After the Battle of Sri Lanka, China and Britain received the views of their navies on warships. Their views were basically the same. "Larger caliber, more powerful firepower, thicker armor."
In this era of heavy ships and giant cannons, this was what everyone was pursuing. The British Admiralty did not punish the commander of the Indian Ocean Fleet. The new artillery tactic of smashing the deck made the British Navy's eyes light up. China was once again ahead of the British. This was really the direction of the future naval war. The only question was when Britain could catch up with China's research progress.
The design of the Monarch-class battleship was basically completed. China's new artillery tactic had to make the Monarch-class battleship fire again. At least they had to consider the damage caused by a direct hit from a large-caliber cannon on the deck. Although this redesign had to extend the production of the Monarch-class battleship for a period of time, it was better than being bombarded by a Chinese warship in a real naval war.
How to build a ship, how to solve the technical problems, these were all work that Britain could do themselves. The Battle of Sri Lanka was not started by the United Kingdom alone. As a participant in the battle, how China wanted to deal with this matter was up to the United Kingdom.
China's ambassador to Britain, Lv Cheng, was invited to the British Foreign Office. He patiently listened to the British foreign minister spout a bunch of nonsense. When the British foreign minister finally stopped, China's ambassador to Britain, Lv Cheng, asked, "Are you done?"
Looking at the faint mockery on the face of China's ambassador, the British foreign minister knew that his statement did not have the desired effect. Britain hoped to make China fear Britain's anger. Seeing that the China ambassador was not moved, the British foreign minister immediately changed his attitude to a rational negotiation.
"Doesn't your country think it is responsible for the current situation?" the British foreign minister asked calmly.
According to Lv Cheng's own view, China was the world. Every piece of land that China swallowed became China's territory. Even if there was a responsibility, it was China's responsibility to its people. What responsibility did China have for the world situation?! But as a civil servant, the ambassador could not use his own views to guide foreign affairs.
Suppressing his displeasure, China's ambassador to Britain, Lv Cheng, said according to domestic instructions, "Britain has a lot of responsibility for the world situation. Our country's view on this is not optimistic. Before the United Kingdom finally resolves its conflict with China, there will be no fundamental change in the world situation. "
"Your country has taken reckless actions in Central Asia, North America, Africa, and South Asia. May I ask if your country really has a bottom line?" The British Foreign Minister asked in silence. It had always been the United Kingdom that decided the fate of the world. Now he had to admit that China, which had been beaten by the United Kingdom 20 years ago, was an equal existence that decided the fate of the world. The British foreign minister naturally felt very uncomfortable.
Lv Cheng did not give in at all. "The Central Asian issue has been resolved. We and Russia have divided our borders. As for South Asia, we need a way station between the African concession and the cultivated land. Given the relationship between our country and the United Kingdom, it is impossible for the United Kingdom to allow us to resupply in South Asia. Our country has its own interests, but your country also has its own responsibilities. As for the issue of North America, I have to say that your country's unilateral demarcation relies on your country's strength. Our country is also relying on our strength to delineate the borders. If your country wants stability, I don't think it's a wise choice to unilaterally demarcate the border. "
The British foreign minister almost wanted to curse. When China and Russia divided Central Asia, they didn't think of discussing with the United Kingdom. Why did the United Kingdom need China's approval to determine its territory in North America? And this approval meant that China would not spit out what it had eaten. China would also put forward a request for territory in North America.
"What is your country's request in North America?" The British foreign minister asked.
"We have to border the United States, so our country thinks that England? The Columbia area should be owned by China. Of course, since the United Kingdom has a certain presence in these areas, we can also pay a certain fee to the United Kingdom. " Lv Cheng was very happy when he talked about these issues. A few years ago, China and Russia signed a land sale of millions of square kilometers. If Lv Cheng could sign the ownership rights of millions of square kilometers with the United Kingdom, then Lv Cheng could also go down in history.
The British foreign minister was almost trembling with anger. China's request was so arrogant that it could be said that the British Empire had never been insulted. The British foreign minister was much more restrained than the young China ambassador, Lv Cheng. He forcibly suppressed his anger and asked Lv Cheng in a calm tone, "Why does your country believe that our country will agree to such a request?"
