"Prime Minister, we don't issue an ultimatum?" Foreign Secretary Robert . Peel was stunned, "Are we going to leave the Indian Empire alone?" ”

"Hmm......" Duke Wellington frowned slightly, "If the Ming Empire doesn't deliver an ultimatum to us, then we won't take the initiative to take this step...... Because we still have a large-scale and decisive war to deal with on our side of Europe, we should first concentrate on solving Europe's troubles. ”

Foreign Secretary Robert . Peel still didn't quite understand the Duke of Wellington's thoughts, and just frowned at the Duke.

The Duke of Wellington said, "Robert, now is not the best time to involve the United Kingdom. Just as when we oppose Napoleon's ambitions, we always let the brave Germans, Rakshasas, and Spaniards go first. And we sit in the back, providing financial and weaponry support to everyone. Although we also declared war on the Napoleonic Emperor, we also sent our powerful and capable army to the battlefields of the European continent. But it is undeniable that we are not the main force opposing Napoleon's imperial ambitions.

At that time, we contributed money, guns, fleets, and a little army, but few of the soldiers who fought against the million-strong army of the Emperor Napoleon on the vast battlefields of Europe spoke English. And we, the United Kingdom, have not carried out a full mobilization, we have only sent a small number of mercenaries. So when the Emperor Napoleon fell completely, and although the continent was devastated, France, Prussia, Austria, and Rakshasa were all devastated, our United Kingdom was stronger, richer, more stable, and more able to attract talent and money from the continent than ever before.

And this time, in order for the United Kingdom to still have the last laugh and bear the least losses...... The brave and fearless people of India will sacrifice everything! This is their glory, their mission, and the expectation of Kaiser Wilhelm, to whom they are allegiated! ”

"But are Indians willing to make such sacrifices?" Robert. Peel asked.

The Duke of Wellington nodded and said, "Of course they do!" I know India very well, I have been there for many years, and my brother was the Governor General of India. ”

This duke is an Indian expert! The blessed land that really made him soar was not the European battlefield, but India!

He continued, "So I firmly believe that those Indians are determined to defend their country...... I'm talking about the maharajas and big landowners of India, about 10 million people, who are the real Indians. As for the rest, it's just humanoids!

In India, the vast majority of the wealth created by those humanoids will be appropriated by 10 million Indians, who will give a small part of it to Emperor Wilhelm in exchange for the emperor's protection. If the Ming Dynasty occupied India, according to their past performance, they would definitely liberate those humanoid creatures and give them human status and land, so that they could eat and eat. And this will simply kill Indians!

Therefore, these 10 million Indians are resolutely standing with Kaiser Wilhelm and Britain. Even at the expense of their own country, they will not betray us. Even if the whole of India falls, they will come to the United Kingdom or Canada with the wealth they have looted for generations to continue to serve as subjects of His Majesty the Emperor or His Majesty abroad. In fact, they were the most loyal subjects of the British Empire.

With the allegiance of these 10 million Indians, we have no need to worry at all that India as a country will turn its back on the United Kingdom because it cannot bear the pain of war...... As long as we don't abandon them, they will be loyal to the end. And they are one of the two biggest hole cards in our victory over the Ming Empire. ”

The Duke of Wellington clearly wanted to use the experience of defeating Napoleon to defeat the Ming Empire...... Britain was able to defeat the seemingly invincible Emperor of France because it could always spend money on the European continent to find countries on the European continent that were willing to shed their blood for the benefit of Britain.

Without the sacrifices of these countries, it is hard to imagine that the British could have suffered millions of casualties alone to bring down the Napoleonic Emperor. In the calculation of the Duke of Wellington, India will play the role of "meat shield" and "quagmire" for Britain to bring down a strong enemy. So she is one of the hole cards of the British Empire.

And the other hole card that the Duke of Wellington said is, of course, the United States, which has turned back!

However, the American rebel son is not as obedient as the Indian filial son, after all, India is not autonomous - her independence is fake, and everything is still under the control of London.

And the United States, a rebel, is still a truly independent country, and it will take a lot of effort to make them sacrifice themselves for the sake of the British Empire.

The Duke of Wellington thought to himself: "If the Royal Indian Navy can win the Ming naval fleet that broke through into the Indian Ocean, maybe the Americans will be more bold......"

......

Off the west coast of India, off the coast of Mumbai.

A large fleet is slowly moving south along the coastline. Indomitable-class battleships, 2 Trafalgar-class battleships, 2 Ajax-class ironclads, 2 Giant-class ironclads and 5 Minotaur-class sail ironclads, 2 Shannon-class armored cruisers, 4 Mersey-class second-class protective cruisers, and 6 Astunish-class Briefing cruisers.

There were 25 warships, and the billowing smoke almost obscured the sky. Such a spectacular scene made the British and Indian sailors on the deck excited. Together with the three cutting-edge Blake-class fast armored cruisers that left Bombay ahead of schedule, the main force of the entire Indian Grand Fleet, except for a group of shallow heavy gunboats that could only move around the coastal waters, was almost overwhelming. Many Indians who have only entered the service of the Indian Grand Fleet in recent years are so excited that they are about to dance, and even look forward to crashing headlong into the Ming naval formation, which has already rushed into the Indian Ocean......

However, in the flagship Revenge (the Sovereign-class ship whose turret was knocked out in the Battle of Kii Waterways and has now been refitted), Edward . Vice Admiral Codrington and his British staff were not as eager to fight the Ming Navy as the Indian sailors below, and he even prayed not to collide with the Ming Navy while standing in front of the charts.

Yes, it's better not to bump into it!

This is actually what the Earl of Nelson meant...... Now is not the time for a decisive battle with the Ming Navy. Even if there were no two terrible heroes in the Ming naval formation that was wandering around somewhere in the Indian Ocean, he didn't want to fight with the other party. This time, if it weren't for the determination of the Royal Indian Navy to show his presence when the Ming fleet attacked somewhere in the Indian Ocean, he would rather hide in the port of Mumbai as the presence of the fleet.

In fact, the home port of the Indian Grand Fleet was moved from Kolkata on the east coast of India to Mumbai on the west coast in order to be far away from the Ming Dynasty...... But he still didn't expect that the Ming Navy would not play its cards according to common sense, and did not first hit the Indian and Dutch strongholds on both sides of the Strait of Malacca, but rushed directly into the Indian Ocean!

To make matters worse, due to the Malacca detachment's "fleeing from the enemy", it hid in Temasek Port as soon as it saw the huge Ming naval formation. Not even the fast cruisers that were on the stalk were sent...... Of course, the fastest fast cruiser in the Indian Grand Fleet is definitely not as fast as the hero, so following the butt of the Ming Fleet is basically a life of death, and it is normal for no one to dare to do it.

However, the Malacca detachment did not send airships to follow and reconnoiter on the grounds of "bad weather conditions", which can be a bit of dereliction of duty. They were derelict in their duties, and the Commander of the Royal Indian Navy's Grand Fleet, Edward Edward. Vice Admiral Codrington had no way of knowing the exact location of the Ming naval formation, which had broken into the Indian Ocean.

Where did they go?

Lieutenant General Codrington, standing on the edge of the chart, was a bit of a fool, and if their target was Ceylon, Chennai, Male, or Chittagong, near Burma, it would have been almost time to go.

But now there is no news, where has it gone?