Chapter 371: Signing a Secret Pact
In the meeting room of the Governor's Mansion in Shenyang, Lin Daxin heard the British minister in the Qing Dynasty say that Britain was going to withdraw its fleet in Japan to Singapore, and that he wanted to talk to him about the South African Volunteers.
Lin Daxin even considered whether to take advantage of the fact that the British fleet in Asia was very weak now, and sent the navy and army to seize a few British colonies in Asia, especially Hong Kong, which the British occupied, could be recovered.
Of course, if you really do that, you will fight to the death with the British, don't look at the Northeast Navy and the British Navy fought a big battle, but the British still have some scruples, just in the name of the escort fleet, participated in this unexpected naval battle, after being beaten honestly-excellent-excellent-small-say-more-new-most-fast-www.uuxs.cc-, now they run over to tell themselves that they British do not participate in this war between themselves and the Japanese.
Seeing that Lin Daxin did not speak, Ogna sighed secretly in his heart, he really didn't expect that the powerful British Navy and a not weak Japanese Navy would be defeated in the hands of the Northeast Navy, it seems that he must throw some chips this time, otherwise don't want to talk about South Africa.
Ogener didn't know that Lin Daxin did not consider the withdrawal of the South African volunteers, and he was still thinking about taking advantage of the fact that the British fleet in Asia was now not weak, whether to rob some British colonies in Asia!
If Ogener knew, maybe he would have the intention of dying with Lin Daxin with the explosives bag.
Ogener smiled and said, "Governor Lin, that South African volunteer army. Oh, the volunteers of the people in the territory under Governor Lin's command, who had been blinded by the Boers. If Governor Lin can find a way to get those volunteers out of South Africa, our British Empire is willing to side with Governor Lin on the Qing Dynasty issue. ”
Ogna threw out a chip in his hand. In fact, everyone knows that the South African Volunteers are the Dingbei Army sent by Lin Daxin, but they have changed their name, but the last time Ou Gnaji came to Lin Daxin, his excuse for the South African Volunteers was that they were composed of some volunteers, and they had nothing to do with Lin Daxin. Since Lin Daxin did not admit that the South African Volunteers were sent by him, Ogna also followed Lin Daxin's statement.
When Lin Daxin heard this, he couldn't help asking, "On my side?" What do you mean? ”
Ogner explained: "With the strength of Governor Lin, if there is no external interference. It is already an easy thing to replace the Qing Dynasty, if Governor Lin is willing to stand on the side of our British Empire in South Africa, our British Empire is willing to sign a secret treaty with Governor Lin, and when Governor Lin goes out of the Shanhaiguan, we British are willing to stand on Governor Lin's side, not only to maintain neutrality in this process, but also to impose an arms embargo on the current court of the Qing Dynasty, and finally if Governor Lin establishes a country, our British Empire will immediately recognize the legitimacy of the country you built. War against Governor Hayashi and the Japanese. Our British Empire will never interfere again, and will remain neutral, of course, the signed secret treaty hopes that Governor Lin will recognize our current British interests in the Qing Dynasty, I don't know what Governor Lin wants? ”
Lin Daxin didn't expect the British to say this condition. To tell the truth, Lin Daxin, as a native of the Qing Dynasty, and his family has been an official in the Qing Dynasty for generations, so he really doesn't want to overthrow the Qing Dynasty with his own hands. The crime of killing the master made Lin Daxin very scrupulous, but there is something called the general trend. The problem now is that Lin Daxin doesn't want to overthrow the Qing court, but Lin Daxin's subordinates are all counting on being the founding father. Even Lin Daxin couldn't ignore the thoughts of his subordinates.
In this way, waving troops south has been put on Lin Daxin's agenda, if there is no sudden attack by the Japanese, maybe Lin Daxin has already begun to think about how to deal with the Qing court.
If it is really according to what Ogner said, Britain can maintain neutrality in the interests of the Qing Dynasty, it will be much easier to overthrow the Qing court in the future, Lin Daxin touched his chin and thought about it.
In South Africa, Lin Daxin's volunteers had brought a lot more losses to the British Army than in history in the early days of the war, and had completely achieved the original intention of making trouble for the British, but they didn't expect the British to react so much, and they actually got involved in the war between themselves and the Japanese, a tragic naval battle, so that both sides suffered heavy losses.
In fact, Lin Daxin would have known that the British reacted so strongly, and he would not have sent any South African volunteers to kill him, thousands of miles away in South Africa, Lin Daxin did not get any benefits at all, although there is the world's largest Rand gold mine, but with less than 2,000 South African volunteers, don't be delusional about that super gold mine at all, so Lin Daxin sent South African volunteers to add to the British blockage, which is to harm others and not benefit himself.
