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    "Your Excellency, Siam is now facing a huge threat. The king and government of Siam hope that the just UK can uphold justice for Siam!" Bili?  Bamo said loudly, with deep sorrow and indignation in his voice.

    "Oh? What happened?" Lord Lansdowne asked a somewhat surprised question. He also raised his head and looked at Bili?  Ba Mo glanced at him.  Regarding Siam, Britain also had great ambitions at the beginning.  However, the king of Siam also had a very powerful task. He dealt with Britain and France. Although he paid a certain price, he also preserved Siam.  Otherwise, Siam, which is rich in products, would have been swallowed up by the British and turned into a British colony.

    "Your Excellency, they are Chinese! The despicable Chinese people are brazenly gathering an army on the border of Siam and preparing to invade Siam. Siam is weak and is no match for the Chinese. Therefore, we can only ask the United Kingdom for justice.  Got it!" Bili?  Bamo said.

    "So that's what happened!" Lord Lansdowne suddenly realized.  The Chinese had attacked Siam, of which he had no doubt.  When he was conducting armistice negotiations with China in Beijing, he had a profound understanding of the greed of the Chinese.  Now, the entire Far East and Southeast Asia are under China's control, except for Thailand and Dutch Indonesia.  Dutch Indonesia, because the Netherlands and the Germans have close relations, considering the relationship between Germany, the Chinese may not be able to take action against the Dutch Indonesia.  But Siam?  The Chinese will not be merciful.  With China's strength, it is extremely easy to destroy a small country like Siam.

    "However, Lord Lansdowne was a little hesitant about whether Britain should stand up for Siam for such a thing.  Today's China has obviously grown into a behemoth.  Even Britain cannot easily provoke such a powerful country.  What's more, Britain is still stuck in the quagmire of the Boer War. It would be very uneconomical to provoke China.

    "Damn the people in the Military Intelligence Department, why didn't you get any information before? Otherwise, if you plan in advance, you might get some benefits!" Lord Lansdowne cursed secretly.  Although Britain had to withdraw from the Far East and Southeast Asia, Britain was not willing to do so.

    "So, Your Excellency, Minister, what do you want the UK to do? Protest to China for this violation of peace? However, the Chinese will obviously not pay attention to our protests. Therefore, I am somewhat helpless!" Lord Lansdowne said  .

    "Your Excellency, Siam hopes to join the Allied Powers. If it joins the Allied Powers, Siam will definitely abide by the alliance and fulfill all its obligations. In addition, Siam hopes to purchase a batch of weapons from Britain as soon as possible. We need at least fifty  Thousands of rifles, as well as a large number of heavy machine guns and artillery." Bili?  Bamo said.

    For Bili?  Lord Lansdowne was a little stunned by Barmer's request.  Selling arms is of course no problem, after all, you can make money.  After spending a lot of money on military expenditure in South Africa, Britain will not miss any opportunity to make money.  However, Siam's desire to join the Allied Powers was a bit fanciful.  Although, all the member states of the Allied Powers hope that the Allied Powers organization can expand to the whole world.  In this case, the Allies can gather enough strength to confront the Allies and China.  However, Siam was obviously forced by the Chinese. They joined the Allies just to find a place of refuge.  If we accept Siam, we will definitely offend China.  China would even ignore the warnings of the Allied Powers and invade Siam.  At that time, what should the Allies do?  Declare war on China?  The member states of the Allied Powers are not ready for war at all. A large number of warships are still under intense construction. If a war breaks out with China at this time, it is simply courting death.

    "Your Excellency, Minister, I cannot make the decision regarding your country's request. I need to ask the Prime Minister for instructions before I can answer you. However, if your country can pay cash for the arms that your country needs, I can make the decision and sell them to you immediately.  !" said Lord Lansdowne.  Selling arms to Siam can not only earn a lot of money, but also arm Siam and let the Siamese fight against the Chinese. This is simply a good thing that kills two birds with one stone!

    "Your Excellency, please ask the United Kingdom to uphold justice for Siam! As long as it can prevent Siam from being annexed by China, Siam is willing to pay a sufficient price!" Bili?  Bamo said.

    "Well, I'll ask the Prime Minister for instructions and I'll give you an answer later!" Lord Lansdowne said.

    "Thank you, Your Excellency!" Billy?  Bamo said very humbly.

    ????????Bili?  After Barmer left, Lord Lansdowne rushed to the Prime Minister's Office.  Lord Lansdowne hates China very much.  Therefore, after discovering an opportunity to create obstacles for China, he would not let it go no matter what.

