Chapter 337 Change of the End

"Conspiracy! Conspiracy!" Colonel Robinson finished reading the telegram, his maroon beard was already standing up by anger. Thinking of the destination he was about to arrive, he had ten percent of the reason to suspect that it was part of the conspiracy. He was angry and called the reporters and gentlemen back to where they should stay. Although there were also a few uninteresting reporters who were attracted by the content of the telegram, or their natural stubbornness made them refuse to execute the captain's orders, they were immediately forced back by soldiers who were facing a great enemy.

The calm captain then issued an order to prepare for battle. The noble royal naval officer firmly believed that at the destination they were about to arrive, the Germans must have set up a battle stance and waited for their own intrusion into the net. Judging from the telegram, the Germans' big conspiracy swept the world, and they never showed the desire for peace they claimed in their promises. They were using peace and the Pope!

The same emotions as him were the British-French Joint Security Command in the Suez Canal. They actually received a navigation application for a naval formation composed of four battleships and nine cruisers from the German Pacific Fleet's First Battleship Squadron that had arrived in the Red Sea. The command immediately informed London of the situation. Fortunately, the Germans did not forcibly pass the barrier, otherwise he really didn't know if he should have opened fire at the German fleet at this time.

After all, it is still during the theoretical ceasefire, and accompanied by the German fleet, there is also a freight fleet of the Luoshengyang Trading Company, a Guangdong Province of the Chinese Empire. The Germans delivered the application for transportation and navigation in the name of preventing pirate attacks in the name of protecting the merchant fleet. The Admiralty's telegram to Colonel Robinson also specifically asked him to pay attention to the possible changes in the Germans and ensure the safety of the journalists. Colonel Robinson now did this.

His ship arrived in the predetermined waters one and a half hours later. To his expectations and all the soldiers, it overturned the previous judgment of the fleet's General Staff. The Germans were indeed carrying out boat fishing operations there, with about seven German cruisers and destroyers around them, and there might be submarines under the water. In short, around the workplace of the boat fishing company, the Germans deployed a certain amount of defense.

Robinson's head was stunned. He had never imagined such a situation in his head. From beginning to end, the British naval community had never seen the German naval fishing vessels appear in this sea area. Although the German Navy suddenly strengthened its activities in the maritime border waters within twelve hours before the ceasefire agreement came into effect yesterday, the Fleet Command vaguely foreshadowed what the Germans were planning, but the direction they guessed was that the Germans might brazenly tear up the ceasefire agreement during the agreed ceasefire period. Like the shameless Russians, the staff of the Navy never linked the direction of suspicion with the rumors about the German navy fishing vessels that were very clear in many rumors recently.

Judging from the current situation, the purpose of the Germans' actions in this sea area is to further stimulate the hearts of the British people and further attack the morale of the British Navy.

"Col. Do you want to open fire?" The staff officer stood behind the bearded Robinson and whispered. Indeed, according to their current position and the position of the enemy ship, it is not difficult to get out of this when the enemy formed an encirclement. However, it seems that the commander obviously has other considerations now.

"Idiot!" Robinson glared at his staff officer dissatisfiedly, turned around and showed a slightly nervous look, and asked another staff officer: "Where are those damn reporters now?"

The staff officer Donaldson, who had just been scolded, thought he was a trick and spoke first: "Sir! They are being arranged in the sailor's restaurant. Do you want them to come on it and take some shots that are good for us?"

At this time, Lewis, the person who was questioned, burst out laughing involuntarily, which caused annoyance to laugh. After a long time, he glared at Donaldson, who was a little confused, and ordered: "Okay, from now on, you have been suspended." He turned to Lewis and said: "Please take good care of those journalists, friends, I don't want to see anything I don't want to see in the newspapers in London tomorrow!" After thinking about it, he added a complimentary sentence: "You are very good. From now on, you are also in charge of Mr. Donaldson's work. Also, I think we should return. Oh God, we may not come."

