The personnel changes and reform plan for the national defense forces soon aroused a great deal of public opinion in all circles of society.

Personnel changes are not mentioned for the time being, for ordinary people, this kind of change can usually only be said to be lively. The real focus is still on the expansion of the Air Force and the Defence Forces.

Needless to say, the importance of these air forces has been understood by almost all of the people of the country since the bombing of the Army Air Force wiped out a cavalry division of Soviet Russia and at the same time won great glory in the Korean War.

Therefore, the establishment of the Air Force did not attract too many people's opposition, after all, a strong Air Force is also what many people are happy to see.

Besides, the British had already had a precedent for separating the Army Aviation from the Air Force, so it didn't seem like a big deal if the Wehrmacht did it.

It's just that some people are a little surprised by the size of the Air Force, after all, that's a whole 100,000 people...

As for the expansion of the army, it has been approved by an unknown number of people. In the past, many people have already mentioned that the size of the army should be expanded, after all, the army of almost two million is too little for the whole of China, and many places are even more stretched. The only thing that makes people happy is that in today's China, problems such as bandits have basically been solved, and even if there is, they are all rabble, and they are located in remote areas, so there is not much danger at all, otherwise, with the strength of the current national defense forces, there are really some headaches.

But the biggest headache is probably the new occupation. After all, the resistance there has never stopped, and it is because of this that the Wehrmacht has deployed troops in the above-mentioned areas. It has always been necessary to allocate a considerable part of the force to concentrate on the elimination of this part of the people...

No way...

Although the Wehrmacht has tried its best to ensure the safety of the railway line, especially the railway in Central Asia, it has planted a large number of mines on both sides of the railway line to ensure the safety of the railway line, but in reality?

In the early days, the railroad line was indeed quite safe, after all, the resistance groups alone. It is also difficult to cross minefields to sabotage railways. Even if these resistance groups tried to clear the mines, it would be difficult to succeed, as there were Wehrmacht posts around these railway lines.

Not to mention the minefield outside. There are also some traps set by the masters of the engineering unit. If the Resistance had only cleared the minefields in front of them in the same way as they had dealt with them, they would have regretted why they hadn't paid more attention to those traps when they ran into them.

But now it's different, perhaps because there are too many losses in these minefields. These resistance elements began to use another method of sabotage of the railway line. This way is shelling!

Of course. What they use. It certainly won't be those large-caliber heavy artillery, in fact they can't come up with such artillery, in fact they are just ordinary mortars.

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During the long period of fighting, the Wehrmacht lost some of its weapons and equipment. This is not surprising, after all, the Wehrmacht is not victorious in all battles, and sometimes in the event of a bitter battle, it is natural to drop some heavy weapons and equipment and withdraw. At this time, as long as the resistance organization has not been blinded, it will naturally attack these weapons and equipment.

Plus some other channels. The weapons and equipment that the resistance groups have obtained, in fact, are very large in the hands of these people. This also includes weapons such as mortars. Of course, not all of them were imported from the Wehrmacht, but there were also smuggled from abroad and some made by themselves.

After all, mortars themselves are not very difficult to make, especially those that are relatively simple, and the real difficulty is just shells...

Having found it difficult to cross the minefields on both sides of the railway line, the Resistance used a very simple method to destroy the railway line. That's shelling!

With guò mortars, the resistance can easily destroy the railway line in front of them. Without having to go over the minefield in front of you, this is undoubtedly a very smart thing to do. However, if you do this, there will also be a greater danger, that is, although the shelling will not make too much noise, but when the explosion occurs, the surrounding garrisons will definitely find out, and if the garrison arrives at this time. If the resistance does not evacuate quickly, then it is easy to be caught by the garrison―――――― and these resistance elements have been able to entangle with the Wehrmacht for so long, not because they are strong enough, but for a very simple reason, that is, they run fast.

In fact, in the event of a battle, the Wehrmacht would be able to fight even five to eight times as much as the Resistance on a large scale. This is not an exaggeration, but a reasonable combat effectiveness obtained after rigorous training and at the same time with very advanced weapons and equipment in hand.

After all, those resistance groups are, in the final analysis, just ordinary rabble, and they may be more idle and powerful in many aspects, but if they are fighting a frontal battle, their flaws will be exposed, especially in positional warfare. On the one hand, many of the members of these resistance groups were actually just ordinary people in the past, and only appeared because of patriotic inspiration or some other special reasons (such as Soviet Russia or the old and young left over from the original Tsarist Russia, etc.). This kind of person basically has not undergone much formal training, and it is not at all comparable to the regular army, so naturally...

