Chapter 535 We have new allies!

Bang!

In the busy newspaper office, a crisp slap on the table attracted everyone's attention. The old editor, who combed his head, looked up at the direction of the voice and laughed and said, "Mr. Zhou, what are you so excited about?"

"What else can I do?"

Zhou Shuren pointed to the newspaper and scolded angrily, "These British people are indeed immortal. When they are too busy to intercept the royal fleet and threaten us with thousands of women and children, it's really too deceptive!"

"Yes! The British can't beat Germany by themselves, but they come to vent their anger on us and ask us to hand over the German fleet in a limited time. It's really shameless!"

"British red man, it's not pleasing to the eye. He has bullied Allah (we, Shanghai dialect) for nearly a hundred years and harmed Allah with opium. If you want me to say it, just beat him, so that Ira (they) knows how many sticks Allah has (powerful)."

"You can't fight, you can't fight. If this is a dozen, I don't know how many people will die."

"What are you afraid of? Did you think it was 20 years ago? We are now the New China, not the Qing Dynasty. If you want me to say, we should fight! While the British are dragged in Europe by Germany, kill them!"

"That's right, what's the ability to kidnap women and children and detain the emperor's ship?"

You said a word to me, and suddenly made the little newspaper into a mess. There were not only those who scolded Britain for being despicable, but also worried about whether a war would break out. Of course, they felt that they should take the opportunity to start a war and completely drive Britain out of Asia.

Looking at the excited people, Zhou Shuren couldn't help but be ups and downs. After 20 years of waiting, the country finally had people who dared to face suffering and take the initiative to start a war, which reminded him of the words of the emperor at the founding ceremony.

"We stand up!"

Yes, since we have all stood up, we should straighten our backs, and we should hold our heads high to find the pride of the prosperous times of the Han and Tang Dynasties. We should not give in to the cannons of those great powers!

The surging mood made him unable to help himself. He quickly picked up his pen to write a special editorial. Unexpectedly, as soon as the letter paper was opened, a noisy sound suddenly sounded outside the window. Everyone immediately opened the window and saw that the street outside was crowded with students holding the national flag and singing the loud national anthem.

They are protesting, marching, demonstrating!

They don't want to be blackmailed anymore!

Looking at these innocent faces, looking at these young people who were praised by the emperor as the future pillars of the country, did not hesitate to devote the royal financial resources to let them receive free education, and felt the awakening national power in them. Zhou Shuren thought for a while and returned to his seat to write hard.

He used a thrilling beginning.

Britain, get out of here from Asia!

Perhaps this person, who has been well-known in the whole country, is famous for his sharp pen. Even Li Mo couldn't help sighing when he saw it. The editor-in-chief of the environment changed his life did not know what kind of sensation his editorial would cause.

On March 3, 1915, the Chinese land just after the New Year was completely ignited by a report. Countless young people walked out of their homes and took to the streets to protest against the atrocities of Britain's unprovoked seizure of the royal fleet, especially when the news that the fleet that had been trapped for half a month began to show food shortage and fresh water shortage, this upsurge It almost overturned the country!

Under this craze, many workers and farmers began to hate Britain. Their thoughts are very simple, because the detained ship is not an ordinary ship, which has brought them good days for more than ten years, and even many families have begun to worship the emperor's ship with the title of long life!

There were also protests against British atrocities in the offshore territories, among which Luzon, Borneo and Singapore were the most fierce, and there were even spontaneous actions to burn British goods and intercept British freighters.

On March 5, the anger that began to spread in the land of China "attracted" the attention of the Prime Minister's Office and the royal family. Prime Minister Tang Shaoyi held a special press conference to once again severely condemn the atrocities of the British political axe, demanded that Britain immediately and unconditionally release the detained fleet, and hoped that the people of the whole country would unite with the emperor and do Prepare for major challenges.

At the same time, His Majesty also published an article in the Xinhua Daily, which has the largest circulation, saying that he would go all out with the Prime Minister's Office and the army to rescue the trapped fleet and more than 5,000 hired experts and their families, and said that the Chinese nation that stood up would never take any acts of intimidation and terrorism. Co-.

Two days after the publication of the article, the Xinhua Ministry of National Defense issued an announcement that it would send 17,000 Marines to Neizhi to ensure Xinhua's interests in the region and respond to possible emergencies.

At the same time, Xinhua Foreign Minister Feng Qi began to visit Europe and will negotiate with the British envoy in Spain to resolve the seizure of four cruise ships.

Also said that Yan Fu, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Northern Xinjiang, Zhong Wenyao, Minister of Southern Xinjiang, and Liang Cheng, Minister of the Interior, visited North Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Colombia, Ecuador, Chile and other countries respectively.

In an moment, the wind was like a roaring sea breeze, rolling up thousands of layers of evil waves, and the whole Pacific Ocean held its breath.

In the face of the sudden wave of hatred from the Far East, Prime Minister Asquis was restless and looked at the ministers and generals sitting in the naval conference room. He didn't want to blame anyone, because he knew the interception operation. At that time, he wanted to take the opportunity to force Xinhua to hand over his admiration, but he didn't expect that it was difficult to ride the tiger now.

