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The Marquis of Salisbury glanced at Holden who was sitting not far from him: "Our advisor, what do you think?"

Horton raised his head, cleared his throat, and said, "China is a country with a vast territory and a large population. Their people are hard-working and accustomed to obeying the voices from above. Therefore, any country that wages a long-term war with China will have a negative outcome. It is disastrous. But they also have disadvantages, that is, they like to fight with themselves, and once they lose their ruling order, they can easily fall into division and chaos. Also, their rich places are all in the east, especially along the coast. A strong navy can easily control these places of theirs."

Holden paused, looked at the politicians around, and continued: "To deal with the alliance between the Chinese and the Russians, we can definitely use other forces. The French and the Japanese are the best allies. France has a Second only to our navy, now they are worried about the threat of the Triple Alliance, as long as we give them assurances, France will certainly not refuse to send a fleet to form a joint fleet with us. Japan is a good counterweight to China and Russia, Japan The position in East Asia can block most ports of Russia and China. Although they have great ambitions, they are easier to tame than the Chinese. As for the Russians, we don’t have to worry too much. They have never lacked ambitions for China. As long as war If it goes well, they will be eager to tear up the treaty of alliance with the Chinese and join us."

The Marquess of Salisbury listened to Horton's words, pondered for a while, and finally said in a deep voice: "The majesty of the British Empire cannot be challenged! The Chinese must pay for their recklessness! But the threat of the Russians must also be taken into consideration. Restricting the expansion of the Russians is our established policy and cannot be changed. We are now working hard to stabilize the world order, and we cannot rely on ourselves alone. We should unite some allies.” He said, looking at Foreign Minister Ge Lanville: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will send someone to contact France as soon as possible. I hope to have a meeting with His Excellency Hubner. In addition, please summon the Japanese Minister again to make our request."

Compete in East Asia Chapter 95 Attack Singapore

With the fall of Mandalay by the Qing Dynasty, the situation of the British army in Burma appeared to be very passive.First of all, the northbound and westbound roads from Yangon were all blocked by the Qing Army, resulting in a serious shortage of supplies for the 18 colonial [-]th Army trapped in northwest Myanmar.

And the army that landed from Yangon had to pay the price of blood for every step forward, not to mention being attacked on both sides of the east and west, and did not dare to penetrate too deep.When the Chinese army did not take the initiative to attack, the British army in Myanmar was surprisingly unanimous and chose to remain silent.

Therefore, there is silence in Myanmar, only sporadic fighting, and no large-scale organized group fighting.

In terms of the navy, due to China's undeclared war.The British Hong Kong Fleet, which was encircled by the Chinese Navy, has never had the opportunity to retreat towards Singapore.

The strange thing is that the Chinese navy only surrounded them on three sides in Vietnam, Taiwan, and Shanghai, and did not take the initiative to go out.

Actually, they don't know.Before the war broke out, Guan Xuqing had already concentrated the most elite navy in Vietnam to prepare to attack Singapore.However, the British's defense in Singapore was impeccable, and they have never had a chance, so they have not had any conflicts with the British navy until now.

Both sides are only defending their respective coastlines, but now the Qing army in Burma has won successive victories.And Guan Xuqing also received intelligence that Britain wanted to unite with France and Japan to harass China's coast.

Let's not talk about how terrifying the joint fleet of Britain and France is. Even if Japan, which has not yet developed, invades or lands on the coast outside the customs, it will be enough for Guan Xuqing to keep busy.

After all, there are not many troops in the north, and most of the troops hit the south to fight against Britain.So Guan Xuqing couldn't wait to issue an order to the Qingshui Division to break through the British Navy in Singapore within a week.The Qingshui Division occupied the life route of Malacca, went straight into the Indian Ocean to cut off the supply line of the British army in Myanmar, and occupied the port of Yangon, Myanmar.Cooperate with the Army to wipe out the British Army in Myanmar.

The sea is as blue as blue, and black-backed birds glide across the sea from time to time. They pick up fish in the water but don’t swallow them, but try to fly to the shore. There are nests they have built, and there are young birds that need to be fed. .Although the northern country has already been full of wind and snow, the Honghe port in the southern country is still a beautiful and sunny scene.

