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Singapore, a city that has developed and flourished rapidly due to maritime trade, has a very important geographical location because it guards the exit of the Strait of Malacca. It has thus become the center of the British Strait colony and a bridgehead for the British invasion to the east. However, the atmosphere in Singapore now seems a bit tense. Most of the merchant ships passing by here leave immediately after replenishing freshwater and food, and will not stay here for too long. Xinhua and Britain are at odds in the South China Sea, and maybe war will begin at any time. It is too dangerous to stay in Singapore.

The merchants in the past prayed that the war would break out again after they left, so that they would not be affected by the war. They also knew that it would be absolutely impossible to avoid the outbreak of the war. Therefore, they just hope that bad luck would not come to them. Britain is the world hegemon, while Xinhua is a regional power in the South China Sea. The war between the two countries will definitely be very fierce and may even lead to the interruption of trade between the East and the West. This is not a good thing for merchants. They hope that the winner and the defeat can be decided as soon as possible. In this way, maritime trade can be reopened. Most foreign merchants believe that Britain can win. After all, although Xinhua has risen very quickly, its time is too short and its foundation is too thin. It is far from comparable to an old world power like Britain.

Of course, there are also many people who want to see Britain unlucky. After Britain became the world overlord, British merchants often rampant overseas, and there are also many merchants from other countries that bully. If Britain is defeated by New China, it will undoubtedly become the third Western power to be defeated by New China after Spain and the Netherlands. At the same time, it will also have a greater impact because Britain is the world overlord. This will undoubtedly make Britain the hegemon of the entire Western world. Therefore, the governor of the British Straits colony, Wen Xian, who decided to launch this war, and Lord Ellenborough, the governor of the British Indian colony, were very cautious. They strive to make complete preparations to ensure that this war can be won.

"Governor General, this is the latest information we have received. The New China has begun to mobilize. Their army has issued a conscription order. It will recruit ten brigades again, which is 60,000 people. This is not a good thing for us." Major General Burleyton, the commander of the British Straits Colony, said with a frown. There are only more than 20,000 troops in the Straits Colony, and even with the 50,000 troops sent from India, there are only more than 70,000 troops. In terms of force, they cannot gain an advantage. In terms of weapons and equipment, the British Army has no advantage, but it is just barely able to compete with the weapons of the New China Army.

"General, please rest assured that India will fully support us. More troops will be sent to the Straits Colony. At that time, we will definitely be able to defeat the Xinhua Army." Governor Wenxian said. After the failure of the tripartite talks, Xinhua strengthened its military deployment. It is obvious that this is already guarding against Britain. In particular, the army of Xinhua has begun a new round of recruitment, which is completely aimed at Britain. However, Britain has no other way except to accuse Xinhua of causing regional tensions and undermining regional peace. Xinhua has realized the crisis and obviously will not stop military deployment because of the British protests.

"Okay, Governor General." Major General Burleyton nodded. In fact, he was just complaining. He also knew that the navy was the protagonist in this war. Among the British army, the navy has always been the well-deserved boss. Britain was isolated on the European continent and relied on the strong navy to establish their world hegemony. Among the army, the navy has the highest status, and the annual military expenditure is the largest. This time, the navy must defeat the new China first. There are many islands in the Nanyang Sea, and the army's attack must be covered by the navy. After obtaining the sea control power, it can also separate the islands of the Xinhua Kingdom and then destroy them one by one.

"General Alan, are the navy ready? You are the protagonists of this war. You must defeat the Xinhua Navy and gain the control of the sea in the South China Sea." Governor Wenxian said. He had great confidence in the navy. When he went to Kolkata, India to meet with the Indian Governor Lord Ellenborough, he rode the "Apollo-class" warship. He was very satisfied with this new warship that was completely different from the old warships. He believed that the performance of the "Apollo-class" warship was stronger than the "Shark-class" cruiser of the Xinhua Navy. Although the Xinhua Navy took the lead in reforming this new warship, how could Xinhua be the opponent of Britain on the shipbuilding? Once Britain became serious, it could easily leave Xinhua behind. Britain is the master of the world's oceans.

