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Chapter 332 Not a word of truth

On the day the "Chunfanlou Treaty" was signed, the Russian Empire issued a war threat to Japan, saying that if Japan occupied the Liaodong Peninsula, Russia would join forces with Germany and France to launch military operations against Japan.

On the same day, Wilhelm II ordered the transfer of a battleship and a cruiser to the Far East to strengthen Germany's military strength in the Far East.

The reason France decided to join the intervention was that Japan's expansion in the Qing Empire also affected French interests.

George, unlike Ignaev, was serious. The Amur Military District had received a mobilization order. Field troops were ready to intervene in the Qing Empire at any time, and reserves also began to gather.

The Goryeo military cooperated with the Amur Military District operation and transferred some troops to the Qinggao border.

At this time, Japan was still immersed in the huge surprise of winning the war and did not take the joint intervention of the three countries to heart.

So on April 4, Russia, Germany, and France jointly issued an ultimatum to Japan, clearly requiring Japan to abandon the Liaodong Peninsula and reply within 23 days.

Only then did Japan realize that Russia, Germany, and France were really preparing to intervene in Japan's expansion with force.

The first reaction of the Japanese was to ask Britain to help Japan resist pressure from Russia, Germany, and France.

If Britain intervenes, it will promote further unity among Russia, Germany, and France.

"A country as weak as Japan can mobilize 24 people to fight. How did the Japanese do it?"

George said something surprising.

"We cannot give in or else there will be a repeat of Berlin."

"Don't worry, the British won't interfere."

The news reached St. Petersburg, and Nicholas held another imperial council to discuss how to deal with possible British intervention.

George knew the British too well. Based on this premise, George believed that the United Kingdom would not only not interfere, but would even suggest that Japan accept the requests made by Russia, Germany, and France.

So everyone focused their attention on George.

Sergey's attitude was equally resolute. The Malay War fully exposed the British's weakness in land combat. In Sergey's view, it could almost be described as vulnerable.

"Gentlemen, we are unable to wage a war involving more than 1 people."

Pobedonostsev was not very satisfied with Werther's work.

On the contrary, if Japan agrees to the demands of Russia, Germany, and France, the internal contradictions between Russia, Germany, and France, especially the contradictions between Russia and Germany, will intensify, which is more in line with Britain's interests.

Ignaev highly praised George's performance in the Malay War.

Alexey's attitude was resolute. The Russian Empire lost almost all the gains of the Tenth Russo-Turkish War at the Berlin Conference. Twenty years later, this is still the greatest shame of the Russian Empire.

"In order to launch a war, Japan can stop all construction in the country and order everyone from the king to the ministers to cut back on food and clothing to support the war. Can we do that?"

"If the United Kingdom interferes, it will lead to closer and closer relations with Germany and France. This is something the British absolutely do not want to see."

From an economic point of view, Werther reminded the archdukes to calm down.

This will lead to the gradual marginalization of Britain in Europe.

Werther's reasons were very good. If the Russian Empire stopped the Trans-Siberian Railway, Werther could even organize a war to destroy the country.

"It is impossible for the British to fight us on land. As long as we control the target in Liaodong, it is impossible for the British and Japanese to win."

"If it is Yurievsky Super Duke, we may be able to force the British to make concessions at a smaller cost."

Therefore, being a dog to the British will not end well, and you may be abandoned by the British at any time.

Things turned out exactly as George expected.

In the early morning of May 5, Japan telegraphed to its ministers in the three countries that it agreed to abandon the Liaodong Peninsula.

The Liaodong Peninsula is one of the spoils of war for the Japanese, and there are conditions for the Japanese to give up.

Japan demanded that the Qing Empire increase its compensation to 3 million taels of silver, and the extra million taels was the ransom for the Liaodong Peninsula.

With the support of Russia, Germany, and France, the Qing Empire became more confident and would rather not take back the Liaodong Peninsula than increase reparations to Japan.

The Qing Empire also misjudged the situation. Russia, Germany, and France chose to intervene in Japan out of their own interests, not based on support for the Qing Empire.

Russia, Germany, and France actually don't care about the amount of compensation. Anyway, it has nothing to do with Russia, Germany, or France.

As long as Japan is willing to give up the Liaodong Peninsula, then compensation will be a matter between the Qing Empire and Japan.

To put it bluntly, the more indemnity the Qing Empire paid, the more serious its dependence on Russia, Germany, and France became.

So around the amount of ransom, diplomats from various countries all went into battle, each showing their abilities.

George could no longer care about the Liaodong Peninsula at this moment. As the due date was getting closer, the medical team headed by Jiang Xi had already stationed in Huacun.

During this period, Anne's mood was up and down. When she was in a good mood, she would discuss the education of her children with George and look forward to a happy life in the future.

When he is in a bad mood, he starts acting like a monster and joins forces with Alex to cause trouble. When two pregnant women are together, their power is more than doubled.

