The war between the Ming and the British has actually begun! It's just that both sides have taken a lot of care into it, so they have never torn their skin to the point of declaring a full-scale war.

On the British side, firstly, I am afraid of the strength of the Ming Dynasty - the strength of the Ming Dynasty is obvious to all! It has been a hundred years since the national strength of the world was the first, and the Great Britain used the basic plate laid by the European white skin in the Age of Discovery and the century-old navy they had accumulated in the sail time to operate the world's first hegemony with the world's second national strength. And the Ming Dynasty, an East Asian power that was incompatible with Western civilization, suddenly burst out and knocked Britain to the ground, taking away the hegemony and the most precious colony of the British Empire, which is probably the biggest dream demon of generations of British political leaders. Therefore, when launching the option of all-out war, which has no turning back, we must also be cautious.

The second is that Britain is not only the industrial center of the West, but also the financial center and a safe haven for European capital and industry. In fact, the rise of British industrialization benefited from its vast colonies on the one hand; On the one hand, it is also because of the favorable terrain off the coast of the European continent, which allows it to ensure the security of its homeland in all European wars, so it has become a safe haven for European financial capital and industrial capital. Although a war with the Ming Dynasty will not plunge the British mainland into war, it may overturn the British pound, British bonds and the British stock market...... When the time comes, British capital will also flee!

If a large number of British colonies were robbed by the Ming Dynasty, and the local capital fled to the European continent, what would be left of Britain?

Therefore, if the Wellington cabinet wants to go to parliament with a proposal to declare war on Ming, it will not be easy to pass it!

Moreover, if there is repeated debate in the parliament about the opening of the war, then the suddenness of the war will be gone. If a protracted war were fought without suddenness, the British Empire would have little chance of winning!

Therefore, the only option for Great India, led by Emperor Wilhelm's "Sacred Heart", was to start a war.

However, the cabinet led by the Duke of Wellington can bypass Parliament, but not King George IV of England, after all, Emperor William of India is still de jure a vassal and heir of King George IV of England.

Therefore, after visiting the battleship HMS Victory, the "most powerful in the world" in Scapa Sound, and watching the man-operated gliding flight guided bombs launch a simulated attack on the ships in Scapa Bay from an airship at an altitude of 2,000 meters, the British Prime Minister, who felt that he had a great grasp of it, returned to London on the cruiser Theseus.

After returning to London, the Duke of Wellington did not stay in the city for long, but instead changed to a horse-drawn carriage and headed straight for Windsor Castle in Berkshire, southeast England.

King George IV, King George IV, of England, whom Wellington considered "the worst man he had ever met, the most selfish, the most untrustworthy, and the most ill-hearted", now resides in this old and luxurious castle, living a daily life of letlessness and unbridleness, overeating, and adulteration with his mistress...... Of course, there is also a tincture of knocks!

He and the dead girl in the middle of the Don George. Canning is quite a good match, but he really can't get into the eyes of the Duke of Wellington, a "marshal in the middle hall" who lives an extremely self-disciplined life.

When the Duke of Wellington, the "Marshal's Hall," arrived at Windsor Castle, King George IV had just been full of slices, and as soon as he heard that the "Whitney Hall" was coming, he quickly asked the attendants to invite him to his office, and greeted the Duke of Wellington and the First Sea Lord, Earl Nelson, who had come with the Duke, to sit down, and even poured each of them a glass of whiskey that he had personally prepared and had a large amount of tincture of whisky.

Finally, he poured himself another glass, then raised his glass and said with a smile: "Duke, earl, come on, let's have a drink first!" Let's have a drink first. ”

The Duke of Wellington and the Earl of Nelson looked at the pot-bellied old man in front of them in a scottish skirt, so they reluctantly picked up a piece of wine, sipped it gently, and drank it.

