How terrible Britain was in 1874?

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In terms of navy, the number of British navies in this year was equivalent to about 63 percent of that of France, Germany, Italy, Austria, and Russia. These five countries, no matter which one they are, are now the world's first-class Western powers, and any one of them is much stronger than the Qing Dynasty.

Moreover, the navy is not only the largest in the world in terms of numbers, but also crushes other countries. In terms of quality, the speed, endurance, armor protection, and shipborne weapons of its fleet are second to none, unique in the world. For example, in 1891, most of Britain's fleet was traveling at speeds of more than 16 knots.

There were seven ships, and they reached eighteen knots, which was faster than all other countries in the world at that time.

Taking naval guns as an example, by 1891, the number of cannons on its armored ships had reached 824, more than the combined naval guns of other countries.

The British Army in the 19th century also maintained its original appearance. Its native garrison was divided into a standing army and a national army for internal defense.

The standing army includes infantry, cavalry, artillery, and engineering arms, and its establishment includes corps, divisions, brigades, regiments, battalions, and companies. According to relevant records, the total number of British army standing troops in 1870 was 302,000.

The British National Army is about 200,000 people, of course, the National Army is similar to the militia, which can actually be used to suppress civilians, but it is much weaker to fight wars.

In addition to the mainland, the British also had Royal Army in India, Africa, Australia, etc., and at the same time formed a "Turkish army" composed of local residents. These troops are estimated to be hundreds of thousands.

Combined with the number of navies, in 1840 A.D., Britain had only about a million real troops. This is an extremely horrific amount.

For example, in the Qing court, all of the people who could really be used to fight wars were equipped with modern Western-style weapons, and they were only 100,000.

It can be said that the strength of the British Empire is really at the stage of hanging the whole world.

It is far from being comparable to the mere Qing court.

It is also true that China is too far away from Britain, tens of thousands of miles away, and Europe is the closest, and there are some civil strife. That's why I didn't send more troops and threw them into that area.

However, the British military force is definitely very strong.

It is so powerful that it may exceed He Xuan's imagination!

The world's largest power is not a joke.

Of course, the troops that can be mobilized in Britain are not counted as regular armies, and they are not counted for the time being. The army standing army is 300,000, and the navy is 100,000 nearby, but there are also 400,000, which is quite terrifying.

If the national army is also counted, then it is 600,000, which is even more terrifying!

The people of the British Empire in this era were quite proud.

They consider themselves the most honorable people in this world.

Think about it, their colony is also staggeringly large.

The British colonies expanded violently in the 19th century. Aggression against Asia continues to expand. The British Empire refers to the great empire composed of the British mainland and its dominions, colonies, territories, trusts and protectorates, and is the largest country in history and the largest global colonial empire. At its peak in the early 19th century, the empire had a population of about 400 to 500 million, a quarter of the world's population at the time, and a territory of about 33.67 million square kilometers, or a quarter of the world's total land mass. The empire, following the Kingdom of Spain in the 16th century, was known as the "empire on which the sun never sets".

Britain in this era is the real pride of the people!

At this time, the newspaper suddenly poked out, saying that a man had suddenly broken in, and this person had slaughtered hundreds of British soldiers. How can the British people, who are called the pride of the people of the country, stand it.

All walks of life and all walks of life are shouting: "The emperor of China is simply ridiculous to come to us to spread wilderness." ”

"The emperor of China? In which wild corner is this country called China? Isn't it ridiculous that the king of a small remote country dares to come to our empire where the sun never sets. ”

"I have seen a man who has done death, but I have never seen anyone who has done such a thing. ”

"If you don't accept it, do it. ”

"Yes, I must kill him. ”

"Let him experience the strength of the First Empire in the world. ”

"I heard that this Chinese emperor, known as Satan, can make firearms not hurt, even machine guns can't kill him. "There were some objections.

"You can't kill a machine gun? Even if he was real, he wouldn't. We have a million troops. No matter how invincible he is alone, no matter how injured he is, he will die of exhaustion. ”

"Yes, our dignified empire where the sun never sets, if we can't even deal with one person. It's really embarrassing. Absolutely. ”

With the public so excited, the British government has also become a little passive, and there are not many choices they can make.

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He Xuan was eating breakfast, and the breakfast here was milk and bacon.

Of course, this is actually the choice of a small number of wealthy people. The materials of this era are not very abundant. The breakfast that most British people eat is actually black bread that is hard to bite and hard as a stone.

At this moment, a man in a black suit who looked to be in his thirties walked in.

This man's face is quite handsome, with golden hair, blue eyes, and an aristocratic temperament, and he is not an ordinary person at first glance.

He walked to He Xuan's table, and made a half-bow salute as a gentleman: "Below is Sir Alexander of England, see the Emperor of China, the Lord of the Taiping Army, His Royal Highness Hong Tianguifu." ”

"Oh, what are you looking for me?" He Xuan continued to eat breakfast, because the amount of food was ten times the normal, so the time taken for each meal was relatively longer.

"We would like to ask Your Highness, to leave the United Kingdom. We in Britain don't need a character like His Highness who is too murderous. "This Sir Alexander, when he asked He Xuan to leave the country, he also used a word of invitation, and he looked polite.

"Oh, do you want to ask me to leave? The British government is really not friendly at all, and I am the emperor of a country. Ask a knight to talk to me, and that's not right. You also want me to leave. He Xuan shook his head, looking very disappointed in your British government.

Sir Alexander, still smiling.

"I'm not in a good mood right now, you say, what would happen if I cut off your head?" He Xuan's hand was directly on Sir Alexander's neck.

Sir Alexander, although at first, was very calm. However, he couldn't calm down now, and fine sweat appeared on his forehead.