On the one hand, it is necessary to speak beautifully, on the other hand, it is necessary to calculate all the details related to one's own interests, comprehensively weigh the pros and cons of the pros and cons, and comprehensively analyze the comparison of forces between the enemy and us, not only to strive for the greatest interests for oneself, but also to avoid provoking a strong backlash of the hostile forces, a good politician must have this kind of analytical ability, only in this way can the interests be guaranteed.

As a military and political strongman and politician, Zhao Bei possessed this kind of analytical ability, and through analysis and calculation, he decided to start the Nanyang War at an appropriate time and end the war at the right time; in the same way, through analysis and calculation, he also decided to take a flexible stance on the future political and geographical issues of the Nanyang Islands, instead of gobbling it up as soon as the Japanese government came up and eating ugly food, so that it aroused strong disgust from Britain and the United States.

Zhao Bei knows very well what the strategy of the US government is, as a historical traveler, he knows that just after the end of this European war, Britain will be seriously weakened, and the era of American domination of the world is about to begin, for a real power with the intention to lead the world, the most important thing is not to defeat hostile countries on the battlefield, but to avoid hostile countries on the battlefield, the so-called "rainy day." That is to say, potential challengers must be placed under US surveillance, and they must not be so powerful as to threaten US security.

Understanding the U.S. government's strategy will also understand the U.S. government's position on the issue of the Nanyang Islands; on the one hand, the United States needs to cooperate with China in an all-round way, and on the other hand, the United States has also set up obstacles to the expansion of China's influence.

A few days ago, the US Government formally proposed to Zhao Bei through its ambassador to China the idea of the US Government allocating interests in the Nanyang region, although at that time, the US ambassador used the word "suggestion." But Zhao Bei knew very well that this was not a suggestion, this was an order to "order" the United States.

According to the concept of the distribution of interests in the South Seas region put forward by the US government, Sumatra and Java will become independent and cannot be annexed by any of the belligerents in the South Seas War, however, in consideration of China's "special interests" in these regions, the US government has also decided to recognize China's "priority of interests" in these regions. "Within this range, China can take limited military action, and at the same time it can also" guidance. The internal affairs of the soon-to-be-independent country are related to the correspondence.

In the same way, the US Government also believes that the Japanese Government's attempt to annex New Guinea, Maluku, Thilibes, and other regions is "completely unacceptable," and the US Government has conveyed the US "proposal" to the Japanese Government through its ambassador to Japan. According to this principle, Japan can make the above-mentioned areas Japan's "sphere of influence" in Southeast Asia, and seek so-called "priority of interests" within this area, just as Japan gained strategic superiority in the South Manchurian region in the past, and the territory is not Japan's, but Japan can move freely in this area. Taking into account the special interests of China and Japan in the South Seas, the United States also agreed in principle that the two countries could establish "leased territories" and exercise consular jurisdiction there.

After receiving the diplomatic memorandum from the US government, the Japanese government was very dissatisfied and sent people to the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs to make relevant proposals, suggesting that the two countries should ignore the US opinion and take "Asian's own actions" on the issue of the South Seas region. ”

Zhao Bei cautiously rejected the Japanese government's proposal, telling the Japanese government's envoy that China was not ready to confront the joint action of Britain and the United States, in other words, China did not intend to provoke the United States, and suggested that Japan should also put away its anger and calmly bargain with the United States to gain a firm foothold in the South Seas region first.

Whether the Japanese government will accept Zhao Bei's proposal, Zhao Bei is still unclear, because the Japanese government is still meeting to discuss, and the debate is very fierce, but there is a basic fact in front of us, under the current world situation, the United States is the only one who has the strength to change the strategic balance of power in the South Seas, in this case, challenging the United States is not only dangerous, but also very stupid, although Zhao Bei is a "madman." But now he is not mad to that extent, he still remains calm, and objectively sees the disparity in national strength, what Japan did not do back then, of course, China now is even more impossible, even if China and Japan form an alliance, it is impossible to challenge the hegemony of the United States.

China needs to recuperate, Japan also needs to recuperate, now, Zhao Bei does not want to see a new war, he knows better, the situation in Russia does not allow him to start another branch at this time, after decisively ending the Nanyang War, Zhao Bei has moved the focus of attention back to the north, moved back to Russia, as for the future political status of Sumatra and Java, he has completely left it to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to deal with, he also believes that Tang Shaoyi will not let him down.

So, when foreign envoys asked the central Chinese government how to arrange the future political status of Sumatra and Java, Zhao Bei replied vaguely, but soundly, and kicked the ball to Tang Shaoyi.

While Tang Shaoyi was soaking mushrooms with envoys from various countries, Zhao Bei had a conversation with US Ambassador to China John Stade in a small conference room in the Fangzhi Building, and the focus of the conversation was the situation in Russia.

When the South Seas War was in full swing, the Russian civil war had also been carried out to a critical time, in the face of the Russian Provisional Government's wave after wave of fierce offensives, the Russian Tsarist Government could only retreat, although it suffered defeats, but with the spiritual support of the court lamp officer Rasputin, the Tsar still insisted on fighting, commanding the troops with various purposes to defend the king, and retreated all the way to the east along the Trans-Siberian Railway, in order to support the war situation, The tsarist government even used the strategic gold reserves of the state treasury to buy arms and supplies from China and Japan.

