East of Portsmouth, Selsey Point.
This is a promontory, just east of Portsmouth Naval Port, the home of the British Royal Navy. It joins with the Isle of Wight, which is about 20 kilometers away diagonally opposite, to form two gate gods guarding Portsmouth Military Port. .
Since being in a de facto state of war with the Ming Dynasty, the Royal Navy has begun to expand the forts at Cape Cersey and the Isle of Wight, built reinforced concrete gun emplacements, and erected more than a hundred 9.2-inch, 10-inch, and 11-inch gun emplacements. inch and 12-inch large-caliber shore guns.
However, these shore guns are not used to defend against the Ming Dynasty Navy, but to defend against the French Navy - France is always the number one imaginary enemy in the minds of the British! Of course, in many cases, this number one imaginary enemy cannot be mentioned in words, just think about it in the heart.
Therefore, although the calibers of the cannons on the forts on the Isle of Wight and Cape Cersey are tailor-made for the French Navy's battleships of more than 10,000 tons to 20,000 tons, they are claimed to be able to defeat the Ming Dynasty's 30,000 tons. Armor of a large battleship.
What's even more embarrassing is that the Ming Navy's forts, which are used to defend against ship-borne aviation and dominate the world, don't even consider air defense. The number of anti-aircraft guns on the two large forts is not as many as the shore defense heavy artillery, only a few dozen.
But having said that, when the large fleet of the Ming Navy really put up a parade-like formation and sailed to the English Channel outside Selsey Point, the armaments of the Selsey Fort and the Isle of Wight Fort were completely " "It's enough" because these coastal defense heavy guns and anti-aircraft guns are completely useless. The only useful ones are the 3.7-inch howitzers used to fire 24-gun salutes.
"Boom boom boom"
Amidst the bursts of salutes, rows of battleships, battlecruisers, aircraft carriers, escort carriers, armored cruisers, large cruisers, second-class cruisers, torpedo destroyers, armored destroyers, destroyers, and various other The ships all passed near the viewing platform of the fort at Cape Cersey.
On the viewing platform, the British Union Jack and the Ming Dynasty flag were fluttering. Queen Victoria I of the United Kingdom was dressed in a royal attire, wearing the King George IV crown, and the Ming Dynasty King Zhu Xiyou, who was wearing a dragon robe and a good-winged crown, stood side by side. . On both sides and behind, stood a group of civil and military dignitaries from the British Empire. On the embankment below the viewing platform, there were still countless British gentlemen and ladies standing with small flags to welcome the large warship coming from the Queen's mother-in-law's family.
Lin Zexu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Ming Dynasty, Zhuge Weijiu, the special envoy of the Ming Dynasty, and Natalie, who was pregnant with Liujia, and others had also boarded the viewing platform at this time, standing less than 20 meters away from Queen Victoria, and Members of the Rakshasa Empire, the Kingdom of Prussia, the Kingdom of Spain, the Kingdom of Algeria, and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, all of which openly supported Victoria, looked at the famous scene on the sea with smiles. They also held small paper flags of the Ming and British countries in their hands, waving them constantly.
If you didn’t know this, you would have thought that Daming and Daying had been good friends for many years! In fact, until now, Ming and Great Britain have not officially signed a peace treaty, but have only reached a temporary truce agreement.
According to this truce agreement, the state of war between the two parties, that is, the Ming court and the British government of Queen Victoria, was suspended until Queen Victoria and King Lu of the Ming Dynasty got married, and then discussed the signing of a permanent peace treaty.
But everyone knows that as soon as Victoria and Zhu Xiu got married, Daying became "Xiao Ming". How could Da Ming embarrass "Xiao Ming"?
Now the European continent is undergoing drastic changes. When the internal affairs of the United Kingdom are settled, Rakshasa may have become Eastern Rome, Germany has been unified, and Napoleon II of France has also done something to open up new territories. Big deal!
Without a relatively powerful Britain to intervene forcefully in European affairs, a unification war among the three major European powers, France, Germany, and Rakshasa, would probably be a high probability event.
"Your Majesty the Queen, our government will soon issue a statement recognizing that you are the only legitimate monarch of the British Empire, and will provide you with all necessary military, political and economic assistance! As long as you and His Royal Highness King Lu are married, we will also You and His Highness King Lu will be recognized as the twin saints of the Indian Empire. I wonder when you are going to do something good with King Lu?"
When the last row of Ming Navy ships passed by the sea outside the viewing platform, Lin Zexu, accompanied by Zhuge Weijiu, had already arrived at Victoria's side and began to inquire about Victoria and Zhu Xi's marriage. While asking, he also looked at the two people. When Victoria heard Lin Zexu's question, her beady face turned red, and she looked quite shy. Zhu Xiyou seemed a little tired. Could the tiredness on his face be due to the fatigue from the journey?
The blushing Victoria did not answer Lin Zexu's question directly, but looked up at Zhu Xi'an (although Victoria was a German foreigner, she was short and had to raise her head to talk to the tall Zhu Xi'an) and smiled. Said: "Brother Xiyan, I listen to you. When do you think it is best for us to hold the wedding?"
Hearing Victoria's question, Zhu Xi'an also showed a proud expression on his face - although this little girl Victoria is a bit too keen on that thing and is not particularly beautiful, her personality is still very likable, little girl Niao Yiren doesn't say anything, but she also listens to the man's words. She always looks at Zhu Xi'an with a bit of admiration in her eyes. This is very useful to Zhu Xi, the vase prince who has been looking at the highest power since he was a child, but dare not even touch it.
Although he has not yet paid homage to Victoria, he is already the de facto King of England! And after Lin Zexu announced that Ming Dynasty would recognize him and Victoria as the "Twin Saints" of India, he was already the de facto emperor of India!
For the elites of the United Kingdom, among the three parties vying for the right to rule the United Kingdom, whoever can ensure the possession of India must have the last laugh!
So Zhu Xiu raised his hand and pointed in the direction of London, raised his voice, and announced loudly in English: "Together with Victoria, I will lead the Royal Navy and Army to march to London to defeat the rebels entrenched in London and restore order there. Finally, I will lead the Royal Navy and Army to London." Next month, I will get married to Queen Victoria in London!
Now I declare that all the rebels who lay down their arms will be forgiven, and all the rebels who resist to the end will only die. If Prince William (Emperor William) is willing to give up the struggle, he will be treated as a king. After I become the Emperor of India, I will also take out a wealthy principality from the Indian Crown Territory and grant it to him and his descendants.
In addition, when the civil war ends, the United Kingdom will carry out comprehensive reforms, and land owned by the royal family and the government will be redistributed to all citizens of the United Kingdom who are landless and willing to cultivate the land. The discriminatory policy against Catholics will be completely abolished. From now on, people from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales will all be equal members of British society. Of course, I will convert to the Anglican Church and become a believer in God the Father before my wedding to Victoria! "
(End of chapter)
