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The war between the Tsarist Qing Dynasty coalition army and the Black Dragon Army, in addition to the most attention from Tsarist Russia itself, is probably the most closely watched by the embassies of various countries in Dongjiaomin Lane, after all, the emergence of the variable of the Black Dragon Army is very likely to make the interests of various countries in China variable.

British Embassy.

"Your Excellency, how do you look so worried?"

As a brother country that is inseparable from the scale, the frequency of the American Minister Conger in and out of the British Embassy has been quite high recently, and the reason is naturally because at the moment of the decisive battle between Tsarist Russia and the Wolf Domain, the observation group of the two countries in the Wolf Domain, the two battalions were finally launched at the same time, there is no way, the advanced weapons of the Black Dragon Army are really a little tempting, and in the case of the defeat of the Black Dragon Army, how can Britain and the United States miss the opportunity to intervene.

However, the result of launching into the water was not good, the two countries had a total of 1,000 people participating in the war, although they only fought a few battles, but only four or five hundred people left the battlefield alive, and this battle loss was even far more than the battle loss of the two countries when they attacked Yanjing in the Eight-Nation Alliance.

Of course, if you think that Sir Dou Nale is sad because of the hundreds of dead and wounded, then you are very wrong, in fact, those dead soldiers, almost more than ninety percent of them are from India or the indigenous people of Southeast Asia, all of them are soldiers recruited in their colonies, so you expect to die a few hundred lowly Indian Ah San to be able to make the venerable Sir Dou Nale sad, that is obviously impossible.

If you really want to say sad, it is also sad that although you finally participated in the war, you were not able to achieve the expected results, such as the capture of some weapons and equipment, obviously, although Tsarist Russia did not oppose Britain and the United States to get a piece of the pie at the last moment, but when it was really able to get a piece of the pie, how could the hundreds of people in Britain and the United States get things, how could they grab the spoils from more than 10,000 Tsarist Russia?

"yes, it's just a little sentimental."

Dou Nale shook his head, obviously not sad for the death of the soldier, not even sad because he didn't grab the spoils of war, after all, that was expected, as for the advanced weapons and equipment, what you can't get is really not so important to the British Empire, because a few advanced weapons cannot shake the hegemony of the British Empire, the British Empire can dominate the world, relying on the world's unparalleled powerful navy, as for several light land weapons, it is not important.

"Sentimental?" Conger was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly said, "Do you have to leave Huaxia?" ”

"Sir Saudrey, half a month is coming, and when he arrives, it will be time for me to step down."

When Sir Dou Nale spoke, he was obviously a little lost, yes, he was lost.

A knight may have some status in the United Kingdom, and even if he goes back, he can still hold some positions in the British government department, but that is the case, how can he be compared with the British Empire's ambassador to China?

At this point in time in 1900, although the hegemony of the empire on which the sun never sets, it began to be provoked by Germany, and it was already on a downward trend, but it was still a well-deserved world hegemon, and as the ambassador of the British Empire to China, in the Qing Dynasty, he was almost the existence of the emperor.

So, Sir Dou Nale is lost, yes, there is no one who is not lost when encountering this kind of thing.

"Actually, it's not bad to go back to your homeland, you can have a good rest." Conger patted Dou Nale on the shoulder and comforted.

Of course, Conger is also telling the truth, as the emperor on the territory of China, the British minister has great power and pressure, not only to maintain the absolute interests of the hegemon, but also to maintain the balance of forces of all parties in China.

"yes, I can finally relax." Dou Nale breathed a sigh of relief, with a little helplessness, and said with a smile: "However, you still need to stand on the last shift, how about it, Minister Conger, what do you need me to do with Dou Nale?" ”

"Hehe, there's really something I need you to answer for me, Sir." Conger paused before continuing, "I don't know, sir, have you found out where the fleets of the French and Eastern Observer Corps have gone?" ”

Speaking of which, the US imperialists at this time were far less bullish than those of later generations, and could only be regarded as the followers of the British Empire, and the US imperialism was still in the stage of capital accumulation during this period, and the country was vigorously developing the economy, and it was also advocating an open door policy towards China.

The battle between Tsarist Russia and the Black Dragon Army, the Six Nations Observation Mission went together, however, the French and Japanese Observation Missions left the scene halfway for no reason, and then the Austrian and Italian Observation Missions also followed, however, the Austrian and Italian Observation Missions had arrived at Tanggu Port two days ago, but the French and Japanese Observation Missions were nowhere to be found, and Conger himself could not find them, so he came to inquire about Dou Nale.

