Opening game, American Tycoon

After time entered 1893, the atmosphere of war was getting stronger and stronger.

On the one hand, there was the "Second Cuban Crisis" caused by the issue of Chinese naturalization, and on the other hand, the British side made serious representations to the Ming Empire again on the "issue of arms smuggling".

It seems that the atmosphere around the world became increasingly tense in 1893, especially when the "Great White Fleet" of the United States began his world cruise, which further fueled the tension with the world.

"The world is sliding towards the brink of war."

In the classroom of the Sandhurst Royal Military Academy, Major Spencer's words made Churchill and his classmates stunned for a moment, and then burst into laughter.

"Hasn't the war already broken out?"

Churchill said loudly.

"Yes, Major, in South Africa!"

Looking at the young people who had just entered the military academy in front of him, Major Spencer said in a rather direct tone.

"Gentlemen, I do not refer to the war in South Africa, but to a war of great powers against great powers, which is bound to break out."

When the voice fell, Major Spencer unfolded a map, pointed at the map and said.

"To most British people now, the war is nothing more than that we are fighting the Boers in South Africa, but in fact, we are not fighting the Boers!"

"Major, are you referring to the Ming Empire?"

The reason why I say this is because it is in the current London newspaper.Many similar reports can be seen, and those reports claim that it was the Ming Empire's support for the Boers that caused a large number of British casualties.

Some public opinion even declared that if it weren't for the weapons provided by the Ming Empire, this war would have ended two years ago.

Facing the student's question, Major Spencer did not immediately affirm it, but continued. "We fought against the Boers in South Africa, but who is killing British soldiers in South Africa? Mr. Churchill said just now, is it against the Ming Empire?"

Looking at Churchill sitting in the front row, Major Spencer said with a serious expression.

"As we all know, almost all British people now know that the Ming Empire was the "black hand" behind the Boer War. Every bullet that killed a British soldier was provided by the Ming Empire, and every shell was manufactured by the Ming Empire Now, from the public opinion circles to the officials, it is generally believed that the Ming Empire contributed to the Boer War, and its purpose was to let Britain shed blood in this war."

When the voice fell, Major Spencer suddenly raised his voice and said.

"Since this is the case, so what? On the surface, the Ming Empire did not directly intervene in this war. Even all we can do is protest to them, and protest against them—the so-called ordinary Ming people Smuggling arms to the Boers. That's the only thing we can do, but gentlemen..."

Looking around at the students in the classroom, Major Spencer said.

"What we should see is that just relying on the Boer cavalry, it is impossible for them to bring many casualties to the British Empire. Without the support provided by the Ming Empire to the Boers, this war should have started as early as the beginning of the outbreak of the party. It's over, but gentlemen, the war is still going on, and British soldiers are bleeding every day. What makes them bleed? Of course not."

Pointing to the Ming colony in northern South Africa on the map, Major Spencer said in a tone filled with righteous indignation.

"It's the Ming Empire. Since the outbreak of the war, the Ming Empire has continuously provided various weapons to the Boers through the border. Are we fighting the Boers?"

After asking back, Major Spencer said.

"Of course we are not at war with the Boers. In fact we are now at a very different war with the Ming Empire, and it is certain that if we cannot prevent the Ming Empire from supplying the Boers with weapons, then this war will It goes on and on. It is not possible to end the war until all the Boers are dead."

Major Spencer, who had dealt with the Boers in the South, could not help but sigh.

"But before that, the blood of the British Empire will also be shed. Gentlemen, for this war, we have spent more than 1 million pounds in military expenditure. The Ming Empire is using their methods to destroy the British Empire. Gentlemen, You will all be officers of the British army in the future. Here I need to remind you that you will definitely encounter Ming’s army on the battlefield in the future. This is an opponent we have never met. They are not only the cruelest in the world The enemy, and the most cunning enemy, they will use various methods to defeat us, South Africa is just the beginning, and the goal of the Ming Empire in the future will be the entire British Empire..."

South Africa, however, has only just begun.

On this point, Churchill very much agreed with Major Spencer's point of view. Although he was young, to a certain extent, Churchill knew Daming very well.

It's not just because his mother's lover is from Daming, and it's not because he went to Daming with his mother when he was young. In fact, it was during that trip that his mother met his lover.

