Chapter 152: Guangzhou peace talks

Chapter 152 Guangzhou Peace Talks
British Minister Rampson held his iconic big pipe and listened to the opposite Chiang Kai-shek's eloquent remarks, but kept thinking about his task. There are three urgent calls in the country every day to let me meet this so-called half-China leader who has received too much support from the Kingdom of Britain.
"Mr. Lampson, we just arrived at one of the most elite divisions under me. With the help of your country, I have nine such elite divisions. A total of ten elite divisions will treat me. Any promise has the strongest guarantee. "Jiang Jieshi just accompanied Rampson to watch a large-scale military parade.
Before Lampson came to his door, he urged Gu Weijun to visit the embassy every day to meet Lampson in order to maximize the interests of the Nanjing regime in this conflict between the Southwest and Britain. It is a pity that this sly Englishman always said that his illness was gone. "If your country can provide strong support, my army can guarantee that it can contain at least half of the main southwest troops."
Lampson put down his pipe, looked at Chiang Kai-shek, and asked, "A division of your army can deal with several British Army divisions?"
Regarding the question of the British Minister, Chiang Kai-shek felt a little confused and could not understand why he asked this suddenly. Is it because he wants to compare the gap between the two armies. To the Englishman, he always had an unknown fear in his heart, because he didn't understand, so he feared. Seeing Rampson asking strangely, he hesitated a little, and said, "Two divisions should be comparable to one of your army."
Lampson shook his head immediately, waved his hand to him, stretched out two fingers, and said in a very regrettable tone, "Mr. Jiang, the British Army ’s Far East Army had learned lessons in the Sino-Burma War. The army was defeated by a division of the Southwest Army under one division, losing to the two main divisions of Zhang Shusheng. According to this calculation, in addition to the two main divisions and one guard division that have been relocated to the China-Myanmar border, there are still left in the southwest. Eight main divisions and more than a dozen guard divisions. May I ask if the units under your control can send out more than a dozen or twenty elite divisions enough to compete with these southwest troops? "
Chiang Kai-shek was a little stunned, and he couldn't help but feel annoyed. He was taken aback by the British and suffered a loss. He couldn't help smiling. "Mr. Lampson, sometimes, purely numerical comparisons have no practical meaning. The Chinese are wary when it comes to time. The people are peaceful, and my troops are fighting on their own territory, which is stronger than the Far East Burmese army in your country. "
"Um." Rampson was undecided, and was about to ask anything, but saw a servant officer of Chiang Kai-shek come in, and attached his ears to say something.
Jiang Jieshi's eyes flashed with an inconceivable surprise, then a concealed joy, and then his expression changed again, but he looked extremely incomparable. "Mr. Minister, I regret to inform you of a very bad news, my The intelligence department just got the news. Zhang Shusheng in the southwest increased two main divisions to the Longling and Yongde front of the Chinese side of the Burma border overnight. In addition, intelligence personnel also reported that a large number of artillery and iron armored vehicles were accompanying, and even Kunming The airport is also very busy, and intelligence personnel in the suburbs can see planes flying nonstop to the south. "
With a "snap", Rampson was about to hand over the tea cup but knocked it down. At first glance, this information was absolutely bad news. He always felt doubt and then had to accept it. In reality, he is a minister, and Chiang Kai-shek will not lie to himself. Is he really afraid of what is coming?
As the Minister of China, he was very clear that Chiang Kai-shek could not attack the Southwest at this time. First, with the combat strength of the Kuomintang troops, he could barely protect himself, but the attack was far from enough. Besides, the anti-Japanese war in the north was in full swing, just like the southwest Like the KMT, this savvy Eastern politician cannot fight a controversial war without victory.
He may just want to 'reward' the empire by dragging a portion of the southwest army.
If he did not have the information just sent, perhaps he would ridicule the chairman Jiang and then tell him the decision of the empire, and reluctantly promised to increase his support.
However, now, he can only hurriedly throw out the hole cards. "Chairman Jiang, as a one-China pass, I have repeatedly recommended you to the country, and then I have a three-nation joint support plan. Since the border of Myanmar is in danger of war , You should also mobilize your troops immediately, at least as you said, dragging a part of the Southwest Army. "
"Mr. Minister means that war will be inevitable?" Chiang Kai-shek laughed. He never felt so cool. He even forgot the great discomfort brought to him by Zhang Shusheng and the Southwest Group before. He could see the British eat their food. It looked like he was so excited.
"No, no, Mr. Jiang, you should understand that as a minister of a country, my mission should be to settle disputes, not to promote war. I'm sorry, the embassy still has some things to do. To increase support for your government, Question, I will submit a detailed report to China. "
Rampson got up, left in a hurry, and returned to the embassy. The first thing he did was to get information from Chiang Kai-shek to the Far East Army Command in Myanmar and the British Foreign Office.