In one is armament, any ordinary infantry squad is armed with at least one light machine gun, one submachine gun and a range of other weapons and equipment. In particular, things like grenades are used casually.

It is also because of this relationship that if it really happens, it may be impossible for the Wehrmacht to fight ten at a time. But it is not impossible for an infantry squad to deal with an infantry platoon or two platoons.

After all, the firepower of an infantry squad of the Wehrmacht is basically equivalent to an infantry platoon on the side of Soviet Russia. It's even tougher. And if it is only for these resistance groups, considering that these people are actually some rabble, it is believed that there is no organization or establishment at all, then a company is only a description of the number of people, and in fact an infantry squad beats a hundred ordinary members of the resistance organization.

After all, many members of the Resistance had little weaponry other than rifles in their hands.

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It was confirmed that because the resistance groups had begun to use new methods to sabotage the railway, the local defense forces had begun to carry out more frequent purge operations against these resistance groups.

But like it was said earlier. It may be true that these people are not strong in combat, but their ability to move is very strong, and after all, there are still some people in the local area who cooperate. It has always been difficult for the IDF to cooperate with them, and basically one-third of the tasks of the garrison in a place are used to eliminate them.

This also leads to the fact that under normal circumstances, the national defense drama has only two-thirds or even half of the troops. to deal with Soviet Russia and other enemies, including Turkey. This is definitely a very troublesome thing to do. But there is no way.

It is for this reason that Soviet Russia has continuously sent personnel into the areas under China's actual control.

Because Soviet Russia knew very well that if it wanted to regain these lands from the Chinese in the future, it must first find ways to establish its own power in these areas. And there is no force more logical than the Resistance.

What's more, Soviet Russia really needed someone who could help them and fight behind enemy lines, and the role of resistance groups was naturally highlighted at this time. At least in the absence of a face-to-face with the national government, they are indeed the most suitable candidates.

At the same time, they were also empowered to ensure the success of their operations. That was the authorization to contact the local resistance groups associated with the Russian government.

It's not that Soviet Russia is really so open-minded, but the environment behind enemy lines is more complicated. The Wehrmacht's purge was already difficult to deal with. If, in the case of dealing with the Wehrmacht, there is also an internal struggle with the Tsarist faction, which is also a resistance group, then...

I believe that these behind-the-enemy work will not last long.

It is precisely because of the cooperation of the two factions, together with other scattered factions, that these resistance groups have been active in the vast Siberian forests until now. Of course, there were some problems during this period, after all, the hatred of the Tsarist side for Soviet Russia may be even stronger than that of the Nationalist government in many cases. So sometimes Tsarist Russia will also choose to ventilate.

As for the Soviet Russian side, sometimes for their own interests, sometimes they will take the initiative to take a surprise attack on these Tsarist people, the two sides can be said to be intrigued, and it is difficult for them to be entangled with the Wehrmacht in such a situation~

Of course, the Nationalist Government also knew that many of the resistance organizations in the area under its control were actually connected with Soviet Russia, and some of them were even formed by people from Soviet Russia. It's just that in order to maintain a superficial balance with the Soviet Russian government, it has not been broken, but as long as the organization of Soviet Russia is discovered, then it is basically to clean up to death.

Anyway, if you admit that these are not your own people, then the national government naturally has no need to show mercy. In some cases, the Nationalist government will even mobilize troops to directly bombard, until the hidden bases of the resistance groups are leveled~

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In response to the threat of Soviet Russia, it is also necessary to deal with the resistance groups in the territory, and in this case the expansion of the Wehrmacht to 3 million has become a normal thing, at least in the eyes of many.

Of course, there are some pedantic people who always shout that the number of troops should be limited, and instead spend the wasted military money where it should be spent. For example, some of the welfare measures of the national government some time ago, some people even think that now that China is very strong, it is completely possible to spend the extra part of the money on all the people of the country, or even simply distribute it to everyone. Naturally, this would not be the case with too many people, since it was only fifteen years before the Russo-Japanese War. For many Chinese people, I am afraid that they will not be able to forget the humiliation of the past.

At least for many Chinese people, now is definitely not the time for Ma to put Nanshan.

