"Can Osman, Portugal, and France and Belgium be counted?" Some people doubt whether the neighboring powers of China's East African administrative region can be counted as China's neighbors.
"I think it's better to see if these countries are willing to take the initiative to be enemies with China. France, Portugal, and Belgium, these three countries will come out to reap benefits for themselves when China is in great trouble. They will certainly not be willing to face the powerful China from the beginning. According to intelligence, there is now a civil war in Japan, and one side is very hostile to China. The United States has always been afraid of China's expansion in North America. The Chinese have talked to us about a plan to divide the United States between China and Britain. As for Russia … …. They still need to make adjustments. "
The analysis is very reasonable. When Britain is ready to attack a country, the first thing to do is to find helpers around the country that can be drawn in. Although they haven't learned the phrase "who is our enemy, who is our friend, this is the question of the revolution." Britain has accumulated experience in practice, and they act according to this basic principle.
It's just that China's situation is relatively special. There are not many decent powerful countries around the powerful empire entrenched in the Western Pacific. According to the British intelligence, the United States has always regarded Britain as their imaginary enemy. As for Russia, in Britain's grand strategy, Russia is the number one enemy in Europe.
On the other hand, the relationship between China and Russia is not good, but it is not bad. The two countries reached an agreement in Central Asia to divide the loot, so they are satisfied with their loot. In addition to the war between Russia and the Osman Empire, Britain's naval attack on Russia. It is too difficult to hope that Russia will suddenly turn around and bite China.
The United States is very wary of China, and in recent years, Britain has really stirred up trouble. As the Anglo-Saxon blood, the United States is not moved. After thinking about it, the only one that Britain can use is Japan. The choice between the East and the West is very simple. Now that the East is occupied by the more pro-China Hokkaido faction, Britain naturally has to support the Meiji government in the West.
With a decision, Britain sent a telegram to the United States, and the United States immediately responded. Two fleets began to sail to Japan. The British ship was loaded with arms and ammunition and sailed from India to Singapore. After a short stop in Singapore, they headed north. The United States sent a fleet.
In late August, both fleets arrived in western Japan. The British and American ambassadors jointly visited the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Meiji government of Japan.
"Your country wants to restore the old customs treaty?" The Japanese foreign minister was shocked by the request of the United Kingdom and the United States.
The "Black Ship Incident" instigated by the United States pried open the door of Japan, and the British used various means to control the Japanese customs. The reason why the shogunate was overthrown was that almost 100% of the reformers who wanted to restore the sovereignty of Nihon were the ones who wanted to overthrow the shogunate.
China's expansion in the Western Pacific forced the United Kingdom and the United States to retreat. Japan took this opportunity to forcefully sign an agreement with the United Kingdom and the United States, finally restoring Japan's sovereignty. Now, taking advantage of the crisis of the Meiji government, the United Kingdom and the United States may not necessarily accept the demands of the Meiji government.
This time, not only did the customs of the Meiji government completely fall under the control of the United Kingdom and the United States, but the United Kingdom and the United States also built military bases in western Japan. Facing the surprise of the Japanese foreign minister, the British ambassador calmly said, "Our support for your country is so great. If your country can't eliminate the rebels in your country, all our investments will be in vain. The purpose of asking the Japanese customs as collateral is to ensure that the interests of our country will not be damaged. As for the establishment of a base, if our army can't have a stable base, how can we train your country, or effectively fight back when the rebels approach our base? "
People had to bow their heads when they were under someone else's roof. Although the Englishman's request was excessive, it was not to the point of being unreasonable. As for the fleet sent by the Americans, they were not here to fight, but to sell the entire fleet to Japan.
With these two strong reinforcements, the Japanese foreign minister did not dare to refuse, and immediately went back to report to the senior officials of the Meiji government. · 1 · c · c
The senior officials of Japan either said that the United Kingdom was too greedy, or thought that the American ships were not as good as the Chinese ships or the British ships. No matter what they said, they did not say anything, and their attitude was not tough. And the eyes of the senior officials fell on Emperor Meiji from time to time.
In fact, everyone knew that if they refused the support of the United Kingdom and the United States, the Meiji government would probably be destroyed. Only by taking advantage of the opportunity that the two countries hoped to support Japan to become the bridgehead against China in the East, the Japanese Meiji government might be able to turn over a new leaf.
"Since we can abolish the treaty once, we can certainly abolish the treaty again. What do you all think about this? "Emperor Meiji asked straightforwardly.
