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Chapter 1575 Choose one of the two

The plenipotentiary of the French government, Mr. Jules Murphy, was sent this time. Henri was originally the chief of staff of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and he took French Prime Minister Edouard Edward with him. Daladier and Foreign Minister George. Bonnet's entrustment is to be able to get something from the negotiations with Nanhua that cannot be obtained on the battlefield. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

An Yi received guests from France in the conference room of Fuyuan Building in Xiaonanhai.

Hear Jule. Henry's various non-trivial requests, An Yi showed a playful smile on the corner of his mouth: "I'm sorry, I won't agree to your request, as the president of the Republic of South China, I represent the interests of the entire country and nation, and it is impossible to make any concessions!" ”

Drew. Henry said with some excitement: "Why does Your Excellency the Chairman care so much about those false names? We in France have no intention of interfering in the affairs of South China, all we need is a dignified step down. As long as Nanhua is recognized as part of the French Dominion, it can be immediately recognized by the French Republic, and then drive the recognition of France's neighboring countries and Commonwealth countries, which will lay the final foundation for the legitimacy of your government! From now on, all you will face is the sea and the sky! ”

"Huh!"

An Yi seemed to have heard the funniest joke in the world, and laughed for a while, until the other party was angry, and then said slowly:

"If we admit that we are an integral part of the French colonies, then we will bind our interests to France, and we will get theoretical support for France's blatant intervention in the affairs of South China in the future, and even put us on the chariot of Britain and France!

"The independence of South China was not won by the French government, but by real swords and guns, just as France once supported the American War of Independence...... What is the situation in the United States now, have they collapsed in the British blockade? Not really! I firmly believe that we in South China will not be able to collapse in the so-called blockade between Britain and France, because we are engaged in a just cause, and so far we have formally established diplomatic relations with the Far East, Germany, Italy, Peru, Argentina, and other countries are holding consultations with us, and diplomatic relations will be established in the near future. Well, England and France do not recognize it, some countries recognize it, and, I advise Mr. Henry, that, as things stand, I do not think that France will be able to win in the contest with Germany, and therefore cannot enjoy the privileges of the victorious powers! ”

Drew. Henry looked angry: "I admit that Germany is indeed strong, but please don't forget that France was the ultimate winner in the last European war." The French army has now been expanded to two million, and in the event of war, it can be expanded to five million at any time, and France has built the Maginot Line in the border area adjacent to Germany, how many troops does the President think the Germans can use to launch a surprise attack on France? How many of their soldiers' lives could have been cut off in front of the Maginot Line?

"Since the last European war, Britain and France have an indestructible foundation of interests, once France and Germany go to war, Britain will inevitably declare war on Germany, Germany's sea transportation lines will be cut off at that time, and in the end the United States will be involved in the European war again, repeating the scene of the last European war! Therefore, no matter how bad the situation was at the beginning of the war, the final victory must belong to France! ”

An Yi pursed his mouth disdainfully: "Who will win the final victory in the future war between Germany and France, this is not the key, the key is that I can't gamble on the future of Nanhua, what we need is a peaceful and stable development environment, not prematurely involved in the war!" If the French government is willing to recognize the legitimacy of South China and formally establish diplomatic relations with South China at the ambassadorial level, we can consider releasing the French army and navy soldiers captured in the war to liberate South China! Alternatively, the French government could also consider exchanging gold, silver, machinery products and equipment of equal value at the reference price we offered! ”

"Blackmail, this is naked blackmail!"

