Chapter 789 Ah! World Empire!
Chapter 791 Ah! World Empire!
On the sea surface of the Gulf of Kayao, the smoke of gunpowder has temporarily dissipated, but peace has not yet arrived. On the third day after the Spanish "Invincible" fleet was destroyed again, the entire Peru coastline was shrouded in a calm before the coming of greater storm.
On the San Rosa Fort, a brand new flag is slowly rising - the golden ear of corn pattern is particularly eye-catching on the dark red background, which is the flag of the newly established Inca Heaven.
The just-finished naval battle of Kaya-Royal Bay is actually the founding battle of the Inca Heaven! But this founding battle was not fought by the Incas, but by the Taiping Heavenly Navy across the entire Pacific Ocean. I am afraid that it also shows who this country belongs to?
More than 10,000 Inca soldiers gathered around the fort, some of them wearing traditional alpaca wool wool clothes, and some were wearing uniforms taken off the bodies of Spanish soldiers. Most of them were holding cold weapons or old-fashioned muskets. All raised their heads and watched the flag, which symbolized the revival of the Incas, slowly raised to the top of the flagpole.
"The sun god Hong Tianwang is above!" Manko Kapak, who was supported by Zeng Shuiyuan, stood on a high place and shouted loudly in Quechua, "Three hundred years of darkness is over! The Inca Heaven is officially established!"
With Manco Kapak's shout, Hong Xiuquan is now "merged" with the Inca Sun God, which also means that the True Josephism and the Inca traditional beliefs are combined!
What responded to him was a tsunami-the Incas today were no longer the Incas three hundred years ago. The sun gods and empires were all clouds and smoke. They could drive away the Spaniards who had a deep feud with them, and now they were lying on them and sucking blood on their bodies, were so happy.
If we could change to a sect leader country with a little bit of humanity, it would be a win!
In the manors in Peru, in the valleys of the Andes, more Inca warriors were coming. They carried their ancestral bronze tomahawks, flint spears, and flintlock guns seized from the Spanish colonial army. Although these weapons were simple, they were in the hands of the Avengers, which were enough to make the white colonists in Lima scared.
At the same time, in the Port of Paracas near the Chincha Islands, 20,000 Chinese workers who landed on armed merchant ships from the Chincha Islands on "supported" by Chinese in California have been organized and armed by the people of the Zhenyou Sect, and they have set up corn cross flags of the "Inca Heaven" and have also driven towards Lima City in a mighty manner.
In the port of Kayao, five warships of the Pacific Fleet of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom were anchored at the dock. The armored fragments of the "Numancia" were hung on the corner of the bow of the "Xi'an". Although the surface of this light load and displacement of 5,200 tons was scarred, it was still majestic. Next to it were the captured Spanish steam transport ship "Queen Isabella", as well as the two sail battleships "San Juan" and "San Joseph".
Ding Ruchang stood in the commander tower of the "Xi'an" and used a telescope to observe the fortifications of Lima City in the distance. People came and went on the city wall, and I wonder if it was the white master of Peru who was setting up defenses?
"Report to the Admiral," a messenger came to salute, "The Bishop of the Inca Heaven requested to board the ship. He brought the commendation order from Tianjing!"
In the Governor General's Office of Lima, Peruvian President Pezette sat in an armchair, and the cigar in his hand had already been extinguished. The air in the office was suffocating, and only the wall clocks on the wall made a "tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-t
Army Secretary Galvez looked around nervously, his uniform collar was soaked in sweat. "We're done," he murmured to himself, "Without the fleet, we would have no foreign aid. How could we defend Lima by relying on just tens of thousands of white people alone?"
Spanish minister Pareha kept drawing crosses, his lips squirming and praying. The once arrogant diplomat looked as pale as a dead person.
The Spanish Invincible Armada is gone and there is no more!
After the news came back to Madrid, what Isabella II needed to consider was how to suppress domestic dissatisfaction. The revolutionaries in China would not be said to be the French warships that were not well built, which led to the miserable defeat of the Kayao Bay. They would only attribute all the mistakes to the Bourbon dynasty. It seemed that as long as the flag of the Republic was raised, Spain would be great again!
So Lima is finished!
Suddenly, the office door was pushed open, and British Minister to Peru James Bruce strode in. His shiny leather shoes made a crisp sound on the marble floor, and the civilized staff in his hand knocked hard on the marble.
"Gentlemen," Bruce took off his top hat and showed a meaningful smile, "The American fleet of the British Empire is coming."
Pezette suddenly stood up, "Really? God bless!" His voice trembled with excitement.
Bruce raised a finger and signaled him to calm down: "The Warrior, the Kingfu, the Defense, the Royal Oak four ironclad ships, and the other twelve steam warships, will arrive at the Bay of Kayao in ten days."
