London, a castle.

The lighting is mild, the sofa is soft, and the wood in the fireplace is red.

Several old people gathered around the fireplace, and on the round table there were Bordeaux red wines and French cheeses, and there were no waiters standing aside, so the old people had to do it themselves.

The English of London, Paris, New York, and St. Petersburg is wonderfully mixed together, and it does not seem to be incongruous.

In terms of status, they were lords, ministers, senators, counts, and in terms of race, they were all white, and the reason they came together was for a group of "yellow savages" in the East.

It was an "Asian club" without the participation of Asians, where colonies were the eternal theme and the interests of the whites were the eternal interests.

"It's a pity that there is one less honorable baron today, and His Majesty the Kaiser needs him just right." Said the Russian count with a goatee.

"His Majesty the Kaiser needs Morocco even more, and for this he does not hesitate to throw a thousand barons into battle." The bald French minister scoffed.

"Mr. Minister, how many rifles will France put into its Indochina?" Said the sharp-nosed English Lord.

"We have a half-division there." said the French minister.

"What about the Chinese? It is said that they have four divisions deployed in the Southwest Military Region, and each division has more strength than your one and a half divisions. Lord England reminded.

"The Chinese army has a lot of heavy artillery and machine guns, especially machine guns, and their Janissaries send machine guns to the infantry platoons." The Russian count added.

"What about their aerial weapons? My dear earl. The French minister asked.

"It's not a big deal, and then we also had it, a troublesome thing, and it breaks twice and breaks once." The Russian count forced his face.

"Our military observers saw the bombardment of the fortress with their own eyes, they published photographs and reports in newspapers and scientific magazines, and flying enthusiasts all over Britain were crazy about that kind of thing, and there was a proposal to build an air battleship, like the battleships of our navy, with four 12-inch cannons!"

"Maniac." The tall US senator with pinch-nose glasses frowned.

"But the Chinese airships do carry a large number of heavy bombs capable of causing great damage to cities and fortifications, and they also have smaller and lighter aircraft, carrying small bombs and machine guns, which are used to attack marching columns, and they do not need cavalry to detect us, while the cavalry we send is often attacked from the sky and cannot complete the mission." The Russian count finally told the truth.

The French minister touched his bare forehead: "This is the problem we are facing, the barbarians surpass the civilized people and possess more advanced techniques than the civilized people. ”

"Napoleon said that China is a sleeping lion, and once it wakes up, it will surely shock the world." The Russian count emphasized.

"The world cannot be divided only by civilization and barbarism." said the US senator.

The British lord raised his tone: "Gentlemen, our interests are threatened. Under the threat of the East Asian alliance, will France be able to keep Indochina alone? Will the United States be able to keep the Philippines and Hawaii alone? Will Russia be able to keep Siberia alone? ”

"France has a strong navy." The French minister made a statement of pride.

"The United States has a stronger navy." U.S. senators hold their heads high.

"Russia has the strongest army in Europe." The counts of Russia are indispensable.

"The British Empire has the strongest navy in the world, but we deeply feel the serious threat from the east, we can only deploy a small number of troops and fleets there, and if the Chinese attack the Dutch East Indies under the pretext of the Batavia (Jakarta) incident, we can only watch the Netherlands unlucky."

"So acquiesced in the German-Dutch deal?" The French minister was referring to the fact that at the beginning of last December the Netherlands had pledged West Irian in exchange for German military aid.

"The Netherlands must arm itself, and as long as Europe is in a state of confrontation, we will not be able to support anyone." The Lord's eyes flickered from side to side, carefully observing the reactions of others.

"As long as the great Kaiser Wilhelm does not change his arrogant attitude, peace in Europe can only be dreamed." The French minister took the opportunity to vent his dissatisfaction with Germany.

The Russian count, however, had a different opinion: "The Kaiser is a good man, he is my cousin and friend." ”

"France is your country's most reliable ally." The French minister stressed.

"The Kaiser, however, helped us to suppress the Polish uprising, and he supported us in gaining passage through those two straits." The Russian counts were referring to the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits, which connect the Black Sea with the Mediterranean, and which, according to the relevant treaties, were forbidden for Russian warships to pass since the Crimean War.

At the mention of the Straits question, the English Lord immediately changed the subject: "For Russia, the most important question at the moment is the Eastern question, unless you intend to abandon Siberia - the million-strong army of the yellow race can be regrouped at any time to fight across the Urals." ”

The Russian count was not convinced: "We are ready to repeat the play played for Napoleon in 1812. ”

"Napoleon did not have 500 million people and almost unlimited resources." Lord England reminded.

The French minister solemnly stroked his goatee "The development of their industry must be restricted, what we need is the market of the East, not the factories of the East." ”

"We are losing a market of 500 million people, all the efforts of the last century are going to be wiped out, we are equipping others with our own machines, and our factories are in danger of being underserved or even bankrupt." The British lord had the pitiful face of a victim.

"The golden age is over, and they no longer need our calico, nails, cigarettes, dyes, soaps, kerosene lamps, rifles, cannons, and warships, nor do they allow us to mine alone, nor hire our ships to transport goods—only a small number of luxury goods can be sold there for a good price. They just buy machines, buy complete sets of factory equipment, use our machines, make everything they need, yes, they are trying to make machines out of machines, and one day, they don't even need our machines anymore, and in turn rob the rest of us from the market, and in fact they are doing the same. Exporting the machine is a mistake, a big mistake, and God is punishing us for ignorance and short-sightedness. "The U.S. senator is compassionate.

