Chapter 348 Steady and Steady Strategy
Originally, in the view of the US military delegation, as long as they gave up some interests in Asia or the South Seas, they could obtain the promise of the Xinghua Army to send troops to fight. But Zhao Tiehu's polite refusal and insistence still exceeded the expectations of these delegation members.
Just looking at this matter from the standpoint of Xinghuajun and Zhao Tiehu, the US military delegation can't say anything about Zhao Tiehu. As the commander-in-chief of the Xinghua Army, it is also a matter of course to put yourself in the shoes of the people who support the Xinghua Army.
To the great surprise of the US military delegation, they threw out a proposal to support Zhao Tiehu's independent statehood, but Zhao Tiehu still vetoed it. This veto somewhat puzzled the US military delegation.
However, the members of the US military delegation did not know at all, and Zhao Tiehu was well aware of the pros and cons of the independent founding of the Chinese state. It seems that the establishment of a country by the Chinese in Nanyang will allow the Chinese to have more interests and autonomy in Nanyang.
However, the consequences of this will inevitably lead to all-out racial antagonism in Nanyang in the future. The reason why Lan Fangguo, which was founded in Nanyang, fell into that fate has a lot to do with the fact that it attaches too much importance to the Chinese themselves and ignores other groups.
In Zhao Tiehu's view, in the future, Chinese people in Nanyang must learn to integrate with the local people. As long as the power of the Xinghua Army is always in the hands of the Chinese, then no one can infringe on the interests of the Chinese in Nanyang.
On the contrary, even if the Nanyang countries become independent in the future, the Xinghua Army must be the backbone of the National Defense Force. Officers and politicians of other races must rely on the Chinese to a certain extent if they want to get ahead.
Differentiation, co-optation, and integration are the survival rules set by Zhao Tiehu for the Chinese in Nanyang. As for freedom and the right to speak, at the moment in Mindanao and Borneo, even if the Chinese are not independent, who can do anything?
According to Zhao Tiehu's vision, after the Philippine achieves independence in the future, Mindanao will still be under the jurisdiction of the Philippine government. However, Mindanao will exist in the form of an autonomous state government, and the autonomous state government will be responsible for all military and political affairs.
In this way, how is it different from independence? What's more, this has the advantage of not causing resentment among the indigenous people of the Philippines. After all, Mindanao is still in the Philippines!
In fact, Zhao Tiehu's decision was also unexpected by many people. But Zhao Tiehu knows that it is unlikely that a one-party government will be achieved in Nanyang in the future, and multi-party coalition should be the norm of politics.
Local political parties must be given the right to participate in politics, but the power of the military must be controlled by the Chinese-led political parties. This is certainly true. As long as the military power is there, there will be no chaos in Nanyang.
In addition, Zhao Tiehu also saw that Jews were in the United States, and it seemed that their number was small. But now the Jewish community is growing in power in the United States, and in the future it will even become the real de facto control of the United States.
In this regard, the wisdom of the Jews is evident. What Zhao Tiehu wants to do now is to hope that in the future, the Chinese in Nanyang will become the rulers of the country in the real or behind the scenes, just like the Jews in the United States.
With such a plan, the Americans threw out the temptation to support the Chinese to build a state, how could Zhao Tiehu agree? If they do this, even the natives of Nanyang, who want to have the opportunity to become independent, will definitely feel that the Chinese have encroached on their homeland.
On the other hand, if the Xinghua Army supports their independence, it even gives up the independence of the Chinese. In the matter of the founding of the country, all the aborigines of Nanyang who hope for national independence and freedom must be grateful for the benevolence and righteousness of the Xinghua Army.
A big stick in one hand and a carrot in the other hand is the policy strategy prepared by Zhao Tiehu for the various tribes in Nanyang!
The conditions thrown out did not get a corresponding return, and the US military delegation was somewhat disappointed. Hearing the existence of the Japan Salvation Association, many deputies felt that 'the mountains and rivers are exhausted and there is no way out, and the willows and flowers are bright and there is another village.'
Under Zhao Tiehu's arrangement, members of the US military delegation held secret consultations and meetings with Nosuke Toda. In matters related to the future reconstruction of Japan, Nosuke Toda also put forward several requirements of his own.
That is, the National Salvation Association can cooperate with the US military to carry out an attack on Japan and delay the progress of the Japanese army on its own soil. Even if there is an opportunity, he will directly attack Tokyo and overthrow the rule of the current emperor.
But the condition is that the United States must recognize that the future government led by the National Salvation Association is the only legitimate government of Japan. As for the words of Toda, he must also be the first president of the future new Japan.
As for the so-called prime minister, in Toda's opinion, he doesn't want to have an emperor's mother-in-law on his head. As for the post-war compensation, Toda Nosuke also expressed his direct stance that he would talk about these matters after the overthrow of the government.
Again, the Salvation Congress can be an ally of the U.S. military, but it also needs the support of the U.S. military. With the help of the National Salvation Congress, the offensive pressure of the US military on the front line will also be reduced a lot.
If it were even possible, the Salvation Association would send personnel to rebel against the Japanese forces who were currently fighting overseas. In this way, the current government's stubborn fighting spirit will be broken and the same thing as the previous one will not happen again.
