The British colonial government in India had repeatedly reported to London on the Chinese Defence Force's military operations in Tibet, but had always been "closely watched and treated with caution." ". Of course, the British Empire still raised its voice, and Whitehall sent a diplomatic note, "I would like to draw the attention of the Chinese* government to the fact that your position on the Tibet issue has seriously threatened the security of our Indian region, and I ask your government to abide by the principle of unanimity of the Entente and renounce the abuse of force during the war..."

Foreign Minister Lu's answer was also very succinct: "We have fulfilled and will continue to fulfill our obligations as a signatory to the Entente to provide direct support in terms of armed forces, personnel and materials to resist the invasion of Germany, Austria and other countries, for which we should not be blamed in any way." As for the Tibet issue, it is entirely China's internal affair, so if there are people in Wales who divide their localities and oppose the government, will the British government still seek advice from France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland, and other neighboring countries before sending troops? ”

The two sides disagreed, but they both understood people, Germany was still gasping, and Britain and China were not going to tear their faces apart for the sake of Tibet. So Whitehall in the British Empire, solemnly negotiated every three days, and seriously protested once a week, as if war was about to be declared in the next second. In fact, how should the two sides come and go, even the Luohu port has not been closed once, India Ah San is actively preparing for war, it seems that they can defeat the Wehrmacht, they are the South Batian, these high-morale Ah San British will not waste a boatload to pull down France to fill the trenches, but they are all good cannon fodder.

During this period, there were also Lamaist living Buddhas who understood the situation and privately contacted the garrison or the local Han government, among which the Geda Living Buddha of Baili Monastery was the most active, and was regarded by the Qinghai parliament and government as a hope for peace. At that time, Geda Living Buddha was appointed by the United Assembly as the head of the Central Tibetan Peace Negotiation Delegation, went to Qamdo to lobby, and then prepared to go to Lhasa to persuade the Tibetan government to agree to the peaceful liberation of Tibet.

On November 14, the Living Buddha met with the governor of Dachangdu, Gelu, and he persuaded him that "the central government will garrison Tibet anyway, so it would rather adopt a peaceful approach than resort to force." If the Lhasa government tries to fight against the central government, it will not only cause human suffering, but also lead to the destruction of Buddhism and monasteries. He brought Wu Chenxuan's three-point peace proposal: 1. Tibet must recognize it as a part of China and sever all diplomatic ties with any country. 2. National defense forces must be deployed in the border areas between Tibet and India, Nepal, Bhutan and other countries. 3. Tibet must obey the unified decree of the central government, but it can safeguard the legitimate rights of Tibetan compatriots in the form of an autonomous assembly. Geda told Gelug that if Tibet accepted these peace proposals, there would be no need for the NDF to march into Tibet through war, and Tibet's theocratic system would be maintained. Grew submitted these peace proposals to the Lhasa authorities, to which the Lhasa side replied that "they can be considered."

On November 22, a gunshot rang out in the streets of Qamdo, and the living Buddha Geda, who had been blessed by Tibetans in front of the temple, was shot in the head and was pronounced dead shortly after being taken to a local clinic. Although the perpetrator was not ascertained, in any case, the death of the Living Buddha of Geda blocked the negotiations between the two sides and strengthened the determination to launch the Qamdo Campaign before the Tibet Campaign.

At this critical moment when the war was uncertain, the Lhasa authorities appointed Thump Wangji as the governor of Qamdo, replacing Gelug. Tangpu Wangji's attitude was reflected in the remarks he made to the officials he met on his way to Chamdo. According to an official of the Gong Deling Ladrang, Thump Wangji once told him, "Tibet cannot fight the national defense forces, because the Han people have the latest weapons and equipment and well-trained officers and soldiers who have been in a hundred battles." They are not inferior to the European powers, how can we expect to defeat such an opponent by relying only on cold winds and snowy mountains? "He was convinced that it was much better to try to negotiate a peaceful solution than to confront it by force."

The new governor of Qamdo, Tangpu Wangji, was at odds with Gru, who preferred to resist by force, regardless of whether he succeeded or not. Tampwangi was inclined to compromise, believing that there was no need to provoke the Wehrmacht and dismantle the fortifications built by Gelug on the top of the hill. Soon after, the recruitment of more Kham militias was stopped.

