Beiyang reactionaries

Because he is so young and he is a general of the Beiyang Army, he must be Duan Xun.

"Sir Tekman, what a neglect."

"General Duan is busy with official duties, which is understandable."

Although he said he understood, his tone was full of sarcasm.But Duan Xun didn't care at all, he stepped back and said, "Sir Tekman, please."

"Please."

After satirizing Duan Xun, Eric Tekman maintained his demeanor.Because the two sides still have to negotiate, there is no need to haggle over every detail in this regard.Maybe Duan Xun in front of him just wanted to make himself feel restless.So Eric Techman calmed himself down.

"Sir Tekman, this is Sichuan's own tea. I don't know if Sir is used to drinking it."

"I have been in China for many years and I love Chinese tea very much. General Duan, don't worry."

"That's good. Tea, please."

Eric Tekman tasted the tea slowly, not looking in a hurry.After a brief taste of the tea, he said with a smile: "Good tea, good tea. No wonder foreign countries like Chinese tea the most. Sichuan tea merchants and businessmen from the British Empire have always cooperated closely to help Sichuan tea go to the world. Sichuan’s economic development has made great contributions.”

"Yes."

Duan Xun was amused when Eric Tekman brought this up.However, Duan Xun still echoed: "Sichuan can achieve the current development and export trade can have the current scale, and it is inseparable from businessmen from your country. The contribution of businessmen from your country to the economic development of Sichuan is indelible. Yes. The friendship between our two families has a long history, and I hope we can continue to maintain this friendship."

"General Duan said it very well."

Eric Tekman was taken aback.

It is rumored that Duan Xun's catchphrase is "I am an old man from a military background", but just getting in touch with him, Duan Xun is nothing like a rough man, he is simply a veteran in politics.So Eric Tekman put away the last trace of contempt and became very serious.

"We all cherish this friendship very much. So I heard that there was a conflict between the Tibetan army and the general's troops on the Sichuan-Tibet border, so I hurried over to have a look. See if I can help."

"How can Sir Tekman wish to help?"

"General, you should know that our British Empire has special interests in Tibet, and we can talk to the Tibetan army. If the general is willing, I can mediate from it so that the general and the Tibetan army can sit down and negotiate. A war is a disaster, Everyone is looking forward to peace. I am willing to be this peace envoy and work hard for the peace of Sichuan and Tibet."

Duan Xun was very happy.

He said to Eric Tekman: "Sir Tekman is very good, he is indeed our friend. If there is no war, who will eat enough to support the war. How good is peace, don't you think? Speaking of these The same is true of the Tibetan army. It’s great for everyone to live a good life. If you insist on fighting, you don’t know what they are thinking. People who destroy peace like this should really be cut to death.”

In one word, Eric Tekman was very angry.

What does it mean to point at a monk and scold a bald man? This is the most typical.Everyone who doesn't know that the Tibetan army was able to raise its full force was because of the instigation of the British.Without the arms supported by the British, and without the logistical supplies supported by the British, how could the Tibetan army have the guts to fight against the frontier army.The active activity here is the person in front of you.

Fortunately, Eric Tekman has a wealth of experience and a thick skin.So he continued to smile and said, "It means that General Duan is willing to sit down and talk?"

"of course."

Eric Techman relaxes slightly.

Just sit down and be willing to talk.As long as they are willing to talk, the morale of Duan Xun's troops that just came up will drop.Moreover, the Tibetan army currently occupies Qamdo, the most important city on the Sichuan-Tibet border.The west of the Jinsha River is under the control of the Tibetan army, so negotiations have an advantage.

Eric Techman didn't ask for much.

This time is just a trial, as long as Duan Xun is willing to sit down and negotiate, the final result only needs to be Chamdo.Without Qamdo, the Chinese government's influence on Tibet will be reduced by more than half, and Tibet's independence will be a matter of course.

"General Duan, don't worry. I will contact the Tibetan army immediately, and let the two parties sit down and have a good talk."

"Yes. Sir Tekman, you can tell the Tibetan army that I am very willing to sit down and negotiate with the Tibetan army. But the prerequisite is that the Tibetan army must withdraw from Batang, and the occupied Qamdo, Jiangka, and Nda They were all returned to our army. The leaders of the Tibetan army who launched the rebellion this time must accept the trial of our army. After completing these, I will sit down with them with sincerity and have a good talk about the Sichuan-Tibet issue in the future.”

"General Duan, are you kidding me?"

