Beiyang reactionaries

"Yes."

Britain began their diplomatic program on two fronts in Europe and Southeast Asia.

On the one hand, the "Munich Agreement" was signed, and on the other hand, the third Far East Conference was held.Not only the European side, but also the Far East side will soon have a result, and the countries have already talked about it.Like Czechoslovakia, Australia is furious right now.

Because the current content of the Far East Conference is to form the Far East Committee to manage Irian Island first.Then let Irian Island hold a referendum on December 12 to see how Irian Island chooses.

In fact, it has agreed to Japan's intention to transfer Irian Island to Japan for control.

Australia has a great location.But when it comes to national strength, it is not as strong as Czechoslovakia.Australia is only an agricultural country, mainly exporting agricultural and sideline products, and has a population of less than 800 million.Regardless of the large size of Australia, it does not have much weight in the world.It's just that Australia is the godson of the United Kingdom, so it's just a little fake.When Britain decided to give up Irian Island, Australia had no chance of objecting.

From the British point of view, their diplomacy has done very well this time.Stabilized Germany in Europe and Japan in Telemotion.Not only do many politicians in the UK think so, but the British people also think so.When Chamberlain signed the "Munich Agreement" and returned to the UK, the British people lined up to welcome him.Chamberlain chanted "I have brought back a generation of peace", which made people all over the UK start to cheer.

Chamberlain's prestige in the minds of the British people has skyrocketed.

When Chamberlain returned home from Munich, even the British royal family received Chamberlain grandly.Because they all believed that Chamberlain brought peace to Britain and peace to Europe.Of course, Chamberlain wasn't the only one whose prestige soared.

The same is true for French Prime Minister Daladier's return to the country.

to what extent.

The French people who welcomed Daladier surrounded the airport.As a result, Daladier's car could not be driven out because too many people were welcoming him and blocked his car.Those welcoming people kept tapping on the window of the car where he was sitting to thank Daladier for his contribution.

From here we can see the popular support of Britain and France.How strong is the anti-war sentiment in their country.

Of course the most proud is Hitler.

Hitler has been taking risks all these years, and he has been taking risks since he became Chancellor of Germany.Hitler was a lunatic, but it does not mean that many politicians and military generals in Germany are also lunatics.Therefore, there are still people in China who oppose his adventure.In the army, there were many generals who opposed Hitler's adventure.Even some generals in the army decided during this crisis that if Hitler really wanted to go to war with Czechoslovakia, they would send soldiers to Hitler.However, the signing of the "Munich Agreement" made all the Hitler opposition in Germany disappear.

Because Hitler did something that many people didn't even dare to think about. He took Austria and the Sudeten region without bloodshed, and won huge benefits for Germany.So much so that in Germany, Hitler's prestige was in full swing.Everyone felt that Hitler's decision was correct.Those army generals who originally opposed Hitler, at this time, no one dared to speak up casually.

The "Munich Agreement", the third Far East Conference, the countries that signed the agreement felt that they were the winners.

But Duan Xun knew that the war was getting closer.

The more Britain and France retreat, the more Japan and Germany feel that they are weak and deceptive.

Irian Island, Britain wants to use an Irian Island to send Japan away, which is really ridiculous.Although Japan has become more courageous over the years, it still has a lot of face for Britain and France.Britain and France really feel that Japan is afraid of them.

Japan does not want to offend Britain and France now, but it does not mean that Japan really does not dare to offend Britain and France.The war in Nanyang is inevitable, so Duan Xun is also preparing to speed up his deployment in Nanyang.

"Brother Jizi, you didn't blame me for not having your name in this army reorganization."

"A soldier's duty is to obey orders."

Of course Xie Hongxun was dissatisfied.

Xie Hongxun was a classmate of Duan Xun's Baoding Military Academy. He was one of Lu Yongxiang's generals in his early years, and he had a lot of experience in the Beiyang Army.After taking refuge in Duan Xun, he made great contributions to solving the Japanese military strongholds on the Yangtze River.

That was all fourteen or five years ago.

Xie Hongxun was already an army commander at that time.

In this national army reorganization, 25 corps were created.According to Xie Hongxun's qualifications, even if he can't become the commander of a military region, he should be the commander of the "small" corps.But this time in the reorganization of the troops, Xie Hongxun not only did not get a commander of the military region, nor did he have a deputy commander of the military region, but he did not even get a commander of the corps.

How could Xie Hongxun be satisfied.

But in front of Duan Xun, Xie Hongxun still didn't show it.

"Ha ha."

Duan Xun smiled.

Xie Hongxun is a fierce general. In the early years of warlord wars, Xie Hongxun followed Lu Yongxiang to fight everywhere, and made great contributions to Lu Yongxiang.Later, after defecting to Duan Xun, he contributed a lot to Duan Xun in stabilizing the original Lu Yongxiang's troops and cleaning up the Japanese stronghold on the Yangtze River.