The Northeast Navy is now fighting a bloody battle with the British Navy and the Japanese Navy, although it is a victory, but the loss is unprecedented, and the loss of officers and men of the Northeast Navy alone has reached 12,000, which is the result of Lin Daxin's hot head and patting his head at that time. To say that Lin Daxin doesn't regret it is a lie, but the matter has come to this point, and Lin Daxin can only hold on.
The next battle in South Africa will not be easy, now a large number of British troops will continue to rush to South Africa from all over the world to participate in the war, the British troops in South Africa will soon reach hundreds of thousands, if the South African volunteers continue to stay in South Africa to fight, the following will face a serious challenge.
Historically, under the attack of the huge British army, the current advantage of the Boers on the battlefield will immediately disappear, and they will soon lose control of all their cities, and then the Boer army that has withdrawn from the cities will begin to break into pieces, forming multiple guerrilla forces, and the war will also enter the stage of guerrilla warfare.
Because the supply of the South African Volunteers can only rely on the transportation of airships, in this case, it is impossible for a few airships to support a large South African Volunteer Army in South Africa, thousands of miles away, so the size of the South African Volunteers will be controlled to less than 2,000 people. Lin Daxin did not arrogantly think that his South African volunteer army, which was less than 2,000 people, could change the situation of the next battle and help the Boers hold the city under the attack of hundreds of thousands of British troops.
Lin Daxin had long been prepared for this, instilling all kinds of knowledge of guerrilla warfare he had obtained from modern time and space into the officers who participated in the South African Volunteers, and conducted targeted guerrilla warfare training for the officers and soldiers who joined the South African Volunteers, but then the British would adopt pillbox tactics, scorched earth policies and set up concentration camps to deal with the Boer army, and finally forced the Boers to surrender. In this way, the tactics implemented by the British did not make life easy for the South African volunteers.
And the British have always been used to being the hegemon of the world, don't be embarrassed and send their native fleet over to fight with the Northeast Navy, then you will be really sad.
Without the British intervening in the war between themselves and the Japanese, they would have been able to clean up little Japan well, and this time they would definitely leave an unforgettable lesson for little Japan.
Lin Daxin, who got the crossing ring in 1892, has changed the outcome of the First Sino-Japanese War, and he does not have that kind of personal pain for the Japanese, but Lin Daxin has a wife He Yue who has traveled through time and space in the future.
He Yue is definitely a qualified angry youth, and in Lin Daxin's ears he has been talking about the crimes committed by the Japanese against the Chinese in the next few decades, and Lin Daxin has heard about the Nanjing Massacre, what the living reality of the 731 bacteriological troops, and there are only two words for the Japanese thoughts: extermination!
It is impossible to achieve the same effect as exterminating the Japanese in this war, but it is absolutely necessary to cut off a piece of fat on the Japanese, and what war reparations and what land are ceded must be there.
Lin Daxin's small eyes suddenly smiled and said, "Oh! Minister Ogner, I have always been full of goodwill towards your British Empire, and you must know that the first factories under my command were purchased by you British Jardine Matheson in Shanghai, which allowed me to develop hundreds of factories in a short period of time, and laid the industrial foundation for my territory. ”
Ogna nodded with a smile on his face, but in his heart he cursed at the Jardine Matheson & Co. in Shanghai, it was because of these businessmen who saw money that they had created such a powerful enemy for the British Empire.
Lin Daxin continued: "Since you British have brought so much sincerity, then I, Lin Daxin, am not a person who knows what to do, and I am willing to use my own efforts to inspire those volunteers who went to South Africa to leave the war-torn South Africa and return to the land of the four northeastern provinces!" ”
Ogena secretly breathed a sigh in his heart, this Lin Daxin finally relented, and Ogener immediately said: "Great! Governor Lin, we in the UK are here to help you bring your South African volunteers back to the four northeastern provinces. ”
Lin Daxin shook his head and said, "That's not necessary, I will use an airship to transport those volunteers from South Africa back." ”
Ogener suddenly realized when he heard this, the British intelligence in South Africa showed that the number of the Dingbei Army under Lin Daxin's command was fighting more and more in several battles, and it turned out that Lin Daxin was using airships to transport troops to and from South Africa, which was a good way, Ogener heard that the British's own large airships had reached the stage of realization, and the British would also be equipped with a large number of such air weapons in the future.
Lin Daxin continued: "Minister Ogner, I have some small opinions about the secret treaty signed by the Qing Dynasty. ”
After a verbal battle, Lin Daxin and Ogner finally reached a consensus, and finally Lin Daxin personally sent Ogner, who was also full of spring breeze, out of the gate of the Governor's Mansion with a smile on his face. (To be continued......) R1292