The Germans have always been rigorous and serious in their work, and now overseas Chinese have been at the gates and cannot be delayed. Therefore, after Germany received the news that Weihaiwei was captured by overseas Chinese, German Emperor William II immediately recruited ministers and held a cabinet meeting to discuss the matter of guarding Qingdao.

The only support that can be obtained now is the United States and Japan. Therefore, after discussion, the ministers decided to send power to US President Williamckinley in the name of the German cabinet, and William II proposed to generate electricity to Emperor Meiji, Japan in his own name. The content was similar. They all hope that the United States and Japan could think of the alliance and send additional reinforcements to Qingdao to assist Germany in defending Qingdao.

However, the Germans were anxious, but the United States and Japan were not in a hurry. After waiting for three days, US President William McKinley replied to Germany, saying that the Eight-Nation Alliance is a whole, and the United States and Germany should not discuss actions privately. Therefore, if Germany really needs assistance, it should formally propose to the Eight-Nation Alliance and everyone negotiated together. In fact, it was Wanyan who rejected the request made by Germany.

It turns out that at this time, the United States still pursued Monroeism, also known as isolationism, that is, the United States should just protect its own land on the American continent. If you fight in Europe and Asia, the United States will not participate, just do business, trade, and make a fortune in silence.

Although in 1898, the United States and Spain fought a war and seized colonial areas such as Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines from Spain, the main purpose of this war was to drive Spanish forces out of the Americas so that the United States could better control the Central America and the Caribbean. This was also in line with the spirit of Monroeism, that is, America is the America of the Americans, and Europeans should not get involved. In fact, the fuse of the Spanish-American War was that the USS Maine, a warship sent by the United States to Cuba, exploded in the port of Havana, Cuba. The United States believed that this was done by Spain, so it declared war on Spain using this incident as an excuse.

Although the United States took down the Philippines after this battle, it was only due to the trade needs of the United States, because the United States needs to have a foothold in Asia to facilitate the trade exchanges between the United States in Asia.

This time, the United States formed an Eight-Nation Alliance invaded China. The United States was not very active at the beginning, but other countries agreed to send troops. The United States was worried that if it did not send troops, its interests in China would be squeezed by other countries. After all, in this era, if you want to do business, you also need to use cannons to open the way. Although the United States pursues isolationism, it still understands this principle.

However, although the United States also sent troops to participate in the war, it did not invest much force, only about 3,000 people were dispatched, and most of them were transferred from the Philippines. The warships also sent the battleships Oregon, the protective cruiser Newark, and the gunboat Challenge. Compared with other countries, it was not outstanding. Moreover, after the Eight-Nation Alliance captured Beijing, the Oregon left China and returned to the Philippines.

After the Time Travelers won the Battle of Tianjin, the United States had the idea of ​​negotiating a ceasefire, because the United States did not have much interest in invading China's territory and establishing a colony. It just wanted to do business and trade in China. Of course, it would be better if it could enjoy some preferential policies. It was this mentality that allowed the United States to judge the situation in China from a more objective perspective.

Although the origin of this group of overseas Chinese is unknown, their strength must not be underestimated. The Eight-Nation Alliance itself is a product of interests, but internal intrigues, each with ulterior motives and conflicts. It is still possible to fight against the corrupt Qing Dynasty. However, even if the countries send more reinforcements to each other, the winning rate will probably not exceed 50%. Moreover, everything that overseas Chinese after occupying Tianjin shows that although they regard themselves as Chinese, they are definitely different from the Qing Dynasty. They are more civilized, more open, and more understanding of the world than the Qing Dynasty.

Because more than half a month ago, overseas Chinese were engaged in investment, and the United States became the largest Ying family. This also made many people in the United States believe that this group of overseas Chinese were better at dealing with than the Qing Dynasty. Although they were tougher than the Qing Dynasty, they also understood the international rules of this era better and were willing to integrate into this era. Therefore, if the war could be ended here, the United States might be able to obtain more commercial benefits from China.

In the previous stage, the time travelers were negotiating and contacting countries. The United States strongly agreed to negotiate with the time travelers and ended the war. Although the negotiation contact broke down, the United States did not think that the two sides were really going to go to war. This was just a strategy of negotiation. To be honest, it really scared the United States. I didn't expect that this group of overseas Chinese were really brave enough to do it, and the two sides would definitely not be able to negotiate again. However, Weihai Wei had nothing to do with the United States. Although the United States did not mention negotiations with overseas Chinese, it did not advocate expanding the scale of the war, but instead observed the changes in the situation.

