In mid-May, Wang Yuze returned from the plateau to Chengdu. After the British and Indian army was defeated, it no longer had any threat to the plateau area in western Sichuan. In addition, the arrival of the 13th Division gave western Sichuan enough troops in the plateau area.
At the same time, the Training Department and the Logistics Department are simultaneously replenishing the military on the plateau, striving to restore them to their previous level as soon as possible. Therefore, it is useless for Wang Yuze to continue to stay on the plateau. It is better to return to Chengdu and continue to get familiar with it.
Government affairs handling and preparation for negotiations with the UK.
Negotiations between western Sichuan and the United Kingdom were not yet launched due to the fall of the British Marquis of Salisbury. How to deal with the conflict between the Far East and western Sichuan fell on the new cabinet. British Minister to China Ouge
Na also arrived in Chengdu. There is no doubt that he would represent the British side in this negotiation. However, when will the negotiation start and what is the bottom line of the British side? It will take a decision by the cabinet.
After returning to Chengdu, Wang Yuze went home to see his father Wang Xiao. After almost two months of missing, Wang Xiao became even older. It seemed that he had reached the point where the oil was exhausted. This made Wang Yuze feel very sad. Although,
His soul is no longer Wang Xiao's son, but since his rebirth, Wang Xiao's care for him, teaching and expectations for him have completely integrated Wang Yuze into this body, and he has completely regarded Wang Xiao as
Treat your own father.
After meeting Wang Xiao, Wang Yuze went back to his yard to meet the three wives. The eldest wife Xiong Menghan, who is 7 months pregnant, has already bulged his stomach. Although the child has not yet been born, Wang Yuze has already felt that kind of
The excitement and responsibility of becoming a father.
It was during the period when Wang Yuze returned to Chengdu that the political situation in the UK stabilized. The newly appointed cabinet formed by William Gladstone had fully taken over the power of the UK and stabilized the political situation. However, they first
What we need to resolve is the conflict between the Far East and Western Sichuan. Although the battle has ended, tens of thousands of British soldiers are still locked up in prison camps in western Sichuan, including a duke and four brigade generals, and their families,
Protests and demonstrations are held every day, which makes the government frustrated. Of course, no one has ever asked about the captured Indian soldiers yet. If the British side ignores them in the end, then western Sichuan will probably have to put them in the road construction
Or mining. After all, western Sichuan will not raise these useless waste in vain.
On the evening of May 17, the new Prime Minister William Gladstone summoned important members of the cabinet at the Prime Minister's Office to discuss how to deal with the issue of the Far East. Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom summoned him today and asked the government to properly handle the conflict in the Far East as soon as possible.
William Gladstone felt a lot of pressure.
After nightfall, the new Foreign Minister Earl Ross Bailey rushed to the Prime Minister's House. He was also an important figure in the Liberal Party. His family is a veteran British aristocrat and has a strong influence in Britain. By his generation, he was already the first.
The fifth generation of Count Ross Bailey was the Earl. This time, the Liberal Party defeated the Conservative Party and won the general election, and his help was indispensable. You should know that since the Liberal Party fell in the 1830s and 1840s, the position of the Prime Minister has been the Conservative Party.
Controlling this is the first time that the Liberal Party has formed a cabinet in 20 years. If the Far East issue cannot be properly handled, they may have to step down in shame.
The Secretary of the Navy is still Sir Anthony Hoskins. This is also the reason why Prime Minister William Gladstone allowed Sir Anthony Hoskins to continue to serve as Secretary of the Navy in order to stabilize the situation and gain support from the military. After all,
The British Navy has very strong strength. If any party wants to take office and block it, it cannot be separated from the support of the Navy.
As for the Army, there were replacements. The British Army was chaired by Sir John Linton Arabin Simmons. The Field Marshal was also a pro-Liberal Party member. His coming to power was also very important to the Liberal Party rule.
Prime Minister William Gladstone only summoned these three people, and although there were other cabinet members, these three people were the main ones. As long as the four of them could reach an agreement, they could basically pass.
No need to consider other cabinet members.
"Gentlemen, the Marquis of Salisbury has left us a mess, and now, how do we want you to clean up this mess? Her Majesty has taken it seriously. If we cannot handle this properly,
I believe our rule will be very short-lived!” Prime Minister William Gladstone said directly.
"Prime Minister, since the war has ended, then it is time for our diplomats to take action. I think it is possible to accept the appointment of the Minister to China Ogner and Western Sichuan to negotiate with the western Sichuan side." Foreign Minister Earl Ross Bailey said.