What's more, unlike the original history, today's Chinese people may not be able to compare with those great Confucians in terms of knowledge. But in many places, it can't be said that the old man who doesn't understand anything~

At least some of the international forms they still know, and they know more clearly that in some way, they are likely to clash with countries like Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States in the future―――――― if they are just for some reasons that are not very meaningful, maybe they are not willing to, but if it is for the whole of Asia...

In the past, Chinese people can be said to be shrouded in inferiority complex, and almost the entire country has completely fallen into inferiority complex, not only do they feel that they are inferior to foreigners. I also feel that my country is inferior to foreigners, my own nation is inferior to foreigners, and even my own civilization is not as good as foreigners.

It is because of this relationship. It would have been in the original history that so many people advocated the complete abolition of their own civilization and the complete Westernization of their own civilization. This kind of voice is still being heard even now―――――― and those who feel that China is already so strong with the adoption of some Western institutions. So if all the dregs left over from the entire Chinese civilization are abolished. What kind of concept will it be?

It can be said that whether it is now or in the future history, there has never been a shortage of such two goods.

It's just that unlike later generations, this era is really annoying because there are really no people who often write books asking for the abolition of Chinese characters and other Chinese civilizations. So Yan Shao specially wrote an article specifically to scold these guys who forgot their ancestors...

Anyway, I have written novels for so many years, not to mention that Yan Shao's experience over the years is not in vain. The article is naturally written with a spicy taste, especially after being polished by a few secretaries...

And it was precisely because of Yan Shao's scolding that these people finally stopped for a while.

After all, if it were someone else who rejects their remarks. Maybe they will have a greater fighting spirit to fight, but if it's Yan Shao...

To know. Yan Shao's status is not comparable to these people, especially in terms of influence and other aspects...

If anything else is fine, but if they dare to fight back even though Yan Shao scolds them, it is very likely that they will be angry...

Therefore, after Yan Shao scolded them happily, they soon chose to stop fighting. Naturally, they will definitely not deny their claims, they will only feel that Yan Shao is really a 'lone man and a thief' and only hates the people of the country for being too ignorant, and they will be deceived by Yan Shao, and they really think that he is some kind of hero.

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However, if the Chinese people are only excited about this kind of military expansion, then outsiders may not be so.

Of course, unlike ordinary Chinese people, these people are not only studying the expansion of the army and the independence of the air force, but also studying the position change of Jiang Baili and others.

"Is it a change of place..."

Looking at the text in his hand, Xiyuan Temple Gongwang licked his lips.

"Grandpa, is there any purpose for the Chinese to do this this time?"

Kneeling beside Gongwang of Xiyuan Temple, a young man in his 20s asked softly.

Looking back at his grandson, who was also dignified, Xiyuan Temple Gongwang smiled kindly. In fact, if it weren't for some defects in height, the grandson of Xiyuan Temple Gongwang could indeed be called dignified. It's just that his appearance is combined with his shorter height, which makes people feel like they can't laugh or cry.

However, it is no wonder, after all, the Japanese today still have such a big flaw in terms of race. And it's not like later Japan, because the relationship between economic development can be used in various ways to have better conditions for their descendants. So it's not a strange thing to have such a height.

However, just when the Xiyuan Temple Gongwang put down Wen Jiàn and planned to teach his grandson in person, the Ministry of Finance Biao, who was sitting opposite the two, heard the young man's words, but he couldn't help but sneer and then spoke.

"What's so strange about this, it's just the drama that Chinese often stage 'merit and shock'..."

"Whether it's Cai Yi or Jiang Baili. They are all very prestigious generals in China, and their prestige may not be comparable to Yan Shao, but it is definitely second only to Yan Shao. The second and third most famous generals in China. ”

Of course, these two men have lived up to their reputation, at least never once in the battles they have commanded. Even on the European battlefield, he can be called a victorious general/It can be described as second to none, and it is definitely not comparable to Feng Guozhang and his ilk. ”

"In the past, China has often faced war situations, even as the prestige of these two men has risen because of the war. For the sake of their own country's security, Yan Shao could not easily remove them from their posts, and could only let them lead the army on the front line to ensure the country's security. Especially in the event of a serious conflict with Soviet Russia and other countries. ”

"But now it's different, with the conclusion of the Washington Conference, at least the possibility of China having an armed conflict with other countries has become very small, except for the possibility of war with Soviet Russia."