But in this way, the relationship between Annie and Alex is getting better and better.

Entering July, the ransom for the Liaodong Peninsula has reached 7 million taels. Neither Japan nor the Qing Empire is satisfied, and it seems that the ransom will continue.

William II was furious and demanded that the Qing Empire and Japan must reach an agreement within July, otherwise Germany would launch military operations.

At this time, Amur's mobilization has been completed, and the number of combat troops has increased to 5. During the summer routine exercise on July 7, the Vladivostok garrison pulled out three train guns at once, and the outside world's speculation was gradually confirmed. Sure enough, it is impossible for Vladivostok to build only one train gun.

As for whether there will be more, anyone can guess.

Appearing together with the train gun is the 800-ton frigate of the Amur River Fleet.

This tonnage is outrageous.

Britain's latest torpedo ship has a displacement of only 300 tons.

The frigates of the Amur River Fleet are not only equipped with 120mm naval guns, but also have 2 triple torpedo launchers. As a river frigate, what do you want to do with torpedoes? Fry fish?

What surprises the outside world is that Amur's inland river frigate, because it uses the latest power system, can reach a maximum speed of 30 knots and is currently the fastest frigate in the world -

If this is still a frigate.

No, Amur also has a patrol speedboat that uses a gasoline engine. The speed of this speedboat can reach up to 35 knots.
The Amur Military District did not expose all its strength.

Someone once saw a submarine surfacing for air in the Amur River. Although this news was not reported by the media, it still attracted the attention of various countries.

Submarines are different from large surface ships. No one can see them hiding under the water. They are a huge threat to the navies of all countries.

Especially the Royal Navy which sees the sea as its lifeline.

and Wilhelm II, who was ambitious about the sea.

After the regular summer exercises on Amur, Prince Heinrich visited St. Petersburg and mentioned to Nikolay that he hoped to order a submarine from the Vladivostok Shipyard.

"Can Vladivostok build submarines? I don't know?"

Nicholas is pretending to be stupid and cute. He wants to buy a submarine. Why are you looking for George? Why are you looking for me?

Prince Heinrich was helpless.

After seeing an airplane in Vladivostok the year before last, Prince Heinrich hoped to buy an airplane and fly it back to Germany.

This must be a joke, it would be true if I go back and dismantle it.

The price offered by George at that time made Prince Heinrich prohibitive.

George is not short of money.

So if Prince Heinrich goes to find George, the result will be the same as the airplane.

“You are the Tsar, don’t you know if Vladivostok can build submarines?”

Prince Heinrich is very dissatisfied. Don’t forget that you are Germany’s son-in-law!
Phew, that's how proud of this identity is.

George is still Germany’s son-in-law.

Sergei and Vladimir were German sons-in-law, as were more than a third of the Russian Empire's grand dukes.

But so what?
"The St. Petersburg Shipyard can also build submarines. Why not let the St. Petersburg Shipyard build one for you?"

Nikolai gags.

"Is it the same as George's submarine?"

Prince Heinrich had personally been to Vladivostok and knew that Vladivostok and St. Petersburg were two different things.

It's also a matter of changing the equipment. There are still troops in St. Petersburg using Berdan II rifles, and the militiamen of the Amur Military District use magazine-type rifles.

The Obukhov Steel Plant was able to produce 305mm naval guns many years ago, but the Russian Empire's latest battleships still use 280-caliber guns.

Is 305 not easy to use?
Or do the Russian Grand Dukes not like it?
The only reason can only be that the 305 naval gun produced by Obukhov Steel Plant does not meet the requirements of the Russian Navy at all.

The train gun pulled out by the Vladivostok Shipyard this time performed live firing. Although its range and power have not been made public, it has been evaluated by observers from various countries and is fully qualified to be mounted on a ship.

It cannot be said that it has not been made public.

Data disclosed by the Amur Military District is that the train gun has a range of only 9 kilometers.

The range is highly related to the diameter. Just looking at the barrel length of the train gun, it is impossible to shoot only 9 kilometers.

From the analysis of the diameter of the Vladivostok train, the range of the Vladivostok train gun can reach at least 12 kilometers.

I'm afraid only George knows how far it can hit.

Nikolai should also know, because the Russian Empire has decided to use the 305mm main gun produced by Vladivostok on the next level of battleships. This fully proves that Vladivostok’s military production capacity has completely surpassed the traditional three major ones.

"Even if I told you the same thing, would you believe it?"

Nicholas was completely imitated by George and never said a word of truth.

Prince Heinrich came at the right time. On July 7, good news came from Huacun. Anne successfully gave birth to a son and a daughter, and there was a successor for the super duke Yurievsky.

Nicholas was very happy, so George, the super duke, was officially promoted to grand duke.

Grand Duke means grand duke, which is basically similar to super duke.

Nicholas still liked his two little cousins ​​very much, so he sent a lot of gifts to Huacun that day.

(End of this chapter)