1825 My New Daming

Chapter 248 This is Great Britain's Win, and this is India's Win! (ask for subscription, ask for monthly pass)

The moment the Duke of Wellington, who was still flustered just now, hung up the phone, the expression on his face had completely calmed down, and there was even a relaxed smile on the corner of his mouth.

He is now sitting at the head of a long table in the middle of 10 Downing Street, flanked by his cabinet ministers.The British Prime Minister looked at these dignified imperial ministers, smiled and said: "Gentlemen, I think we have won the first battle to defend the Indian Empire!"

As he spoke, he glanced at the First Sea Lord, Earl Nelson, "Horatio, our fleet won't become a target for the Chinese after dark, will it?"

"No, no." Earl Nelson said with certainty, "Lieutenant Admiral Codrington is an experienced admiral. He will definitely lead the fleet to retreat to the port of Goa after dark... and avoid any conflict with the Ming Navy. Engaging in night battles is also one of the rules of engagement for the Indian Grand Fleet."

Now Daming has publicly demonstrated his own radio station, and even sold a batch to the Raksha Kingdom.Of course the British knew about it, and they also formulated countermeasures.One is to speed up the mass production of its own radio stations and strive to equip the troops as soon as possible; the other is to prohibit the navy from fighting night battles with the Ming Navy, which has the advantage of night communication.

The main force of the Indian fleet, which is confronting the Ming army formation off the coast of Goa, will withdraw to the nearby Goa port after dark to avoid night battles.

Therefore, the night battle planned by Zhuge Weidao is impossible to fight. After all, his opponent is a military god like Earl Nelson!
"Very good!" The Duke of Wellington laughed, "As long as we don't fight at night, the loss ratio of our first official confrontation with the Chinese will be 1:3. We lost one armored cruiser, and they lost three armored cruisers. .And they also gave up landing in India after the war, and instead seized the Persian Gulf, which belongs to the edge of the Turkish Empire. So, we have the upper hand for the time being!"

"Seize the Persian Gulf?" Earl Nelson was taken aback. "Prime Minister, is this what Zhuge Weijiu said on the phone?"

"Yes!" The Duke of Wellington nodded, "That's what he said. He said that Da Ming's goal is not India, and Da Ming also recognized Emperor William's rule in India as legal, but Da Ming wants to occupy the Persian Gulf and Malaysia. Come to the peninsula."

"But what is there in the Persian Gulf?" Earl Nelson was puzzled. "If they want to cut off the traffic between India and the Suez Canal, it is too far to use the Persian Gulf as a base. From the pirate beach in the Persian Gulf to the exit of the Gulf of Aden, There are more than 1000 nautical miles, how inconvenient is it to come and go? And it is also very dangerous. Wouldn’t it be better for them to directly capture Djibouti or the port of Aden?”

The Duke of Wellington thought for a while, and said: "This shows that they have no intention of cutting off sea traffic. The Persian Gulf should only be a bargaining chip for trading. Their real goal should be the Malay Peninsula. After they seize the Malay Peninsula, they will then In exchange for the Persian Gulf in exchange for our recognition of their occupation of the Malay Peninsula."

He glanced at Foreign Secretary Robert Peel.

Robert Peel nodded, and said: "Mr. Prime Minister, according to the Ming Empire's long-standing behavior style, they should adopt the tactics of cutting sausages and advancing two and retreating one."

The tactics of the Ming Empire, known as "slicing sausages" and "advance two, retreat one" by Europeans, have been used for more than 100 years, so that Oxford, Cambridge, Sandhurst Royal Military Academy and Dartmouth Royal Naval Academy There are special courses explaining the foreign policy characteristics of the Ming Empire.

The Duke of Wellington said in an unusually firm tone: "But this time they will not succeed because we have been preparing for the defense of Temasek Fortress since 100 years ago! After 100 years of continuous construction, Temasek Fortress has become the world's largest The strongest island fortress, and tens of thousands of the most elite British-Indian coalition forces stationed all year round, is also equipped with more than 300 artillery pieces of various types, including 54 of the latest one-pounder anti-airship guns! We are deployed on Temasek Island The firepower of the 13.5-inch cannon is enough to cover the entire sea area between Temasek and Batam!

