Xu Jie's last few words in the negotiation even caused a wave within the Huaxia delegation! Zhang Peilun, who was in charge of foreign affairs, Peng Yi on the army side, and Lin Yongsheng, a representative of the navy, did not expect Xu Jie to say such a thing at such an important meeting. This is beyond the original outline of the meeting, and it was not said in the minutes of the talks five days ago that such a blatant statement would be made during the talks, which is tantamount to saying that China may have to embark on the road of confrontation with Britain and Russia for a long time to come. Although this is a secret meeting between the two countries, if this statement is revealed, it will undoubtedly be disadvantageous!

And after the meeting, the "criticism" against Xu Jie also began. In the face of the accusations of other delegates, Xu Jie was not angry, after all, he did violate discipline and said something that was not stated in advance. However, Xu Jie has enough reasons to defend himself.

"Do you think that if we rely only on our Huaxia Navy, after trying to defeat the combined Russian-Dutch fleet, can we include the Dutch East India Department?" Xu Jie asked the first question.

"If there are no major accidents in the land battle, and without external interference, our navy will be fully capable of covering the landing of the army on Kalimantan after victory. But the British probably will not agree, from the current point of view, the British can be said to spare no effort to arm the Netherlands, in addition to financial support, technical help has been a lot. Lin Yongsheng, as the head of the navy, thought about it and said.

"It is true that the Far East Fleet of the British Empire is inferior to the Chinese Fleet, but the overall naval strength of the British Empire and France is still much higher than that of our country, and more importantly. At this stage, China's imports and trade of industrial products are heavily dependent on Britain, and at a critical moment, not to mention the direct threat of force by Britain and France. Restrictions on trade and technology alone are enough to bring our country to its knees. Coupled with the attrition of the war, I am afraid that the places we have worked so hard to fight will eventually have to be returned. Zhang Peilun said.

"Therefore, in order to preserve the fruits of our victory, it is necessary to come into contact with an external force, and this external force must be strong enough to deter the British, and the Germans meet this condition. I think you should have a clear understanding of Germany's strength, and in terms of industrial scale, it is the second largest in the world. In terms of technique, it is absolutely top-notch. Military power. The army has long been the first in the world, and the navy is developing rapidly, looking at this momentum, in a few years. It is estimated that the combat effectiveness is second only to the United Kingdom. More importantly. Relations between Germany and Britain are already strained, and Germany intends to suppress Britain on all fronts, this is our chance! Xu Jie said seriously.

"Will Germany do it directly? This is impossible, no country will risk war to pay for the interests of another country, the Germans will not do it directly for Beiyang and Britain and France, they still need to prepare," Zhang Peilun was very dissatisfied with Xu Jie's statement.

"Germany did not have to deal directly with Britain and France, but only encouraged his allies to make some trouble. For example, the Ottoman Turkish Empire launched an offensive against the Balkan states, which was enough to drag down the energy of the British and French. The Balkans are known as the powder keg of Europe, where the forces of all parties are mixed, the British support Greece, the Russians regard themselves as the protectors of the Slavs, Austria-Hungary looks forward to incorporating the Balkan Peninsula into its territory, and the Turks are eager to keep the little land in their hands, Germany only needs to contain it, so that the British do not dare to transfer troops to the Far East. As for financial and technical support, we will gradually choose to cooperate with Germany, and the assistance of the British will become less important. Xu Jie explained.

"Isn't the turmoil in the Balkans so important to Britain and France? In the end, it's just a group of juniors fighting below, and the feasibility of this method is worrying. Zhang Peilun is still not at ease.

"It depends on the situation, if it is peacetime, the turmoil in the Balkans will naturally not make Britain and France pay too much attention, but if Russia is weak enough to balance the influence of Germany and Austria, then Britain and France must maintain their forces in the Balkans in order for Russia, an important ally, to survive the weakening period, otherwise, maybe Turkey and Austria-Hungary will take the opportunity to take action against the Russians who have declined! Although Germany and Austria did not complete the final preparations for the war, but Britain, France and Russia did not complete it, not only did it not complete, but Russia was the weakest time, in this case, Britain and France had no choice, they would not put Russia, an important ally, in a desperate situation for the sake of the Far East! Xu Jie continued to explain.

"Even if Germany can help us get some of the colonies in the Dutch East Indies, what will we do in the future? Tied to the tanks of the Germans? Turn to Britain and Russia? Lin Yongsheng asked.

"We will get close to the Germans, but we will never form any substantial military alliance with Germany. We can supply the Germans with all sorts of strategic supplies, but we will not fight with the British in real terms. After the end of this war, China needs more than 10 years to recuperate, and there will definitely be no big fights during this period, but there will still be deterrence and intimidation by force. Xu Jie said.

