When he received the news that the Beiyang Navy was bombarding the Port of Inchon, Yang Feng was entertaining the visiting British Minister to China Sir Ogner on the Nautilus. He traveled all the way to Taiwan to help in the war. This was somewhat baffling to the British. You must know that Japan
People are the main investment target of British businessmen. Although the public bonds they sold in the UK can be described as bleak compared to the original history, after all, they sold more than 10 million pounds.
In fact, Yang Feng has to be blamed for this. Firstly, his public opinion attacks on the Japanese have more or less created a dislike for Japan among the British. Secondly, now the rich people in the UK go there if they have money.
Investing in popular industries such as petroleum, automobiles, and agricultural machinery is not very popular even if the British government helps to promote it, and investing in a war with unpredictable outcomes is not very popular.
Especially in the original history, the main supporters of the Japanese in this war were actually Jewish consortiums, but now these Jewish consortiums are deeply colluded with Yang Feng. This guy has vaguely revealed more than once that if China and Japan go to war, he will
He did not rule out the idea of going back to help his motherland. This also made Rothschild less confident that the Japanese could win the war, so it is not surprising that the Japanese public debt sales are not good.
"General Langweili, it looks like your students did a good job! It seems that Colonel Ings' students suffered a disastrous defeat at their hands and are now routinizing the poor Japanese Army at Incheon Port." Yang Feng took the lottery.
He glanced at the telegram sent by Sister Yi and then handed it to Lang Weili who was standing aside with gloating.
"Although I don't like Admiral Ding and his supervisors, I have to admit that the technical level of these people is worthy of recognition." Lang Weili said while looking at the telegram.
"General, you don't need to be worried about this. You have to understand that China is a big country. It was the ruler of the East more than a thousand years ago. Even after its decline in modern times, the arrogance in its bones is not what it was just now.
As far as a dwarf who crawled out from the barbaric era can be compared, she cannot accept the fact that her army is commanded by a foreigner, even temporarily, even in a formal way. This is related to the honor of a country." Yang
Feng said casually.
Langweili shrugged and said nothing.
"Yang, do you like this government now?" Organa smiled and changed the subject.
"No, I hate this government, but that doesn't stop me from helping him. Just like you don't like Earl Rosebery, but if Britain is invaded at this time, wouldn't you help him?" Yang Feng said,
Of course he understood what this guy meant.
"Sir, I know what you mean, and I also understand the British government's policy in the Far East. Believe me, my actions will not have any impact on your strategy. I also don't like people who Her Majesty the Queen doesn't like.
Building a fortress in the Far East to stop the Russians is what I want to do, but we invest in different objects. Although I chose China largely because she is my motherland, I don’t think your choice is the same.
That's right, the Japanese have never been someone who should be supported.
What I say next may make you feel a little uncomfortable, but it is the heartfelt words of a man with tens of millions of pounds in assets in the UK.
Japan is an island country. They have no resources. They are not even as good as the United Kingdom in this regard. They have no steel, no oil, only very little coal, and not even enough food to eat. If a country like this wants to transition to industrialization, it has nothing but There is no other choice for expansion. I think as a British person, you should have enough understanding on this point.
Maybe you think they will be satisfied if they get North Korea, but I think getting North Korea will allow them to really embark on the road of expansion. Only those who take the first bite of delicious food can't wait to take the second bite. If they get North Korea, they will turn their eyes. Keep an eye on Northeast China. What you hope for will indeed appear at this time, but what will be the result?
If Japan wins, they will get the Northeast, which has all the resources to support its expansion. At that time, Britain will have to face an emerging power in the Far East that is several times more powerful than China now, and then they will attack your power in China. Interested in interests, if you don’t want a war, you have to give in step by step until you can no longer retreat. Then there will be a war, a war between a teacher and his best students. In history, teachers have been singled out by their students. Not just one.
If they lose the confrontation with Russia, then the Russians will realize their Yellow Russia plan and get everything they want from outside the pass to the south. It will be a nightmare for Britain, so support Japan You will get two big battles, just one early and one late." Yang Feng said.
"But what if we choose China? This is a huge empire with a land area of 10 million square kilometers." Ogner said with a smile. The rest of his words needless to say. We are all smart people, there is no need. It's so clear.
