The Rakshasa people's attack failed on May 10, 1829. It was a failure watched by diplomats and reporters from various countries! So by the afternoon of the next day, in the conference room at No. 10 Downing Street, the cabinet members leading the British Empire were already discussing this failure and its possible consequences with the happiest mood.
"Haha, now the Tsar is going to be embarrassed... The whole world knows what his invincible army is!"
"It would be hilarious if the Prussians, Austrians and Poles could all see through the Rakshasa country's foreign power and internal insufficiency!"
"Now the Rakshasa are blocked in Adrianople. They have said so many big words before and pretended to be Rome for several weeks, whetting the appetites of the Bulgarians and Greeks. If they are defeated in the end, But how will it end!"
When the Duke of Wellington heard someone proposed "ending", he took a puff of his cigar happily and said with a smile: "Ending? We can't let Nicholas I end... not only can't let him end, but also We also need to encourage him to continue to increase his investment, it is best to put all his wealth into it!"
British Foreign Secretary Robert Peel took up the topic and said: "Yes! We can't let the Tsar end, we have to let him continue to gamble. @*~~ The more bets he places, the harder it will be to end. In the end, even if he reluctantly ends, We have to retreat and lick our wounds for a few years. Then we can focus on dealing with Ming!"
"Concentrate on dealing with Ming?" Duke Wellington laughed, "Robert... do you think we can defeat Ming as long as we concentrate on it?"
"Can't we?" Robert Peel asked back, "Don't we have a three-year preparation and five-year plan? Now the three-year preparation period is almost halfway over. By the end of 1830, we should be able to have a completely new Royal Navy. Alright?"
The Duke of Wellington did not answer directly, but turned his attention to Viscount Palmerston and Earl Nelson.
Viscount Palmerston immediately took over Robert Peel's question and replied: "Currently, large shipyards across the UK are going all out to build the Victory class, the Courage class and the modified or newly built Indomitable class...already There are 18 Victory-class ships under construction. The Courage-class construction progress is slightly slower, but there are still 13 ships under construction. There are also 10 Sovereign-class ships that are being transformed into Indomitable class. In addition, 4 large shipyards at the newly completed Hindustan Shipyard Among them, there are also 4 new ships of the Indomitable class under construction. If all goes well, the first batch of Victory class, Indomitable class, and Courage class will be outfitted in the second half of this year. Early next year, the Royal Navy will get through the difficult period , starting to have battleships that can fight against the hero-class and hero-class battleships."
Earl Nelson added: "From the beginning of 1831 to the end of 1832 or early 1833, the Royal Navy will have a period of up to two years of superiority over the Ming Navy. But if we cannot achieve an overwhelming victory over the Ming Navy during this period of superiority, Sexual victory, then starting from 1834, we will gradually fall into a disadvantage... After all, Ming's industrial strength is much stronger than ours, and they also have more advanced armored steel, naval guns and ship power. system. Once they complete the development and construction of the "superhero" level, our advantage will be gone. That's why we proposed an adventure plan of "three years of preparation and five years of peace."
The Duke of Wellington continued what they said: "But if most of the European industrialized countries become allies of the British Empire because the Rakshasa Kingdom suffered a major setback in the war against Turkey, then the time window we have will be will be extended, and the advantage we have in the time window will be even greater! Even if they do not follow our country, India, and the United States to declare war on the Ming Dynasty, as long as they provide us with equipment, ammunition, and industrial supporting facilities, we can have a huge It’s a good chance of winning.”
"Rakshasa became our ally because of the setback..." Robert Peel was also a refined political elite of the British Empire. He immediately understood what Duke Wellington meant, "Duke, what do you mean? The setback the Rakshasa people suffered in Adrianople will make them lose their deterrent power against Prussia, Austria and France? But it is the Rakshasa people who lost their deterrent power, not the Ming Dynasty. Why do Prussia, Austria and France stand with our British Empire? What about opposing Ming Dynasty?"
"Because they are against the Rakshasa," said the Duke of Wellington, "and the Ming will be the Rakshasa's ally...
