No one knows what Liu Buyun and Fisher are talking about. The vast majority of people in Portsmouth see the visit of the Chinese fleet to England as something to celebrate. Although the top leaders of the two sides have been secretly fighting several times, for the vast majority of middle-level officers, the relationship between the two sides is still at the best level in history, and two of the seven warships in the Huaxia fleet were built in Britain. For most of the Chinese and British sailors, the night was very pleasant. But under the sea of joy, there are people who are still running for the fate of their country, and this person is Jericho.

"Thomas let's go, let's go say hello to General Lin Yongsheng." Jericho picked up the wine glass in his hand and said to Thomas next to him. "Why is it not General Deng Shichang? In terms of personal relations, the relationship between General Deng and Premier Xu Jie should be more intimate, and they can also rank third or fourth in the Chinese naval system. Thomas asked, thinking for a moment.

"General Deng doesn't care about politics, he is a real soldier, although General Lin is relatively low-key, but he is thoughtful, whether it is military or strategy, his attainments are very high, I think he will understand what we mean." Jericho said and walked up first, while Thomas shrugged his shoulders helplessly and followed.

Jericho was very impatient, after the courtesy greeting, Jericho asked if he could find a secluded corner to catch up with the past, which made Lin Yongsheng very surprised, but think about it, he really has no reason to refuse, when he was in the Sino-Japanese War, the logistics supply of his Guiyuan-class battleship was coordinated by this British officer, and Lin Yongsheng attached great importance to friendship. So at this time, it makes sense to reminisce about the old Lala's family or something.

"Although there have been too many unfriendly things between the two countries recently, I personally think so. The British Empire and the Republic of China are still friends, and there are various complementary interests between the two countries, and I believe me, in the future, the British Empire is more suitable as a friend of China. Although the German Empire could help China at this stage, in the future, the conflict between the two sides was sooner or later. Jericho poured Lin Yongsheng a glass of brandy and said slowly.

"We are soldiers. Don't talk about politics. What's more, both Britain and Germany are on the other side of the Eurasian continent, while China is in the far Far East. They won't pose much of a threat to Huaxia, and if there is no threat, we can make friends. Lin Yongsheng frowned, took a sip of the wine in the cup, and said.

"It's normal for soldiers to understand politics. But if you don't understand strategy, you can't do it. Napoleon, the French Great, once said that a soldier who does not want to be a marshal is not a good soldier. Since a soldier needs to look at the big picture, what about being a general? Shouldn't Your Excellency look at the entire world from a strategic perspective? Jericho smiled and continued.

"Listen, today we are just chatting, out of this house, I will forget everything." Looking at Jericho's stubborn insistence in front of him, Lin Yongsheng could only accept the reality and at least let the other party finish his words first.

"The British Empire was only a sea power. All that is planned is the security of sea lines of communication and trade, and we do not have much need for territory. Although the colonies of the British Empire were under the sun every moment. But a significant number of these places are Dominions, such as Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. At this point, Jericho was also a little ashamed of how thick his face was. But he paused and continued.

"But Germany is different, the German Empire is a land power, look at the history of the rise of Germany, the first chancellor of the German Empire, Bismarck, fought three dynastic wars in the process of unification, obtained part of the territory of Denmark and France, and completely expelled Austrian influence from Germany. You hate the Russians because your two countries will not share the hegemony of the Far East. After this war, the hegemony of the Far East will be yours. But then what? Will a Germany that wants to fight for territory under the sun be your ally? Jericho asked.

"But the two sides are far apart." Lin Yongsheng said quietly.

"Well, that's right, it's not close, but you've already started to deploy in the Middle East, for example, the Qajar dynasty and the Ottoman Empire, if you sell weapons to the Turkish empire to fight the Russians, then supporting the Qajar dynasty is not just a Russian can explain, right? You are trying to expand your influence in the Qajar dynasty, not just in business. Jericho said with a smile.

"I don't know what Mr. Lu Daoxu thinks, in the case that the overall situation of the Far East has not yet been determined, you are impatient to consider the cloth in the Middle East, I don't understand the reason, but this is also the case, sooner or later you will turn the Germans to fall out, after the defeat of the Russians, the Middle East will be the world of the Germans and the Ottoman Empire. You are not destined to be popular. Jericho finished speaking, and quietly watched Lin Yongsheng's reaction. But the other party's reaction was very calm, which made him a little disappointed, and after seeing it, Lin Yongsheng had very limited knowledge of some non-naval things.

