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    ¡°As long as they are not stupid and have a little bit of political savvy, they all know that unless there are major changes, the one-China system is already certain.  Now, the South and North Fengjun have controlled more than two-thirds of China's provinces and concentrated more than 80% of China's military. The Fengfeng faction's economic strength and industrial strength are enough to instantly defeat all other factions combined.  The policies of the People's Party are the decisions of the Chinese government.

    Unless Britain and the United States directly intervene to assist the Zhili Clique and deploy heavy troops, no force can stop the historical trend of the People's Army to unify China.  As Sino-U.S. relations are advancing steadily, Britain, no matter how proud it is, knows that it cannot block the train with its arms, as the direct relationship cannot help it anymore.

    Given China¡¯s current national conditions, the conditions for fostering agents are no longer mature.  The main purpose of the British government's shelling of Nanjing was not to prevent the People's Army from crossing the river, but as a means to show off its force and presence.  As long as the stance of the People's Party and the People's Army softens, they are willing to accept Feng Daizhi as long as their interests are not lost.

    ¡°Besides, the entire British Empire is still licking its wounds.  The war that ended five years ago, which was called the "World War" instead of "World War I", was called "the last war" in Europe at the time.

    All European countries (except Germany) have still not been able to heal the wounds caused by this war after five years.  Everyone is afraid of war and the negative consequences of war. The whole society wants to avoid war and maintain the existing peace.  This trend of thought lasted until the 1930s and 1940s, and the "appeasement" policies of European countries were slowly formed in this way.

    As the world's most powerful country, Britain has been the world's hegemon for more than a hundred years, but it increasingly feels like a twilight old man who is unable to do what he wants.

    Outside the empire, the United States was rapidly rising, staring at Britain's position economically and militarily, and the "Washington Naval Treaty" exposed its weakness;

    Germany¡¯s ultra-nationalist ideology is surging, and Japan is aggressive in the Far East. Especially the dismantling of the Anglo-Japanese alliance puts its colonies in the Far East at risk;

    Within the empire, overseas colonies were affected by various factors, and independence movements emerged one after another.  Moreover, due to the weakening of national power, the colonies no longer followed Britain and demanded more autonomy.

    The British territory was also facing a crisis: in 1920, the Irish people launched an armed uprising, forcing the British to adopt a "divide and rule" policy, allowing 26 counties in southern Ireland to establish the "Irish Free State", enjoying autonomy and actually becoming independent from its rule.  .

    A dozen years later, in 1937, the Irish Free State declared itself an independent republic, allowing the United Kingdom to change its name from the "Kingdom of Britain" to the "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland".  Although there are a few more words, a large piece of territory is missing.

    It is no exaggeration to say that the British Empire faced internal and external troubles.

    Therefore, Zhang Hanqing knew very clearly that the British move was just a show of force and had another agenda, but the method was too crude.  But what is very depressing is that there is nothing he can do for the time being.

    Should we fight with them proudly now and then delay the process of China's reunification? Or should we endure the humiliation and wait for an opportunity to make things right when China is in a good position?  He could only choose the latter.

    At this time, he remembered Yu Dafu¡¯s appeal: ¡°China, please become strong!¡±

    ?Similarly, the British government has no intention of competing with the People's Party and People's Army here and now.  Traveling thousands of miles to China is just for profit. In this case, it is unwise for the other party to misunderstand that there is serious hostility. At least it will not be beneficial to ensuring Britain's interests in China.

    The big thing is over and the general trend has become inevitable. Dealing with the Feng Clan is inevitable, and the person facing him is the heir to the entire Feng Clique group and the most powerful person in China.

    Thinking of this, Consul General Patton¡¯s tone became a little tactful:

    "Mr. Marshal, the British government has never had any intention or action to interfere in China's political situation. Our recognition of the current Chinese government is firm and unchanging. Please allow me, on behalf of our government, to express my condolences to what happened on the Yangtze River.  We apologize for the unpleasantness. As long as the Chinese army can properly protect our overseas Chinese and our interests in China, we are happy to see your army unify East China."

    Well, that¡¯s good¡ª¡ªthat¡¯s the end of it.

    Zhang Hanqing finally found a way to calm down the incident and eased the atmosphere appropriately: "We appreciate Mr. Consul's goodwill toward the Fengtian government. As agreed a year ago when I met with the American Admiral Joseph  We are willing to establish good diplomatic relations with the United States, the United Kingdom and all countries that support the great cause of the reunification of the Republic of China and do our best to promote the protection of their interests in Asia.

    &nThe remnants of the Anhui generals Zang Zhiping and Yang Huazhao were organized into the Zhejiang Supplementary Brigade and the 24th Brigade of the Central Army, but these designations were not recognized.

    Now he has more than 67,000 troops, especially the heavy firepower is worth mentioning.  Because he was rich and basically controlled the Jiangnan Machinery Bureau, his divisional artillery regiment was fully equipped.  After the Battle of Zhiwan, he was the only remaining general of the Anhui clan. He was not affected not only because of his extraordinary abilities, but also because of his strength.

    But he would never dare to fall out with Feng Xi!  Similarly, Zhang Hanqing was not ready to break up with the Anhui clique.  It is easy to defeat Lu Yongxiang, but it is inevitable to fall out with Duan Qirui. He is not ready to be a puppet yet.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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