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"Congratulations, your majesty, it is a foregone conclusion that the army will conquer Singapore and drive the British out of the South Seas." Prime Minister Li Decheng led the senior officials of the cabinet to congratulate Long Yufei. Their faces were also full of smiles. The Xinhua army conquered Singapore and annihilated the main force of the British army, which means that the Xinhua army has completely won this battle. Next, it was time for the Xinhua Army to sweep through the rest of the Straits Settlements.

"This time, thanks to everyone's efforts and the lives of the soldiers, we were able to defeat the British army!" Long Yufei said with a smile. Although he believed that there would be such a day when the Xinhua Navy completely annihilated the British Navy, when victory came, he still couldn't help but be overjoyed.

"Your Majesty, General Sun Hao is commanding a large army to sweep the Straits Settlements of the British. Now it seems that there is no problem for the army to conquer the entire Straits Settlements. However, after we have conquered the Straits Settlements, will the army go further west? Lieutenant General Zhao Yi, Deputy Chief of the General Staff and Minister of Logistics and Equipment, said. This represents the view of the military of Xinhua, after taking the Straits Settlements, India is close at hand. India, known as Tianzhu in ancient times, is a rich land in the minds of the Chinese. Everyone also hopes that Xinhua will be able to get a piece of the Indian pie, not let all the benefits be taken by the British. Moreover, after this war. The soldiers of the Xinhua Kingdom were more confident in defeating the British. Some radical operational staff officers of the General Staff even put forward a plan for the Xinhua Army to move westward and directly snatch India from the British. And this. It has also been approved by many military generals.

Long Yufei frowned, the previous battle plan did not propose to launch an attack on India. Despite its abundant resources, India is considered the most important colony of the British Empire. However, India is not so easy to capture either. It also took decades for the British to pacify India. It took a great deal of effort before the British established their rule over India. If Xinhua wants to replace it, it will not be so easy. Other than that. Given the importance that Britain attached to India, if Xinhua wanted to seize India, it would only be able to defeat Britain completely. Judging from the current national strength of Xinhuaguo. It is still difficult to achieve such a goal.

"Is that what the military meant?" Long Yufei asked.

"陛xià, this is just a mention yì. Some staff officers of the General Staff believe that we can take advantage of the opportunity to expand the results of the war. Push the front to India. Even if it is not possible to completely occupy India. However, it is also possible to seize part of India from the British, and establish a bridgehead for the future invasion of India. When we have the strength to defeat the British, we will snatch all of India from the British. Lieutenant General Zhao Yi said.

Long Yufei shook his head, and then said: "At this stage, our strategic focus is still the Far East. Overthrow the Manchus and unify the whole of China. Then build China into a strong industrial country, that's the most important thing. Just rely on more than 300 million Chinese. Only then will we be able to contend with the world hegemon, Britain, and compete with them for world hegemony. Otherwise, it will be very difficult for us to succeed in a full-scale competition with the British at a time when we are now on shaky foundations. India was the most important colony of the British, and we could not attack India without the certainty of victory. Otherwise, we will be plunged into a protracted war, which will affect the process and development of our reunification of China. ”

"His Majesty is right, overthrowing the Manchu Qing Dynasty and unifying China is the most important thing for us at the moment. As long as we can build China, with more than 300 million people, into a powerful industrial country, we will not be afraid of the challenge of any country. Prime Minister Li Decheng said.

"Yes, Your Majesty. The minister also knew that the overthrow of the Manchu Qing was the most important thing. But now that Britain is empty of forces in Asia, it is a good opportunity for us. If you miss it, it's a shame! Lieutenant General Zhao Yi said.

