After Taiwan declared war on the Dutch, Li Enfu, deputy director of the Foreign Friendship and Liaison Department who remained in Taiwan, also immediately summoned André, the French consul in Taiwan, on behalf of Taiwan. However, Ouyang Xuan also made a request at the beginning.

"Consul Andrei, we in Taiwan hope that France will allow our troops to resupply in Vietnam at that time, and temporarily open Vietnam's Quy Nhon port to us as a transit point for supplies." Li Enfu said.

Li Enfu's mention is that he wants to temporarily need France to open Quy Nhon Port in Vietnam as a supply base and material transit station for Taiwan, because according to Taiwan's current sea and land march route, it must go all the way from Taiwan to Hainan, and then after Taiwan gets supplies from Hainan, it will go all the way to Quy Nhon Port in Vietnam for supply. Because Taiwan is too far away from the South Seas, if you don't go through supplies, you can't go all the way to Indonesia directly. Although steel cannon ships were used in this era, it also brought a problem, that is, the ships had to be replenished with coal every time. If there is no coal supply, I am afraid that it will not be able to go far, unlike in the ancient era of sails, you could rely on the wind to drive ships, but now you can't.

Therefore, according to Taiwan's plan, the supply line for transporting soldiers and logistical materials in Taiwan's rear is all the way from the port of Kaohsiung in Tainan to Hainan, and then after receiving supplies at the temporary supply depot in Hainan, and then going all the way to the port of Quy Nhon in Vietnam. Quy Nhon port can only reach Nanyang after supply, but this supply line is a bit long, and now Vietnam is still under the control of the French, so if the French do not open Quy Nhon port to supply Taiwan's army, and open it as a temporary supply depot for Taiwan, then I am afraid that Taiwan's army will face a shortage of coal, and then it will not be able to reach Nanyang all the way. Once there is no supply, let's not talk about whether the army can go or not. Even if you go, you're probably going to be plagued by the lack of ammunition.

Therefore, Taiwan must let the French open Quy Nhon Port as a base for the supply of Taiwan's army, so that the Taiwan Navy can supply coal mines and other materials here, and the Navy can continue to transport them to the Nanyang region for replenishment. However, the French would not lightly allow the Taiwanese to send supplies.

"Director Li Enfu, we in France are a peace-loving country. You are in war with the Dutch, we do not want to interfere. So I didn't support the Dutch, but neither would we open the ports of Vietnam as your supply base. We must be strictly neutral, so that we in France can stand on our part! Andrei said.

However, Li Enfu is naturally not a vegetarian, and immediately retorted: "Not long ago, our Lord Wang signed a contract with the French Minister Shi Allan, that is, an agreement on the maintenance of the colonies of both sides. This agreement stipulates that we should support each other in the war to retake the colony, and we do not require you to participate directly in our war with the Dutch, but this supply base is also stipulated in the agreement. We now ask you to provide a port as a supply base, and that's what we agreed on. Don't. Aren't you going to comply? ”

Andre couldn't help but scold in his heart, this Taiwan is completely cheating on them. Not long ago, Taiwan had secretly tricked the French, agreeing that they must support each other in seizing colonies. However, at that time, the French did not know that China also had colonies, for example, in Nanyang, there was a colony of the Republic of Lanfang. According to international practice, a subject country is also a kind of colony, and now China wants to help the subject country to restore the country, which is naturally within the agreement. Therefore, the Taiwan side asked France to cooperate, which was also in accordance with the provisions of the treaty.

France should do its best to help Taiwan. However, if Taiwan is not provided with even a port, then I am afraid that there is no idea of helping Taiwan at all. So Taiwan is now asking for so. The French really didn't want to agree, but their treaties were written like this, so I'm afraid it would be difficult to disobey.

"What if we don't agree?" Andrei asked.

"If France does not agree, then we will also take the initiative to declare war on France on the grounds that France has violated the treaty. Then we were originally attacking the army of Nanyang, and I am afraid that we will have to shift the target. Then landed to attack Vietnam. Li Enfu said.

"You dare!" Andrei suddenly said angrily.

Andrei really thought that Taiwan was crazy and actually dared to take the initiative to attack Vietnam and declare war on the French. If Taiwan dares to declare war on the Dutch, it can be said to be a soft persimmon, but if it declares war on the French. I'm afraid it's just looking for death.

