Bower also knew this, and at this time Britain and France did not want to offend Russia, because in Europe they needed the support of the Russian army. Even if they can't look down on the combat effectiveness of the Russian army, Russia's vast territory and military resources are like a bombshell in itself.

Both France and England hoped that the Russian Tsar would drop the bomb on the Germans at once, not to kill Germany, but at least to scar Wilhelm II. Therefore, in terms of the conflict of interests between the Japanese and the Russians in Asia, Britain and France are very ambiguous, and even biased towards Russia.

Sa Daoyi continued: "Now Yuan Shikai will definitely not go to the northeast, his attention is all on the south. Baowo, at the moment the mood of the Chinese is very unstable, without the Beiyang Army to take the lead, it is better for us not to act directly. ”

Sa Daoyi said this very clearly, if the Beiyang Army did not be the pioneer, they would not directly declare war with Yang Dagui, because they were gentlemen. As Minister to China, Sa Daoyi has a very profound understanding of China and the Chinese.

At the beginning, the British Weishenme dared to drive a few warships to challenge the entire Qing Dynasty? Because the British believed that "the ordinary inhabitants of China do not have a good opinion of their government, and the people of the coastal areas will not fight for their government." As long as we limit our combat to government forces, we will not encounter resistance. And their government forces are weak and vulnerable. ”

Sure enough, as soon as the British ships sailed over, the common people provided supplies to the British and showed them the way, and some laborers who participated in the construction of the Qing Dynasty fort would draw the drawings of the fort for the British, and even some people directly participated in the attack on the Qing Dynasty troops!

weishenme？ is one reason, the court of the Manchu Qing bastard treats the Han people as slaves, and when the enemy comes, the slave thinks in his heart, it is the master who fights, it is my business, this master who eats blood and drinks meat. It's good to die.

It was not until the Chinese discovered that the foreigners had come more excessively than the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and they began to rebel and be dissatisfied with the foreigners, and this revolt led to the outbreak of the Boxers.

When the Boxers were in charge, the foreigners weishenme dared to come to fight China? Because the British investigated very clearly, the Qing army's sense of battle was very weak, and the south signed a self-protection agreement with foreigners, which still means that the Chinese are not united, so they dare to come.

It has been several years since the Boxer Rebellion was pacified, but the Chinese rebellion has not been quelled, and they have been looking for a way to make China independent. Now that this path is in front of the eyes of the Chinese, China's national sentiment is beginning to rise.

At this time, they absolutely do not want to see foreign troops set foot on Chinese territory. Get involved in this revolution in which the Chinese themselves are seeking a way out.

Neither Bowo nor Sadaoyi wanted to give the Chinese a sense of opposite. Therefore, in the case that Yuan Shikai is unwilling to do it, even if Sa Daoyi hates Yang Da Ghost again, it is impossible to fight him directly.

Bao Wo looked at Sa Daoyi: "Mr. Sa Daoyi, should we talk to Yuan Shikai again?" Put a little pressure on him, we don't want him to do much, he just needs to fight, and let us help him out with the rest. ”

Sa Daoyi shook his head: "It's useless." Yuan Shikai will not promise us. He would not have agreed to have the Japanese army fight the Volunteers. The situation in Jinzhou is so tense that a few days ago, Minister Viet Resaar said that the Russian army could help the Beiyang Army to assist in the defense of Jinzhou, but he refused, and we must adopt other plans. ”

Bowworth suddenly saw a faint smile on Sadaoyi's face, and he understood it. In fact, Sa Daoyi already has a new way. Bao Wo also smiled suddenly, and knocked on the table twice: "Okay, Sa Daoyi, what do you think, can you say it now?" ”

Sa Daoyi's smile bloomed: "Now that the war between the north and the south has been fought, it will soon enter a more brutal stage. The Beiyang Army shed a river of blood in Wuchang. I guess it's not good. As a civilized country, we do not like to see blood, and we support the ideals of all those who want to pursue civilization. It's time for us to do something for China, to keep China out of war. Shall we make a public statement? Mandatory statement for them to sit down and talk? ”

Bao Wo immediately understood what Sa Daoyi meant: "Let Yang fight the ghost also participate?" That's a brilliant idea. ”

Sa Daoyi was very proud, and being able to call several Chinese shili together and sit down at this time was in itself a kind of thing to win the favor of the Chinese, which was very beneficial to the British government. As for the final result of the negotiations, the British would not care too much, because they knew very well in their hearts that there was almost no possibility of peace between Yuan Shikai and Sun Wen, and if there was one more Yang fighting ghosts, the negotiations would inevitably end dismally, and Zuihou would still have to resort to war.

It doesn't matter, Mr. Sa Daoyi doesn't care how Yuan Shikai and Sun Wen end, the negotiation is to put the charge of war on the head of Yang Xiaolin's beast! Let all the Chinese think that Yang beats the ghost and destroys the peace, and with the propaganda tools at the disposal of the gentlemen, it is easy to do so. Then, things are easy to do.

The game of gentlemen, people are not beasts, they play civilization.

