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"Your Excellency, the conditions put forward by the Chinese Empire are obviously more insincere than those put forward by the British Empire. The Kingdom of Iran was a protectorate belonging to the British Empire, but the Chinese Empire invaded the Kingdom of Iran, which was an invasion of the interests of the British Empire. However, taking into account the relations between our two countries, the British Empire decided to transfer the interests of the Kingdom of Iran to you.

In this naval battle, the British Empire lost more than 20 capital ships, and the total number of other cruisers and destroyers was as high as nearly 100. The losses of the British Empire were much greater than those of the Chinese Empire. Even if we want to compensate, it should be the Chinese Empire that compensates us. But the Chinese Empire wants to extort us a billion Chinese dollars in this way, which is too harsh.

The warships captured by the Chinese Empire originally belonged to the British Empire and were the main warships of the Royal Navy of the British Empire. This conflict between China and Britain is not a war. Therefore, those warships naturally did not belong to the trophies of the Imperial Chinese Navy. It stands to reason that these capital ships should be returned to the British Empire.

As for the captured soldiers, they were supposed to be treated as they deserved according to the Geneva Conventions. After the conflict ended, the Chinese Empire should have released them unconditionally. But now, the Chinese Empire is using these soldiers to extort money from us, which is against the spirit of humanitarianism.

The Straits Settlements and Burma colonies have long been part of the British Empire's sphere of influence. It was a colony that the British Empire acquired at great cost. If the Chinese Empire wants to take away these colonies easily, there is only one way, and that is to go to war with the British Empire! ”

Sir Zhu Erdian argued with the Imperial Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi with an angry face. Obviously, the conditions put forward by the Chinese Empire completely exceeded the expectations of the British. Albeit. Sir Jurdian thought that the conditions put forward by the British Foreign Office were somewhat unrealistic. However, compared with the conditions put forward by the Chinese side, they are simply insignificant. The Chinese Empire is clearly a lion's mouth, wanting to swallow the interests of the British Empire in one bite! Of these several conditions put forward by the Chinese Empire, except for the first one, the rest of the British Empire were difficult to accept.

"Your Excellency, Ambassador. The reason why the Chinese Empire put forward these conditions was naturally well-founded. The first condition is that King Ahmad Shah is the king of the Kingdom of Iran, and he represents the interests of the Kingdom of Iran. He decided to make the Kingdom of Iran a vassal state of the empire. Others, naturally, have no right to object. The second condition is that neither this conflict nor war was provoked by the Chinese Empire. Since the British Empire has provoked this conflict, you must be prepared to pay a heavy price. Those ships you lost. You all deserve it. And the Chinese Empire, in order to protect our legitimate interests, has to fight with you. Therefore, we naturally want you to compensate for our losses. The third condition is that those warships captured by us have all raised the white flag and surrendered to us, and we naturally have the right to dispose of these warships. Even if these ships were once British warships. However, at the moment when they raised the white flag. They have nothing to do with Britain. The fourth condition was the tens of thousands of British naval officers and men who were captured. The empire had to heal them, and at the same time provide them with food, water, medicine, etc., all of which cost money. If the British Empire wanted to bring them back home, it was always the right to pay for these supplies. As for the fifth condition, the British Empire initiated this conflict. However, in the end, we were defeated. Shouldn't the British Empire make reparations for this? The Straits Settlements and Burma colonies were used to compensate the Chinese Empire for its losses. Imperial Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi said confidently. Anyway, this time in the middle of the war. The Chinese Empire was on the winning side. It was only natural for the victors to demand war reparations and land from the vanquished. Haven't all the wars that have occurred since ancient times been like this?

Of course, there was no war declared between the Chinese Empire and Great Britain, and it seems that it cannot be called a war. However, the two sides mobilized more than 100,000 troops and dispatched hundreds of warships. Such a large-scale armed conflict is naturally no different from war.

Sir Zhu Erdian was trembling with anger, and his heart was full of anger in the face of the toughness of the Chinese Empire. But at the same time, there is also some helplessness. Who let the British Empire lose this war? In particular, the failure of the Royal Navy's expeditionary fleet deprived the British Empire of its bargaining capital with the Chinese Empire. If the Chinese Empire wants to expand the war, the British Empire's colonies in Asia and Australia will probably not be able to be saved.

