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    "Your Majesty, the French are anxious. They have roped in the United Kingdom, the United States and Russia to jointly put pressure on us and even threatened our country with war. However, I have sent them away!" In Xinhua Palace, Wang Yuze's study  Inside, the Imperial Foreign Minister Wu Tingfang was reporting to Wang Yuze.

    "Humph! It's just a paper tiger. Do you think that by threatening us with war and intimidating us, we will be afraid?" Wang Yuze said disdainfully.  China is now capable of facing their threats.  Even if a fight breaks out, they will not be able to take advantage of China.

    Wu Tingfang nodded, and then said: "Your Majesty, it can be seen that they are determined to get the oil in the Middle East. At least France and the United Kingdom have this attitude. If we do not give in, the war will definitely be in the Middle East.  Lit!"

    "The geographical conditions of the Middle East determine that it is impossible for a large-scale war to break out there. It can only be a war of tens of thousands of people at most. At this point, we are not at a disadvantage!" Wang Yuze said.  To fight in the Middle East, the first thing to overcome is the harsh natural environment.  Drought and lack of water sources will cause huge troubles for the troops' marching operations.  If it is a large-scale battle, the supply of fresh water alone can bring down the transportation lines, let alone the battle.  Now that China has established a firm foothold in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the military of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia may not be as effective as the British and French, but they are more familiar with the environment. Whether they are serving as guides for the Chinese army or transporting supplies, they can play a big role.  role.  In addition, in terms of navy, the Chinese Navy¡¯s Indian Ocean Fleet has an absolute advantage in the Middle East.  As long as the navies of Britain and France do not devote all their resources to the Middle East to compete with the Chinese navy for sea control, then they will have no way to cut off China's maritime supplies to the Middle East.  Under such circumstances, it would be even more impossible for them to defeat China.

    For Wang Yuze¡¯s analysis, Wu Tingfang agrees.  Before the discovery of the Abqaiq Oil Field, the whole world would not have known that there was such a treasure buried under that desert.  Although Britain and France are competing for the Middle East, they don't take it too seriously, just because its geographical location is very important.  The discovery of oil immediately turned this area into a key area for various countries to compete for.  At the same time, if China wants to establish its advantage in the Middle East, it must pay a higher price.

    In the next few days, the situation in the Middle East became even more tense.  China sternly rejected France's request, which means that China has completely closed the door to solving conflicts in the Middle East through diplomatic means.  The French government is even clamoring that since the Chinese want war, France will give the Chinese war, drive them out of the Middle East, and regain the interests that belong to France.  At the same time, in order to increase its chances of winning, France tried its best to invite other Allied countries to join it, and even stated that if it defeated China, France would share half of the oil interests in the Middle East.  However, the other Allied Powers are not fools either.  Stop talking about the United States. They are too far away from the Middle East. It is too difficult to send a large number of troops to the Middle East. At the same time, the people in the United States will not agree.  You know, oil is abundant in the United States, so there is no need to compete with the Chinese.  As for Russia, it is also powerless.  Russia had just put an end to the SDLP rebellion and was now licking its wounds.  In addition, China has deployed heavy troops around Russia. If Russia dares to join it, its homeland will inevitably be attacked by China.  Russia is not short of oil either. The oil extracted from the Baku oil field is enough to meet Russia's needs and earn a lot of foreign exchange for Russia.  Of course, no one wants to have a lot of oil, but Tsar Nicholas II has learned a lesson and will not take risks for such a small profit this time.

    The only one France can win over on this issue is the United Kingdom.  The UK is also a major oil consumer and also does not produce oil.  Britain is also coveting oil in the Middle East.  However, the UK also has more choices.  Their vast colonies in the Middle East may not be without oil.  They don't have to go to war with China if it's not necessary.

    Although France is one of the important signatories of the Allied Powers, the treaty does not stipulate the obligations of other countries when the colonies are attacked.  Therefore, it is impossible to rely on treaties to bind Britain.  France can only take advantage of it.

    The French government proposed to the United Kingdom that as long as China is driven away, France will share oil rights and interests in the Middle East with the United Kingdom, and the benefits obtained by both parties can be divided equally after deducting war expenses.  The French government's proposal made Britain very excited.  Although, they are sure that there will be many oil fields in their colonies.  However, exploring an oil field requires a lot of money and even more time.  The Chinese have discovered a ready-made super large oil field. It will undoubtedly be much easier to seize it directly.  In addition, Britain also needed to win over France, so the two countries formally hooked up.Get up.

