Expedition to Europe

It was just an "exploration escort team". In a two-hour battle, 1,200 soldiers withstood the siege of 50,000 people and killed 37,000 of them. No matter how you look at it, this is a miracle in the history of war.

It was not just Magnum who was silent. Within a week after the "Manantenina Massacre", the whole world knew what happened in Manantenina, so Lan Fang was besieged by a new round of public opinion.

Westerners are the standard of only allowing officials to set fires and not allowing people to light lamps. They can slaughter Indians unscrupulously, sell black slaves shamelessly, and find all kinds of necessary and legitimate excuses to defend this. If Orientals want to do this, they will definitely be criticized by them.

In this round of public opinion storm, Lan Fang officials did not respond. The Daily News compiled various black histories of the West since the Age of Discovery, and published them worldwide in a row, and even printed additional copies for free.

This public opinion storm also reflects a problem. Western society has finally begun to take the Lan Fang Army's combat effectiveness seriously.

In fact, as early as the World War, the Foreign Legion, which was mainly composed of Chinese, had already demonstrated this combat effectiveness, but to be honest, it was not really taken seriously by Western countries. Even if the Foreign Legion transformed into the Lan Fang Army after the war, Western countries still did not pay much attention to the combat effectiveness of the Lan Fang Army.

One point must be named. Although Lan Fang and the Republic of China are two countries, Lan Fang still inherits the traditional Chinese culture. In the traditional Confucian culture of the Chinese, whether it is "Kingly Teaching" or "Loyalty, Righteousness, Propriety, Wisdom and Trustworthiness", they all promote "being kind to others", and there has never been any thought about cultivating aggressiveness.

This is like a seven-year-old child. Although he holds a weapon that can destroy the world, no one will think that it is a threat, because having power is one thing, and using power reasonably is another.

The "Manantenina Massacre" at least confirmed one thing. When the Lan Fang Army faced threats, it could be as ruthless as Westerners, without any mercy or bottom line. The Lan Fang Army had modern weapons and was very good at using them. When necessary, the Lan Fang Army would show determination and leave no room for maneuver, and could even be described as "inhumane".

For Westerners, this is undoubtedly a very dangerous thing. Today, the Lan Fang Army can massacre Malagasy people in Manantenina. Then tomorrow or the day after tomorrow or one day, when the Lan Fang Army faces Westerners, the Lan Fang Army will not be soft at all.

This is the most critical thing. The Lan Fang Army has this ability.

After the World War, many people believed that the Lan Fang Army was the strongest army in the world. In fact, this has always been controversial because the Lan Fang Army was not cruel enough in many cases. But after the "Manantenina Massacre", the Lan Fang Army has established the title of "the world's first army", and no one dares to compete with it.

Want to compete?

Very good, first send 1,200 people to massacre 37,000 people. If the troops who carry out the order can be ruthless and can stand after the killing, then they are qualified to compete with the Lan Fang Army.

Of course, Westerners are good at one thing, saying that grapes are sour if they can't eat them. They may not be able to prove that his army is stronger than the Lan Fang Army, but at least they can prove that their mouth cannons are stronger than the Lan Fang people.

So Qin Zhiyuan, who was visiting London, suffered. Whenever Qin Zhiyuan went out in London, there were always countless protesting citizens on both sides of the road holding signs like "murderer" and "butcher" to protest against Qin Zhiyuan.

Not bad, at least in Qin Zhiyuan's opinion.

Those protesters at least did not hold signs such as "Sick Man of East Asia" and "Yellow Monkey", which made Qin Zhiyuan very relieved.

The reputation is really killed!

Britain is the world's first power. Although this title now seems a bit untrue and a bit inferior to the United States, at least the British think so.

Qin Zhiyuan still attaches great importance to the self-satisfied British. Therefore, the delegation of Qin Zhiyuan to visit Britain this time has more than 160 people, covering various fields such as economy, military, politics, culture, etc., and wants to have an all-round exchange with the British.

Facing the rapid rise of Lan Fang, the British did not dare to be careless. The British raised the standard of receiving the Lan Fang delegation to the highest level. No matter what Qin Zhiyuan wanted to do, even if he took a stroll after dinner, he was accompanied by King George V of England or Prime Minister Lloyd George.

Speaking of Lloyd George, it was tragic. During the World War, Lloyd George was pushed to the throne of British Prime Minister at the most dangerous time. However, after leading Britain to victory, Lloyd George did not gain the reputation that matched his merits. Instead, because of the imbalance of the interests of all parties after the war, Lloyd George was criticized. In the current British Senate and House of Representatives, there are many voices calling for Lloyd George to step down.

Fortunately, Lloyd George still has the trust of King George V of England, so at least for now it seems that there is no problem with Lloyd George's position as Prime Minister. However, it is foreseeable that when the UK holds another general election in a year, Lloyd George will definitely not be elected.

