Chapter 357: Franco-Russian Intervention Returns Liao
At the special meeting of Tsarist Russia on the Far East, the Russian Minister of Finance Witte was furious, and this war, which was carefully planned by the late Tsar Alexander III, instigated Japan to send troops to occupy the Manchu Qing Dynasty in the Far East, and finally turned into a farce of making wedding dresses for others!
In reality, the Japanese not only burned the flames of war to the territory of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which was not allowed by Tsarist Russia, but in the end, the peace conditions put forward by the Japanese actually included a clause for the cession of the Liaodong Peninsula. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoThese out-of-control situations made the new successor to the throne Nicholas II very angry, but this was not the end of these out-of-control situations, and the Manchu Qing, who was bent on competing with the Great Song Dynasty for the orthodox title of China, agreed to the conditions offered by the Japanese like a lion in line with the principle of "peace must be settled first".
And what made Chancellor of the Exchequer Witte jump on the table at this meeting was that the Japanese turned around and sold the Liaodong Peninsula, which had just arrived and had not yet been hot, to the Great Song Empire for 1,000 taels of silver!
It was the persistent pursuit of Tsarist Russia to obtain an ice-free port in the Far East, and now this peninsula with a natural ice-free port was given to the Great Song Empire that suddenly intervened in the affairs of the Far East by those Oriental dwarves! Alexander III, who was still alive, was terrified that when he heard the news, he would lift the coffin board and beat people.
"Unforgivable! Those Great Song people stole the benefits that originally belonged to us! The Liaodong Peninsula belongs to us! We must take it back! The Tsarist Chancellor of the Exchequer shouted irritably at the meeting.
"Your Excellency, according to the diplomats who had been involved in the negotiations at Shimonoseki, the fleet of the Royal Navy of the Great Song Dynasty had arrived in the Far East, and one of their super-battleships had even destroyed the Japanese battery group in a confrontation with the heavy guns of the shore defense. It is very difficult for us to take back the Liaodong Peninsula from the Great Song people by military means. The Foreign Secretary reminded the irascible Chancellor of the Exchequer that he was the only one in the room who understood.
"Humph! Those are all tricks of the Great Song Dynasty people to confuse people! The day before their battleship arrived at Maguan, there had already been a riot/chaos in Maguan caused by the assassination of the Great Song negotiating delegation, do you think this is a coincidence? The Minister of the Admiralty of Tsarist Russia also expressed his opinion.
"Of course, it was an elaborate conspiracy, and wasn't their purpose to find an excuse to bombard Maguan and force the Japanese to compromise? Unfortunately, with the assistance of the powerful Royal Navy of the Great Song Empire, their plot was easily realized. The Foreign Secretary said.
"Humph! Yes, but there is no such thing as a powerful navy! Those despicable and cunning Great Song people just took advantage of the riots/chaos to plant a large amount of explosives in the forts and urban areas in advance, and made the illusion of naval artillery destruction. Hum! This is just a trick like magic, no fleet commander would be stupid enough to directly bombard with naval guns and shore defense heavy artillery, let alone just a warship! It's common sense! The Secretary of the Admiralty said.
"But our diplomats did hear the sound of shells flying in the air..... "The Foreign Secretary tried to persuade the Admiral to pay attention to the Royal Song Navy fleet that appeared in the Far Eastern Seas.
"Well, whether their fleet has already arrived in the Far East or not, we have to let them withdraw from the Liaodong Peninsula! In the Far East, there is only an ice-free port suitable for us, and the Liaodong Peninsula belongs to us! Chancellor of the Exchequer Witte interrupted the Foreign Secretary.
"Well, the French are willing to follow in our footsteps on the Liaodong Peninsula, after all, they need us to pin down the German Empire that has defeated them on the Eastern Front. But the Germans have changed their previous promise to keep pace with us, even if they will have to pay the price of not being able to keep peace on our Russian-German border. The Foreign Secretary reported on the results of his recent work.
"As long as the French follow us, can the Great Song Empire that came out of nowhere be able to resist the military pressure from Russia and France? We are not a third-rate country like Japan that shouts every day to "break away from Asia and join Europe", we are a military power in Europe! The Admiralty Chancellor swore an oath.
A few days after the conclusion of the special meeting of Tsarist Russia on the Far East, Tian Buzi received diplomatic notes from Tsarist Russia and France. The content is roughly as follows: Tsarist Russia and France hoped that the Great Song Empire would not permanently occupy the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and if the Great Song Empire insisted on the above-mentioned acts of aggression, Russia and France would take joint military action against the Great Song Dynasty on land and at sea.
"Tian, the Russians can't sit still, it looks like the contradictions between you are going to intensify further, we have made all possible diplomatic efforts, but we still can't stop the damned Russians from reaching out to the Far East." Ogna had a helpless look on my face.
Hmph, you're trying to get the Russians to hurry up, you're all gloating at the celebration feast, and you're dressing me. Seeing the joy that couldn't be concealed by the clumsy acting skills on Ogner's face, Tian Buzi complained in his heart.
"Aggression? These uneducated Russians, who regard our return to our homeland as aggression, is the most ridiculous joke I've heard in recent years. The most interesting thing is that the French actually copied the wording of this group of uneducated crude people in a diplomatic note. My God! Could it be that messing around with fools for too long will lower your IQ? Tian Buzi shook the diplomatic note in his hand and mocked.
"Tian, you don't have to worry too much about the French following the trend, they probably can't afford to come to the Far East to carry out military operations. It's just that Tsarist Russia chose to suddenly attack when you haven't decided on the sea supply point, are you really okay? Ogner asked.
"A supply point at sea? Are you talking about the military operation of our fleet to West Borneo? No, no, this has nothing to do with sea supply points. It was really a punitive military operation against the Dutch to purge the Chinese. Tian Buzi said.
"Well, since you've said so, so be it. However, at this time, are you really okay with spreading your forces? Need a little help from us over there in West Borneo? In order to allow the fleet to return to the Far East more quickly. Ogner asked.
I'm rubbing, it's not a good bird, it's because I'm afraid that we won't fight big enough with Maozi, and we won't fight well enough, right? It's hard for Niu Niu to ask if people need help cleaning the backyard, in order to add blockage to Tsarist Russia, you are also enough! Tian Buzi saw through Ogner's calculation at a glance.
"Alright, Mr. Minister, you don't have to worry that the conflict between us and Tsarist Russia will be resolved soon. In fact, they have encroached on a large amount of Chinese land, and the knot between us and them is not so easy to untie, and the territorial problem can only be solved by guns and artillery. Tian Buzi said to Ogna.
"Actually, I have to remind you that, according to the latest information I have, once you start a war with Tsarist Russia, there will be a large decrease in the number of merchant ships going here from Tianjin, because Tsarist Russia and the Manchus have reached a tacit understanding, and you may be restricted in terms of materials in the future." Ogna said.
The Manchu people are going to unite with the foreigners to suppress the Han people again? Cut, this is nothing new, can you stop people from dying? Tian Buzi is no stranger to this kind of defeat in the stinky chess basket of Lord Man.