The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the National Government recently moved from Nanjing to the foot of Zhongshan outside the city. This is a newly built embassy area. Most countries that have diplomatic relations with the Republic of China have moved their embassies from Nanjing to get close to China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the dictator in Tangshan. Among all the foreign embassies in China, the most luxurious and grandeur is naturally the embassy of the world overlord of the British Empire. Even in the hot summer, the soldiers of the British Royal Marine Corps wearing blue dresses still stood motionless in front of the embassy, ​​demonstrating the glory of the British Empire. The flowers, plants and trees in the embassy were transplanted from Britain and carefully maintained by Sikh gardeners from India.

The Makle Ambassador walked down from the sedan with a meter-shaped flag with his head down and walked into the embassy with great straits. Although the status of his Chinese ambassador in London was increasing in Whitehall, Sir Makle was not happy at all. China, which once could only look up to the empire, has now almost become an equal ally of the empire. The Chinese warlord who almost failed to get out of Taiwan in 1917 has now become a person he, the British Empire ambassador to China, needs to curry favor with!

During this period, he could no longer remember how many good things he said and how many smiling faces he had accompanied Chang Ruiqing. I really don’t know when such a life will end?

In the living room of the British Embassy, ​​there was already a middle-aged man wearing a navy summer uniform waiting for him. This was Major General Andrew Brown Cunningham, the general counsel of the British Royal Navy, sent to the Chinese Navy. Because in the last Sino-Japanese War, the weak Chinese Navy performed well. Cunningham, who was the general counsel, naturally won the highest respect of the Chinese side. Therefore, when Britain was eager to win over China to maintain its crumbling world hegemony, Major General Cunningham became a regular visitor to the British Embassy and often came to discuss with Ambassador Makle how to use his influence on the Chinese side to achieve diplomatic tasks assigned by Whitehall.

Seeing Makle walk in with a calm face. Cunningham smiled as soon as he was brought to British milk tea, saying, "Hey, sir, what makes you look so sad? Is it because Whitehall has given you another difficult mission? You invited me here for this? Tell me, maybe I can help."

Sir Mak smiled bitterly, took off his coat, sat tiredly on the sofa, and the Sikh servant handed him a frozen towel. The ambassador sighed while wiping his sweat, "The inch of Whitehall is already messy, General, I shouldn't say it. The Labour government now has no idea how to maintain the world hegemony of the British Empire! They have no strategy, no forward-looking nature, only know how to deal with the situation passively, and make things worse and worse. God knows. It's not possible for them to continue like this! Now the British Empire is sliding into the mud step by step. And Whitehall actually wants the Chinese to help pull the empire out..."

Seeing Sir Makle complaining about Whitehall, Major General Cunningham could only respond with a faint smile. He knew why Makle complained. In fact, it was not just Makle complaining, but the whole of Britain was complaining. All British people expressed strong dissatisfaction with Whitehall's wrong policies.

This wrong policy starts with Reza Khan, who was newly released on July 9, announced the high-profile revocation of the oil rights transferred to Britain. Reza Khan's behavior was undoubtedly challenging the British Empire's hegemony in the Middle East. In fact, the British-Iranian oil company did not benefit much from Iran (during this period, several large oil fields in the Middle East have not been discovered, and the world oil market was mainly monopolized by the United States). Even if they were all given to Reza Khan, there was nothing important. But in that case, where would the British Empire's face be put? A small country like Persia dared to slap the British Empire in public, and the British Empire's privileges in other parts of the world are still maintained so?

So the day after Reza Khan took back the mining rights of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, he flatly announced a maritime blockade on Persia! Since Reza Khan did not want Britain to exploit Persian oil, he would not want to make another penny from oil!

Logically speaking, the British Empire's reaction was not too much, it was really not too much, and it did not send troops to attack Persia, but just played with embargo. If Reza Khan had tied up his tail and kept silent, things might have passed like this, at least the British would not come to cause trouble before quelling the civil strife in India.

However, this person who got the advantage and acted obedient, openly allowed the Soviet Union to transport weapons and ammunition to northwest India through Persian territory, many Balochi tribes there no longer accepted orders from the British colonial authorities after the outbreak of the Kolkata uprising. It is said that Jinnah, chairman of the All-India Muslim Alliance, had sneaked into the Balochistan area and was inciting an anti-British uprising.

The rebellion in Kolkata has not yet been quelled. If the Muslims in northwest India start to stir up again, will the British Empire's rule in India be maintained? Even if Britain struggles to put out the raging fires of the Indian uprising, can Britain's interests in the Middle East be maintained?

Since Persia can produce Reza and Khan, why can't Reza and Khan appear again in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and even Egypt that guards the Suez Canal appear again?

Therefore, after London realized that it had made a mistake on the Persian issue (in fact, it was not a mistake. With Trotsky, a disruptor who was at all costs, the British had no right choice), he decided to take remedial measures as soon as possible to send troops to overthrow Reza Khan's regime and restore the pro-British Kaiga dynasty.

