The war plan for the war against France was sent to Wei Ze's desk, and Ju Junfeng looked at Wei Ze a little nervously and looked at the copywriting page by page with a blank expression. Fighting abroad is not the same thing as fighting at home, and he doesn't have much self-confidence. The plan was to strike quickly by land and water, trying to solve the French army in the shortest possible time. Based on the fighting ability of the French, the Liberation Army dispatched an army of 15,000 men, and the total strength was estimated to be three times that of the French. There was also a large-caliber siege artillery delivered to the south of Vietnam to participate in the assault on the fortresses. The other four corps of the Qiongzhou Corps were also ready to arrive in southern Vietnam by sea at any time to participate in the war.

On the whole, there is no slight support for the program setting. After all, even an army like the Hunan Army, making full use of the power of the flowering bomb, can cause certain losses to the Thunder Tiger troops. The French army is also one of the strongest armies on the planet, and after taking advantage of the defense, the Liberation Army must also consider the huge casualties that will occur in the war.

Putting down the plan, Weeser said: "Enter Vietnam to fight, and don't openly use our banner." It is better to wear a Vietnamese military uniform and disguise yourself as a Vietnamese army. The Liberation Army appeared in the form of a Vietnamese army, so it can be said afterwards that China did not participate in the war at all, and the land cession was a matter between the Vietnamese government and the Chinese government. Not to completely tear your face with the French. After all, our naval strength is limited, and if the French declare war on us, it may cause some unexpected results. ”

"It's not bad to disguise yourself as a Vietnamese soldier." Ju Junfeng agreed, and he continued: "But does the Vietnamese army have so many warships? The French are not fools. ”

"France does not have as many ports as the British, and if they are forced to the coastline, they can crush the logistics by eating themselves. It's not a bad thing to wait for them to retreat on their own. Weser laughed.

Ju Junfeng said in surprise: "Do you want the Vietnamese side to provide the logistics of our troops?" Quick fixes are all about reducing logistical pressure. ”

But after finishing speaking, Ju Junfeng figured out one thing, "Dudu, do you still have doubts about sending troops?" ”

Weeser did have doubts, he didn't want to expand the war to the point of being out of control in the first place. After all, France is a world power, and taking three is a super good-looking guy. is too good-looking, and was provoked by Prime Minister Bismarck, and Nasan immediately jumped out to declare war on Prussia. Then it was completely crushed by the Prussian army. God knows how drastic a response will be to such a guy after being attacked by China. The Liberatiu's naval forces are rather weak, and now is far from the time to challenge the British. The British, on the other hand, were acquiescing in French expansion in Southeast Asia. This situation makes it necessary for Weeser to tread carefully.

Since Ju Junfeng questioned whether Wei Ze had doubts, Wei Ze simply said: "I think this matter can be more prepared, at least wait until the training of several of our ironclad ships is completed, let's talk about the attack." ”

Hearing Wei Ze's clear attitude, Ju Junfeng persuaded: "Governor, at the end of next year at most, we will have a large number of troops to retire. At that time, nearly 100,000 troops were retired to the cities, and food supply was a big problem. At present, there is a big problem with the grain trade from the Vietnamese side, and if we can take South Vietnam, we can also protect the rice trade with Siam nearby. ”

What Ju Junfeng said was a matter of reality, but Wei Ze obviously felt that something was wrong. Historically, when too many countries encountered difficulties in reality because of their lack of strength, they took risks in order to stabilize the advantage they had taken. Japan is an example, gambling on national fortune again and again, even if it has reaped a lot of benefits in the front, but after losing it in the last hand, it will be completely lost. There is an indescribable resemblance between the current situation of the Liberation Army and the situation in Japan at that time. This made Weeser feel very uncomfortable.

Closing his eyes slightly, Wei Ze gave up thinking for the time being, and let his hunch dominate his train of thought more. After a while, Wei Ze opened his eyes, and he said to Ju Junfeng slowly: "China has never hit southern Vietnam before, that is, the level of controlling Jiaozhi County. And even Cochin County is often lost. A few days ago, I was enthusiastic and thought it was okay to let Vietnam cut land, but now the more I think about it, the more uneasy I feel. If our plan now was to launch a war of annihilation against Vietnam, I wouldn't have been so worried. ”

Ju Junfeng didn't expect Wei Ze to put forward such a big strategic idea, he couldn't expand his thinking to this point for a while, he said as if talking to himself: "The war to destroy the country? Wipe out Vietnam? Wouldn't that be a hundred thousand troops? ”

"Hmmm! It is true that so many troops are needed. Wei Ze nodded, and he finally figured out why he felt uneasy, "Chief of Staff, Vietnam is actually really afraid and hated by China. From Vietnam's point of view, China has been fighting him for 2,000 years. Almost every new dynasty has fought Vietnam when it was in its prime, and you say they are worried about France, which has traveled thousands of miles to Vietnam? Or are you worried about China, which is right next to Vietnam? ”

Although Ju Junfeng's concept of war can be extended to the economic scope, it is far from being able to take history and the psychological perspective brought by history into account. Therefore, Ju Junfeng was speechless, just trying to figure out what Wei Ze said was beyond Ju Junfeng's ability.

