1777 The deflated British ambassador
"This is a provocation to the empire! The Chinese government must be required to deal with it seriously and safeguard the empire's dignity!" After learning the news, Xiang Xis, who was preparing to go out to Hong Kong to attend the Hong Kong regime handover ceremony, was furious.
"China is so shameless. It actually used their fishermen to block the Imperial Fleet from visiting other countries. This is a serious provocation! The Chinese government must be asked to give an explanation to safeguard the dignity of the empire..." Robin Cook, the new Foreign Minister who was preparing to go to Hong Kong, looked serious.
They had no idea that the Chinese would do such a thing at such a time.
The Hong Kong regime will return it to China for more than one day, which has already made the British government very dissatisfied. At this time, China can't wait to show their power to the empire.
This is something that cannot be tolerated and cannot be allowed.
"Aren't the Chinese worried that the regime handover ceremony would be affected by such a thing?" Prince Charles did not expect that such a thing would happen.
He will be the representative of the British government's handover of the Hong Kong regime.
They were originally unwilling to return Hong Kong to China. After operating for so many years, they had developed so well, but in the end they were taken back by China.
They were worried that they could not find an excuse to do something at the handover ceremony.
If the Chinese government does not give an explanation that satisfies them, there will be an excuse.
Such a matter is also a frustration that the concierge director An Wenbin, who is preparing for the return handover ceremony in Hong Kong.
"We must prepare for backup plans, and the British will definitely use such things to regain their face." He wanted to scold the Navy, but he could not blame them.
Because the navy's warships had nothing to do with it, they were created by the Navy's test warships and fishermen in the Ninth Court. Moreover, this also maintained the dignity of the motherland and attacked the British's arrogance.
"The backup plan has been prepared. Long, is it so serious? Although they have lost face in this matter, it is obvious that the British found it themselves." said a subordinate.
Their work, or the most important task of the entire preparatory team, was to raise the five-star red flag in Hong Kong on time at 0:00 on July 1, 1997.
This is the unshakable principle of the Republic. It has been waiting for 150 years and cannot wait for another second.
"What the British care about most is their face. Once upon a time, they were the empire that the sun never sets. But now, they are still immersed in their own glory..." An Wenbin said helplessly.
He didn't know what impact these military people would have on the handover ceremony.
In order to ensure that the five-star red flag rises on time on July 1st, as the person in charge of the handover ceremony, An Wenbin even went to the United States more than ten days ago to buy an expensive watch, not because the watch has any collection value or a limited edition, but just because this watch is the most accurate watch in the world.
At the same time, in order to ensure that everything is foolproof, after buying the watch, the thin old man specially matched the watch with the Greenwich Observatory in London, England and the Purple Mountain Observatory in China, in order to calculate the time of every link in the UK at the handover ceremony and prevent them from delaying the time at the handover ceremony.
We must never let the five-star red flag be one second later, or even half a second.
That is related to the dignity of the country and the sovereignty of the country.
One second later means that the motherland has lost Hong Kong's sovereignty for a second time again!
There were no excuses before, and the British had to do something wrong. Now that we have the opportunity, how can we not do anything? We must be fully prepared.
"But our navy and fishermen are also trying to safeguard the dignity and sovereignty of our motherland." The subordinate looked speechless.
"So, we must make sure that there is no problem with our backup plan." Old An said with a wry smile.
At home, the military is full of fire in such matters. At the doorstep of their own home, the British fleet came to show off their power. The result now naturally makes them happy, and they did not lose their dignity or leave any talk to the British.
"Our warships are strictly in accordance with the regulations and orders, without any violations, and have always maintained a sufficient distance from the British ship."
"The battleship Yongxing Island? Isn't that being tested in the sea? We can't control this, it has not been handed over to the navy, and has not been put into service!"
"Are the British still shameful? Their most advanced frigate was bullied by the warships we tested in the sea? Is it possible? Did they hit them or made provocative actions against them? Or fired? No!"
"Fishers bullied the British Navy's aircraft carrier fleet? This is definitely a joke, and it's not funny. There are only warships in this world that bully fishing boats, and no fishing boat can bully warships. Even Somalia, this will not happen!"
"Besides, shouldn't fishermen be under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Agriculture? What does it have to do with our military?"
