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    wQin Ge declared war on Spain on the grounds that overseas Chinese were being persecuted. Thinking about this reason, he could almost declare war on other countries.  When various countries signed treaties with the Manchu Qing government to allow workers to go abroad, overseas workers basically had no human rights.  This cannot be blamed on the capitalists who hired labor, but only on the incompetence of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

    The worries of the Dutch are completely unnecessary. Qin Ge's declaration of war on Spain was entirely based on the benefits of the Spanish-American War, and it also prevented the United States from extending its hands into the Far East.  At the end of the 19th century, various powerful countries began to enter the era of imperialism. Countries like the United States, which are highly industrialized but do not have colonies, urgently need to develop their own markets and sources of raw materials.  At this time, China's national power began to grow stronger, and dumping and investment in the Far East were no longer possible. The Maine incident gave the United States an excuse to expand. Cuba and the Philippines were both very good colonies.  But the Pacific is now China's territory, so Theodore Roosevelt can only feel pity for the Philippines. The U.S. Navy does not yet have the strength to defeat the Chinese Navy.  But this revenge must be recorded. When the appropriate time comes, a gentleman will take revenge. It is not too late in ten years. One day, China will taste the power of the United States of America.

    UK, Office of the First Sea Lord.

    First Sea Lord Frederick Richards looked over the development plan for the British Navy for the next ten years submitted by John Fisher.  In addition to the huge shipbuilding plan, John Fisher also explained the threats that navies around the world may pose to Britain in the future, with Germany and China bearing the brunt.

    After reading it, Charlize closed the plan, lay down on the chair, closed her eyes and thought for a few minutes.  Then he opened his eyes and asked the secretary to call Fisher in.

    Before Fisher could speak, Charlize said: "With 38 battleships and nearly a hundred cruisers, it is impossible for Parliament to pass such a huge budget! Although the Prime Minister should support it, he cannot influence the decision of Parliament. Moreover, such a huge budget  The naval construction plan will stimulate the nerves of all countries. By then, the world's powerful countries will be involved in this arms race. In one or two years, China may announce the relevant technology of the dreadnought ship. By then, France, Austria-Hungary  , Ottoman Turkey, etc. will all join this competition. We are isolated in the Pacific, do we have to contend with Europe alone?"

    "Oh, haven't we been isolated on the Atlantic Ocean all these years to keep the European powers coordinated?" Fisher said.

    "We must find a way to get the government to lift the policy of 'glorious isolation'. Russia and France formed an alliance a few years ago. Since Kaiser Wilhelm II came to power, Germany dismissed Bismarck, and its relationship with us has gradually deteriorated. Wilhelm II  The world wants to develop a navy to compete with us for colonies and maritime hegemony. If European countries unite, Britain will cease to exist, and Britain must have allies to jointly bear the pressure!" Charlize said.  Today is very different from before. Britain must find a reliable ally. Before, it originally wanted to support Japan.  But we were helplessly beaten by China and couldn't stand up.

    "Whether we are allied with other countries or not, our own naval power must be ranked first in the world! Britain must ensure its position as maritime hegemon! If our British maritime power is insufficient, then various colonies will be in danger.  Think about what would happen to Britain if India was occupied by other countries? Those MPs know the importance. If they want to continue to gain wealth, they must keep the empire low," Fisher said.  India is the most important British colony because of its strategic location and large area, guarding the transportation arteries of Southeast Asia and the Arabian Sea.  In addition, it has the most extensive tropical monsoon climate distribution and unique and abundant resources.  Such as industrial raw materials, minerals and plant spices that are coveted by Europeans.  In 1850, the East India Company presented the diamond "Mountain of Light" to the Queen of England. Queen Victoria first had this large diamond set in a corsage, and then used it to embellish the crown.  India has since been likened to the jewel in the Queen's crown.  British parliamentarians are all nobles and capitalists. These people must understand the importance of maintaining Britain's maritime supremacy.

