Chapter 339: Farewell, Zhu Erdian (3)
When Zhu Erdian saw the IOU sent by Gu Weijun, he immediately felt dizzy, what are these bastards doing? The two sides are at war, how can they make an IOU to the Chinese, Zhu Erdian looked carefully, and it listed food, medicine, clothing, and even cigars and other materials.
"Mr. Gu, what's going on?"
"Your Excellency Zhu Erdian, don't you still understand, your country can no longer support Myitkyina, and will surrender at any time, at that time it will be very unsightly for your country's face, China, in the spirit of benevolence, did not accept their surrender, but appropriately provided them with some materials, so that they can maintain, shouldn't your country give this money?"
Hearing Gu Weijun's explanation, not only Zhu Erdian, but even Rui Enshi couldn't stand it anymore, this is a naked slap in the face, I knew that it would be better to allow them to surrender!
"Mr. Gu, even if you provide supplies, it won't be so expensive, you can't provide more than 50,000 catties of food, plus medicines and other sundries, it won't exceed 50,000 oceans, 30,000 pounds is equivalent to more than 300,000 oceans!"
"Mr. Zhu Erdian, the price you said is in Shanghai Tang, don't we still have to have freight, Myitkyina has rough roads, and we also have to occupy our own precious military logistics forces, this is already very favorable, and I also want to remind you, this is the price of every day, if we can't reach an agreement as soon as possible, all the materials in Myitkyina are exhausted, then we have to provide it, the price will be higher!"
Hearing this, Zhu Erdian really couldn't stand it, and hurriedly announced the suspension of the meeting, he had to find out what happened to the British army in Myitkyina, if what the Chinese said was true, then Britain had to make greater concessions, and Reinsch also hurriedly reported the situation to the country, it seems that the combat effectiveness of the Chinese [***] team is indeed not weak, although China does not have a navy now, but the army and air force in the Far East can already be regarded as second to none, can easily crush the British, it is not difficult to confront the Ben.
In an instant, China's value has risen a lot, this is a force that must be paid greater attention to, and the United States must also strengthen its relations with China, and a regime with some strength and close to the United States is definitely a benefit to the United States' Far East strategy, and the United States' view of China has been quietly changing, China is not just a piece of fat, but a force that restricts the strategic balance, and only strength can be respected.
When it was time to negotiate again, Zhu Erdian's attitude softened a lot, he had already learned about the situation on the Myitkyina front, Hamilton was indeed unable to support, if it wasn't for China not allowing them to surrender, I was afraid that the city would have fallen long ago, and now the British Empire could not mobilize soldiers from India, India had already appeared in an unstable situation, if India had another accident, Britain would have to fight on three fronts, it would be an absolute tragedy for Britain who had just gotten rid of World War I.
"Mr. Gu, for the sake of peace in the Far East, the British Empire is willing to make some concessions, the Sino-Indian border can be re-approved, but only in the eastern section, I hope the issue of India and Tibetan Province will be put on hold for the time being, the eastern section here we think that the local Tusi can decide, neither China nor Britain will intervene, they will merge their land into whichever side they want, this is also in line with the principle of national self-determination, and the concession can be withdrawn, but the Yangtze River Fleet is to protect the security of the Yangtze River trade, and it can never be revoked, And the reparations are even more nonsense, and the British Empire will never agree to it! ”
Britain can make these concessions, it is already very good, but they still want to keep a hand, the Tibetan province issue has been shelved, and the Yangtze River fleet is not willing to withdraw, with this fleet, the Yangtze River is still the British sphere of influence, if not, I am afraid that Britain will be completely driven out of the Yangtze River, so Zhu Erdian will not let go easily!
Gu Weijun also knew Qiao Yu's plan in his heart, it would be better not to talk about the border of Tibetan Province now, because time is on the Chinese side, as China's strength increases, Britain is only afraid that it will have to make greater concessions, as for letting the Tusi in northern Myanmar decide for themselves, this is a nonsense thing, China is abolishing slavery, I am afraid that more than eighty percent of the Tusi will take the initiative to merge into the Burmese side.
"Mr. Zhu Erdian's proposal for national self-determination is very good, and China is willing to respect the will of the people, but since it is self-determination, it cannot only include Tusi, but also all the local people, one vote per person, so that the will of the people can be truly respected!"
As soon as Gu Weijun's words came out, Zhu Erdian almost vomited blood, China is abolishing slavery, if one person, one vote, as long as the brain is not bad, those untouchables will support the return to China, Britain can't stop it at all, and when he was about to refute, Rui Enshi suddenly spoke.
"I think Mr. Gu's plan is very good, since it is national self-determination, it should include everyone's, respect everyone's rights, there should be no discrimination, the United States is willing to send an observation mission to ensure the fairness and justice of the vote!"
Rui Ensch also spoke at this time with the sinister intentions of the United States, there are many Tusi here in Burma, and there are more princely states in India and other places, if this plan is followed, there will be no excuse to break up the British colonies in the future, so he will support China's demands.
