1890 King of Southeast Asia

"We have made initial contact with Germany through the embassy in Argentina. Judging from the feedback from the embassy, ​​the Germans do not trust us very much and strongly rejected this proposal." Lin Anmin shrugged helplessly.

It has been more than 20 days since the last meeting. In these 20 days, Lin Anmin has repeatedly tested and warned Cyril, asking Britain to abide by the treaty. Lin Anmin is not sure about the outcome because the British did not respond positively.

In fact, sometimes there is an attitude, and it is roughly known, but the British just don't express their position.

In response, the front line of the Huaxia Empire has not advanced at all, and even the artillery will only conduct defensive bombardment, and will not continue to bombard the city of Ain Tabu.

In the past few days, Lin Anmin instructed the embassy in Argentina to contact Germany to see the Germans' intentions, but the Germans were surprisingly tough.

"It is understandable. If you think about it from another perspective, the Germans will definitely think that this is a test, an action by the Allies to test the domestic situation in Germany." Liu Yiming nodded.

The more you lack something, the more you want to show it. This is true for people and countries in war. The Germans are definitely unwilling to expose the fact that they are short of resources.

This involves international reputation and national morale. The entire Allied Powers are now relying on a spirit to hold on.

"After such a long truce, the summer offensive is basically a failure. Ain Tab is now estimated to have become a fortress city. The suddenness of the battle has disappeared. It is no longer valuable to continue the stalemate." Liu Yiming knocked on the table with one hand.

"If we withdraw our troops, the British may make a move on the Cyprus issue. According to the agreement, we will be more passive." Lin Anmin heard some of Liu Yiming's implicit meaning.

"Under normal circumstances, this is the case, but the current situation is a bit special. Those politicians who originally encouraged us to join the summer offensive are probably eager for us to stop now." Liu Yiming's eyes were deep, thinking about how to maximize the benefits.

The cause of this incident was the failure of the summer offensive led by the United Kingdom. While suffering heavy losses, they also faced a counterattack from the Germans and had to ask friendly forces to join the battle.

On the Russian side, the Tsar really deserved the money given by France. He lost his own capital of 500,000 guards and launched a Brusilov offensive.

The Chinese Empire was also not ambiguous. In the Battle of Birezhik, it took only three days before and after, and the front line advanced 780 kilometers, annihilated 7 divisions of the Ottoman Empire, and threatened the important city of Ain Tab.

There are still 11 divisions of the Ottoman Empire deployed in Ain Tab and its surrounding areas. If half of them are eaten, the Ottoman Empire will lose 3 army groups, nearly half of its military strength. If the Chinese Empire's attack continues, it will be a matter of time for the Ottoman Empire to withdraw from the war.

The war situation suddenly became favorable to the Allies, and the positions of those politicians who encouraged the summer offensive were finally secured.

But they were just secured.

"I understand. Should we announce what the British did?" Lin Anmin thought about it and figured it out at once.

The politicians who launched the summer offensive and the politicians who contacted the Zionists were not the same group, and they were even political enemies! !

It even involved the power struggle between conservatives and liberals.

"Talk to them about the price, and what you can get depends on the performance of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs." Liu Ming didn't know what benefits he could get for a while, but he definitely couldn't refuse.

Announcing the reason why the Huaxia Empire stopped the offensive would definitely cause a huge political turmoil in the UK, and politicians could take the opportunity to gain benefits without directly offending people.

The bargaining chip of the Huaxia Empire is to decide when, how, and where to announce this issue.

The matter is a foregone conclusion, and now the UK's change of words can't change anything.

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“According to intelligence, the Chinese Empire’s army has been stationed on the Ottoman Empire’s front line for nearly a month without launching any attacks.”

“Although it was not stated explicitly, according to the information we received from the Ottoman nobles, the Chinese Empire was still bombarding the city one day before we revealed the news to the Chinese.”

“Gentlemen, the facts are already in front of us, and we are in trouble.”

Balfour stood by the window sill with a cigar in his mouth, and said calmly.

There were several other people in the room, all of whom were liberals who sympathized with Zionism or sympathized with Zionism politically. Balfour was their boss.

“We shouldn’t reveal this news to the Chinese. After we have established the established facts, will those Chinese dare to openly defy the British Empire?” This is a Jewish British man.

“Such a thing is simply impossible. It violates the diplomatic practice of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We are just following the procedures. It must be like this.” An old man next to him objected.

