The negotiations lasted only one afternoon, and the sensation caused was not small at all.

The whole process of the negotiations was recorded by reporters, and the conversation between Zongli and Churchill was also recorded in its entirety, and the newspapers urgently published it at dusk.

Once again, the Chinese saw Zong Li's strong words, especially when he said the last sentence, with the picture captured by the camera, people seemed to be there.

Compared with Zong Li's appearance, Churchill doesn't look so beautiful, his fat body is so unphotogenic, and he was shocked by Zong Li's words in the end, and this expression was also captured by the reporter's camera, just used to set off Zong Li.

What makes everyone even more concerned is that the breakdown of this negotiation means that war is coming again.

In particular, Zong Li's last words were completely a declaration of war on the British side.

Britain, which originally thought that it would take the initiative, could only helplessly prepare for war with China at this time.

Now Britain has enough confidence in this war, because now French Vietnam, in the Lang Son area on the Sino-Vietnamese border, has gathered ten divisions of infantry, and a full-fledged Gurkha mountain brigade, at least one division-sized artillery. Originally, there was only one regiment of Gurkha troops, and the remaining two regiments rushed from the British mainland to achieve the current size of a brigade. The infantry of these ten divisions were all fully formed infantry, and the infantry strength reached 1560,000, of which there were three complete British divisions (two brigades in Burma were counted together), three French divisions, and four Indian divisions. With the addition of an air defense brigade that was urgently mobilized, the total strength reached 200,000. More than 300,000 Vietnamese were forced to work as transport workers to feed them with ammunition.

Britain knows that the current Chinese air force is very strong, not only has it mobilized an air defense brigade, but also transferred 300 fighters and more than 100 bombers from the mainland, which is the largest air force that Britain can mobilize. The British knew that the Chinese battle was strong, but now it seems that there were not many of them. This is not only evident from the Sino-Japanese war, but also from the current arms sales, all the planes have to be built on the spot, and after several months of arms sales, not a single plane has yet been delivered. In the eyes of the British, it would be good for China to have a maximum of 200 planes, and it would be good to count the transport planes and the planes that were built for takeaways during this time.

In terms of the navy, Britain did not strengthen too much naval force, with the battleship Nelson and the battleship Royal Oak, plus a dozen cruisers and destroyers, the British side felt that such a force was enough to protect itself, as long as it did not confront the opponent's fleet, then the Eastern Fleet was absolutely safe. Moreover, the British fleet sailors have all gone through the baptism of World War I, and their various tactical skills and battlefield adaptability are incomparable to the Chinese side. Talent is also an important reason for the century-old navy. Many people in Britain also believed that the Eastern Fleet at this time was enough to confront the Chinese fleet, and with the quality of the sailors, it was not without a chance of victory. What's more, they also want to mobilize the local fleet to go to the eastern region to completely destroy the Chinese fleet, so that the glory of the empire on which the sun never sets will continue to shine on this world.

Douglas. Haig (died January 28, 1928, here to keep him alive first. He was the commander of this army, and at the age of sixty-seven, he didn't have to come to the jungles of Southeast Asia to suffer. In view of his outstanding military exploits, and the need for an experienced commander in this war against China, the British side could only ask the veteran to come forward. Haig, who served in India for many years and served as chief of staff of the Indian garrison, was one of the reasons for choosing him, as he was well acquainted with the troops and the jungles of Southeast Asia.

Haig was nicknamed the "butcher" because his battles were always accompanied by a large number of casualties, which made him sometimes synonymous with callousness, stupidity, and disregard for the lives of soldiers.

Haig's arrival in Lang Son was ten days before Churchill's arrival in Hong Kong, and the British general began to take control of the army as soon as he arrived.

Upon learning that the negotiations had broken down and that war was inevitable, Haig immediately summoned several senior generals of the Anglo-French army to a meeting.

At the meeting, it was basically Haig singing a one-man show.

"As long as the two countries declare war, once the war starts, our army must move forward quickly, it is only 200 kilometers away from Nanning, where the official residence of the supreme leader of China is located, we cannot fight a war of attrition with the other side in this war, the other side is fighting on the mainland, we cannot afford to consume it. Instead, they wanted to fight to Nanning City, capture the leader of China, Chen Shao, alive, and force him to surrender on his own initiative. When the time comes, whether it is round or flat will be left to us to knead.

But war is not always satisfying, and we need to prepare for the worst. The construction of forward defensive camps must be accelerated, and the construction of trenches and positions of various small units must also be accelerated. Haig said.

"But the other side also has planes and heavy artillery, at the beginning of the Sino-Japanese war, the other side dispatched 800 heavy artillery pieces at one time, and now we only have two or three hundred heavy artillery, which is really difficult to contend with."

