The harbor of Edinburgh was almost empty – and almost because there were still a few people in the harbor, waving white flags to signal the fleet not to open fire.

Jiang Haijun looked at the white flag waving in the harbor, put down the binoculars and said, "Master Hou, it seems that the barbarians can't help it." ”

Liu Wenbing sneered and said, "I didn't see it!" Benhou's telescope is broken! Order, continue the shelling of the port! ”

Liu Wenbing's reason is very lame, how can the telescopes produced and distributed to nobles and senior generals by Shaofu be bad? But Jiang Haijun and the others nodded in agreement, indicating that their telescopes were also broken.

Then the white flag in the port of Edinburgh was waved in vain, and the Suez Canal Flotilla, which did not care about the life or death of the barbarians, launched another shelling.

Unlike the previous two shelling of the port, this shelling basically had no results, only killing those who were waving the white flag, and by the way, the port was almost destroyed, not like the first two shellings.

For the Ming Empire's naval fleet's behavior of shelling the port without saying a word, not only Cromwell was puzzled, but Charles I was also confused.

Compared to Cromwell, who was worried about all kinds of things, Charles I didn't even know what the reason was—it was simply inexplicable, was it because of himself or because of his subordinates?

At the beginning, the British Empire suffered such a big loss in New England and did not take the initiative to find a field, and now the Ming Empire actually took the initiative to send troops to attack England?

It's just too much of a deception!

But Charles I decided to put up with it.

I can't bear it, I can't bear it, compared to Cromwell, who doesn't have a bit of AC number in his heart, Charles I's heart is still the same as Spiegel, and there is obviously still some B number.

If it weren't for the Ming Dynasty's arms, let alone divide the north and south with Cromwell, the best outcome would be to be captured by Cromwell's rebels, and then forced to agree to their republican proposal.

The worst possible scenario is that he may become the first king to be executed by his subjects.

After forcing himself to calm down, Charles I spoke: "Continue to send people, closely monitor the movements of the Ming Empire's naval fleet, and contact them immediately as soon as they have the intention of peace talks." ”

After all, Charles II is young and his temperament is also extremely hot, after listening to Charles I's words, he immediately snorted coldly and said: "Father, why should we keep putting up with it?"

No matter how powerful the fleet of the Ming Empire is, the Royal Navy of the British Empire may not be afraid of them! If we continue to bear with it, today they shelled Sunderland and Edinburgh, and tomorrow where will they shell? ”

Charles I rubbed his forehead and said, "Then what to do?" Now immediately declare war on the Ming Empire? My son, I spoiled you before, and you have no idea how terrible the Ming Empire is. ”

After finishing speaking, Charles I set his eyes on Andrew Gerst, the Minister of Governorship next to him: "Gerst, you come and tell him how terrible the Ming Empire is!" ”

Gust bowed down and stroked his chest, turned to Charles II and said, "Your Highness, the number of troops in the Ming Empire is about two million, and this is only the lowest estimate. According to the information we have obtained, the Ming Empire can pull up an army of 20 million people at any time.

Mind you, Your Highness, this is still without affecting the stability of their country, and if they don't care about all the consequences, then they can raise an army of about thirty million to fifty million at any time.

Your Highness, can all the countries of Europe combined organize an army of 10 million? Obviously, this is not possible.

As for their navy, judging by the known intelligence, they have three main fleets, countless small sub-fleets, and the main warships, that is, the types of warships they shelled at Port Sunderland, are about a hundred, and there are countless supply warships.

Your Highness, the main warships of the whole of Europe combined, can crush them in terms of numbers, but in terms of actual combat effectiveness, it is estimated that the fleets of the whole of Europe may not be able to withstand their attacks. ”

Charles II, who had always been well protected by Charles I, was a little confused.

Everything Charles II has been exposed to since he was a child is everything about Europe, and there are only a few of the most powerful countries in the whole of Europe, and England is clearly among them.

