There is an embassy area on Massachusetts Avenue in Washington, where embassies and embassies in the United States are located here, with embassies after embassy, ​​and each is strictly controlled. //www.// Among them, there is a courtyard with a flagpole with a rice-shaped flag raised. This is the British Embassy in the United States. The British Embassy in the United States covers a wide area and has a large lawn. On Sassachusetts Avenue, it is the largest embassy among the embassies of various countries.

At this time, in the British Embassy building built in the early 19th century and almost the same age as the city of Washington, Ambassador Alfrett Hamwars was sitting in his office, looking through the Congressional documents just sent. The Congressional resolution documents only made him frown, and there was no trace of relaxation on his face.

Like many ambassadors of this era, Hamwars was not a professional diplomat. He was the master of the British new journalism industry. He was named Lord North Rock in 1qc in 5. This newspaper giant from Ireland, who was born into a lawyer family, was a rare journalist genius. As early as his childhood, he contributed to the famous magazine "Double" of the time. At the age of 17, he officially became an assistant editor of a magazine. In June 2019, Hamwars founded it.

The magazine "Answer" was a great success. In 1894, he bought the bankrupt Evening News at an extremely low price, and kept the world's highest circulation record for the world's evening newspapers for a long time. In 1896, Hamwars founded the successful popular newspaper "Daily Mail", which claimed to be "a newspaper for busy people" and "a newspaper for poor people" achieved significant success. In 899, the circulation exceeded 500,000, making it one of the largest circulation newspapers in the world at that time.

In 1900, Hamwars bribed the Week Express. In 1903, the Daily Mirror was founded. In 1905, the Observer was bought. What is particularly surprising is that in 1908, Hamwars gained control of the Times. In addition to many other local newspapers and magazines, Hamwars established the largest newspaper group in Britain's history.

Hamwars is one of the most influential journalists in Britain. In the UK, he was known as "Napoleon of Fleet Street". He was awarded the title of aristocratic in 1qc in 1qc. After the outbreak of the European War, he actively participated in political activities, supported the war against Germany and boldly exposed the shortcomings, and vigorously demonstrated military reforms, becoming a powerful politician.

Just two months ago, he was appointed as the British ambassador to the United States and served as the director of propaganda against the enemy during wartime, presided over propaganda to Germany. The reason why he received this appointment was that London was to influence the American press and to turn the American press to the United Kingdom and thus support the United Kingdom.

At this time, the resolution just passed by such a Senate Foreign Affairs Committee made Hamwars, an outstanding journalist genius, fall into a difficult situation for a moment.

“These American hillbillies!”

Although on the surface, this Congress resolution that gives China equal status has nothing to do with the UK, Hamwars is well aware that this resolution has a direct relationship with the UK and enjoys more privileges and interests in China and Britain far exceeds any Western country. It is precisely because of this that London has opposes the Chinese's "Revised New Testament" and even refuses to contact the "Special Foreign Affairs Commission" under the State Council of China.

But now, such an American bill has forced Britain to a situation where he has to make a choice. Now Britain is not the United Kingdom ten years ago. Now Britain needs the help of the United States and needs the United States to help Britain win this war. The war in Europe that took place did not end when winter comes, but instead became more and more intense. Not only Germany, Austro-Hungarian Empire and Turkey have invested all their strength, and Britain, France, and Russia have also invested all their strength.

Tens of millions of soldiers from the Allies and Allied countries fought in the Western Front and Eastern Front battlefields in Europe. The war was trapped in Xinjiang due to trench warfare and thousands of soldiers were killed and injured on the battlefield every day. At the beginning of the year, Navy Minister Churchill proposed to use the strength of the British Navy to open the Dardanelles and land in Gallipoli, and then occupy the Turkish capital Constantinople, forcing Turkey to withdraw from participating in the German war and open up the major battle to transport channels against Russia.

For this reason, Britain and France invested 500,000 troops in Gallipoli, but the result of the war exceeded all imagination. The British and French coalition lost too many 100,000 troops, and Turkey's counterattack made the war stalemate. It can be said that it was this war that made London realize that unless Britain gained more power, this war would only have the possibility of a truce when Britain, France, Russia, Germany, Austria and Turkey exhausted the last drop of blood.

It is precisely because of this that the mission of Alfrett Hamwars began to change two months ago. Before that, London demanded him to ensure that the United States would not join the Allies and the German camp, but now it is to promote the United States to join the Allied state camp.