Drew. Henry stood up angrily: "An ordinary soldier asks for $10,000, a lieutenant asks for $50,000, a colonel asks for $200,000, and a general asks for $500,000...... Mr. President, it is impossible for France to come up with so much money, do you mean to fight France to the end? ”

An Yi was not in a hurry at all, but slowly picked up the teacup in front of him, took a sip, and said neatly: "It may really be a war of national rejuvenation!" After victory, we in South China defeated the so-called number one army power, and it is not necessarily a respected army power, even if we lose temporarily, we can retreat into the Changshan mountain range to fight guerrillas, and think about the scene that the British are now experiencing in India, I feel that we may not have no hope of victory. ”

Drew. Henry's voice was stern: "France's five million troops, is it comparable to the poor army of the British?" Once the whole army is mobilized, it will only be a matter of a snap of a finger to set foot in South China. ”

An Yi smiled faintly: "Does Mr. Special Envoy really think that he can send five million troops to Nanhua to fight?" If nothing else, just logistics and supplies, I'm afraid it will drag down the French economy, and besides, I don't understand, what do you use to transport five million troops to South China, if you come too little each time, I'm afraid it won't be enough for us to stuff our teeth! Also, France simply cannot afford the consequences of defeat, once the defeat leads to the emptiness of domestic troops, Germany's steel torrent rolls down, avenging the defeat in the last European war, then I am afraid that it will not be as simple as losing the colony, but will be destroyed and extinct! I reiterate once again: I am only taking back what our nation has lost, just trying to gain an equal position, and even this cannot be satisfied, can it represent your sincerity? ”

Drew. Henry laughed angrily: "Fair? There is no absolutely fair thing in this world, a country's comprehensive strength represents his right to speak, do you think Nanhua is a barren land, qualified to sit on an equal footing with the powerful France? ”

An Yi scoffed: "It's not up to you to decide whether you are qualified or not, at least I think that our South China is stronger than France now." Up to now, Germany and Italy have been in contact with us on an equal footing, and I believe that the United States will soon be willing to establish formal diplomatic relations with us, and as for whether or not we have the approval of France, it is really nothing to us, anyway, we have 50,000 prisoners to work for, and we have no loss at all.

"As far as I am concerned, if we don't improve relations with France, it will have no impact, life will continue to pass, as the industrial and commercial foundation of South China becomes stronger day by day, our army will become stronger day by day, and then I am afraid that even if you France want to take it back, it will not be so good!

"Seriously, I don't want to be an enemy of France, and I don't want to keep so many prisoners to eat, we have a working population, and we are not inferior to you at all, I am willing to settle the dispute peacefully with you, but you must show enough sincerity! Your willingness to negotiate now is just a gesture on your part, but it is not a sign of sincerity. Nowadays, the international situation is complicated, and it is better to have one more ally than one more enemy. Not to mention anything else, our monthly production of aircraft in Nanhua has exceeded 500, with more than 1,000 cannons of various types, 5,000 machine guns, 100,000 rifles, 1 million grenades, and hundreds of millions of bullets. I know that France doesn't have to worry about the supply of weapons now, but the outbreak of war in the future is not necessarily, so one more friend and one more way. ”

Hearing An Yi's words, Zhuer. Henry calmed down and sat down slowly: "The price you want is too high, with the current French finances, you will definitely not be able to come up with so much money...... Is there a third option? ”

An Yi smiled and raised his fingers: "I have already said that it must be a choice of two, there is no other way to go." In fact, France could, of course, take the prisoners without spending a penny, and what was lost was nothing more than what had already been lost. Forget it, I know that there may be many things that Mr. Special Envoy cannot call the shots, you can give back what I mean to the country, and it is up to your big men to worry about it, these days Mr. Special Envoy can walk around and see the changes in South China, and you will understand what is the difference between colonialism and the people being the masters of their own country. ”

Drew. Henry looked at An Yi for a while, and suddenly asked, "Can I go and visit those captured French warriors?" ”

"Absolutely!"

