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"Your Excellency Minister Perez, do you still know how to be polite, you rushed directly into my office like this, and then yelled at me, is this too disrespectful to others?" Lin Zihao, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Chinese Empire, asked coldly. He was very dissatisfied with Minister Perez's behavior. After all, he is also the foreign minister of a powerful empire, when has he ever been treated like this?

Minister Perez came to his senses and realized that his behavior was a little inappropriate, so he quickly reined in and apologized to Lin Zihao at the same time: "I'm sorry, Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, I was too excited, please forgive me!" ”

"All right, Your Excellency Minister Peres, please take a seat!" Lin Zihao looked very big-bellied. Of course, he knew the intention of Minister Perez, and calculated the current time, the attack of the Chinese* army on Macao had already begun! Minister Perez should have received the news, which is why he is so excited. But what can this be? Will a single protest be enough to get the Chinese* army to stop its attack on Macau? It's simply not possible.

"Your Excellency, your country's sudden attack on Macao, wanton attack on our army, is an act of war against the Kingdom of Portugal!" Minister Perez looked angry. Although he had long expected that China would take drastic measures to recover Macao, he did not expect that as soon as the three-day deadline was up, the Chinese* army could not wait to launch an attack on Macao. With the garrison of the Kingdom of Portugal in Macao, it was clear that it could not withstand the attack of the Chinese* army. Maybe. Now that Macau has fallen, this makes Minister Perez very anxious.

"Your Excellency, this is the case. You can't blame us! I have already informed you that if the Kingdom of Portugal is unable to give us a satisfactory answer, we will take other means to recover Macao, and military means are naturally one of them. I would like to advise Your Excellency not to underestimate our determination to recover Macao. It is impossible for you to keep Macau, so don't continue to dwell on this issue! Lin Zihao said. Emperor Long Yufei made up his mind to recover Macau. The Portuguese had only one way to keep Macau, and that was to defeat the Chinese Empire on their ships. Merely. Is this possible? Even the mighty Britain was not sure to defeat China in the Far East, let alone Portugal, a small country. Therefore, it is better for the Portuguese to die sooner.

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, my country has agreed. More in-depth negotiations could be held with your country on the issue of Macao. His Excellency The Minister for Foreign Affairs of our country, His Excellency Da Silva, is willing to leave for Guangzhou. Formal negotiations with your country. But why don't you give us that time? Although the Kingdom of Portugal is only a small European country, we can also do not hesitate to fight in order to safeguard the interests and glory of the country! Perez said.

"Of course, Your Excellency, I have confidence in the determination of the Kingdom of Portugal. But, the same. For the sake of the Empire, we will also fight again! Lin Zihao, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Chinese Empire, said.

Minister Perez nodded. From a series of actions by the Chinese side, he can see the determination of the Chinese side. I also know that it is simply impossible for Portugal to keep Macau, and everything it has done is in vain. However, for the sake of Portugal, they also had to fight for it as best they could. Although Macau is not big, its status is very important, and the loss of Macau will be a severe blow to the Kingdom of Portugal. Because of Macau's deposits, the Kingdom of Portugal was able to seize the opportunity more easily than other countries in trade with China.

"Your Excellency, you must know that it is the legitimate interest of our country to recover Macao! Macao has been our territory since ancient times, but you will not leave Macao for 300 years. Now, we have recovered Macau, and it is completely justified. The Empire does not want war with the Kingdom of Portugal, but if the Kingdom of Portugal is obsessed, then there is no other way for us! Lin Zihao said.

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, I will report everything back home. I don't know what kind of approach will be adopted in the country. Minister Perez said. After all, he was nothing more than a foreign minister. Whether or not to go to war with the Chinese Empire is far from something he can decide. Of course, even the head of the Portuguese government will be very difficult to deal with this problem.

"Yes, Your Excellency, I hope there will be good news!" Lin Zihao said.

The Chinese* army entered Macau, annihilated the army deployed by the Kingdom of Portugal in Macau, and recovered Macau by force, which caused an uproar around the world. Thanks to the laying of submarine cables in Europe and the Far East, the news was quickly transmitted to Europe. The European countries expressed two very different views on this practice of the Chinese Empire.