Faced with the questioning of the British ambassador to China, the Chinese generals answered this.
All they said is in line with the rules.
Chinese warships only tracked and monitored British ships in their own waters. When they "accidentally" entered the Chinese waters, they reminded them that they had invaded China's territorial waters and violated China's sovereignty.
There was no provocation, and there was even enough courtesy.
As for which battleship?
They are still in the factory's sea trial process, and they have not delivered it to the military at all, and the military has no choice. So, they have not even connected to the communication system...
As for the fishermen bullying their fleet, the military cannot control it, and the fishermen should be under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Agriculture.
The military's answer made the British furious. Since they did not give any explanation and wanted to cover up, they would go to their Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
"At this critical moment, your warships have caused one of our frigates to be anchored! At the same time, your fishermen illegally blocked the fleet of our country's military visits to friendly Asian countries in the high seas! We are now proposing solemn protests to your country, and hope your government can give us a reasonable explanation!" The British deputy envoy said to Lei Yuanping of the European Division of the Chinese Foreign Ministry with a gloomy face.
Britain's huge special-mix fleet is so embarrassing in China this time.
The glory of the Imperial Navy was crushed into pieces by a group of Chinese fishermen and a second-hand battleship that was still in the sea trials and had not been included in the list.
Who can accept the British government and the British Admiralty?
What's more, at this time, the empire's rice flag landed from Asia?
Taking this opportunity to cause trouble for the Chinese, it is best to save the Chinese from the handover of the Hong Kong regime and find the place.
Lei Yuanping smiled in his heart, but he did not show any signs of his face. He said to the British Deputy Envoy very seriously, "Mr. Reisel, we will definitely investigate the matter carefully. If it is our mistake, we will definitely deal with the relevant personnel seriously and give your government and the naval fleet an explanation!"
"Investigation? What else should I investigate? Now our frigates are still parked on the high seas. Your fishermen block the course of our aircraft carrier fleet, forcing our fleet to move forward! This is a serious provocation to the British Empire!" Reser roared.
After dealing with Chinese people for a long time, he knew that these Chinese people were kind on the surface, but their hearts were worse than anyone else.
He never expected that the Chinese would use such despicable means to stop their aircraft carrier special fleet. Obviously, China saw that they were just showing their strength, not provoking wars.
"Mr. Resel, according to the information we have received, the warships we are testing in the sea did not collide with your country's warships, especially your country's broken warships. At that time, the closest thing to them was a warship that was undergoing the factory's sea test, which was more than ten nautical miles away... Even after an explosion and fire broke out inside your country's warships, the warships we are testing in the sea speeded up and prepared to help put out the fire..." Lei Yuanping calmly stated the facts he knew.
Both sides chose to ignore the fact that the two warships almost collided.
The British could not afford to lose this person, and China naturally did not want to stimulate the British at this time, especially their battleship, which was just being tested in the sea and was not under the jurisdiction of the military.
"As for fishing boats, sir, I think this is even more unrelated. Our fishing boats carry out normal fishing activities in their own economic exclusive area. It just so happened that your fleet passed through this area and did not say hello in advance. This is a misunderstanding! A serious misunderstanding, would our fishermen not be allowed to fish in our economic exclusive area, or let our fishing boats and cargo ships make way with your country's fleet near our territorial waters?" Lei Yuanping's words made Reser's face so gloomy that it was about to drip out of water.
But he had no way to do it.
The Chinese are not wrong because they have no violations.
Punish fishermen?
This is definitely impossible. Not to mention that their fishermen fish in less than a kilometer of water next to their territorial waters, even on the high seas, if they are unwilling to give way to the British fleet, the government will not be able to control it.
As for the high seas, that is shared by everyone.
"Your battleship! The factory tests the sea? Can you have a reason to attack our aircraft carrier fleet during the sea test? This is a serious provocation!" Reisel finally remembered that China's damn battleship had made a stance to attack the aircraft carrier.
This is a provocation.
Serious provocation.
"Ambassador Reisel, this is a misunderstanding, absolutely a misunderstanding!" Lei Yuanping laughed even more. "Our relevant departments are conducting investigations and there will be results soon. If they deliberately do such a behavior, we will definitely deal with it seriously!"
Chapter completed!