At the end of 1870, the Franco-Prussian War finally came to an end, the Provisional Defense Government surrendered, and the Prussian army appropriately opened its siege of Paris.
The sound of gunfire finally subsided and was replaced by the sound of church bells celebrating Christmas!
Christmas is the most important holiday celebrated by Europeans, but Xiao Letian obviously did not have this blessing to rest. During this period, he became extremely busy.
One is the war in the Philippines. At this moment, almost all diplomats from all over Europe have flocked to France. On the one hand, they want to mediate the Franco-Prussian War, and on the other hand, they persuade Xiao Letian not to change the status quo in Southeast Asia.
The Spanish interim government has gone crazy. They lodged a stern protest with Xiao Letian and reiterated again and again that the Arowana incident was an accident!
Even newspapers in Spain began to publish remarks, saying that this was the Chinese people's trick and the Chinese people were putting the blame on it!
All countries that had a grudge against Xiao Letian strongly protested and stood unequivocally on the side of Spain. Even Tsarist Russia expressed its willingness to provide Spain with a powerful Cossack mercenary force!
Even the Queen of Spain, who was in exile in southern France, began to win over all parties in southern France, and eventually prompted Senator Gambit to issue a strongly worded statement of protest!
The Netherlands also has its own colonies in Southeast Asia. Ever since the Battle of Brunei broke out, they have felt a deep threat!
However, the Dutch national strength was too weak, and he could not fight against the Chinese army alone. Now that he saw that the Spanish were in trouble, he quickly took advantage of this opportunity to throw an olive branch to Spain.
The Netherlands expressed strong concern about the situation and was willing to provide humanitarian material support to the Spanish defenders in the Philippines!
What is material support? I'm afraid it's the navy fleet that will support us!
The crisis in the Philippines even diluted the influence of the Franco-Prussian War. Diplomats across Europe had a busy Christmas!
Xiao Letian was not afraid of the surging pressure and still fought back with strong words. The Chinese people insisted that the Dragon Fish incident was a deliberate act by the Spaniards, and they also cleared up all the old accounts that were hundreds of years old.
Don’t think that the Chinese are easy to bully now. The newspapers that have invested in these years should also take action. Public opinion cannot always be controlled by you Europeans!
Through bloody reports, what the Spaniards have done in the past few hundred years has been revealed in front of the kind people of Europe!
After the baptism of the Franco-Prussian War, the international influence of the Chinese has been greatly improved. Governments of various countries must also be very cautious in handling the affairs of the Chinese.
Although those politicians wanted to directly block Xiao Letian's newspaper, they did not dare. The Chinese people at the moment were not like the Qing Dynasty who could be easily bullied!
Is it useful to start a war of words in the media? There is a point in saying it is useful. After all, the media affects the hearts of the people, and what the people hold in their hands are votes one by one.
Those European politicians sometimes have to say some unintentional things just to win votes!
But it is of no great use. After all, most countries in Europe are still monarchies at the moment, and the rights of the people are incomparable to those in the 21st century. They still have the biggest fist in this world.
Xiao Letian is waiting patiently for the good news to come back from Asia. He knows very well that only a victory or a wild victory can these arrogant Europeans recognize the reality!
Xiao Letian never believed that the European powers would go to war with the prosperous Chinese for the sake of Spain. As long as Asia gained an overwhelming advantage, the rest would be nothing more than bargaining on the negotiation table!
During one Christmas and the subsequent New Year celebrations, Xiao Letian became the busiest person. The soldiers could rest. The war stopped and they got a rare holiday.
These Chinese soldiers are guests of Prussia and have priority in terms of logistical support. The Prussian logistics department provides more than double the holiday supplies to Chinese soldiers at Christmas and New Year than other Prussian troops.
Seeing his soldiers guarding the campfire eating barbecue and drinking wine, Xiao Letian really wanted to drop everything and join in. However, looking at the mountain of information on the table and the many documents waiting for his approval, he could only sigh and excuse himself. The hardship was gone.
The lawsuit with Spain was already very energy-consuming, but at the same time, Xiao Letian had to pay careful attention to the changes within Paris, especially the Paris Commune. Xiao Letian's emotions were very complicated when facing this organization!
After Trochu signed the armistice and surrender agreement, Xiao Letian secretly convened a meeting of all senior Chinese officials, at which the head of state made important judgments on the future development of the situation.
"The Paris Commune will fail! These idealists have not recognized their true strength at all. They have fallen into group fanaticism and think they are invincible!"
"Don't be fooled by the illusion of grandeur in front of you. The momentum of hundreds of thousands of people gathering together is certainly huge, especially when there are millions of poor people behind them to support them!"
"But this is just a false fire! Once the restless energy is released, what awaits them is disaster!"
Officials at all levels will certainly not question the head of state's judgment, but accepting the head of state's final judgment does not mean that they have understood the reasoning behind it.
Xiang Ying was the first to ask, "Of course I don't doubt the head of state's judgment, but isn't the disastrous defeat you mentioned a bit pessimistic?"
"You must know that the power in the hands of the French Republic government is also very weak. Even if a war breaks out between the two sides, the result will probably be losses for both sides!"
"A draw or a small defeat...won't it happen?"
Xiao Letian shook his head with a very serious expression, "No, absolutely not! There is no draw or small defeat. The final outcome is a disastrous defeat, a very miserable one..."
"If you don't believe me, I can bet that you will make the same judgment as me on Christmas in a few days!"
What to watch at Christmas? Xiao Letian made it very clear that Christmas depends on the supply of supplies in Paris!
The Siege of Paris was the most brutal siege at the end of the 19th century. All supplies in Paris were completely exhausted, especially food, fuel, medical supplies, etc.
All the rats in the city were eaten, and all the animals in the zoo and domestic pets went into people's stomachs!
When General Trochu surrendered, their first request was to let the Prussian army open all the city gates, at least to ensure that food and materials could be sent into the city!
This is humanitarian aid, and Bismarck will certainly not stop it!
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