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    At 1 a.m. on November 29, a car drove up to the gate of Xinhua Palace. By this time, the gate had already been closed.  After the guards guarding the palace fired the car and appeared, they immediately stepped up their vigilance. The weapons in the hands of several guards were already aimed at the car.

    At this time, an old man wearing the uniform of an imperial general stepped out of the car with a serious look on his face.

    "I want to see your Majesty right away, go and report it!" the old man said in a deep voice.

    "Yes, Director Wei, please wait a moment!" The guard knew this old man. He was none other than General Wei Zhiyong, the director of the Imperial Military Intelligence Bureau. He had been in charge of the Imperial Military Intelligence Bureau for more than 20 years.

    A few minutes later, General Wu Hao, the chief of guards, came out of the palace. He did not ask General Wei Zhiyong what he was going to do, but just introduced him into the palace.

    He knew that if General Wei Zhiyong came to see Wang Yuze at this time, there must be something important.

    Wang Yuze, who had already gone to bed, put on his clothes again and came to the study.  When he arrived, General Wei Zhiyong was already waiting for him.  After seeing Wang Yuze, General Wei Zhiyong quickly saluted respectfully.

    "Director Wei, what happened?" Wang Yuze waved his hand, stopped the false courtesy, and asked directly.

    "Your Majesty, the Military Intelligence Bureau has just received news that one of our merchant ships was sunk by the British in the North Sea. Two of the more than 40 crew members on board were killed!" Admiral Wei Zhiyong said.

    Wang Yuze frowned. Although China and Britain were already at war, both sides were relatively restrained.  Whether it is in the Indian Ocean or the Atlantic Ocean, warships from both sides will actively avoid it after encountering it.  Neither country wants to go to war at this time, which is beneficial to both sides.  However, now the British dare to attack Chinese merchant ships. Even if these merchant ships are transporting strategic materials for Germany, haven't the British thought about the consequences of doing so?  Could it be that the "peace" between China and Britain is about to break down because of this?

    "Chief of Guards, go and ask the Prime Minister, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Chief of General Staff and the Minister of Army and Navy to come see me!" Wang Yuze said.

    "Yes, Your Majesty!" Wu Hao bowed and left the study to deliver orders.

    "What's the specific situation?" Wang Yuze asked.  He always felt that this was a bit abnormal. Logically speaking, the British knew very well that it would be completely unprofitable for them to end the peace with China.  Although China will cancel the transportation of strategic materials to Germany by sea, China will definitely also take action against British colonies.  Now, almost all of Britain's naval strength has been transferred back to Europe, and only a few old battleships are retained in the Indian Ocean region. They are simply impossible to rival the Chinese navy.  If China wants to take action against India and Australia, the British will simply not be able to resist it.  The reason why China allows Britain to transport resources and manpower obtained from India and Australia to Europe is because it wants Britain to fight to the death with the Germans on the European continent.  If nothing else, as long as China blocks India and Australia, it will make the British miserable.  Unless the British were kicked in the head by a donkey, they would not attack Chinese merchant ships at all.

    "Your Majesty, at 4 pm local time, the fleet headed by the merchant ship Huaxing was sailing to the port of Hamburg, Germany, but a British destroyer suddenly appeared and asked our fleet to stop for inspection." Huaxing replied, they  Return immediately. But at this time, the British destroyer launched an attack. The weak hull of the Huaxing could not withstand the attack of the rapid-fire gun, and it sank to the bottom of the sea in less than fifteen minutes. The British destroyer was attacking  Shen Huaxing fled after the number!" General Wei Zhiyong introduced.

    "Can you find out which destroyer of the British Navy did it?" Wang Yuze asked

    "Your Majesty, this is more difficult. There are hundreds of destroyers in the British Royal Navy, and with some old destroyers, the number will be even more. Moreover, the styles of the destroyers are not much different, and there are no accurate pictures.  It is difficult for us to determine the identity of that destroyer!" Admiral Wei Zhiyong said.  He understood what Wang Yuze meant, but without definite evidence, he could only believe that the British Navy sank the merchant ship Huaxing.

    Soon, the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Chief of General Staff and the Minister of Army and Navy all rushed to Wang Yuze's study.  They already knew what happened on the way here.  Chinese merchant ships were attacked and there were casualties, which made them very angry.  However, everyone is also a little confused. Are the British really crazy?

    "Everyone already knows what happened, right? So what should we do now?" Wang Yuze asked.  The imperial merchant ship was sunk by the enemy. Although the two sides are in a state of war, which is reasonable, China cannot not express anything. At least, China and Britain maintain an open peace.??is broken.

