Witoma thought carefully, "Now that Tsarist Russia's navy has been completely wiped out by Xiao Letian, that means that the maritime interests that our British Empire is most concerned about will not be challenged! Then can we change our strategy and go help a bunch of people?" Where is the Tsarist Russian Army that is about to be defeated?"
"The Indian Ocean, Malacca, the South China Sea, Hong Kong, Shanghai... we have 45 warships at our disposal. The elite British Royal Navy is not comparable to the stupid bears like Tsarist Russia. Coupled with the French warships, the navies of our two countries are It’s powerful enough to destroy Xiao Letian’s navy, especially his ship Zhiyuan!”
"Let's do this! We will carry out limited intervention, not expand the war situation, and use the sinking of the Zhiyuan as a punishment... This can be considered a gift to the Prime Minister and those in the Financial City before you return to the country!"
Wytoma is indeed a veteran who is well versed in the three tastes of politics. His diplomatic strategies are flexible and changeable. In his eyes, there is no distinction between enemies and allies in the world. Everything is based on the interests of the British Empire.
Why does the UK want to watch Xiao Letian grow bigger without curbing it? That's because Russia, a feuding country, has expanded its power in the Far East of Asia too fast and has vaguely threatened British interests in Asia, but this threat has not yet reached an imminent level.
If there is a trend but it has not reached a fevered level, then it is unwise to directly engage in military conflict. In this case, the best way is to use barbarians to control barbarians and support another force to confront the Russians. This is the most effective method.
But everything has a degree. I support you because I hope you can be used by me instead of being an ignorant wolf. Britain's core interests are on the sea, in ports and golden waterways, as long as these interests are not challenged. Then all is well.
Now that the navy sent by Tsarist Russia to Asia has been completely destroyed by Xiao Letian, the threat that Britain was most worried about has naturally disappeared. The ports in East Asia and the golden waterways for wealth are safe. In this way, Xiao Letian's utilization value will be reduced. there is none left.
If you continue to support Xiao Letian at this time, it will not only fail to achieve the British strategic purpose, but will also create a powerful opponent. After all, the record of the Zhiyuan is really brilliant. Now the British naval experts and engineers have already Crazy, they are working like crazy to develop a new battleship similar to the Reach.
In Weitoma's mind, he had taught the bears in the north a lesson, and now he had to teach the hunting dogs in the south a lesson. Xiao Letian could not be allowed to raise his tail like this.
"Now I think that maintaining the situation in the Far East should be our next strategic goal. After all, the Far East is the land ceded by the contract signed between Tsarist Russia and the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Legally, this is a legal treaty, and Xiao Letian's intervention is illegal! "
"I think we should issue a statement first to emphasize the UK's peaceful stance and ask both parties to return to the negotiating table immediately and maintain the existing border unchanged. The Far East Volunteer Army must stop some force actions!"
"I know that Xiao Letian will definitely not agree. Of course they will not listen to our statement. Instead, he will continue to increase troops in an attempt to resolve the battle as soon as possible. At this time, we have an excuse to intervene!"
"Haha...peace! Long live peace. As long as we raise the banner of peace, the truth will naturally be on our side. Who can say that we are wrong to maintain peace?"
"When the Far East campaign was at its peak, all our navy was dispatched to attack Naha to search for the Zhiyuan, destroy the arrogant warship, and then force Xiao Letian to sit at the negotiating table, returning the situation in the Far East to its normal state It’s just the beginning!”
"Hahaha, by that time, our map has not changed in any way, and the spheres of influence of various countries in Asia have not changed, but the blood of Tsarist Russia and the Chinese has almost been drained. The two weak opponents exchanged Naturally, our British Empire will have peace in Asia for fifty years!"
"This is the Asia I want, and this is the strategy our UK should have!"
Witoma's high-spirited aura affected Sir Ai Liguo. The old diplomat held his hand excitedly, "Very good, you will have a formidable future! I feel relieved to hand over the position of minister of the Qing Dynasty to you. You can have such careful thoughts in your heart." Britain is lucky that you can be so calm about your plans!"
"Very good, you will be solely responsible for this plan! I will give you the greatest help, and I will support you as long as I have it!"
The two held hands together, and at that moment they were so excited that they burst into tears, "For the British Empire! For Her Majesty the Queen! Let us fight! Step on the bones of foreigners to forge the glory of our nation! Victory!"
At this moment, there was a sudden sound of footsteps outside the door, followed immediately by the voice of a military attache from the legation shouting, "Reporting to your Excellency, there is another urgent telegram from Shanghai!"
Weitoma took the message and looked at it carefully and frowned. "Oh God! When did the efficiency of the Chinese become so high? The Suzhou Stock Market opened for business this morning? The market transaction volume reached three in the morning. Ten million silver dollars?”
"It's broken. Xiao Letian controls the stock market in Jiangnan, so his military expenditure will not be a problem. The war in the Far East will definitely accelerate! Our plan must be advanced. We must make an appointment with the French Minister now..."
Before he finished speaking, the military attache ran in again panting, "Telegram, there's another telegram, this time it's from Xiao Letian!"
Ai Liguo read the message carefully three times, and finally stared at Weitoma in disbelief: "Oh God! How did Xiao Letian know about my itinerary? How did he know that I would take a boat back to Hong Kong in Tanggu in five days, and then return to China?" "
"He wants to have an informal meeting with me on the Yellow Sea! And he said that this meeting is related to the life and death of the British Empire in Asia!"
Weituma was also stunned. "At this juncture, if he doesn't control the south of the Yangtze River or fight in the Far East, why would he come to see you? It's unreasonable! Could it be that he wants to show favor to us? But there is no need to go to the Yellow Sea so much. Let’s meet up! Is there anything I can’t tell you in the telegram?”
"Could it be that he guessed that I was going to deal with him? Are you kidding me? My plan has just formed in my mind and I just presented it. How could he know about it?"
Ai Liguo frowned and considered for a moment, "See you! Since he wants to see me for an interview, he must have something very important to say. There is no one in the world that we British diplomats dare not meet! Send him a telegram and say I He will leave the Qing Dynasty as planned, I will wait for him on the Yellow Sea!"
Note: In early August, Xinjing will be out for a period of time and will be very busy, very, very busy, so the updates in early August will not be stable and the amount of updates will not be too much. Sorry!
It will be stable by late August, please tell each other!