Eric Tekman has been enduring, has been enduring, until now he really can't help it.Rub it and stand up.Anger, not ordinary anger.Duan Xun is completely playing tricks on himself.

I kept wrangling with myself, but I couldn't agree to the condition that I put forward in the end.

Tolerable or unbearable.

"Sir Tekman, what are you talking about? I sincerely hope for peace. However, the Tibetan army rebelled and attacked our frontier army, killed our frontier army, and occupied our frontier army. How can I They can let it go at will. They fight and talk when they want, and there is no such cheap thing. Will the British Empire tolerate local rebellions? Anyway, I will never tolerate such a thing happening. This time I will definitely Let these rebel forces learn a painful lesson that they will never forget, so that they will never dare to have such an idea again."

"General Duan, you have to understand one thing. For the British Empire, Tibet is a place of special interest. We will never allow anyone, any country or force, to violate our special interests in Tibet."

Seeing Eric Tekman who was threatening him, Duan Xun took out the pistol from his waist and put it on the table with a "snap", which shocked Eric Tekman.

too rude.

Of course Eric Tekman was not afraid that Duan Xun would kill him, but he just felt that this person was too rude, and he really was a veteran from the army.

"Sir Tekman, let me tell you the truth. When I was eight years old, I went to the infantry class of the military academy. On the first day of the military academy, the first sentence our teacher taught us was that soldiers are to defend the country. After that, I I stayed in the military academy for more than ten years, and all the teachers taught me this way, and I also taught my students the same way. Now that I am the border defense supervisor of the four provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and Tibet, how can I watch the Tibetan rebellion and ignore it. I The meaning has been made very clear, either all the Tibetan troops will withdraw to the original defense area, or we can only meet on the battlefield, there is no second way."

"General Duan, you are not very friendly to our British Empire."

"Sir Tekman, you are exaggerating. I personally have a very good impression of the British Empire. The British Empire is the goal of our country's development and an example for our country. I have never been unfriendly to the British Empire. On the contrary, I would very much like to develop a friendship with the British Empire."

What hat to wear.

If it weren't for the fact that he didn't go to the world's overlord in the UK, Duan Xun would have kicked this ignorant bastard out.The United Kingdom is powerful and is currently the world leader, but Duan Xun is not necessarily afraid.

It will take a long time for the UK to return to China to exert influence.Now the European war is not over, after the end of the European war, these people will still share the fruits of victory.After that, we will have to deal with the Soviet Union in the north, and the United Kingdom will restore its own economy and want to regain its influence in the Far East. I don't know when it will be.Now even if I offend Britain, what can you do to me.

"General Duan, you will regret this."

"Sir Tekman, after my troops enter Qamdo, I still want you to preside over the negotiations."

"Humph."

Eric Tekman rose to his feet, unable to contain immediate anger.I have been in China for many years. Although I have always been in the southwest, who dare not give myself face in this place.

But today Duan Xun really pushed himself back.

Damn.

He didn't say anything to Duan Xun at all, and left Duan Xun's place directly.Duan Xun looked at Eric Tekman's back and shouted: "Chang'an (Dong Songyan)."

"teacher."

"Is there any news about Batang?"

"Batang is still in our hands. The Tibetan army has attacked Batang several times, and Batang's defense is solid. Liu Zanting, Batang county magistrate, called and said that Batang is absolutely fine."

"it is good."

Duan Xun's mood is getting better and better.

Originally, Duan Xun had already prepared for both Batang and Litang to be captured by the Tibetan army.Let Li Bingzhi's No.13 mixed brigade and Lu Chao's independent brigade retake Litang and Batang.Unexpectedly, Liu Zanting, the defender of Batang, is truly capable of both civil and military skills.Tens of thousands of Tibetan troops besieged Batang. Except for a regiment of regular troops in Liu Zanting's hands, the rest were local militias recruited.But the Tibetan army couldn't attack it anyway.

Great talent, Duan Xun likes it very much.

In the past, Duan Xun was not qualified to intervene in the affairs of the Sichuan-Tibet border army, but this time the Tibetan army rebelled, and the main force of the Sichuan-Tibet border army was directly wiped out.Now Duan Xun, in the name of the Sichuan-Yunnan-Guizhou-Tibet Frontier Supervision Office, can organize a Sichuan-Tibet frontier army by himself, and he can justifiably ask for military pay from the Ministry of the Army.And to be able to acquire such a great talent as Liu Zanting should be something to be happy about.