Chapter 86 Anglo-Russian Declaration of War
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Immediately afterwards, Russia issued a statement condemning Britain's interference in other countries' affairs, invading China's vassal state Myanmar, which was arbitrarily invading China's vassal state, and solemnly proposed that according to the latest Sino-Russian Military Alliance Treaty, if China declares war on Britain, Russia will join the war together. The Russian Black Sea Fleet began to mobilize and land its most elite first army in Turkey, which has the largest anti-Russian power, and conducted military operations on British troops in Afghanistan, Iran and other places from Alhabad. It also proved that the Russians' statement was not false intimidation. This even ignited a fire in the UK.
"Are the world crazy? They thought that the yellow-sex Chinese monkeys could defeat the British Empire." Prime Minister Salisbury roared in his office, forgetting even the most important etiquette he paid attention to. He did not care about the losses of the colonial army, but he cared about a series of reactions. His cabinet was working to win the support of the absolute majority of the House of Commons, but such a thing happened. The parliament even mobilized a case of distrust, which was temporarily suppressed by his activities, but also made his predecessor, the Liberal leader, Earl William Gladston, a prosperous momentum.
Holden sat on the sofa and frowned slightly at Salisbury's loss of composure. As a gentleman, he should be sober and polite at all times. He had a premonition about China's sudden declaration of war, but he did not expect that the Chinese would fight so beautifully in the first battle. Russia, Germany, the United States and even Austria were directly or indirectly pulled to their chariots. They exchanged the unfreezing ports in the Far East for the support of the Russians, China's vast market for the support of the Americans, and a large number of arms orders for the support of Germany and Austria. Britain was gloriously isolated for too long, and at this time it finally showed its disadvantages.
"We should mobilize all forces and be decisive in 1939 and 1959: send troops to China. As long as we take down some key places in China, internal conflicts will erupt on their own. At that time, we can support some forces close to us to replace the now disobedient Chinese government and make it completely the back garden of the British Empire." Holden pointed out a direct and effective method.
Salisbury has not answered yet. Foreign Minister David next to him said: "It may be difficult. If you want to send troops to China, you must attack by sea, but China is not like in 59. They have a fleet of more than 100,000 tons and composed of dozens of state-of-the-art iron ships. These ironclad ships rely on the fortresses on the coast of China. If we want to defeat them, we must mobilize the main ships such as Invernis, Giants, Collingwood, etc., and have a considerable number of cruisers to support them.
Chaos rebirth is the king of another world http://www.77nt/23488/Supply line to prevent China from breaking the war. What should we do if the seven Russian battleships are going to do at that time? Especially the four "Caterina II" in the Black Sea. No one can guarantee whether the Russians will choose to break through the Dardanelles' defense line at this time. Once the Russians enter the Mediterranean, the British Empire's power in West Asia and North Africa will be seriously threatened."
Horton felt a little uncomfortable with David's excessive emphasis on the Chinese and navy. He knew that the Chinese were right to a nation. Perhaps each of them had a smart mind, but as a nation they were absolutely unqualified. They kept talking all day long that it was the difference between Chinese, barbarians and Manchus. The Manchus were guarding against the Han people. The Han people looked down on the Manchus, and even the Han people were divided into closeness and distantness. The navy was the military that needed the cooperation of the group and the spirit of cooperation the most. Even if they had advanced warships, they were just empty shells. "We can contact France. The French had just lost their land in the Far East. As long as we promised to help them regain Vietnam, we should get their support. In addition, we can also contact Japan. Japan is a very ambitious country. They have deep conflicts with China. And they have purchased a lot of advanced warships over the years." Horton continued.
"Japanese?" David smiled reservedly, but his disdainful expression still betrayed his thoughts: "That country has not heard of any commendable things except for hearing that it is rich in gold. I'm afraid that their 2,000-ton cruisers could not even win the several ironclad ships that the Chinese got from France. What trouble can it cause to the Chinese?"
Holden was a little unpleasant about David's suggestion of despising himself: "Although Japan is weak, it can also contain one of China. If France promises to help the Empire defend Dardanell, it can leave a small number of warships and mobilize all combat ships to fight against China."
"I have sent someone to talk to the French. The French are now more worried about the German attack on land. According to the intelligence sent back by France, the French have signs of contact with the Russians, and they should be worried about the threat of the Three Kingdoms Alliance. For our request, they propose to share Egypt's interests." David said.
"This is impossible." Salisbury said firmly after hearing David's words. Egypt was related to the lifeline of the empire's life to India, and even if he gave him three Myanmar, he would not be able to change it. However, Salisbury finally said to David and Holden: "What are some good suggestions do you have?"
David said: "I think instead of attacking China's mainland through the Western Pacific with complex sea conditions and increasing the supply difficulties of the troops, it is better to fight the Chinese in Myanmar in Myanmar. As long as the Empire's base in Malacca is used, the Chinese navy can easily prevent the entry of the Indian Ocean, and our navy can provide stable supplies to the troops with only a small number of ships. Myanmar is close to India, and if necessary, we can mobilize more than 300,000 troops to participate in the war without worrying about supply issues. On the other hand, China, their road to Myanmar is steep mountains, dense primeval forests and unfathomable river valleys. How many troops can they support in Myanmar?"
Salisbury was obviously moved by David's plan. The situation in the House of Commons now does not allow him to take any risk, otherwise it would be the end of the fall. So he immediately said: "It's very good, just do it as you want. I will propose a plan to increase troops to the Parliament and write to Lord Dafflein to start mobilizing in advance. We will give the Chinese a lesson that will never be forgotten in Myanmar."
While the British were still digesting the shock caused by China's sudden participation in the war, two groups of troops from the Qing army swept through the mountainous areas in northern Myanmar and the eastern Shan State Plateau like wind and winding down the mountains in northern Myanmar and the eastern part of the Shan State Plateau. At the same time, Guan Xuqing sent a group of officials here and began to help local mountaineers establish a modern management system.
After the Qing Dynasty regained this land, it distributed the land that fled and surrendered to the mountain people, and joined forces with the pro-China chieftains to form a temporary government, which immediately received the support of the people in these areas. Even some people in southern Myanmar who were looted by British troops fled to these places. The Qing army finally gained a preliminary foothold in Myanmar.
In Turkey, Afghanistan and other places, with the sudden entry of Russia, Britain's plan to increase troops to Myanmar has been dragged down again and again. The British army in Myanmar has retreated to near Mandalay, and even important towns like Taung Chi left only the Burmese defense that surrendered to them.
Under the leadership of Liu Yongfu, he captured the condescending, easy to defend and difficult to attack in just three days. More than a dozen chieftains who were conferred as Subova, Musha, and Waikunmu were pushed to the people for traitoring the country and sentenced to the Ming Dynasty.
Chapter completed!