"If Sir Fisher has nothing else to say, I think our closed-door meeting will be over, and ten minutes I think should be enough." After saying that, Liu Buyun sat on the chair like an old monk and waited for Fisher's answer, this is a critical moment, and the other party can not see his weakness, otherwise, the future negotiations will be difficult, at this time Liu Buyun remembered the most difficult moment of the Beiyang Fleet in the naval battle of Qunshan Bay in the First Sino-Japanese War, Liu Buyun led the old Beiyang Fleet and the main force of the Japanese Combined Fleet to collide head-on, that was the curtain call battle of the Beiyang, although tragic, although the losses were heavy, but they persevered, and now, Although it is not a battlefield of swords and blood, Liu Buyun knows that he must not lose at this time, he will say ten minutes for ten minutes, and he will never stay when it is time to leave!

The people who have gone through all the bloody battles themselves have an indissolvable killing aura! Especially when he decides to do something, this murderous aura will involuntarily emanate, Liu Buyun seems to sit casually, his eyes are just wandering on the large-scale map, but in Fisher's opinion, the former de facto admiral of the Beiyang Fleet, and the current commander of the Beiyang Battlefleet should be planning something. Staring at the sea and land of the South Seas made Fisher feel a kind of palpitation. Fisher is a civilian official, he has not experienced war, and a soldier who has not been trained on the battlefield is not a qualified soldier, if it were Jericho or Scher, he would have adapted to this environment, but Fisher could not.

Churchill once commented on Jericho, saying that Jericho, who was the commander of the Grand Fleet, was the only person in the world who could lose a war in one afternoon. Jericho is conservative for a reason, he's not Betty, he's not Thomas. Betty or Thomas's fleet is finished. The British Empire is still the British Empire, but if the Grand Fleet has a major loss, the consequences will be unimaginable, and Fisher at this time feels the feeling of a later Jericho in advance!

Depressed and hesitant! Even with a hint of fear! He didn't know why Liu Buyun dared to say such a thing, but he had absolutely no authorization from the government to decide to be in a hostile relationship with a country! The last sentence can be said, but it is bluffing! The British government has not yet made a decision, and Fisher dares to overstep his bounds? Facing Liu Buchan's offensive. Fisher was very depressed, he was the Admiral of the British Empire, and the other side was a lieutenant admiral of a weak country. This asymmetry of status itself aggravated the depression in Fisher's heart, but depression is depression, and business still has to be discussed!

"This is not an outcome that we want to see, and the two countries are at opposite ends of the Eurasian continent. It could have been all right. There is no need for us to spoil relations between the two countries for these things, Russia has made us allies, and we must take refuge, especially after His Majesty Nicholas II made the decision to form an alliance. Southeast Asia has our interests, and we must also ensure it, and of course this guarantee should not be a verbal commitment of your country, nor should it be a provision on paper, because these things can be torn apart, and we need real guarantees. "7 minutes later. Fisher said in a deep voice.

"Together, we can look to the future of Southeast Asia." Liu Buyun said a few steps in front of the oversized map of the World Realm, and then picked up a pen and pointed: "The Dutch colonies of Kalimantan and Sulawesi must be included in the scope of Huaxia's power. As for the island of Java, it is bounded by Semarang, and the area to the east will be our territory. The Maluku Islands and the province of Papua are also on our radar. ”

"Part of Kalimantan is part of the territory of the British Empire. It's called Sarawak. Regarding Liu Buyun's words, Fisher didn't show much hostility! This is simply unimaginable in the eyes of outsiders, and the two sides almost collapsed just now, but now, the two sides can actually reach a general consensus!

This point has long been expected by Xu Jie, because Xu Jie knows what Britain values most! What the British value most is actually economic interests and the safety of navigation at sea! Fisher repeatedly stressed that China must use practical means to ensure the security of Britain and France in Southeast Asia. Ordinary people don't understand, but Xu Jie understands, that is, the Huaxia Navy must not cross the Strait of Malacca! This is a red line that the British will never give up! Most of the important straits and the lifeblood of maritime communication in the world must be in the hands of the British Empire!

This is the case with the Strait of Gibraltar, which even in 2013 was firmly in the hands of the British. The same is true of the Suez Canal, for which Britain, which has become the empire of the sunset, is also fighting a big war with the Egyptians. Singapore is still like this, it was built as the first element of the Far East, although this fortress was not defended under the attack of the Japanese army general Yamashita Fumimi in World War II, but these are enough to see how much the British are interested in these sea points!

