Chapter 162: Don't give an inch

"Your Excellency, Your Excellency, Your Excellency. In view of the fact that this time the British ** team invaded our country for no reason, causing heavy casualties to our western Sichuan army. On behalf of Kawanishi, I demand that the British government must apologize to Kawanishi, and promise that similar incidents will not occur in the future, and at the same time, compensate Kawanishi for his losses! As soon as the negotiations began, Wu Tingfang gave the conditions of the western Sichuan side. Although, before the start of the negotiations, everyone talked and laughed, as if they were friends. But once the negotiations began, their positions differed. At this time, there are only interests, and there is no friendship or anything like that.

"No, no, no! Your Excellency, I need to explain that this conflict is just a misunderstanding. Is it Henry? Wellesley's unauthorized actions had nothing to do with the British Empire. We also deeply regret this matter! O'Gner, the British consul in China, said. Putting all the blame on Henry? Wellesley's hapless fellow, in this case, the British government may not have to lose face so much. Of course, this is just Ogna's own idea, will Kawanishi agree?

In the small meeting, except for Wang Yuze, Wu Tingfang, Ogener and Zhu Erdian, there were only two staff members in charge of recording and translation, and no one else was present. Wang Yuze's English level is okay, Wu Tingfang is proficient in English, and Ogna and Zhu Erdian have lived in China for a long time and are also proficient in Chinese. Therefore, the negotiation between them does not actually need a translator.

"Your Excellency, how can it be said that this has nothing to do with the government of the British Empire? Henry? Wellesley was the commander of the Anglo-Indian Army that you appointed. At the same time, he was also the third Duke of Wellington of the British Empire. Wang Yuze said.

"The Cabinet has removed Henry? Wellesley's position. Moreover, the House of Lords is also discussing whether to take back the title of Duke of Wellington! Ogener said.

"**, I've never seen such a shameless person!" Wang Yuze was furious. Britain is clearly preparing to abandon Henry? Wellesley, it's time to save the country's face. However, how could the western Sichuan side let them succeed?

"Alright! Your Excellency the Minister. I need to make it clear that there are still 10,000 British soldiers in the prisoner of war camps in western Sichuan. Of course, if the British side did not recognize these prisoners of war as British, then we would have no problem. Your Excellency the Minister is aware that large-scale infrastructure construction is underway in western Sichuan, which requires a lot of labor. These prisoners of war, all of whom are tall and tall, must be good at work! Wu Tingfang said. Isn't the biggest hole card in West Sichuan now the captured British soldiers? That's not just one or two, but tens of thousands!

Sure enough, after Wu Tingfang moved out of this killer feature, the faces of Ogner and Zhu Erdian were not very good. They obviously can't give up these tens of thousands. These tens of thousands of people, and the total number of relatives in the country is at least a million, and if these millions of people make a fuss, then Britain will suffer. Even now, only a small number of people are demonstrating, which has left the cabinet anxious. If it were reported that the prisoners of war had been sent to work as coolies, the cabinet government would have been overthrown immediately. The current Cabinet will also be the Cabinet that has been in power for the shortest time.

"Your Excellency, they are all citizens of the British Empire, how can they be coolies? This approach of Western Sichuan will be a harsh provocation to the British Empire! Minister Ogener said angrily.

"If Kawanishi really does this, it will inevitably make the relationship between Kawanishi and Britain extremely deteriorate, and even break out into war!" Zhu Erdian also said. However, in his words, the meaning of the threat is very strong.

"Is this a threat? In an all-out war, I, western Sichuan, am not afraid. Although the British Empire has the largest navy in the world, the army is probably not like that! I am in western Sichuan, and I am confident that I will fight with the army of the British Empire. Of course, maybe we can take advantage of India, Burma, and the Middle East! Wang Yuze said coldly. He actually wants war to threaten him, he wants, who can threaten whom.

Ogna and Zhu Erdian immediately changed color. They didn't seem to expect that the young young marshal in western Sichuan would react so violently. As for the all-out war with western Sichuan, the British Empire is not unaffordable, but it is really difficult to say whether it can be won. With just over 20,000 troops, the Western Sichuan Army defeated more than 80,000 British and Indian troops. And now, the size of the Western Sichuan Army is nearly 500,000, doesn't that mean that the British Empire will invest 2 million troops? Not to mention that the British Empire did not have so many land forces, and even if it did, it would not be able to devote all of it to the Far East. The logistics of so many troops were enough to drag down the British Empire. As for the threat to the overseas trade of western Sichuan? This can be done. But the young marshal has suggested that they could even attack India, Burma, and the Middle East. These areas are all important colonies of the British Empire, and once they are attacked by the western Sichuan, the colonial system of the British Empire will completely collapse. The final consequence would be a total decline of the British Empire, overtaken by rivals.

