Chapter 472: Lieutenant General John's Worries

The reaction of the Chinese government has aroused the attention of the world's public opinion circles, and at the same time it has surprised the British government, who did not expect that the Chinese government's attitude would be so tough, not only did it not buy its own account, but also hoarded heavy troops on the border of Hong Kong, and it had a great posture of recovering Hong Kong, and then the gentlemen of the British government could not sit still.

The British ambassador to China, Sir Carr, urgently asked to see Su Tong and handed over a note from the British Government. We strongly protest against the Chinese government's violation of the Treaty of Nanjing, the Treaty of Beijing, and the Treaty on the Extension of Hong Kong's Boundary Site.

However, Su Tong replied that in view of the British government's crude involvement in China's internal affairs, sending a fleet to Hong Kong to station in Hong Kong has seriously affected Hong Kong's security, and in order to prevent Hong Kong from falling into the flames of war, the Chinese government is considering taking back Hong Kong ahead of schedule.

This made Sir Carr angry, and he threw it off on the spot and left after making the Huaxia government pay the price. Su Tong didn't care about this, just let out a sneer and ignored it.

In Su Tong's view, Britain, an empire that has been glorious in the world for more than 100 years, has shown a weak situation, but it still holds a boss all day long, and has to intervene in everything, and really regards itself as a world policeman. Since you want to meddle in Tibet's affairs, buddy will let you steal chickens and rice, Hong Kong buddy is going to decide, what can you do with Lao Tzu? Did they really send hundreds of thousands of troops?

Immediately, Su Tong asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to issue a statement: In view of the military threat of the British government, Hong Kong is in danger of falling into war, and in order to protect the normal development of Hong Kong and the safety of people's lives and property, the Chinese government has decided to abolish all the unequal treaties signed by the Manchu government in Britain and recover Hong Kong ahead of schedule.

When Foreign Minister Zhou Tiecheng said his life with his elegant expression and posture at the press conference, the entire venue immediately exploded.

Several excited British reporters were about to rush to the stage to question Zhou Tiecheng on the spot, but they were pulled down by the guards next to them.

When a reporter questioned why the Chinese government would openly violate the "Treaty of Nanjing", "Treaty of Beijing", "Treaty on the Extension of Hong Kong" and other treaties, Zhou Tiecheng said contemptuously: "We never think that these treaties signed under the guns have any fairness, just as the Treaty of Versailles brought great suffering to the German people, the unequal treaties that the British government forced the Manchu government to sign also brought countless sufferings to the Chinese people, and this suffering is now time to end!" ”

"You are violating public international law by doing so, and the mighty fleet of the British Empire will soon arrive, and you will pay for your stupidity." The extremely excited British reporters shouted loudly in the venue.

In the face of the threat of the British, Zhou Tiecheng only said lightly: "The prisoner of war camp we set up in Mongolia is still empty, and if the British government is willing, we don't mind letting them participate in some manual labor with millions of Japanese immigrants." ”

The statement of the Chinese government completely angered the British government, and after receiving the report from the British ambassador to China, the British Parliament started a discussion again, and a new round of debate began on the question of whether to send troops to China on a large scale. Just as the heated discussion among the MPs was in full swing, Churchill, the leader of the Conservative Party, who has always been tough, unexpectedly voted against it this time, and this result made the members of the House of Lords almost lose their glasses.

At the same time, the British Sixth Army Department submitted their statistical results, and the Sixth Army Department believed that if it wanted to attack China on a large scale, Britain would have to devote at least 20 divisions and no less than 300,000 ground troops, and would also use two-thirds of Britain's navy to completely occupy all coastal ports in China. In this way, there is only a 50 per cent certainty, and unless Britain is willing to bring in all the troops scattered in the colonies around the world, this proportion may be raised to 60 per cent.

This result of the 6th Army's local transfer greatly disappointed the members of the House of Lords, and also greatly annoyed British Secretary Neville Chamberlain. Although Chamberlain's attitude towards Germany was like that of an impotent prostitute, he was as high-spirited as a chicken in China, for which he scolded the incompetence of the British 6th Army Department at meetings of senior officers more than once.

"You bastards, even those yellow-skinned monkeys in Japan can occupy half of China, can't our great British Empire teach those stupid yellow-skinned pigs a lesson?"

In the face of Chamberlain's scolding, the British 6th Military Department just used a set of data to block his mouth, Britain wants to go all the way to put soldiers and materials into the Chinese battlefield The manpower and material resources required are astronomical in itself, and the current China is not a hundred years ago when one or two hundred thousand people can be sent to Beiping. According to the performance of the Chinese army in the Siberian battlefield and the anti-Japanese battlefield, the possibility that Britain can win this war in 6 places is infinitely close to zero, and the only advantage that Britain has is the navy, but the warships are not equipped with wheels, and they cannot go ashore.

