The sun never sets in America

Chapter 240 Non-Aggression Pact between China and the United States

[An urgent war broke out in Shouchun, and the Han Dynasty suffered hundreds of casualties. 】

[my country’s Minister in Washington, Tan Jun, met with the US Secretary of State and strongly criticized the US’s stupid and reckless transgression]

[Will the border conflict trigger a second Sino-American War? ? 】

[The President of Mexico calls on both sides to calm down and put peace first! ! 】

[This is an out-and-out conspiracy, evidence that the Americans provoked the second American war, and they must pay the price - a Han army officer said in an interview. 】

[Neighboring countries, especially those in the Americas, call for peace. 】

Less than twenty-four hours before the conflict occurred, relying on a dense telegraph network, Xijing City, thousands of miles away, received a large amount of information about the war, as well as diplomatic signals from surrounding countries.

These are unprecedented in the early wars and are said to be unprecedented advances in the history of information. They are a subversion of the existing war model.

The emergence of the telegraph made it possible to intuitively feel the entire process of the battlefield even from thousands of miles away.

In fact, since the conflict broke out, major newspapers have sent reporters to the front lines as quickly as possible to conduct interviews, and then used telegrams to spread news from the front lines back, summarized them into articles, and finally published them as quickly as possible. , seize the timeliness and authenticity of news content.

The journalism world in Han is undergoing an unprecedented change. This reform will completely change the ecological model of the entire journalism industry. Those who cannot keep up will easily be eliminated and disappear from the industry.

With the accelerated spread of information, the response speed of the entire Han Dynasty is also undergoing unprecedented changes, but it also brings disadvantages, that is, there is too much information and it is too complicated, giving people the impression that there is a lot of information, but a lot of it is useless. Feel.

After the conflict, there was confusion and lag when faced with the sudden influx of information, forcing Liu Peng to urgently establish an information bureau to handle such a huge amount of information.

Finally, the information is summarized and integrated, and finally submitted to the cabinet and the palace, which can be said to be very efficient.

This is also the main reason why the reaction is so fast, otherwise how could it be possible to fight on the front foot and the church will come on the back foot.

It’s all about information! !
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"Let's talk about it, what should we do??"

Liu Peng sat on the magnificent dragon chair, looked at the various cabinet ministers who were called in, and asked directly.

Several people looked at each other, and it was the Minister of Finance who stood up and answered Liu Peng: "Your Majesty, today..."

Our country has gone through construction wars in the past few years, and fought a war with Brazil at the beginning of this year. It is really not appropriate to start a war again, so I believe that the priority should be relaxation! ! After Finance Minister Zhao Yabing finished speaking, he bowed his head to Liu Peng.

After hearing this, Liu Peng frowned, and a trace of displeasure flashed across his face. After all, actively easing the situation now can easily increase the momentum of the Americans.

Hu Junding, who had been transferred back to the cabinet and worked in the logistics department, glanced at Liu Peng, as if he knew what he was thinking, and then stood up and said: "Your Majesty, as I see it, this matter should be treated softly and hardly. It can be solved." Hu Junding looked at Liu Peng with sincere eyes.

After hearing this, Liu Peng thought for a while and then asked: "What is hard and what is soft??"

"The hard thing is not to compromise on major issues, the soft thing is to end this conflict without a war." Hu Junding made it very clear.

The hard one means not being frightened and taking the initiative, while the soft one aims to end the conflict as soon as possible.

After hearing this, Liu Peng stood up and walked to the huge map of North America. He looked at the geographical advantages occupied by the Han Kingdom and the vast plains of the central and western regions below. A trace of desire appeared in his eyes. Compared to the west of the Rocky Mountains occupied by the Han Kingdom, The land east of Edom is the real essence of America, and it is also the most perfect territory in Liu Peng's heart.

“But now is not the time!!”

Liu Peng set his sights on the huge and wild Canadian region above Han and the United States. There was a country there that decided the direction of the war. Liu Peng would not easily provoke a war with the United States until this country was not held back. Even if he wants to fight! !

Liu Peng took one last look at the map of North America, then turned back and ordered:

"Tell Tan Jun not to worry about the Americans. Tell them that first, the U.S. military must strictly enforce military discipline. Second, the U.S. must inform Han about the situation of the Indians in its territory and safely transfer them to Han in batches. Third, , women are not allowed to rob property, fourth..."

