Beijing City, Prince Wu's Mansion.
In the study of Mr. Zhuge Weijiu, a group of "Zhuge Liang" with feather fans and turbans were gathering together to hold a "Plenary Meeting of Zhuge Liang in Beijing" to discuss "betting the world" with the British Empire.
A group of "Zhuge Liang" each had a copy of the telegram, and they were all reading it carefully and counting on their fingers as a habit - they had to count carefully!
It seems that the British Empire did not follow their previous clever calculations!
In fact, before Zhuge Weidao proposed the idea of competing for hegemony with the British Empire and "archdao (light) printing", these "Zhuge Liang" were already pinching their fingers and thinking about competing with the British Empire for hegemony.
Although they are a little timid and unwilling to make a huge gamble with Great Britain that determines whether they will win or lose, they also know that with the advancement of technology, a world dominated by superpowers will inevitably emerge. Although failure in the struggle for hegemony will inevitably face dire consequences, once the Ming Dynasty reaches the top, the Ming Dynasty and the Zhuge family will be able to stabilize for many years.
Because the world hegemon can transfer domestic crises to other countries... so the hegemon's country is the most stable!
And they don't need to read the "Book of Heaven" to know that with Ming's current size, if it does not seek hegemony, it will sooner or later become a thorn in the side and flesh of other world hegemons... So Ming has no choice but to seek hegemony!
Just for these two points, these "Zhuge Liang" have to let Ming reach the top!
But their plan was not to support Daoguang, but to support Rakshasa to challenge the British Empire - they did not expect that Emperor Daoguang would have the courage and strength to challenge the British Empire. What's more, I didn't expect that the seemingly powerful East India Company was actually captured by two hundred and dozens of "naval airborne troops". The Peshawar Fortress was captured. There were still tens of thousands of people trapped in Afghanistan who didn't know if they could come out?
This British Empire... doesn't look very good!
Of course, these "Zhuge Liang" will not give up the established plan of "conquering Rakshasa and fighting Yingyi" just because Zhuge Weidao successfully conquered Daoguang to print - the two plans are not in conflict with each other. If the British and barbarians disgraced the Jin Kingdom in India, then the possibility of the Rakshasa Kingdom taking action to compete with the British for Western hegemony would be very high!
And as soon as Rakshasa takes action, Ming Dynasty will be sure to win in the fight against Daying!
But early this morning, King Louis XVII of France, who had called Zhuge Wei "Yafu" for a long time, sent a telegram informing "Zhuge Yafu" that the British Empire was planning to use his territory to hold an "International Naval Arms Control Conference." ——This is to internationalize the naval arms race!
In addition, Louis XVII also told his "dear Asian father" three important things.
First, the British Empire was determined to regain Peshawar, and would expel Jin Dynasty from Afghanistan at all costs. It might even invade Central Asia and force Jin Dynasty to sign a peace treaty that would be humiliating and humiliating to the country.
Second, the British Empire will send a huge ocean-going fleet to bypass the Southern Ocean waters controlled by the Ming Dynasty and take the route between the East Indies and Australia to Japan to show that the British Empire Navy can supply Japan in wartime!
The above two actions will be promoted at the same time as the Naval Armament Conference.
The third big thing is that the Queen Mother of France, Marie Antoinette, misses "Zhuge Yafu" very much...
In other words, the British Empire has upped the ante and adopted a posture of not willing to fight at all. It has also roped in a large group of Eastern and Western powers to form a team to oppose the Ming Dynasty's "Thousand Ships Plan."
"Great Military Advisor!" The first person to "calculate" was Zhuge Weiyang, the "Black Zhuge" who had just been promoted to Chief of Naval Staff. "These British guys are quite capable... They want to take advantage of them. Our victory in Afghanistan and our restraint on the Japanese issue created the illusion that the British Empire was sure of victory, and then used this illusion to pull countries around the world on board, and combined the power of all countries to force us to make concessions at the arms conference! "
Zhuge Weiyi, the shipbuilding strategist and minister of the Navy, continued what Zhuge Weiyong said: "There is nothing to make concessions at the armaments conference... The 'Thousand Ship Plan' was originally a plan to weaken the British, and we did not expect the British to comply with the order. Follow them all, let's give a discount and change it to the 'Five Hundred Ship Plan' or the 'Three Hundred Ship Plan', which is enough for the British to drink. But it is a bit provocative for the British to send a fleet to sail around Japan! This is We are conducting military exercises!"