Bao Wo gave a thumbs up to Sa Daoyi: "Your plan is really good, when the time comes, we will send troops to destroy Yang Da Ghost, which is to help the Chinese do things, I think, most Chinese will understand us, hahaha!" ”

Sa Daoyi pressed the bell on the table and called his secretary: "Prepare a press conference for me, and I will express the attitude of the British government on the current situation in China." Also, before making an appointment for me, I think it is necessary for me to talk to Yuan Shikai alone, what he has to do now is to kill the Manchus immediately! ”

October 31, 1906, was also the first snow day in the Northeast.

In the month since the gunfire in Wuchang, the situation in China has changed dramatically, and everyone is unable to understand where China will end up, the British government, which has not expressed its opinion, finally made its voice heard.

Mr. Sadaoyi made a public statement in Beijing, declaring on behalf of the British Government his attitude towards the Chinese revolution. The British said very eloquently, they do not intend to interfere in China's internal affairs in the Chinese incident, but they are saddened by the deaths and injuries caused by the war to Chinese nationals, and at the same time express concern for the safety of British citizens in China.

The British government called on China to resolve the crisis peacefully, and called on the Manchu government to immediately consider the voice of the Chinese people and make measures to adapt to the development of the times. It is hoped that the Beiyang Army and the Revolutionary Army will stop the war immediately.

Sa Daoyi said that as the spokesperson of Western civilization, they are willing to work with the Chinese people for democracy, and he hopes to hold a negotiation. It is hoped that all aspects of China will heed his call and sit down at the negotiating table. At the end of the press conference, he also made a special point of emphasis, saying that if Yang Xiaolin is sincere, the British will very much welcome him to participate in the negotiations.

When the war had begun and the homeland had been covered by artillery fire, the British suddenly made such a statement, which really immediately enhanced the British affinity in the hearts of the Chinese and increased the influence of the British Empire in China.

All the newspapers carried Mr. Sadaoyi's speech, and people in both the South and the North actively supported Mr. Sadaoyi and demanded a revolutionary army. The Beiyang Army, the Volunteer Army can respond to Sa Daoyi's call, put down the weapons in their hands, stop the ongoing battle, and sit down to talk!

Yuan Shikai's face was pale.

So far, the situation on the battlefield is just like Jiang Baili's design at the beginning, and the revolutionary army can't stop the footsteps of the Beiyang Army at all! Duan Qirui's army had already reached the city of Nanjing. The battle in Wuchang is almost coming to an end, although Huang Xing, a hero of the two lakes, has a very high reputation, but in terms of commanding the war, compared with Feng Guozhang, the first fierce general in Beiyang, he is naïve like a child.

During this period of time, although the revolutionary army continued to support Wuchang. However, when a group of people died, Feng Guozhang telegraphed that he had killed more than 30,000 people, and the casualties of the Beiyang Army itself were only 2,000. Now Huang Xing still insists on fighting, but his insistence is deliberately kept by Feng Guozhang. In order to leave an extra battlefield for the revolutionary army to worry about, so as not to give them full support to Nanjing and add unnecessary losses to the battle in Nanjing.

As long as Yuan Shikai gives an order, he will get Huang Xing within a day!

What is in his best interest is: At this time, there was not the slightest sign of sending troops in the Northeast, and Yang Fighting Ghost was really just like what he said in a telegram, Sun Wen did not declare that he would abandon the Federation. The Volunteers will never leave the country. Everything seems to be moving in the direction that is most beneficial to the Beiyang Army.

But at this time, Sa Daoyi asked him to stop the war, which was tantamount to giving Sun Wen a chance to breathe!

While Lao Yuan was sitting on the sofa, Jiang Baili was marking the map: "After our army left Shandong, it was like a bamboo, and there was almost no resistance in Anhui, so it formed an encirclement of Nanjing City this morning and launched the first round of tentative charges. Commander Duan called and said that it might only take a week to conquer Nanjing. At present, he is arranging peripheral positions to prevent troops from supporting Nanjing from various places from entering the city of Nanjing. Governor, it's not a good thing to stop at this time, the forces have been pressed up, and since ancient times, warfare has been talked about in one go, and it will be difficult to stop attacking our supplies. ”

Yuan Shikai took a deep breath, of course he knew what the next order to stop the attack meant at this time, but he knew better what it would mean if he said that he did not respond to Sa Daoyi's call! Not only did he offend the British, but many Chinese now also regarded Yuan Shikai as a reactionary shili.

Lao Yuan knew that in the eyes of some people, he was actually already a person who blocked the revolution.

"Sun Wen, what do you say?"

Mr. Li took out a telegram: "Of course Sun Wen is willing to negotiate, he didn't even mention the matter of the form of government, saying that as long as you can overthrow the Manchu government now, everything can be discussed." However, in the south, he did not stop, he continued to work on his federation in Nanjing, and at the same time sent Chen Jiongming to Guangdong, intending to build a base camp of the revolutionary army there. ”

Lao Yuan's beard curled: "If Lao Tzu talks to him for two months, he will build Guangdong!" It's not so easy to kill him again! ”

Jiang Baili stood next to him and didn't speak, after all, he was not one of those old brothers in Yuan Shikai's circle, and some things were not easy to say. Mr. Li said: "Judging from the current situation, it seems that it is not possible not to talk to him. After Sadaoyi's statement came out, there were always some young people who demonstrated in the streets, demanding that we stop the war immediately. Yuan Gong, even if we don't consider the attitude of these people, we have to consider the British, if they don't provide us with assistance, we may not only be short of supplies. (To be continued......)