Chapter 504 Capture 1

April 5, 1913.

Standing on the back deck of the Anhai, Gu Weijun looked at his watch. In four days, he could reach Bueraventura, the largest seaport in the Pacific Ocean, and then turn to Bogota from there. He should be able to arrive before the 12th.

This is a critical time, because on the same day, the U.S. Congress will vote to send more troops to the Panama Canal to strengthen the protection of this Grand Canal, which is vital to the United States. According to domestic news in the United States, although the tor and turning Grand Canal has been opened, the United States is still worried, so this bill passed. It may be more than 90%.

In order to seize this time, the Admiralty specially mobilized this fast light cruiser to help its party. It is said that if it hadn't been for that place, the navy would have planned to send battleships.

Thinking of this, Gu Weijun turned his head and couldn't help laughing proudly when he saw the gun barrel behind him. In just 15 years, the country has grown to such a point. He often talks about battleships, which really makes the Chinese people excited and long-faced.

And these were brought by the emperor who was inspecting the whole country. If it hadn't been for his quick knife, the braid behind his head would have bound the nation for how many years!

In the distance is the third Qinshan-class large-scale rapid support ship that has just been launched by the empire. Although he doesn't know much about the navy, according to his classmates who work in the naval department, the status of this kind of warship in the navy is very important. It is the new warship that the emperor proposed to build and buy, because the empire's sea is vast. There are a wide range of interests all over the world. The navy often needs to arrange some long-distance patrols, but many warships in the navy can't run so far, so they need this kind of fast warship that can provide maritime support and supplies.

When it came out this time, the Yushan showed its power. It not only brought 4,000 tons of oil, but also brought enough shells and equipment. The most important thing was that it was also stuffed into a marine company with 300 elite soldiers.

These soldiers were just in case, because the news of the United States' sudden big move in Panama had spread, and the local situation began to be chaotic, so they took them with them.

Thinking of South America and this diplomatic mission, he, a top student of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who has studied at Columbia University for several years and studied at Yanjing University for two years, can't help but have a headache.

The emperor and the Prime Minister's decision to pull Colombia is not simple. Nowadays, the U.S.-funded political parties are constantly inciting the people not to confront the United States, and the influence and control of Colombia's political axe are too small, which is really difficult.

Looking at the sailors and marines on the deck of the Hiyama, he frowned and heard someone shouting behind him.

"Wei Jun, why don't you have a good rest in the cabin?"

Turning his head, Gu Weijun saw an old man in a traditional gown and said with a smile, "Isn't the weather good? The cabin is too stuffy, so I came to the deck to blow the wind. Lord Wu, please take care of yourself. The sea breeze is comfortable, but it's uncomfortable to blow out of illness."

"Ha ha, Wei Jun, you don't have to worry. I'm old, but I also trained myself to run around in the early years. If I hadn't lived in England for a long time, I would have been able to dance a few times to kill the enemy." Wu Tingfang laughed and walked to Gu Weijun. Not long ago, he resigned from the position of British ambassador and returned to China. Originally, he thought that he would be idle to study at home in his life, but he didn't expect to be urgently sent out for business. On the contrary, he was in a good mood.

"Lord Wu, guns are popular now. I'm afraid the big knife won't work." Gu Weijun said with a smile.

"So!" Wu Tingfang was funny. She stretched out and sighed and said playfully, "I don't want to enter the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Do you rely on your mouth to make a living?"

"Haha."

The laughter of the old and the young made the sailors around them a little strange. They thought that the two members of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs they escorted were not used to this long life at sea.

Wu Tingfang didn't notice the sailors beside her. She walked to Gu Weijun, held the railing and looked at the Wushan not far away and asked with a smile, "You just saw Weijun. Are you thinking about Colombia?"

"Hehe, I really can't hide it from my lord. I was really thinking about it just now." Gu Weijun nodded and stood side by side, "I don't know where to start after thinking about it."

"Think about it more." Seeing the young Gu Weijun, Wu Tingfang couldn't help but feel a little old and sighed, "I have also assisted two generations of emperors, but I didn't expect this day to turn over so thoroughly. The emperor was young, worked hard to govern, and deeply the essence of the West, to get rid of the bad and melted my Chinese nature. Only then did I win this huge country and mountain, and I can still govern it. It's just organized, which is really a thing that has never been seen before.

"Now that you have young people who think a lot, my generation can really close their eyes."

"Your excellency is joking. Although Wei Jun has read more books, compared with your half-life diplomatic career, you have seen countless visions and experiences, which are really not worth talking about." Gu Weijun quickly bowed his hand. In fact, he was sincere. If it hadn't been for Wu Tingfang and other old people who chose to stay after the founding of the country and assisted them together, Xinhua would not have been such a prosperous scene.

"Weijun is modest. I might as well rely on the old to test you. Do you know where the most important thing is on this trip to Colombia?" Wu Tingfang asked with a smile.

"Convince Colombia to pull them to our side, at least make sure they are neutral!" Gu Weijun said decisively.

