Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 720 The Balance of Benefits

King Edward VII in the portrait on the wall of the command headquarters is still so majestic, but behind the majestic face, there is actually a complete defeat of Britain in Asia. From land to sea, everything that Britain used to be proud of is now All have been ruthlessly crushed by the Chinese army.Lieutenant General Butt thinks that he has done his best. He should not be responsible for the failure of Britain in India. This is unfair to him. It is futile, but perhaps it can save a little face for the proud English gentleman.

But it seems that his chief of staff, Cai Ensi, has completely lost confidence in this war. He told his chief dejectedly: "General, we have failed. In the defensive circle around Mumbai, there are only 6000 British Empire troops left." There are less than 3 soldiers, including our useless Indian army. We are short of supplies, ammunition, and naval support. We have nothing. Look at the Chinese army on the opposite side. They are at least There are tens of thousands of people, thousands of cannons, and those terrible steel monsters and mysterious missile troops. As long as they want to. They can even trample us to death like an ant! Your Excellency, where are the reinforcements? Where are the reinforcements?"

"There will be no reinforcements, and there will be no reinforcements." Lieutenant General Bart can understand the current mood of his subordinates, so why is he like this: "The navy that has brought us countless brilliance has failed, and our sea line of communication has been pinched by the Chinese. The army of the British Empire is facing unprecedented distrust from the people, and they have no power to turn their attention to us."

Cai Ensi grabbed his hair in despair: "Are we just waiting to die here? In Manchester. I still have a wife and two children waiting for me to go back safely, no. I can't die here, absolutely not!" General, surrender, maybe we still have a chance to survive!"

Lieutenant General Bart sighed, he didn't want to accuse his subordinates of cowardice too much, and there are a few people who can truly not be afraid in the face of death: "Mr. Cairns, I hope you can calm down, don't forget that you are An officer of the British Empire and thousands of soldiers are waiting for our decision. Your panicked expression will seriously affect their morale. I can tell you responsibly that Great Britain has no energy to take care of us, but It’s not that we are abandoned. Britain and India are trying to ask the United States to negotiate with China to rescue us. Now our task is to hold out in Mumbai for a few more months, and maybe we can return home by then.”

Bart's words made Cai Ensi's eyes shine again, and these few words stimulated him like a booster, "Are you sure?" Cai Ensi's face was a little hot, and he said in an eager tone: " Will the Americans come forward to mediate? I mean the American President Roosevelt who was raised by the Chinese. Can Roosevelt, who is said to be terminally ill, persuade the Chinese emperor? You must know that the Chinese emperor is a person who is ignored by everyone. He Since he brazenly launched the Indian War and was about to win the final victory, how can he guarantee that he will accept the mediation of the United States?"

"It's not mediation. There is no possibility of mediation now." Lieutenant General Bart smiled wryly: "It's rescue, maybe it's to rescue us from Mumbai or prisoners of war, who knows, I hope Almighty God hasn't forgotten the war in Asia." There are still us poor people on a small piece of land." He opened the window as he spoke, and the gunfire of the dragon army outside Mumbai could be clearly heard.

Uncle Sam was put on the balance of interests by Britain and China. Faced with the sincere request of Britain and India, the cunning Americans did not push back this time. They used the banner of humanitarianism to rescue the coalition forces trapped in Mumbai. Soldiers are still more enthusiastic.However, they also seemed to know that the relationship between James, the US Minister to China, and the Chinese was not very good. In order to show that they attached importance to this matter, they sent a delegation headed by Secretary of State Hall.As a mutual friend of the two heavyweights in China, Feng Xianghua and Wu Tingfang, Hao Er’s trip has been placed with high expectations by the Americans. No matter how you look at it, Uncle Sam believes that only the well-rounded Hao Er can get through in China. Many joints, both diplomatic and military.

