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Chapter 1110 The Royal Navy Who Was Scared to Pee (First update, please subscribe)
North Atlantic, British Isles, London
Although it was early in the morning, on the streets of London, there were occasional groups of people standing by the side of the road. Most of them were surrounded by people holding newspapers, watching the alarming news reports in the newspapers.

"The Ming Empire sneaked into the Peru-Bolivia Federation!"

"The ambitions of the Ming Empire are clearly revealed!"

"The Enemy of the Civilized World: The Ming Empire proves its ambition to the world with its atrocities!"

"Civilization and barbarism collide again: where should the British Empire go!"

"The ambition of a barbaric empire - the New World!"

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Danger!

Just as newspapers and public opinion in other countries in the world like to use unconventional news to attract readers' attention, the British public opinion circle is no exception.Moreover, the British public opinion circles of this era are quite "imperial conscious". From the beginning of the "Cuban Crisis", British public opinion generally believed that the Ming Empire was a threat to the world hegemony of the British Empire.

Like the public opinion circles all over the world, when the British set their sights on Havana, the sudden war in Peru-Bolivia, especially its dramatic war results, fell through everyone's glasses.

Before that, the whole world thought that the goal of the empire was Havana, but now?

All of them were stunned—the Ming Empire actually occupied the Peru-Bolivia Federation.

This trick of repairing the plank road and hiding the old warehouse in the dark, blinding everyone's dog eyes, at the same time, the dramatic way of fighting and the upside-down results are also incredible.

After the results of the South Pacific naval battle came out, everyone was stunned. The imperial navy, which was at an absolute disadvantage, not only did not fail, but even unexpectedly sank 11 warships of the opponent with zero losses, including two battleships and four warships. With more than 53000 tons of warships including armored ships, the victory of the Imperial Navy exceeded everyone's expectations.

It can even be said that it subverted everyone's understanding of naval warfare.In other words, a naval technological revolution was set off overnight, and this revolution eliminated all old warships overnight. This naval battle of the Imperial Navy not only shocked the world.

More importantly, tell almost everyone the fact that the era of naval technology revolution has arrived!

"Navy of the Ming Empire!"

Astley Cooper, the First Lord of the Navy of the British Empire, who once vowed to declare that "the Royal Navy of the British Empire still firmly rules the sea", until this meeting, still has incredible consternation in the evidence.

"It really exceeded our expectations!"

Unexpectedly!

After receiving the telegram from Zhongdu from the British Naval Attaché in the Ming Empire, especially the telegram from the Royal Navy observer in Lima about the "South Pacific Naval War".

He and the entire top of the Royal Navy were in extreme shock. What surprised them was not only the upside-down results of the "South Pacific Naval Battle", but more importantly, the naval technology revealed in the naval battle. The Royal Navy was restless.

After all, for the British Empire, since Nelson, the Royal Navy has been the fundamental guarantee of the British Empire's world hegemony. Because of this, the United Kingdom has been very sensitive to maritime challengers for many years.

"Technology! The reason why they were able to win the naval battle with an absolutely inferior ship tonnage and firepower this time is not only that they are better trained, but more importantly, they have the world's first-class naval technology. !"

"The world's first-class naval technology?"

William Ewart Gladstone asked rhetorically.

"Yes, Mr. Prime Minister, the victory of this naval battle is not so much a victory of naval battle as a technical victory. Just like all the intelligence said, technological progress has eliminated everything! After all, This result is too amazing! The world's first-class naval technology. This is not an exaggeration. After all, in this naval battle, the Ming Empire Navy finally exposed all their secret weapons - from rapid-fire guns to torpedoes. Each of these weapons individually could shock the world. And could change the course of war, as it is now."

Answering the Prime Minister's question, Astley Cooper, the First Sea Lord, had mixed feelings in his heart.

The "South Pacific Naval War" is undoubtedly the biggest warning for the Royal Navy.In the past, the Royal Navy was only up to the challenge, but now?

But it was a full-scale threat. On the way to Downing Street, he even imagined what would happen if the Royal Navy fought against the Imperial Navy instead?
The result is the same misery!

Rapid-fire guns and torpedoes are really powerful.

Especially the torpedoes, which scared the Royal Navy to the ground. Isn't naval battles supposed to be bombarded by you for a long time, and then depend on your luck.

