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Chengdu, which has been the political, economic and cultural center of the southwest region since ancient times, has regained its original appearance after a night of carnival at the beginning of the rising sun. Students are laughing and running to school in twos and threes with their school bags on their backs, and workers are running out of their homes to their factories in high spirits. A new day begins, and everything seems to be back to the way it was, but only the truly attentive will notice that something is quietly changing in the middle of the city, or in the southwest. For example, the citizens who walk between the streets and alleys have puffed up their chests and exuded self-confidence from time to time.

The impact of the Battle of Prome was too great, not so much a turning point in the campaign as a turning point in strategy. And because of this turning point, the fate of the two countries began to take an irreversible turn since then.

Xiao Mubai stood at the window, and all kinds of urban projects in the distance were in full swing, such as sewer renovation, road widening, urban greening, etc., all of which came into his eyes, and it was not difficult to see from the tip of the iceberg that the Communist Party government was pragmatically building the long-term goal of the southwest.

In the past year or so, the CPC's ability to control the provinces under its jurisdiction has been increasingly strengthened, and its ability to govern has been markedly improved. Industry, hydropower, transportation, especially agriculture, which is said to be the foundation of the national economy, has seen a spurt in output with the input of various chemical fertilizers and various high-quality seeds. Because of this, some provinces have even shouted the slogan of solving the problem of food and clothing in the whole province within five years.

Although there are still various problems in the southwestern region under the CPC's jurisdiction, it is undeniable that with the exception of the Kang-Tibet region, where the situation has just stabilized, the economic and social progress of the other provinces has made great progress. In this regard, no matter how much people who dislike the Communist Progressive Party, they have to admit in their hearts that this party has indeed brought about great changes in the southwest region that have not been seen in a thousand years.

According to such a development trend, to paraphrase a famous saying of the chairman of the National People's Congress in later generations, Xiao Mubai believed that there was no doubt that "one year of preparation, three years of counteroffensive", and finally defeat Beiyang to gain the right to rule China. Unfortunately, all this was completely disrupted by an unexpected border conflict.

The British Empire is indeed very powerful, but Xiao Mubai, who is a powerful Indo-Burmese colonial army, really doesn't pay attention to it, because he has full confidence in the more than 200,000 troops under his command who were trained with the infantry drills of the 60s in the 60s. In fact, it is true that the army in the southwest did not disappoint their commanders. Although they have not really experienced many major wars, and although they are still very immature, they have only undergone strict military training, but they have relied on their heroic and tenacious fighting style, steadily and steadily, and gradually consumed the strength of the British, and won victories one after another. Having been baptized in actual combat in Burma, they have initially possessed the spirit of an elite army.

The knock on the door interrupted Xiao Mubai's train of thought, and when he turned his head to look, it was Yang Yongtai, director of the Secretariat of the General Office, who came in. Yang Yongtai had a trace of tiredness on his cheerful face, walked behind Xiao Mubai and said, "Chairman, the time for the meeting is coming soon, Director Zhao asked me to ask you to go now." ”

Xiao Mubai nodded, very satisfied with Xiao Mubai, the secretary and director of the bureau who wrote smoothly and thought quickly. Yang Yongtai, the word Changqing, Guangdong Mao celebrity, and the situation in the original time and space is very different, at this time he has been studying at the Central Party School of the Communist Party of China after joining the Communist Party early, and was transferred to the General Office of the Central Committee after graduation. Because of Xiao Mubai's unexpected arrival in this time and space, the fate of many people has begun to change.

In the conference room, several senior party, government, and military officials in the southwest who were present swept away the gloomy color on their faces for the past few days, and looked radiant.

Xiao Mubai sat in the first place, glanced around and nodded with satisfaction. To be honest, what he is concerned about now is not whether the British government will continue to choose war, but how big the war will be. This military conflict with the British has been doomed from the beginning that it will not end in an anticlimactic manner, at least it is about the dignity of the country and the nation, and at least it is about his image and status of Xiao Mubai.

The damage of the war has never been one-sided, don't look at the huge losses of the British, but in fact, the southwest side is not comfortable, the two months of war has consumed a large amount of materials, weapons and ammunition in the southwest, converted into the southwest's newly issued currency, that is nearly 100 million Chinese yuan, even converted into US dollars, there are more than 50 million. According to the current annual income of the southwest region, it is equivalent to a quarter of the fiscal revenue, if it were not for the overseas Huamei Group has been secretly providing funds, the southwest government would have gone bankrupt long ago. Now that the British are ready to succumb, and the industrial construction of the southwest is currently at a critical moment, it would be better if they could not fill this bottomless pit with money.