      At this time, in the Prime Minister's Office in Downing Street, British Prime Minister Arthur?  Balfour is summoning John, Lord of the Admiralty?  Sir Fisher and Field Marshal Neville?  Powers?  Lord Chamberlain, questioned the recent development of the British Army and Navy.

    "Sir Chamberlain, when will the Imperial Army defeat those damn Boers? So far, we have spent 200 million pounds, invested 400,000 troops, and killed nearly 100,000 people. But those Boers  The resistance is still continuing, when will we be able to completely quell the Boer rebellion?" Arthur?  Prime Minister Balfour asked angrily.  The quagmire of the Boer war has now become the biggest trouble he faced after coming to power to form a cabinet.  Many MPs were dissatisfied with the government's inability to quell the Boer rebellion in a timely manner. This directly led to Arthur?  Prime Minister Balfour's approval rating in parliament continues to decline. If this continues, it will be almost impossible for him to seek a second term.

    Field Marshal Neville?  Powers?  A few beads of sweat appeared on Sir Chamberlain's forehead. He replied somewhat embarrassedly: "Your Excellency Prime Minister, those cunning Boers are like groundhogs, scattered on the vast grassland, and sometimes gather together.  They rose up to attack our army. Once the army moved in, they disappeared without a trace. However, the main force of the Boer army has been wiped out by us. What we are facing now are just Boer guerrillas. As long as  Give me some more time, and the Imperial Army will be able to completely wipe out these Boers!"

    "So, how long do you need?" Arthur?  Prime Minister Balfour asked.

    "Half a year, at most a year. As long as the Boers no longer receive external assistance, the Imperial Army will be able to annihilate them!" Neville?  Powers?  Sir Chamberlain said affirmatively.

    "Foreign aid? Chinese or Germans? These despicable guys, are they still supporting the Boers?" Arthur?  Prime Minister Balfour roared angrily.

    "Your Excellency Prime Minister, whether they are Chinese or Germans, they are still secretly supporting the Boers. Otherwise, the Boers' weapons would have been exhausted long ago!" Neville?  Powers?  said Lord Chamberlain.

    "These damn guys, one day the British Empire will settle the accounts with them!" Arthur?  Prime Minister Balfour said through gritted teeth.

    "So, Sir Fisher, has the navy brought me any good news?" Arthur?  Prime Minister Balfour rubbed his aching head and then asked.

    "Your Excellency Prime Minister, the Royal Navy is going all out to build various battleships. Battleships, battlecruisers, armored cruisers, light cruisers and destroyers, striving to restore the strength of the Royal Navy as soon as possible. Now, the construction of the 'St. Vincent-class' battleship has begun, and the 'Neptune-class' battleship has begun  The battleships and Giant-class battleships will also start construction in the next two months. In addition, the construction of the Invincible-class battlecruiser has also begun. The design drawings of the Indefatigable-class battlecruiser will also be released soon.  It will be completed. Now the main shipyards of the empire are almost full of orders from the Admiralty. As long as there are enough funds, the Royal Navy will be restored to the world's number one strength in just a short time!" British Lord of the Admiralty John?  said Sir Fisher.

    "The government will try its best to ensure the Navy's shipbuilding funds. However, the Royal Navy must ensure that after restoring its strength, it can guarantee the interests of the British Empire around the world!" Arthur?  Prime Minister Balfour reminded.

    "Yes, Your Excellency Prime Minister. However, although we are accelerating the construction of battleships, our enemies have not stopped. The Germans have come up with a tit-for-tat design plan for the 'Caesar-class' battleships and built five at a time.  .At the same time, there are also designs for the 'Devogel-class' battlecruiser, which are obviously aimed at the Royal Navy's 'Indefatigable-class' battlecruiser!" John?  said Sir Fisher.

    "The whole world already knows the ambitions of the Germans. However, I believe that the strength of the British Empire is enough to completely suppress the Germans in the navy!" Arthur?  Prime Minister Balfour said.  The British Empire has been the maritime hegemon for hundreds of years, and its naval heritage is unmatched by any country.

    "Yes, Your Excellency Prime Minister, the Germans are not scary, the scary thing is the Chinese. According to the intelligence we have received, the Chinese are also secretly building new battleships. The 'Han-class' battleships are more powerful than the 'Qin-class' battleships, and  The second-class battlecruiser is a powerful battleship named 'Hanxin-class' battlecruiser by the Chinese. However, the Chinese are very good at keeping secrets. We still cannot know the specific parameters of these two battleships.  !" John?  said Sir Fisher.  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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