Chapter 748 of the New History of China in the First Sino-Japanese War: Russia Surrendered

"Your Majesty, Great Tsar, you and your country have reached the most critical moment, the reactionary forces at home are challenging your authority and the order of the kingdom with foreign funding, and to the west, the forces of Germany and Austria-Hungary may attack Russia at any moment, and they have begun to attack your Slavic allies in the Balkans, even Greece, an indisputable country, and the time has come to decide whether to continue to waste their energies for a barren land or to save their empire, You need to choose. In the face of Nicholas II, the British envoy said bluntly.

"This is a traitor, this is a crime, and we will not accept such a peace. It is unacceptable that a yellow country should put such a shame on the great Russian nation! My forefathers defeated the Swedes, defeated the Sultan of Turkey, defeated Napoleon, and we will not be defeated by them. "Although it has reached the point of exhaustion...... But Nicholas II was still a boiled duck with a hard beak and would not let go, and the Russians believed that the British would not give up Russia, so he wanted to force the British to put pressure on the Chinese Republic through this gesture.

But how could the British be so easily at the mercy of them? Although the Russians are their allies, you still have to put yourself in the right position, okay? Now that the Russian government eats the British and uses the British, do you still want to blackmail the British in turn? Isn't that a lack of cleanup? The Russian bear is so disobedient, John Bull is angry, and the consequences are serious!. …。

"We cannot tolerate our precious funds being wasted in some meaningless places." The words of the British minister were full of threats. "We help your country because we have common interests and common enemies between us and your country. That enemy was Germany, Austria and Turkey. Our funds must be spent against a common enemy. And not to spend this money against a distant Far Eastern power. Our next phase of funding may be delayed due to various reasons. Moreover, the French government has expressed similar views and observations. ”

"What's more. Britain and France also consider your country unsuitable for the use of weapons and equipment produced by us, for the simple reason that your country lacks a sufficient number of cars and fuel. Therefore, France has decided to temporarily delay the cooperation plan of the new 6.1-inch gun, and as you should know about the situation of the British Empire, we are at war with the Boers in South Africa, and our arms supply is not optimistic. "The British envoy threw a combination punch!

"It's not in line with our previous agreement. We are dealing with Germany together, but that doesn't mean we need to give up Russia's interests to make friends with other countries! The hatred between the Russian Empire and the Chinese Republic cannot be forgotten. There is an eternal enemy between the two countries. And do not think that the Chinese will maintain their sphere of influence in Southeast Asia. They will continue to expand, and after crossing the Strait of Malacca, the most precious jewel in your queen's crown will be under the threat of the Chinese navy. Our common enemy is not just the Germans. The Huaxia Republic is also one of them! Nicholas II said with some anger ..........

"But everything has a sequence, the alliance of Germany, Austria, Italy and Turkey has threatened our survival, Europe determines the whole world pattern, if we win, will the Chinese Republic still be able to resist the pressure of Britain, France and Russia? If we lose, what good can we do if we join forces now? All this is now just a stopgap measure. There was also a conflict of interest between the British Empire and the Republic of China. After the end of the campaign in Europe. We can even attack China from both North Asia and Southeast Asia, and sooner or later the Republic of China will have to pay the price for what they have done! The British minister said firmly. …。

It doesn't matter whether the British are telling the truth or not, and whether it is feasible for the British to deal with Huaxia together as mentioned by the British at the end. But it finally gave the Russians a hope. Give the tsar a face. After a short period of thought, Nicholas II decided to face reality, but in terms of concrete interests, Nicholas II also had to fight for it. "The territory cannot be ceded at all, and the amount of reparations is somewhat large." After a moment of contemplation. Nicholas II gave his opinion.

"Damn, if that's the case, isn't what I said earlier in vain?" At this time, the British ambassador's heart was like countless alpacas running wildly. Nicholas II was still so unstoppable. However, after careful consideration, the British envoy felt that Nicholas II's attitude had loosened somewhat, and it should be enough to exert more force..........

"In fact, your country can sign an armistice agreement with the Republic of China instead of a treaty. We can even hand over these areas to the Republic of China in the form of substitution administration, and there is still a long border between your country and the Republic of China that has not yet been demarcated. None of this has been put on paper. Where possible...... I think Russia can revisit the issue of territory and demarcation with the Republic of China. The British envoy said.