Thinking of this, Xiao Mubai turned his head to Foreign Minister Wang Chonghui and asked, "Liang Chou, who is the special envoy sent by the British for peace talks?" ”

"It's the British Minister to China, Zhu Erdian." Foreign Minister Wang Chonghui seemed very happy at this time, but he was also a little worried.

Jiang Fangzhen looked very relaxed, and when he heard this, he also smiled and said: "The British government has not much choice now. Either continue to fight and watch the loss of the Indian colonies, or come down to a truce with us in order to deal with the aggressive Germans. ”

"Keep fighting? Lost the Indian colony? The British government would not take this risk, and Asquith could not afford to take this responsibility. Xiao Mubai smiled coldly, and then asked, "What is the bottom line of the British government?" Can you know? ”

"Judging from the telegrams intercepted by the Second Department of the General Staff from Britain, the Asquith government should be thinking of ending this military conflict as much as possible in order to deal with various crises, so it seems that the British government will definitely give up a lot of interests."

Xiao Mubai nodded, thought for a while, and continued: "Next, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is responsible for starting to restart negotiations with the British representatives, and now that the London government is in a period of panic, they may not agree to our harsh conditions." The armed forces should cooperate well with the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and provide necessary support. ”

"Yes, Chairman. We, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will certainly do a good job this time. Wang Chonghui looked very excited, this is an opportunity to leave a name in history.

"Although it is said that negotiations have now resumed, we must not slack off, and the General Staff Headquarters must be ready to start a war at any time and have a corresponding operational plan, and the General Political Department, General Armament, and General Logistics Department must fully cooperate. In addition, a telegram was sent to Commander Songpa, asking the 7th Division to suspend its advance, so that we could give the British a little face. ”

"Yes!" With Xiao Mubai's words, Jiang Fangzhen, Yang Zhenhong and others began to respond.

Flipping through the briefing in his hand, Xiao Mubai then said: "How is the situation of the front-line troops now?" ”

"The whole battle has basically ended, the battlefield has been cleared, the 2nd and 3rd Divisions, which have been seriously damaged, have started to rest on the spot, and the 4th Division has also suffered many casualties. Despite this, the morale of the various units was still high and the desire to fight was strong. I think that as long as the logistics and materials are well guaranteed, there is no problem in fighting a war. Jiang Fangzhen knew the situation on the front line well, and he did not pause in his answer.

Xiao Mubai nodded and said: "The 16th, 17th, and 18th divisions that have completed training will be transferred to Burma, and the three divisions that have suffered heavy casualties will be replaced and returned to China to recuperate, and the troops and equipment will be replenished as soon as possible, so that they can quickly recover their combat effectiveness." The General Office coordinates the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Finance. It is necessary to do a good job in compensating the wounded and wounded. ”

"Okay Chairman." Zhao Mingchuan agreed, and then wondered: "Another thing is that the German envoy and his entourage have arrived in Chengdu, and the German side has proposed an arms purchase plan to us, how should we reply to them?" ”

"Promise them." Xiao Mubai's decision was very happy, but Jiang Fangzhen was very worried after hearing it.

Xiao Mubai looked at the information, he didn't see Jiang Fangzhen's worries, he knew what Jiang Fangzhen was worried about. After a long time, Xiao Mubai put down a thick stack of materials and said: "Brother Baili, don't worry too much, the T12 tank is just a test vehicle for us, and we can already produce more advanced T14 tanks, so selling the T12 is not a big problem." Of course, some necessary modifications are still required before the sale, and we still have to keep what should be kept. ”

Jiang Fangzhen frowned and nodded, the conditions of the Germans are indeed very attractive, 200 million marks, not to mention a low-interest loan equivalent to 50 million US dollars, and more importantly, there are a large number of complete sets of industrial equipment, which is urgently needed in the southwest, and it is no wonder that many people are beginning to be tempted. Moreover, the promise of selling at this time is another aspect of wanting to show the British, and the British, who are anxious to negotiate, are bound to accept the conditions of the southwest because they are more anxious.

In the final analysis, many things in this era have already reached the doorstep, just like the British tanks in World War I, when the Germans could make them in batches. Therefore, Xiao Mubai is not very worried, he wishes that the Western powers would fight to the death after World War I.