Alexandria is said to have been built by Alexander the Great and named after him. At that time, it was definitely the largest port in the Mediterranean. Of course, they claim to be the largest city in the world. These frogs in the well don't know, compared to Alexandria

Chang'an back then was not enough to see.

Before meeting Napoleon, Li Hu had heard many rumors describing him as a dwarf. Some said he was a monster on the island of Corsica!

After meeting Napoleon, Li Hu felt that this guy should be about 1.7 meters tall. This height could not be said to be tall, but he was definitely not a dwarf. Those who are not humane are mediocre. Li Hu felt that this guy who is always criticized should be

It's only right once in a while.

"Hello, my friend!" Napoleon also looked at Li Hu carefully and was surprised by Li Hu's tall and strong figure.

I heard a long time ago that there is Asia in the far east. Those Asians are short in stature and have yellow skin. Most of them have black hair and black eyes. He has indeed seen some Asians from India. In addition to their somewhat dark skin,

Outside, there seemed to be about the same number as the rumors. In Napoleon's opinion, those were probably monkeys that were not fully developed.

Joseph said that he would bring him some Eastern friends and could provide him with a lot of munitions. Napoleon still didn't believe it, but after seeing Li Hu, his confidence suddenly began to waver.

"Hello to you!" Li Hu took a look at the equipment of the French army, old-fashioned flintlock guns. It was the lowest-level weapon of the garrison in the Ming Dynasty, and it was a garrison division stationed in areas with good security such as Shandong, Henan, and Shanxi.

I saw a few cannons with two huge rollers. They didn't look very caliber and were probably front-loaded. These guys would have been eliminated by tomorrow. Even the lowest-level garrison divisions had a few mortars.

To fill up the facade.

Being able to use this kind of equipment to run rampant in Egypt, and it is said that many forces here are supported by the British. It seems that Napoleon is not a simple guy.

"Oh! My dear brother, this Mr. Li Hu is the younger brother of Mr. Li Xiao, the Generalissimo of the Ming Dynasty. He wants to come to our Middle East to establish some achievements. This time, his brother and I have negotiated, and we can get the advanced Ming Dynasty

Equipment. You see, this is the result of my trip to the East." Joseph couldn't wait to open a green wooden box, pulled away the straw inside, and took out a revolver from inside.

Napoleon had seen revolvers before, but this was his first time seeing a revolver. He was curious about how powerful this revolver with a long barrel could be.

"This is a rifle that can fire six bullets continuously. The effective shooting distance is about one hundred meters. A nine-millimeter bullet can completely penetrate the enemy's body. Even a horse can't bear it if it is hit."

Li Hu picked up a revolver and loaded the bullet skillfully. He pointed at a tree a hundred meters away and pulled the trigger continuously.

Six rounds of bullets and guns hit him, causing sawdust to fly.

This accuracy is not terrible at a distance of 100 meters, but the rate of fire is a bit scary. Looking at this rate of fire, it seems to be better than the weapons of the rebels supported by the British.

He also picked up a revolver and imitated Li Hu, loading six bullets. He also shot at the tree in the distance!

Out of six bullets, five missed. Only one bullet hit the target!

"This gun has a very good rate of fire, but it's a pity that there are some problems with its aiming. When the hammer hits the bullet, the smoke will affect the shooting accuracy." Napoleon was worthy of his military background, and he immediately pointed out the shortcomings of this gun.

"Can you show me your gun?" Napoleon pointed at the Aka 47 rifle held by Li Hu's men. Just by looking at the appearance, we knew that this should be an extremely powerful weapon.

Li Hu gave a wink, and his men immediately took down the Aka 47 rifle and handed it to Napoleon.

Under Li Hu's guidance, Napoleon picked up his Aka 47 rifle and fired continuously at a rock a hundred paces away. Gravels flew everywhere at the impact point, and sparks from bullets and stones flashed from time to time.

It wasn't until he fired a bunch of bullets that Napoleon reluctantly put down his Aka 47 rifle.

