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"Your Excellency the Governor! The current situation is very unfavorable for us! The naval warships of the new China frequently appear off the coast of Singapore! poses a serious threat to Singapore's security. According to the information we have received, Xinhua has sent two of their four fleets to Singapore! In addition, their Fourth Fleet also left Manila and its whereabouts are unknown! However, I have every reason to believe that this fleet must be on its way to Singapore, perhaps hiding somewhere, ready to deal a fatal blow to us! Colonel Allen said worriedly. The Royal Navy's Far East Fleet, even after being strengthened, had only about twenty warships, including three battleships of the third rank. Such strength is not even comparable to a fleet of the Xinhua Navy, let alone the Xinhua Navy using two or even three fleets at the same time!

In the Battle of the Java Sea, the Xinhua Navy has proven their strong combat effectiveness! Even though the number of warships and artillery was far inferior, they were still able to achieve the best victory with the performance of their warships and guns.

Governor Bonham frowned, and the sudden gathering of Xinhua naval warships off the coast of Singapore made the British in Singapore feel panicked, coupled with the rumors that the Xinhua Army had slaughtered thousands of British in Sarawak, so that some British in Singapore were already planning to flee from here. At least in India, their lives will not be in danger.

"Colonel Allen. Even with the addition of Singapore's coastal fortifications, will we not be able to withstand the attack of the Xinhua Navy? Governor Bonham asked. Singapore's coastal fortifications also have 200 large-caliber coastal defense guns. Powerful enough to deal a devastating blow to any fleet that attempts to attack Singapore. Previously, the Spanish Expeditionary Force attempted to land in Singapore, and the British Straits Settlements relied on these coastal defense guns to deter the Spanish Expeditionary Force. Perhaps, the same can be used. Deal with the Xinhua Navy!

"Your Excellency the Governor, this is impossible! Our coastal defense artillery has a range of only three thousand meters! And the effective range is about two thousand meters to one thousand five hundred meters! Naval guns of the Xinhua Navy. The firing range is more than five thousand meters. If they do attack Singapore, they can destroy our coastal fortifications out of range of our coastal artillery! Therefore, it is unrealistic to want to rely on shore defense artillery to block the Xinhua Navy! Colonel Allen explained. The reason why the combat effectiveness of the Xinhua Navy is so strong. Most of the reason is because of the power and range of the naval guns of the Xinhua Navy. If there is no advantage in this regard. The 'Shark-class' cruisers of the Xinhua Navy are almost vulnerable!

"Damn! Those yellow-skinned monkeys' naval guns are even farther than the cannons of the British Empire! It's incredible! Governor Bonham said with some depression. Britain was the first country in the West to start the Industrial Revolution. In terms of science and technology, especially in military technology, it has always been at the forefront of the world. Now in Nanyang, it has been surpassed by Xinhuaguo, which is unbelievable. But. It's true!

"Your Excellency the Governor, there is bad news! The Xinhua Army has already assembled on the opposite side of the strait! There was a full infantry brigade. More than 6,000 people! With the assistance of their navy, they are more than capable of capturing Singapore, or even sweeping the entire Straits Settlements! We have to be ready! I hope that we will immediately ask the Indian side for help and ask them to send more troops to the Straits Settlements! "It was a middle-aged man in his forties, Brigadier General Brighton, commander of the British Army in the Straits Settlements. The British Army in the Straits Settlements originally had only more than 1,000 men, but now it has expanded to more than 3,000. However, compared with Xinhua State, the gap between this amount of troops is still too big!

"Damn, are those yellow-skinned monkeys really ready to go to war with the British Empire? Do they really think that with their national strength, they can fight against the great British Empire? The British Empire only needed one finger to crush them to death easily! Governor Bonham roared.

"Your Excellency the Governor, although the strength of the British Empire is far stronger than that of the New Chinese Kingdom! But in the South Seas, our military strength is not much stronger than theirs, and we are even far from being at a disadvantage! If there is a war, we will not be able to stand it here! Therefore, I suggest that before the arrival of our reinforcements, especially before the development of new equipment for our army and navy, we should avoid a conflict or even a war with Xinhua! This is very bad for us! We must avoid this unfavorable situation! Colonel Allen suggested.

"I agree with Colonel Allen's suggestion! I have seen the materials about the naval battles in the Java Sea. From the point of view of combat power and tactics, even if the Indian Ocean Fleet is all transferred, we may not be able to defeat the Xinhua Navy! In the face of such a formidable enemy, we must adopt flexible diplomatic means to deal with the disputes between us and them, and it is undoubtedly best if we can avoid war! Brigadier General Bleton also said.