What made him express his last sentence was a welcome banner that the Germans had just opened. Robinson was surprised to find that under the banner, the Germans seemed to have arranged some barges to build a platform, and some people were obviously gathering. Some reporters were cameras facing their own direction. Obviously, the Germans' actions were carefully planned. While receiving the effect of hitting the British people's anger, it seemed to be a press conference. Journalists from Berlin were able to collect everything that could be used to create propaganda materials that could be used to make their own country. For example, the German High Seas Fleet was welcoming the visit of the Royal Navy ships of the British Empire with full enthusiasm, or some news photos could be sent to intelligence personnel in London for activities that would destroy the hearts of the enemy behind them without even modifying.

It was so bad. Robinson felt a little disappointed. Turning his head and leaving now would not only damage the reputation of the Royal Navy, but it might also create some negative propaganda materials for the Germans, but it would be even more unforgivable if the ships were brought closer to the Germans, or if someone was sent to attend any event. Oh my God, what should I do?

The chief officer of the German side who attended the Dutch offshore shipwreck salvage scene, a major general officer of the High Seas Fleet happily announced to the journalists how much they enjoyed peace. In order to share the joy of peace with their former enemies, they specially invited Colonel Robinson of the Royal Navy to participate in the ceremony. Amid the sound of salutes, Colonel Robinson was put into a dilemma.

In fact, ceremonies like this were also being carried out in other places on this day. Of course, the soldiers of both sides would not foolishly think that peace could really come. They just used this precious ten days to investigate each other's bottom. Such behaviors as Germany were also present in the British. For example, the British Navy discovered German visitors in the northern Scotland waters. More than ten destroyers escorted the noble submarine visitors to the military port and warmly welcomed them. The British also announced that German guests were extremely popular, so in the face of the warmth, all the officers and soldiers of the submarine u-39 had agreed to the invitation to visit Scotland for a long time.

Of course, the Germans did not foolishly force the pass through the Suez Canal. In fact, the British also believed that their real purpose was not to enter the Mediterranean. They just used this opportunity to hit the morale of the canal garrison troops and investigate something for some military purpose. Therefore, after the British officially rejected the request for navigation, the Germans did not get too entangled, but stayed on the front line of the Red Sea and carried out some reconnaissance on East Africa.

Therefore, for both parties, it is normal to suffer a little loss and gain a little advantage, although each party will have an atmosphere like Colonel Robinson.

Who made this the beginning of a ten-day peaceful day?

This peace plan is actually promoted by China, the United States, and the Pope. Of course, some Chinese people will make first-hand situation deductions and response plans with the Germans. Germany can make appropriate responses in a short time and take the lead in taking the lead. This is inseparable from the good relationship they currently maintain with China and the United States. Although there are pro-British factions in the United States and the British have been given some clever guidance, they are still one step behind the Germans.

Of course, the peace plan also has a positive impact on the battlefield. At least, the places on the European continent that were damaged by the fire will be repaired to a certain extent within these ten days. For both sides of the war, in addition to exchange for prisoners of war and corpses, they can also appropriately enhance their understanding of each other, and this is also a good opportunity to supplement logistics. In this era, steel and gunpowder, food attrition wars, and whoever has more money and more goods in the family will have the final victory. Therefore, all countries are desperately transporting supplies to the front line, allocating new forces, medical supplies, war consumption supplies, etc. At the same time, in foreign trade, they have also successively placed large orders with the United States and China. Of course, what is used to pay the bills is genuine hard currency. In this era, paper money is not much better than waste paper in the international circulation market. Who knows whether the government that promulgated these colorful papers will exist in a few years?

Some brave people are also taking advantage of this opportunity to use all networks of relationships, whether in business or in work, and many people who are afraid of war are seeking to escape from this land that will soon be ruled by the god of war again. Some people have gone to the United States, and some have gone to China. Although the world is big, there are only these two places that are better. Britain has more people to travel to the United States, and because of its long-standing ally, it has more to travel to China.

