Chapter 319 The war has begun!
"War, they need war!" A face turned red with excitement, as if he had caught a yellow-faced woman who was having an affair with someone and was extremely angry. Major General Ford waved his hands fiercely. Damn, despicable Qing people, and those shameless and equally dirty Westerners, they don't pay attention to our British Empire at all.
"Calm down, dear Major General Ford, I think you need to calm down. War is a must. I agree with you, but now, we must listen to Mr. Ambassador." Si Dangdong's face was still pale, but everyone could see that his eyes were full of flames of anger.
Macartney sat by the porthole with a glass of brandy. His gray-blue eyes were looking at the wine in the glass. The scene just now was too shocking. Thinking of the scene of the head tilting out and rolling at his feet, Macartney couldn't help closing. He put on his eyes and let out an unbearable moan. May God punish those damned pagans. If Lord Dundaz heard the news, he didn't know how angry he would be.
"Mr. Ambassador, we need your advice." Sdang looked at Macartney and reminded the wise ambassador again.
"My suggestion... War is inevitable. We came with respect and friendship and gave them enough respect, but what did we get?" Macartney drank all the brandy in the glass, put the glass on the table, and shrugged his shoulders helplessly: "We didn't get anything. They were unwilling to agree to all our conditions. Our sincerity was regarded by their arrogant emperor as the delusion of a group of servants. Yes, he actually took us. The British Empire is regarded as a vassal under his feet, which is the most unforgivable.
"But, war, gentlemen, what kind of war do we need? What are we here for? War must serve this goal, not just because of the lives of one or two hundred people of the British Empire. Remember that loyalty to our empire is our noblest mission. Macartney's words are quite good. His words not only have incitement, but also analyze the focus of the war. Since we want to fight, we must find legitimate excuses and reasons. On the grounds that the Qing Dynasty did not agree with their diplomatic treaties, it is far more than avenging nearly 200 crow smugglers. Justice is also more justifiable.
"You're right. Indeed, this ancient empire is now just a bright surface. His officials and military system have completely rotted. In fact, as long as we stretch out a finger and push it so gently, it's like the gorgeous and exquisite porcelain... broken on the ground." There was a shaly smile on the corners of Si Dangdong's mouth.
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"Mr. Sdangdong, please don't despise this empire too much. Even if you think it is extremely fragile, don't forget that this empire is too huge to be as big as the whole India, and there has never been unification in India's history. Even in such a country, our British empire has spent For nearly two hundred years, however, we are still unable to occupy this land that has not been unified again.
And here, it is completely different. For thousands of years, after a short split, it will always be unified. Their civilization has been passed down for thousands of years. For thousands of years, they have always thought that they are the center of the world, although it seems that they have no Know and arrogant, but it is undeniable that the countries around this empire still maintain enough respect and even fear for this rotten and old empire.
"So, what we need is a small-scale local war. What we do is to make this empire feel that our British empire has the same equal right to dialogue as them, instead of completely offending her. Otherwise, it won't do any good for us.
"Mr. Ambassador, your wisdom is enough to illuminate this ocean. Your analysis is really too incisive. That's right. What we need is to let this empire understand that they are superior, and the sleeping day should be over. They must know how to respect us. Ford will nod sincerely to Macartney.
For such a envoy who has been favored by the Parliament of the British Empire and His Majesty, his mind is indeed amazing.
"In fact, as a gentleman and aristocrat from a civilized country, I hate bloody conflicts and stay away from war. However, for the sake of the honor and dignity of the empire, we can only choose this radical way to wake up those who despise us." Macartney drew a cross on his chest with a pitiful face, like a martyr, a shining saint behind his head.
"Your kindness is enough to impress the world, Mr. Ambassador." Major General Ford curled his lips secretly, trying not to show that contemptuous expression on his face.
"A typical bitch still wants to set up an archway." If Liang Pengfei was here, he would definitely give the noble Macartney an appropriate comment and a middle finger comparable to the thickness of a carrot.