    Charlize frowned and said: "Well, I tried my best to lobby the more influential members of Parliament to get them to agree with this plan and speak in Parliament. However, the UK should also give up its isolation policy. Now our influence on Europe  It¡¯s gone down.¡±

    Fisher said: "Compared with Europe, the empire's influence in the Far East is now almost non-existent. China has now captured the Philippines. The minister to China, Sir Dou Nale (Khan, I got the name wrong before), sent a telegram worried.  China¡¯s continued expansion in South Asia could affect the empire¡¯s position in the Strait of Malacca.¡±

    Charlize frowned and said: "Aren't China and Russia in a state of war now? Why is China still thinking about it? I understand, China is taking advantage of the war between the United States and Spain. But it must strengthen its power in the Far East.  Got it!"

    The British Parliament went through more than oneDuring the early quarrel, the number of battleships and cruisers in the plan submitted by Fisher was reduced to 32 and the number of cruisers to be built was reduced to 80, with additions or reductions being made as appropriate.  Westerners generally publish their own military plans to intimidate competitors. Therefore, after the budget was passed by Congress, the United Kingdom announced a new naval development plan.  Although the plan was passed, the British government could not afford such a huge budget. Therefore, the British did not give up its intention to persuade Germany not to compete with it for maritime supremacy.

    After receiving the British navy building plan, Qin Ge was a little disappointed. There were only 32 battleships, which was really too few. The British were very wealthy, so they should have built forty or fifty battleships.  Qin Ge shook his head. It seemed that the British were not stimulated enough!

    Although Qin Ge also wants to come up with a naval plan to stimulate the British, there are indeed very few funds currently available. Taxes are basically used to invest in government-run enterprises. Qin Ge's own money is not only used to support the army  , and whatever was left was used to build factories.  In addition, Qin Ge is still at war with Russia, and Qin Ge plans to recruit troops. Weather permitting, he will capture Mongolia and Xinjiang in one fell swoop.  At the same time, in order to force Nicholas II to cease the war, it was necessary to attack the Russian mainland.  Otherwise, Nicholas II would not even know how powerful he was.

    On January 20, a large-scale massacre of Han people occurred by Hui people in Qinghai. Although the Hui people in Ningxia, Gansu expressed their willingness to surrender, this did not mean that all Hui people were willing.  Qinghai is an area inhabited by ethnic minorities. The residents are mainly Hui, Tibetan, Mongolian and Han.

    Qin Ge originally thought that through marriage, the problems of ethnic minorities could be better solved.  But at this time it seems that it is just Qin Ge's subjective idea.  Qin Ge published the massacre of Han people in Qinghai in the newspaper as a propaganda to the ethnic minorities in the southwest.  Qin Ge then canceled the marriage agreement with the Hui people and mobilized the cavalry stationed in Inner Mongolia.  Now we can only mobilize the cavalry to quell the chaos in Qinghai. In this ice and snow, we want the army to go to Qinghai.  Maybe it won¡¯t arrive in a month.  At this time, Qin Ge realized that the role of cavalry was still very important at this time. Horses are different from cars. Cars often have engine failures at temperatures of minus 20 degrees, but horses are not afraid of ice and snow.  Moreover, as long as the horse has fodder, the car will become a pile of scrap metal without gasoline.  After Dong Fuxiang surrendered, the cavalry team of Wu Yi Division was expanded, and many horses were obtained from the Mongolian areas under control. The original cavalry regiment of 2,000 people has now become three cavalry regiments, totaling more than 5,000 people.  After Song Qing and Nie Shicheng received orders from the General Staff Headquarters.  Immediately dispatch all the cavalry to Qinghai. These cavalry are all lightly armed. Each person only carries a rifle, a pistol and a saber. In terms of ammunition, each person has 200 rounds of rifle ammunition and 200 rounds of pistol ammunition. Logistics  Not available for the time being.  As for Mongolia, there is no need to worry for the time being.  Since the ice and snow made it impossible for our side to carry out military operations, the same was true for the enemy. Bunkers were built on the position, and the cavalry who dared to raid were seeking death.

    At this time, Cullen did not seem peaceful.

