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London, England.

The stubborn sunshine over the English Channel once again penetrated the dark and gloomy sky of London, the foggy city, and penetrated through the glass into the lifeless conference room of No. 10 Downing Street.

The voice of General Hugh Gough, who had just been appointed Chief of Army Staff, was stiff and cold, as if he was reciting a eulogy at a sad funeral. Looking at the corners of his lips, everyone felt the sun of the British Empire.

It is falling slowly.

"Viscount Beresford believed that the performance of the Indian soldiers was very disappointing, lacking in honor and dedication, and that unless there were enough white officers and non-commissioned officers to supervise and manage them, they would not be able to participate in any real serious battle. He believed that if we

If we want to continue to use Indian soldiers, then the proportion of white officers and non-commissioned officers in each British-Indian army company must not be less than 10%."

"That means the United Kingdom must join the war!"

Before Hugh Gough finished speaking, he was interrupted by the words of Prime Minister Duke Wellington. The coalition government ministers in the conference room all looked at this imperial hero who once led the British army to defeat Emperor Napoleon.

Everyone in this conference room knew that Britain would join the war sooner or later, because it was originally the Ming Dynasty and Britain fighting for world hegemony. However, everyone was afraid of the power of the Ming Dynasty and subconsciously avoided participating in the war, so they worked out a way to make peace.

The policy of the Indian Empire was to act as cannon fodder from the front.

Originally, everyone thought that as long as India was packaged as an empire, her war potential could be tapped and India could fight to the last man for the British Empire. But now it seems that they overestimated the integrity of Indians. No one can

Unexpectedly, Indians did not love the Indian Empire at all. When they were not on the battlefield, they all looked very fierce. But once they were on the battlefield, they either ran away or surrendered. The hundreds of thousands of Malayan Army barely had a good fight.

The war fell apart. If the fight continues at this pace, India will not be able to hold on for too long before it is over.

Once India is finished, Australia will definitely not be able to defend it, and the Middle East will definitely fall into the hands of the Ming Dynasty. By then, the Ming Dynasty's navy will be able to break into the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal. This will simply be the end of the Western world!

"Moreover, the entire Western world can no longer stay aloof!" Duke Wellington added, "People on the European continent must be made to understand that if the British Empire is allowed to fail, it will not only be the United Kingdom that loses its wealth and glory, but also the United Kingdom.

There’s the whole Western world.”

As he spoke, he glanced at Robert Peel again: "Robert, His Majesty the King proposed to invite Rakshasa, the Kingdom of Jin, and Austria to mediate together, and convene a Vienna Peace Conference with the participation of the great powers. This peace conference should also be our unity.

All countries come together to oppose the Ming Empire’s meeting! All countries must understand that if we cannot unite to contain the Ming Empire, then it will be their turn after the Ming Empire defeats us.”

Robert Peel nodded: "Prime Minister, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will definitely go all out to convince other countries!"

The Duke of Wellington shook his head, "Persuasion alone may not be enough! Since Napoleon was defeated by us, life in these countries has been too easy. Now, we need a Napoleon!"

In fact, Robert Peel has been traveling to the European continent these days, trying every means to bring European countries together to sanction the Ming Dynasty. However, the countries are only perfunctory with the British, and no one is willing to really offend the Ming Dynasty.

It seems that the British Empire has nothing to do with those European countries that are subversive. Because the British Empire, which is best at stirring up shit, now lacks a stick that can stir up the shit basin of Europe.

And Napoleon II was this stick!

But this stick is not in the hands of the United Kingdom, so the Duke of Wellington cannot use it to beat the disobedient France, the Netherlands, and Austria.

Robert Peel frowned, "But Prime Minister, Napoleon II has always been under the control of the Austrians. He is closely watched, and it is difficult for us to get him."

"It depends on people!" Duke Wellington thought for a while, "Maybe we can ask the Princess Regent and Grand Duke Alexander to come forward."

