September 10, 1928

The world's mainstream media have announced an urgent news that the 200,000 reinforcements of the British and French forces were completely annihilated by China's submarine forces at about 2 o'clock this morning in the Manar Bay in India. Although this news is only a text message, there is no photo or anything like that, and it was unilaterally announced by Zhonghua. But the world's major media outlets have given the front page headlines, and this is big news. At present, only the war between China, Britain and France is the most striking thing in the world, and according to the Chinese style of conduct in the past, there is absolutely no reason to say such news that cannot stand the test at all. At the same time, the Chinese side also explained that detailed photos will be provided in two days, so they have dispelled their doubts, and some countries have spared no effort to report on them.

At the same time, the Chinese side also made a detailed report on the specific situation of the annihilation of the British Eastern Fleet, and published a large number of photos, and the British Eastern Fleet was all buried by submarines. The captured British sailors also came out to confirm this, claiming that the Chinese submarines were very powerful, and they did not know that they were around before the attack. At the same time, the Chinese Air Force also made a lot of propaganda about the Warhawk-1 fighter, and the pictures of the Sino-British air battle were widely disseminated, which had a sufficient propaganda effect.

Various countries have different reactions to this news, but they have one thing in common, that is, they dare to be interested in China's submarines. During World War I, Germany's submarine warfare shone brightly, and many European countries were interested in such underwater weapons, but they suffered from lack of technology, and the things they came out of were not like them. Now China's submarines have once again allowed them to see the glorious achievements of this underwater weapon, and unlike Germany, the current Chinese submarines can actually destroy a fleet with two battleships, which can definitely be said to be a great victory in the history of human naval warfare. Former naval powers, such as Spain, have found out the list of weapons in China, and on the naval page, there are two submarines on the list, but the price is a bit expensive. But compared to the cost performance, this price is already very cheap, a Q-2 submarine is only two million dollars, for a battleship with tens of millions of dollars, which is still acceptable to those European countries.

They were frightened by the price before, and they didn't care about these, but in connection with the record of the Chinese submarine, they originally thought that the price was very expensive, but this time they have been thrown to Java. At the same time, many countries that had already ordered Warhawk-1 fighters have also begun to increase their purchases. Some countries have different ideas from Britain, France, and the United States, they want to buy them back to save face, and they only beat Japan before, and they feel that they are a little powerful, but now they have eliminated more than 700 camels, a famous British plane, and a little powerful has become very powerful. Dozens or hundreds of planes are a bit insufficient, so buy a two-hundred, three-hundred. When other neighboring countries see that you have bought it, it is impossible for them not to buy it, as much as you buy, I will tighten the belt, I will buy it too, and I will buy as much as you want.

Although the army did not display any new weapons this time, the powerful artillery cluster also made many small countries value, and while buying aircraft, they also increased the purchase of artillery.

Although the war between China, Britain and France has not yet ended, China has already made a lot of money.

Britain and France were once again slapped in the face in public, and their international status fell again and again. China's status has once again been raised, and it is almost on par with Britain. Many people wonder why they did not surpass the British, and they had already defeated the Anglo-French coalition. Many people still think that China is very strong now, but that is only in the situation, and its economic and industrial capacity is completely inferior to that of Britain and France. Moreover, this is not a full-scale war, China occupies the right time and place, and Britain and France have to travel to Southeast Asia, thousands of miles away. The war had not yet begun, and China had already won half of the victory, and Britain still had a large number of warships, and although China was also strong against the navy, it was not very numerous. Once a full-scale war breaks out, China's navy will still not be able to compete with Britain, and France will be added at that time, and in the event of a full-scale war, all countries in the world will not be optimistic about China.

But then again, Britain can't defeat China, it's a matter of population defense, and there's the distance issue. Even if the Anglo-French coalition could defeat China, the price would not be measured by ordinary money. Britain and France have not yet recovered from the original war losses of World War I, and are once again mired in war, can it be expected that Germany will give up this opportunity for rapid rise? Once Germany develops rapidly, Britain and France will be seriously depleted because of their stubborn pinch with China, and who will be the European countries to confront Germany at that time? Don't forget, Europe is the stronghold of Britain and France, and then it will not be a question of interests, but a question of whether the country will die.

