Beiyang reactionaries

Although the result was a disastrous defeat, it dealt a huge blow to the Japanese army.

American submarines frantically attacked the Japanese main fleet, and some of them frantically attacked the Japanese logistics force.Coupled with so many planes in the United States, the fight between the two sides was very tragic.The U.S. submarine force actually sank two Japanese aircraft carriers, two escort aircraft carriers, one battleship, and a large logistics fleet.

Although Japan did not say it to the outside world, its own people knew it.

The Japanese Navy lost a lot this time.

Of course, they will not say these things to the outside world, they just talk about the great victory.After all, it once again severely damaged the US Pacific Fleet and almost wiped out the entire Pacific Fleet again.If it weren't for Pearl Harbor's complete military fortifications, Japan would even be able to capture Pearl Harbor.

Of course, because of Pearl Harbor's complete military fortifications, the Japanese aircraft involved in the bombing of Pearl Harbor suffered heavy losses.After this battle, Japan lost more than 230 aircraft in combat alone, and more than 300 fighter aircraft were lost in non-combat, and the overall loss was about 550 aircraft.

Today's Japanese pilots are becoming more and more valuable, and the pilots who can participate in the attack are elite pilots trained by Japan in every possible way.The result is that there are not many of these elite pilots left after one year.

That's why Japan is in a hurry.

After inflicting severe damage on the U.S. Pacific Fleet, Japan immediately released the request for negotiations to the United States again.Japan wants to force the United States to be on the negotiating table, and what it thinks is actually very good.Now that the U.S. Pacific Fleet is almost completely wiped out, Japan has a great advantage in the Pacific Ocean. At this time, the U.S. should sit down and negotiate.

It's a pity that Hideki Tojo misjudged Roosevelt.

Roosevelt is definitely a man who eats soft but not hard.If Japan is willing to give in, Roosevelt will really consider whether he should negotiate with Japan to see if it will be beneficial to the United States.But now Japan has once again severely damaged the US Pacific Fleet, and blew up Pearl Harbor, which was built with great difficulty.How could Roosevelt suffer from this kind of dumbness.

Therefore, the United States procrastinated and did not give a clear answer.

What about Hideki Tojo?

At present, the Japanese navy is also seriously injured and needs to recover.After all, so many excellent pilots have been lost, and it will take a long time to replenish these pilots.And the loss of so many warships also needs to be replenished.

So Hideki Tojo is preparing to shrink the front.

Hand over the islands in the Indian Ocean to China, and transfer warships from there to supplement the current losses.And use these islands to order another batch of warships from China.Japan is now increasingly short of money. Although there are still a lot of gold reserves in its hands, it can spend as little as possible.

Just take advantage of the current opportunity to exchange these islands with China for warships.It can also let Britain know that their islands are occupied by China.

A multiplicity of things.

Hideki Tojo didn't believe that the ambitious Duan Xun could resist such a temptation.After all, those islands are all strategically located. Will China really give up?

To be honest, Hideki Tojo's hand is really good.

Although Gu Weijun, the foreign minister, understood Japan's plan, he was really envious.If these islands are all under China's control, China's control over the Indian Ocean will be stronger than ever.

Gu Weijun suppressed the ambition in his heart, calmed himself down, and then said slowly: "Minister Gu Zheng, this matter is too big, I need to report it to Beijing."

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"Let's read it all. Let's start discussing the Kunming report."

China's political system cannot be said to be completely normalized, but overall it has become much more formal.After all, it has been 30 years since the founding of the Republic of China, and it has been 20 years since Duan Xun took over Beijing.During this period of time, various departments and institutions in China have become more and more formal.Basically, the system of the Qing Dynasty has been transferred to the current republic system, and government officials have also begun to truly adapt to the current political system.According to the current situation, most things have been resolved in various ministries and commissions.When these matters were reported to the cabinet, they had already dealt with them.