No one knows whether there will be talents who will determine the future in these abortions. In short, in order to attract high-level talents, the Chinese Empire and the United States of America have considerable policy preferences to facilitate the country to attract outstanding talents and improve the quality of the population. During this period, these policy comparisons will also become an important factor for those who want to immigrate to consider where they go in addition to religious beliefs and humanistic environments.

Of course, I would not expect to compare with the United States in terms of religious beliefs and language environment. In fact, this is not comparable. In addition to a slight policy tilt, there are precedents such as the Royal Institute as a trigger. Of course, other aspects will not invest more effort in this regard. Having money and energy will improve the education level of the whole people and establishing an independent scientific development system is better than anything else.

War is of course one of the most important incentives to stimulate the development of science and technology. Those high-sounding reasons such as the yearning for science and desire for a higher living standard are nonsense. In fact, human nature is evil. Only by pursuing higher military technology, how to kill enemies more effectively and quickly is what human nature pursues. The best way out is to convert military products into civilian products. The current empire is also moving forward on this road. After stimulating the development of industry with military orders, the civilian industry naturally developed.

The reason why the Germans are so strong on the battlefield is that in addition to their strong national concept of discipline and even a bit rigid national character, their advanced science and technology are also an important factor. Since the Nobel Prize awards, Germany has won more awards in recent years than the sum of Britain and France. They are like a contradictory complex, which has not only been favored by God in this regard, but also has been cursed by God in terms of environment and geopolitics. In other words, one is compensation for the other.

After their overall combat plan for this ten days of peace was presented to me by the General Staff, I couldn't help but be surprised by their ability to take advantage of this opportunity and create a strong peace atmosphere before the incident. Although all the purposes were finally served by war, their previous series of very sincere performances also made the bystanders involuntarily vote on their side.

In addition to the welcome ceremony outside the Netherlands and the polite application for clearance in the Red Sea, they also specially invited the French to visit their Paris cannons, which are super cannons with a range of more than 120 kilometers. They also delivered additional prisoners of war than the French. Without exchange conditions, they exchanged some Russian prisoners of war for free, etc. All their actions were also praised by the Pope. Although this praise also had the same considerations of the sect, the native British sect was not the same as the Pope after all, and due to religious conflicts, Britain and Ireland also had a bloody suppression war in the previous stage. In addition, the British seemed reluctant to passively accepted the plan for the ten-day peace, which made the Pope give more praise to the Germans in their subsequent speech.

Within these ten days, many countries have completed the preparations for their next stage of military operations, including China, and the subsequent army troops of the Empire also arrived in Arabia. They were stationed in three places adjacent to the Sinai Peninsula, Taibuk and Galibai. The two air force first stationed in the air force also began aerial training and familiar cruise flights. In this ten days of peace, this place became the place where the warriors showed their courage. The red baron of Germany even drove his red plane to the airport of the British rear base camp in the Biljiv Jafar area on the Sinai Peninsula, and obtained intelligence that the British army had also strengthened the strength of the air force. More than 300 aircraft have been gathered in the Middle East in Britain, Germany and China, and the major air battle in the Middle East will begin soon.

The offensive preparations for the Indian Ocean Fleet and the 21st Army have also been completed. With the help of the naval fleet and submarine forces, hydrological data, landing ground selection, coastal defense facilities and other military intelligence have been compiled and studied thoroughly. For Ceylon Island, which has only one division of the garrison troops, the 21st Army is invincible. The only problem is how to effectively occupy the occupied place. There are large areas of jungle on this island. Now it only needs to occupy the near Colombo port. The General Staff of the Army is worried about the future purge and effective governance work.

The cultivation of pro-China forces in the Afghan royal family in the north has also reached a harvest season. According to the plan of the Asia Division of the General Staff, Central Asia will cooperate with the war process in the Middle East and try to unify the time to launch the Afghan royal palace coup and subsequent wars one after another, promote the Persian civil war, and the Middle East's actual strike against the British army. Take a three-pronged approach to form practical support for the subsequent Indian war depending on the situation. After the British navy withdrew from the Indian Ocean, India has almost erased its territory. Now the country is also studying how to deal with a large country of such a size. If it is sent to occupy it, there will be too many troops to mobilize, and the effect may not be good. Therefore, many people in China tend to follow the policies of Japan and Russia and divide and conquer it. However, it is also a big problem to find an agent now. There are too few people familiar with Indian affairs in China.

