"Your Excellency, the Empire is very concerned about the chaos that is currently taking place in Xiangjiang. The people who want to plan this chaos in the empire must stop it immediately and resume Xiangjiang in the shortest possible time. Moreover, the British government must give the empire an answer in the shortest possible time, when it can return the river to the empire. Otherwise, the Empire would have no choice but to resort to other means. Imperial Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi's tone became more and more aggressive, and his attitude became more and more tough.

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, I don't understand what Your Excellency is talking about. The chaos that happened in Xiangjiang is not because those Xiangjiang people are afraid that after the return, their lives will not be guaranteed? In my opinion, it is understandable that the people of Xiangjiang would have such worries. After all, we have ruled Heung Kong for nearly 80 years, and we have developed it from a small fishing village to a bustling metropolis. Naturally, the people of Xiangjiang will be more willing to believe us. Sir Jurdian said with a smile. Even at this time, the British were not willing to give up Xiangjiang.

"Your Excellency, I don't have the heart to joke with you right now. The empire regained Xiangjiang, this is necessary, and it is impossible to negotiate again. The time has come for the British government to deliver on its promises. If the British government wants to renegade on its promises, then the Empire will have to take a tougher approach. Tang Shaoyi said toughly.

Sir Zhu Erdian sneered in his heart: "These damn yellow-skinned monkeys, will they only threaten by force?" However, they have been shouting for so long before, which time is not thunder and rain! ”

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, this is not a joke, but the British Government is really thinking about the future and future of Hong Kong. The British Empire did not deny that Xiangjiang belonged to the Chinese Empire. We only hope. Hong Kong can develop better. Sir Jurden said.

Tang Shaoyi frowned, the British actually admitted that Xiangjiang is Chinese, this seems to be a concession!

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, the British Empire may recognize Xiangjiang as an inherent territory of China. However, we hope that the Chinese Empire will hand over the administration of Xiangjiang to the British. We know better how to manage the Hong Kong River, so as to ensure the prosperity and stability of the Hong Kong River. Sir Jurden then said.

In order to retain the right to rule over Xiangjiang. The British did not hesitate to give up sovereignty over the Hong Kong River. From this, we can see how the British are deliberately trying to continue to stay in Xiangjiang. Of course, with such a little trick, the empire will naturally not be fooled.

"Your Excellency, I remember that I had already emphasized. The Chinese Empire was capable of governing the Xiangjiang River. We can even govern such a big country well, let alone Xiangjiang. So, please don't worry about it. Tang Shaoyi directly refused.

There is no doubt that this meeting ended unhappily once again. The attitude of the Chinese empire remained very tough. did not compromise because of the current chaos in Xiangjiang, but became more tough. This does not seem to be the same as the British think. Even the British's proposal to exchange sovereignty for governing power was directly rejected by the Chinese Empire. Obviously, the Chinese Empire has become more and more impatient with the recovery of Xiangjiang.

Immediately after Sir Jurdian's departure, he sent a telegram to the country, reporting the results of the meeting to the country. Meantime. He also sent a telegram to Sir Stubbat, the Governor of Hong Kong, hoping that Sir Stubbs would pay more attention. After all. It is highly probable that the Chinese Empire, after losing patience, will take back Xiangjiang by force.

Of course, if the Chinese Empire had been determined to reclaim Xiangjiang by force, the result would have been the same, regardless of whether Sir Stubbs was prepared or not. The geographical location of Xiangjiang is determined. Any attempt to obstruct the Chinese Empire's recovery of Xiangjiang is a mantis arm and is destined to be crushed.

The British cabinet did not have much to do about it, after all, they could not have made war against the Chinese Empire because of this. This makes them a little constrained in dealing with the issue of Xiangjiang.

The British Cabinet instructed Sir Jurdes and Sir Stubbs to try to hold the Hong Kong River as much as possible. At the same time, it also tested the pressure on the Chinese empire through diplomatic channels. British Prime Minister David Lloyd George has mentioned the issue of Hong Kong in many public speeches. He claimed that world peace is not easy to come by, and certain countries should not easily undermine world peace. Almost everyone knows that David Lloyd George was referring to the Chinese Empire.

It's just that the British have repeatedly prevaricated and delayed, and even did not hesitate to make trouble in Xiangjiang, which has touched the bottom line of the Chinese Empire. Originally, the Chinese Empire also said that it wanted to focus on diplomatic negotiations. But now, since the British are not going to be good. Naturally, then, the Chinese Empire can only be tough against tough.

