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July 15, 1940, 11 o'clock in the evening.

Outside the French rifle battalion south of the city, two Haggaise heavy machine guns poked out from behind the sandbags. Since the surrender of France, the situation in the French East Indies has become more and more chaotic, especially in the Cairo Declaration, China and Britain both stated that they would recognize the autonomy of the participating countries and regions after the war, which further stimulated the independence movement of Annam. Although Governor Jean still controlled Saigon, Hue and Cam Ranh Bay, refused to relinquish power and swore allegiance to the Vichy government, the swaggering presence of the Chinese National Defense Forces undoubtedly stimulated the revolutionaries, so the French army in the East Indies was very vigilant during this time, especially Hue.

Two hangover-drunk French GIs staggered towards the camp gate with their prostitutes in their arms. The high-ranking officers were vigilant, but such days were too painful for the soldiers. The life of a country without a country and a home can only be stimulated by alcohol and women. The French GIs, who staggered all the way, kept groping around the prostitute, and even whistles sounded in the camp gate sentry that they could see from afar. Soon, the soldier walked to the camp gate outpost with the prostitute in his arms, and the partner in the guard did not check, but took the prostitute up and down his hand. Two prostitutes with fewer and fewer clothes irritated the eyeballs, and more and more French sentries came out of the outpost, and when they saw that an uncovered meeting was about to take place at the camp gate, two daggers with cold light suddenly broke the peace.

"You guys." Before the sentries could react, the dagger slashed through their necks. The image of blood gushing out like a spring of water frightened the other soldiers with chills all over their bodies, and they hurriedly took their guns and prepared to shoot the two revolutionaries disguised as prostitutes. At this moment, the two women had already thrown two wooden-handled grenades into the machine-gun bunker. Boom! Orange flames and explosions kicked off the night of Annam's independence, and Chen Ming led a large group of soldiers of the Annam Democratic Party rebel army out of the darkness, crackling in the sound of gunfire. Soon the camp outpost was swept away.

The sound of gunfire woke up the French rifle battalion inside the door, and the soldiers picked up their guns in a panic, and many of them did not even have time to put on their clothes. But it was too late, after more than 500 rebels broke through the camp gate, they immediately scattered and rushed into the barracks to kill, and the strafing and explosion of machine guns reflected the ancient city of Hue. More than 3,000 soldiers of the Annam People's Party rebel army simultaneously attacked Hue Airport, the French rifle battalion and the Royal Palace, chanting slogans to overthrow Bao the Great and establish a free Annam. Rise up.

At the same time, Wu Yuanjia and Hu Xuelan of the Annam National Socialist Party also led 5,000 soldiers each to attack Saigon, Cam Ranh Bay and Hanoi. "Mr. Governor, Mr. Governor!" In the lavish palace of Norodom, the governor of Deju was woken from his sleep, and the colonel, who was in charge of security, did not even have time to knock on the door. Then he crashed in and shouted, "Mr. Governor, the revolutionaries have rioted, and they are outside. ”

"How many are there?" Let Deju be very calm, and only ask about the situation after getting dressed and wearing a pistol.

"A lot! They were attacking Hanoi, Hue, Cam Ranh Bay and here at the same time. ”

"At the same time?" Just now, he made the German sentence tremble twice. During his years in power, he maintained high pressure on the French East Indian Revolutionary Party, so there was no outside support. The Annandi party roots alone could not organize such a large offensive. There is no doubt that China must have stepped in. "These damn yellow-skinned monkeys, they instigated an independent revolution while we were weak." Jean Deju quickly guessed who was behind the riot. He also understood why China was pushing for independence in Annam, because it could not take Cam Ranh Bay and Saigon. China cannot control Annam, nor can it threaten the Malay Peninsula and the Philippines. In these two places, he has not allowed the Chinese National Defense Forces to station, which has caused today's bitter fruit.

"Mr. Governor. I can get the mercenary battalion to arrest the Chinese ambassador. "The colonel made a proposal to dispatch the French Overseas Corps stationed in Saigon. The French Overseas Corps is the most elite unit in France. Most were stationed in Syria and Africa, with only one battalion in the French East Indies. But don't look at the fact that there is only one battalion, if you really want to fight, I am afraid that not a single division of the Annam rebel army will be able to stop it. However, if the German sentence refused, the arrest of the Chinese ambassador would be tantamount to declaring war on China, which would be tantamount to giving the Chinese Wehrmacht stationed in the French East Indies an excuse to intervene.

Let Deju think about it and ask, "Have you contacted the Chinese ambassador?" ”

"The ambassador said that they would abide by the agreement and would not send the army to get involved in internal affairs."

"Damn it!" Let Deju scold angrily from the bottom of his heart. China's lack of troops is not a good thing, which means that he has no support at all. You must know that China took the opportunity to deal with Japan and detained many French soldiers, and at present he has less than 5,000 men left, but he has to defend several cities, and he cannot stop the revolutionary party. Just when the Germans were in a dilemma, Hue was already in flames. As soon as the guns rang out, the French army, which was responsible for the protection of the palace, immediately transferred eight 75 field guns and a large number of machine guns, and fired continuously at the rebels and buildings in the city, regardless of the civilians in the city. In just one hour, more than 400 soldiers and thousands of civilians were killed by the shells. This shelling infuriated the people of Hue and the rebels, and a continuous charge began on the palace, and by the next morning all the French troops at the airport and south of the city had been wiped out, except for a battalion inside the palace. After seizing a large amount of weapons and ammunition, Wu Tingyan immediately personally led his soldiers to surround the palace, forcing the French army to surrender and demanding the abdication of Emperor Bao.

