1825 My New Daming

Chapter 344 We need a Napoleon! (ask for subscription, ask for monthly pass)
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 meeting room at 10 Downing Street.

The voice of Admiral Hugh Gough, who was just appointed Chief of the Army General Staff, was stiff and cold, as if he was giving a eulogy at a mournful funeral. Looking at the corners of his lips, everyone felt the sun of the British Empire is slowly falling.

"The Viscount Beresford thought that the performance of the Indian soldiers was so disappointing, so lacking in honor and devotion, that they would not be able to take part in any real serious combat unless there were a sufficient number of white officers and non-commissioned officers to supervise them. He thought that if we To continue to use Indian soldiers, the proportion of white officers and non-commissioned officers in each British Indian army company should not be less than 10% in any case.”

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

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

Everyone in this meeting room knows that Britain will join the war sooner or later, because it is Da Ming and Da Ying who are fighting for world hegemony, but everyone is afraid of Da Ming's strength and subconsciously avoids participating in the war, so they have formulated a way to The policy of the Indian empire as cannon fodder.

Originally, everyone thought that as long as India was packaged into an empire, her war potential could be tapped out, and India would fight for the British Empire to the last man.But now it seems that they overestimated the integrity of the Indians. No one thought that the Indians did not love the Indian Empire at all, and they all looked fierce when they were not on the battlefield.But once on the battlefield, they either ran away or surrendered. The 10,000+ people of the Malayan Army almost fell apart without a good fight.To continue playing at such a pace, India can't hold on for too long before it's over.

And once India is over, Australia will definitely not be able to defend it, and the Middle East will definitely fall into the hands of Ming Dynasty. Then the Ming Navy will be able to break into the Mediterranean Sea through the Suez Canal. This is simply the end of the Western world!

"Moreover, the entire western world can no longer stay out of it!" The Duke of Wellington said again, "People on the European continent must understand that if the British Empire is allowed to fail, it will not only lose 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 ask Rakshasa, the Kingdom of Jin, and Austria to mediate together, and to hold a peace conference in Vienna with the participation of the great powers. This peace conference should also become our unity. The meeting of all countries against the Ming Empire! All countries must understand that if we cannot unite to contain the Ming Empire, then after the Ming Empire defeats us, it will be their turn."

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

The Duke of Wellington shook his head, "Persuasion alone may not be enough! Ever since Napoleon was defeated by us, the lives of these countries have been too comfortable. Now, we need a Napoleon!"

In fact, Robert Peel has been running to the European continent these days, trying every means to get European countries to sanction Daming together.However, the countries are only perfunctory to Britain, and no one is willing to really offend Daming.

And the British Empire seems to have nothing to do with those European countries that are obedient and vicious. Because the British Empire, which is the best at stirring up shit, now lacks a stick that can stir up the shit pot of Europe.

And Napoleon II, this is the stick!
But this stick is not in British hands, so the Duke of Wellington can't use it to beat disobedient France, Holland, 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!" The Duke of Wellington thought for a while, "Maybe we can let the Princess Regent and Duke Alexander come forward."

"What? Duke, what did you say?" Victoria's teacher, the Viscount Melbourne, who was also the Minister of the Interior, was taken aback by this proposal, and stared blankly at the Duke of Wellington.

The Duke of Wellington glanced at the Viscount of Melbourne: "Viscount, it is necessary for Her Royal Highness to attend the Vienna Peace Conference in person, and it is best for Duke Alexander to attend on behalf of the Rakshasa Kingdom. The other party cannot refuse. And Princess Sofia, the wife of Grand Duke Joseph Karl, is a Bonapartist. So as long as the three young people become friends, we have a way to take Napoleon II away from Vienna. As long as Napoleon II arrives London, we shall have the means to convert the King of the Netherlands and the King of France."

"Okay," the Viscount Melbourne nodded, "Duke, I understand, I will persuade 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 an intermediary for the transfer of the Temasek fortress. I also want to try my best to let the Ming army release the troops in the battle of the Malay Peninsula, the Malacca naval battle, The white officers and soldiers captured in the Treg naval battle, if not all, must strive to be released."

"Yes, Prime Minister."

威灵顿公爵又对海军大臣巴麦尊子爵和军需总监萨默塞特中将说：“5月底之前，6艘克雷西级装甲巡洋舰和3艘无畏级快速战列舰必须服役8月底之前，这9艘新锐战舰必须加入澳大利亚大舰队！”

There are Dreadnoughts on this timeline too!

This class of battleship is an enhanced version of the Victory class, the main improvement of which is the use of 4 steam turbines that can generate a total of 2.6 horsepower.Therefore, its design speed is faster than the Victory class, theoretically it can reach 21.5 knots (it ran 23 knots in the later sea test).

As for the Crecy-class armored cruiser, although it still uses a reciprocating steam engine, it can run at a fairly high speed because it has a power of 2.1 horsepower. The theoretical maximum speed is 21 knots. After ventilation, 23 knots and 24 knots are all possible.

With these two types of "high-speed ships", there is a little bit of certainty in the Pacific battle.

"Yes, Prime Minister!"

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

Viscount Palmerston, Lord of the Admiralty, and Somerset, Chief Quartermaster, also patted their chests.

Wellington thought for a while, and then said: "There are still two Blake-class ships that must be repaired and then joined the Australian fleet. In this way, the Australian fleet will have 3 fast battleships and 8 armored cruisers, which should be ready for a battle."

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

Wellington nodded and said: "The handover of the Temasek Fortress will be completed in April, after which 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 4 months of August, our Royal Navy will be struggling with a lack of battleships to fight the enemy, and I hope everyone can unite to get through this difficult period, no matter what."

"Prime Minister," the Duke of Wellington hadn't finished his sentence when Huck, the cabinet secretary, knocked on the door and interrupted him.

"What's the matter?" Looking at the secretary Huck, the Duke of Wellington felt palpitations—but don't make any more troubles, the British Empire can't afford it!

Huck showed a reassuring smile when he saw the expression of the Duke of Wellington, and said: "Prime Minister, the news from the Americans is a good thing. They clashed with the Japanese immigration group supported by Ming and Mexico in Texas. There was a firefight in Dezhou City, and there were thousands of casualties!"

(End of this chapter)