"Mr. Abel is right. Taking action without informing the allies is absolutely not allowed unless authorized by the Prime Minister." Balfour turned his head and agreed.

"The problem now is that I didn't expect the Chinese to react so strongly. I don't know if they are forcing Britain to make a statement or if they regard the Palestinian region as their own land."

"The Chinese, like the Russians, are greedy for land."

Balfour's face gradually became ferocious as he finished speaking.

Not long ago, George Lloyd succeeded Asquith as Prime Minister and reorganized the cabinet. He moved from the position of First Lord of the Admiralty to Foreign Minister. It was considered an upgrade in normal times, but it was not easy to compare during wartime.

Balfour served as Prime Minister from 1902 to 1905, but because the cabinet split later, he jumped out of the party circle.

By the way, he is also the nephew of the Marquis of Salisbury, who served as British Prime Minister three times. He is a real dignitary and a real aristocratic family.

However, he is in trouble now.

"If this matter gets out, it will be a big blow to us. Should we talk to the Zionists again? I always feel that Mr. Rothschild's trip will not be very smooth." The old man sighed and was at a loss about his future.

Balfour has the opportunity to take advantage of the resources brought by this cooperation with the Zionists and go further. In the future, he may return to the position of Prime Minister-just like his uncle.

Therefore, the old man bet on Balfour. After all, George Lloyd can see too many people, and Balfour's competition is much smaller.

When Balfour becomes prime minister again, this group of investors will be able to get a good position. Although they cannot get the most important positions in the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, they can always get one of the other less important positions.

It was a beautiful thought, but I didn't expect the Chinese to react so excitedly.

"I asked Cyril, the ambassador to China, to communicate with the Chinese Empire many times and roughly figured out the attitude of the Chinese Empire."

"On the whole, the Chinese Empire does not oppose the existence of Jews. It should be because of the loss of confidence in the pre-war treaty and the anger that the newly occupied land was promised to the Jews by us that they acted so irrationally."

"But we don't want the Chinese to spit out this land and this city. We just support the Jews to establish a Jewish home in Jerusalem." Balfour took a puff of his cigar coolly and found a direction.

"Sir, with all due respect, this is not quite the same as our negotiation with the Zionist Alliance..." The Jewish British man stood up immediately after hearing this.

If Jerusalem and the surrounding areas were still ruled by the Ottoman Empire, it would be fine. With the British face and the Jewish money, the Jews could do whatever they wanted in the local area.

But now the Huaxia Empire actually controls Jerusalem and the Palestinian region. This ethnic group, which is not very familiar with the Jews, does not need the Jews as much as Britain and France.

If it is just a verbal support, it is hard to say whether the Huaxia people will pay attention to the British.

"Mr. Rijev, I must remind you that if the king and the prime minister are asked to choose between the Jews and the Huaxia people, then their choice must be the Huaxia people."

"Even if this issue is thrown to the House of Commons for a vote, the votes of the Huaxia people will be far more than those of the Jews. This war cannot leave the Huaxia Empire."

Balfour interrupted the Jews. He was actually very annoyed now. After all, there were more than one or two people eyeing his position as foreign minister. Such a big problem has not yet fully erupted. Once it erupts, he will step down.

What he has to do now is to ease the situation as much as possible, reduce the impact, and it is best to make this matter a misunderstanding.

As for why he didn't declare to Huaxia to stop this matter before, it was because Rothschild had already set off to Borneo to meet Liu Ming.

Liu Ming's words to Charles, "Let them send someone of weight over," gave Balfour hope.

As long as Rothschild can reach an agreement with the Huaxia Empire and solve the problem, he can perfectly solve the two major problems of Jews and Huaxia, win a lot of reputation, and become the first choice for the next prime minister.

Balfour, who knows how much wealth the Jews have and how much the Jews can pay for a Jewish country, is more optimistic about this meeting.

However, before that, the situation in London must be stabilized, otherwise when Liu Ming and Rothschild have a deal, he will step down, and the fruits of victory will be cheap for the next foreign minister, wouldn't it be a blood loss?

Therefore, he has to be very gentle now.

Britain only supports a non-governmental organization that is stranded abroad and misses its hometown, and it only expresses support, and will not take further action to threaten the interests of its allies-this is the signal Balfour wants to send out at present.

But will everything go as he wishes? George Lloyd may hope so, because it can maintain stability, but someone who is far away from the center of power due to the failure of the war and is seeking a comeback may not be sure...

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