"Minister Conger, could it be that you see something so anxious to know where they are?" Dou Nale smiled slightly and asked.

"Sir Dou Nale, aren't you knowingly asking?" Kang Geyan said: "The sister-in-law of the French Minister Bi Sheng, Zhang Shouzheng, the director of the Nanming Daily, has an unusual relationship with the Black Dragon Army, according to our observations, the French leader Colonel Droul, in Aihui for only a few days, has disappeared several times at night, and even that Zhang Shouzheng has disappeared once, I think, France must have been in contact with the Black Dragon Army, and there must have been something gained from the Black Dragon Army, otherwise, they would not take the lead in evacuating." ”

"As for Dongying, hmph, these unfamiliar white-eyed wolves, as soon as their observation group left Aihui on the front foot, Dongying's forces in the three eastern provinces were ready to move, repeatedly creating friction, if it wasn't for some ulterior secrets reached with the Black Dragon Army, how could they make trouble for Tsarist Russia at this time?"

After Conger finished speaking, Dou Nale only smiled slightly, obviously, he had already mastered these situations, Conger's analysis, he was not surprised at all, and after a moment of silence, he said: "Minister Conger's analysis is correct, according to our intelligence, the Dongying Observation Group is directly back to their homeland, and the French fleet is also the same as Dongying, directly returning to Europe from the Pacific Ocean, as for what you said about the transaction between the two countries and the Black Dragon Army, there may be, but if you want to figure out the inside story, I'm afraid it's a little difficult." ”

"Hey, it's cheaper for France and Dongying this time, but it's not good to eat alone like this, sir, what do you say?" Conger said bluntly.

"It's not very good, the impact is too bad, they do this, it really makes me Dou Nale's face embarrassed, but unfortunately, I am about to return to my homeland, and the negotiations with the Qing court will also be presided over by Sir Sa Daoyi, so I am afraid that when the time comes, this matter will depend on Sir Sa Daoyi's attitude." Dou Nale said bluntly, and his tone was also quite frustrated, because the position of minister to China was not kept, so Dou Nale was somewhat resentful.

"This?"

Conger was stunned for a moment, and originally wanted to talk to Sa Daoyi and say, to see how in the negotiation with the Qing court, the two unruly countries of Japan and France, suffered a little loss, and did not go to Dou Nale's side first, there was such a change, besides, Dou Nale said so, this topic is really impossible to talk about.

After pondering for a long time, Conger changed the topic, and said in a somewhat chatty tone: "Sir Dou Nale, calculate the time, General Wadsey, the commander of the Eight-Nation Alliance, should be about to arrive in China, what do you say will be the first thing this commander-in-chief will do after he comes?" ”

Before coming to China to take up the post of commander-in-chief of the Eight-Nation Alliance, he was the second chief of staff of the General Staff of the German Empire, and the successor designated by the famous European general General Moltke, and his status in the European military circles was still very high, but unfortunately, the commander-in-chief of the Eight-Nation Alliance had not yet arrived in China, and the war was over.

Originally, some time ago, Dou Nale and Conger also wanted to yin against Wadsey, preparing to let Wadsey take 30,000 German troops to Aihui to fight with the Black Dragon Army, but they didn't expect that the Black Dragon Army would be defeated so quickly, resulting in this matter also being yellow, and now speaking of Wadsey, Conger is purely a joke mentality.

"Minister Conger, if you want to see Wadsey's jokes, I'm afraid you'll be disappointed." Dou Nale said bluntly.

Obviously, Conger is far less familiar with Wadsey than Dou Nale, who can designate the European famous Moltke as his successor, and Wadsey is such a simple person.

"Could it be that Wadsey will let the Qing Dynasty rekindle the flames of war, but after all, our countries have already ceased fire negotiations?" Conger was a little puzzled.

"Ceasefire? Negotiation? Dou Nale shook his head and said with a smile: "But, what does this have to do with the Germans?" ”

As soon as Dou Nale said this, Conger immediately reacted, yes, the ceasefire negotiations, which were finally reached by uniting countries under the leadership of the Russian minister Geers, and paying many benefits, but this does not include Germany, you know, the death of the former German minister Collins is the fuse for the Eight-Nation Alliance, in other words, Germany is the real sufferer.