"But the 100-kilometre-wide security zone and the number of Russian troops stationed in Asia are simply unbearable. We are not able to mobilize our troops on our own soil as we wish, which is unacceptable to any country! Nicholas II changed the subject, and at this time he also realized that it was impossible for Huaxia to withdraw its troops from the occupied places, and that the prime minister of Huaxia was a lord who, like him, was unwilling to spit out when he ate it! In the case of the opponent's absolute advantage, it is simply impossible to make the opponent retreat!

"There is little room for manoeuvre in the land problem, and the British Empire is helpless at this stage, and for your country and the Chinese Republic, there is only one way to solve the land problem, and that is blood and fire! Only war can recalibrate the borders of both sides. And as I just said. Russia cannot now re-provoke a war in the Far East. This is clearly unacceptable for your country and your allies! ”。 …。

"However, in terms of reparations, I think we can be flexible, for example, after your country pays the reparations to the Republic of China, the British Empire and the Kingdom of France can compensate in the name of a special fund, and at the same time, we will persuade the Republic of China to trade arms for your country for a long time to come. Arm your army with the military industry of the Republic of China. The British ambassador finally spoke out about the British government's proposal. After all, this is the most conducive way to increase Russia's power in the short term.

"The fact that great Russia should use weapons made by inferior yellow people is really more unacceptable than the payment of land reparations, we are friends, why should the British Empire and France be so stingy with friends? Is it because you don't think your military production capacity is enough, or is it something else? Nicholas II roared loudly. If Nicholas II was just bad politically. Then this tsar can be described militarily as a coffee table, both in history and in reality. In history, if you look at the fact that this tsar let the Russian Baltic Fleet cross more than half the world to the Far East to find a field, you can know what level this tsar is! The final result is known to everyone, and Tsushima came directly once, and a guy named Heihachiro Togo was achieved!. …。

"The weapons of Britain and France were better suited for use in Western Europe, for storming fortifications than for field warfare. And these weapons are too expensive and complex to fit in large quantities in your country. Of course, if your country is quite confident in its own industry and technology, you can try it, but I need to remind you that this war is about the end of the whole of Europe, and we must not cause irreparable damage because of some emotional factors. At this time, the British envoy was quite depressed, and he could have discussed these issues with the War Department. Then it is enough to send a deleted report, and it is not impossible to even add British and French labels to the weapons produced in the Chinese Republic, so why bother with the current situation? …。

In order to convince Nicholas II, the British ambassador can be described as scheming. Several times Nicholas II walked away. However, in the end, under the "attack" of the powerful pound sterling and franc, Nicholas II finally accepted the "persuasion" of the British and French. It was decided to sign an armistice agreement with Huaxia. Mind you, it's an armistice. In other words, both parties can reopen the film if one of them sees fit!

After dealing with the Russians, the envoy of the British government held special consultations with the Chinese Republic, and the content was mainly two-fold...... The first was the armistice part, in which the Russians accepted the request of the Chinese Republic for partition, but this was not a cession, but a mandate. Secondly, in terms of reparations, the British helped the Russians reduce the price from 30 million pounds plus the consumption of prisoners to 25 million pounds plus the consumption of prisoners. At the same time, he expressed his willingness to provide financial guarantees for the weapons that Russia would order from China in the future, ......... state.

Another matter is the question of future cooperation between Britain and France and China. In the opinion of the British. Even the enemy can do business when necessary. What's more, the relationship between Britain and France is now both competitive and cooperative. Its cooperation is divided into two categories, one is military cooperation, including the research and development of new weapons and the exploration of tactics. One of the most important aspects is anti-submarine warfare and escort systems.

On the other hand, economic cooperation, after all, in many ways, the low labor cost of the Republic of China gives Huaxia a very big advantage in low-end products. On the other hand, the British saw the need to compete with Germany in the field of raw materials and resources, especially for resources such as natural rubber. The Republic of China replaced the Netherlands and informed the vast Dutch East Indies that the natural rubber from its origin could not be delivered to Germany! Even if the resources of the British were sufficient, the British intended to hoard these things, preferring to pile them in warehouses rather than allow the Germans to use them on the battlefield!

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