Expedition to Europe

Whether Hara Takashi agrees or not, Japan's defeat is inevitable.

With the signing of the Armistice Treaty, Japan has completely become a protectorate of Lan Fang.

There is still room for negotiation on this point.

The differences still come from Britain and the United States.

Look at the map. If Lan Fang occupies Japan, then Lan Fang may become a new giant super empire. Although its territory is not as vast as that of the Republic of China, Canada, the United States and other countries, its area is more than that of the Republic of China, which is unacceptable to the British and Americans.

Uh... Regarding Canada, well, Canada is not a country yet. Canada is a member of the Commonwealth, so Canada is now just a part of the United Kingdom.

Most of Lan Fang's territory was islands. After acquiring the Kuril Islands, Goryeo, Ryukyu Islands, Penghu Islands, Yingzhou, Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands, Caroline Islands, and Ogasawara Islands, the British and Americans were shocked to find that Lan Fang had unconsciously controlled the entire East Asia and Southeast Asia. This undoubtedly made the Americans and the British very worried. The emergence of such a huge country in Asia has already damaged the interests of Britain and the United States. The British and Americans could not sit idly by and watch all this become a reality.

So the ownership of the Northern Xinjiang District, Sakhalin Island and the Kuril Islands was brought to the table again.

When the Foreign Legion sent troops to Siberia, it went under the banner of recovering the territory, which was actually not justified, because the Republic of China and Lan Fang were already two countries at that time. Although Lan Fang also considered itself to be the orthodox Chinese, from the legal and geographical point of view, the Republic of China should be the "eldest son" of the Chinese society.

Limited to the background at the time, the British and Americans who were eager to send troops acquiesced to Lan Fang's request, and even rejected Japan's request to send troops to Siberia.

I'm afraid no one thought that Lan Fang could occupy more than 2.6 million square kilometers of land in Siberia, which not only exceeded the territory that the Russian Empire plundered from the Qing Empire, but also exceeded the expectations of the British and Americans.

After Lan Fang occupied the Northern Xinjiang, it did not immediately return the Northern Xinjiang to the Republic of China, using the excuse that the existence of the Northern Xinjiang did not obtain the consent of all Russians.

Indeed, Russia has now split into Kolchak's coalition government, the Bolshevik Red Russia, Denikin's South Russia, and Yudenich's Estonian Republic.

Among them, only the coalition government led by Kolchak and the South Russia led by Denikin established diplomatic relations with Lan Fang, which was regarded as recognizing the existence of the Northern Xinjiang, while the Bolshevik Red Russia and Yudenich's Estonian Republic had not yet established diplomatic relations with Lan Fang.

In other words, both the Bolsheviks and Yudenich believed that the Northern Xinjiang did not belong to Lan Fang or the Republic of China, but should belong to Russia.

Under this background, it was impossible for Lan Fang to hand over the Northern Xinjiang Region to the Nationalist Government. Even if it was handed over to the Nationalist Government, the Nationalist Government would not be able to keep it.

Lan Fang's excuse was certainly reasonable in the eyes of the Lan Fang people, but it was unrealistic in the eyes of the British and Americans.

So on the second day after the signing of the Coconut City Treaty, Glynton Augustine and Scott James found Huang Bohan and asked Lan Fang to give the Northern Xinjiang Region a legal status.

Owen Jonah also came at the same time. The French must have a hand in this kind of excitement.

"Legal... This issue depends on how you look at it. Whether it is legal or not, we can also take it to the League of Nations for argument. One or two countries believe that the Northern Xinjiang Region is illegal, which cannot change the status quo of the Northern Xinjiang Region." Huang Bohan did not avoid this issue, but suggested that more countries be brought into the game.

"What Mr. Prime Minister means is..." Scott James was a little uncertain.

League of Nations, by the way, in yesterday's "Coconut City Treaty", Japan gave up its permanent seat in the League of Nations to Lan Fang. In this way, among the five permanent members of the League of Nations, Lan Fang is not alone. The French have long wanted Lan Fang to become a permanent member. In that case, France will have the strength to fight against Britain and the United States.

It seems that there is another country that is a permanent member...

By the way, it is Italy!

Well, ignore Italy. Although Italy is a victorious country, after the war, the Greeks immediately slapped the Italians in the face and beat Italy back to its original form. Now Italy has returned to its normal state of always having no sense of existence, and no one cares about Italy's attitude.

"If we want to discuss the legal status of the Northern Border Region, I suggest that we can start with Africa. You know, we have recently received many requests from African countries to establish diplomatic relations, and I don’t know how to respond to them." Huang Bohan told the truth.

"This is absolutely impossible. There is no room for discussion on the status of Africa." Scott James refused.

Owen Jonah did not speak, but he looked at Scott James with a playful look.

Glynton Augustine was even more extreme. When he heard about Africa, his eyes lit up immediately.