It was also his mother's lover who allowed Churchill to have a certain understanding of the Ming Empire in the past few years. Because of that guy, he would pay attention to the Ming Empire, a huge empire that was completely different from European countries.

"The Ming Empire—to some extent, it was a Spartan country, where almost all men had to receive military training. Military training from primary school was almost accompanied by their entire school career. This country is almost a large barracks, and all the men are not so much civilians as soldiers."

When Churchill stood in the classroom and introduced the Ming Empire he knew to the students, he couldn't help but feel a certain expectation in his heart.

In fact, deep down in his heart, he longed for war.His ideal is very simple: "Just go somewhere to fight the war" and "Once the war is won, you must engage in politics." The former is just the only way he must go to the latter.

"In such a country composed of soldiers, expansion is almost his instinct. Moreover, the military theory of the Ming Empire advocates pre-emptive strikes in wars, and surprises from the very beginning.

And claim that otherwise it will not be able to win.And we can look at the wars they fought in the past, without exception, they all adopted pre-emptive strikes, taking the initiative to attack unexpectedly from the beginning..."

After Churchill sat down, Major Spencer looked at the young man with admiration, and then asked.

"Then Mr. Churchill, do you think the British Empire will go to war with Ming in the future?"

"Sir, this is an unavoidable thing,"

Churchill said in a solemn tone.

"I believe that in the next few years, we are destined to have a war with the Ming Empire. This war is likely to break out by the Ming Empire actively attacking us."

Listening to Churchill's judgment, Major Spencer asked after nodding in agreement.

"Then Mr. Churchill, in your opinion, from where will the Ming Empire attack the British Empire in the future?"

Facing the inquiry of Major Spencer.Churchill thought for a while, then said:
"I personally think that if a war breaks out between us and the Ming Empire, then the first shot must be fired by the Ming Empire, and it will be in the Pacific region."

"Why in the Pacific?"

Major Spencer thought for a while, then said:
"If it's true, we don't have many conflicts of interest between the Pacific region and the Ming Empire. Why are they there?"

"The reason is very simple. Because the Ming Empire wants to turn the Pacific Ocean into the Daming Sea. If you understand the Ming Empire, you will find that all their immigrants are from China, from the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Ocean is quite important to them. In addition, they have a large colony in North America. In the Pacific Ocean, the Republic of Hawaii is under their control. It is precisely because the Pacific Ocean is of special importance to them, so our presence in Australia and New Zealand is between the empire There are irreconcilable contradictions."

Churchill's point of view is undoubtedly very fresh. After all, few people have paid attention to the Ming Empire's ambitions for the Pacific Ocean.

"So I believe that if a war breaks out between us and the Ming Empire, the Pacific Ocean will be where the first shot will be fired."

After making this conclusion, Churchill looked at the major and said.

"So the war between us and the Ming Empire is destined to be dominated by naval warfare. The most important thing is the struggle between the two sides for the dominance of the Pacific Ocean. But for now, I don't see any possibility of victory at all. I mean We, our Royal Navy, simply cannot beat them in the Pacific."

what?
Everyone looked at Churchill with surprised eyes. What was he talking about?
Is he saying that it is impossible for the Royal Navy to defeat the Ming Empire Navy?

"You mean the Royal Navy will fail?"

asked Major Spencer.

Though he was an officer in the Army, he had as much confidence in the Royal Navy as anyone else.

"That's right! That's it."

At this moment Churchill has a look of not being surprised and dying.

"If you look a little bit at what we have in Australia and New Zealand, you will understand. Why do I say that? We don't have a shipyard in Australia and New Zealand that can repair dreadnoughts. In this case, what do we use to repair What about those warships that were damaged in naval battles? It can even be said that we were not prepared for war there at all, and once war broke out, the result would definitely be disastrous!"

He then emphasized:
"And I believe that once the war breaks out, they will definitely use the most violent attack to seize our colonies in the Pacific. Before we can react, Australia and New Zealand may have fallen. By then we will have to defend India. Actively attack …They will certainly do it, because only by being aggressive can they gain a first-mover advantage."

After Churchill made this judgment, everyone fell into silence. Major Spencer looked at this confident young man and didn't know what to say for a while?
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