Chapter 19 Diplomacy

"His Majesty declared war on Germany!"

A thunderous news is spreading all over the country, in newspapers and on the outside of the account.

The first Marine Division, which is engaged in tropical rainforests in the southern autonomous region, has set out for German East Africa and German New Guinea to consolidate the results.

Open 1.2 million square kilometers!

But compared with this shock, people are more shocked that... Whether it is the House of Lords or the House of Commons, they have never made any substantive vote on the issue of participating in the war, let alone voted on the declaration of war on Germany.

The declaration of war was submitted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the declaration of war was signed by the Cabinet and printed by His Majesty.

This is the real shock!

China's sudden declaration of war on Germany shocked not only the Chinese people, but also the world, especially the speed of action, which is far beyond the imagination of the world.

"This is absolutely unacceptable!"

Facing Liang Dunyan, Zhu Erdian protested loudly.

China's military operations in German East Africa and the new German civil wars are far beyond the acceptable range of Britain. Although Britain has tried to fight for China's declaration of war on Germany, now China's actions have threatened the interests of Britain.

It can be said that in the face of the military actions taken by the Chinese, London has even developed panic. China's occupation of German East Africa not only means that the Chinese navy has gained a foothold in the Indian Ocean, but also means that China will be involved in Asia.

As for the new German civil wars, the tropical island is barely acceptable in London's view. Although the expansion of the Chinese in the Pacific Ocean will cause a strong rebound in the United States, compared with its possible consequences, London believes that it has the ability to persuade the United States to avoid the United States from going to Germany.

But Africa and the Indian Ocean are different. The Germans in Africa are about to be expelled, but the Chinese broke in.

"We think it is in China's interest! Mr. Ambassador!"

In the face of Zhu Erdian's protest, Liang Dunyan said in a stiff tone.

"China declared war on Germany for revenge. In 1900, it was under the initiative of Germany that the coalition forces conquered the former Qing Dynasty. Although China and Germany maintained a certain degree of friendship in the past, China also paid a heavy price behind this friendship. China's precious resources were defeated by Germany. People plunder cheaply, and China becomes the market for German goods..."

At this time, in Liang Dunyan's mouth, Sino-German cooperation has actually become Germany's semi-colonial to China. China undoubtedly has a deep hatred for Germany. Now the declaration of war is just for the past.

"Second, it is to keep peace in East Asia forever. Now that Europe is at war, the war may burn at least Asia at any time. In order to maintain the most basic peace in East Asia, we can only take decisive measures to occupy German New Guinea."

Liang Dunyan's explanation only made Zhu Erdian open his eyes. He finally saw the Chinese-style "shamelessness", such as revenge, plundering China's resources, and occupying China's market. In fact, everyone knows that without the help of Germany, it would not have been possible in the past nine years. With the progress of China's industry, it is impossible for China's economy, industry, science and technology to develop in an all-round way.

The reason why China declared war on Germany was not because of any old grievances or new hatred with Germany, but because of the need to take the opportunity to expand and seize the colonies. They seized 1.2 million square kilometers of land, and China's land area is only 11 million square kilometers.

A large number of people and scarce land resources have been plaguing China. Because of this, China made concessions on the issue of Borneo and the issue of autonomy in Borneo, while insisting on the right to immigration to Borneo. Later, it signed an immigration agreement with German East Africa, and then signed immigration with Brazil in 1907. The agreement even signed an immigration agreement with British Borneo five years ago.

The fundamental reason why they signed many immigration agreements is the scarcity of arable land in China. The solution to the problem is to emigrate and emigrate overseas. In just eight years, more than 3 million Chinese have emigrated to British Borneo, 7 million Chinese have emigrated to the Dutch Southern Autonomous Region, 2 million have emigrated to Brazil, and 200,000 have emigrated to German East Africa, but they are not satisfied with immigrating to other countries' territories. Now they have chosen to expand, the cheapest expansion.

When Germany fell into war and captured Germany's overseas colonies, Zhu Erdian could fully imagine that after the Chinese occupied German East Africa, there would be a continuous influx of Chinese into German East Africa and even the whole of Africa.

"The military operation in German East Africa is to cooperate with the military operation in German New Guinea. After all, we have more than 100,000 expatriates in German East Africa, and we must ensure the safety of the diaspora! So, I hope the UK can give me an understanding!"

"London wants me to convey the British decision to your country!"

Zhu Erdian did not refute Liang Dunyan's explanation. In fact, in his opinion, there was no need to explain at all.

