Chapter 144 "The Military Strongman Fulfills His Promise, and the Republic of the People Descends on the Ancient Eastern Country"

"The Most Solid Step Towards the Lordship of the People: Elections in the True Sense"

"Fifty-three percent, the Republican Party narrowly won, Sun Baoqi ascended the presidential throne"

The Reality of the Republic of China ........................

The above headlines flooded the press of the Republic of China in March, and although this was not a national general election, people who saw hope were still willing to believe that this was a "democratic" election.

The Republican Party, which won with 53 percent of the vote, made this election look even more suspenseful. The KMT did not continue the glory of the previous election in this election, with 30 percent of the votes turning Sun's ambitions from the clouds to the dust, and the worst of all was the Progressive Party, which won only 17 percent of the votes in Chapter 144 Cai Songpo (above).

With Sun Baoqi's official inauguration, Tang Hualong's temporary cabinet became a formal cabinet. After Sun Wen lost the election, he convened a general meeting of the Kuomintang Party, and after summing up the lessons and lessons of the election defeat, he went east to Japan in the name of inspection. Li Yuanhong continued to serve as his vice president very smoothly, and after the election defeat, the Progressive Party unexpectedly collapsed, and a number of influential party members announced their resignation from the party. The same thing happened to the KMT, but only after Sun Wen's crossing.

This phenomenon shows that there are too many speculators among the members of political parties in this era. In fact, in any era, there is no shortage of such horns, but they just erupt in a concentrated manner during this time period.

In the midst of the overwhelming applause of the people, the losers did not resist. There have been some newspaper reports about Republican election rigging. But these reports did not produce much effect, and were more of a grievance that people were treated as losers. Not to mention Zhang's years of accumulation, the Republican Party, which has mastered a lot of newspaper resources, quickly overwhelmed its opponents with massive counterattacks.

The newly appointed President Sun Baoqi delivered a speech for the first time, and its content emphasized diplomacy. Chapter 144 Cai Songpo (I) affirms respect for the interests of the great powers in China, and claims to accept all kinds of unequal treaties and loans since the end of the Qing Dynasty. This speech. The government of the Republic of China, which is believed to be newly formed, has maintained a consistent attitude of currying favor with the foreign powers. Of course, there are also people who have voiced different voices, such as the Asahi Shimbun of "Japan". He commented on this, saying that the government of the Republic of China is constantly increasing cooperation with Germany and the United States, and the content of these cooperation is all-round. While reminding countries of this issue. The interests of Japan in China were once again emphasized.

The British media basically adopted a positive attitude towards Sun Baoqi's speech, and the increasingly tense military competition in Europe made it difficult for the British Empire to distract from the Far East, and the policy of dialogue in Whitehall was to pursue stability, which was contrary to the policy of Japan and China to spare no effort to support warlords of all stripes.

Both Germany and the United States have taken a positive attitude towards the new government of China and were the first countries to recognize it. The Russians have ideas, but because of the ambiguous attitude of Britain, the boss of the world today, and the clear attitudes of Germany and the United States, the Russians only sourly expressed the inviolability of their interests in China. As for the French. Just one meaning: "I'm here to make soy sauce." ”

The attitude of the great powers had a lot to do with the world pattern of this period, and the naval competition between Britain and Germany made the British Empire reluctant to make extraneous branches. The little brother of the "Day" Ben can't withstand the boss's thunderous anger now, so he can only make some small moves in private. Germany and the United States are the biggest beneficiaries. Naturally, we must sing praises for the new government of the Republic of China.

When the dust of the election settled, Fang Jianxiong did not go to Beijing to join in the excitement, but went south to Shanghai.

In Wusongkou, the construction of the busy fortress battery group is still in progress, and Fang Jianxiong, who inspected the project, was accompanied by several famous generals in history, Jiang Fangzhen, Cai Yi, and Zhang Xiaohuai. There were also Andreas, the German minister's envoy, and Grant, a German engineer.

The construction of the Wusongkou fortress once aroused a strong reaction from the Japanese capital. Even the United Kingdom has expressed deep concern. In this regard, the Wehrmacht held a press conference and made an interesting response. "China has a long coastline, and a Wusongkou fortress can solve many problems? Unless the Wusongkou fortress can move quickly and freely, it can only play a role in guarding the mouth of the Yangtze River. The reaction of the "Day" himself did not stir up too many waves, especially after the compromise of the "Chinese" government to move the capital, the British boss's attitude was very clear, warning the younger brother "Japan" not to be troublesome.

"The Yangtze River basin will be the core of China's economic development in the future, and the construction of Wusongkou Fort is still slow." Fang Jianxiong looked at the sturdy forts one by one and let out such an emotion. Grant's reaction to this was a helpless shrug: "Your Excellency, I can understand your feelings, but I also hope that you will respect science. German technology is the best, there is no one, the best technology means a rigorous attitude. ”

Fang Jianxiong was very unhappy with this reaction, but there was no way to do it. The Germans were not later government officials in China, and although they were not soft at all when they asked for money, they could rely on what they made.

