What made Captain Hales feel God's favor was that the fleet of the Tang Dynasty did not attack the Perseverance, nor did it greet him, as if he did not exist, and walked away. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Although only two of the five ships in this fleet are main battle ships, and the other three are transport ships and supply ships, these two cruisers alone are enough to fight ten steam-ironclad frigates like the Perseverance.

"Looking in this direction, these Tang people should be going to Chittagong." The first mate said with some rejoicing.

Hales said: "Nonsense, there is their colony here, where are they going if they don't go there?" However, I don't know if these two cruisers are here for cruising or permanent, although there are only two cruisers, but they are enough to pose a great threat to our Royal Navy's fleet in India. ”

The peace between Britain and the Tang Dynasty is known to be unreliable. The Tang people were pressing forward step by step, compressing the colonial interests of the British, and the British naturally would not forget the painful lesson of being defeated by the Tang Army and those Yankees in the 13 colonies of North America. It's just that the Tang Dynasty has no intention of snatching the British colonies now, because they now have a large area of land to manage and need time to digest. The British also knew that they could not compete with the powerful Tang Dynasty in terms of military strength, so they hoped to protect their sphere of influence and slowly accumulate strength.

When the Datang naval fleet arrived in Chittagong, the overseas consulate of Datang Donghui also sent people to Dhaka, Bangladesh, to inform the British of their future movements, so as not to scare the children.

“…… In short, this war was unilaterally provoked by the Gurkhas, and the Tang Dynasty served as an ally of the Qing State. It was obliged to cooperate with the Qing army to counterattack the Gurkhas. As the ownership of some areas in this part of northern Bangladesh is not yet clear. It may cause unnecessary misunderstanding, so in the spirit of the friendly relations between Tang and Qing, we hereby inform Mr. Governor and the British East India Company of this situation, and hope that you will not overreact and be nervous. ”

The person who served as the governor of India was actually an acquaintance of the Tang Dynasty, and the Marquis of Cornwallis had previously participated in the North American War of Independence, and was the last general to surrender to the Tang Army and the Continental Army. For the feelings of the Tang people, Cornwallis is extremely complicated. The shame of defeat, the envy and awe of the strong Tang Dynasty. As well as beware of this fast-rising country, Cornwallis can be said to be one of the few people in the British military circles who know more about the Tang Dynasty. It is precisely because of this background that after the Tang Dynasty bordered British India, the British government sent Cornwallis to India as the governor, not only to step up the invasion and colonization of India, but also to balance the power of the Tang people with his familiarity with the Tang Dynasty.

Naturally, Cornwallis also heard that the Nepalese had recently crossed the snowy mountains and attacked Tibet. This seemed to him to be a very stupid thing, and the plateau was not rich. There were no valuable specialties, and it was difficult to trade. Even more troublesome. Although there was a certain degree of autonomy there, it nominally belonged to the Qing Dynasty, and the British now regarded the Qing State as a protectorate of the Tang Dynasty. The Tang people are typical characters who do not suffer losses, and the Gurkha people are closed to news, and they do not have a clear understanding of the strength of the Tang people, and they deserve to be beaten.

However, Cornwallis did not expect that the Tang Army actually sent troops directly from China. In Donghui's overseas consulate, there was a brigade of troops in the Tang Dynasty, and it was also the main object of the British to watch out for, so according to Cornwallis, it would be good to send them directly. Sending more troops from China with great labor and thousands of miles, Cornwallis did not believe that this was only against the Gurkhas.

Of course, such a thing as bullying Nepal is also very interesting to the United Kingdom. British India and Nepal have always had unclear borders, and there are certain disputes between the two sides, and now the British have just taken Bengal and are still slowly controlling it, so the need to invade Nepal is not urgent. But if they could take a ride, the British would be glad to do so.

As a result, Cornwallis did not think much about it, and as the viceroy of India, he had great power, and could even directly wage war and decide on war and administrative policy. With some earnestness, Cornwallis said: "Britain is also very indignant at the barbarism of the Gurkhas, and their actions are a provocation to the civilized world, and should be punished as necessary. If our friends from the Tang Dynasty send troops, we will be happy to mobilize the armed forces of the colonies and assist the Tang army in attacking the Gurkhas. ”

Although this was said with enthusiasm and seemed to be very moral, it was only natural that if the British army had been sent out and participated in the war against Nepal, then the British would not have to go home empty-handed, and would have to take some necessary benefits from the Nepalese. The British will definitely not send many people, but the Tang army has prepared a large enough military force, and the British will follow the soy sauce diving, and in the end they can get land or other benefits, how can there be such a good thing in this matter.

So the envoy of the Tang Dynasty sternly refused: "We appreciate the kindness of His Excellency the Governor, but we don't think there is any need to complicate the problem, it is not in the interests of the Tang Dynasty and our allies." We hope that the British side will refrain from acting rashly and taking unnecessary actions that will lead to misunderstandings between the two sides and even the outbreak of conflicts. ”

This kind of diplomatic rhetoric is actually a threat, and the subtext is, don't want to fight Lao Tzu's autumn wind, Lao Tzu paid for the army in order to make some benefits, you want to take advantage of it, there is no way, if you dare to take advantage of Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu will fight with you.

Cornwallis immediately became super depressed when he heard this, it was clear that it was very normal for the great powers to negotiate the division of a colony or country, such as Poland in Europe, which was constantly divided by Prussia, Austria and Russia. There is delicious food for everyone to eat, and eating alone is what is the matter. But Cornwallis was powerless to change, because if the British really came to take advantage, the Tang people might really attack them if they were annoyed.

After the Tang envoy left, Cornwallis was so angry that he spread out the paper and began to write: "...... The arrogance of the Tang Dynasty is a great humiliation to England, and such a thing cannot be sustained forever. If we allow the Tang Dynasty to plunder colonies in South Asia at will, then in the end we will find that we are already surrounded by the Tang people, and we will have less and less places to go. However, it is indeed unwise to clash with the Tang Dynasty for the time being, so it is necessary to intensify the ...... of the colonization plan for Mysore" (to be continued. )