Beijing City, Wuwangfu.

In the study of the old man Zhuge Weijiu, a group of "Zhuge Liang" with lupine scarves were gathering together to hold a "plenary meeting of Zhuge Liang in Beijing" to discuss the matter of "gambling on the world" with the British Empire.

A group of "Zhuge Liang" each had a copy of the telegram, and they were all there to read it carefully, while habitually counting their fingers - they had to count it well!

The British Empire doesn't seem to have played its cards according to their previous clever calculations!

In fact, before Zhuge Weidao put forward the idea of competing for hegemony with the British Empire and "arch (light) printing", this group of "Zhuge Liang" was already there pinching their fingers and thinking about competing with Britain for hegemony.

Although they are a little cowardly and do not want to make a big bet with Great Britain to win or lose, they also know that with the advancement of technology, a world dominated by a superpower will inevitably appear. Although the failure of the battle for hegemony will inevitably face terrible consequences, once the Ming Dynasty reaches the top, the Ming Dynasty and the Zhuge family will be able to stabilize for many years.

Because the world hegemon can transfer the crisis at home to the outside...... So the domestication of the hegemon is the most stable!

And they don't need to read the "Book of Heaven" to know that with the current size of the Ming Dynasty, if they don't hegemon, sooner or later they will become a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh of other world hegemons...... So Da Ming has no way out, only to dominate!

Just rush these two points, this group of "Zhuge Liang" also has to let Daming reach the top!

But their plan was not to arch Daoguang, but to arch the Rakshasa to challenge the British - they didn't expect that the Daoguang Emperor actually had the courage and strength to challenge the British Empire. I didn't expect that the seemingly powerful East India Company was actually captured by 200 or so "naval airborne troops" to seize the Peshawar fortress, and tens of thousands of people were trapped in Afghanistan and didn't know if they could come out?

This British Empire....... It doesn't look like it's going to work!

Of course, these "Zhuge Liang" will not give up the established "Arch Rakshasa Dou Yingyi" plan just because Zhuge successfully arched the Daoguang to print - these two plans are actually not in conflict. If Yingyi makes a mess for the Jin State in India, then it is very likely that the Rakshasa Kingdom will make a move to fight for Western hegemony with Great Britain!

And as soon as the Rakshasa makes a move, then Da Ming will be able to win the battle with Great Britain!

However, early this morning, Louis XVII, the French king who had long called Zhuge "Ya Father", sent a telegram informing the British Empire that the British Empire was going to use his territory to hold an "International Naval Arms Control Conference" -- this was to internationalize the naval arms race!

In addition, Louis XVII informed him of three important things about his "dear father".

First, the British Empire is already determined to recover Peshawar, and will also expel the Kim state from Afghanistan at all costs, and may even take advantage of the situation to invade Central Asia and force the Kim to sign a humiliating peace treaty.

The second is that the British Empire will send a huge ocean-going fleet to bypass the South China Sea controlled by the Ming Dynasty and take the route between the East Indies and Australia to Japan, to show that the British Empire Navy can supply Japan in wartime!

These two actions will be carried out at the same time as the Naval Armaments Conference.

And the third major event is the Queen Mother of France. Antoinette misses "Father Zhuge Ya" very much......

In other words, the British Empire has increased the stakes and put on a posture of not hesitating to fight, and has also pulled a large group of Eastern and Western powers to form a team to oppose the Ming Dynasty's "Thousand Ships Plan".

"Great Army Division!" The first "calculated" one is the "Black Zhuge " Zhuge who has just been promoted to Chief of Staff of the Navy, "These Brits are quite powerful...... They are trying to use their own victory in Afghanistan and our restraint on the Japanese issue to create the illusion that the British Empire is safe to win, and then use this illusion to pull all the countries of the world onto their thief ship and unite the forces of all countries to force us to make concessions at the arms conference! ”

Shipbuilding Division, Admiralty Squire Zhuge Weiyi continued Zhuge Weiyong's words and said: "It's nothing to make concessions at the armaments meeting...... 'One Thousand Ships Plan' was originally a tired British plan, and we don't expect Britain to follow all the orders, let's discount it and change it to 'Five Hundred Ships Plan' or 'Three Hundred Ships Plan', which is enough for the British to drink a pot." However, it is a bit provocative for the British to send a fleet around Japan! This is a military exercise! ”