"Governor General, the navy is ready. The 18 Apollo-class warships of the Far East Fleet and the 28 Apollo-class warships sent by the Indian Ocean Fleet have all been assembled. Just wait for Her Majesty's war authorization to be delivered, we can go out to sea to annihilate the Xinhua Navy." Major General Alan said confidently. A few years ago, he observed the Java naval battle between the Xinhua Navy and the Spanish Expeditionary Fleet. It was very shocking that the Xinhua Navy could wipe out the Spanish Expeditionary Fleet at a small cost. Major General Alan believes that the fundamental reason why the Xinhua Navy can win is that the shark-class cruiser they used is far ahead of the old warships of the Spanish Expeditionary Fleet. Now, the British Navy's Apollo-class warships are even more powerful. So, is there any question about the victory of this war?

"Very good, I know that the Royal Navy is the most powerful navy in the world. This time, the Royal Navy lets the yellow-skinned monkeys know that the navy cannot be built with a few advanced ships." Governor Wenxian was very happy. It took two or three hundred years for the British navy to develop to this day. The establishment of the New China Kingdom was only seven or eight years, how could it be compared with Britain?

"Please rest assured that the Royal Navy will definitely win this battle." Major General Alan was very sure of the victory.

"Then I'll wait for news of your victory." Governor Wenxian said.

"Governor General, Her Majesty's war authorization should be delivered soon. Have we found the excuse for the war against Xinhua Kingdom?" asked Major General Burleyton.

As the world's number one power, although Britain usually bullies whoever wants to bully, in order to give an explanation to the people, every time they fight against foreign wars, they will find sufficient excuses to make themselves a fair side, which will help gain the support of the people. For example, when the Opium War was launched, it was based on the excuse that British merchants were persecuted in China and the interests of British merchants were seriously threatened. This time, it is obviously no exception.

"Please rest assured General Burleyton, the reason has been there. And, this is definitely not an excuse, but a real event. Our British Empire has sufficient reason to start war against Xinhua. However, the time was not ripe before, so I just suppressed this matter." Governor Wenxian said.

"Oh? Governor General, what's going on?" Major General Burleyton and Major General Allen were very interested.

"Major General Alan, do you still remember the missing warship Coventry?" asked Governor Wenxian.

"Of course, a few years ago, the warship of the USS Coventry disappeared while on its mission. After that, the Far East Fleet searched the entire Nanyang, but it was not possible to find the warship of the USS Coventry. This also became a unsolved case for the Far East Fleet. Is the accident of the USS Coventry related to the Xinhua Kingdom?" Major General Allen asked in surprise. You must know that the accident of the USS Coventry Kingdom was almost eight years ago, and the Xinhua Kingdom had not been established at that time.

Major General Burleyton was later transferred to the Straits Colony and was not clear about the battleship "Coventry".

"That's right, the warship 'Coventry' was indeed attacked by Xinhua. To be more precise, it was attacked by the predecessor of Xinhua." A trace of anger flashed across Governor Wenxian's face.

Major General Burleyton and Major General Alan were both confused. They did not understand the meaning of Governor Wenxian's words.

"You probably never imagined that the predecessor of Xinhua Kingdom was actually a group of pirates." Governor Wen Xian said suddenly.

"What? How is this possible?" Major General Burleyton exclaimed.

"This is really incredible. Is such a powerful country actually built by a group of pirates? This must be God joking." Major General Alan shook his head repeatedly.

"Gentlemen, this is the truth. The predecessor of Xinhua Kingdom was indeed a group of pirates from the South China Sea. During a robbery, they encountered the warship "Coventry". As a result, they used despicable and shameless methods to successfully attack the warship "Coventry" and killed all the British officers and soldiers on the warship. Finally, they took the warship away. Therefore, we were unable to find the warship "Coventry"." Governor Wenxian said angrily. This act of attacking the British naval warship was simply a tacit battle against Britain.
Chapter completed!