In the conference room of the British Prime Minister's official residence at 10 Downing Street in London, England, a meeting is being held that could shape the world pattern.

British Prime Minister Arthur? At the same time, on one side of the conference room, a row of telegraph machines was placed on one side of the conference room, and there were also some telegraph transmitters, all of whom were from the embassies of the other seven countries, which made the conference room a little crowded.

However, in this way, the ambassadors of the seven countries can use the telegraph here to get in touch with their own countries at any time, which means that the leaders of the G-8 can use the radio waves to directly participate in this important meeting of the G-8.

In fact, the Prime Minister's official residence at No. 10 Downing Street is not a splendid place, but it is a little dilapidated, this meeting room is also a cabinet conference room, the previous Prime Minister Marquis Salisbury, on the evaluation of this cabinet meeting room as small and stuffy, but the people who are currently meeting here do not have time to take care of what conference room is small, hot or not stuffy, everyone has put their minds on Hong Kong, which is thousands of miles away.

Needless to say, the British, the French, and the Germans not only have a large number of warships in Hong Kong port, but also have quite a few land forces in Hong Kong, with the British Army having about 35,000 troops, the French Army having 30,000 troops, and the German Army having 8,000 troops.

For example, although the Russian navy ran away, there were still 8,000 Russian army troops in Hong Kong, and the navies of Italy and Austria-Hungary in the naval battle of the Taiwan Strait. Either sink or surrender, but there are still 5,000 Italian troops in Hong Kong. The Austro-Hungarian Army has 3,000 troops, so Russia, Italy and Austria are also concerned about Hong Kong. After all, there are still units of the army there.

Although Japan does not have a fleet and army in Hong Kong, the Japanese are also very concerned about Hong Kong, and the Japanese do not want the naval fleet and army of the Eight-Nation Alliance in Hong Kong to suffer too much damage, otherwise those European countries will not play with the losses too much, and they should make Japan miserable.

Only the American ambassador has some outsider meaning, he has already received a message from US President Theodore? Roosevelt's order that the United States would not send a single soldier to Asia to fight Lin Daxin again, this time the naval battle in the Taiwan Strait. Let the United States see Lin Daxin's strength more clearly, and will definitely not provoke him again, and will no longer worry about Lin Daxin's industry in the United States, Theodore? Roosevelt even said that if several other countries forced the United States to continue to send troops, the United States could withdraw from the eight-nation alliance, and then find Lin Daxin alone to seek his understanding, and we would still be good friends in the future.

Everyone in the room. It may be that the US ambassador is not too worried about the crisis in Hong Kong, but he is still very concerned about the situation in Hong Kong, because after all, the United States has not yet left the eight-nation alliance.

British Prime Minister Arthur? Balfour looked at the seven ambassadors of the other countries of the Eight-Nation Alliance and said in a deep voice: "After the Northeast Navy, including the 13 dreadnought battleships, arrived in the waters outside the port of Hong Kong, they sent an ultimatum to our Hong Kong navy and army. Asking our navy and army in Hong Kong to surrender to them by 12 noon local time is now less than 6 hours before the last time of the ultimatum. ”

At this time, the German ambassador said loudly: "Our German navy and army will never surrender, even if we fight to the last ship." The last soldier will never surrender to the Qing Dynasty! ”

The French ambassador also nodded and said, "We French will not surrender either." I believe that every country here will not allow Hong Kong's own troops to surrender to the Northeast Navy. ”

The ambassadors of Russia, Italy, and Austria-Hungary also said that their armies in Hong Kong would not surrender to the Northeast Navy.

Arthur? Balfour nodded and continued: "Our British fleet and army will definitely not give in to the Northeast Navy. General DeRofo, the commander-in-chief of the Eight-Nation Alliance Army in Hong Kong and also the commander of our British Army, has drawn up an army offensive plan, that is, the armies of various countries in Hong Kong will directly attack Guangdong Province of the Qing Dynasty, so as to prevent the 90,000-strong army from being trapped in Hong Kong by the Northeast Navy. ”

When the ambassadors of several other countries in Hong Kong heard this plan, they all looked at each other and nodded, and this is also the only way out for the Hong Kong Army at present.

At this time, a staff member of the British Prime Minister's Mansion walked briskly to Arthur? Balfour was beside him and handed him a telegram.

