Expedition to Europe

The incident in Mersing soon spread to Lan Fang.

Although it was confirmed that there were casualties among the attackers, the attackers did not leave any bodies or any valuable physical evidence. Even if there were physical evidence, it was burned in the fire that spread to the entire Mersing, leaving no trace.

That's not right. It can't be said that there was no evidence. When the fire was extinguished three days later, the British still organized an investigation. At the scene, in addition to a few guns that were burned into a twisted shape, there were only pure copper shells on the ground.

After identification, these shells were produced by Americans.

This conclusion made the British want to cry without tears. The whole world has reasons to deal with the British, but the Americans don't, especially in Southeast Asia, when the United States and Britain need to keep each other warm.

They really need to keep each other warm. After Japan ceded almost all of its overseas territories to Lan Fang, now looking at the Southeast Asian map, apart from Lan Fang's territory, the remaining French Indochina is the largest. The British Malaya and the American Philippines look lonely. Perhaps the British still have advantages worldwide, but in Southeast Asia, the British have fallen behind. This is an indisputable fact.

Of course, the British also have an advantage, that is, the British still control half of the Strait of Malacca, but this advantage can be regarded as an advantage compared to the Republic of China or Japan, but not compared to Lan Fang.

Just kidding, Lan Fang also controls half of the Strait of Malacca, and Lan Fang's ships don't even need to enter the Strait of Malacca, but go directly to Coconut City along the south side of Jinzhou, so the distance will be closer.

When Mersing was attacked, the statistics at that time made the British want to cry without tears. About 4,500 colonial soldiers died in the previous attack and the fire after the explosion. Four British warships anchored in Mersing were burned. Although the two heavy cruisers were not burned, they both needed major repairs. The direct economic loss was about 100 million pounds.

100 million pounds, this made the British heartbroken. Lloyd George and King George V of England swore on different occasions that they would find the attackers and make them pay the price they deserved.

Do we still need to find them? There are not many countries in the world that have the ability to blacken the British, and there are even fewer countries that will blacken the British. In addition, the "Lan Fang Penglai Island Material Laboratory Leakage Case" some time ago, countless spearheads pointed to Lan Fang, but unfortunately the British did not have any evidence.

Yes, it is evidence. The British knew that Lan Fang was the most suspicious, but at the same time, the British did not have any evidence to show that Lan Fang had made this attack.

This is different from the previous "leakage case". After all, someone proved that Benson Franklin was the biggest suspect in the murder of Victor Acheson, and Benson Franklin had no way to defend himself.

Now the British have no evidence, so they can only swallow their anger.

Well, of course the British will not let it go. They must also get their place back, but at least not now. The British are not in the mood to get their place back now.

At the end of December, Xu Shichang, the president of the Beiyang government of the Republic of China, visited Lan Fang. This is what the British are most concerned about now.

Since the Japanese forces withdrew from the Republic of China, there has been a power vacuum in the domestic market of the Republic of China for a while. All kinds of "Japanese goods" that flooded the market in the past have disappeared without a trace, and the Japanese ronin who used to walk around with a katana on his belt all day long has also disappeared. This has given other forces an opportunity, an opportunity to occupy the market of the Republic of China.

Opportunities are only for those who are prepared. This is really true. To be more precise, opportunities are only for the prepared French.

The British were busy suppressing the rebellion in Sarawak and could not take care of the Republic of China market for a while, so the French made a fortune during this period, shipping light industrial products, steel products, oil and other industrial products from France to the Republic of China.

Seeing the French making a lot of money, the British were really envious.

However, the British did not take the small profits at the end of the rope seriously. The British pursued the entire Republic of China market, so negotiating with the Republic of China government to replace the Japanese position in the Republic of China market was what the British really wanted.

At this time, Xu Shichang, the president of the Republic of China, visited Lan Fang, which could not help but make the British alert.

Lu Zhengxiang, the second prime minister of Lan Fang who had just taken office, went to Coconut City Airport to greet Xu Shichang.

It was the airport.

When Lan Fang and Japan went to war, Bao Deshui led the torpedo plane to transfer from the Republic of China. Since then, the Republic of China government has begun to look for Lan Fang to purchase various bombers, transport planes, and fighter planes, trying to form its own air force.

From the perspective of the country, Lan Fang would not help the Republic of China to establish an air force, but from the perspective of the Chinese, Lan Fang had to help the Republic of China.

So with the cooperation of Lan Fang, the Republic of China established an air force with five transport planes, ten bombers, and ten fighter planes. One of the transport planes was converted into the car of President Xu Shichang himself. This time when he came to Lan Fang, Xu Shichang came by transport plane.

"Mr. Bu Wu, you are tired and tired on this journey." Lu Zhengxiang shook Xu Shichang's hand with a smile on his face.

As the Prime Minister of Lan Fang, Lu Zhengxiang was much more convenient to deal with the Republic of China. At least Lu Zhengxiang was very familiar with the political arena of the Republic of China. Lu Zhengxiang could tell the names of the bigwigs in the Republic of China.

"Zixin, a man should be revisited after three days of separation." Xu Shichang sighed that time flies.