If it is a problem that cannot be solved by various ministries and commissions, it will be resolved in the cabinet, and then the cabinet will make a report on the results of the matter and submit it to the Supreme Council for the Supreme Council to understand.As for what can be discussed in the Supreme Council, it is part of the country's important decision-making.

Duan Xun convened the Supreme Committee meeting this time because he encountered a very important issue, which is related to the future direction of China.After He Fengshan met with members of the Anuyin family, he immediately reported to the Wei Chen group in Kunming.After Wei Chen's team read it, they contacted He Fengshan. The two sides had some exchanges and exchanged some opinions.Then the Wei Chen team wrote their opinions on He Fengshan's report, and then reported it to the Supreme Committee.

That's the program.

The frontline, or the frontline staff, will write their own opinions even if they cannot make a decision.This is the power of the front-line staff. After all, they are most familiar with the front-line affairs and have the right to express their opinions.After they report it, the people above will also write their own opinions based on the information they have learned.

Duan Xun showed the report of Wei Chen's group to the rest of the Supreme Committee, and then everyone discussed it together.

"Chairman, I agree with the opinions of the Wei Chen group and He Fengshan. We should support the Anuyin family to restore the country and establish a new Vientiane country."

Dai Kan spoke first.

Dao: "From the report, the Vientiane Kingdom is just a small country with a small population, about 100 million people. Such a small country doesn't have much influence, nor does it have much strength. But their location is really good, just in the best part of the middle and upper reaches of the Mekong River. Didn’t we choose Vientiane City as the headquarters of the Sino-Thai Mekong Joint Army at the beginning because of the important location of Vientiane? If there really is a Vientiane country that is willing to completely release the Vientiane City and cooperate with us, it will be very beneficial for us to control the area around the Mekong River. After all, we have signed the "China-Thailand Mekong Cooperation Agreement" with Thailand, but it is still a name. It’s not right, the Vientiane City is not under the control of Thailand after all. If we can really sign some agreements with Vientiane, then we can justifiably promote the Mekong River strategy.”

Righteousness is a very important thing.

Although it seems shameless and funny to be a bitch erecting a torii, but this kind of torii must be erected.Dai Kan's meaning is very simple, support the establishment of Vientiane Kingdom.However, in terms of the strength of the Vientiane Kingdom, it is a country that cannot be smaller.Especially from the perspective of China, Vientiane is a truly small country.A small country with a population of about one million people is simply too small a country.At present, there are nearly 20 cities in China with a population of more than one million. For example, the population of Shanghai has exceeded 500 million. According to the statistics in 1937, the population has reached 530 million.

Since the outbreak of World War II, Shanghai's import and export volume has further increased, and the population of Shanghai has also increased rapidly.Not to mention anything else, Shanghai has accepted about 13 Jews in the past few years alone.It is estimated that the current population of Shanghai has exceeded 600 million.

Therefore, in Dai Kan's view, Vientiane Kingdom is a small country, a small country with little strength.There is only one way for such a small country to survive, and that is to attach itself to a powerful country.Otherwise, it doesn't matter whether it's the Japanese, the French, or even the nearby Thailand, which one is easy to get along with.If you say bully you, you will bully you.

Therefore, once the Vientiane Kingdom is established, it can only rely on China, so it must fall to China and get China's asylum.In order to obtain China's asylum, Vientiane Kingdom will inevitably make great concessions in other aspects.With a legitimate government like Vientiane Kingdom authorizing China, no one will criticize China for controlling Vientiane City.At that time, China can have a lot of actions in the Vientiane City.

"I also think the same way. Judging from the information introduced by He Fengshan, the population of Vientiane City is not large. Among these people, the number of Chinese and overseas Chinese is not low. In addition, with the influx of materials from our country into Vientiane City, it is even more attractive. A large number of Chinese and overseas Chinese have come to Vientiane City. This will naturally connect the relationship between our country and Vientiane Kingdom.”

Wang Jingwei spoke.