"How's it going? What did you hear..." In a small cabin under this wide cabin, Liang Sanhuai held the stool and asked in a low voice to Wang Jinxi, who stood on the stool, holding an old-fashioned stethoscope-like thing with two heads and small in the middle, his companion on the roof of the cabin.
"They said they were going to start a war, um, they said they were going to clean up the court, and... They said they were going south and go to Luzon. How to translate that sentence? Oh, Xingshi asked for sin, they were going to Xingshi to ask for sin. In addition, they occupied Luzon Manila so that they could get supplies to the British fleet entering the Southern Ocean... The interpreter's eyes had been closed tightly, sorting out and repeating the intermittent things he overheard one by one.
"They started talking about afternoon tea, these idiots." In the end, Wang Jinxi, who found that it was all nutritious words, cursed in a low voice, and then jumped down and rubbed the red ears. I said team leader, since they want to fight against the court, what should we do?
At this time, there was a sound of footsteps outside the cabin. Liang Sanhuai raised a finger to signal to Wang Jinxi, and then lowered the voice in his ear and said quickly, "Pass the news out, and then watch it change."
"Teacher, are you in there?" At this time, the sound of Xiao Sidangdong came from the hatch.
"What's the matter, little Sidangdong." Liang Sanhuai opened the door and looked at his beloved disciple with a smile. What's the problem?"
"It's three o'clock in the afternoon now. Teacher, it's time for the lecture." Xiaosangdong took care of his clothes and looked forward to it. Yesterday, I talked about Zhao Zilong's battle against Changbanpo, and I'm still waiting to listen to the following.
"It's three o'clock. All right, come in, little Si Dangdong, the teacher will continue to tell you." Liang Sanhuai rolled his eyes and patted Xiao Si Dangdong on the shoulder and smiled.
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"... The British envoy fleet suddenly occupied the port of Manila before the 15th. Although the Spanish soldiers resisted tenaciously, the other party's warship was strong, and the shore guns in the port of Manila were insufficient, so it took only two hours, and the port fell..." Sun Shijie read in his hand. The official document that had just been submitted to his hand frowned tightly.
"...Governor Marcelo agreed that the British Mission Fleet, the British East India Company and the Bangladesh Fleet would use the Port of Manila as a supply base."
"Good!" After hearing the news with Ni Ming's hand holding the pen, he couldn't help hitting the table with his fist excitedly. In this way, the arrangement of adults has begun to bear fruit. The war has begun..."
"Your Excellency, you took advantage of the greedy surname of the British to urge them to occupy Manila Harbor and build a bridgehead for the British fleet in the East at our doorstep. Although the expectation is achieved under the premise that our strength cannot be exposed, the strength of the British in the East is not Only far above the Dutch, this time he attacked and defended. How can we let them touch the court according to our hearts? This is the top priority. Sun Shijie was not as optimistic as Ni Ming, but began to worry.
"Brother Shijie's words are reasonable, and adults must also know it. Our country, for so many years, has developed a kind of arrogant surname from top to bottom. For these Westerners, there is only one attitude, that is, contempt to the core, and this kind of people are the most serious in the south of the Yangtze River and the Central Plains. These local celebrities gathered, and the readers accounted for most of the world. In their eyes..." Ni Ming did not say any more, but his face was full of sarcastic smiles.
"You mean to find a way to drive the British to attack the Fujian and Zhejiang waters? Unexpectedly, you actually thought of me. Hahaha, I'm not lonely, I'm not lonely..." Liang Pengfei smiled happily in front of his eyes.
There are many generals in the room. Hearing Liang Pengfei's self-praising words, he directly made many people look up at the sky. The corners of their mouths twitched, their faces were twisted, and a black line on their faces. For their young masters or adults, who are more cheeks than the walls of Yanjing City, they brazenly put on their faces. They really felt that their faces were burned badly. There was nothing they could do. Young Master Liang's face was a refractory brick, which could not be burned through, but the firepower was too great. They were burning for Master Liang.
(to be continued)