Just two years ago, Lu Zhengxiang was the foreign minister of the Republic of China. He ran around for the interests of the Republic of China, like a mouse in a wooden box. Unexpectedly, two years later, Lu Zhengxiang turned into the prime minister of Lan Fang, the most powerful country in Asia. The magic of the world is beyond our imagination. We can only say that fate plays tricks on us.

"How is this special plane? Is it still easy to use?" The envy on Lu Zhengxiang's face was just right, which could satisfy Xu Shichang psychologically without making him feel uncomfortable.

"It's really easy to use. The key is that it is convenient and fast. If it was in the past, it would take at least ten days and a half months to get here by boarding a ship from Tianjin. But I didn't expect that it only took less than a day to fly to Coconut City by plane. It's really unexpected." Xu Shichang praised generously.

This half-day time is also mixed with the time for maintenance and refueling when stopping at the airport along the way. If you fly directly here...

Well, Beiping is more than 5,000 kilometers away from Coconut City. Even if you fly directly here, it will take half a day.

"Haha, that's great. Please, His Majesty has arranged a welcoming banquet for you in the palace. Let's hurry up and don't let His Majesty wait anxiously." After Lu Zhengxiang finished speaking, he led Xu Shichang to the car parked on the tarmac.

Although Lan Fang's automobile industry was born not long ago, it has developed very rapidly. At present, there are already several series, in addition to the military "Bulldog", the civilian off-road "Chasing Wind", and the speed-seeking "Jueying", and now the "Wuzui" series has finally come to the market.

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

"Wu Zhui", from the beginning of its design, this is a government official vehicle. From the name "Wu Zhui", we can know that the solemn and majestic black is the main color. In addition to the color, all designs are aimed at stability and safety, so the steel plate for the vehicle is as thick as possible, and it is also a composite armor, that is, a layer of steel plate and a layer of cork, which can absorb the impact force to the greatest extent. The result of pursuing safety is that when "Wu Zhui" was designed, the dead weight of "Wu Zhui" exceeded 2.5 tons, which is simply an armored vehicle.

Since it is pursuing safety, it is equivalent to sacrificing speed and the thrill of hurricane. Even if "Wu Zhui" is running at full speed, the speed does not exceed 40 kilometers per hour, which is really incomparable with "Jueying" which has a speed of more than 80 kilometers per hour.

Fortunately, Xu Shichang and Lu Zhengxiang were not in a hurry. They sat in the same car. Xu Shichang was still interested: "This, is this what you produced yourself?"

"Yes, speaking of it, this is the fourth model we produced. It is specially used by government departments. Your Majesty also rides this kind of car." Lu Zhengxiang's words were full of pride.

"It's really unbelievable. The rise of Lan Fang is like a comet. The higher your achievements, the more painful our hearts are. It's not as we wish..." Xu Shichang slapped his thigh and regretted.

If there hadn't been the Tianjin Wharf incident, then everything in Lan Fang could be considered as the Republic of China. Xu Shichang couldn't imagine how powerful the Republic of China would be. If the Beiyang government could have Lan Fang's current industrial strength... No, even if it was half, or one-third, Xu Shichang would be sure to end the civil strife in the Republic of China as quickly as possible.

"Haha, let the past go. It's useless to talk about it now." Lu Zhengxiang could harden his heart.

Lu Zhengxiang knew very well that Xu Shichang's visit was ultimately for Lan Fang's benefit. Although Lu Zhengxiang sympathized with the Republic of China and wanted to help it from the bottom of his heart, everything had to be based on the premise of not harming the interests of Lan Fang, otherwise the "People's Party" led by Huang Bohan would definitely not give Lu Zhengxiang face.

"People's Party" is a party founded by Huang Bohan according to Qin Zhiyuan's instructions. The political appeal of the "People's Party" is elite politics, and the people perform their duties and take their responsibilities, and work together to build Lan Fang.

"Zixin, we are all Chinese. Your Lan Fang is thriving now. How can you bear to see the Chinese in the Republic of China living in deep water or in it? We are truly close neighbors, and our blood is thicker than water. Apart from anything else, since the establishment of your Lan Fang, there have been tens of millions of Chinese who have moved away from the Republic of China. For the sake of their relatives and friends who stayed in the country, Lan Fang should not stand idly by and watch the Republic of China be confined to such a chaotic situation." Xu Shichang looked serious.

In the current Republic of China, although the Japanese forces have been driven away and the military government in the south seems to have no backing, the situation seems to be worse than two months ago.

As far as Xu Shichang knows, the Southern Military Government is now contacting the Americans and the British respectively, hoping to gain their support and continue to oppose the Beiyang Government.

In this matter, the Americans and the British are extremely dishonest, and they are not as good as the Japanese.

The Japanese have already seized the greatest rights and interests in the Republic of China, so although the Japanese oppose the Beiyang Government, they do not want the Republic of China to smash all the pots and pans in the country because of the civil war. The Americans and the British are different. They want to obtain the entire market of the Republic of China, so starting over is the best choice.

Faced with this situation, Xu Shichang was helpless and could only ask Lan Fang for help.

And Lu Zhengxiang could only smile bitterly. What else could he say?