Zhu Erdian saw that the United States had expressed its attitude, and he was afraid that he could only accept it, Gu Weijun knew that he had won a point, and what he had to do now was to step up the offensive and strive for a big victory.
"Britain is willing to abolish the concession, this is the manifestation of sincerity, I think Britain should show greater sincerity, the Yangtze River fleet must be withdrawn, the Chinese have the ability to protect the Yangtze River channel, we accepted the border governor and Moltke, in addition, the Qinzhou shipyard has built a number of destroyers, and the air force will send fifty aircraft to form an escort air force, I believe these forces are enough to protect the safety of the Yangtze River, Britain can not worry at all!"
Zhu Erdian naturally knew that Gu Weijun was showing off his strength, but the question was whether the British Empire could resist, especially China's air force, which was probably the most powerful force in the Far East at present, and it couldn't even be resisted, let alone Britain, which was beyond the reach of the whip.
"The Yangtze River Fleet can be withdrawn, but the British Empire will definitely not pay reparations, this is not to be done, in addition, China must lift the siege of Myitkyina, and at the same time China and Britain must jointly maintain the status of Myitkyina Free City, within 30 kilometers, China and Britain are not allowed to garrison!"
Gu Weijun looked at Zhu Erdian playfully and nodded: "The British Empire has made great concessions in this negotiation, and China is willing to make the same concessions, the issue of reparations can be abandoned, and Myitkyina is set up as a free city, this is China's consistent proposition, and we naturally agree." ”
As soon as Ruinz saw that China and Britain had reached an agreement, his face as a mediator also brightened, and he said with a smile: "Next year, the United States will hold an international conference in Washington, focusing on the issue of peace in the Far East and the Pacific. ”
China and Britain reached a final agreement, although it still has to go through the local people's vote, but it is no longer important, the Chinese [***] team is there, the result is already doomed, that is, a large proportion of passes.
This time for the British victory, so that Qiao Yu not only got face, but also made enough money, the benefits are too many, the biggest benefit is the territory, Qiao Yu suddenly took 27,000 square kilometers of land in Jiangxinpo in his hands, and with Jiangxinpo as the center, he directly controlled the area of more than 70,000 square kilometers in northern Myanmar, in other words, Qiao Yu has taken more than ninety percent of the land in Kachin State in Myanmar in his own hands.
In addition, the Nankan region, the area north of the Jiangao Mountains, and the Ba Mo region have also in fact fallen into the hands of China, and although the land in northern Myanmar is mountainous, the water and heat conditions are well coordinated, and as long as it is well developed, it can resettle at least two million people, which will be of great help to China in alleviating the contradiction between man and land.
More importantly, Qiao Yu finally justifiably penetrated his power into the Indochina Peninsula by virtue of his control over northern Myanmar, and China will definitely not stop in northern Myanmar, but will continue to wait for opportunities to expand the area of reclamation, and even penetrate into India, and the Chinese all over Southeast Asia are Qiao Yu's best helpers to implement this strategy.
It can be said that in northern Myanmar, the offensive momentum of China and Britain in Southeast Asia has changed, China has completely won the strategic initiative, Yunnan has gotten rid of the fate of the border provinces, the security situation has been greatly improved, and with northern Myanmar, Qiao Yu can always influence India, if India is the jewel in the crown of the British king, then China is now smeared with dung on the pearl, and can disgust the British at any time.
Of course, at present, the main thing is to develop Jiangxinpo and other areas, so that this desolate land is full of vitality, Qiao Yu has great confidence in Chinese farmers, this is the most industrious group, as long as they can be given enough opportunities and protection, the whole of Southeast Asia will become China's grain warehouse.
The three concessions of Hankou, Guangzhou, and Jiujiang were revoked, and the Yangtze River fleet also rolled out, and South China was instantly cleaned up, and Qiao Yu's Yangtze River cruising fleet quickly took the place of the British, and Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places were actually under control.
China has always attached great importance to the merits of opening up territory, although Qiao Yu has always insisted that Jiangxinpo and other areas are China's inherent territory, but these lands were originally controlled by Tusi and were not included in the direct control of the Central Plains Dynasty at all, especially this is a piece of fat snatched from the British, which makes all Chinese rejoice, and Qiao Yu's own prestige has also been pushed to a great position.
With the victory of northern Myanmar, the program of the United Bengchu Party has become more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and in the local elections, the United Bengchu Party won more than 80% of the seats in the parliament, and it can be said that the situation of one-party rule has been laid.
At the same time, the Battle of Northern Burma also leveraged the whole of Southeast Asia, and the suffering Chinese finally saw that the motherland began to become strong and prosperous, and was able to thwart the ambitions of the British Empire, especially after Myitkyina was opened as a free city, which was a great encouragement for all Chinese businessmen, which was a bridgehead for trade with the country, and they could finally carry out business activities without restrictions, and they could also obtain support from the motherland, which was absolutely unimaginable in the past.
People's hearts are quietly changing, and after the end of the negotiations, Zhu Erdian left China, ready to participate in the Washington Conference, with Zhu Erdian's departure, an old era has also begun to enter the countdown, China is going to stand up!
(To be continued)