German Prime Minister Shilinsfist sent a power to US President William McKinley, asking to rescue the United States and send troops to help Germany defend Qingdao, which was naturally rejected by the United States. After all, what does Qingdao have to do with the United States? And maybe after overseas Chinese occupy Qingdao, the United States may find some business opportunities. Therefore, President McKinley called back and Prime Minister Shilinsfist refused Germany's request on the grounds that the Eight-Nation Alliance was a whole.

William II didn't understand at first, and he foolishly asked Prime Minister Shilinsfester whether he should ask the Eight-Nation Alliance to help Germany defend Qingdao according to the United States. Prime Minister Shilinsfester was worldly-wise after all, and of course he was not as good as a young man like William II. He could see the intention of the United States at a glance, but it was not easy to speak out, which hurt the emperor's self-esteem. Therefore, he only asked the emperor, where is the commander-in-chief of the Eight-Nation Alliance? And where is the command of the Eight-Nation Alliance?

After hearing the old prime minister's question, William II realized that the command center of the Eight-Nation Alliance is now in Beijing? And the commander-in-chief of the Eight-Nation Alliance, the German Marshal Wadesi, who was famous for the Eight-Nation Alliance, was still in Qingdao. Such an Eight-Nation Alliance still had the ability to take care of Qingdao's affairs. Isn't the United States clearly cheating Germany?

Although William II was angry, he had no choice but to deal with the United States. After all, the United States was still separated from the Atlantic Ocean. The United States was unreliable and could only count on Japan. Just two days later, the Japanese Emperor Meiji also replied to William II, saying very tactfully that Japan was very willing to help Germany, but the military was of great importance. He needed to discuss with the ministers to make a decision. At the same time, he also explained a broad understanding of Japan's dilemma, such as Russia squeezing Japan's space in Northeast China, while Japan's domestic economy was inconsistent, the national treasury was empty, etc.

This time, without the need for the old prime minister to remind him, William II also understood the meaning of little Japan. This was crying for the benefit of poorness. Of course, this was better than that of the Americans, indicating that the Japanese could still continue to talk. So William II immediately recruited ministers to discuss what benefits should be given to the Japanese.

In fact, to be honest, Germany and Japan have a little bit of Xiao Liangzhi. After the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 5 years ago, Germany and Russia and France forced Japan to abandon China's Liaodong Peninsula. At that time, a storm of anti-Russia, anti-Germany and anti-French occurred.

However, Japan did not worsen its relations with Germany and France. In 1898, the large armored cruiser Yakumo ordered from Germany was completed in June this year. It was only exhausted because of China's war, Japan had not sent anyone to accept it. Therefore, Germany could consider building other warships for Japan at a preferential price.

In addition, Japan has always been worried that Russia's expansion in Northeast China will threaten Japan's interests. On the one hand, this is Russia's expansion ambitions, and on the other hand, Germany's instigation is also an important reason.

It turned out that after Russia and France formed an alliance, it put great strategic pressure on Germany. Therefore, Germany tried every means to break up the Russian-French alliance. This is of course the best result, but if it fails to achieve this step, it must try its best to direct Russia's attention to the east to weaken the pressure on itself.

However, despite the alliance between Russia and France, William II and Russian Tsar Nicholas II were cousins. The two emperors had a good relationship when they were young. They called Venice and Nick respectively in private. Because William II was older and had a certain influence on Nicholas II, William II also believed that Germany could play a considerable role in mediating Japan-Russia relations. I believe that this role is attractive to Japan.

There is also Germany's technology, industrial technology is the best in this era. Although Japan has won the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 after more than 30 years of Meiji Restoration, its national strength has developed greatly, but its foundation is too weak, its foundation is too thin, and its technical capabilities are weak. Therefore, it is urgently necessary to introduce European technology to shorten its development speed. Germany can consider exporting some industrial technology to Japan, which is also one of the conditions for Germany to exchange Japan.

William II discussed with the ministers for a long time and summarized six or seven interest conditions that could be exchanged in Japan. William II was also very satisfied and believed that these interest conditions were attractive enough to Japan. As long as three or four were selected from them, it would be enough to impress Japan. As long as Japan sent troops to reinforce Qingdao, the chance of defending Qingdao would be much greater.

Then the next question is how to negotiate with Japan, whether to contact William II directly with Emperor Meiji, or to communicate with the two governments first. But at this moment, the door of the conference room was suddenly pushed open, and a waiting guard hurried in and said, "Your Majesty, you just received a telegram from China that overseas Chinese have launched an attack on Qingdao."
Chapter completed!