"Yes, but how to convince?" Wu Tingfang touched the beard of the corners of her lips and said with a smile, "From a geographical point of view, the United States is closer to us, and its influence is naturally greater than ours. This is not something that can be persuaded by a few warships. If it is not good, it will push them to the United States."

"Your Excellency, Wei Jun thinks that we can imitate the Ottoman example and provide a loan to Colombia."

"Loan? Ha ha. Wei Jun, money is not omnipotent." Wu Tingfang waved his hand, turned her head and said coldly: "Colombia is a must-have place for my Xinhua. Although I am old, I can also see that after the United States failed in Japan and South America one after another, we suffered losses in Panama and Cuba last time. It has long been iron. I want to have a fight. Although this country is very isolated in China, it has never thought of being alone, otherwise they would not have gone to fight Cuba and occupied as much land as Mexico!"

"The domestic population of the United States is not as large as ours, and the commodity is flooded. It must keep exporting to the outside world. In the past, in the Qing Dynasty, he could come, but now it is gone. Even the Japanese book is almost lost, and it can't go to Africa, so it must take the road of South America!"

"This is why the emperor and the prime minister let us visit Colombia, and if we want to win, we must take advantage of it!"

"Did you take advantage of the situation?" Gu Weijun was slightly stunned and quickly arched his hand: "Your Excellency, please give me some advice."

"Hehe, I can't afford to give advice, but this is my experience for many years. I hope Weijun can pass it on from generation to generation in the future." Wu Tingfang continued to say, "Take advantage of the situation, it often appears in the soldiers's home, with corners, disputes, vertical and horizontal alliances gradually become a trend, and then use this momentum to suppress people, and lay the overall situation in one fell swoop!

Although we who engage in diplomacy are different from soldiers, we also need to think about this situation carefully! From now on, we have three potentials in our hands this time, one of which is ourselves!

For more than ten years, after the emperor's efforts to govern and several battles, our Xinhua is so big that the scope is unmatched, and the South American countries are unparalleled. This is our own trend!

The second trend is the increase of troops from the United States to Panama. Once the U.S. Congress passes, it will inevitably lead to turmoil in South America. Colombia is the first of them, so we should grasp this trend.

Over the years, I can see that South America hates and loves the United States, and hates the infiltration of the United States, which makes them unable to maintain their reading ability. Domestic political parties are chaotic. If they are not careful, they will be overthrown by the United States to support hostile forces. Love is because the United States has a lot of money and goods, which promotes the enrichment of their lives and gives them self- It has brought benefits!

They sway left and right, not only want to curb the penetration of the United States, but also want American goods, but they have always had no countermeasures, so we should make good use of this on this visit. We can provide goods and help them develop the economy to block the United States!

Weijun, you should remember that the United States is like Germany. There is only one way for him to be strong, that is, to keep going out! But the United States started too late, and Africa has no place to stand. He can't even speak in the Atlantic Ocean. The market of South America is going to compete with us at this moment, so our two countries have become strangers!"

"Your Excellency's good words make Wei Jun Mao stop, but what is the third situation?" When Gu Weijun saw Wu Tingfang touching her beard and saying the third, he couldn't help but be anxious and asked.

"Hehe, the third is them!" Wu Tingfang pointed to the soldiers on the deck in the distance, and a chill appeared at the corners of her mouth.

Seeing his appearance, Gu Weijun's heart suddenly jumped and seemed to understand. He quickly sighed, "Your Excellency is really Weijun's mentor. He said the truth of diplomacy. It's ridiculous that when I was in China, I heard people say that the emperor should not continue to be poor, because the United States will not threaten our country."

"Hmm, short-sighted people!" Hearing Gu Weijun's words, Wu Tingfang snorted and said coldly, "In the past, the Qing Dynasty ignored foreign affairs, so that little Yingli knocked on the door and poisoned our Chinese people with cannons and opium!"

"This is the advantage of their heads!"

"The truth of foreigners is different from ours. They are talking about natural selection. The truth in guns is always more useful than the mouths. Europe is full of ups and downs. If they fight, the weak will win the strong, the national strength will definitely rise to another level. At that time, I, Xinhua, was dead, and I don't know what blood and fire is like, even if I can take it out. How long can a million troops hold it?

"That's why I admire what the emperor said. My Xinhua is vast and born to be a big country. Even if we want to immerse our heads, others will stare at you. So since we can't escape, we should take the initiative to meet and take on the responsibility of a big country, instead of looking down at others getting stronger little by little. It was not until the country was lost that I remembered to fight back!"

Standing on the deck, Wu Tingfang became more and more excited. She seemed to think of the scene of being white-eyed between the countries in the early years. She sighed: "Weijun, remember that the weak country has no diplomacy, and never let our Chinese return to the previous dynasty!"

"Yes!"

Seeing this old man who has been working for the interests of the Chinese among the strong for half his life, Gu Weijun can feel the desolation and bitterness on his body. Now that he has finally hardened his waist, how can he want to see Xinhua go the old way of being buried again!

So, in addition to the two potentials, he has been determined to use the third potential!

(to be continued)