At the same time, good news also came from Saigon, after Wu Yuanjia led 5,000 soldiers to attack continuously, he finally captured the airport and barracks on the morning of the 16th, and began to attack the most heavily defended Norodom Palace. Only Hu Xuelan, who attacked Cam Ranh Bay, was more unlucky, although it was a sneak attack, Cam Ranh Bay had already been built as a fortress by the French Navy, so many attacks were disintegrated by the fortress's heavy artillery, and there were heavy casualties. However, relying on the numerical superiority, he still semi-surrounded Cam Ranh Bay, and the French Far East Fleet had already been wiped out, and the remaining ships were escorted to Hong Kong by the Chinese Navy to take care of them, so a confrontation situation was also formed. Spurred on by good news from Hanoi, Hue and Saigon, tens of thousands of young people began storming police stations and local colonial government institutions. But as the day came, after the French army began to send planes to bomb the revolutionary army, the situation began to shift little by little to the French colonial government, which made the Wu brothers and Ho Chi Minh and others anxious.

Just when the war was raging all over Annam, the diplomatic agency of the Republic of China in Hue also ushered in the important members of the Nguyen Dynasty. In the living room, Wu Chaoshu slowly blew away the heat with a teacup. The corner of his eye rested on a few people next to him. In addition to Pan Peizhu, who was old and coughed from time to time, Fan Qiong, the prime minister of the Ruan Dynasty, and Shang Shu Pei Bantuan, looked nervous, and Prince Qiang Ji of Gia Long rubbed his hands anxiously. For them, independence is a good thing, but the slogan played by the Wu brothers to protect the emperor to abdicate is not very good, once the emperor abdicates and the Nguyen dynasty ends, I am afraid that all of them will be liquidated! So they wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to become independent, but also wanted to keep Emperor Bao and the Nguyen dynasty.

"Your Excellency, Ambassador." Pham Truong was the prime minister of the Nguyen dynasty. He knew that he would definitely be robbed by someone if he opened his mouth now, but he had no choice but to bite the bullet and speak: "Annan and China are separated by a strip of water, and they have always been friendly countries. On this moment of independence, we would like to enlist the help of our ambassadors. As long as you can let Emperor Bao conquer in person. Let the country become independent, and we are willing to be the southwest barrier of your country for generations to come. As soon as he finished speaking, Pan Peizhu and the others also nodded again and again, and even Prince Jialong said yes again and again. Wu Chaoshu smiled secretly in his heart, coughed lightly and said: "First of all, Your Excellency, in fact, I don't want to hide it from you, Mr. President and our National Assembly very much want to see Annan independent. At the same time, I also want to overthrow Emperor Bao, so I can help you mediate. ”

When Fan Qiong and the others heard this, they all became happy, but it didn't take long for Wu Chaoshu to take out a thick stack of materials and put them in front of them: "But before that. We must first determine the territorial division of the two bases, otherwise it will be difficult for me to give an explanation. This is the joint signature of more than 100 historians and professors of famous universities in our country, who have proved through a large number of contributions and materials that the area north of the Red River has been an inalienable territory of our country since ancient times. Therefore, if we want to mediate and support your independence, we must first determine the territory of our country and your country. so as not to have disputes in the future. ”

"Since ancient times."

Fan Qiong and the others gasped and pumped into the corners of their eyes, they didn't expect this knife to be so ruthless! During the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Annam was indeed a vassal state, called Chennagong, but the north of the Red River has been unclear, and it was not clearly divided until the French occupation that it was designated as the Tokyo Protectorate, how can it be regarded as since ancient times? But Fan Qiong didn't dare to offend Wu Chaoshu, now China is the only country that can keep the Ruan Dynasty, so he rubbed his hands anxiously and said: "Mr. Ambassador, is it too early to divide the Tokyo area?" Many of them are of the Jing nationality of our country. ”

"Your Excellency, you listen to me." Wu Chaoshu smiled and continued: "Clarifying the boundary demarcation of the Red River is the basis for our country to protect the Bao Emperor and the Nguyen Dynasty, if you insist on using the map of the French colonists, then I have nothing to say. But if I can, then I can assure you that I will immediately intervene to mediate the relations between the rebels and the government, form a coalition government to help you become independent, and at the same time provide you with an interest-free loan of 200 million people, and in the territory, after the war, we will also propose to the League of Nations that the Lao region east of the Mekong River be divided into your country. Of course, this is the time of the war against the fascist Nazis, so after the formation of the coalition government, it is necessary to sign a defense agreement with us, according to the agreement, to hand over food for military supplies, and the French air bases on Kunlun Island, Cam Ranh Bay, and Saigon will be leased to us. Of course, we will follow the example of Saudi Arabia and never interfere in your internal affairs. ”

After Wu Chaoshu finished speaking in one breath, Fan Qiong and the other ministers suddenly fell silent. Although it lost the north of the Red River, Tokyo (Hanoi) was finally saved, and it was able to get an interest-free loan of 200 million. Most importantly, Laos east of the Mekong River and north of the Red River are comparable in size, enough to compensate for the loss of the Red River. But Fan Qiong was still a little unwilling, and asked: "Mr. Ambassador, we are all courtiers, and I am afraid that we have no right to agree to this kind of big thing." Emperor Bao's side. ”

"It's okay, I can wait. It doesn't matter if Emperor Bao is in trouble, right, Prince Jialong? Wu Chaoshu finally lifted Prince Jialong, who was sitting next to him. Fan Qiong suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, this sentence implied that it was too obvious, if Emperor Bao didn't agree, I was afraid that the Ruan Dynasty would have to change an emperor