"The Spanish defenders completely failed in this battle. Where did they lose? The equipment is not good! And the Mini bombs are loaded in the front? I am so useless with the Mauser in the rear..."
"The battleship is also the oldest sailing battleship. It can't even defeat a few *boats..."
"Now if you want to maintain your rule, you have to completely change your clothes. Do you think it will cost tens of millions of pounds to do this? How much tax does the Philippines pay to Spain in a year? Is there two million pounds?"
"Haha, I said yesterday that the Spanish Parliament would definitely not agree to send an expeditionary force, because this is a money-losing deal!"
"It costs so much money just to replace the equipment. How much military expenditure does the expedition cost? How many years does it take to recover the cost? How can it take a hundred years to expect such a small amount of tax revenue from the Philippines?"
"Writing is also a business. Why fight a war that costs money? Why did the United Kingdom hold its nose and admit it when the United States became independent? Wasn't it because the war fell into a state of losing money in the later stages?"
"No one is a fool. The purpose of spending any amount of money must be to recover more in the future. What's the point of fighting a war that cannot recover the capital?"
"So, the Philippines is useless to Spain right now. It's tasteless and it's a pity to abandon it! Accept your fate, you'd better accept it..."
"Let's resolve this issue peacefully at the negotiating table. Spain won't have to go on an expedition. As the new king, you can also get the credit for resolving the conflict..."
"What benefits do you want? Just ask, but Spain doesn't have direct troops? Come on, I'll make the connection. Do you want some retired Prussian veterans? How about hiring my elite marines for you?"
"It's cheap, it's really cheap. You said you came to power, but you don't have an army that dares to kill people. How can you control the situation?"
"Money? Money is not a problem anymore. As long as it can be solved with money, it is not a big problem. Come on... let's discuss it carefully. Don't run away. What are you afraid of? Relax, relax..."
Amadeo got on the pirate ship like this, and this negotiation on the shores of Lake Geneva was a disaster for Spain. Vertex Novel Ｘ 23 Ｕ Ｓ． COM
At the same time, under Xiao Letian's plan, the most influential newspapers in all major European cities published Chinese headlines early this morning.
'The war in Manila has ended. The Chinese and Luzon Chinese rebelled against the coalition forces and captured Manila with lightning speed! '
'The Spanish governor fled, the top military commander of the Philippines fled, and the 100,000 Spanish garrison collapsed! '
'More than ten large mass graves discovered in Manila! The Spanish colonial government brutally massacred Chinese people is irrefutable evidence! '
The large characters in pitch black ink smelled of blood, and all of Europe suddenly lost their voice. The ignorant citizens who had scolded Xiao Letian for being so hard-working were all dumbfounded.
The first feeling was the same as that of Amadeo I. They didn't believe it. However, the Chinese had prepared for more than ten days to counterattack this time, and various series of circumstantial evidence had piled up like a mountain.
American shipowners, British explorers, Belgian businessmen... various voyage diaries and memoranda were all delivered to Europe through the telegraph system.
Time is still short at the moment, and there is even a large amount of photographic evidence heading towards Europe on a clipper ship. It is expected that more physical evidence will appear in the European media in three months.
Now the Spanish government is speechless. Manila has been liberated on the 3rd. Will I assassinate your local general on the 15th? Are you crazy?
After reading a thick stack of newspapers, Bismarck sighed, "This guy stole a lot of our limelight. We originally reserved so much space to celebrate the founding of Germany, but he ended up taking away a lot of it... …”
"Spain's bite is really hard. Xiao Letian has eaten the fat... God, even I didn't think that Spain is so weak that it can be bullied to this extent?"
"What's the attitude of the UK? Xiao Letian, your victory is too glorious, I'm afraid it will be counterproductive!"
As expected, Bismarck's eyes were blazing. When the news reached the ears of the Queen of Buckingham Palace, the Queen, who had always been calm, suddenly became anxious.
"Let the prince and the prime minister come to see me, and let the foreign minister also come to see me! I must have an explanation for this matter!"
The Queen is not furious, but this cold attitude is more terrifying than actual anger.
Gladstone, the Crown Prince, the Foreign Secretary, the General Staff of the Navy and Army, including the Duke of Newcastle, who had a lot of contact with Xiao Letian... more than a dozen important imperial ministers stood in front of the Queen as if they were avoiding a cat and mouse.
Queen Victoria said with a gloomy face, "According to convention, I should not interfere with your governance! Everything in the empire should be decided by the cabinet and should be led by the prime minister..."
"But the situation has developed to this point, and I have to speak! Today I am just expressing my position. I am not using my power to suppress you, and the palace files will not record every word I said today!"
"I just want to ask, how to face Xiao Letian? How do you want to treat this newly rising Chinese!"
"Look into my eyes and please look up!"
The queen's eyes were glaring at everyone's faces, and everyone was so frightened that they didn't dare to speak out!
"Don't you think Xiao Letian's power is expanding a little too fast? The outcome of the war in France is completely beyond our expectations. Didn't your previous judgment hurt both sides?"
"How could Germany and the Chinese win so easily! Now that Germany is unified, our entire strategy will have to be redone!"
"Not only Germany, but also Chinese people have emerged, and they are rising so fast!"
"If France is defeated, then their power in Asia will definitely be divided. Will the Annan Congress be cut off by the Chinese? Kalimantan has been lost, and now even the Spanish Philippines is finished!"
"The entire South China Sea has been placed under the Chinese sphere of influence, and the entire northern half of Southeast Asia has become his sphere of influence! Didn't you predict all this before?"
"Now tell me, what is your attitude towards the Chinese? Do you have a long-term diplomatic strategy?"
"Is it war or peace? Containment or appeasement? Do you have an attitude? Answer me..."
The Queen's voice of rebuke came from Buckingham Palace, and the faces of all the courtiers turned pale!
At two o'clock in the afternoon that day, Gladstone officially issued a statement expressing his serious concern about the war situation in France and Spain, and asked all countries to gather in London to discuss the situation.
Gladstone said with a livid face, "The British Empire will never allow the spread of war. Maintaining world peace is our important task. From now on, the British Royal Navy has entered Level 2 alert. The Royal Navy has the right to intervene in any naval battle around the world." !”
"Peace is hard-won. I hope all countries can calm down and exercise restraint!"
With the threat of Chi Guoguo, Britain once again used its navy, an invincible weapon, and made it clear that I would fight whoever starts a war again!
In fact, in the final analysis, it is a threat to Xiao Letian. You have expanded too fast. If you dare to launch a war outside, we will be rude to you!