Liu Peng mentioned several conditions in one breath. Just when he mentioned the second one, the expressions of other cabinet ministers changed. According to His Majesty's actions, this is no longer a negotiation, but an ultimatum.

"His Majesty……"

"This……"

Just as Hu Junding was about to speak, Liu Peng stopped him with a gesture.

Liu Peng glanced at Hu Junding, and then continued to give instructions: "The Chinese-American border defenders were ordered by telegram to immediately enter a state of war readiness. All departments in the interior will be prepared for war reinforcements at any time, and the munitions depots in various places will enter a wartime state..."

"Call to order the Atlantic Fleet to leave port and head to the Caribbean area to conduct actual combat exercises. We must show the strength of our navy!!"

"Tell Tan Jun that I, a big man with hundreds of thousands of athletes, give him the confidence to negotiate!!"

Liu Peng ordered various matters domineeringly.

"Your Majesty is wise..."

"Your Majesty is wise..."

Hu Junding wanted to give advice, but in the end, like everyone else, he spoke wisely.

After everyone left, Liu Peng turned back and continued to look at the huge map of North America, with a hint of passion in his eyes, as if he was looking at his lover.

"I don't know when, this territory will really belong to me!!"

"Who can tell the difference between grand plan and hegemony, hegemony and grand plan!!"

"Who can tell the difference!!"

Liu Peng's melodious voice continued to echo in the hall, and finally there was a sigh! !

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London……

Number 10 Downing Street.

"I think the possibility of war between China and the United States is very high, and the British Empire should make plans early."

"No, I don't think they would be so stupid. At least the wise king is the king of Han and would not make such stupid mistakes!!"

"We can definitely push. For example, we can support the Americans. After all, they were the losers in the last war..."

"Idiot, support the Americans. Are you thinking about blockbusters? Americans pose a greater threat to us than the Han people!!"

(In the hearts of the British, even if the United States was the defeated side in the Sino-American War, from the perspective of influence, a powerful United States is much more threatening than a powerful Han country. If nothing else, the United States The state system naturally poses a fatal threat to monarchies like the British Empire, but the Han Dynasty is different. From the perspective of the state system, this is indeed the case.)

(And if you look at it from the perspective of race, the threat is even greater. The United States today is not the melting pot of races in later generations. It is a country of European white immigrants and has a natural influence on Europe. This is why there are The reason why so many Europeans traveled across the ocean and came to the United States, and the pagan countries of Han, with their different appearances, naturally posed a threat to the British Empire only in the Americas, or even part of the world, and would not completely pose a fatal threat. .)

In No. 10 Downing Street, the debate has not stopped since an hour ago.

So much so that British Prime Minister Archie Bolton was a little impatient. He picked up the hammer in his hand and knocked on the table, making a "dong dong dong" sound.

"Quiet, quiet!!"

"quiet……"

After shouting silence several times, the voice stopped.

"Whether there is a war between Han and the United States, it does not depend on us arguing here, but on the internal changes in the two countries." Archie Bolton is very clear about the current situation.

Then he asked intelligence officer Salin:

"What are the current specific casualties on both sides??"

Archie Bolton was clearly concerned about casualty figures.

"Current intelligence shows that Han suffered 79 casualties, including 30 dead and 49 wounded, and the United States suffered 134 casualties, including 70 dead and 64 wounded... …” Salin’s data is completely different from the official data from China and the United States.

"Haha..." Archie Bolton laughed out loud after hearing this casualty number.

He knew very well what this casualty data meant. According to official reports from both China and the United States, there were hundreds of casualties.

It can be seen from this official data that the two countries actually have a tacit understanding and try to obscure the real death data. Considering that the number of American casualties is nearly twice that of the Han, if the real number of casualties is broadcast, it is very likely that Triggering internal conflicts, so close, lowering the data has become inevitable.

The data on Han people is the same as that on Americans, and they also take into account the feelings of Americans, or the feelings of certain people in the United States.

It seems that the situation between the two countries is tense and they are ready to fight at any time. In fact, it is a tacit farce. Both sides hope to control the situation.

But would it be good for the British Empire to control it? It would not be good at all! !

