Chapter 476: East China Sea Pattern
After Washington received a report on the situation around the East China Sea, the US Navy command urgently convened a military meeting. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
U.S. President Taft appealed through major media outlets, asking all fleets in the East China Sea to exercise restraint and avoid further deterioration of tensions in the East China Sea.
Fisher, First Admiral of the British Naval Command, ordered the British Far East Fleet to remain calm and made it clear that Britain would pay a high price if a large-scale armed conflict broke out in the East China Sea.
The Japanese naval base camp showed extreme exuberance, and Emperor Meiji ordered that all officers and men who participated in the naval battle in the East China Sea would be richly rewarded by the emperor.
However, in Britain, the main battle faction headed by Churchill, the Secretary of the Admiralty, was eager to try.
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Churchill believed that this was a wonderful moment in history, and that the British Royal Navy should be brave enough to assert its supremacy as a world navy in the Far East.
Churchill believed that this was a wonderful moment in history, and that the British Royal Navy should be brave enough to assert its supremacy as a world navy in the Far East.
And no, I am still hesitating to do boring arguments here again and again for a small Hainan army.
The Japanese seemed to smell Churchill's belligerent cigar and were ready to start with this extremely agitated British politician to make the British government decide to take military action in the East China Sea.
As a result, the Japanese emperor ordered Komura Shotaro to meet Churchill immediately. Komura Shotaro vigorously advocated the arrogant behavior of the Hainan army in the Far East, and did not take the British Navy, the world's naval boss, into account at all.
Komura Shoutaro said: "From our point of view, if Chen Zhong, the king of Hainan, takes the right to rule China, then it will be a disaster for the world."
Chen Zhong, the king of Hainan, was brutal by nature and an out-and-out war maniac, and his ambitions were far beyond East Asia, his vision was throughout Asia, Europe and even the world.
Therefore, for the sake of the order of the Far East and the security of the world, we must completely defeat the king of Hainan, Chen Zhong, before he is fully fledged, so that this huge hidden danger can be eliminated in the cradle. ”
Churchill very much agreed with Japanese Foreign Minister Komura Shotaro, who believed that the emergence of Chen Zhong, the king of Hainan, had brought about subtle changes in the world pattern, and that this naval battle in the East China Sea must begin as soon as possible.
At the same time that Churchill was still holding talks with Komura Shotaro, the British received information from the Hong Kong Governor: The Hainan army stationed in Guangzhou has a military force assembled near Hong Kong, and it may be stationed in Hong Kong at any time.
British Prime Minister Henry Asquith sent the British Minister to China, Zhu Erdian, to Chongming Island to urgently consult with Chen Zhong on the Hong Kong issue.
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Zhu Erdian said: "Your Excellency the King of Hainan, your army is massing near Hong Kong, which seriously threatens the security of Hong Kong, and I ask your troops to immediately withdraw from the vicinity of Hong Kong." ”
Chen Zhong sneered and said, "Mr. Zhu Erdian, it is very risky for you to talk to me like this, I am the emperor of the Huaxia Empire, and I can expel you, a guy who doesn't understand the rules, at any time!" ”
Zhu Erdian said: "I am an envoy of the British Empire, and you are the emperor of the Chinese Empire, and you can't do anything to me!" ”
Chen Zhong laughed and said, "I, I may disdain to kill you, but I can throw you out!" Come on, throw out this unruly British crumb! ”
Zhu Erdian didn't expect that Chen Zhong, the king of Hainan, would be so tyrannical, and he didn't save any face for him, the minister of the British Empire in China.
Zhu Erdian hurriedly smiled and said, "Your Excellency the King of Hainan, you are really joking, I think that with my weight, I will definitely need your two guards to set me up." Okay, I'm just kidding. ”
Chen Zhong's expressionless eyes Zhu Erdian said coldly: "Mr. Ambassador, are you joking?" Watch out for your words in front of me, or you'll be in danger! ”
Zhu Erdian smiled and said: "We don't know each other very well, and we still need to run in, please forgive me for being reckless." Your Excellency King of Hainan, please consider the issue I have just stated. ”
Chen Zhong said: "This is a question that is not complicated, and I don't need to explain it to you with those vague diplomatic terms, but what I need to explain is that if your three fleets are lined up near our East China Sea exercise area, won't it threaten our security?"
In addition, it is only a matter of time before Hong Kong is recovered, and when necessary, I will do whatever it takes to safeguard the integrity of our territory and sovereignty! ”
When Zhu Erdian conveyed Chen Zhong's attitude on the current situation in the East China Sea and the Hong Kong issue back to China, the British government seemed to be strongly stimulated, and they had really felt the pressure from the Far East.
After heated discussions, the British government reached a final consensus: when it had no choice but to take the initiative to attack the Hainan army.
The activities of the Japanese foreign minister in Europe have already had a noticeable effect, and at least the British have acquiesced in the military action to prepare a strike against the Hainan army in the present situation.
Chen Zhong of Chongming Island is reviewing the information sent by the military intelligence department from various places, and the situation in the East China Sea is deteriorating day by day, and only by lighting this fuse, this large-scale war in the East China Sea can be immediately detonated.
Liu Hongliang, head of the Senate Department, said: "Your Majesty, the minister wants to dare to ask, for the tense situation in the East China Sea, does the emperor want to fight, or does he want to make peace?" ”
Chen Zhonghongliang said: "Minister Liu, I have always admired your political foresight, and I would like to ask you, do you think it is better for me to fight this war or not to fight it?" ”
Liu Hongliang pondered for a while and said: "The minister has the courage to say that the emperor hopes that this war can really be fought!" ”
Chen Zhong slammed Liu Hongliang, and then asked, "Let's hear it, why do I want this war to be fought?" ”
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Liu Hongliang said: "Actually, it is the British and Americans who are now afraid of the further deterioration of the situation in the East China Sea, and they sent their fleets to the East China Sea with the original purpose of deterring us with this position, and they did not want to fight a real war."
However, now it is difficult to ride a tiger, and they have misjudged the emperor's attitude towards the situation in the East China Sea, but now they cannot find a very decent step, and the British and American fleets are stopped here, and now they are very uncomfortable.
However, the Japanese hoped that this war would start immediately, so that they could use the war to divert the increasingly intensified contradictions in their country, and at the same time, they could obtain huge resources and benefits in China.
At present, the French are waiting, and the Russians and Germans are also hoping for a quick start to the war. It's a complex and fun game. ”
Chen Zhong nodded and said, "You analyzed it very well, so why do you say that I also want to start this war?" ”