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    London, England, Downing Street Prime Minister's Office, a large number of people held signs and shouted against Arthur?  Supporters of Prime Minister Balfour's Liberal Party protested outside the Prime Minister's Office.  After the British and French navies were defeated by the Chinese navy in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, it immediately caused an uproar in the United Kingdom.  The political opponents of the Conservative Party and the leaders of the Liberal Party have openly criticized Arthur on various occasions?  Policies of the Balfour Cabinet.  This caused the Conservative Party's support rate to decline rapidly, Arthur?  Prime Minister Balfour and others were even more distressed.

    It¡¯s not just the Liberals who are against Arthur?  The Balfour cabinet, and even the Conservative Party, were very dissatisfied with the imminent defeat of Britain and France this time, and asked Arthur?  The calls for Balfour to step down are very loud.

    In the Prime Minister's Office, Arthur?  Prime Minister Balfour held a cup of coffee and looked at the protesting crowd outside through the window of his office, feeling filled with bitterness.  Why didn't he want to lead the British Empire to become stronger and stronger? However, contrary to expectations, the British Empire has inevitably begun to decline!  Now, things are getting more and more unfavorable, Arthur?  Prime Minister Balfour knew that he might have to leave the Prime Minister's Office before long.

    At this moment, two carriages entered the Prime Minister's Office from the back door.  Field Marshal Neville?  Powers?  Lord Chamberlain and Lord Admiralty John?  Sir Fisher came hand in hand.

    Seeing the two people rushing over, Arthur?  Prime Minister Balfour couldn't help but frowned. He knew that the war situation in the Middle East must have changed again, and the changes were definitely not conducive to Britain.

    "You two, please sit down! I wonder what bad news you will bring me this time?" Arthur?  Prime Minister Balfour asked with a wry smile.  Obviously, the bad situation has made him gradually lose confidence.

    "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, Port Said has been captured by the Chinese. The entire Suez Canal has fallen into the control of the Chinese. The retreat of hundreds of thousands of our coalition troops deployed in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been cut off by the Chinese.  What's more serious is that after the logistics supply line is cut off, the coalition's current supplies can last for up to half a month. After half a month, they will run out of ammunition and food!" Field Marshal Sir Chamberlain said with a serious face.  In order to maintain the hundreds of thousands of coalition troops fighting in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Britain and France have tried their best.  Now that the logistics supply line is cut off, it is undoubtedly a disaster for hundreds of thousands of coalition troops!

    "Then what should we do now? Is there a way to open up the logistics supply line?" Arthur?  Prime Minister Balfour asked.

    "It is very difficult. We have less than 30,000 people left in Egypt! The dispatched reinforcements are still on the way. And even after they arrive, it is estimated that it will be difficult to defeat the Chinese. The Chinese have already deployed near the Suez Canal  We have nearly 200,000 troops. Moreover, they can also get fire support from the naval fleet. To defeat the Chinese army, we have to invest at least 400,000 troops. However, this will take time, at least two months before we can assemble these troops. And in  The Saudi reinforcements can only last half a month!" Sir Chamberlain replied.

    "Hell, how could this happen? Where is the navy? Hasn't the U.S. Navy already arrived in Egypt? Plus our four 'Dreadnought-class' battleships, there are already ten new battleships. Can't we still defeat the Chinese Navy?" Arthur  ?  Prime Minister Balfour said bitterly.

    "Your Excellency Prime Minister, the Chinese have deployed submarines in the waters near Port Said. We have already had two armored cruisers sunk by their submarines. And the Chinese main battleships are all deployed around Port Said. The Americans  Using this as an excuse to refuse a decisive battle with the Chinese Navy, we have no other choice!" John?  said Sir Fisher.

    "Can we just watch the Suez Canal fall into the hands of the Chinese and hundreds of thousands of troops on the front line starve to death?" Arthur?  Prime Minister Balfour asked angrily.

    "Your Excellency Prime Minister, we can still work harder. The 100,000 reinforcements we sent will arrive in Egypt in three days. The 100,000 reinforcements from the French government will arrive in four days. However, we still have no advantage. However, Egypt has 100,000 reinforcements.  If we can convince the Khedive Abbas II of Egypt to join our side in fighting China with the army we are building, maybe we will have a chance to reconnect with the expeditionary force!" Sir Chamberlain suggested.

    "The Egyptian Khedive Abbas II? Will he agree to join us?" Arthur?  Prime Minister Balfour frowned.  Abbas II was not a fool. Now Britain and France were obviously at a disadvantage. Unless he was kicked in the head by a donkey, he would definitely not join the British and French sides.

    "Abbas II has always wanted Egyptian autonomy. We can let him join us on the condition of supporting Egyptian autonomy. Maybe it will succeed!" Sir Chamberlain said.

