Tesla's megalomaniac superplan was tied to the radio transmission distance required by Qin Kai, and finally took away 1.5 million yuan from Premier Qin's Prime Minister's Special Fund for Scientific Research, of course, the huge scientific research team of Mawei Laboratory and Nanyang University has long been classified by megalomania into the scope of their own overall arrangement, and the well-known Mawei Laboratory Tesla team in the circle has long been identified as the most terrifying scientific research team in the Nanyang system.

Although Qin Kai was quite curious about the super plan that suddenly appeared out of this megalomaniac, God knows what kind of test machine Tesla will come up with, and perhaps, he will soon have a few, or even dozens of patents, in his account, but the urgent matter in front of him now is obviously the reality that the Sino-British war has broken out.

When Zeng Jize walked into the house, Tesla was shaking his head and leaving, although he was curious about how there could be a gringo who was still visiting Qin Kai after dark, but he had already learned about the situation on the way, so as soon as he entered the house, he immediately expressed his opinion very cautiously.

"Prime Minister, in view of the British Navy's attack on the Pacific Fleet in our reclaimed territorial waters, I propose to immediately lodge a protest with Minister Power, and at the same time declare a state of emergency and demand direct control of the Strait of Malacca in order to avoid a similar incident!" Zeng Jize is obviously well versed in diplomacy, first pouring dirty water on the British, and then making harsh demands.

"Chief Zeng, protest is necessary, the British probably haven't figured out the situation yet, and they must let them know now...... Xu Shoushan is estimated to have already taken action...... A formal declaration of war must be made before tomorrow! Or cancel the state of hostilities for negotiations! Qin Kai directly expressed his attitude, whether to fight or not to fight, he must immediately let Britain choose.

Zhilu said. I will now go to meet British Minister Power...... Premier. I suggest that a press conference be convened immediately. Publish the truth of the matter in the name of the Prime Minister's Office to avoid the British's ridicule...... On the German side, they should do something, otherwise, our military friendship agreement will not be a decoration! Zeng Jize was naturally familiar with this kind of thing, and immediately put forward a series of suggestions and plans, and Qin Kai also accepted them all.

Before Zeng Jize could go out, a large number of cabinet ministers and Speaker of the National Assembly Zhang Peilun had already arrived in a hurry. Fortunately, it was not the first time that Qin Kai's study had held an emergency meeting, and the guards immediately arranged for these senior officials to sit down, while Ouyang Geng, a staff officer from the Ministry of Military Affairs who rushed over, circulated a war forecast strategy to the cabinet officials and bigwigs.

“…… The war with Britain may escalate into a long-term strategic confrontation, and the Ministry of Military Affairs demands that the domestic heavy industry and munitions be fully controlled immediately to ensure that the army receives sufficient logistical supplies as the war progresses...... In order to force the British government to make important concessions, the Navy would engage the British fleet in a battle if necessary, and at the same time, take the initiative to attack Britain's long supply lines. The Admiralty proposes to receive the new Kunlun-class destroyers and Kaiser-class battlecruisers under construction at the Beihai, Mawei and Jiangnan shipyards for supply to Germany......"

And Xu Jianyin of the Ministry of Industry also informed the previous combat readiness plan, in view of the current war situation. According to the predictions of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Commerce, a year-long war will lead to more than 150 million trade and economic losses in the South Ocean, but the scale of domestic industry and agriculture will achieve unprecedented growth.

On behalf of the Ministry of Military Affairs, Zhou Ruidong analyzed the possible war crisis, of which the main war risk comes from the navy, and he reported the latest situation of the British Far East Fleet, which can be confirmed at present, the British Empire has gathered more than 4 reinforcement fleets on the traditional control line from the Indian Ocean in the Far East to the Strait of Malacca, and with the strength of the original Far East Fleet, the British Navy currently has a huge Far East detachment with 10 battleships of more than 8,000 tons as the core and 19 cruisers with a total of 29 warshipsIn addition, the British had an unknown number of torpedo boats and minehunters, estimated at no less than 20.