George IV didn't care about these two ministers, who hadn't even drunk the wine given by the emperor, but he took a big sip first, and immediately felt good, and asked with a smile: "Say, you have come all the way from London, there must be some good news to report, right?" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty," replied the Duke of Wellington, "Horatio and I have just returned from Scapa Bay. ”

"Scapa Bay?" The king was stunned, "That's our naval base?" ”

"Yes," said the Duke of Wellington, "we are visiting the battleship Victory, which has just completed sea trials and has joined active service. ”

"Victory? That wooden ship? It's on active duty again? ”

"No, not that one." Earl Nelson said, "We have built a new battleship with a standard displacement of 18,000 tons and a 12-inch cannon, also called the Victory. ”

"Oh......" thought for a moment, "it seems like so." How is it? ”

"It's the most powerful in the world!" Said the Earl of Nelson.

"Stronger than heroes?" The king asked.

"Of course!" Earl Nelson said, "The caliber of the main gun of the Hero class is 280 mm, while the caliber of our main gun of the Victory class is 12 inches, which is equivalent to 305 mm, which is a full 25 mm larger." And the speed of the Victory is also a full 1 knot faster than the Hero! ”

"Great!" The King of England waved his fist, "Then we can use it to beat the heroes of the Ming Navy!" ”

The Duke of Wellington and the Earl of Nelson immediately stood upright, and then said in unison: "Yes, Your Majesty!" ”

"Obey?" George IV was taken aback, "What order?" ”

"Of course, it's to use the victory level to beat the hero level of Daming!"

"The Royal Navy will get the job done!"

"Wait......" King George IV hurriedly waved his hand, "I just said casually, you, you ...... Don't take it seriously! ”

"Your Majesty," said the Duke of Wellington, with a grimace, "the time is ripe for war, so please do not hesitate any longer. ”

Earl Nelson also said: "Yes, the time is ripe, and the Admiralty has made preparations for war in the third quarter of next year...... According to intelligence, starting from the third quarter of next year, our naval strength will surpass that of the Ming Dynasty, and if we do not take into account the battle losses, this advantage can be maintained for at least one and a half to two years. ”

"A year and a half to two years, and after that?" George IV asked.

Earl Nelson shook his head: "Your Majesty, the Ming Empire is the world's number one industrial power, surpassing us in almost all fields except shipbuilding, and surpassing us by many ......"

"So, how are we going to defeat her?" King George IV drank a lot of wine, but his mind was not completely clouded.

Nelson said: "We will strive to gain an overwhelming advantage in the early stages of the war, deal a heavy blow to the Ming navy, and then use the sea superiority to seize Borneo, the oil-producing area of the Ming Empire...... 80% of the oil in the Ming Empire was produced in Borneo. If Borneo is lost, the Ming fleet will have to burn coal all the time. And oil-fired boilers are much more efficient than coal-fired boilers! ”

King George IV didn't understand this, but he still didn't know what was going on to deal a blow to the Ming navy.

"How are we going to hit their navy hard?" George IV asked.

The Earl of Nelson said: "We are ready to block the Strait of Malacca first...... Based on several attempts in the past, it can be determined that the blockade of the strait will touch the red line of the Ming Dynasty! ”

"And then?" The king asked, "They, they will declare war on England?" ”

"No," said the Duke of Wellington, "have you forgotten, Your Majesty? The Malay Peninsula is now part of the Indian Empire...... Therefore, it is also India that blocks the strait, and the Ming Dynasty should only declare war on India. ”

"Well, that's fine...... the King of England breathed a sigh of relief, "then we, oh, are the Indian Navy going to fight?" ”

"The Indian Navy will ambush the waters of the Indian Ocean west of the Strait of Malacca with a fleet of 22 battleships, 10 armored cruisers, and 15 motherships purchased from the British. Then 10-12 armored cruisers, also purchased from the British, were used as bait to attract the main force of the Ming Navy's Nanyang Fleet, which was watching the island, to leave the Strait of Malacca and enter the Indian Ocean...... When the time comes, the main fleet of the Indians will launch a joint attack from sea and air! It would be a battle of annihilation at sea that would go down in history! ”

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