Chapter 1168: Seeking Aid

London.

While Qin Shan and Zhou Yi were waiting in peace in Hawaii for their equipment to be replaced.

The diplomatic mission personally led by Sullivan arrived here.

According to his war plan, the mobilization within Sam Country was only one part of it.

Another very important part was seeking the support of the entire Western Lands world.

This part was even more important than the total mobilization at home.

After all, decades ago, Sam Country was still just a colony of Britain, and both its population and steam industry strength were quite limited.

Relying on Sam Country's own resistance was simply wishful thinking.

Accompanied by British diplomats, Sullivan arrived at Waterham Palace and met Queen Ailisi and British Prime Minister William, who were waiting for him.

"Your Majesty." Sullivan first bowed to Ashley, then bowed to William.

His mood was complex.

For many years, Sam Country and Britain had been in a hostile relationship.

In the hearts of the people of Sam Country, Britain was the slave owner that oppressed them.

And in the eyes of the British, they were damned traitors.

If it weren't for Great Song, he thought that perhaps even after a hundred years, they would not have reconciled.

It would have been even more impossible for him to come to Britain to seek help from the British Queen.

It would also have been impossible for Queen Ailisi to save Sam Country.

"I have already understood the purpose of your visit." Ashley signaled for Sullivan and the others to sit down, while saying with some exhaustion.

During this period, the problem of the Ross country had already left her feeling overwhelmed.

Under the instigation of Britain, after Poland launched a provocation against the Ross country, the entire Western Lands world was no longer quiet.

The Ross country Emperor Nikolai chose to respond to this matter with a hard line.

In the border areas between Poland and the Ross country, battles large and small had never ceased.

Originally, she thought that by prioritizing the imitation of Great Song's rear-loading rifles,

she would grasp the advantage of dominating the order of the Western Lands.

She thought that by providing this type of firearm to the Polish army, she could cause the Ross country to bleed severely, thereby making it unable to cause an impact on the current order of the Western Lands.

But she was wrong.

She underestimated the depth of the cooperation between Great Song and the Ross country.

The Song People seemed to have provided relevant technology to the Ross country.

Following them, the Ross country also imitated this type of firearm and quickly equipped its army with it.

Therefore, the Polish army not only failed to gain any advantage but instead lost quite a bit of territory.

In order to prevent the situation from further deteriorating, Britain had to push other Xitu Guo to send troops to the war zone in the form of Mercenaries.

Doing this could both prevent the Ross country from expanding westward and avoid declaring war on the Ross country in the name of the entire Western Lands world, leaving room for maneuver.

So, the real situation now was that most of their energy was tied up by the Ross country.

It must be said that that Emperor of Great Song had seized the vital point of the Western Lands world.

Now, added to this was the propaganda of the Newspaper of various countries.

The voice of opposition to the Ross country in the entire Western Lands world was rising high.

Public opinion did not allow them to compromise with the Ross country; instead, it demanded constant escalation.

At the same time, even if they compromised, the Ross country might not necessarily agree.

Emperor Nikolai would not give up the opportunity to expand his sphere of influence westward.

Everything, everything, left them suspended in the air—unable to go up, and unable to come down.

They could only watch helplessly as the Western Lands world was dragged into the war with the Ross country.

Under such circumstances, it was feared that the Xitu Guo would not be willing to send another Expeditionary Army to Sam Country to participate in the war against the Song People.

However, they could not ignore Sam Country either.

Sam Country was a barrier; if this barrier were controlled by the Song People,

given the sailing speed of the Great Song Navy, it was feared they could reach the British mainland in half a month.

At that time, their entire British shipping route might be cut off.

And this would be a disaster for Britain, which relied primarily on trade.

Thus, Ashley said to Sullivan, "The Western Lands world is currently facing an unprecedented crisis, which requires us to deal with it together. Regarding the so-called Indian Restoration Movement supported by Great Song, we in Britain will not recognize it, and we will work with you to thwart their actions."

Before Sullivan arrived in Britain, he was still somewhat uneasy, worried that he would be rejected.

Ashley's words undoubtedly acted like a shot of adrenaline for him.

He said, "Many thanks, Your Majesty. In the end, we are brothers connected by blood. The conflicts between brothers are ultimately internal problems of our own family, but facing outsiders, we undoubtedly need to unite."

Ashley nodded; she indeed intended to help Sam Country.

But her first stage of help would be limited only to providing firearms and Artillery.

The war had to be fought by the people of Sam Country themselves.

Only until Sam Country could no longer hold on would she consider sending an Expeditionary Army.

Sending troops immediately to fight the Great Song army was foolish; it would be her own strength that was depleted.

Likewise, this was the strategy Britain was implementing in Poland.

Thinking of this, she did not shy away and stated her support plan.

She knew Sullivan might not be happy, but he could not refuse.

And just as she expected, Sullivan's face stiffened slightly, then he immediately revealed a smile, "For Her Majesty's generosity, I express my gratitude on behalf of the people of Sam Country, but with only this, I fear it will be difficult for us to resist the Song People; our population is too small."

"Over seven million people is not a small number; as long as they are armed, they will be a powerful force." Ashley looked solemn. "If you summon the spirit you used to resist us British back then, I believe you can also defeat the Song People."

This remark was a bit of a dig at Sullivan.

Seeing Sullivan's expression turn somewhat awkward, she added, "At most, we will transfer the technology for manufacturing the Rear-loading Rifle to you, allowing you to produce this type of firearm yourselves."

"Many thanks, Your Majesty." Sullivan stopped making further requests, as it was clear this was all he could obtain.

After exchanging some more intelligence, Sullivan and his party departed.

In the carriage heading to the hotel where they were staying, Sullivan looked grave.

He said to the Sam Country Secretary of State Milai, "It is just as I thought; the British clearly hope to fight to the last Sam."

"Now we can only hope they provide enough Artillery and ammunition." Milai shook his head. "The Queen is not wrong; our land must ultimately be defended by us picking up the rifles ourselves."

Before coming, they had already anticipated the answer they might receive.

This result disappointed them, but they were mentally prepared.

Sullivan sighed softly.

He truly had not expected that in such a short time after the defeat in Tianzhu, the Western Lands would fall into such chaos.

If not for the trouble caused by Ross, perhaps he could have received more support.

Regarding this, he had to admit that the Emperor of Great Song was indeed formidable.

By merely bribing Ross, he had left the entire Western Lands unable to spare any effort.

But if he arrogantly thought he could defeat Sam Country on its own soil, then he was mistaken.

Although he had set aside his pride this time, the things he obtained from coming to Britain were limited.

But with the support of British Musket and Artillery, they would be able to organize more troops and win this war!