The Great Qin Navy launched a feint attack with a detachment of a detachment against the Ryukyu Kingdom, which was occupied by the British.

Although it was a feint, the heavy artillery fire made it impossible for the unknown British defenders to distinguish between the real and the fake, so they quickly lit the beacon for help.

The British main fleet, which was waiting for the Great Qin capital battleship to enter the ambush circle, also hesitated after receiving the message for help.

According to the information for help, the main fleet of the Great Qin Empire actually appeared near the Ryukyu Kingdom. Since this is the case, then what is the main force of the Qin army they are waiting for?

The news got all the British military top brass arguing.

Just when their argument was still inconclusive, a second request for help was received: the Great Qin fleet had also been discovered in the waters north of the Ryukyu Kingdom, and it was violently shelling the positions of the Ryukyu defenders.

This news made Prince Philip, the supreme commander of the British army, who originally thought that it was a small group of enemies, began to be uneasy.

Although the Ryukyu Kingdom is not as large as the Lion Kingdom, there are silver mines on the island, which are rich in silver. The British therefore stationed half a regiment of men and horses on the island.

The island's treasury contains a vast amount of wealth that he has looted in the Far East over the years, a large part of which is to be dedicated to His Majesty.

If you don't go to the rescue, whether you can win the battle is still two words, but all those riches will definitely fall into the hands of the enemy, and then there will be no hole cards for your real comeback.

Obviously, the real target of the enemy this time was Ryukyu Island.

Thinking of this, Prince Philip quickly made a decision: leave a small part of the fleet to meet the enemy, and the main fleet quickly rescue the Ryukyus.

In an era when information dissemination is very inconvenient, many things are actually made up by the brain.

The battle on Ryukyu Island was not so fierce, and it was not the main force of the Qin army that came to pursue the British warships, but it became a fact under the preconceived ideas of the British.

When the main fleet of the British army was rushing towards the Ryukyu Kingdom, it was ambushed by the Great Qin Navy that had been waiting for a long time when it passed through the Strait that the British named the Sun Never Sets.

Countless shells fell into the British fleet from all directions, and the explosions continued to sound and the flames shone brightly, adding a touch of grandeur to the sea that was about to usher in dusk.

The new warships of the Great Qin Navy use ultra-high speed, powerful armor, and sharp artillery like a giant beast to harden the front steel of the British army's artillery fire, and the battle began unexpectedly, and the upgrade was also rapid and abnormal.

Constantly battleships were hit, caught fire, and sank. Some were sent into the sky by exploding shells, while others fell into the cold waters and were dying.

The battle looked fierce, but when the difference in strength between the two sides was too large and one side set up an ambush, the momentum of the battle soon became obvious.

There were fewer and fewer British battleships on the sea, and the artillery fire was becoming more and more sparse. On the contrary, the well-prepared Great Qin battleship was still full of cannons, and it had already formed an encirclement against the British fleet, which was still breathing.

Before it was completely dark, the curtain finally came down on this naval battle between the East and the West.

Dozens of British warships were sunk, more than two dozen were damaged, and finally the remaining thirty or so warships all hoisted white flags and asked for surrender.

For the British, surrender was a gentlemanly and decent way to end the war, and there was no shame in it, and there was no reason to fight to the death.

The battle started quickly and ended quickly, at least much faster than Ran Wu and the others expected.

"These Britons really surrendered so quickly without fighting, what a fucking bastard." Ran Wu looked at the British captives who were tied up in a string and said disdainfully.

"Chief of Staff, you stay to clean up the aftermath, and I'll go to the British's lair." Ran Wu said this, and led the main fleet towards the lion country.

The Lion Nation is the largest in size and is home to the British base in the East.

The British, having lost their main fleet, were vulnerable, and the remaining small fleet was quickly annihilated.

A large number of Daqin Marines landed on Lion Island under the cover of artillery fire, and then spent two days clearing all the British troops on the island.

