On the afternoon of February 8, London, the British Foreign Minister Sir Edwarde is making a profit of this rare leisure and enjoying afternoon tea. It has been a year and a half since the beginning of the war. Britain has suffered huge losses in this war.
.Now, the Indian battlefield has been defeated in a crushing defeat, and it is only a matter of time before the Chinese occupy India. In addition, China has also landed in Australia. It is basically unrealistic to expect the Australian army to resist the Chinese attack.
It looks like Britain will soon lose the two most important colonies of India and Australia!
Although it is winter now, the weather in London today is pretty good. The thick fog has dissipated and the sun shines on it. It is warm and comfortable, making people feel a little drowsy. Edward.
Sir Grey leaned against the chair and drank the afternoon tea with every sip. It seemed very comfortable. He had been busy for a while. The Chinese attack on India and Australia almost made every British
The ministers were bleeding in their hearts, especially Edward.
Sir Grey was also a colonial minister and knew the importance of those colonies to Britain. Now Britain is no longer the world hegemony in the Victorian era. The decline of industry has made Britain increasingly less concerned about the development of industry and has put all
All my mind is to squeeze colonies. The direct consequence of this is that Britain's dependence on colonies has increased greatly. Once these colonies are lost, Britain will suffer a devastating blow. In the British colonial system all over the world
Among them, India is undoubtedly the most important link. Now, India is about to be occupied by the Chinese, which will cause a serious blow to Britain, whose national strength is in a recession!
Of course, although Edward.
Sir Grey took all this, but he could do nothing. What they, the top leaders of the British government, could do was to maintain the glory of the British Empire as much as possible! But all this seemed so difficult!
"Damn yellow-skinned monkey, sooner or later you will pay a heavy price for your greed!" Edward.
Sir Grey cursed fiercely in his heart. The rise of China has been the most direct impact. In the wars, Britain has been continuously defeated, and the position of Britain's world hegemony has been fundamentally shaken. If Britain did not
If you can hold on in this battle, the collapse will be right in front of you. However, what made the British government relieved was that the Chinese finally repaired the Panama Canal, and the main fleet of the Chinese Navy will be sent to the Atlantic Ocean and the US Navy for
The decisive battle. Moreover, the scale of the expeditionary fleet sent by the Chinese Navy was greatly beyond the expectations of all countries. The British Navy even asserted that the Chinese Navy would suffer a crushing defeat this time, and even the long-term advantages China has gained will be due to this battle
The United States, which has been suppressed by China, will reverse the situation because of this victory, and this will also cause the entire Allied Power to launch a counterattack. Maybe soon, the Allied Power will be able to win this war.
This news can be said to be a blessing for the British government and the British people who have been suffering from the war for more than a year. This directly led to tens of millions of British people eagerly looking forward to the US Navy defeating the Chinese Navy!
Edward.
Sir Grey's thoughts drifted farther and his eyelids gradually drooped, and he slowly leaned on the chair and fell asleep!
I don't know how long it took, Edward.
The Jazz was awakened by someone. The person who woke him was his secretary. Generally speaking, the secretary knew Edward.
Sir Grey didn't like to be disturbed during afternoon tea, and wouldn't disturb him if it wasn't an important thing. So, Edward.
Sir Grey did not get angry after being awakened, but instead asked directly: "What happened?"
"His Sir, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, His Excellency Jonathan, wants to see you, but he said he was instructed by the U.S. government to discuss certain situations with the United Kingdom!" replied the secretary.
"Instructions from the US government? What do Americans want to do?" Edward.
Sir Grey frowned and thought, but couldn't think of any reason. So he had to ask the secretary to take the American ambassador to the office.
Edward.
Sir Grey tidied up before walking towards the office. Although Britain had declined, these British ministers all wanted to regain the glory of the British Empire at all times, and they also paid great attention to etiquette.
.This is also the reason why they regard Americans as nouveau riche and look down on Americans!
"Hello, Mr. Foreign Minister! I'm sorry to bother you!" Ambassador Jonathan saw Edward.
After Sir Grey, he hurriedly said. He also knew Edward.
Sir Grey's habit, if it weren't for the US government's instructions this time that he wouldn't have called Edward at this time.
Sir Grey's.
"Amprove, please sit down!" Edward.
Sir Grey nodded, saying nothing more.
