【1123 Prepare for War Upgrade】
However, the British and French ministers in Japan were close friends with the Japanese.
A country is bigger and there are more ministers, so this is a troublesome thing.
Especially if it belongs to two countries, and if it crosses the country, its interests will be different.
The British had the largest number of ministers in the world, with more than one hundred, and many countries, larger countries and different regions needed ministers. There were more than ten in China, and France was similar.
In North Korea's British ministers and French ministers, North Korea is now a province of China. The British ministers and French ministers naturally think that they can make good relations with China, so that their work will be easier.
The British and French ministers in Japan naturally thought of protecting Japan.
In fact, both the British and French recognized the state of China's complete control of North Korea's province, but Nagasaki Castle was mainly afraid to let go.
The Chinese occupied Nagasaki City, on the surface, just a Nagasaki City and a level, but both the Japanese and British, and the French knew that China was different from Britain and Japan, and China had the ability to occupy this Kyushu Island!
Britain and France only ask for money, but the cute president doesn't know if he really wants money alone.
President Meng also carefully considered this issue. If he was tough and took Kitakyushu, he would cut off the ties between Kyushu Island and the main island of Japan, and there was hope of taking over the entire Kyushu Island.
In the eyes of the Chinese army, let alone those scattered soldiers who mainly used samurai swords, even the Japanese government forces did not take it seriously.
But China must take tens of millions of Japanese people seriously!
We must not take the entire international community seriously!
That really becomes cold-blooded. No matter what history is, the people of a country cannot be bad. The cute president still has this awareness. Moreover, if you really want to become the enemy of Japan's entire country, Japan is different from North Korea. China's ability is not enough to support more than a year, and it is a continuous stream. I don't know how long it will take to fight a war. It will take one or two months to completely capture such a country in a short time, and fall into the quagmire of war, which is troublesome.
The cute CEO was a little anxious, but the cute CEO was not panic, but he was just making a very important choice.
President Meng and the combatants of the General Staff of the Chinese Army spent a whole afternoon. 6 Kangtian did not come to Beijing, but where is President Meng and the General Command of the Chinese Army, it is actually equivalent to where is it.
In the evening, Li Hongzhang, in addition to giving money to the British and French ministers, also told the two ambassadors that the cute president promised to ced Vietnam's interests to France and the Philippines and Malaysia's interests to the British.
The British and French ministers were simply ecstatic!
Such a big thing, let alone their small ministers in the North Korean region, it is a great achievement for the British and French government brains.
The two discussed for a while and there was a result.
"Mr. Li Hongzhang, we are very willing to establish such a good friendship with China, but we have no way to help transport military supplies and arms! Without our government's resentment, if we do this, we will help China fight, which can be regarded as a treason!" The British Minister said: "However, we can keep the news of the Chinese army from North Korea confidential. However, we cannot guarantee whether the British fleet and French fleet stationed in Japan will intercept China's transport ships when they arrive in the Sea of Japan."
Li Hongzhang frowned, "So, we have no effect on sending such a huge olive branch to your country?"
"We can contact the country immediately." The French ambassador hurriedly said: "I believe that after hearing this good news, the country will consider sacrificing Japan's interests to cater to China."
Li Hongzhang sighed, "Forget it, let's do this for now. The two ministers first contact the country. However, I hope that in this process, you can express our Chinese meaning to your fleet commander know that it is not a good thing for Britain and France to easily confront China."
The two ministers nodded quickly.
When Li Hongzhang came back, he reported to the cute president with the attitude of the British minister and the attitude of the French minister.
The cute president nodded and said, "Very good, I just paralyzed them. I never thought about ceding Asia's interests!"
Li Hongzhang was shocked, but said nothing. In the eyes of Emperor Hua, it seemed that the entire Asia had already regarded it as China!
"Well, that's OK, you go back." The cute president said to Li Hongzhang: "Continue to negotiate with the British and French, and give their minister some benefits, just talk as we want the negotiations to be successful! In addition, you make an announcement to support Princess Catrina Kaif's brother Prince Richard Harris to restore the reign and become the king of the Kingdom of Hawaii again!"
After Li Hongzhang arrived at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, he actually replaced the power of Prince Richard Harris as the former Foreign Minister. Now Prince Richard Harris has arrived in Seoul and has no position.
Li Hongzhang was shocked again. What a smart person Li Hongzhang was? He immediately understood the intention of the cute president. "His Majesty the Emperor hopes to let the Chinese army attack in the name of the Kingdom of Hawaii, not in the name of the Kingdom of China, right?"