Thinking of this, Prime Minister Archie Bolton ordered: "Notify the minister stationed in Han to issue a statement of support for Han and accuse the United States of destroying peace..."

"Mr. Prime Minister, why should we support the Han Dynasty? Isn't it better to support the Americans??"

"Yes, we should support the United States and provoke a war as soon as possible. This is in the interest of the British Empire!!"

"Yes, you are right..."

"Mr. Prime Minister..."

As soon as Archie Bolton said this, he encountered a series of objections.

After all, in their view, the United States, which is full of hatred and impulsiveness towards the Han State, is much easier to deal with than the old fox-like Han State. In the eyes of many people, as long as the British Empire expresses its support, the Americans will definitely initiate a war with the Han State. of war. Of course, this is wishful thinking of many people, or a prejudice against the United States.

But Archie Bolton didn't think so. After hearing these words, he shook his head and said a very heart-wrenching sentence: "In your assumption, Americans are fools, right??"

"They will jump for joy just hearing the support of the British Empire, right??"

"Will we forget the history of independence??"

"Or have you said that Americans have completely lost their minds??"

A series of questions made it difficult for those who had just been enthusiastic about supporting the United States to launch a war to raise their heads.

"By supporting Han, we can make Americans truly jealous. The deeper the suspicion, the greater the risk of war..."

"Only then will the British Empire have the opportunity to intervene in the real American situation!!"

Archie Bolton understands the current situation in America very well. The reason why China and the United States did not fight was that the war had just ended four years ago and the war had not really started yet. The most important reason was the British Empire behind it.

Unless the British Empire comes to an end, it will be difficult for them to really fight. If they do fight, Archie Bolton will only sigh: "There are still a lot of fools in this world!!"

Judging from the current situation, both Han and the United States are not fools. Since they are not fools, then this conflict cannot be solved by simply supporting the weaker party. If you want to support, support Han, which currently has a geographical advantage, and if you support the United States, On the contrary, it gives people a feeling of ulterior motives.

On the contrary, Americans will become more timid and even use the British Empire to make profits.

Supporting the Han Kingdom is different. Americans originally harbored hatred for the Han Kingdom because of the last war and the current oppression of the terrain.

If Britain supports Han at this time, will it give Americans the illusion that the Anglo-Chinese alliance is reviving and that they will even join forces to carve up the United States?

This time the Americans endured it. Once the British withdrew, the result would be an even more terrifying outbreak in the United States.

From this point of view, Archie Bolton's strategic vision is indeed much stronger than those old antiques in the House of Lords who look at America through colored glasses.

Unfortunately, he is about to leave office! !

And when Archibalton reported his plan, as expected, it was the old nobles in the House of Lords, but it was the young Queen Victoria who supported him.

After many twists and turns, the telegram supporting the Han Kingdom finally arrived in Xijing a few days before the negotiations.

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British Embassy in Xijing...

"Hello, Mr. Minister."

"Hello, Lord Kang."

British Minister Sethi greeted Vice Foreign Minister Kang Jianchun in fluent Chinese.

"Mr. Kang, the British Empire is very concerned about the current situation in America. We think..."

"The American approach of provoking a war is undesirable and wrong, and God will not forgive such a mistake..."

"Britain and China should join hands to stop Americans' crazy ideas and evil claws extending to America..."

Listening to the official words of British Minister Sisi, Kang Jianchun didn't feel anything at first. It was just a routine speech in a diplomatic setting.

But the more he heard about it, the more uncomfortable Kang Jianchun's expression became. What did this mean? The British supported the Han Dynasty, and the sun came out in the west? ?

The British Minister Sisi did not care so much and continued to say to Kang Jianchun:

"The British Empire deeply regrets the current situation in America. We are willing to stand on the side of justice in Han Dynasty and stand with the fairness and justice of the civilized world..."

“This is the responsibility of the British Empire as the world’s leading nation!!”

Although the last two sentences were very brief, Kang Jianchun had almost understood what the British meant. Good guy, this is using the Han State as a weapon. He instinctively wanted to refuse, but in the end he found that he couldn't refuse at all, because now Han really needs the support of Britain to suppress the Americans in diplomatic negotiations! !

"Lord Kang, the British Empire and the Han Kingdom will always stand together!!"

