C3422 Indo Colony (1/2)

Vietnam is not just one country for France. The French call it an Indo-American colony, excluding the traditional one in the Bay of Bengal, while the French colonies in Southeast Asia include Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.

These three regions are indistinguishable from the French, and the administrative capital is located in the Saigon, the mouth of the Mekong River.

In fact, there was no other place to choose from. The European colonial world took the ocean as its important node.

First of all, they had to have a good deep water port that could berth large tonnage ships, as well as a wide river entrance into the sea, so that the battleship could move inland along the river.

The axiom was only within the range of the cannon. This was not a slogan but a true means of colonization, and the range of the naval gun was the control line for the colonists to draw the map in that era.

By controlling the coastline and the river basin, he would be able to control the richest areas. As for the rest of the backwater areas, even if they wanted to resist, they would not be able to raise much money, much less obtain support from the outside world.

If there were three countries in the Mekong River, they would all be under the control of the French Marines. Naturally, they would all be the same colony.

This was a fairly fertile piece of land, known as the World's Rice Warehouse!

But it was just that precious, the colony that they stole with great difficulty from under the eyes of the British, was abandoned by the Government of France today!

When the baron received the order, he subconsciously thought that it was a fake intelligence report.

The furious Baron and the envoy from Paris clashed intensely, both sides even grabbed their collars and started fighting. The envoy was given to them by Thiers, while the Baron was appointed by Fa Huangnapolunsanshi.

If not for the British Captain being able to stop them in time, their noses would have been broken!

Before the British Captain left, he said something sarcastic: ”No matter what kind of fight you have made, the problem must be solved!”

”Now that the Luzon has been completely conquered by the Chinese, and the Spaniard has been defeated, more than a hundred thousand of them are waiting patiently. Do you really want to become cannon fodder?”

”Forgive me for speaking bluntly, but you already have no fleet in the South Sea. The army only has these five thousand people …”

”We still have courage!” Old Baron shouted at British captain, spittle spraying all over his face.

”We still have courage, we still have glory! The warriors of the five thousand empires will defend the Saigon until they die in battle! We will definitely hold out until the reinforcements arrive! ”

”I do not believe that the Empire would abandon such a fertile colony. I firmly believe that His Majesty the Emperor would be able to restore it! Long live the Empire! ”

Crazy, this Old Baron is crazy! As British captain wiped the saliva on his face with a handkerchief, he kept scolding this old madman in his heart.

”Good, good, good …” I won't argue with you, since my mission is to escort the special envoy to the Saigon and my mission is already complete, then Mr. special envoy, when will you return? ”

”I've already said it in advance, I won't be able to wait for you for long. I'll only stay here for three days …”

”I'll leave tomorrow!” The envoy shouted angrily, ”You lunatic, you have to remember, the Empire has been annihilated. The Franco-Prussian War, Napoleon III, has completely failed. There's even a civil war in Paris!”

”The enemy's army has occupied our land. The most important thing for now is to calm the situation in the country, not to send troops to Asia!”

”But before I leave, I have to remind you that if you refuse to carry out the orders of the President, if you refuse to carry out the voting decisions of the National Assembly... Then, you will have to bear all the sins of provoking the Chinese! ”

”I hope you will calm down and not cause any more trouble for your country! We've already lost enough. Do we have to fight another war with the Chinese over the Saigon? ”