"Long Victory", "Unbeaten", "Ride the Wind", "Break the Waves", "Weiyuan", "Zhenyuan", "Triumph", "Juyin", "Nanji", "Nanxiang", "Yangfan" all Pull the anchor and leave the port, slowly sail out of the Beibu Gulf, ready to go south to Singapore.

In Hong Kong, the four ironclad ships "Dingyuan", "Jiyuan", "Victory" and "Yongwu", as well as the two cruisers "Nanhu" and "Nanwei" purchased from the United Kingdom at the beginning of last year, and dozens of ships just The launched northern gunboats completely surrounded the British Hong Kong fleet.

"General, the Chinese navy is here. Do you want to go out to meet the battle?" A soldier on the British observation tower rushed over.

Hawking, the commander of the British Hong Kong Fleet, was a little overwhelmed, and said in a panic: "How many are here?"

"Nearly twenty warships, including two Saxon-class warships, two ironclad ships captured from France, and two cruisers built by the British Royal Navy with a speed of 17.5, and dozens of gunboats."

"Ah? How likely do you think we are to break through? We only have one ironclad ship." Hawking was obviously in a mess.Since the outbreak of the China-Myanmar War, he has been unable to eat and sleep in Hong Kong.Living in fear and fear, without the rescue of British warships, I was unable to break through the siege, and the Chinese navy did not come to attack, so my nerves were in a state of high tension all day long.

Now the Chinese navy suddenly appeared in front of him, but he didn't know what to do.Especially after learning that the warships coming were so powerful, they even gave up the idea of ​​resistance.

"us……"

"…………"

In Vietnam, thick black smoke rises from a British-flagged ironclad ahead.It was obvious that they had just experienced a fierce battle, and "Chengfeng" and "Breaking Waves" were closely chasing after them.

That's right, the warship emitting black smoke is the Hong Kong Fleet's main iron-clad ship "Evil".It was a product of the early 17th century. Although the displacement reached 4900 tons, the speed of 14 knots gave him no reason to break through the encirclement of so many Chinese navies.

However, he did.I saw the "Evil" staggering towards Singapore, and kept waving rescue flags.

The British Far East Fleet in Singapore finally discovered the warship of this compatriot.

"General, I found General Hawking's fleet 1 miles ahead. It seemed to have been hit hard and was emitting thick black smoke. There was a Chinese navy chasing him. General Hawking sent us a semaphore for help."

The Commander-in-Chief of the Far East Fleet, Tessler, frowned. He had not received the order to respond to the Hong Kong Fleet's breakout.Could it be that the Chinese Navy attacked Hawking?But if the Chinese navy attacked Hawking who was surrounded, he would have no chance to break out.

After all, Tesler is an old commander who has experienced many wars, and he has already prepared countermeasures for the strangeness in front of him.

"Tell the observation post to see if General Hawking himself is on the warship. Otherwise, you can't let that warship come in!"

"Yes."

Another 20 minutes passed.

"Report to the general. The observation post has confirmed that General Hawking is on the warship. It seems to be injured a little bit. In addition, the Chinese navy that was chasing did not dare to chase too close and has partially returned."

"Ah? God. How did Hawking do it? Come on, let the "Royal One" and "Royal Two" go out to meet them, and the rest of the fleet is ready to fight."

"Yes."

On the "Zhenyuan", the flagship of the Qingshui Division, Deng Shichang looked at the smoking "Evil" with a telescope, and it was obvious that his hands were shaking.I am afraid that only he himself knows whether he is nervous or excited.

"General, should we get closer?"

"No need, this will put General Yan in greater danger, so let all the warships obey orders. As soon as the front artillery fires, they will rush up at full speed to ensure the safety of General Yan." Deng Shichang said lightly.

"Yes."

Finally, after the "Royal [-]" and "Royal [-]" two super warships over [-] tons were disembarked, the "Evil" finally entered the port of Singapore smoothly.

It's a pity that although this warship is flying the British flag, it is full of Da Shimizu.Only one captive, Hawking, waved his hands on the deck and wanted to tell all this to his compatriots inside.