Wei Ze straightened out his thinking, and the whole person had recovered his usual calm state, and he said: "In this way, you can contact the Vietnamese side through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and say that we will disguise ourselves as Vietnamese troops and go by land." Let's see if Vietnam's Nguyen Dynasty is willing to agree. If they agree, it means that they are reassured of us, or at least that the threat of a French invasion of Vietnam is greater than ours. If they refuse to agree, it means that Vietnam is more wary of us and China. ”

Ju Junfeng obeyed the order and went to find Acting Foreign Minister Zuo Zhidan, but when he entered the office, he saw that Foreign Minister Hong Renji was also in the office. At this time, Ju Junfeng was stunned, and during the Northern Expedition of the Guangfu Army, Hong Renji asked for leave to recuperate in order to avoid suspicion. Many people think that Hong Renji has to wait until the New Year to go out of the mountain, and now that Hong Renji is here, is he reinstated? I haven't heard of that.

Seeing Ju Junfeng coming in, Zuo Zhidan hurriedly got up to greet him, "Chief of Staff Ju, you are good to come." Come with me to the Governor! ”

"Is there anything you want me to go with you to the Governor?" Ju Junfeng was puzzled.

Zuo Zhidan said with an unhappy face: "The French sent an envoy to ask if we were going to send troops to Vietnam. Either someone leaked the news from one of us, or the Vietnamese said something to the French. In short, this matter must be known to the Governor. ”

Ju Junfeng looked at Zuo Zhidan dumbfounded, he was such a smart person who quickly connected these things and came to a conclusion. With a sneer, Ju Junfeng said: "You don't need to go to see the governor first, although the governor doesn't know that the Vietnamese have made this reputation, but the governor has already expected a lot of things." ”

Looking at the warrant recorded by the secretary and signed by Wei Ze, listening to Ju Junfeng talk about what he talked about with Wei Ze, Zuo Zhidan and Hong Renji also suddenly became enlightened. Zuo Zhidan praised: "The governor has never missed it!" This must be the ghost of the Vietnamese in it! Hmph, these guys still want to trick our Liberation Army, it's really blind to their eyes! ”

Ju Junfeng also thought so, and he asked: "Then do you want to ask the Vietnamese if they want to allow us to go to South Vietnam through the territory of Vietnam?" ”

"Of course, I have to ask, since the governor has already given the order, why don't we carry it out?" Zuo Zhidan said with a mocking expression, "But the Vietnamese really underestimated the French, and the French sent a representative to propose a proposal to us, and the two of us joined forces to divide Vietnam." And the French also came up with a proposal, and it turned out that we asked the French to guarantee the security of our rice trade line with Siam, and the French were still there to bargain with us. Hearing the Vietnamese tell the French that we were going to send troops, the French promised this time that if we agreed that the French occupied southern Vietnam, they would guarantee the safety of our rice route with Siam. ”

Seeing that the French were so good, Ju Junfeng couldn't help but nod again and again, "No wonder the governor values the French more, it seems that the French are really smart enough." After praising the French, Ju Junfeng couldn't help but ask: "But is what the French say reliable?" ”

Zuo Zhidan also understood the general appearance of the matter at this time, and he said briskly: "Reliable or unreliable, this will be discussed later for the time being." But this building yì does have a hearing. We will first report these things to the Governor, and the final judgment will be made by the Governor. But as far as I am concerned, the French are much more reliable than the Vietnamese now. ”

When Ju Junfeng and Zuo Zhidan were discussing, Hong Renji sat next to him and listened quietly. Ju Junfeng wanted to ask Hong Renji what was going on here, but he just glanced at Hong Renji a few more times, and Zuo Zhidan understood what Ju Junfeng meant. He hurriedly explained: "Minister Hong will resume work in a few days, and today I am here to sit at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ”

"Congratulations! Congratulations! Ju Junfeng hurriedly said.

When Zuo Zhidan heard this, his expression was not so good-looking. Hong Renji was not ordered to be suspended, where did this congratulations come from?

But Hong Renji didn't care, he smiled and said: "Chief of Staff, I'm also happy to be able to come back and do things with everyone." I have thought about it repeatedly these days, although I and Hong Tianwang are indeed relatives, but since our respective camps are different, there is nothing to say, relatives can only take care of private affairs, and official affairs have to be handled publicly. ”

Ju Junfeng also agreed with this statement, but he didn't care about personnel, let alone the personnel arrangements of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. So Ju Junfeng got up and said, "Then let's go to the governor to report this matter." ”R1058