Chapter 1416: A Threat from the Pacific
After the Beijing Peace Conference, delegations from all over the world returned home one after another! After all, the delegations sent to Beijing by various countries are basically prime ministers or prime ministers, and the participants are also important ministers such as foreign ministers, and even emperors or crown princes of the empire! Obviously, these important people can't leave their country for a long time! Therefore, after the conclusion of a peace treaty with the main members of the Entente, the important people of each country left China one after another and returned to their respective countries! As for the follow-up details, the ambassadors of various countries to China are responsible for them!
The German delegation was the first to leave China. Although Germany gained the advantage in this war, second only to China! However, this does not seem to satisfy them! More importantly, the contradictions between Germany and China have also been further intensified during this peace conference! The two sides were once tense and almost went to war! If Germany hadn't chosen to compromise and retreat at the critical moment, perhaps the war would have broken out! Of course, this kind of compromise and concession made Germany very dissatisfied, and they felt that their face had been greatly damaged, especially China's threat of war against Germany, which made Germany even more angry. If Germany had not known that the gap in strength between the two sides was a bit large, perhaps the two sides would have entered a state of hostility long ago. And the relationship between the two is starting to deteriorate, which is inevitable!
Of course, China's foreign strategy is also beginning to change! Although the contradictions between China and Germany have become more and more serious, they can still be regarded as allies after all! However, this time, with the Entente already falling, there is no longer a common enemy between China and Germany, and the differences between the two sides will grow bigger and bigger for the sake of interests! Therefore, from now on, for the sake of the Reich, China must begin to comprehensively suppress Germany! In this way, we will maintain China's leading position and ensure China's interests!
It is alarming that when the German delegation left, the delegation of the Ottoman Turkish Empire also left with the German delegation. Although the Ottoman Turkish Empire gained the entire territory of the Caucasus in this war, and received a lot of war reparations! However, neither the Ottoman Turkish Sultan Mehmed V nor the Prime Minister Enver. The Pasha were not satisfied! During the peace conference, representatives of the Ottoman Turkish Empire made a request to China to recover the island of Cyprus occupied by China, as well as Iraq and other Middle East regions! However, this was rejected by the Chinese side! The geographical location of the island of Cyprus is important, and it controls the entire eastern Mediterranean region, and China will certainly not let it go! As for Iraq, it has now become an important oil-producing area for China, and it is even more impossible to return it to the Ottoman Turkish Empire! As a result, the Ottoman Turks believed that they had been bullied by China, and were very dissatisfied with China's behavior. It's just that because of China's strong military deterrence, I don't dare to come out lightly! And the Germans, who learned of this, showed favor a little, and the Ottoman Turkish Empire naturally colluded with the Germans! After all, Germany had a very good relationship with the Ottoman Turkish Empire, and now the two sides have a common enemy, which further promotes their union!
In addition to the Ottoman Turkish Empire, Germany also co-opted the Kingdom of Romania. Although the Kingdom of Romania is weak, it is an important oil producer among the European countries! The Kingdom of Romania's oil resources are coveted by Germany, and last year, the Kingdom of Romania produced millions of tons of oil! If the investment in equipment is increased, the production of large oil fields such as the Prosht oil field can be further increased. With Germany's demand for oil increasing, but the world's major oil fields are in the hands of China, the only places where Germany can get oil are the Kingdom of Romania and the Baku oil fields, which have just fallen into the Ottoman Turkish Empire! This led Germany to desperately co-opt the Kingdom of Romania and the Ottoman Turkish Empire.
The Austro-Hungarian delegation was the last to leave China, during which time the Austro-Hungarian Crown Prince Archduke Ferdinand and Prime Minister Mario Ferdinand. Weber, on behalf of Austria-Hungary and China many times, negotiated a series of economic and military cooperation agreements between the two sides! Two of them are particularly eye-catching, that is, China will sell 300 T5 "Cheetah" medium tanks, 700 T4 "Wild Wolf" light tanks and 500 Z4 wheeled armored vehicles to Austria-Hungary, and send instructors to assist Austria-Hungary in forming three to four armored brigades according to Chinese standards to enhance Austria-Hungary's military strength! In addition, China will also supply refined oil products to Austria-Hungary at a low price to ensure Austria-Hungary's demand for oil! And this undoubtedly further strengthened the relationship between China and Austria-Hungary, and also posed a greater threat to Germany!
