"Zhao Bei doesn't think it's profound, how far-sighted, compared with him, a historical traveler, Zhu Erdian's words inevitably have a bit of a class axe, even if Zhu Erdian doesn't deliberately remind him, Zhao Bei is also very clear that Southeast Asia is far less important than Russia, at least the current situation.

Originally, Zhao Bei had already formulated a strategy to deal with the revolution of the Rus' Empire and the chaos that followed, but because his interference with history was too strong, some details of his actions had to be carefully considered.

Now the situation in Southeast Asia is becoming more and more tense with the Sumatra incident and the birth of the "Java incident", although these events are more or less directly or indirectly related to Zhao Bei, but to be honest, he would rather push back the date of birth of these events.

The plan can't catch up with the changes, after all, Zhao Bei is just a person who formulates strategy, how to use specific tactics, he doesn't count, and the Military Intelligence Bureau can't guarantee that the operation will be carried out according to the plan, after all, Sumatra is far away from China, and the local social situation is also very complicated, not only has the shadow of various countries, but also mixes the forces of the rivers and lakes, so that the exhibition of the local situation cannot be completely carried out according to Zhao Bei's plan.

Due to the intervention of the Alliance, the Sumatra Incident broke out ahead of schedule, which really made the Military Intelligence Bureau panic for a while, and also made Zhao Bei think that it was necessary to reassess the influence of the Alliance in the Nanyang region, so when the Sumatra Incident occurred, Zhao Bei did not immediately make a clear statement, but decided to wait and see how strong the Alliance infiltrated the Nanyang Chinese Association, which is known as the "Little United Front".

At present, it seems that the Nanyang Chinese Association still maintains a very strong party color, although the League has some influence on it, but it cannot completely control this political and military organization, which can be seen from the election dispute of the director of the Chinese Autonomous Bureau, the current alliance will not be able to gain an advantage in Sumatra, so Zhao Bei does not have to worry about Sumatra will fall into the hands of the same county capital.

As for what kind of diplomatic stance to take on the Sumatra incident, Zhao Bei has given clear instructions to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, that is, no matter how the Dutch government looks at it, the central government of China will recognize the autonomy of the local Chinese in Sumatra, and Sumatra can not be independent, but the local Chinese must obtain "complete autonomy power", especially legislative power, this is the bottom line of Zhao Bei, and it is also the bottom line of the center, and if the Dutch government is interested, it should negotiate around this bottom line.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs had intended to immediately make public the center's position, but did not wait for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to act. The "Java Incident" was born, and as a result, the publication of this position was postponed again because the Ministry of Foreign Affairs wanted to resolve the Sumatra Incident and the Java Incident together.

After learning the details of the "Java Incident", Zhao Bei decided to take military action at that time to force the Dutch government to recognize the Chinese autonomy of Sumatra, but because Tang Shaoyi strongly advocated a peaceful settlement of the matter through diplomatic channels, Zhao Bei temporarily adopted a restrained stance and ordered the fleet not to fire first, but if the Dutch fleet provoked, it would resolutely counterattack.

Now, the British ambassador to China has rushed to the Commander-in-Chief Hall and expressed his willingness to act as a mediator in the Sino-Dutch conflict, which shows that Tang Shaoyi's view is correct, that the British Government will never sit idly by and watch China gain absolute superiority in the Nanyang region, and that the British Government is still determined to maintain the strategic balance of power in the Nanyang region, and that the Dutch power can be weakened, but it must not collapse, because that will only cheapen the Asian countries and damage Britain's interests in the Far East.

Therefore, Britain can sit back and watch the local Chinese self-government movement brought about by the Sumatra Incident, but it will not sit back and watch the Chinese Nanyang Squadron eat the Dutch colonial fleet with a strong bully, because this will cause the Dutch colonial rule of the East Indies to collapse quickly, the reason is very simple, when the indigenous people of the East Indies see that the Dutch military power is so vulnerable, they will certainly not be indifferent, and more importantly, Japan will definitely not watch this great opportunity slip away from their eyes, The Japanese fleet would certainly make a move, and by that time the Netherlands would have lost more than just Sumatra, and once Japan had gained a foothold in New Guinea, then Australia, not far from New Guinea, would open its door, and then the interests of the entire British Empire would be challenged, from the East. Neither China nor Japan could challenge British interests in the Far East, and Britain's strategy was simple: to prop up one and suppress the other, and not to make the two Eastern countries join forces against the European colonial system.

In fact, Zhu Erdian knows very well that just yesterday, the Chinese president and a diplomatic envoy of the Japanese government have held a meeting, although it is a closed-door meeting, and the specific content of the talks is not clear, but according to the news from Japan, this rather low-key diplomatic talk is likely to talk about the establishment of the Sino-Japanese Far East offensive and defensive alliance, and the Japanese diplomatic envoy who shoulders the great trust of the Japanese government is none other than the one who followed Zhu Erdian on the British ** The ship rushed from Japan to Tianjin and landed Japanese politician Nishihara Kamezo, Nasuke. Sympathizers of "Pan-Asianism".

