1825 My New Daming

Chapter 238 World War, India First! (Please subscribe, please collect)

"Prime Minister, are we not going to issue an ultimatum?" Foreign Secretary Robert Peel was taken aback. "Are we going to let the Indian Empire fight alone?"

"Well," the Duke of Wellington frowned slightly, "If the Ming Empire does not submit an ultimatum to us, then we should not take this step on our own initiative. Because we still have a large-scale and decisive war to deal with on the European side. We should focus on solving the troubles in Europe first."

Foreign Secretary Robert Peel still didn't quite understand Duke Wellington's thoughts, and just looked at the Duke with a frown.

The Duke of Wellington said: "Robert, now is not the best time to involve the United Kingdom. Just like when we opposed Napoleon's ambitions, we always let the brave Germans, Rakshasa, and Spaniards go first. And We sit behind and provide everyone with financial and weaponry support. Although we have declared war on Emperor Napoleon and sent our powerful and capable army to the battlefields of the European continent. But it is undeniable that, We were not a major force against Napoleon's imperial ambitions.

At that time, we provided money, guns, fleets, and a little army, but very few soldiers who fought against Emperor Napoleon's million-strong army on the vast European battlefield spoke English.And our United Kingdom has not carried out comprehensive mobilization, we have only sent a small number of mercenaries.So when Emperor Napoleon completely fell, although the European continent was devastated, France, Prussia, Austria, and Rakshasa were all decimated, our United Kingdom was stronger, richer, more stable, and more attractive than ever. Talent and funding from continental Europe.

And this time, in order to let the United Kingdom still have the last laugh and bear the least loss, the brave and fearless Indian people will sacrifice everything!This is their glory, their mission, and the expectation of their loyal Emperor William! "

"But are the Indians willing to make such a sacrifice?" Robert Peel asked.

The Duke of Wellington nodded and said, "Of course they would! I know India very well. I have stayed there for many years. My brother was also the governor of India."

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

He continued: "So I firmly believe that those Indians are resolute in defending their country. I'm talking about Indian princes and landowners. There are about 1000 million people. They are the real Indians. As for the others, they are just humanoid creatures. !
In India, most of the wealth created by those humanoid creatures will be owned by 1000 million Indians, and they will give a small part of it to Emperor William in exchange for the emperor's asylum.If Ming Dynasty occupied India, based on their past performance, they would definitely liberate those humanoid creatures, give them human status and land, and let them eat their fill.And this will kill the Indians!
Therefore, these 1000 million Indians are resolutely standing with Emperor William and Britain.Even if they sacrifice their own country, they will not betray us.Even if the entire territory of India falls, they will bring the wealth collected by their ancestors to the United Kingdom or Canada to continue to serve as subjects of His Majesty the Emperor or His Majesty abroad.In fact, they are the most loyal subjects of the British Empire.

With the allegiance of these 1000 million Indians, we don't have to worry that India will betray the United Kingdom because it can't bear the pain of the war. As long as we don't abandon them, they will be loyal to the end.And they are one of the two biggest cards in our victory over the Ming Empire. "

The Duke of Wellington obviously wants to use the experience of defeating Napoleon to defeat the Ming Empire. The reason why Britain can defeat the seemingly invincible French emperor is because it can always spend money to find people on the European continent who are willing to bleed and die for the benefit of Britain. nation.

Without the sacrifices of these countries, it is difficult to imagine that the British alone could have suffered millions of casualties to wear down the Emperor Napoleon.In the calculation of the Duke of Wellington, India will play the role of "meat shield" and "mire" for the British to drag down powerful enemies.So she is one of the trump cards of the British Empire.

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

However, the rebellious son of America is not as obedient as the dutiful son of India. After all, India cannot be independent-her independence is fake, and everything is still under the control of London.

And America, a rebellious son, is still a truly independent country at present, and it will take a lot of trouble for them to sacrifice themselves for the British Empire.

The Duke of Wellington thought to himself: "If the Royal Indian Navy can defeat the Ming Navy fleet that broke into the Indian Ocean, perhaps the Americans will be more courageous."

India's west coast, waters near Mumbai.

A huge fleet is slowly heading south along the coastline.

2艘不屈级战列舰，2艘特拉法尔加级战列舰，2艘阿贾克斯级铁甲舰，2艘巨人级铁甲舰和5艘米诺陶级机帆铁甲舰，2艘香农级装甲巡洋舰、4艘默西河级二等防护巡洋舰和6艘惊奇级通报巡洋舰。

There were 25 warships, and the billowing smoke almost covered the sky.Such a spectacular scene made the British and Indian sailors on the deck very excited.In addition to the three cutting-edge Blake-class fast armored cruisers that left Mumbai ahead of schedule, the main force of the entire Indian fleet, except for a group of shallow-water heavy gunships that can only wander around the offshore, is almost fully dispatched.Many Indians who have only served in the Indian Grand Fleet in recent years are so excited that they are about to dance, and even look forward to bumping into the Ming Navy formation that has rushed into the Indian Ocean
However, on the flagship Revenge (that is, the Sovereign class ship whose turret was knocked out in the Battle of Kii Waterway, and has now been refitted), Vice Admiral Edward Codrington and his British staff did not The Indian sailors below were so looking forward to the battle with the Ming Navy, standing in front of the chart, he was even praying that he would never collide with the Ming Navy.

Yes, better not to hit it!

This is actually what Earl Nelson meant. Now is not the time for a decisive battle with the Ming Navy.Even if the two terrifying Hero-class ships were not in the formation of the Daming Navy wandering somewhere in the Indian Ocean, he didn't want to fight with each other.If it is not to show the determination of the Royal Indian Navy this time, it is necessary to show a sense of presence when the Ming Fleet attacks a certain place in the Indian Ocean. He would rather hide in the port of Mumbai as a fleet.

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

To make matters worse, because the Malacca Squadron came to "flee from the enemy", they hid in Temasek Port as soon as they saw the huge Ming Navy formation.They didn't even send out the fast cruisers that were following them. Of course, the fastest fast cruisers in the Indian Grand Fleet are definitely not as fast as the Heroes, so following the Daming Fleet is basically close to death, and it's normal that no one dares to do it.

However, the Malacca Squadron did not send an airship to follow and investigate on the grounds of "poor weather conditions", which may be a bit dereliction of duty.With their dereliction of duty, Vice Admiral Edward Codrington, commander of the Grand Fleet of the Royal Indian Navy, has no way of knowing the exact location of the Ming Navy formation that broke into the Indian Ocean.

Where have they gone?

Lieutenant General Codrington, who was standing on the edge of the chart, was really confused. If their goal was Ceylon Island, Chennai, Male, or Chittagong near Myanmar, it would be almost time to arrive now.

But now there is no news at all, where did he go?

(End of this chapter)