But Yang Wei shook his head and said: "I disagree with Vice Chairman Wang. The increase in the proportion of Chinese and overseas Chinese in the population of Vientiane will increase the conflict with the local ethnic groups. Therefore, I think that the political system of Vientiane should be changed. To prevent such conflicts in advance. To prevent these, they cannot be allowed to continue the previous monarchy."

"However, the restoration of the Vientiane Kingdom by the descendants of the Vientiane Kingdom is justifiable, and we will have no problem supporting them. But if we let other people form the Vientiane Kingdom, it will be like we want to colonize the Vientiane Kingdom. And the Anuin family is looking for Of course we want to restore their royal status. If it is not a monarchy, how can they cooperate with us."

Wang Jingwei immediately refuted Yang Wei.

The Anuin family chose to cooperate with China in order to become the king of the Vientiane Kingdom.If not the monarchy, how would they choose to cooperate with China.China can't just find someone to form the Vientiane government.

"The general trend of the world is mighty, and those who obey will prosper and those who oppose will perish. The collapse of the monarchy in Asia is a general trend. The establishment of a monarchy in Vientiane is not good for us. Vientiane is a very important place. We should build Vientiane To become a model country, you can’t get a dou who can’t afford it. As for the Anuin family, I don’t think there is any problem at all. We let the Vientiane Kingdom establish a country with a constitutional monarchy, and it is inevitable for the Anuin family to become a royal family. As for Who will form the cabinet? Judging from the current situation, the Anuin family can send someone to form the cabinet. As for the future, as Vice Chairman Wang said, after the local Chinese and overseas Chinese increase, it is not certain who will form the cabinet in the future. Now we need the Anuin family, but the future depends on the performance of the Anuin family."

Yang Wei supports the establishment of the Vientiane State, but does not support the establishment of a monarchy, but a constitutional monarchy.

Duan Xun nodded above.

The constitutional monarchy mentioned by Yang Wei is indeed a good idea.Now it seems that everyone has the same idea, and they all believe that the establishment of a Vientiane country is good for China.Li Jishen said at this time: "Actually, I think it's good for that place to split into three countries. Anyway, the royal families of the three countries are there, and they support them to get rid of the French colonists and establish their own countries. These countries in the Mekong River Basin , the smaller the area and the weaker the strength, the more we need to rely on us. The emergence of a powerful country in the Mekong River Basin is of no benefit to our country's future Mekong River strategy."

"It means that everyone supports the establishment of the Vientiane Kingdom."

"Yes."

All agree.

"If the opinions are unified, then it will be much easier. Immediately send a telegram to the Wei Chen group and ask them to conduct more in-depth negotiations with the Anuin family. Starting from the political system, let's see how we cooperate economically and military How to cooperate and find the best cooperation plan. Don't be sloppy, and don't be arrogant and look down on others just because the other party is a small country. Don't take advantage of everything, let alone let them spit out all the benefits .Even if they can’t be treated equally, the benefits that should be given should still be given. Since they follow us, we can’t let them suffer too much. Whether it’s tariffs or the commercial tax in Vientiane, don’t let them think that we not only eat Don’t give them meat, not even bones. This kind of cooperation won’t last long. In the future, our country and the Vientiane Kingdom still have a lot to cooperate with, and it won’t hurt us to give them some benefits.”

There are many things to negotiate.

It is so easy to establish a country.In particular, the establishment of the Vientiane Kingdom now requires a lot of agreements between the two parties.Just like what to do with the army currently stationed in Vientiane City, how to collect customs duties after the establishment of Vientiane Kingdom, and how to collect domestic commercial taxes.

And the political system of Vientiane City, to what extent is China going to interfere?

This all needs to be negotiated one by one.

"Did you remember it?"

"Yes."

Chen Bulei nodded.

There are three people who participated in the records of the Supreme Committee. After the meeting, they will check with each other and finally sort out a copy.Of course, it is not for the purpose of deleting, deleting, and deleting, but for looking at and not missing anything.According to regulations, as long as it is said during the Supreme Committee meeting, it must be recorded and then archived.As for the drafts recorded at the venue, they must also be sealed and must not be leaked.