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"Oh God! Those damned Portuguese, they actually agreed to the demands of the Chinese and ceded the Azores to the Chinese! This is tantamount to letting the Chinese lay a nail in the center of the Atlantic! The influence of the Chinese will expand to Europe, which will be a stern provocation for the British Empire. We must not be able to watch the Chinese meddle in Europe! "When the British Foreign Secretary, the Earl of Granville, received the news from the Portuguese side, he immediately reported to the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, Earl Stanley.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, we have to find a way to stop the Chinese. Otherwise, in the near future, the British Empire will be fully challenged by the Chinese! "British Chancellor of the Exchequer Benjamin . Disraeli also said. There is no doubt that Europe is now the center of the world. And the British have been maintaining the hegemony of Europe, and China is trying to find ways to meddle in Europe, expand its influence in Europe, and meddle in European affairs. This is something that the British absolutely do not want to see. No Englishman would want to see Britain lose its supremacy.

"Your Excellency, Lord of the Admiralty, do we have a way to stop the Chinese from occupying the Azores." Prime Minister Earl Stanley asked.

"Your Excellency, the Royal Navy is confident in defending the interests of the British Empire. If the empire is ready to go to war with the Chinese, I think we will be able to stop the expansion of the Chinese in Europe. However, if there is a war with the Chinese now. It's not in our interest. In the shelling of Lisbon, the Chinese used a large-tonnage steam warship. It is estimated that the displacement of such a battleship is up to about five thousand tons. Equipped with thick armor and large-caliber naval guns, it is powerful. None of the naval warships of the British Empire could compete with it. "Lord of the Admiralty, Charles. Sir Adam said. The appearance of the Chinese Navy's 'Western Zhou-class' warships gave the British Royal Navy a great shock. Although the British Navy has now begun to equip with steam warships, their performance is only equivalent to the first generation of steam warships of the Chinese Navy, that is, the 'Xia-class' cruisers. Compared with the 'Western Zhou-class' warships of the Chinese Navy, they are no longer on the same level at all. Although now the British Navy is not clear about the combat power of the Chinese Navy's 'Western Zhou-class' warships. But. It seems that you don't have to think about it to know that such a huge battleship is not easy to mess with.

The face of the Prime Minister, Earl Stanley, suddenly became gloomy. Now, the Chinese Empire, the nascent empire. Step by step, the position of the British Empire is being challenged. Not only was India threatened by the Chinese Empire, but now even the mainland was threatened. If this continues, it is only a matter of time before Britain loses its position as world hegemon. This year's cabinet will also be infamous for this.

"Your Excellency the Lord of the Admiralty. I remember that the Navy was also developing new warships! to the science and technology of the British Empire and the shipbuilding industry. There's no reason why you can't compare to those yellow-skinned monkeys! Said the Earl of Granville, the Foreign Secretary. The Royal Navy, the world's first, has always been a powerful force that the British Empire is proud of, but now it has been repeatedly surpassed by the Chinese Empire, which is very unacceptable.

"Your Excellency, the development of warships, especially the development of new steam warships, will take a long time. The Imperial Navy is trying its best to catch up with the Chinese. However, we need time now. Just give us a little more time. Surpassing the Chinese Empire, it's not a problem! "Lord of the Admiralty, Charles. Sir Adam said. The British Navy has always been rampant in the world's oceans. Now it has been repeatedly forced back by the Chinese Navy, and in the development of new warships, it has been left far behind by the Chinese Navy. Sir Adam was dissatisfied, and at the same time a little unable to raise his head. Of course, this is not his fault alone, it has been accumulated from previous Admiralty Ministers. It's just that his luck was a little worse, and he happened to run into it.

"All right, gentlemen. Since we are not very sure of military means, we can only resort to other methods. Your Excellency the Earl of Granville, find a way to put pressure on the Chinese diplomatically! For example, uniting other European countries. I think other European countries absolutely do not want to see the Chinese run rampant in Europe. Even the French, it's the same! Prime Minister Earl Stanley said.

"Yes, Your Excellency Prime Minister, I will liaise with other European countries." The Earl of Granville nodded.

"Your Excellency, now that the Chinese are becoming more and more of a threat to the empire, I think we should speed up our defense against the Chinese. We should make the mainstream of European society aware of the threat posed by the Chinese to the Western world. This is a 'yellow peril', and we should concentrate the strength of the whole of Europe to fight the Chinese! "Chancellor of the Exchequer Benjamin. Disraeli said.

"That's a good idea, maybe you can try it!" Prime Minister Earl Stanley said.

"That's right, resisting the invasion of Europe by the Chinese is not only a matter for our British Empire, but also for the whole of Europe." Secretary of the Navy Charles. Sir Adam also said.