The funny thing is that it is this Nishihara Kamezo who insists on "and" sub-ism. He once slandered China in front of Zhu Erdian: He was such a hostile person to China, but he was sent by the Japanese government to negotiate with China Yuan about the joint confrontation between China and Japan against the European powers.

Not only did the Japanese government's international politics play thick black, but the British government also played thick black, and as an important part of the thick black policy, the covert support for the Nanyang "Alliance" was the flank battlefield of the British government's strategic balance of power in the Far East.

In that year, the British Strait colonial authorities expelled several heavyweight leaders of the League with great fanfare, but this move was just a performance under the diplomatic pressure of the Chinese central government, although the leaders of the League were expelled from the Straits Settlements under British occupation, but the British government has never stopped supporting the League of funds. Through a leather bag company established in the United States, it changed hands several times and handed over to the Alliance, thus completing the task of supporting a strategic ally.

Zhao Bei was also aware of the small actions of the British government, and through the internal line of the League placed by the Military Intelligence Bureau, Zhao Bei knew that most of the activities of the League were funded by a trading company set up in the United States by British businessmen. However, due to the small size of the inside line and the lack of access to core secrets, the British government's support for the forces of the League was only at the stage of speculation, and there was no direct evidence.

In this case, the Military Intelligence Bureau suggested that the assassination action should be taken directly to remove the alien force of the Alliance, and completely eliminate the hidden danger, but this suggestion was not adopted by Zhao Bei, because he did not think that the Alliance would still have the strength to threaten the central authority, and the Alliance would be exhibited in the South Seas, which was conducive to muddying the waters of the South Seas, due to the connivance of the British government, the power of the Alliance in the South Seas was relatively full, and once there was a change in the South Seas, then the League would definitely participate in it, and at that time, the British government would see that the waters of the South Seas had been muddy. I can't tell who is an enemy and who is a friend.

Facts have proved that Zhao Bei's judgment is correct, in the Sumatra Incident, the League not only participated, but even played a part of the role of promotion, more importantly, after the incident, around the issue of the election of the director of the Chinese Autonomous Bureau, the League could not wait to take the initiative to jump to the front of the show, which is obviously conducive to Zhao Bei to further muddy the waters of the South Seas, if there is a benefit, let the agent take over the power, if there is no benefit, the League will be pushed out to be a shield, in a word, It is necessary to control the strategic initiative of Sumatra in the hands of Zhao Bei.

It is precisely for this reason that when Zhu Erdian talked about the situation in Russia being more urgent than the situation in Southeast Asia, Zhao Bei was silent for a moment, not thinking about whether Zhu Erdian's analysis was correct, but thinking about how to use the British government.

"With regard to the British Government's intention to mediate the Sino-Dutch conflict, I fully agree with Mr. Ambassador that in the present international conflict and with no end in sight to the war in Europe, it is necessary to avoid a recurrence of war in the Far East as much as possible. However, the Dutch government is currently taking a tough stance, claiming that it will send troops to sweep Sumatra, and in this regard, our government has to be cautious about the situation on the ground, and whether our fleet retreats depends on the performance of the Dutch government. Just now, General Tang said that the British government has now made a proposal to the Dutch government, but I don't know what the specific content of this proposal is. ”

After speaking, Zhao Bei looked at the British ambassador and saw that he had received a document from his assistant, which seemed to be the British government's plan to solve the "Java incident".

"Your Excellency. This is the proposal of the British Government for a peaceful settlement of the Sumatra Incident and the Java Incident, and if you think fit, I can immediately send a telegram to the British Government, asking the British Government to send a diplomatic envoy to consult with the Dutch side. ”

After Zhu Erdian finished speaking, he handed over the document, and Zhao Bei took the document and opened it to read it carefully.

The document was in duplicate, one in English and one in Chinese, and Zhao Bei read the Chinese document, which did not contain much content, only six opinions, of which he was most concerned about two: first, the Dutch government recognized the autonomy of the Sumatra region in exchange for the Chinese government's authority over the Dutch colonies of Sumatra and the East Indies, and opposed any third country to take over the territory of the East Indies; Secondly, in view of the ethnic vendetta that had taken place in the Sumatra incident, the international community could not sit idly by and must send a mission to investigate the area in order to confirm responsibility, track down the perpetrators and maintain law and order in the civilized world.

The key of the first was to deny Japan's attempt to occupy the western part of New Guinea, and the latter was to give Britain an excuse to intervene directly in the affairs of Sumatra, and if necessary, the British government could use this excuse to suppress and support pro-British forces there.

If Zhao Bei was not a time-traveler in history, he would not have understood the British government's intentions so quickly. Zhao Bei is a time-traveler of history, so now he not only understands it, but also makes up his mind.