Chapter 52 Sending troops to Tibet

More than 10 days after the remarriage incident, Cai Ye and Jiang Fangzhen finally carried out a complete reorganization of the current army, and after the reorganization, the national defense force reached more than 800,000 regular troops, which is still the number after strict selection, and the navy is less than 100,000 in the middle period, about 5,000 in the air force, and the rest are the army, in addition to more than 500,000 reserve militia. Due to the purchase of a batch of arms in Germany, coupled with Qin Yu's own munitions, the current regular army is fully equipped with weapons and ammunition.

Now there are no private armies in the provinces under the jurisdiction of the Huaxia government, and all the power is concentrated in the hands of the Huaxia government.

Cai Ye and Jiang Fangzhen were summoned back to Nanjing by Qin Yu immediately after the reorganization, and a group of high-ranking officials of the Chinese government and the military gathered in the conference hall of the Nanjing government for a meeting that night.

After everyone arrived, Qin Yu asked someone to carry a big sand table to the big stage in the conference room, Qin Yu took the baton and pointed to the icon of Tibet and said: "Tonight's meeting is aimed at the Tibet issue, some rebels in Tibet with the support of the British took advantage of the domestic turmoil after the Wuchang Uprising and openly engaged in separatist acts, Tibet has been an inalienable territory of our country since ancient times, and the sovereignty issue must not be compromised, and the army should be reorganized and completed, and strive to solve the Tibet problem as much as possible." ”

Everyone looked at the sand table and didn't speak, and after a while, Jiang Fangzhen looked at Qin Yu and asked: "Chairman, if we send troops, will we guide the British troops stationed in India to participate in it, and now we are not enough to confront the British, will we talk about it in a few years?" ”

"The rebels cannot be allowed to grow stronger, they should be dealt with as soon as possible, now our army is not afraid of the British army at all, and besides, the number of British troops in India is not very large, and the time they have to send more troops to India is enough for us to win." Cai Ye also expressed his opinion.

Chen Fu listened to Cai Yi's words and nodded, "Can we contact Germany and the United States and other countries to give international support, I believe that Germany is very fond of seeing Britain's backyard on fire, and as long as we win, we will have the opportunity to recover many benefits, such as concessions, tariffs, etc." ”

"I think everyone understands the importance of Tibet, it will have a huge effect on us in the future, Britain does not have a lot of troops in India, and now the situation in Europe is becoming more and more tense, Britain's center is still in Europe, we not only have to solve the Tibet problem this time, but also may expand the territory, those interests must be recovered, so this time we must win."

Jiang Fangzhen saw that Qin Yu had already made a decision, so he said: "If we send troops to Tibet, we must also pay attention to the Ma Jiajun in the northwest, and we can't let them make trouble, and Zhang Zuolin in the northeast will soon be in trouble, I heard that the Japanese army has a large number of troops stationed on the northeast border." If we win, we will also strengthen the self-confidence of the people, and our government will be more stable, which will be more beneficial to the implementation of policies in the future. ”

Qin Yu nodded and said: "That's right, now most of the people are numb and afraid of foreigners, we need one or even several victories in foreign wars to stimulate the self-confidence and cohesion of the people, so let's start with the Tibet issue, we also have to expand the territory, and it is best to have our own outlet to the sea in the Indian Ocean, which will have infinite benefits for future plans." ”

After hearing this, everyone was stunned, at the mouth of the Indian Ocean, they didn't dare to think that it would be good to be able to defeat the British army.

At this time, Cai Ye asked: "How many troops does the chairman want to put into Tibet, the terrain of Tibet is not good, I am afraid that it is difficult for tanks to fight, only a few areas can be used, and the soldiers who are too tall in that place may not be adaptable!" "Cai Ye knows a little bit about Tibet because he is in Yunnan.

"About 200,000, this time I don't use tanks much, the most important thing is to attack with heavy artillery and light artillery, and the Yunnan border also has to guard against the attack of the British army, as for the altitude sickness, that is, the soldiers' discomfort must advance slowly, and before the announcement of the march into Tibet, the soldiers secretly entered Tibet to adapt, the traffic in Tibet is not very good, and the logistics may not be able to keep up, so the speed of the march can be slowed down."

Jiang Fangzhen: "What should we do with the rebellious soldiers and people after the victory?" ”

"If it is a reformed person who has been kept in the dark, the guards will be guarded first, and those who resolutely resist will be killed, remember not to disturb the people."