The Russian counts found an opportunity to vent and said viciously: "Their greed for the land is unlimited, they immigrate everywhere, Indochina, Malaya, Borneo, Java, the Philippines, Hawaii, the territory of these civilized countries is full of Chinese, Japanese and Koreans who have groveled to us, and they have also flocked to the Americas to satisfy their greed for the land and vilely wage war against us!" Look at these Yellow People of the Far East, they have the ability to reproduce like rabbits and survive like wild wolves, the Tatars among them once swept most of the civilization, if not restricted, in a hundred years, the white world and Christian civilization will be completely destroyed, our land will be full of yellow people, and our descendants will be turned into white skeletons to decorate their rooms. ”

The U.S. senator carefully helped his sniffles: "Our country has seen this danger, my colleagues and I are preparing a new immigration bill to stop their continuous influx, there are already too many Chinese and Japanese on our land, and if this continues, the West Coast of the United States will sooner or later become a colony of the yellow race." ”

“DiegelbeGafahr！” It is rare for the French minister to correctly pronounce the German name of the famous oil painting.

"That's right, the white civility must unite to fight this yellow peril, and think about it, how big an army of 500 million people can be organized according to European conscription standards? If the per capita income of the East Asian Union reaches the European average, how much military money can they collect to build what a huge fleet? Not to mention the aerial weapons, which are said to have had sixty or seventy airships and hundreds of planes before the war alone, more than half of which could carry bombs ranging from five to 500 pounds. In addition to this, they were able to make 380-mm mortars, which are rare even in Europe, and smashed the reinforced concrete fortress of Vladivostok like knocking an egg shell; Their latest warship has three twin main turrets, which are centrally commanded by control equipment on the mainmast, and are capable of accurately hitting targets up to 12,000 yards away; They set up seaplanes on coal carriers to reconnoiter enemy fleets beyond the line of sight of the battleships; Their infantry was armed with lightweight, small mortars, capable of firing shells with tails ranging from 6 to 12 pounds from 3,000 yards away...... "The English Lord, anxiously and worriedly, gave a dozen examples in one breath after "beyond that," as if the "white civility" he had called would be completely destroyed tomorrow.

The U.S. senator was deeply touched by this: "In the face of such a powerful enemy, we are indeed unable to protect the Philippines and Hawaii for the time being, our main forces are on the east coast, and it will take a long voyage to reach the Pacific, and the Second Pacific Fleet under His Majesty the Tsar was destroyed in a sudden battle after a long voyage - in the face of a well-prepared enemy, the expedition is a great risk." In the same way, France is to Indochina, Britain is to Malaya, Singapore, Borneo and even India, and Russia is to East Siberia. Our homeland is too far away from our respective Far Eastern territories to be protected by the threat of the East Asian Union, with the strength of each country alone. ”

The Lord of England quivered his eagle nose and added, "Therefore it is necessary to overcome differences and form a powerful alliance for our common faith and good to curb the spread of the Yellow Peril." ”

"The problem is that if Germany does not agree with the alliance and Europe remains in a confrontational situation, the existence of the alliance is meaningless." The bald head of the French minister reflected the fire in the fireplace like an aging light bulb.

The old people fell into deep thought, or rather, continued to conceive their own ghosts.

No one can ignore Germany, a giant beast of infinite power. From time to time, the English lord glanced at the seat in the corner that had been reserved for the German baron, and that cautious and worried expression seemed to see a Spanish bull with its hooves and panting and foaming at its nose.

"Germany also has interests in the Far East." Lord England said.

"But it's not worth mentioning." said the French minister.

"Irian and Bismarck are larger than Indochina combined." Lord England emphasized.

The French minister shrugged: "But there are only rainforests and savages there, and it is far from China, unless the Chinese intend to occupy Australia." ”

"They want to occupy the whole of the world, and the seizure of Indochina, Burma, the Philippines, Malaya, North Borneo, the Dutch East Indies, Hawaii is only the first step, and the next second step is to seize India, Australia, New Zealand, the Ural Mountains and the Asian part of Russia east of the Caspian Sea, and if all goes well, they will also incite the discontent elements of the Kingdom of Iran, the Kingdom of Afghanistan, the Ottoman Empire, and Egypt against us, and the Asian immigrants from North America will also be organized, They will incite civil strife and take over the landing of the troops of the East Asian coalition on the west coast...... "The British lord deliberately slipped his mouth.

"How do you know that the road is so clear?" The US senator wondered.

"We have three Chinese generals who have been forced to flee because they have offended the actual supreme power in that country, and they are well aware of the composition of the top of China's power and the overall strategic plan, because they themselves were part of that narrow power group. Some time ago they had tried to flee because they were not satisfied with our hospitality, and of course they could not escape from our hands, but after we did everything we could to meet their needs in life, and now the three generals are working hard to serve the cause of the British Empire. I finally got the Prime Minister's authorization to reveal this top-secret information to you, and I hope that it will not be disseminated. ”

"Can I meet them, then?" The US senator looked curious.

"This is something that no one can fail to be interested in, Your Excellency, and I look forward to speaking with them." French ministers should follow suit.

"It's not an important matter, but I also have a lot of questions for these Chinese generals." The Russian counts were clearly at odds.

"This is a very troublesome matter, and it is necessary to obtain the approval of the Prime Minister and several big names......" the Lord deliberately whipped people's appetites.

"It's not easy for us to come once." said the US senator.

"Since Your Excellency the Dear Prime Minister has authorized you to tell us this news, then we will certainly take into account our feelings." said the French minister.

"If the confessions of these generals can be fully understood, it will be of great benefit to promote the unity of the civilizations of Europe and the United States." said the Russian count.

"If their confessions are made public, it should be enough to set off a big storm." The Americans sneered.

The Lord narrowed his mouse eyes and smiled slightly, and spread his hands as he prepared to surrender.