According to Gru's recollections, soon after arriving in Qamdo, Tangpu Wangji suggested that he believed that Qamdo was too small to be jointly garrisoned and managed by two Kalons, and he suggested that Gru leave Qamdo and go to Jongbu Seda, south of Yushu, to open up a new combat base while he stayed in Qamdo. Tang Puwangji's behavior is quite similar to Ye Mingchen, the "Governor of the Six Nos" who "does not fight, does not make peace, does not defend, does not die, does not surrender, and does not leave". In the face of the pressure of the Wehrmacht, Tangpu Wangji made a mistake in judgment, which led to the Battle of Qamdo being carried out exactly according to the Wehrmacht's vision.

Defensively, Tangpu Wangi did not create a standing reserve army. All the officers and soldiers of the Tibetan army, except for a few hundred who remained in Qamdo, the rest of the army were scattered along the border; The Wehrmacht could break through the Tibetan defense line at any time, and there was no second line of defense behind the border guards. The British had already raised the need to create a reserve army 15 years earlier, but this report was apparently never picked up by officials in the Kham district. On 24 October, after the destruction of the Tibetan army's radio station in Dunko, at Gelug's repeated requests, Tamp Wangji brought two British-sponsored radio transceivers from Lhasa, but he decided not to set them up in the border area along the Jinsha River. So Gru took one to the Lolong Sect, and the other remained idle in Qamdo. Prior to the Wehrmacht's campaign of Chamdo, the British telegraph trainers had tried to persuade Downpwangi to send the unused radio to the strategically important city of Zouzi so that he could receive timely and prompt information on the retreat route of Ragon Onda, but Downputwangi refused. With the end of November approaching, many speculated that the approaching winter meant that the Han Chinese army might not attack, causing the Tibetan army to gradually relax its vigilance.

At this moment, the plan for the Qamdo campaign formulated by General Wu was also approved by the General Staff on January 22. However, the real tactical order was not given until he and several other division commanders and chief logistics officers visited Tusi Touren in Ganzi and obtained their promise to send a large number of yaks into the transport. All this is a testament to the importance that the leadership of the National Defense Forces attaches to supplies and food, as well as the importance of logistics, including support for Tibetan compatriots.

Compared with the indecisiveness, change of generals, and improper arrangements of the Gexia government in Tibet, the National Defense Forces are very well arranged. On 3 December, Wu Ziyu issued a political order for the Qamdo Campaign to the 50th Mountain Division and the 60th Mountain Division in Yushu, urging the troops to pay attention to their own safety, unite with the Tibetan people, strictly enforce military discipline, carry forward the spirit of the National Defense Force's victory in battle, and ensure "complete military and political victory in the campaign" and "complete recovery of the snowy plateau."

On December 6, 9th year of the Republic of China, after the prelude to the Battle of Qamdo opened, the right troops of the northern front (the 66th Division of the Rapid Reaction Division as the main force with several battalions of cavalry of the former Dian Army) on the plateau crossed three provinces and regions (Xikang, Qinghai, and Tibet), walked about 1,500 miles in 14 days, crossed the Hengduan Mountains, crossed the Jinsha River and the Lancang River twice and many unknown mountains and rivers, and fought several battles in Jiazangka and Jiwuqi; Due to the continuous march, many horses died first, and many cavalry turned into infantry, and finally within the time required by the previous commander, before the Tibetan army retreated westward, it reached Enda, which is called the "five road junctions" west of Qamdo, and the task of encirclement was completed with great difficulty. Then, from west to east, they blocked the Tibetan army withdrawn from Qamdo, and victoriously cooperated with the main attacking force to annihilate the Tibetan army in the Qamdo area completely, cleanly, and completely.

After the roundabout troops crossed the river, the attacking troops of the two mountain divisions on the north and south lines crossed the Jinsha River one after another at several ferries, and the roundabout troops and the main attacking troops on the left of the northern front did not encounter resistance from the Tibetan army when they crossed the river, and the attacking troops on the left and southern lines of the northern front encountered resistance and forced attacks when crossing the river at two points northwest of Dergegangto and Ba'an (now Batang), and they were all destroyed by our artillery fire, and the troops quickly succeeded in crossing the river without suffering heavy losses. After crossing the river, the main attacking force on the left of the northern front encountered strong resistance from the Tibetan army in Xiaowula and other places, but the Tibetan army was annihilated or abandoned and fled under the fire of the 75 mountain howitzers and mortars of our mountain division.