But torpedoes are completely different.After the lightning strike ship fired several torpedoes, even if only one torpedo could hit the warship, even a battleship would be vulnerable.It will also sink into the sea in the blink of an eye.

Can such a naval battle continue?
Astley Cooper even hated the Imperial Navy in his heart. It is not good for you to develop any weapons, so you have to make some torpedoes.

How can such a naval battle be fought?The fleet built by the big guys exhausting the wealth of the treasury is likely to be destroyed in a torpedo attack.

William Ewart Gladstone took another careful look at the intelligence brought by the Lord of the Seas, and looked at the contents of the intelligence. When he first received the news, he even thought with everyone that it was a telegram. Wrong, could it be that the entire army of the Ming Empire was wiped out, and the Peruvian-Bolivian navy did not suffer any losses.

After all, the strengths of the two sides are too disparate!
But in the end, after repeatedly confirming several times, he did not deny the fact that the navy of the Ming Empire was the winner of this naval battle with great disparity in strength.

"Indeed, for now, one thing that is certain is that they have always relied on technological superiority to win wars. From their expedition to Chile, to Argentina, France, and Brazil, this is true for almost all wars involving the Ming Empire. In a war, they will all win the war through technological superiority, and the same is true for this naval battle."

Granville George Leveson-Gall nodded in agreement, and then he pointed to the telegram in his hand and said.

"However, the immediate priority is that one of the issues we need to consider now is whether the conflict of interests between the expansion of the Ming Empire in South America and the British Empire, as well as the next development direction between them and the United States, will be caused by the invasion of Peru by the Ming Empire. - Federation of Bolivia leads to total war!"

Everyone knows that if it leads to all-out war, then the UK will definitely pop champagne here to celebrate, of course, how likely is this?

"I don't think the Americans won't go to war for Peru and the Ming Empire!"

Astley Cooper added.

"The reason why the United States is willing to rush forward in this "Cuban crisis" is because Cuba is close at hand. If the Ming Empire is allowed to take the opportunity to control Cuba, then the threat to the United States is direct, especially after controlling Cuba. The Empire will also, along with the Confederate States of America, threaten the Union's own security, but..."

After a pause, he continued when the prime minister's eyes turned to him.

"In fact, the United States is not ready for war. Whether it is sea power or land power, they are far from the opponents of the Ming Empire. Because of this, although the Ming Empire occupied Hawaii, the United States' response seems to be Strong, but not tough. After all, Hawaii is too far away from the United States, that is, in Cuba. Because it poses a direct threat to the United States, the United States will send almost all the main force of the navy to ensure that Cuba is not controlled by the Ming Empire... "

Taking a deep breath, Astley Cooper continued.

"For the United States, Peru, like Hawaii, is an extremely distant place. The Americans may have a direct conflict or even war with the Ming Empire for Cuba, but they will definitely not be willing to go to the Ming Empire for the distant Hawaii and Peru. The Empire is at war, after all, in the eyes of most Americans—it has nothing to do with them! Besides, the technological superiority of the navy they are showing now is enough to deter the United States,"

Originally, there was only a slight gap in strength, but what about now?But it's not just a gap in strength, it's also completely backward in technology. In this case, as long as the Americans are not stupid, it is impossible for them to take risks.

"For the United States, at present, the most likely choice is to ensure that Cuba is not controlled by the Ming Empire through negotiations without a war."

"Indeed, Marshal!"

Gore, the foreign minister, agreed, and said sharply.

"I believe that for the United States, not only will they not go to war with the Ming Empire because of the demise of Peru, they will even use it as a bargaining chip in exchange for the empire's concession from Cuba and even Hawaii! After all, for the United States, this is the most beneficial choice. Even, in my opinion, this is the reason why the Ming Empire chose to invade Peru, because they wanted to use the compromise in Cuba in exchange for their expansion in Peru!"

The diplomats of the British Empire in this era are, without exception, elites who are proficient in diplomacy. Of course, they can see at a glance what the Americans will choose!
"This is the worst possible outcome for the British Empire!"

As the prime minister, Gladstone said in a tone full of pity.

"We need a United States that is at war with the Ming Empire! If the United States chooses to avoid going to war, how can they help the British Empire maintain order in America?"

(End of this chapter)