Chapter 216: Failure of Peace Talks (Third Update, Asking for a Monthly Pass)
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"We are the envoys of Vietnam, and we are here to negotiate with you!" After entering the area controlled by the Xinhua Army, the entourage of Le Van Duc and Nguyen Jin Lam immediately shouted loudly. lest the Xinhua army shoot them and kill them. In that case, you'll die in vain!
"The negotiator? Put your weapons down and I'll take you to the command! The commander of the front line of the Xinhua Army said. The weapons of Le Van Duc and others were then confiscated, and soldiers were sent to conduct a rigorous search of them to ensure that they did not have weapons hidden on them. Now the Xinhua Army has completely gained the upper hand on the battlefield, but no one dares to guarantee that the Vietnamese will not have the means to do anything wrong.
The soldiers of the Xinhua Army searched very carefully, and did not even let go of the hidden parts, which made Li Wende and Ruan Jinlin feel very humiliated. The two of them are in Vietnam, but they are important ministers in the DPRK, when have they been treated like this! In their opinion, the Xinhua Army is simply taking the opportunity to humiliate them! Fortunately, the two of them knew about the mission this time, otherwise, they would have turned their faces a long time ago! Of course, they are also very aware of the consequences if they turn their faces. Since childhood, this time it was the Vietnamese side that begged the Xinhua Army to negotiate!
It was not until 9 o'clock in the evening that Le Van Duc and Nguyen Jin Lam were taken to the headquarters of the Xinhua Army and met Major General Sun Hao, who was in charge of commanding the operation. In addition, Major General Zhao Shiwu, commander of the heavy artillery brigade, and Brigadier General Du Yide, commander of the 2nd brigade, were also in the headquarters.
"Hello generals. I am Le Van Duc (Nguyen Thanh Lin), an envoy sent by His Majesty of our country, and I have come to negotiate with your army! Le Van Duc and Ruan Jinlin said to Major General Sun Hao and others in fluent Chinese. Vietnam is heavily influenced by Chinese culture, and the scholars are usually able to speak Chinese. Of course, these Vietnamese are more white-eyed wolves. When China was strong, they took the initiative to submit to China and learn from Chinese culture. Strengthen yourself. As soon as China begins to decline, they will immediately betray China and disassociate themselves from China. Just like Emperor Nguyen Phuc Huan, Vietnam was given by the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Wait until Vietnam becomes the hegemon of Indochina. Nguyen Phuc Thanh immediately abolished the name of Vietnam and renamed it "Great South"!
"Negotiations? Why do you want to negotiate? We didn't seem to say we were going to negotiate with you, did we? Major General Sun Hao looked at Li Wende and Ruan Jinlin with an inexplicable smile on his face. These Vietnamese monkeys, just beg for mercy, they have to talk about negotiations, and put a fig leaf on themselves!
"This ......" Li Wende and Ruan Jinlin suddenly flushed their faces. Major General Sun Hao is obviously humiliating them!
"Generals, Xinhua and Vietnam. It's a neighbor with a strip of water! The main body of Xinhua is Chinese, and there are many Chinese in Vietnam. We could have lived in harmony with each other, but why did we get to where we are today? We really can't figure out why the Xinhua Congress suddenly went to war against Vietnam, could it be that there is something in Vietnam that has offended the Xinhua State? Ruan Jinlin asked. This is actually where the Vietnamese monarchs wondered. Vietnam and Xinhua are separated by a South China Sea! But Xinhua has spent so much effort on the expedition, there must be a reason!
"No, so far, there really is nothing in Vietnam that has offended us! If I have to find a reason, it is that the Chinese living in Vietnam have been treated unfairly! As a country founded by the Chinese, we have the responsibility to let these Chinese live a happy life! Major General Sun Hao said solemnly. Xinhua has always used foreign wars under the pretext of liberating the local oppressed Chinese, so that on the one hand, it can gain the support of the people at home, and on the other hand, it is also to win the hearts of the local Chinese!
Major General Zhao Shiwu and Brigadier General Du Lide immediately laughed after hearing this reason. I have to admit that although this reason is a bit nonsense, it is reasonable. Xinhua has always positioned itself as the savior of the Chinese, so it is natural to use this reason to launch wars against other countries! And this will surely win the support of the majority of Chinese people.
"General, this reason is too much to say! There are hundreds of thousands of Chinese living in Vietnam, and they are absolutely not treated unjustly in Vietnam, and everyone lives and works in peace and contentment! Li Wende said angrily. Obviously, he thinks that Major General Sun Hao's reason is made up!
"Really? But we don't think so! The life of the Chinese in Xinhua is what all the Chinese deserve! For this reason, Xinhuaguo must of course try its best to help the Chinese in other regions! Major General Sun Hao said. The Chinese in Xinhua are now able to get 50 acres of land, and if they are in difficulty, they can also get help from the government, but what about the Chinese in other areas? Surely there will be no such treatment!
