I'm playing whack-a-mole in Siberia

Chapter 287 Come, let’s practice

As the suzerain state of Goryeo, the Qing Empire did not give Goryeo adequate protection.

At least this is the case for Emperor Gaozong.

Japan's ambitions towards Goryeo are obvious. If Goryeo lost the protection of the Qing Empire, it would sooner or later become extinct.

Compared with Japan, the Russian Empire at least will not annex Goryeo. It needs to maintain the rule of Emperor Gaozong in order to obtain maximum benefits in Goryeo.

In Vladivostok, Emperor Gaozong indeed gained a long-lost achievement——

Or a courtesy that I have never had before.

Emperor Gaozong knew the origin of courtesy.

Therefore, Gaozong fully accepted George's request without any discount.

George had even less to say.

For Vladivostok, Goryeo’s population of 1200 million is its most precious resource.

Did Britain seek the consent of the Russian Empire when it made India the most dazzling jewel in the Queen's crown?

Also threatened.

The deepening of cooperation between the Amur Governorate and Koryo triggered strong protests from the British.

Britain supports Japan's naval expansion, which is also a threat to the Russian Empire. The Russian Empire also opposes it. Has Britain restrained itself?

Imperialism can.

The area of ​​Goryeo is only 20 square kilometers.

Therefore, George had only one sentence for the rude interference of the Japanese: Mind your own business!

Soon, Her Majesty knew what this meant.

Your British Empire has colonies all over the world, with a total area of ​​3350 million square kilometers. The area of ​​overseas colonies is 130 times the area of ​​the mainland.

The area of ​​the Amur Governorate is 60!

2. Once Goryeo is invaded, the Amur Governor-General is obliged to help Goryeo repel foreign enemies. This clause is only for defensive purposes.

But there can be no double standards on the issue of imperialism!

All are relatives.

Although the "Cooperation Agreement" was in the name of "cooperation", it actually marked the official reduction of Goryeo to a colony of the Russian Empire. Russia's sphere of influence instantly broke through the Sea of ​​Japan, seriously threatening British interests in East Asia.

There are three main contents of the agreement.

As soon as the agreement came out, the whole world was shocked and triggered opposition from various countries, especially the United Kingdom.

In this regard, St. Petersburg stated that this was an agreement between the Amur Governorate and Korea, and Britain, as a third party, had no right to interfere.

In order to encircle the Siberian fleet, Britain did not hesitate to send warships to seize Juwen Island.

On February 1892, 2, under the witness of George, Milyutin signed the "Comprehensive Cooperation Agreement" with Korea on behalf of the Amur Governor-General.

This is something the UK is unwilling to accept under any circumstances.

The agreement specifically states that if an Amur ship encounters an accident in Korean waters, the Amur ship can enter the Korean port to seek help, and vice versa.

1. From the date of signing of the agreement, the Amur Governor-General will fully cooperate with the Kingdom of Koryo. The Amur Governor-General will help Koryo improve its strength in national defense, economy, military, education, medical and other aspects.

George's attitude was even more intense.

3. The Amur Governor-General should dispatch consultants to Korean government agencies to assist Korean officials in their work.

Based on these three clauses, other aspects such as mutual open borders, free trade, acquisition of assets, consular jurisdiction, etc. need not be discussed in detail.

After the Justice Company attacked Kuantan, it did not stop. At the end of December last year, the Justice Company attacked Xiangfei City. The Sultan of Johor was killed. Xiangfei City, like Kuantan, was looted.

Fortunately, the Johor Councilor was in Johor Bahru when the attack occurred and escaped unhurt.

However, after the attack, the political counselors sent by the Straits Settlements to the Malay Kingdom, as well as British businessmen and planters from various Malay kingdoms, fled back to the Lion City, feeling in constant panic.

The endless attacks made Cecil Smith anxious and worried.

On February 2, Cecil Smith fell ill and was unable to deal with political affairs. British rule over the Malay Peninsula was in turmoil.

While London and St. Petersburg were bickering, Justice Company troops appeared near the Lion City, seriously threatening the security of the Lion City.

On February 2, London authorized the Channel Squadron to intervene in the Malay Peninsula in an attempt to restore order to the Malay Peninsula by force.

The Strait Squadron, led by Deputy Commander Edward Seymour, landed at Xiangfei City in an attempt to find traces of the Justice Company.

Same as Kuantan.

After the Justice Company ransacked Xiangfei City, it left Xiangfei City and disappeared.

The Malay Peninsula is not large, only 13 square kilometers.

However, there are mountainous areas on the island with numerous jungles and complex terrain. Seymour has limited strength and dare not go deep. He can only defend Xiangfei City and wait for reinforcements.

The British troops who landed at Xiangfei City were sailors from the Strait Squadron, with a total strength of only about 500 people.

Most of the 500 people are Indians, and only the officers are British.

Seymour himself was on the warship and did not go ashore at all.

