Four Hundred and Sixteenth, Before and After Burning Hong Kong Night

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Two sets of rhetoric, one ending.

The sole purpose of the burning Hong Kong night tea party is to find sacrifices for the subsequent occupation of Muscat, allowing the dominant whites to seize the capital of the Sultanate in exchange for diplomatic results in line with Drake's previous achievements.

This is not only to reduce Drake's losses, but also because the profits of the Chamber of Commerce must be reflected through long-term operations, whether it is ports, docks or mines.

However, the colonial trend is bound to be accompanied by the intensification of ethnic conflicts, and the soil of anger cannot breed healthy chambers of commerce, which means that Drake must not become the target of public criticism after the war.

One of the limitations of the Chamber of Commerce is that it will never be able to claim extraterritorial rights like a country, nor does it have the proper structure and position to rule the place on behalf of the government functions.

Therefore, while capturing Muscat, Lorraine must complete a comprehensive and thorough transfer of contradictions.

There are not many methods for this matter, the best way is to secretly change the concept, that is, completely replace the contradiction created by Drake in the early stage with the [British], and supplement it with the equally beneficial [French], [ The Dutch] and the [Spanish] finally asked the non-British Eddie to remove the British label of the Chamber of Commerce, thus completing the withdrawal of the Chamber of Commerce from the center of national conflicts.

The whole process is like a game.

Lorraine spread out the chessboard in Muscat, and with the noise of the coastal defense line being pried, the final chess players were summoned with strong or weak performances and no false reality.

Baker also moved to the Sunflower overnight, and Emmons was in the same cabin as him.

Emmons had volunteered to be in the game.

His reason is that compared to Baker, who knows nothing about military affairs, he, a senior adviser to the Admiralty, is more capable and sure to persuade the British Army and Navy stationed in Cape Town, and at the same time has enough status to reach a temporary agreement with the Dutch Cape Colony. fornication.

His request is also very interesting. He asked for a private meeting with Lorraine, just like the first meeting between the two parties on the Sunflower, there was no private meeting with a third party at all, and the time was under his control.

Lorraine hesitated for a long time.

He always thought Emmons was a poisonous snake, with fierce poison and no desire.

It can be seen from his defense of Shaq's fleet in New Orleans that his perception of loyalty is different from the common world, and his perception of some other concepts of human nature may also be different.

Contacting him is a huge risk in itself, because people cannot predict the follow-up response of a snake.

But Lorraine lacked a reason to persuade himself to refuse. Just like Emmons said, a private conversation has no position in itself, and his role cannot be replaced by Manager Baker anyway.

That's the itinerary.

At sunrise, the Sunflower, which was full of VIPs, galloped towards the south with full sails. Lorraine bid farewell to them on the side of the ship, and his ears confirmed the results of last night's battle.

"Confirmed! Most of the Tianci Sultan, the flagship of the Sultan Bargara Guards, was burned and lost the ability to go to sea!"

"Confirm! The third, fifth, sixth, ninth, eleventh, and twelfth coast forts are destroyed!"

"Confirm! The No. 1, No. 2, No. 7, and No. 10 forts have suffered major damage and lost their offensive capabilities!"

"Confirmed! The wharf has been damaged by more than 60%, and there are only two remaining berthed boats, both of which are Shuai-type single-masted fishing boats. The function of Matola Port has been lost, and Muscat's navigation capabilities have been lost!"

"It seems that there is no need to continue to blockade the bay..." Looking at the thick smoke covering the sky across the sea, Lorraine muttered to himself, "It will take 20 days at the earliest for the Dutch to join the battle. 27 days for the army, 40 days for France, 42 days for Spain..."

"I hate boring stalemate phases."

Abandoning the conclusion, Lorraine waved his hand: "Unblock the bay, and the fleet headed by Valkyrie headed for Milani Castle."

"The Impatiens arrived at the port of Masi Lazuwo and told President Eddie that we need more shells, and at the same time asked him to prepare to receive the wounded."

"The flag order is issued!"

"Impatiens received, let's set sail!"

"Target Milani Castle, the Gulf blockade formation sets sail!"

...

Meanwhile, Aram Palace.

The Alam Palace is the palace of successive sultans, located in the north corner of Muscat City.

She has a vast area, sits on a large piece of land and pastures, and is separated from the urban area by a thick wall. Inside the wall are military camps, castles, warehouses, farms, pastures, hunting areas, the Sultan Palace, the Council Hall and the National Cabinet. The real military and political center of Skat.

In the hearts of Muscat people, this place will always be fortified, peaceful, unattainable and isolated from the world.

The most powerful people in the city live inside and outside that towering city wall. There are mansions and mansions everywhere, and even the servants are dressed in bright silk clothes and eat rich meat rice with clean hands.

Only those who really live in it know that An Xian will not stay in the sky of the palace forever.

The British were invading this peaceful and independent country, and the cause seemed to be that the Sultan had given shelter to some unknown Portuguese.