Now Huaxia has shown enough sincerity not to attack Sumatra, that is, it can ensure that the entire Strait of Malacca is under the control of the British, and leaving part of the territory of Java Island to the Dutch is also a face for them, as for why not to take part of the territory of New Guinea, Xu Jie also took into account the thoughts of the British, after all, if it goes further, it will be close to Australia. Xu Jie deliberately left a considerable transition zone from both the east and west. At the same time, the territory that is too vast for China to eat for a while, don't forget, these are archipelagos, separated by a vast sea! In this way, if the British are no longer satisfied, there is no need to talk about it.

Fisher also knew this, so he was quite satisfied with this division of potential forces. However, there is still some dissatisfaction with China's insistence on intervening in Java, for the simple reason that Java is the most populous and developed island in the whole of Indonesia, accounting for more than half of the entire colony. Many of them were inhabited by Chinese, and Chinese merchants were a powerful force not only in the Dutch colonies, but throughout Southeast Asia. If this is united, the entire economy of Southeast Asia will probably fall into the hands of China.

"Huaxia acquired more than half of the Dutch East Indies colonies through World War I, so there is no need to show too much concern for the island of Java, right? Whether it's Kalimantan, Sulawesi, or the Maluku Islands, there are enough air forces for your country to use. We must be mindful of the international reaction, which morally means that some countries will express opposition or dissatisfaction, which will affect the reputation of your country. Fisher thought for a moment and said.

"Some countries are not satisfied? As representatives of the British Empire, you and I are discussing the fate of a small country that is at a loss for what is happening, when did the French pay attention to the affairs of the Far East? The Germans were too much for him to deal with, Germany and Austria-Hungary were focused on Europe, and Italy was an ally of China. Russia is our enemy, and there is no need to think about what they think. As for the Americans? I am hiding in North America to develop myself, so tell me, what other countries in the world will express dissatisfaction? Or will their dissatisfaction affect our interactions? Liu Buyun said with a smile.

Two big countries decided the fate of a small country without being known to outsiders, although it seems to be very ridiculous, but this is the case in the world. Liu Buyun's words are to tell Fisher, in fact, Britain and China are the same, Huaxia wants to seize the territory of the Dutch, and the British have sacrificed the Dutch for their own interests, it is conceivable that once the agreement is reached, the British will not only continue to strengthen the strength of the Dutch, but will even help Huaxia to take Kalimantan and Sulawesi as soon as possible, the reason is very simple, Britain needs to end the war in the Far East in the shortest possible time and then let the Russians prepare for the future European war!

"Is this the condition and reward of the Huaxia Republic? Personally, I'm quite satisfied. Of course, this satisfaction is only limited to the southern route, what about the northern route? The Russians made us allies. Fisher asked.

"Huaxia just wants to turn Lake Baikal into its own inner lake, that's all, we won't push too much, after all, it's a wasteland. Russia is too big, and the population is too small. They don't have the strength to develop it, so they might as well leave it to us. By the way, there is one more thing, if after the war, the Russians are willing to maintain closer relations with our country, we can consider providing Russia with some help within our capacity during the war, and even restoring a trans-Eurasian railway for this purpose is not impossible, of course, in that section of Russia, the Russians need to build. Liu Buyun pretended to be contemplative.

"What is Huaxia's reason for doing this? China can tolerate equal division of Southeast Asia with the British Empire, but it will never coexist peacefully with the Russians, you know, although it is a closed-door meeting, but every word said will be the cornerstone of future negotiations between the two sides. What Your Excellency said makes me unable to believe that the Russians are your enemies and the Germans are your friends, and in the event of a war, how can we believe that you will help the enemy to fight your friends? Fisher said with some hesitation.

"We are just doing legitimate trade, China is a neutral country, and will never take sides, whether it is the British Empire or the German Empire, there is no legal problem, as for the enemy? Aren't Britain and Russia still hostile today? And you, the Admiral of the British Empire, have already begun to plot for the Russians. Liu Buyun is very relaxed now, because he knows that this negotiation has been very successful, and if nothing else, the future problems between the two countries on the Far East will be based on this!

"Let's let the army talk about the land problem, we are the navy, to be precise, the direction we want to talk about is only Southeast Asia, as for the north of the continent is too far away from us." Fisher may have felt that he had said too much today, so he made an excuse to end this difficult closed-door meeting.

"Okay, a toast to us to open a new era." Liu Buyun saw that Fisher was reluctant to continue talking, and at the same time, he also knew that the person who could really make the decision was not himself or Fisher, so it was also a good idea to end the meeting like this when he had an advantage. In that case, let's end it first! With this in mind, Fisher picked up a bottle of gin on the table and poured a glass for Fisher and himself, and then said. (To be continued......)