However, the British Empire was afraid that the British army could not defeat the great Soviet Red Army! This was very likely. Although the Soviet Union's strength was restrained by China and Germany, Britain's strength was also restrained by India and the United States. Moreover, Britain has never been a major army power. If the Soviets were determined to defend Persia, Britain would likely face a long-term bitter battle with heavy casualties!

Moreover, if a citizen of the British Empire is comfortable and prosperous, how could he destroy his good lives under the guns and cannons of the Soviet Empire in order to invade Persia? So McDonald had just begun to clamor for war, and the working people of the British took to the streets to hold an anti-war parade.

It seems that there is no possibility of letting the British people go to Persia to fight in person. However, Britain must "take back" Persia and block the Soviet Union's passage to aid India's rebellion, so the Prime Minister of Downing Street naturally thought of finding someone to help the boxing.

Among the several allies of the British Empire, it was impossible to let the French take action. The arrogant Gaul rooster was impossible to send their youth to the Persian Gulf to die for the benefit of the British Empire. Of course, Germany could not send troops to the Persian Gulf. The Soviet Red Army stationed one million troops on the Polish-German border and "occupied" East Prussia. In this case, how could the Germans have the spare strength to send troops to the Persian Gulf? So now only China and Italy are left to help the British send troops to Persia.

"London wants to organize a three-nation coalition composed of British, Italian and Chinese teams to send troops to interfere in the Persian revolution to help Persia's waste king Mohammed Shah regain power." Sir Makle told Major General Cunningham: "The Prime Minister hopes that the Chinese can send an infantry army of about 50,000 people. If the Soviet Red Army also sends reinforcements to Persia, the Chinese have the obligation to further increase their troops until they drive the Soviet Red Army back to their hometown."

Cunningham was a little surprised. What exactly did Prime Minister MacDonald want to do? Was he angry by a series of Moscow's export revolutionary actions and was preparing to fight a tough battle in Persia and the Soviet Red Army? It would be too risky to do so. If both sides could not control it, the Persian war would likely become the fuse of World War II! And now Sino-Soviet relations are deteriorating. Nanjing is increasing troops to the northwest region bordering the Soviet Union. Before they complete the northwest deployment, Chang Ruiqing will agree to help the British fight? If they are willing, what is the price?

Thinking of this, he looked at Makle seriously and asked in a serious tone: "Jazz, how is the negotiation situation? Is it possible for the Chinese to agree to London's request?"

"The Chinese may agree!" Makle handed the towel back to the servant, took another glass of iced whiskey and took a big sip before sighing: "Their Foreign Minister Wang Zhengting said he could consider it... This is a really hateful answer!"

Even Cunningham, who is not very good at diplomacy, can understand the implicit meaning of the Chinese reply. The Chinese want benefits! The British Empire has just sold the Kingdom of Siam to China, and the Chinese have not even swallowed Siam. They want to seek more benefits from the British Empire!

"Jazz, what can I do for you?" Cunningham said: "Do you want me to find out the Chinese's trump card? By the way, how much profit is the Empire going to buy China with? Is it unrealistic for me to let them send troops for nothing? After all, there is no free lunch in the world."

"The instructions given to me by Whitehall did not mention how much the reward was to China, but I could guess what they thought." Makle smiled bitterly and said, "General, I think you also know that this war can be big or small, maybe Trotsky will be scared away and retreat from Persia obediently. It is also possible that a real war will really be fought in Persia. So the reward given this time is also big or small. Do you understand what I mean? I guess Whitehall may want to use Persian interests to lure China and Italy to send troops. But the Chinese and Italians are not fools..."

Cunningham held his forehead. He was a very capable naval officer and did not know anything about politics and diplomacy. Therefore, he had probably guessed some of MacDonald's wishful thinking. The British Prime Minister probably wanted to play the trick of pretending to be powerful. He first pulled the Chinese and Italian troops into the Persian Gulf with murderous intent, and put on an air of fighting. At the same time, he secretly negotiated conditions with the Soviets... Perhaps he could divide Persia into two, and perhaps he could turn Persia into a buffer country that neither the British nor the Soviet forces were involved. In short, if he could not fight, he would not fight, and if he could fight, he would not fight. If China and Italy accepted the conditions for sending troops to obtain benefits from Persia, he would probably have been in vain in the end and gained little.

I just don’t know if Chang Ruiqing and Mussolini, two dictators who are more cunning than foxes, will be fooled?

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"Chairman, this is a detailed summary of the changes in Persia and India in the past week, and there are some key analysis. Please take a look... The British military operations in India were very unsuccessful, the situation in northwest India was very unstable, and there were several anti-British uprisings in East Bengal and Bihar in the past few days. In this case, the British actually wanted to move Persia. This stall is really too big.

This is the latest report on the Siam situation. King Rama VI of Siam has ordered the army to enter Bangkok to disperse the protesters, but several divisions of the Siam Army refused to obey the order. Rama VI could only mobilize his direct line, the Wild Tigers, to maintain order in Bangkok. The two sides confronted each other in Wangjiatian Square, but the Wild Tigers did not fire, and the Siam people also remained restrained. Several great monks in Siam were smoothing out the situation on both sides, hoping to persuade Rama VI to abdicate, and his younger brother Pachadipo ascends the throne and implements a constitutional monarchy."

