The French government fully supported the Xia Empire's ceasefire demand, and now France's colonies in Asia, the Americas, and Oceania are all occupied by the Xia Empire. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Especially in the colonies of French Indochina, since the rise of the Xia Empire, they have lost their psychological preparation, this time it did not cause too many fluctuations in the country, and the people's opposition was that it was a mistake of the government to divide troops to deal with the Xia Empire when resisting Germany.

The British government received a report from the ambassador to the Xia Empire that while seeing a glimmer of hope, it was impossible to lose a large area of colonies in other places and wage war with the Xia Empire for the time being, and could only do it according to the requirements of the Xia Empire, and the cabinet had a heated discussion.

There are two points of contention, the first is how much Indian land to cede to the Xia Empire, and the second is where to exchange the colonies.

As to the first question, we don't know how big the Xia Empire's ambitions were, and it's hard to determine for the time being, but the final goal of the meeting was to cede as little area as possible, and no one wanted to give up the rich British India, and it was best to drive the Xia Empire's army back to the east of the Ganges.

Some people insist on giving the land of Africa to the Xia Empire, especially those desert areas of the Sultanate, and some people are worried that this will lead the wolf into the house, lead the Xia Empire's power to the Mediterranean coast and Africa, threaten the security of the Suez Canal and Egypt, and be very unfavorable to the British Empire's rule over the Mediterranean region and Africa; Some people also proposed to give the Persian Gulf coast area to the Xia Empire, and some people objected, which would form an encirclement of India and be even more detrimental to India's security in the future.

The opinion of the supporters is very clear, that is, the Xia Empire cannot be allowed to get involved in African affairs, Africa is the foundation of all European countries, and the Xia Empire's influence cannot be extended to the Red Sea and the Mediterranean coast; Only give the land in the Persian Gulf to the Xia Empire, if the land is not enough, you can give the land of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the Xia Empire, that is, the territory of the British Empire, and control the territory of the Xia Empire 300 kilometers away from the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea coast, so that the Xia Empire's power in the Middle East can be locked up in the Strait of Holms, so that the British Empire can deter and control it.

In the end, the Prime Minister made a decision to exchange the land along the Persian Gulf coast for the land of British India, and it was a matter for the Xia Empire to defeat Iran, the Ottoman Empire, and Saudi Arabia and the surrounding sheikhs to completely occupy the area.

The British idea was to let the Xia Empire get caught up in the conquest around the Persian Gulf, and they had no energy to interfere with India, and when they handed over the land, they would definitely bury a lot of nails, and it was impossible for the Xia Empire to control these places easily; Moreover, the desert area here is huge, which is enough to compensate for the Xia Empire's demands.

The prime minister also had an idea that did not explain, if the Xia Empire dared to expand its influence to the Mediterranean coast, it would threaten the interests of all European countries, and it would be easy to unite all white countries to confront the Xia Empire, and a decisive battle with the Xia Empire in the Middle East would be conducive to the deployment of troops and logistical supplies to European countries.

The Secretary of the Navy also proposed the construction of a large military port in Berbera, British Somalia, to guard the entrance to the Red Sea from the Indian Ocean together with the port of Aden to ensure the security of Europe.

After receiving the Prime Minister's report, the British King turned pale and did not say anything, but waved his hand to signal the Prime Minister to step down.

When the British people learned that the government had been defeated again, they began to organize demonstrations to express their dissatisfaction with the government and demand the resignation of the weak cabinet.

At the time of Britain's military defeat, the life of the British people in Britain was not easy, wages were lowered, jobs were reduced, prices continued to rise, the prices of grain, coffee, tea, sugar, spices, etc. continued to rise, and the quantity of supply continued to decrease.

The industrial capitalists were seriously dissatisfied with the government, their sources of raw materials were cut off, and the sales market was greatly reduced, resulting in a serious backlog of factory products.

The opposition parties began to lash out at the Cabinet, and it was all the Cabinet's fault that the successive mistakes of the Cabinet dealt a devastating blow to the British Empire, the loss of a huge number of colonies, and now the siege of coalition forces and fleets.

The Kingdom of the Netherlands was notified to participate in the negotiation team, and they were now facing the Xia Empire as dead pigs and were not afraid of boiling water.

The Kingdom of Belgium is uneasy, could it be that the Xia Empire has taken a fancy to its colonies in Africa? You must know that Belgium is a colony, and if it loses its colony, it will be a very heavy blow to the Kingdom of Belgium; Now the whole kingdom regrets participating in the four-nation alliance, the meat was not eaten, the revenge was not avenged, but the trouble came first.

After the Kingdom of Portugal received the notice, the kingdom was sad and uneasy, where did it offend the Xia Empire? Going to a conference is certainly not a good thing.

For Germany, Russia, Italy and other countries after learning the relevant information, they feel very fortunate that they did not participate in the coalition army, the Xia Empire is not so easy to deal with, just use a small mine to block the port, so that the coalition army has no way.

War is always the driving force behind technological development.

After studying the tactics of the Xia Empire, the German General Staff and the Admiralty found that the role of mines was so important that the power of mines had been neglected before, and if a war broke out in Europe, Germany was likely to face a similar situation to the Allied forces now, and if Britain used this tactic to deal with Germany, the German Navy could only retreat in the harbor, and it was necessary to increase the investment of funds and personnel to study new types of mines and related minelayers, minesweepers, and mine tactics.

The German Admiralty also came to a conclusion, that is, the range of the naval guns of the Xia Empire was far beyond everyone's imagination, and the warships of the Xia Empire could shell the minesweepers that were clearing mines outside the harbor beyond the range of the main guns of the battleships, and the Empire must increase the study of naval guns.

Kaiser Wilhelm II was very satisfied with the rapid response of the General Staff and the Admiralty, and after studying the tactics of the Xia Empire, he pointed out that the role of airships was more important, and instructed the General Staff to continue to increase the study of airships, especially to ask the General Staff to increase the investment in the Zeppelin airship, and to study weapons and tactics to restrain airships. will also be beaten and have no power to fight back.

At the same time, the Kaiser sent instructions to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to become a member of the negotiating group and to obtain technology from the Xia Empire for long-range artillery, mines, minelayers, etc. As for airships, now the Xia Empire only sells small airships under 50 tons, and the super airships equipped by the Xia Empire's own army are not sold anyway, and Germany is helpless.

The General Staff also raised a practical problem: within the Pacific Ocean, only the German Papua and Jiaoao leased lands were left among the colonies of Western countries, and if the Xia Empire wanted to occupy it, the Germans would absolutely not be able to defend it.

Kaiser Wilhelm II instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to communicate with the Xia Empire first to see what opinions the Xia Empire had, and then discuss them in a targeted manner. (To be continued.) )