    The reason why the Russians were initially allowed to enter Mongolia was because the Russians said they would help the Mongols remain independent.  But after the Han army retreated, these Russians refused to leave.  Zalim regretted it at this time. The Russians now controlled his people, and his wife and children were now "protected" by Bogtunev.

    After receiving the advanced guns from Russia, Zalim killed the leader of the Kulun Banner and became the leader himself. At the same time, he recruited more than 80,000 soldiers to prepare for the Han attack.  Later, the Russians came, saying they were here to help Mongolia gain independence. After receiving the news that the Han people in the south had retreated, Zalim asked the Russians to withdraw from the Mongolian border.  But the Russians got the news before they did. Before Zalim could react, they occupied the city of Kulun and controlled his wife and children.

    At this time, Zalim was in the tent reading the letter sent by Bogtunev. The letter was written in Russian. The Mongolian border areas had always had trade relations with the Russians, and Zalim could read it.  Understand Russian.  Zalim became angrier as he watched. Bogtunev actually asked him to return the rifles that Russia had shipped to Vladivostok, and at the same time surrendered to Russia and became a Russian colony!

    Zalim grabbed the letter into a ball and said angrily: "These Russians are worse than the Central Plains people! They actually want to turn Mongolia into their colony! They actually said that I stole the gun that I sent over!"

    Zalim threw the paper ball to the ground angrily and shouted: "Come here! Call all the flag owners!"

    Half a day later, Zalim said to several banner leaders who arrived: "The Russians are not here to help us fight against the Han people! This is a letter from that bastard Bogtunev, asking me to surrender Mongolia to Russia.  Become a Russian colony! Now he has occupied the city of Cullen, and my wife and children are also in the city!"

    An old banner leader said: "These Russians are simply uneasy and well-intentioned. When the Qing Dynasty was still in the Qing Dynasty, they planned to annex Mongolia. They were just afraidWe, Mongolia, can easily recruit young men and two horses, but we dare not invade easily. Now it is just wishful thinking to think that we can annex our Mongolia with the help of foreign guns and cannons. As far as I can see, hum!  Gather the young men, rush into the city from the nearby mountains, and kill him without leaving a single piece of armor behind!  "

    A flag leader in his forties said: "Now is a good opportunity. Half of the Russian troops have gone to the south. The number of troops in Kulun City is estimated to be 30,000 at most. We can gather 100,000 green troops in a few days."  Zhuang, together with Zalim Flag Master, you are equipped with elite troops with foreign guns, you can wipe out the Russians in the city in one fell swoop."

    "But my wife and children"

    "Zhalim Banner Leader, you are only in your thirties now, right? You are just a woman. If you don't have one, you can marry again, and you can have children again. You are still young and strong, what are you afraid of?"

    No one is surprised that Zalim killed the original flag owner and became the flag owner himself. Zalim used to do business.  He is rich and good to the people. As long as the people around Kulun don't object, the other flag owners can't say anything.  However, everyone was surprised that Zalim cared so much about his wife and children. Zalim was still young and became the banner leader.  Aren¡¯t women allowed to have as much as they want?

    Zalim frowned, and then someone said: "What if we drive away the Russians and the Han people come back? Now the Han people are equipped with foreign guns and cannons. What should we do if the Han people come back?"

    "What are you afraid of? It's just foreign guns and cannons," said an old man.  "We Mongolian cavalry are the masters of the prairie. One man, one horse and one sword are enough to kill all the Han people!"

    Zalim said: "The Han people should not be underestimated! The Russians once told me that they used more than 10,000 men to ride on the plains to fight against the Han people. The result was that they never came back, while the Han people only lost less than 500 people!"  "

    "What? The Han people can exchange five hundred people for more than ten thousand fine cavalry? This is impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

    "Even if there are more than 10,000 elite cavalry, even if they never return, they can at least kill tens of thousands of enemies. How can they only kill 500 people? Is this made up by the Russians because they are afraid of the Han people?"

    "This is what Bogtunev told us. More than 10,000 elite cavalry were all killed," Zarimu said.

    "Oh, if we drive away the Russians and the Han people come over, what will we do if we surrender?"