Zhang Guotao respectfully handed the report to Chang Ruiqing, who was sitting behind the desk, and then stepped back to his seat and couldn't sit up. Now in this office, in addition to him and Chang Ruiqing, there are also Pan Yucheng, Bai Chongxi, Wang Zhengting and Zeng Qi, who are all the most core figures in Chang Ruiqing's regime. It was enough to make him excited that Zhang Guotao was among them in a short period of time.

Chang Ruiqing smiled and took the report. Nodded and said, "Siam is doing very well. As long as Rama VI abdicates, the authority of the Siam royal family will fall. Now we should fight for power and profit in all aspects... Such a small country. If you want to fight for internal conflicts, it will be difficult to maintain your status as a top leader. Let's implement it according to the original plan. Today, please come here mainly to discuss Persia. Mr. Rutang, let's talk about the requirements of the British."

Wang Zhengting sat down and owed Chang Ruiqing, and replied with a smile: "Chairman, Ambassador Makle informally submitted a request to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs this morning, hoping that our country can send troops to Persia with Britain in accordance with the provisions of the Five-Nation Alliance Treaty to curb the Soviet Union's southward advance and protect peace and tranquility in the Middle East."

Chang Ruiqing glanced at the people in the office, including Bai Chongxi, who looked very interested. At present, the huge oil resources in the Middle East have not been discovered. Only the British found oil fields in southern Persia. In addition, the entire Middle East gave people the impression of large deserts and legends of 1,000 nights, which really made people unable to attract troops.

"What conditions did the British offer?" Chang Ruiqing pondered for a while and asked faintly.

"Not yet," Wang Zhengting shrugged. "Just the last time when the temptation was proposed, the British only wanted to know whether we were willing to send troops. It seemed that we would get a positive answer before discussing the issue of post-war interests."

"What benefits can Persia have?" Bai Chongxi interrupted. "Besides the small oil field in the south, what specialties are there? Moreover, the first phase of our Heilongjiang oil field has been put into production, so we don't care about that little oil at all. It's really not worth it to be cannon fodder for the British."

Chang Ruiqing glanced at him and thought to himself: "The oil in the Persian Gulf cannot be described as a little bit, it is a land floating on the sea of ​​oil!"

"Yes, yes, what Minister Bai said makes sense." Pan Yucheng hurriedly agreed, "Oil is not worth much. A ton of only a few dozen Chinese yuan. Our country's consumption is only more than one million tons a year, and it is only tens of millions of Chinese yuan... If we really send troops to Persia to fight against the Russians, it may cost hundreds of millions of military spending alone! There are so many places we spend..."

Chang Ruiqing looked at his think tank Zeng Qi again, who frowned and thought for a while, and said to Chang Ruiqing: "Chairman, I think we still want to help the British."

"Oh, why?" Chang Ruiqing asked with interest. "Is it because of the obligation of the Five Nations Alliance?"

Zeng Qi nodded and said solemnly: "Now our country's strength is limited. It is best to enjoy the shade under the big trees of the British and the Five-Nation Alliance. Trotsky cannot cut down this tree. Now the Soviet Union has joined forces with the United States and has controlled Japan, Poland, Persia and other countries, and is still infiltrating into the South and South Asia. Especially the Indian Revolution is very strong. If we do not take action to help Britain cut off the Soviet Union's channel to send aid to India through Persia, the British may not be able to maintain their rule in India in the end! By then India will also become an ally or vassal state of the Soviet Union. The next step in the Middle East and South Asia may follow the footsteps of Persia and India. In this way, our ties with Britain, France, Germany and Italy will be interrupted and we will be surrounded by the Soviet forces! Therefore, it is not for the sake of Britain, but for ourselves."

Chang Ruiqing nodded. Zeng Qi's analysis did make some sense. He was about to follow the opportunity to make the decision to send troops to Persia. Bai Chongxi put forward a different view: "If we want to help Britain maintain the situation, why not send troops to India directly? India is the gem in the crown of the British Empire. As long as India does not lose, Britain's hegemony can last for a period of time. We can propose to send troops to India, and at the same time, Britain strengthens its defense in Iraq to prevent the Soviet Union from moving south through Persia. The risk of doing this is much smaller than direct attack on Persia, and we can also get a share of the rich India."

India is rich, the Middle East is poor? What is this thinking? But Chang Ruiqing doesn't plan to play the role of a genius again, and will the British agree to get involved in India? Thinking of this, he looked at Wang Zhengting with a smile and said, "Just discuss with the British ambassador according to General Jiansheng's method. However, Iraq's defense should be jointly responsible by the Chinese, British and Italian coalition forces, and the British and Chinese cannot be borne by the British and Indian families. As for the military expenditure of sending troops to India, it should also be borne by the British and Indian parties... Of course, China-India and China-Myanmar boundary investigation negotiations should also begin immediately."
Chapter completed!