Zhuge snorted: "After they arrive in Japan, they will definitely have to engage in other exercises to provoke them...... It is impossible for us to start a war with Britain over this matter, and the fools in Japan still think that we are afraid of Britain, and the situation in Japan will only be more unstable! Great military division, we have to find a way to stabilize the pro-Ming faction in Japan! ”

"Yang Ming, what do you think?" Zhuge Weijiu glanced at Zhuge Yangming, who was the "Shanghai Military Division", and he happened to watch his own gasoline locomotive demonstration in Beijing during this time, so he was also called by Zhuge Weijiu to a meeting.

"Great military division," Zhuge Yangming said with a smile, "if the British have no way to win in Afghanistan and can't pull Japan away, then the naval peace conference in France will be more beneficial to us." ”

Zhuge Weijiu laughed: "Doesn't this mean that he didn't say it?" The old man is asking you if there is any way to stabilize Japan? ”

Zhuge Yangming said with a smile: "Great military division, in fact, the two things of defending Peshawar and stabilizing Japan can fall on Uncle One Hundred and Eight!" ”

"One hundred and eight...... Zhuge Wei pinched his fingers for a long time and calculated, "yes, as long as Peshawar can hold it, then even if the matter of arch light printing is successful, then he can officially become a member of the military division!" ”

"Yes," Zhuge Yangming said, "a twenty-six-year-old military advisor who takes the daughter of the Dahei family as a side room, that is a grand event of the Japanese pro-Ming faction...... It was enough to offset the impact of the visit of the British fleet to Japan. ”

Zhuge Weijiu counted his fingers again, and then nodded, "Okay, what should I do...... Send a telegram to one hundred and eight, telling him to keep Peshawar! ”

"Yes!"

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Amu Darya camp, airship field.

When the sky was overcast, the drums began to play loudly, and the north wind blew. In the midst of the sound of drums and wind, the neat Daikin Navy airborne troops were silently boarding the boat. The fairies of the Nalan family who welcomed the immortals were waving the Eight Banners flag in the distance, letting out bursts of pleasant shouts.

The north wind was not small, and it was already blowing a little air, and the airships that were floating up a little bit shook for a while. The airships that had already been loaded with airborne troops had risen into the air and were hovering over the airship field, waiting for the rest of the airships to fly up and join them.

This is the sixth batch of naval airborne troops to reinforce Peshawar, and according to the plan, they will be airlifted to Peshawar City in 20 airships (seven more) to participate in the upcoming defense of Peshawar.

On the airship take-off and landing field, an officer in a "yellow coat" and an officer wearing a blue coat of the Ming Navy were strolling by, they passed by the airships that were about to take off, and all the officers and soldiers saluted them. These two, one is Zhuge Weidao, the chief adviser of the Dajin Admiralty. The other is Guan Tianpei, director of the Operations Division of the Training Bureau of the Daming Admiralty.

The two of them walked in the wind, and the increasingly strong cold wind blew on their faces, and their brows gradually twisted together.

"Daozi, you are in the navy, are you really going to Peshawar? I heard that the Commander-in-Chief of the Army of the East India Company, Hugh. Major General Gough has arrived at the front and is ready to do a big job! This time it's a dangerous battle! And the wind is blowing stronger and stronger, and the airship is probably going to be grounded after this round. In my opinion, it is enough for Mu Zhongjun and Zheng Guoxian from the army to go to Peshawar. ”

"Chief Guan, the military division gave me a death order...... Peshawar must be defended! How could I not go? Besides, although I am in the navy, airship airborne and gossip machine gun arrays are my ideas. If I don't go, don't I have faith in my ideas? ”

Hearing Zhuge Weidao say this, Guan Tianpei suddenly thought of something, looked at Zhuge Weidao, and asked in a low voice: "By the way, you...... Wouldn't it have already passed the military divisional exam? ”

Zhuge Weidao smiled faintly, noncommittal, just arched his hand at Guan Tianpei and said: "Chief Guan, it's almost time, I should also get on the boat, let's leave it at that!" ”

Guan Tianpei seemed to have understood something, looked at Zhuge Weidao, and finally lowered his voice and smiled: "Okay, your Zhuge family has finally produced a young and promising military advisor!" ”