"Before the navy does not have enough strength to break the Chinese blockade against India, we can only suspend support to India, and everything can only rely on the Marquis of Dalhousie and our army in India. [,w★ww.23w≮x.co→m In India, in addition to the 200,000 local troops, there is one million British and Indian troops. This number can be further increased if the Marquis of Dalhousie is willing. Of course, we may not be able to withstand the Chinese attack. However, if the war is delayed and the victory and loss is decided on the European battlefield, then there is no problem for Britain. Viscount Henry Harding, you should have confidence in Marquis of Dalhousie and our army in India!" said Earl of Foreign Affairs.

Although Viscount Henry Harding's face was a little unfavorable, he didn't say much. He also knew that India was too far away from the British mainland. Now, the Royal Navy of the British Empire was not sure of victory, and the British could not break China's blockade against India. Under such circumstances, it would be impossible to provide support to India.

"Prime Minister, what we need to do now is to restrain the Chinese attack as much as possible. Therefore, we must never give up in Russia. Once the Russians are defeated, the Chinese can draw a large number of troops out and use them on other battlefields. Whether it is invested in the Indian battlefield, the American battlefield, or the European battlefield, it is very unfavorable for us!" Earl Glenville continued. He did this to enable Britain to win this crucial war.

British Prime Minister Earl Stanley nodded: "Do you have any other opinions?"

"I agree with supporting Russia. Russia is a major country that restrains the Chinese military power. If Russia is defeated, it will be very unfavorable to us!" said Sir Charles Adam, Minister of Navy. Although a fleet of the British Royal Navy was annihilated, this is nothing to him. The Indian fleet was originally a weak fleet, and the main combat power of the Royal Navy has been concentrated in the Mediterranean fleet and the local fleet. This is the foundation of the British Navy.

"I agree. Russia cannot be defeated. Otherwise, where can we find allies with so many troops?" said Marquis Angelsey, the Minister of Army. Most British people, like him, only regarded Russia as a tool to hold China. Now, the mission of the Russians has not been completed yet, so they cannot be let down. Otherwise, the efforts made by Britain will be in vain.

The other ministers had no objection either.

"Well, with my destiny, send a telegram to Marquis Dalhousie, asking him to do his best to resist the Chinese attack and persevere until we win the final victory. As for reinforcements to India, we need to wait until the Royal Navy defeats the Chinese Navy." Earl Stanley said.

Hearing this sentence, Sir Charles Adam, the Minister of Navy, was a little embarrassed. For hundreds of years, the British Navy has been the overlord of the world and has never been surpassed by other countries. But now, the British Royal Navy has been surpassed by the empire in the East. This is definitely a shame for him.

"Next, I'm afraid I have to put pressure on those shipyards. In any case, the 'Admiral-class' battleship must be put into service as soon as possible. Otherwise, the Royal Navy would not even be qualified to fight against the Chinese." Sir Charles Adam thought secretly.

Now, the Royal Navy of the British Empire has only 12 battleships, while the Chinese Navy has 16, which is 4 more than the Royal Navy. Judging from the performance of the warships, the two sides are even more incomparable. Sir Charles Adam knows that if the British Royal Navy wants to win, they can only rely on the numerical advantage. Now, the ship platforms of major British shipyards are filled with British Royal Navy warships. For example, the next-class "Nile-class" battleship, the British Navy directly placed an order of 8 ships, and the "Admiral-class" battleship has also added four orders in addition to the four that are about to be in service. In addition, the next-class battleship of the British Navy has also begun to be built. It can be said that in order to catch up with the Chinese Navy, the British Royal Navy has tried its best.

However, what the British Navy needs now is time. If they are given two years or even more time, Sir Charles Adam believes that the British Navy must have the strength to defeat the Chinese Navy. However, will the British Royal Navy have two years? Sir Charles Adam does not know, and he can only try his best to gain enough time.

"The Ministry of Army and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, discuss how to support Russia!" said Count Stanley.