"What's the price of this kind of gun? I want a thousand of them." Looking at the Aka 47 in his hand, Napoleon's eyes sparkled. He knew very well how important this kind of gun was to the infantry.

"Haha!" Li Hu smiled and ignored Napoleon.

"Cough...!" Joseph coughed awkwardly. "Napoleon, my dear brother. This rifle is the latest equipment of the Ming Dynasty. Their own army does not have all the equipment yet. We...we can't get it!

"

After listening to Joseph's words, Napoleon was a little discouraged. In terms of weapons, the gap between France and the Ming Dynasty was too big. The weapons of the Ming Dynasty were even better than the standard weapons in the hands of the British. It seemed that he sent Joseph to the Far East to contact the daimyo.

The move was correct.

As long as he can get a steady supply of weapons from the Ming Empire, he is confident that he can overcome all obstacles in Egypt and completely occupy this ancient country.

"But I brought this back to you!" Seeing Napoleon's unhappy expression, Joseph immediately took out a large eight-grain rifle from the pile of weapons.

"This thing can hold eight bullets at a time!" Joseph took out a platoon, pressed it into the magazine, and then pulled the bolt. After taking aim, he pointed at an Egyptian about 200 meters away.

Just shoot.

The bullet exploded into a cloud of blood mist on the Egyptian's back, and the Egyptian immediately fell to the ground. The Egyptians around him were so frightened that they howled and ran away!

Napoleon took one look at the results and nodded with satisfaction. At least the effective range made him very satisfied. But he still liked the Aka 47 in Li Hu's hand more!

"Click!" Pulled the bolt and ejected the bullet shell. Joseph pushed the bolt again and aimed at an Egyptian running more than 200 meters away.

"Pa!" There was a crisp gunshot, and the running Egyptian woman fell to the ground.

"Not bad!" Napoleon was also surprised to have such accuracy from 200 meters away. Although the flintlock guns in the hands of his men could shoot very far, their accuracy was far behind compared to this.

"Thanks to Mr. Li Hu, we got a hundred of these rifles this time. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to get them. Although there were only fifty!"

"Fifty!" Napoleon was a little helpless. He thought he could get at least a hundred, but he didn't expect that there were only fifty.

"This time, we shipped too few laborers to the east. Uh... the money we exchanged can only be exchanged for so many guns. I also equipped each gun with 300 rounds of ammunition!"

Napoleon nodded. He noticed that whether it was the Big Eight or the Aka 47 rifle in Li Hu's hand, they all used a type of iron-cased bullets. They did not use fener loaded ammunition like them.

The thing about inserting a gun and an iron bar does not even exist.

This kind of iron-cased bullet should be the reason why the two guns have a higher rate of fire than the flintlock gun.

"Mr. Li, I am very satisfied with your Ming Dynasty's weapons. Thank you for your support to the French Empire. If you have any requests in the Middle East, just put them forward and I will help as much as possible." Now Napoleon knew that the tall man in front of him was

The Orientals are very important.

"I want the city of Suez!" Li Hu made his request almost without thinking.

Napoleon was surprised. In fact, what he said was polite diplomatic rhetoric. But he didn't expect that Li Hu actually asked for a city. To be honest, he had been in Egypt for a year and a half, and he really didn't know where the city of Suez was.

.

"Suez?" Not only Napoleon didn't know, but even Joseph didn't know where this place was.

"Yes! I want the city of Suez, as long as you help me capture it. I will take care of the rest. If you want to get weapons in the Ming Dynasty in the future, I will try my best to help." Li Hu's attitude was extremely determined.

"No problem, your little request will definitely be met." Napoleon agreed wholeheartedly. Since he didn't even know where this place was, it only meant that this place was too unimportant. Take a place that is not very important and share it with Li

It should be worthwhile for tigers to exchange weapons benefits.

"Thank you!" Li Hu cupped his fists and raised his hands to express his gratitude.

"Mr. Li, go to the hotel to rest first. We will hold a grand dinner for you tonight." Napoleon said to Li Hu with a smile.

"Thanks!"

Li Hu left with his people, and Napoleon immediately opened the map and asked his staff to help him find a place called Suez.