"General, there is something to say! Even if Xinhua China has questions about the life of the Chinese in Vietnam, it can be solved by communicating with us! You don't have to use force to solve it! There were casualties, which was very bad for both of us! Ruan Jinlin hurriedly said.
"Although the use of force is a little more direct, it is the most effective method! Xinhua has always advocated force to establish the country by force! We don't think there's anything wrong with waging war! Major General Sun Hao said with a smile. Every foreign expansion can bring a lot of wealth and population to the new country, and at the same time, they can also get military merits, driven by these factors, the generals of the new Chinese army, almost all become militants. After all, now the rank of chief of the general staff of the Xinhua Army is also tightly tied to lieutenant general, as long as the military merits are enough, they will definitely be able to become generals or even marshals in the future! Ordinary soldiers dream of being generals, and they, the military generals, take the marshal as the goal of their struggle! Therefore, other weak and small countries have become stepping stones for generals to climb upwards!
"General, I think we can settle the dispute by other means! As long as the Xinhua Army is willing to withdraw its troops, we guarantee that we will definitely give preferential treatment to the Chinese in Vietnam! Ruan Jinlin said. Although this point had not been explained by Emperor Ruan Fuhui before, he thought that this request should be acceptable. As long as the Xinhua Army retreats, everything is easy to say!
Major General Sun Hao shook his head, Xinhua Kingdom has made up its mind to annex Vietnam this time, how could it withdraw so easily? Besides, the Xinhua army has already annihilated most of the main force of the Vietnamese army, and in two or three days, it will be able to conquer the entire city of Hue and take the Vietnamese emperor and the Manchu dynasty civil and military forces in one pot, how can it be possible to give up halfway?
"General, if the Xinhua Army has other conditions, it can also be put forward together, if it is not too much, it is not impossible to discuss!" Ruan Jinlin said. What he feared most was that the negotiations would break down and go back in vain. When the time comes, Emperor Ming Emperor Ruan Phuc Hui will definitely put the responsibility on their heads!
Major General Sun Hao was about to reject them in one bite, but at this time, Brigadier General Doolittle spoke.
"So, what conditions are you willing to pay for us to withdraw our troops?" Brigadier General Doolittle asked.
Li Wende and Ruan Jinlin are both happy, as long as the new Huajun is willing to negotiate, this is a good thing!
"General, as long as the Xinhua Army is willing to withdraw its troops, we promise to comprehensively improve the treatment of Chinese in Vietnam! In addition, Vietnam will compensate Xinhua for part of its military expenses to make up for the losses of Xinhua Kingdom! Levind said.
"Reparations for military spending? How much is that? Doolittle asked.
"Two hundred thousand taels of silver!" Levand said.
"Two hundred thousand taels of silver? 200,000 Chinese dollars! I say, you're so insincere! Brigadier Doolittle almost jumped. In the foreign war of Xinhuaguo, which one will not harvest tens of millions of Chinese yuan! The Vietnamese actually only gave 200,000 Chinese yuan, which is completely treating the Xinhua Army as a flower to send away!
"General, Vietnam is small and the people are weak, the treasury is empty, and 200,000 taels of silver is already the maximum compensation we can give!" Ruan Jinlin said with a bitter face.
"Well, then when I didn't say anything!" Brigadier General Doolittle said speechlessly. Originally, he also planned to play tricks on Li Wende and Ruan Jinlin, but the other party only gave 200,000 yuan in compensation, which made him completely out of the mood. Of course, this is not to say that 200,000 Chinese dollars is less. It is important to know that the monthly salary and training expenses of an infantry brigade of the Xinhua Army are only about 50,000 Chinese yuan. 200,000 Chinese dollars, enough for a brigade to support four months! However, the generals of the Xinhua Army have gained a lot of money in previous wars, and they have already raised their appetites, and 200,000 Chinese yuan is really not taken into their eyes!
"General, we can discuss the matter of military compensation!" Seeing that the attitude of the generals of the Xinhua Army had changed, Li Wende hurriedly said.
"Okay, no more! Go back! Let's solve all the problems by means of war! Major General Sun Hao said. He could see that this guy Doolittle just wanted to play tricks on these two messengers.
"General, we are very sincere, please don't make a decision like this!" Ruan Jinlin pleaded.
"I'll tell you the truth! This time, the Xinhua Army started a war against Vietnam in order to annex Vietnam! You can only fight to the death except to surrender unconditionally to us! Major General Sun Hao said.
"Annexation of Vietnam?" Le Van Duc and Nguyen Jin Lam were stunned. They didn't expect that Xinhua really had such ambitions. The population of Xinhua is only more than one million, they have just swallowed the South Seas, and they have not yet digested it, and now they are going to attack Vietnam again, which is inevitably too reckless! (To be continued......)