In order not to give the Tibetan army a chance to breathe, the troops endured the pain of thin air, hunger, cold, and fatigue, and fought day and night, fighting continuously, and winning successive battles. The attacking troops on the left of the northern front in the direction of Gangtuo were in pursuit, and Yu Tongpu Zhiyong annihilated a large force of Tibetan troops. A regiment of the 60th Division in the mountains of the southern front annihilated the Tibetan army nearly a Jiaben (quite a small company). Inspired by the political offensive and policies of the National Defense Forces, the ninth generation of the Tibetan Army, Derge 61 Gesang Wangdui, led his troops to revolt on December 21, and Tranquility (now Mangkang) was peacefully liberated. At this time, the 4th Column of the Yunnan Frontier Corps of the National Defense Army, which had been reorganized from the Yunnan Army, eliminated and expelled the "militia", monk soldiers, and a Tibetan army, and occupied Yanjing and other areas. The 2nd Regiment of the 66th Rapid Response Division then moved westward and carried out separate tasks to intercept the Tibetan army. The Tibetan army in Qamdo was unable to resist and abandoned the city and retreated westward, and the 50th Mountain Division, the main attacking force of the northern front, entered the city (the left army and a regiment of the 50th Mountain Division followed one after another), and eliminated more than 200 Tibetan troops who did not withdraw, and Qamdo was liberated. When he heard that the Wehrmacht had blocked the way, he turned back to the Zhugu Monastery in the west of Qamdo, and after contacting the Wehrmacht, he ordered all 2,700 Tibetan troops to lay down their arms. On January 4, the 10th year of the Republic, the Battle of Qamdo was completely concluded.

From December 6 to January 4, the Battle of Qamdo lasted 28 days, fought more than 20 battles, and annihilated more than 5,700 Tibetan troops. 1 Daiben uprising. A total of more than 20 high-ranking officials at or above the Daiben level were captured, and Lieutenant Newman, a British newspaper trainer serving in the Tibetan army, and 2 Indians were captured. It can be said that in the Battle of Qamdo, the main force of the Tibetan army has been wiped out.

The Battle of Qamdo was not a war for the sake of war, nor was it a battle for the elimination of the Tibetan army and the liberation of Qamdo, but it was still a battle for peace talks and laying the foundation for the peaceful recovery of Tibet. After the situation of the Qamdo Battle spread to all parts of Tibet, the upper ruling group in Lhasa was in chaos, and at this time, a patrol airship formation composed of four large airships appeared over Lhasa, of course, at night, taking advantage of the dark night, a 140-man assault force 701 tactical special operations company with full equipment, under the guidance of the Tibetan special agents of the Unified Investigation Bureau, landed on a dam south of Sera Monastery. Soldiers armed with plumbers and precision Qin crossbows, also supported by four 60 mortars and ten 50 grenadiers. At this moment, Lhasa lost even the guards of various palaces and government departments, and most of them camped at the Rupuyan Monastery outside the Potala Palace. was rushed in by the special forces and brutalized, and the remaining less than 200 people chose to surrender. Under the instructions of government officials, a soldier of the first class continued to resist stubbornly and tried to delay time, but under the combined fire of mortars and airships converted into aerial gunboats, he did not last more than half an hour, and was boiled by thermite incendiary* bombs.

The Tibetan Living Buddha looked at the sky-high fire of the Gexia government in the east and the soldiers and flying gunboats that were faintly visible in the dawn light, and his face was neither happy nor sad, but he put his hand into the inner lining of his robe. But when the lamas gathered to listen to the Buddha's teachings. The Living Buddha just turned around and went to zazen very tiredly, leaving a sentence in the empty corridor:

"The sun has risen, welcome the faithful." The lamas looked at each other, there were a lot of outsiders, whether it was the believers or not, it was not clear, but the guy in his hand could really send people to the Western Heavens, at least it was much more efficient than their prayer wheels.

The Grand Lama finally understood the reason, and after a little pondering, he understood what the boss meant. Gao Xuan Buddha number, and gave the little lamas an order, "Open the door to welcome guests." ”