"If we fully support the Indochinese resistance, how long will it take to defeat the French?" Wu Haoxuan asked.

"Your Majesty, it is estimated that it will take about two years to support the Indochinese Resistance in defeating the French without the direct involvement of the Empire in the war. At present, the remaining army of the Indochinese Resistance Army is only about 20,000 men. The French Army's troops deployed in the Indochina colonies were still as high as 50,000. In addition, there were 100,000 colonial troops. If the empire had provided weapons and equipment to the Indochinese resistance, they could have grown to more than 100,000 men in two years. However, in order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the troops, the empire had to send a large number of military instructors to train the army. Marshal Jiang Baili said.

Wu Haoxuan nodded, two years is not a long time, but it is not a short time. If the French did not continue to increase their troops in the Indochina colonies, it would have been commendable to defeat the French in two years with the strength of the Indochina Resistance Army. Of course, if the Imperial Army were to be sold, it might only take a few months to defeat France and occupy the entire Indochina colony.

"Tell Pan Peizhu and Pan Zhouzhen that from now on, the empire will fully support them. In addition to sending troops directly into the war, the Empire can provide them with all the help it can. In a word, money for money, weapons for weapons. As long as they were in a hurry to make their original promise, after driving out the French, they would join the vassal system of the empire. Wu Haoxuan said.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Marshal Jiang Baili nodded. The Indochinese Resistance Army, led by Pan Peizhu and Pan Zhouzhen, was developed entirely with the support of the Chinese Empire. The backbone of the resistance army was trained in China. I also agree with the Chinese Empire. After driving out the French, they joined the vassal system of the Chinese Empire, which was not a contradiction for them. Of course, they also knew that it would be impossible to defeat the French and extricate themselves from French colonial rule without the support of the Chinese Empire. And there is no free lunch in the world, and it is obviously impossible for the Chinese Empire to support them in vain. The price they had to pay was, on the one hand, territory, and on the other hand, joining the vassal system of the Chinese Empire. In the past, the Indochina Peninsula has always been a vassal state of the Chinese Empire. It was only in modern times, after the weakening of China, that they became colonies of the Western powers. Now that it has become a vassal state of the Chinese Empire again, not many people will refuse.

"Your Majesty, in our war to support the Indochinese Resistance against the French, we also need to pay attention to the Indochinese guerrillas led by Nguyen Ai Nguyen. Although, over the past few years, the French intensified their blows against the Indochinese guerrillas. However, the Indochinese guerrillas were not exterminated. Although they suffered heavy losses, their elite survived, and continued to fight the French in the mountains and jungles of Indochina. Today, the Indochinese guerrillas still have thousands of troops. Moreover, because their situation was more difficult, the guerrillas became more resilient and more combative. If the empire did not pay attention to it, the Indochinese guerrillas would definitely become the great enemies of the empire. Marshal Chen Xudong, director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, said.

Wu Haoxuan nodded, he was very confident in the combat effectiveness of the partisans led by the Bolsheviks. Nguyen Aiguo had joined the Russian-led Bolshevik International and became the leader of the Bolshevik International in the Indochina colony. The guerrillas led by Nguyen Ai Hung also received the support of Soviet Russia. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been dealing with the French for so long. If they are left alone, I am afraid that the situation in the Indochina Peninsula will change greatly.

"Does the General Staff have any recommendations for this?" Wu Haoxuan asked.

"Your Majesty, unless we send troops directly to exterminate the Indochinese guerrillas. Otherwise, it will be difficult to eliminate them. Now, the Indochinese Resistance also needs to get Nguyen's guerrillas to attract the attention of the French. Therefore, the General Staff recommended not to act against the partisans for the first time. Wait until the resistance has developed and defeated the French before attacking Nguyen Aiguo's guerrillas. If the guerrillas are strong by then, the Empire may consider sending troops directly to support the Resistance, or send special forces to the war. Marshal Jiang Baili said.

Wu Haoxuan nodded: "This is a good idea, so let's do it." ”

Although, the partisans led by the Bolsheviks were very strong, like a small strong force that could not be killed. However, Wu Haoxuan did not think that the guerrillas in Indochina could confront the empire. The combat effectiveness of the Empire* army is not so weak. In addition, the empire has special forces that are good at fighting jungle warfare. As long as they cooperate with the resistance forces in the Indochina colonies, it is not difficult to eliminate the Indochinese guerrillas.

"Your Majesty, once the Indochina Resistance has driven out the French, will Indochina join the vassal system of the empire as a whole state, or will it be dispersed into the original state?" Imperial Prime Minister Yang Du asked.