"There will always be opportunities, and even if you miss it this time, there will be in the future. The strength of the country is fundamental. As long as our national strength can surpass that of the British, when the time comes, it will naturally be time for us to attack them! Long Yufei said. It is a good thing that the military is actively seeking war, and this spirit should be encouraged. After all, they are the cornerstone of the country's stability.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Lieutenant General Zhao Yi nodded. When Lieutenant General Niu Meng, chief of the General Staff, commanded operations in the Chinese theater, and Major General Sun Hao, chief of operations, was also on the front line in Singapore, all affairs of the entire General Staff were decided by Lieutenant General Zhao Yi. This made Lieutenant General Zhao Yi, who was not young, a little overwhelmed in terms of energy. Fortunately, now that the war has entered its final moment, it will not be long before the war will come to an end. As for the outcome of this war, even if the British are unwilling, it is estimated that they can only pinch their noses and admit it. After all, when the Straits Settlements fell into the hands of Xinhua and the new warships in Asia were completely annihilated, Britain wanted to continue to fight with Xinhua and was powerless. Even if they sent troops from the British mainland for an expedition, they would not be sure of victory. The fate of the Spanish Expeditionary Force is a lesson from the past! Besides, the British have always bullied the weak and feared the hard. This time they planted a big heel, and they will be more cautious. Long Yufei estimated that as long as the new Chinese army did not take the initiative to march to India, the British would eventually swallow this bitter fruit.

"Your Majesty, if we don't continue to attack westward, then we may be able to make diplomatic preparations." Foreign Minister Lin Zihao said.

"Hmmm! It would undoubtedly be best if an agreement could be reached with the British to end the war. Of course, our interests must be fully protected. If the British want to negotiate with us to back down, it is absolutely impossible. Long Yufei said. He didn't want Xinhuaguo to appear on the battlefield and defeat the enemy, but lose at the negotiating table.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Lin Zihao nodded. The diplomats of Xinhua are undoubtedly the happiest. Their military strength and successive victories have allowed them to straighten their backs when negotiating with other countries.

The next day, the major newspapers of Xinhua reported at great length that the Xinhua Army had conquered Singapore and completely annihilated the British army. For a time, the people of the whole country were greatly excited. In particular, those immigrants who are worried about the failure of the Xinhua Congress are also completely relieved.

On the wall of Long Yufei's study, there is a large map of the world. The territory of the new China is indicated in red. Now the whole of the South Seas, with the exception of Myanmar and Thailand, has been dyed red. Chinese mainland, the territory south of the Yangtze River also turned red. In terms of territorial area, Xinhua has been able to rank among the top in the world. In terms of population, it is one of the best in the world. Once Xinhua overthrows the Manchu Qing Dynasty, it will become the first in the world. Relying solely on a huge market of more than 300 million people can support the industrial development of Xinhuaguo. Of course, there is still a lot of work to be done on how to develop this vast market. First of all, it is necessary to free the vast number of peasants from the shackles of land and let them have money in their hands, so that the development of industry and commerce can be promoted.

The cabinet ministries of Xinhuaguo are already formulating relevant measures. After the war was over and the society stabilized, Xinhua would invest heavily in the development of China south of the Yangtze River. In the future, Xinhua will need a long period of stability to carry out the country's development.

Long Yufei's gaze moved down the map, and a huge island appeared in his eyes. That's Australia, the largest island in the world. Australia is not far from Java Province in Xinhua, and it is only a kilometer away from the sea. Past from the island of Guinea, closer. Now Australia is already a British colony. It's just that this island, which is mostly desert and next door, is not taken seriously by the British, and only uses it as a place of exile for prisoners. The mineral resources buried in the desert have not yet been discovered.

"If you can't attack India, then there should be no problem attacking Australia. Now calculated, the total population of Australia is only three or four hundred thousand. There are only 10,000 or 20,000 people in the new southwest. With the exception of the local indigenous population, all were prisoners from England. Moreover, Britain's military deployment in Australia is also quite weak. If you want to march to Australia, you probably only need to send two or three infantry brigades. Long Yufei thought secretly. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that there was a lot to be done to capture Australia.

At this time, Australia was still a barren land in the eyes of the British. But in addition to the desert, those grasslands and coastal plains should have no problem housing tens of millions of Chinese. New Zealand is also capable of housing millions to tens of millions of Chinese. This is invaluable for China, which has a large population and scarce land. With the solution of the transportation problem, Australia's rich mineral resources are what Xinhua needs. This is especially true for iron ore. Xinhua is going to carry out large-scale industrial construction, and the demand for iron ore, especially high-grade iron ore, will rise sharply. Although there is a lot of iron ore in China, almost all of it is low-grade iron ore. If Australia's mineral resources can be developed, Xinhuaguo's future industrial development will not worry about the lack of raw materials.

"In that case, let's take Australia first!" Long Yufei made up his mind and prepared to send troops to march to Australia. (To be continued......)