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    Chapter 370 Is China important?

    Is China important?

    When many people in Europe knew that war was inevitable, European countries had huge differences on whether a semi-colonial country with a population of 450 million was worth winning over. Britain believed that the Anglo-Japanese alliance could ensure that Asia would not leave the embrace of Britain.  Under such circumstances, trying to win over poor and backward China will undoubtedly bring a greater burden to the already difficult finances. The insignificant industrial scale is not even one-tenth that of Italy, so there is no need to waste energy.

    This view is supported by France, Russia and other countries. In their eyes, even after reunification, China is still a semi-colonial and resource-exporting country. Not to mention that to win over China, many interests in China need to be sacrificed. Who is willing to pay hundreds of millions of yuan in return every year?  give up?  No one can live with money. Although the severe situation in Europe has caused countries such as Britain and France to hesitate to intervene in China and miss the best opportunity to contain it, British diplomats including Zhu Erdian and even Whitehall still feel that there is no need to make a big deal.  They were shocked, because everyone believed that even if the war in Europe broke out, it would be short-term. As long as they got through the current difficulties, they would have enough ability to support their own agents in China, and they could even unite with Japan to launch a war of partition.

    Although Yang Qiu showed unusual enthusiasm for industry, especially heavy industry, industry cannot be achieved by building dozens of factories. For the core interests of the Atlantic, British gentlemen have enough patience.  So when the Republic of China government was dragging its feet on the issue of tariffs and continuing to implement the Qing government's preferential treatment, they still maintained a leisurely work rhythm of meeting in the morning and drinking tea in the afternoon until

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    The door to the office of the British Minister Zhu Erdian in Dongjiaomin Lane, Beijing was opened by the staff. A piece of encrypted information was placed in front of him under his gaze. When he picked up the information and read it carefully and in detail, his face had not moved for decades.  He even twitched slightly.  The intelligence was actually not complicated. It was just a piece of news that the Chinese and German armies would each dispatch 2,000 people to conduct joint military exercises along the Jiaoji Railway.

    Zhu Erdian rarely lit a cigar and concentrated on thinking about the meaning behind this exercise. The exercise is not terrible. There are the same exercises between Britain and Japan every year, but what if there are other meanings behind the exercise?  Such as forming an alliance!  What should I do?  Sparks have been flying between China and Japan due to several hostilities and interests in Manchuria and Mongolia. Is it possible that there will be major changes in the Far East, which has only been peaceful for a year?

    "Damn it! This damn bastard!"

    In the British Business Club in Dongjiaomin Lane, such curses could be heard all night long. After receiving the information, Zhu Erdian immediately summoned the ministers to China from various countries except Germany to discuss countermeasures.  Although Beijing has lost its status as the capital, the ministers stationed in China who refuse to recognize the Republic of China government have not yet moved away. It is said that this was the suggestion of the Russian minister because he felt that after moving to Nanjing now, he might move back again in a few years.  Might as well continue to stay here.

    At this time, the Russian minister was stuffing delicious caviar into his mouth, God knows!  Did these Russian guys come here without eating?  When he finally wiped his mouth with a napkin and regained some aristocratic demeanor, he opened his mouth and said a shocking sentence: "I think there is no need to waste my breath. Our country has 300,000 troops stationed in the Far East and Siberia, and they can enter Manchuria and Mongolia at any time and move south."

    What the hell!

    The Japanese minister wishes he could stuff the caviar tray into the Russian minister¡¯s mouth. You¡¯ve already paid 300,000 yuan. Could it be that Japan doesn¡¯t do anything to watch you annex Manchuria and Mongolia?  Wouldn't this drag Japan once again into a war that will never end?  It is also impossible for Zhu Erdian to agree to this plan, not to mention the difficulty of using the hands of Japan to fight Nicholas II back to Europe. If this guy peeks into the Far East and recruits a large number of effective forces from Europe, once the war breaks out, millions of people on the eastern front will be lost."  With the "grey beast" in check, wouldn't Germany and Austria be able to attack the Western Front with all their strength?

    The most excited person is the French Minister. He even wants to beat up this guy who talks so freely. After the Russo-Japanese War, your French brother invested billions of francs to save the fool Nicholas II and finally stabilized France and Russia.  The alliance ensures that the mortal enemy Germany can be flanked on two fronts. If you come to the Far East, are you going to let the great France face that mentally disturbed guy William II alone?

    Even Jia Leheng, who actively advocates deepening exchanges and opening more doors to American businessman, has a solemn expression this time. Does Yang Qiu not understand the current world situation?  This is possible. The largest country in Asia does not mean the strongest power in Asia. Japan is still the only country with the right to speak in Asia. It is normal for a country that has not solved its own problems and has constant gunshots in the northwest to not understand the outside world.  , but is this true?

    Seeing the opposition in the room, the Russian minister muttered a few words and stopped talking, and the conference room suddenly became extremely quiet.

    ???????????????????????????How to break up this Sino-German exercise to avoid more serious consequences? Germany was particularly active in this military exercise. After receiving Traun's telegram, it even stated that the navy should also join in, consisting of the Spee fleet and the Chinese fleet.  Organize maritime resistance training together.

