Outside No. 10 Downing Street, countless London citizens gathered outside, and then began to demand that the Prime Minister, the Marquis of Salisbury, retaliate against China, severe retaliation. They think that the Chinese dared to open fire on their warships and sank their warships. This is simply a slap in the face of the British Empire. And these citizens of the British Empire have always been proud, how could they allow this to happen? So they all began to ask the British government to teach Taiwan a severe lesson, otherwise they would lose the face of the British Empire. But the Marquess of Salisbury was very frustrated immediately, because Britain is not yet ready to go to war with Taiwan, and it is actually impossible to go to war with Taiwan. The British have not yet done the work of communicating with Germany and France. If these two countries did not come forward, then his joint attack on Taiwan would be a joke at all. At that time, the British will contribute money and efforts, but they will not be able to please.

"Your Excellency, the citizens outside are also forcing us to go to war against China. We must teach China a lesson and bring the perpetrators to the UK for trial," said the British official.

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

"Also, they heard that China is very rich, and maybe we can also colonize them. Force them to confer the throne to our Queen, and let them become our colonies. Such a weak country can be conquered by sending tens of thousands of troops So they suggested that we send tens of thousands of troops. "

The Marquess of Salisbury immediately scolded: "Oh, my God, their impression of China. Is it still about sixty years ago? Sixty years ago, we didn't really defeat them, it was just that they Chinese officials are ignorant. And they don’t want to fight. It was a fluke for us to win that war. 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. We could not have defeated China back then, how could it be possible now Has it been defeated? As for China, it can only be dismembered step by step, and cannot be 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 How can you be so idiotic as to think that we can defeat China with tens of thousands of troops?"

"As for what to say about turning China into our colony. Let them recognize our Queen as their queen? God, what kind of crazy idea is this. If we dare to make this request, I am afraid that the Emperor of China will cooperate with Taiwan immediately , and then fought against us together. They would rather throw the throne to Wang Guorui than to us. Throwing it to Wang Guorui can still guarantee wealth, but throwing it to us will make them completely subjugated slaves. They are not stupid What! So what made them our colony, let them admit that our queen is their emperor, this is simply extremely stupid."

"China is not as weak as imagined. China is far stronger than we imagined. Their potential is endless. Just a population of 400 million is enough for them to arm an army of 40 million when they are forced to. My God. If 40 million troops are equipped with our weapons, it will be enough to sweep the world. What we want to do is not to provoke China, not to wake them up from their slumber. Once we provoke them, then we may not be able to escape Okay! So, we can’t wake up the giant dragon of China, let them sleep all the time, don’t stimulate them. But once a full-scale war breaks out, it is impossible for us to completely conquer China. Taiwan is not China’s Manchuria The mainland government of the Qing Dynasty, they are not so easy to mess with. But, too many people equate Taiwan with the Qing Dynasty, how sad this is! So, don’t have such thoughts!”

The Marquess of Salisbury really felt like he was going crazy, too many people in the country were so idiotic. He actually thinks that China is a country that can be conquered by more than 10,000 troops back then. The Marquess of Salisbury understands a truth very well, China is too powerful, and any country that wants to swallow them is bound to fail. Western countries have adopted dismemberment methods to annex China, and they dare not dismember a whale. Once the whale is swallowed, it will definitely fall into a war of attrition, and China will not allow them to swallow it. At that time, China's national consciousness will be completely awakened, and it will be a tragedy for the whole world at that time.

From here, we can see the difference between Western countries and Japan. In terms of strategies for China, Western countries are obviously smarter than Japan. Japan hoped to swallow China in one bite, but in the end, not only did it fail, but it later awakened the national consciousness of the entire 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 believe that they must slowly dismember the Chinese people step by step before they can annex China step by step.

They took advantage of the compromising nature of the Manchu government, and kept using small knives to cut flesh, and then they could continuously gain benefits. If anyone wants to be extremely devouring, then I am afraid that he must be the one who will be unlucky in the end. So those ordinary British people who don't understand the situation in China also start talking nonsense here, hoping to quickly destroy China, which is simply impossible. If they want to destroy China, even if they just want to get the Chinese throne, that will be enough to make China rebound. The Chinese would not accept a Westerner as emperor on their heads, and the Manchu Qing would rather throw the throne to Wang Guorui than to the British.

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

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

Hearing that he was going to step down, the Marquis of Salisbury also sighed helplessly. This Taiwan is really an anomaly. It actually caught their dead spot this time and made them unable to move. But if he doesn't solve it properly, he will be in danger of stepping down. The Marquess of Salisbury really feels as if Taiwan and Wang Guorui are his nemesis. He really has no good way to hold Taiwan. Fighting and being unable to fight, and not being able to gain benefits after fighting, but not being able to explain to domestic voters if not fighting, this time is the most embarrassing part.

"It would be great if I could stay in the evening for another year or two. If I could stay for a year or two, then I would regret being so passive. After a year or two, then I should be able to manage the relationship between Germany and France, and even tangle with each other. Japan and Russia attack Taiwan together, so we may be able to solve it quickly. But not yet." The Marquess of Salisbury said with a sigh.

"Then we must answer firmly, otherwise our British Empire will lose face." The foreign secretary said.

"Well, let's publish it in clear code. Our British Empire requires China to take the initiative to compensate us for our losses, and to hand over the captain of the navy that caused the accident to us. Otherwise, there will be a war between our British Empire and Taiwan. Let's settle it," said the Marquess of Salisbury.

A telegram was sent to Taiwan in plain code, and this telegram in plain code is known to the whole world ~lightnovelpub.net~ and everyone wants to know how Taiwan will solve it. Because the United Kingdom directly demanded that Taiwan compensate for the loss and hand over the captain of the warship at that time. Otherwise, a war may break out between the two sides at that time. This is an out-and-out threat of war. And once the British use the threat of war, there are probably few people in the world who are not afraid. So everyone also felt terrified, and didn't know how to deal with this result.

And when those British people heard the news, they also thought in their hearts that Taiwan would inevitably choose to compromise. After all, the British Empire is the most powerful country in the world. If they, the world's most powerful country, issue a threat, no one in the world will dare not listen. Therefore, countless British people are also looking forward to China's voluntary surrender and surrender, and then kneel and lick at the feet of the British, begging the British to forgive them like a pug. And this situation is in line with their impression of the Chinese people. In their impression, China should be like this, and there is no other choice. As for going to war with Britain, don't be kidding, this is simply impossible. How could China possibly defeat the British Empire? Back then, more than 10,000 people in the British Empire forced China, a country with hundreds of millions of people, 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 explode in anger.

Taiwan replied with a clear code: "If you want to fight, I will fight." (To be continued)