"I agree! This was originally a wrong war. The war broke out at the wrong time and then ended with a ridiculous situation, causing our British Empire to fall into a big fall!" said Sir Anthony Hoskins, the Minister of Navy.
"I have no objection to end the conflict in the Far East. However, I just hope that western Sichuan will not be too arrogant. Don't think that if you defeat the colonial army, you can stop taking our British Empire seriously!" Field Marshal John Linton?
Sir Alabin Simmons said that the performance of the Army made him, the Army Marshal, very embarrassed. However, he believed that the British Army had no problem. The reason why they were defeated by those yellow-skinned monkeys was entirely because of the command problem.
That guy Henry Wellesley was a stupid pig. If it weren't for him, the British Army wouldn't have suffered such a crushing defeat. If Henry Wellesley had been locked up in the prisoner-of-war camp of the Western Sichuan Army,
He was probably sent to military court long ago. Because of his wrong behavior, tens of thousands of British soldiers were captured, and thousands of British young men died in battle on the plateau. This is definitely an unforgivable mistake.
"Okay, the Prime Minister's Office will fully authorize Ogner to negotiate with the Western Sichuan side. But what is our bottom line?" Prime Minister William Gladstone asked. There is no doubt that the British side will never admit defeat, otherwise
If so, where can the British Empire, the world's largest power, be put?
"First, this is just a small border conflict. Although we have lost temporarily, we have not been defeated. Therefore, there is no problem of defeat. We cannot apologize to West Sichuan for this and apologize for any situation. Second,
, We cannot give any compensation to western Sichuan, because this is the act of a defeated country!" said Sir John Linton Alabin Simmons, the Field Marshal.
"I agree! Western Sichuan should not think that we can underestimate us if we achieve a small victory. Once the British Empire goes all out, it is definitely not something they can deal with!" Navy Secretary Sir Anthony Hoskins also said.
On the issue, the views of the Royal Navy and the Army are consistent. Although, the British Empire is now unable to launch a large-scale war in the Far East.
"What should we do if the soldiers and generals we captured have done? If we don't give Western Sichuan any benefits, how could they release people?" Foreign Minister Earl Ross Bailey said with a wrinkle.
"This is just the opinion of our military. The specific aspects will be discussed by your Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Western Sichuan! However, I think that with the influence of our British Empire, the United Kingdom will not make any excessive demands on Western Sichuan.
!” said Sir Anthony Hoskins, the Secretary of the Navy.
Field Marshal Sir John Linton Arabin Simmons nodded in agreement.
"Okay, then that's it! Let's talk to Ogner first and find out the bottom line of western Sichuan first!" said Prime Minister William Gladston.
He then asked Prime Minister Secretary Deem to send his decision to British Minister Ogner Deem, who was originally the secretary of the former Prime Minister. But because of his outstanding abilities, this Prime Minister William Glads
Dun still chose him as his secretary.
"Yes, Your Excellency Prime Minister!" Dim nodded and immediately went to draft the telegram.
Due to the time difference, when Ogner received the telegram in Chengdu, it was still at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. He and the British Consul in Chengdu, Zhu Erdian, immediately went to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in western Sichuan to visit Minister Wu Tingfang and conveyed the decision of the British cabinet.
Wu Tingfang did not dare to neglect. After sending Ogner and Juerdian away, he immediately met with Liang Xingrong, the Prime Minister of Western Sichuan, and then went to meet Wang Xiao. Wang Xiao agreed to negotiate with the British side. Wu Tingfang was one of the candidates for the negotiations, and the other one,
It was Wang Yuze.
Afterwards, Wu Tingfang immediately reported to the British side. The negotiations between western Sichuan and the UK were officially held on May 18, and the venue was held in a hidden office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Because the British side demanded to save their lives, this time
There were no interviews from reporters, and the requests from ministers and consulates from other countries to attend the negotiations were not allowed.
"Young Young Marshal, congratulations on your victory!" Before the negotiations began, British Minister to China Ogner said to Wang Yuze.
"Mr., this is just luck. I have to admit that although the Indian natives have extremely low combat power, the soldiers of your country are still very good at fighting, causing me great trouble!" Wang Yuze looked calm and said, "
compliment.
"Of course, the soldiers of our British Empire are the best. They are all the reasons for the native Indians, so they lost!" Ogner said hatefully. It seemed that he blamed all the responsibilities on India.
A San's body.
Wang Yuze just smiled and said nothing.
At 10 a.m., the negotiations officially began.
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