C408 Siberian Railway (2/2)

Count de Beer said with a smirk, ”Crisis? With the strength of our British Empire, why would there be a crisis? It has been a long time since anyone has dared to speak to me about such frightening arguments.

Xiao Letian shook his head: ”You can look down on the Qing Dynasty, and ignore the current China, but don't forget, the culture that has accumulated for thousands of years is where it is written in the history books. The circumstances may be different, but the logic goes through …”

British Empire has come to this day in history, it can be described as a rare and flourishing country, but the national destiny is always swaying with the wind. When you guys are at your peak, there are many countries that are thinking of you from behind, such as the Tsar Russia!

”Don't think that you can stop this polar bear just because you won a battle with the Crimean War. You have really underestimated their appetite. If my information is correct, Moscow is probably already beginning to evaluate the construction plan of the Trans-Siberian Railway. I think you, Britain, will know about it …”

When the words the Siberian Railway reached Count de Beer's ears, his expression suddenly became extremely rich. The old man stared at Xiao Letian in disbelief, and his heart was in turmoil.

The Siberian Railway was the vital link between the Russia and the rest of the world. It was established in the middle of the 19th world, but it did not start until 1891. It took a full 13 years to complete the construction.

This railway had a great impetus to the geopolitical structure of modern Asia. It could be said that the transports of goods and materials from Europe and Asia ran through the world at that time. One was by sea, and the other was by the railway lifeline.

It was because of this railway that the Russian was able to extend his hand all the way to East Asia, and even managed to get a Warm Water Port at the Liaodong Peninsula. To the Russia, this desire to reach the Warm Water Port was almost fated.

The relationship between Britain and the Russian had always been tense. They had always attached great importance to the intelligence network of Moscow. How could the British not pay attention to the Trans-Siberian Railway?

If the Russian had this railway, they could easily break free from the shackles of the sea and freely move troops and supplies between Europe and Asia.

This was not the end the British wanted to see, but Derby was very surprised. How could a Asian like you know about the information that was just proven? Do you have an intelligence system in Europe that we don't know about?

Xiao Letian saw through the doubt in his heart, ”Of course I have my own information network, but you better not waste time investigating, you won't be able to find it!”

”Back to the main topic, it was you who defeated the Russia in Crimea, which caused their intention to seek an exit from Turkey to be completely destroyed. You should be well aware that back then, the Russian's Nicolay I wanted Istanbul, and that what he wanted was the Black Sea Strait that leads to the Mediterranean Sea …”

”Don't think that just because you guys defeated Russia, you can make them give up on the desire to find the sea entrance. Now that Russian is supporting Yaqub to invade Xinjiang, he wants to help a military warrior under his control. Do you really think that his goal is Xinjiang? ”You are wrong, his goal is Afghanistan!”

”As long as the Russian controls the Pamir plateau, they can easily obtain a port in the Sea of Arabian, and they can also threaten your colony, India!”

”How laughable, you can't even tell what kind of disaster this is. Do you think that after the Russian occupied Xinjiang, the one who would suffer in the end would be the Chinese people? Are you all really enjoying the show …”

Xiao Letian's mouth was extremely rude, because he knew that the British were already so arrogant on the surface. On the surface, it seemed that the Count de Beer was just a person with a rather low quality and a very aggressive personality.

Britain is too strong now, and these senior politicians are too proud to be arrogant. Taking Xiao Letian for example, the Russian supported Yaqub's invasion of Xinjiang, in the eyes of many British officials, this was the conflict between the Russia and the Qing Empire, it was a typical fight to the death, and no matter who won, it did not affect the interests of the British Empire.

It was true that the people of the Russia had an abnormal greed for land, just like the British greed for the nature of the sea. The Russia really wanted Xinjiang to expand their territory. Any country would not reject it, but was the Russia's actions in Xinjiang just to occupy more territories? Are you really just trying to rob China of its land?

On the surface, it seemed like the Russian's Sword Dance was trying to dig out a piece of flesh from Qing Guo's body, but the main character they wanted to assassinate was still Afghanistan, the Pamir plateau.

”En!” When the phrase ”Pamir plateau” entered the ears of the Prime Minister, his eyes immediately became panicked.