"Gentlemen, then do it! I believe that we will soon be able to defeat the Chinese again and regain the supremacy of the British Empire! "The Prime Minister, Earl Stanley, began to cheer everyone on.

However, isn't it sad that the once-formidable British Empire now needs to unite the strength of the whole of Europe to be able to contend with the Chinese Empire?

The next day, The Times published a large article entitled "The Yellow Peril." In the article, the Chinese Empire's brazen invasion of Portugal and then the seizure of the Azores from Portugal were regarded as the Chinese Empire's invasion of Europe, and this was called the "Yellow Peril", the fourth "Yellow Peril".

Newspapers in other European countries also reprinted this article, and for a time, the whole European people were panicked, and many Europeans demanded that the government take harsh measures against the Chinese Empire to defend the Western world. Even the Kingdom of France, an ally of the Chinese Empire, and the spokesman, the Kingdom of Spain, did not have such a voice. It can be seen that Westerners are resistant to the Chinese Empire. This is why the ancestors often said, 'If it is not within my clan, its heart will be different'!

In the history of Europe, there have been three yellow perils. The first occurred from the 3rd century AD to the 5th century AD: in the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu were divided into the Northern Xiongnu and the Southern Xiongnu, and the Southern Xiongnu attached the Han Dynasty as vassals, and the Eastern Han Dynasty united with the Southern Xiongnu to defeat the Northern Xiongnu and forced part of the Northern Xiongnu to move westward. The Huns, who migrated westward to Europe, continued to conquer and plunder the Roman Empire, resulting in the decline of the Western Roman Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire, which indirectly caused the fall of the Western Roman Empire, changed the course of European history, and made the Europeans at that time frightened. The second occurred from the 11th century to the 12th century AD: during the Sui Dynasty, the Turks were divided into Eastern Turks and Western Turks, both of which were destroyed by the Tang Dynasty one after another, and some Western Turkic tribes moved westward to Western Asia, established many countries and dynasties, and continued to be active on the stage of history. The Turkic conquest of the Eastern Roman Empire led to the Crusades, which eventually led to the fall of the Eastern Roman Empire under the Ottoman Empire, founded by the Turks. The third occurred in the 13th century: after capturing Budapest, the Mongol Second Expedition led by Batu advanced to Neustada near Vienna, crossed the Danube River with the main force, and captured the city of Gran. Later, the news of Ögedei's death came, and Batu withdrew his army due to the succession of the Khan. This Mongol expedition caused panic in Europe. The Mongols established a vast empire through three large-scale westward expeditions, which brought great disasters to the invaded countries and peoples.

In particular, the third Yellow Peril made almost all of Europe tremble under the iron hooves of the Mongol iron horsemen. In 1235, Wo Titai Khan ordered Batu to conquer Russia. The main force of the Western Expeditionary Army was led by Batu, Meng Ge and Guiyou. In the spring of 1236, Guiyou and Möngke led their army westward, from summer to autumn, and entered the territory of Briar, where they joined the Batu and Tanggu of the Jochi family. The Mongols stormed and captured "the city of Briar, which was known for its fortified positions and abundant resources", slaughtered it, and then burned the city. In the autumn of 1237, the princes gathered together and decided to enter the Mordovan region by winter from the northeast. In December 1237, he arrived in the Marquis of Yerezan, located in the Ryazan region in present-day central Russia, in the middle of the Oka River. The Mongols sent an envoy to pay tribute, high or low, to pay one-tenth of all their wealth. It was rejected by the Yeliezan people. The Mongols besieged the city and fought fiercely for five days, and on December 21, 1237, the city of Suzdal fell. In 1238, they marched on Moscow and burned the city. The occupation of Moscow not only completed the flank encirclement of the Vladimir principality, but also directly threatened the entire northern territory of the Principality of Novgorod. In February, the siege of Vladimir was besieged, and Möngke himself led the main army to storm it, and six days later, on February 8, 1238, the city was broken. Other cities throughout the territory were conquered one after another. Then, the Mongol army led by Po Luantai immediately advanced north. On 4 March, Grand Duke Yuri II was annihilated by the Mongols in the area of the Sidi River. In 1239, Möngke attacked Asu and laid siege to its capital, which lasted three months (January 1240). and attacked the Circassians, and slew their lord, the Bald. Xiban and Buri plundered the Crimean Peninsula, while Berge plundered the Kipchaks. In the autumn of that year, Guiyou and Meng Ge returned to the east. In 1240, the Mongol army recuperated and moved westward. In the autumn, he entered and destroyed the two cities of Berea Slava and Chernigova, approached the beggars, and sent an envoy to surrender, and the messenger was killed. The Mongol army attacked the city, and a few days later (December 6) the city was broken, slaughtered and destroyed. Continuing westward, some of the low-ranking dukes on the right bank of Ukraine were all subject to the Mongols. (To be continued......)