Red Alert 1895

"Governor Wang, I hope you can explain to me clearly what is going on here? In the army of the Boers in South Africa, why did you have your Taiwanese Sten submachine guns? Give us an explanation for the British Empire. The Boers use these Submachine guns killed and wounded our soldiers of the British Empire in large numbers. Therefore, you must give us an explanation. Also, we found a large number of yellow people who use square characters and speak Chinese among the Boers. Please explain to me clearly, if If you don't explain it clearly to me, then our British Empire will definitely not let it go." The British Consul in Taiwan said angrily.

After hearing this, Wang Guorui opened his mouth to speak nonsense: "Sten submachine guns are no longer a secret in the world, and many countries can produce them. I don't believe it. You, the UK, do not have the production technology of Sten submachine guns. And French, German, and even Japan may have it. This kind of Sten submachine gun is easy to produce, and it is called a plumber’s weapon. Not only does it mean that he has pipes everywhere, but it also shows that a plumber can produce It. So, you said that the technology of this submachine gun has spread long ago, why did you just come to me! Anyway, there are Sten submachine guns on the black market of arms now, and even in the United States, as long as you have a gun license, you can buy it. You can buy whatever you want. Why did you just come to me, is this fair? If you don’t give me fairness, we in Taiwan won’t let you go.”

"How did the Chinese soldiers explain it?" the British consul asked.

Wang Guorui immediately said: "I don't know this, I can help you investigate!"

"No, our people must come to investigate in person! You must open all government agencies and military agencies to investigate for us." The British consul said.

"Fart, what on earth are you trying to do? You want us to let go of all government agencies and military agencies, do you think we are out of our minds? This is impossible, we can give you a result of the investigation." Wang Guorui said.

The British Consul said impatiently; "Okay, I'll give you three hours. Go and investigate! I'll see what you can find out."

Soon, Zhang Chao immediately "concocted" a survey result, and then handed it over to the British consul.

"Some people in mainland China have always been very dissatisfied with the United Kingdom. This time they went to help the Boers resist the British invasion. They are international volunteers. So they are a group of volunteers. Pooh, do you think I will believe it? Our British Empire will Do you believe it?"

"I don't care if you believe it or not, anyway, I believe it!" Wang Guorui said with a rascal look.

The British consul had no choice but to take this investigation report to hand over, and then sent it to the British mainland. This investigation report made the British explode their lungs.

"Shameless, shameless, really shameless. It is simply unreasonable to say that the mainland Chinese government has a small number of volunteers to help the Boers fight. This time the war was initiated by the Boers first. And it was also the Chinese we discovered first. What's more, it was less than forty-eight hours since the Boer War broke out, how could the people from mainland China go there to attack? Could it be that they flew there?" the Marquess of Salisbury said angrily.

The British were very angry at this reply from Taiwan. Wang Guorui obviously told them that I am sending troops, what can you do? Therefore, the British have never been insulted like this, so the three Marquess of Salisbury couldn't help it.

"Send me troops immediately to deal with them severely. Declare war on Taiwan immediately. Let them know that the British Empire is not easy to mess with." The Marquis of Salisbury said angrily.

Not enough, the foreign minister immediately said: "Your Excellency Prime Minister, have you really thought it through? Once you start a war against Taiwan, do you know what it means? Especially the political aspect. There may be no problem in the military aspect, but how do you solve the political aspect? ?”

"And political issues?" asked the Marquess of Salisbury.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs replied: "Taiwan is not an independent country at present, they are still places under the Qing government of China. And they are just a special administrative region with a very high degree of independence. Since it is not a country, then What excuse do we use to declare war on them? That is to say, once we declare war on Taiwan, we must declare war on their Chinese government. If the current Chinese government receives our declaration of war on them, what will they do?"

