Chapter 449: The New British Fleet

The British government army and parliament have completely woken up from their doubts, and they exclaim that they need to have a new understanding of the Chinese Empire.

British Prime Minister Disraeil said sadly: "We underestimate this brutal regime established after the violent revolution, and they have experience in the use of violence." ”

The Earl of Heath, Speaker of the House of Lords of Great Britain, lamented: "This is a sad event, and a landmark turning point, which tells us that the days when we could easily conquer a country with a few cannons are gone forever, and that the giants of the East have awakened, and that they can defeat not only the fleets of the United States in the New World, but also ours with their land forces, and I am extremely concerned about the future of the war." ”

Queen Victoria, the queen of the British Golden Age, her prestige and talent, have been trusted and praised by the British officials and people, after she learned the news, she first inquired about the situation, and then comforted the casualties of the officers and soldiers, and also sent a telegram to care for Major General Nelson's illness, and finally, she stressed that the British ** team must be careful,

The British Royal Admiralty, the War Secretary, and others gathered a joint meeting to carefully study the terrible news from China.

In any case, it is necessary to fight, and the setbacks of the forwards, although they are shocking, but the British are not inactive after the shock, as the most powerful international in the world, they are shocked by their own rare defeats, because there are too many victories, they are numb,

The British government immediately dispatched more troops from the overseas colonies to Malacca, and appointed Vice Admiral Barry as commander of the First Fleet on the expedition to China.

British intelligence believed that in order to defeat the Chinese government, it was necessary to mobilize at least 50,000 troops, so the troops from all over the country, mainly the subordinate legions in Southeast Asia, including the Indian colonial army, regrouped, and gathered 80,000 men, and demanded that in a month's time, they should rush to Malacca.

Twenty-three days later, in Malacca, British Vice Admiral Barry was leading the fleet in the military port, and this time, Britain concentrated the Far Eastern part of the most elite naval fleet, with three battleships with a displacement of 10,000 tons, eight battleships with a displacement of 8,000 tons, 15 heavy cruisers, 28 auxiliary cruisers, more than 40 gunboats of various kinds, and eight supply warships.

"Officers and soldiers, we are about to go to China, that country is an evil country, they do not believe in God, they cannot be saved, they are all infidels, and, shamelessly, provoking war against our British Empire, at the beginning of the war, we arrested our British expatriate, all the expatriates, confiscated all the factories and supplies, this is a terrible and barbaric enemy, they have the largest population and army in the world, so, our vanguard has suffered some setbacks, but we are not afraid, We are confident that we will defeat them, remember, all the soldiers, we are the navy of the British Empire, we are the most powerful navy in the world, and the most powerful army, occupy Guangzhou, occupy Shanghai, occupy Nanjing, occupy Beijing, and completely wipe out this barbarian tribe that challenges the bottom line of human civilization. ”

Lieutenant General Barry's voice was quite loud, and he had the good voice of a musician in the prime of life, so the effect of the speech was excellent, and all the officers and men lifted their spirits and cheered: "Destroy the evil Chinese Heavenly Kingdom, and plant the military flag of our British Empire in every corner of the world." "Destroy China and rob this country of everything."

Vice Admiral Barry gave a detailed description of his fleet equipment, how many warships, how much displacement, how many cannons, how many calibers of cannons, how often he fired, he was a good officer, he was an officer with a long period of practical experience, he loved the navy, he loved adventure, he was full of desire for war, he had unusually rich naval knowledge, he was an excellent officer,

The Barry fleet was well prepared, with enough coal and fresh water, and then set off from Malacca and headed for the islands of the South China Sea.

The fleet of the mighty British Empire is really a mighty division, a majestic division, eleven battleships, fifteen heavy cruisers, completely a behemoth, many countries, the whole country does not have such a strong navy, that is, the Chinese navy, after receiving the two fleets of the United States, after ordering dozens of warships around the world, deceived the British, and stole the British ships stranded in China's coastal areas and the Yangtze River inland rivers as their own, and now there are only 12 battleships in total. Three of them are not yet able to fight in actual combat and need to be overhauled, but unfortunately, China lacks such technical talents, and it cannot even be repaired, so it can only keep the American prisoners of war under pressure and refuse to give them, and also compile the British prisoners of war who have just been arrested, and let them repair them, that is to say, the power of the Barry fleet is stronger than China's current national naval fleet.

Not only in terms of the number of warships, but also in terms of the quality of the British Navy, in the same situation, the Chinese Navy has only been completely defeated, because although the Chinese Navy has been established for two years, it is a pity that there are not many veterans who have changed jobs, and it is a matter of recent months to receive the ordered warships on a large scale, and the naval fleet is far more complicated than the army to form combat effectiveness at sea.

Barry still has a lot of research on the Chinese side of intelligence, especially the navy, so when Rear Admiral Nelson of the Indian fleet rushed to Malacca and hurried to join the battle, he decisively agreed to his request, okay, you go and fight,

How much, Major General Nelson acted as a pathfinder for Lieutenant General Barry, and now, Major General is deeply affected by it, and he is still in a coma, it is estimated that his body can improve, and he will leave a lifelong illness, and the future of this beautiful handsome man in the army is over,

Lieutenant General Barry smirked contemptuously, laughing at Major General being too young and impulsive,

To fight with China, it is necessary to use the naval fleet as the mainstay, and at the same time dispatch a large number of land forces, the navy threatens, but can not be truly deadly, only the offensive of the army can force the Chinese government to submit, so, in addition to the real combat ships, almost the British colonial army in the Far East was swept away, only to be fully equipped with the army, 80,000 army, on a hundred merchant ships or passenger ships, protected by warships, marched to the China Sea,

The vast sea made all the British sailors feel better, they prayed for the blue sky, the faint white clouds, prayed for God's great power, and also imagined the prospect of fighting against China, some people were very worried, fearing the fate of Rear Admiral Nelson's fleet, but more people were talking about the wealth of China, women, the taste of oriental women made these Western robbers drool,

Vice Admiral Barry, with a fleet that has been counted in history, was naturally in a good mood, looking at the bow and stern chasing the chirping seabirds, while smoking a cigar, standing on the bridge, he slapped the brown fat buttocks of an Indian maid wrapped in bright clothes,