Chapter 474: Declaring war on France
This is a very affordable negotiation, not only to recover the sovereignty of many aspects such as politics and economy, to defend the dignity of the country and the nation, but also to get great benefits, first, all the property of the British in China who have been fined and confiscated must not be recovered, so that this batch of materials and capital worth hundreds of millions of taels of silver has been embezzled by China, and second, it has also asked drug dealers and customs officers to produce another 40 million taels of blood, which can be described as insidious and vicious.
After the signing of the treaty, there is an additional addition, the issue of Hong Kong and the Kowloon Division, which will be put on hold for the time being, and will be negotiated again when the time comes.
This is very valuable, as it is not only a concession to Britain, but also an answer to the wave of democracy that is enthusiastic about China.
The treaty was soon signed, promulgated, and the date of its promulgation became a diplomatic holiday for China.
On this day, Luo Yang also announced that the day of the Battle of the Yangtze River Estuary was a Chinese Navy Day.
The media in China quickly disseminated the contents of the treaty to the whole country and conveyed the great diplomatic victory to the people of the whole country.
The signing of this treaty heralded China's victory in the war against Britain, so the military and people of the whole country were ecstatic, and Luoyang also implemented the policy of celebrating the whole country for three days, which further contributed to the joyful atmosphere.
In this war, the Chinese government's financial deficit was gone, and the huge amount of money for the warships ordered, and the construction of factories were all topped, not that 40 million taels of silver were of great use, but that Britain's hundreds of millions of goods and assets in China.
It can be said that under special circumstances, the Chinese government has taken the path of rising by force and has achieved initial success.
The victory over Britain passed quickly, and for more than a year, China and Britain were actively preparing for war, so that treaty was known as the armistice agreement of one year and three months.
In the past year or so, the British side has tried its courage, made great efforts to govern the country, rapidly improved its military strength, and prepared to retaliate against the Chinese, while the Chinese side has taken military science and technology as its national policy, actively developed and advanced by leaps and bounds.
Just when war is about to break out between the two countries, the world is so big, and something new is happening.
In 1870, between Prussia and France, a war broke out, known as the Franco-Prussian War, in the summer of that year, the war broke out, the French ** team began to invade Prussia, the momentum was violent, and there were many small states in Germany, which followed the French side, and the countries of the world believed that the chances of France winning were seventy or eighty percent, and the worst was a draw.
On the first day of the war between the two countries, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs convened an emergency meeting, which Luo Yang personally presided over, and in the afternoon, the main generals in Beijing were summoned to consult with the military, government and diplomacy.
Naturally, there are a lot of debates, but Luo Yang's decisive and serious decision-making, good reasons, and quickly dominate people's big thoughts, this is also a rare opportunity, China wants to pull France down, and then ban its privileges and economic power in China, so that Britain, France and the United States are all wilting in China, and the rest of the small countries are not a problem, and China's national rejuvenation cause will be completed by 90 percent.
The Chinese side reported on the development of the war machine, all the data, power, made everyone excited, anyway, Luo Yang said that at this time, the squadron will not fail to participate in any battle, and there is no need to use roadbed weapons to protect the weakness of the navy.
With regard to the development of the armaments of the British army and the trend and state of military development in the world, the Chinese government relies on many intelligence officers to perfectly grasp the situation, so its confidence is doubled.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I can assert that even if we do not take part in it, Prussia will also be victorious, and demand, this time, we are opportunistic. ”
Comparing the situation of the two sides, he concluded that France would be defeated.
The cult of personality for Luo Yang has long existed, there is no way to do it, who makes people so smart and capable, and others are jealous.
Luo Yang immediately summoned the Prussian minister in China, asked him about the war between the two countries, and, coldly, proposed that China should join the war and assist Prussia, "because France is evil, Prussia is completing the unification of the country, and it is just, so we firmly support you, and our love of justice makes us have to join your camp." ”
The Prussian minister was ecstatic, he looked at Luo Yang with unbelievable eyes, and suddenly, his eyes were moist, and he bowed nine times in a row, "Thank you, thank you, I really can't imagine that the great Chinese people have such a deep sense of justice, as well as the determination and strength to maintain a sense of justice." ”
The minister quickly sent a telegram to Berlin, King Wilhelm of Prussia and Prime Minister Bismarck, both overjoyed, expressing their desire for China to enter the war, and at the same time asking about the way and conditions for China to enter the war, Luo Yang and the minister of his country drew up a document, saying that China would immediately declare war on France and attack France's sphere of influence in the Far East, and at the same time, prepare an expeditionary corps, use its powerful naval fleet, and fight a decisive battle with France, and drag down the overseas power of the French as much as possible, so that Prussia could use its own army, Defeat the enemy, and, Luo Yang for the defeat of the French ** team, provided a lot of clues, ideas, these, all of which were telegraphed, transmitted to Europe, to the Prussian king and the prime minister's case, naturally, received a warm welcome, for Luo Yang and the Chinese Heavenly Kingdom, Prussia's two famous figures, Ming Jun and Xianxiang, are highly concerned, they compliment the Chinese army, is the most powerful army in the world, and its suggestions are also extremely important,
Luo Yang believes that although there are many French teams, they are seriously decayed and their real combat effectiveness is very poor, and Prussia will definitely be able to win.
This assertion was promulgated by the king of Prussia to the generals of the whole country, and proudly proclaimed that it was the assertion of the greatest military strategist in the world,
In fact, the high-level in Prussia, although the expectations for the victory of the war against France are very high, but no one is sure, it is equivalent to fighting for the fortune of the country, Luo Yang's guidance and judgment, immediately ignited the enthusiasm of all Prussian officials and generals, everyone is full of confidence, the whole Prussia, a jubilant, on the front line, all the officers will Luo Yang's words, and the king's words together, "The great oriental god of war Luo Yang said, we will win." ”
Luo Yang's declaration of war on France was a send-off to Prussia, and since then, there has been a close connection between the two countries.
In the summer of 1870, Luo Yang, on behalf of the Huaxia Heavenly Kingdom, summoned the French minister to the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and formally presented his credentials to him, saying, "From this moment on, the Huaxia Heavenly Kingdom will be at war with France until the end of the war." ”
"Why?" The French minister cried,
Who doesn't know that China's military power, the most powerful Britain in the world, was beaten to the ground by him, France is China's opponent, certainly not, this is the judgment of the minister, so he desperately asked China for the reason for the war, and asked the Chinese government to withdraw the order, "Mr. Consul, great King Rui, think about it, we France are good friends of China, between us, there is no unsolvable knot, to say discord, we hardly have any disputes of interests." ”
Luo Yang sneered: "The robbery of the Old Summer Palace, is there a part of France, the war to defend the opium dealers, France has not participated, doesn't the French government have a little sense of shame, okay, this is the reason." ”
"King Rui, Your Excellency the Archon, you can't do this, this is not a flip book." The French minister was in a hurry,
"yes, it's a flip." Luo Yang touched his face and said with a smile: "However, the speed can be consistent." ”