The colony of Indochina was not a single colony, but was established after the French had destroyed Annam, Khmer, and Nanzhang. Today, the total population of the Indochina colony is only 20 million. Among them, Annan has 15 million. There are 3 million people in Khmer and 2 million in Namzhang. Although, in the face of the empire, the colony of Indochina was nothing at all. However, Wu Haoxuan is wary of the monkeys in Annan. In another time and space, China tightened its belts and helped the Annam monkeys defeat the French and then the Americans. However, with the support of Lao Maozi, the Annam monkey bit back on China. In this time and space, Wu Haoxuan would never allow such a thing to happen again. Thus, a divided Indochina colony would be more convenient for the empire to control these small states.

"The future colony of Indochina will be divided into the Kingdom of Annam, the Kingdom of Khmer and the Kingdom of Nanzhang according to the previous one. According to our agreement with the Indochinese Resistance Army, the territory of the northern part of the Kingdom of Annam is to be ceded to the Empire. Wu Haoxuan said.

The territory in the northern part of the Kingdom of Annam, which originally belonged to China, was called Lianzhou in ancient times. It's just that later China weakened and was gradually invaded and occupied by the Kingdom of Annam. Now that the empire is so strong that it has helped them drive out the French who colonized them, it is only natural that the Annamite will return that part of the territory to the empire. As for whether the people of Annan are willing or not, it is not for Wu Haoxuan to consider. If the Annan people dare to say half a word, the empire will teach them how to behave. Wu Haoxuan had already planned that those territories in the north of Annam would be ceded to China Zhizhi and assigned to Gui Province. At this time, Gui Province has no access to the sea, and its economic development has been greatly restricted. If the territory of northern Annam is obtained, then Gui Province will have access to the sea.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Yang Du and the others all nodded again and again. The emperor has already made up his mind, will the people of Annam still dare to resist? Besides, now the Indochinese resistance army is supported by the Chinese Empire. If they are not obedient, the empire can completely change to another obedient person to come to power. Anyway, the initiative is in the hands of the empire, and the empire can do whatever it wants.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that we in Indochina should also include the Kingdom of Siam. In recent years, after King Rama VII of the Kingdom of Siam came to power, he accelerated his shift towards Britain and France. With the support of Britain and France, the Kingdom of Siam established a standing army of 100,000. The implication of guarding against the empire is very strong. The British and French apparently wanted to turn the Kingdom of Siam into a nail in the coffin on Indochina and confront the Empire. If the empire can take advantage of this opportunity to take the Kingdom of Siam in one fell swoop, the empire will be able to control most of Indochina. War Minister Marshal Shi Qingshan said.

The Kingdom of Siam is the only independent state on the Indochina Peninsula. When Britain and France colonized Indochina, they acted as a buffer zone between the British and French colonies. Although, they also paid a lot of money for this. However, he finally retained his independence.

After the rise of the Chinese Empire, King Rama VI of the Kingdom of Siam sent envoys to China in an attempt to form an alliance with China. However, such a request of the Kingdom of Siam was obviously not acceptable to the Chinese Empire. After all, the Kingdom of Siam has always been a vassal state of China. The Chakri Dynasty, which now rules the Kingdom of Siam, has many kings who have been canonized by China. Although China has declined since modern times, the Kingdom of Siam will never be allowed to rise up to an equal footing with China.

After the rapid growth of the Chinese Empire and the repeated defeats of the Western powers, the Kingdom of Siam also felt a great threat. In order to maintain the independence of the Kingdom of Siam, Rama VII, who was newly succeeded to the throne, had to constantly move closer to Britain and France, trying to use Britain and France to fight against the Chinese Empire. It's just that, even so, if they want to fight against the Chinese Empire, it is just a mantis arm as a car. Especially at this time, Britain and France were also hit hard by the economic crisis. The support they were able to give to the Kingdom of Siam was undoubtedly much smaller. If the Chinese Empire had taken action against the Kingdom of Siam, Britain and France would not have been willing to go to war with the Chinese Empire for their sake.

Therefore, now is also a great opportunity for the Chinese Empire to take over the Kingdom of Siam.

"In that case, then on the one hand, we will support the Indochinese Resistance Army against the French colonial rule. On the other hand, get ready to take action against the Kingdom of Siam. Wu Haoxuan said casually. Although, his words have already decided the life and death of a country. However, Wu Haoxuan didn't care, as if he had done something insignificant. (To be continued.) )