"Well, I got it! I also believe that those yellow-skinned monkeys will not dare to go to war against us! What they are doing is nothing more than to force us to make concessions in the matter of the Brook Dynasty! Thousands of British people were killed by the Xinhua army, but we can't take a strong position, which is a complete shame for the British Empire! Governor Bonham said helplessly.

"Your Excellency the Governor, this is only temporary! When the Empire's policy adjusts, we will begin to expand to the East! When the time comes, it's time for us to destroy the new country! A small country with a population of only a million is no match for the British Empire when its industrial base is almost equal to zero! Colonel Allen said contemptuously. As a senior officer in the British Royal Navy, he is entitled to despise the navies of other countries!

Governor Bonham nodded, although such an approach would not be in his style and would adversely affect the prestige of the British Empire. But now it has to be done. Otherwise, once the Xinhua Army really launched an attack on Singapore, it would be them who would reap the losses! However, will the British Empire be able to defeat the Xinhua Army in the future? No one knows this! Governor Bonham and others are just blindly confident in the strength of Britain!

Next, Governor Bonham wrote a long letter to Manila, asking Eric, the special envoy in Manila, to continue negotiations with Xinhua and demand that Xinhua stop its hostile behavior against Britain, otherwise Britain will retaliate!

On November 20, the British Special Envoy of the Straits Settlements in Manila, Eric, once again went to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Xinhua to make solemn representations on the military threat of Xinhua to the Straits Settlements.

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, is your country really planning to go to war against the British Empire? Have you thought it through? Over the past few hundred years, the British Empire has defeated countless nations and become the world's hegemon! The strength of the British Empire is not comparable to that of Xinhua Kingdom! If we go to war, the British Empire will crush the new country! Envoy Eric threatened.

"Your Excellency, where do you begin to say this? The Xinhua Army is just carrying out normal military movements, and it has no intention of targeting Britain! You're worried! Lin Zihao, the foreign minister of the new country, flatly denied it.

"Bastard! Normal military moves? If you believe it, you are a fool! This has been bullied to the doorstep, what kind of normal transfer is it? Envoy Eric said in his heart.

"In addition, Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, you have been investigating the destruction of the Brooke Dynasty by the Xinhua Army for so long, and it is time to give us an answer!" Eric urged. The deadline he gave was three days. However, three days later, when he came to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs again, he couldn't find Lin Zihao at all. Such a delay is half a month!

"Your Excellency, the Brooke Dynasty incident, we have investigated it clearly! The so-called Brooke dynasty was nothing more than a temporary state founded by a group of retired soldiers of the British army! Moreover, when the Xinhua Army quelled the indigenous rebellion in Sarawak, the army of the Brooke Dynasty launched an attack on the Xinhua Army! Out of self-defense, the Xinhua Army launched a counterattack! My country regrets the British casualties. But you also know that bullets don't have eyes on the battlefield, and people will always die! Lin Zihao said according to the words that had been prepared before.

"What? How is it possible that the Brooke dynasty took the initiative to attack? Envoy Eric exclaimed.

"That's right, they did attack on their own initiative." Lin Zihao said firmly.

"In this case, Your Excellency Special Envoy, in order to express the apologies of Xinhua Guo, we can compensate your country with ten thousand pounds! After all, so many of you died! Lin Zihao said. This can be regarded as giving the British a step down.

"No, 10,000 pounds is too little, at least a million pounds!" Envoy Eric said.

"Twenty thousand pounds, no more!" Although Lin Zihao is the Minister of Foreign Affairs, he was a businessman in the first half of his life, and his bargaining skills are not weak!

Eventually, it was agreed that Xinhua would pay £200,000 in compensation to the Straits Settlements, including those British in Sarawak. Now that the Sultanate of Brunei has been incorporated into the Sultanate of Brunei, the British do not dare to stay there any longer, but fortunately they sell all their properties to the Sultanate of Brunei Darussalam to the Sultanate of Brunei. Of course, the price is less than one-tenth of what it would be in normal times!

After the two sides reached an agreement, the events of the Brooke dynasty came to an end. The army and navy of the new country also withdrew from the British Straits Settlements. Of course, the British will not really forget this incident, this is just planting a seed for future wars! (To be continued......)