Chapter 1157: Return

"That's right, this is something that happened just a short while ago. Poland has suffered a deliberate attack by the Ross nation, and my countrymen have died miserably. This is a clear signal: the Ross nation has completely betrayed us."

A voice full of indignation rang out in the conference hall, following immediately after William's speech.

He was none other than the King of Poland, Yalikesi.

Looking toward the King of Prussia, Frederick, Yalikesi said in a deep voice, "We in Poland are the shield for the Xitu Guo against the threat from the East, whether it be the Ross nation or the Eastern Grassland people from a thousand years ago. Therefore, only if we are broken will your safety also cease to exist." Poland was sandwiched between Prussia and the Ross nation.

Yalikesi deliberately cooperated with William to give Frederick a reminder.

Although Prussia is not currently considered a top-tier power in the Western Lands, as Prussia continuously incorporates scattered German federations into its own territory, its nation is growing stronger day by day.

At the same time, the combat effectiveness of the Prussians is also something witnessed by all the nations of the Western Lands.

Therefore, they need Prussia to support them.

"You nations in the center and south cannot sit idly by regarding our security. Once that group of barbarians from the Ross nation devours us, they will bite at you." The King of Norway and the King of Sweden rose one after another to echo Yalikesi's opinion.

Their gazes turned toward the King of Frank, Theodore, and Frederick.

Folangji and Stedan also took the opportunity to clamor, putting pressure on the two.

"Without a doubt, this is a serious situation. We, Frank, will stand with you and will also take action." Theodore's brows were tightly furrowed.

Like Britain, Frank possesses numerous colonies in the outer seas.

On the matter of opposing Great Song, their goals are consistent.

This made it easy for Theodore to accept Britain's opinion.

He had disagreed with being hostile to the Ross nation because he did not wish to see the flames of war break out in the Western Lands.

But since the Ross nation had taken the initiative to launch an offensive, they, Frank, could not sit idly by.

Seeing Theodore nod and the majority of nations agree, Frederick could only nod.

Provoking the public anger of the Western Lands nations was clearly not something Prussia could withstand at the moment.

Moreover, Prussia still needed Britain's support,

otherwise, he would be unable to legally incorporate some small German federations into Prussia.

"It seems that we nations of the Western Lands have all made the right choice." William had been observing Theodore and Frederick.

With these two thorns pressed down, the remaining matters were much simpler.

With their influence in the Western Lands, other nations could only follow their lead.

After pondering for a moment, he said, "Then next, let us discuss the issue of sending troops to Poland, as well as the issue of selling you Breech-loading Rifled Muskets."

At present, the news that Britain had been the first to successfully copy the Breech-loading Rifled Musket had already spread throughout the nations of the Western Lands.

Because of the threat from Great Song, Folangji and Stedan were the first to request to purchase these Breech-loading Rifled Muskets from them.

Queen Ashley naturally agreed to this matter.

To deal with this threat from Great Song, they, Britain, could not afford to keep the copied breech-loading rifles hidden away.

At the same time, they could earn a large amount of money by selling them externally; why not do it?

The general tone was set at the meeting.

Many prime ministers or kings returned to their respective countries and immediately launched condemnations against the Ross nation through diplomatic channels.

The armies of the Western Lands nations also gathered in Poland one after another to prevent further actions by the Ross nation.

Winter Palace.

Nikolai was feeling somewhat depressed at this moment; the actions of the other Western Lands nations during this period naturally had not been hidden from him.

He had also expressed the innocence of the Ross nation through envoys stationed in various countries, condemning Poland for deliberately and intentionally manufacturing the conflict.

But the trust other nations had in Poland was, of course, far greater than that in the Ross nation.

Now, he had broken his teeth and was swallowing them into his stomach.

And his idea of playing both sides was naturally left with absolutely no hope.

From now on, the Ross nation might have to fall into a long-term standoff and conflict with the nations of the Western Lands.

And there were two people who were the instigators of all this.

The first was naturally Britain; it was the leader of the entire event.

According to his investigation, Britain might have been deeply involved in this conflict.

He could also guess Britain's thinking: it was nothing more than using fear to keep the nations of the Western Lands by its side to serve its own interests.

The second was naturally the Emperor of Great Song, Zhao Xu.

Toward this Emperor of Great Song, he now dared not underestimate him in the slightest.

He even believed that when this Emperor of Great Song made the decision to establish diplomatic relations with the Ross nation, he was already certain that they, the Ross nation, would come into conflict with other Western Lands nations.

This was perhaps also his fundamental goal.

To be able to understand the Western Lands so well and make such a judgment, one could see how terrifying this Great Song monarch was.

However, he did not regret it.

Playing both sides was a pipe dream of his to begin with; since it could not be realized, then so be it.

As for being enemies with the nations of the Western Lands, in fact, in the confrontations with Britain over the past few years, other Western Lands nations had always followed Britain in dealing with the Ross nation.

Now that the situation was worse, how much worse could it get?

It could be said that compared to the huge benefits the Ross nation had gained, this small price was still bearable.

While Nikolai was caught between laughter and tears, Dong An was very satisfied.

The goals of this mission to the Ross nation had all been achieved.

The entire Western Lands had also started a confrontation, just as they had expected.

After learning this news, he packed his luggage and set off with the officials of the Foreign Affairs Department to return to Great Song.

He had already left a Consul in Petersburg responsible for communicating with the Ross nation; remaining here any longer would just be a waste of time.

On the day of departure, the Diplomatic Minister of Ross, Chester, came in person to see him off.

This indicated that after the two countries established relations, the atmosphere, at least on the surface, had begun to change.

Setting out from Petersburg, after three months, Dong An and his party first arrived at the snow-covered Ural Mountains, after which he suddenly decided to change course and head southeast.

Because he wanted to make a detour through the Western Regions Protectorate to see the scenery of the Western Regions.

Once, this place was ruled by the Northern Di and the Tusman Empire.

To the Great Song People, this place was a forbidden zone.

But now, it was like their own backyard.

As the party entered the Western Regions, they were soon discovered by the army of the Western Regions Protectorate.

Subsequently, the Gun Cavalry of the Western Regions Protectorate replaced the escort team from Ross and escorted the diplomatic mission all the way from the Western Regions to Tongguan.

Boarding a Steam Locomotive there, Dong An and his party finally returned to Yancheng, from which they had been absent for over a year.