Faced with this helpless outcome, Chamberlain summoned Churchill, the leader of the Conservative Party, to discuss countermeasures, and Churchill told Chamberlain that a large-scale invasion of China was not advisable and would only drag Britain into the abyss of hell. At present, the only feasible thing is that the British troops stationed in Hong Kong can resist for a while longer, drag on until the arrival of the British Far East Fleet, and use the superiority of the navy to hold the road of the Chinese ground attack.

Faced with this helpless outcome, the British government collectively lost its voice. They were now like savage natives in their eyes, but now they have suddenly transformed into an adversary that cannot be disgraced, ah! This world is really amazing, when did the Chinese people become objects that can be equal to the British Empire.

In the vast Pacific Ocean, a fleet that looks like a mighty fleet is heading north, and the fleet's Limi flag is fluttering in the wind. On the conning tower of the aircraft carrier Ark Royal, the commander of this fleet, Andrew Brown. Sir Cunningham and Captain Colonel Quiningp, the captain of the aircraft carrier Ark Royal, were looking into the distance.

As an experienced admiral, Rear Admiral Cunningham, who had surrendered to the Chinese government, was not optimistic about this trip to Hong Kong, and in Rear Admiral Cunningham's view, instead of sending a fleet to Hong Kong to intimidate his opponents, it was better to sit down at the negotiating table with the Chinese government and negotiate well, and perhaps get more benefits at the negotiating table.

Seeing the somewhat worried general, Colonel Quiningpu asked, "General, you seem to be a little worried about this trip to Hong Kong." ”

Cunningham nodded, the British's characteristic hooked nose making his expression even more gloomy.

"Colonel Quiningp, do you think that with less than a hundred planes on our two aircraft carriers, the 'Athletic God' and the 'Ark Royal', you can defeat thousands of advanced aircraft in China? Moreover, the strength of the two 'treaty' class heavy cruisers and four light cruisers that the Chinese had just received assistance from the United States had also been enhanced, and our troops were at best only cheering for the 6th Army in Hong Kong, and the strength of our fleet alone was too weak to achieve victory. ”

Colonel Quiningp's face showed a hint of pride peculiar to a British naval officer, "Your Excellency, although I must admit that what you said is very reasonable, but we carry the pride and glory of the British Navy, and this honor does not allow us to flinch even the slightest. And I think that although they defeated the 6 Army of Soviet Russia in Siberia, this is the sea, and our British Navy is the darling of the sea, and at sea we are not afraid of any opponent, and it is the mission of our Navy to protect the interests of the overseas colonies of the British Empire. ”

Looking at the arrogant captain on his face, Rear Admiral Cunningham smiled slightly: "Colonel Quining, your courage is commendable, but I still hope that you can be cautious, only in this way can your military career go further." ”

Major Quiningpu nodded, "Thank you for your advice, but I still believe that the glory of a soldier should come from victory on the battlefield, rather than from being cautious and promoted." ”

Looking at the arrogant Colonel Quinine, Major General Cunningham only smiled slightly, some things need to be experienced to be able to comprehend, and the advice of outsiders sometimes does not work.

Just as Cunningham was about to end this conversation, the destroyer "Ray" at the front of the formation came with an alarm, and the submarine had just appeared in front of it, telling the fleet to be cautious.

This alert made the entire fleet nervous, and Rear Admiral Cunningham immediately ordered the fleet to move forward in an anti-submarine formation.

In this way, because of the appearance of a submarine, the British task force was reduced from the original eighteen knots to thirteen knots, and it seems that the date of arrival in Hong Kong will be delayed again.

While the British task force was advancing with turtles, Vice Admiral John in Hong Kong was as anxious as ants on a hot pot, and Major Jones's report gave Vice Admiral John a sense of doom. From the concealed observation post of the British position, Lieutenant General John clearly saw the huge gun ports aimed at his own position from the telescope, and his heart felt cold. He clearly understood that it was a pipe dream to rely on these improvised positions to defend against the Chinese attack, and he doubted that they would be able to withstand a day's worth of a day unless they were supported by naval guns or aircraft.

At this time, Major Jones came running and reported, "Your Excellency, the Chinese army on the opposite side has sent someone over, and he has asked to see you immediately. ”

Lieutenant General John frowned, "Let him come over!" ”

Soon, a grass-green jeep drove into the British position, and a young Chinese captain was soon brought to Lieutenant General John .......Ro

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