"Hasn't China given up yet?" In Singapore, the commander of the British Far Eastern Fleet was a little surprised.

The conflict and contradictions between China and Britain originally existed, but with the development of time, there was no sign of resolution at all, but it became a lot stricter. In the era of the One Raven, the British Navy was able to attack Chinese ships in the Chinese Sea at will. By now, the British Navy is not able to do this, and the sea area that China actually controls is much larger than it was then.

"There is no domestic preference for strengthening the size of the fleet in the Far East, which would change the attitude of the French." said the British envoy.

"The French must have wanted us to go to war with China!" The commander of the British Far Eastern Fleet sneered with complete understanding.

The contradiction between China and Britain is a contradiction between a rising local power and the global hegemon, the British, and although it is a challenge to the British, it is not to the point where the British will do everything in their power to destroy the new Chinese government. If such a capability had been made to make an expedition to China, Britain would simply cross the more navigable Atlantic, reach Canada, and then move south to destroy the United States.

All the problems of the external colonies in this colonial era will basically come back to Europe, for example, the Spaniards have created a Chinese threat theory in Europe, hoping that Europe will unite to attack China, which is thousands of miles away. It must be said that European countries still fully support Spain between Spain and China, but there are two types of support: moral support and practical support. There were very few European countries that could cross a distance of 10,000 miles to attack China, namely Britain and France.

So far, China's new regime does not look like a regime that will succumb. Based on this posture, any action that puts Britain and China at a dead end is fully in the interests of European countries outside the UK. has been a-stirring stick for hundreds of years, and the British know this,

The British attitude towards this conflict was very consistent. China must be made to recognize the dominance of the British in the Far East. The British were not interested in letting China spit out Luzon at this time, but the expansion of the Chinese had to end there. The information obtained by the British intelligence network was very clear that China was trying to seize the Dutch East Indies. In this colonial era, China's choices are perfectly aligned with universal values. The British do not think that there is any theoretical fallacy in China's attempt, but that China's attempt has touched the flesh of the British mouth. It's a matter of pure interest.

Since there was no point in going to war directly with China, the British took a hand off the table. They made an agreement with the Spaniards that the British fleet was willing to launch an attack on China by flying the Spanish naval flag, but the Spaniards had to bear all the consequences.

The Spaniards, of course, immediately thought of such consequences, including the need to pay compensation for the sunken British warships, and they immediately demanded that the British make it clear. The British, of course, knew that the Spaniards would at best claim that those fleets were Spanish and would never pay a penny. But what the British need at this time is a fig leaf that has not completely torn their faces with China, and that little money is not a problem. So they promised not to ask the Spaniards for a penny. Anyway, it is not a problem to carry the black pot, China does not have the ability to expedition to Spain, which is thousands of miles away.

However, there is a problem with naval warfare, if a naval battle is lost, many ships will definitely be sunk, and if there are no nearby ships to rescue the sailors after falling into the water, people will be dead in the sea. The British Navy had a glorious tradition, but that tradition existed only when it fought for Britain. Defeated and captured, he insisted that he was a Spaniard, and then he was tortured by angry Chinese and killed to vent his anger. No matter how loyal the British Navy was, it could not do so.

Therefore, the British must ensure that they win every battle, and there can be no defeat. In the previous battles, the South China Sea Navy believed that it had suffered a big loss, and the British were also shocked into a cold sweat. China's ironclad ship protection and attack capabilities are not weak. In order to carry out a devastating blow to the Chinese fleet, it is necessary to gather a huge British fleet, which is a very stupid gamble from a strategic point of view.

The British got the news from China's intelligence network, and the Chinese side reacted to this by investigating internal spies, and the navy stepping up its efforts to build ships, train the navy, and strengthen the contingency system. This clearly shows that we must carry it to the end and never change the appearance of the existing policy. It can be seen from the fact that China dismissed the British employees at the customs office that China knew the "Spanish fleet" for what it was. Knowing the true nature of the "Spanish fleet" and choosing to strengthen the navy, this attitude is very interesting. It seems that China really wants to fight the British to the death.

It's hard to be the boss, and it's even harder to be the boss in the colonial era. The boss of the colonial era is no different from the boss of the underworld, when he points to fight wherever he wants, and he can kill whoever he wants, everyone just makes promises and swallows their anger for the time being. But once the boss encounters stubborn resistance in a certain field and finally fails, those suppressed countries will jump up and resist. Centuries of-stirring sticks are now in the background, and Britain knows this very well.

"Can we get Weezer to surrender?" The commander of the Far Eastern Fleet asked very real questions.

The British envoy asked rhetorically: "Do you mean attacking China proper?" ”

"No, I mean attacking Lan Phong Province and Luzon." The commander of the Far Eastern Fleet clarified the problem.

"The council may not support it, so it will take about 50,000 troops." The envoy replied.

"Is 50,000 Indian troops enough?" The commander of the Far Eastern Fleet continued to ask questions.

"Indian army? Hehe! The envoy gave a sneer. The Indian army is indeed the greatest servant of Britain now, and although the Queen of England has the Indian crown on her head, the British have never treated Indians as British. After laughing at the Indian army, the envoy thought for a while, "How can I get 100,000 Indian troops." ”

The commander of the Far East Fleet nodded, "I think China should be let know that it is powerful, if they can take Borneo, the Chinese will understand that they have no way to fight us." According to the intelligence, there are new coal and iron mines in Borneo, and China is building steel mills and plantations in Borneo. What do you think? ”

This information was not a strict defense against China, so the British easily learned about China's exploitation of Borneo. It takes a lot of manpower to build this infrastructure in the tropics, and it is necessary to endure a large number of deaths. When the British learned that China had started a considerable construction project in Borneo, they were greatly surprised.

The British, of course, were aware of the scale of construction in China itself, as exemplified by Guangzhou, and the emerging Shanghai. London was dwarfed by those beautiful cities, but the British knew very well that it was unrealistic to want to capture them. Even if it does, it will only outweigh the losses. But Borneo is different, China would not have been able to retake these lands without a navy. Even if the Chinese are full of desire to retaliate, they can only weep across the sea. Because the Chinese Navy could not compete with the British Navy.

"Will the Dutch give their full support?" There was a bright light in the eyes of the British envoy, the light of greed when he saw the feat. The seizure of the rich colonies was the highest justice of the era, and the Republic of Lanfang belonged to the Chinese colonial regime in the eyes of the British, and since China was trying to seize the Dutch East Indies, the British also had a completely correct reason to seize the province of Lanfang. In this regard, the two sides only have strength and weakness, and there is no moral superiority.

"Gentlemen, let's write a report." The envoy said.