"The Russian fleet completed the final battle in the South China Sea, and the Russian-Dutch fleet with 10 capital ships was completely wiped out in the last battle. Russia, as an old naval power in the world, fell at the feet of the new power of the Far East. Since then, a new sea power country has stood in the east of the world. And after clearing the South China Sea of enemies, he will inevitably look to the entire western Pacific. —Mahan

The eventual defeat was not an earthquake for the Russian government. In order to divert the attention of the people at home, in order to obtain more land and resources in the Far East, the Russians have been preparing for this for more than ten years, and the defeat of the first Sino-Russian war can also be covered up by insufficient preparation, and this time, the navy and army that Russia has built with all its strength suffered heavy losses in the battle with the Chinese Republic. The Navy, which had high hopes, lost 8 battleships in the last battle! The discontent and war-weariness of the people finally manifested themselves like a volcanic eruption at this moment, and quickly turned into all kinds of radical actions!

Uprisings and marches broke out in Russia's major cities and tended to spread to the countryside, and the Russian government had no time to mourn even for its own navy, and had to devote most of its energies to suppressing insurrections and marches everywhere. Others will be focused on dealing with the fiscal crisis. Like the Chinese Republic, the Russians also borrowed heavily for this battleship. Borrowing money while fighting. And when the Russians had no hope of victory and were considered to have no money to pay, the large amount of Russian debt was like waste paper and no one cared about it. And without money, how can the war continue?

That's when it happened. Britain and France thought together for the Russians. "As long as we form an alliance against our common enemy, Russia will be able to obtain loans totaling 3 billion francs." The French ambassador to Russia said bluntly. Except, of course, against Germany and Austria together. Britain and France also demanded that the war with the Chinese Republic be stopped as soon as possible. Energizing on the question of internal stability and confrontation with Germany, the Russians can only describe this demand as not hitting the southern wall and not looking back. In the opinion of Nicholas II, before the final defeat of the army, he still wanted to fight!

The Russians lost access to the Pacific Ocean, so what did the Dutch lose? On the front page of a Dutch newspaper, on a huge map of Dutch Batavia. The portion representing the Netherlands is shrinking, while the portion representing the Chinese Republic is increasing. The Dutch knew that with the ashes of the fleet. The Dutch will lose most, if not all, of the Dutch East Indies! The Netherlands, once a maritime power and known as the coachman of the sea, will lose its last glimmer of glory. Of course, compared to the face, there is no resources and wealth of the Dutch East Indies. The Netherlands' national power will decline further. So much so that it has completely become a fourth-rate country.

If there is one country that is the happiest after the defeat of the Russian-Dutch fleet, except for the Republic of China, it must be Germany. "We got out of the two-front battle before the Army. Since then, there has been no Russian fleet in the Baltic. The High Seas Fleet was finally able to confront the British single-mindedly. And Polo's goodness will become our back garden. My fleet can knock a gap anywhere, anytime, anywhere, and cover the army straight to the heart of the Russians! Tirpitz said in a letter to the Kaiser.

The Germans gained much more than just the Baltic Sea, at a time when Tsarist Russia was in decline, at a time when Britain and France were concentrating their efforts on preparing to rebalance the situation in the Far East. Germany, Austria and Italy finally got an opportunity to intervene in the Middle East, when the Russian fleet was defeated. As Jericho's fleet continued to the Far East, the Turkish Empire, with the support of the three powers, suddenly launched an active attack on Greece and other countries, and this war aimed at opening up the land link with Austria-Hungary became known as the First Balkan War.

In the face of the sudden attack of Germany, Austria and Turkey, Britain and France did nothing but protest at the first time. After all, if you don't have a guy in your hands, no one will pay attention to you! The British, with the exception of the Channel Fleet, had other fleets all over the world. The strongest Mediterranean fleet was just drawn away and driven to the Far East, and Britain and France really did not expect that Germany, Austria and Turkey would attack in the Balkans at this time. The British still underestimated the arrogance and ambition of Wilhelm II. Although strategically Wilhelm II was far inferior to Bismarck. But this time, Wilhelm II made the right bet!

Turkey's only two armored cruisers easily blocked the waters around Greece with the cooperation of other warships, and the Greeks without foreign aid were in a hurry to forcibly open the sea passage, and the only armored cruiser was destroyed in the hands of the Turks, and the war had already been concluded in just 2 weeks, without the support of Russia and the British, Greece was really nothing in the eyes of Germany, Austria and Italy! At this point, the connection between Russia and Britain and France was completely severed.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the German, Austrian, and Italian powers entered the Middle East, and with the support of the funds and materials of the three countries, the Turkish Empire began to reintegrate internally. Once again, the Turkish Sultan has raised his butcher's knife against the rebels of the Mesopotamian Plain and the Arabian Peninsula! And the Baghdad Railway is officially on the agenda. As one British statesman put it: "With the loss of the Far East by Russia, we also lose the Middle East!" "After this period of operation and planning, Germany, Austria and Italy have completely severed Russia's contacts with their allies geopolitically, and have also opened an outlet to the outside world in the Middle East!