The kingdoms of Java and the Ryukyus also fell one after another and fell into the hands of the Qin army.

According to statistics, this decisive battle took less than five days from the beginning to the complete end, and the British army's strength in the Far East can be said to have been completely lost, hundreds of warships were either sunk or captured, more than 5,000 British soldiers were killed, and about 20,000 were captured.

The Qin army's casualties were less than one-tenth of that of the British army, which can be said to be an undoubted victory.

This does not include all kinds of materials seized, as well as countless gold and silver wealth looted and hoarded by the British over the years.

After this battle, the power of the British Empire was completely driven out of the East, and it was no longer able to expand in the East.

Correspondingly, the Great Qin Empire's sphere of influence expanded dramatically, with the newly occupied sea area exceeding 10,000 li, and the new population under the rule of Great Qin exceeding 500,000.

Although it is not large compared to the population of China, it is a very staggering number for these primitive inhabitants scattered on the island.

The news of the victory on Lion Island was transmitted back to Daqin, and the court was jubilant, as the emperor of Daqin, Jiangchuan's prestige reached a higher level, and the call of long live was endless.

Under the influence of Jiangchuan's policies such as rewarding military merits, advocating commercial development, and encouraging farming, Daqin was gradually stimulated to expand to the outside world from top to bottom.

For merchants, with more sales markets, the profits will be more lucrative. For farmers, there is more land to cultivate. For soldiers, continuous external expansion means a steady stream of military achievements, and military achievements mean that they can continue to climb upward.

More land meant more yamen and bureaucracy, and the bureaucracy was naturally more supportive.

All kinds of cheap raw materials from overseas are also sent back to China in a steady stream, which further stimulates the domestic manufacturing industry.

Many coastal cities in the south of the Yangtze River have sprung up all kinds of workshops, weaving workshops, silk workshops, garment workshops, and all kinds of workshops have sprung up.

In many cities, idle people have been turned into workshop workers.

At the same time, the Great Qin Royal Academy of Sciences was also constantly developing various new machines, such as various new looms, embroidery machines, etc., which had appeared and were quickly snapped up by those merchants.

The innovation of production tools has further promoted the development of productive forces, and all kinds of workshops have ushered in the reshuffle and integration of the industry, and larger-scale workshops have begun to appear, and even have the shadow of Western factories.

The commodity economy continued to develop, and the income of the imperial court also rose. From the south to the north, the exchanges and trade at home and abroad are becoming more and more frequent, and the whole world is a bustling scene.

At this time, the constraints of transportation on economic development are becoming more and more obvious. Therefore, the emperor launched the national policy of building roads in a timely manner, shouting the slogan "If you want to get rich, build roads first", which conformed to the will of the people and was supported by the top and bottom.

The invention of cement provided the foundation for the rapid hardening of roads, and with the efforts of the construction team set up by the government, with Beijing as the core, flat and spacious cement roads radiated in all directions.

Therefore, it has given birth to the fiery development of the cement industry.

In the twelfth year of Wude, the first civilian car was officially successfully researched and put on the market after passing the test.

In the fifteenth year of Wude, the first steam-powered train began trial operation near Jingshi.

In the past 20 years of Wude, the national railway mileage has reached 10,000 miles, and this speed is still improving.

In the thirtieth year of Wude, Emperor Wude of Great Qin gave the throne to the crown prince Jiang Yuanfan, and proclaimed himself Emperor Taishang.

The new emperor ascended the throne and changed the next year to the first year of Guangxing.

Outside the castle, a six-car green train rumbled along the tracks.

In a window seat in the first carriage, a man who looked in his thirties and did not look angry and arrogant looked at the fields passing by outside the window, turned his head to a young man next to him who was refreshing and capable, and his eyebrows and eyes resembled his own, and said: "Son, I have already brought you the track of this train of the Great Qin Empire, as for how far it can run and where it goes, it depends on you." ”

"Father, son will not let you down." The young man whispered, his gaze resolute.

"The End of the Book"