"In this case. For Yan Shao, whether it is Cai Yi or Jiang Baili. Obviously, they have lost their original usefulness, so it is only natural that the birds will hide their bows. ”

"And if you want them to lose the ability to threaten Yan Shao, then you need to take their military power first, in China, the chief of the general staff is the one who is really responsible for commanding the operation, as for the army and air force ministers, they are only responsible for handling some things of their respective units, and the possibility of intervening in the war is not very large..."

And Cai Ye and Jiang Baili's original positions were chief of the general staff and deputy chief of the general staff. It can be said that the two most powerful in the Wehrmacht, although the Minister of War and the Minister of the Air Force are not necessarily much worse than the Chief of the General Staff in their positions. But as long as these two people are moved to these two positions, then at least their military power will be cut. And the possibility of the two posing a threat to Yan Shao will also be greatly reduced, after all, in the case of serving as the Minister of War and the Minister of the Air Force, the two of them have almost no possibility of going to the battlefield. ”

"In the end, the last likely to go to the battlefield are the Chinese generals who are ranked below them, including Wu Peifu. Although the abilities of these people are a little inferior to Cai Yi and Jiang Baili, there is no problem in dealing with the war of the general Cheng dù, especially in the current situation..."

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After listening to the Ministry of Finance, the grandson of Xiyuan Temple Gongwang looked at Xiyuan Temple Gongwang and wanted to hear his grandfather's opinion.

And after hearing the words of the Ministry of Finance, Xiyuan Temple Gongwang couldn't help but shake his head while nodding slightly.

"Although your words are correct, they are also a little too biased!" Saying that, Xiyuan Temple looked at his grandson and explained. "Yes, Yan Shao's purpose in doing this is indeed to limit the power in the hands of these two people, but if this is the case, then China will not become so prosperous in his hands."

"Don't forget, now that China has just expanded its army to about 3 million, which is a very large force, and who is responsible for reorganizing these forces? Undoubtedly, it is Cai Ye and Jiang Baili, one of these two is in charge of the army and the other is in charge of the air force. ”

"As a field marshal, Cai Ye is not only able to command the war, but at the same time, he is absolutely impossible to deal with this kind of thing. I dare to assert that this person will definitely be able to handle the expanded Chinese Army in an orderly manner. ”

The same is true of Jiang Baili, although he was originally from the army, but he does not understand the air force at all. At least as far as I know, the book he created on the strategic air force has been very popular in various countries..."

"It can be seen that Yan Shao chose them to these two positions in order to reduce power, but the bigger reason is probably because these two people are very suitable for the relationship between these two positions..."

Of course, there is another reason, I am afraid that Yan Shao hopes that the Shaozhuang faction can completely replace those bureaucrats in the past. After all, the bureaucrats are not only supporting part of the country, but also corrupting it. Whether it is Cai Yi, Jiang Baili, or Wu Peifu and others, they can all be called young Zhuang, although they are not young, for example, Wu Peifu himself is 44 years old. And Cai Ye and Jiang Baili are also 38 years old..."

"Despite this, at least compared to Feng Guozhang, they can indeed be called the Young Zhuang faction..."

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"So. Grandpa, don't we have a way to deal with the Chinese?! ”

As the grandson of Saionji Gongwang, he has been raised as the heir of the Saionji family since he was a child. And no matter who it is, I'm afraid they won't want to be the 'last emperor'.

Of course, the Saionji family will definitely not be the last emperor, because they basically have nothing to do with the emperor. But at least Saionji Ming would never want to exist as the last prime minister. After all, no matter what it is, it usually only needs to be stained with the word "end". It's going to get very unlucky...

Hearing his own loss asked, although Saionji Gongwang wanted to answer him, 'Who knows'. But Xiyuan Temple Gongwang is very clear about one thing, that is, he must not hit the heart of his grandson. Therefore, after a deep sigh, the prince of Xiyuan Temple said softly.

"Just like what the Ministry of Finance just said, what the Chinese like most is infighting, without the unity of our Yamato nation." Therefore, it is not impossible for us to defeat the Chinese. We just need to be patient. Keep patient, and wait until the time is right for us. Our country has waited for thousands of years for the last time we landed on the mainland, and finally waited for the most suitable time for us, and this time is different from the past, maybe we don't need to wait that long, we can wait for this time..."