An Yi did not hesitate at all: "In fact, we welcome the families of the captives to visit their relatives in Nanhua, but you have not communicated with us, and even the platform of the International Red Cross has not been used to convey our goodwill. I remember very well that in three or four years we fought a war with the British in western Yunnan, and as soon as the war ended, the British government came to the door in a hurry, and said all the good things, so they brought back all the prisoners. In fact, I already admire Mr. Daladier's lying skills for the French people to endure such a government! ”

Drew. Henry couldn't help but sneer, could it be compared to now? The war in western Yunnan was fought in Yunnan, and it did not infringe on British interests from beginning to end, and if you tried to occupy Burma or India, the British would react so quickly.

But Jule. Henry did not distinguish, but stood up: "Well, I will relay Mr. President's request to the country." I hope that during this time you will be able to appoint an official to accompany me on my visit to South China, and I would like to see how much has changed in the mouth of Mr. President! ”

An Yi waved his hand casually: "It's completely fine...... If the entourage of the Special Envoy does not find a suitable place to stay, they can stay at our State Guesthouse, which has the most advanced radio transceiver equipment in the world, and I will also greet the accompanying officials you need, and you will be unimpeded in Nanhua and even in Syria. I hope Mr. Special Envoy has a good time during his stay in South China! ”

Witness Jule. Henry left, An Yi saw that it was almost noon, thinking that Ye Qing had been calling and coercing these days, he couldn't help but shake his head and smile.

Anyway, Ou Chuer and Feng Jieyun were not around, An Yi thought about it, and personally dialed the phone number of Ye Zixin's office in the Security Bureau and invited them to have lunch together.

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Almaty is a city with a long history, the ancient Chinese Silk Road to Central Asia passed through here, it is located in the southeast of Kazakhstan, the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains at the foot of the Ili Mountains in the hilly area, surrounded by mountains on three sides, 700-900 meters above sea level, known for its abundance of apples, Almaty in Kazakh means "rich in apples", so Almaty is also called "Apple City".

6 Lenin Street, on the banks of the Lesser Almatinka River, west of Almaty, was the headquarters of Chuikov, who was appointed commander of the Western Front by the theater command. Since the beginning of the stationing, martial law has been imposed on both sides of the street, and all the inhabitants of this street have been driven to live in schools and government offices, and their houses have naturally become the seat of various departments.

In one of the innermost rooms of the headquarters, Chuikov stood in front of a large map, his expression solemn, and at the moment he was caught in some kind of thought, not even knowing that someone was approaching him.

"Comrade Chuikov, how long will my troops remain in Saletash? It is the northern foothills of the Pamir Plateau, the Kizilart Pass, with an average altitude of more than 3,000 meters, and not far to the west is Lenin Peak at an altitude of 7,134 meters and Stalin Peak at an altitude of 7,495 meters. ”

Sheng Shicai, who was dressed in the uniform of a Kuomintang general, saw that Cui Kofu had not moved for a long time, and finally couldn't help but break the silent atmosphere.

Chuikov woke up from his thoughts, turned his head and saw Sheng Shicai, his heart moved, and he immediately pulled him and pointed to a certain place on the map:

"Comrade Sheng Shicai, come and see, because Comrade Kulik wanted to wait for the Far Eastern Army to retreat and then seek an opportunity to engage in a strategic decisive battle with the Anjia Army, and after defeating the opponent in one fell swoop, he gradually restored the Soviet homeland, and regarded the preservation of strength as the top priority, so that the several lines of defense that we had worked so hard to build collapsed in an instant, and nearly 900,000 troops were concentrated in southeastern Kazakhstan, the entire territory of Kyrgyzstan, and the eastern part of Tajikistan.

"On the other hand, our opponents, after capturing Stalinabad, the capital of Tajikistan, sent a division to the east, trying to cross the Peter I Mountains and the Darvacha Mountains into the Gornobadahshan Autonomous Province, and then along the border road between our Soviets and Afghanistan to the West Kunlun Mountains on the Chinese border. If the Anjia army is allowed to block the Akbaitar Pass and the Uzberi Pass, our army will have no choice but to retreat into Xinjiang. However, An Yi has never played his cards according to common sense, and if he takes advantage of the situation to chase into Xinjiang, in addition to our bad luck, the Xinjiang Soviet power that we have built for a long time will also face a catastrophe.

