Chapter 1155: Confrontation

"Betrayal! This is a betrayal of the Xitu Guo, and the Ross must be punished, otherwise more Xitu Guo will choose to follow suit."

London, Waterham Palace.

At this moment, Prime Minister William, Diplomatic Minister Nuohan, and Field Marshal the Duke of Welling were all present.

The Duke of Welling waved his fists like an angry drunkard.

The news that the Great Song Consulate had been established in Petersburg and that the Ross and the Great Song had officially established diplomatic relations was no less significant than the crushing defeat of the Western Lands Allied Forces in Tianzhu.

The Ross themselves were a nightmare for the Xitu Guo, and at the same time, they were a formidable rival to their Britain.

Over these years, their struggle with the Ross had never ceased.

In the process of this struggle, they were very clear about the strength of the Ross.

Now that such a great Xitu power had suddenly established ties with the Great Song, and it was said that a private agreement had been reached, they were naturally terrified.

After all, this meant that in the confrontation against the Great Song, they had lost one helper and might even have gained one more enemy.

"Your Majesty, I think so too. Nikolai said privately to the consuls that their establishment of diplomatic relations with the Great Song would not affect their dealings with other Xitu Guo; this is an idea of playing both sides."

"If we choose to indulge the Ross, other Xitu Guo who want to play both sides will appear. In this way, our British leadership in the Western Lands will cease to exist. For this reason, we must paint the Ross as traitors, so that other Xitu Guo will continue to unite around us," William frowned deeply.

Nuohan nodded.

They, the Angsa, were inherently full of wariness toward the Ross.

The initial alliance to deal with the Great Song was merely a cooperation held together by gritted teeth.

Now that the Ross were no longer of one mind with them, but were instead hedging their bets, wanting to profit from the confrontation between the Great Song and Britain, how could they tolerate it?

In a situation where the Western Lands and the Great Song were at odds like fire and water, there was no room for neutrals to survive.

The Ross must either stand with their Britain, or they were the enemy of Britain.

"That's right. The Ross's establishment of diplomatic relations with the Great Song has endangered our British alliance system in the Western Lands. We cannot allow a second traitor to appear in the Western Lands, otherwise, we British will only be able to fight the Great Song alone, and I fear this is the true goal of the Emperor of Great Song," Ashley seemed to have aged ten years in an instant.

For hundreds of years, Britain had been as dazzling as the rising sun, and it had never been as difficult as it was today.

After the defeat in Tianzhu, she had once wanted to feign a relaxation of relations with the Great Song to delay for time.

Even the Steamship carrying the diplomatic mission had already set sail.

But they were intercepted in the waters of Tianzhu and were told that the Great Song refused to negotiate with Britain.

After the envoy brought back this news, she understood one thing.

The ambition of this Emperor of Great Song was not ordinary.

It was very simple: if the Great Song accepted the peace talks, then apart from being able to conduct normal trade with the Western Lands, the Great Song would gain nothing.

And even regarding trade, because the distance between the two sides was too great, it was not certain that they could obtain rich profits.

Rather than that, it was better to, just like stripping Tianzhu, continuously strip the colonies of the Xitu Guo and seize more markets.

The benefits obtained this way would be far greater than establishing diplomatic relations with the Xitu Guo.

After realizing this, she abandoned the idea of establishing ties with the Great Song and chose to continue to portray the Great Song as the target of a holy war.

At the same time, during this period, British diplomats visited other Xitu Guo intensively to stabilize their alliance system.

Because the Great Song wanted their colonies, those Xitu Guo that did not have colonies overseas would very likely become targets for the Great Song to win over.

Britain had to firmly prevent this possibility from happening.

Otherwise, they would only be able to face the threat from the Great Song alone.

But in the end, there was a slip-up; she had not expected that the Ross would actually be pried away by the Great Song.

"It is time to create friction between Poland and the Ross. Nuohan, you need to go there immediately," Ashley's eyes were cold.

Nikolai wanted to play both sides and take the opportunity to develop and surpass Britain in strength, but she would not let Nikolai have his way.

Then, she continued, "In addition, you must also visit Sweden and the Tusman Empire. The Ross must pay the price for their foolish behavior."

"Yes, Your Majesty," Nuohan bowed slightly.

"William, the traditional Xitu powers like Frank, Yiluo Guo, and Austria need you to go there in person, and also the Prussia," Ashley instructed William again.

Finally, she looked at the Duke of Welling, "We must not only expand the Army but also equip breech-loading rifles as soon as possible. Our global confrontation with the Great Song has already begun."

"Every British soldier will fight for you, Your Majesty," Welling gave a military salute to Ashley.

Ailisi showed a faint smile and waved her hand wearily, letting the three leave.

As the figures of the three disappeared from the hall, she suddenly shouted toward the door of the room on the right, her tone stern, "Yulia, how long do you intend to keep eavesdropping?"

As her words fell, a beautiful blonde girl walked out.

She was Ashley's eldest daughter, Yulia. According to the British royal succession system of the eldest child, Yulia would be the next Queen.

Precisely because of this, Yulia was more sensitive to politics than other girls.

Today, she happened to pass by and hid behind the door to eavesdrop.

"Mother, isn't confronting the Ross exactly the scheme of the Emperor of Great Song? Otherwise, why would he establish diplomatic relations with the Ross?" Yulia did not give her mother a chance to continue scolding her, but instead pressed her mother.

She did not think that pushing the Ross to the opposite side of the Xitu Guo was a wise choice.

Hearing this, Ashley suddenly sighed, "My health is getting worse and worse. Before long, you will become the new Queen. If your thinking is still so foolish by then, Britain will completely become a plaything of the Great Song."

Yulia's face flushed with anger, "In your eyes, I am always an ignorant child. In fact, you were indeed wrong this time. Now the Western Lands need peace, not war."

"In fact, you are an ignorant child, and you have severely underestimated the sinister intentions of that Emperor of Great Song. He is very clear that once the Ross establish diplomatic relations with the Great Song, the Western Lands will inevitably confront the Ross, because the consequences of not confronting them are more serious than the consequences of confronting them."

"Nikolai also knows this, but he might have a fluke mentality, thinking that we British will choose to tolerate it and let him play both sides, but this is impossible. He underestimated us British," Ashley said loudly.

Staring into Ashley's eyes, she emphasized again, "Remember, the Xitu alliance system with Britain as the core is very important. Once the Xitu alliance disintegrates, Britain will be completely isolated. Therefore, even if it means choosing to let the Western Lands fall into the flames of war, we must never give the Great Song a chance to defeat us one by one!"

"Yes, Mother." Yulia's roar made her understand some key points, and she could not help but show a look of shame.

Looking toward the East, she was suddenly curious, afraid, and full of anger toward that Great Song monarch, while at the same time, her heart was full of fighting spirit.

As the future Queen, she would definitely defeat him.

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