In this way, Jouferi fell in front of the small Zhennan Pass, and the original ambassador to China, Albert, also suffered a tragic fate. Brisson sent to Libya in North Africa to eat sand, he was supposed to keep his power because of his good relationship with Juferi, but it was clear that he also had to pay for China's declaration of war on France and the crushing defeat at Zhennanguan. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Henry. Brisson, a radical republican, transferred the anger of his subjects at defeat to the Chinese after the overthrow of Jouferi's rule, not only passing a war grant of 200 million francs, but also demanding a massive conscription in the country, proposing that "there must be French soldiers in every square kilometer of Vietnam" and preparing to recruit another 10,000 troops from the country.

Originally, in North Vietnam, plus some Vietnamese servant troops, there were about 12,000 troops, and the number of enemies killed in Zhennanguan was limited, nothing more than a few hundred, and the main force of the French army still existed, plus the 7,000 North African reinforcements from North Africa who are now crossing the Indian Ocean, so that the total is already a team of 20,000 people, so next, if another 10,000 troops are conscripted, it will become the largest war operation of the French since the Franco-Prussian War, not only overseas, but also at home.

"We need to face China head-on as an enemy, of course, they are still so useless, but we must clearly realize that the Chinese are no longer the backward country they used to be, they have begun to have the dawn of civilization, gentlemen, to push this kind of country that has seen the dawn into the abyss of medieval ignorance again, this is definitely an exciting thing!"

In the eyes of the supreme parliamentarians, the defeat in Vietnam was not a big deal at all, but in order to demonstrate the authority of the parliament, the prime minister must be held responsible, and of course, there will be no respect for the newly elected prime minister. Henry didn't care much that in the system of the French Third Republic, the parliament was supreme. "We need to face up to the enemy of China, and we can no longer use the tricks of dealing with those primitive tribes in Africa to deal with the huge China, so we must defeat China on the frontal battlefield, and use military, diplomatic, political, economic and other means to make them clearly understand how much a country that has fallen into ignorance after dictatorship will tremble when it faces the powerful France in an all-round way! Distinguished parliamentarians, please imagine that when we defeat the Chinese, let Vietnam reach the embrace of France, turn the south of China into a dumping ground for all French industrial products, and let the money of the Chinese become the expense of our French people, please cast your precious vote and let the world see clearly how big the gap between dictatorship and cooking is! Thank you! ”

Thunderous applause rang out, no matter what, making money through war is what anyone likes, how could the noble parliamentarians in the Peace Palace go to the battlefield in person, those are things that only mud legs in the countryside can do.

Henry returned to the Executive Yuan with great satisfaction, he immediately convened a joint meeting of the Privy Council and the Executive Yuan, and issued an order for conscription and appropriation, of course, the 200 million francs have water, and the effect of external propaganda is needed, Henry added the purchased materials and the military allowance for the next year to the 200 million francs, and the largest arms manufacturer got the 10 million francs of the arms contract as he wished, and this part of the rebate went to the pockets of the ministers of the Privy Council or their mistresses, There are also many industries related to the war that have received lucrative orders, which is a very happy situation.

The new prime minister is a radical, so he needs to show a tough attitude to the outside world, and he, like the Qing cabinet headed by Prince Li, also needs a victory to maintain the dignity and decency of the French Prime Minister, Prince Li doesn't know what Henry thinks, if the two interact, there will inevitably be a sense of sympathy, but Prince Li can also hide from the military and not interfere to get rid of himself, but Henry can only become the object of the parliament's dumping, he has no way back, and he must contribute to the military, So he can't wait to prepare for the war," Admiral Lyons," he said to the Admiral, "do you think it is necessary to send another Marseille fleet into the war in Vietnam." ”

"If you discuss this issue from a strategic point of view, I don't think we can send the Marseille fleet to Asia, after all, it is really Taiyuan, our navy needs to carry out effective deterrence in the Atlantic, now the naval strength of the Germans has been greatly improved, we need to take precautions, the fleet in North Africa has sailed to Asia, then we also need to deploy some naval forces in the Mediterranean, so as not to make the Russians fight too much in the Black Sea to the Mediterranean, of course, I analyze this from a purely military point of view. If Your Excellency the Prime Minister has other work arrangements to alleviate the dilemma of weak military strength, I am very happy to use sufficient military strength to teach the Chinese a lesson. ”

"So," Prime Minister Henry turned to his newly appointed foreign minister, "what does the foreign ministry have to communicate with countries to change the terms of our naval deployment?" ”

"I have already contacted the British Foreign Office, and in view of the friendly diplomatic relations and friendship between the two countries, they can help France to share the burden on the defense and related issues on the west coast of the Atlantic, so if the Marseille fleet goes to Asia, there is no problem with the defense in the Pacific, but in the Mediterranean, I personally suggest that we withdraw from the mercenary corps deployed in Romania."

"The mercenary corps of Romania cannot be withdrawn!" A white-haired man with medals on his chest leaned against a velvet chair and said loudly, judging from the epaulettes, he was the commander-in-chief of the army, and he couldn't even wait for Prime Minister Henry to ask his opinion, so he hurriedly opened fire, "Romania is related to the struggle with Ottoman Turkey for the Balkans, related to the struggle for the Black Sea straits with Russia, and also related to the struggle for southern Europe with Austria-Hungary, and it is also used to clamp down on Italy, such a critical position and key army, It cannot be used in vain for a battle as far away as Vietnam, which has nothing to do with France itself, you know, if France wants to be revived, in the final analysis, it must be revived in Europe, gentlemen, do not forget this! (To be continued.) )