Looking at the hand extended by British Minister Saixi, Kang Jianchun held back his nausea, stretched out his right hand, and responded at the same time: "The Han Dynasty cherishes its friendship with the British Empire very much. May the friendship between our two countries last forever!!"

When Kang Jianchun endured nausea and left the British embassy, ​​which made him a little evil, and sent the news, a crucial negotiation was taking place thousands of miles away in Washington.

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In a manor called Felipe in Washington, diplomats from China and the United States have been negotiating for a week.

The time for negotiation is very fluid and basically follows the progress of the previous day.

But because the two sides have huge differences, they often can't talk about anything. So far, they have only talked about two items.

One of them is the definition of this conflict. The United States hopes that Han will bear the responsibility. On the contrary, the same is true for Han.

In the end, after three days of quarreling over this, a compromise was reached. Both parties agreed to investigate and study. It was the junior officers who had done it themselves and had nothing to do with the country. In the end, the so-called internal fight was made, and the matter was lightly exposed. Pass.

The second article is that the two sides set up a dividing line on the border. Troops are not allowed to be deployed within 30 kilometers of the dividing line, because most of the dividing lines are near the Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rocky Base Line and the Rocky Thirty Kilometer Safety Zone.

Other than that, nothing can be achieved.

"Mr. Secretary, I believe that Indians must leave the United States in a legal way, not humiliating oppression, let alone persecuting them in a massacre or humiliating way."

"This is an unethical approach and inconsistent with the spirit of your country's founding and the Washington Declaration."

"Second, you should compensate us. Because of your Americans' reckless behavior, Han has lost more than thirty young men. They should have had a good life, but they lost everything because of you. , you should be responsible for this!!"

Chinese Foreign Minister Tan Jun reiterated what he said a few days ago in front of the new US Secretary of State Pesic.

"Mr. Secretary, I think you are wrong. Indians belong to America, but they do not belong to the United States of America. They are not qualified to take away everything they have. As for the so-called killings and insults, they are simply false and nonexistent... "Pesic would not admit the atrocities committed by the United States against the Indians even if he died.

"As for the apology, it should be Han who apologizes to the United States, not the United States who should bear all this. All of this happened because you were too aggressive!!"

Peixijing continued to refute the apology just spoken by Tan Jun, and even directly asked Han Guo to apologize.

“No, you are wrong, it’s nothing!!”

"What's going on with those Indians??"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!!"

For a time, the entire living room was filled with the voices of diplomats from China and the United States accusing each other.

Pelosi and Tan Jun are not surprised. They both know that this situation will continue for a long time.

In the Atlantic Ocean, the Han Atlantic Fleet is confronting the U.S. Navy.

On land, soldiers from the two countries stood ready, with bullets loaded and bayonets stuck under the muzzles of their guns, waiting for an order.

In Washington, a telegram from the British supporting the Han Kingdom disrupted all the plans of the Americans.

"Farkle, Farkle!!"

"Damn Brits!!"

"These island gnomes are always so disgusting!!"

In the White House, there were voices everywhere criticizing the British.

After the scolding, James, as president, had to make compromises in diplomatic situations.

In less than three days, a treaty called the Non-Aggression Pact between China and the United States came into being.

The treaty stipulated that, first, Han and the United States each retreated fifteen kilometers at the border between the two countries, making a total of thirty kilometers a safe zone.

Second, regarding the Indians within the United States, they are allowed to move freely. Those who are willing to stay in the United States are Americans, and those who are willing to go to Han are Han Chinese. This treaty seems okay, but in fact, except for the part about going to Han, it is Really, everything else is fake.

Third, and most importantly, the United States should cancel any laws that discriminate against Indians. It cannot massacre or plunder Indians in any illegal way, divide Indian reserves within the country, and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Indians. (Mainly concentrated in the sparsely populated Midwest)

Fourth, Han and the United States have redefined the navigation standards of the two navies. When conducting exercises on the high seas, the other side must be notified in advance and must not exceed a certain limit.

The signing of this non-aggression treaty between China and the United States can only be said to have temporarily resolved this conflict and re-bound the code of conduct of both parties.

But with the intervention of the British, the situation inevitably slipped into a more dangerous track.

"The so-called non-aggression is not a joke!!"

This is Liu Peng's original words when he learned about the signing of the treaty.

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(End of this chapter)