Chapter 125: The Wave of Britain (Five Watches for "Deep")
The Emperor of Japan, who became a prisoner of the Japanese Order, and members of the Japanese Cabinet were imprisoned in three battleships of the Japanese Third Fleet.
Although Emperor Meiji was imprisoned on the 105 ship, he did not see Fan Yize as he wished, and he was also imprisoned in a separate cabin closest to the power cabin, without windows, dark and damp, full of the smell of diesel and engine oil, dark and dark, and there was no light or hope in sight.
The rest of the cabinet members were no better, and the conditions in which they were held were not much better than those of Emperor Meiji.
Fan Yize deliberately let these prisoners swagger past the embassy area, and also deliberately told the world that the Japanese imperial family and cabinet have become his own prisoners.
This is to dispel the unrealistic illusions of certain countries.
The reason why he met William and Wilmington before was to clearly convey his will to the two countries, and he didn't want his original intentions to be misinterpreted, or the two countries did not detoxify clearly in the first place.
Therefore, in front of the two of them, it was very clear that the reason for the attack on Japan was the reason.
Whether it was to retaliate against the First Sino-Japanese War launched by Japan, Fan Yize wanted the outside world to understand this signal.
Although there has never been a previous Xinchou treaty, with the previous clear signal, Fan Yize believes that Britain and the United States will naturally understand.
That's right, Fan Yize has the intention of forcing the United States and Britain to intervene to help Japan.
This is not difficult to understand, and even Britain and the United States can turn to Russia.
Anyway, if Britain or the United States wanted to directly support Japan in the war, there was no other way than to use the navy.
It is impossible for the two countries to send their armies to Japan at the first time, they will only find a way to destroy their own navies, but with the strength of the two navies, as long as they reach the Far East, Fan Yize will not worry.
And even if, in order to balance themselves, the two countries turn to put aside European interests and support Russia, which was previously destined to live and die, when they do not see Japan's hope, Russia will not think that it will do anything in the short term.
It took a year to send a fleet from Europe to the Far East and arrive at the Navy under order.
Such a Russia, what is there to worry about.
If it were Britain, it was determined to send its main fleet to the Far East, which could arrive in three months at the earliest, and no more than five months at the latest.
Of course, this is because Britain has military ports along the way, and the speed of the journey will be much faster than that of the Russian Navy.
But even if the British fleet could reach the Far East in about three months, they would be waiting for the Red Alert Navy.
If there is such a possibility, Fan Yize will definitely not let go of the opportunity to completely annihilate the British Navy, once the British Navy is finished, it will not even need to do it himself, and the ambitious France and Germany will not let go of the British colonies around the world.
At that time, the global situation will inevitably be chaotic, and he will be in the middle of the fire.
It is a pity that Fan Yize knew very well that the British would not be so stupid, otherwise, the British would have sent a fleet long after the naval battle in the Java Sea.
Considering all aspects, Fan Yize was even ready for the all-out resistance of this world, but he also knew that it was almost impossible.
First of all, a Germany, which is now centered in Europe, can be exchanged at any time for the interests of the world, the interests of the Far East, let alone united with Britain.
Everything speaks with strength, without strength, nothing can be done.
Even if Fan Yize forces the whole world to be more than right with him, it is estimated that few countries dare to really participate in actual actions.
As Fan expected, when the cable telegraph communication capacity in the embassy district was restored, Wilmington immediately sent a long telegram to the country.
The content of the telegram not only gave a detailed explanation of what he had seen and heard, but also clearly transmitted Fan Yize's attitude back to China.
When I received the news, it was already a few hours later, and when the members of the British Prime Minister's Cabinet went to work, the news shocked the entire 10 Downing Street.
More than a year later, Prime Minister Balfour once again convened a plenary cabinet meeting because of Fan Yize.
Although Fan Yize's sudden attack on Japan did not directly cause damage to Britain, from a strategic point of view, the seriousness of the matter exceeded the extent of the last time when the Far East Fleet was completely destroyed.
Britain has always regarded Russia as an adversary in its struggle with it for interests in the Far East. The fundamental interest of the Anglo-Japanese alliance was that Britain was trying to prevent the expansion of Russian interests in the Far East by pretending to Japan, and at the same time to strike at the traditional alliance between Russia and France.
In the news sent back by Wilmington, it was clearly confirmed that the Russian Second Pacific Fleet was completely annihilated by the Japanese Combined Fleet, but the Japanese Combined Fleet was also completely wiped out by the fleet under Fan Yize.
From this point on, the British completely occupied the greatest strategic interests after the Russo-Japanese War, but without the Russian power in the Far East, they had an even more dangerous opponent than Fan Yize.
Previously, when Britain chose to continue to support Japan's war against Russia, it also fully considered the existence of Fan Yize.
If Japan can defeat Russia, then Britain will continue to increase its support for Japan, which will then be used as a counterweight to Fan Yize.
It was also based on this purpose that Britain also handed over a large amount of information related to Fan Yize to the Japanese Navy in advance.
It is hoped that the Japanese Navy will be vigilant, or let the Japanese Navy know that in the Far East, even if Japan defeats the Russians, there will be an even more dangerous opponent, Fan Yize.
This was to make Japan inseparable from Britain, and at the same time to strengthen the solidity of the alliance between the two sides.
The performance of the Russo-Japanese War in the first year made the British people very happy, and the unexpected combat effectiveness of the Japanese made the British very satisfied.
Even the British Prime Minister's Cabinet has made plans for a new round of support for Japan, and Britain will try to help Japan recover from the war as quickly as possible, for which Britain has made plans to include direct post-war loans of hundreds of millions of pounds.
As a result, all the good plans came to naught when this telegram arrived.
With Japan almost exhausted its national strength, even the emperor and the Japanese cabinet have become Fan Yize's prisoners, what can Japan do to resist Fan Yize's aggression?
The most worrying thing is that Fan Yize's troops have successfully landed on Kyushu Island and Tokyo, and Fan Yize's fleet has even become so powerful that even the British Royal Navy cannot defeat it.
This telegram can be said to be the greatest bad news ever received in Britain.