Facing the expectant looks in Xie Rundong's and Mario's eyes, Qin Zhiyuan only took three seconds to make a decision.
They asked us to avoid it, so let's avoid it. Qin Zhiyuan doesn't want to fight. Lanfang's expansion has already aroused the vigilance of the international community. If Qin Zhiyuan starts a war with Italy as soon as he comes to Europe, it will really make the British
Accusations against Lan Fang.
After the establishment of the Western Province, the British began to exaggerate the threat theory of Lan Fang, claiming that Lan Fang only brought the disaster of war to the world.
Although Qin Zhiyuan didn't care about the British accusations, he still had to worry about some influence. Lan Fang wanted to be the leader of the new order of international society, and war was definitely not the core of the new order.
Xie Rundong and Mario were not disappointed with Qin Zhiyuan's attitude. Based on Xie Rundong and Mario's understanding of Qin Zhiyuan, Qin Zhiyuan would never bow his head and admit defeat even if he did not punish the Italians with war.
What troubles Italians the most now is not us, but Sardinia. Mussolini just came to power, and now Italy is suffering such a big failure. Mussolini wants to divert domestic conflicts. At this time, we and the Italians
Starting a war, not to mention whether other countries will interfere, can first strengthen the centripetal force of the Italians. Besides, the British are trying to cause trouble for us, and even if they start a war, they may not be able to fight. We will bypass the Sardinian waters and wait until we arrive.
Corsica, don't the Italians want to take back Sardinia? If we make a fuss in Sardinia, it will cause more pain to the Italians than starting a war. Qin Zhiyuan also hit the snake seven inches, your arsenic, my honey
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Then go around it. In fact, the sea area of Sardinia is not very big. There was no United Nations these days, and those in the League of Nations were busy waffling all day long. There was no Convention on the Law of the Sea. The territorial waters of various countries were not unified. Generally speaking,
, the range of territorial waters is determined based on the range of coastal defense artillery.
At the beginning, due to the limited performance of artillery, the territorial sea range was about three nautical miles, which is about 5.6 kilometers from the coast. Later, as the range of artillery continued to increase, the area of territorial sea also expanded. Now it is generally
It is about 22 kilometers away from the shore.
Of course Italians want the highest standards, so the sea within 22 kilometers around Sardinia is Sardinian sea.
The Mediterranean is huge. In fact, even if the Italians don't issue this statement, it is estimated that the task force will not enter the Sardinian waters. However, the Italians are so rude, and the Italians' statement does not really mean that they want to go to war with Lanfang. Lanfang
Where is the combat effectiveness of the Fang army? The gap between the Italians and the Lanfang people is at least three or four French countries. Mussolini should know very well that the Italians would be humiliating themselves when they went to war with Lanfang.
So the Italians issued this warning just to save Qin Zhiyuan's face. No matter whether the task force entered the waters of Sardinia or not, the Italians would not suffer.
If the task force enters the waters of Sardinia, it will be an infringement of Italian sovereignty by the task force. Mussolini can immediately use this matter to divert domestic conflicts;
He is very prestigious. King Lanfang must be awesome. He would not dare to come unless he is allowed to come.
It's disgusting, it's disgusting.
This is normal. Italians like to stir up trouble, but they are never the decisive force.
There are always many surprises in things these days. Just when Qin Zhiyuan finished speaking, a staff officer hurried over with a telegram: Report, the Republic of Sardinia sent a telegram inviting His Majesty to visit the Republic of Sardinia.
Upon hearing the contents of the telegram, Qin Zhiyuan and Xie Rundong, Mario, both looked confused.
This is too hasty.
Other people's visits are put on the agenda months or even a year or two in advance, giving enough time to confirm the itinerary and discuss related matters. This is the case in the Republic of Sardinia, which is too improvised.
Go, go right away. Qin Zhiyuan did not hesitate and immediately decided to accept the invitation from the Republic of Sardinia.
This invitation came at the right time. With this invitation, Mussolini's wishful thinking would definitely come to nothing.
Even if Qin Zhiyuan lands in Sardinia, let alone passing through the waters of Sardinia, Mussolini will not be able to make trouble with Qin Zhiyuan. With this invitation, at least whatever Qin Zhiyuan does is no longer illegal.
At best, Qin Zhiyuan's visit was controversial.
With Qin Zhiyuan's order, Xie Rundong no longer hesitated, and the task force turned around and galloped towards Sardinia.
In fact, there were Italian destroyers monitoring the task force, but it was just surveillance. The Italian destroyers did not even dare to approach the task force.
If you get close, it is easy to say that when Mario sends a burst of naval guns to send the Italian destroyer to the bottom of the sea to feed the fish, only one reason is enough. His Majesty the King of Lanfang is in the task force. Lanfang believes that the Italian warships are attacking King Lanfang.
His Majesty's safety is threatened. Even the British cannot refute this reason, because even if the British are replaced by Lanfang people, the British will deal with it this way.