Of course, the premise of this qiē just mentioned by the Gongwang of Xiyuan Temple. It is in the case of the possibility of civil unrest in China. If not, then things are harder. At least the Xiyuan Temple Gongwang asked himself. Without the help of Britain and the United States, I am afraid that China will really have no chance to solve this huge threat to China.

And will Britain and the United States really be willing to help Japan? If it's just some ordinary little favors, maybe Britain and the United States will, but if they are made to bleed for Japan, and it's not even a star and a half, I'm afraid this will be a little more difficult...

Not only Japan, but also Western countries are also paying attention to China's development in this area.

However, compared with Japan, after discovering that China only has the largest number of land forces, Western countries cannot help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Because China's behavior of only expanding its army is, in a way, actually showing that it does not have much interest in Southeast Asia. Because the vital navy has not actually been expanded much, and it is only the army that has been expanded. And according to the plan released by the Kuomintang, even these expanded armies were mostly deployed to the areas bordering Soviet Russia, and the others were increased in several military regions where the original strength was relatively weak, so that the strength of the troops was enhanced...

In the eyes of Britain and the United States and other countries, this is indeed a very normal thing, because many countries know one thing, that is, China's military strength is actually a little stretched compared with today's national territory.

Unlike the United States and Canada, which also have a large land area. Canada basically borders the United States, and its own population is very small, most of the area is also very desolate, and there is a big brother like the United Kingdom standing behind it, so naturally there is no need to worry about the encroachment of other countries.

What about the United States? It's because the neighboring countries are basically not strong.

Canada? Canada's population may not be much larger than that of New York.

Mexico? If Mexico really had the ability to threaten the United States, then I am afraid that the previous Mexican governments would not have been overthrown so many times by American oil merchants and the American government.

As for the other countries, since even Mexico and Canada are not included, they are naturally even less eligible...

It is precisely because there is no external threat that the size of the armies of these countries mentioned above will be very small. Expansion is carried out only during large-scale wars. But after all, it was a temporary thing, so in many cases, the response to this was slow, at least during World War I, and the United States had been preparing for almost a year before it was able to send a large-scale expeditionary force to Europe.

Unlike the United States and Canada, China's surrounding areas are almost entirely filled with ruthless characters.

Japan, France, Great Britain, and Soviet Russia, any of which were worthy of the rank of great powers. And definitely a ruthless character among the great powers.

One can imagine how much pressure China has, coupled with its vast territory and huge population. Two million troops are really not enough.

In other words, this kind of expansion of the army by the Chinese is very normal.

Anyway, when the Washington Treaty was signed, the countries did not stipulate the size of the army―――――― which was stipulated for the defeated country, not the victorious country.

On the contrary, if the navy is expanded, then...

This is a violation of the agreement.

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At a time when countries are still expressing their thoughts because of this incident, at the same time. The national government is also in contact with another country.

France...

To be precise, Yan Shao really wants to make a deal with the French government...

"From the hands of the French, buy Vietnam..."

What happens if you make too many enemies? There is no need for others to teach Yan Shao. Historically, Germany and Japan were both at their peak, but because they dealt with too many enemies at the same time, these two countries were eventually defeated.

Needless to say, Germany in the case of sweeping across Europe. First, they fought against both Soviet Russia and Britain. Then came the United States, plus other miscellaneous countries, and the chaos of the situation can be imagined.

As for Japan? It was a war with China first, then the United States and Great Britain, and finally a Soviet Russia that took advantage of the fire.

It is conceivable how miserable the fate of these two countries will be. After all, they are different from China and do not have absolute strategic depth. Especially Japan, after that so-called absolute defense circle was broken. The Americans could even blow up the entire archipelago with just a bomb―――――― in fact they were going to do the same. It's just that not with bombs, but with atomic bombs...

As for the Germans, their strategic depth is enough, it's just that it's still a little bit insufficient...

Especially when Soviet Russia and the British and American forces launched an offensive on both sides, Germany's war potential began to be insufficient.

Unlike Japan and Germany, China's war potential is great, not only because of its growing industrial capacity, but also because of its huge population and, of course, its vast territory. So if it does go to war with other countries, then China can go to war with at least two or three powers at the same time, but that would be too tiring, and no one can guarantee that the final winner will really be China itself.

So Yan Shao must make sure that he does not set up too many enemies at the same time, and most importantly, does not set up too many strong enemies.

