The British government's declaration of war caused war clouds in the Straits Settlements, but the Chinese government's resolute action still greatly pricked the nerve of the British Empire......

On the morning of 3 July, the ironclad ship Hengshan in Guangzhou, escorted by seven Shanghai-class destroyers, went straight to Victoria Bay, and several British gunboats in the port did not dare to come out to inspect at all, and Rear Admiral Chen Mo submitted an official letter to the Hong Kong colonial government on behalf of the Chinese government, in view of the fact that China and Britain have fallen into a state of war, the Chinese government will take back the sovereignty of Hong Kong and expel all British people in Hong Kong, and at the same time, the Chinese government announced that Hong Kong will continue to remain an important free trade port in the Far East.

In the afternoon, two army regiments from the new 7th Division landed at the port escorted by warships and began to accept Hong Kong's jurisdiction in an orderly manner and assist in the establishment of a new freeport management government.

Almost at the same time, the port of Kagoshima in the eastern Kyushu autonomous province was also rapidly advancing, because a British Marine Corps was stationed in the port of Kyushu, and this time, the 45th Division stationed in Kyushu directly transferred three regiments of troops, and almost within two hours took full control of the port, and a large number of British were ordered to board a French merchant ship and be expelled.

The news had spread throughout the world that night, and the war between China and Britain had rapidly evolved into a full-scale battlefield, and such a huge mutation had obviously shocked the whole of Europe......

Although the French newspaper La Presse de Paris was shocked by China's counterattack, it was very obscene in view of the possibility of using the hands of the British to avenge China's seizure of northern Vietnam. The Chinese government is heading for a path of no return to self-destruction. It was even suggested that the French government should cancel the neutral position currently being taken. It can even open important ports such as Saigon and Cam Ranh Bay to supply the British Royal Navy.

However, this suggestion was immediately met with French President Marie? Francois? Sadie? Carnot's denial, the Paris top brass is obviously aware of the huge crisis in Vietnam today, God knows whether the Chinese war maniac will suddenly send troops from North Vietnam, to know that the British will be able to provide naval support, not to mention. France and Britain are not in a honeymoon period, and the dispute between the two sides over their colonies in Africa is still ongoing.

And the German Emperor Wilhelm II was obviously interested in the Sino-British war, of course, as a powerful empire in Europe with enough deterrence, Wilhelm II was naturally unwilling to stay out of the matter, he immediately expressed his views on the situation in the Far East, of course, considering the feelings of Britain, this high-profile emperor was very tactful this time.

He directly announced that the German Reich had advised China and Britain to immediately cease military operations. Take peaceful means to resolve the dispute between the two countries, of course. If neither China nor Britain is willing to settle the dispute peacefully, he will consider further involvement to resolve the dispute and save the two peoples from the misery of war.

His Majesty's speech by the big-mouthed emperor apparently immediately irritated the British, and on the same day British Foreign Secretary Winston Churchill sent a note to the German Minister asking the German Reich to indicate the purpose of further involvement...... However, such a question was completely ignored by the German authorities, and Kaiser Wilhelm was not willing to make any further statement...... And this is precisely another form of statement!

Contrary to the German government's intervention in the war, this time the Russian Empire, which has always challenged the British Empire, unexpectedly expressed their dissatisfaction with the Chinese government in the Far East, Alexander III fiercely criticized the Chinese government's invasion of European interests in the Far East, and even proposed that European countries should set up a joint army to help the Dutch Kingdom regain control of the Dutch East Indies, and of course, at the same time, it should also deal a severe blow to China's military power!

Although China and Britain declared war, in addition to the Russians, only the four useless countries of Portugal, the Netherlands, and Sweden, that is, the Yankees, who were on the same front as the British, also chose to take a neutral stance this time, but only put forward the hope that China and Britain would avoid the war affecting the trade of various countries in Asia.

The British in Europe did not seem to play any role at all, and the Chinese government was too lazy to fight any verbal war with the British, and on the 4th, Qin Kai held a secret meeting of the Ministry of Military Affairs in Beijing, and there was only one topic, that is, to completely pull the British into the quagmire of war...... In addition to high-level generals, Xu Jianyin, Minister General of the Ministry of Industry, He Xing, Minister of Commerce, and Tang Shaoyi, Minister of Finance, were also invited.

The opening of the meeting was unexpectedly by the Minister of Commerce He Xing, who read out a report of the Ministry of Commerce on the European economy, clearly pointing out that the European economy is on the verge of collapse, and if the important economic vein of Far East trade can be cut off, Britain's cargo dumping economy will be difficult to sustain, and the final result will be a catastrophic economic crisis!

Although the military top brass was full of ambition to carry out the war with the British, in fact, today's Chinese army is completely born from the elite new army of the South Seas, and has a far better understanding of overseas powers than before, and even among the senior officers of the General Staff, there are many different opinions on starting a war.

After all, the British Empire is not comparable to Russia or France, and the Navy is very confident that the real guy in the hands is not superior to the capital ships, and the only thing that the Admiralty is worried about is that it is not unable to defeat the enemy, but whether the country's industrial capacity can support the attrition of naval warfare.

