Chapter 332 Not a word of truth
On the day the "Chunfan Tower Treaty" was signed, the Russian Empire issued a war threat to Japan, saying that if Japan occupied the Liaodong Peninsula, Russia would join forces with Germany and France to launch military operations against Japan. .
On the same day, Wilhelm II ordered the transfer of a battleship and a cruiser to the Far East to strengthen Germany's military strength in the Far East.
The reason France decided to join the intervention was that Japan's expansion in the Qing Empire also affected French interests.
Unlike Ignaev, George is serious about it. The Amur Military District has received a mobilization order. The field troops are ready to intervene in the Qing Empire at any time, and the reserves have also begun to gather.
The Goryeo military cooperated with the Amur Military District operation and transferred some troops to the Qinggao border.
At this time, Japan was still immersed in the huge surprise of winning the war, and did not take the joint intervention of the three countries to heart.
So on April 23, Russia, Germany and France jointly issued an ultimatum to Japan, clearly requiring Japan to abandon the Liaodong Peninsula and reply within 15 days.
It was only then that Japan realized that Russia, Germany, and France were really preparing to intervene in Japan's expansion with force.
The first reaction of the Japanese was to ask Britain to help Japan resist pressure from Russia, Germany, and France.
The news reached St. Petersburg, and Nicholas held another imperial council to discuss how to deal with possible British intervention.
“We cannot give in, otherwise the Berlin Conference will be repeated.”
Alexei’s attitude was resolute, and the Russian Empire lost almost everything in the Tenth Russo-Turkish War at the Berlin Conference As a result, 20 years later, this is still the biggest shame of the Russian Empire.
"It is impossible for the British to fight us on land. As long as we control the target in Liaodong, it is impossible for Britain and Japan to win."
Sergey's attitude is equally determined, and Malay The war fully exposed the British's weakness in land operations. In Sergey's view, it can almost be described as vulnerable.
"Gentlemen, we are unable to launch a war with a scale of more than 10,000 people."
Witt reminded the archdukes to calm down from an economic point of view.
“A country as small as Japan was able to mobilize 240,000 people to fight in the war. How did the Japanese do it?”
Pobedonostsev was not very satisfied with Witte’s work. .
“In order to launch a war, Japan can stop all domestic construction and order everyone from the king to the ministers to cut back on food and clothing to support the war. Can we do it?”
Werther's reasons were very good. If the Russian Empire stopped the Trans-Siberian Railway, Werther could even organize a war to destroy the country.
“If it is Yurievsky Super Duke, we may be able to force the British to make concessions at a smaller cost.”
Ignaev vs. George in the Malay War The performance in it is highly praised.
So everyone focused their attention on George.
“Don’t worry, the British won’t interfere.”
George said something surprising.
"If Britain interferes, it will lead to closer and closer relations with Germany and France. This is something the British absolutely do not want to see."
George knows the British too well, Based on this premise, George believed that Britain would not only not interfere, but would even suggest that Japan accept the demands made by Russia, Germany, and France.
If Britain intervenes, it will promote further unity among Russia, Germany and France.
This will lead to the gradual marginalization of Britain in Europe.
On the contrary, if Japan agrees to the demands of Russia, Germany, and France, the internal contradictions between Russia, Germany, and France, especially the contradictions between Russia and Germany, will intensify, which is more in line with Britain's interests.
So being a dog to the British will not end well, and you may be abandoned by the British at any time.
Things developed exactly as George expected.
In the early morning of May 5, Japan telegraphed to the ministers stationed in the three countries agreeing to abandon the Liaodong Peninsula.
The Liaodong Peninsula is one of the spoils of war for the Japanese, and there are conditions for the Japanese to give up.
Japan demanded that the Qing Empire increase its compensation to 300 million taels of silver, and the extra 100 million taels was the ransom for the Liaodong Peninsula.
With the support of Russia, Germany, and France, the Qing Empire became more confident and would rather not take back the Liaodong Peninsula than increase reparations to Japan.
The Qing Empire also misjudged the situation. Russia, Germany, and France chose to intervene in Japan out of their own interests, not based on support for the Qing Empire.
Russia, Germany, and France actually don’t care about the amount of compensation. Anyway, it has nothing to do with Russia, Germany, or France.
As long as Japan is willing to give up the Liaodong Peninsula, then compensation will be a matter between the Qing Empire and Japan.
To put it bluntly, the more indemnity the Qing Empire paid, the more serious its dependence on Russia, Germany, and France became.
So around the amount of ransom, diplomats from various countries all went into battle, each showing their abilities.
George could no longer care about the Liaodong Peninsula at this moment. As the due date was getting closer, the medical team headed by Jiang Xi had already stationed in Huacun.
During this period, Anne's mood was up and down. When she was in a good mood, she would discuss the education of her children with George and look forward to a happy life in the future.
When he is in a bad mood, he starts acting like a monster and joins forces with Alex to cause trouble. When two pregnant women are together, their power is more than doubled.
