Chapter 224: The Worries of the British

"Let's go, go back to the embassy!" Closing the car door, Gwener, the British minister to the Chinese People's Army, ordered loudly! Although he had just come out of the office building of the People's Army and the Government Council, Gwener's trip was not for the sake of a conflict that was likely to break out between the Chinese and the Americans! In the eyes of Britain, both the United States and the Chinese People's Army entrenched in the Far East are rapidly rising new forces, and they all have the strength to threaten the British Empire's dominance in these regions.

"Sir, now that the Chinese have fulfilled their original promise, the order of 12 million pounds in advance has been signed, although it will take half a year to get the money, but I believe that the Chinese will not break their promise, and the remaining orders of more than 80 million pounds will also belong to the empire, is there anything unhappy about Sir at this time?" Thomas Hollis, the counselor of the embassy sitting next to him, looked at Gviner's frowning brows and a thoughtful expression, and asked with some puzzlement!

After listening to his words, Gwener glanced at him and couldn't help but smile! "Thomas, I'm not worried about the Chinese People's Army, since the treaty has been signed, then they won't go back, in addition, we are also keen to see the war between them and the Americans, and the British Empire will not spend too much experience on these things!"

"What are you, sir?"

"I'm worried about the war in Egypt that is about to start!" Gwener looked out the window at the busy Chinese and the various buildings that were rapidly being raised. Quite a little unthinkable said!

With the secret support of the Huo Jiajun, Muhammad Arabi was oppressed by the powerful British. With the support of Egypt's population of more than 20 million, his army has expanded from less than 100,000 at the beginning to more than 300,000 in just over a month! His crazy energy surprised the British who were willing to attack, and at the same time, the entire military operation was also delayed again and again, and more and more troops they needed to gather in Egypt!

As Counsellor of the Embassy. Thomas Hollis also knew some information about Egypt, but he didn't look down on the Egyptian farmers with rifles at all, even if they had a huge number of 300,000, but under the attack of the British army in Jīng, it would be difficult for them to stop the edge of the Empire's attack, so, in his opinion. There was no suspense that Britain would win the war and take back control of Egypt!

Compared with him, as a foreign minister, Gwener was able to get more information, and he thought more deeply than Thomas! Because of its close proximity to the Suez Canal, Egypt's position was beyond doubt. Any country aspiring to world domination wants to get its hands on this important route that controls Eurasian maritime communications! Thus, after the outbreak of the war against Britain in Egypt, Germany, France, the Russian Empire, and even second-rate powers such as Austria-Hungary, Italy, Spain, and the Ottoman Empire all showed interest in the Suez Canal, albeit under the deterrence of the mighty royal fleet. They did not dare to openly oppose the dominance of the Empire here! But all kinds of weapons and ammunition, even secret loan support, were never broken. These national rifles that appeared in Egypt speak volumes!

However, what puzzled the British was why under the strict blockade of the British navy, such a strategic heavy weapon as artillery also appeared in the hands of the Egyptian army! If it was only one or two, then there was no need to worry too much! However, according to the information obtained by the intelligence department, the number of these artillery pieces had exceeded 200! Moreover, a large part of them were brand new 75mm field guns! After receiving this information, Britain quickly revised its original war plan and dispatched more and more troops!

The British are not stupid, they quickly understood from the various information provided by the intelligence department that in the chaotic situation in Egypt, there is another powerful force that is providing arms and other weapons for the Egyptians! However, the number of people sent to Egypt by the Huo family army is not large, and there are not many people who know the cooperation plan between the two sides, so at this time the British have not suspected the Chinese people's army far away in East Asia and across the vast Indian Ocean from Egypt!

The carriage rolled forward and galloped briskly forward on the renovated road! Soon they came to a stop in front of a three-storey new-style building, which was less than two kilometers away from the office building of the People's Army and the Government Council, and after more than a month of continuous construction, there was no problem in moving in!

Although the decoration is not very luxurious because of the time, it is still very beautiful and generous with three floors and a white sè building full of baroque style!

Seeing the carriage driving into the courtyard in front of the building, Gwener couldn't help but let go of his worries about the situation in Egypt, after all, now he is only the minister of the British legation to the Chinese People's Army, he can't interfere with Egypt, instead of worrying about Egypt, it is better to think about how to fight for more benefits for the empire from the Chinese here!

