Outside 10 Downing Street, countless London citizens gathered outside, and then began to demand that the Prime Minister, the Marquess of Salisbury, retaliate against China, harshly retaliate. They thought that the Chinese dared to fire on their warships and sink them, which was simply a slap in the face of the British Empire. And how could these citizens of the British Empire, who had always been so proud, allow such a thing to happen? Therefore, they also began to ask the British government to teach Taiwan a harsh lesson, otherwise they would lose the face of the British Empire. However, the Marquis of Salisbury was immediately very discouraged, because Britain was not ready for war with Taiwan, and it was impossible to start a war against Taiwan. The British have not yet done the work of Germany and France, and if these two countries do not come forward, then he is afraid that this joint attack on Taiwan will be a joke at all. When the time comes, the British will not be able to please the British.

"Your Excellency, the citizens outside are also forcing us to start a war against China, and we must teach China a lesson and bring the perpetrators to Britain for trial." British officials said.

Immediately, another official also said: "Many citizens of London have also said that we sent more than 19,000 people back then and forced the Chinese government to agree to so many conditions, so we are now fully capable of sending tens of thousands of troops over, so that we can completely beat China into a swollen nose and face, and then make them pay countless compensations." ”

"And they heard that China was very rich, and maybe we could colonize them as well. Forcing them to crown the throne on our Majesty the Queen and make them our colonies. This kind of weak country can be conquered by sending tens of thousands of troops, so they suggested that we send tens of thousands of troops. ”

The Marquis of Salisbury immediately scolded: "Oh my God, their impression of China. Or is it stuck almost sixty years ago? Sixty years ago, we didn't really defeat them, they were just ignorant Chinese officials who didn't want to fight. We were so lucky to win that war, and it was their ignorance and war weariness that allowed us to take advantage of it. Otherwise, we would not have been able to defeat China back then. China could not be defeated back then, how can it be defeated now? For China, it can only be gradually dismembered, not swallowed in one bite. Any country that wants to swallow China in one bite will face the fate of being dragged down. If we fight a war of attrition, our British Empire will not be able to consume China. So, you are so idiotic that you think we can defeat China with tens of thousands of troops? ”

"As for what to say about turning China into our colony and making them recognize our Majesty as their empress? Oh my God, what a crazy idea this is. If we dare to make this claim. Then I am afraid that the Chinese emperor will soon cooperate with Taiwan and then fight us together. They would rather lose the throne to Wang Guorui than to us. Losing it to Wang Guorui can still guarantee wealth and nobility, but if it is lost to us, it will be a complete slave to the country, so they are not stupid! So what makes them our colonies, and makes them recognize our queen as their emperor, this is simply stupid. ”

"China is not as weak as we think, China is far stronger than we think. Their potential is endless. The population of 400 million alone is enough for them to arm an army of 40 million when they are forced to do so. My God, forty million armies would be enough to sweep the world if they were all equipped with our weapons. What we need to do is not to provoke China, not to wake them up from their slumber. If we provoke them, we won't be able to escape! So, we can't wake up the Chinese dragon. Just let them sleep all the time, and don't irritate them. But once a full-scale war breaks out, it will be impossible for us to completely conquer China. Taiwan is not the mainland government of the Manchu Qing Dynasty of China, they are not so easy to mess with. However, too many people equate Taiwan with the Manchu Qing Dynasty. How sad this is! So, don't think like that! ”

The Marquis of Salisbury really felt that he was about to go crazy, and too many people in the country were so idiotic that they actually thought that China was the country that could be conquered by more than 10,000 troops. The Marquess of Salisbury knew very well that China was too powerful for any country that tried to swallow them up was bound to fail. Western countries are using the method of dismemberment to annex China, and they dare not dismember the whale swallow. Once swallowed, it will definitely fall into a war of attrition, China will not allow them to annex, and at that time China's national consciousness will be completely awakened, and then it will be a tragedy for the whole world.