There are not 60 countries in Africa now. If you want to draw a map of Africa, you don't need four colors at all. This magical land now has almost only two colors, one is Britain and the other is France.

This may not be comprehensive, because in addition to Britain and France, there are colonies of Belgium, Italy, Portugal, Spain and other countries on the African continent. It is more troublesome to calculate this way, and all countries in the world will be involved.

That's not right. It has nothing to do with Americans. Although there are many African Americans in the United States, the United States has no colonies in Africa, so Greenton Augustine is more inclined to think that this issue can be discussed.

"If there is no room for discussion on the issue of Africa, then there is no room for discussion on the issue of the Northern Border." Huang Bohan also decisively refused.

"The Northern Border..." Scott James's face changed a little.

"Yes, the Northern Border, we have signed relevant agreements with the Republic of China government. We will send troops to help the Republic of China eliminate the Japanese forces in Guandong of the Republic of China and return a clean Guandong to the Republic of China. At the same time, the Republic of China recognizes the existence of the Northern Border, which is now the territory of Lan Fang." Huang Bohan was indifferent.

When it comes to territorial issues, there is no room for negotiation. Scott James has this attitude, and Huang Bohan certainly has this attitude.

This is the first time that Lan Fang used "Northern Border" to describe that land in front of the whole world.

Seeing Huang Bohan's firm attitude, Scott James stopped talking. For a while, the living room was silent and only breathing could be heard.

Huang Bohan's meaning was very clear. If the British and Americans questioned the status of the Northern Frontier, then Lan Fang would also question the status of all British colonies around the world in the League of Nations, and the matter would become a big deal.

As far as the world is concerned, although the "Empire on which the Sun Never Sets" has shown signs of weakness, the "Empire on which the Sun Never Sets" is still the "Empire on which the Sun Never Sets", and British colonies are still all over the world.

The original text can be read in Liu # 9 @Book/Bar!

If Lan Fang's current territory can be described as "huge", then Britain's territory is two or three times as "huge". Between Lan Fang and Britain, we cannot allow the state officials to set fires while the people are not allowed to light lamps.

In terms of national strength, Lan Fang is indeed not as good as Britain now, but in terms of international status, Lan Fang is not inferior to Britain. At least in essence, Lan Fang is not inferior to Britain.

After all, Lan Fang is not a vassal state of Britain. Lan Fang still has France as an ally, and Britain must consider the alliance between Lan Fang and France.

"How about this, the status quo in the Northern Frontier Region will be maintained, and when the Republic of China returns to peace, we can discuss this issue then, okay?" Owen Jonah began to smooth things over.

"It will probably be even more difficult to resolve if we delay until then. I think this issue can be submitted to the League of Nations as an issue for discussion." Glynton Augustine tried to fish in troubled waters.

"Okay, we can also submit the issue of the Philippines. You should know that the Philippines actually has another name called 'Luzon'." Huang Bohan immediately counterattacked.

"Ha, there are four of the five permanent members in the room now, and it's the same if we discuss here. We just need to notify the Italians when we have a result." Owen Jonah was afraid that the world would not be in chaos.

"Are you all crazy? Some issues cannot be discussed." Scott James pounded the tabletop and yelled.

To be honest, if possible, Scott James would like to catch Glynton Augustine and beat him up. What a bullshit proposal. If this proposal is included in the League of Nations' ceremony schedule, the League of Nations will probably be disbanded that day.

"There is no need to discuss these issues. The Northern Frontier is actually the same as Australia. If Australia is an integral part of Britain, then the Northern Frontier is also an integral part of Lan Fang. So, we should not always dwell on these details, but look to the future. I think the World War has taught us enough lessons. We need to establish a new mechanism to resolve conflicts between countries. The proposal of the League of Nations is very good. What we need now is to maintain this mechanism and restore national strength. Let our citizens live better. This is the goal we should pursue. What is more important than this?" Huang Bohan expressed his attitude in a timely manner.

Part of Britain's concern about Lan Fang is reflected in Australia.

Look at how close Australia is to Lan Fang's homeland. If Lan Fang has ambitions for Australia, how should Britain deal with it? Will it start another world war?

No, Britain does not have this ability now. British citizens do not need war, but bread. As for the Northern Frontier, go to hell. Who knows where it is? The British people don't care at all.

Huang Bohan's words clearly showed that Lan Fang had no ambitions for Australia, which undoubtedly gave the anxious British a reassurance.

To be honest, Scott James and Glynton Augustine Lao Zhao Huang Bohan just wanted to show the attitude of Britain and the United States. As long as Lan Fang's ambitions can be curbed, the British will be relieved.

As for the further expansion of Lan Fang's territory, the British don't care much.

Even if it expands again, can it be larger than the territory of Britain?

"Okay, I agree with the Prime Minister's opinion."

So when Huang Bohan asked Scott James for his opinion, Scott James answered like this.