Zhuge Weidao, inspired by Daoguang, created a conspiracy for Emperor William!
This conspiracy was the Suyinshi Canal that Emperor William had to defend.
If Emperor William abandons the Suins Canal, then Zhuge Weidao will send the Persian Gulf Fleet into the Red Sea to capture the Suins Canal - although the Persian Gulf Fleet is not strong enough to compete with the First and Second Indian Fleets for the Western Indian Ocean They have sea control, but under the cover of the first aviation battle, they can still detach a part of the fleet to cover thousands of marines to seize the canal.
Once the canal fell into the hands of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor William would not be able to insist on "William's death", and he, the "Emperor Yinshi", would become a puppet.
And if "Yin Shihuang" wants to defend the Su Yinshi Canal, then Zhuge Weidao has achieved his goal. If Emperor William wanted to defend the Suins Canal, he could only mobilize a considerable portion of his fleet into the Red Sea.
By then, the strength of the British and Indian navies in the Indian Ocean will be insufficient. If you still want to block the Persian Gulf Fleet and avoid cutting off the communication lines between Britain and India in a naval battle, then Emperor William's Second Indian Fleet will have Very busy.
Once the Second Indian Fleet was contained in the Western Indian Ocean, Zhuge Weidao's naval battle became more active. It can immediately maneuver to the eastern Indian Ocean, cut off the communication line between the Malay Peninsula and India, and cooperate with Guan Tianpei's main force of the Nanyang Fleet and army to besiege the Malay Peninsula.
Once the Malay Peninsula was captured by the Ming Dynasty, the Straits of Malacca would be completely under the control of the Ming Dynasty. When the time comes, the Ming Navy will go to the Indian Ocean if it wants to, and if it wants to go to Australia, it will go to Australia. This is full of life!
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"Your Majesty, did Heshen and Yiwei provide any convincing evidence?"
In the conference room of the Warrior, Emperor William was holding an emergency meeting with Prime Minister Amherst, Foreign Secretary Staunton, Lord Admiralty Nelson, Secretary of War Hugh Gough and others who had hurriedly arrived.
At the meeting, it was Foreign Minister Staunton who expressed doubts about the news that Ming Dynasty might seize the Su Yinshi Canal. He is almost a China expert. He has lived in Ming Dynasty for many years and has a good understanding of Ming Dynasty's internal affairs, diplomacy and behavior. He does not think that Ming Dynasty will adopt such a radical policy.
"But it seems possible that they occupy the Suins Canal!" Lord Admiral Nelson, Lord of the Navy, shook his head and said, "Their Persian Gulf fleet is composed of many old battleships and cruisers. They have lost their ability to compete with new battleships and cruisers in the ocean. The ability to fight. But in the long and slender sea area of the Red Sea, they still have their place.
Moreover, the forces we deployed in the Gulf of Aden and Suins Canal are very weak and cannot withstand their Persian Gulf Fleet at all. "
"But the troops we deployed in Su Yinshi are under the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom!" Staunton said, "Once the Ming Dynasty attacks the Su Yinshi Canal, the United Kingdom will immediately be at war with the Ming Empire.
Austria, Prussia, the United States, the Netherlands, Hanover, Bavaria, the Kingdom of Sardinia and other countries that have concluded a military alliance with the United Kingdom will also side with the British Empire and join the war!
At that time, the Ming Empire will face the joint attack of the eight Western countries! "
Marquis Nelson shook his head, "The outcome of a naval battle depends on the quantity and quality of new battleships and aircraft carriers. It has nothing to do with the number of countries participating in the war... and we now do not have an aircraft carrier, nor do we have aircraft that can fight at sea. .The number of new Victory-class battleships is only eight.
So we cannot afford to risk losing the Sudden Canal!
Once we lose the Su Yins Canal, Ming's aircraft carriers and new battleships may enter the Mediterranean. By then..."
He didn't say any more, but Emperor William already understood.
By then, France and Rakshasa will side with the Ming Dynasty!
And he, the Indian emperor, is about to become a puppet.
"Marquis, you are right!" Emperor William waved his fist, "We cannot lose the Suins Canal... Marquis, what do you think we should do?"
"We must send the fleet into the Red Sea first!" Marquis Nelson said, "We must send the main force of the First Indian Fleet in... Those old warships of the First Indian Fleet have little use in the Indian Ocean. The Red Sea This is their battlefield!”
"Marquis!" Hugh Gough, the Secretary of War on the side, quickly reminded, "If we send the First Indian Fleet into the Red Sea, then our only naval force in the Indian Ocean will be the Second Indian Fleet.
Although the Second Indian Fleet has 8 Victory-class, 12 Indomitable-class and 2 Blake-class new ships. But the number is still too small to protect the Gulf of Aden-Bombay transportation line while also providing support for the British and Indian troops in the Malay Peninsula.
Without the support from the sea, our army in the Malay Peninsula will be attacked from both sides! "
"What if we are attacked from both sides?" Emperor William frowned slightly, "General Gough, didn't you promise before that our defense on the Malay Peninsula is very strong, comparable to the Turkish Adrianople Defense Line, to repel the enemy's attack? Attack?"
Hugh Gough already understood what Emperor William meant.
The Emperor couldn't afford to lose the Suinshi Canal...but he could lose the Straits of Malacca!
"Your Majesty," Hugh Gough still had to tell the emperor truthfully, "we don't have many troops in the Malay Peninsula... It is a very large peninsula, and we only have 150,000 troops. So it is impossible to compete with Turkey's Asia Like the Fort Adrian defense line, a tight and multi-layered defense was deployed. Only key defenses could be adopted on the northern traffic arteries. On the southern front, the Malacca Fortress and Dammasik Fortress were heavily deployed.
Since the Malacca Strait behind them is already controlled by the Ming Dynasty Navy, these two fortresses are at risk of being attacked from both sides. "
"How many months can we keep it at most?" Emperor William asked.
"It can last for 6 to 12 months." Hugh Goff gritted his teeth and gave a time range.
"Six to 12 months is enough!" Emperor William said calmly, "enough for us to draw the entire Western world into the battlefield!"
"Your Majesty, you mean the entire Western world?"
"But how are we going to do that?"
Both Chief Minister Ahmed Ahmed and Foreign Secretary Staunton appeared less confident.
However, Emperor William was confident. He sneered and said: "When the Strait of Malacca is in danger, they can ignore it. When India is attacked, they can pretend that nothing happened."
But when the Yellow Peril begins to approach the Sudden Canal... who else can think they can stay out of it?
Then the entire United Kingdom, the entire Europe, and the entire Western world will stand with me! "
Although Emperor William mentioned the entire Europe and the entire Western world, what he was really sure of bringing into the scene was actually the United Kingdom!
The British mainland has been avoiding general mobilization for war these days because mobilizing while much of Europe is still at peace and entering a state of war would hurt the very foundation of Britain.
However, seeing that his rule in India might be overthrown by the Ming Empire, Emperor William no longer cared about protecting the United Kingdom.
He now needs the British Empire to use its greatest strength to engage in this war that has no chance of winning.
Thinking of this, he said to Amesh: "My Prime Minister, I need you to go back to Europe... You must do your best to make Europeans understand that the Yellow Peril is coming, and it is coming soon.
They're attacking India, they're attacking the Suisse Canal. This is no longer a threat far away, but a threat that is about to enter the Mediterranean.
If we cannot defend India, we cannot defend the Suyinshi Canal. All of Europe will become a land under the iron heel of the Ming Empire!
Therefore, no one in Europe can stay out of it! "