"Sir, the French Minister, Mr. Batner, is here, and is waiting for you in the hall!" Just as Gwener had straightened his clothes and stepped out of the carriage, he had already heard a voice, and Owens, the military attache of the British Legation who was waiting outside the door, walked over at a hurry!

Hearing his words, Gwena was stunned, "French, what are they doing here?" asked Gwena in surprise!

If we look at the level of Europe, or even the whole world, for hundreds of years, France has always been on a par with Britain, and this number one military power on the European continent has always been the object of Britain's key precautions! In particular, after Britain supported Germany in defeating France in the Franco-Prussian War, Anglo-French relations have dropped to a freezing point, and in addition to the conflicts of interests between the two sides in Africa, the Far East, and other regions, the relations between Britain and France have never been good!

In particular, the current proximity of France to the Russian Empire has made the eyes of the entire British Empire widen their eyes! The combination of these two behemoths is really too great a threat to the British Empire in the Balkans and the Middle East, especially to the entire European continent! Of course, this is also the reason why Britain still chose Germany as its ally on the European continent when Germany's rise was already unstoppable after the Franco-Prussian War!

Of course, the intricate relations between these European countries have long been no secret in the international community! Moreover, after the Franco-Prussian War, the French, who were determined to take revenge, hated the Germans to the core, and in order to win over the strong and barbaric Russians, France did not hesitate to take out billions of francs in loans, and took advantage of the conflict between Russia and Austria-Hungary in the Balkans to set up a powerful threat to the Germans in the eastern part of the country! But it is not enough to do this, because the relationship between the British and the Germans is still in the honeymoon period, which makes the French always unable to put their minds at ease, the two sides have been fighting for hundreds of years, no one knows better than the French themselves how unscrupulous these Anglo-Saxons are, for hundreds of years, they have played the glorious isolation policy very well, and again and again disintegrated the opportunity for France to become the hegemon of Europe!

Therefore, if you want to defeat the Germans, you must first remove the threat of the British! Thinking of this, Butner got up from the sofa, a sincere smile appeared on his face, and stretched out his hands to give Gweiner who had just come over a warm hug! "Hehe, old friend, it's nice to meet you!"

Inadvertently frowned his brows, Gwener really couldn't stand the faint smell of fox on this Frenchman! But he was a veteran politician who had been in politics for more than ten years, so the moment the two sides let go of their arms, Gwener adjusted his mood!

"Minister Batna, why do you have time to come to me today, you can't usually invite me?" asked Gwener, jokingly.

"Hehe, I am here today mainly to exchange with Your Excellency your views on this Sino-US conflict?" Butner smiled and did not answer Gwyner's words, but changed his tone to the Sino-US conflict that has been making a lot of noise in the world!

"Oh, do you think there will be a war between them?"

"I think since the Chinese dare to force the Netherlands and Portugal to sign a treaty of defeat, plus their current army military strength is good, although the navy is weak, but it is indeed much better than the Americans, I think this war is inevitable, but I can't guess the specific military strategy of the Chinese!"

After listening to his words, a trace of yīn gloom flashed on Gviner's face, and he was now very sure that this fat man sitting opposite him must have said this deliberately, what is it to force the Netherlands and Portugal to sign a defeated treaty, does this implicit mean that the British are instigated by the military threat of the Chinese People's Army? Although this is the case, the French such implied behavior of revealing scars really makes Gwener's heart particularly uncomfortable! After all, he is the minister of the British legation to the Chinese People's Army!

However, Gwener also knows that it is an eventful time for England, and it is not the time to worry about these things with the French!

"Oh, are you so sure?"

"Of course, although there is no specific news, the Chinese have begun to assemble their warships at their Christmas Island naval base in the Pacific! In addition, their army has also begun to move constantly, although I don't know the specific number, but I think there should still be 100,000 people!" Batner said with certainty.

After the establishment of the Nanyang Military Region and the Pacific Military Region, the defense areas of each unit have changed, and many units have changed their defenses, plus now Nanyang is basically stable, and it is not participating in any secret military operations, so the movement between the various units of the Huojia Army has not been concealed, so during this time, the Nanyang islands can often see soldiers wearing the camouflage uniforms of the Huojia Army, moving back and forth, which of course gives the outside world a Huojia Army is ready to solve the problem with the Americans by force, because' Chinese Exclusion Act', and the image of the conflict caused by the tragedy in Stone Springs, California!