The difference between Western countries and Japan can be seen from this, and Western countries are obviously smarter than Japan in terms of strategy towards China. Japan hoped to swallow China in one gulp, but in the end not only did it not succeed, but later awakened the national consciousness of the Chinese people. In a sense, without the War of Resistance Against Japan, China's national consciousness would not have been fully awakened. Of course, Western countries think that they must slowly and step by step dismember the Chinese, and then they can let China be annexed by them step by step.

They took advantage of the compromise of the Manchu government and kept cutting meat with small knives before they could reap the benefits. If anyone wants to be very whale-swallowed, then I am afraid that he must be the unlucky one in the end. Therefore, those ordinary British people who do not understand the situation in China have also begun to talk nonsense here, hoping to destroy China quickly, which is simply impossible. If they want to destroy China, even if it is just to get the throne of China, it will be enough for China to rebound. The Chinese would not accept a Westerner as emperor over their heads, and the Manchus would rather lose the throne to Wang Guorui than to the British.

However, too many British people still look at China from the perspective of the past few decades, and Britain has gained too much benefit from China, and they subconsciously think that China is a country that can be bullied casually, and it is a very weak country. This kind of thinking of the British people has not changed even in the 21 st century, and one can imagine how stubborn this kind of British thinking is. In their hearts, the East will always be a weak country, and it will never be able to become a strong country. This is also the case in the Internet era in later generations, let alone in this era of insufficient communication?

"But Your Excellency Prime Minister, can't we just not respond? If the demands of the citizens outside cannot be satisfied, then I am afraid that there will be a sensation in the future, and we may all have to step down at that time! The cabinet official said.

Hearing that he was going to step down, the Marquis of Salisbury also sighed helplessly. This Taiwan is really an outlier, and it actually caught their death hole this time, making them unable to move. But if you don't solve it well, you are in danger of stepping down. The Marquis of Salisbury really feels as if Taiwan and Wang Guorui are his nemesis, and he really doesn't have a good way to hold Taiwan. You can't fight again, and you can't get the benefits after you fight, but if you don't fight, you can't explain to the voters in the country, and this time is the most embarrassing place.

"It would be nice if I could be a year or two late again, and if I could be in case for a year or two, then I would have regretted being so passive. After a year or two, then I should be able to get through the relations between Germany and France, and even entangle Japan and Russia to attack Taiwan together, so that we can probably solve it quickly. But not yet. The Marquis of Salisbury said with a sigh.

"Then we must also answer strongly, otherwise our British Empire will lose face." said the Foreign Secretary.

"Well, let's publish it in clear code, and our British Empire asks China to take the initiative to compensate us for our losses, and hand over the captain of the navy that caused the incident to us at that time. Otherwise, it will be possible to settle the matter between the British Empire and Taiwan through war. Said the Marquess of Salisbury.

A telegram was sent to Taiwan through clear code, and this clear code telegram was known to the whole world, and everyone wanted to know how Taiwan would solve it. Because Britain directly demanded that Taiwan compensate for the losses and hand over the captain of the warship at that time. Otherwise, there is a possibility that war will break out between the two sides, and this is an out-and-out threat of war. And once the British used the threat of war, then I am afraid that there are few people in the world who are not afraid. So everyone also felt a thrill and didn't know how to deal with this result.

When those people in Britain heard the news, they also thought in their hearts that Taiwan would inevitably choose to compromise. After all, the British Empire is the world's number one power, and if they make a threat to the world's number one power, then no one in the world will dare not listen. Therefore, countless Britons are also looking forward to China's initiative to admit defeat and surrender, and then kneel and lick at the feet of the British, begging the British for forgiveness like a pug. And this situation is in line with their impression of the Chinese, and they have the impression that China should be like this, and there is no other choice. As for going to war with Britain, this is no joke, this is simply impossible. How could China be able to defeat the British Empire, when more than 10,000 people in the British Empire forced China, a country with a population of hundreds of millions, to surrender, one can imagine how weak they were. How could such a weak country be an opponent of the British Empire?

Next, a telegram from Taiwan came back, which made countless British people blow up their lungs.

Taiwan replied in plain terms: "If you want to fight, I will fight." (To be continued......)