The existence of concessions is not just as simple as a part of China's land being carved out. Most of the concessions are in treaty ports. Under the management of the great powers, they are often the most prosperous places in a region, attracting a large amount of capital. In other words
It's a bit like the blood-drawing points of the great powers in China.
In addition, opium dens and brothels in the concession are all legal, which makes the concession a gold-selling den for squandering China's will. Moreover, because the concession is like a foreign country, some literati and politicians who opposed the government have resigned.
They all took refuge in the concession, which became the headquarters of the Communist Party.
In addition, various countries also cultivate a large number of spies through concessions, bribe Han literati, and encourage politicians to fight back. In short, concessions are places that do everything possible to harm the Chinese people. Qingri Concession, Jiujiang British Concession, Guangzhou British Concession and French Concession, the one with the most concessions is Hankou
, including the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Russia, and Japan, the number of concessions is second only to Tianjin. The fact that it is favored by so many countries also shows the importance of the three towns of Wuhan.
Germany has been defeated, and the concession issue has also been resolved. Russia is now undergoing a civil war, and Qiao Yu does not take Russia to heart. The most troublesome are Britain, France, and Japan. It does take a lot of courage to challenge the three powers at the same time.
Flexible means are also needed.
"Jin Zuo, now that the Paris Peace Conference has ended and the international order has been determined by the great powers, it seems inappropriate to act rashly!" Jiang Baili was still a little worried. In fact, this worry was also justified. After participating in the First World War, Jiang Baili felt that
The mobilization capabilities of the great powers are still very shocking. The cruelty and consumption of modern war are far beyond imagination. China does not yet have this capability, especially as its maritime power is still blank. The great powers can dispatch their navy to intervene at any time.
Although Britain and France are far away, Japan is right in front of us. This evil wolf also benefited from the war. Its national power has greatly increased, and it is already a first-line power. If Japan jumps out, what will happen to China?
It's not a good thing.
"Brother Baili, the international order is far from being adjusted. Britain and France teamed up to deceive the Americans at the Paris Peace Conference, but with their strength, the Americans will never be willing to accept it. Wilson has already sent me a telegram. He is planning to speak before Congress.
He delivered a special speech and convened a new international conference to focus on solving problems in the Far East and Asia-Pacific. He supported the abolition of various privileges of the great powers in China and the launch of free trade. With the participation of the United States, Japan will never dare to act rashly. Now
The contradiction between the United States and Japan in the Pacific has also become prominent. Britain and France now have to deal with domestic affairs. They also have to interfere in the Russian Revolution, and they have little energy. It can be said that this time is very good, since the peace conference cannot give us what we want. We ourselves
Just take it back!"
Qiao Yu's attitude obviously inspired all the officers present. Yes, the negotiation couldn't be concluded, so he took it back. When Jiang Baili saw Qiao Yu's determination, he had no choice but to agree, but still reminded: "Jun Zuo, I think it's better.
It is better to plan it slowly and avoid overstimulating the great powers!"
"Well, we started with economic sanctions, and the government did not come forward for the time being. Relying on the power of the private chamber of commerce, we gradually blocked all the concessions. When they can't stand it anymore, we will accept the concessions!"
After discussing the concession issue, Qiao Yu continued: "Now that domestic reforms have begun to be carried out on a large scale, local stability has become a top priority. I am planning to expand the army again. The total number of troops in the seven provinces will reach 700,000. In addition,
The Hunan Army and the Hubei Army will also be unified into the Southwest Army. The work of army reorganization is very urgent. Brother Baili, you can take up this burden!"
Jiang Baili nodded. He was responsible for the last military expansion. This time it involved a wider scope and he should be responsible. Qiao Yu said to Shi Yi, Long Yun and others: "This time you performed very well in Europe.
Well, it proves that you have the ability to stand alone. The outbreak of the Russian Revolution is our best opportunity to regain our homeland. We must not miss it. However, Beiyang is dragging its feet and seeing that the majority party is about to win in Russia.
It will be too late for us to intervene in Russia, so I plan to send an intervention force with two infantry divisions, one cavalry division, plus an armored brigade, a heavy artillery brigade, and another 40 aircraft. In total,
The command will be handed over to Shi Yi, and Long Yun will be appointed deputy commander-in-chief. Due to the severe cold climate in Russia, you will conduct adaptive training first and be ready to send troops to the Northeast at any time!"
Qiao Yu handed over such an important task to Shi Yi and Long Yun. They were naturally very happy, but the burden on their shoulders was not light. They immediately made preparations. Qiao Yu originally wanted to send Jiang Baili, after all, he sent troops to the northeast.
In order to coordinate the relationship with Beiyang, Jiang Baili's position was more suitable. However, considering that Jiang Baili's prestige was too high, Qiao Yu had no choice but to remove him from the front-line combat troops and take charge of army expansion.
After making these arrangements, Li Zongwu suddenly spoke, "Jun, Britain and France originally promised to give us four large German warships as compensation for the goods, and two of them have already been given to us. However, due to the conflict that broke out in Paris, we are worried that Britain and France will
These two ships were also captured and brought back first. They are the Königs-class battleship Border Governor and the Moltke-class battlecruiser Moltke. They will arrive at the Qinzhou Shipyard within three days. Please tell me how to arrange it.
