Beiyang reactionaries

This time the Dutch Far East Fleet was resolved so cleanly.Duan Xun was also worried that the Japanese army's ambitions were expanding, and they were planning to completely wipe out the Netherlands' influence in Southeast Asia, intending to swallow the entire Indonesia and the islands below.Then turn them all into their own colonies.

Fortunately, Tanaka Yoshiichi is still very calm.

We know that we should not act too much now, and we should not stimulate countries such as Britain and France too much.Japan also knows how to use Sukarno, the leader of the Indonesian resistance.

"What's the reaction from Britain and France?"

China and Japan's attack this time is a generous attack, and the formation of a joint fleet is aboveboard.Therefore, after the Jakarta sea battle, there was no intention of concealing it, but it was directly disclosed.Of course, another idea is to deter other countries.Tell them that the cooperation between China and Japan is very powerful.It can easily annihilate the Dutch Far East Fleet.

Now the results of the Jakarta naval battle, Britain and France have also received news.

"Not yet. However, the British ambassador invited the French and American ministers to meet. It should be to discuss how to deal with China and Japan and how to deal with the situation in Nanyang."

Yan Huiqing told Duan Xun everything he knew.

Duan Xun nodded slightly, and said: "The overall situation in the East Indies is now settled. Unless the British Far East Fleet directly intervenes, the East Indies are already under the control of us and Japan. But what should we do next? We How to end the current situation?"

At this point, the result that Duan Xun wanted has been achieved.Therefore, Duan Xun now hopes to end the current situation, but how to end it still needs to be carefully considered.

"The first step should be to push for Sumatra autonomy."

Dai Kan spoke.

Dao: "Since our troops have arrived in Sumatra, there is no reason to leave. We should consider the local Chinese and overseas Chinese. More than half of the population of Sumatra Island is Chinese and overseas Chinese. This place is very suitable for promoting autonomy and allowing local Chinese and overseas Chinese to It can gain its due political status. As long as Sumatra Island can be self-governing, the Chinese and overseas Chinese in Sumatra Island will be able to obtain more resources politically and economically. And the location of Sumatra Island is very important. If we can control Sumatra Island , then one foot has already gained a foothold in Nanyang.”

"Promoting self-government, isn't it independent? Or merged into our country?"

"Prime Minister, it's not yet time. At least not now."

Dai Kan shook his head.

He didn't agree with Duan Xun, but said directly: "Prime Minister, the next step I want to say is enough is enough. We have gained enough benefits this time. First, we will use this kind of war to show our power, so that the European and American powers can see our country It is no longer a country that was bullied by others, but a country that has the strength and the courage to fight. This war is of great benefit to what we are going to do next. As long as Britain, France, and Portugal do not want to fight with us, then Hong Kong Issues in China, Macau, and Southwest China all have the opportunity to be resolved smoothly. The completion of the third five-year diplomatic plan is no problem.”

"Moreover, our battle will make the global Chinese and overseas Chinese elated, greatly improve the living environment of the Chinese and overseas Chinese in Nanyang, and further promote the development of these Chinese and overseas Chinese in the political and economic fields in Nanyang. In this way, we can attract more Chinese businessmen to return to China to invest, and also It will make more Chinese and overseas Chinese think about the country, and it can strengthen the connection between our country and overseas Chinese. In the end, we can justifiably intervene in Nanyang affairs. It can be said that this battle has brought many benefits to our country."

"But also, after this war, we will lose the chance of peaceful development before, and there will be more and more diplomatic issues to deal with. From now on, Britain, France, and the United States will definitely be on guard against us, and they will definitely worry about us Continue to intervene in Nanyang, worrying that we will harm their interests in Nanyang. Every move we do in Nanyang will be monitored by them."

Duan Xun nodded.

Over the past ten years, China has actually adopted a policy of keeping a low profile.Mainly to develop industry and economy, and to maintain the status quo in diplomacy.But this time, it is impossible for China to continue to remain silent.Britain, France, and the United States will never ignore China again.

This is inevitable.