    "No matter what, we have to get rid of the Russians first, and we will talk about the rest later. The Han people have a saying, 'When a car reaches the mountain, there will be a road. When a boat reaches the bridge, it will be straight. Let's talk about the next thing later. Now is  It¡¯s important to get rid of the Russians.¡±

    Zalim agreed: "Well, it's important to get rid of the Russians. These Russians said they would help us **, eat our food and drink our food here, and now they still want to make Mongolia a colony. They are simply desperate!"

    "Well, let's go back now to gather the young men and kill all the Russians in Mongolia in seven days!"

    ¡°Kill all the Russians in Mongolia!¡±

    Bogtunev is a careful and arrogant man. He believes that Zalim will definitely choose to surrender.  First of all, although Zalim has a lot of rifles, each rifle can only have a hundred rounds of ammunition at most. Mongolia has no factories or machines, and they will be gone once they are all fired.  If he chooses to go against Russia, he is simply seeking death. Bergnev firmly believes that the Chinese will come sooner or later, and declaring Mongolia to become Russian territory is the best choice.  Otherwise, when the Chinese came, the gun in Zalim's hand would be just a decoration.  As long as Mongolia becomes Russian territory, Nazarim will become the governor of Mongolia.  When the Siberian Railway can be rerouted to Mongolia, then we can follow the example of the British in South Africa and install naval guns on the trains. With the range of the naval guns, we will no longer be afraid of Chinese artillery.  During the battle in South Africa, the British installed 120mm naval guns on the rails to protect the safety of the railway lines, which played a very good role in protecting the Cape Town Railway.

    In his opinion, Zalim is a smart man and should have thought of the consequences of refusing Mongolia to become Russian territory, and his wife and children are now in his hands.  But a wise man will make mistakes every time he thinks. People who are too smart will not be able to know what the other person is thinking when they put themselves in someone else's shoes.  Moreover, the ten days he gave Zalimu to consider was too long.

    Kulun is located in the central part of the Mongolian Plateau, at the southern end of the Kent Mountains, on the banks of the Tula River, a tributary of the Orkhon River, with an altitude of 1,351 meters.  Kent Mountain is a sacred mountain in Mongolia and was called Langjuxu Mountain in the Han Dynasty.  "Sealing the wolf to live in Xu" in Xin Qiji's "Yong Yu Yue Jingkou Bei Gu Pavilion Nostalgia" refers to the Western Han Dynasty general Huo Qubing who chased the Xiongnu to Langjuxu Mountain and sealed the wolf to live in Xushan to worship heaven.  There are high mountains to the north and south of Culun, and vast grasslands to the east and west. It is not an easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack place, and the city wall of Culun is not a city wall at all and has no defensive effect.  The Mongols are a nomadic people with few cities. Because of its strategic location, Kulun has many settled people and gradually?It became the largest city in Mongolia.

    Before you know it, seven days have passed. If you calculate that there are still three days left, it will be the deadline given by Bogtunev.

    "It's been seven days. Why hasn't Zalim given a reply?" Bogtunev said to himself.  Although he gave a time limit of ten days, it was expected that Zarimu was a smart man, and after discussing with the leaders of other tribes, he should give a reply soon.

    Bogtunev frowned and said: "Zalim is not stupid enough to refuse, right? Probably not. His wife and children are all in my hands, and there are so many people in the city, so he  Aren¡¯t you afraid that I¡¯ll kill all his tribe? I guess you¡¯ll get an answer tomorrow. Well, let¡¯s forget about it for now, let¡¯s go see how the beautiful woman I just opened her breasts last night is doing now.¡±

    "It's not good! General! It's not good!" the adjutant broke into Bogtunev's room and said.

    "What's going on? You're in a panic!" Bogtunev scolded.

    "General, it's bad! Those Mongols, those Mongols, they, they"

    Bogtunev frowned, walked to the window, opened the paper window and looked out, seeing billowing smoke and dust coming towards him.

    "This is"

    "General, the Mongols are coming!"

    "What?! Is Zalim crazy? Quick! Inform all departments to stop them!"

    "Yes!" the adjutant said and ran out.  Welcome to come and your support is my biggest motivation.  m

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