1779 The End of the Empire (2)
"What? The Chinese have evidence that our fleet is provoking?" The entire British government felt incredible about such a situation.
"What's going on with Major General Stephen? Didn't I order him before and I must not let China have any handle? The Chinese are blackmailing us, right? It's their problem!" The military people are also a little confused now.
Major General Stephen was a carefully selected general. He had previously had experience in fierce confrontation with the Soviet Red Navy. At the same time, he performed very well in the Cabernet War. It would be impossible for the Chinese to leave a handle for such a task.
Even if the Chinese conspiracy and traps are involved, Major General Stephen must be deceived.
The Chinese are insidious, Stephen must know that they are not cautious enough?
"The matter must be investigated clearly, and we cannot listen to their one-sided words. I believe that our military is carefully selected excellent officers for the generals sent to perform this mission. They cannot be so stupid. It is obviously a Chinese who framed them! The current arguments of both sides are different..." The Minister of Defense does not agree with this matter. "The Chinese fishing boats blocked our fleet, which was premeditated. They took this opportunity to know that we would not use too fierce methods to solve the problem on civilians, so they mobilized fishermen to siege our warships..."
In other words, it is more appropriate for them to not admit that the British Navy would be bullied by the Chinese.
The fleet was blocked by the fishermen's fishing boats, which was obviously premeditated.
However, they were a little confused about why the Chinese were able to mobilize so many fishing boats so quickly.
"This matter must be solved as soon as possible! The Chinese proposed to establish a joint investigation team between China and Britain, obviously to delay time! This matter cannot be accepted..." The British government naturally cannot tolerate such a thing, "This has a serious harm to the empire's face! If it really doesn't work, let our representatives make a fuss about the handover of the Hong Kong regime and find our face!"
The empire must not be hurt by the Chinese just like this.
Although it has declined, Britain is still an old naval power.
"Once you cannot find your face, even some other countries will learn this way! Putting aside the confrontation after the war, it is far more complicated than during the war! Otherwise, Argentina and other countries will continue to learn from the Chinese. Once this method is used in the war, the consequences will be unimaginable!"
Everyone knows that the empire is no longer good.
After discussion, the British government finally decided to embarrass the Chinese people when the Chinese and British regimes were handed over. If the Chinese people could make mistakes in this matter, China would become a joke in the world.
"Your Highness, the latest news is that our fleet is besieged by Chinese fishermen on the edge of the South China Sea. The government hopes that we can make mistakes in the ceremony of handing over Hong Kong sovereignty to the Chinese and regain the face of the empire..." Inside Heathrow Airport, a British Airways Boeing 747 chartered flight was parked on the runway to make the final preparations before taking off.
A middle-aged man hurriedly boarded the plane and entered the upper space of the plane's business cabin. Prince Charles, who represented the British government and the Chinese government, was in a trance.
Next to him were many assistants, and their faces were filled with sad expressions.
Once upon a time, the most powerful empire that the sun would not set within the territory of the country lost most of its colonies.
At any time before, the regime handed over in any colony had not undergone any ritual, but was directly recognized by those countries, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Of course, in name, there were many colonies that once belonged to the empire and were members of the Commonwealth, and they still recognized the Queen as their supreme leader.
In fact, everyone knows what happened in those countries, at least they gave enough face.
China cannot accept such conditions because China is a big country and is now moving further and further on the road to strength.
This time, the handover ceremony with China about the Hong Kong regime was the first and last time in the empire. They had spent countless resources to grab it, and the territory they built and developed was handed over to other countries in front of the world...
Everyone knows what this means.
The former world's number one empire has fallen apart, and the glory of the queen can no longer shine on Asia.
This is the end of the empire!
A large number of British representatives took only one British Airways charter flight, and the important officials who represented the government's visit were crowded on one plane.
All are mourning for the glory that has passed away in the empire.
The person who rushed onto the plane arrived in front of Prince Charles. The prince who was in sorrow did not come to his senses. He did not come to his senses until the visitor spoke. The prince calmed down before he reacted.
The visitor repeated it once before the prince understood what the other party was saying.