"China is different. There has never been the word expansion in the core ideology of this country, whether it is now or in the past. It has never been there. From civilians to bureaucrats, this country even hates those monarchs who have expansionary ideas. Read this You will find in Chinese history books that any monarch with expansionist ideas will be branded a tyrant without exception. They would rather shed more blood to overthrow the tyrant than support him to expand territory.
You can look at the history of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty. He was one of the few ambitious emperors in Chinese history. He also had the ability to realize his ideals, but his people opposed his ambitions. Three Conquering Goryeo killed only a million people, but his people couldn't stand it anymore and ended his rule with a rebellion that swept the entire country. The war he launched couldn't even be considered an external expansion, because his goal was just to take back Goryeo. The land that originally belonged to China, what’s even more ridiculous is that its people paid the price of tens of millions of lives in order to overthrow the emperor who made one million of their people die in the war. Isn’t it ridiculous?
This is the Chinese.
This nation is a purely farming nation, just like sheep. If the wolves had not invaded, they would never have raised their horns. In their view, the life of grazing with their heads down is the happiest. If there is a sheep standing Come out and tell your compatriots that there is something more delicious than grass in the world. They will not hesitate to expel this dangerous guy from the flock. In order to maintain their good life of eating grass, they even developed a perfect Grass eating theory.
I really can't think of any dangers for such a nation." Yang Feng spread his hands and said with a smile.
Organa also laughed. Of course, Yang Feng's words could not change Britain's foreign policy all of a sudden, but they could give it a driving force to deviate.
"Sir, you can tell Earl Rosebery for me that I will never let the Japanese win this war. This is a matter of principle. Of course, I do not ask for any direct help from your country. To be honest,
I think it is not difficult to defeat a small country like this." Yang Feng continued.
"You can rest assured that the British government is neutral in this war," Ogner said hurriedly.
Just as they were talking, the Beiyang Navy had ended its bombardment of Inchon. The port had been completely destroyed. In the raging fire, there were fragmented Japanese corpses everywhere. More than 6,000 people in the Sixth Brigade were killed or injured.
Halfway through, and more importantly, all the supplies were almost burned. After returning to the port, Oshima's face was ashen. After handing over the command to the chief of staff, he found a secluded place and simply committed seppuku.
In the distant sea, the ships of the Beiyang Navy were dragging the captured Hiei and Yangwei, who were completely destroyed in the naval battle, and escorting six Japanese merchant ships to the south through the waves. Although this naval battle was won, both sides suffered losses. Japan
The fleet's violent rapid-fire cannons inflicted wounds on all the ships participating in the battle, especially Dingzhen Liangyuan, which was the main target. It had to be hit by hundreds of bullets. Fortunately, the power of the 152mm cannon was limited, and it was all
Fire projectiles can only damage external buildings and are unlikely to cause fatal damage.
After a night of sailing, the fleet arrived at Liugong Island the next day. The base that had received the news was naturally ready to welcome the triumphant soldiers. However, in the distant Forbidden City, regarding the news that its army had won again, the country's
The rulers did not seem to show any excitement.
"The navy just defeated the Japanese and sank three warships. This small country only has a few warships in total. Why does Li Hongzhang need to buy cannons and torpedoes?" The old lady Cixi took her finger glove and said,
He tapped the memorial in front of him with fingers that looked like wolf claws and said.
"Queen Mother, it is said that these two wars all depended on these two things. Lord Li probably wants to buy more for safety. After all, the navy protects the capital and cannot tolerate any mistakes." Prince Li Shiduo hurriedly bowed and said.
, of course, he said this mainly because O'Connor promised to give him a commission of five thousand taels of silver from selling a torpedo.
"Does the Ministry of Finance still have money?" Cixi turned to Weng Tonghe who was standing aside.
"I am reporting to the Queen Mother that the household expenses are difficult, and this torpedo is worth one hundred thousand taels of silver. It is not something that is urgently needed at the moment. I think there is no need to purchase more." Master Weng said quickly.
Cixi nodded with satisfaction.
"In this case, let's get it over with! I also ordered to ask Li Hongzhang, why are the things he bought recently so expensive? England and Germany are naturally industrial powers, where did Sweden come from, and this Bofors
, It’s not some foreigner who came to our Qing Dynasty to trick us, right?” Cixi said, knocking on the table with dissatisfaction.