Iron Wing Eagle Raising Chapter 20 The Republican Army

Season 5 Peace Journey Chapter 20 Republican Army

Christmas Eve! Holy Night! Everything is quiet, everything is clean!

Christmas Eve! Holy Night!

The shepherds shuddered, the glorious streams flowed far down from heaven, and the angels sang hallelujah;

On the night of December 24, 1918, singing sounded in the small green building of Nancy, France. A new year is coming, and the little baby of the Tang family has also spent his second birthday.

Amid the sound of the piano at home, people sat in front of the blazing fireplace, chatting. Today, almost all of them are not here, except for those who do not have families in France.

Richthofen, the "Red Earl", led his fiancée back to his home, and Zhu Binhou and Patton's sister Nita also went to the United States to meet Patton's family. Of course, Zhu Bin is waiting to go, and naturally he has a task on his side.

Patton, the god of war on the American side, the general who survived the war, is experiencing the most unexpected period at this moment. Not only because of disarmament, the military spending of tank brigades has been significantly reduced. Even, he was demoted back to the rank of peacetime and became a major.

The end of World War I, for Patton, was as if his life was coming to an end. Boring social socializing, although he can also cope with Yuru, but for a general on the battlefield, this is a life he doesn't like so much.

Knowing that Patton was now about to enter this peaceful life, and "miserable", and at the same time, in order to avoid the future, he had to hold up his saber and deal with the soldiers under his former subordinates who asked the U.S. government for wartime and promised benefits.

The unspoken words were-"Such an excellent warrior, leave it to others, it won't be a fool!" ”

Collecting well-known generals is also one of Tang Yunyang's purposes for coming to Europe. Of course, there is a more important purpose, that is, since China is not included in the five major members of the upcoming Paris Peace Conference, it is natural to make trouble for them. Let them know that without China's interests, then no one's interests are at all.

Regarding this matter, Dai Li, who had just secretly returned to Nancy from Ireland, brought good news to Tang Yunyang.

"Sir, our 'Chinese Association' has a small community organization in Dublin, they have just been established, and they have not yet had any strength. However, we have already won an unprecedented victory in the UK parliamentary elections with Sinn Féin through them and Sinn Féin, winning 73 out of 103 seats...... But ......"

In January 1919, Sinn Féin, who had been elected to the British Parliament, refused to travel to England to form the Irish National Assembly in Dublin. Then the Republic of Ireland was proclaimed, all levels of government were established, and an armed "Irish Republican Army" was formed. This is Sinn Féin's new plan, after all, going to the British Parliament is equivalent to recognizing the relationship between Britain and Ireland, and then the opportunity for Ireland to become a "Dominion" with certain independent rights will disappear.

"This time, I also secretly met with the chairman of Sinn Féin. Valera and Vice President Griffiths. And exchanged views with them. For the time being, they intend to wage an armed struggle, and it is a fitting time for us to get in touch with them, who are looking for large arms suppliers and forces that can finance their desire for independence......"

Tang Yunyang's gaze fell on the fireplace at this time. Belle sat together, talking enthusiastically about Jane. Merlin's body. A black knitted sweater completely shows off her graceful waist, which is a treat no matter how it looks.

And the other one is Elena. Belle, Tang Yunyang just can't figure it out, she is British, what better thing is than staying in England for Christmas. Although her father is not in England, this is not the reason why she has to run back and spend Christmas here!

"thief, you don't know that Christmas is a family!"

Look at Elena. Bell's Tang Yunyang was a little angry, he didn't understand, this Elena. How could Belle be like the enemy in her life?

Although Dai Li was not sure if Tang Yunyang was listening, he still performed his duties and continued to report in a low voice.

"However, I am afraid that the strength of the IRA is still too small, and the conditions of their cooperation are quite harsh, and they do not seem to want Britain to be affected in international politics because of their struggle with the British government!"

Tang Yunyang, who seemed to be absent-minded, nodded lightly, his voice so low that it was almost inaudible.

"Hmph, that's a certain thing, after all, they are still in a confederacy, and such a conflict is not good for all of them."