He had a hunch that this time, regardless of whether a larger land war would break out, he would once again become a member of the British negotiating group, because he really did not like the British army in Myanmar. At this time, once the navy has made radical moves, Myanmar and India will suffer the anger of the Chinese nearly six divisions. With more than 100,000 southwestern soldiers from six divisions, do they really have to set foot on Burmese land to deal with the emperors who can only bully the colonial thugs?
He was well aware that, as during the Sino-Myanmar War, the British garrison in Burma had once reached the colony configuration level of five divisions. However, as the colonies exploded intensively, the troops were transferred and returned to the past. The regular readiness levels of the two divisions are, of course, the same as in the past, and even the rifles have not been replaced, but I heard that a front-line airport has been repaired along the Burma-China border, and several old aircraft are parked for reconnaissance.
Myanmar is too far away, and its strategic value can only be realized when it may be lost. Therefore, as in the last war, this time the empire was not prepared. Because no one knows when the Chinese will come over, but the empire cannot always station a large number of troops there.
As for the southwest, he had sent Counselor Ying Grande to Kunming, but unfortunately, the result was that Zhang Shusheng was unwell and asked the counselor to wait for some time. When Lampson got this result, he couldn't help but aphasia, because it was exactly the same reason he had previously refused to see Chiang Kai-shek's diplomat Gu Weijun.
China-Myanmar border, Ruili area.
Ding Lun is a villager in Lashio on the border with Myanmar. He often brings mountain goods or stones from the Myanmar jungle to China. For them, crossing the borders requires only a certificate signed by the Chinese border guard.
As a Burmese who eats mountain food by the mountain and eats stones by the mountain, the trade line from Myanmar Lashio to Ruili is his lifeline.
The Burmese has only a first name but no last name. From time to time, when people called him "Mao Dinglun", he came to China with these uncles and uncles to do business, but at that time, the villages and towns in China and Myanmar did not have What's the difference, except for more people, are wooden houses, old and shabby.
However, over the years, he has witnessed the rapid rise of the Chinese border city Ruili, and at this time, he has been called 'Guo Dinglun'. From the child 'Mao Dinglun' that year, to Guo Dinglun in the same population, he is an adult. From the days when I could only carry two stones in the back basket, today I can pick a large basket of mountain goods, or a large basket of jade wool.
The Chinese first proposed the concept of a border, and then an army outpost appeared here. The Chinese did not change their trade habits recklessly. Instead, they let them go to the border posts to receive temporary passes. The validity of such documents was only twice. It was valid that day, and although a little bit more troublesome, those who hold such a certificate will not be embarrassed by those who look so powerful.
Then he started to build a school in the Chinese village. The fart children who used to run in the village gradually disappeared. They all ran to the classroom and sat down. According to their studies, I heard that every lunch was free. This made Ding Lun envious.
Looking back at the son who was behind him, the aged scene had already been carrying a basket on his back, holding a mountain cargo and running along with himself.
Later, Chinese villages and towns began to flourish, and there were more things to build houses and houses, and even people started to build roads. I heard that the Chinese people across the country can grow a kind of magical rice, but even if the Burmese stole it from the rice field and used it as the seed for the coming year, it was useless because most of the seeds were in the second year. Planted.
He even went to Ruili once, where there were already four or five-story buildings, giving her a feeling of being in a dream.
As China's southwest becomes more affluent, border trade has also grown. The industrious Burmese keeps sending local souvenirs, wood, jade wool, and even fur, gemstones, etc. from Myanmar to China.
In China, they can even buy matches, nails, children's favorite balloons, soap, and even pork candy on the border township. The border villages and towns on the side of Myanmar have nothing. Even the goods in the grocery store are all bought back from China.
This time he brought some good jade woolen materials and was ready to exchange some money. With the capital and the money to purchase, he could open a grocery store in his hometown of Lashio. He wanted to change from a errand trooper to a shopkeeper, just like the traders who had dealt with him.
After arriving at the border guard post in China, Ding Lun stood in the first position again, and brought his son to the line early in the morning. At seven in the morning, the soldiers at the border post raised their Chinese flag and flag on time, and then a number of gun guards lined up to the gate of the post to alert them.
Why didn't we open the checkpoint today?
Ding Lun was a little confused. At this time, the sentry card should be opened, and the Chinese border guards will start to issue customs clearance certificates.
"Hello, dear sir, what time will the checkpoints be opened today?" Ding Lun has always maintained a servant-like attitude towards these mighty soldiers, but he has a good impression of these soldiers. Burmese things, not to mention scolding these 'foreigners', as long as they do not violate their regulations, or do not trespass, they will even help you pull a basket when you pass the checkpoint.
"Hello just received an order from a superior. The port of Lashio to China will be closed immediately, and all idle people will not be allowed to enter the gate." The soldier snapped, holding the gun in his left hand, and patted the gun with his right hand, saying solemnly. A reason not to switch Ding Lun's disappointment.