Therefore, instead of taking our destiny into the hands of others, it is better for us to use our own brains to preserve ourselves. I am ready to send two divisions, together with your army, to the south, and to block the enemy west of the Khorog Pass. As long as we keep Khorog, we will keep the border crossings connected to Afghanistan, our external passage will always be unblocked, we can send troops to Afghanistan to collect grain and grass, and if necessary, we can even retreat to Afghanistan, I don't believe that An Yi dares to chase Afghanistan! ”

"Afghanistan?"

Sheng Shicai was very shocked, and when he saw Cui Kefu's firm gaze, he said hesitantly: "Comrade Cui Kefu, this is not good!" After all, Afghanistan is an independent sovereign country, and there are British people standing behind it, and if we cross the border to collect grain and grass, I am afraid that it will touch the sensitive nerves of the British. ”

"That's why I'm asking to take this step in your name!"

Chuikov's gaze was extremely stern: "Comrade Sheng Shicai, I hope you can understand that our revolutionary cause has reached a critical point of life and death. Since the outbreak of the rebellion in Afghanistan nine years ago, the pro-Soviet Amanullah. After the overthrow of King Khan, Habibullah, nicknamed the 'Son of the Water Carrier', came to power, and the Afghan regime fell completely to the British, and the whole of Afghanistan became an enemy of the Soviets.

"We use the blood of our enemies to save ourselves, and this is the only way to go! Don't worry, Comrade Sheng Shicai, the British are now too busy to take care of themselves, Indian rebellions are coming and going, according to the top secret news from the Cheka, the British used poison gas bombs in the battle with the rebels, millions of Indians died in the counterinsurgency war of the British, the situation in India has been completely out of control, and the British can't take care of Afghanistan at this time! ”

Sheng Shicai was a little relieved when he heard this, and then said a little unwillingly: "Once we go south, we will be farther and farther away from Xinjiang, I ......"

"Comrade Sheng Shicai, if we can't defeat the An Jiajun, even if you flee back to Xinjiang, you will be arrested by them, when I was a military staff officer in Nanjing, but I knew An Yi's arrogance and domineering, he dared to beat up the former Minister of Military Affairs and the current Chief of Staff General He Yingqin at the high-level military and political meeting of the central government in Nanjing, what do you think he would not dare to do?"

Sheng Shicai disagreed, and said in his heart that An Yi and I knew each other much earlier than I knew you, don't I know what he is? However, he did not dare to say this, the Soviet Union's purge and purge was not a joke, Sheng Shicai is now a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, according to the thinking and logic of the Soviet people, as long as he is a party member, he must accept the test of the party organization, and once his will is shaken, he will be taken down as soon as possible.

"Well, I obey the order, but I have to climb the Pamir Plateau, which has an average altitude of more than 5,000 meters, and I always feel that I have no bottom in my heart, and I hope to wait until I am ready to go on the road in two days, so that I can deal with the dangers that may arise on the snow line at any time." Sheng Shicai is a little helpless.

"This is okay, it is not so easy for An Jiajun to climb over the vast snow-capped mountains!" Chuikov thought for a while, and then said: "The air force of the An Jiajun is very rampant, I will equip you with enough anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns to prevent the other party from taking advantage of it." ”

Subsequently, Chuikov sent Sheng Shicai out of the door, and watched Sheng Shicai turn over his horse and leave under the "protection" of a Red Army cavalry company.

As soon as Chuikov walked into the headquarters, he was stopped. Vashukin, the political commissar of the front army, approached Chuikov's side and said in a low voice: "An old Red Army company commander who enlisted in the army in 28 saw that the soldiers of the whole company were pitifully hungry, and relied on his dexterity to climb over the wall to enter the house without permission, and only after stealing a street did he get more than 20 catties of flour. After returning to the barracks, he beat the flour into a paste for the soldiers of the whole company to eat, but he didn't get it at all, and he didn't want to have a hole in the bag of flour.

