Chapter 592: Contact
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October 9, 1919. The weather in Beijing has cooled down. The crisp autumn weather makes the whole city of Beijing lively. Although the country is at war, the battlefields are all abroad, the domestic situation is stable, and the government has introduced policies to encourage the development of private industry and commerce. As the war escalated, the pressure on the Chinese government was great, but the people took advantage of the war to make some industries and businesses develop rapidly. Of course, due to the restrictions of some sensitive fields, most of China's prosperous fields are concentrated in the field of prevention and control, food and other light industries. At the same time, some supporting industries related to the war have also developed rapidly. Under this pressure, some heavy industries that were not restricted by the state began to develop.
In Wangfujing, outside of Zhongnanhai in Beijing, the entire surrounding area is the residence of Beijing's dignitaries and celebrities from all walks of life. The Northeast government has been in charge of Beijing for more than three years, and its internal relations have already been sorted out. A new and intricate system of interests has also taken shape, and the generals and government officials in the new Beijing government army have become the nobles of the new Republic. Of course, these are all divisions in treatment, and now it is the Republic of China. It is a country of democracy and freedom. Naturally, the things of the noble lord do not exist. It's just that the concept of respect and inferiority that has been passed down in China for thousands of years cannot be erased in a short period of time.
A large courtyard house in Wangfujing is the headquarters of the Kuomintang in Beijing. After the Beijing government eliminated Beiyang and completed the reunification of the whole country, the Kuomintang judged the situation and handed over the party army under its control to the national defense forces. Sun Wen even tried his best to move the headquarters of the Kuomintang from the Liangguang area to Beijing.
Although the Kuomintang was once the largest party in China, but now the Kuomintang has declined, and the largest party in China is the national ** party established by Feng Shaoshuai.
The traditional sphere of influence of the Kuomintang was in the Yangtze River Valley, but now that it has rushed to the north, the Kuomintang lacks the soil for survival, and naturally it will not be concerned by the bigwigs of all sides. Coupled with the fact that the Kuomintang is a political party with its own party constitution, party is always a very sensitive political issue in Chinese culture. Therefore, even though many government officials admired Sun Wen, no one dared to come to visit him with great disapproval. As a result, the front door of the Kuomintang headquarters was crowded.
Today, the No. 2 car, representing the president of the Republic of China, Li Yuanhong, appeared in front of this courtyard. This is also a phenomenon that only exists in China. In other countries, heads of government of course take the number one car. Only in China, Feng Yong's car is the No. 1, and the nominal president Li Yuanhong can only take the No. 2 car. This represents a master-slave relationship. Moreover, although Feng Yong is not the president of the Republic of China, he is the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces of the Republic of China, and it is not a violation to take the No. 1 car.
Although Li Yuanhong does not have the right to make decisions, he cannot be completely regarded as a puppet, especially in the past two years, Li Yuanhong has actively integrated into the Northeast system and has gained some right to speak, which makes him travel and no one dares to underestimate him.
Sun Wen personally came out to greet him, and beside him stood his bodyguard Mu Siran. Now Mu Siran's breath is very calm, his hands are wrapped in his sleeves, and the breath on his body is naturally different from two years ago. Although it is not clear what happened to him, the confidence in his eyes shows that his strength has increased a lot.
"President, please inside. Did Zhongshan's suggestion bear fruit? "Sun Wen and Li Yuanhong have a good personal relationship. When Shikai was proclaimed emperor, it can be said that the revolutionary party headed by Sun Wen constantly stirred up public opinion and sent him to the throne of the president of the Republic of China. Otherwise, it would be impossible for an outsider to sit on the throne of the president of the Beiyang government.
"Yes, Young Marshal Feng has already agreed to your proposal in principle. But Mr. Sun, how sure are you that you will bring the British to the negotiating table? Li Yuanhong asked.
"To be honest, I'm not sure. However, the boss of our Hongmen branch in Hong Kong has some friendship with the British Governor in Hong Kong, and perhaps I can use him to get in touch with the British government. Sun Wen smiled bitterly. Although he went into exile to develop the revolution in these years, he really didn't go to Britain much. There is no contact with the British high-level. Besides, the arrogant British did not look down on Sun Wen, a down-and-out revolutionary. …,
"Brother, this matter is very important, since the young marshal let you try. Once you succeed, the young marshal will definitely not treat you badly. Li Yuanhong felt that this operation might be a bit Meng Lang. With the stubbornness of the British, for the sake of face, they may not agree to negotiate with China. But Feng Yong has agreed that no matter whether it succeeds or not, he has to give it a try.
"President, Sun Wen will definitely do his best, and he will definitely not disappoint Young Marshal Feng's high hopes." Sun Wen said with a firm face.
"I have booked a merchant ship for you to go south in advance, but I am afraid that this operation is dangerous, after all, we and the Japanese have just fought at sea, and our navy is weak, so we can only passively protect ourselves, resulting in small Japanese warships running rampant in Chinese waters, and it is difficult to guarantee safety. No one knows what the Navy of Little Japan will do. Therefore, this time you can only take an American merchant ship, and you must get a result as quickly as possible. Li Yuanhong said in a deep voice.