In fact, from the perspective of the Sardinians, the Sardinians definitely have reason to resist Italian rule. Around the middle of the last century, there are still many countries in Italy, and most areas are controlled by other countries.
Around 1859, the Kingdom of Sardinia began the process of unifying Italy with the help of the French. In just two years, the Kingdom of Sardinia unified northern Italy. In the third year, the Kingdom of Sardinia conquered the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in the south, and then Italy
The establishment of the Kingdom of Sardinia was proclaimed, and the King of Sardinia became King of Italy.
The King of Sardinia, who was promoted to the King of Italy, seemed to have forgotten the land of Sardinia. In the next more than half a century, Sicily developed rapidly, and Italy became one of the great powers, while Sardinia seemed to
It is a poor cat that has been forgotten in the corner, with basically no development for decades.
It's like two poor brothers. They were both good friends who squatted in the corner every day to catch lice. One brother suddenly won the lottery one day and then started living and drinking all kinds of things without taking the other brother to play. The other brother naturally
Full of complaints.
And while the Sardinians were full of complaints, Corsica, across the sea, was developing quietly.
In fact, Corsica is even poorer than Sardinia. Sardinia is the birthplace of the Kingdom of Italy, so it has a certain foundation. Sardinians can still live a decent life. Corsica used to be a place where the French government exiled prisoners.
The status of the bitter cold zone in France is similar to that of Ninggu Pagoda under the Qing government. It is a truly backwoods and barren land.
But after the Foreign Legion stationed in Corsica, Corsica has undergone earth-shaking changes in recent years. Not only has modern industry and tourism developed on the island, but its education and technology are also the best in Europe, and the Corsican people’s
Life is also booming with the development of Corsica, which makes Sardinians feel all kinds of envy, jealousy and hatred.
Comparison is only harmful. Seeing that my friends in the past have gradually become richer, only my own life is still miserable and miserable. It is normal for Sardinians to want to change when they are poor.
The speed of the task force was still relatively fast. Only about half an hour later, the task force arrived at La Maddalena in Sardinia, and Qin Zhiyuan began his visit to Sardinia.
Interestingly, just as the task force entered the waters of Sardinia, the Italian destroyer responsible for monitoring the task force turned around and did not enter the waters of Sardinia at all.
This is truly an anecdote. The Italian Navy dare not enter Italian waters. I am afraid that if word spreads, people will laugh out loud.
Joshua Jodi, President of the Republic of Sardinia, greets Qin Zhiyuan in La Maddalena.
You can tell from the name that he is a Jew.
Mussolini was a resolute nationalist with strong anti-Semitic tendencies, so Mussolini's rise to power was also an important reason for Joshua Jodi to rebel against Italian rule.
It sounds like Joshua Jodi and Qin Zhiyuan are equal. After all, one is the president and the other is the king. In terms of social status, the two are equal.
But in fact, when Joshua Jodi met Qin Zhiyuan, his attitude was very low, just like a subordinate meeting his superior.
This is normal. If it weren't for the support of Corsica, Joshua Jodi would not be the king of the Republic of Sardinia. What's more, in Jerusalem, the Lanfang mercenaries objectively protected the interests of the Jews, so
Whether it is out of national sentiment or practical interests, Joshua Jodi must keep a low profile with Qin Zhiyuan.
Among the welcoming crowd, Qin Zhiyuan accidentally discovered a familiar face, Leo Henry, head of the European branch of the Lanfang National Security Agency.
Leo Henry is a German. After the World War, Leo Henry came to Lanfang with the wave of German immigrants. He later became a Lanfang citizen and entered the Lanfang National Security Bureau to become an agent.
Since Leo Henry appeared in Sardinia, the relationship between the Republic of Sardinia and Lanfang is self-evident.
Sure enough, when entering the Provisional Presidential Palace of the Republic of Sardinia, when the irrelevant people retreated and only Qin Zhiyuan and Joshua Jodi were left, Joshua Jodi looked serious: Director of the Sardinian Branch of the Lanfang National Security Bureau
Joshua Jody says hello.
This is really shocking. If Mussolini were present, it would probably shock Mussolini's jaw.
Qin Zhiyuan is not surprised. The amount of money Qin Zhiyuan gives to Gao Hongshi every year is astronomical. If some results are not seen, Gao Hongshi deserves to be robbed of his position by Girardine.
You must be manipulating things behind the scenes. Qin Zhiyuan is still a little curious as to why you jumped to the stage in such a high-profile manner.
Agents cannot attract other people's attention, and the more invisible they are, the better. Politicians live in the spotlight, and the two professions are really not related.
This was an accident. When the anti-flag was just raised in Sardinia, the leaders at that time still imagined that they could win independent status through negotiation. As a result, when negotiating with the Italians, they were blamed by the Italians. This is really embarrassing.
We couldn't find a suitable candidate, so I took on this position concurrently. Joshua looked helpless.
Part-time job, geez, it’s really easy to put it, it’s almost like going to the job market to find a job.