Moreover, the cease-fire negotiations were dominated by Tsarist Russia, and the relationship between Tsarist Russia and Germany was not very good, although Kaiser Wilhelm II and Nicholas II often frowned, but in reality, the relationship between the two countries was really not very good.

Of course, the most important thing is the benefits.

The Eight-Nation Coalition sent troops until the defeat of Kyoto in the Qing Dynasty, and all countries looted a large amount of property and treasures, not to mention, but also enclosed land and looted everywhere near and around Kyoto, and all of them made a lot of money, except for Germany, and when you negotiate and discuss reparations, you always have to show how much you have sent, how much it spent, the casualties of the soldiers, and so on, you have to at least come up with some basis, you can't just ask for tens of millions of war reparations if Germany has not sent a single soldier or a single soldier, and has not fought a single battle. That doesn't make sense.

Thinking of this, Conger also had to admire Dou Nale, in the end, he was a person who could call the wind and rain in China, compared with Dou Nale, he was still more tender, of course, this also had something to do with the time when Conger came to China, Conger only came to China in 1898, two years later than Dou Nale, and these two years.

Thinking of this, Conger smiled bitterly helplessly and said, "It seems that the civilians of Huaxia Zhili will continue to suffer." ”

"It is inevitable to suffer some suffering, but as long as the Qing army does not resist, but invites the ministers of various countries to mediate as soon as possible, it may make them suffer less, but if they choose to resist, then I am afraid that this crime will be great." Dou Nale said lightly.

"That's right, but I don't think the Qing army will resist, right?" Conger was also a little unsure of what to say.

"It's hard to say." Dou Nale sighed and said: "The high-level of the Qing court is naturally unwilling to resist, however, Huaxia boasts of a civilization of 5,000 years, and has its own arrogance. ”

Kaiser Wilhelm II, when bidding farewell to Wadsey, made a notorious speech in front of the whole army, in which several lines were as follows: "We should take revenge for injustice, and such an incident as in China, which flagrantly disregards the law of the country for thousands of years, and mocks the sanctity of foreign envoys and guests in a heinous way, there is no precedent in the history of the world,......, if you encounter an enemy, kill him, show no mercy, do not leave alive, whoever falls into your hands, you will be at your disposal, Just as the legend of the Huns under King Etzel thousands of years ago was so famous that the prestige of the German Empire should spread so widely in China that no Chinese would dare to look sideways at the German people. ”

In fact, the behavior of the German army in North China in history was indeed a full implementation of Wilhelm II's ideas, and its massacres were even worse than the atrocities of Tsarist Russia in Northeast China.

Conger was still convinced of Dou Nale's judgment, but they were just chatting, obviously not putting the life and death of the Chinese people in their hearts, and after the two chatted a few more words, Conger turned the topic to the southern region of China.

"Sir Dou Nale, the revolutionary uprising that broke out in Huizhou, Guangzhou, is said to be getting bigger and bigger, I don't know Jazz, what do you think about it?"

The revolutionary uprising that broke out in Guangzhou, Huizhou, that Conger mentioned was actually the first revolutionary uprising in the late Qing Dynasty led by Sun Wen in the real sense -- the Huizhou Uprising.

"Revolutionaries?" Dou Nale shook his head again and said disdainfully: "Those so-called revolutionaries are just gang members in the Chaoshan area, and they are not real revolutionaries. ”

"I hope so, but since the Black Dragon Army has been in the past, I've been a little sensitive lately, so don't make trouble with the Black Dragon Army." Conger said with some concern.

"Hehe, Minister Conger is too careful." Dou Nale smiled, then paused, and said a little angrily: "However, the matter in Guangzhou, there are traces of the Dongying people everywhere, it is really disgusting, it seems that the victory of the First Sino-Japanese Naval Battle has made the Dongying people swell, perhaps, I should have a good chat with Sir Sa Daoyi about the Dongying people, I can't let them jump too happily." ”

Southern China is where the core interests of the British Empire lie, and it is understandable for the Chinese people to make trouble and engage in revolution, but Dongying stretches his tentacles to that side, and it is a bit of a suspicion of crossing the line, no wonder Dou Nale is unhappy.

"Dongying people, it's really time to knock and knock."

…… (To be continued.) )