In fact, it is not accurate to say that.

Those who know more about the inside story understand that this war started when Shek of Gehailier accepted the dedication of those Portuguese and provided them with asylum on his own initiative. The Sultan was just innocently borrowed his name.

By the time the Sultan learned of this, the angry British had blocked the sea off Gakhiril.

At that time, most ministers in the cabinet believed that the British had made mistakes.

Because the Sultanate is not afraid of the United Kingdom, they have a seafaring history far superior to that of the Europeans. They have more than 30 powerful Bargara ships, and the Godsent Sultan, which is the most powerful warship in the entire Arabian Sea. The greedy European fleet could not resist either.

The British tried to challenge the majesty of the Sultan!

This matter was originally at fault with Shek of Gahailier, but because of the reckless behavior of the British, the matter lost the room for a peaceful solution.

Fortunately, those British were still self-aware. Although they blocked Gahailier, they did not make any more outrageous actions. The high-sighted sultan could not see the livelihood of the few fishermen. For the nobles in the palace, it was necessary to punish the arrogant British, but the war...

Such trifles are far from worth war.

No one expected that things would deteriorate so quickly.

On 2 January, Gakhlier reported that the British, reinforced on 20 December, engaged the "mighty" Portuguese fleet in the Sultanate's territorial waters.

Feeling contempt and offended by this, the Sudan convened a cabinet meeting for the first time on the issue of the British to formally discuss the necessity of war.

On January 3rd, Sherbisart sent an urgent message. On the 26th, the British bombarded Gahailier, the envoy of the Sultanate was beheaded, and the British declared war.

On the same January 3rd, Sur urgent news, on the 28th, the Sultan Bargara Guard Sur Squadron fought the British in the sea off Masirah, and 4 ships were sunk in the battle, but the British were not damaged.

On January 4, Suhr urgently reported that the British occupied Masirah Island, and the towns of Zuwo and Celeban fell.

On January 5, Suer was in a hurry, and the Suer squadron was defeated again on the 2nd. Three ships were sunk in battle, and the British bombarded Suer.

On January 5th, the second urgent letter was issued. The Sur Squadron attacked at night on the 3rd and was defeated. Three ships were sunk. Defense off the coast of Muscat has fallen!

One battle report after another, one rush after another, the entire Muscat was completely stunned.

Lorraine marched for a full 16 days to advance to the waters off Muscat, but in the eyes of the Sudan and his ministers, all this was only 3 days.

It was still on January 5th, even earlier than Sur's second urgent letter. The Sultan Bajara Guard reported urgently. The second prince Dillaman and Vice Admiral Deqiaz did not move, and there were five warships in total. Depart to meet the enemy.

Half an hour later, before the special envoy sent by the Sudan to the Bargara Guards set off from the palace, the result of the battle was reported back. The night battle was defeated, and one of the five ships survived. The second prince Dilaman and Deqiaz fought Will be spared only.

The angry sultan will put the two in prison immediately!

After that, to be precise, after Su Er's belated second urgent letter, the palace finally calmed down for two days.

The sultan only did two things in two days, one was to urgently order Gehrilshek to bring the Portuguese who started the war to Muscat as quickly as possible, and the other was to torture De Chia The lieutenant general, together with more than 30 generals and soldiers who survived the naval battle, pressed for all the details of the naval battle on January 5.

Prince Dilaman collaborating with the enemy!

The news was not surprising when thunder exploded over the palace. The Sultan himself went to prison and interrogated the prince. The prince confessed to the process of the British capturing and releasing him.

At least on the surface, this motivated prince who has only recently become favored is still loyal. The so-called collaborating with the enemy is probably a counter-intrigue of the British.

The Sudan asked many British follow-up plans from his mouth, and the powerful cabinet worked tirelessly to formulate responses and put them into practice...

On January 6, Marshal Manzeri, a famous navy in the Arab world, was ordered by the Sultan to attack. In addition to the Tianci Sultan, which was under maintenance, the powerful Bargara guards swore to attack.

As a result...the whole army was wiped out.

On January 7th, the palace finally saw the terrifyingly powerful British fleet with its own eyes, and saw the iron-clad battleship with its high-spirited bow, beautiful appearance and sculpture-like bow...

A doubt arose in the hearts of the cabinet ministers,

It's just that there hasn't been a naval battle with Europeans for more than ten years. Has the world's navy...has it developed to this point?

The British blocked the port of Malaga and the Gulf of Muscat. There were no envoys and no wars. They just cruised in the heart of the Sultanate without any intention of negotiating peace with the Sultan or reaping the fruits of victory. .

Everyone in the Sultanate knew that the British wanted more.

Fortunately, it turned out that Prince Dillaman was patriotic. He contributed to the entire plan of the British to swindle the port, and Muscat was able to establish sufficient preparations to sink the merchant ships ambush the British Marine Corps into the ocean time and time again. .

Muscat resisted for an unprecedented 6 days until…

On January 13, 1785, Muscat burned the port night.

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