Richard walked out, still wearing pajamas, frowning: "What's going on, you're so flustered?"
"Doesn't the news have to come at this time?"
"Sir, the situation is urgent." The waiter handed over a report.
Richard picked up the report and took a look at it. He stood up suddenly and his expression changed drastically.
What the Spanish envoy said was true, Long Yan was building a canal underground in Panama.
This canal can directly connect the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, which means that Long Yan's navy will gallop in the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
Instead of entering the Atlantic Ocean through the Cape of Good Hope in Africa, which is controlled by France.
This also means that the Long Yan Navy has the strength to directly fight France on the Atlantic Ocean.
no!
Long Yan must not be allowed to own such a canal, as they will directly threaten the security of France.
Not only that, the Mediterranean Sea is basically controlled by Long Yan because of the power of Long Yan's fleet.
If the Atlantic route is controlled by Long Yan's army again, France will face the dilemma of having no colonial support.
France's mainland area in Europe is not large.
The reason why these European powers are strong is because their overseas colonies continuously provide them with resources and money, otherwise.
The resources available to a small place like Europe are too limited.
Richard's face darkened and he kept walking around, but he still couldn't think of a good way to solve this situation.
Panama is located in the middle of the Americas, far away from the northern tip of the Americas.
And to attack there, you must first capture Longyan City.
Richard looked at this urgent report and was undecided.
Now is not a good time to attack Longyan City, but the Panama Canal is opened, which threatens their French homeland.
After thinking for a long time, Richard finally sat down and decided.
"Send my order to attack Longyan City."
"This news also goes to the Britons."
"yes......"
The waiter withdrew, but Richard could not sleep tonight. The attack on Longyan City was a big event.
They, France, are fighting directly with Britain, which is just a small fight.
But fighting against Long Yan's army, Richard was unsure.
Although Long Yan does not have many troops in America, he has developed artillery.
In doing so, they completely turned against Long Yan and lost the support of Long Yan's artillery.
Their French military strength will be reduced too much.
But this war is inevitable. Everyone knows the value of the Panama Canal, and everyone knows how terrifying the Panama Canal will be in the future.
If gold is used as a metaphor for waterways, there are probably only two waterways in the world that can be called gold, and one is the Suez Canal.
One is the Panama Canal, which is still under construction.
The Suez Canal is already in the hands of Long Yan. If the Panama Canal is also controlled by Long Yan, Europe will almost be controlled by Long Yan.