"Sumatra Island is located in the Strait of Malacca, and all ships between China and Europe pass through here. The importance of Malacca, even the United States, cannot be underestimated. Besides, Sumatra Island and Singapore are across the sea, and the Far East Fleet of the United Kingdom is very close. Once we really make Sumatra independent or merged into our country, the UK will never agree. Even if we want to set up a military port in Sumatra, the UK will oppose it very loudly, because it will directly threaten the UK The Far East Fleet. Therefore, in Sumatra, we should stop in moderation and not be aggressive. Now we are not ready to directly confront Britain, France, and the United States. Therefore, allowing Sumatra to complete its autonomy can give Britain a face on the issue of military ports. We take a step back. It is also a good way to ease the current tension with Britain, France and the United States."

"kindness."

Duan Xun understood what Dai Kan meant.

It is not appropriate for China now to have a direct conflict with the Anglo-American law.Sumatra Island is already in hand, and there will be plenty of time to consider how to deal with Sumatra Island in the future.At this stage, China has not yet reached the point where it can ignore the Anglo-American law, so it can take a step back in other areas.Duan Xun immediately looked at Yan Huiqing.

Yan Huiqing has been dealing with Britain, France, the United States, and Italy during this time.

"Prime Minister, I think what Premier Dai said makes sense. Unless we have a direct conflict with them, we should take a step back. Promoting Sumatra's autonomy is very much in line with our previous slogan of sending troops, and Sumatra is also substantially controlled in the in our hands."

On May 1935, 5, the Sino-Japanese joint fleet occupied Batavia (Jakarta), controlled Java Island, and even Batavia, the most important political and economic center city in the Dutch East Indies.Although the Dutch army made some resistance, many people chose to surrender under the bombardment of the naval guns of the Sino-Japanese joint fleet and the bombers on the aircraft carrier.Anyway, these Dutch colonial troops, except for the officers who are Dutch, are mostly Indonesian natives.For them, serving as a soldier is just a matter of food and drink, but they never thought about serving the Netherlands loyally.

Of course, most of the troops chose to surrender, but there were also some troops controlled by the Netherlands who chose to retreat.As they retreated, the Japanese army quickly took control of Jakarta.

1935年5月14日，在苏门答腊岛停歇的日本陆军大部队全都在巴达维亚登陆。1935年5月17日，日本派遣的陆军援兵登陆巴达维亚。

So far, Japan has landed two brigades in Batavia, with about 6000 troops.Although in Java Island, the Netherlands has an army of 3 people, but facing the Japanese elite, there is no opponent.Japan has been controlling the size of the army in recent years, and even abolished many army designations.But as a result, the strength of the Japanese army has not declined, on the contrary, its strength has been increasing.Because the Japanese army has begun to modernize, and what remains after the refinement are elite troops.

Facing such a powerful force, how could the Dutch colonial forces be an opponent.

Everywhere is falling rapidly.

This is not only true of Java, but also of Sumatra.This time China has invested a division of the army, and the Dutch colonial troops in Sumatra are also not the opponents of the Chinese army.

Therefore, within a short period of time, Sumatra and Java Islands fell into the hands of China and Japan.

On May 1935, 5, China found Sukarno in Sumatra.China has given full respect to this Indonesian rebel leader who was exiled to Sumatra by the Dutch.Then on May 21, 1935, the Japanese representative came to Sumatra in person to negotiate with Sukarno.China did not know how they talked about it, nor did it participate in it.

After talking with Japan, Sukarno decided to go to Java Island from Sumatra.

On June 1935, 6, Sukarno came to Batavia under the protection of Japanese warships and entered Java Island.As Sukarno returned to Java Island, he soon attracted a large number of Indonesian resistance organizations.These organizations quickly gathered in Batavia and began to discuss the issue of Indonesian independence.Prepare to form the Indonesian Republic.

In fact, there are many resistance organizations in Indonesia, and there are a large number of resistance organizations across the country.It's just that Sukarno is the most famous.Relying solely on Sukarno's prestige, it is impossible for him to unify these resistance forces.Fortunately, Sukarno now has Japanese support behind him, so those Indonesian resistance forces are willing to follow Sukarno's orders.

By this time, more than 20 days, almost a month, had passed since the sea battle in Jakarta.