    "Okay, we can give it a try! Someone, go and invite Lord Lansdowne to come to the Prime Minister's Office!"Worse?  Prime Minister Balfour ordered.

    "What about the navy? Is there any way for the navy to defeat the Chinese navy?" Arthur?  Prime Minister Balfour asked.  Without sea control, it is almost impossible to retake the Suez Canal.

    "We will try our best to negotiate with the Americans and let them join us in attacking the Chinese navy. As for the threat from Chinese submarines, we can only send more destroyers to the Middle East. Once a Chinese submarine is discovered, we will attack it as much as possible  Destroyed!" John?  said Sir Fisher.  Now, there are no effective means to deal with submarines.  At most, mine protection cabins can only be added when building battleships.  At the same time, mine protection nets were installed on both sides of the battleship.

    "Tell those Americans that if they don't agree to fight with us, we will stop providing technical assistance to them!" Arthur?  Prime Minister Balfour said.  In order to get the Americans to join the fight, the British paid a huge price!  Now that the Americans have received the benefits, they actually want to not fulfill their commitments. How can this be done?

    "Yes, Your Excellency, Prime Minister. We have not handed over several key technologies to the Americans. As long as the Americans still want to obtain these technologies, they should not regret it!" John?  said Sir Fisher.

    The Foreign Secretary, Lord Lansdowne, quickly arrived at the Prime Minister's Office.  However, his face was also very ugly.  Apparently, he had also learned of the failure on the front line.

    "Your Excellency, we intend to launch a war against the Chinese in Egypt and retake the Suez Canal. We need the support of the Egyptian Khedive. Can the Ministry of Foreign Affairs send people and Egyptian Khedive support to try to draw him into our camp. If Egypt  If the Khedive can help us, we can support their autonomy!" Arthur?  Prime Minister Balfour said.

    "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I was about to report to you about the problem in Egypt. Our consul in Egypt has arranged for the Egyptian Khedive Abbas II today and made a request to him to cooperate with the British and French coalition forces in the battle. However, our  The request was rejected by Abbas II. According to the information we received, Abbas II has already had contact with the Chinese. The Chinese must have promised him benefits, so he rejected us!" Lan  said Lord Stone.

    "Damn it, what happened, the Chinese got one step ahead again!" Arthur?  Prime Minister Balfour cursed!

    "So, what should we do now? Should we launch a war against the Chinese and retake the Suez Canal?" Arthur?  Prime Minister Balfour looked at John?  Sir Fisher and Sir Chamberlain.

    Both of them were silent. If they continued to fight, they really had no confidence in taking back the Suez Canal.  If it loses its troops and generals again, Britain's situation will become even more difficult.

    "Your Excellency Prime Minister, it is already difficult for us to win this war. Fortunately, we have never declared war on the Chinese. In my opinion, we should find a way to negotiate with the Chinese and end this war!  Lord Lansdowne suggested.  Since the war method has obviously failed, then we should find a way to end the war through diplomatic means to avoid greater losses.

    "End the war, of course we want to end the war. But, will the Chinese agree? They now have the upper hand. Our hundreds of thousands of troops in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have become turtles in the urn. The Suez Canal has also fallen into the hands of the Chinese  They are under control and there is absolutely no need for them to negotiate peace with us!" Arthur?  Prime Minister Balfour said somewhat dejectedly.

    "Your Excellency Prime Minister, everything is negotiable. Although we are at a disadvantage, our country and France are not without the strength to continue fighting. If we try our best to fight the Chinese to the death, even if we will fail, the Chinese will definitely  There will also be heavy losses. The Chinese may not dare to fight us to the death!" Lord Lansdowne said.  In addition to Britain, France and China, there are other world powers.  Obviously, Britain, France and China will not fight tooth and nail.  Otherwise, after exerting all the national strength, we will have to take advantage of other countries!

    "Okay, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is ready to negotiate peace with the Chinese. However, we must try to preserve the interests of the British Empire!" Arthur?  Prime Minister Balfour said.

    "Your Excellency Prime Minister, if we want to end the war, I think we may have to pay a certain price." Lord Lansdowne said.  Now that Britain is taking the initiative to seek peace, it is obviously impossible for Britain to end the war without paying a price!

    Arthur?  Prime Minister Balfour frowned, and then said: "Our bottom line is to get back the Suez Canal, and then keep India. Other places can be temporarily abandoned!"

    India is the most important British colony. It is rich in mineral resources and has very developed agriculture. Its annual output is not even less than that of the British mainland.  If India is lost, the British Empire will collapse!  Therefore, Britain had to keep India.  Otherwise?, Britain would rather fight to the death!  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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