"Oh my god, why do people from the Ming Dynasty come here? What should we do?!"
"The Ming people are coming. They are coming with huge warships. We have no other choice but to surrender!"
"Yes, I heard that these Easterners are particularly cruel and like to play with human dissection and make them die miserably!"
Therefore, on the day when the Congress was convened, the palace hall was full of noisy discussions, and there was an atmosphere of panic. Even Xu Qianxue was infected by this atmosphere, and felt a sense of depression that was about to suffocate.
He began to worry whether the Ming Congress would completely destroy England this time.
And will he be punished for betraying the Ming Dynasty?
Moreover, Xu Qianxue couldn't help but start to think about whether he should report his family background when the Ming army wanted to arrest him, and tell these people that his uncle was an important minister of the Ming Dynasty Zizhengyuan and a famous person in the world, Gu Yanwu. Both brothers hold important positions in the Ming Empire.
Xu Qianxue kept pacing. He was even thinking about how to save his property in England after saving his own life.
These properties naturally included the large number of slaves he kept in England.
"Everyone, you must have heard the news that the Ming Dynasty from the east has sent troops across the North Sea to invade our British Empire! It can be said that our British Empire has reached the most critical moment in its history!"
"And everyone knows how powerful the Ming Dynasty is. We have no chance of winning in a naval battle. We can only abandon London first and carry out strategic transfer. We will first move all kinds of important materials and people to the inland, and wait for the Ming Dynasty army to land. , fight with him again!"
At this time, James expressed his opinion after seeing Charles II nod.
"Not to fight with the Ming Dynasty? But our British Empire is not a country that is good at land warfare. We have always relied on the navy to protect our country, but now we are only allowed to fight the Ming Dynasty on land. In this case, Will we lose faster?!"
At this time, a congressman put forward different opinions.
James had to shout loudly: "In naval battles, we are no match for the Ming Dynasty! Their navy fights in sea areas around the world almost every year and has rich experience in naval battles. What's more, their warships and artillery are not something we can withstand." Isn’t a failed attack on the Netherlands a lesson?”
"Everyone! In my opinion, as long as our navy is determined to defend our country to the death, we will definitely be able to defeat the Ming army and protect our country. Although the Ming Dynasty is strong, it is impossible for him to send a large number of troops to England. I'm afraid it's just A small army, and then used a large group of Dutchmen to fill up the numbers under the flag of the Ming Dynasty! It’s not like we have never been fooled like this. The last time we went to fight in the Netherlands, we found a large number of Ming army battle flags. Then they mistakenly thought it was the army of the Ming Dynasty, so they had to retreat. It turned out later that they were disguised as Dutchmen. These damn Dutchmen have always been a group of people who are afraid of death and greedy for money, and are far inferior to our British Empire. People are brave!”
"It can be seen that we do not need to be too afraid of the invading Ming army. We should believe that we can defeat these bandits, mainly Dutch, at sea! There is no need to move to the inland to make our land and factories were taken over by these bandits!”
Shortly after James said that, another person expressed a different opinion.
"That's right, we shouldn't show weakness from the beginning, but should keep the bandits out of the country! This is also the way that is most beneficial to the people!"
"That's good. Since they are mainly Dutch people, there is nothing to be afraid of!"
Many MPs were still unwilling to give up their fields and factories on the coast, so they opposed the proposal to abandon London and transfer their property to the interior.
"I object! The Duke of York's proposal is undoubtedly wise. Even if the Ming army that comes to invade our British Empire is mainly Dutch, then we should respond to this invasion in the most reasonable way. This is not to say that we will not fight with it. Instead of conducting a naval battle, they should land on the beach and then take the opportunity to let our navy attack their navy and make it impossible for them to go back!"
There are also congressmen who support James expressing different views.
But in short, for a time, because more than 300 members were expressing their own opinions, the resolution leading to the war has not been passed.
The Ming army has already arrived at Wash Bay.
The British navy stationed here did not receive any orders to prepare for war, so it reacted hastily. Some British warships did not have time to add more shells and were shot first.
The two Ming Dynasty steam warships, the "Jianhou" and the "Deqinghou", rushed to the forefront, like two vanguards, spitting out thick smoke, chopping the waves towards Kingsley Harbor, and their guns pointed forward. Then he spat out tongues of fire and fired shells at the English warships that had set sail in a hurry.
The wooden sail battleship of the British Navy was completely unable to withstand such a bombardment. After receiving a single shot, it was blown up by the Ming army's artillery shells, causing sawdust to fly everywhere, becoming black and burning.
It didn't take long for several British warships to completely lose their ability to sail.
This was just an appetizer for the Ming army to test the strength of the British navy, so they only sent two steam battleships.
The flagship "Ninghe King" has not yet been dispatched.
But the British Navy was obviously unable to resist.
Seeing this, Liu Zhaoji simply ordered an additional ship, the "Marquis of Yan'an", to be sent over, and a fleet of Dutch mercenaries to follow. They would land directly at King's Lynn Port in order to complete the task as quickly as possible, seize Cambridge, and then surround London. strategy.
"Damn it! Where did these armored ships come from? Why is there no news from London? What do the people who are doing intelligence work do? Why doesn't the king let us make preparations in advance! My God! Is there any news from London? It has been captured, so the news can’t get through? Send someone to London quickly to ask!"
Earl Kroger, the leader of the English navy stationed here, spoke very depressedly.
"Oh no, Your Excellency, there is an armored warship on the sea!"
After hearing this, Kroger quickly picked up the telescope and took a look. His face turned pale and said, "Who can tell me how to deal with this kind of battleship!"
boom!
And after seeing another sailing battleship being hit and starting to sink into the sea, he had to decisively order: "Everyone abandon the ship and go ashore! We need to defeat them on land and use our courage!"
As a result, the remaining three British battleships and five small battleships began to actively retreat. Then, all the remaining British naval officers and soldiers in Wash Bay returned to the shore, then lined up in array, raised their flintlocks, and prepared to wait for the Ming army to come ashore. .
Not long after, a clear-cut flag appeared on the horizon in the sight of the British army.
However, the one who raised the battle flag was not a Han Chinese from the Ming Dynasty, but a Dutch mercenary. Naturally, these Dutch mercenaries had to assume the role of cannon fodder and rush to the front. Otherwise, there would be no need for the Ming Dynasty to take them to play.