"As long as our air force can destroy the opponent's air force, then none of this is a problem. According to intelligence, there are not many aircraft on the other side, and we also have an air defense brigade, which is completely inferior to the opponent's air force, as long as the tactics are flexible. Once the opposing air force is completely wiped out, the balance of victory will be tilted in our favor. I don't care what you think about this battle, the war together, we must give me a desperate end, for the glory of the two countries, no matter how difficult it is, it must be overcome, no matter what the price is, only for one thing, that is, victory. Haig said unquestionably in the conference room.

The rest of the generals simply had no room to speak. At the end of the meeting, a specific tactical plan was discussed, and basically Haig was speaking alone, and the others only needed to obey orders.

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August 27, 1928

As soon as the sky was bright, Chen Shao ran back from outside the base sweating profusely. In the past ten years, Chen Shao has been thunderous every day, and he will get up at half past five to exercise, and fourteen years have passed since he came to this world, and Chen Shao is thirty-four. But he looks young, and if you shave off the mustache under your nose, you look like someone in his early twenties.

After taking a shower and looking at Xie Yuxin and Chen Yun, who were still asleep, Chen Shao walked into the console.

Recently, Chen Shao has come here every morning to look at the map. After the base is upgraded, the scanning radius has reached 1,100 kilometers, and the distance from Nanning to the Vietnamese border is only how far, and the map of the base can completely cover most of Southeast Asia.

At this point, not far from the center of the map, there is a red dot. Chen Shao slowly closed the distance, and when he put it to the maximum, the entire screen of the monitor was covered by red dots. These red dots are the Anglo-French forces, and as early as when they started to act, their every move had already fallen into Chen Shao's eyes, or rather in the eyes of the base.

The actions of Britain and France made Chen Shao feel much simpler, according to the stinky temper of Britain and France, Chen Shao had reason to believe that they would never make a move before declaring war. But even if they made the first move, Chen Shao was well prepared. As the behind-the-scenes promoter of this incident, Chen Shao is fully prepared. And Chen Shao also has an ambition at this time, that is, to test the bottom line of Britain and France, this time he wants them to accompany his wife to have a broken army. Chen Shao of India is not very interested in it now, and he does not want to touch the nerves of the United Kingdom, but Chen Shao still has a great interest in some territories in Southeast Asia.

At this time, although the regular army strength of the People's Army Army was only eight corps, its combat effectiveness could not be underestimated, especially in the current Sino-Japanese war, and all units had experience in actual combat with foreign armies. Guangxi is the territory of the Praetorian Guard, which is a large-scale organization, has its own independent air force, and on the basis of three infantry divisions, there is also a heavy artillery division and an armored division. With the addition of logistics troops, the number of the entire army is close to 100,000.

There is a saying in the People's Army that if you don't join the Praetorian Guard, you can't be considered a good soldier. From this, it can also be seen how the combat strength of the Praetorian Guard is. Moreover, all kinds of weapons and equipment of the Praetorian Guard are the most advanced, and any new weapons will be equipped with the Praetorian Guard first.

As the backbone of guarding Chen Shao, the battle that is about to break out, Chen Shao intends to use the army and air force of the Praetorian Guard as the main force. In addition to the reserve forces of the two armies, although they are reserve forces, the soldiers in them have reached two years of military age, and their combat effectiveness is not much inferior to that of regular troops. The Praetorian Guard, plus the reserves of two corps, was not much less numerous than the Anglo-French army.

The navy is dominated by the South China Sea Fleet, but the South China Sea Fleet here also deducts two battleship fleets. The submarine squadron of the South China Sea Fleet is the oldest naval force and the first squadron to be formed. In these years, there was only training, and there was no actual combat at all.

The Sino-Japanese battle came very suddenly, and the speed of the submarine could not keep up, so the Sino-Japanese naval battle, the submarine had no way to participate. Now that the war is on the doorstep, the submarine detachment has been holding back for a long time, and it's time for this group of sea wolves to attack.

In order to better deal with the British Eastern Fleet, the first ship of the First Emperor-class aircraft carrier, the First Emperor, plus the corresponding cruiser destroyers to form an aircraft carrier formation, will also participate in this war.

The South China Sea Fleet is very large, although it does not have many advantages over the fleets of other countries during World War II. The technical level of the ships is not higher than that of the ships of World War II, but the design concept is relatively advanced. But at this time, the naval level of all countries in the world is already the most advanced, and the scale is not small.

As the main construction unit of the second upgrade of the Red Alert base, although the radar is not small, it can definitely lead by forty years in this world. Although this size cannot be boarded, Chen Shao does not dislike it, and Southeast Asia has established a complete sea-to-air radar network. The information course of the Chinese Military Academy has also been open for many years, and a number of outstanding radar soldiers have also taken up their posts.

One day, Tesla will be able to make the radar smaller without compromising performance and make it a diversified radar. Such as fire control radar, shipborne radar, airborne radar, or phased array radar, with Tesla, none of this is a fantasy, it is only a matter of time.

(To be continued)