Arthur? Balfour took the telegram and looked at it, frowned for a moment, then stretched out again, raised his head and said to the ambassadors of the other seven countries: "The British, French and German fleets in Hong Kong have decided to take the initiative to break through, and then retreat to Da Nang, Vietnam, the base of the French Asian colonial fleet, there are powerful coastal defense guns in Da Nang, which are enough to threaten the dreadnought battleships of the Northeast Navy. ”

At this time, the French ambassador asked: "Isn't the port of Hong Kong surrounded by the fleet of the Northeast Navy?" Will the fleets of our 3 countries be able to successfully break through? ”

Arthur? Balfour handed the telegram to the French ambassador and said: "Several admirals in Hong Kong are ready to use the torpedo boats of the navy of the three countries, numbering 50 ships, to launch a decisive assault on the 13 dreadnought battleships of the Northeast Navy, and the main fleets of the navies of the three countries will take the opportunity to break through." Oh, you can report the current plans of Hong Kong's navy and army to their respective countries, and see what they think about it, and here I have also asked you to prepare some supper, and if you are hungry, you can taste the chef's hand at the Prime Minister's Office. ”

The ambassadors of the seven countries to Britain immediately reported by telegram to their respective countries the plans of the Eight-Nation Alliance's army and navy in Hong Kong, and all of them received telegrams from the heads of state of their respective countries.

After a brief pause in the meeting, it resumed again, and the French ambassador first said: "After Hong Kong's navy and army break through, Hong Kong will inevitably fall into the hands of the Northeast Navy, and our army of the eight-nation alliance to attack Guangdong Province will lose its logistical supplies, and there may be no problem in a short time, but if the Dingbei Army also enters Guangdong Province, our 90,000 troops without supplies will be in danger." Therefore, after the 90,000 troops of the French army in Hong Kong invaded Guangdong Province, they quickly advanced to the west of Guangdong Province, and then directly entered the Guangxi Province of the Qing Dynasty, so that our troops could retreat to our French and Vietnamese colonies. ”

The German ambassador asked: "Can France organize an army in the Vietnamese colonies to directly attack Guangxi Province and open up the passage with Hong Kong to enter the armies of the countries of Guangdong Province?" In that case, our army in Hong Kong will not only be forced to break through the encirclement, but we will be able to directly open up a theater of operations on the southern front. ”

The French ambassador said helplessly: "Most of the elite troops of our French colonies in Asia have been transferred to Fuzhou City and Hong Kong, and Vietnam still has some troops, and it is also more than enough to defend and not enough to attack, but our French army in Vietnam will try to transfer another 15,000 troops to the border between Guangxi Province and Vietnam, ready to meet the troops of Hong Kong, but it will take some time to transfer 15,000 people to the border line, and I hope that the army that breaks through Hong Kong can withdraw to Vietnam smoothly." ”

The German ambassador did not say anything more, but nodded in understanding.

British Prime Minister Arthur? Balfour then nodded and said: "It is a good way to let Hong Kong invade the army of Guangdong Province and withdraw to Vietnam, then it is decided, I will immediately have someone send a telegram to General Di Luofu, ordering the 90,000 army of Hong Kong to march in the direction of Vietnam." ”

At this time, the Japanese ambassador said urgently: "Then what about the British, French and Japanese armies in Fuzhou City?" After the defeat in the naval battle, they also lost their logistical supplies, and now they are also facing the threat of the Dingbei Army, should we think of a way out for them. ”

The Japanese ambassador was very anxious, and just now he sent the situation in Hong Kong back to Japan, and Emperor Meiji personally sent him a telegram, hoping that this meeting of the Eight-Nation Alliance could solve the problem of the land forces of Britain, France, and Japan in Fuzhou City, Britain and France were better, Britain only had an army of more than 5,000 people in Fuzhou City, and France only had an army of 3,000 people, and Japan had an army of five divisions in Fuzhou City, even if it lost some of it in the battle with the new army of the Qing Dynasty some time ago, and there were still more than 90,000 people, and Japan did not want these five divisions to lose again.

In the naval battle in the Taiwan Strait, if it is said that the navies of the countries of the Eight-Nation Alliance suffered heavy losses, then the Japanese had to add that the losses of the Japanese Army were even worse, and the elite of the Japanese Army, which had 100,000 troops in five divisions, did not play the slightest role, and was bombarded into the sea by the naval artillery of the Northeast Navy, and the 100,000-strong army was completely wiped out.

If there is another accident with the five divisions in Fuzhou City, the Japanese will really be a little unbearable, and the war is not going to be good, and the 10 standing divisions will be gone, will Japan still be able to play?

However, now the loss of sea control has put the armies of Britain, France and Japan in Fuzhou City in a very embarrassing situation, and they have been a little unable to advance or retreat. Balfour and the French ambassador both frowned, the army in Fuzhou City is indeed difficult to manage, but there are British and French armies there, and if it is not easy to manage, they have to find a way. (To be continued......)

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