On April 13, 4618 (20) of the Yellow Emperor Era, the 8th Infantry Division under the 8th Army of the Imperial Army set out for the Anbao area, which is close to the Xiangjiang River, and you can enter the Xiangjiang River as long as you cross the boundary street. Previously, in order not to overly irritate the British and affect the relationship between the two countries, the Imperial Army had never deployed a decent army in this area. This time, the empire directly sent an elite infantry division, and the intention was naturally obvious. You must know that the 8th Infantry Division is one of the first infantry divisions formed by the Imperial Army, and its combat effectiveness is very strong, and it can be called the elite unit of the Imperial Army. With the strength of the 8th Infantry Division of the Imperial Army, if they wanted to march into Xiangjiang, the British would not be able to resist it at all.

The divisional artillery battalion of the 8th Infantry Division built an artillery position directly from Jiejiejie, and 36 105-mm light howitzers were pointed at Xiangjiang. If you fire from here, you can almost envelop most of the Xiangjiang River within range. After all, the area of Xiangjiang is not large.

Such a battle almost scared the Xiangjiang policemen across the street. Usually, these guys smug cigarettes and chew gum on their toes to prevent Chinese from crossing the street. But now they were scared like rats and fled as fast as they could. At the same time, he also wanted to report to the Governor's Office, claiming that the Chinese Army was going to march into Xiangjiang.

In the Xiangjiang Governor's Palace, Sir Stubbs was also frowning. Unexpectedly, their strategy did not succeed at all, and the Chinese Empire not only did not compromise on the chaos of Xiangjiang, but became more and more tough, which can be described as lifting a stone to shoot itself in the foot! You must know that the chaos in Xiangjiang is not beneficial to the colonial authorities. The colonial authorities needed to be supported by taxes. Once the social order in Xiangjiang collapsed, the colonial authorities would also collapse.

"Damn, those damned Chinese, aren't they worried about the collapse of the entire Xiangjiang?" Sir Stubbs thought secretly. As the governor of Xiangjiang, he naturally didn't want Xiangjiang to collapse. This is not the slightest benefit to him. However, if the Chinese Empire must forcibly take back the Xiangjiang River, then he will have no choice but to break the kettle and die with the Chinese Empire.

At this time, the secretary Henry anxiously broke in.

"Henry, what's going on?" Sir Stubbs frowned.

"Your Excellency the Governor, it's not a good thing. The Chinese army marched north of Kowloon. They have also built artillery positions, and dozens of large-caliber heavy guns have been erected. Henry said profusely sweating.

"What? Are the Chinese really ready to use force? Sir Stubbs snatched up from behind his desk with a look of disbelief. He once thought that the British Empire was still the world hegemon after all, and the Chinese Empire had to take the British Empire into account no matter what it was. Therefore, no matter how tense the situation is, it is impossible for the Chinese Empire to adopt a strong force to recover it. But now it seems that everything is not at all what he thought before!

"The Chinese have not yet driven into Xiangjiang. However, if Xiangjiang continues to be chaotic, it may be the end. Henry said with a sigh of relief.

The expression on Situ Ba's face kept changing, and it was clear that the Chinese Empire was using force to deter them again. The meaning is obvious, if the chaos in Xiangjiang does not end, then the Chinese Empire will have to use force.

"Your Excellency the Governor, what shall we do now?" Henry asked.

Obviously, they were still afraid that the Chinese Empire would directly use force.

After hesitating for a moment, Sir Stubb gritted his teeth and said, "Let's all stop for the time being." In addition, let Huang Fengzhi's guy keep his mouth shut for the time being. Now, there is no way to anger the Chinese. Otherwise, it will only force the Chinese to take risks. ”

"Yes, Your Excellency the Governor." Henry nodded, and immediately went to herald.

With the efforts of the Governor's Office of Xiangjiang, the originally chaotic Xiangjiang was quickly restored to order. It's as if the chaos before hadn't happened at all.

Of course, the Empire's military deterrence of Xiangjiang did not end there. The Imperial Army's march into the Anbao area was just the beginning. The real high tide is the navy. The main fleet of the Imperial Navy's Pacific Fleet had already moved south from the port of Naha. They talked about appearing in the coastal waters of Xiangjiang, so that the compatriots in Xiangjiang knew how powerful the empire was. At the same time, it also warns those with ulterior motives about the fate of going against the Empire.

On the morning of April 15, 4618 (20), the main force of the Pacific Fleet of the Imperial Navy arrived off the coast of Xiangjiang. This is an extremely large fleet, including the absolute main force of the Pacific Fleet of the Imperial Navy. The entire fleet consisted of three 'Three Emperor-class' battleships, two 'Pinghai-class' battleships, five 'Five Emperor-class' battleships, four 'Zhonghua-class' battleships, two 'Longxing-class' battleships and two 'Longyao-class' battlecruisers, as well as a large number of heavy cruisers, light cruisers, and destroyers. (To be continued.) )

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