Zhu Erdian was full of contempt for the ambitions of the Chinese, but did not expect that the Chinese would think that the British Empire would not be able to restore its former majesty, in Zhu Erdian's view, the contraction of the British Empire over the years was entirely to deal with the challenge launched by Germany, but this war will end the challenge of the Germans, so that those countries on the European continent understand that it is a very ridiculous thing to challenge the British Empire at sea. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Like all Western strategists, Zhu Erdian believes that this European war will make a slight adjustment to the political situation in Europe, and they do not want to say that this war will cause changes in the world pattern.

Jurdian was convinced that after the defeat of Germany, the world would still return to a situation in which European countries occupied the continent and the British Empire occupied the sea.

As for the issuance of bonds in China, this was a good thing for the British Empire, and Zhu Erdian had no reason to refuse.

Therefore, he finally agreed to help the Chinese transfer the terms of peace talks to Japan.

China's offer of reconciliation to Japan was categorically rejected by the Japanese, but it attracted the attention of many parties concerned.

The British first intensified their attention to the situation in the East, and Zhu Erdian expressed to China the strong British attitude that the war must be ended as soon as possible.

Apparently, the Japanese also engaged in active diplomacy.

As a diplomat, Zhu Erdian knew very well that the purpose of the British Empire was to continue to maintain the balance of power in East Asia, so that neither China nor Japan could occupy an absolute advantage, and the British Empire would have the final say after the war.

Moreover, in the Sino-Japanese war, the British Empire suffered too much loss.

"China must stop the inhumane bombing of Japanese airships, which is a brutal massacre of civilians, and the British Empire must not allow this kind of tragedy to happen!"

Zhu Erdian's righteous remarks were sent to the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

This negotiation shows that the British are still on the side of Japan, in addition to the reasons of the allies, it is the rise of China in recent years that has alerted the British to not intend to let China grow like this, and they must help Japan to suppress China.

This negotiation also postponed the issuance of British bonds in Shanghai indefinitely, and it was impossible for Yang Chao to lend money to the British if Japan did not surrender.

Yang Chao was not at all in the mood, he knew too well the diplomatic balancing tactics played by the British, and the British would inevitably support Japan, because Japan was the most effective weapon they used to balance China, and it was the best vicious dog tethered to China's doorstep.

Yang Chao also gradually touched some other situations, the large-scale bombing of Japan by Chinese airships, especially the bombing of Japanese shipyards and arsenals, caused a lot of losses to the British, more than a dozen battleships, dozens of destroyers, and cruisers ordered from Japan were damaged, and they sank directly to the slipway before they were launched, and a large number of orders for rifles and artillery were delayed.

So Britain strongly protested against the continued bombing of Japan by the Chinese Air Force.

For this reason, Li Yuanhong also convened a cabinet meeting, at which Yang Chao resolutely opposed the cessation of the bombing, saying that before the navy was rebuilt, it was necessary to blockade Japan by airships, and not only could not stop the bombing, but also launched a blockade of Japanese ports, refusing to allow any foreign merchant ships to enter or leave Japanese ports, and Japanese merchant ships would sink one after another.

However, Li Yuanhong did not agree to Yang Chao's request in the end, and treated other countries' cargo ships as one, and kept warning about the suggestion of blowing up and sinking, and he said that he could not risk war with Britain and the United States, and that almost all the merchant ships entering and leaving Japan at present were American and British merchant ships, but it did not matter to Japanese merchant ships.

Li Yuanhong's weakness made Yang Chao a little dissatisfied, but when it came to how he persuaded him, Li Yuanhong insisted on one point, and he couldn't provoke Britain and the United States.

Orders for warships in the Navy have already been placed, and even several merchant ships have been converted into cruisers directly from shipyards.

However, in the fastest case, it would take three months for the first warship to be launched, and the airships would not be able to stop bombing Japan for three months.

The effect of the bombing was still obvious, around Tokyo, Nagasaki and other industrial cities, around their periphery the continuous bombing of railway lines, although some important hubs, bridges Japanese have deployed air defense forces, but they could not be deployed along the entire railway.

So as long as the weather is right and there is no strong wind, the airship will definitely set off and blow up the railway.

The Japanese stepped up their efforts to repair them, but the traffic situation became worse and worse, and the airships also blockaded the Japanese ports, sinking all Japanese merchant ships, issuing warnings to British and American merchant ships, and even throwing bombs nearby, but the American fleet was more obedient, and after being discovered, they would often sail directly to Shanghai and other Chinese ports according to the order, but the British ships did not pay attention to it at all, and they did not believe that the Chinese airships dared to blow up and sink them.

Even so, the supply of raw materials for Japanese industry is still greatly affected, and industrial production is becoming more and more tight, like a noose around the neck, which is getting tighter and tighter.

"We've only lost one airship in these ten days. Everyone figured out the situation, and no one touched the Japanese anti-aircraft guns. ”

Gong Mingde reported to Yang Chao the battle situation of the past ten days, and after losing more than 1,000 airships, the air force also learned how to avoid the real and attack the false. Of course, the greatly reduced loss rate is also related to the fact that they almost crippled the Japanese airship unit and completely controlled the air supremacy.

"That's good. Hold out for a few months, and when the navy is rebuilt, they will carry out the blockade mission in your place, and the brothers will be easy. ”

Yang Chao encouraged.

Gong Mingde said with a smile: "Brothers are not afraid of hard work. It's just that there is no opponent and it feels boring. ”

"You kid!"

Yang Chao slapped him, this kid was too arrogant to sell cheaply.

Yang Chao visited the airship troops, checked the maintenance of the airships, and visited the airship factory, which is still busy, and a steady stream of airships replenishes Yang Chao's troops, and the production is far more than the loss, but it is too much, and if it goes on like this, Yang Chao will have to equip 20,000 airships by this time next year.

This is a heavy economic burden, a freeship is now so large-scale production, at least 100,000 taels of silver, this is still in the case of all raw materials can basically be produced by themselves, 20,000 ships are 2 billion taels of silver.

"Urgent report, sir!"

The casual secret technique Zhang Nian suddenly received a telegram from Da Shifang.

Li Yuanhong summoned Yang Chao to Beijing immediately to discuss, because the situation in the northeast had undergone new changes.

The Russians have declared war on Japan!

Seeing this news, Yang Chao was also a little stunned, and the Russians were too hard.

Yang Chao couldn't help but calculate the battle line of the Russians, they fought with the Germans in the northwest, Austria-Hungary in the southwest, and the Ottoman Turkish Empire in the south. (To be continued.) )