Chapter 622: The Tangled Powers

The envoys of the great powers in Beijing knew about the declaration of war on Japan by the Qing Dynasty, North Manchuria, and Korea, and Zou Degui also sent a note to the consuls of Changchun on this matter. Before the powers could digest the news, the Japanese navy had been completely wiped out, and everyone couldn't sit still, but how to deal with it, they hadn't figured out for a while.

France also fought with Prussia in Europe, and the power in East Asia was very weak, and with the intervention of a large-scale opponent like North Manchuria, they were simply unable to intervene. However, North Manchuria went to war with Japan, and the French were still very happy. They invested a lot in the shogunate in the early stage, but they met Tokugawa Yoshiki, a two-five boy, and lost their capital, allowing the Meiji government, which was supported by the British, to take advantage of it. The French could not afford to turn it over, but the hatred was still strong. Now that North Manchuria has taken action to repair the Meiji government, the French are a little tired of it, but it is also a dark refreshment.

The British were very unhappy, they funded the Meiji government, and the emperor is still spending their money, so they naturally do not want the Meiji government to fall, but now they are powerless to interfere. Britain and North Manchuria are currently entering the honeymoon period again, and the two sides are having fun in South America, and the British also feel that it is a little unworthy to turn their faces for Japan and North Manchuria. Moreover, Argentina is now holding the British half-stretched, and they have no spare strength to compete with such big guys as East Asia and North Manchuria. They were very worried about North Manchuria's attack on Japan, but they couldn't do anything but worry.

The British also wanted to put some diplomatic pressure on North Manchuria, but this excuse was difficult to find. It is true that Japan first invaded Taiwan under the co-rule of Northern Manchuria and the Qing Dynasty, and Japan deserved to beat Japan to death. The British can also make up some crooked theories, but one cannot deceive the Chinese, who are also thousand-year-old foxes, and second, they cannot fool many people to help. After all, the French have already stated that they want to see the excitement, Prussia has not yet gone out of Europe, Russia is still recuperating from its wounds, and there are still powerful countries there that can help.

Italy and the United States wanted to join in the fun, but they were so empty that North Manchuria couldn't look down on them at all, let alone exert pressure, and it would be good if they didn't show up. If Italy is not close to the sea, it must be just a landlocked country in Europe, and their power will not reach Asia at all, so who will care about him. The United States is doing well, but with the continuous efforts of Goxinga, the Americans, let alone the great powers, are now almost mixed into the weak echelon. Several times in negotiations with North Manchuria, the United States is a role squatting in the corner. Now, if Guoxinga is provoked, not to mention that the American Civil War will continue to be stirred up, North Manchukuo may instigate the Eastern Merchants Republic to destroy the United States. The level of the Dongshang Republic is not good, but there are a lot of people, and if North Manchuria provides them with a batch of advanced equipment, the Americans will definitely be thrown into the sea.

No matter how you look at it, the British are still not ready to give up, first, they have invested money in Japan, and second, they do not want to see the further expansion of North Manchurian in East Asia. It was okay for North Manchuria to expand in South America, because it was a colony, and it was far from North Manchuria, and the British could divide it and break it at any time if needed. But Japan is different, he is at the doorstep of North Manchuria, and once Japan falls, it will inevitably be quickly integrated and digested by North Manchuria. At that time, the whole of East Asia will become one, and the British will no longer have a place to put their feet, and they will not even have a chance to be-stirring sticks. And there is a Dongshang Republic in North America! The entire North Pacific Ocean will become a swimming pool in North Manchuria, and a quarter of the planet will have nothing to do with the British. Naturally, the British would not allow such a thing to happen, so the British envoy to Manchuria, Ali Guo, held a tea party, and found all the consuls of all countries he could find, preparing to add some blockage to North Manchuria.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have already made the situation clear to you, and everyone definitely doesn't want to see such a situation appear, so we must unite to stop North Manchuria's invasion of Japan!" After introducing the consequences of North Manchuria's annexation of Japan, Ali Guo began to stir up people's hearts, hoping that everyone could put pressure on the North Manchurian government.

"We are all neutrals in this war, and we can enforce an arms embargo on both sides and thus urge them to end this war." The Italian consul Sirio came up with a very romantic idea, they Italy had just been founded, and they hadn't had time to come out to rob the colony! He didn't want the world to be carved up so early.

In the face of the sincere suggestion of the Italians, everyone was speechless for a while, this guy has eaten too much ice cream! Japan has just come out of Western civilization, its industrial base is still in the stage of small workshops, and the technology of weapon research and development is basically zero, and they cannot even produce rifles on their own. North Manchuria has been the world's largest arms exporter in recent years, and all kinds of weapons and equipment are emerging one after another, and new gadgets are coming out at any time. If the countries really implement the arms embargo, North Manchuria will not only fail to understand the meaning of the countries' opposition to the war, but will probably think that each country is cheering them on.

"Then impose a total embargo, and we will stop sending everything to the four countries!" After Italy's proposal was silently vetoed, the Austro-Hungarian consul Jelinek came up with an embargo upgrade package.