Soon, the British Army and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs came up with a plan, and the UK would provide Russia with a war loan of 20 million pounds. However, the loan would be used to purchase British army equipment. The UK will provide Russia with one million rifles, two thousand heavy machine guns and one thousand artillery within the next six months.

Similarly, France will also provide so many weapons to Russia. In the North Atlantic military alliance, only Britain and France are strong and can provide such large-scale support to Russia. Britain and France are not actually at a disadvantage by using Russian loans to develop their own military industry. Of course, the prerequisite is that the Russians must be able to repay this loan. If the Russians fail in the war or even be destroyed, then the loan will be wasted.

After Russia received support from Britain and France, it was finally able to calm down. In addition, the war on the front line was gradually stabilizing, and Tsar Alexander II's heart that had been hanging over was finally put back into his stomach.

Compared with China and Russia, Europe has become slightly calmer. Whether it is a member of the North Atlantic Military Alliance or the European Members of the Asia-European Military Alliance, the war mobilization has not been completed at this time. Even the Kingdom of Prussia, with the most mature mobilization system, will take a full month to complete the mobilization, not to mention other countries.

However, since the war has begun, it will not end if the outcome is decided. Whether it is a member of the North Atlantic Military Alliance or the Asian-European Military Alliance, they have abandoned the fantasy of peace and began to devote all their national strength to the preparations for war. All countries are in positions. Since the war has begun, then only by finding ways to win the war is the most beneficial to the country. Otherwise, once they are defeated, they will inevitably pay an extremely heavy price.

The French capital of Paris, the Elysee Palace, and the second French Empire emperor Napoleon III are discussing the situation at this moment with his ministers.

"His Army Minister, how long will it take for my army to complete the mobilization?" asked Napoleon III. Before the war began, the French army had only 700,000 troops, which was because the enemy in the south and the enemy in the north of Belgium in the north expanded its troops one after another. According to the promises at the London Conference, France needed to invest at least 1.5 million troops in the war. Of course, this was just a preliminary goal. Once the war was not going well, France's troops would be further improved.

"Your Majesty, we are mobilizing, and a large number of young people are enlisting in the army. However, this will take time. It is expected that in one month, we can expand the total strength of the army to one million. In three months, the total strength will be increased to one.5 million!" French Army Secretary A.J. San Arno replied.

Napoleon III couldn't help but frown, that is to say, at least for one month, France did not have enough troops to launch an attack. Putting aside the great enemy of the Prussian Kingdom, the Spanish Kingdom in the south, had at least 500,000 troops. Originally, before the war began, the army of the Spanish Kingdom had expanded to 700,000. But 200,000 of them were deployed in North America, with only 500,000 people on the land. Now, the Spanish Kingdom is also mobilizing wildly. With the support of the Chinese Empire, its military strength has expanded very strongly.

The Belgium, a small country in the north of France, was also frantically clamoring to expand the number of troops to 500,000. You know, the total population of the Belgium Kingdom is only more than four million! But it is necessary to expand the army's strength to 500,000. This is simply a military force!

Of course, Napoleon III believed that the military combat power of the Kingdom of Belgium and Spain was simply incomparable to France. But even so, France did not dare to act rashly before the army completed its mobilization, at least before the initial mobilization was completed.

Another important ally within the North Atlantic Military Alliance, the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Although, at the London Conference, the Austro-Hungarian Empire promised to mobilize two million people to participate in the war. However, with the backward industrial level and mobilization system of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, it would probably take half a year or even longer to mobilize two million people to participate in the war. Now, the total army of the Austro-Hungarian Empire does not exceed 500,000. In the face of pressure from the Prussian Kingdom and the Ottoman Turkish Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire has only the power to protect itself for the time being.

Under the influence of many comprehensive factors, the whole of Europe is still in peace. Of course, everyone can smell it. The smell of gunpowder accumulated over Europe has become increasingly strong. Just a little bit of Mars is enough to detonate the entire Europe. By then, this will be a protracted war.

It has become a consensus among all countries to invest all manpower, material resources and financial resources in the expansion of military forces to prepare for war. Everyone is making final preparations for war. (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!

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