In the past two months, through lobbying the American press, Alfret Hamwars successfully "ugly" Germany. Germany is an invading country that intends to colonize the world, while Britain, France and Russia are defending the freedom of the world. In short, Alfret Hamwars, who understands American psychology, uses the American values, what Americans like the most, to influence Americans, and thus achieve the goal of controlling the political situation in the United States.

But now, the resolution made by the United States has forced Britain into a dilemma, at least forcing him to Alfrett Hamwars into a dilemma. If Britain refuses to end the issue of "revising the New Testament" with China, then the Chinese can accuse Britain of "colonialism at the core", and the American newspapers and pro-German people will inevitably make a big fuss. Once this happens, the favorable situation formed in the early stage will immediately turn into a bubble.

"What right does a country that treats allies but has not changed its colonial mentality have to shout about defending freedom and defending the world? What they defend is nothing but British colonies. What they hope is to lure American people to fight for the British colonial empire. As for freedom, they never think about it!"

After a little thought, the articles published by pro-German people appeared in the mind of Alfrett Hamwars. Americans may speak English, but most Americans do not have much favorable feelings for Britain, just like some Americans he contacted.

What did my grandfather teach me? First, speak English second, hate British people!

Although they are both English-speaking countries, in history, Britain has never left any good impression on the Americans. After the heavy taxes before the War of Independence, the White House was burned during the quasi-war between Britain and the United States, and then during the Civil War, Britain's support for the Southern Federation, only historically, Americans did have reasons to hate the British. If those pro-German people now use China as proof to prove that Britain's purpose is nothing more than defending the colonies, and the United States joins the war and bleeds to defend the British colonies, then the United States will never be involved in this war.

If the Germans further contribute to the fire

In contemplation, Alfret Hamwars' heart was full of worries about the future. Finally, after putting down the Congress resolution, Alfret Hamwars picked up the pen on the table and began to write a letter to the Prime Minister.

In the Prime Minister's residence at 10 Downing Street, Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquis tapped the desk in front of him with his fingers nervously. He seemed tired and troubled. In fact, Asquis was really exhausted. After the outbreak of this war, he felt exhausted almost every day, and he was very greedy for personal hobbies. However, Bonalao, who had no reason to like him, said: "Asquis' speech after being drunk is better than when we were awake." But war is another matter.

War requires a completely different government. He can only have one purpose, and all other policies must obey this purpose unconditionally; war requires ministers to be administrative first and then politicians. A wartime prime minister not only needs wisdom, but also energy. He will not be condemned for his defeat in the election, but will be condemned for the defeat of a battle. The military failure in the Dardanelles eventually led to the replacement of the Liberal government by a coalition government. It can be said that the Battle of Gallipoli was the battle of Churchill, perhaps, but Asquis was the prime minister, actually the commander-in-chief, responsible for appointing candidates, and therefore also bear the faults of one of his subordinate generals. What makes things worse is that Asquis did not believe Churchill's judgment.

The generals who failed in a battle in France blamed the failure on the lack of shells; however, at some point, too many shells could also lead to military failure. However, at that time, the newspapers criticized the ministers, first of all, and criticized Asquith. The newspaper propaganda was full of resentment and malice, which reached a surprising level.

However, it also reported some facts; Asquith was growing old, he was sometimes exhausted, and he was drinking again~ although, it is said that he never got drunk and affected his judgment. This is a fact that his enemies were holding on. He could not devote himself to war with a fanatical enthusiasm, nor did he intend to intrigue politically. He did not value the talent and reputation of the Conservative leader Bonalao.

Even worse things are ahead: the issue of recruitment. Asquis exaggerated the public's dissatisfaction with this bill. It can be said that Asquis has reached the "end of end" now, and now, a new crisis has been put in front of him.

Suddenly, after a long silence, Asquith continued to talk about the ending topic.

"I do not understand,"

He looked at the Earl Grey in front of him, the Foreign Minister of the British Empire,

"What do you really mean is that the situation in the Far East is not that desperate?"

"At least it is not as desperate as we imagined. For China, they have never imagined using powerful means to reclaim their customs and abolish treaties with various countries. Judging from the process of their choice to revise the new contract, they still recognize that "the treaty must be followed", which means that to a large extent, they do not have much courage!"

At this time, Gray's tone had a slight contempt in his tone. He always maintained a "high-ranking" vision for China. In his opinion, the reason why the Chinese Army's aviation team was able to severely damage or even wipe out the Japanese Navy was fundamentally due to the revolutionary sudden strike. The failure of the Japanese Army was caused by the failure of the navy, which had nothing to do with the combat effectiveness of the Chinese Army.