After the peace conference was over, the work of the empire began to return to normal! Troops sent overseas have also begun to return to China one after another. In particular, the main forces of the Imperial Navy have also begun to withdraw to the country in a planned way! However, those troops that were still in the defeated countries would not withdraw until they had paid the first batch of war reparations.
On November 5, Wang Yuze convened a meeting again, which was attended mainly by military giants, and only Prime Minister Wu Tingfang, Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi, and newly appointed Colonial Minister Xu Shichang attended the cabinet! And this meeting, the main problem to be solved is mainly the future military deployment of the empire in the Pacific direction! The Reich's military intelligence has received news that the German Navy is gathering a large number of transport ships and some warships to form an ocean-going fleet, and the destination of this fleet is none other than the German colonies in the Pacific! The Military Intelligence Bureau judged that Germany would build a large number of fortifications, ports and airports in its colonies in the Pacific, which would undoubtedly pose a huge threat to China!
"Your Majesty, it seems that the Germans can't wait to fight us! Otherwise, they wouldn't have been in such a hurry to build fortifications on the islands of the Pacific Ocean! "Marshal Cai Yun, Chief of the General Staff, said!
"Your Majesty, why don't we just send a fleet to intercept this German fleet? Although our main fleet is still in the Atlantic, with the strength of the Pacific Fleet, it is not a problem to intercept this German fleet! "Navy Minister Zhang Cheng said!
"Forget it, if you intercept the German fleet now, you will directly detonate the war! The world war has finally ended, and both the soldiers and the people are already very tired, and we need some time to recuperate! Wang Yuze shook his head!
"Your Majesty, during the peace conference, I asked German Chancellor Holwig that the Reich was willing to exchange African colonies for those in the Pacific. However, this was rejected by German Chancellor Holwig! From this, it follows that the German side attaches great importance to these colonies in the Pacific! Chinese Prime Minister Wu Tingfang said!
"The Germans in the Pacific Ocean, although small in size, are very widely distributed! And many of these islands can be used to build airfields and docks, and if the Germans deploy combat aircraft, warships and submarines on these islands, it will undoubtedly pose a great threat to us! "Marshal Cai Yun, Chief of the General Staff, said!
The German colonies in the Pacific, before the war, mainly included Samoa and German Guinea! Located in the middle of the Polynesian archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, it has always been known as the "heart of Polynesia". It has a total of 12 large and small islands, with a total area of 3,144 square kilometers. There are two main islands with a large area: one is Savai'i Island, with an area of 1,820 square kilometers; One is Ubudlu Island, which covers an area of 1,113 square kilometers. It is mainly composed of the territory of Kaiser Wilhelm and the Bismarck Archipelago in the northern half of the island of New Guinea; The Bismarck Islands also included New Pomerania, now known as New Britain, and New McCollainburg, now known as New Ireland. In addition to Samoa, the other German-owned islands in the Pacific Ocean were administered by German New Guinea. For example, the German Solomon Islands, the Caroline Islands, Palau, the Mariana Islands (excluding Guam, which is a Chinese colony), the Marshall Islands and Nauru.
At this peace conference, Germany acquired New Caledonia, French Polynesia, and Wallis and Futuna, which were formerly part of France. and the Pitcairn and Gilbert Islands, which were originally part of the United Kingdom, and Tonga, which further expanded the German colonies in the Pacific! Although most of these colonies are uninhabited, they are indeed a rare foothold for Germany! This is where Germany can play a huge role!
"Your Majesty, the General Staff considers it necessary for us to deploy a sufficient number of strong troops, especially the air force and navy, around these German colonies. Among them, the air force is dominated by long-range bombers and combat, and the navy is dominated by small warships with anti-submarine capabilities. To ensure that the military forces deployed by Germany in these colonies did not pose a threat to the Reich! "Marshal Cai Yun, Chief of the General Staff, said!
Wang Yuze nodded, Germany's colonies in the Pacific Ocean happened to be located in the middle of China to Australia, and China to North America and South America! It is also the main area through which Chinese warships and merchant ships pass. If Germany deploys aircraft and submarines in these areas, it will undoubtedly pose a great threat to China once war breaks out!
"The specific plan, the General Staff and the Army, Navy and Air Force are in charge, and I have only one request, that is, once the war breaks out, the Imperial ** team can pull out the military forces deployed here by the Germans as quickly as possible!" Emperor Wang Yu Ze said sternly!