"Yes!"
Immediately afterwards, Li Yuanhong briefly told Sun Wen some news about the Sino-Japanese naval battle, China's dispatch of troops to Hong Kong, and the rapid advance of the Wehrmacht in Burma, so that he could negotiate with the British through these colleagues. Of course, the news that the Kirishima was captured by China will not reveal the slightest.
As a result of the naval battle announced by China, China broke the siege of the Japanese Navy and sank one Japanese battleship, seriously injuring the other three. China has not announced the model of sinking the Japanese battleship at all, and Japan is naturally not exposing its own scandal. Even so, the news of the sinking of the Japanese battleship by the Chinese Navy caused a stir in concerned countries.
Among them, Britain, France and the United States shook the most, you must know that all three countries have the Taipingyan fleet, of which the United States and the United States are the strongest, and both have three battleships. France has two. Although Tsarist Russia also had Yuan Dongjun, the total tonnage was more than half of the Japanese Navy, and there were four battleships, but two of them were old battleships more than ten years ago, with full speed and weak combat effectiveness. The remaining two new battleships are nothing more than the same as the Japanese Kongo-class in terms of combat effectiveness. This makes the Tsarist Pacific Fleet, known as the second in Asia, not taken seriously by too many people.
With Feng Yong's order, the squadrons in both the Chinese and British battlefields temporarily stopped large-scale operations. The British wished that the squadron would stop attacking. In this short month, more than 70,000 people were killed in the battle between China and Britain. Especially the Burma War. Cai Yi, who used his troops like a god, made several major operations in a row, constantly and completely drove the British army out of northern Burma, and also killed and captured 60,000 or 70,000 British soldiers. These results are enough to demonstrate the combat effectiveness of the Chinese defense forces and give China an equal position in possible negotiations. No matter what kind of cloak this world is shrouded in, its most essential thing is the naked interest.
But for the Korean battlefield, Feng Yong was not so polite. Under Feng Yong's order, two armies were transferred from the Mongolian Military Region and the Military Region to attack 100,000 elites to cross the Yalu River and enter the territory of Korea. Join Li Jun's army of war against Japan.
At the same time, Feng Yong telegraphed the local reserve forces and government authorities in Liaoning Province to support the war against Japan.
Taking advantage of this rare advantage, Li Junzai concentrated 200,000 troops, mobilized them layer by layer, and after three days and three nights of high-intensity operations, cut out the first two divisions of the Japanese Korean Army from the Japanese army, and completely annihilated them with the help of the coordinated operation of bombers. After this war, the Chinese National Defense Forces completely gained the initiative on the battlefield. With the support of logistical resources in the rear, the Wehrmacht became more and more courageous. With the power of destruction, he occupied a small half of Korea. The entire Cheongchon River basin in North Korea fell into the hands of the squadron.
At the same time, Sun Wen arrived on Hong Kong Island and felt the panic and uneasiness of the whole Hong Kong Island. The foreigners who used to be everywhere on the streets are also nowhere to be seen. Under the explanation of the local Hongmen boss, Sun Wen learned that these gringos were frightened by the Wehrmacht shelling. Already escaped through various gatherings. ..., under the leadership of this Hongmen brother, Sun Wen successfully met the British Governor in Hong Kong. As for Sun Wen's question of resolving the contradictions and territorial disputes between China and Britain through negotiations, the British Governor in Hong Kong did not give an answer immediately. Rather, it was notified by direct telegram to the Western mainland.
This news detonated the atmosphere at the top level of Japan. During this period of time, news about China's current situation has been sent far away to Britain, showing the British top brass a completely reborn new China, which has made those British top brass who have participated in the war of aggression against China and are proud of it never believe it. But the British Parliament is not all these stubborn old things. Moreover, Japanese Prime Minister Lloyd George also had the idea of ending the fighting after learning about the situation in China. Although the British Empire was not afraid of China, it was really not worth the war with China because of face. And, to put it mildly, the reputation of the British Empire's empire on which the sun never sets is not in vain, and the British Empire, a small colony like Hong Kong in the Far East, can withstand it.
Lloyd George persuaded the British Emperor, but when confronted by Parliament, he was slow to pass a negotiated resolution.
After three days of this incident, news came from the Far East that China had launched a more rapid and fierce offensive in Burma, and more Chinese planes appeared in the skies over Burma, and the British Empire once again lost air supremacy. Because the troops of the two divisions did not retreat in time, they had fallen into the encirclement of the squadron.
This news has caused an uproar at the top of the British leadership, and the frequent failures have made the British top brass realize the problem. It's just that the stubborn self-esteem of these old guys makes them reluctant to take a stand. I didn't expect Far Eastern China to be so strong, and if it didn't want to negotiate, it would fight. Now that Britain has been losing so much, it is even less able to pull allies. Against a big country like China alone, even if it wins, it will lose a lot, and Britain is unwilling to say anything.