In today's world, there are only a few powers that can be called powerful. If you exclude the defeated Germany, then there are five countries: Soviet Russia, the United States, Japan, Great Britain and France―――――― if you think that Italy can also be called a strong country, then it is six, but it is estimated that no one will do this.

Among these five powers, China already has a strong contradiction with Japan, and at the same time the contradiction with Soviet Russia is not small, but they can still use each other, and if China wants to realize its Asian strategy, then the possibility of contradictions with Britain and the United States is not small.

In this case, if there is a contradiction with France, it is basically equivalent to a contradiction with all the great powers in the world―――――― which is a feat that Nazi Germany did not achieve at that time, at least Japan was still on the side of Germany at that time.

And if you go to war with all five powers at the same time, this is certainly a feat, but the possibility of failure is not impossible...

That's right, Yan Shao crossed over to change his life against the sky, but changing his life against the sky doesn't mean that he has to challenge the highest difficulty, right? At least if he just wants China to stand at the top of the world, Yan Shao needs to not only do this, but also to reduce the obstacles in the process as much as possible, so that the whole 'game' can be made easier and simpler.

So the first thing Yan Shao has to do is to reduce the number of enemies.

Let's say Soviet Russia...

In the case that each other still has value to use, what Yan Shao's subordinates need to do is to stabilize Soviet Russia. Yan Shao already has some clue about this, yes, Soviet Russia is indeed very strong, and if China really encounters any trouble, I believe that Soviet Russia will definitely come to a downfall, especially to recover the land they have long wanted to recover.

But on the other hand!

The weakness of Soviet Russia itself is also obvious, and as long as this weakness is addressed, Yan Shao may not be able to stop Soviet Russia's hostility towards China. But at least when needed, it can completely paralyze the Soviet Russia's ability to act, so that the Soviet Union has no way to launch any military action against China, and even if it does, it will definitely be a big defeat in the end...

There is no way, the weakness of Soviet Russia itself is too obvious...

Since Soviet Russia is relatively easy to solve, then one of the five major powers is equivalent to solving one, and among the remaining four, the relationship between China and France can be said to be the best, and the two sides can be called quasi-allies. Especially after the period of the European War, plus the fact that the French have very few interests in the Asian region, the only one, is Vietnam ...

Of course, it can also be called French Indochina, after all, it is not just Vietnam that has zài there. If there is a real possibility that China will have some kind of conflict with France, then the only thing that is likely to happen is probably here.

Since this is the case, in order to avoid the scene of a real war with the five major powers at the same time, Yan Shao needs to find a way to solve the trouble of France first.

Of course, force is not good, so the only way to do it is to use a more gentle one. Among them, the way of purchase is undoubtedly a more realistic one.

In fact, this kind of thing is actually very common, such as the Americans who bought Alaska from the Russians. In addition, the Japanese government has also considered whether to sell Taiwan to the French government in history, and the French government is also very interested in this...

Also during World War II, the British also used many of their colonies to get weapons and ammunition from the Americans. It is conceivable that it is not impossible for the French government to conclude a deal by such means.

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In fact, the Commune government had already begun negotiations with the French government for a long time. The purpose is very simple, that is, to be able to buy this land from the hands of the French government.

It's just that for the French government, French Indochina is the most important colony of the French in the Far East, and it is too much for them to sell it like this.

Of course, it is impossible to say that the French absolutely did not want to, on the one hand, because the Nationalist government had made it very clear that what he was committed to was the liberation of the Asian colonies, and that all regions, including French Indochina, would become an independent country!

Even if China bought these lands from the French, it would only try to restore them to their independent state, and would never occupy the above-mentioned areas, not even a penny of land!

Similarly, the Chinese government will strive to minimize the losses of the French government after the independence of these regions. And the Chinese government is also willing to buy it in cash, with the most urgent cash that the French government is in need of after Europe...

After the end of the First World War, the losses of the French government can be said to be no small at all. This is true both financially and demographically. If someone is willing to spend a large sum of money to buy French Indochina from the French government, the French will not necessarily object. After all, no matter how good the conditions of French Indochina are, there is only so much that can be provided in one year, while what the Nationalist government provides may not be able to provide in ten years of French Indochina. What's more, if you do this, you can avoid the possibility of armed conflict with China, and at the same time you won't lose face, so why not? (To be continued......)