As for why Xu Jie has to be in a hurry to lay out in the Middle East, in fact, any country that has studied geography and history will understand why! Middle East! The oil depot in the world is more than the whole of China in a place called Kuwait! In the future, Saudi Arabia's oil reserves accounted for a quarter of the world's oil reserves, and Iraq, Iran and Kuwait together were about 3 percent, not counting the UAE! The most indispensable point of the pillar of hegemony of US imperialism is the oil tyrants in the Middle East, and controlling the oil tyrants in the Middle East is equivalent to controlling the energy of the world. Otherwise, the US imperialists would not have fought Iraq twice, let alone tried to deal with Iran! Oil is the blood of industry, Xu Jie 0, as a traverser, of course, must be attentive here, if there are conditions, he must intervene, and if he does not have the conditions to create conditions, he must also intervene!

Originally, Xu Jie planned to intervene in the Arabian Peninsula, but the relationship between the Hejaz and the Turkish Empire here was tense, and the two sides continued to fight, and more importantly, the oil fields here have not yet been discovered, and it is even more difficult to exploit. You must know that Saudi Arabia in later generations is a flowless country, which means that there is no river in the whole country that has water in all seasons! Although there is a treasure under the knowledge of the road, it can't be mined, and it is also a dry stare.

On Xu Jie's plane, when the entire 2nd World War broke out, there were only two real oil-producing countries in the Middle East, one was Iraq and the other was the Qajar Dynasty, but Iraq is now the territory of the Ottomans, so Xu Jie could only choose the Qajar Dynasty, and the Qajar Dynasty, which is next to the two giant beasts of Tsarist Russia and the Ottomans, is actually Alexander! Not to mention that there is also a colony of the British Empire next to it. And now the master of the Iranian plateau, the Qajar Dynasty, is also in great need of outside support, although Huaxia is still very weak, but give something casually, it is also something that the Qajar Dynasty regards as a treasure! Xu Jie needed oil from the Qajar dynasty, which in turn needed arms and diplomatic support from Huaxia.

Of course, Xu Jie didn't tell too many people about all this, at least Lin Yongsheng didn't know the details. But this does not prevent Lin Yongsheng from seeing a hint from this, China's eyes are not only limited to the Far East, the distant Middle East is still one of China's goals! And the Qajar dynasty may really be as Jericho said, and it has indeed fallen into Xu Jie's calculations. However, this is not something that he can decide as a naval officer, so he decided to only bring his ears, and then memorize these words, and then convey them to Xu Jie when he returns. That's all!

In the face of this silent audience, Thomas was already a little impatient, and one hand kept rubbing on the wine glass. The other hand is a little uncomfortable. But Jericho was very satisfied, because judging from the other party's performance, he knew that the other party had understood his words. As for not responding, Jericho thinks that this is normal, although Lin Yongsheng is an important member of the Huaxia Navy, but he has limited rights in the entire national political system, and he has no right to say anything. Of course, it doesn't necessarily work for him to say it, Jericho just asks him to be a microphone. Of course, when paraphrasing, it would be better if Lin Yongsheng could lean towards the British Empire.

"Mr. Jericho, we are all soldiers, politics is not something we need to overdo it, from a military point of view, I see the problem very simply, that is, if two countries want to get along amicably, in addition to the most basic relationship of interests, they must also be expressed in all aspects, but since last year, what we have seen is only restriction and suppression, so I think when we talk about friendship at the reception, do we do something practical?" Lin Yongsheng said slowly while shaking the wine glass in his hand.

"The British Empire was a good counterbalance, and when Napoleon rose, the British supported Spain and Russia against it, and when the Russians tried to get their hands on the Mediterranean, Britain and France fought the Russians in the Black Sea. And when Napoleon III became stronger, Britain secretly supported Germany to unify Germany. Later, it was to support China against Russia, and now it is preparing to return to help Russia against Germany after the Russians abandon the Far East. From a country's point of view, there is nothing wrong with achieving the interests of the country through checks and balances, and it is indeed in line with the characteristics of British businessmen. Lin Yongsheng continued. But please keep in mind that not every checks and balances can achieve the best results, Huaxia has its own core interests, we can talk about a lot of things under the condition of ensuring core interests, I can personally accept Your Excellency's goodwill, but whether my country will agree with what Your Excellency said, that is another matter, we need your country to show enough sincerity. ”

"As General Lin said, we are all soldiers, and soldiers do not interfere in politics." Jerry Co paused and said, "We are just discussing the possible directions for the future, and at the same time expressing the friendship of the Royal Navy to your country." I think that this evening Sir Fischer should also express the goodwill of the British Empire to General Liu Buyun of your country. Maybe the unpleasantness of the previous period will soon be over, and we toast to a better future. With that, Jericho picked up the cup.

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