The German Emperor was very angry! The consequences were very serious! After Frederick III set the tone, the entire German government began to work hard. The Navy first immediately sent a report to the fleet stationed in Shanghai, instructing Tirpitz to take any reasonable actions he thought! The fleet's actions could be expanded to the entire coast of Japan, and said that the Navy could requisition all German merchant ships in China!

The German diplomatic department directly expelled the Japanese ambassador to Germany and then immediately contacted Russia, hoping that Russia could provide fuel and supplies to the German fleet in China. And hoped that Germany and Russia would put pressure on Japan for common interests, and the Russian emperor expressed his willingness to provide protection for the German fleet and agreed to the German fleet to use the port of Vladivostok. Subsequently, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a rather stern statement! It believed that Japan is a cancer of the world and should be completely eliminated from the Far East!

In terms of social public opinion, the Prime Minister did a good job. He insisted that the Japanese took action first without declaring war. At the same time, he emphasized that the mistakes that the Mainz began were caused by Japanese sneak attacks! "The Japanese used our idea of ​​pursuing peace to attack our fleet! This despicable behavior must be severely punished!" This sentence continues to appear in major European newspapers, and even the French government expressed dissatisfaction and contempt for Japanese behavior.

The blow that caused the Japanese to completely fail in the field of public opinion was from the United States! Dewey was quite realistic and knew the reason for using money to do things! He described the situation at that time objectively and impartially, and agreed with the remarks of the German media. He also refuted the remarks of the Japanese from the perspective of a naval general!

"The excuses of this group of Japanese robbers are ridiculous and childish! They claim that the German fleet launched the first attack at a distance of 1,200 meters, but in fact, as the party with the advantage of firepower, they will fight as far as possible at a distance, and when they get close, they will be threatened by torpedoes. Obviously, German naval officers and soldiers will not make such mistakes!"

"In this battle, the losses of middle and senior officers accounted for half of the total losses! At that time, almost all the senior German officers were on the bridge. If the German fleet was ready to start first, they should be in the command tower rather than on the unprotected bridge!"

The problems pointed out by Dewey, especially the identity of a third party, made his words very credible. Dewey then praised the armored cruiser Mainz, especially Prince Ruprecht's performance on the spot, which invisibly added a little to the German Navy! It concealed the shortcomings of some people and made Ruprecht famous!

"Mr. Prime Minister, it seems that the Japanese are getting worse and worse!" Chamberlain personally visited Saltzpoly in London, the Prime Minister's residence.

"A very immature country, just now, has a stick like challenging a fully armed soldier! It is necessary to use the German hand to hit it." The head of the government did not care much about this.

"But the German fleet has begun to hunt Japanese ships in the East China Sea. Although the Qing Dynasty has been stabilized, if Japan suffers too much, it will have a great impact on our future plans."

"In this conflict, the Japanese fleet lost two protective cruisers, killed more than 400 people in battle and injured more than 200 people. Now Japan may not even be able to beat the Beiyang!" Chamberlain said worriedly.

"Remember, Japan is just a piece of our chess piece, and those who play chess can never be influenced by chess pieces! Germany has not declared war, otherwise it would have been contacted with the Qing Dynasty now! This bottom line is enough! Only timely help will make people grateful, and it is not the time yet." Saltzpoly replied with a smile. "On the contrary, what I worry most now is, what if we intervene too early, what should Germany and Russia get closer?"

"Then we should do some early work, right?" Chamberlain said.

"Tell the Japanese, prepare to discuss compensation, and let them hand over the culprit! You can't finish this matter without finding a scapegoat! Let them be quick! Once Russia intervenes, things will be complicated!"

Compared to Japan's life and death, the British are more worried about the impact of this incident on Russia and Germany! A Russia makes the British fucked enough. If Germany stands on the side of the Russians, then what will Britain do? Therefore, the so-called help from the British is to suppress Japan and let them admit their conscience as soon as possible, admit their mistakes, and lose money!

"What if the Germans' asking price exceeds our bottom line?" Chamberlain asked.

"For peace and order in the Far East, all British colonial ports will be prohibited from providing supplies and berths for military ships in third countries! Until the situation in the Far East calms down!" said the British Prime Minister!

"This?!" Chamberlain must admire his superior's methods! As long as the ports in the colonies in various parts of the UK do not provide supplies, how can Germany's subsequent warships and transport ships go to the Far East? The only two British and French are in the Eurasian continent. The British do not help. The French are the Germans' nemesis. The Germans want to mobilize fleets to the Far East? Isn't this funny? By then, the Germans may have to give in, right?

"Remember, this method is the last safety rope! You can't use it unless you have to! This has a big impact." Although Soltzpoly has a solution, he did not dare to use this measure easily, because it will inevitably lead to tension between Britain and Germany. Even if the Germans are afraid for a while, it will be difficult to ensure that the Germans will not find the situation in other aspects!

The British's opinions soon reached the ears of the Japanese. Since the Taiwanese boss made him admit defeat, he would admit it. Japan was tough against the Qing Dynasty, and the people who were bigger than him were grandsons! Haven't you seen the Japanese give up Perry, the American who knocked on the door of Japan? The German fleet appeared outside Tokyo Bay! The Japanese Combined Fleet didn't even dare to show their faces, so they would waste their lives and wait for death?

The German government expressed its willingness to negotiate, and Japanese ambassador to the United Kingdom Shuzo Aoki immediately went to Berlin to contact Germany, while the person in charge of the reception was later German Prime Minister Birov.

"Because of some accidents and the unauthorized decisions of some people, many unpleasant things have happened to Germany and Japan recently, and I came here this time to solve these things." Aoki Shuzo started with skillful diplomatic rhetoric.

"This is our request! Only after he agrees can he continue to talk!" Birov has no time to talk with the other party. As a great power, he must have the domineering spirit of the great powers! When the conditions are put forward, don't agree? Then you will fight until you agree! Just ask if you are afraid?

"Compensation of 2 million pounds? This is unacceptable! We have not caused much damage to your country at all. The losses suffered by the Mainz cruiser were minimal, and we were sunk two cruisers. "Aoki Shuzo was almost shocked by this huge amount! If converted into silver, it would be nearly 20 million taels! How much does Japan's annual fiscal revenue cost?

"This is a punishment for the rude and brutal behavior of the despicable! In addition, our fleet has seized at least 20 Japanese merchant ships. If you do not agree to this request, we can confiscate these ships and cargo to compensate for our losses!" Birov refused to give in!
Chapter completed!