It seems that the Americans made the right decision. As soon as the delegation arrived in Beijing, Hao Er received a warm welcome from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Reception is of a "private" nature only.But Hao Er still got his wish and met his old friend Wu Tingfang. He hadn’t seen him for several years. Just a teenager, this age is the golden age of life.Yes, Wu Tingfang is in his golden age. He was born in China a few years ago and galloped freely in the world's diplomatic arena. Up to now, his every move has attracted the attention of the media all over the world. Wu Tingfang is lucky Yes, he caught up with the good time for the re-emergence of this ancient oriental power, and because he was reused by the great Chinese emperor, many Western media compared Wu Tingfang to the mouth of the Chinese emperor, and the voice of China depends on him. People say that he stood on the shoulders of giants. In short, Wu Tingfang's life has undergone earth-shaking changes because of the emperor, making him a rare figure in the world who can influence the world situation, so he often said: A man can go so far , what more can a husband ask for!

Hao Er suddenly thought of the scene when he only met Wu Tingfang in China in the early years. At that time, they were just a staff member under the foreign ministries of the two countries. Bad boy, he showed his political naivety in many places. He could agree to the development rights of the Jingtang Railway for a little loan, and even negotiate terms with the British and French ministers on formal diplomatic occasions.At that time, everyone thought that he was just a young man who was promoted by relying on the shadow of his ancestors. No one really respected him, just like no one really respected China. Everyone thought that he could be compared with him. China is in the palm of its hand, but suddenly they find that they are all wrong.In the end, it is not Wu Tingfang and his country that are being manipulated in the palm of their hands, but their self-righteous great powers.

In less than 40 years, the Chinese lion has awakened. From a weak country in the Far East, which is deceitful to everyone, it will decide North Korea, destroy, and establish the "Great China Federation". Soldiers from all over the world lost their souls and dared not look directly at this emerging giant.

Of course, for this visit, the Americans have their own considerations.They appointed Hao Er to come to China this time, of course not for those stupid coalition soldiers trapped in India, they came to test China's real purpose.What they want to know most is, what will China do next after defeating India and even Britain?
In addition, the Chinese put forward slogans such as "Asia is Asia for Asians". In fact, from the perspective of the United States, the Chinese people's real thinking is "Asia is Asia for Chinese." As for the United States, the United States also has many interests in Asia. What attitude will China take towards this?

In the days that followed, Hao Er and the delegation did not make any substantive progress. Every time the old-fashioned Wu Tingfang came to Hao Er to talk about the Indian War, he always talked about him, and never expressed China's position on this issue. attitude, and took Haoer and his party to visit many new buildings and enterprises in Beijing, and repeatedly sold China's extremely bright investment prospects to Americans.However, this trick did work. Many of the big American entrepreneurs who accompanied them moved their minds and signed many cooperation agreements with China. For them, this trip was absolutely worthwhile.

But Hao Er was not in such a good mood. He brought up the Indian War when he had nothing to do, which made Wu Tingfang hesitant to speak several times. Hao Er, who was used to the world, guessed that Wu Tingfang had no right to speak on this issue. Any point, so who has this power?
The visit soon came to the last day. Early in the morning Wu Tingfang actually came to tell Hao Er that His Majesty the Emperor of China was going to meet him in person. This made Hao Er excited and confused.

"Hao Er, dear friend. What's the matter with you? Aren't you happy to see me?" In the Forbidden City, Guan Xuqing walked up to him with a smile on his face, hugged Hao Er vigorously, then let go and said: " Ever since you resigned from the position of consul and returned to China, I have missed you all the time and the benefits you have brought to the empire, and I am speaking the truth."

Hao Er smiled for a while, and now he didn't fully believe the Chinese emperor's words, he preferred to take it as a kind of politeness: "Your Majesty, I'm so glad you can still remember our friendship, maybe It will make my trip a little easier this time."

Guan Xuqing took him alone to the East Nuan Pavilion of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and after sitting down, he said: "When the empire was poor and weak, you were serving as the US ambassador to China. If you hadn't worked around it, how could the relationship between China and the United States develop? To such a gratifying point today, the empire won many orders through you, which played a huge role in the construction of the empire. How could I not remember it. The man has clear grievances and grievances. For anyone who offends China and oppresses China, I will definitely Revenge, for anyone who has helped the empire. I will definitely repay. And you, Mr. Hao Er, your contribution to China will definitely be thanked and rewarded by China. Tell me, are you here today for the war in India? here?"

(End of this chapter)