Chapter 358

While various judgments are being made all over the world, on the battlefield in the Far East, a larger war is still brewing.

"In order to deal with the tense situation in the Far East and to quell the indignation of the people of the French Empire, after our careful discussion, we have come to the conclusion that our French Empire will continue to expand its influence in the Far East and maintain the security and stability of the Far East. Responsibility, within the next week, our military will once again send another army consisting of two divisions to form the Second Expeditionary Army, continue to complete the unfinished tasks, and fight for the honor of the French Empire"

The French Empire did not make the people who were concerned about them wait too long. On December 20, the Prime Minister of the French Empire, Olivier, stood up and officially announced the news, which was obviously tough.

After the anti-monopoly movement was suppressed by Napoleon III, the French Empire naturally launched xenophobic propaganda with the market under the full propaganda of the government, especially the "facts" of "sacrifice" tens of thousands of people in the Far East, so that the citizens will be capitalized. Grief is strength, and all eyes are directed to the Siam Kingdom in the Far East.

With the support of public opinion, all circles of the French Empire strongly expressed that they would go all out to support the decision made by the government and resolutely implement it.

Compared with the whole people like the French Empire, who are single-minded to the outside world, the world is a little annoyed.

In particular, the British Empire, other than the Kingdom of the Netherlands, is now sleepless, and this time it is true that both the Whigs and Tories are in the same position to care about any changes in the campaigns of the Kingdom of Siam and the Empire of France .

"The development of this war to now is not a factor of a few colonies, but has been linked to who is the real hegemon in the Far East. If the French Empire wins this time, it is not difficult to imagine that we would have carried the Ambitious French will definitely make it easier for us to challenge the status of our British Empire. This time, this matter is no longer a matter of the Kingdom of Siam. Her Majesty, should we increase the sanctions on the French Empire for the time being? Let this time France and Siam The war between the kingdoms of Luo will be carried out after the results have been obtained."

"No, Your Excellency Creston, I am against doing this. Now is definitely not the time for us to be concerned about this and that. Her Majesty, I think now is the time for us to continue to deploy in Europe. In the Far East there are the Netherlands and the French Empire. In the Far East, it would be blocked by the Netherlands. Now that the UK is involved, it will have a huge impact. There will be countless casualties, and the lives of the British will stay there and be in danger.

This war between France and Siam is a time of distraction for the French Empire, if the Dutch backing gives them a fatal blow, Her Majesty, I think, we should proceed as planned and continue to integrate the native Indians and perfect the rule over Burma , Continue to invest troops to occupy Upper Burma, which is what we need most at present, as long as we occupy Upper Burma, we will completely occupy the western area of ​​the Kingdom of Siam, and it will not be too late to take action at that time."

Prime Minister Disraeli of the Tory Conservative Party strongly opposes it. What a joke, when his cabinet government started a fight with the French Empire for a small country in the Far East?

If you win, you will only add a few bonus colonies. If you lose, you will also lose the reputation of the United Kingdom. At that time, the British nationals will definitely find a scapegoat, and they will be judged by the nationals for this. The Liberal Party will face the risk of losing the war, or even losing the cabinet.

At this time, Creston's Whig Party can attack. No matter whether it succeeds in overthrowing the cabinet or not, at least in the election on the ground, they will face the possibility of a disastrous defeat.

Prime Minister Disraeli looked at Clayston a few times before finally looking at Queen Victoria.

Disraeli, on the other hand, didn't seem to have many surprises. Creston really had the ability to say these words just now, and if he really wanted to say it,

Creston was indeed closer to Queen Victoria, but he was in this position by his own reasons.

"What Prime Minister Disraeli said is actually quite reasonable," Clayston first praised, "However, some things still need to be clarified a little bit better, even though my point of view was that of the hegemony of the Far East. It depends on the position, but the Prime Minister continues to focus on Europe and also thinks about the life of the British team. This is very good. I also agree with Prime Minister Disraeli's move towards national security. "

Disraeli was still sitting at the lower right hand of Queen Victoria. After listening to Clayston's words, he smiled at Clayston, who was in the lower left hand of Queen Victoria, but that was all, because he knew that the other party still had something to say.

Sure enough, Creston added: "As everyone knows, we Whigs own the Financial Times and The Times, which, along with the Tories' The Times of London and the Guardian, are the national newspapers. The largest newspaper, they are all over the country, and even overseas in Europe, America and Asia are their footprints. They specialize in collecting the latest news from all over the world. If you compare it, it is actually similar to intelligence gathering, but in terms of scale and acceptance It is still a lot weaker than the "European Times" in Luxembourg, the Netherlands"

Clayston's words made both Queen Victoria and Disraeli ponder, not thinking about the comparison of the size of several newspapers, but what kind of borrowing force Clayston played in this. , because they have already experienced Clayston's eloquence. It is so powerful that it is really nothing to say. In the British House of Commons, he single-handedly delivered a speech, which resonated with members of both parties and stopped many Whigs. proposal.

Queen Victoria smiled, because he had guessed something~www.mtlnovel.com~ and Disraeli's eyes flashed with jealousy, it was hard to be found without paying attention.

"They collect information, but when it is appropriate to a certain extent, they are also patriots. He, En, will pass on the information that our country's interests most need to us, so that our British Empire will continue to grow and get more timely and rainy. information"

Having said this, Clayston smiled back at Disraeli, and then said kindly to Queen Victoria, who was sitting at the head, who had no idea what she was thinking from the very beginning: "It's important to come back after our transmission in Europe and America. It is reported that after the French Empire was hit hard in the Far East, it has been tracked more in international attention, and according to the opinions of major European political experts, many political figures in Europe have now become wary of the French Empire. Among them, the Netherlands is the deepest, and Prussia is the deepest. And neighboring countries such as Spain and Italy have also been wary, and even Queen Isabel II of Spain announced in the Spanish Congress to increase the military force in the Pacific colony of the Philippines to deal with the threat of the French Empire in the Far East."

"Queen, I think it shows that this is a very important opportunity for us. Therefore, I agree with Prime Minister Disraeli's statement. Let's take advantage of the war between the French Empire and the Kingdom of Siam, let's occupy the entire Upper Burma first."

Disraeli was taken aback, and even Queen Victoria looked at Clayston in astonishment. She just objected and now agreed to it?

Disraeli suddenly came to his senses, Clayston, he was really deceived by you.

Queen Victoria also gave Anle Creston a heavy look.