The news that Professor Yuan threw out was of astonishing value, and before noon, Professor Yuan Ye met with Robert Anthony Eden, the Foreign Secretary of the British Empire.

The personable foreign secretary did not ramble like his men, he was well aware of the predicament of the Anglo-French army, and he ran out early in the morning not to have tea and chat, but to discuss with Churchill whether to negotiate with the Germans.

Now that Aiden got straight to the point, Professor Yuan Ye took out the manuscript that had already been prepared.

Article 1: Recognize the reading power of the Haitang Kingdom. And guaranteed that Haitang would join the League of Nations. (At this time, there was no United Nations.) ）

Article 2: For the sake of the long-lasting friendship between Tang and Britain, Nauru Island will be transferred to the Haitang Kingdom. Leased territorial waters of the Hambantota port in Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka) and its surroundings for a period of ninety-nine years.

Article 3: For the sake of friendship between Tang and France, the status of the suzerainty of the Polynesian Islands in the South Pacific is renounced and recognized as the territory of the Tang State.

Fourth, Haitang will go all out to rescue the British and French forces.

Finally, it is noted that the time ends at 6 p.m. and is not waiting.

Although Yuan Ye did not know how Li Guang judged that Germany would bypass the Maginot Line, he did not know that Li Guang was miraculously convinced that Germany would attack France from the Ardennes region and thus achieve victory. But in the face of the facts, Professor Yuan Ye admired the five-body throw.

Of these conditions, the first should not be a big problem, after all, there is no loss for the UK. But this seemingly dispensable clause is of great significance to the Haitang State, and if Chile wants to start another war, it will be called aggression in the international community. In the case of aggression, in addition to the moral condemnation of the world, other countries that want to do something against Chile can justifiably join the war. This is a protection for the Naval Resistance Force, which is not actually very powerful. In addition, the Naval Resistance Army is to fight the devils, and fighting Chile is really too far away from Li Guang's original intention.

The second article is equivalent to a land reparation, which is the most difficult for Britain to accept. Nauru Island, the Maritime Resistance Army knows that there is nothing but guano there, and there is no military value. Li Guang and Yuan Ye both believed that as long as the British were given a good step, then the British on Nauru Island should agree, after all, even the vast majority of British people did not know where that small island was.

As for the port of Hambantota in Ceylon, it was even more difficult for the British to accept than for Nauru.

Ceylon has two most important ports, the capital Colombo and Trincomalee. One of the most prosperous commercial ports, the other is the most important deep-water military port. The port of Hambantota is actually just a small town now, far from the scale of the 21st century when China built it. The main reason why Li Guang and Yuan Ye wanted to get this port was that Shixiang Island was too far away from China, and submarine warfare was relatively easy to replenish, so it would be suicide if the fleet went on an expedition.

In the past, the Maritime Resistance Force did not have any warships that could handle it, but after capturing a battleship, the Naval Resistance Army urgently needed a suitable forward base. The Trincomalee military port in Ceylon is certainly suitable, but it is one of the most important British military ports in Asia, where the British have invested a lot of manpower and material resources, and not only that, it is also the core base of the British control of the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia. In the second place, Professor Yuan Ye and Li Guang discussed the final result of the goal, and the goal was to obtain the port of Hambantota.

As for the Polynesian Islands in France, the name may not be very clear to readers, but in fact its main island is the famous tourist attraction - Tahiti, a South Pacific island called Tahiti in Hong Kong and Taiwan. In Li Guang's plan, this was used as a relay station for the Stone Statue Island to the Tonga base.

Don't look at the Tahiti archipelago is huge, five or six thousand square kilometers, with hundreds of islands, but to say how much the French attach importance is pure nonsense. In such a large area, there are not two hundred Frenchmen in the military plus political axes and civilians combined.

Before World War II, many islands in the Pacific Ocean were declared by a country as its own, but there was not much control over it. The protection and control of the islands by the mother country is more manifested in deterrence. For example, the Naval Resistance Army inadvertently captured a Pete. The Cairn Islands, which are considered their territory according to the British, are actually not inhabited by any indigenous people, and the ancestors of the inhabitants of Pitcairn Island were all mutinous crew members of the British ship "Bounty" more than 100 years ago. Li Guang took the initiative to do a little good, transporting dozens of British descendants to Uruguay, which has now become a fishing ground for the fishermen of the Maritime Resistance Army. It is difficult to find even a hint of the British.

In fact, Pitcairn Island was declared an overseas territory by the British after World War II, but in fact, in this era, the British did not even have a little influence, let alone colonization, and if you look at the official British documents, I am afraid that you will not even find the name of this island.

Li Guang and Yuan Ye believe that this condition may be a bit difficult for the French to accept, after all, the area of the archipelago is indeed large enough. The so-called negotiation, asking for a sky-high price, and repaying the money on the spot, depends on Professor Yuan's level. For the Navy, it was a supply depot from Statue Island to Nauru to Ceylon, which was quite important.

