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On May 16, 843, the British Parliament convened a special session to consider the resolution of the British Cabinet to wage war against the new Chinese state. All members of the British Cabinet, as well as Queen Victoria, attended the meeting.

Before submitting a resolution to Parliament, Prime Minister Robert Murphy was the first to submit a resolution to Parliament. Sir Peel made a special audience with Queen Victoria, and explained to Her Majesty the need for war against the new Chinese kingdom. Queen Victoria was originally a person whose British interests were paramount, and she played a great role in Britain's Opium War against China. Now that the Cabinet was determined to adopt the proposals of Lord Ellenborough, Governor of the Indian Colonies, and Sir Bonham, Governor of the Straits Settlements, to go to war against the New Ones, she would certainly not refuse. It's just that she is also very concerned about whether she can defeat Xinhuaguo. When she learned that the army and navy were very sure of defeating the Xinhua Kingdom, she immediately said that she fully supported the war against the Xinhua Kingdom. She would also use her influence to get the parliament to pass a war resolution against the new country.

Compared to before the Opium Wars, the current British Parliament is more radical. At the beginning, in order to promote the resolution of the war against China, the British cabinet made great efforts. In the end, the British army defeated the Qing army lightly, leaving the members of the British Parliament stunned and allowing them to recognize the reality of China. Some people regret it very much, knowing that China is so easy to bully. China is long overdue. Therefore, this time the war resolution against Xinhua was voted on. Robert. Sir Peel had been in private contact with some of the MPs and had received a positive vote for them. This makes Robert. Sir Peel was very satisfied.

The previous Prime Minister, William. Lamb brokered the war against China, which earned him great prestige. Robert. Sir Peel also hopes to promote the war against Xinhua through guò to lead LinkedIn out of its predicament and towards greater prosperity and strength. This is very important for him and for the Conservative Party as a whole. As for whether the British army will be defeated. Maybe that's a possibility, but Robert. Sir Peel never thought of it that way.

"Gentlemen, the interests of the British Empire. In the east, it was threatened by Yan zhòng. The army of Xinhua is attacking on the land of the Qing State, and the corrupt and incompetent Qing army cannot resist the attack of the Xinhua State at all. Once the new Chinese state gained the vast territory and huge population of the Qing state, this was for Britain and even the whole of Western time. It would be a huge disaster. When Xinhua is a small country in the South Seas. With a population of only a few million, they dared to oppose the Western powers. Once they have a population of hundreds of millions, they will be enough to challenge Britain's world supremacy. Therefore, I strongly propose that the council pass this war resolution that we will go to war against the new Chinese state and strangle the crisis in the cradle before they are fully grown. Honourable Members of Parliament, The future of the British Empire is in your hands, and cast your precious vote. Fight for the good of the British Empire. "Before the voting began, British Prime Minister Robert . Sir Peel gave an impassioned speech, and he hoped that the MPs would vote in favour of the war resolution this time.

Although the majority of MPs were inclined to vote in favor, Queen Victoria also gave a speech before the vote to be on the safe side. Her Majesty once again explained the importance of British interests and what kind of threat the rise of the new Chinese kingdom would pose to Britain. Eventually, Queen Victoria called on MPs to support the Cabinet and believe in the Cabinet. The last time Britain was able to defeat the Qing State lightly, then, this time the British were also able to defeat the Xinhua State lightly. Queen Victoria's clear statement has changed the attitude of many originally neutral parliamentarians. They trusted the Queen's judgment as they had in the last Opium War.

After that, the British Parliament voted on it, and the result of the vote was overwhelmingly passed the British war resolution against the new Chinese state.

When the vote was passed, Queen Victoria and many of the ministers in the cabinet had smiles on their faces, as if they had seen the goddess of victory lift their skirts towards them.

Subsequently, Queen Victoria officially announced that the Indian colonies and Straits Settlements were authorized to wage war against Xinhua in order to safeguard the interests of the British Empire.

The British Navy sent clippers specifically to send Her Majesty's war mandate to the Indian colonies and the Straits Settlements. However, it will take at least a little more than a month to travel from the British mainland to the Indian colonies and the Straits Settlements. This is also a specialized clipper, and if it is a large warship or merchant ship, it will take two months or more. In fact, before Queen Victoria's war mandate was issued, the British Viceroy of India, Lord Ellenborough, and the Governor of the Straits Settlements, Sir Bonham, had already begun preparations for war. To this end, they did not hesitate to preside over the tripartite talks involving the Manchu government, the Xinhua State, and the British Straits Settlements as a cover.