Lv Cheng replied very readily, "Mr. Foreign Minister, our emperor, Comrade Vézé, is very appreciative of the United Kingdom. In diplomatic work, he has more than once mentioned that the United Kingdom is a very good country and that it is necessary for China to maintain peace with the United Kingdom. If our country's policy is to defeat the United Kingdom, there is no need for our country to negotiate with the United Kingdom in Canada. As long as our country makes full use of its territory in Central Asia and Myanmar, which borders India, to attack India. After the United Kingdom loses India, it will lose its colony and market of hundreds of millions of people. Then the United Kingdom can only return to Europe and fight desperately with the European powers. It also has to face the heavy pressure of the increasingly powerful United States. I believe that the Americans will be closer to the United Kingdom than to China. And to buy this land, we can pay in gold. "
"It's not a matter of money." The British foreign minister resisted the urge to beat Lv Cheng and said in an angry tone.
"Our country is very clear that the United Kingdom is building a new fleet. I can also clearly tell your country that our country is also building a new fleet. These two fleets will erupt into a full-scale conflict and there will be a war. It will decide who is the strongest fleet in the world. If the current situation continues, a major naval war is inevitable. If your country wants to talk about this issue after the war, our country will also continue to negotiate with the United Kingdom. Of course, I can convey our emperor's opinion now. Even if we talk again, the content of the discussion will still be the same. Our emperor's attitude has always been like this. We respect the United Kingdom's rule in India, and we are even happy to see the United Kingdom's effective rule in India. And our country has no plans to destroy the United Kingdom's dominance in Europe. Our country's demand for territory has a bottom line. "Lv Cheng said frankly.
The British foreign minister did not believe this nonsense at all. China's expansion over the years was obvious to all. Although China had seized some rotten land, this appetite was shocking enough. Would China be satisfied with these rotten land? It was hard to say whether other countries believed it or not, but the United Kingdom definitely did not believe it.
This meeting lasted for half a month. China's ambassador to the United Kingdom, Lv Cheng, finally negotiated a general idea about North America with the United Kingdom. China could be satisfied with the expansion in the north, including the Yukon and Northwest regions that the United Kingdom had not really reached. And there was also England? The northern part of the Columbia region. Buying England in the face of China? The United Kingdom was not too opposed to the southern part of the Columbia region to meet the requirement of a border with the United States. The United States had more fertile and warm land than Canada. China, an ambitious country, bordered the United States, which would inevitably cause the entire United States to worry. With the character of the United States, a military conflict with China would happen sooner or later. This kind of thing was in line with the United Kingdom's diplomatic philosophy.
Of course, the British were not like the Russians, who had never seen the world. Even if this land was less than the land ceded by Russia, the United Kingdom asked for 200 tons of gold, and the United Kingdom also separated sovereignty and governance. The United Kingdom still had sovereignty over this land. No matter what Lv Cheng said, the United Kingdom would not budge. Lv Cheng could only express regret about this. Compared to the Russians, the British were undoubtedly more arrogant. After the border between China and Russia was determined, the two countries entered a period of peace. The period of peace between China and the United Kingdom seemed far away.
Russia did not know about the difficult negotiations between China and the United Kingdom. What they could be sure of was that China did not expand its land as greedily as Russia. The Chinese team only advanced to the negotiated border between the two sides, then stopped and began to set up outposts on the new border.
Even if they did not dare to fully believe in China, Russia could only temporarily believe in China's sincerity. At this time, Russia's biggest enemy was the Osman Empire. The stalemate of the war was unbearable for Russia. Although the Russian army had a little breakthrough on the Caucasus front, the Osman Empire continued to fight against Russia in the Armenian region.
In the Donau River area, the 300,000-strong coalition forces could not capture Priven City, nor could they break through the mountain pass of the Balkan Mountains. Even in Russia, there began to be voices of armistice. Russia and the Osman Empire finally signed an armistice treaty. Bulgaria suffered huge casualties, but did not gain independence. The Osman Empire used recognition of Romania's independence as a condition in exchange for Russia's return to the original border line in the Caucasus region.
In January 1879, the Russian army finally withdrew in the cold winter, and Suleyman Pasha's army finally arrived in Priven City. It was a full 18 months late from the date promised by Suleyman Pasha. At this time, there was little food left in Priven City, and it could only last for less than two months.
Seeing a steady stream of Osman Army entering Priven City, Li Weiren was not excited. His legs went soft, and he had to lean against the wall of a firing point. The tragic battle of Priven City was a war of the Osman Empire, not Li Weiren's war. In the beginning, he only came here because he wanted to make a name for himself and put his idea of a fortress into practice. The war experience and prestige had been realized at this time. Li Weiren only had one thought in his mind, and that was to leave Priven City quickly. It didn't matter where he was, as long as he left Priven Fortress.
