Chapter 739 Acting for Sovereignty
After leaving Dajin Bay, the fleet went all the way south, heading west along the southern coastline of Australia, or Wang Feng was out of debt to Lan'er, and all the towns along the coast were attacked by the naval guns of the Democratic Alliance.
Migrant settlements such as Melbourne, Adecaide, Felimantu and Perth have suffered heavy casualties and countless buildings have been reduced to ashes.
By the time the fleet arrived in Singapore, it was already the afternoon of June 15.
Today, Singapore does not have any defensive force, except for some cargo ships and merchant ships, there is not a single warship on the dock, there are only two long walls left in the position where the fort should be, and there are only dozens of British soldiers on the shore to guard, which shows that the British military power in the Far East has indeed been exhausted.
To use an inexact analogy, Singapore is like a charming girl who spreads her thighs and waits for the NLD army to come in.
"Ashore!" Wang Feng was also not polite, and waved his hand violently.
When the NLD forces left Tianjin, there were 520 transport ships, oceanographic survey ships and warships, of which five oceanographic survey ships were left in Australia to carefully measure the hydrological conditions of the Great Barrier Reef and some bays, and before entering Singapore, there were 50 transport ships going to Lan Fang to purchase coal, grain and fruits from Lan Fang, and another five warships and 100 transport ships returned to Hong Kong to load some canned food and ammunition and then returned.
Most of the ammunition loaded this time was sold to the country, and the ammunition was consumed in the friendly bombardment of the coastal cities of Australia.
More than 300 boats approached the shore in turn. In the Governor's Palace in the Singapore Strait, a secretary rushed in and shouted, "Mr. Gavenna, no, the NLD army is coming." ”
"How many boats are coming?" Wengana was not in a hurry, and asked in a hurry.
"More than three hundred. There were about twenty warships above the cruiser. The secretary replied breathlessly.
"Sooner than I expected." A grim look flashed in Gavenner's eyes.
For the past two years, Gavenner has been pushing for Singapore's independence, only to release a colony for independence, which is unique in the history of the British Empire, although Gavenner clarified the reasons and obtained the approval of the then British Prime Minister to judge Maston, but there is still a considerable number of MPs who strongly oppose it.
On the one hand, they are reluctant to give up Singapore's important strategic position, and they are also superstitious about the aura of Britain as the world's number one power. It is not necessary to pay such a heavy price to think that Britain has the ability to strangle the nascent China.
On the other hand, they are worried that it will trigger a domino effect, which will have a series of chain reactions from Singapore on its own.
More importantly, although the coalition fleet did not reap the benefits in China, the main force was still anchored in Japanese ports, and there was still the possibility of annihilating the Democratic Alliance fleet and then securing the satellite.
Meanwhile. Within the Chinese, there are also two distinct factions, one is the banana people. The two factions argued endlessly in favor of Singapore's independence under the impetus of the British, while the other faction was a traditional Chinese who cared for the motherland and advocated that Singapore accept the rule of the Chinese government.
Gavenner's plan was good, but he didn't expect the resistance to be so great. It's a long delay.
In addition to the Singapore issue, Australia has also worried Gavenna.
After Bao Ling was released, he completely annihilated the Allied fleet before going to Japan, and the Qing court informed the consul in Guangzhou of the shocking news that the Qing court was about to be exiled to Australia by the Democratic League, and also reminded the Democratic Alliance army that it was possible to assist the Qing court in attacking Australia. Pashali was horrified and immediately passed on the bad news to Gavenna.
Gavina felt that his time was running out, and although he could not do anything about Australia, it was clear that the NLD Navy would inevitably visit Singapore when he returned from Australia, so he once again urgently telegraphed the Prime Minister to sentence Messon, explaining the bad situation in the Asia-Pacific region, and strongly demanding that Muston be sentenced to force a bill that would allow Singapore to become independent.
But the news from Britain had not yet arrived, and the NLD forces had already taken the lead.
The secretary also understood the urgency of the problem, and said in despair: "Your Excellency Gavenner, inferring from the time when the navy of the Democratic Alliance left Tianjin, it is just right to come to Singapore from Australia in a circle, perhaps, Australia has already been poisoned. ”
Gavenna's eyes shrank suddenly, and he said coldly: "Go and invite the Chinese representatives who support the independence of Singapore, and go with me to greet His Majesty the Emperor of China." ”
"Yes!" The secretary turned to leave.
An hour later, dozens of Chinese representatives from Singapore joined Gavenna and headed for the pier.
After another half an hour, the group came to the wharf, the Democratic Alliance troops had not dispersed, and there were densely packed ships docked on the shore, and more than 300 boats did not look much, but when they really saw it, it still gave people a feeling of overwhelmingness.
Gavenna directly reported and asked to meet Wang Feng, and was received by Wang Feng.
Although everyone knew that this time the Democratic Alliance forces would not leave, and Gavenna's Governor of the Straits did it, Gavenna did not show any frustration on the surface, but smiled and saluted: "Her Majesty's Governor of Singapore Gavenna visited the Chinese Emperor, I wonder what it means that His Majesty the Emperor has set foot on British territory without a diplomatic note?" May I understand that this is your country's initiative to provoke the United Kingdom? Or even a declaration of war on the British? ”
Gavina knew that he would not be good today, so he was aggressive as soon as he opened his mouth, and everyone secretly shouted, came, and turned their eyes to Wang Feng.
Wang Fengyi solemnly said: "The history of Chinese colonization in Singapore can be traced back to the third century, when Kang Tai, a Zhonglang general under the command of Lu Dai, the assassin of Jiaozhou in Eastern Wu, arrived in Singapore many times, and it has been clearly pointed out in his book "The Foreign Biography of Wu Shi", and will be called Polozhong, that is, the island at the end of the Malay Peninsula.
According to historical records, in 1320, the Yuan Dynasty sent officials to Singapore to look for elephants, and ten years later, another Chinese named Wang Dayuan called Singapore Longtou, and decades later, the deceased prince Bairi Missoula from Sri Buddha established the Malacca Sultan Dynasty in Singapore, and called Ming Chengzu a tribute, and the central government of the Ming Dynasty canonized Bairi Missoula as the king of Manga, and gave the edict and the Hao seal, until the early 16th century due to the Portuguese invasion and gradually declined.
It can be seen that the Chinese discovered that Singapore was more than a thousand years earlier than the Europeans, and Singapore was also a subject country of China for a long time, as a suzerain, it had the obligation to protect the security of the vassal state, the original Ming Dynasty did not have such power, but now China has, so in order to maintain China's international reputation, we came. ”
"And what are you here for?" Gavenna was furious and said with a gloomy face.
Wang Feng said lightly: "Naturally, it is to restore the sovereignty of the Sultan of Malacca, but in view of the fact that the country has been extinct for hundreds of years, and it is temporarily difficult to find the descendants of the royal family, the suzerainty of the country, China, will act as the sovereign until it is found." (To be continued.) )
PS: Thank you Bilong Qingying for the monthly pass and Pailong Bay for the tip~~~~