Chapter 1003: London

Britain, London.

While the Great Song was in the midst of the joyful atmosphere of the New Year, here, it was a scene of gloom and despair due to the war reports from Tianzhu.

British Queen Ashley summoned Prime Minister William overnight to discuss the war in Dongtu.

"This is unbelievable; the Joint Fleet actually lost to the Great Song's fleet. Now, Commander Ma Fu'er is cowering with his remaining warships in Malacca, hoping to use the narrow sea lanes of Malacca to block the Great Song fleet from heading to Tianzhu." Ailisi handed the war report to William, the pain making her unable to help but pinch her brow.

William read the war report carefully, and a layer of cold sweat broke out all over his body.

In the war report, Ma Fu'er provided a more detailed elaboration on the performance of the Great Song warships.

This made the British warships appear inferior.

The great British Navy had actually suffered a defeat in Dongtu for the second time.

If the first time was an accident, the second time meant they were in big trouble.

Britain's ability to dominate the globe relied on its invincible navy, and he naturally understood how terrifying it was for the navy to lose its advantage.

"Wesley and Ma Fu'er are requesting that we send more warships to Tianzhu to fight the Great Song Navy again with a numerical advantage." William closed the war report, "Your Majesty, do you think we should grant their request?"

"Do we have any other choice? We fear we have already lost Australia by now. If we cannot stop the Great Song army's advance, we will continue to lose Malacca, Tianzhu, and even more colonies. This result is catastrophic for Britain." Ailisi suddenly stood up and paced back and forth in the room.

After about ten minutes, she seemed to have made up her mind.

Looking at William, she said: "We need to summon the various Xitu Guo again to show them the terrifying crisis Xitu is facing, and at the same time, let the Xitu Guo unite around our Britain to forge a more solid alliance."

After a pause, she continued: "This matter must be done as soon as possible, striving to send more warships to Tianzhu within a month."

William nodded, "Parliament will pass this motion; the members do not want to lose their interests in Tianzhu, especially the shareholders of the East Tianzhu Company."

"Hmm, besides that, I will support you in initiating the War Rights Act, William. We in Britain are facing an unprecedented crisis." Ailisi frowned tightly.

"I could not agree more." William nodded.

The War Rights Act would grant him absolute power; he would not only be the Prime Minister but also the Commander of the military.

Ailisi sat back down in her chair and pondered for a while, then said: "From now on, we must also find ways to improve our warships, firearms, and Artillery. God, this world must be crazy; in this regard, we have actually lost to the Song People."

William sighed and then comforted her, "Your Majesty need not worry about this. Just like when we copied the Front-loading Rifled Musket, we will soon copy the Breech-loading Rifle. The level and scale of our British Steam Industry are by no means inferior to the Great Song; what is lacking are just some peculiar ideas."

After a pause, he said: "We told the arsenal that after the Great Song soldiers used firearms that load from the back, they have now provided three Breech-loading Rifle designs. This time, Wesley sent over a Breech-loading Rifle obtained from the Great Song civil war. With a reference, the copying will be even smoother."

"This is also the only thing we have to be comforted by." Ailisi's mood improved a little.

Despite feeling nervous, she still held confidence in defeating the Great Song.

The source of this confidence was the superior Steam Industry of Britain and the various Xitu Guo.

If the potential of the entire Xitu's Steam Industry were excavated and invested in the war, Xitu would erupt with terrifying power.

But doing so would inevitably affect the economies of the various Xitu Guo.

Therefore, she hoped that this reinforcement could successfully defeat the Great Song fleet, help Wesley achieve victory in the Dongtu war, and avoid entering a state of total war.

Having discussed this matter, Ailisi had William immediately send the Diplomatic Minister on a visit.

William responded and turned to go out.

Thinking of something, Ailisi called William back again.

"In order to unite the various Xitu Guo, if necessary, you may promise to transfer some technology to them."

This setback would very likely make some Xitu Guo choose to retreat.

If they were not given some benefits, there was no guarantee they would continue to firmly support the actions in Dongtu.

And what the various Xitu Guo wanted most was naturally Britain's Steam Industry technology.

Especially the construction technology for Steamships.

Furthermore, she also had other considerations.

If the situation continued to deteriorate, an overall improvement in Xitu's Steam Industry technology was clearly beneficial.

Because by then, Xitu would be able to utilize a larger industrial scale to manufacture the Weapon equipment needed for war.

This would avoid falling into a predicament when the British mainland was attacked by the Great Song Navy.

Although she thought this possibility was minimal, one could not help but take precautions.

"Yes, Your Majesty." William nodded, his expression grave.

He naturally understood the importance of Steam Industry technology.

But compared to the fate of Britain, these technologies were not impossible to use as a trade-off for interests.

The next day.

The news that the Joint Fleet had been defeated in Dongtu and the Great Song fleet was approaching Tianzhu appeared on the front page of the Newspaper.

The front page of the *London Daily* used heavy bold font, shouting in the headline: The terrifying Yellow Peril is spreading to Xitu; the entire Xitu world should unite; a holy war has arrived once again.

The content under the headline, in addition to stating the content of the Dongtu Coalition's setback, also fabricated that the Coalition soldiers were brave in battle; to contrast this, the article used various insulting vocabulary to describe the Great Song soldiers.

Finally, the article also listed that a thousand years ago, a nomadic tribe from the Dongtu Grassland attacked the Xitu Dalu.

In the end, under the union of various countries, they were defeated, and Xitu was not allowed to fall.

The implication was to call on the various Xitu Guo to unite again and treat the threat of the Great Song as if it were a holy war.

The Newspaper spread through every street and alley in London.

The Londoners were incited by the Newspaper, and hatred for the Great Song rose in their hearts.

In a street-side tavern, a drunken youth shouted, "For Britain, we must kill all these dirty swine from Dongtu."

His call received a response from others in the tavern, and the room was filled with shouts of killing.

At present, the ideology of Westerner supremacy was deeply rooted in people's hearts.

To the citizens of London, they were like angels before God, and now they had been violated by demons.

Now, they only wanted to take up the holy sword and slay this demon from Dongtu.

And while the Newspaper incited the hearts of the people, the Diplomatic Minister Nuohan once again visited the various Xitu Guo.

His mission was to create fear among the Xitu Guo and make them lean toward Britain.

At the same time, he requested that all countries dispatch Warships to organize a more powerful fleet to head toward Tianzhu.

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