The Han culture is spreading strongly in Southeast Asia

Chapter 902 The Real King of England
On the turbulent Black Sea, Captain Zhang Baozai and the crew of the Qin Zhongzhen were so excited that they began to tremble.

Not only did they destroy the Ross fleet's Isidore and the Virgin Mary with just one ship, but they also played a cat-and-mouse game at sea.

The Qin Zhongzhen ship turned its steam engine to maximum power, caught up with a Rus' warship, and fired a shot at it head-on.

Those small Rus' boats, weighing four, five, or six hundred tons, could be half-killed with a single shot. The feeling of taking down a kid with one kick was incredibly satisfying.

Even more outrageous, half an hour later, the wind direction suddenly changed, and the Qin Zhongzhen simply lowered its sails, waiting for the small Ross warships that were running in the distance to be blown over, and then sinking them one by one.

The naval battle lasted for three hours, and by the time the scattered Hermes frigates arrived, the battle was essentially over.

Nearly half of the warships in this Black Sea Fleet, known as the Xia Fan Navy, were brought from England by Mo Gongze, and the Hermes frigate was one of them.

Therefore, when Colonel Johnson, the commander of the Hermes frigate, saw this horrific scene, even though he was not a patriot, he couldn't help but worry about his homeland, the Kingdom of England.

"The Seres have grasped the most convincing truth on this earth. From now on, their words will be the law, the rule!" Colonel Johnson uttered the most philosophical and insightful statement of his entire life.

Because in the face of the Liangwang Cannon, all the warships in the world instantly become toys.

Naval warfare is no longer an era where both sides can shell each other at sea all day with little loss of manpower, nor is it an era where warships can line up in a row, hit the enemy with hundreds of shots, and the weaker side can still escape.

The impact of this Black Sea naval battle was enormous, with a far wider reach than those involved realized.

When the Da Yu Qin Zhongzhen warship fought against the main force of the Russian Black Sea Navy, it sank the Russian third-class sailing battleship Mother of the Immaculate Conception, the fourth-class sailing battleship Eagle of Slavia, and the frigate Destroyer.

When news of the destruction of the Black Sea Fleet flagship Isidore and the damage and capture of three other frigates reached Europe, Britain and France were stunned.

England, in particular, had previously held the belief that while the Seres were indeed the best on land, they were still somewhat inferior to us in the navy, and considered themselves one of the world's two great powers.

As a result, his face was swollen from the slap.

In Paris, Napoleon was even more distressed; how much he longed to possess such a weapon!
If France had the Liangwang Cannon, the French navy would immediately surpass England's, greatly reducing the difficulty of unifying Europe.

Conquering the European continent is currently very difficult. There are many countries and ethnic groups, and conflicts of interest are a major headache. Unifying them is simply an insurmountable challenge.

Conquering England is not difficult; all it takes is landing on the island. Those capitalists can be bought off with benefits.

With England and France in our hands, the difficulties of conquering the European continent will be easily eliminated one by one.

1811 October.

The impact of the near-total annihilation of the Ross Black Sea Fleet began to spread.

First, there was Lieutenant General Mikhail Barclay, who was assigned by Tsar Alexander I to be stationed in Rostov, and his 110,000-strong army, but they did not go to Rostov.

After the Black Sea became the domain of the Great Yu, Rostov's importance diminished.

Anyway, the Great Yu can use steamships to resupply at will. Even if they can't take Rostov, it's just a matter of finding another city.

The issue has shifted from whether it exists or not to whether it is good or bad. The already strained Russian Empire no longer needs to defend Rostov to the death, but should instead protect Tsaritsyn.

When Gui Han, the commander of the Western Route Army, discovered that the Russian troops, who were less than 80 kilometers away from Rostov, had withdrawn, the Western Route Army immediately began preparations for a strong attack on Rostov.

Meanwhile, the Dayu Black Sea Fleet transported 6,000 Xia troops into the Kerch Strait and destroyed the Ross naval forts on both sides of the strait.

The fleet then stormed into Rostov harbor, destroyed the harbor's fortifications, and threw the Black Sea Fleet flag and more than a hundred captured Black Sea Fleet officers onto the city walls for display.