France and Spain, the allies of the Chinese Empire, took China's recovery of Macau for granted. Macau was originally stolen by the Portuguese, and the two sides did not establish the ownership of Macao by means of any treaty, and from a legal point of view, Macao was originally Chinese territory. China recovered Macao, and naturally there was no problem. Portugal, the country involved in this incident, and their ally Britain, are very dissatisfied with China's brazen dispatch of troops. What's more, the Portuguese army also lost hundreds of people in this battle. This made them even more resentful of the Chinese Empire. These two countries trumpeted the threat of the Chinese Empire to the Western civilized world in Europe, believing that the Chinese Empire's random killing of Westerners would cause a catastrophe for the entire West, just as it had been during the Mongol expedition to the west.

Most European countries don't know much about China. Although they loved silk and porcelain produced in China, they did not know much about the Chinese Empire. Although the Chinese Empire defeated the Western powers many times and killed many Westerners, in the eyes of these countries, the Chinese Empire was no different from a barbarian country. It's just that these countries do not have a direct conflict of interest with the Chinese Empire, so it is not their business to hang high, and at most they condemn the Chinese Empire for a few words. The Chinese Empire didn't have to worry too much about their reactions.

The Kingdom of Portugal was the first country to embark on a voyage, which began the voyage. The former Kingdom of Portugal was once very powerful, with many colonies around the world. However, the country did not use the wealth plundered from the colonies for the development of industry, but for pleasure. It wasn't until Britain and other powerful countries developed with the help of the Industrial Revolution that they quickly surpassed them. Countries such as Portugal also began to decline very quickly. They have nothing left but to enjoy a comfortable life for hundreds of years. Of course, the kings and ministers of the Kingdom of Portugal were very angry that Macau was occupied by the Chinese Empire. It's just that they can't do anything about it.

Queen Maria II of Portugal urgently summoned the Prime Minister, Count Tommar, and the Foreign Secretary, Da Silva, and other important cabinet ministers to discuss with them how to deal with the current problem. It's just that they didn't come up with any constructive plan for this. The Chinese Empire was too far away from Portugal, and Portugal's military strength was so weak that if it sent troops to China, it would be almost no different from seeking death.

In this regard, the only thing the Kingdom of Portugal can do is to ask Britain for help, hoping that Britain will stand by their side and firmly support them. However, Britain's current relationship with the Chinese Empire is also very tense because of the Hong Kong issue, and if it is not handled well, war may break out. At this time, of course, they could not provide any substantial help to Portugal, lest they should drag themselves into the water. After the last war, although the British hated the Chinese Empire to death, they would not go to war with the Chinese Empire lightly when they were not completely sure. Otherwise, they will lose even more. The last time I lost the Straits Settlements and the Australian colonies. If it fails again, it is estimated that India will not be able to save it. Therefore, the British are keen to maintain the status quo. They believed that Britain's strong industrial strength would be able to surpass the Chinese Empire in a short period of time and produce more advanced weapons than the army and navy of the Chinese Empire.

Without the British to stand up for them, the Kingdom of Portugal could only shout a few times, and there was no other way at all. However, in order to show Xiàn toughness, the Kingdom of Portugal still stated that it would never compromise.

On February 17, 1845, Pérez, the Minister of the Kingdom of Portugal to China, paid a courtesy call on Lin Zihao, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Chinese Empire, and officially declared war on the Chinese Empire on behalf of the Kingdom of Portugal.

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, on behalf of the Kingdom, I formally declare war on your country! From now on, our two countries will officially be at war! Minister Perez said with a look of regret. Obviously, he didn't want that to happen. It's just that this is the decision of the queen and the cabinet, and he can't help it.

"Your Excellency, on behalf of the Empire, I accept your declaration of war!" Lin Zihao, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Chinese Empire, nodded.

The Kingdom of Portugal and the Chinese Empire declared war on each other, attracting the attention of the whole world. However, to everyone's surprise, after the declaration of war between the two countries, there were no other measures, and the Chinese* army only occupied Macau, and there was no sign of sending a large army to Portugal itself, and the same was true of the Kingdom of Portugal, which was simply not capable of an expedition against the Chinese Empire. The declaration of war between the two countries is just a façade. (To be continued......)