After three consecutive days of consultations, the US military reached a tripartite secret agreement with the National Salvation Association and the Xinghua Army. In the next Pacific theater, the Xinghua Army will also secretly cooperate with the National Salvation Association and the U.S. military in the strategic plan to attack Japan.
But what the US military delegation didn't know at all was that at this time at the Borneo Municipal Building, Du Yuesheng and the Japanese delegation also reached an agreement. That is, the Xinghua Army will not participate in the next confrontation between the US and Japanese forces.
In the end, the Japanese army and the U.S. military had the final say on the affairs of the South Seas. Even with regard to the Dutch Indian oil fields, the Xinghua Army promised to cooperate with the Japanese army in implementing condominium management. In the event of Allied bombardment, the Xinghua Army must provide corresponding support.
In return, the Japanese army withdrew its troops from Xinjiapo and other places. These troops, which will also be sent by the Xinghua Army, will secretly transfer them back to the Japanese mainland. The third theater of the Xinghua Army will officially take over the defense area abandoned by the Japanese army.
Almost on the same day, Xinghua Army signed corresponding agreements with the United States and Japan. The three parties seem to be very satisfied with the outcome of the negotiations. But only Zhao Tiehu knows that it is himself who really makes a lot of money.
In the future, it will not be the Xinghua Army that will fight against the Japanese army, but the wolf warrior mercenary group that is more elite than the Xinghua army. And this mercenary group is currently planning a new round of plans in the Far East.
After the talks, both the United States and Japan seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. It's just that with the withdrawal of the Japanese army from Xinjiapo, when the aircraft carrier formation under the command of the Xinghua Army officially entered Xinjiapo, many people were a little dumbfounded.
Only the Second Division of the Third Theater of Operations, which strode into the city, seemed to be a little high-spirited. For this city, which had a large number of Chinese in the early years, this time it was truly incorporated into the arms of the Xinghua Army and became the third territory controlled by the Xinghua Army.
What is surprising is that after the Xinghua Army took Xinjiapo, many Chinese and local people who had retreated to the mountains and forests earlier were soon transferred out one after another. And even soon launched, the corresponding post-war reconstruction work.
The Japanese army announced that in order to better protect the homeland, the Japanese army decided to withdraw its troops from Xinjiapo. Even the garrison of the Malay Peninsula, where Xinjiapo is located, will be dismantled one after another, stationed in the Ryukyu Islands and returned to the mainland.
In fact, the Japanese army was also very helpless to make such a decision. The reason is that the garrisons in Singapore and the Malay Peninsula are no longer of much use. The real power here is actually the Xinghua Army.
But for Zhao Tiehu, he is well aware of the importance of Xinjiapo. The Malacca route is crucial to the future of Asia's maritime strategy. Taking this place will greatly improve China's marine strategy in the future.
After receiving the telegram from Xinjiapo, MacArthur said in disbelief: "This is incredible! Are the Japanese crazy? Are they really going to give up all their interests in the South Seas? ”
"General, I think that the Xinghua Army and the Japanese army must have reached some kind of agreement. Because of our pressing, the Japanese have already felt the mortal threat, and they can only give up some interests in order to protect themselves. ”
With the staff officer's words, MacArthur also nodded: "Yes! But it's still hard for me to believe that the Japanese really can't see that letting the Xinghua Army grow stronger is also a mortal threat to them? ”
"Compared to our threat, they already feel the smell of death. As for the Xinghua Army, even if there is a threat, I am afraid that it will have to wait for a few years. In this case, the lesser of two evils is actually understandable! ”
"In this way, we have fulfilled the strength of the Xinghua Army?"
"It should be!"
But even with this, the U.S. military still can't give up the temptation to capture the Japanese mainland. They have even sensed that the situation in Asia is slipping out of control. In the future, the US military in Asia will only be afraid that it will be difficult to ensure its own interests.
And Zhao Tiehu's steady progress has begun to extend from Southeast Asia to the countries of the South Seas. The most important thing is that Zhao Tiehu is not greedy and does not pursue one step. On the contrary, it is steady and steady, and when you win a piece of land, you will go all out to build this territory.
In this case, even if the US military lands on the Japanese island in the future and wants to return to the South Seas, I am afraid that the result will not be too ideal. But even if they saw this, the U.S. military couldn't do anything, they didn't want to annoy the Xinghua Army.
Because at this moment, for the US military, facing a two-front war, they are more focused on Europe. Only by winning the battle with the German army can we truly establish and establish the status of the US military as a great power.
Asia, on the other hand, is relatively far away from the United States. If he really had to deal with the joint efforts of the Japanese army and the Xinghua army, I am afraid that MacArthur would also be worried that it might lead the war to the mainland of the United States.
After all, after this series of actions, MacArthur had already seen that Zhao Tiehu was not a person to be messed with. Most importantly, the Xinghua Army is good at hiding its strength. really annoyed Zhao Tiehu, God knows what will happen.
Once the Xinghua Army does use long-range bombers, the US military cannot ensure that its bombers can be intercepted. In the final analysis, the climate of the Xinghua Army has been established, and if you want to suppress its development, I am afraid that it is unlikely!