But in this way, the relationship between Annie and Alex is getting better and better.
In July, the ransom for the Liaodong Peninsula has reached 50 million taels. Neither Japan nor the Qing Empire is satisfied, and it seems that the ransom will continue.
William II was furious and demanded that the Qing Empire and Japan must reach an agreement within July, otherwise Germany would launch military operations.
At this time, Amur's mobilization has been completed, and the number of combat troops has increased to 50,000. During the summer routine exercise on July 10, the Vladivostok garrison pulled out three train guns at once. The speculation was gradually confirmed. Sure enough, it is impossible for Vladivostok to build only one train gun.
As for whether there will be more, anyone can guess.
Appearing together with the train gun is the 800-ton frigate of the Amur River Fleet.
This tonnage is outrageous.
The latest torpedo ship in Britain has a displacement of only 300 tons.
The frigates of the Amur River Fleet are not only equipped with 120mm naval guns, but also have 2 triple torpedo launchers. As a river frigate, what do you want to do with torpedoes? Fry fish?
What surprises the outside world is that Amur's inland river frigate, because it uses the latest power system, can reach a maximum speed of 30 knots and is currently the fastest frigate in the world——
If this Especially if it's a frigate.
That's not right. Amur also has a patrol speedboat that uses a gasoline engine. The speed of this speedboat can reach up to 35 knots.
The Amur Military District has not exposed all its strength.
Someone once saw a submarine surfacing for air in the Amur River. Although this news was not reported by the media, it still attracted the attention of various countries.
Submarines are different from large surface ships. No one can see them hiding under the water. They are a huge threat to the navies of all countries.
Especially the Royal Navy which regards the ocean as its lifeline.
And William II, who was ambitious about the ocean.
After the Amur summer routine exercises, Prince Heinrich visited St. Petersburg and mentioned to Nikolay that he hoped to order a submarine from the Vladivostok Shipyard.
“Can Vladivostok build submarines? I don’t know?”
Nicholas is pretending to be stupid and cute. He wants to buy a submarine. Why are you looking for George? Why are you looking for me?
Prince Heinrich was helpless.
After Prince Heinrich saw an airplane in Vladivostok the year before last, he hoped to buy an airplane and return to Germany to drive it himself.
This must be a joke. It is true to go back and dismantle it.
The price George offered at that time made Prince Heinrich prohibitive.
George is not short of money.
So if Prince Heinrich goes to find George, the result will be the same as the airplane.
“You are the Tsar, don’t you know if Vladivostok can build submarines?”
Prince Heinrich was very dissatisfied. Don’t forget that you are the son-in-law of Germany!
Bah, it sounds like this identity is something to be proud of.
George is still Germany’s son-in-law.
Sergei and Vladimir, as well as more than one-third of the Grand Dukes of the Russian Empire, were German sons-in-law.
But so what?
"The St. Petersburg Shipyard can also build submarines. Why not let the St. Petersburg Shipyard build one for you?"
Nikolai made a joke.
"Is it the same as George's submarine?"
Prince Heinrich has personally been to Vladivostok and knows that Vladivostok and St. Petersburg are two different things.
It's also a matter of changing the equipment. There are still troops in St. Petersburg using Berdan II rifles, and the militiamen of the Amur Military District use magazine-type rifles.
The Obukhov Steel Plant was able to produce 305mm naval guns many years ago, but the latest battleships of the Russian Empire still use 280-caliber guns.
Is 305 difficult to use?
Or do the Russian Grand Dukes not like it?
The only reason can only be that the 305 naval gun produced by Obukhov Steel Plant does not meet the requirements of the Russian Navy at all.
The train gun pulled out by the Vladivostok Shipyard this time performed live ammunition firing. Although its range and power have not been made public, it has been evaluated by observers from various countries and is fully qualified to be mounted on a ship.
It cannot be said that it has not been made public.
The data disclosed by the Amur Military Region is that the range of the train gun is only 9 kilometers.
The range is highly related to the diameter. Just looking at the barrel length of the train gun, it is impossible to shoot only 9 kilometers.
From the analysis of the diameter of the Vladivostok train, the range of the Vladivostok train gun can reach at least 12 kilometers.
I am afraid only George knows how far it can hit.
Nicholas should also know, because the Russian Empire has decided to use the 305mm main gun produced by Vladivostok on the next level of battleships. This fully proves that Vladivostok’s military production capacity has completely surpassed the traditional three major .
“Even if I tell you the same thing, would you believe it?”
Nicholas was completely imitated by George and never spoke the truth.
Prince Heinrich came at the right time. On July 25, good news came from Huacun. Anne successfully gave birth to a son and a daughter, and there was a successor for the super duke Yurievsky.
Nicholas was very happy, so George, the super duke, was officially promoted to grand duke.
Grand Duke means grand duke, which is basically the same as super duke.
Nicola still liked his two little cousins very much, so he sent a lot of gifts to Huacun that day.
(End of this chapter)