This severely damaged the morale of the Rostov garrison, and in less than a month, the outer outposts were almost completely lost.

In mid-August, Li Xingtai personally went to Rostov to join Gui Han's western army in a combined land and sea attack on Rostov.

Seeing no hope of reinforcements and lacking sufficient coal for heating, the city's garrison commander, Lieutenant General Alexei Sabaneev, fearing freezing to death, accepted the surrender offer from the Western Route Army of the Great Yu's Expedition against Russia and led over 8,000 officers and soldiers to surrender.

With this, the Great Yu finally had a stable base on the northern shore of the Black Sea, and the worry that the Western Route Army's logistics supply line could be easily cut off was completely eliminated.

But just as Li Xingtai was smiling as he accepted the Russian army's surrender, a letter made his expression change drastically.

"The French army has been mobilized. Napoleon personally led the main force of 170,000 men straight to Transylvania, while Louis Davout led 130,000 men to attack Belgrade."

Li Xingtai held up the message from Mo Gongze and spoke to Gui Han, his facial muscles twitching.

"That Corsican dwarf is really something. He deliberately put on the act that his army needed rest and kept sending troops to the Iberian Peninsula, but it was all a smokescreen."

Gui Han's eyes widened. Good heavens, no wonder Napoleon was so quiet before Mo Gongze and Li Xingtai mobilized their troops to advance on Odessa. It turns out he was waiting for them to mobilize their troops and launch a surprise attack.

“Brother Bird, I want you to allocate 10,000 elite troops to me. The French have mobilized their entire nation, and the Xia and Liang vassal states alone may not be able to withstand them.”

Li Xingtai made a request, but Gui Han fell silent. His Western Route Army had about 80,000 men, but the actual elite force numbered less than 20,000.

That is, it consists of 7,000 main force of the Imperial Guard Longxiang Left Guard and 9,500 Jingying Xiaowu Army. If 10,000 men are given to Li Xingtai, then he will only have more than 6,000 men left.

"I can leave the Black Sea Fleet to you. Although the fleet doesn't have many marines, the warships' cannons can help control the major cities and strongholds on the northern coast of the Black Sea."

Hearing Li Xingtai say this, Gui Han shook his head. "Whether it's Odessa, Kherson, or Sevastopol Fortress, I don't plan to fight them. The Western Route Army will definitely move north along the Don River to cooperate with the main force in attacking Tsaritsyn."

"Your Majesty should quickly send someone to plead with His Highness the Crown Prince. If His Highness agrees, I will give you the Xiaowu Army."

Li Xingtai gratefully cupped his hands in thanks, because the transfer of 10,000 elite troops would inevitably affect Gui Han's achievements in this battle.

“Brother Bode’s noble character will be forever remembered by me, Li Xingtai, and the King of Xia and the King of Liao will not forget it either.”

After saying this, Li Xingtai quickly sent someone to Xihai City (Astrakhan) to deliver a message, while gathering the thousands of men under his command, ready to return to the western shore of the Black Sea at any time.

Meanwhile, news of Napoleon's invasion of Belgrade and Transylvania reached England, which greatly alarmed Princess Mary.

After all, Napoleon was still a formidable figure in Europe, and even though the war ended last year, he actually suffered some losses in Austria.

However, in reality, Napoleon directly defeated the Austrian Empire, turning it into the Electorate of Vienna, which on the surface appeared to be a resounding victory.

"Qin, I need you to go to Viscount Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, immediately and tell him that I will fully support his Portuguese offensive plan and that he should be prepared."

Princess Mary was prepared to personally address the House of Lords in London, urging the English Parliament to abolish the peace treaty with Napoleon and reignite the war on the Iberian Peninsula.

Qin San and Qin Dingyang have been resting in England these days. Although the army has been deployed to Scotland, Qin Dingyang is guarding Hampton Court with several hundred personal guards.

“My father’s illness came at the worst possible time, otherwise I wouldn’t be in such a passive position.” Princess Mary’s Chinese was quite good, and seeing that she was surrounded by Chinese guards and maids, she spoke her mind.

At the end of the year before last, Princess Amelia, George III's favorite daughter, died of depression, which dealt a fatal blow to George III, whose health was already very poor. As a result, George III went completely insane in March of last year.