As for the distant Ming Dynasty, it obviously does not exist in the world of Charles II, or Charles II has never taken the initiative to understand the Ming Empire.

Looking at Charles II, who was a little dumbfounded, Charles I spoke: "Now you know how terrible the Ming Empire is, right?" Although it is not known why they suddenly shelled the port, there must have been a reason.

What we can do now is not to recruit soldiers, let alone declare war on the Ming Empire, but to find a way to figure out the reasons for this, find a way to calm their anger, and ensure the safety of the British Empire. ”

After speaking, Charles I continued: "Son, except for this shelling of the port, in that land of New England, we have already clashed with the Ming Empire, and the consequences are obvious, all the people who went on an expedition to New England did not come back alive.

And before that, in that part of Africa, we also had conflicts with the Ming Empire, and the outcome of the conflict was not much different from the result in New England, so we gave up New England and Africa.

If it can be said that we have suffered such a loss ourselves, then what about France? France gave up the land of New France, do you really think it was caused by the civil strife in their country? ”

Charles I's heart was filled with endless sorrow.

What can you do if your country's ports are shelled and your people are bombarded? As a monarch, he cannot guarantee the safety of his subjects, but instead wants to be wronged, which is already a dereliction of duty!

However, the problem of everything is just like what Gust said, the strength of the British Empire and the strength of the Ming Empire are not on the same level at all, and the strength is not as good as others, what else can be done except to swallow it?

Just like France at the height of its prosperity, the British Empire can barely wrestle with France, but what about the Ming Empire, which can make France suffocated?

Charles II, whose worldview was almost destroyed, was a little confused, and forced himself to calm down before muttering: "It's incredible, why does such a powerful country exist in the world?" ”

Charles I sighed and said, "Well, don't care why, since this country already exists, then what good can we do?"

You go back first, have a good rest, and then go to understand the Ming Empire, understand it from all aspects, and have a general impression of the Ming Empire.

Child, I'm old, the British Empire will be handed over to you sooner or later, you have to remember, no matter what, don't provoke the Ming Empire, even if you have been greatly wronged - being able to be wronged means that you still have the need to exist! ”

Charles II bowed and went back to his room to rest - was it a good thing to be wronged? What is this theory?

……

Liu Wenbing looked at the dock in front of him, which was also empty, and snorted hatefully: "Damn, what are these damn barbarians thinking?" ”

Jiang Haijun was also a little confused, and after he was stunned, he was full of admiration - when it comes to the kung fu of forbearance, these barbarians in England are really powerful enough!

I have also experienced a lot of large and small battle formations, from the surrounding area of Daming to the South Seas, from Xinming Island to the African continent, Jiang Haijun has never seen such a tolerant country!

Jiang Haijun, who hadn't figured out what to do after thinking about it for a long time, simply asked, "Master Hou, what should we do now?" ”

What to do? You ask me? What should I do?

Liu Wenbing, who was also extremely entangled, simply spoke: "Go on, the next port, continue to shell them until these barbarians come out to talk to us!" ”

Hearing Liu Wenbing's categorical words, Jiang Haijun said in pain: "Master Hou, they seem to have already raised the white flag before?" ”

Liu Wenbing also remembered - the barbarians had already raised a white flag and planned to communicate with him, but he deduced that the telescope was broken, and then continued to shell the barbarians' port......

But Liu Wenbing didn't feel embarrassed at all, but said with a big grin: "Going hot, definitely going hot!" Passing on the general order of Ben Hou, let's go to the next port and take a look! It's a big deal, just spend a few more days and go around the whole barbarian country! ”

Liu Wenbing's order was carried out, regardless of whether anyone raised the white flag or not, in short, it was to shell the port, leaving a lot of chicken feathers and duck blood, and then continue to rush to the next port to shell again, until the fleet circled back to the port of Southern Cape Town.