Leading the landing crew was Lieutenant Commander Charles Seri.

The Justice Company was ruthless. The Sultan's palace was ransacked, valuables were taken away, and everything that could not be taken away was burned. Fortunately, the palace was not burned down.

So Charles Seri used the palace as his temporary headquarters.

"Be careful, people from Justice Company may leave and come back at any time."

Seri has rich experience. The reason why he chose the palace as his headquarters is that the palace is right on the seaside. He can even see the armored cruiser "Northampton", the flagship of the Channel Squadron, parked in the port. If it is attacked, the "Northampton" Its 254mm main gun can be used at any time to provide support to landing sailors.

"The people of Justice Company are so abominable. They rob white people and rich people, take away all the valuable things, and distribute the worthless things to civilians, so we can't get exact information about Justice Company."

Seri's lieutenant, Gibson, was at a loss. In the past, in the wars within the Malay Kingdom, no matter who lost or won, they had to rely on the support of the British to maintain their rule. Therefore, not only did the British property not suffer losses, but they continued to buy it at low prices through the war, and their wealth became more and more. Getting bigger and bigger.

The Justice Company is different from all Malay kingdoms, just like bandits who have no political aspirations at all and never stay in one area for a long time.

This resulted in the Royal Navy's military superiority being unable to be exerted at all.

If you want to eliminate Justice Company, you have to find where the people from Justice Company are.

Now we don’t even know where the people are, how many people there are, what level of equipment they have, or what the training situation is, so how can we fight?

"They are not robbers, at least not ordinary robbers. These people are very dangerous. If we cannot eliminate them as soon as possible, our troubles will be endless."

Seri's sixth sense is still very keen.

Now Seri just hopes to get in touch with Justice Company to understand its demands and see if the problem can be solved peacefully.

If the Justice Company only asks for territory and wealth.

That doesn't matter. For the British government, it makes no difference whether the Malay Sultan or the Justice Company rules the Malay Peninsula.

If it is something other than wealth.

Then we need to go to war.

There is also the issue of the costs and benefits of war involved here.

Britain never starts a war without interests.

In the past, Britain pursued a "non-intervention" policy towards the Malay Peninsula. Instead of respecting the Malays, the British turned the Malay Peninsula into a British colony, which was not worth the gain for the UK.

With the economic development of the Malay Peninsula, the tin mines in the Malay Peninsula became increasingly important to the United Kingdom, so the United Kingdom changed its policy towards Malaysia.

If the Justice Company were willing to continue supplying Britain with tin ore.

Even if the Malay Peninsula is handed over to the rule of the Justice Company, it is not impossible.

For Britain, which has an area of ​​3350 million square kilometers and a native population of only 3350 million, the least valuable thing is land.

"Find a way to send someone to get in touch with Justice Company. We must understand our opponents before we can decide on the next course of action——"

Before Seri finished speaking, an explosion suddenly came from the port not far away.

"what happened?"

Seri's worst fear happened.

However, Seri couldn't care about "Northampton", because at the same time as the explosion was heard, gunfire suddenly rang out near the palace.

Di-

The alert sailors blew their whistles desperately to alert Seri that the palace was being attacked by the enemy.

"damn it--"

Seri roared angrily, but before he could give the order, he suddenly saw something flying over in the sky.

Naval officers have very good eyesight.

Seri vaguely saw that the things flying in the air seemed to have sparks.

Danger!

As soon as the alarm in Seri's mind sounded, the thing exploded violently in the air.

boom--

A flame as powerful as the explosion of the 254mm main gun shell of the "Northampton" lit up, and the violent shock wave blew Seri and Gibson directly down.

Seri was defenseless and hit his head on the wall, bleeding profusely.

Gibson was not much better. He stood up unsteadily, touched his face and found that his nose and mouth were bleeding.

This was still relatively far from the center of the explosion, and Seri and Gibson were still seriously injured.

Those who were relatively close to the center of the explosion were shocked to death without even thinking about it.

"Retreat, retreat, leave here immediately——"

Before Seri finished speaking, something flew over from the sky.

"Do not--"

Seri yelled in despair.

That night, the "Northampton" docked at the port of Xiangfeicheng was attacked. A large hole was blown out of the ship's hull, which was severely flooded and unable to move.

The 500 sailors who landed suffered heavy losses. About 120 people died in the explosions and attacks that night. Later, more than 160 people died or disappeared after jumping into the sea.

Seri and Gibson hid on the beach near the Sultan's Palace overnight and left in a small boat at dawn the next day.

News of the attack on the Northampton reached London.

The British Parliament finally decided to send reinforcements to the Malay Peninsula to put down the rebellion in the Malay Peninsula by force.

Just after this decision was made, a British army barracks in India was attacked by unknown forces.

At the same time, the Transvaal Republic in southern Africa received a second batch of weapons from Vladivostok.

It is reported that this batch of weapons includes heavy machine guns and artillery.

(End of this chapter)