"Relying on the current technological superiority and the future volume advantage, we do not have to worry too much about the possible invasion of the Western powers, even if several powers join forces, but we do not yet have the strength to change the international rules of the game, at least for twenty years, we can only fight for China's interests within the limits of the rules of the game, otherwise we will face the all-round hostility of the entire Western world, then it will be really dangerous, the geographical advantage will continue to be reduced with the development of science and technology, and our size compared with the entire Western world has no advantage", Yan Fu listened while thinking, and the expression on his face gradually relaxed

"You are saying that if we back down now, then we will be in a dilemma, if we ignore the Western merchant ships, whether it is the preparation of the Russian army in the Far East, or the death of the Japanese army in Korea, we will pay a heavy price, and if we start to intercept the merchant ships at that time, because there is no 'legitimate reason', it will be regarded by Westerners as a table-flipping behavior that does not follow the rules of the game, and it is likely to be long-term hostility and isolation from the Western world in the future. On the other hand, if we had taken a tough stance from the outset, taking back the concessions and landing in Japan, it would have been relatively easy to restore normal relations in the future, even if there had been a direct conflict with the Western powers. Seeing the smile on Li Hui's face, Yan Fu knew that he had guessed correctly.

However, Li Hui still added two points, "And maybe if we are tough, Westerners will soften up, their culture is originally to bully the soft and fear the hard!" ”

"What if the Western powers were neither soft nor hard, steadily preparing for war, but not immediately declaring war?" , Yan Fu once again showed his extraordinary intelligence, and soon thought of the situation that Li Hui had worried about the most.

But Li Hui was not in a hurry, and threw out a solution that made Yan Fu stunned, "Well, in fact, it's not difficult to solve, let's just declare war on Tsarist Russia first!" ”

"As I said earlier, the only thing that the Western powers can pose a threat to us now is that the Russian army in the Far East is moving south, and if we declare war on it first, the navy will have a reason to blockade Vladivostok, and the strength of the Russian army in the Far East will not be able to swell, and we will be invincible." When Li Hui said this, his face unconsciously showed a look of mockery, "What's more, after we declared war on Russia, Britain and France, the two old colonial countries, are now more stable, and they are likely to wait and see for a while to see how our army performs in the war against Russia and then decide what to do next, and then these two countries will no longer have the courage to declare war on us."

"What's more, being tough on the outside world is also conducive to us winning the hearts and minds of the people at home, and other changes will not be immediately apparent, but being tough on the outside world can be seen soon, in short, it can only be hard, not cowardly!" , Li Hui grinned and smiled, and at this time Yan Fu had forgotten to ask Li Hui about the United States.

However, Li Hui himself did not forget, because the latest report written by the biochemical soldiers sent to Alaska to pan for gold on the system message board has not been emptied!

"It seems that I still underestimate the attractiveness of gold, and even the Chicago gangs have sent people over, but they have the support of a consortium behind them, and after killing this group of people, it is estimated that the American regular army is also coming", Li Hui repeatedly browsed the report, and the expression on his face was very complicated.

The more than 600 biochemical soldiers did not disappoint Li Hui, they have grown the gold rush team to more than 20,000 people by vigorously recruiting overseas Chinese in North America, and each of them has received military training to varying degrees, which is actually equivalent to an army.

It is precisely because of this strong force that their performance has greatly exceeded Li Hui's expectations, and now the most abundant and easily exploited land in Alaska and the Yukon River basin is under their control.

To this end, they have eliminated tens of thousands of white gold diggers (almost all of them from the United States), and their own casualties are less than 100, and the biochemical soldiers have not lost any of them, and the advantage of pointed bullet rifles and precision shooting in skirmishes is indeed overwhelming, and the super efficiency of destroying an enemy with an average of less than 5 rounds also proves this.

Due to the need for secrecy, all the white gold diggers who were wounded or captured were killed, and not a single one was left alive. This was originally Li Hui's own arrangement, but when he saw the shocking number of enemies killed, he immediately realized the seriousness of the problem

"It looks like it's getting bigger and bigger, maybe it's going to kill more than 100,000 Americans!" , Li Hui frowned and thought, "Even if Lao Mei is a world war, how many people have died?" Now the feud is bigger! ”

Due to incomplete intelligence, the US government may not be able to contact Li Hui's rebel army, but it can still be confirmed that those people are Chinese, and this will inevitably quickly intensify the already very serious anti-China sentiment in the United States, which makes Li Hui quite worried, "The overseas Chinese in the United States are going to suffer, and with such a public opinion base, coupled with the existing geopolitical conflict, the United States may always regard China as a great enemy in the future, and it will be a long-term hostile to a future world's number one power."

But even so, Li Hui will not let the gold rush team leave immediately, even the easiest part of the Yukon River gold has only been mined less than half, and the gold in Alaska is only a small part, it would be a pity to leave now.

What's more, even if they leave now, the US government may not be able to guess their connection with Li Hui's side, and even if they can't guess it, they will take the initiative to lead public opinion to this point, and once this kind of thing is done, there is no way to go back

Li Hui will not regret it, although it is very stressful to provoke the extremely terrible enemy of Lao Mei, but if there is no gold in North America, Li Hui would not have the strength he has so quickly, not only that, it is difficult to say whether the Haitian-level patrol can be built and leased to Beiyang so early, if the Beiyang Naval Division fails to win the naval battle of Jianghua Bay, the loss will be too great.

"The system is indeed a good thing, it can help China with a weak foundation to accelerate its rise, but the unconventional development it causes will inevitably attract more enemies early, and sure enough, there is no free lunch in the world, and you always have to pay it back when you come out to mix", Li Hui sighed deeply, and his expression became firm again, "But I won't regret it, absolutely not!" Isn't it good that the sooner China rises, the more room for development it will be, and there will be much fewer compatriots dying unnaturally? It is indeed terrible for Lao Mei to be an enemy, but after all, it is only 1895, and it is not enough to despair" (to be continued.) )