Chapter 70： Diplomacy II (1/2)
The Emperor is very angry! Very serious consequences! After Frederick III set the tone, the entire German government began to get busy. The navy first immediately sent a report to the fleet stationed in Shanghai, instructing Tirpitz to take any action he thought was reasonable! The fleet's operations can be extended to the entire Japanese coast, and the navy can requisition all German merchant ships in China!
The German Foreign Service directly expelled the Japanese ambassador to Germany, and immediately contacted Russia, hoping that Russia could provide fuel and supplies to the German fleet in China. He also hoped that Germany and Russia would exert pressure on Japan for their common interests, and the Russian Emperor expressed his willingness to provide protection for the German fleet and agreed to the German fleet to use the port of Vladivostok. Subsequently, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a rather severe statement! Think that Japan is the cancer of the world and should be completely eliminated from the Far East!
In terms of public opinion, the Prime Minister did a good job. He insisted that the Japanese first acted without declaring war. At the same time, he emphasized that the mistakes in the beginning of the Mainz were caused by the Japanese attack! ”The Japanese used our idea of pursuing peace and attacked our fleet! This kind of despicable behavior must be severely punished!” This sentence has repeatedly appeared in major European newspapers, and even the French government has expressed dissatisfaction and dissatisfaction with Japan's actions. Contempt.
The blow that made the Japanese completely defeated on the battlefield of public opinion came from the United States! Dewey is pretty real and knows the truth about taking money to do things! He described the situation objectively and fairly, and agreed with the German media's remarks. He also rebutted the Japanese remarks from the perspective of a naval admiral!
”The excuses of this group of Japanese robbers are ridiculous and naive! They claimed that the German fleet first launched an attack at a distance of 1200 meters, but in fact, as the firepower superior party, they will fight at as far away as possible. , Approaching will be threatened by torpedoes, and obviously, German naval officers and soldiers will not make such a mistake!”
”In this battle, the losses of middle and senior officers accounted for half of the total losses! Almost all senior German officers were on the bridge. If the German fleet is ready to act first, they should be on the control tower instead of unprotected. Bridge!”
The problems Dewey pointed out, especially the identity of the third party, made his words very credible. Afterwards, Dewey praised the armored cruiser Mainz, especially Prince Ruprecht's on-the-spot performance, and added some points to the German Navy invisibly! It covers up the shortcomings of some people, and at the same time makes Ruprecht famous!
”Mr. Prime Minister, it seems that the Japanese are making things worse and worse!” Chamberlain personally visited Salisbury in the Prime Minister's residence in London.
”In a very immature country, I just wanted to challenge a heavily armed soldier with a stick! It is necessary to use the German hand to beat it.” The prime minister didn't care much about it.
”But the German fleet has begun hunting Japanese ships in the East China Sea. Although the Qing country is stabilized, if Japan loses too much, it will have a great impact on our future plans.”
”In this conflict, the Japanese fleet lost two protective cruisers, killed more than 400 people, and injured more than 200 people. Today, Japan may not even be able to defeat Beiyang!” Chamberlain worried.
”Remember, Japan is just one of our pawns, and those who play chess can never be swayed by the pawns! Germany has not declared war, otherwise it will contact the Qing country early! It is enough to have this bottom line! Sending charcoal in the snow will be appreciated, and It's not time yet.” Salisbury replied with a smile. ”On the contrary, what I am most worried about now is, if we intervene too early, what if Germany and Russia get closer?”
”Then we should also do some preliminary work?” Chamberlain said.