On the one hand, the rising country of China, which is very sensitive to national self-esteem, and on the other hand, the empire on which the sun never sets, Britain, which dominates the world, the collision here is only a microcosm of the relationship between the two countries.

The British convoy escort stopped more than 300 meters away from the Chinese warships, and the two sides attacked each other almost with saliva, but the British still did not dare to directly collide. Several British officers were extremely excited, and it was probably the only opportunity to observe the Chinese warship so closely, and it was of great significance to the British, even if the cargo delivery failed, it was worth it for the British to get the information about the Chinese warship.

The anticipating Japanese were doomed to not get this batch of supplies, and the British transport fleet and the Chinese warships held each other for ten hours, but the Chinese warships did not let them move forward and were rigidly blocked out of Japan's territorial waters. Once the diplomatic department intervened, it meant that the British gave up the operation, after all, if the British forced a breakthrough regardless of the consequences, it was still possible to send the transport ship to the Japanese port.

With the lack of domestic supplies, Japan's war potential became smaller and smaller, and the high-speed cruisers and destroyers of China's main fleet, equipped with radars, cruised around Japan. When the submarine group used the port of Kagoshima to join the blockade, Japan's foreign material transportation was basically cut off.

The attack on Kagoshima became the last straw for Japan, and on July 1, 1905, Lieutenant General Utsunomiya changed the offensive strategy from daytime to nighttime to avoid daytime airship bombardment. The night attack achieved miraculous results, the powerful firepower of the marines could not be fully utilized, and the losses of the Japanese army were greatly reduced, and they once attacked the first line of positions of the marines, although they were immediately beaten back, but they still gave the Japanese hope.

Let's take our eyes off the battlefield for a moment, St. Petersburg, Tsarist Russia has the most beautiful season of the year. Nicholas II also felt that he had ushered in a new life - the visit of Xue Peng, the consul of China.

"Welcome distinguished guests to the Winter Palace!" From the face of Foreign Minister Ramsdorff, we could not see the arrogance and disdain of the Slavs when facing the Orientals in the past, and the foreign minister with a warm face hugged Xue Peng, so that Consul Xue Peng, who was slightly clean, had to endure the unique body odor of the Russians.

Ramsdorff's happiness was definitely from the heart, the short Xue Peng seemed to him like an angel, in fact, during this period of time, Russia's favorability towards the Chinese was bursting, if it weren't for the Chinese army's intervention. Russia should have already signed the Treaty of Defeat!

Xue Peng: "I was entrusted by His Excellency President Lu Liang to come to St. Petersburg to discuss the war against Japan with your country. ”

Ramsdorff: "Your Excellency, I wonder if your country needs Russia's help in the war against Japan?" The Slavs are the most welcoming people, and China and Russia are the most friendly countries, and we are ready to help you if needed! ”

Xue Peng was full of slander in his heart, he was really the thickest skinned nation, and now it was clear that Hua was helping Russia, and what came out of the mouth of this foreign minister turned out to be Russia helping. Since he is thick-skinned. Xue Peng didn't need to hold on anymore.

"Your Excellency, China and your country are currently fighting against a common enemy, Japan, and this common enemy determines that we have the same interests. However, everything is going very well in Hwakoku at present, the navy has completely annihilated the Japanese combined fleet and begun to blockade the Japanese archipelago, and the army has landed on Kyushu Island and launched the Makien Campaign, so there is no need for help for the time being. Xue Peng said.

Ramsdorff's old face was a little unbearable. The Russian Pacific Fleet was defeated by the Combined Fleet, and the Chinese Fleet took advantage of the opportunity to defeat the Combined Fleet. Now it's out to show off again, it's shameless. Fortunately, the interests of the two countries are the same, and they cannot turn their faces yet, and Russia really needs the help of China, and it urgently needs the help of China!

"Well, do you have any advice for this war?"

Xue Peng didn't want to continue to go around in circles with this old fox. He is not a mature diplomat, and there are not many mature diplomats in the whole of China, and straightforwardness is the characteristic of most Chinese officials.

"I have come to take a look at the current situation of the war with Your Excellency the Foreign Minister, first of all, your country is facing off with Japan's more than 500,000 army forces in the northeast, because Japan's sea routes have been cut off. Therefore, the logistical supply of these Japanese troops was greatly affected and lost their offensive capability. But it seems that your army is not capable of eating these 500,000 troops, so the two sides can only be in a state of confrontation for the time being; After the annihilation of the Japanese Combined Fleet, our navy controlled the sea supremacy in the Far East, the British power was contained by Burma, and it was impossible for the rest of the powers to intervene militarily. The 150,000-strong troops of our Marine Corps and Army have now landed on the Japanese island of Kyushu, and progress is progressing smoothly, and it is expected to capture Kyushu within half a month. So Japan's defeat is just around the corner, and I wonder if His Excellency the Foreign Minister agrees with what you said below? ”

Xue Peng suddenly felt a sense of arrogance after saying this, now the advantage of the war is completely obtained by his own country, and the Tsarist Russia represented by Ramsdorf in front of him was defeated before, now look at what the foreign minister of Tsarist Russia has to say!

