At this time, Xia Bohai said: "In principle, I agree to stick to the Shanghai New District. Although this will consume some manpower and material resources, it can avoid our political losses. This account can still be calculated. But we require that it is foolproof and we must not let the Shanghai New District be damaged."

But I want to mention one thing. From the situation and response of the Shanghai New District introduced by the Ministry of Security just now, it is mainly focused on responding to the attack of dangerous personnel on the Shanghai New District. I think that if the attack is from the outside, the threat to the Shanghai New District is very limited. What is really terrible is internal. If Prince Su was planning this operation, he might not have realized this, but if it were a Japanese, he would never let it go from the inside of the Shanghai New District. If it were me to be responsible for this operation, I would definitely adopt the tactic of internal and external attacks.

Moreover, the Shanghai New District is located in a special location, hanging out of our territory, and the surrounding area can be said to be hostile forces and the environment is complex. Although our public security management is much stricter than that of the Qing court, the Shanghai New District has many people entering and leaving every day, so it is difficult to avoid someone from hiding into the Shanghai New District. Maybe just when we are only focusing on dangerous people in the old city of Shanghai, dangerous people have already hiding into the Shanghai New District and lurking.

Shang Qisong said: "In principle, the actions of the Shanghai Office are directed at the old city of Shanghai and the Shanghai Concession, and do not interfere with the internal affairs of the Shanghai New District, and try not to operate in the Shanghai New District. Therefore, if there are dangerous people entering the Shanghai New District, at present, we are powerless. This requires the Shanghai New District Government and the Shanghai Office to work closely together and cooperate with each other. It is best to form a unified action department to be responsible."

Xia Bohaidao: "Yes, the Executive Yuan will organize the work immediately. The Shanghai New District Government and the Shanghai Office jointly established a working group, with Yang Yuxin and Liu Lantao jointly responsible for the security operations in the Shanghai New District. If there are any other needs, it can be proposed, and the Executive Yuan will do its best to support it."

Shang Qisong nodded and said, "At the same time, we must send more troops to the Shanghai New District Government. The Ministry of Security will send a group of personnel to support the Shanghai office, but the Ministry of Security can only carry out some special operations. To defend the Shanghai New District, a formal army is required, so at least one battalion of troops must be added."

Xia Bohai said: "Okay, the Military Commission will arrange and organize it immediately. Three days later, a battalion of troops must be sent to the Shanghai New District, and we must do our best to provide the new district government to protect the safety of the Shanghai New District."

Shang Qisong nodded and said, "There is only this requirement at present, and for the detailed plan, I want to go back and negotiate with the people in the department. I will come up with a plan for a comprehensive plan tomorrow."

Xia Bohaidao: "Remember, our requirement is foolproof, and there must be no accidents in Shanghai New District."

At this time, Shang Qisong said goodbye and left, while the five giants continued to hold the meeting.

Xia Bohaidao: "Where has Russia's Second Pacific Fleet now gone?"

Xiao Jianjun said: "On April 3, the Russian Second Pacific Fleet entered Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam, and was preparing to wait for the Third Pacific Fleet in Cam Ranh Bay, and then head to Vladivostok after the reunion."

Xia Bohai Road: "There is the Third Pacific Fleet?"

Qin Zheng said: "In fact, there are only four main warships in the Third Pacific Fleet, namely the battleship Nicholas I, the coastal defense ship Admiral Aprakhin, Admiral Zeniyvan, and Admiral Ushakov. The reason is that after the fall of Lushun, Russia's all hope of rescuing the situation was placed on the Second Pacific Fleet. In order to enhance the strength of the Second Pacific Fleet, four warships were drawn from the Baltic Fleet as the core, forming the Third Pacific Fleet led by Rear Nebaugatov, and also rushed to the Far East."

Xiao Jianjun smiled and said, "Oh! How effective are these four warships? The name of the ship is so cool, either the emperor or the general."

Qin Zheng laughed and said, "To be honest, the combat effectiveness of these warships is not very good. The battleship Nicholas I was placed in 1886 and entered service in 1888. It has a displacement of 9,748 tons and a speed of 14 knots. The weapon is a dual-equipped 305mm main gun."

Xiao Jianjun said: "It has been in service in 1888 for 17 years. It is a warship of the same era as the Zhenyuan ship, and its speed is only 14 knots, which is too slow. Where are the other three warships?"

Qin Zheng said: "These three warships are of the same level, and the service time is from 1892 to 1899, with a displacement of 5,051 tons, a speed of 16 knots, and a weapon is two dual-mounted 254 mm main guns. However, the design of these three warships is for nearshore artillery, with low freeboard shape and shallow draft, so they are not intended to be used for long-distance voyages."

Xiao Jianjun couldn't help but say, "So why are you sending these four warships to the Far East?"