Xie Hongxun did not relax at all these years.

After the war with Japan ended, Xie Hongxun returned to Baoding to study, and then traveled to European and American countries to inspect their military conditions.After returning to China, he first returned to the Ministry of Military Affairs as a senior adviser for a period of time, and then was transferred to the army.China's first mechanized army was born in Henan, and it was built by Xie Hongxun as the army commander.

Originally, his road was easy to walk.

But he himself didn't know why he didn't have his own name in this army reorganization.

"Brother Jizi, this time the Ministry of Military Affairs originally wanted to nominate you to be the deputy commander of the Southwest Military Region and concurrently the commander of the 23rd Corps. But I took your name away."

Xie Hongxun was taken aback.

Originally, Xie Hongxun thought it was the boss of the military department who was rejecting him.After all, although I am Duan Xun's classmate, the relationship between the two of them at school can't be said to be very good, they are just ordinary classmates.It can't compare to the relationship between Jiang Hongyu, You Min, Shang Zhen and Duan Xun.

And after graduation, the two went their separate ways.

Xie Hongxun has nothing to do with those direct descendants who followed Duan Xun's rise.Most of the bosses who now control the military department are directly descendants of Duan Xun.Of course, there is also a big boss who joined later, that is, Chen Yi, the deputy minister of the military department who is now in charge of the daily affairs of the military department.However, Chen Yi's power in the military department is limited, and although Chen Yi and Xie Hongxun are both from Lu Yongxiang's lineage, they have nothing to do with each other.

Chen Yi doesn't even have much relationship with Lu Yongxiang.

Chen Yi, Ge Jingen, and Lin Wei all belong to the faction of the Japanese Army University.The number of Chinese who graduated from the Japanese Army University is very small, but these people are valued by Duan Xun, and each of them occupies a high position.

Therefore, Xie Hongxun always thought that he didn't get a good position in this reorganization because they rejected him.But Xie Hongxun didn't expect Duan Xun to cross out his name himself.

It shouldn't be.

Although Duan Xun has always firmly controlled the army.But after all, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are people, there are factions.There are also many factions in the Chinese army.As for him being a "lonely ghost", the only thing he can count on is that he used to be Duan Xun's classmate.So I don't have much foundation in the army like this, and there are no people from any faction behind me. Duan Xun should be more supportive.

"Brother Jizi, I am going to let you go to Nanyang."

"Nanyang?"

"Yes. I am going to let you go to Sumatra Island to serve as the commander of the Sumatra Military Region. In charge of the local army, navy, and air force. After thinking about it, you are the most suitable candidate."

The reason why Duan Xun crossed off Xie Hongxun's appointment as the deputy commander of the Southwest Military Region was because he planned to let him go to Sumatra Island.The Nanyang War is approaching, Duan Xun doesn't say anything else, first of all Sumatra Island must be controlled in his own hands.

Therefore, Duan Xun needs a strong general to sit in Sumatra.

"Brother Jizi, you should have heard of the Far East Conference held in Singapore. I will not hide the details from you. Britain and France are going to take another step back and give Irian Island control to Japan. Britain and France want to withdraw One step is to seek stability and peace in Nanyang. But I can tell you directly that this is just a delusion of Britain and France. When I met Yoshiichi Tanaka, we both had a unified view on Nanyang. The British, French and American forces in Nanyang must be expelled, and Japan not only has to find new colonies in Nanyang, but also swallows some areas as their homeland. Therefore, Japan will inevitably provoke war in Nanyang.”

Duan Xun said while spreading out the map.

"Sumatra is the most resource-rich area in the Southeast Asia region. Its annual oil production alone exceeds 800 million tons. It is also an important natural rubber producing area, so its economy is also very good. Of course, more importantly, this area The strategic position of the country is even more important. Once there is a conflict between Japan and Britain, France and the United States, Sumatra is likely to be the first to bear the brunt. There are more than 1000 million Chinese and overseas Chinese here, and they need our protection. After the war, the Chinese and overseas Chinese in the Nanyang area will inevitably flock It is our responsibility to take refuge in Sumatra and protect them. That’s why I plan to set up a military region here. Brother Jizi, you are a well-known general in our Beiyang Army, and you have been inspecting the military of countries such as Britain, France and Germany these years. So I just think you are most suitable to go to Sumatra."

Xie Hongxun's face became very serious.

Commander of the Sumatra Military Region, this position is no worse than the Deputy Commander of the Southwest Military Region in terms of gold content, or even better than that.Because this is a good place to increase your qualifications and earn credit.

Just look at Ge Jingen and Dong Songyan.

After the two of them completed their qualifications in the Korean peninsula, they both rose rapidly.Ge Jingen is currently going to Xinjiang with Liu Xiang, and serves as the chief of staff for Liu Xiang, a key general under Duan Xun's subordinates.Given Ge Jingen's age, the future is boundless.

The same is true of Dong Songyan.