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When they grinned all the way back to the naval headquarters, Qu Tongfeng and Ma Xiang couldn't keep their mouths shut anymore. After more than ten years, the Chinese Navy has finally ushered in new development opportunities again, and as the head of the Southwest Navy and a member of the Chinese Navy, they have no reason not to rejoice.

After the First Sino-Japanese War, the Chinese Navy, which once ranked first in Asia and seventh in the world, became a laughing stock among the navies of all countries in the world. After nearly two decades of depression, loss, and pain, a new development has finally arrived. According to the "12.8" development plan, in 10 years' time, the Chinese Navy will not only have nine battleships, five battle cruisers, 12 cruisers, and dozens of destroyers, but also nearly 60 submarines and more than 50 torpedo boats in three submarine detachments, as well as several auxiliary ships and transport ships, but will also have several naval aviation divisions and hundreds of fighters and bombers. At that time, the total tonnage of the navy will exceed 600,000 tons, and it will become a naval power second only to Britain, Germany, the United States, and France, and a neighbor of Japan and Russia.

Compared with the naval commander Qu Tongfeng, Ma Xiang's excitement came and went quickly. After the two walked into the office together, they only heard him say quietly: "Commander Qu, although this is a good thing, now is not the time to be happy. When one day our fleet really forms combat effectiveness, then it will be a time of excitement. ”

After Ma Xiang finished speaking, Qu Tongfeng also restrained his smile, picked up the teacup and took a sip gently, and received it in a somewhat dull tone: "The navy has bought back so many huge ships this time, and I am afraid that qualified officers and sailors are far from enough..."

"The first two battleships, one battlecruiser, four cruisers, and destroyers are more than enough to cope with the current number of naval forces, but then we may have to expand them again. Sailors are easy to solve, anyway, our navy now has sufficient funds, and it is completely possible to recruit some from the provinces, but it is not so easy to train officers with rich experience. ”

"In terms of officers, I can contact former Beiyang Navy veteran generals Sa Zhenbing, Qiu Baoren, Xie Baozhang, Li Dingxin and others to win them all over, but..." Speaking of this, Qu Tongfeng frowned, his face full of embarrassment.

Ma Xiang knew what Qu Tongfeng meant before he finished speaking, that is, on the issue of the use of Fujian naval officers, they had to get Xiao Mubai's approval. What was the situation inside the former Qing Navy? It was a branch of the military that was completely monopolized by Fujian officers. For such an alternative warlord, how could Xiao Mubai rest assured that such a group of giant ships would be handed over to them. Although this is caused by historical reasons, it cannot be changed in a short period of time, but at any time, balance is very important, which can be seen from Xiao Mubai's current vigorous promotion of non-Yunnan generals in the army. As a high-ranking general, he has to stress politics at all times, which is why Xiao Mubai puts political qualification in front of military competence in the selection of officers and men of warships.

At a time when the issue of the two naval officers was entangled, not far from the naval headquarters, in the newly built building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Chinese and British negotiators were full of gunpowder, and scenes of verbal swords were being staged.

In the spacious and bright conference room, Zhu Erdian wore a tuxedo, a bow tie, and a high top hat. Although there was always a hint of a smile on the corner of his mouth, the look of worry in the depths of his eyes could not be concealed. As the plenipotentiary of the British side of the negotiations, Zhu Erdian is very clear about the willingness of the domestic government to urgently end the military conflict between the two sides. Although he understood what London meant, he did not agree with London's approach. Although the Imperial Army suffered a crushing defeat in Burma, it was not without the strength to fight a war, and the Southwestern Army was not necessarily able to take advantage of the situation into the Indian plains, in fact, the situation was not as bad as the cabinet imagined. It's just that London does not agree with his analysis, for the simple reason that they dare not bet that the British Empire must not lose India, even for a short time.

At this time, among the people in the conference room, Zhu Erdian's heart was undoubtedly the most complicated and bitter, as a diplomat of the British Empire, he had never felt so humiliated as he did now in the diplomatic arena of the Far East. He had a feeling that the British Empire had failed to suppress the powerful Communist Progressive Party, and perhaps in the future, it would lose the opportunity to suppress it forever.

