Chapter 687: The-Stirring Stick of History
"Captain Wilson, it seems that we are not wrong in getting the news from the Dutch merchants. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"
In the thick fog, the Duke headed in the direction of the Wa Kingdom, and a middle-aged man on the deck wearing a black tuxedo and a white wig stood beside Wilson.
Wilson was a little humble to the middle-aged man, and he said: "Earl Kerry, it is true, our warships in India pursued three unknown warships a few years ago, and it is said that these three warships are very similar to ours, and now it seems that these three warships are also from this great Chongqing country. “
Earl Kerry frowned, "This Great Chongqing Country is really strange, according to our understanding, this place should be as ignorant as the natives on other continents, why is it that in just a few years, there will be warships here that can compete with our Britain, and it seems that we did not take advantage of the confrontation just now." “
This was also what Wilson was worried about, and he said: "Lord Earl, the Dutch merchants said that the Great Yu Kingdom has a fleet, and this fleet is not small, and our attack on their warships at sea this time will only put us in a disadvantageous situation, after all, this place is too far away from the British mainland, and too close to the Great Chongqing Kingdom. “
"It is normal to meet in the fog, and it is normal to have accidental injuries in the case of not being able to distinguish between friend and foe, this matter only needs to be clarified to the emperor of the Great Yu Kingdom, and when the time comes, we will send another gift, and the emperor who loves vanity will not pursue it again."
"The Earl is right, these natives are very arrogant and face-loving, and they are very indifferent to their generals." Wilson smiled and said, "At least the monarchs of India, Annam, and Burma are like this. ”
Kerry nodded, "Anyway, don't worry, the most important thing now is to establish diplomatic relations with the Japanese state, the Dutch and the French have already taken the lead, the cake of East Asia is very big, we can't lag behind." ”
This time, Kerry went to the Japanese country at the behest of British Prime Minister Robert, and now the news of the Dutch losing the East Asian route and establishing foreign trade relations with the Great Chongqing State has spread in Europe.
The goods brought by the Dutch merchants from Dayu were even more popular with European countries, because the porcelain, tea, and silk of Dayu have always been favored by European nobles, and no matter how many goods the caravan trafficked from Dayu, they would soon be sold out in Europe.
The Dutch have been making huge profits in the past two years, and there are signs of a resurgence of the declining maritime trade in the Netherlands, but the British Empire, which suffers from pink eye, will not let its once powerful maritime enemies become strong again.
Therefore, the Dutch chose the king of Qi in the north of the Great Yu State, and they chose the Wa State, for them a strong Great Yu State is not in their interests, because once the Great Yu State becomes strong, their interests in East Asia will be damaged, which is unacceptable to any European country.
Even though the Dutch severed diplomatic ties with the Wa Kingdom under the pressure of the Qi king, they all hoped that there would be a country in East Asia that could counterbalance the Great Chongqing State.
A region in turmoil can bring them more benefits, which is a common value of European countries.
As for this encounter at sea, Kerry was deliberate, and his purpose was to let the Great Chongqing understand their strength as a maritime overlord.
Diplomatically, they will only implement a carrot and stick strategy, and then they will give Dayu a little sweetness to defuse the crisis.
After all, in his opinion, a mature monarch will not be hostile to a country because of a chance friction.
Thinking of this, Kerry smiled, believing that the next market in Europe would be here.
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After sailing at sea for two days, Xie Yuan docked at Dengzhou Military Port with the disgraced Dreadnought battleship, and soon after engaging the British warship, they encountered the Youzhou patrolling the same area, and this time he almost ordered an artillery bombardment.
Fortunately, the fog had almost dissipated by this time, and the lookout saw clearly in time that this was its own warship.
The dreadnought's miserable appearance quickly attracted the attention of the marine soldiers at the docks, and some of the generals ran over to inquire about the situation.
"Go, go, go." Xie Yuan's face was decadent, and this time he was caught off guard by the other party first, which made Yue Yun, who had always refused to suffer, definitely angry.
Thinking of Yue Yun's stereotypical face, he was a little scared, but he just stretched out his head and stabbed it, and he could only take the first mate and go straight to the naval officer office in the military port.
"British!"
Xie Yuan's narration almost made Yue Yun's hair straighten with anger, and he slapped the table hard and scolded: "Xie Yuan, Xie Yuan, you really embarrass the general, if you let the emperor know, where will the general's face go." ”
Xie Yuan shrugged his head, and he said: "General, the last general thought it was the Youzhou, and he didn't dare to fire casually, otherwise it would be his own people beating his own people, but fortunately, none of us were injured this time." “
Yue Yun was chased and killed by British warships in his early years, and he still remembers it vividly, so he was instinctively hostile to the British.
On the one hand, this hostility came from hatred of the British, and on the other hand, the British warships were indeed difficult to deal with.
If it is one-on-one at sea, I am afraid that any warship of the Navy is no match for British warships, after all, the British Navy has rich combat experience.
Weapons and equipment are one thing in naval warfare, and this experience and command are also very important, but he is not afraid of British warships, because this sea area is in front of the gate of Dayu, and if you fail a few times, you can do it again, and if Britain loses in this place, it means withdrawing from this area.
"Hmph, this can't hide your mistakes in this naval battle, you go and find this British battleship, otherwise you will be allowed to go to the battleship to wipe the deck."
Xie Yuan's head shrank, and he said: "Yes, general, when the last general finds him, he will definitely be beaten up and thrown these red-haired ghosts into the mine as coolies." ”
Yue Yun glared at Xie Yuan again, "Then don't go quickly, this matter was supposed to be reported to the emperor immediately, the British didn't appear in this sea area to fish." ”
Xie Yuan nodded and turned to leave.
At this time, Yue Yun picked up the pen and wrote a memora, and asked the guards to send it to the post station to Qingzhou.
Three days later, this recital was folded to the imperial study in Qingzhou Xingyuan.
After watching Yue Yun's recital, Xiao Ming frowned, and a fire broke out in his heart.
He comes from a modern age, so he naturally knows that this Britain has always played the role of a-stirring stick in history, and wherever there is war, there will be British.
And the British are not only good at bringing down a country from within, but also at propping up thugs that agents think of themselves.
Contemporary Britain once vigorously supported Japan against Russia, and there was no shortage of British in the Russo-Japanese War.
At the same time, the British have always been known as Anglo. The Saxons professed to be extreme white supremacists during this period.