Down!"
Qiao Yu also received the report. The Border Governor battleship is a König-class battleship. It was built by Germany in order to deal with the British super-dreadnoughts. It has a standard displacement of 25,390 tons and a full load displacement of 29,200 tons. It has a maximum speed of 21 knots and is equipped with ten 305s.
mm twin main gun.
The König-class improved the main gun turret layout of the Kaiser-class battleship. It is the first-class German battleship to adopt the arrangement of all main guns along the center line of the hull.
The turrets are arranged along the centerline of the hull, which can ensure that all the main guns are fired simultaneously on the sides, which is beneficial to strengthening the armor defense capability. At the same time, the watertight compartments of the hull are improved, and the overall protection performance is improved. Compared with the British, which replaced the 13.5-inch caliber main gun
The König-class super-dreadnought also uses a 305mm 50-time caliber main gun, which is slightly lacking in firepower. But this warship is definitely considered top-notch in the Far East.
Construction of the Moltke-class battlecruiser started at the end of 1908. It was improved on the design of the battlecruiser Von der Tann to further enhance its protection and firepower. The forecastle of the hull was extended to the stern, and a main main body was added to the stern.
Turret. It has a backpack layout and uses a 50 times caliber 283 mm main gun. Its power is close to the British 12-inch caliber main gun and its weight is lighter. The number and power of the main gun are enough to offset the caliber difference between the main gun of the early British battlecruisers.
The difference can pose a fatal threat to the fragile defensive armor of similar British battlecruisers.
The displacement of the Moltke also exceeded 20,000 tons. It was also an out-and-out big ship. It was several times larger than Dingyuan and Zhenyuan that dominated the Far East back then. Moreover, Germany's shipbuilding capabilities were second to none in this era.
Yes, they are definitely not bad in terms of performance. These two warships were originally self-sinking warships during Operation Rainbow, but they were brought back by the Chinese in advance. Naturally, they did not self-sink.
In fact, according to Qiao Yu's plan, the Chinese Navy should directly skip the battleship stage and start playing with aircraft carriers, a relatively cheap and powerful new maritime hegemon. However, the German side sent Qiao Yu's old acquaintance Buschter to lobby.
In fact, the German army was not willing to fail. They believed that Germany was betrayed by domestic rebels. The German army was not defeated, and they felt unprecedented humiliation.
Moreover, judging from the attitude of Britain and France, they will severely restrict Germany's armaments. Germany has finally caught up with Britain in the navy. Once it is restricted, it will definitely fail. And the navy is different from the army, which is about accumulation.
High-tech arms.
The top German officials came up with a whimsical idea. That was to transfer some warships to China. On the surface, they would be used as compensation for Germany. Secretly, Germany would use these warships for training and continue to cultivate German naval talents. This plan seemed crazy, but
The German side has been friends with Qiao Yu for many years and knows that this warlord is very far-sighted. In the war, he took refuge with the powerful side and opposed Germany just because of the necessity of survival. Moreover, during the war, Qiao Yu and Germany were still
have a secret connection.
Therefore, Germany is preparing to use military technology to lure Qiao Yu and ask Qiao Yu to help them complete the transfer of warships. Qiao Yu has long been salivating over German military technology. In this era, German technology is definitely the best in the world. If it can
Getting greater help from Germany will be unprecedented help for China's industrial development.
In order to obtain German technology, Qiao Yu had to use his brains to get useless battleships. Britain and France had defaulted on a large amount of their payment, so it was not difficult to get a few warships. Moreover, Britain and France also knew that China did not have a matching navy.
Technology, even if it obtains warships, cannot really threaten them. Even if China establishes the industrial system required for shipbuilding, these warships should have been retired long ago, so there will not be too many restrictions.
China was allocated a total of four large warships, two battleships, and two battlecruisers. However, due to the conflict in Paris, China only received two warships, and had to flee the United Kingdom quickly, otherwise the United Kingdom would destroy these two in anger.
It would be troublesome if a warship was seized!
Less than a month after the Chinese warship left Europe, all German warships sank to the bottom of the sea during Operation Rainbow. There were also a large number of German naval forces on the Border Governor and Moltke, but now their identities have changed.
When the crew members hired by China heard that their companions had sunk those warships that symbolized German pride into the blue waves, they all burst into tears. The Chinese officers were also heartbroken.
A German veteran held Chen Shaokuan's hand, with hatred flashing in his eyes, "Chen, they thought they had successfully disarmed Germany, but I have to say that this is wishful thinking, Germany will still stand up, Germany
It will never be defeated!"
After an arduous journey at sea, the two warships finally crossed the Strait of Malacca and entered the South China Sea. Seeing their destination, Qinzhou Port, right in front of them, a huge fleet suddenly appeared on the distant sea, with more than a dozen ships.
A warship intercepted the two warships on the high seas.
At this time, Chen Shaokuan and others had also clearly seen the flag of this fleet. It was a warship sent by Japan, headed by four murderous Japanese battleships, namely Fuso, Ise, and Nagato.
The black cannons of the Settsu and Japanese battleships were aimed at these two warships. The situation is extremely critical!...)