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Chapter 822 The multi-polar era under the struggle between Britain and the Netherlands

"Pathau Port is located in the west of the Kingdom of Siam, on the side of the Kingdom of Siam in the southeast of the British colonial point of Myanmar. The closest position to Myanmar's territory is only 50 miles apart. If a conflict occurs, the Dutch army's strength in Prachuap Khiri Khan Port will be the first It was designated as one of the anti-British ground forces. With this base, the Netherlands can deploy more military personnel in the eastern part of the Malay Peninsula, getting closer to the front line of the border conflict between the Kingdom of Siam and Britain in Myanmar, and can also use it to conduct military operations across the sea. to support Cambodia.

With the support of the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Siam announced the largest military construction plan since the founding of the country in December 1879. The Kingdom of Siam's defense spending plan in the next five years may reach one-third of Japan's One, the growth reached 12%.The Royal Siamese Government has also previously announced the revision of a number of security documents, announcing that the Kingdom of Siam will use the "counterattack capabilities" of foodies to launch attacks when necessary against military bases that threaten the Kingdom of Siam from abroad. "

When Queen Victoria said this, she looked at the intelligence paper in her hand and said with gleaming eyes: "This Dutch Foreign Minister Joseph Beit was formerly the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Kingdom of Belgium and is also of Dutch origin.

Later, he founded the Socialist Party, the third largest party in the Netherlands, and became the chairman of the National Committee of the party with the Belgian Prime Minister Jules Danetang, who was also of Dutch origin.His position is second only to Jules Danetant, the leader of the party, and above the Socialist Party's Senate Whip Mari Philippe and House of Representatives Whip Hester.

The Socialist Party has been greatly exposed in the international relations of the Netherlands. As the leader of the coalition cabinet government, is there no opinion within the Christian Party? "

When she said this, Queen Victoria, who was always good at power struggles, began to think about whether she could seek benefits among the two ruling parties in the Netherlands, the Christian Party and the Socialist Party, so she asked.

Prince Edward's eyes lit up when he heard this, "Yes, every party has its own interests. As the third largest party, the Socialist Party frequently shows up in many things. I feel that the Christian Party is definitely not a monolithic supporter of Lin. who became the Prime Minister. If we seize this problem and loosen the knot of the coalition cabinet government, political and civil strife may occur within the Netherlands. In the end, we will be too overwhelmed to take care of ourselves, and we will take the opportunity to eat panicked Siam in Southeast Asia. The territory of the Kingdom of Luo caused the Netherlands to gain more than it lost and was greatly embarrassed internationally. At that time, Britain could completely secure its position in Southeast Asia, and even go one step further to draw its sword across the Strait of Malacca and point at the Dutch East Indies, completely seizing the Strait of Malacca. In hand."

Creston thought to himself: I want this too, but reality does not allow for it to be as easy as you mother and son said.

So he bit the bullet and said: "It's only October 10th, and Joseph Beit's visit to the Kingdom of Siam on October 16th has not yet ended. This visit has already attracted attention because of the acquisition of the five major bases in the Kingdom of Siam. Many People predict that the two countries may announce a major military cooperation agreement.”

"In addition, according to news from our people in the Netherlands, Vice Admiral Portman of the East India Navy Fleet in Jakarta at the Dutch Navy Headquarters recently revealed that the armed forces of the Netherlands and the Kingdom of Nairo are rapidly integrating their respective intellectual structures and expanding The scale of joint operations. He claimed that the Netherlands and its allies in Asia, the Kingdom of Siam and the Spanish and Philippine troops, are preparing for possible conflicts with Britain and France, such as the Kingdom of Siam."

"In addition, newspapers in Madrid, Spain have also reported that Spain is planning to reorganize the Spanish navy in the Philippines before 1885, and use the Philippines as its own combat system without leaving the European mainland. It will begin to supplement various subsidies and learn from the Netherlands how to defend outlying islands. And create a combat group with rapid response capabilities for Spanish global naval operations to improve the deterrence and response capabilities against traditional naval power opponents such as Britain and France, and at the same time be able to keep up with the Netherlands to form the most advanced naval alliance system in the world."

Creston said worriedly: "Informants in the Netherlands have learned that the Dutch Ministry of Defense also agrees with the plans and practices of the Spanish Ministry of Defense. More importantly, the military cooperation between the Netherlands and the Kingdom of Siam continues to have breakthrough tensions. , the military cooperation between the Netherlands and Spain is advancing at an unprecedented speed. This is a monumental cooperation promoted by the Netherlands, Spain and the Kingdom of Siam respectively. Currently, many people in London have pointed out that the Netherlands’ move is expected to In the future, when conflicts occur between Britain, France, Siam in Southeast Asia, and Japan, Benqing, and Korea in East and North Asia, they will provide the Netherlands with multiple strategic bases to take action. The ports of Bashu and the Philippines are all "

As Creston finished speaking, Queen Victoria and her son suddenly looked slightly embarrassed.

Creston was also extremely depressed. After all, as the Prime Minister of the Whig Party, he naturally understood that pleasing the Queen and the Crown Prince was very important for him to gain the support of the royal family in the British general election in the near future. Didn't you see the Tory Party? Has old rival Disraeli frequently expressed his respect for the past recently?
But who calls himself the leader of the ruling party?
Creston sighed without explanation: "Since the rise of the Netherlands, Germany, and the United States, it seems to have formed a multi-polar era. The Anglo-Dutch dual-core game has made all major countries eager to try it.

The French Empire, which originally had unlimited potential, was used by Germany's Bismarck to form the Third Republic of France in the south. France was divided into half, north and south. Napoleon III in the north guarded Paris, and his strength was halved, unable to fight against the increasingly powerful Germany. .

Therefore, the German Empire's military breakthrough is no longer subject to the checks and balances of France, and His Majesty Franz Joseph I of the Austro-Hungarian Empire no longer listens to our advice, preferring to get involved with Germany and form a German-Austrian quasi-alliance to advance and retreat together.

This allows us, the British Empire, to choose peaceful coexistence when facing them.

The Tsarist Empire is like a poisonous snake entrenched at the northern tip of the European and Eurasian continents, and is always ready to attack any place it likes. It seems to be in the Balkans at present, but in fact it is mainly because the Siberian Railway has not yet been opened. Otherwise, the Far East The Tsarist Empire will let people know the power of the two-headed snake.

At present, Tsarist Russia even continues to maintain a quasi-ally relationship with the Netherlands and actively uses the Netherlands' support in the Far East to expand its influence there. We have to guard against it. "

"Other countries such as Spain and the Netherlands are also actively planning to expand in Asia. In the future, in all parts of the world, the Netherlands will only have to deal with the pressure of Britain and the Netherlands to suppress each other, and it will also have to deal with fierce competition from strong players."

(End of this chapter)