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

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

"Well" Duke Wellington frowned slightly, "If the Ming Empire does not submit an ultimatum to us, then we should not take this step. Because currently we still have a large-scale and decisive war to deal with in Europe.

We should focus on solving Europe's troubles first."

Foreign Secretary Robert Peel still didn't understand the Duke of Wellington's thoughts, so he just frowned and looked at the Duke.

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 Spanish go first. And

We sit back and provide financial and weaponry support to everyone. Although we have declared war on Emperor Napoleon and sent our powerful and capable army to the battlefields of the European continent, it is undeniable that

We were not the main force opposed to Napoleon's imperial ambitions.

At that time, we provided money, guns, fleets, and a little army. However, few of the soldiers who fought against Emperor Napoleon's million-strong army on the vast European battlefield spoke English. And neither did our United Kingdom.

We only sent a small number of mercenaries to carry out comprehensive mobilization. So when Emperor Napoleon completely collapsed, although the European continent was devastated, France, Prussia, Austria, and Rakshasa were all seriously injured, our United Kingdom was stronger than ever before.

It has become stronger, richer, more stable, and more able to attract talents and capital from the European continent.

And this time, in order for the United Kingdom to still have the last laugh and bear the least losses, the brave and fearless Indian people are willing to sacrifice everything! This is their glory, their mission, and the expectations of Emperor William to whom they are loyal.

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"But are Indians willing to make such sacrifices?" Robert Peel asked.

The Duke of Wellington nodded and said: "Of course they are willing! I know India very well. I have stayed there for many years, and my brother was also the Governor-General of India."

This Duke is a master of India! The place where he truly rose to prominence was not the European battlefield, but India!

He continued: "So I firmly believe that those Indians resolutely defend their country. I am talking about the princes and big landowners of India. There are about 10 million people. They are the real Indians. As for the others, they are just humanoid creatures.

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In India, most of the wealth created by those humanoid creatures will be occupied by 10 million Indians, and they will give a small part of it to Emperor William in exchange for the emperor's protection. If the Ming Dynasty occupied India, according to them

Past performance will definitely liberate those humanoid creatures, give them human status and land, so that they can have enough to eat. And this will simply kill Indians!

Therefore, these 10 million Indians stand firmly with Emperor William and the United Kingdom. Even if they sacrifice their own country, they will not betray us. Even if all of India falls, they will come with the wealth they have collected for generations.

Go 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 loyalty of these 10 million Indians, we don’t have to worry about India as a country turning away from the United Kingdom because it can’t bear the pain of war. As long as we don’t abandon them, they will be loyal to the end. And they are the greatest strength in our victory over the Ming Empire.

One of the two trump cards.”

The Duke of Wellington obviously wanted to use the experience of defeating Napoleon to defeat the Ming Empire. The reason why Britain was able to defeat the seemingly invincible French emperor was because it could always spend money to find people on the European continent who were willing to shed blood and sacrifice for the interests of Britain.

nation.

Without the sacrifices of these countries, it is difficult to imagine that the British alone could withstand millions of casualties to bring down Emperor Napoleon. In the Duke of Wellington's calculations, India would act as a "human shield" for Britain to bring down its powerful enemy.

" and "quagmire" role. So she is one of the trump cards of the British Empire.

The other trump card mentioned by the Duke of Wellington is of course the rebellious United States!

However, the rebellious son of the United States is not as obedient as the filial son of India. After all, India cannot be independent - her independence is false, and everything is still under the control of London.

However, the traitorous son of the United States is still a truly independent country. It will still take a lot of trouble to get them to sacrifice themselves for the British Empire.

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

The west coast of India, waters near Mumbai.

A huge fleet is slowly moving south along the coastline.

2 Indomitable-class battleships, 2 Trafalgar-class battleships, 2 Ajax-class ironclads, 2 Goliath-class ironclads and 5 Minotaur-class sailing ironclads, 2 Shannon-class armored cruisers, 4

Mersey-class second-class protected cruisers and 6 Surprise-class notification cruisers.

There were a total of 25 warships, and the billowing smoke almost obscured 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 early,

The entire main force of the Indian Grand Fleet, with the exception of a group of shallow-water heavy gunboats that could only wander offshore, was almost fully mobilized. Many Indians who had only entered the service in the Indian Grand Fleet in recent years were so excited that they were almost dancing, and even looked forward to being able to sail in the sea.

Collided into the Ming Navy formation that had rushed into the Indian Ocean.

However, on the flagship Revenge (the Sovereign-class ship whose turret was knocked off in the Battle of Kii Channel, and has now been refitted), Vice Admiral Edward Codrington and his British staff did not

The Indian sailors below were so looking forward to a battle with the Ming Navy. Standing in front of the chart, he even prayed not to collide with the Ming Navy.

Yes, it's better not to hit it!

This is actually what Count Nelson meant. Now is not the time for a decisive battle with the Ming Navy. Even if the Ming Navy formation wandering somewhere in the Indian Ocean does not have those two terrifying hero-class ships, he does not want to fight with the opponent.

This time, if it were not for the purpose of showing the determination of the Royal Indian Navy and having to show its presence when the Ming Dynasty fleet attacked somewhere in the Indian Ocean, he would rather hide in the Mumbai port and act as a presence for the 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 just to be farther away from the Ming Dynasty. But he still did not expect that the Ming Dynasty navy actually acted contrary to common sense and did not first attack India on both sides of the Malacca Strait.

, the Dutch stronghold, but rushed directly into the Indian Ocean!

To make matters worse, because the Malacca Squadron came to "escape at the sight of the enemy", it hid in Temasek Port as soon as it saw the huge Ming Dynasty naval formation. Not even a tracking fast cruiser was sent out. Of course, now the Indian fleet

The fastest fast cruiser among them is definitely not as fast as the hero class, so following the Ming fleet is basically a narrow escape, and it is normal that no one dares to do it.

However, the Malacca Squadron did not send out airships for follow-up reconnaissance due to "poor weather conditions", which may be a bit of dereliction of duty. Their dereliction of duty was attributed to Vice Admiral Edward Codrington, Commander of the Royal Indian Navy's Grand Fleet.

There is no way to know the exact location of the Ming Dynasty naval formation that broke into the Indian Ocean.

Where did they go?

Lieutenant General Codrington, who was standing next to the chart, was really confused. If their target was Ceylon, Chennai, Male, or Chittagong near Myanmar, they would have arrived by now.

But now there is no news. Where has he gone?
Chapter completed!