"Disrupt the rhythm of the Chinese people at the handover ceremony? What's this joke? During the previous negotiations, the negotiators on both sides had reached a ceremony. When did the dignity of the empire need to be maintained by such despicable means?" A sneer appeared on the prince's face. "The Chinese have promised us to leave the last colony of Asia decently. What will happen to the Chinese people?"
The prince was not very happy with this matter.
He even was unwilling to represent the British government to conduct a power transfer with the Chinese.
He should not have undertaken such a thing. This ceremony declared the decline of the empire and also declared the complete end of the empire that the sun never set.
He is just a prince, not a king.
However, he had to bear this matter because he was the first successor to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It has been 39 years since he was named Prince of Wales and was appointed as crown prince in 1958.
His mother, Elizabeth II, is already 71 years old, and an old lady cannot bear such a thing.
"Your Highness, the Chinese are so shameless. They use fishing boats to block the course of the Imperial fleet..." The visitor said to His Highness the Prince with a gloomy face.
"Will the Chinese be like this?" Obviously, the shamelessness of the Chinese was something that His Highness did not expect. "Aren't they a country of etiquette? Are they not afraid of such things causing problems in the handover ceremony?"
"Oh! Your Highness, the Chinese are no longer the Chinese before. They were too weak before, so they could only endure it. In everything internationally, they just protest... Your Highness, have you forgotten that a few years ago, the two American aircraft carrier fleets were exercising at the door of China, how did they do it?" Former Foreign Minister Jeffrey Howe reminded the Crown Prince.
The Chinese are no longer the same.
"Yes, when they were putting pressure on the US fleet at their doorstep, they fired a strategic intercontinental missile that could attack the US mainland, and as a result, they sank a US Los Angeles-class nuclear submarine. The Chinese actually shamelessly announced that it was their temporary workers! This was obviously premeditated and was surprisingly similar to this time!" Prime Minister Heath also reminded the crown prince.
The shamelessness of the Chinese has long been shown.
"Their bombers flew past the US aircraft carriers, and their fighter jets directly crashed the US electronic reconnaissance aircraft, causing the US reconnaissance aircraft to force the landing of their airports, and then returned the parts... The Chinese government actually punished only a few pilots who violated the regulations..." Jeffrey Howe was too clear about the Chinese people's tricks. "So, this time it was also intentional. Their fleet was not as strong as us, so we sent fishing boats. We must save the empire's face!"
This is what many people think about doing things at the handover ceremony.
Although it is impossible to repent now and not return Hong Kong to China, in 1984, the Queen reached an agreement with China's top leader to exchange Hong Kong for China after the 1999-year lease period ended.
Repent? The powerful Red Empire has left the declining Sun-Don't Set Empire without the courage to compete. Moreover, the two sides are fighting with the Red Empire at the doorstep of each other's houses half of the earth. The declining Sun-Don't Set Empire cannot support such a war.
What's more, the mainstream of the world now is peace and development, not war.
Britain is no longer the most powerful country, and China is not the small countries in the Middle East that can be bullied by the United States.
Americans came to their doorstep to show off their power, but they were eventually defeated and could only leave silently. In the end, they sanctioned China, but because China has a huge market, it can save the economies of other countries. Capitalists promote government cooperation with China for the sake of interests...
"The open competition is no longer possible. We can only make a fuss about this matter and make the Chinese embarrassed in front of the whole world! In order to restore the dignity of the empire." Xis was helpless.
The empire has indeed fallen.
If it was the most powerful time, where would it be needed?
Do Chinese fishing boats dare to stand in front of the Imperial fleet? Just fire the cannon and bombard it.
Do China dare to blind? The powerful imperial fleet will keep them silent.
A powerful country, like the United States today, does not need to use this method to maintain its dignity. Anyone who provokes the empire will directly order the aircraft carrier fleet and the huge fleet to destroy the country.
"This is the end of the empire!" The Prince of Wales had nothing to say.
Did he say no?
As a prince who has been crown prince for 39 years, he represents the dignity and glory of the British government and even the entire Commonwealth.
He couldn't help but work hard to maintain the empire when its face was lost.
He is the crown prince.
Chapter completed!