Chapter 437: Kidnapping
Since the establishment of colonies in Southeast Asia by Spain and the Netherlands, the Chinese have begun their own process of suffering.
It's like a crop, when it's ripe, it's going to be cut. The Dutch and Spaniards slaughtered the Chinese every few decades, which could not only accumulate the wealth that the Chinese had worked hard for decades for themselves, but also prevent the Chinese from becoming larger, which would affect their rule in the colonies. After all, the Chinese are not those natives of Southeast Asia, and once they really awaken and resist, the consequences will be very serious.
And although with the development of history, the civilization of the world has made slight progress, but the methods of the colonizers have not changed much. Until more than a decade ago, the Dutch were still massacring Chinese in Indonesia. It's like it's a tradition for them. But what about the Chinese government? I have never taken these Chinese to heart, or even if I do, I have no ability to protect them.
The same is true for the Chinese in Vietnam.
Although they were dealing with the French, who did not seem to be as barbaric and cruel as the Indonesians and the Dutch, they were still just "crops".
Especially after Du Yuming broke into the area north of the Red River, the French Indochina authorities immediately raised their vigilance against the Chinese, and after the Japanese army moved in, with the support of the Japanese, the governor of the French Indochina Federation, McCang, finally dealt a black hand against the Chinese. A large number of wealthy Chinese people were arrested...... And it's not just Vietnam, because French Indochina includes Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and even Zhanjiang in Guangdong, China. Of course, the French did not dare to go to Zhanjiang, where the Chinese are the majority, to arrest people, but because of the development of the Indochina Peninsula by the "military welfare fund" created by Qin Wei, many Chinese ran to Laos and Cambodia, and the result was that the French were caught in the net. Now, most of these Chinese have been arrested in Hanoi, where the headquarters of the French Indochinese authorities are located.
It's just that it's easy to catch people. The consequences of arresting people are not so easy to bear.
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The Governor of French Indochina, McGhan, has now finally approved of a word that his former emperor used to describe China: the sleeping lion! Although the lion had not fully woken up, the mere baring of its fangs was enough to frighten those of those who once thought they were superior.
"Surrender or die! This is Chinese the ultimatum ...... to us."
Hanoi Governor's Palace, Mai Gen looked at the five people in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. The Chinese were very good at the election, and it was actually the time when he gathered the four commanders-in-chief under his command, as well as his own lieutenant governor, to discuss how to handle the affairs of French Indochina under Japanese rule. As a result, as soon as the Chinese army occupied Vinh, he was surrounded in Hanoi by colonial officials who managed most of Indochina. You can't even run. And now, the Chinese, who have always been submissive in front of them, are beginning to turn around and give them an ultimatum.
"I don't believe they would dare to kill us." Speaking Nam Ki, the chief garrison officer in southern Vietnam and also serving as Mai Gen's deputy, Ben Sha Minh, the benevolent brother waved his fists with righteous indignation. "We are French, officials in French Indochina. There is no war between us and them. If they poison us. That would inevitably bear the condemnation of the entire international community. The Chinese government does not dare to take such a risk. ”
"My dear Lieutenant Governor. Don't get so excited, okay? Have you forgotten that we still have three divisions of the Japanese on our side? Batisian, the chief garrison officer of Beiqi, glanced at him with a wry smile, "I remember what they said when I went to protest to the Chinese general surnamed Du against their unwarranted invasion of the territory of our protectorate......
"To protect China's security." Bruno, the Cambodian General Garrison, shook his head with a wry smile, "This sentence has almost made my ears calloused, man." ”
"China is already in extreme danger. They can no longer hesitate for any international condemnation. Moreover, we have been defeated, and in this war, we no longer have the right to speak. Batisian replied.
"We still have about 2,000 of them." McGhan glanced at Bruno, "Plus our identity." Enough to rescue all the imprisoned Chinese. ”
"Do you really want to do it?" Ben Shamin grimaced, "Gentlemen, you must know that if we really do that, even if we can return to France, we will be judged!" ”
"But if we can't even leave Hanoi, then we won't even be able to go back to France, and this time may be forever." Batisian said.
"Bertrand, Briss, what's your opinion?" McGan looked at the chief garrison officers of Zhongqi and Laos.