Ali Guo knows that people are selfish, and the purpose of these people is not pure. The relationship between Italy and North Manchuria is extremely ambiguous, and Peter, the number one arms dealer in Goxinga, is Italian, and they must have deliberately pretended to be stupid and secretly supported North Manchuria's invasion of Japan. Austria-Hungary, on the other hand, played a trick and hoped to take the opportunity to stop trade between Europe and East Asia. Austria-Hungary is a weakened state, has been losing wars in Europe in recent years, and its goods cannot be sold, that is, it has only recently been a little better, so they are in dire need of a market. The market share of East Asia is not small, but Britain and France have already divided it, and Austria-Hungary has no chance to intervene at all, so they came up with such a move. This war involved four countries in East Asia, including the Qing Dynasty and North Manchuria, and if all trade was really stopped, it would be tantamount to liquidating the trade of various countries in East Asia. Although when it made a comeback, Austria-Hungary did not take advantage of anything, but at least it also pulled Britain and France back to the starting line.

"It's not the Four Kingdoms, it's the Seven Kingdoms, the Republic of Lan Phuong, Vietnam, and Burma, as subject countries of the Qing Dynasty, also declared war on Japan this morning!" The French consul made Reynaud cough and then began to speak, and Ali Guo thought he had some high opinions, but it turned out to be a bad news.

The Republic of Lanfang is the number one horse boy in Northern Manchuria, and who North Manchuria declares war on, they will definitely follow behind. During the Nanyang War, they declared war on Britain, and during the First Far East War, the Republic of Lanfang also declared war on Russia with North Manchuria, and sent 33 troops. Although their army of thirty-three people had just arrived in Dalian, the battle was over, but it could be regarded as sending troops to participate in the war.

Vietnam and Burma have been receiving aid from North Manchuria in recent years, and the resistance against France and Britain has been quite lively, although they have not been able to recover the lost territory, and the British and French have no way to take them. This time, I heard that the two bosses of East Asia had declared war on Japan together, and they hurried over to make a statement, but in fact, it was also a relationship. Although North Manchurian has been assisting them, it obviously does not want to confront Britain and France for their sake. But Daqing is different, as long as Daqing is given enough face, Daqing is very willing to stand up for his younger brother. As long as the Qing Dynasty comes forward, as the head horse of the Qing Dynasty, North Manchu will definitely not be able to watch the boss suffer, and will definitely intervene. So Vietnam and Burma came to save the country with a curve, holding the thighs of the Qing Dynasty on the face, but in fact for the thick legs of North Manchuria.

"Before we intervene, we must first understand a problem, we are not facing one or two countries, but a group of countries!" Renault couldn't afford it anyway, but he liked to entertain the British.

The Qing Empire doesn't look like it's messy, but people have been the boss for many years, and there are a lot of younger brothers in East Asia. North Korea, Vietnam, Lan Phuong Republic, and Myanmar are only four, and there are still four or five younger brothers! The Qing Dynasty rarely cares about its younger brothers, but the head of the Qing Dynasty, North Manchuria, has been in contact with his brothers in recent years. Now there are already a few who have taken the lead in expressing their position, and the other junior brothers are estimated to not be able to wait for a few days, when more than a dozen countries in East Asia will besiege Japan, and the cost of intervention by the great powers will definitely surge.

"Gentlemen, if this happens, I think we should be worried not about Japan, but about Southeast Asia!" Spanish Consul Zorro reminded everyone that in fact, he himself is not much risk, but in recent years, Spain's national strength has not been strong, and he is afraid that if Southeast Asia fights, Asians will kill the red eye and give him a spoonful of stew.

After Zorro's reminder, it was indeed too dangerous for Renault and Ali Guo to be shocked. The Qing Dynasty's vassal states were closest to East Asia, but Southeast Asia was the most, excluding the Republic of Lanfang, Vietnam, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Nepal in Central Asia. After these countries get the news, whether they follow in the footsteps of their big brother or follow the crowd, they will definitely declare war on Japan one after another, and it will be troublesome at that time. With the exception of the Lanfang Republic, the younger brother of North Manchuria, these Qing vassal states were more or less invaded by Britain and France, and are currently in a state of stalemate. If they take advantage of this attack on Japan in North Manchuria and let them get together and form a military alliance, then Britain and France will be in big trouble. In the past, they relied on their military superiority to carry out various breakthroughs in Southeast Asia, but if these little guys were at the regimental level, they would not be able to get it, not to mention that these small countries still have the support of the two big brothers of the Qing Dynasty and North Manchuria.

"We have no reason to interfere in this war at the moment, let's wait and see!" Let Renault think it would be better to go back to Southeast Asia to see his family.

"At present, it can only be like this, but we must have our bottom line, Japan must exist independently, and it must not be annexed by Northern Manchuria!" Ali Guo also decided to change his strategy, Japan can not take much advantage, Southeast Asia has to be optimistic.