The gap between the two sides in terms of naval strength is still relatively obvious, the Pacific Fleet participating warships, although including the now famous Dayu and Chiyou ships, but the capital ships of more than 7,000 tons, including Dingzhen, which has been modified with battleships, are only 6, and the main fleet is 14 battleships and cruisers, in addition, a total of 25 Shanghai-class destroyers and 1 newly equipped Kunlun-class destroyer as a supplement to the strength of the capital ships to counterattack.

In addition, Zhou Ruidong also vaguely mentioned the participation of the Navy's Fifth Special Fleet in the war, including the Navy's frogman brigade, which has won many military exploits, but this information is obviously not what the big guys are most concerned about......

"Can you win?"

"How much can we afford to lose?"

"Will the Ministry of Industry be able to complete the replenishment of equipment to the Navy and Army?"

"Is it possible for the British fleet to break through into the South China Sea? Will there be an attack on the Nanyang Freeport Zone? ”

"Will the old ships of the home fleet be able to complete the mission of home defense?"

A series of questions were directly raised, and it is clear that Zhou Ruidong could not directly give the most reliable answers, as a supplement to the uncertainty of the war at sea, the Ministry of Military Affairs went all out on the land offensive, through Yunnan, northern Burma, southern Tibet three lines of attack line, is the military is fully arranging the means of counterattack, the Ministry of Military Affairs Staff believes that even Britain, a sea power, can not afford to lose the consequences of the entire South Asian land force.

In the heated debate and discussion about the impact of the war, Qin Kai took over the right to speak, and he directly got up and walked to the large global map behind him, the British Empire colonies marked in blue, all over Africa, Asia, and Australia, and the scope of power was everywhere......

"The new order of the world is definitely not given by the powerful empire...... Only by challenging with our true strength can we gain the respect we deserve and the international order we need! Now, the domestic economy is taking off, and our continuous control of Nanyang and Japan is an opportunity to recuperate, but without a war with the British Empire, China will not be able to truly rise...... The losses in this battle may be unprecedented, but our efforts will also bring unprecedented gains...... For the rise of the country and the nation, it is worth our struggle! ”

His speech immediately set the tone for the war, but in the face of huge losses in industry and commerce, Qin Kai naturally understood that even if he won a strategic victory, with the projection power of the Chinese navy, it would be impossible to cross Eurasia and attack the British mainland...... So, it's actually a war where neither side can finally defeat the opponent.

Therefore, in terms of diplomatic standpoint, Chen Jitong immediately put forward the three major strategic principles of "not taking the initiative to declare war, not taking the initiative to attack, and not taking the initiative to withdraw"; to put it bluntly, the Dutch East Indies will never let go of the territory, but the strategy of the British Straits Settlements is only implemented as a naval strategy, and if it does not take the initiative to attack, it is met with comprehensive opposition from the navy and army, and is finally abandoned.

The entire cabinet meeting immediately turned to a full-scale combat readiness mobilization, this battle, even Qin Kai, could not be sure of a complete victory, but it was a victory that everyone was eager to exchange their lives for, almost without resistance, the cabinet and parliament passed a resolution on the state of emergency, and at the same time announced that the national reserve soldiers must report to the local government within 15 days.

Late at night, the bill flowed out of the Prime Minister's Office, and then, Zeng Jize brought slightly unexpected news from the Englishman Bauer - the British government had officially declared war, and 4 Chinese merchant ships passing through the Strait of Malacca were seized!

This news was somewhat unexpected, and after Zeng Jize explained, Qin Kai understood the secret...... The London government simply did not stop the idea of a decisive battle between China and Britain, and Edward, who served as commander of the Far Eastern Grand Fleet? Vice Admiral Simon, who has been authorized to fully replace the commander of the Far Eastern Fleet, Sharman, and Edward? Lieutenant General Simon was given carte blanche to decide when to start war against China and when to declare war! (To be continued......)