Chapter 164 takes Guangxi as a dowry

On May 20, a notice appeared on the front page of the Sichuan West Daily, which introduced that Sichuan West and the United Kingdom had now negotiated a border conflict, and reached an agreement to sign a "Memorandum of Understanding on the Sino-British Border Conflict." However, the specific terms of the contract are not convenient to disclose at present. We can only guarantee that the government of western Sichuan has absolutely not betrayed the interests of western Sichuan.

This announcement immediately detonated the enthusiasm of the people of western Sichuan, and most of them spontaneously celebrated the victory of western Sichuan. Britain is the world's largest power, and Kawanishi was able to defeat Britain in the war and ensure the interests of Kawanishi in negotiations, which is undoubtedly a great victory! The people of western Sichuan have a feeling of raising their eyebrows.

Of course, there are also a small number of people who strongly demand that the western Sichuan side publish the detailed rules of the treaty, and claim that this is nothing more than a lie of the western Sichuan side. In fact, Kawanishi must have paid a lot of price in exchange for a truce. For the demands of this small number of people, the western Sichuan side directly ignored them.

The UK, for its part, has also remained silent on this. However, everyone who knows the UK knows it. Britain should not have taken advantage of it this time, and it should have suffered a loss, otherwise, why would it not publish the contents of the treaty? This speculation shook countries again. On the one hand, Britain's decline seems to be a foregone conclusion. In addition, a powerful power in the Far East is now on the rise, and the situation in the Far East will change radically, which will seriously affect the strategies of various countries in the Far East.

As for the prisoners of war captured by the Western Sichuan Army, the 20,000 Indian prisoners of war have been fighting for the construction of infrastructure in Western Sichuan under the threat of the guns of the Western Sichuan Army. The British, on the other hand, remained in the prisoner-of-war camps, waiting for the arrival of the promised equipment and the release of half of them. The other half will not be delivered until the battleships from Kawanishi arrive.

As soon as the "Memorandum of Understanding" between Kawanishi and Britain was signed, the German consul Lucas came to the door. The German consul was very worried about whether the relationship between Kawanishi and Britain would become closer and closer, which would affect the close relationship between Kawanishi and Germany. You must know that Germany has made great efforts in the rise of western Sichuan. If the peaches were picked by the British, the Germans would not have to die of depression! In this regard, the western Sichuan side has repeatedly stated that Germany is still the most important friendly country in western Sichuan, and that western Sichuan will absolutely not do anything harmful to Germany's interests. This reassured the German consul Lucas a lot.

In addition, Lucas also said that the progress of the two 'brandenburg-class' warships ordered by Kawanishi is fast, and they will be launched in a few months. By next summer, it will definitely be delivered. This made Wang Yuze very excited, and at the same time, for the matter of going to the sea, Sichuan West also had to step up preparations. Otherwise, it will not be possible to prepare the docks and repair docks and shipyards that the fleet needs before the fleet returns home.

After the negotiations with Britain were over, Wang Yuze's work became even busier. Wang Xiao's condition has worsened, and now he can only stay in bed, which makes Wang Yuze very worried. Fortunately, both the government and the military have fully agreed with him. If Wang Xiao dies, he will take over power in western Sichuan. In addition, now the government affairs and military affairs in western Sichuan are completely handled by him, which makes Wang Yuze very busy every day, and he even has very little time to spend with his family.

The construction of western Sichuan is proceeding rapidly, the steel and other raw materials required are not enough to be imported from the United States and Germany, at the same time, the steel construction in western Sichuan is also accelerating, it is expected that after the delivery of two sets of steel smelting equipment in the United Kingdom, the steel output in western Sichuan will reach 400,000 tons per year, and the output of pig iron will reach 800,000 tons, which can initially meet the consumption of western Sichuan. Of course, at that time, I am afraid that the territory of western Sichuan will be larger, and more steel resources will need to be consumed. As a result, Kawanishi had to speed up the construction of a series of factories such as steel plants.

On the army side, the border war is completely over, and the 7th, 8th, and 9th Brigades have all withdrawn to their garrisons to rest. The reinforcements sent from the training department have also begun to enter the plateau, and will restore the combat effectiveness of these three brigades to the fullest. The 13th Division will also stay in the plateau area for the time being, and will withdraw after the three brigades have regained their combat effectiveness. In addition, Wang Yuze's military expansion plan has been restricted. The cabinet rejected Wang Yuze's plan to expand the army on the grounds that the number of troops in western Sichuan was already very large and sufficient to safeguard the interests of western Sichuan. However, Wang Yuze knows that the finances of western Sichuan are not rich now. The plan to expand the army can be one step later, and it is not too late to start it in the first year of the First Sino-Japanese War. However, the generals who made meritorious contributions in this border conflict had to be rewarded. The generals of the Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Brigades were all promoted by one rank. Just wait for the expansion of the army in the future, and expand the brigade into an infantry division.