The continued search for Spee has been completely ruined, and almost all the warships sailing in the Pacific Ocean have been intercepted. Because everyone knows that Britain alone cannot continue a larger war in the Far East when it is trapped in Europe, except for the three invincible-class battlecruisers, the rest of the ships The ships were temporarily returned to the United States, Australia, India and other places in the name of rest.

As for the three battlecruisers, they were not notified to return, but were blocked in the Lane Islands by four Xinhua battleships. Obviously, if they ordered to sink the fleet, the three battlecruisers would be buried with them!

But can the problem be really solved even if the fleet is released?

The answer is obviously no, because as long as Xinhua does not declare neutrality, it is impossible for Britain to concentrate all its strength on the European battlefield one day, and the problem is that Li Mo is obviously looking at the reaction of the United States.

One thing he is sure is that if the United States declares neutrality, then Li Mo will not risk national interests, but the problem is that Britain needs the United States, and even gives up the interests of the Pacific Ocean to win over the United States, in order to tie this rich emerging country to the chariot.

Now the first step has been completed. Although the United Kingdom now owes huge extra debt to the United States, it is also because of these foreign debts, coupled with the Pacific Security Agreement, that the United States has been unable to stop.

After the fall of Paris, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and Osman began to fight against Russia from all fronts. They used something called land cruisers to constantly attack Russia. So far, Russia has lost more than 2.5 million soldiers, and not long ago, Baku was almost occupied by the Ottomans.

So the United States must join as soon as possible!

Once the United States joins, the possibility of Li Mo's involvement in the war will increase greatly. It is foreseeable that unlike the European ground war, the Pacific Ocean mainly fights the navy, so he chose to forcibly support France to continue to build eleven capital ships, including five Normandy-class battleships, in times of financial difficulties. The plan also speeds up the construction of domestic capital ships and promises the United States to sell 15-inch naval gun technology.

But this is still not enough, because the British fleet needs to deal with Germany, and France needs to guard the Mediterranean Sea to ensure its naval advantage over the two Austrians. It can't free up its hands to enter the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. Therefore, if you want to gain battlefield advantage as soon as possible, you must have new partners to share the pressure of France!

Judging from the latest information, two new battleships in the Xinhua Navy began sea trials not long ago. Although no detailed data have been obtained and no photos have been taken, according to the fact that Li Mo had previously learned from Germany that he had purchased a large number of 15-inch gun barrel from Germany, this class of battleships will definitely be installed. Install it.

According to their previous progress and plans to build ships, this class of battleships is likely to be as high as six or eight, which means that Li Mo will have only a few fewer than himself on the 15-inch gun battleships, while the United States announced and orders show that there are four. In fact, eight Pennsylvania-class battleships have just begun to be built. Make it.

What's more worrying is that Li Mo did not know how to reach an agreement with Ibn Saud to allow 17,000 marines to stay in Manama, which made them have enough army strength in the Persian Gulf, and their garrison in Manama did not violate the "Gulf Agreement" with no more than 3,000 troops stationed in Kuwait. "!

This is a loophole. The cunning guy in Li Mo took advantage of it. Although Ibn Saud has announced that he will remain neutral and said that he will allow the armies of the treaty and allies to cross the border without harming the people in his territory, this cannot alleviate the fact that Ibn Saud turned to Li Mo.

It is impossible for the European battlefield to end in a short time, so for Britain, the earlier the declaration of war on Xinhua, the more advantageous it will be. Once it is delayed for another two years, Li Mo's strength will be strengthened!

Thinking of this, Asquith took a breath, rubbed his temple and asked, "George, has President Wilson made a decision?"

"Not yet. The opposition to the war in the United States is still very high, and the people in the United States do not want to be involved in the war. They prefer to solve the problem through aid."

"Idiot!"

Asquith cursed from the bottom of his heart and turned his head to Foreign Secretary Gray: "What about Italy?"

Grey shook his head. He knew Asquez's mind that as long as Italy joined, the French navy could completely free up its hands and form a joint fleet to garrison the Indian Ocean, which is equivalent to adding a full seven new battleships in the Far East, plus six Nelson-class battleships and five currently there. Battlecruisers can temporarily suppress the rapidly rising Xinhua Navy.

If the United States is added, it will form a two-to-one absolute advantage!

But the problem is that Italy's asking price is getting higher and higher, and they even ask for German West Africa!

Grey's words stunned everyone with Italy's appetite. Churchill strongly opposed it, and even said that he should immediately send troops to the Dardanelle Strait according to his plan, capture Constantinople, and force Osman to withdraw from the war!

It is necessary to let the Ottomans withdraw from the war as soon as possible, but at this time, to solve the problem of Xinhua first, Britain has fallen into a dilemma. How can we break this deadlock?

Just as everyone was frowned, Colonial Minister Bonalau suddenly rushed into the room, waved a telegram and shouted excitedly, "Your Excellency the Prime Minister, we have a new ally!"

(to be continued)