"According to your requirements, every battery here must be able to withstand a direct hit from a heavy gun of caliber 300 mm. This is also a very high standard, so ....... The German engineer Grant was still continuing his scientific arguments, and Fang Jianxiong had to continue listening patiently. In fact, Fang Jianxiong is very willing to see the attitude of the Germans, and the tofu scum project is absolutely unbearable.

Cai Ye has been silently following the side without speaking, after leaving Yunnan, Cai Ye fell ill in Wuhan. After a few days of treatment and rest, when he continued on the road, he received a telegram asking him to come directly to Shanghai. After arriving in Shanghai, Cai Ye did not see Fang Jianxiong, but was led to the hospital by the reception staff for a more thorough body examination.

Fang Jianxiong arrived in Shanghai last night, and Cai Ye was led to Wusongkou early this morning and met Fang Jianxiong. Then there was not much nonsense, and he followed Wu Songkou. After leaving the construction site of Wusongkou Fortress, Cai Ye, who had been silently observing the whole process, was invited to Fang Jianxiong's car.

Sitting in the car, Cai Ye couldn't wait to speak: "Fuguo, is the role of Wusongkou Fortress only to protect the mouth of the Yangtze River?" Fang Jianxiong smiled with satisfaction at this question, and after laughing a few times, he showed a smug expression and said: "Along the entire Yangtze River, not only Wusongkou is building fortresses, but also Jiangyin, Madang, and Wuhan's Qingshan are building similar fortresses. Brother Songpa, why do you think this is? ”

Cai Yi replied without thinking: "From a geographical point of view, these fortresses are aimed at the 'day' book, and it can only be the 'day' book. ”

This "answer" case made Fang Jianxiong sigh with emotion, Cai Ye is one of the most outstanding soldiers of this era after all.

"Brother Songpa, if I say that there will be a war between China and Japan, what do you think will be the outcome of the victory?" Fang Jianxiong unexpectedly threw out another question, Cai Ye inevitably showed a shocked expression, looked at Fang Jianxiong incredulously, and pondered the truth of this sentence in his heart. However, combined with the question just now, the "Answer" seems to be about to come out.

Cai Yi couldn't control himself and fell into contemplation for a long time, Fang Jianxiong was not in a hurry, he patiently lit a cigarette, and threw it out as soon as he took a puff, which was to think of Cai Yi's body.

Cai Ye didn't pay attention to this detail, but Jiang Fangzhen, who was sitting in the innermost, noticed it, frowned slightly, and didn't say anything. In fact, Jiang Fangzhen at this time was also waiting for Cai Yi's "answer", which attracted him even more. Regarding the relationship between China and Japan, Jiang Fangzhen and Fang Jianxiong have long reached an agreement, and even Zhang Xiaohuai is swayed by the views of the two. It would not be too much to say that the building of the Wehrmacht is completely aimed at the Japanese army.

On the whole, Fang Jianxiong and Jiang Fangzhen's strategy toward Japan is the same, that is, to lure the enemy into depth, concentrate superior forces to strike at the prominent parts, make full use of the home advantage, and make full use of sufficient strategic depth to make a fuss. This strategy doomed the eastern seaboard to be sacrificed at the beginning of the war in the face of Japan's powerful naval forces. Of course, the balance of power between China and Japan in this time and space is very different from the period of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in history, and the only obvious difference between China and Japan in the comparison of military strength is the navy. However, the gap between the army and the army is not too big, and Fang Jianxiong is even confident that within two years, he will surpass Japan in terms of technology and equipment. Now it seems that, at least in terms of team equipment, China has surpassed Japan. At the same time, the cost of Japan is still too small compared to China. Once the battle line is lengthened, the weakness of its insufficient forces will inevitably be exposed, and if it were to fight within the vast territory of China, Japan would have had to adopt the strategy of steadily fighting and gradually encroaching.

There is a phenomenon that Jiang Fangzhen has always been difficult to understand, every time Fang Jianxiong mentions the "Day" book. Always in a contemptuous tone, that kind of contempt for the "day" book, seems to go deep into the bone marrow.

"If China and Japan go to war, it will be a protracted war. Of course, this is based on the current balance of strength between China and Japan, which already has a mature military mobilization mechanism, and the combat effectiveness of the existing army is much higher than that of our army. Japan has a well-developed small industry, while China is a very large country, with a small-scale peasant economy as the mainstay. These objective facts determine that Japan will inevitably pursue a quick victory, while as long as China drags the war into a protracted war, its special small-scale peasant economy will not have an economic concentration point, and it will not lead to economic collapse because of the fall of large cities. It can be inferred from this that as a result of the protracted war, Japan will be stuck in the quagmire of war and will be unable to extricate itself. In the end, a compromise had to be made, otherwise the only thing that awaited the Japanese economy was bankruptcy. ”

Cai's meaning gradually became clear in his rigorous and slow tone. As an audience, Fang Jianxiong secretly exclaimed in his heart, although the meaning of this passage can only be regarded as a vague concept, but being able to do this in a short period of time shows that Cai Ye's military talent is extraordinary......)!!