"What would we not dare? Your strength in Vietnam is simply not enough to withstand our attack. The Dutch are no match for us at all, and if they come we will dare to destroy them. When the time comes, if you French want to transfer troops from the country, then we will have already cleaned up Vietnam, and then you French will get Vietnam again as a ruined colony. ”

"If that's the case, we in France won't let you go!" Andrei shouted.

Li Enfu said confidently: "Yes, I believe you will not let us go!" But how much will you lose by then? If you want to defeat us, you can't defeat us without hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and you will have to pay hundreds of thousands of casualties for this. At that time, you were on an expedition from Europe, and the price you paid was enormous. And even if we are defeated, it will not be possible to destroy us without paying the price of hundreds of thousands of lives. At that time, you paid a huge price, but what you got was only a Taiwan with not rich resources, and the gains definitely outweighed the losses. And when the time comes, what will happen to you if you pay a huge price and lose more than you gain? The country will decay because of this, and the Germans will definitely like it very much. ”

"Mad dog, you're all a mad dog!" Andrei shouted.

André's telegram was soon delivered back to France, and the French convened a conference for it. Originally, the French did not intend to support Wang Guorui in waging war against the Dutch this time, they planned not to open Quy Nhon Port as a supply base for Wang Guorui, so that Wang Guorui might not be able to support this war. However, Taiwan actually claimed that if it did not open its base, it would probably declare war on the French on the grounds that they had broken the contract. When the war between Taiwan and France begins, what price will the French have to pay? If France wants to defeat Taiwan, it cannot do it without hundreds of thousands of troops and huge funds. But after paying for this, what can the French gain, when the time comes, it will not be to get a Taiwan with no resources.

Therefore, in the event of a war with Taiwan, the French will definitely lose more than they lose. So when Taiwan declares that if the French do not agree, it will be a war against the French. At first, many French politicians were very angry, but in the end, they were helpless.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Taiwan has made it very obvious. If we don't open Vietnam, then the Chinese will also have to go to war against us, and it will be very difficult for us to defeat Taiwan. If we defeat Taiwan, the price we pay and what we gain cannot be compared at all. So instead of being like this, we might as well not go to war with Taiwan. If we go to war, then our national strength will be dragged down by Yanzhòng, and even if we pay too much to fight Taiwan, then once we decline, then the Germans will definitely be very happy. Our main enemy is the Germans, not Taiwan. It's not worth it for us to work hard for Taiwan! ”

It was French Prime Minister Jul Mellina who said these words, and he is now deeply aware that if there is a war with Taiwan, it will be worth the loss. If you win, you will gain nothing, and if you lose, it will make the country decline, so this war cannot be fought. On the whole, all Taiwan needs is a supply base, and it does not ask for too many excessive things. So instead of this, it is better to temporarily use Taiwan as a supply base.

"I agree with what the prime minister said, there is a saying in the Chinese that the barefoot are not afraid to wear shoes. Now Taiwan is also a gambler who has lost everything, like a mad dog, catching and biting whomever he wants. If a war breaks out between us and Taiwan, then the price we will pay will outweigh the losses. At that time, the Germans will definitely take advantage of the situation, and then we will really lose more than we gain. We have to figure out our real enemy, our real enemy is the Germans, not Taiwan. It is not worth it for the sake of Taiwan to bring our country to decline. Anyway, Taiwan's request is also a supply base, so why should we fall out with them! ”

"Yes, anyway, the war between Taiwan and the Dutch, it doesn't matter if it's fun or not. Why should we fall out with Taiwan for the sake of the Dutch, so I don't have more to gain than I lose. Therefore, I am in favor of temporarily lending Quy Nhon Port to Taiwan as a supply base, and we have nothing to lose. This kind of injustice for the Dutch, we still don't want to do a good job! ”

Soon, the French also came to the conclusion that there was no need to help the Dutch fall out with Taiwan, anyway, Taiwan is now barefoot and not afraid to wear shoes, if it defeats Taiwan, there is no benefit, once it loses, it will decline. Therefore, this kind of stupid thing will not be done, and Taiwan's requirements are not high, so it is naturally good for Taiwan. The French, of course, knew who their number one enemy was, so they would not fall out with Taiwan for the benefit of the Dutch. If there is a war with Taiwan, it must be the Germans who are happy. Therefore, it is better to compromise and not to completely fall out with Taiwan for the sake of something that is not beneficial. (To be continued......)