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17 July, Singapore, Governor's House in the Straits Settlements.

"Hell! Those damned Spaniards and Dutch, they were defeated by those yellow-skinned monkeys so quickly, it was a shame for us Westerners! Governor Bonham slammed a report on the table and said with some annoyance. The Dutch-Western coalition officially surrendered to the Xinhua Army, which means that the alliance between the Spanish Expeditionary Force and the Dutch-Indonesian colonial authorities that he painstakingly brokered has officially failed! Although, when his mediation failed, the day was already doomed! It's just that when this day comes, it will still make him very angry!

"Your Excellency the Governor! The rise of Xinhua can no longer be stopped! Next, we should discuss how to deal with the threat of Xinhua to us! "said Colonel Allen, chief of staff of the Far East Fleet of the British Navy. The commander of the Far East Fleet of the British Navy has retired, but a new commander has not yet been appointed, and it is said that, because of the good performance of Colonel Allen, he will most likely be promoted to brigadier general by the British Admiralty, and then become the commander of the Far East Fleet. Among the major fleets of the British Navy, the Far East Fleet is undoubtedly the weakest, which is related to the main direction of British invasion at present. Once Britain's main energy is shifted from India to the Far East, the strength of the Far East Fleet will definitely be greatly improved!

"Your Excellency, do you have any good advice? You have watched the naval battle between the Xinhua Navy and the Spanish Expeditionary Fleet, and you must have felt a lot! Governor Bonham said.

"Yes. Your Excellency the Governor! The Xinhua Navy has shown its strong strength through this battle with the Spanish Expeditionary Fleet! And the army of Xinhua also passed this battle in West Borneo. Let the whole world feel shocked! There is no doubt that the army and navy of Xinhua are already far ahead of the West, and even the British Royal Navy and Army are not comparable to them in terms of weapons and tactics! If it is the Royal Navy and the Army that are fighting against Xinhua this time, I can be sure. It's us who fail! Colonel Allen said.

"Oh God! I can't believe it! The backward and ignorant East actually surpasses the West one day! Governor Bonham sighed.

"Your Excellency the Governor, I have already put this time into battle between the New Zealand and the Jose coalition forces. Organized into a detailed report. It will be sent back to China soon. I think the top level in China will definitely pay attention to it. With the industrial strength of the British Empire, as long as we pay attention to it, it will easily surpass this small Chinese country! Colonel Allen said. He was a high-ranking military officer in the British Empire. For the strength of the British Empire. He couldn't be more trusting! Although Xinhua has an absolute upper hand in the South Seas, once the gap between the two sides in weapons and equipment no longer exists, the British Empire can easily crush Xinhua! Colonel Allen was convinced of this!

"The bureaucrats in the country know that they are busy with their own interests all day long, and they seem to have thought that the position of the British Empire as the number one power in the world is very stable, and they are already a little reluctant to forge ahead!" Governor Bonham complained. After the destruction of Napoleon's First French Empire, Britain's supremacy was consolidated. This has made many high-ranking British officials reluctant to make progress. Although, now the UK is still maintaining a high rate of expansion. But the signs of decay are already there!

"Your Majesty the Queen will not sit idly by and ignore all this! The British Empire, under the leadership of Her Majesty the Queen, will surely move towards even greater glory! Colonel Allen said. The current Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, although only 19 years old, has already shown extraordinary ability and political skill. For this young queen, many Britons have a lot of confidence. In fact, it is also officially so, after Queen Victoria succeeded to the throne, Britain once again entered a stage of rapid development, and this era, also known as the "Victorian era", is the golden age of British history! After the death of Queen Victoria, Britain gradually began to decline. It's just that in this era, there has been an inflection point in the development of history, and the Xinhua Kingdom that should not have appeared has miraculously risen in Nanyang. Although the strength of Britain is now hundreds of times that of Xinhua, it is still unknown who will become the most victorious and become the hegemon of the world in the end!

"Your Excellency Colonel, I think that the strength of the Far Eastern Fleet should be strengthened to a certain extent! In addition, the army forces of the Straits Settlements are far from enough, and the Xinhua Army only needs to send even one fleet and one battalion of troops, which is enough to seize the entire Straits Settlements! Governor Bonham said.