    "Your Majesty, something is a little weird! Although it cannot be ruled out that it was done by humans, doing so will not do the British any good! It is they who made us angry and suffered greater losses! They are deliberately giving us an excuse!  "Chief of General Staff Cai Yun said.

    "Your Majesty, I also think this matter is very strange. With the current state of the UK, they will not deliberately offend us. Previously, the British Navy's warships intercepted our merchant ships, but they only forced our merchant ships to return, and no prisoners were taken.  Let alone sink it on the spot." Navy Minister Zhang Cheng also said.

    "What do you mean, is someone deliberately framing the British?" Wang Yuze said.

    "Your Majesty, we cannot rule out this possibility. If we attack the British colonies because the merchant ship was sunk, I am afraid it will be very beneficial to some countries. They are eager for us to do this. First of all, if we attack the British colonies, it will  Deploying a large number of troops is very detrimental to our ongoing American battlefield. At the same time, the British have armed a large number of troops in India and Australia. Even if the combat effectiveness of these colonial armies is weak, they will kill one thousand enemies and lose eight hundred.  , we will probably pay a certain price, which will consume our strength. In addition, once India and Australia are attacked by us, Britain's war potential will also be greatly affected." Prime Minister Wu Tingfang said.

    Wang Yuze nodded. In fact, he also suspected that it belonged to the Germans. After all, if such a thing happened, it would undoubtedly be the most beneficial to the Germans, and the dilemma faced by Germany would be solved.

    "It's just that we have no definite evidence. All the evidence now shows that the British navy sank our merchant ship. China and Britain are in a state of war, so we can only announce it to the public." Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi also said.

    "It seems that we will definitely suffer this loss, and we can only put the shit basin on the heads of the British!" Wang Yuze said.  Although, maybe it was really calculated by the Germans, there was nothing that could be done about it.  Now is a critical moment in the war, and China cannot fall out with Germany.  Otherwise, it will be of no benefit to both parties.  The Germans may have seen this, so they dared to do this.  Even if China knew that it was the Germans who did it, it could only hold its nose and admit it, pretending not to know anything, and continue to provide various strategic materials to Germany.  Otherwise, once Germany is defeated or even makes peace with the Allies, China will not get any benefits in the end.

    "Your Majesty, from now on, it does look like this. The Germans are probably dissatisfied with our declaration of no war with the United Kingdom, so they did this. In this case, it would be difficult for the empire to continue to maintain peace with the United Kingdom.  Yes!" said Cai Yun, Chief of General Staff.

    "If this is the case, the government will announce it to the people tomorrow! At the same time, the Navy ordered the Indian Ocean Fleet to retaliate against the British, attack the British merchant ships encountered, and sink all those who dared to resist! In addition, ordered our merchant ships to also  Don¡¯t go to the Atlantic Ocean again!¡± Wang Yuze said.

    "Yes, Your Majesty!" Navy Minister Zhang Cheng nodded.

    "Your Majesty, what about the Army? Do we want to launch an attack on India and Australia? With the Army's current capabilities, it can launch an attack on the colonies of these two countries!" Army Minister Zhao Bowen asked.

    "The Army does not need to be dispatched for the time being. Although we want to show the British some color, we cannot let the Germans get what they want! Let's do this, the Army and Marine Corps, make a plan to seize the Suez Canal. Ban allied merchant ships  Through the canal. Even if the British want to transport resources and troops back from India and Australia, they will have to go around the Cape of Good Hope. In this way, we can breathe a sigh of relief, but at the same time, we will not benefit Germany!" Wang Yuze said.

    "Yes, Your Majesty, the General Staff will come up with a specific plan!" Chief of General Staff Cai Yun said.  He had already understood what Wang Yuze meant.  Wang Yuze did not want Britain's war potential to be affected too much, and hoped to continue to use Britain to consume Germany's strength.  Therefore, we will not take action against India and Australia.  Once China solves the United States, Germany's strength will be almost exhausted by Britain and France. By then, it will be time for China to take over India and Australia in one fell swoop, and even the Allied colonies in Africa.

    The next day, the Chinese government announced that in view of the shameless behavior of the British in attacking Chinese merchant ships, China would launch a tit-for-tat outbreak.  This news also caused a sensation in the country. A large number of people held demonstrations, demanding that the empire send troops to attack Britain. Even if the British mainland was far away from the empire, they would still attack the British colonies to avenge the dead Chinese sailors.

    The Navy Ministry also issued an order to the Indian Ocean Fleet. The warships of the Indian Ocean Fleet set out from various military ports and launched attacks on British and French merchant ships sailing in the Indian Ocean!
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