Chapter 1166: Ultimatum
"Woo-woo-woo..."
Amidst the wailing of a steam whistle, an Ironclad Warship slowly sailed out from the Pier and headed east.
With the signing of the alliance treaty, the cooperation between the Great Song and the Indian Nation became legally justified.
Participating in this war between the Indians and the Sam Country people thus became a matter of course.
At this moment, this Ironclad Warship was the Great Song fulfilling its obligations as an ally, responsible for delivering an ultimatum to the Sam Country.
After eight days of sailing, the Ironclad Warship arrived at the port of Long Beach.
This port belonged to California of the Sam Country.
Initially, Britain first established thirteen colonies on the east coast of North America.
These thirteen colonies were also the entirety of the Sam Country's territory after its independence.
But the Sam Country was clearly not satisfied; after independence, it accelerated the persecution of the Indians, seizing one piece of land after another.
Its influence also expanded from the east coast to the west coast.
This California was a western state that had only been established for a short time.
In this state, at a location called Long Beach, there was a naval port belonging to the Sam Country.
The Great Song Navy soldiers on the Ironclad Warship were precisely there to deliver the ultimatum to the Sam Country naval commander stationed here.
However, in the Battle of Hawaii, the Sam Country naval Warships deployed on the west coast had been basically destroyed.
Facing the formidable Great Song Navy, the Sam Country people naturally dared not send any more Warships to the port of Long Beach to die.
Therefore, apart from a few ships transporting supplies, the port of Long Beach appeared empty.
Only the several Forts built along the coast made the place look like a naval port.
"The Great Song people are here!"
As soon as the Ironclad Warship appeared, the Sam Country navy at the port of Long Beach immediately fell into a panic.
Sam Country soldiers wearing navy-blue uniforms hurried into the Forts, aiming their cannons at the steel monster in the distance.
Yes, they were very clear about the terror of this new type of Great Song Warship.
This was not only based on information provided by Coalition soldiers who had luckily survived the Battle of Tianzhu, but also their own most direct experience.
Their Western Fleet had all been destroyed at the hands of these Great Song Warships.
"They have sent a small boat over." Just as the Sam Country soldiers were praying that they would survive the coming attack.
A naval commander observed the situation on the sea through a Telescope.
The Great Song Ironclad Warship did not open fire, but instead dispatched a small boat.
Clearly, the Great Song people were not here to attack this time; they seemed to have a different purpose.
The commander immediately ordered the soldiers not to attack.
He then took several soldiers and went to the Pier.
Before long, the small boat arrived, and an Indian soldier wearing a uniform stepped onto the Pier.
For this delivery of the ultimatum, the Great Song provided the Warship for assistance, while the delivery itself was carried out by the Indian Nation's own soldiers.
Seeing the Sam Country naval commander, the Indian soldier suppressed the hatred in his heart and handed over the document in his hand.
From the moment the Sam Country commander saw the Indian, his face was filled with disgust.
To them, Indians were as filthy as livestock.
If not for that Great Song Warship offshore, he would have certainly killed this Indian immediately and stripped his scalp.
It was just that the situation now was different from before.
After this period of investigation, the Sam Country from top to bottom had already learned of the cooperation between the Great Song people and the Indians.
The Indians had the Great Song as their backer.
If he acted rashly and killed this Indian, he believed the Great Song's Warship would definitely fire upon the port.
He did not want to use his own life to test that.
Suppressing the anger in his heart, the Sam Country naval commander accepted the document.
The Indian soldier snorted coldly, said nothing more, and boarded the small boat to return.
This ultimatum was written in three languages: the Indian language, the Great Song language, and the Sam Country language.
The Sam Country naval commander could not help but pull the ultimatum letter out of the envelope.
After glancing at it, his face instantly turned deathly pale.
Trembling, he stuffed the letter back into the envelope and immediately had someone send the letter to the capital.
From the west coast to the east coast of the Sam Country, it was over three thousand kilometers.
After a month, this ultimatum was finally delivered to the desk of Sam Country President Sullivan.
After carefully reading through the ultimatum, Sullivan's face was so gloomy it could drip water.
"Return the land encroached upon from the Indians."
"Completely withdraw from the North American continent and return to the Western Lands."
"..."
Sullivan read the contents of the treaty to the two people in front of him.
They were the Secretary of State Milai and the Sam Country Five-Star General Bolton.
"This is truly an arrogant statement." Five-Star General Bolton puffed on his cigar, exhaling smoke, his facial expression unreadable.
Secretary of State Milai, however, was full of worry.
The ultimatum stated very clearly that if they did not comply, the Great Song, as an ally of the Indian Nation, would assist the Indian Nation in reclaiming its land.
He believed this was by no means a mere threat.
That Emperor of Great Song is absolutely capable of doing such a thing.
However, since this is an ultimatum, there is clearly no room for negotiation.
For them, it is impossible to accept any of the conditions in the ultimatum.
Because for Sam Country, North America has long been viewed as something already in their pocket.
As such, the only path left for them is one.
He was just about to speak when Bolton's voice suddenly came again, "Mr. President, do not hesitate any longer, prepare for total war. If we do not defeat the Song People and this bullshit Indian Nation this time, our fate will be the same as the Indians before us."
Sullivan could not help but shiver.
They are very clear about how they treated the Indians.
Given the Indians' hatred for Sam Country, they would absolutely pay them back in kind.
Therefore, they absolutely cannot lose this war.
End of Chapter