The old king is basically never lucid during the day; if he can recognize his daughter, Princess Mary, and his grandson, King George of the Huns, even once a week, that's considered quite good.

The rest of the time he was either wailing in pain, saying that someone was trying to assassinate him or that the devil was going to drag him to hell. This was followed by blindness and severe deafness, completely losing the ability to govern the country and becoming unable to take care of himself.

So last year, in April of 1811, the House of Lords and the House of Commons of England jointly passed the Regency Act of 1811.

Under this act, the Prince of Wales, who later became George IV, became the Regent of the Kingdom of England, while George III abdicated to become the Prince of Hanover.

These events not only effectively forced George III to step down, but also severely damaged the authority and power of the English monarchy, depriving Princess Mary of her greatest support.

But the blows didn't stop there. After George III lost power, Princess Mary attempted to form an alliance with Spencer Percival, the last prime minister appointed by George III, in order to consolidate her power and fight against the Whigs, who represented the interests of big capitalists and had put the crown prince in power.

But just months after they formed their alliance, on May 11, 1812, Prime Minister Spencer Percival was suddenly assassinated by a businessman who had gone bankrupt during the war and died on the spot.

This marked the end of Princess Mary's power; she had fallen from being the most powerful woman in England to an insignificant figure. "Your Majesty, the key now is to incite the lower and middle-ranking officers. Others may not want war, but they do, because only through war can they climb the ranks."

We can spread the word that whoever makes a great contribution in the war against France in the Iberian Peninsula, we can arrange for them to become officers in India.”

Princess Mary's eyes lit up when she heard what Qin San and Qin Dingyang said.

Currently, whether in the military or political spheres of England, London remains the best place for advancement, but for wealth accumulation, India is the only viable option.

Now that George III has abdicated, Princess Mary has lost her greatest support, and her thousands of Seres Guards are no longer of any use. She can't very well lead an army into London, seize the throne, and become queen.

However, in India, because England's control of India depended on the Seres Empire, Princess Mary still wielded considerable influence.

"I entrust this to General Qin. We will split up and do our part to restart the Peninsular War and draw back a portion of the main French forces before Napoleon threatens you all."

London, north bank of the Thames, Palace of Westminster.

This is where the House of Lords and the House of Commons of the English Parliament meet.

Red silk curtains, golden lamps hanging from the ceiling, everyone dressed in brocade.

All 330 members of the House of Lords, 26 bishops, and 6 members of the Royal Family, totaling 362, were present.

At this time, the English House of Commons suffered a significant loss of prestige and power due to constituency corruption, meaning that despite the loss of population in many areas after the Industrial Revolution, the seats of members were still allocated according to the methods used hundreds of years ago.

Many things can be implemented once approved by the House of Lords. This is also the biggest reason for the sharp conflict between the Whig Party, which represents London's big capitalists and factory owners, and the royal family and Tories.

Princess Mary did not wear a European court dress, but rather a Queen Seres gown, her ornaments jingling as she appeared.

But her son, the Hunnic prince George, was dressed in a European-style suit, looking every bit the part of a European prince.

All 362 senators understood that Princess Mary was demonstrating that she still wielded considerable power. Although her father had abdicated, she remained the queen of the Seris Empire, a vassal state above all others.

But these members of parliament were not to be trifled with; they had long regarded Princess Mary as part of the English monarchy, and even as an important supporter.

Now that he has finally seized the opportunity to take power while George III is terminally ill and the crown prince is completely incompetent, he is determined to eliminate Queen Mary to prevent her from rising again.

Well, of course they don't intend to kill the princess; they're not that crazy.

The nobles' plan was to get the princess out of the Kingdom of England, or at least to disband her guards, leaving her completely without support.

A heated exchange ensued, sparks flew, and Princess Mary's speech was repeatedly and rudely interrupted from the very beginning.

The lawmakers were adamant in their opposition to tearing up the peace treaty and sending troops to the Iberian Peninsula, fearing that hard-won opportunities for goods to enter the European continent for sale would once again be lost.

Princess Mary glanced painfully at her brother, George, the Regent of England, who sat in the main seat.