As for talking about the United States, the whip is beyond the reach of the whip. Moreover, there is a Soviet Union in Europe, and the last time the Soviet Union purchased a large number of weapons and equipment, which made European countries very worried, if Germany is a big problem, then the Soviet Union's problem is not small. Polar Bear has never given up its ambitions for the land, and it is a red regime that is completely different from other countries, and the purchase of China's battleships and tanks this time has been a wake-up call for all countries. In the face of such a large European power, how can they not be vigilant.

Now for Europe and the United States, even if China is strong, it is far away from them, and even if there is a threat, the first one is to threaten the Soviet Union. Britain and France also wanted to make China strong before, originally their goal was Japan, let Japan contain the Soviet Union, China defeated Japan, let them set their eyes on China. So far, the battle between Britain and France was caused by helplessness, which was completely not in their interests, and it was impossible to fight without fighting. Therefore, Britain and France are completely difficult to ride the tiger, and it is completely a choice between the interests of face and the interests of compromise.

Today is destined to be a disaster day for Britain and France.

Baldwin suddenly seemed to be a teenager older, he was already not young, and now he felt even more like he was about to die.

The House of Commons has already begun to meet, and a resolution that could have taken a few days has been passed this morning by Baldwin to step down as prime minister. Macdonald took over as acting prime minister and took office immediately.

The crowd at 10 Downing Street has reached its largest, and before it was only the families of the Navy who were demonstrating, this morning the families of the Army and other generations of acquaintances came to demonstrate and demand an explanation from the ruling party.

Previously, because of the destruction of the Eastern Fleet, an anti-war upsurge had been set off in Britain, and the 200,000 British and French allied troops were defeated and retreated in Southeast Asia with heavy losses. More importantly, the news that came out this morning was that 200,000 people of the support forces of the British and French forces had died at the bottom of the sea. This made the already anti-war voices reach the point of explosion for a while. Today, workers in many factories went on strike, all gathered, and many government offices were surrounded by angry crowds. Downing Street, in particular, was completely packed with protesting crowds. The police struggled to keep crowds out of government offices.

People waved the slogan "No war, need peace", and the families of the dead cried directly in the crowd, and the slogans and crying to death were connected in the British Isles for a while.

A podium had been set up outside 10 Downing Street, Baldwin walked out, and when the crowd saw the Prime Minister come out, all the voices disappeared. Maybe they all want to hear what the Prime Minister has to say.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the previous war government will give you an explanation, and I have an unshirkable responsibility for this, and now I announce that I am officially stepping down from the post of Prime Minister."

Baldwin bowed to the audience and turned to walk away.

Now the crowd boiled again, and the slogans and cries grew stronger and stronger.

MacDonald and Baldwin staggered past each other, and glanced at the much older Baldwin, and Macdonald sighed inwardly. They are old rivals, and they also have a feeling of sympathy for each other, and MacDonald only has feelings about his current situation. Maybe if he was put in Baldwin's place before, he would do the same thing as Baldwin. The problem here is paradoxical.

If Britain does not negotiate with China and directly renounces Hong Kong and all its interests in China, neither the British people nor the House of Commons will agree. This is a matter of Britain's international status and face, and the ruling party will be pulled down by angry people. But then again, if the so-called conditions of China were to be accepted, there was no doubt that everyone in the British side, from top to bottom, would not accept them. There is only one way left, war! And Britain can only go one way to the dark. If it had been victorious or drawn, it would have been better to say that it was now defeated, with one or two hundred thousand British soldiers dead. So the main reason is not Baldwin, but the British situation.

MacDonald walked to the podium and cleared his throat and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, now that I am the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the country is in turmoil, and it is precisely this moment that requires us to be united. I am here today to announce two matters that need to be resolved urgently. First, we will compensate the families of the soldiers who died in the battle. Second, the government will reach a rapprochement with China as soon as possible, end the war that should never have happened, and strive to allow every living British soldier to return to his or her family.

Please believe in the government and the new ruling party, and I will definitely give you an explanation, and now I hope that everyone can go home and work at their posts to wait for new news. ”

The crowd had fallen silent again by the time MacDonald stepped up to the podium, and these two pieces of news were a kind of comfort to the crowd. At least for the families of the British soldiers who are still alive, it is good news, as long as they are reconciled, it means that they still have the opportunity to see their families.

Not only in the United Kingdom, but also in France, where the French president was forced to leave office. The French people are similar to those in Britain, and the new French president has also announced that he will strive for peace, which has eased the mood of the people at home.

After MacDonald's speech, he began to contact France to discuss how to end the war.

(To be continued)