In addition, the plan of the Second Cavalry Army of western Sichuan to march into Xinjiang is also progressing steadily. After two months of trekking, the Second Cavalry Army has advanced to Dihua step by step, and logistics stations have also been established along the route to protect the logistics supply lines of the large army. Zhao Bowen sent back a telegram that the Second Cavalry Corps would take a short break in Dihua, and then march to Ili, bringing the whole of Xinjiang into the territory of western Sichuan and taking over the defense of this province.

Wang Yuze instructed Zhao Bowen to recruit soldiers locally and establish several garrison brigades to garrison Xinjiang. The Second Cavalry Army is one of the main battle units in western Sichuan, and when the war breaks out, it will rush back to western Sichuan to fight. The number of garrison brigades, because of the vast area of Xinjiang, is tentatively set at five, and three in northern Xinjiang, distributed in Dihua, Altay and Ili. Two in southern Xinjiang, deployed in Kashgar and Hotan. In terms of establishment, it is in accordance with the establishment of the independent brigades of the Western Sichuan Army, but the artillery and heavy weapons of these garrison brigades are weakened. In terms of candidates, Zhao Bowen was also required to make a comprehensive check, try to select Han people in Xinjiang, as well as ethnic minorities who are pro-Sichuan and western Sichuan, and not be exploited by those careerists. Because of the road, if there is something in Xinjiang, it is difficult for western Sichuan to take care of the road. Therefore, this step is especially noteworthy. In addition, Wang Yuze also urged the Ministry of Communications to come up with a plan for the construction of railways into Xinjiang, from Lanzhou to Dihua and Ili, and to the north to the Altay region and south to Kashgar and Hotan regions, so as to ensure that western Sichuan has complete control over Xinjiang. Of course, this is again quite a huge expense, and it is difficult to recoup the benefits. However, from the perspective of national interests, Kawanishi must do so.

Next, in front of Wang Yuze is the issue of access to the sea. The second, fifth, and sixth brigades of the Western Sichuan Army are all ready, who can launch the attack. Previously, the military had already completed reconnaissance of Guangxi. At present, Guangxi only has more than 30,000 old-fashioned troops. Although the Qing army has begun to dismantle the green battalion and train the new army. However, for a while, we still can't take into account remote areas like Guangxi. If the Western Sichuan Army launched an attack, these green battalion soldiers would not be able to resist the attack of the Western Sichuan Army at all. And what the Western Sichuan Army lacks now is just an excuse.

In mid-June, the Minister of Commerce of western Sichuan arrived in Beijing again. It's just that this time it's not for business business, but the marriage between Wang Yuze and Manchu Gege Yuying. It has been ten months since the Empress Dowager Cixi issued a decree to grant marriage last year, during which the Manchu Qing side has gone back and forth, which has made the western Sichuan side very dissatisfied. Now that Kawanishi has defeated the British, and even the world's number one power has suffered, the Manchu Qing side finally panicked and hurriedly asked Kawanishi to send representatives to discuss the process and precautions for the wedding. Lest you give Chuanxi an excuse to attack the Manchus, in this case, the Manchus will be finished. The Westernization Movement of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was in full swing, and the new army was also being organized. 200,000 people have been initially trained and trained, and although these new armies are more elite than the previous ones, they should still have no chance of winning against the western army of Shangchuan. Therefore, the Manchu side could only try to calm the dissatisfaction of the western Sichuan side.

Because last time, Song Zhengping and Prince Gong Yixin also talked, so this time the western Sichuan side also sent Song Zhengping out.

"Lord Song, please take a seat, it's been a long journey!" As soon as Song Zhengping arrived in Beijing, he was invited by Prince Gong. At this moment, Prince Gong is smiling and very approachable. Song Zhengping knew that this was because Sichuan Xi had just defeated the British, otherwise, how could Prince Gong give him a good face for this bandit.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your concern. Now the transportation between western Sichuan and Jingshi is inconvenient, and it would be great if the railway from western Sichuan to Jingshi could be built! Song Zhengping said.

Prince Gong Yixin stopped answering all of a sudden, although now the Manchu Qing Dynasty is also building railways, but these are all foreigners to repair again. Moreover, the Manchu Qing repeatedly demanded that it could not be connected with the railways in western Sichuan. Otherwise, once the western Sichuan and the Manchus went to war again, wouldn't the Manchu army's troops directly come to Beijing?

"Lord Song, this time I urgently recruited Lord Song into Beijing for the marriage of the young marshal of western Sichuan and Yu Yinggege. It's been so long, and the court thinks it's time to do it! Prince Gong Yixin said with a smile.

"Not busy, His Royal Highness Prince Gong. Our young marshal is very dissatisfied with this repeated practice of the imperial court. The young marshal has decided to withdraw from the marriage and no longer marry Yu Yinggege! Song Zhengping said.

"Huh? How so? This marriage has been announced to the world, how can you get out of the marriage? Prince Gong Yixin jumped up, if he really wants to be divorced by the western Sichuan side, will he still have the face of the Qing Dynasty?

"Of course, the young marshal is just angry talk. However, the young marshal said that when Yu Yingge marries, the dowry must be generous. The young marshal means that everything else can be left unwanted. The imperial court would just take Lianzhou and Leizhou in Guangxi and Guangdong as dowries! Song Zhengping said with a smile.

PS: The second update is here!