Huo Bilan pondered for a while before he said: "Mr. Li, your suggestion is very good, but have you ever thought that once you defeat the Russian army, when you start negotiations, the Russian side will definitely oppose it strongly, and use it as a coercion, asking you to make concessions, or coerce the eight countries to confront you together." Bayi Chinese ≤≈=.≈8≠1≥Z≥≈.≤C≥OM, how do you deal with that?"

Li Sanjie said with a smile: "This thing is very easy to do, if Russia refuses to negotiate, then let's talk separately, we negotiate with countries that are willing to negotiate, I think at that time, the country that is not willing to negotiate is probably Russia, of course, Britain is definitely not good to take the lead, but we can find a country to come out, first ask for separate negotiations, and then just use the British to push the boat to admit it." ”

Huo Bilan listened to it, and couldn't help but smile bitterly, and had to admit that Li Sanjie's suggestion was indeed very clever, the Eight-Nation Alliance originally had its own ghosts and plans, and after the rise of overseas Chinese, some countries hoped to negotiate with overseas Chinese, but it was only because of the previous agreements reached by various countries that they barely maintained the alliance of the Eight-Nation Alliance, and after the People's Army attacked Beijing, the Eight-Nation Alliance Army also existed in name only, plus each country had its own purpose, and now there is only one time left, and the alliance of the Eight-Nation Alliance can be officially dissolved.

In fact, Britain does not want to maintain this alliance that exists in name only, but Britain is one of the founding countries of the Eight-Nation Alliance, and has always been the leader of the Eight-Nation Alliance, and the first commander-in-chief of the Eight-Nation Alliance is the British Seymour, so Britain can not come forward to dissolve the Eight-Nation Alliance, if other countries can jump out and demand the dissolution of the Eight-Nation Alliance, Britain can just borrow the ladder to go down the wall, and now it is not difficult to find a country that can take the initiative. As for how to persuade Japan to take the lead, that is the matter of overseas Chinese, if the overseas Chinese cannot even do this, it also shows that the diplomatic mediation ability of the overseas Chinese is not very good.

Huo Bilan nodded and said, "Okay, I will report your suggestions to China as soon as possible, and I will try my best to persuade China, and before that, I will try my best to help you in Shanghai." ”

Li Sanjie said: "But I have one more thing to add, the Russians have always been tough and arrogant, and they are extremely greedy for territory, and we will not give Russia any compensation conditions, so even if we put pressure on Russia together, it may not be able to force Russia to withdraw its troops from the northeast, and Russia is building the Trans-Siberian Railway, once this railway is completed, so that Russia is accustomed to connecting the east and the west, maybe Russia will take the risk and strengthen its military presence in Northeast China, resulting in an established fact." ”

Huo Bilan was stunned for a moment, and immediately realized, and had to admit that what Li Sanjie said was indeed very possible, because with the usual style of Russia, it is difficult for them to spit out the land they eat, and he ignored this point, and the overseas Chinese really considered it very comprehensively, so he said: "If such a situation really occurs, how should we deal with it?"

Li Sanjie said: "If it really comes to that point, then it can only be solved by force, I think Britain basically does not have the possibility of investing a lot of military force in the Far East, so it can only find an agent in the Far East to assist Britain in peacetime to contain Russia, and when necessary, it can use force to resist Russia's expansion, and even take the initiative to attack Russia, and Britain only needs to provide emotional support and weapons and material help to it behind the scenes." ”

Huo Bilan smiled bitterly, and could only nod, although Britain claims to be an empire on which the sun never sets, but after all, the mainland is only an island country, and Russia's territory is vast, spanning Eurasia 6, and has started to build the Trans-Siberian Railway, the power investment in the Far East is indeed much greater than that of Britain, not to mention that by Britain's side, there is also a rising Germany, which involves most of Britain's strength, so it is impossible for Britain to fight with Russia in the Far East, and can only support an ally in the Far East to help itself fight against Russia。 If overseas Chinese can see through even one point, it also shows that their ability to grasp the international situation is very accurate.

Li Sanjie continued: "At present, in the Far East, there are only two countries or forces that meet the requirements of Britain, one is Japan and the other is us, but whether it is Japan or us, it is difficult to compete with Russia alone, even with the support of Britain, but if we join forces with the Far East, it can completely curb Russia's expansion in the Far East, even if it is a war with the Russian army, the victory or defeat is between five and five, and for Britain, if there are two allies in the Far East, it is not to put all the eggs in one basket." ”

After listening to Li Sanjie's words, Huo Bilan was speechless for a long time, because what Li Sanjie said was almost leaky, taking into account the interests of all parties and the actual situation, and he couldn't find any loopholes in it at all, it can also be said that this proposal is not only beneficial to Britain, but also takes into account the interests of overseas Chinese and Japan , but also can use these two allies to hold each other in case they break away from British control, and for overseas Chinese and Japan, it is to solve the immediate real threat, for their own survival and development of the power, so it can be said that the three parties take what they need, the result of all three parties win, as long as it is the British domestic rulers, the members of parliament are not stupid, will not refuse this proposal.