"What do you think of the chances of victory in the war between Germany, Austria, Italy, and Turkey and Britain, France, and Russia? I feel that if nothing else, the outcome of this war will be that the Quad Alliance side will gain the upper hand. Although it is unlikely that Germany will break through the British and French defenses, the Russians will not be able to hold on to the attack of Germany, Austria and Turkey! As a participant in the World War I war games, Peng Yi is still quite confident in the combat effectiveness of the German army. At the same time, as the opponent of the Russians, in terms of the army, Peng Yi really looked down on Russia, which was strong in foreign countries, and in Peng Yi's view, since Germany and Austria would win, then they should stand on the side of the winner.

"If there were no big mistakes in strategy, the Germans would have reaped a lot of war dividends from Russia. After this war, Britain and France will not be able to suppress the expanding Germany, but do not forget that there is still a big country in the world that has not participated in this game, and once it joins, it will be a heavy blow to the German-Austrian, Italian-Turkish alliance, although it has lost a game recently, but I hope that anyone here does not underestimate this opponent! Xu Jie thought for a while and said.

"The Prime Minister is talking about the United States? But from the current point of view, the Americans should be in the recovery stage, although the navy has started construction of several dreadnoughts, but they are all built for other countries, which belongs to the accumulation of experience, and if a major war breaks out in 10 years, the scale of the American naval expansion may be relatively slow. As for the Army, the pace of development of the US Army can only be described as slow, which does not look like preparing for a big war. Peng Yi frowned and said.

"The United States now seems to give people a sense of harmlessness to humans and animals, and the defeat to the Spanish fleet is despised by the world, but let us not forget that the United States has a larger industrial scale than Germany, a sufficient population, rich resources and a vast territory, all of which are the basis for it to become a great power in the world! And the U.S. government has the ambition to dominate the world, a country has a strength base, has the willingness to expand, then sooner or later it will make corresponding moves, this country may be the future enemy, not too far, the two sides in the Pacific will soon return, this point in time may be seven years later, after the U.S. Navy is strong again. Xu Jie said.

"U.S. Navy? If we can control Honolulu in our hands, the threat posed to us by the U.S. Navy will be very limited, after all, the Americans cannot defeat a naval power across a small half of the Pacific Ocean without the support of a base. Lin Yongsheng thought for a while and said.

"Therefore, my plan is to use the relationship with the Germans as quasi-allies to obtain sufficient technical and financial support, and after the victory of the Sino-Russian War, we will obtain part of Southeast Asia and part of the land of Russia, and for a long time to come, we will provide the Germans with raw materials and resources to support Germany's war with Britain and France, so as to weaken the strength of Britain and France. After the end of the Sino-Russian War, we will focus on domestic construction for a period of time, but at the same time, we still need to maintain the balance of power between the sea and the United States, so that the US Navy's strength does not reach the west of Honolulu is the best goal, and not reaching Guam and other areas is the bottom line! If I could, I would have liked the United States to enter the war in Europe. In order for the future superpower to turn its attention to the West and not to the Pacific! Xu Jie said his overall plan.

"In Jishi's assurances to the Germans, we can understand the continuous supply of oil and rubber, after all, once we take the Dutch East Indies Department, we will have enough oil and rubber to supply Germany, but what is Jishi's plan to do with the actions of Russia? What you are saying, as the Germans understand it, is going to be done against Russia. And just now you said that you will not join the military alliance led by Germany and Austria. It's a bit of an inconsistency. The careful Zhang Peilun found a problem.

"This is not a contradiction at all, if one day, the Russian government ceases to be an ally of Britain and France, this is our chance. When the time comes, the army of the Huaxia Republic will launch a military operation against Russia, remember one sentence, Russia has to be guarded, as for the specific situation, because of various reasons, I can't tell you clearly, but I hope you can believe me. Xu Jie naturally knew about the private actions of the Germans, but again, in order to ensure that this plan could be carried out smoothly, Xu Jie could not reveal it.

"Even if the Dutch East Indies are obtained by us, our country also needs oil for its development, especially in the heavy chemical industry, which is not only a cheap fuel, but more importantly, it can extract various chemicals from it. The country's development is inseparable from oil, and coal alone will not do. After listening to Xu Jie's words, Zhan Tianyou, who had been silent, objected.

"Naturally, Minister Zhan doesn't have to worry about this, I am not short of oil in Huaxia, you can organize a group of people to find the location written on this document, I dare to guarantee that here, we will find enough fuel for the development of the country, I even have a name in mind, let's call it Daqing." Xu Jie assured with a smile.

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