In the years of fighting against a strong enemy, the Chinese Navy has created an amazing miracle, that is, it has not sunk a single warship so far, and of course, there are not a few cases of heavy losses in the war...... However, the continuity of the navy's combat power is complemented by industrial capacity, and behind almost every naval battle, there is the support of tens of thousands of workers of Nanyang Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. countless sleepless nights.

In this regard, Xu Jianyin, chief minister of the Ministry of Industry, gave the most direct guarantee, the Beihai, Mawei, Jiangnan and Guangzhou shipyards under the jurisdiction of Nanyang Heavy Industry have been fully engaged in the construction of naval armaments, and seven large iron and steel plants in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Fujian, Tianjin, and North Vietnam have been in full production, and the total annual output of steel is expected to exceed 600,000 tons and 1.2 million tons of cast iron within the year.

What's more. The home fleet was guarded by a large number of Shanghai-class destroyers. It can be said that it is as solid as a rock. The safety of the heavy industry base in the rear has been ensured, and the Guangzhou Huangpu Shipyard has built a new 60,000-ton dry dock, which is enough to cope with the maintenance of the South China Sea war, and at the same time, the major shipyards have been fully engaged in the construction of new warships...... All shipyards have made military orders to ensure that the needs of the military industry are met in the first time.

In view of this, Admiral Lu Han, who was sitting in Beijing, came out to reassure the army. "Colleagues, there is no need to worry about the navy, at present, there are more than 11 large warships under construction in the three major factories of Mawei, Beihai and Jiangnan, and there are 4 Kunlun-class destroyers in outfitting. The Prime Minister's comprehensive counterattack strategy is bound to cost the British dearly! ”

Qin Kai's expression was calm. In fact, he did not have any feeling of victory in his heart, the outbreak of the British War, not only unexpected, but also expected, China will always be the country with the most development potential on the planet, the people are hard-working, intelligent and intelligent, and forbearance and resolute, these qualities are destined to the greatness of this nation.

Even in the last years of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the so-called Tongguang Prosperous Era, in fact, was only a few insignificant new policies of the imperial court, and great economic development was achieved, not to mention the enlightened national policies that they were implementing one by one, in just a few years, the heavy industry related to the lifeblood of the country has made great progress, and the construction of railways, highways and other infrastructure advocated by themselves will input vital impetus for the country's economic take-off in the future.

However, this era is definitely an era of the jungle, and Darwin's way of survival can be used to explain the relationship between countries in this era, although the British have gained a lot of benefits through a series of reciprocal peace treaties, but as an old empire with the blood of colonizers soaked in every pore, it will definitely not allow China's peaceful rise...... War is inevitable!

Therefore, he has been fully preparing for this, and the Chinese Army under the continuous expansion and extremely strict training is his most important hole card, and it is also the foundation to ensure that the country will not be controlled by others under any conditions.

However, to really play the prestige of a Chinese and the bearing of a great power, to be honest, Qin Kai has never thought that he is a strategist with different talents, and his only advantage is undoubtedly the most profound understanding of this era......

Therefore, he made the most decisive decision at the meeting, "This is an inevitable war, to be fought, and it must be fought resolutely...... The British relied on sea power to build a country, of course we have to fight against each other in this sea power struggle, I will never fight according to their ideas, we will launch a people's war covering Asia, and build the country by war! Fight to stand up! ”

Qin Kai is naturally well versed in the troubles of the great powers, and the powerful armament of the British Empire also means more astonishing military spending, in contrast, the Chinese army currently follows the military service system of the Nanyang system, and the military expenditure of soldiers is low, and the only high cost comes from the expenditure of logistics supplies and the military expenditure of the navy, but the use of local government recruitment and other methods can effectively solve these problems.

But in fact, in the entire Southeast Asian region, the British Army is huge, and the combat power is good, whether it can quickly break through the enemy, the generals of the Ministry of Military Affairs are going all out, but what the result is, only the result is the final certainty!

After Qin Kai gave the order for the mobilization of the whole army, Tang Shaoyi finally announced the war plan of the Ministry of Finance to issue 150 million national bonds, and to use the strength of the whole country to carry out a final duel between the strong, and the Ministry of Military Affairs will build 60 infantry divisions on the basis of the existing 60 divisions through the reserve and conscription system within three months, so as to complete the large-scale combat needs of the southern front.

Almost all the generals and high-ranking officers were stunned by this terrifying military expenditure, except for a few high-level officials who knew in advance, and Qin Kai's most sincere summary made everyone feel that the mission was sacred, "Our generation is destined to give everything for the country, but everything we pay will pave the way for China's future development, and it will be a perfect American degree that we can't imagine!" ”

When the sun went down that day, 4,500 kilometers away on the southern Tibetan plateau, an elite army that had been honed for many years quietly embarked on the journey, the commander of the first expeditionary force and the commander of the sixth special brigade, Ma Long, rode on a short Tibetan horse, looking at the mountain pass that went straight into the sky in the distance, he made an offensive gesture with full strength!

For the first time, a large number of dark-skinned, high-spirited Chinese soldiers went out of the country, heading for a vast land in the south that had not been conquered in the Tang Dynasty, and behind them, the local government of southern Tibet requisitioned 3,000 horses and provided more than 500 Tibetans to help with logistical supplies!

On the traditional colonies of the British, the war was completely reversed in a direction never imagined by the British Empire......

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