Chapter 1117

“Your Majesty, with this batch of weapons, Persia will surely be able to turn the tide of the war. Britain and France’s plans will probably fall through.”

Cui Shang’an said after Al-Sassi had left.

“That’s a given. They are too naive to play a proxy war with me. We will just let them spend a huge amount of money and end up with nothing.” Xiao Ming smiled faintly.

Cui Shang’an chuckled in agreement. He said, “But it’s a strange feeling to watch them fight with our decade-old weapons.”

With that, the ruler and his official exchanged a smile. The appearance of the tank had greatly increased the Empire’s military strength, and everyone in the Empire was now unprecedentedly confident.

While the two were talking, Al-Sassi was rushing to Dengzhou.

In the Imperial Study, he and Cui Shang’an had already confirmed the number of weapons and ammunition that the Empire would be supplying. After he returned to his country with this batch of weapons and ammunition, there would be a dedicated officer on the warships docked in the port of Abbas to help them train the soldiers.

In just three months, they would be able to have a powerful army, just like the Ottoman Empire.

Riding the train to Dengzhou, Al-Sassi was focused on observing this vast Empire, making use of his time on the steam locomotive.

If it weren’t for the urgency of the domestic war, he would have truly wanted to stay here for a longer period of time to appreciate this mysterious and powerful country.

But even so, in his rushed journey, he also saw too many magical things. He was very glad that the Empire had chosen them and not the Ottoman Empire.

Upon arriving in Dengzhou, Al-Sassi, accompanied by a dedicated person, boarded a large armed merchant ship.

This armed merchant ship, like the ironclads, also used steam power and was covered in a layer of iron plates, but its weapons were far inferior to the ironclads.

But it seemed that to prevent being plundered by pirates, this armed merchant ship was equipped with many mercenaries, all of whom were armed.

And this time, there were twelve such large merchant ships returning with him.

After checking that the firearms and ammunition were all in order, Al-Sassi did not want to delay. After some simple preparations, he requested for the fleet to set off.

After receiving approval from the General Staff via telephone, the fleet slowly sailed towards Persia. The straight black smoke plumes from the steamships floated into the clear blue sky.

Forty-two days later, Al-Sassi returned to Persia.

Kambis, who had received the news, was overjoyed, because in these three months, the Ottoman army had marched straight in and captured three Persian provinces one after another.

“Thank you, Great Emperor of the East.” Kambis’s entire body was trembling with excitement after seeing the boxes of weapons and ammunition.

During this period, Persia had suffered enough from the Ottoman Empire’s firearms, and now they finally had a chance to counterattack.

Al-Sassi said, “Not only that, the Emperor of the East also signed this agreement with us.”

Kambis read the agreement that Al-Sassi handed to him. His heart was filled with regret. He said, “The Emperor of the East is a noble person. I, in comparison, seem despicable and filthy.”

While speaking, Kambis turned to the imperial officer who was in charge of training the Persian army and said, “Believe me, Persia will be the Empire’s most solid ally.”

These officers were led by Fang Ziheng. He said, “I will definitely relay this message to His Majesty. But before that, we should think about how to counterattack the Ottoman Empire. If the situation continues to worsen, it will be too late for everything.”

Kambis understood what Fang Ziheng meant. Now, every place the Ottoman army went, they caused serious destruction. If this were to continue, even if they drove out the Ottoman Empire, Persia would be severely weakened.

“Now, the Ottoman army is in the province of Bixuo. My army will hold them there for three months. I hope that after three months, Persia will have a powerful army.” Kambis entrusted the hope of his country to Fang Ziheng.

“As you wish.” Fang Ziheng said with confidence.

…

London.

Queen Victoria’s wedding was held as planned. Just as many had predicted, their Queen now had a Prussian husband.

For a time, the newspapers on the streets of London were filled with news of the harmonious relationship between Britain and Prussia. The news of the war between the Ottoman Empire and Persia was overshadowed by the news of the Queen’s wedding.

Hu Chuan and Kang Ming were also invited by the Queen to attend her wedding. Their figures stood out in the crowd of people with golden hair and blue eyes.

Drinking wine and eating the fruits on the table, Hu Chuan was worried. “This Victoria is truly remarkable. With just one marriage, they have become one with Prussia.” Kang Ming said.

“She is clearly slapping us in the face, telling us that Europe is Britain’s sphere of influence and that the Empire has no power here,” Hu Chuan said.

“The foolish British. Do they think that after signing the ceasefire agreement, they can do whatever they want?” Kang Ming said with hatred.

Hu Chuan also sneered twice. He then said, “We should not worry about this issue for now. How is your contact with the people of Scotland, and Northern Ireland?”

“I have already relayed the basic message. I told them that if they want independence, the Empire will firmly support them and even dispatch warships to guarantee their rights.” Kang Ming glanced around, afraid that others would hear him.

Hu Chuan nodded. “That is enough. If they have an idea, they will surely come to us. Especially Scotland. According to what we know, this place has always been dissatisfied with being ruled by the British.”

Kang Ming’s eyes were deep. Just as Britain’s purpose for signing the ceasefire agreement was not simple, their purpose for coming to Britain was also not just to be friendly envoys.

According to the Empire’s European strategy, they had to work to divide Britain, preferably into four countries, and let them have a taste of what it was like to be a pawn in someone else’s game.

While the two were talking, Murphy, who was diagonally opposite them, occasionally glanced at them.

Compared to when the two first came to London, he was now very wary of them. He knew about all their actions in Britain, including their contact with people whom they disliked.

But to avoid angering the Empire, they had no choice but to endure it and continue to observe. If these two were to go too far, they would have to take action.

“They are truly a nuisance, aren’t they?” Butler took a big gulp of wine. After returning to Britain with the other captives, he not only did not receive any punishment, but was instead commended and invited to the Queen’s wedding banquet.

Murphy glanced at Butler. “They are indeed a nuisance. But now, we can only endure this nuisance unless we have the ability to defeat them.”

“That’s right. I hope we can make progress in machine guns, breech-loading guns, and metal bullets.” Butler said with a pained expression.

Murphy then winked at him. “Machine guns and metal bullets are still very difficult for now, but we have made some progress on breech-loading guns.”