After a few greetings, they entered the question directly. Although there were great contradictions between the United States and Britain before the war began. But after the war began, these problems had long disappeared in order to defeat everyone's common enemy.
!
"Mr. Ambassador. What is your purpose for this time?" Edward.
Sir Grey asked straight to the point.
"That's right, His Excellency Minister of Foreign Affairs. The Chinese navy has set out from Pearl Harbor. According to the information we have obtained, the Chinese intention is to enter the Atlantic Ocean and fight us through the Panama Canal. The US government hopes that this will be the two of us.
The country can join forces to deal with our common enemies like in the Battle of the North Sea.” Ambassador Jonathan said.
"Jointly work together to deal with the Chinese? Ambassador, if I remember correctly, the Chinese have only 15 main battleships sent by the Chinese! With the strength of the US Navy, there is no problem in defeating the Chinese expeditionary fleet!"
Edward.
Sir Grey said. The Chinese Navy is indeed very powerful, but the expeditionary fleet they sent is just the most powerful battleships of the Chinese Navy. The current main ships of the US Navy are more than twice the Chinese Navy's expeditionary fleet.
The navy had no reason to not be able to defeat the Chinese navy. Soon, Edward.
Sir Grey figured out the reason. These Americans did not want to deal with the powerful Chinese navy alone. They wanted to reduce losses as much as possible, so they wanted to pull Britain up too! This made Edward.
Sir Grey couldn't help but curse the Americans for their cunning and shamelessness, and at the same time he became alert. It was obvious that these American nouveau riche had begun to consider the distribution of interests after the war. Britain needs to be prepared and cannot let the United States
It’s enough for people to take advantage of it.
"His Excellency Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Chinese did send only 15 main battleships, but whether it is the Tang-class, battleship or the Han-class, battleship, they are the most advanced battleships of the Chinese Navy and are the most powerful in the whole world.
One of the battleships. Although the US Navy has a numerical advantage, it is not once or twice that the Chinese have won the more with less! Moreover, this maritime decisive battle is directly related to the situation of North America and even the development of the world war.
Therefore, we must be vigilant. If the British Navy is assisted, the possibility of our victory in this naval battle will be greatly increased!" Ambassador Jonathan explained that although his words were very high-sounding, Edward.
Sir Grey is not a fool and will not believe these words at all.
"Admiral, you should know that the British Royal Navy suffered heavy losses as early as the Battle of the North Sea. Later, the Battle of Sicily, more than a dozen main battleships were lost. The Royal Navy now needs to be prepared for the counterattack of the German Navy.
So we have no way to send warships to participate in this decisive battle against the Chinese Navy!" Sir Edward Grey shook his head. The Royal Navy's disastrous defeat in the Battle of Sicily was already a pain in the hearts of every British. Thinking about the British Navy at that time, the British Navy was the first time.
The victory in the Battle of the North Sea made many British people believe that Britain won the war not far away. However, the defeat in the Battle of Sicily was like a basin of cold water pouring on the British, placing them
It makes me feel cool!
"His Excellency Foreign Minister, I don't think this is a problem. Although the British Empire suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Sicily, the main force of the Royal Navy of the British Empire is still there. What's more, there are not many main ships left in the German Navy now.
, and these main battleships have always remained in the port to serve as fleets, which will not pose any threat to the British Empire at all. The Royal Navy can completely draw a fleet to the Americas to help the US Navy!" Ambassador Jonathan insisted.
Although the strength of the US Navy has surpassed the British Navy to some extent, it is very difficult to say whether the US government needs to maintain this advantage after the decisive battle against the Chinese Navy.
Do everything possible to consume the strength of the British Navy to ensure that the US Navy continues to gain a leading edge!
"Amistantor, I need to report to the Prime Minister! Such an important thing is not something I can decide!" Edward.
Sir Grey cannot give up on the US ambassador to the UK, so he can only push him to Prime Minister Asquith. Asquith, if Prime Minister Asquith refuses, he can take the opportunity to shirk!
"His Excellency Minister of Foreign Affairs, I can understand! Please tell Prime Minister Asquith that this decisive battle against the Chinese Navy is a good opportunity to regain the glory of the Royal Navy!" Ambassador Jonathan said.
Edward.
After hearing this, Sir Grey's somewhat turbid old eyes suddenly shone with a shimmer!