Chapter 851: Trading and Aftermath

"The British Empire has deep regret and regret for this matter, because because of our operational mistakes, some weapons that should not have appeared in Japan have arrived in Japan because of technical problems, and some of our internal people have accepted the benefits of the Japanese. We'll look into this thoroughly. And you should already have the evidence in it, and all the evidence should have pointed out the real culprit behind the scenes! The British ambassador said.

"Holy! People can't be so shameless! Xu Jie couldn't help rolling his eyes, "Did you deceive a six-year-old child?" "All we know is that this is a British submarine with British torpedoes, and the rest is under investigation, and I think you should understand that the investigation report is ours, not yours!" Are we going to deal with this matter as the British think? The British Empire is no longer the British Empire of the past! And the Far East is Chinese! ”

In the face of the British's rhetoric, Xu Jie responded quite harshly, which is full of threats, and at this time, the British still refuse to give in, and they really can't recognize the situation. It was only then that Xu Jie realized the meaning behind Margaret Thatcher, known in history as the Iron Lady, in the Hong Kong issue, and the British were so nostalgic for that era that they were so addicted to it that they couldn't extricate themselves! In the 80s of the 20th century, you still want to occupy Hong Kong? Did you really see China as Argentina at that time?

"Your Excellency, such a decision of yours will drag the British Empire and the Republic of China into the abyss together, and will have disastrous consequences. And a lie is a lie after all. You can hide it for a while, but you can't hide it for a lifetime! And the Americans will definitely not accept it! The British ambassador said anxiously.

"Catastrophic consequences? I fought in the first war from 1894. The Chinese army fought once with the Japanese and twice with the Russians. Isn't there any consequence? Now that Britain is taking care of itself, the reason why I haven't made it public is just to save some face for each other. What harm did the collapse of the British Empire do to us? Southeast Asia and even South Asia will reshuffle. And there is only one big country here, Huaxia, what a good opportunity! Xu Jie looked at the map with interest.

"By the way, I also want to say that I'm in a bad mood these days, don't disturb my ears with those alarmist words, I'm not scared. Sometimes I really want to see how Jericho and Thomas have grown over the years. If I'm not happy, then this negotiation could be over. And I suppose our two countries have a treaty on exports to the Japanese Navy, right? Can the British government really clean itself? Xu Jie asked rhetorically.

"As for the Americans? Does the war between us and Britain have anything to do with the United States? Maybe before that, I think the United States does have the idea of wrestling with the Chinese Navy. But now I don't think he will have it. Do you know anything about New Mexico? Xu Jie shook his head again: "I forgot, this ship should not have arrived in Sydney Harbor yet, we have fought with the US Navy." I feel that the performance of the other side is slightly inferior to that of the Spanish-American War. I think the Americans will agree with us! ”

"Ugh!" Hearing this, the British ambassador gasped, listening to the tone, the Chinese Navy and the US Navy must have fought again. And the US Navy has suffered some losses! And when Xu Jie's words spit out the three words New Mexico. The British ambassador was even more certain that there must have been a fight between the capital ships of the two sides, and that the New Mexico might have been badly damaged, otherwise the Americans would rather get it back to their homeland than go to Sydney Harbour. The Americans have already suffered a loss, and they plan to knock out their teeth and swallow them in their stomachs, which means that once there is a conflict between China and Britain, the United States will definitely not intervene, but if they can beat the water dogs and take some benefits from the collapsed British, the Americans may really choose China instead of Britain!

"It doesn't matter why things happen. Importantly, what will the British government compensate us with? Whether it's this attack or a breach of contract. We all need to give an account to the people! Otherwise. Since the British can default, then we in China can also default. We can not recognize the Treaty of Nanking, we can not recognize the British colonial rule in Southeast Asia, we can not even recognize the British government! Time is running out, really, my secretary will document our request to you, and then we will wait for the message, and you just have to say yes or no. After Xu Jie finished speaking, he signaled his subordinates to prepare to send off the guests, he is very busy now, and he has no time to fight with the British!

Huaxia's demand is simple, that is, Huaxia takes back Hong Kong. And Britain must withdraw all its forces from the entire east of the Strait of Malacca. These included a series of moves such as severing Japan's support and renouncing the status of the Brunei Protectorate. Xu Jie wants to take this opportunity to once again strike at the British control of Southeast Asia, so that those who are still at both ends of the ground can see the situation clearly, and open up the situation for China's further development of Nanyang! Xu Jie has not thought about crossing the Strait of Malacca, because now Southeast Asia is not the focus after all, and solving the northern problem once and for all is the key at this stage, so he doesn't want to go too far.