In February 1879, Osman Pasha? Nuri Pasha entered Istanbul amidst the welcome of thousands of people lining the streets. The great hero of the Osman Empire resisted more than 300,000 Russian troops with 30,000 men. Such a feat, not only in the Osman Empire, but also in the entire European military community, became a legend.
The role of Li Weiren Pasha was not publicly publicized, on the one hand, because China made a request, and on the other hand, the Osman Empire did not want a foreigner to share the glory of their hero. The lack of publicity did not mean that the Osman Empire did not know of Li Weiren's achievements. Osman? Nuri Pasha was not a narrow-minded person, and he also reported Li Weiren's achievements to the court of the Osman Empire.
The Osman Empire soon reached an agreement with China, agreeing that China would build a railway through Iran to the Osman Empire, which would communicate with the future railway network from Basra to Constantinople. It would become an important line of communication for the Osman Empire.
As for Li Weiren Pasha, the Osman Empire appointed him as the governor of Sudan, responsible for the important task of commanding the Osman Empire's land in Africa. Although this appointment was opposed by Britain and Egypt, the Osman Empire did not waver.
The tenth Russo-Turkish war finally came to an end after two years. European countries saw the combined power of fortresses, machine guns, and magazine rifles. Countries hoped to be able to carry out military exchanges with the Osman Empire. France and Germany at the same time to the Osman Empire? Nuri Pasha invited him to visit and give lectures.
The Osman Empire and the Osman Empire? Nuri Pasha declined the invitation of various countries. The Osman Empire? Nuri Pasha and Li Weiren Pasha only stayed in Istanbul for less than a month before they were ordered to the Caucasus region to build a border line with Russia. The entire Osman Empire firmly believed that these two men could build a steel line of defense against Russia's invasion.
On the military construction schedule of the Osman Empire, Osman Pasha? After Nuri Pasha and Li Weiren Pasha completed the construction of the fortress group in the Caucasus region, they would go to Europe and build a new line of defense in the European territory of the Osman Empire. While these two men were holding the Pleven Fortress, the Osman Empire's army had already used bloody means to annihilate the rebels of Serbia and Montenegro.
Bulgaria paid a tragic sacrifice, but was abandoned by Russia and eventually failed to gain independence. On the contrary, Romania, which did not pay any price, became independent from the Osman Empire. The greatly weakened Bulgaria did not dare to continue to resist the Osman Empire. Bulgaria was very disappointed with Russia and full of hostility and hatred towards Romania. In the eyes of the Bulgarians, the Romanians gained their independence by drinking Bulgarian blood. Under such sentiments, the story of the vampire Count Dracula soon became a household name in Bulgaria. From this time on, for the next hundred years, the Romanians in Bulgaria also became known as "vampires."
After this war, the situation in Europe also stabilized, and the Balkans continued to be under the rule of the Osman Empire. The Osman Empire also saw the value of winning over China. This powerful eastern empire, which had once driven the ancestors of the Turks to the Turkish region, could now temporarily become a strong ally of the Osman Empire.
Of course, the Osman Empire would not naively think that China was an angel who did not ask for anything in return. Handing over Sudan and the areas south of Sudan to China could not only allow China to build an important railway network for the Osman Empire for free, but also cause trouble for the Egyptian governor. The Osman Empire believed that this deal could be done.
At this time, Vézé's biggest hope was no longer to expand his territory. At this time, he even temporarily gave up on seizing Australia and New Zealand. As long as he achieved the goal of bordering the United States, as long as he recaptured the provinces of South Tibet and Assam, Vézé was ready to stay at home and do construction. He had taken too much rotten land, and now it was time to properly digest the land. It was time to properly straighten out the domestic construction. Because of the war, Vézé had to compromise with too many people and things in the country. This feeling of having a fishbone stuck in his throat was terrible.
In March 1879, the keels of the eight Monarch-class battleships were laid almost at the same time in the naval shipyards and civilian shipyards. The United Kingdom could not continue to endure, and this was not only because of China. According to the British intelligence, the United States, Germany, and France had already begun to build new warships that looked similar to the Chinese warships. Even Russia had begun to build cruisers with thick armor. The appearance was exactly the same as China's more than 4,000 tons cruisers.
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