The port of the Southern Cape is not much different from when the Suez detachment left - it was bombed like this, and it is not a matter of a day or two to completely repair it, and the repair is not of much significance, who knows when the naval fleet of the Ming Empire will come back?

If there is a difference, there is actually a difference, at least compared to the last time someone rushed out to play with the Suez Canal detachment, this time only one ship stopped in the harbor and dropped its sails.

What it means for a ship to fall sail on the sea is a very obvious thing, especially when facing an armed fleet, falling the sail basically means waiting for death!

Jiang Haijun was a little confused in the face of this situation, and said to Liu Wenbing: "Master Hou? ”

Liu Wenbing pondered for a long time before he spoke: "Send someone over to take a look and see what those barbarians want to do?" ”

Albin Macaulay thought he was dead—when he was sent here by Cromwell, he had already told his family that he might not be able to go back, so that they should not be sad, and that he might return to the arms of the Lord early.

But when Macaulay was picked up by a small boat to Liu Wenbing's flagship, a nervous heart suddenly settled down.

I am not afraid of what conditions the Ming Empire proposes, I am just a messenger to pass the word, even if the conditions proposed by the Ming Empire are difficult, it is up to Cromwell to decide.

I'll probably be safe until the final negotiation results come out, right?

After bowing down to Liu Wenbing, who was in the middle of the crowd, Macaulay said directly: "Your Excellency, Great General, I don't know what angered you and made you shell the ports of England?" ”

Without waiting for Liu Wenbing to speak, Liu Xiaoyao said directly: "Correct your mistake first." This is the marquis of my Ming Empire, not a general, as for the general, it is the Jiang Navy next to him. ”

After smiling and bowing down again to apologize, Macaulay continued: "Once again, I am sorry for my recklessness, and now I wonder if His Excellency the Marquis can tell me the reason?" ”

Liu Wenbing nodded with a smile and said, "It's very simple, did you arrest three Ming people?" Now, hand them over and bear all the expenses spent by the Ming Dynasty to rescue them, and this matter will be revealed. ”

Macaulay said with a confused expression: "What does Your Excellency Marquis mean, is it because of these three people?" Little Ellis? And those two merchants of the Ming Empire? ”

Seeing Liu Wenbing nodding in acknowledgement, a look of anger appeared on Macaulay's face: "As far as I know, little Ellis is a Dutchman, and he is not a citizen of the Ming Empire at all?"

I apologize only on my own behalf for the wrongful arrest of two businessmen from your country, and I am sure that His Excellency Cromwell is equally sorry.

I can start by assuring you that we can release the two merchants of your country at once.

As for little Ellis, because he is not a citizen of your country, and because he did not produce any evidence to prove his identity in the first place, we are sorry, but we cannot release him! ”

Liu Wenbing smiled: "Who said he didn't prove it?" Old Ellis had already applied for Daming's household registration for him, but he didn't have time to tell him.

He is now a legitimate citizen of the Ming Empire, and the naval fleet of the Ming Empire has the obligation to protect the safety of the Ming people overseas. ”

Macaulay said angrily: "I'm sorry, Lord Marquis, he didn't say anything about the identity of the people of the Ming Dynasty before, so your statement can't be established!" ”

Liu Wenbing's face did not change at all, and he said with a smile: "Then, please go back, you continue to detain Little Ellis, and we will continue to shell your port."

If you're not convinced, you can kill little Ellis right now, including those two Ming merchants, if you have the authority to call the shots.

However, Ben Hou would like to remind you in advance that if their lives are threatened, the naval fleet of the Ming Empire will not rule out using any means to find justice for them! ”

Macaulay said with a gloomy face: "Your country is declaring war on the British Empire?" ”

Liu Wenbing laughed and said: "If you think it is, then Ben Hou tells you, yes, this is a declaration of war, from the moment you start to detain the people of the Ming Dynasty, the war has begun!" ”

PS: Happy New Year to Spicy Chicken readers! 2019, new year, new journey, thank you, thank you, may we walk all the way in the future!