"Rest assured, Your Excellency the Governor! In my report, these requests have been made, and I think our requests will be allowed! Colonel Allen said. As for the gap in armament, Colonel Allen was not worried. In his report, Colonel Allen enumerated in detail the advantages of the Xinhua Navy's 'Shark-class' cruisers, as well as the general parameters he had learned, and also drew sketches, believing that with Britain's industrial strength, it would soon be able to come up with new warships that rivaled the 'Shark-class' cruisers, or even surpassed the 'Shark-class' cruisers. As for the naval guns, the cannons and rifles used by the infantry, the British will also catch up very quickly. Although Xinhua has a very tight control over weapons and equipment, there are still weapons left behind on the battlefield. The Straits Settlements of Britain struggled to get a Exocet rifle. Colonel Allen was dumbfounded by this subversive breech-loading rifle, but he also understood why the rifle of the Xinhua Army would be so fast. After the British military experts analyze the Exocet rifle of the new country, they will definitely develop Britain's own new rifle!

Through this war, Xinhua officially became the overlord of the South Seas, and even Britain had to put away its claws, not daring to provoke Xinhua easily. However, Britain obviously will not sit idly by and watch Xinhua continue to grow stronger, and as long as they have completed the most difficult preparations, they will certainly continue to launch aggression against Xinhua China. At that time, whether Xinhua can withstand the invasion of the British will be related to the fate of the Chinese!

On the morning of July 18, a battle report sent by the chief of the general staff of the Xinhua Army was delivered to Manila. Long Yufei, the king of Xinhua, was holding a royal meeting at this time to discuss the next development of Xinhuaguo. At present, in addition to the ongoing war, the most important thing in the Xinhua Kingdom is the development of Luzon! The abundant resources of the Luzon Islands will support the industrial development of Xinhuaguo, which will also become the foundation of Xinhuaguo's rise. Long Yufei also attaches great importance to this. In order to promote the development of industry, Long Yufei personally led the research and development of a number of projects, such as the development of large-scale steam engines and more advanced industrial machine tools!

Blindly buying industrial equipment from the West is not the way to go after all. Besides, each country will protect the most advanced industrial technology and equipment, and will not be left behind. If Xinhuaguo wants to obtain these equipment, even if it costs a lot of money, it is impossible. Therefore, Xinhua has only self-reliance. Fortunately, quite a few advanced equipment has been purchased from Western countries, although not the most advanced. However, with Long Yufei, a doctor of machinery and metallurgy, he can make more advanced equipment based on these equipment, so that the industrial development of Xinhuaguo will not be affected by this reason.

"Your Majesty, Manila's industrial base is more than half complete. The industrial equipment we bought through Antonio has already arrived. In addition, the construction of the railway from Manila to the northern mining area has also begun, and the whole of Luzon will once again enter the great development! Premier Li Decheng said to Long Yufei. Although, Antonio only bought back two locomotives from Europe. But Long Yufei has organized a large group of technical talents to start copying the locomotive, and by the time the railway construction is completed, the imitation work will almost be completed. At that time, Xinhuaguo's industrial development will take off again.

"Hmmm! However, our development speed needs to be further accelerated! After this war, all European countries will pay more attention to us! When the time comes, it will not be so easy for us to buy advanced industrial equipment! Long Yufei said. This war will certainly make Xinhua become the hegemon of the South Seas, but it will also make Western countries begin to attach importance to Xinhua and thus curb the development of Xinhua Kingdom. However, this time it was the enemy who took the initiative to come to the door, and Xinhua had no other way than to fight back!

"Your Majesty! Good news from the Chief of the General Staff, we have completely annihilated the Allied Dutch forces in East Wanlu! Now, the Xinhua Army is marching to all parts of the South Seas! At this time, Li Hu, the chief of the guard, walked into the hall and shouted to Long Yufei.

"What? Already won? Is it so fast? Long Yufei was stunned for a moment, and then he was overjoyed.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty!" The high-ranking officials in the main hall congratulated Long Yufei one after another. Everyone's face was full of smiles. The victory of the Xinhua Army is also a great thing for them!

"Ha Lu Ha! Rejoice, rejoice! Long Yufei said with a smile. From now on, Xinhua has become the overlord of the South Seas, except for the Indochina Peninsula and the British's Straits Settlements, the entire South China Sea has become the territory of the New China Kingdom!

"Your Majesty, now that the new China Kingdom has become stronger, I implore Your Majesty to officially claim the title of emperor!" Suddenly, Chancellor of the Exchequer Liu Mingde suddenly came out of the ranks, bowed down and said to Long Yufei! (To be continued......)