But even so, the whole world was still shocked by the dazzling record of the Chinese team. The French Army regarded the Chinese Army as the savior. They made great compromises on the issue of China's dispatch of troops. In Paris, they were talking about "when the perseverance of the Chinese team appeared in the trench, the entire war would be changed." In the eyes of the French, the Chinese team would reproduce the heroism of the Eastern style and the perseverance of the Eastern style in France, which is exactly what is necessary to defend the front. In this process, hundreds of thousands of French people would no longer have to bleed.

"Let's look at Hamwars' letter."

Asquith handed over the letter Hamwars. The letter was rewrited by the secret message from Hamwars.

“Dear Prime Minister:

Some things that have happened recently have shocked me a lot.

Maybe I did a terrible stupid thing, but I don't see it this way. If my conclusion is correct, then Britain must appropriately change its position and change its way of treating China. Otherwise, we must face the attacks of pro-German groups in the United States on Britain and the Allies. Once the Americans realize that they participated in the war just to defend Britain's overseas interests, then the angry Americans will not only not participate in the war, and there is even the possibility of turning to Germany. Perhaps Mr. Wolold would firmly oppose it, but in the democratic country of the United States, it is not the president who ultimately plays a decisive role, but Congress.

...For Britain now, what we need is not the privileges of the Far East, but how to win this war. Judging from the current form of war, for Britain, if they want to win this war, they must fight for more strength. The United States is an indispensable force. Once the United States turns to Germany, the blow to Britain will be devastating. In fact, large American consortiums have always existed, and the thought of competing for colonies overseas, and now the only thing they lack is a suitable excuse.

In international history, there are countless wars caused by the anger caused by fraud, and Britain must avoid falling into this dangerous situation as much as possible.

The whole incident is undoubtedly extremely unfavorable to Britain, but if we accept it, it means that everything Britain has gained in the Far East since the Victorian era will be lost. But please note that the Prime Minister and friends in London - this war is completely a war related to the fate of Britain, and the purpose of which is to make the flag of Britain still rise in the fortress of the United Kingdom - I think, despite being extremely reluctant, we still need to make a choice.

I think I know the true thoughts of the Americans. For the United States, they hope to influence China and use China to restrict Japan, which has just formulated the "Eight = Eight Fleet" plan, it seems that for Britain, China is destined to lose. Perhaps, we can consider restoring relations with Japan and using Japan to maintain the balance of Asia. This idea is just a matter of whether it is possible, the Prime Minister and the elite of London need to make the final judgment.

But I have a feeling that if we do this, then its results will be correct. In short, I put my ideas and suggestions into the envelope because they were suggestions I made after careful consideration, which I personally think is extremely beneficial and realistic for the UK.

I ask you, my friends, to seriously consider my suggestions.

sincerely yours

Alfret = Hamwars”

Asquith looked up and this was exactly a new crisis he needed to face, and Britain's interests in the Far East were challenged.

"If I accept Hamwars' advice, then we have to face many doubts because we will sacrifice Britain's interests in the Far East!"

Asquith smiled faintly, but only he could understand the bitterness in his smile.

"But, are we capable of securing the interests of the UK?"

Unlike Hamwars's consideration, in Asquith's view, he could not take any more adventures now, otherwise his political life would end there.

"You think--"

Looking at Gray, Prime Minister Asquith hesitated for a moment—

"The Chinese now have no intention of using tough means to win treaties from various countries..."

"Your Excellency, it is a universal principle that treaties must be followed. For China today, they are eager to win the understanding of various countries rather than confronting them! Therefore, it is unlikely that they will choose tough measures."

Earl Grey pinched his fingers and said again.

"For political reasons, I think we can consider some of Ambassador Hamvas's suggestions!"

"You mean?"

"It is undoubtedly extremely important for Japan to maintain the balance of Asia now."

"But the ambitions that Japan showed at the beginning of the war proved that they were extremely greedy."

Prime Minister Asquis said thoughtfully that before the Sino-Japanese conflict, the reason why Britain stood on China in the end was very simple, and Japan's greed really scared them.

"But what about China?"

Nodding, Asquith immediately talked about the topic.

"I think the most important question now is China's problem?"

"Your Excellency, Ambassador Hamvass doesn't understand anything."

Gray smiled and touched his chin.

"The fact is that when we chose Japan, we actually made a choice, and this choice is that we have given up on China!"
Chapter completed!