In addition, the various defensive measures taken by Hugh Goff Pasha in Fort Adria have also been applied to Temasek Island.If Ming wants to storm Temasek Island, they will suffer greater losses than the Raksha army trapped in Adrianople! "

Temasek is Singapore. In this timeline, Temasek was opened much earlier. Around 1660, because King Zhuge Wuzhong took back Macau, it became the place where the Portuguese of Macau retreated.At that time, the Dutch, who controlled the Strait of Malacca, saw that the Portuguese had taken root in Temasek Island, so they joined forces with the Sultanate of Johor to attack.The Portuguese turned to the British East India Company, which sparked a Malacca war.The result of the Malacca War was that it became the master of Temasek Island and Malacca City, and gained control of the strait.

On the other hand, Daming "accepted" the inclusion of the King of Johor, and claimed sovereignty over the Malay Peninsula, but at the same time said that he could "put aside disputes and jointly develop"!
Although the British side does not recognize Ming’s sovereignty over the Malay Peninsula, it also agrees with the principle of “shelving disputes and joint development” proposed by Ming, allowing businessmen of Ming to purchase in the entire Malay Peninsula area except Temasek Island and Malacca City. land, plantations and mines.But these Ming merchants must pay taxes to the British Channel Governor's Mansion established on Temasek Island and accept management.

Of course, the British also knew that the Ming Empire was eyeing the Strait of Malacca, so from that time on, they began to build the Temasek Fortress!
The Duke of Wellington went on to say: "Now, the Ming Navy is frustrated in the Indian Ocean, unable to land in India, and has to turn to the Persian Gulf. And they are destined to not be able to occupy Temasek Island soon in the direction of Malacca. But they cannot capture Temasek Island, Malacca The transportation line of the strait will not be able to flow smoothly. Therefore, the army and navy of the Ming Dynasty entering the Persian Gulf will be alone!" As he spoke, his voice suddenly became high-pitched, "Gentlemen, this is our victory, and it is also the victory of the Indian Empire! We should let the whole world see our victory! And we must make full use of this victory to create the most favorable European situation for the British Empire!"

He looked at Robert Peel and Viscount Palmerston.These two people are the most powerful allies of the Duke of Wellington in the cabinet and parliament, and they are also extremely intelligent figures, so they must have understood the Duke of Wellington's thoughts.

"Prime Minister," said Robert Peel, "it's time for Mahmud II to recognize the independence of Greece. The Persian Gulf is theoretically the territory of the Ottoman Empire. Once the Ming Empire occupies the Persian Gulf, it can be regarded as an invasion of the Ottoman Empire Invasion. And the Persian Gulf is very close to the Holy City, which gave Mahmud II an excuse to abandon Greece. And once he abandons Greece, then we, France, Austria, and Prussia have a reason to cease war with the Ottoman Empire!
The Greeks also have to accept it, because their financial expenditure is completely dependent on the support of the syndicate of our country, France and Germany, and they have died a lot of people! "

Viscount Palmerston had a gloating smile on his face, "Haha, once Greece withdraws, how can Nicholas I maintain the war? Even if his Rakshasa army still has the strength to capture Adrianople, he will be isolated in the whole of Europe And it's unprecedented isolation! If Ming and Rakshasa stand together, but they can't quickly capture the Temasek Fortress and effectively threaten India, then they will become as incompetent and ridiculous as Rakshasa!"

After receiving a batch of heavy artillery and ammunition provided by Ming Dynasty, receiving a large number of domestic reinforcements, adjusting tactics, and strengthening soil work, the army of Nicholas I was in the mid-September to October of 1829. Good progress has been made in the first half of the month, and now Adrianople has been surrounded on three sides, and the connection between this fortress and Constantiniya is about to be cut off.

But Viscount Palmerston is right, a little military progress can't change the isolation trend of Nicholas I and the Raksha Kingdom in international politics. The insatiable greed for land!
(End of this chapter)