Chapter 1129 Langton

Foreign Affairs Department.

Dong An returned from the palace and selected the officials to accompany him on the mission.

After three days of preparation, he took a steam locomotive to the north and arrived at the Black Dragon River under the protection of the Xuanwu Army. He met with the Russian officers stationed on the north bank of the Black Dragon River and told them his purpose.

It was different from the contempt for Dasong a few years ago.

Today's Russian soldiers are afraid and hate Dasong.

They dare not despise the diplomatic action of Dasong's envoys to St. Petersburg.

Because it may be related to their fate in the Far East. .

So they selected 300 soldiers and 300 Xuanwu soldiers to escort Dong An to the west.

At the same time.

Britain, Langton.

The news that the coalition navy and army were completely annihilated in Tianzhu caused a huge wave in the political center of Britain with the arrival of a broken warship.

When she learned of the news, Queen Ashley was having afternoon tea with the wives of several MPs at Waterham Palace.

The bad news made the queen faint immediately, causing a lot of confusion.

At the same time, Prime Minister William was meeting with the Polish Foreign Minister and having lunch with him.

When the official whispered the news to him, the smile on his face froze.

Without even explaining to the Polish Foreign Minister, he left the room and went straight to Waterham Palace, which made the Polish Foreign Minister who didn't know the inside story very dissatisfied.

But William obviously didn't care about these now.

On the way to Waterham, he met the Field Marshal Duke of Welling and the Navy Marshal Earl Thompson.

There is no doubt that the faces of the two were as solemn as William's.

Along the way, the three didn't even say a word.

Because the news shocked them too much, their hearts trembled, their minds were also a mess, and they didn't know what to say at all.

The navy and the army were completely annihilated, and Tianzhu, the pearl on the queen's crown, fell into the hands of Dasong.

For Britain, their hegemony may be shaken by this incident.

When the three arrived at Watham Palace, Aisley had already woken up slowly.

But after such a great blow, her spirit was a little depressed, and she could only half-lying on the bed to meet the three core figures of Britain.

"How true is this news?" Aisley said weakly. She still refused to believe this fact and hoped that the three would tell them that it was a rumor.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this news is true." Willing and the two marshals looked at each other with heavy faces.

Aisley closed her eyes painfully, "So, in the far east, a country stronger than our Britain has risen?"

"I'm afraid so." William said again.

"According to the intelligence we have obtained so far, Dasong has built a brand new warship. According to the soldiers, the hull of this new warship is covered with iron armor. Our shrapnel has no way to deal with it, and its power is stronger than our steamship. If it weren't for the night, they would never come back alive." Thompson added more details at this time.

The 56-year-old British naval marshal has been frowning since he got the news.

If you listen carefully, you will find that he is deliberately suppressing his trembling voice.

He has never been so scared in his life as today. This is a fear of facing an unknown force.

According to the soldiers, the destruction of the coalition's 500 warships was mainly caused by Dasong's 12 new warships.

This means that the navy they are proud of is as weak as a baby in front of the Dasong navy.

With this, their maritime hegemony is probably coming to an end.

"Your Majesty, we cannot but admit a reality. Dasong's muskets, artillery and warships are better than us in every aspect. We are powerless to fight against them in the Far East." Duke Welling sighed, "What we should worry about now is whether Dasong will take the next retaliatory action to take away more of our colonies, or even... invade Britain."

Aisli's body trembled slightly, and she suddenly opened her eyes and stood up.

Duke Welling reminded her that now is not the time to complain about herself.

She did not understand Dasong, nor did she understand the character of the Dasong emperor.

But there is no doubt that if the emperor of Dasong wants, he can cut off Britain's overseas colonies bit by bit like cutting a cake.

And she will have no way to do this, as the coalition's disastrous defeat in Tianzhu has proved.

Neither the British navy nor the army can fight against the army of Dasong.

"The next day will be the darkest day for the Western World." Ashley got off the bed, "Think about what we did in the East after occupying Tianzhu? If one day Dasong established a colonial outpost near the Western World, will they treat us like we treated the natives?"

William and the other two did not speak, this topic was too heavy.

After a long time, William said, "As long as we share the same hatred and the enemy, I believe that the people of Dasong can't do it. From now on, we must increase the smearing of Dasong and let the people unite around us. If the people of Dasong want to fall into the quagmire of war, let them come. We British are not as easy to deal with as those natives."

"But William, Britain is just an island. What if Dasong blocks our coastline?" Thompson raised his biggest worry now.

His words caused another silence in the room.

Looking out the window, Aisli pondered for a long time, and suddenly said, "From the current situation, it is difficult for us to fight against Dasong militarily. We need time to catch up in equipment and learn more about Dasong. For this, we need to try to improve our relationship with Dasong, even if we have to sacrifice some interests."

"But what if the other party refuses?" William asked.

"Then we can only make the worst plan and unite the entire Western Land to fight Dasong to the death." Aisli clenched her fists tightly.

After a pause, she continued, "But this is the worst plan. There is a glimmer of hope. We must also try to improve our relationship with Dasong. Don't forget that our weapons are not only warships and artillery, but also our thoughts. If we can use the weapons of thought to subvert Dasong and cause internal strife, this is the best for us, isn't it?"

The three of them nodded slowly after hearing this.

At this time, William thought of something and said, "I'm afraid those Tory bastards won't easily agree to let us improve our relationship with Dasong, and will definitely accuse us of being weak."

"This is indeed a problem, and this is what you will be busy with next. I believe you can shut them up." Ashley frowned.

"Yes, Your Majesty." William responded. He raised this matter naturally to get Ashley's support.