Confederation is a loose federation of states, and each member state has its own constitution and diplomatic, military and other things. But at the same time, they also have a manifest economic, political, military, and other aspects.

After a slight pause, the smile on Tang Yunyang's face made it impossible to see that he was planning something with Dai Li on the side. It was as if he were just a father who couldn't tell his baby because he was enjoying a cigar. Far away, looking at his own baby and smiling.

"Tell them that we can accept this condition, we just want to have more economic ties with them. Whether they are buying arms or other supplies, we are willing to deal with them more. Especially, we prefer to deal with the straightforward Irish than with the London side! ”

Dai Li smiled lightly on the side, nodded slightly, and only replied lightly.

"Yes, sir!"

Then, he left here and quietly went out to unfold the work assigned to his subordinates.

This kind of agreement, which seems to be a loss to the Chinese side, is easy to sign. The Republican Army under Sinn Féin in Ireland received a certain degree of combat training, as well as some of the same weapons as the British Army, such as light machine guns and submachine guns, so that they could use captured ammunition.

China, on the other hand, will not receive any special benefits in Ireland or the United Kingdom for providing such assistance. The only thing that is left is that the two sides can negotiate the tariffs and set them to a level that is acceptable to both sides.

In fact, it seems that China has no benefits, but in fact, opening up the market for dumping products to Britain is a victory that cannot be measured in real amounts, especially when Sinn Féin's relations with Britain are not so good, and British gangsters also deliberately earn more money for land smuggling, business will naturally be much easier.

If you look closely, these benefits still seem modest. But in the long run, the British government had to pay a huge amount of money for fighting against the IRA in guerrilla warfare, because of smuggling, because of the cheap and cheap Chinese goods that invaded their markets.

And as long as Ireland does not give in for a day, then this potential drain on Britain's national power will continue forever and ever. The potential damage to Britain's own industry and other aspects is certainly not a simple and easy thing to calculate. In particular, in order to deal with the Irish Republican Army, Britain had to maintain military spending.

Although, China's military expansion is also spending a lot of money on military spending. However, constructive military expansion and sustaining fighting, attrition and income are exactly two opposite directions. China's military expansion will prompt a large amount of capital to flow into its underdeveloped industrial production because of the army's demand for equipment.

It will provide sufficient internal market demand for China's newly established industrial system. But for the already mature British industrial market, although the government is also spending money on equipment, this kind of long-term spending on national construction costs is endless.

Personally, this kind of means of causing the other side to be consumed somewhere for a long time is the focus of the international political struggle and the way to win the game of great powers.

For example, just like today's China, it has to frequently face unstable situations in its nearby regions and constantly provoke unfriendly countries in its vicinity.

In fact, the microclimate here is nothing but an inevitable influence of the general environment of international economic struggle. The implication for China's military is that since it has to face such a close challenge, then equipment and other aspects must be tilted in this way.

However, in the long run, even if China has a chance to break through the blockade of the first island chain, it will still not be able to compare with the forces that have long been guided by the concept of "winning in international and regional operations" and have developed superiority in equipment and training.

If we look at history vertically, we should see that this arrangement was formed around the end of World War II and ended at the end of the Korean War. Although we won the Korean War against the United Nations forces, we lost the opportunity to occupy Taiwan, and thus lost the opportunity to break through the blockade of the island chain.

This result is not only a conspiracy of the Yankees, but also a certain degree of foresight on the part of Lao Maozi, and the focus is on Taiwan. As for the purpose, neither the Soviet Union nor the United States at that time wanted a China that could stand tall and speak internationally would appear. Stalin reneged on his promise at the last moment not to send the air force into the war. If you look at it from the point of view of the Soviet Union, it is natural that the decision was made because it would not be on the side of the "couch" to create a strong country.

If from the point of view of the Chinese, Stalin is not a good person. However, from the perspective of the Soviet Union or the Russians, China's inability to break through the blockade island chain indicates the eternal independence of Mongolia and the eternal stability of the southern frontier.

People are not for themselves, and the heavens and the earth are destroyed, which is also said! Chapter 20: The Republican Army