Although the Russian Provisional Government promised to the Entente bloc to continue the war against Germany, but due to the drag of the civil war, the Russian Provisional Government had to send a large number of elite troops from the Russian-German front to the eastern battlefield, trying to make a military threat to the government as soon as possible. Under this strategic crisis, Britain and France hope to take effective measures to end the Russian civil war as soon as possible.

Considering that the Russian Provisional Government was more supported by the Russian people than the Tsarist Government, the British and French governments both believed that the solution to the "trouble of the Tsarist Government" should be a breakthrough point to end the Russian Civil War as soon as possible, and in order to solve the Tsarist Government, it was necessary to first cut off the arms supply of the Tsarist army.

The US Government is entrusted by the British Government, and the US Government, like the British Government and the French Government, also believes that the delay in quelling the Russian civil war directly threatens the interests of the Entente bloc, and the US Government believes that it is necessary to hold consultations with the Chinese Government on this issue, and if necessary, it can even bargain over the issue of the Nanyang Islands, in exchange for China's cooperation. It was possible to cooperate with the actions of the Entente.

Stade handed over the diplomatic memorandum of the US government to Zhao Bei, Zhao Bei did not study it carefully, but he also knew the position of the US government, if Germany occupied Paris, it would not only weaken France's determination to resist, but also directly threaten the security of the US expeditionary force, everyone knows that now the German army is very strong, and the attack power of the armored forces is extraordinary, and the US army even needs the support of the allies with rifles, once the German ** team defeats the French ** team, The U.S. Army will face its worst war since the Civil War in a foreign land.

Now that the U.S. government has officially declared war on Germany, at this time, it is naturally impossible for the U.S. government to break its promise to withdraw the U.S. ** team, so the U.S. military must land in Europe, and it must fight the German army, but before the official battle, it is indeed necessary to stab Germany in the back, and now, this knife is in the hands of Russia. However, there was a rope tied to the hilt, and the other end of the rope was pinched in China's hand, and if the knife was to be used to stab Germany in the back, China had to let go of the rope first.

But Zhao Bei does not intend to loosen this rope that ties Russia now, he still needs this rope, the more fierce the fight in Europe, the broader the space for China's exhibition, in history, the European war lasted for more than four years, and now, Zhao Bei hopes that this European war will last longer, so that Europe will shed blood, and let Europe recover more slowly after the war, only in this way can China's interests be maximized.

Of course, a direct rejection of the US proposal will not work, and the only way to do this is to adopt a side-by-side strategy.

"I would like to ask you, Mr. Ambassador, to convey this to the Government of the United States. I also regret that the Russian civil war has not been able to subside for a long time, but it is completely unacceptable to put the blame for the failure of the Russian civil war to be put on the normal trade between China and Russia. In my opinion, the root cause of the Russian civil war lies in the general division of Russian society, the division between the upper and lower strata of society, the division between traditional culture and modern culture, the split between the constitutional and constitutional factions, and even the split between the revolutionaries themselves. On the other hand, as the head of China, I can give some assurances to Mr. Ambassador that I will do my best to take effective measures to strengthen the management of border crossings, reduce the arms smuggling trade, and mediate the Russian civil war through the diplomatic service

He insisted that in the current international situation, the north is the key direction of China's strategic interests, and after all, there are many Chinese and overseas Chinese in the Nanyang side who guarantee China's interests, but as long as they cannot control it, then there is no way to talk about safeguarding national interests.

Seeing that Zhao Bei was a little perfunctory, Si Dai had no choice but to knock on the side. "According to reliable information, the Far Eastern Army of the Russian Tsar was actually commanded by Chinese, and not only among the senior officers there were many Chinese adventurers, but also among the junior officers there were many volunteers from the Chinese civilian military schools, and in the eyes of the US Government, the Chinese Government may be able to exert influence on the situation through this Far East Corps, and as far as we know, that force is now stationed not far from the Tsar's station, and if there is a mutiny there, it may be possible to change the current stalemate in the Russian Civil War, And once the Russian Civil War is over, it seems that the Far Eastern Army Corps can remain in the Russian Far East to maintain order, which will be enough to ensure China's interests. ”

Hearing the US ambassador's suggestion, Zhao Bei was stunned for a moment, and then immediately understood that the Americans were suggesting that he instigate the Far East Army to mutiny, kill the Tsar, and solve the problem of the Russian civil war in one fell swoop, and in exchange, the US Government seems to be acquiescing in China's acquisition of certain special interests in the Russian Far East.

Of course, Zhao Bei will not be fooled, and the US Government is an expedient measure, and after the war in Europe is over, the US Government will certainly not continue to recognize China's special interests in the Russian Far East.

On the other hand, however, Stade's words also reminded Zhao Bei that he realized that he might be able to use this policy of the US government to make some necessary adjustments to the Russian program that had been drawn up before.

Therefore, after a perfunctory blow to the American ambassador and sent him away, Zhao Bei immediately called an adjutant in the chamber of attendants, handwritten a draft of the telegram, then sealed it, and ordered the adjutant to shoot it out as soon as possible.

The telegram was addressed to a Chinese staff officer at the command of the Russian Far East Corps, using a special code, which only the CIA commissioner had in his possession. If you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the muscle horn chapter for more, support the author, and support genuine reading!