From then on, unless the British completely controlled the Indian Ocean, Germany, Austria and Italy could obtain supplies from the outside world through the Baghdad Railway. And who will this country be? Britain and France knew very well in their hearts that this was this great power rising in the Far East! The British, though in control of the Strait of Malacca and India, could not cut everything off. After all, some things are going to England and France, and some are going to Turkey! Even in wartime, Britain and France could not completely cut off this main transportation route! In addition to the fact that Britain and France also need supplies from China, but also because the risks behind this are too great!

As for Britain and France, it can also be said that there were gains and losses in this war, and regardless of the outcome, Britain and France finally tied Russia to their chariot completely. Cornered, Russia finally agreed to the demands of Britain and France, and Germany and Austria were completely caught in a two-front war. And in addition to Russia, Britain and France have another gain, and that is the Netherlands! Although there is no oil and water in the Netherlands now, no matter how small the mosquito is, it is still a piece of meat, and Britain and France plan to use it as cannon fodder.

As for the lost? The most painful thing for Britain and France was the change in the Balkans, Germany, Austria and Italy took this opportunity to strengthen their control over the Balkans and entered the Middle East at the same time, which was very unfavorable to the layout of Britain and France. On the other hand, the Chinese Republic has completely expanded in the Far East, surpassing Britain and France to become the new dominant force in the Far East. It can be predicted that until the situation in Europe is clear, no European country will be able to counterbalance this rising power in the Far East.

However, one thing that made the British feel reassuring was that Huaxia said that he would follow the agreement with the British in advance and leave Sumatra Island to the Dutch. As for the island of Java? However, the Chinese government said that it would depend on the situation. After all, in this war, Britain also broke the contract, not only expelling the Huaxia submarines docked in the British colony in the later period, but also secretly helping Russia. Since one party is in breach of contract, then you can't expect the other party to follow the previous agreement exactly. Regardless, the British still held firm control of the Strait of Malacca.

As for Xu Jie's promise that the British would not enter Sumatra, there are also many considerations. First of all, Xu Jie felt that he had eaten a little too much, you must know that this time he ate almost the entire Dutch East Indies, unlike the Dutch, Xu Jie needed to completely turn it into the territory of the Republic of China, which required a lot of manpower and material resources and a long time to digest. And there will be a chance in the future, eat it sooner or later.

On the other hand, the Chinese Republic also consumed huge resources for this war, although Britain and France could not be suppressed militarily, but they still had incomparable advantages in the economic aspect. Other things may not be the first in the world, but the two companies have definitely the most money together! If a large number of loans are exchanged for appropriate concessions, it will be a considerable boost to the next stage of development of Huaxia!

On the other side of the ocean, another world power has some regrets and regrets. This country is the United States, and the Americans used their own industry and money to support Russia's war against China, hoping that even if the Russians could not win this war, they would be able to inflict heavy damage on the Huaxia Republic, and at the worst they would have to defeat the navy of the Huaxia Republic. In order to give the United States a chance to stretch its hands and feet in the Pacific Ocean. Originally, in Xu Jie's plane, the Americans already had the second fleet in the world, and they carried out a big white fleet tour that shocked the world. Let the world see the ambition and strength of this superpower.

But because of Xu Jie's arrival, although it has not changed the reality that the United States has become the world's largest industrial power. But in terms of national strategy formulation and situation, the current United States is much worse than the United States on Xu Jie's plane! The disastrous whiteness of the Spanish-American War wiped out the navy that the Americans had been operating miserably for more than a decade. At the same time, it has made US policymakers more conservative. Since the Americans themselves did not want to do it, they could only borrow the sword of the Russians against China, and the Americans vigorously armed Russia, but did not achieve their goal. And the construction of its own navy was delayed.

Although there is a saying that the United States builds warships one level at a time, how quickly did the Americans want to expand their navy when their strategy tends to be conservative and time is pressing? If nothing else, Congress is not willing to take risks. So much so that now, the Americans are not even able to deal with Hawaii, let alone interfering in the Far East, and under the entanglement of various factors, the Americans have not even done Hawaii! And more importantly, Xu Jie's next step is Hawaii. Without this vital transit base in the Pacific, the Americans' desire to cross the Pacific Ocean would have been nothing more than a dream!

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