"At that time, the Chinese government will probably not choose to sit still. They will probably choose to let Taiwan help them resist. According to the general political theory, once the external pressure is greater than the internal pressure, the internal pressure will quickly compromise. They will definitely Will choose to cooperate. So. And our British Empire is the most powerful country in the world, will the Manchu Qing court be able to defeat us independently? At that time, they will most likely choose to cooperate with Taiwan to fight against us, so Manchu Qing may also allow Taiwan At that time, it is not what we hope to see. Your Excellency Prime Minister, do you understand? Once we want to declare war on Taiwan, we must declare war on the Manchu Qing court, and the Manchu Qing court is terrified They will definitely be dragged into the water, and they will definitely resist us together with Taiwan. Although there is internal pressure within them, they are all from the same country, and they are all Chinese. So once the pressure on us foreigners is greater than Their internal pressure, coupled with the fact that they took a step back from each other, maybe they will all come together. If we declare war on the Manchus, it is tantamount to a mountain of us overwhelming the Manchus, and the Manchus will inevitably Desperately looking for teammates to carry it together. Taiwan is the best choice, and they will inevitably be forced to cooperate with Taiwan. But once they have a basis for cooperation against us, will they gradually merge?" Foreign Secretary Said.

The Marquess of Salisbury immediately asked: "Is it possible that they will merge? They are endless enemies!"

"It will definitely be. The current contradiction between the Taiwan government and the mainland Manchu government is that Wang Guorui of Taiwan wants to be the emperor of China, and the Manchu court will not allow the transfer of the throne. Of course, there are other reasons, that is, The so-called landlord class in the Qing Dynasty was incompatible with the industrial and commercial class in Taiwan. Taiwan advocated using a one-time sweep of the landlord class, so they could not accept this result. Taiwan advocated rapid revolutionary reforms to change the country, but those landlord classes advocated There is a basis for improvement. So their political ideas cannot be merged, which led to the current result. Although they are in conflict, they are all Chinese. Once we take the initiative to attack, they will also hug each other to keep warm. This is the nest under the collapse Incomplete statement. At that time, as long as Taiwan takes a step back, no longer seeks to change the dynasty, but implements a constitutional monarchy. And guarantees the interests of the landlord class, and will not redistribute land on the mainland, then they will easily reach an agreement. Then Let's fight against us together. At that time, Taiwan's entry into the central government of China has become inevitable. At that time, the population, manpower and material resources that Taiwan can use are no longer that small island, but a huge country with a population of 400 million. Plus Going to Taiwan is not a weak government, once the Taiwan and mainland governments reach a compromise, they will inevitably move towards the road of convergence, and at that time we will really shoot ourselves in the foot." The foreign minister said.

The Marquess of Salisbury touched his head, feeling that it was really troublesome, and this one thing affected the whole body. Once war is declared against Taiwan, war must be declared against the Manchu Qing. Under such enormous pressure, the Manchu Qing is likely to merge with Taiwan. When the external pressure is greater than the internal pressure, the internal will also become very united. This is the case in many cases. Once the British go to war against the Manchus, it is likely that Taiwan and the Manchus will merge, which is not what the British want to see. In particular, Taiwan is not the weak and incompetent government of the Qing Dynasty. Naturally, it will definitely use all the strength of the mainland to fight against the British. So many foreign invasions~www.readwn.com~ are actually not because of how powerful the foreigners are, but because of the weakness of the Qing Dynasty. If the war against the Manchu Qing is launched this time, and Taiwan's appropriate housing conditions are added, such as not abolishing the emperor of the Manchu Qing, and choosing to protect the interests of some landlords, then it is not impossible for them to reach a cooperation.

At present, the biggest contradiction between the governments of Taiwan and the Manchu Qing mainland is the issue of the position of the emperor, and there is also the issue of the interests of the landlord class. If these two problems can be solved, then the following problems will not be a problem. As long as Wang Guorui is willing to ensure that the interests of the Manchu nobles, landlords, and royal family can continue to be maintained, then they will not choose to resist. The reason why the Empress Dowager Cixi resisted Taiwan so much was actually that Wang Guorui would not be willing to recognize the royal family of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and had the idea of ​​seizing the throne. If Wang Guorui is willing to continue to respect the Qing emperor and implement a constitutional monarchy, it is not impossible for Cixi to consider agreeing.

Because Taiwan puts too much pressure on her, if Taiwan is willing to take a step back, then it is not impossible for Cixi to take a step back. The same is true of the landlord class, because Taiwan hopes to eradicate the landlord class through rapid revolutionary reforms, which they cannot accept. If Wang Guorui is willing to take a step back, they can all take a step back and accept Wang Guorui in power.

However, this is all based on the situation of huge external pressure. If there is not enough external pressure, this compromise will not be able to reach each other. (to be continued)