"What? Duke, what did you say?" Victoria's teacher, Viscount Melbourne, who was also the Home Secretary, was startled by this suggestion and looked at the Duke of Wellington blankly.

The Duke of Wellington glanced at Viscount Melbourne: "Viscount, Her Royal Highness the Princess needs to attend the Vienna Peace Conference in person. It would be best for Grand Duke Alexander to attend on behalf of the Rakshasa Kingdom. If they both propose to Grand Duke Joseph Karl that they want to meet Napoleon II,

The other party cannot refuse. And Princess Sofia, the wife of Archduke Joseph Karl, is a Bonapartist. So as long as those three young people become friends, we will have a way to take Napoleon II away from Vienna. As long as Napoleon II arrives

London, we will have a way to get the King of the Netherlands and the King of France to change their stance."

"Okay," Viscount Melbourne nodded, "Duke, I understand, and I will convince Her Royal Highness to cooperate."

The Duke of Wellington nodded: "Robert, I want you to go to the Netherlands immediately. I need the Dutch to act as the intermediary for the handover of the Temasek Fortress. I also want to try my best to get the Ming army to release the troops in the Malay Peninsula Campaign and the Malacca Naval Battle.

Even if we cannot release all the white officers and soldiers captured in the Battle of Traeger, we must strive to release some of them.”

"Yes, Prime Minister."

The Duke of Wellington also told the Lord of the Admiralty, Viscount Palmerston, and the Director of Munitions, Lieutenant General Somerset: "Before the end of May, 6 Crécy-class armored cruisers and 3 Dreadnought-class fast battleships must be in service by the end of August.

Nine new warships must join the Australian Grand Fleet!"

There is also a Dreadnought in this timeline!

This class of battleship is an enhanced version of the Victory class. The most important improvement is the use of 4 steam turbines that can generate a total of 26,000 horsepower. Therefore, its design speed is faster than the Victory class, and can theoretically reach 21.5 knots (

In the subsequent sea trials, it ran 23 knots).

As for the Crécy-class armored cruiser, although it still uses a reciprocating steam engine, it can run at a very high speed because it has 21,000 horsepower. The theoretical maximum speed is 21 knots, but in fact, when the pressure is turned on

After ventilation, 23 or 24 knots are possible.

With these two types of "high-speed ships", we have a little bit of confidence in breaking diplomatic ties in the Pacific.

"Yes, Prime Minister!"

"They will definitely be delivered before the end of May!"

The Lord of the Admiralty, Viscount Palmerston, and the Director of Munitions, Somerset, also clapped their chests.

Wellington thought for a while and then said: "There are two more Blake-class ships that must be repaired and then join the Australian Grand Fleet. In this way, the Australian Grand Fleet will have 3 fast battleships and 8 armored cruisers, which should be able to fight."

"Yes, Prime Minister!" Somerset, Director of Munitions, patted his chest again, "Our experts have arrived at the Hindustan Shipyard, and they will definitely be able to repair them this time."

Wellington nodded and said: "The handover of Temasek Fortress will be completed in April. After that, the Chinese fleet should rest for three months and there may be a new war in August! And from August this year to next year

During the 12 months of August, our Royal Navy will be in trouble because of a lack of battleships that can fight the enemy. I hope that everyone can unite to get through this difficult period, no matter what."

"Prime Minister," before the Duke of Wellington could finish his words, Cabinet Secretary Harker had already knocked on the door and walked in, interrupting him.

"What's the matter?" Looking at his secretary Huck, Duke Wellington's heart palpitated - but don't make any more mistakes, the British Empire can't afford it!

When Huck saw Duke Wellington's expression, he showed a reassuring smile and said: "Prime Minister, the news from the Americans is a good thing. They had a conflict with the Japanese immigrant group supported by Mexico in Texas and Ming Dynasty.

There was a firefight in Dezhou City, with over a thousand casualties!"
Chapter completed!