Chapter 66
The Opium-War Part 2
1840 AD
Things are not going very well for the British on all fronts they were on a defensive campaign in China southern provinces they were being pushed back towards the coast by Imperial Chinese Forces backed by Spartan Regiments.
It was a huge moral Defeat for the British Troops who only a year ago were pushing the Chinese out of their southern provinces and into the Imperial Homeland, however with no support being able to cross the Gorgo Canal, it forced all supplies and reinforcements bound for the Front to sale around the African continent increasing there travel time by months.
This caused the British offensive to Ground to a halt allowing the Emperors troops to reorganise and push them back inflicting heavy casualties on the British and liberating many of there captured brothers in arms.
in the British colonies of Australia and New Zealand however, things could not be much worse as they were under heavy bombardment by the Japanese Empire.
Hell in Australia's Northern Territory two regiments of the Imperial Japanese army had landed on their shores capturing supply Depots vital to the war effort it would force all naval vessels to sail south to resupply essentially leaving the whole North in the grasp of the Japanese and increasing the already crippling demands for resources on the struggling colonies.
In India a British task Force had been totally destroyed by the Royal Indian army in the siege of Chennai leaving 1200 British Troops dead and 120 heavy guns captured, the whole goal of the mission was to capture the city but also the crown prince of the Indian Empire who was visiting at the time.
He however had taken command of the defence of the city as well as the counter-strike after the British failed attempt to take the walls, Prince Leonidas Gupta who had been named after the Immortal Queens legendary father the lion of Sparta had killed the British commander in single combat earning him the love and adoration of his soldiers and people.
In the Mediterranean the Royal Navy once again attempted to breach Spartan waters only for there fleet to suffer heavy losses from Spartan Dreadnoughts vaporising British ships before they could even move their guns to battle position.
This in turn was causing the British Economy to fall into a downward spiral as riots broke out in many cities across the British isle due to the price of basic food such as bread raised to 5 pounds a loaf (£5 In 1840 is equivalent to £305 in 2017) this forced parliament to dispatch what limited troops it had to help quell the riots.
As it stood so far it appeared only Canada and the Caribbean territory's were safe, but for how long the British parliament was still split down the middle on the war neither side gaining ground.
Well the British people would not have to worry much longer as reports came from France that the British territories in the western Mediterranean had been captured by the Imperial Military including Gibraltar.
It was this final defeat that forced Queen Victoria to break tradition she with her Royal guard marched to Parliament declaring to the now quiet Ministers that the war with the SRU must end now.
In February 1841
The British delegation arrived at the occupied Gibraltar to discuss peace terms with the SRU Council, Kassandra under the mantle of Queen Gorgo Agiad I represented Sparta while Japan sent its Crown Prince komei of the House Yamato. China sent the Emperors cousin while India sent Crown Prince Leonidas.
The British Delegation was Queen Victoria herself her Prime minister Robert Peel as well as military leaders and lower members of the nobility, the British Officers did not enjoy this after all most of them were lords of the realm and now they were forced to accept terms of peace from the nations that humiliated them.
The SRU offered the British their terms for peace, Britain would once again gain access to SRU markets however it would be limited to what they could buy and they would be taxed heavier than other nations for the next 6 years.
Australia and New Zealand would remain under British rule, however it's native population had to be given a voice in its government and their ways of live and culture to be respected and protected.
Britain would accept the terms and slowly its occupied territory's would be returned to them however this black mark on there history would forever stain them it would also speed up their empire expansion to help boost their economic growth.
However, the defeat of the British Empire sent a clear message to the people of Europe and the world, despite being an old and mysterious empire, Sparta and her ally's could cause major problems for anyone that dared stand against them.
The House of Tudor-Hanover would lose all contact with the Spartan Royals until King George V ascended to the throne and found a Diary of King Richard the Lionheart.
The balance of power in Europe had also shifted for centuries the fate of Europe had been dominated by 5 great powers the Swedish Empire to the North, Russia to the east, Sparta to the south, and Britain and France to the west, now Sparta had kicked the British off the board.
Oh yes, the Swedish Empire is still around, you see many years ago during the great Northern war Sparta had officially been neutral until members of its nobility had been arrested by Russia claiming they were spies for Sweden.
Now they were a great power and ruled Sweden, Finland, and the Baltic states it also held a great friendship with the SRU and its magical population received support in its war with Magical Norway.
Potter Manor
England
Lord Edwin Potter watched with a smile as his Wife Lady Drucilla Potter formerly of House Nott hugged her Son he had been a POW for over 2 years. "Oh, my Boy praise merlin your home was it horrible you weren't t-tortured were you".
Andrew Potter smiled he was glad to be home with his family and told them of his time as guest of Sparta. "Mother I am fine me and my men were treated fairly we were placed in a camp near Kassandria the Duchess insured we had enough to eat. "By Athena many of us including myself have become followers of the Cult of Kassandra."
That is how the Cult became Popular within Magical Britain as many of Andrew Potters men had converted and as many things in Pureblood Society once one family did something the others followed.
Chinese Empire
The Southern Provinces were in open Rebellion natives who believed China could not hold them as the recent war had shown them sadly for them however the Spartan Regiments were still in the region and aided Chinese forces in putting down the rebels that by 1843 the Rebels were completely wiped out.
Authors note: Hey People I hope you like part 2
Revan Shan 2077
