Chapter 323 This is a conspiracy, everyone has it! (Please subscribe, please vote)

Inspired by Daoguang, Zhuge Weidao created a conspiracy for Emperor William!

This conspiracy was the Suez Canal, which Emperor William had to defend.

If Emperor William abandons the Suez Canal, then Zhuge Weidao will send the Persian Gulf Fleet into the Red Sea to capture the Suez Canal. Although the Persian Gulf Fleet is not strong enough to compete with the First and Second Indian Fleets for control of the Western Indian Ocean,

Under the cover of the first aviation battle, they can still detach a part of the fleet to cover thousands of marines to seize the canal.

Once the canal fell into the hands of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor William would not be able to insist on "William's death and the division of the land", and he, the "Emperor Yinshi", would become a puppet.

If Emperor Yinshi wanted to defend the Suez Canal, then Zhuge Weidao would have achieved his goal. If Emperor William wanted to defend the Suez Canal, then he could only mobilize a considerable part of his fleet to enter the Red Sea.

By then, the strength of the British and Indian navies in the Indian Ocean will be insufficient. If you still want to block the Persian Gulf Fleet and avoid cutting off the communication lines between Britain and India in a naval battle, then Emperor William's Second Indian Fleet will have

Very busy.

Once the Second Indian Fleet is contained in the western Indian Ocean, Zhuge Weidao's first naval battle will become more active. It can immediately maneuver to the eastern Indian Ocean, cut off the communication line between the Malay Peninsula and India, and cooperate with the main force of Guan Tianpei's Nanyang Fleet

and the army laid siege to the Malay Peninsula.

Once the Malay Peninsula is captured by the Ming Dynasty, the Straits of Malacca will be completely under the control of the Ming Dynasty. At that time, the Ming Navy will go to the Indian Ocean if it wants to, and go to Australia if it wants to. This will make everything possible!

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"Your Majesty, did Heshen and Yiwei provide any convincing evidence?"

In the conference room of the Warrior, Emperor William was holding an emergency meeting with Prime Minister Amherst, Foreign Secretary Staunton, Lord Admiralty Nelson, Secretary of War Hugh Gough and others who had hurriedly arrived.

At the meeting, the person who expressed doubts about the news that the Ming Dynasty might seize the Suez Canal was the Foreign Minister Staunton. He is almost a China expert. He has lived in the Ming Dynasty for many years and has a good understanding of the Ming Dynasty's internal affairs, diplomacy and behavior.

He did not think that Ming Dynasty would adopt such a radical policy.

"But it seems possible for them to occupy the Suez Canal!" Lord Admiralty Nelson shook his head and said, "Their Persian Gulf fleet is composed of many old battleships and cruisers. They have lost the ability to fight new battleships and cruisers in the ocean.

Ability. But in the long and slender sea area of ​​​​the Red Sea, they still have their place.

Moreover, our forces deployed in the Gulf of Aden and Suez Canal are very weak and cannot withstand their Persian Gulf fleet."

"But the troops we deployed in Suez are under the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom!" Staunton said, "Once the Ming Dynasty attacks the Suez Canal, the United Kingdom will immediately be at war with the Ming Empire.

Austria, Prussia, the United States, the Netherlands, Hanover, Bavaria, the Kingdom of Sardinia and other countries that have concluded a military alliance with the United Kingdom will also side with the British Empire and join the war!

At that time, the Ming Empire will face the joint attack of the eight Western countries!"

Marquis Nelson shook his head, "The outcome of a naval battle depends on the quantity and quality of new battleships and aircraft carriers. It has nothing to do with the number of countries participating in the war... and we now do not have an aircraft carrier, nor do we have aircraft that can fight at sea.

.The number of new Victory-class battleships is only eight.

So we cannot afford to risk losing the Suez Canal!

Once we lose the Suez Canal, Ming Dynasty's aircraft carriers and new battleships may enter the Mediterranean. By then..."

He did not say any more, but Emperor William already understood.

By then, France and Rakshasa will side with the Ming Dynasty!

And he, the Indian emperor, was about to become a puppet.

"Marquis, you are right!" Emperor William waved his fist, "We cannot lose the Suez Canal... Marquis, what do you think we should do?"

"We must send the fleet into the Red Sea first!" Marquis Nelson said, "We must send the main force of the First Indian Fleet in... Those old warships of the First Indian Fleet no longer have much use in the Indian Ocean. The Red Sea

This is their battlefield!”

"Marquis!" Hugh Gough, the Secretary of War on the side, quickly reminded, "If we send the First Indian Fleet into the Red Sea, then our only naval force in the Indian Ocean will be the Second Indian Fleet.

Although the Second Indian Fleet has 8 Victory-class, 12 Indomitable-class and 2 Blake-class and other cutting-edge ships, the number is still too small to protect the Gulf of Aden-Mumbai transportation line while also providing space for the Maldives.

Provide support to the British and Indian troops coming to the peninsula.

Without the support from the sea, our army in the Malay Peninsula will be attacked from both sides!"

"What if we are attacked from both sides?" Emperor William frowned slightly, "General Gough, didn't you promise before that our defense on the Malay Peninsula is very strong, comparable to the Turkish Adrianople defense line, to repel the enemy's attack?

Attack?"

Hugh Gough already understood what Emperor William meant.

The Emperor couldn't afford to lose the Suez Canal...but he could lose the Strait of Malacca!

"Your Majesty," Hugh Gough still had to tell the emperor truthfully, "we don't have many troops on the Malay Peninsula... It is a very large peninsula, and we only have 150,000 troops. So it is impossible to compete with Turkey's Asia

Like the Fort Adrian Defense Line, a tight and multi-layered defense is deployed. Only key defenses can be adopted, such as the northern traffic arteries. On the southern front, the Malacca Fortress and Temasek Fortress are heavily deployed.

Since the Strait of Malacca behind these two fortresses has been controlled by the Ming Dynasty Navy, there is a risk of being attacked from both sides."

"How many months can we keep it at most?" Emperor William asked.

"It can last for 6 to 12 months." Hugh Goff gritted his teeth and gave a time range.

"Six to 12 months is enough!" Emperor William said calmly, "enough for us to draw the entire Western world into the battlefield!"

"Your Majesty, you mean the entire Western world?"

"But how are we going to do that?"

Both Chief Minister Ahmed Ahmed and Foreign Secretary Staunton appeared unsure.

However, Emperor William was confident. He sneered and said: "When the Strait of Malacca is in danger, they can ignore it. When India is attacked, they can pretend that nothing happened.

But when the Yellow Peril begins to approach the Suez Canal... who else can think they can stay out of it?

Then the entire United Kingdom, the entire Europe, and the entire Western world will stand with me!"

Although Emperor William mentioned the entire Europe and the entire Western world, what he was really sure of bringing into the scene was actually the United Kingdom!

Britain itself has been avoiding general mobilization for war these days because mobilizing while much of Europe is still at peace and entering a state of war would damage Britain's very foundation.

However, seeing that his rule in India might be overthrown by the Ming Empire, Emperor William no longer cared about protecting the United Kingdom.

He now needs the British Empire to use its maximum strength to engage in this war that has no chance of winning.

Thinking of this, he said to Amesh: "My Prime Minister, I need you to go back to Europe... You must do your best to make Europeans understand that the Yellow Peril is coming, and it is coming soon.

They are attacking India, they are attacking the Suez Canal. This is no longer a distant threat, but a threat that is about to enter the Mediterranean.

If we cannot defend India and the Suez Canal, all of Europe will become a land under the iron heel of the Ming Empire!

Therefore, no one in Europe can stay out of it!"
Chapter completed!