The failure of the Rakshasa attack on May 10, 1829 was a defeat under the watchful eyes of diplomats and journalists from various countries! So by the afternoon of the next day, in the conference room at 10 Downing Street, the members of the cabinet leading the British Empire were discussing the defeat and its possible consequences with the most pleasant mood.

"Haha, the Tsar is going to be disgraced now...... The whole world knows what his invincible army is! ”

"If the Prussians, Austrians and Poles all see through the Rakshasa country's external power, it will be lively!"

"Now the Rakshasas are blocked in Adriaptor, and they have spoken so much before and they have been pretending to be Roman for a few weeks, which has whetted the appetites of the Bulgarians and Greeks. If you defeat in the end, how will it end! ”

When the Duke of Wellington heard someone propose an "end", he took a puff of his cigar and said with a smile: "The end? We can't let Nicholas I end...... Not only can't let him end, but also encourage him to continue to increase investment, and it's best to put that little bit of money into it! ”

British Foreign Secretary Robert . Peel picked up the topic and said, "Yes! You can't let the Tsar end, you have to let him continue to gamble. @*~~ The more bets he makes, the harder it will be to finish. In the end, even if he barely ended the game, he had to retract and lick his wounds for a few years. This way we can concentrate on dealing with Daming! ”

"Concentrate on dealing with Da Ming?" The Duke of Wellington laughed, "Robert...... Do you think we can defeat the Ming as long as we concentrate? ”

"Can't you?" Robert. Peel asked rhetorically, "Don't we have a three-year plan for preparation and five years of peace?" Now that we are almost halfway through the three-year preparation period, by the end of 1830 we should have a new Royal Navy, right? ”

The Duke of Wellington did not answer directly, but simply turned his gaze to Viscount Palmerston and Earl Nelson.

Viscount Palmerston immediately took over from Robert. Peel's question, answered: "The big shipyards across the UK are currently working hard to build the Victory, the Courage and the Rebuilt or New Indomitable class...... Construction of 18 Victory-class ships has already begun. The construction of the Spirit class is a little slower, but there are 13 ships under construction. There are also 10 Sovereign-class ships that are being transformed into Indomitable. In addition, four new ships of the Indomitable class are also under construction in the four large dockyards of the Hindustan Shipyard, which has just been completed. If all goes well, the first batch of Victory, Indomitable and Courage will be outfitted in the second half of this year. At the beginning of next year, the Royal Navy will be able to overcome difficult times and begin to have ships that can fight against the heroes and heroes. ”

The Earl of Nelson added: "From the beginning of 1831 until the end of 1832 or the beginning of 1833, the Royal Navy will have a period of superiority over the Ming Navy of up to two years." But if we fail to achieve a landslide victory over the Ming navy in this period of superiority, then from 1834 onwards we will gradually fall into a disadvantage...... After all, the industrial strength of the Ming Dynasty is much stronger than ours, and they also have more advanced armor steel, naval guns, and the power system of ships. Once they've completed the development and construction of the Superhero class, our advantage will be lost. That's why we put forward the adventure plan of "three years of preparation, five years of peace". ”

The Duke of Wellington continued with them: "But if most of the industrialized countries of Europe become allies of the British Empire because of the Rakshasa Nation's major setback in the war against Turkey, then the window of time we have will be extended, and the advantage we have in that window of time will be even greater!" Even if they don't follow our country, India, and the United States to declare war on the Ming Dynasty, as long as they provide us with equipment, ammunition and industrial support, we will have a great chance of winning. ”

"Become our allies because of the Rakshasa setbacks......" Robert. Peel was also a well-established political elite of the British Empire, and immediately understood what the Duke of Wellington meant, "Duke, do you mean that the setbacks suffered by the Rakshasas in Adrianople will make them lose their deterrent power against Prussia, Austria, and France?" But what has lost its deterrent effect is that the Rakshasa is not the Ming Dynasty, so why should Prussia, Austria and France stand with our British Empire against the Ming Dynasty? ”

"Because they are against the Rakshasas," said the Duke of Wellington, "and the Ming will be an ally of the Rakshasas...