When he found Suez on the map, Napoleon was a little confused.

The city of Suez can barely be regarded as a city, or almost a small city. This place is close to the bay, but unfortunately the water here is not deep, and Suez is not a good port. The dock here can barely berth some small cargo ships and fishing boats.

How could Li Hu come all the way to just such a place? How could Li Hu know about a place he didn't even know about?

Joseph looked at it for a long time and suddenly slapped his head.

"I see!"

"What do you understand?"

"Li Hu wants to build a canal. Look at Port Said to Suez. This is not the shortest point on the mainland. As long as a canal is dug here, the Mediterranean and the Red Sea can be connected.

From now on, ships entering Europa will no longer have to detour around the Cape of Good Hope. This sailing distance is much closer." Joseph had heard about Li Hu's idea of ​​building a canal, and now that Li Hu suddenly proposed Suez, Joseph immediately thought of Li Hu.

Tiger proposed building canal.

"The distance from Port Said to Suez is two hundred kilometers. It is not easy to dig a canal on such a long stretch of road. Not to mention, digging this canal will isolate the Sinai Peninsula from

Outside of Egypt, the local tribal chiefs will fight you tooth and nail.

You have to persuade him! Although there are many benefits in this matter, the risks are also very high. Especially since we are fully dealing with the rebels supported by the British. If we offend these chiefs and they accept assistance from the British, then we will

There is a risk of being driven into the sea!" Napoleon felt a chill down his spine after listening to Joseph's words.

Li Hu's plan was too huge, and he wanted to dig a 200-kilometer-long canal. With today's productivity, if he wanted to dig the canal in a short time, he would need at least 100,000 laborers.

How much would it cost to hire 100,000 people? Egypt’s finances would never be able to afford this price anyway.

Not to mention, they have to prepare mountains of food for these 100,000 people. Although Egypt is a land of plenty and often has bumper harvests, they live in poverty. The so-called Cairo City. Li Hu feels that it is not even as good as Jinzhou.

"What are you telling him to do? When he can't do it anymore, we can give him a hand. Now tell him, will he like us?" Napoleon raised his head and glanced at Joseph. This elder brother is good at everything, but he is too soft-hearted.

Son.

"Uh...!" Joseph choked on his throat and couldn't say a word.

I have to say that from the perspective of France or the Bonaparte family, Napoleon's method of disposal is the most powerful and correct. Only when Li Hu can't continue according to his plan, give him some help.

, can make Li Hu appreciate himself.

"Oh! Also, Major Ney, send people to occupy Port Said immediately. I don't care whose territory is there, you must nail it there like nails." Napoleon called his most proud subordinates and immediately gave the order.

Since the straight-line distance from Port Said to Suez is the shortest, one end of the canal must be at Port Said. Napoleon's calculation was very accurate. Controlling Port Said was equivalent to controlling the other end of the canal.

If Li Hu wants to build a canal, he must discuss it with Napoleon. Unless he bypasses Port Said, Li Hu's canal plan will expand for dozens or even hundreds of miles. Li Hu, who has no foundation,

There is absolutely no way to do this.

"Commander, it is simply impossible for this boy from the East to do this. But I think it is possible for you to do it. Why don't we do this and kick that boy from the East?

Get out." Colonel Desai directly suggested. He felt that this oriental boy had no power in the Middle East. With his more than 200 people, he couldn't stand up to anything, so there was no need to give him face.

"Napoleon, that's absolutely not possible. His family has great influence in the Ming Dynasty!" Joseph turned pale with fright. He knew how powerful the Ming Dynasty was, and the consequences of offending Li Hu would be very serious. What these soldiers like is to use force to speak.

, if the gun goes off during a dispute with Li Hu, the consequences will be disastrous.

France will not only gain the hatred of the Eastern powers, but it will also never be able to get a bullet from the Ming Dynasty.

"His home is in Ming Dynasty, not France!"

"No! Colonel Desai, this person has great use value. This value is enough for us to give up half of the interests of the entire canal. Just now you also saw those advanced weapons of the Ming Dynasty. We need those weapons Desai
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