Galvez rushed to the window and pointed to the corn cross flag flying on the San Rosa Fortress in the distance: "Ten days? Those savages may attack the city tomorrow!"
Bruce coldly tidied up his bow tie: "That's your problem. The British Empire will not stand up for the dead." He put on his top hat, turned around and left, and added: "By the way, if Lima falls, Her Majesty the Queen will treat you as dead!"
London, the Blue Hall of Buckingham Palace. Queen Victoria is enjoying a newly arrived Japanese lacquerware - a gift from Yang Xiuqing to the North Korean ambassador to the United Kingdom, Okupo Rito, the sun shines on her dark brown hair through the floor-to-ceiling windows, making her look particularly elegant and luxurious.
Suddenly, Prime Minister Palmerston, Foreign Minister Russell and Navy Minister Duke Somerset hurried in. Their faces were as solemn as the foggy weather in London, and they couldn't even care about the most basic etiquette.
"Your Majesty," Viscount Palmerston, who was nearly 80 years old, took off his hat and handed over a telegram, "The Battle Report of Kayao Bay."
The queen received the telegram and slowly raised a gloating smile on the corner of her mouth: "The French man-made 'Numancia' has sunk? Ha! I'll talk about the craftsmanship of those French guys."
Her laughter came to an abrupt end, as she noticed that the expressions of the three ministers were not relaxed at all. Prince Albert walked over from the globe and coughed softly.
"Dear," the prince's voice was very light, but every word hit the queen's heart like a hammer, "The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is now a world empire."
"World Empire?" the Queen frowned, "Is it the same as our Sun-Don't Setting Empire?"
Palmerston cleared his throat: "Your Majesty, according to our definition, a world empire must meet three conditions. First, the territory is vast, with east and west spanning 180 degrees longitude. That is, the territory covers half of the earth; second, establish a hierarchical order with itself as its core, with many vassal states or colonies; third, it is able to formulate and maintain international rules."
Foreign Minister Russell added: "From Lake Balkash to the Andes, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has covered at least 160 longitudes. Considering their huge population base and vast land, they have also met the standards in terms of territory. They have established a "True Clan" alliance in the Pacific Ocean, including the Inca Heaven, Hawaii Heaven, Java Heaven, and the Grand Duchy of Alaska. All small countries, including the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, have been headed by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and have also turned the west coast of the United States into their semi-colonial land."
The queen's fingers unconsciously hit the tabletop: "So?"
Navy Secretary Somerset said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, if we don't stop them from controlling the entire Pacific Ocean, the next step they will threaten Australia, and then India."
The queen stood up suddenly, swept her skirt over the footstool. She quickly walked to the globe, pressing her slender fingers heavily in Peru's position.
"Where has my American fleet been?" asked the Queen.
"It should have arrived in Chile."
"Send a telegram and ask the Warrior to tell the Chinese," the Queen's voice was as cold as ice, "Who is the master of the sea!"
"Her Majesty, will you go to war?" asked the Navy Minister.
Victoria looked at her husband, and Albert shook her head gently: "It's okay to talk! We'll be supported by most Europeans."
Ten days later, dense smoke columns appeared on the horizontal line of the Gulf of Kayao. Sixteen battleships of the British American fleet lined up in combat formations and slowly approached.
On the bridge of the Warrior, Admiral Clarence Hope held up a telescope and carefully observed the situation in Kayao Bay. Although the "Xi'an" was scarred, the naval gun was still stubbornly pointing at the British ship.
"O God," Hope put down his telescope and said to the adjutant beside him, "It seems that we made a mistake between 1839 and 1842. We thought we were opening up a huge market, but we didn't expect to wake up a giant dragon."
The adjutant asked hesitantly: "General, do you want to open fire?"
Hope shook his head: "No, there will be no fire today. They control the Holy Rosa Fort." He pointed to the Holy Rosa Fort with the Corn Cross Flag and the Dragon Flag of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. "Today, we are going to seek peace negotiations."
Two hours later, a British boat rowed to the port, and the officers on the boat held a white flag and diplomatic notes. The Taiping Army sent a sampan to greet him, and the two sides exchanged documents on the sparkling sea.
When the sun sets, the British fleet began to retreat to the offshore anchorage. The Inca soldiers on the shore cheered for victory, but Zeng Shuiyuan, Master Ma and others knew that the confrontation had just begun!
Ding Ruchang stood on the deck of the "Xi'an", looked at the outline of the British warship in the distance, and whispered: "I inform Tianjing that we are not afraid of going to war. And the British obviously don't want to fight with us!"
Chapter completed!