During this time, Britain, France, and the United States have been discussing how to solve the Nanyang issue.France and the United States urged Britain to send their Far East Fleet to suppress China and Japan, which are currently active.In the current Nanyang region, only the United Kingdom has such strength to suppress the navies of China and Japan.But Britain, as a well-known shit-stirring country, is so good at balancing, how could it be played by France and the United States.Only the UK has ever allowed others to act as human shields. When did the UK act as human shields for others.Especially now that Europe is unstable, how could the UK open up a new battlefield and challenge the two major powers, China and Japan, in the Far East.

Moreover, although the British Far East Fleet is powerful, facing the navies of China and Japan, Britain has no absolute certainty of victory.Especially Japan, that is a real naval power.And more importantly, Britain does not want to have a big conflict with China.If there was a war of arms, Chinese troops from Tibet, Yunnan and other places could directly attack the British colonies of India and Burma.This is not a good thing.Although Britain looks down on China from the bottom of its heart, Britain will never underestimate China on land.

China is a real big country, and there are too many army troops that can be mobilized.Therefore, on land, Britain does not want to offend China.

Therefore, although the United Kingdom is the leader and has been advocating the suppression of China and Japan, the United Kingdom will not do it if they send troops to deter China and Japan.How could Britain agree to the proposals of France and the United States.But if Britain does not take the lead, it is even less likely that France and the United States will make any moves.

Britain is worried about China, so why not France.

French Indochina is directly under the threat of the Chinese army.Just as the Dutch colonial army in Indonesia had little combat effectiveness, so did the French troops in French Indochina.

Even more so in the United States.

In recent years, domestic isolationism has prevailed in the United States, and all energy has been devoted to solving the domestic economic crisis.They will never care about what happened in Nanyang.

In this way, Britain, the United States and France talked for a long time, but nothing was discussed.They don't know how to restrict China and Japan, and amidst their quarrels, China and Japan have completely swallowed Sumatra and Java Island.

But things in Nanyang must be resolved.Although the Anglo-American law rejected the idea of ​​sending troops to deter China and Japan, they still formulated a set of their ideas.Then invite China, Japan, and the Netherlands to participate in the negotiations.

In order to solve the Nanyang issue, on June 1935, 6, the United Kingdom, France, the United States, China, Japan, and the Netherlands chose to hold a meeting in Singapore to discuss how to resolve the conflict between China, Japan and the Netherlands.This meeting was hailed as the "First Far East Conference".

The attitudes of China and Japan are relatively tough.

China and Japan will never spit out what is swallowed.Seeing that the attitudes of China and Japan are relatively firm, the conditions of Britain, France and the United States are constantly changing.The requirements of Britain and France are that there should be no chaos in Nanyang.The current situation in Europe is somewhat chaotic. At this time, nothing can happen in Nanyang, which will involve the energy of Britain and France.No one, including the United States, wants major conflicts in Southeast Asia.Therefore, the most important point among the requirements of Britain, France and the United States is that China and Japan cannot build large military ports in Sumatra Island, which has great restrictions on the military ports of China and Japan in Sumatra.

The location of Sumatra is too important.

Once China and Japan build a large military port in Sumatra, and a large number of naval warships enter Sumatra to control the Strait of Malacca, Britain, France, and the United States will not accept it.Britain was most directly threatened because the British Far East Fleet was in Singapore.If China and Japan build a large military port in Sumatra, then the navies of China and Japan will directly confront the British Far East Fleet, which is absolutely not allowed by the United Kingdom.

The same is true for France and the United States.

If China and Japan control Malacca, it will directly threaten the relationship between the United States, France and Europe.Therefore, the first requirement of the United Kingdom, France, and the United States is that China and Japan cannot build large military ports in Sumatra.

The second requirement is that China and Japan must guarantee the interests of countries such as Britain, France, the United States, and Italy in Sumatra and Java, mainly to protect the personal safety and property safety of businessmen from these countries here.These countries have their own businesses in Sumatra and Java, and they have quite a lot of property.

China and Japan are tough where they should be tough, but in some respects, both China and Japan are very willing to take a step back.Yoshiichi Tanaka is definitely a man who can bend and stretch. So far, he has done a very good job of suppressing those military radicals.