The demands of the Huaxia Republic were soon sent to Lloyd George. When he read the requirements of the Chinese Republic, he didn't scold, but let out a sigh of relief. Because this price is not that Britain can not bear, Huaxia wants to return to Hong Kong more for a face, with Huaxia almost receiving the entire Dutch East Indies, Hong Kong's transit status has been greatly reduced, whether it is shipping or trade advantages have been very small, only one finance remains, and the Huaxia government has always been not very interested in finance. They are more focused on the actual output. And as a big country, it is a very face-saving thing to recover the territory occupied by foreign countries.

As for withdrawing from certain places, the British also thought about it at this time, and there was a saying before the war that whoever won the two military blocs would be the beginning of Europe's slide from the pinnacle of civilization in the world. The two sides have just been fighting for less than a year before they have consumed a lot, and now there is not even a shadow from the end of the war, it is conceivable that even if it is over, it is absolutely impossible for Britain to return to the situation when it was one dominant family! Therefore, what should be discarded must be discarded, and what should be thrown away must be thrown away! If you can't eat it, you are a robber, and a robber has no future!

What's more, Huaxia also gave a way of compensating for benefits, that is, if the Entente could increase the number of orders, Huaxia could lower the price of weapons to Russia, and expressed its willingness to expand the scope of exports to Russia, as well as make some improvements in order to increase the capacity of the railway. Relative to what was lost, the British considered it more important for the Russians to hold on. As for whether it will be recovered in the future, or how to find it, that is a matter for the future, and it is better to get through the crisis first.

An agreement was soon reached, and the search for the remaining submarines and camouflaged supply ships continued in the Pacific, and when the two Japanese submarines were fully engaged, one of them sank by itself. And the other, which left nothing of value, was blown to pieces by a dense stream of depth charges. Because Huaxia already has evidence, not only the unlucky Japanese submarine that sank in Semarang, but also the Huaxia Marine Corps successfully took control of a Japanese camouflaged supply ship with tear gas and other incapacitating weapons in one night. He also succeeded in capturing several Japanese naval officers and men, and confiscated various documents and logbooks. By now, all the evidence points to Japan, and the Saipan incident, which has been tossed for months, is finally over, and China and the United States need to make this sinner who dares to anger the two great powers pay the price!

Huaxia has done enough of the scene, and naturally it can't be ambiguous when it's time to close the net! And the United States has not only suffered losses for this, but also lost face, and also has to find benefits from elsewhere to compensate itself, by the way, there are also the British, the British think they are also victims, and they need the other party to compensate, since there is such a fat sheep, I am sorry for not slaughtering it!

After repeated bargaining, the three powers decided to do so, first by immediately seizing all Japanese merchant ships and supplies abroad, and at the same time freezing all Japanese deposits in foreign banks, and then immediately issuing a statement jointly drawn up by the three countries pointing out the results of the investigation and who was behind the Saipan incident! Then the fleets of the three countries went to the coast of Japan together to carry out a thorough cleanup of the places where the Japanese navy and various naval guns could land! The last thing is to come out behind the scenes and further deal with Japan! Direct occupation is not the goal, and if nothing else, Japan's population alone is a great burden. But it doesn't matter, Xu Jie has already thought of a way that can completely cut off Japan's ability to develop, and at the same time squeeze out the benefits of self-purchase, and many of this ideas are still learned from the United States on another plane!

Before the actual action, the two sides also finalized a plan for the division of the country, and the Americans expressed respect for China's sovereignty over the former German colonies in the Pacific. At the same time, Huaxia also expressed its support for the confiscation of Japanese ships and cargo in the United States and throughout the eastern Pacific, and Japanese assets in American banks were naturally included in the pockets of the Americans.

The last is the direction of dealing with Japan, slaughtering fat sheep is a must, on this point China and the United States are the same, but at the same time, the two sides absolutely cannot tolerate Japan falling into the control of the other side! And even if it is a partition occupation, China and the United States are not that idle, China needs to consider the Russian problem, while the United States is more realistic, once the Entente can not stop it, it will also recruit a large number of land forces to fight in Europe, and there are no manpower and no mind. What's more, the partitional occupation will inevitably involve the control of the military port, so that the Americans have a port on the edge of China, Xu Jie will not sleep well!

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