Her brother only cared about eating, drinking, and having fun; he didn't care about the country or his descendants.

If only he didn't exist, without this older brother, it seems I could have a chance to compete for the English throne myself.

Taking a deep breath, Princess Mary desperately suppressed the urge to pull out the revolver from her clothes and kill her brother, George IV, on the spot.

“I don’t understand why you are so willing to compromise. Don’t you understand that once Napoleon defeats my husband, King Ferdinand I of Hungary, he will no longer need to compromise with us?”

The humiliating compromise you are enjoying now is nothing more than a delaying tactic and a lie.

Wake up, gentlemen! England's future must be won on the battlefield, not by the charity of the French!

In fact, Princess Mary's words won the heartfelt applause of many people.

If England could only choose one country to be unlucky with, it would be France, and by a precipitous margin, far ahead of second place.

But soon, the thought of losing a lot of money by ending the contract made these people indifferent again.

The compromising and weak nature of capitalism has remained unchanged from its inception to several centuries later.

“Napoleon could defeat King Ferdinand I (Maugoze), but he couldn’t defeat the Seres Empire, so he needed us.”

Even if Napoleon manages to unify Europe, he wouldn't dare break the peace treaty with us, because if he completely pushes us to the side of the Seres Empire, he and his empire will be finished.

The one who stood up to refute it was Henry Paget, Earl of Axeybridge.

This guy was a soldier who participated in the Peninsular War. He fought very bravely and also participated in the Battle of Waterloo. He was wounded on the battlefield and had his limbs amputated. He was then granted the title of Marquis of Angesil.

Logically, such a person would not oppose another war on the Korean Peninsula, but Henry Paget did oppose it.

Because this bastard is a playboy, and he has been having an affair with Arthur Wellesley's sister-in-law for years.

Enraged, Arthur Wellesley declared that if Henry Paget dared to reappear in the army, he would be killed in battle.

“A spineless coward who has been carrying women’s thighs on his shoulders all these years is no longer fit to carry a rifle on his shoulders.” Princess Mary also quickly seized on Henry Paget’s weakness and launched a fierce attack.

"Henry, you might as well die in bed. The battlefield belongs to real men!"

These words were so vicious that Henry Paget trembled with rage. He glared at Princess Mary, his anger burning. If the princess were a man, he would have fought her to a duel.

“Your Highness, insults to me personally cannot change the international situation. England’s best course of action remains to remain neutral.” After his extreme anger subsided, Henry Paget found the best way to respond.

Hearing this, Princess Mary, who was extremely anxious and afraid that something might have happened to her husband on the battlefield, unleashed her ultimate move.

She took off the nine-dragon and nine-phoenix crown from her head, held it in her hand, and then raised it high to show all the councilors.

"This is the glory that my husband, King Ferdinand I of Hungary, and His Highness Mogonze, King of the Seres Empire, earned for me."

I cherish it dearly; it is so precious and beautiful. If anyone tries to take it away or smash it, I will make them pay a heavy price!

The surrounding councilors all looked at Princess Mary with smiles, some of them with expressions of disdain.

Your father has abdicated, and your husband is about to fail. What will make us pay such a heavy price?

"If the Kingdom of Hungary suffers a fatal loss as a result, then I will reveal the secret of the Seris Cannon."

"I'd like to see if Napoleon will still offer you such great benefits after he lands in London!"

What the hell!

Everyone stood up in shock, even the usually aloof and indifferent Prince Regent George IV showed a look of panic.

England's current superior position and ability to ensure its own security are entirely due to its naval superiority.

However, if the secret of the Seres Cannon (Liang Wang Cannon) were to be leaked, and France were to acquire this powerful cannon, it would immediately be able to erase the naval superiority of the Kingdom of England.

At that point, the arrival of the French on the island will not be a threat, but a certainty.

"Vote! I want you to vote right now! Whether the war on the Korean Peninsula will continue or not, whether the treaty with France will be torn up or not—I want to see the results within an hour!"

Princess Mary took the seat of honor, gently pushed the Regent George IV, who had just stood up, back into his seat, and then stood in front of him, just like a true King of England.

(End of this chapter)