After hearing this, the people also agreed that the Tibetan independence elements who are bent on independence must be killed, and anyone who vainly tries to split the motherland will die.

Qin Yu also said: "Don't blame me for being ruthless if the Ma Jiajun in the northwest dares to make trouble during the march into Tibet, order the troops in Shanxi and Shaanxi to be ready, and once the Ma Jiajun makes any moves, they will fight me to the death, and those who know each other will obediently wait for me to clean up the British and then go to play with you, hum." ”

"Ma Jiajun should not move, then they will be condemned by the people of the whole country, if they act, we will have a legitimate reason to clean them up, I am afraid that the Japanese will tempt Ma Jiajun at this time." Jiang Fangzhen felt that the Japanese were likely to make trouble.

"Let the Japanese go, I still wish it was nothing, the opium-smoking soldiers of the Ma Jiajun are really nothing, the most important thing is that Tsarist Russia will act, Tsarist Russia has coveted Mongolia for a long time."

Cai Yi and Chen Fu sighed: "It's really an eventful autumn, if you are not careful, it will be stinking for 10,000 years, we are facing too many difficulties, and the mess of the Manchu Qing Dynasty is really big enough." ”

Qin Yu stood up straight and solemnly said to everyone: "Now China is facing a new opportunity, I hope that you can face these difficulties with me to create a new chapter in China, and create a world for our future generations. ”

Everyone also solemnly replied: "Swear to follow the steps of the chairman to the death, life will not stop fighting, long live China!" ”

The next day, Cai Ye and Jiang Fangzhen rushed to the Southwest Military Region to set up, and the logistics department of the Huaxia government also worked hard, and the arsenal began to manufacture weapons and ammunition without interruption.

On August 13, 1912, Wu Yanfang, the foreign minister of the Chinese government, officially held a press conference to declare that Tibet and Outer Mongolia are the territory of China, and no one or any force can divide it, and that the rebellion of the Dalai Lama of Tibet last year was an act of treason.

Although many people did not know about Tibet, they now also knew about the Chinese government's hardline attitude towards the rebels, and the separatists in Xinjiang and northeast China were frightened.

Britain immediately jumped out and said that the military operation in Tibet was the democratic choice of the Tibetan people, and that the Chinese government had no right to interfere, and warned the Chinese government not to act rashly, and Japan was also following the boss to make trouble; When Germany learned about it, he was very happy to say that Tibet was the territory of China, and also hinted at whether he needed Germany's help. Tsarist Russia said that Tibet is not the territory of China, this is Tibet's democratic choice, and that Outer Mongolia is not China's but theirs.

The ambassadors of various countries to China urgently went to meet Qin Yu, but they were all rejected by Qin Yu's guards, and all countries also knew that Qin Yu had made up his mind to send troops to Tibet, while Britain urgently transferred the British troops from India to the border between Tibet and India, and Tsarist Russia also arranged a large number of troops to Outer Mongolia.

On August 15, 1912, when the 200,000 troops of the Southwest Military Region of the Wehrmacht began to advance into Tibet, the British openly condemned the actions of the Chinese government, which was a provocation to the British Empire, which would help the Tibetan army defeat the Wehrmacht at the appropriate time.

After the Southwest Army advanced into Tibet, countless supplies began to be transported to Tibet, and the British condemned the Chinese university students who were very angry, and a large number of students began to march on the streets to protest against the British shamelessness.

The Tibetan rebels were very panicked when they received the Southwest Army's march into Tibet, and the Dalai Lama hurried to find the British liaison, and when he received the help of the British Army, the Dalai Lama was completely relieved, he had not seen the strength of the Wehrmacht, and thought that it was not a British opponent, and believed that he would soon become the king of Tibet.

The Dalai Lama is constantly bewitching his soldiers that the Wehrmacht is vulnerable and that we will soon be able to defeat them, and then we will be able to take matters into our own hands.

This time, the Tibetan counterinsurgency army was led by Cai Yi, and he was still very relieved about Cai Yi and Qin Yu, and Jiang Fangzhen was placed in Shanxi and Shaanxi to deal with Ma Jiajun and Tsarist Russia.

In order to gain the support of the people, Qin Yu also deliberately asked people to publicize the history of Tibet among the people, and Tibet is an inseparable part of China, which is used to suppress those careerists who are ready to make trouble. In order to prevent the British Far East Fleet from attacking Qin Yu, the speed of arming those warships was accelerated, and the navy was basically transferred to the South China Sea and made full preparations.