"China must withdraw its troops from German East Africa and the new German civil wars!"

Withdrawal?

Liang Dunyan opened his eyes and looked at each other sarcastically.

"What about after the withdrawal of troops? Return the German colonies to the Germans?

"The British political axe will send troops to accept the two places!"

Zhu Erdian said seriously.

"The ownership of German overseas colonies will be negotiated and dealt with by the members of the Allies after the war, and must not be occupied by a certain country."

"Ambassador Zhu Erdian!"

Standing up, Liang Dunyan stared at the other party, and the smile on his face had completely disappeared.

"I'm very sorry, I have received direct instructions from the cabinet. China will not hold any talks at any level on issues related to China's withdrawal from German East Africa and German New Guinea!"

In the face of Zhu Erdian's surprise, Liang Dunyan's expression became extremely serious.

"Although I am not a soldier, I have a certain understanding of my [***] people. If other countries want to seize the benefits of my [***] team's bloodshed, then they need to pay ten times, a hundred times, or even a thousand times the blood!"

This cold voice only made Zhu Erdian's heart tremble. He looked at Liang Dunyan standing behind the desk in front of him in surprise, and his face was full of incredible color.

"Is this a threat of war?"

This sentence was simply blurted out, but as soon as he said it, he regretted it. Perhaps Britain had never been afraid of the threat of war in the past, but now is different. At least until Germany's problems are solved, Britain must not provoke China.

In fact, not only can't irritate China, but Britain also needs China's cooperation in many places, and may even need China to send its army, of course, if necessary.

"No, this is just a kind reminder. Please don't doubt the courage of a hungry man to defend food!"

There is no concealment at all in Liang Dunyan's words. In fact, this is a well-known thing. All the reasons are empty talk. The most fundamental reason is to achieve territorial expansion. 1.2 million square kilometers of land can be used for tens of millions of immigrants. For China, the German colonies are China. The first colony is related to the future of the whole country.

"Please don't doubt the courage of a hungry man to defend food!"

With this sentence in his hand, a little bitterness appeared on his face. China's move to seize German New Guinea seriously harmed the interests of the United States. If the Indian Ocean is Lake Britain, then the Pacific Ocean is almost equal to the Lake of the United States for the United States. The interests of the United States are in the Pacific Ocean. In the past, the United States China can be tolerated because of their apparent restraint, but now China has fully demonstrated the desire of an industrialized country for colonies, which is undoubtedly dangerous.

And Liang Dunyan's answer to Zhu Erdian fully shows this point, "This is a clear hint. He is reminding us that if we want them to withdraw their troops from East Africa and New Guinea, I'm afraid we can only use force, and they are willing to preserve the colonies they have obtained at all costs!"

Zhu Erdian reminded Rui Shien in front of him that whether in London or Washington, he would fully take into account the opinions of their envoys abroad when making decisions.

"It's not just at all costs. There is a saying in China that you can't spit out the food in your mouth. It seems that it is completely impossible to let China withdraw from the two places peacefully!"

"Indeed, there is no possibility at all!"

Juldian affirmed that he knew that London would never go to war with China for German East Africa. Unless London was crazy, it would push China to the German front.

"But the public opinion of the United States will further deteriorate as a result, and now it seems that it is almost impossible for the Chinese to withdraw from German New Guinea. Therefore, we think it is more necessary for Britain to do something at this time. China's occupation of German New Guinea will not only cause a week for the United States, but also for the United Kingdom. The impact of the Dominion of Australia and New Zealand will even be far greater than the impact of China's occupation of Germany and East Africa on your country's colonies in Africa and the Dominion..."

Rui Shien's words only made Zhu Erdian smile. He looked at the U.S. ambassador.

"I personally think it is unrealistic to force China to agree to make substantial concessions in German East Africa and German New Guinea, but it should be feasible to force it to agree not to set up naval fortresses in two places. Maybe Britain's power will be completely trapped in Europe now, but I think if Britain and the United States If we jointly make this request to China, China will have to carefully consider the requirements made by our two countries!"

Juldian put forward a relatively feasible opinion. In fact, after receiving a telegram from London, he thought that the surname might be almost zero. On the one hand, it is an occupied area, and on the other hand, it is a verbal negotiation that cannot form an actual surname threat. Any country will choose the former, not to mention for such a desire to go overseas. Colonial countries.

"But will London agree to this proposal?"

(to be continued)