At that time, the Far East Military Group was completely in the stage of imitation in the field of industrial manufacturing. Using a large amount of mechanical equipment and production technology purchased from various countries in the early days, the Far East's independent research and development capabilities were also at the beginning stage. The Far East had only one maritime force in Asia.
The main fleet has a tonnage of only 250,000 tons, which is not enough to compete with the great powers.
However, the rise of the Far East Military Group in Asia still made the authorities of various countries at that time want to make friends. However, Li Ningyu did not form an alliance with any country. Instead, he avoided all countries and devoted all his efforts to developing Taiwan, Alaska, and Somalia.
This also gave the Far East a buffer period, so that no country immediately stretched out its black hands to suppress it with all its strength, and it also gave the Far East a longer stage of development behind closed doors. In this year, Li Ningyu repeatedly created illusions for various countries.
, for example, the wedding to Prince Gong’s beloved daughter Duan Tong. This incident attracted the attention of various countries. However, the Far East did not form an alliance with the late Qing government, which made various countries heave a long sigh of relief.
Then Li Ningyu went to Alaska, where he stayed for nearly a year. It was not until the outbreak of the Anglo-Sangladesh War that the Far East made its first small move after the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894. The Anglo-Sangladesh War actually turned into a battle between Britain and Germany.
The battle for Africa.
However, the role played by the Far East secretly cannot be ignored. That is to say, with the help of this secret instigation, the Far East not only leased part of Sri Lanka's land, but also turned against the British and carved up the German colonies in Africa, Tanzania, and
provoked a total war between Germany and Britain in Africa.
At the same time, it also gave all countries the illusion that the Far East had already fallen into the arms of the United Kingdom, which made other countries dare not continue to suppress it. After all, the Empire on which the sun never sets is still the world's leader. However, Italy, which has long been hostile to the Far East, has become increasingly hostile to the Far East.
The hostility is even more profound.
The years after the Sino-Japanese War of 1898-1895 passed quickly, but the military expansion in the Far East was faster. In just two years, the Far East Navy launched a total of 16 new main ships into service, totaling about 8
15,000 tons, and according to the Far East's original 250,000-ton naval fleet level, the total tonnage will increase by 15% every year.
Later, Li Ningyu also announced that 1.5 billion taels of silver would be directly used from the Far East reserve funds to build two large shipyards in Hawaii in the Pacific region. Two large shipyards and a submarine construction dock were also built in Alaska. Taiwan Island
, Ryukyu Islands, and Hokkaido have established a large shipyard.
Expansion! Expansion! The military expansion of the Far East at that time was already very obvious. The strength of the Far East military in Asia's navies had begun to exceed the tonnage of fleets deployed by various countries in Asia. At this time, Britain and Germany were already inseparable in Africa.
We can't spare our hands to suppress the Far East, but the British Empire, the world's leader, is not a decoration.
In order to suppress the development of the Far East, Britain adopted the old method, which was to create strong enemies for the Far East. Japan in Asia and Italy in Europe were all British pawns. However, an unexpected situation emerged, that is, Li Ningyu personally visited Spain.
This seemingly ordinary move has had a huge impact on European countries, especially Portugal.
Li Ningyu's strategic layout for the Far East at that time was mainly to draw out the attention of other countries and set an important nail in the European region. After all, Spain's position in Europe is very important, and it also plays a crucial role in the future layout of the Far East.
crucial role.
Spain can reach the northwest region of Africa across the Strait of Gibraltar, and already has several smaller colonies in Africa.
The historical relationship between Spain and Portugal is very complicated. To use a popular saying, Portugal is a country separated from Spain. Before the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets reached its peak, Spain was a colonial power on the sea, but was later replaced by Britain.
From then on, Spain fell into civil war and was continuously compressed.
After being replaced as the maritime hegemon, Spain fell into a situation of internal and external troubles, so Li Ningyu made this strategy. However, during his visit to Spain, Li Ningyu was assassinated, and it completely changed the views and perspectives of various countries.
The original understanding was because they thought that the Far East would inevitably form an alliance with Spain.
Just when everyone thought that the Far East was bound to be at odds with Spain, Li Ningyu suddenly chose to leave Spain and prepare to return to Somalia. The intelligence agencies of various countries could not figure out the situation for a while. Not long after, the Battle of the Mediterranean broke out.
This maritime encounter was not in Li Ningyu's plan at all, but as a professional soldier, Li Ningyu decided to start the war. After the naval battle ended with a small victory over a large number, the strength of the Far East Navy had to be re-recognized by all countries.
, attitudes towards the Far East are also quietly changing.
But what countries don’t know is that the Far East suffered a loss in this Mediterranean war, because in the Mediterranean war, the Far East lost the ability to control the Spanish-American war, so in the end the Far East gave up its strategy of developing towards South America and settled for second best.
, continues to expand in the waters of Asia and the Pacific.
The pace of imperialist aggression has not stopped, and the Far East has not made any changes in Asia. Instead, it has vigorously constructed various places. This makes all countries very happy, because without the intervention of the Far East, they can wholeheartedly carve up the territory of the late Qing government.
land, especially the Tsarist Russian Empire that dominated Northeast Asia.
Tsarist Russia, which invaded the Northeast, continued to increase its troops and stayed in the Northeast. The plot of the Tsarist Russian Empire was obvious, but the late Qing government had no choice. The Tsarist Russian Empire seemed to have begun to monopolize the Northeast region forever, and began what they called "
"Huang Russia Plan".
The conspiracy of the Tsarist Empire gradually emerged, which immediately aroused strong indignation among the people in the Northeast and the whole country. Imperialist countries such as Britain, the United States, France, and Germany also began to stand up and express firm opposition based on their own interests in China, and
This forced the tsarist government at the time to sign a withdrawal treaty, agreeing to withdraw the 500,000 troops already stationed in the northeastern region in three phases within five years.
However, Tsarist Russia then blatantly established a colonial area centered on the Luda area, and appointed a governor. In fact, the Northeast was regarded as the territory of the Tsarist Russian Empire, and then troops were stationed in major cities in the Northeast, euphemistically called
The Eastern Railway garrison, just like this, the Tsarist Russian Empire in the Northeast region assumed a posture of monopolizing the Northeast and not willing to fight for it.
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