When the officials were young, they shouted, "Respect the Emperor," and fiercely criticized the Tokugawa shogunate for its "incompetence" and "betrayal of national interests." Now that it was their turn to make a clear statement, none of them had the passion and generosity they had when they were young.
There were people from China in the Hokkaido government, and the Meiji government was no exception. The latest news quickly spread to China, and the report to Vézé concluded that the Meiji government would be in turmoil because of such a concession. After reading it, Vézé was happy. The reason why the young people revolted was because they had no power at the time was because they did not have any power. Now they accepted the demands of the United Kingdom and the United States, not because they changed only for their own interests. The goal of these people was always power. Whether it was to seize power or to keep power, their pursuit had never changed.
As for the alliance between the United Kingdom and the United States this time, Vézé said, "Let them jump first."
After the order, the military commission in Nanjing was very puzzled. "If Japan makes a comeback, what should we do?" Ke Gongyu asked a question on behalf of many people. Seeing that the Hokkaido army, which had always been pro-China, showed signs of unifying Japan, China naturally hoped that the pro-China forces would be in charge of Japan. If the Meiji government really made a comeback, it would undoubtedly be a loss to China's influence in Japan.
Lei Hu carefully looked at Vézé's instructions, "Let them jump first." What kind of strategic ideas did Vézé have in these five words?
"Send a telegram to ask the commander-in-chief." Lei Hu suggested.
The proposal was approved, and Vézé quickly called back after receiving the telegram. "If the Hokkaido army wants to win the victory of Japan, they still need a lot of training. Based on their current level, no matter how much support we give them, it is impossible to make them have their own ideas. Moreover, we let the United Kingdom and the United States spend energy to maintain the Meiji government. In addition to consuming the financial resources of the United Kingdom and the United States, we can also give them an illusory sense of security. At the moment, the focus of China is to straighten out domestic problems. The focus of the strategic conflict is not Japan, but the gold from Transvaal. We have to worry about the future naval war in the Indian Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean, South Pacific Ocean, and East Pacific Ocean, not Japan without industrial strength. "
The words were clear, and there was a direction for the discussion. Since Japan's industrial strength was not enough to build warships that could threaten China, the United Kingdom and the United States would at most use Japan as a frontline base. The production of battleships was not high these days. If the United Kingdom and the United States sent a large number of battleships to Japan, China could sail freely in other oceans.
"Japan does not have the ability to repair battleships. Once the British and American battleships are damaged, they can only return to their home port for repair. The time it takes to go back and forth is a great consumption for them. "Naval Commander Ding Ruchang expressed his opinion.
The expressions of the comrades in the Military Commission did not have the slightest conviction. It was not that Ding Ruchang was wrong, but with Vézé's explanation, everyone in the Military Commission could make such a correct judgment.
Lei Hu looked a little embarrassed. He regretted asking Vézé for no reason. As long as everyone calmed down and discussed, it was easy to reach the current conclusion. However, Lei Hu quickly put down the burden in his heart. At this time, the domestic situation really did not have much room for a group of old guys to toss around. The day of mass retirement was getting closer and closer. The old brothers who did not want to retire had found Lei Hu and began to talk.
If Lei Hu could not quickly settle all the topics that might lead to arguments, God knows what would suddenly happen. Was Lei Hu the only one who couldn't calm down enough to discuss strategy? Even if Lei Hu was impatient, could it be that none of the other comrades could see such a simple problem? Like Lei Hu, they were all restless and impatient. It was just that Commander-in-Chief Vézé was calm and leisurely, no one dared to jump out and show too much excitement.
"Since the situation in Japan is not a problem, let's leave this matter for now. I'd like to see what kind of tricks Japan has up their sleeves. "Lei Hu chuckled and said what he wanted to say.
"Are we just going to watch on helplessly? There are at least 30 million people in Japan. "Ke Gongyu asked.
Someone spoke first. Ruan Xihao immediately shouted: "That's right, we might as well just destroy Japan. That way there will always be a fly buzzing around us. It's annoying. "
"What's the use of conquering a poor place like Japan? You might be willing to be the king of Japan, but I'm not. "Hu Chenghe laughed.
"Then where are you planning to go, Old Hu?" Ruan Xihao narrowed his eyes and asked.
Just when Lei Hu thought that Hu Chenghe was going to say something to stabilize his position, Hu Chenghe said loudly: "If we want to dominate, we have to go to America. It's twenty to thirty times the size of Japan, but only two to three times the population. Take down America, and China will prosper for another hundred years. "
The meeting was silent at first, then suddenly there was a wave of voices. "That's right, take down America." "Take down America, and China will prosper for another hundred years!"
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