"In order to calm the anger of the people, our political work cadres arrested the company commander and prepared to publicly shoot him to calm the people's anger, who knew that after the matter became bigger, the troops below were restless, and more than 100,000 people pleaded for the old company commander, thinking that it was completely because the army's logistics supply was not up to par before such a problem occurred, and the old company commander did not steal things for himself, he didn't even touch a little batter, so where to find good cadres who are dedicated to maintaining his subordinates? The soldiers' representative said that if the old company commander was not released, the soldiers would disband on the spot, and some of the radical soldiers ran to the street where the old company commander stole things, arrested all the owners there, and forced them to say that they were framing good people, which attracted more people to run to rescue their compatriots, and now the army and the people are facing each other near the big camp in the north. ”

When Chuikov heard this, he frowned: "Is there not enough food for the whole army?" When did it happen? ”

Vashukin said: "Almaty did not have much grain in stock, in order to support the front-line war, all the food and ammunition materials were transported to the front line of Chuyili Mountain, but the strange explosion buried everything, we brought not much food from Xinjiang, barely enough for a week, plus the grain we collected from the people, if you eat three meals can only last for ten days, if you eat two meals can last for fifteen days, but this war is not ten days and a half a month to end, it is likely to take one to two months, So the logistics department was supplied with one-third of the daily rations, mixed in with a large number of wild vegetables, and many of the fighters were so hungry that we could not stand it, and we have already shot twenty-six deserters! ”

Puzzled, Chuikov asked: "When we set off from Xinjiang, wasn't there enough food for a month?" Why are you so nervous all of a sudden? ”

Vashukin smiled bitterly and shook his head: "The Theater Command asked to send some grain to Frunze, and some of the grain was brought to Saletash by Sheng Shicai's department from Kashgar, Xinjiang. ”

Chuikov thought for a moment and said, "Didn't you see herds of cattle and sheep on the road?" Didn't they levy it on the collective farms for military use? ”

"We also thought about it, but according to the comrades in Almaty, since the implementation of the collective farms, almost all the livestock in Kazakhstan have been slaughtered by the herdsmen without permission, and a batch of cattle and sheep has been requisitioned and sent to the front line of the Chuyili Mountains. Vashukin said embarrassedly.

Chuikov looked resolute: "When is it?" What else do you care? Let's wait until we drive away the enemy! From today onwards, every meal will be accompanied by a little beef and mutton, and the food will be supplemented by meat, and I can't watch our soldiers go hungry to war! As for the old company commander, let's set an example by beating him with thirty sticks, and in special times, we have to take into account the feelings of the troops......"

Before Chuikov could finish speaking, there was a sudden sound of fierce gunfire and bombs exploding in the north of the city, and Chuikov and Vashukin looked at each other in surprise, not knowing what had happened.

A communications staff officer hurriedly took off his headphones, stood up and anxiously reported: "Comrade Chuikov, Comrade Vashukin, something is wrong, over there in the barracks, some soldiers can't help but shoot at the people, and then a larger riot is triggered, some people try to storm the arsenal, our officers and soldiers are in a hurry, they use machine guns to strafe the people, and thousands of people have died...... The commanders did not know what to do and asked the headquarters for instructions. ”

Chuikov was stunned when he heard this, and after a while, his eyes became fierce, and he was ready to give the order to suppress it, but thinking about the terrible consequences, he felt that he could not express his position on this matter, so he had to say vaguely:

"Let them do it cheaply, as long as they can stabilize the situation, all means are worth it. I'm going to think about the next battle plan now, and don't bother me with anything! ”

After speaking, without waiting for the staff officer to ask how to make a cheap method, he nodded to the shocked political commissar Vashukin and walked into the small room in the room.