By the time the talks broke down, the British's preparations for war were practically almost complete. The 28 Apollo-class warships of the British Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet have left India and are heading for Singapore. The first batch of 50,000 British and Indian troops stationed in India will also leave for Singapore, and when the British Navy wins, they will be the first army soldiers to land on the territory of Xinhua China.

The British Indian colonies and the Straits Settlements were already ready for everything, only the east wind was owed. As long as the Queen's war authorization is delivered, then their army will officially go to war against the Xinhua Kingdom. Both Lord Ellenborough and Sir Bonham believed that when the main force of Xinhua fell into China, the British army had a great chance of defeating Xinhua and completely solving Xinhua and thus dominating the South Seas and even the entire East.

The day after the tripartite talks broke down in Singapore, Xinhua's military intelligence bureau sent an early warning of war issued by Foreign Minister Lin Zihao to King Long Yufei. Long Yufei believed in Lin Zihao's judgment very much, and he also guessed that the British held the tripartite talks just to buy time and paralyze Xinhua at the same time. From the preparation to the official start of the tripartite talks, it took two months, which was enough time for the British to complete their preparations for war.

"General Luo, has the transfer of the British army been completed?" Long Yufei asked with a cold face.

"Your Majesty, according to the latest information we have received, all the 'Apollo-class' warships of the British Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet have left the port and their whereabouts are unknown. However, we speculate that these ships will sail to Singapore. The exact number we get is that the total number of Apollo-class ships in this batch is 28. Major General Luo Hongtao, director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, said.

"28? Together with the 18 ships of the Far Eastern Fleet, the total is 46 ships. It seems that the British are thinking that they have won the victory. Long Yufei said. The performance of the Apollo-class battleships is similar to that of the Shark-class cruisers of the Xinhua Navy, and even slightly stronger. Because the British Navy's 'Apollo-class' warships are basically newly commissioned warships, while the 'Shark-class' cruisers of the Xinhua Navy have been in service for several years, and their hulls are somewhat old. The lifespan of a wooden battleship is far from being comparable to that of a steel battleship. This made Long Yufei firm in his idea of building a real ironclad ship after the 'Shang-class' cruiser. The life of an ironclad ship is at least 15 years, and if it is well maintained, it can even be used for twenty or thirty years. In addition, the performance of ironclad ships is also much ahead of wooden warships. When the time comes, Xinhuaguo's naval strength will undoubtedly be able to rise to a higher level.

At present, except for the 4th Fleet, which remains on the coast of China to protect the sea transportation lines, the other four fleets of the Xinhua Navy are all in the South Sea. Of course, the British did not know about the preservation of the 5th Fleet. Therefore, the British side thought that 46 'Apollo-class' warships would be able to defeat the Xinhua Navy. Without the 5th Fleet, it would have been very difficult for the 36 'Shark-class' cruisers close to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd fleets of the Xinhua Navy to win. But with the addition of the 5th Fleet's 12 'Xia-class' cruisers, it's all completely different.

"Huzi, go and find the Prime Minister and Deputy Chief of General Staff Zhao." Long Yufei said. From now on, Xinhua will enter a state of emergency combat readiness, the pace of war is approaching, and it will break out soon, and Xinhua's army, navy, and war-related industries must be prepared.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Li Hu, the head of the guard, turned around and left the study.

Prime Minister Li Decheng and Deputy Chief of General Staff and Minister of Logistics and Equipment Lieutenant General Zhao Yi quickly rushed to Long Yufei's study. On the way here, they had already learned about the war warning issued by Foreign Minister Lin Zihao. Therefore, the faces of both of them are a little not good-looking. At this juncture, most of the military strength of Xinhua is in China, and the British chose to start a war at this time, undoubtedly fighting in the weakest place of Xinhua State.

"Prime Minister, General Zhao, you all already know. War, I'm afraid it's going to break out soon. From now on, the army and navy will be put into a state of emergency combat readiness in case of a surprise attack by the British. The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd fleets of the Navy, in addition to the 5th Fleet, were all assembled. Army brigades are also on guard. However, before the British gained sea supremacy, they should not immediately launch a landing operation. In addition, the arsenals will expand their production capacity from now on, and the demand for weapons and ammunition will increase exponentially if the war starts. Long Yufei said. Now that the army of the new Chinese State is fighting against the Manchus in China, the arsenals have expanded their production capacity in order to ensure the consumption of the front. Even if a war broke out with Britain, as long as two or three shifts were adopted, it would be enough to support the attrition of the war. (To be continued......)