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The French found that the South China Dominion ignored them and could only find British Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey.

The Lord simply shrugged and told the French ambassador in London, "Sorry, our British government has no control over the South China Dominion."

Although the French despised the British for their weakness and incompetence, they could not sit back and let Nanhua step on their faces.

So the French government once again sent a harshly worded note to the British Foreign Office, asking them to forward it to the South China Dominion.

This note is very threatening and its meaning is very clear: If you don’t give in, we in France will teach you a lesson.

The British Foreign Office directly forwarded the message to the Nanhua Cabinet. This time, Nanhua did not remain silent. Chairman Shi responded directly: "The Comoros Islands is a peace-loving country, but its territory is incomplete due to the brutal occupation by France.

In order to ensure the integrity of the country, Ahmed Said Ali Sultan sought help from the South China Dominion, hoping that obtaining the South China Dominion would help them regain their territory.

We urge the French to withdraw from Mayotte as soon as possible to ensure the territorial and sovereign integrity of the Comoros Islands. "

This tit-for-tat note directly dumbfounded the French government, because they were purely paper tigers.

It's okay to use diplomatic rhetoric to scare other aborigines, but trying to scare the South Chinese is just a dream.

This harshly worded note is just an attempt by the French government to show its respect.

After all, Nan Hua had only beaten Daying into disgrace a few years ago, and they really didn't have the guts to attack Nan Hua.

They will not forget the lessons learned from Daying.

If they attack Nanhua and are defeated miserably by Nanhua again, their feuding Germans will be extremely happy.

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In addition, France and Britain have signed the "Sincere Entente" and agreed to deal with Germany together.

Germany had only cut meat from France once before during the "Morocco Crisis". The French have always been resentful about this, so they must not give the Germans a chance.

However, in order to explain to the Parliament and satisfy the people, the French government felt that it could teach the South China Autonomous Territory a lesson at sea.

During the previous South African War, South China's overseas territories were harassed by the British navy.

The lessons learned this time will definitely be implemented to the point. When the time comes, the British Foreign Office will be notified, and they will take advantage of the situation to mediate, and the war can be stopped.

This will not only prevent the British from getting along with each other, but also safeguard their own rights and interests at sea.

After the plan was finalized, French President Armand Fallier instructed domestic media to report on the Comoros conflict.

The report took the initiative to exaggerate that the South Chinese people deliberately provoked the dispute, and the French government was forced to counterattack.

These reports really aroused the anger of the domestic people. Everyone in France, from the bottom to the upper class, was very angry. They asked the government to severely crack down on the Chinese in South Africa.

Let these yellow-skinned monkeys know how powerful the Gallic rooster is!

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After receiving intelligence from Europe, Nanhua immediately began war mobilization.

Chairman Shi Jintang gave a speech on the radio and in newspapers. He informed the people that Nanhua's involvement in this conflict was completely forced.

We in Nanhua spoke uprightly, but we were slandered by the arrogant and shameless French invaders.

They relied on their powerful national power to oppress the Comoros. The weak Comoros dared not speak out, so they came to us, hoping that we could bring justice to them.

The French confuse right and wrong and try to use their strong national power to subjugate us.

The days when we in South China were oppressed by others are gone forever. We will never succumb to the arrogant and shameless invaders.

We must unite to fight against the French!
Upon hearing Chairman Shi's call, many Nanhua citizens immediately gathered and petitioned in front of the house of Chairman Hanjing. Ask Chairman Shi to command the South China National Defense Force to fight against the French.

Chairman Shi immediately came out of the chairman's house and told the petitioners that he felt the mood of the people and that this time he must attack the invaders and give justice to the Comoros.

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The mobilization of the two sides among their respective domestic people is basically ready, and what is left is a real fight.

The Germans soon noticed the smell, and Kaiser Wilhelm II also stood up and issued a statement.

The general idea is that the French are vulgar and barbaric, and it is wrong to occupy the Comoros Islands. The French should voluntarily withdraw from Mayotte.

Germany also agreed with Nanhua in upholding justice for the Sultan of Comoros and praised Chairman Shi Jintang as a good leader with a strong sense of justice.

In addition, His Majesty the Kaiser is also a leader with a sense of justice. If the South China Dominion is in need, the German High Seas Fleet can support the South China Dominion at any time.

Let’s punish the arrogant and shameless French together!
An intrusive reporter therefore approached the French president and asked him about his attitude towards the Kaiser's speech.

President Armand Fallier said very cautiously that it would be better for His Majesty the Kaiser to devote his energy to managing Germany's domestic affairs.

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The French Navy received information from the British that the South China Navy had purchased a total of 2 old cruisers, 3 battleships and 4 new cruisers since its establishment.

Those two old cruisers are outdated battleships and should have been eliminated long ago.

It is said that Nanhua Shipyard has also built 5 destroyers by itself. Therefore, the number of warships in Nanhua Navy should be about 7 to 12, and the total tonnage does not exceed 10 tons.

Faced with such a fleet, the French Admiralty felt that their naval warriors could easily handle it.

Therefore, they mobilized the battleships "Suffren", "Jena", and "Brenus" from the Mediterranean Fleet.

"Algiers" protected cruiser, "Cecil" protected cruiser, "Tago" protected cruiser, "Forban" protected cruiser.

Plus the "Suchet" armored cruiser and the "Dupuy de Lorme" armored cruiser from the French African colonies.

The "Island Protection Fleet" composed of a total of 9 warships sailed to southern Africa with the intention of teaching the South China Navy a lesson.

The French were afraid of following in the footsteps of Tsarist Russia and being defeated by the Japanese who were waiting for work, so the French government decided to wait until the fleet reached a combat readiness position before declaring war.

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Unfortunately, the information about their fleet mobilization was detected by German spies in the Mediterranean and secretly reported to Nanhua.

After receiving German intelligence, the South China Admiralty took quick action.

At the same time, Chairman Shi promulgated martial law, and all Namib regions and East African coastal ports entered a state of emergency.

The South China Navy was divided into two parts to meet the enemy. Xue Youfu led the King of Shu fleet with 12 warships and 8 submarines deployed in the Namib area.

Ou Haiwa led the King Wu fleet with a total of 11 warships and 6 submarines deployed along the East African coast. As for offshore gunboats and minelayers, camera operations were carried out.

In addition, the King of Wei's fleet returned to the mainland urgently, trying to avoid French colonies or ports along the way to avoid being attacked.

At the same time, the Nanhua Cabinet issued a decree that all overseas colonies also entered a state of emergency. During this period, foreign ships were strictly prohibited from docking at the ports, and immigration work also came to a standstill.

The immigrants exchanged by the Qing Dynasty were resettled nearby in Sabah or Lanfang Company. Both Lanfang Company and Sabah had already accumulated living materials, so there was no need to worry about a large number of immigrants accumulating and food shortages.

Nanhua was ready and awaiting the arrival of the French fleet from afar.

Time soon came to January 1910, 1, when the tricolor flag appeared in the waters off the Skeleton Coast of Southwest Africa. (End of chapter)