Wild North America 1846

The Battle of Virginia, which took place in mid-August 1861, ended with the Third Expeditionary Squadron capturing one ship and sinking another. A total of 679 enemy soldiers were killed, 28 captured, and 17 missing.

He killed two people and wounded eleven others, winning a complete naval battle victory.

After the news is sent back

There was not much reaction from the Tang Kingdom, because they had already won, and a small naval battle was nothing until the "Constitution" was repaired and returned to the San Francisco Bay Area.

However, it caused a huge shock in the United States. The defeat and capture of the "Constitution" was a landmark event, symbolizing the complete shattering of the dream of victory that the U.S. Navy firmly believed in and the collapse of its spiritual pillar...

This battle also caused an uproar in the British Royal Navy. Compared with the sharp artillery equipped by the Tang Empire's expedition fleet, the more than 17,000 old-fashioned muzzle-loading artillery equipped by the British Royal Navy looked like a joke.

This point undoubtedly greatly shaken the British Royal Navy's arrogant attitude, and for the first time it began to seriously examine its own naval development route.

London, England

Royal Admiralty Building, Whitehall Street

"There is no doubt that we were terribly wrong. Now we must get back on the right track, and this is urgent." Lord Hunter, the Secretary of the Admiralty, clicked on a thick report with his hand, and then threw a stack of photos on the table.

On, he continued in a firm tone; "The Royal Navy needs the experience of the Tang State in building steam warships, needs advanced artillery shell patents, needs to import Colt artillery that represents the top level in the world today, and also needs the patent authorization of yellow high explosives. We need

The friendship of the Emperor of Tang is the most urgent matter at hand. I don’t care about the bullshit situation in North America, but this is related to the Royal Navy of the British Empire maintaining its status as the hegemon of the Seven Seas."

A group of cabinet ministers picked up the photos one after another. From the photos, you can see the damage caused by the shelling of the "Constitution". The left hull was blasted with more than 20 large and small holes. This is a clear photo taken at the dock.

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And what this means could not be clearer.

The Royal Navy of the British Empire is mainly composed of iron-armored sailing battleships, with a number of more than 870 ships. There are seven first-class sailing battleships alone (displacement of about 10,000 tons), and 15 second-class sailing battleships (displacement of five to seven thousand tons).

There are 86 third-class sailing battleships (displacement of three to four thousand tons), in addition to an astonishing number of sailing cruisers and frigates.

These warships, when bombarded by the advanced artillery technology representing today's world, are as unreliable as pieces of paper and can easily be torn into pieces.

This will definitely become a huge hidden danger for the British Royal Navy and seriously threaten the British Empire's global hegemony.

For the sensitive and arrogant British, any slight disturbance that threatens their global dominance is enough to touch their sensitive nerves and cause an uproar.

In view of the powerful strength of the armored fleet owned by the Royal Navy of the Tang Empire, maintaining friendly and close bilateral relations is undoubtedly a realistic choice.

The tough attitude of Lord Hunter, the Secretary of the Admiralty, represented the political tendency of considerable forces within the government. This made Prime Minister Henry John Temple look ugly and he sat silently at the conference table.

"Second, the interests of the British Royal Navy are the fundamental interests of the British Empire. The two overlap without departing from each other. I agree with Lord Hunter's opinion."

"Second, but I retain the proposal to import Colt artillery. Our Armstrong Artillery Company has a long history and world-class strength, and is fully capable of meeting the Royal Navy's new artillery orders. It just takes a little time."

"Second, there is no need for Britain to continue to plunge into the Yankee pit. It is simply ridiculous."

"Second, if Mr. Prime Minister cannot demonstrate his support for the Royal Navy, I will resign as soon as possible."

"Second, I will act with the Secretary of State for the Colonies and tender my resignation if necessary."

"Seconded."

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At the meeting, most of the cabinet ministers expressed support for the British Royal Navy's urgent needs. All the pressure fell on Prime Minister Temple, making his face as black as the bottom of a pot.

Everyone knows

Prime Minister Henry John Temple harbored an inexplicable malice towards the Orientals. This was true whether he was intervening in the East Indian continent, starting the Second Opium War, or dealing with the North American War of the Tang Kingdom.

The hardliners who dance the most happily.

Look at what Mr. Prime Minister has done in the past...

In June 1857, the Indian people launched an uprising. When news of the attack on the local British came, Lord Temple, then the Foreign Secretary, strongly advocated sending General Colin Campbell to India with reinforcements to suppress the bloody uprising.

He also suggested nationalizing the power of the British East India Company and allowing the state to exercise direct rule over the Indian colonies. This was passed in the Government of India Act of 1858.

The "Yarrow Incident" that occurred in October 1856 was the trigger of the Second Opium War.

At that time, a pirate ship named "Yaro" was detained by the Qing army. The ship was owned by a notorious Chinese pirate. It was registered with the British government two years ago. It had a nominal British captain, but the crew were all

Chinese.