    No wonder the German General Staff was so excited when they heard the news. Although a population of 450 million cannot help Europe, it would be very scary if it really wanted to arm itself.  With the help of Germany, in just three years, Yang Qiu not only preserved the industrial seedlings left by the Qing government, but also continued to expand. Now he can manufacture basic equipment including cannons. The quality is not said to be better than that of Europe, but the design is different.  Chuxinzai is very dominant.  According to the calculations of the German General Staff, after the reunification of the country, the Wehrmacht has seized more than 400,000 firearms of various types. The two factories in Hubei and Chongqing have re-equipped the army at the rate of one brigade per month, and the ammunition can support a whole army.  annual consumption.

    This means that if Yang Qiu is pushed into a hurry, he can definitely pull out a million-strong army within a few months!  If Germany can support another group before the outbreak of the European War, even arming 2 million troops will not be a problem.

    2 million!

    Japan, the strongest force in the Far East, has only 300,000 troops at full strength, and Russia¡¯s total is only 600,000, which is even worse than the National Defense Forces even if doubled, so it is absolutely capable of completely messing up the Far East and forcing Russia to mobilize more troops from Europe.  more importantly!  Once the European War breaks out, Yang Qiu can march from Guangxi and Yunnan to the southeastern peninsula. If he is more ambitious, he can even send troops directly from Japan to the Indian plains regardless of casualties on the plateau. With the British's extremely pitiful situation in India,  If the army and the Indian puppet army with no combat effectiveness can organize three to four divisions, they can even imagine splitting India in half!

    Once India is divided, what can Britain, which has lost its crown jewel, do to fight Germany, which is armed to the teeth?  The drill must be done immediately, William II shouted. For this reason, he specially invited Prince Reinhardt, who had been idle at home for a long time, to serve as a special envoy to visit China. He even asked him to bring a supply of weapons enough to arm six divisions.  Assistance Checklist.

    It is impossible not to leak the news about such a major visit. Just as Prince Reinhardt, who is in his sixties, boarded the cruiser Emden and headed for the Far East, the British Whitehall was already extremely busy.

    what to do?  what to do?

    "Deploy the Far East Fleet, immediately bombard China's coastline, and contact Japan to attack Qingdao." Fatty Qiu held a cigar in his mouth, brazenly talking about his plan to destroy the nascent Republic of China, but received countless looks.  If William II was willing to stop the endless sea race, the Empire would not worry about this kind of thing at all, but now this problem is always popping up in the minds of the leaders of the Empire.

    No one expected that an exercise in the Far East could stir up half of the world. While European and American countries were speculating whether the exercise between China and Germany heralded a formal alliance between the two countries, the instigator was already in Sandu'ao.  We boarded the German armored cruiser Scharnhorst that came to greet us and headed to Qingdao to personally observe the first exercise between the two countries.

    "Nice to meet you, General Spee."

    On the deck, the sailors clasped their hands behind their backs and welcomed this young man who had become famous all over the world in just a few years in the most serious military manner. The middle man was wearing a white military uniform, with a high nose bridge, and his hair was perfectly combed.  In chaos, Grafspee, with his piercing eagle eyes, was like a shaggy lion. Thinking of the Battle of Coronel half a year later, which was known as the most painful memory in the history of the British navy, Yang Qiu even had the guts to reveal it to him in advance.  historical ideas.

    In addition to Shi Pei, there were some fleet officers behind him. Two young men who looked somewhat similar to him made Yang Qiu look at them a few more times, thinking to himself that these would probably be the two sons who were buried in the sea with him.

    "Nice to meet you. Please allow me to express my sincerest greetings to you on behalf of the Scharnhorst and the Far East Fleet." Spee is not only an outstanding naval admiral, but also very eloquent. After speaking, he also took out a  A small metal model of the Scharnhorst: "This is a small gift made by the soldiers themselves. Please accept it."

    "Thanks."

    After letting Lei Meng accept the model, Yang Qiu and his party began to visit this famous warship under the leadership of Shi Pei. Traun also lost no time in promoting Germany's sophisticated production technology, and even said that he could help the Chinese Navy build two ships.  What he meant was that Sa Zhenbing, who was accompanying him, kept winking at him.  In the era when super-dreadnoughts and battle cruisers were rampant, and Japan's Kongo class entered service, no matter how rich you were, it was impossible to buy two of these heavy cruisers, so Quan Dang didn't see the longing look in Old Man Sa's eyes, not to mention that he had never thought about it at all.  Dedicated to Germany.

    When the Scharnhorst entered the Taiwan Strait carrying Yang Qiu and his party, two British and Japanese warships caused a slight commotion. It is not known whether Spee wanted to show off his excellent sailors, or was determined to protect Germany's most noble people.  Guest, eight 210mm main gunsThe gun jacket was quickly opened.

    With the influence of the data machine, Yang Qiu quickly recognized the two warships. After being silent for nearly half a month, he finally drew an arc. The Japanese Navy's Kurama-class battlecruiser and the British Far East Fleet's Canopus battleship  .

    Due to the Anglo-Japanese Alliance Agreement, the United Kingdom strictly restricted the Japanese navy's access to the waters south of the Taiwan Strait. Therefore, the Japanese navy usually only operates in the sea east of Taiwan, but this time it appeared in the Taiwan Strait with the United Kingdom. This shows the news of this exercise.  How big the impact is.

    But this is exactly what he hopes to see. Some people should also understand that China cannot be missing in this world!

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