Wang Chonghui was dressed in a suit and leather shoes, his tie was meticulous, and his thin face was very energetic, he didn't care at all about Zhu Erdian, who was in a complicated mood and was slightly distracted, cleared his throat and said: "As the provocateur of this war, the British government must bear all the responsibility for the war. Second, Tibet has always been an inalienable part of China, and Britain must respect China's territorial sovereignty and refrain from meddling in Tibetan affairs or interfering in China's internal affairs. Third, it is necessary to return the Hugang Valley, Kokang Region, and other Chinese border territories that have been invaded and occupied over the years. Fourth, compensate the government and people of the southwest for the loss of 10 million pounds! Fifth, in order to ensure the security of the border between the two countries, we propose that a military buffer zone in northern Myanmar should be established, and the troops of both countries should not be allowed to enter the area. ”

Zhu Erdian was not surprised by the previous conditions, but the two words of the final indemnity made him frown, not to mention the military buffer zone in northern Myanmar behind, if such a military buffer zone is really established, then I am afraid that the whole of Myanmar will be Chinese sooner or later. Under such harsh conditions, fortunately, it was because of his deep mind that he couldn't help but not turn his face on the spot. But he can bear not to turn his face, but it doesn't mean that other people also have the same city government, as Pan Lena, who served as Zhu Erdian's deputy in this negotiation, can't help it anymore at this time.

The British Empire has not yet reached the point of being so humiliated! Pan Lena snorted coldly and said: "Your Excellency, you should understand that the British Empire will never agree to such harsh conditions. You are blackmailing, you are blackmailing the British Empire, and we will never agree to any of them. ”

"Your Excellency Consul, if in the next negotiations. If you've always had that attitude, I don't think there's any need for us to sit here and waste our time. As Wang Chonghui's deputy, the deputy minister named Wang Zhengting seemed a little careless.

"Your Excellency, please respect the fact that the British Empire has not lost in this war, and that we have troops of hundreds of thousands or more in Burma and India, and they can continue to fight at any time. We are conducting this negotiation out of friendship with your country and the friendship between the two peoples. Zhu Erdian's face was extremely gloomy, and at this moment he could no longer remain silent: "I think maybe war is more suitable for us." ”

Wang Chonghui didn't care about Zhu Erdian's threat, he obviously didn't eat it, but he saw a contemptuous expression on his face, and snorted coldly: "Mr. Zhu Erdian, I don't understand, why do you think that you are not a loser in this British war of aggression against China's southwest border. I would now like you to be clear about the fact that the tens of thousands of people who have built roads in Savage Hill so far have been British prisoners of war captured by us. ”

Zhu Erdian suddenly came to his senses, and immediately became aware of an inescapable reality, another problem in this war that caused the British government a great headache, prisoners of war. Thinking of the domestic people who ran to besiege the Prime Minister's Office every day and shouted for his son to go home, Zhu Erdian couldn't help but have a headache. He hadn't been to any place in Savage Mountain, but as soon as he heard the name, he knew it was definitely not a good place, the war must not continue, and the prisoners of war must be brought back.

Negotiations are struggling to move forward in such a stalemate. The attitude of the British has endured again and again, but the attitude of the southwest is as tough as ever.

That night, Zhu Erdian sent back to China the harsh negotiation conditions offered by the southwest government. The negotiation of a draft treaty with a total of six articles and 36 paragraphs has made almost all cabinet members who know the inside story of the negotiations extremely angry. This is clearly a blackmail against the British Empire! However, two subsequent news from the Far East caused the angry cabinet members to quickly calm down. While the Chinese were preparing to fight in Burma with three newly mobilized divisions, they were secretly in contact with a delegation from the German military.

On 8 September, Zhu Erdian, who had received a telegram from the prime minister, formally signed the revised Sino-British armistice agreement in Chengdu with Wang Chonghui, the foreign minister of southwest China. Liao Chenghong, a reporter from the "Declaration" who witnessed the whole negotiation, recorded the moment when the British representative took up his pen and signed the peace treaty, and recorded that moment with a precious photo.

A photo is a piece of history, and some dusty things are flashed through photos.