"Dear sir, it's not easy for you to see that your child is also running a business with him. It is not easy to ask again, when will it be switched on again?" People behind Ding Lun also heard the conversation between him and others. These The Burmese on the China-Myanmar border all speak Chinese, and even use the southwestern Renminbi. Everyone frowned when they heard the gate closed, but did not dare to make a noise.
"Sorry, military secrets, no comment." The soldier replied solemnly, and immediately turned around and ignored these Myanmar border people.
The same thing was born at various ports on the China-Myanmar border.
The British began to obtain unfavorable intelligence from various aspects. For example, Chinese fighter planes were gathering at Ruili Airport on a large scale, and the main forces of the two divisions were dispatched to the China-Myanmar border overnight, forming a horn with the two divisions of Ruili. At any time, a comprehensive offensive can be launched against Myanmar.
The ‘detailed information’ returned by Chiang Kai-shek ’s intelligence personnel was also used as the key reference information for the British side.
In the description of the Kuomintang spies, they saw Kunming's highway leading to Ruili, where trucks in groups were transporting combat supplies.
And further information is that veterans throughout Yunnan have been notified to be demobilized at any time. This is not a number. The result of years of professional army construction has made those veterans always remember the return to the army, as long as this recruitment and expansion The order was eventually issued, and there would be at least two more senior veteran divisions in the southwest.
Then, when the Kuomintang army was too late to implement the Nanjing government's order to 'delay a considerable number of Southwestern troops,' various anomalies appeared.
First, aircraft from the southwest began to patrol uninterruptedly over the defensive belts of the two armed forces. Then, Fujian, Hubei, and Shaanxi areas, and now the Southwest Army is conducting live ammunition exercises. It can happen when the other side can test the heavy artillery a few miles away Huge explosion.
Faced with unfavorable intelligence from all sides, the British Far East Command of the Burmese British Army also fell into panic.
When the British finally sent a reconnaissance plane for aerial reconnaissance, the pilot was scared and almost drove the plane into the ravine. This is how he reported to Lashio Airport,
"Report, I ... I ... now, under my plane, there are now a continuous artillery group. Repeatedly, it is a continuous artillery group. The thick and long barrel, I am sure it is a heavy artillery above mm ... God, What I saw, dozens of tanks, the Chinese actually gathered dozens of tanks ... God, I promise, they will be used to break through the border defense ... Oh no, God, the Chinese anti-aircraft guns are here. , Is firing at me, up ... "
At this point, the reconnaissance plane was shot down. The remaining three reconnaissance planes that were subsequently dispatched returned the same results. Unfortunately, the three planes behind were even more unfortunate, and were directly broken into pieces by the Chinese fighter jets stationed at Ruili Airport.
Three days later, London, England.
"Similarly, this is the situation now. The Chinese have concentrated the strength of about six divisions and hoarded on the Chinese side of the China-Myanmar border. They did not initiate an offensive, but intelligence from various sources shows that their operational determination is extremely firm. . The Army has urgently ordered Indian Command to mobilize two divisions to support the Far East Command in Myanmar. "A military adviser at the prime minister's residence is reporting to McDonald.
McDonald frowned, and turned to ask a civilian next to him, but his diplomatic assistant, "How did Ying Gelan talk to Zhang Shusheng when he saw him?"
The diplomatic assistant hesitated a little bit, and handed the report to Xiang, "Sorry, Your Excellency, I think you should maintain a calmer mindset before this report, because ... the Chinese request is really It's ridiculous. "
McDonald took the report suspiciously, and it looked seriously that he knew that when the Southwest warlord mobilized the forces of six divisions on the China-Myanmar border, the Sino-British war was no longer necessary, and the Empire decided There will not be an unpredictable war with the Chinese in Myanmar or even India, and aircraft carriers supporting the Far East just set sail yesterday, and overhaul is too troublesome, because they have never carried a long voyage far away.
However, just after opening the report, McDonald's heart is tight. For him who is accustomed to the storm, what he sees from the report at this moment still makes him uncontrollably angry.
"boom"
McDonald slaps his hands on the desk. The gentleman hasn't been so angry for a long time ~ EbookFREE.me ~ It scared the two consultants and assistants beside him.
It took a long time before he closed his eyes and said, "Tell Lampson to promise the Chinese peace talks in Guangdong."
He did not open his eyes until the two assistants left. His eyes, which should have been angry and uneasy, seemed so indifferent at this moment. "A tough leader, an economy that has just entered the top seven economies in the world, a style A tough and fearless army. The rise of China is unstoppable, so let us create more thorns and thorns for him. "
He looked around the Xiang's office with nostalgia. He didn't know if he could continue to sit in this office, which symbolizes Xiang's rights, when the negotiations began or when the negotiations ended.
"Perhaps retirement is also a good choice."
Thank you very much for the great rewards of the treasure brew brothers. Excited, another master appeared. With the strong support of the treasure brewing brothers, the fans' accumulation and separation of the leaders are also far away.
The latest is a bit slower, mainly because the mentality has not been adjusted. After this conflict is written, it is a new world. I promise you will be satisfied. The status will begin to reply about the weekend.