To sum it up, that is, the British Empire naturally lost on the battlefield, so it should not think of other means to protect its interests. Since the Chinese Empire has won the war. Then, with the greedy character of the Chinese Empire, if you don't bite off a piece of meat from the British, this time the matter will not be over. Of course, the Chinese Empire did not want to expand the scale of the war. However, the British Empire was less reluctant than the Chinese Empire to expand the scale of the war. Otherwise, the British Empire would inevitably weaken from a first-class power to a second-rate country.

"Your Excellency the Foreign Minister, is this the last condition of the Chinese Empire?" Sir Jurdian took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart. He knew that if such a condition was met, the British government would never agree to it. Otherwise, the angry British people will inevitably overthrow the cabinet. Those cabinet ministers who have finally come to power to form a cabinet will naturally not lose their future.

"Yes, Your Excellency, Ambassador. This is a request made by His Majesty the Emperor. We solemnly hope that the British Empire will think about it. After all, if this conflict can be resolved in a peaceful way, that is undoubtedly what we want to see. Of course, if the British Empire rejects the Empire's goodwill, then we have no choice. At that time, we will probably be able to fight for the interests of the empire in other ways. Tang Shaoyi said with a smile. But the threat in his words was clearly felt by Sir Jurdian.

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, can I understand your words as a threat to the British Empire?" Sir Jurdian said coldly.

"Nope. No, it's definitely not a threat. It's just a kind reminder. Tang Shaoyi shook his head again and again.

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, the British Empire has been able to stand for hundreds of years in the world. For hundreds of years, we have been the world hegemon. It would be unrealistic for the Chinese Empire to truly defeat the British Empire. Aren't you afraid of fighting with us to lose both sides and let other countries pick up the bargain? Sir Jurden continued.

"Of course. It is precisely because of these concerns that we want to resolve the crisis by peaceful means. Otherwise, the Empire's armies would have already begun to attack. His Excellency the Ambassador should have been clear that after the victory of the Imperial Navy in the naval battle. The entire Indian Ocean, as well as the western and southwestern Pacific Oceans, was already under the control of the Imperial Navy. If the Empire were to attack at this time, would the British Empire be able to withstand it? With the remaining old warships of the Royal Navy of the British Empire, I am afraid that it will not be able to confront the Chinese Empire at all. Therefore, at this point, the British Empire should have seen the sincerity of the Chinese Empire. Tang Shaoyi said.

"If the Chinese Empire had attacked at that time. There will be an all-out war with the British Empire. Even, will cause a world war. The Chinese Empire also had to think carefully about such consequences. Sir Jurdian retorted.

Tang Shaoyi nodded: "The empire does have concerns about this. However, if the Empire's demands are not met, the Empire will not hesitate to start even a war. Your Excellency the Ambassador has been in China for so many years, and he must be well aware of the war potential of the Empire. Once such a war broke out, the Chinese Empire would not be able to achieve a final victory. But there is absolutely no problem with staying unbeaten. And can the current British Empire still be able to support such a war? Fear. The war was not over before the British Empire collapsed. ”

Sir Jurdian's face was pale and silent. He knew that what Tang Shaoyi said was true. The current British Empire is indeed very weak, and it cannot be compared with a few decades ago. Therefore, this is the reason why the Chinese Empire unscrupulously blackmailed the British Empire.

"Your Excellency, Ambassador. We hope that Your Excellency will communicate our proposed conditions to the British Cabinet. After all, no one wants to go that far. Tang Shaoyi continued.

Eventually, Sir Zhu Erdian walked out of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Chinese Empire in despair. The attitude of the Chinese Empire was tough and the conditions were harsh. He deeply felt that the British Empire was no longer the hegemon of the world.

Just as China and Britain began to make contact, in order to put enough pressure on the British, the military operations of the Chinese Empire also began.

The Imperial Army dispatched two army groups and marched towards the Burmese colonies and the Straits Settlements. An army group entered the border between the imperial province of Choi Wan and Burma, posing as if it could attack at any moment. Another army group directly threatened the Straits Settlements from the East Indies.

At the same time, the main forces of the Imperial Navy also moved north from Batavia and assembled at the exit east of the Strait of Malacca, putting great pressure on the Straits Settlements.

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