After a long while, Huo Bilan said: "Okay, Mr. Li, I can correct what I just said, I think your proposal has a great chance of being passed in China, and what I have to do is to urge the country to make a resolution as soon as possible, you just wait for my news." In addition, if you need any supplies, if you have any difficulties, you can come to me, and I will try my best to help you solve them. ”

Li Sanjie nodded, very satisfied with the result of this meeting, so he got up and said goodbye to Huo Bilan, and Huo Bilan was also very enthusiastic to send Li Sanjie out of the door of the consulate, until Li Sanjie got in the car and left, and did not turn back to the consulate. Because he saw that the direction of Li Sanjie's carriage was not the Shanghai office of overseas Chinese, but the direction of the Japanese consulate in Shanghai.

Huo Bilan couldn't help but show a smile, it seems that he can have a good night's sleep tonight, but before going to bed, he still has to write a report to the country, because by tomorrow morning, it will be midnight in the UK.

After Li Sanjie left the British Consulate, he did rush to the Japanese Consulate immediately. In fact, Russia's invasion of the three northeastern provinces of China was not threatened by Britain, but Japan. Because Britain and Russia are a global game, and the Far East is only a local battlefield, even if it loses, it will only damage its interests, and it will not affect the safety of Britain itself, nor will it shake the position of Britain's empire on which the sun never sets.

As far as Japan is concerned, the victory or defeat of the confrontation with Russia, even if it is not the life and death of the country, is also related to Japan's space for development, because Japan is only an island country, with a small territory. Poor resources, the Korean Peninsula is not only an important colony of Japan, but also a springboard for Japan to enter the big 6, with the Korean Peninsula, Japan is in a favorable position to attack and retreat, and can gain a foothold in China's big 6, grab resources and land, and make Japan from a simple island country into a country with both sea and 6, there is a comprehensive rise of capital, and retreat can set up a barrier to defend the Japanese mainland in the west of Japan, and resist the enemy outside the country. Therefore, the Russian invasion of the three northeastern provinces of China will have a much greater impact on Japan than on the British.

It is said that Li Sanjie should first find Japan, and then come back to negotiate with Britain after negotiating cooperation, but although the Anglo-Japanese alliance in the old time and space will not be formed until next year, but at this time, the two countries have already had the intention of cooperating to contain Russia, and since it is the crisis of the Korean Peninsula, the relationship between the two countries will be a big step forward than in the old time and space, but whether it is in the old time and space or this era, Britain and Japan are dominated by the British, and Japan is only a follower, you must know that at this time, Japan does not have the autonomy of tariffs, Japan's customs are still controlled by the British, and the tariffs are still formulated by the British。

It can also be said that Japan in this era, like the old time and space, cannot be regarded as a country with complete sovereignty, but it is Britain that controls Japan in this era, not the United States, so it is useless to talk to Japan first, and it can only be of substantive significance to negotiate with Britain first and then talk to Japan.

It was already more than eight o'clock in the evening when he arrived at the door of the Japanese Consulate, and in this era, it was already late at night, even if it was in the concession, there were few pedestrians on the street, Li Sanjie informed the guards at the door of his identity, and the guards did not slack off, and immediately went in to report, and after a short time, I saw the Japanese Consul General in Shanghai, Odakiri, personally rushed to the door of the consulate to greet Li Sanjie.

Oda Che bowed deeply to Li Sanjie, smiled with a smile on his face, and said, "Mr. Li, welcome to the Japanese Consulate. ”

Li Sanjie laughed and said, "It's so rude to come and disturb Mr. Consul so late." ”

Oda Kiri hurriedly said: "There, I have always admired Mr. Li, and Mr. Li can come to our Japanese Consulate, which is really undesirable and welcome." This is not the place to talk, please come in and sit down and talk, please come in. ”

Li Sanjie has the bottom of his heart, he came to visit late at night, but this devil is too enthusiastic, it is because he has nothing to offer, he must ask for someone, it seems that the little devil probably guessed his intention, or the British have notified the ghost in advance. And the devil received himself so kindly, obviously thinking that his suggestion was feasible. Therefore, Li Sanjie also nodded and said, "Okay, Mr. Consul, please." ”