Aiden knew a lot about Li Guang, about the Naval Resistance Army, and about the Haitang Kingdom. A few days ago, Li Guang rescued more than 200 British sailors, and he also knew very well. But I didn't expect that so soon, this so-called Haitang Kingdom would come to the door, not only asking for reading power but also daring to ask for compensation.

As an old world power, Britain does not have many opportunities to be blackmailed, which simply makes Aiden angry.

Professor Yuan Ye's gentle words, intentionally or unintentionally, made Aiden immediately angry and extinguished. "Germans are sometimes very good to associate with."

Blackmail, the blackmail of Chiguoguo, and it is unscrupulous. But the hint behind the tone was something that Foreign Secretary Aiden could not ignore.

You're good enough in the UK, you're good enough, that's true. But you have now been driven to a dead end by the Germans, and this so-called Haitang State is already the first leader of the political axe and the Minister of Foreign Affairs came to England.

What else can you do in the UK? Clearly, neither house arrest nor the shooting of the political axe leaders of this micro-state will help.

Threat? It's useless, according to Professor Yuan Ye's explanation, there are only 10,000 official citizens of the Haitang Kingdom now. You must know that the Anglo-French army is 500,000 men. The British Empire wiped out the Haitang Kingdom, and it could not withstand the losses of the Anglo-French alliance. And Yuan Ye's statement that the Germans will stop attacking today has also been verified. This is what Aiden fears the most, and the small Haitang Kingdom can learn that the Germans have stopped attacking, and they can remind Germany in time.

It is clear that this small country, which has not even received international recognition, holds a trump card. This made Aiden simply unable to refuse.

But for the UK, in fact, nothing has to be paid, nothing more than an insignificant island. And the reason why this small island is valued is that, according to Yuan Ye, there is guano and is conducive to agriculture.

And others don't know, but Aiden knows very well that the British Empire has agreed to lease dozens of military port islands to the United States for the sake of fifty old destroyers of the United States, and this lease period is ninety-nine years. said that it was a lease, and who knows what the situation will be after ninety-nine years, it is actually similar to the requirements of the Haitang Kingdom.

However, the United States is a strong country, and the British Empire looks a little better on its face, and it can be understood a little, and if it is given to this small country, it will really embarrass the arrogant British gentleman.

Time passed minute by minute, and Yuan Ye sat firmly on the Diaoyutai. The Foreign Secretary of the British Empire could no longer hold his composure. I took a leave of absence from Professor Yuan Ye and immediately went to the office to call Prime Minister Churchill.

Churchill's surname was grumpy, but he became one of the most famous figures in the history of World War II, and there was no shortage of political wisdom. Judging from Aiden's words, it was immediately judged. This opponent choked the death hole of the British Empire.

In normal times, if you cede the country, even if you give up your overseas territory. Churchill did not want to sit down in the prime minister's position for a day, and the spittle of Congress and public opinion could drown him. But at this time, it would be absolutely unattainable to abandon hundreds of thousands of troops because of a small island that was useless to Britain. What's more, the opponent does not hide his own power, and the total is only 10,000 people. That is, the man is gambling.

His greatest loss was only 10,000 men, compared to 450,000 for the Anglo-French army.

Churchill believed that at this time, Congress was convened, and it was unanimously approved, and he had not used this title for the gift, having just given it to dozens of small islands in the United States (which had not yet been signed). As for Sri Lanka's ports, Churchill was confident that he would definitely be able to recapture them after the war. However, Haitang wants to lease it for ninety-nine years, which should be discussed.

Churchill did not hesitate to agree to all the conditions, but asked the foreign secretary to negotiate with Yuan Ye on the lease of the port. As for the French overseas territories, Churchill could not be the master of the French, so he could only contact the French side immediately.

Then the conversation between Aiden and Professor Yuan Ye made substantial progress, and the British side agreed to some of the demands of Haitang, but the treatment of the lease period was somewhat insufficient compared with that of the United States, only 549 years. However, the Haitang Kingdom must join the Allies and must no longer have any trade with Germany.

Yuan Ye thought for a while and agreed to Britain's request, with the additional condition that as long as Haitang joined the League of Nations, he would announce that he would join the allies on the same day. After all, before joining the League of Nations, Haitang had not yet been recognized by all countries in the world and could not be regarded as a political subject.

It can be seen that the British also attach a little importance to the military strength of the Haitang Kingdom. Although the specific military strength is not clear, it is obvious that the Haitang Kingdom captured a Chilean battleship. A battleship was also an important force for the British. After all, the total number of battleships in the world is less than fifty.

As for the situation on the French side, British Foreign Secretary Eden said that he would try to coordinate. Professor Yuan Ye said that the fleet of the Haitang Kingdom will immediately sail to Dunkirk, and it will arrive at Dunkirk Beach on the morning of the 25th.

The talks lasted until the early morning of the 25th, when the two countries signed an Anglo-Tang-London treaty.

Is it hard to sign a treaty? Li Guang's answer is no.

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