According to Zaifeng's suggestion, the General Staff also supported religious figures to visit India first and accumulate practical experience to provide domestic methods to handle Indian affairs. If the UK acquiesces, it would be an excuse to mobilize an armed offensive if there is an incident of infringement. In short, the full attack on India has not yet been put on the agenda, but the 21st Army itself has a plan to land near the sharp corners of southern India.

Pu Xia and the other three also arrived in Guangzhou. The military and political inspection of the Second Front Army had already begun. During the conversation with Song Jiaoren and Hu Hanmin, they also found some clues. The experienced Wang Shizhen soon discovered that Song seemed to be an extremist of the expansion policy. According to preliminary understanding, Song Jiaoren hoped that my request for the southern tour was mostly for the court to form actual support for them. After Pu Xia arrived, Song was indeed very happy at the welcome banquet. He also indirectly asked Wang Shizhen and Zhao Bingjun whether there were any recurring policies in Beijing. According to Zhao Bingjun's secret letter, Song seemed to release a large number of Indian wars in the previous stage under the auspices of the Americans.

The prisoner was dissatisfied with his behavior, and his dissatisfaction also represented the opinions of many officers at the Second Front Army, including Cao Kun. Judging from Wang Shizhen's judgment, Cao Kun had not yet obtained the rank of Marshal Jin, which was a stimulation to him. He was very concerned about whether the country had the intention to continue to use troops in the south. When Pu Xia announced their purpose and reported his military plan on India in a small way, they generally expressed their incomprehension of the scale of the war. Cao Kun also had a memorandum of his opinion on the military. He believed that the current war plan was too conservative. According to the strength of the Second Front Army, the target should not be only locked on Ceylon Island, but should seek to launch a landing war in India.

Of course, I replied to him as usual, and gave him a brief explanation on the national image and the needs of the current political structure. I also mentioned that after the governor's rank system was incorporated into the military region system, the troops across the country had to transfer to the reform of the modern service system. Therefore, although the strategic tasks of the Second Front Army were not deviated, they should first cooperate with the imperial envoy to handle this matter. In order to calm his heart, I also promised him that he would still be responsible for the military command tasks of India in the future, and his rank of marshal would not be able to escape.

I still hope for Pu Xia in the affairs of the south. I didn't seem to be too satisfied with his letter on the first day. He just briefly mentioned the performance of the major military and political officials at the welcome banquet of the front army and made his own explanation. But more of it was that he found a legal talent in Song Jiaoren's education team, named Wang Chonghui, who was from Guangdong. He studied in Germany at his own expense and translated a book of the German Civil Code. When he saw this person on the first day, Pu Xia liked it very much and said a lot of good things. Finally, he suggested that I transfer him to Beijing and then set up a legal department separately for the group of people that Liang Qichao had been taking. In the future, he would take the area personally. I was a little relieved and I felt a little unsure of what to say.

Liang Qichao really matched him in this regard. A few days ago, Liang Qichao also made a statement saying that he wanted to postpone the recruitment of Professor Goodno from the United States, and a famous Japanese person named He Changxiong. It is said that he has a reputation in the Japanese legal circle. Liang Qichao wanted to hire these two people to compare and handle the official draft of the "Imperial Constitutional Law of the Chinese Empire" which is very stressful. I suggest that he should be exempted. Foreigners who come to China, especially political, economic and military affairs, should be more careful. Foreigners sometimes come to China to help others, and they are not really kind-hearted. Distinguishing this is a great question. With such an important matter of the current personnel and existing achievements, it is not too difficult to improve it. Today, when I think of this matter, I wrote back to Pu Xia Shi and briefly mentioned it. Since he has that meaning, let him find Liang Qichao.
Chapter completed!