Zhuge Wenyong snorted: "After they arrive in Japan, they will definitely have to conduct other exercises to provoke... It's impossible for us to go to war with Britain over this matter. The idiots in Japan thought we were If we are afraid of Britain, the situation in Japan will only become more unstable! Grand Military Advisor, we have to find a way to stabilize the pro-Ming faction in Japan!"
"Yang Ming, what do you think?" Zhuge Wei took a long look at Zhuge Yangming, whose generation was named "Yang", that is, the "Shanghai Navy Division". He happened to be watching his own gasoline locomotive demonstration in Beijing during this time, so he was also attracted by Zhuge Weijiu was called to a meeting.
"Great Military Advisor," Zhuge Yangming said with a smile, "If the British cannot win in Afghanistan and cannot draw Japan away, then the naval peace conference held in France will be more beneficial to us."
Zhuge Weijiu laughed: "Doesn't this mean you didn't say anything? I'm asking you if there is any way to stabilize Japan?"
Zhuge Yangming smiled and said: "Great Military Advisor, in fact, the two tasks of guarding Peshawar and stabilizing Japan can fall on Uncle One Hundred and Eighth!"
"One hundred and eight..." Zhuge Weijiu counted with his fingers, "That's right, as long as Peshawar can be defended, then even if the Gong Daoguang printing thing is successful, then he can officially become A member of the military division!"
"Yes," Zhuge Yangming said, "a twenty-six-year-old military advisor takes the daughter of the Dahei family as his concubine. That is a grand event for Japan's pro-Ming sect... It is enough to offset the British fleet's visit to Japan. Influence."
Zhuge Weijiu counted his fingers again, and then nodded, "Okay, what to do...send a telegram to 108, asking him to keep Peshawar!"
"yes!"
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Amu Darya camp, airship field.
When the sky becomes dim and bright, the sound of drum music rises loudly, and the north wind blows loudly. Amidst the sound of drums and wind, the neatly organized airborne troops of the Daikin Navy were silently boarding the boat. The fairies at the Nalan Family's Immortal Temple were waving the Eight Banners in the distance and giving out bursts of sweet shouts.
The north wind was strong, and the airships that had been blown up a little and floated were shaking for a while. The airship that has been loaded with airborne troops has risen into the air and is hovering over the airship field, waiting for the other airships to fly up and form a team with them.
This is the sixth batch of naval airborne troops to reinforce Peshawar. According to the plan, they will be transported by twenty airships (seven more have been added) to Peshawar City to participate in the upcoming defense battle of Peshawar.
On the airship landing site, a man in a "yellow mantle" and an officer wearing a blue coat of the Ming Dynasty were walking leisurely. They passed by the airships that were about to take off, and all the officers and soldiers saluted them. One of these two is Zhuge Weidao, the general counsel of the Daikin Navy Department. The other one is Guan Tianpei, director of the Operations Department of the Operational Training Bureau of the Ming Dynasty Navy.
The two people walked in the wind, and the increasingly strong cold wind blew on their faces, and their brows gradually knitted together.
"Daozi, you are in the navy, do you really want to go to Peshawar? I heard that the commander-in-chief of the East India Company's army, Major General Hugh Gough, has arrived at the front line and is ready to fight! This time the war is fierce and dangerous! And the wind is getting worse If the wind gets bigger, the airship may have to be grounded after this round. I think it is enough for Mu Zhongjun and Zheng Guoxian from the Army to go to Peshawar."
"Sir Guan, the military division has given me a fatal order... Peshawar must be defended! How could I not go? Besides, although I am a navy, the airship airborne and the Bagua machine gun formation were all my ideas. If I don’t go, won’t I have no confidence in my idea?”
Hearing what Zhuge Weidao said, Guan Tianpei suddenly thought of something. He looked at Zhuge Weidao and asked in a low voice: "By the way, you...haven't you already passed the military advisor examination?"
Zhuge Weidao smiled faintly and did not comment. He just raised his hands to Guan Tianpei and said: "Sir Guan, it's almost time. It's time for me to get on the boat. Let's say goodbye!"
Guan Tianpei seemed to have understood something, looked at Zhuge Weidao, and finally laughed in a low voice: "Okay, your Zhuge family finally has a young and promising military advisor!"
