1825 My New Daming

Chapter 269 Do you want to fight an Indian version of the Battle of Jutland? (ask for subscription, ask for monthly pass)
The war between Ming Dynasty and Great Britain has actually begun!It's just that both sides have a lot of consideration, so they haven't torn their skins to the point of declaring an all-out war.

On Daying's side, he was afraid of Daming's strength—the strength of Daming is obvious to all!The national power has been ranked first in the world for a hundred years, and Great Britain is operating the world's number one hegemony with the world's second national power by relying on the basic foundation laid by European white skins in the age of great voyages and their century-old navy accumulated during the sailing time.And the Ming Dynasty, an East Asian power that is incompatible with Western civilization, suddenly violently overthrew Britain to the ground, and took away its hegemony and the most precious colonies of the British Empire. This is probably the biggest nightmare for generations of British political leaders.Therefore, we have to be cautious when launching an all-out war, an option with no turning back.

Secondly, the UK is not only the industrial center of the West, but also a financial center, a safe haven for European capital and industries.In fact, the rise of British industrialization, on the one hand, benefited from her huge colony; A safe haven for financial capital and industrial capital.Although going to war with Ming Dynasty will not cause the British mainland to fall into war, but it is possible to overturn the British pound, the British debt and the British stock market. At that time, British capital will also flee!
If a large number of British colonies were taken away by Ming, and the local capital fled to the European continent, what would be left of Britain?
So if the Wellington cabinet wants to go to the parliament with a proposal to declare war on Ming, it will not be easy to pass it!

Moreover, the debate on the war against Ming was repeatedly debated in the parliament, so the suddenness of the war would be gone.If there is a protracted war without suddenness, the British Empire seems to have no chance of winning!

Therefore, the only option is to launch a war from Great India, which is "ruled by the Sacred Heart" of Emperor William.

However, the cabinet led by the Duke of Wellington can bypass Parliament, but it cannot bypass King George IV of England. After all, Emperor William of India is legally still a vassal and heir of King George IV of England.

So after visiting the "world's most powerful" HMS Victory battleship in Scapa Flow, and watching the man-operated gliding flight guided bomb launch a simulated attack on ships in Scapa Flow from an airship at an altitude of 2000 meters, Feeling that he was already very confident, the British Prime Minister returned to London on the cruiser Theseus.

After returning to London, the Duke of Wellington did not stay in London for long, but changed to a carriage and went straight to Windsor Castle in Berkshire, southeastern England.

In Wellington's mind, "the worst person I have ever met in my life, and also the most selfish, unfaithful, and bad-hearted person"-King George IV of England, now lives in this ancient and luxurious castle Inside, I lived a life of laziness and intemperance every day, overeating, and having sex with my mistress, and of course cracking ya pills!

He was quite a good match with that dead whore George Canning, but he really couldn't catch the eyes of a "Marshal Zhongtang" who lived an extremely self-disciplined life like the Duke of Wellington.

When the Duke of Wellington, the "Marshal Zhongtang", arrived at Windsor Castle, King George IV had just had a full meal and was in high spirits. As soon as he heard that "Wei Zhongtang" was coming, he quickly asked his attendants to invite him to his office. He also warmly greeted the Duke of Wellington and Earl Nelson, the First Sea Lord who came with the Duke, to sit down, and even poured each of them a glass of whiskey that he made himself and added a lot of tincture.

In the end, he poured himself another glass, raised his glass, and said with a smile: "Duke, Earl, come, let's have a drink first! Let's have a drink first."

The Duke of Wellington and the Earl of Nelson looked at the old man with a big belly and a Scottish kilt in front of them, so they had no choice but to pick up a piece of wine with difficulty, sipped it lightly, and considered that they had drunk it.

George IV didn't care about these two ministers who didn't even drink the wine given by the emperor, but he took a big sip first, and he was in a good mood, and asked with a smile: "Tell me, you came all the way from London Come on, there must be some good news to report?"

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

"Scapa Flow?" The king was taken aback, "Is that our naval base?"

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

"Victory? That wooden ship? Is it in service again?"

"No, not that one." Earl Nelson said, "We have built a new battleship with a standard displacement of 1.8 tons and a 12-inch cannon, also called the Victory."

"Oh," the king thought for a moment, "it seems to be the case. How is it?"

"It is the most powerful in all the world!" said the Earl of Nelson.

"Stronger than Hero?" 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 the main gun of our 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 very high. It's a full knot faster than the hero class!"

"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 stood up immediately, stood at attention, and said in unison: "I obey, Your Majesty the King!"

"Follow the order?" George IV was taken aback, "What order?"

"Of course I use the Victory Level to beat Da Ming's Hero Level!"

"The Royal Navy must complete the mission!"

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

"Your Majesty the King," the Duke of Wellington said with a straight face, "the time is ripe to launch a war, please don't hesitate any longer."

Earl Nelson also said: "Yes, the time is ripe. The Admiralty has already made preparations for going to war in the third quarter of next year. According to intelligence, starting from the third quarter of next year, our naval power will surpass that of Ming. This advantage can be maintained for at least one and a half to two years.”

"One 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. Except for shipbuilding, it surpasses us in almost all other fields."

"Then, then how do we defeat her?" Although King George IV drank a lot of wine, his mind was not completely confused.

Nelson said: "We must strive to gain an overwhelming advantage in the early stages of the war, severely attack the Ming Dynasty's navy, and then use the maritime superiority to seize Borneo, the oil-producing area of ​​the Ming Empire. 80% of the oil production of the Ming Empire comes from Borneo. Produced. If Borneo is lost, Ming's fleet can only burn coal all the time. And the efficiency of oil-fired boilers is much greater than that of coal-fired boilers!"

King George IV couldn't understand this, but he still felt uncertain about the "heavy blow to the Ming Dynasty Navy".

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

Earl Nelson said: "We are going to block the Strait of Malacca first. According to the past few trials, we can be sure that blocking the Strait will touch Ming's red line!"

"And then?" asked the king, "they, will they declare war on England?"

"No," said the Duke of Wellington, "Your Majesty, have you forgotten? The Malay Peninsula now belongs to the Indian Empire. So India is also blocking the strait, and Ming should only declare war on India."

"Well, that's okay." The King of England breathed a sigh of relief, "Then how do we, oh, the Indian Navy plan to fight?"

Earl Nelson said: "The Indian Navy will use a fleet of 22 battleships, 10 armored cruisers, and 15 motherships purchased from the United Kingdom to ambush in the Indian Ocean west of the Strait of Malacca. Then 10-12 ships also purchased from the United Kingdom An armored cruiser was used as a bait to attract the main force of the Ming Navy's Nanyang Fleet, who was watching Temasek Island, to leave the Strait of Malacca and enter the Indian Ocean. At that time, the main force of the Indian fleet will launch a joint attack at sea and in the air! The battle of annihilation at sea in the annals of history!"

(End of this chapter)