Qin Zheng smiled and said, "Because as long as a ship with cannons is capable of combat, this is what the Russian queen said."

Shabohaidao: "Vietnam is now a French colony, so France has allowed the Russian fleet to enter Cam Ranh Bay. This signal has special significance. This means that France is still supporting Russia, which is obviously inconsistent with their purpose of mediating the Russo-Japanese War."

Xiao Jianjun said: "The mediation between Britain and France is unreliable."

Wang Yunpeng said: "The UK's attitude has also changed. Yesterday, the British Consul was like the Ministry of Foreign Affairs submitted an announcement, which clearly required our actions to be limited to the western Liaoning area and not to expand to Liaodong, that is, we do not want us to participate in the war. The British Consul still warned us verbally. Once we participate in the war, the UK will send troops to participate in the war in accordance with the provisions of the [British-Japanese Alliance Treaty]."

Xia Bohai said: "As a result, Britain and France have given up mediating the Russo-Japanese War. Something must have happened that made these two countries give up mediating."

Qin Zheng said: "The answer should be found in the news sent back from Germany the day before yesterday."

Xia Bohai was a little confused when he heard this. The German office of the East China Government is the only stronghold located in Europe, so he sends a lot of information back every day to report the situation in Europe to the East China Government. Of course, Xia Bohai has to read it, but he doesn't know which message the answer Qin Zheng said refers to.

Qin Zheng did not intend to keep it a secret, saying: "On March 31, German Emperor William II visited the Moroccan city of Tangier accompanied by Prime Minister Bilo, claiming that Germany wants to maintain Morocco's independence, and that the status of all countries in Morocco should be equal, opposing France's special rights and interests in Morocco."

Several other people looked at each other, and Wang Yunpeng said: "I have seen this news, but what does it have to do with Britain and France giving up mediating the Russo-Japanese War?"

Xia Bohai thoughtfully said: "Is Morocco a French colony?"

Qin Zheng said: "To be precise, it is the protected country."

Xia Bohai nodded and said, "That's easy to understand. Germany is going to compete with France for Morocco. At this time, France needs Russia's support and can only continue to support Russia on the battlefield in the Far East. Then it can only give up mediation. But what does this have to do with Britain?"

Qin Zheng said: "This is a long story. In fact, this incident was a famous Moroccan crisis in the history of the old time and space. It was the first step in the intensification of conflicts between European countries. It once reached the brink of war and had a great impact on the subsequent World War I. Morocco is a North African country, facing the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. Its important port Tangier, the gateway to the Atlantic Ocean into the Mediterranean Sea, has an important strategic position and has become a key place for European powers to compete for. Since France has geographical advantages, since the 20th century, France has rapidly expanded its powers to Morocco, carried out economic infiltration, controlled Morocco's finances, and attempted to turn Morocco into its own protector. Through diplomatic efforts, in 1900 and 1904, respectively, to allow countries to recognize France's special interests in Morocco."

"In fact, Germany has no interests in Morocco, and it did not interfere much in France's expansion in Morocco before. However, France and Britain reached an agreement on Morocco's interests, which meant that there was one less difference between the two countries, which brought the two countries closer toward union. Therefore, William II's statement in Tangier was on the surface, but in fact it was against the alliance between Britain and France, that is, by putting pressure and intimidation on France, we should test the extent of the relationship between Britain and France."

"In addition, the Moroccan crisis has another meaning. It is often overlooked in the history of old time and space, which means that Germany has truly become an international power, with sufficient ability to interfere in international politics, even if it is an event that has nothing to do with it, and has shown great influence. Although Germany is now the world's number one industrial country and the second economic country, it is essentially a regional country. However, in the Moroccan crisis, there was nothing to do with Germany, but Germany is based on its strength.

The strength of the country makes no country dare to underestimate it. Think about it, if the Qing court made this speech, would France take it for a while? Later, the six countries of Britain, France, Russia, the United States, and the United States, and the West and Italy jointly put pressure on Germany, which forced Germany to make concessions on the Morocco issue, but it also made the whole world, because Britain saw that Germany's strong national strength could not be underestimated by any country, nor could it be curbed by one country. Therefore, Britain made every effort to promote the formation of the Three Kingdoms Agreement, which was also stimulated by this incident."

"Of course, the Moroccan crisis has just begun. Whether it will continue to develop like the old time and space is still to be seen, but it is certainly certain that this crisis will never end so easily. There will be a fierce gambling between European countries, which cannot be ruled out to trigger a war. Britain and France obviously felt the pressure brought by Germany, so they contracted in the Far East, and focused their strength in Europe to curb Germany with all their might. In this situation, Britain and France could only give up mediation and continue to support their allies. France needs Russia's support for itself in the Moroccan crisis, while Britain wants to shrink its strength in the Far East, and to maintain its interests in the Far East, it can only rely on its allies Japan."
Chapter completed!