.... So Prussia, Austria, France, and other European powers will stand with us for this reason! ”

Robert. Peel shook his head: "Prime Minister, although the powerful countries on the European continent are very wary of the ambitions of the Rakshasa Country, and because of the powerful image of the Rakshasa Country, they dare not openly hostile to it. But now we, along with Prussia, Austria, and France, have declared war on Turkey along with the Rakshasa countries...... Will they defect to Turkey because of the setbacks that have befallen the Rakshasa Kingdom? What are their interests in doing so? ”

The Duke of Wellington laughed: "They will not betray their allies, and neither will we...... At least not openly betrayed for no reason. But what if the Turkish Empire and the Hellenic Republic reached a compromise? Turkey recognized the independence of Greece, and Greece renounced further territorial claims. So should we sign a peace agreement with Turkey? Together with Austria, Prussia, France, and other countries, we are demanding the independence of Greece, not the restoration of the Eastern Roman Empire. If the Rakshasa Nation has enough strength to achieve this goal on its own, then our countries have nothing to do but admit it. But once the Rakshasa attack is thwarted, then most of the European countries will oppose the Tsar's ambitions!

In particular, Prussia and Austria...... The two countries did not want to see a weakened and weakened Rakshasa Empire annex Moldavia, Wallachia, and Rumillia, and then prop up Serbia's independence. ”

Robert. Peel somewhat understood what the Duke of Wellington meant, and he nodded and said, "Duke, according to your thoughts, the Rakshasa Empire will continue to suffer losses in the Battle of Adrianople?" ”

"Of course!" Duke Wellington smiled and nodded, "The Rakshasa Empire has only suffered a small loss now, if Nicholas I gives up the offensive now and goes on the defensive." Then Greece, Bulgaria, Wallachia, Moldavia will be grateful for his liberation and be controlled by him. Serbia would also soon gain independence and become a loyal ally of the Rakshasa Empire. So we must push the Rakshasas, the Greeks, the Bulgarians to continue fighting, so that they will be bled by the Turks together! Of course, the Turks themselves will shed their blood! ”

"I see!" Robert. Peel laughed, "The Greeks and Bulgarians were not very numerous, but now they fought with the Rakshasas. If they lose tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, they will not be able to hold out in the end. And we can take the opportunity to push the Turks to make peace with the Greeks and the Bulgarians.

At the same time, the greater the losses of the Rakshasas in Adriapelle, the greater the strength of the Tsar, and the greater the stakes...... In this way, the more Nicholas I could not afford to lose! For Austria, Prussia, France, the more Nicholas I could not afford to lose, the more they wanted him to lose. Because none of their three kingdoms want to see a Great Rakshasa Empire that dominates the Balkans and Eastern Europe! Moreover, Prussia had ambitions for Polish land, Austria wanted to expand in the Balkans, and many in the French army wanted to kill Napoleon's hatred of being defeated by the Rakshasas! ”

As he spoke, he suddenly frowned again: "But Da Ming...... Will you abandon the rakshasas? ”

"No!" The Duke of Wellington said categorically, "If the Ming Dynasty abandons the Rakshasas, then we will form an alliance with the Rakshasas!" ”

Robert. Peel asked again: "Duke, is it possible for the Rakshasa to capture Constantinople with the support of the Ming Dynasty?" ”

"Yes!" The Duke of Wellington nodded, "Of course...... And it's huge! That's why Nicholas I will not let go easily, he will be trapped in it, and he will fall deeper and deeper...... The Ming Empire, on the other hand, had to passively intervene in the Battle of Constantinople and became the enemy of most of the European powers! Because everyone doesn't like a Rakshasa who is strong enough to dominate Europe, and they don't like the Ming Dynasty to meddle in European affairs to be the master of Europe. If the Ming only aims at Australia, Oregon, Malacca, the Dutch East Indies, and to help India become truly independent...... Then this country is a problem for our British Empire, and at most there will be one Holland with us. But if Daming wants to get involved in Europe, then most of the European powers will oppose Daming! ”

"But if Rakshasa wins......" Robert. Peel was still a little uneasy.

The Duke of Wellington smiled: "Then there is a high probability of Ming."

will be able to win without a fight, or at least have a huge advantage in future struggles. So...... The Rakshasa will be trapped, Europe will be on our side, and Daming will have to bet with the Rakshasa after that! ”

"So, will we win or not?"

The Duke of Wellington just smiled and shook his head: "I don't know! ”。