But Hawking waving his hands was considered by Tesler as a celebration of the rest of his life. After all, he was the only warship in a Hong Kong fleet to return, although it was riddled with holes and thick smoke came out from time to time.No, why didn't the warship have any scars?The black smoke came from the deck, but there was no trace of shelling on the deck.

Tessler faintly felt that something was wrong, and his ominous premonition was fully verified in the sound of a sky-shattering cannon.

Although the speed of the "Iver" is not good, the power of the 240mm main gun is no worse than that of any warship, let alone at such a short distance.

The "Royal Ranger", which was just about to step forward to respond, had its 107mm steel plate pierced through at close range, and the 3900-ton super defensive cruiser was sunk by a single shot by a warship flying its own flag.

Before most of the British warships could react, the side string guns and stern guns of the "Iver" kept firing. Some escaped from the port, some were sunk, and some fought back hastily.

Only then did Tessler see clearly that there was a black lump of cow dung burning where the "Evil" was smoking.Although the gunners on the deck were wearing Royal Navy uniforms, their long braids and black eyes had betrayed their identities.

But it was too late to discover everything. In an instant, he had lost a main cruiser, two gunboats, and two light defense cruisers were seriously injured.The scary thing is that although the ships have been prepared to fight, they are still in the military port.My own warship has not yet removed the tarpaulins on the main guns, the shells have not been carried up, and the casualties of my own fleet are still rising.

Outside the military port, the Chinese Navy has concentrated the "Long Victory", "Undefeated", "Chengfeng", "Break the Waves", "Weiyuan", "Zhenyuan", "Triumph", "Juyin", "Nanji", "Nanji", "Nanji", "Zhenyuan", "Triumph" and "Juyin". The main fleets of "Nanxiang" and "Yangfan" have already moved in. Although "Royal No. [-]" and "Royal No. [-]" are struggling to support them, they are already struggling enough to face "Zhenyuan" and "Weiyuan" of similar levels. In addition, the two [-]-ton ironclad ships "Chengfeng" and "Breaking Waves" are already dying.

And "Long Victory", "Undefeated", "Triumph", and "Guin" rushed into the military port first, and faced the British warships that had not yet had time to load their shells, they attacked like wolves and sheep.It directly sank four ironclad ships.

Tesler lowered his head weakly in the Singapore naval port, he really couldn't think of any reason for failure.He was deceived by the cunning yellow monkey. If he fought with real swords and guns on the battlefield, he believed that his Royal Navy was strong enough to defeat the Chinese Navy, but now, he has suffered a crushing defeat.Not even time to react.

It's all over.

This battle completely opened up the life channel leading to the Indian Ocean, and completely wiped out the British naval power in the Far East.What pleased Guan Xuqing the most was that his side had zero casualties, and the sneak attack tactics were quite successful.Moreover, he also captured two main British ironclad ships that Li Hongzhang could not buy with money.The "Royal One" and "Royal Two" with a displacement of more than [-] tons.

Competing in East Asia Chapter 96 Sino-British Negotiations

"God, how is this possible? That is the Far East Fleet with Royal One and Royal Two. How could it be broken through by the Chinese Navy without warning?? Could it be that those nasty yellow monkeys really have some sorcery? ?” David snarled.

"Now the war in Burma must be ended quickly, otherwise the 20 colonial troops there may be eaten by the Chinese. Anyway, Burma is already in the doldrums, so it is better to transfer the troops to Afghanistan, where they are needed more. If Afghanistan is allowed to be occupied by Russia again Now, the majesty of the British Empire will be extremely challenged." Horton looked nervously at David who was already crazy.

At this time, the French President Hubner, who was meeting with Salisbury, also heard the news that the British Far East Fleet was annihilated in Singapore, and said with a sneer: "Dear Earl Salisbury, your Far East Fleet It has disappeared in the mysterious East, how can I form a so-called Anglo-French alliance with my French fleet?"

"We can continue to mobilize warships from the mainland. Please rest assured of the naval power of our British Empire." Salisbury said angrily.