"Your Excellency, you are so excited. We, the British Empire, have no intention of going to all-out war with western Sichuan. Isn't it precisely to sit down and negotiate now to settle the dispute? Ogna said quickly, and at the same time, glanced at his assistant, Zhu Erdian, with dissatisfaction. Although he had to admit that Zhu Erdian was a very outstanding diplomat, he was still too young and not experienced enough in comparison, and he still needed more experience.

Zhu Erdian also realized that there was something wrong with his previous words, and hurriedly kept silent.

"That's right, Your Excellency Minister Ogner, our negotiations today are precisely aimed at resolving disputes!" Wu Tingfang also hurriedly played a round. If the talks collapse, it will not be beneficial to either Britain or Western Sichuan.

A heated argument ensued, but both sides did not budge, leading to an impasse in the negotiations. Wu Tingfang had to suspend the negotiations and talk again after lunch. In this regard, the British side also agreed.

"Young Marshal, I didn't want to admit that they were at fault when I came to the UK, and I agreed to apologize to us!" During the meal, Wu Tingfang said. The resoluteness of the British side was already expected by him. But what should Kawanishi do in this case? Concessions? Or is it resolute to the end?

"The British can't let go of their face as the world's number one power, and they hold on! In fact, Britain now has too many opponents, whether it is Germany, or Russia, which wants to expand in Europe, Asia, and even the Indian Ocean. Therefore, it is simply impossible for Britain to start a full-scale war with us now! Wang Yuze said.

"So, when they threatened to go to war, did the young marshal not hesitate to go toe-for-tat?" Wu Tingfang said with a smile.

"That's right! It is not a big deal for the West to lose a little overseas market, but the British, they have to be prepared to risk losing their most important colonies. Therefore, they will not agree to go to war with us. In addition, this point is definitely not something that Ogner and Juerdian can do! Wang Yuze said with a smile.

In addition, Ogener and Zhu Erdian were also dining, and the two were also very dissatisfied with this morning's negotiations. The toughness of the Kawanishi side simply surprised them. It is impossible for the British side to force the western Sichuan side to compromise without paying any price.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, after a short break, the negotiations continued. However, as in the morning, no progress has been made, and the differences between the two sides are too great. In other words, the British side is unwilling to bow its head even if it loses on the battlefield, which makes it impossible for the negotiations to move forward at all. The two sides argued until 5 p.m., but no agreement was reached. This concludes the first day of negotiations. When it was over, the two sides shook hands and said goodbye, just like good friends.

At the end of the day's negotiations, Wang Yuze was exhausted, far more exhausting than commanding a big battle. However, the negotiations failed to reach any agreement and continued the next day.

After returning to the embassy, Wang Yuze went to see Wang Xiao, and Wang Xiao also asked about today's negotiations. Wang Yuze reported everything that happened in the negotiations to Wang Xiao. For the toughness of the British, Wang Xiao also seems to have expected it a long time ago. He knew that it would be very difficult to get the British to bow their heads. Therefore, he built yì Wang Yuze, giving up some false names that are not of much use, for example, he can give up making Britain apologize in order to save the face of the British. However, the actual benefits are not missing at all. Inevitable war reparations should be demanded as much as possible. Now large-scale construction is underway in western Sichuan, and funds are needed in all aspects. As the world's number one power, how can Britain not pull a piece of meat out of them? In addition, if Britain felt that the name of the war reparations did not sound good, it could also change it. Like, a ransom for prisoners of war? Or the consumption of these prisoners of war in the prisoner of war camps, and so on. Really, the British side can be replaced by physical objects, such as steelmaking equipment, shipyards, or the latest warships that are now in short supply in western Sichuan. Especially steelmaking and iron-making equipment, now Sichuan West began to build a large-scale railway, the need for steel is immeasurable, Sichuan West now steel production, simply can not meet, which makes Sichuan West have to import to Germany, increase the cost. If Kawanishi can get two sets of steel mill production equipment from the British, it will effectively alleviate this situation in Kawanishi.

After Wang Yuze heard this, his eyes couldn't help but light up. He found that ginger was still old and spicy! He had been stuck on those meaningless things before, and forgot about the specific situation in western Sichuan now. Obviously, an apology from the British was far less useful than giving Kawanishi a little practical benefit.

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