Qin Zhiyuan would not look at Lloyd George differently just because Lloyd George's political peak was about to end. In the process of dealing with Lloyd George, Qin Zhiyuan still maintained enough respect for Lloyd George, which was much better than many British generals during the World War. At least Qin Zhiyuan did not keep talking about "bastards" like Haig.

Lloyd George obviously felt that Qin Zhiyuan's respect was useful, so the personal relationship between Lloyd George and Qin Zhiyuan progressed rapidly in the past few days. Although the various cooperation negotiations between Britain and Lan Fang had not yet reached any results, this did not affect the relationship between Qin Zhiyuan and Lloyd George.

So Lloyd George and Qin Zhiyuan now talk more casually, with less politicians' roundabout ways and more frankness between friends.

"The Lan Fang Army has been in the limelight this time. Doesn't your navy have any opinions? How do you balance the relationship between the two?" Lloyd George, holding a glass of wine, was interested.

Listen, this is obviously asking for advice. It seems that Lloyd George is really confused about the military's problems.

Lloyd George is a politician, and his way of thinking is different from that of a soldier. He will not consider problems from the perspective of the navy or the army, but is used to considering problems from the overall perspective. In this way, whether dealing with the navy or the army, it will definitely make the generals feel neglected.

Qin Zhiyuan is different. Qin Zhiyuan himself is from the army, and he will consider problems more from the perspective of the army. The navy of Lan Fang has developed from a bunch of submarines and destroyers to a huge navy with three battleships and six seaplane carriers. The Lan Fang Navy has not yet had the energy to make more requests. Even if the existing equipment is digested, it is estimated that it will take several years.

The two battleships "Nagato" and "Mutsu" obtained by Lan Fang from Japan have now been renamed "Vladivostok" and "Lan Fang". "Vladivostok" is the flagship of the Vladivostok Fleet, and "Lan Fang" is the flagship of the Cam Ranh Bay Fleet. These two warships, equipped with 406mm naval guns and displacing 45,000 tons, are currently the two most powerful battleships in the world. They are one level larger than the largest American battleship "Maryland" and about the same as the largest British battlecruiser "Hood".

"There is no need to balance. The relationship between them is coordinated by the military, and no lawsuit can be brought to me." Qin Zhiyuan thought it through and let go of all the offending matters and handed them over to Qin Zhisheng, acting as an arbitrator.

The place where Qin Zhiyuan and Lloyd George talked was the garden of Buckingham Palace, which was where Qin Zhiyuan and Julie lived during their visit to the UK.

The original text is available at Liu # 9 @Shu/Bar!

Qin Zhiyuan found out that the air pollution level in Paris was relatively good when he arrived in London, and it was really serious here in London.

In Paris, if there is a little breeze when the sun is shining, you can occasionally see the color of the sky. Although it is always gray, it is much better than London, which never sees the sun all year round. In Qin Zhiyuan's opinion, living in London is like living in a fairyland. It's pitch dark, and cars have to turn on the headlights in broad daylight, and the speed is always slow. Not to mention the narrow and winding streets in London, even if the streets are widened ten times, it is estimated that cars can't run more than 30 yards.

This also has its advantages, at least it reduces the occurrence of many car accidents.

So Qin Zhiyuan's favorite place to stay in London is the garden of Buckingham Palace. There is a glass cover in the garden here to block the invasion of polluted air. Qin De can still be a little cheerful here.

Today, Qin Zhiyuan is more miserable. The Queen of England invited Julie to have afternoon tea, and Qin De was handed over to Qin Zhiyuan. So even if Lloyd George came to visit, Qin Zhiyuan had to hold Qin De to receive him.

Lloyd George didn't feel it was rude, and he teased Qin De when they first met.

It's a pity that Qin De was not interested in the old man with elm bark on his face, and he didn't even have the interest to perfunctorily deal with him, which made Lloyd George feel quite embarrassed.

Lloyd George was well-informed and certainly would not treat a child with the same knowledge, so this did not affect the communication between Lloyd George and Qin Zhiyuan.

"Your navy already has two of the most powerful warships in the world, and there is another one under construction in France, which will be launched next year. The keels of the two newest ships of Lan Fang have already been laid. What else is there to be dissatisfied with?" Lloyd George's words were a bit rich in meaning.

Not long after Lan Fang was established, it began to jointly develop "corps-class" battleships with France. Now two years have passed, and now it is finally time to reap the rewards.

Lan Fang plans to build four "corps-class" battleships, two for the Cam Ranh Bay Fleet, two for the Vladivostok Fleet, and one for the Ningbei Port Fleet. If these four "corps-class" battleships are put into service, Lan Fang will have eight battleships.

The most important thing is that among these eight battleships of Lan Fang, even the "Ningbei", which has the longest age, has been in service for no more than ten years. These are all cutting-edge battleships.