C1896 Suez Trap (2/2)

The trap had already been set, and now they were waiting for the prey to fall into their trap. The Frenchman knew that there was no time for them to make a detour around the Cape.

A temporary change in plans around the African coastline would surely catch the African colonies unawares, and both fresh water and food would be easy to deal with. But what about coal? What about some of the usual parts of the steamboat?

The first was to return to Asia from the beginning. In that case, as long as they escaped, Europe would still be under the control of France, and at that time, Britain would have to give up on protecting Xiao Letian.

And the second way was to bite the bullet and pass Suez Canal, but was this canal that easy to pass?

The Chinese fleet anchored in Sri Lanka finally set sail on the third day on time. On the day they left, countless aboriginals swarmed out to send them off.

It had to be said that the purchasing power of these Chinese people was simply too strong. The three months' storage of precious stones merchants at the port were actually all sold out within three days.

Of course, with Wang Chen buying the gems with twenty silver coins in front of them, the brothers behind them all became more cautious. They basically used the right prices to buy the pretty good jewelry.

The Chinese Army already had a high salary. These veterans had money, and the refined Dragon-striated Silver Coin had become a hard currency in Jia Le Port. Even the British were willing to collect a few of them.

When the news of the departure of these Chinese spread through the port, thousands of local natives cried, ”When will you come again...” ”We'll leave you with another batch of good gems …”

”Ai …” It's been so many years since I've seen such a generous customer. If they could come here once a month, then things would be much easier for me! ”

No matter how reluctant they were to part with the united fleet, they still disappeared in front of them. The natives did not know that the next time they met these Chinese would be 20 years later.

After 20 years, the powerful Chinese could finally break through the British blockade and fiercely strike out at the Sri Lanka's jewel industry. At that time, the British could no longer control the Chinese monopoly, and Sri Lanka's jewellery industry would officially enter a period of rapid development.

Only then would the most suffering gem miners be saved.

Four days later, the combined fleet in the Gulf of Aden converged with twelve other native Indian fleets. This brought the total number of convoy fleets to thirty-five.

The entire Red Sea's sea surface was covered with British flags, the large and small warships were protecting the Zhiyuan Warship as they moved towards the north, the entire route had completely exploded.

”God! What's the matter with the British? Are they going to start a war? ”

”No, it's not war. I heard from the Italian sailors that the Emperor of China is here, and a Chinese Prime Minister... The British are here to escort us! ”

”Emperor of China? Unbelievable, didn't they say that Chinese emperors were not allowed to leave the palace? ”Is it true …”

”Make way, make way, make way for the main channel …”