....So Prussia, Austria, France, and other European powers will stand with us for this reason! "
Robert Peel shook his head: "Prime Minister, although the powerful countries on the European continent are very wary of the ambitions of the Rakshasa Kingdom, and dare not openly be hostile to the Rakshasa Kingdom because of its strong image. But now we, Prussia, Austria, and France are all Together with the Rakshasa Kingdom, they declared war on Turkey... Will they switch sides and side with Turkey because of the setbacks suffered by the Rakshasa Kingdom? What are their interests in doing so?"
The Duke of Wellington smiled: "They will not betray their allies, and we will not... at least not betray openly without any reason. But what if the Turkish Empire and the Greek Republic reach a compromise? Turkey recognizes the independence of Greece, And Greece has also given up further territorial claims. So should we sign a peace agreement with Turkey? Our request to Turkey together with Austria, Prussia, France and other countries is only for Greek independence, not the restoration of the Eastern Roman Empire. If The Rakshasa state has enough power to achieve this goal on its own, so our countries have nothing to do but admit it. But once the Rakshasa attack is thwarted, most European countries will oppose the Czar's ambitions!
Especially Prussia and Austria...the two countries must not want to see a Rakshasa Empire that is exposed to weakness and severely weakened, annexing Moldavia, Wallachia and Rumelia, and then supporting Serbia. independent. "
Robert Peel somewhat understood what Duke Wellington meant. He nodded and said, "Duke, according to your opinion, the Rakshasa Empire will continue to suffer losses in the Battle of Adrianople?"
"Of course!" Duke Wellington smiled and nodded. "The Rakshasa Empire has only suffered a small loss now. If Nicholas I gives up the attack now and switches to defense. Then Greece, Bulgaria, Vlach Asia and Moldavia will be grateful for his liberation and will be controlled by him. Serbia will soon gain independence and become a loyal ally of the Rakshasa Empire. So we must push the Rakshasa people, Greeks, and Bulgarians to continue fighting, so that Together they will be bled by the Turks! Of course, the Turks themselves will also be bled dry!"
"I understand!" Robert Peel laughed. "The number of Greeks and Bulgarians is not large, but now they are fighting together with the Rakshasa people. If they lose tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people, they will definitely not be able to hold on in the end. Go down. And we can take the opportunity to push the Turks to make peace with the Greeks and Bulgarians.
At the same time, the greater the loss of the Rakshasa people in Adrianople, it meant that the tsar's strength was greatly damaged, and the greater the bet... In this way, the less Nicholas I could afford to lose! For Austria, Prussia, and France, the more Nicholas I could not afford to lose, the more they wanted him to lose. Because none of the three countries want to see a great Rakshasa Empire dominating the Balkans and Eastern Europe! Moreover, Prussia has ambitions for Polish land, Austria hopes to expand in the Balkan Peninsula, and many people in the French army want to avenge Napoleon's defeat by the Rakshasa Kingdom! "
As he said that, he suddenly frowned again: "But Ming...will he abandon Rakshasa?"
"No!" Duke Wellington said categorically, "If the Ming Dynasty abandons Rakshasa, then we will form an alliance with Rakshasa!"
Robert Peel asked again: "Duke, is it possible for Rakshasa to capture Constantinople with the support of Ming Dynasty?"
"Yes!" Duke Wellington nodded, "Of course there is...and it's very big! That's why Nicholas I would not let go easily, and he would be trapped in it, and he would get trapped deeper and deeper. .....The Ming Empire had to passively intervene in the Battle of Constantinople and became the enemy of most European powers! Because everyone did not like a Rakshasa powerful enough to dominate Europe, and they did not like the Ming Dynasty to intervene. European affairs to be the master of Europe. If the Ming Dynasty's goal was only Australia, Oregon, Malacca, the Dutch East Indies, and helping India become truly independent...then this country would be a trouble for our British Empire, and there would be at most one The Netherlands is with us. But if Ming wants to get involved in Europe, most of the European powers will oppose Ming!"
"But if Rakshasa wins..." Robert Peel was still a little worried.
The Duke of Wellington smiled and said: "Then it's highly likely.
You can win without a fight, or at least have a huge advantage in future struggles. So... Rakshasa will be trapped, Europe will be on our side, and Ming will have to follow Rakshasa's bets! "
"Then, will we win?"
Duke Wellington just smiled and shook his head: "I don't know!".
