letian saw such a peaceful scene, this voice would be the only sound in his heart.

The explosion woke the entire city's people from their beautiful dreams. Midnight, Dakar's Port was jolted awake by a loud thunder, as countless people in a trance tried to push their wives who were sleeping by their side.

”You … You go and collect the clothes... ”It's going to rain soon …”

There was no thunder or rain. When the second shot struck the Holiness's mast, the soldiers on guard duty finally woke up. They stuck their heads out and looked at the sea. ”Oh my god …” Our warship is being chased by the enemy? ”Quick, ring the alarm bell …”

The shock wave from the explosion sent Molière flying onto the deck. He hysterically shouted at Dakar, ”I am the Emperor's Special Envoy, Molière! I order you, as the envoy, to open fire immediately! Dakar retaliated... ”

”Counterattack …” ”Fire for the emperor!”