    On August 3, 1902, Britain and France jointly issued a statement that China's actions in the Middle East had posed a serious threat and damage to the interests of Britain and France. Britain and France would use all means to safeguard their interests.  interests, does not rule out the use of war.  At the same time, the two countries called on China to withdraw from the Middle East for the sake of world peace.

    However, China later issued a tit-for-tat statement that China¡¯s actions in the Middle East were requested by the Arab people and were legal.  China's interests in the Middle East are what China deserves after paying a huge price. No matter which country it is, do not imagine that China can give up its legitimate interests.  If China will be involved in a war because of this, China will not hesitate to fight.

    Two completely different statements have once again brought China, Britain and France into serious confrontation.  Domestic people on both sides have almost all expressed support for their countries.

    The armies of Britain and France have begun to mobilize. The French Navy¡¯s four most advanced ¡®Guba-class¡¯ battleships will escort 30,000 troops to Egypt and enter the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through there.  Britain will also send two Dreadnought-class battleships into the Mediterranean. At the same time, the British Army will also dispatch an expeditionary force of 20,000 people to join the French army in fighting in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.  Moreover, this is only the first batch of expeditionary force. If the Chinese continue to increase their troops or the war does not go smoothly, Britain and France will send more troops to fight in the Middle East.  Before that, France still had 10,000 troops stationed in the Middle East, and Britain still had 30,000 troops stationed in the Arabian Peninsula, Iraq, Kuwait, and Persia.  In India in the east, there are more than 200,000 British Indian troops, but these troops cannot be mobilized.

    The Chinese Navy has also launched tit-for-tat mobilizations. The main force of the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet has entered the Arabian Sea to cruise, and intends to blockade the Gulf of Aden and even enter the Red Sea.  The Eighth and Ninth Divisions of the Marine Corps also began to board ships and headed for the Middle East.  The Army's Fifth Army has also frequently begun to penetrate into the Middle East, and the Ninth Army has also stepped up its activities in the Indian border areas.  For a time, the entire Indian Ocean coast became tense, and a war was about to break out!

    On the evening of August 4, Xinhua Palace welcomed a guest, who was personally greeted by Emperor Wang Yuze.  The person coming was none other than Lucas, the German ambassador to China.  Although Lucas is only the German ambassador to China, he has a very close relationship with Wang Yuze's family. In private, Wang Yuze calls him uncle.  During the period of Wang Yuze's father Wang Xiao, Lucas, as the German consul in Chengdu, gave Western Sichuan a lot of help and provided a lot of financial and technical support to Western Sichuan. Otherwise, Western Sichuan would never be able to develop rapidly.  of.  After the establishment of the empire, Lucas represented the German government and also provided a lot of help to China.  Of course, the subsequent help is often a mutually beneficial cooperation.  However, Ambassador Lucas' status in China is well known to everyone, and ambassadors from other countries are also very envious of it.

    "Your Majesty! I'm sorry to bother you because I'm here!" Although they have a close personal relationship, Lucas still behaves politely.

    "Uncle Lucas, you're so polite, please sit down!" Wang Yuze said with a smile.  At the same time, I secretly guessed Lucas¡¯s purpose.  As for Lucas's purpose, he had already guessed it.  Like China, Germany is also a major oil consumer. In addition to the German Navy starting to replace large quantities of oil-fired boilers to improve combat effectiveness, Germany, which has always attached great importance to the army, has also begun to purchase heavy-duty trucks on a large scale.  This has increased oil consumption for Germany, which does not produce oil in the first place.  China has discovered a super oil field in the Middle East, and Germany will definitely not be able to sit still.  Wang Yuze knows that Germany will definitely offer to share a piece of this cake. Although this approach is a bit like taking advantage of the situation, it is in Germany's interest.  However, Germany's ability to delay until now greatly exceeded his expectations.

    "Your Majesty, the reason for coming this time is mainly because of the situation in the Middle East. China's confrontation with Britain and France in the Middle East has made the world situation very tense again. China and Germany have signed a secret agreement. If China, Britain and France  If a large-scale war breaks out, Germany is obliged to participate in the war. However, Germany is not ready for war now, and the German government hopes that China can show some restraint!" said Lucas, the German ambassador to China.

    "Uncle Lucas, please rest assured that even if a war breaks out in the Middle East, it will only be a small-scale war with low intensity and no large-scale war will break out!" Wang Yuze replied confidently!  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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