Chapter 883 Fake Gambling (Second update, please subscribe)
The British Empire must accept the challenge!
After the fall of the Pleven Fortress, British public opinion was in an uproar. Everyone - even ordinary British people - knew very well what would happen once Russia occupied Turkey. They would threaten Britain's interests in Egypt, the Suez Canal, and Britain's rule in India.
In a word, those orcs in Russia must be firmly locked up in the Black Sea, and their evil clutches must never be allowed to reach the Mediterranean.
"What do we do now?"
Prime Minister Benjamin looked at Foreign Secretary Edward, and his tone sounded a little excited. Everything was happening too fast, so fast that before they could drag the United States and Germany into the water, Turkey was about to be destroyed.
"We must accept the challenge!"
Edward said bluntly.
"In the past few years, every time we gave in to the Four Emperors, we helped boost their arrogance. It was our repeated concessions that led to today's situation. If we don't accept the challenge again, then what will be waiting for us?"
Edward said, looking at the Prime Minister.
"A catastrophic failure. This failure may even cause the United States and Germany to refuse to join our alliance. After all, God can testify that no one will side with the weak!"
"But our naval forces..."
Turning his gaze to Mision, the Minister of the Navy, Benjamin asked.
"Admiral, how confident are we?"
"To defeat the Imperial Alliance Fleet?"
Mision thought about it, shook his head, and then spoke again.
"The question is not how confident we are, but how determined the Imperial Alliance Fleet is to fight the Royal Navy!"
After thinking for a while, Mision continued.
"In a naval battle, willpower and courage are the most important. Perhaps the Royal Navy is weaker than them, but, sir, the Royal Navy has never lacked courage!"
Yes, the Royal Navy has never lacked courage. This has even been the pride of the Royal Navy for many years. From Spain to France, every time facing the enemy, the Royal Navy has never backed down. This was the case in the past and it is still the case now.
"The only question is, when we choose war with decisive determination and courage, do they have the same determination and courage? Prime Minister! I don't think they have the courage. After all, they are four countries, not one country. They can't always be consistent."
The answer from the Navy Minister made Benjamin's eyes light up. Yes, the reason for the war in the past was because of the alliance of the four countries, but if the Empire made up its mind, would they dare to go to war?
If they don't dare, there will be room for diplomatic mediation, and there will be countless possibilities in diplomatic mediation, which can take advantage of their differences in interests to divide and even disintegrate their alliance.
The Jewish Prime Minister pondered for a moment, then he spoke.
"Then, send our fleet to Istanbul! We must protect Türkiye!"
Finally, at this moment, the British Empire, which had been retreating, accepted the challenge! Accepted the challenge from the "Four Emperors Alliance"!
It seems that for Britain now, they have no way out.
The news was spread through the press at the first opportunity. For a time, the world's attention was focused on Türkiye, and of course, also on Paris, Moscow, Vienna and Yingtian.
Now that Britain has played its cards, how will the seemingly powerful "Four Emperors Alliance" play?
Everyone was watching them, waiting for them; even the stock market in Paris plummeted.
War seems to be imminent.
Emperor Zhu, who was far away on the other side of the ocean, spoke directly after learning that Britain had sent a Mediterranean fleet to Constantinople.
"Send all of our remaining capital ships to the Mediterranean!"
"Send them all?"
Zuo Zongtang looked at His Majesty in surprise.
"Yes, that's all!"
He sneered.
"Britain!" Emperor Zhu said disdainfully.
"The British are not really accepting our challenge and are determined to stop us with war. They want to use war blackmail to force us to make concessions. In fact, they are not prepared at all!"
The British threat is not worth mentioning!
The reason why Emperor Zhu could make this judgment is because he stood on the shoulders of the giant of history. From those memoirs, we can see that every time a crisis broke out, when Britain faced choices, they rarely made up their minds to go to war at the beginning, especially when there was a huge gap in strength. They often chose to use blackmail to induce the other side to make concessions.
However, many countries are not as strong as Britain, or their leaders are too rational, which leads to Britain succeeding most of the time.
Of course, if they were strong enough, the British would not be blackmailing, but when they are weak, the British will never bet their country on the gambling table.
"Historically, the UK will never go all-in unless they have an absolute advantage. Now they are just testing our bottom line!"
In another world, Emperor Zhu had studied Britain during World War I and World War II. Before World War I, Britain was determined to go to war because although Britain was stronger than Germany, Germany might surpass Britain in the next few years, so Britain's choice was to declare war on Germany before it surpassed them. As for World War II, Chamberlain's appeasement and sit-in seemed to be a betrayal of his allies, but in essence, Britain was not prepared for war at all.
After Fatty Qiu came to power, the war began, but what happened next?
If it weren't for the help of the filial son America, Britain would have been finished long ago. Even in World War I, it was the same. Without the millions of fresh troops from America, it is hard to say whether Germany would be defeated in the end.
One thing that is certain is that, unless they are like Mr. Qiu who disregards his own strength, most British politicians are very strategic and will never take any military risks!
Besides, not only was Benjamin Disraeli a Jew, but the famous saying "There are no eternal friends or eternal enemies among nations, only eternal interests" was left by him.
That guy will never bet the future of the British Empire on the gambling table!
"They just want to use the fleet to test whether we have the courage to go all in!"
"Your Majesty, so, Britain is testing us?"
Zuo Zongtang already understood, he clapped his hands and said,
"That is to say, they are bluffing!"
"Yes, that's right. They are betting that we will give in. They are watching to see how we will respond. By sending out the fleet, I am telling him that the Ming Dynasty is going all in! Now it depends on whether he will follow suit!"
With a cold smile, Emperor Zhu said sarcastically.
"When big countries sit at the gambling table, they must be extremely cautious. When they are weak, using force to blackmail others may be beneficial if they succeed, but what if they fail? They will lose face!"
For example, corn is used to send missiles to Cuba, and then what?
Then it's a complete loss of face!
While Emperor Zhu was sighing, Zuo Zongtang said again.
"Your Majesty, it's not enough for us alone. What will France...what will France choose?"
When Zuo Zongtang mentioned France, Emperor Zhu naturally thought of his adopted son and talked to himself.
"Eugene, you should know what to do!"
(End of this chapter)
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