The Manchu and Qing River Patrol Division intercepted the ship in China's territorial waters and the Chinese crew were arrested, but considering the ship's British background, the British captain was released.

The British consul in Guangzhou, Parkes, publicly declared that the Chinese had insulted the British flag and rudely demanded an apology from China. The governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Ye Mingchen, flatly refused. He also found that the license registered by the Yarrow had expired three weeks ago, so he had no right to fly it.

The British flag is no longer protected by international law.

However, in order to save face, Parkes refused to give in and sent a fleet to bombard Ye Mingchen's residence, which resulted in the destruction of large areas of Guangzhou and a large number of casualties among the local people.

In response, Ye Mingchen issued a proclamation, calling on the people of Guangzhou to unite to eliminate the "British barbarians", offering bounties on the heads of the British, and the foreign companies where the British lived outside the city were burned to the ground.

This is the sensational "Yalor Incident".

When the news reached Britain, many cabinet ministers believed that Parkes' actions were legally and morally wrong, and the Attorney General also determined that Parkes had violated international law.

Lord Temple, however, protected Parkes, stating that his subordinates' actions should not be second-guessed.

During the parliamentary debate, MPs Cobden and Gladstone in the House of Commons fiercely criticized the government's countermeasures from a moral standpoint, and the two sides were very controversial.

When the debate continued on the fourth day (March 3, 1857), Lord Temple publicly stated;

"Members and gentlemen, this is an anti-British feeling. It simply gives up helping your motherland and compatriots. I never thought that anyone in the Parliament would say such a thing. Everything is the fault of the British and they are enemies of the British.

Everything is right, but this is an unacceptable wrong idea.”

He further claimed;

If the proposal to condemn the British approach is passed, it will mean that the parliamentary vote "abandoned many British subjects on the other side of the world and handed them over to a group of savages - a group of savages accustomed to kidnapping, murder and poisoning"

People, those barbarians from the Tang Kingdom have fully demonstrated their aggression in North America."

After the proposal was finally passed by a margin of six votes, Lord Temple immediately asked the Queen to dissolve Parliament and hold a new election, and his request was met.

Subsequently, the crisis between China and Britain intensified internationally, eventually leading to the outbreak of the Second Opium War...

Lord Henry John Temple's tough stance is extremely popular in the UK. Before becoming prime minister, he served as an important foreign minister in the British cabinet three times and was a heavyweight party boss.

It is not easy to defeat him, and at this cabinet meeting, when most of the cabinet ministers stood on the opposing side, the policy of hostility to the Tang Empire that must have been led by Prime Minister Henry John Temple encountered an unprecedented challenge.

Once the talks collapse and important cabinet ministers resign one after another, the current cabinet will inevitably collapse. Under the influence of the domino effect, the Prime Minister will also take the blame and resign, thus starting the process of cabinet reorganization.

long silence

Prime Minister Henry John Temple stood up with a solemn expression, scanned the crowd with his eyes, and said in a serious tone;

"Gentlemen, I personally cherish the good time working with you. In order to maintain the traditional dominance of the British Empire, we have carried out fruitful cooperation and achieved many memorable results.

to this day

When a difficult choice is put in front of me, I have to regretfully say sorry;

I myself cannot accept the change in North American policy against my will, nor can I have a pleasant conversation with the Emperor of Tang, who regards him as my enemy. This goes against my original intention and consistent persistence since I entered politics.

The facts have proved my point;

The Tang State is baring its fangs to its weak neighbors and intends to dominate North America. This has been fully exposed in its "Ryu Xianjun Policy". It intends to exclude the entire European world from the American continent, which is something the British Empire will never be able to do.

Something to accept.

So, I can only refuse."

The Prime Minister's stubbornness caused an uproar among the cabinet ministers. Lord Hunter, the Secretary of the Admiralty, stood up angrily and rebuked loudly;

"It is absolutely ridiculous. The so-called "Ryu Xianjun Policy" is a shameless plagiarism of the "Monroe Doctrine". Apart from the name change, its content does not even have a few punctuation marks. In fact, it is the Tang Dynasty version.

"Monroe Doctrine".

In the nearly 40 years since the "Monroe Doctrine" was proposed, successive British Prime Ministers have not shown extreme hostility to it. The entire world is still running in an orderly manner under the leadership of the British Empire. I have not seen anything wrong with it.

Mr. Prime Minister stubbornly showed his extreme rejection of Easterners. I can only think that his personal opinions have affected national policies. This is not in line with the fundamental interests of the British Empire. I strongly protested and submitted my resignation immediately."

"Second, I will tender my resignation as Foreign Secretary."

"Second, the Secretary of State for the Colonies tenders his resignation."

"Second, the Chancellor of the Seal submitted his resignation.

"Second, the Minister of Ireland tenders his resignation."

"Second, the Minister of Finance tenders his resignation."

"Second, the Minister of the Cabinet has submitted his resignation."

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