The cute CEO nodded with a smile, "It seems that you can guess no matter how I think."
"No, Your Majesty, this is not difficult to guess. I understand the Emperor's intention is to use the name of the Kingdom of Hawaii to confuse the public and separate the relationship between Nagasaki Castle and China. However, in this way, it will leave a legitimate reason for the intervention of the British and French armed forces? Once the British and French cut off our maritime supply line, the people and troops of China in Japan will be in danger of being eaten!"
"I have thought about these questions, but if we take down the entire Kyushu Island, I think how they can block us?" The cute president's eyes shone brightly.
Li Hongzhang was so scared that he dared not say anything again. Li Hongzhang did not think that the Chinese country had the ability to openly turn against the British and the French. Moreover, Japan was very mountainous. Once the war officially started, it was possible that the Chinese army could block the attacks of the Japanese local forces without supply, not to mention the intervention of Britain and France.
Li Hongzhang left, Princess Katrina Kaifu and Li Hongzhang had the same concerns. She had already learned about Emperor Hua's plan first and adopted a negative attitude.
"Master, the risk of doing this is too great. Even 20% of the chance of winning is not enough. Once the Japanese devote their whole country to confront China, how can our 500,000 people and 10,000 troops in Japan be able to support it for a long time? It would be a fantasy to seize the entire Kyushu Island with such a small army." Princess Katrina Kafu persuaded softly.
The cute CEO smiled slightly, "Don't worry, isn't Li Hongzhang negotiating with the British and French? I believe that I have thrown out such a big bait, and the British and French people cannot be moved. Before they make up their minds, I have already done the matter on Kyushu Island. At that time, they will give up the mentality of intervention. You can now send the Chinese Army First Field Division Command at Nagasaki Castle at the same time, and let Xuan Jianzhang arrange it immediately, so that the army can seize Sasebo Castle by force! In addition, let all our ships transporting military supplies start to set off today and head to Sasebo Castle!"
The city center of Sasebo City was still a fishing village in the Edo period. Until the Meiji period, the Japanese Navy set up the Sasebo Town Palace here, which became the center of focus for Japan's defense to the west, and also led to the rapid development of the region.
Sasebo City is located in the northwest end of Nagasaki Prefecture and the northwestern end of the Kyushu region. The main urban area is located from the roots of Kita Matsuura Peninsula to the central and southern part of the peninsula.
It is located about 50 kilometers northwest of Nagasaki City (the shortest distance of 6 is 60 kilometers), and it is about 1 oo kilometers southwest from Fukuoka City. It is southwest to the southwest of the city to the south of the sea, and on the east side of the city is the prefecture boundary that meets Saga Prefecture.
The vast mountainous terrain in the central part of Kita Matsuura Peninsula extends to the nearest city center, so there are many sloped streets.
There are also dense urban areas in the Aipu region in the central and western regions and the Saki region in the southern region.
This place is easy to defend but difficult to attack, so it is also a port with very good geographical conditions on the coast of Japan. Otherwise, Americans in later history would not have regarded this place as the location of the military port.
Of course, after the arrival of the cute president, history has gradually begun to deviate from the original history, and this gap will become larger and larger!
The Qing Dynasty no longer exists, and although China is not too strong now, it is at least among the top fifteen in the world!
This is very different in the original history.
"Take the city of Sasebo?" Princess Katrina Kaif said in surprise. "Does our fleet go to the port of Sasebo, not to the port of Nagasaki?"
"Yes, we can't completely count on the British and French ministers. While we let them negotiate, we will start to take action. If the British fleet and the French fleet want to intercept, at most, we will focus on Nagasaki Port, not only will the Sasebo Port, which is still in the hands of the Japanese government forces. Once the Sasebo Port is taken, not only will the military supplies be transported smoothly, but will there be an additional port for transporting supplies in the future? The Japanese will also lose an important channel if they want to increase their troops from Kyushu Island by sea. Therefore, once the war is escalated, our first step is to take the Sasebo Port!"
President Meng had thought it clearly before. He would plan whatever he did, and then ask the General Staff of the Chinese Army to come up with a specific action plan!
However, this was the most surprising time for Princess Katrina Kaifu. The president's plan was really amazing. The cute president wanted to escalate the war and had not even discussed it with Princess Katrina Kaifu.
Chapter completed!