"It's not just us in Hanoi, there are many French people." Bliss shrugged, "As government officials, our first priority is to keep our fellow citizens safe. ”
"Six people, four of them have now agreed to surrender." Batisian shrugged, "Resolution passed!" ”
"Bruno, you go and control the troops." Just do it. Who knows when the Chinese will attack, anyway, France has already failed, and who wins China and Japan has nothing to do with them? McGan was well aware of the principle of putting the interests of the Westerners first, and as soon as he saw that the matter was decided, he immediately began to assign tasks: "Ben Shamin, you go and contact the French who are currently in Hanoi, and say that our beloved Ambassador Mr. Gosmer has not been able to persuade the Chinese to cancel." No-sail zone', but he managed to get us a chance to get supplies, so that we all came to collect the supplies, lest the Chinese come and we didn't even have anything to eat, Batisian, go to the prison, go and talk to the leading fellows in the Chinese, and tell them that someone will come and pick them up soon...... Bliss, you go and contact the Japanese, I think we need to talk to them. ”
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Just four days after Xu Tingyao asked Qin Wei how to rescue the captured Chinese in Hanoi, the French Indochinese authorities surrendered. This is something that many people did not expect, because at this time, the ambassador Mr. Gosmer was still waiting for Qin Wei's second meeting...... He also thought that he would start a heated argument with Qin Wei over whether to release the three divisions of the Japanese. Asking for a sky-high price, sitting on the ground and paying back the money, this trick is not only applicable to commercial law, but also the most common trick in foreign affairs. But he didn't expect the French Indochina authorities to be so spineless that they wouldn't even give him a chance to bargain. And he had to admit that the actions of the Hanoi gang this time were really beautiful.
Governor McGan is in control. Under the pretext of summoning the head of the Japanese garrison in Hanoi, a small squadron leader, he was transferred out of the barracks. Then, let the Cambodian garrison officer Bruno lead nearly 2,000 French colonial troops concentrated in Hanoi to surround the Japanese army, and then falsely spread the order of the hapless squadron leader to let the Japanese squadron lay down its arms...... At the same time, under the pretext of distributing war supplies, tens of thousands of French people in Hanoi were gathered at the airport and boarded on a transport plane of the Chinese Air Force. And it must be noted that these Chinese transport planes are in broad daylight. Swaggering direct flight from Guangxi to Hanoi.
Why are you so bold?
First, there is no one else's share in the skies of Vietnam, not to mention a transport plane, China is just flying a kite before it falls on its own. There is basically no danger; Second, the Japanese in North Vietnam simply did not expect that the French would surrender. They were still waiting for Gosmer to rescue them together. Chinese transport planes flew over their lines. They thought they were going to bomb their rear. Or send supplies to Sun Liren in Rong City. That is to say, the whimsy of the French ambassador provided the perfect cover for this operation. But neither Gosimo himself nor the Japanese expected that this batch of transports would land directly in Hanoi. Since most of the Japanese troops went to the north and south to defend against the Chinese army, and the French Indochina authorities had always been relatively cooperative, there were not many Japanese troops around Hanoi. Even in such an important town as Hanoi, they left only one squadron of men and horses. Therefore, when the nearest Japanese army got the news, they hurriedly reported to Lu Shang, and then divided their troops according to the order. More than a day has passed, and this day is enough time for the "huge" Chinese Air Force to complete its own tasks. They not only transported the imprisoned Chinese, but also more than 10,000 French.
But that's just the beginning.
Qin Wei has always either not done this kind of thing, or never done it. Since you have already offended the French, you must offend to the end at once. Therefore, he extremely insidiously transported the more than 10,000 French people who had been transported from Hanoi to Guilin.
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"Despicable, I have never seen such a despicable act. You're kidnapping! Kidnap! ”
Gothmer already knows how wrong he has been. He thought he could bargain with Qin Wei, but he didn't want to help this guy force down McGan and his group. Although he still did not understand why McGan did not object to him after receiving his telegram, but quickly agreed to the Chinese's conditions, and carried out the rescue operation according to the Chinese's plan, he had to wipe the ass of the gang. More than 10,000 French were transported to Guilin, but the Chinese refused to provide accommodation, food, and only a little drinking water, and it was not heated. They were even forbidden to leave the airfield and could only stay temporarily near it. And the explanation given by the Chinese for this situation is: these French people do not have visas!
"If the Chinese do not have the corresponding passports and visas, I believe that the French government will definitely refuse them entry." But now, in order to prevent these poor French citizens from being harmed by the war, we have rescued them from Hanoi free of charge. But that doesn't mean we can allow them to operate freely in China, and ...... We in China are now in an extremely difficult situation, and there is a severe shortage of food. We have people starving to death every day. Why do you ask us to hand over these precious things to a group of irrelevant people? ”
Faced with Gosmer's questioning, Qin Wei replied.
"You're quibbling ......"
"Mr. Ambassador, it is up to each person to argue or not. But I would like to warn you that if you continue to dwell on this, you may have problems with your compatriots...... You know, we are at war with the Japanese. Once the war starts, we may not be able to take care of them. ”
“…… What are your qualifications? "Rascals! Bummer! Executioner! Gosmo understood what Qin Wei meant, and he could also see this guy's determination. If he really dared to entangle himself any longer and didn't get to the point, maybe the person in front of him would really dare to starve a few Frenchmen to death. If that were the case, his sin would be great.
"I want French Indochina!" (To be continued......)