"Your Excellency, I agree with you, I am pleased with the progress of the current war, and I admire the strength of your army!" Xue Peng was aggressive, and Ramsdorf couldn't straighten his waist, there was no way, but the fact was that as people said, who let his herd of animals not fight!

"Therefore, President Lu Liang of our country suggested that China and Russia join hands to jointly solve the ******** of Japan and remove obstacles to peace in the Far East."

"I wonder what kind of cooperation it is? As far as I know, your army is currently completely in the upper hand, and it seems that there is no need for Russia to join. In addition, the two countries have different combat areas, our country is in the northeast, and your country is on the Japanese mainland and at sea. Ramsdorf asked suspiciously, it was also his wish to end the war as soon as possible, before the war, Ramsdorf belonged to the conservative faction, advocating a slow plan, and now that Russia's finances are deteriorating, the domestic revolutionary forces are ready to move, and it is not cost-effective to continue to invest heavy troops in the Far East.

"We will provide a certain amount of supplies to your army in the Far East, and the navy will escort transport ships from Vladivostok to the shore of your country for your army to launch a counterattack against the Japanese forces in the northeast. The cruiser detachment and the officers and men of the Navy of your country docked at the port of Guangzhou in our country will also return to Vladivostok to take part in the blockade of Japan, so that the two sides will exert the greatest pressure on Japan, and there is no fear that Japan will not surrender! Xue Peng said that this is the action plan proposed by Lu Liang before.

Ramsdorf frowned, seeing that Xue Peng did not speak, as if waiting for Xue Peng to continue. For such a good thing, there must be other conditions for sending supplies and warships, and there must be conditions or traps for the pie-in-the-sky incident to happen in diplomacy.

"Of course, the supplies that our country has provided to your country need to be repaid by your country with precious metals, and you can also compensate your country in the post-war treaty. In addition, according to international practice, those warships cannot be returned to your country free of charge, and your country also needs to show a certain degree of sincerity. Xue Peng said leisurely, this is the ultimate goal.

"Can you elaborate on the conditions in your country?" Ramsdorf was still calm, after all, this matter had to be decided by the upper echelons and Nicholas II, and he could be regarded as a microphone.

"Our country does not have the strength to occupy all of Japan, and we do not plan to continue the offensive after capturing Kyushu Island, mainly because our country is too shallow and the number of troops is too small. So we need a country to mediate and finally force Japan to surrender, and of course this country can't be too biased towards Japan. If Japan surrenders, our country will have only two conditions, one is that your country's garrison in Northeast China will not exceed 30,000 after the war, and the other is that your country will not send troops and intelligence personnel into the Mongolian region. ”

Ramsdorf breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, and what were the conditions, in his opinion, as long as he did not make territorial claims and did not interfere with Russia's occupation of the Northeast, especially Port Arthur, everything else was easy to say. Besides, after the war, Russia will definitely withdraw its troops from the northeast, there are 30,000 people in the northeast, and Russia still has garrisons in the Far East, which can be adapted at any time. As for Mongolia, this place really makes Russia tempted, and it has been doing well there over the years, and if it doesn't work, you can come secretly, no one can stop it, and in the end this steppe is still Tsarist Russia!

The conditions of the Chinese state reached the ears of Nicholas II, the proud emperor does not hate the Chinese now, but it does not mean that he is willing to see these Far Eastern monkeys negotiate terms with himself, doesn't this put the two on an equal footing, when did the great Slavic Tsarist Russia and the Far Eastern monkeys sit on an equal footing?

Now is not the time for emotion, Nicholas II, persuaded by the ministers, agreed to the conditions of the Chinese state, and as for why the Chinese state put forward those conditions, it is nothing more than ambitions for both the Northeast and Mongolia. If China had not participated in the war against Japan, it is believed that it would have reached Shanhaiguan by now. It is impossible for a unified Chinese country to ignore the fragmented northeast, and when the time comes, the two countries will be bordered on a large area, and there will certainly be many contradictions and conflicts. Judging from the current attitude of China, they tend to be tough in diplomacy, and their navy and army ensure that this kind of toughness is not groundless. It seems that peace will not be restored in the Far East after the end of the war with Japan! (To be continued.) )