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In the Taihe Hall of Hue Palace, built in imitation of the Forbidden City, the young Nguyen Phuc Hao sat on the dragon chair with a wooden expression. Below, Minister Wu was on both sides, looking nervous and anxious. The fierce gunfire outside the palace seemed to indicate that the end of the Nguyen dynasty was coming, and in this era of the alternation of the old and new worlds, even the central dynasty that had paid the annual tribute had collapsed, how could the small Nguyen dynasty hold on? Is it really going to change your face another day? How do you think the ancestors in the temple?

One thought after another flashed through the young Nguyen Phuc Han's mind. He ascended the throne at the age of three and became a puppet of the French colonists, and he could only go to France to study abroad, and he was monitored day and night. After returning from studying abroad, he also tried to revitalize the country, and with the help of French colonial minister Paschiel, he staged a quiet coup d'état, kicked Nguyen Huu Bai and others who controlled the government out of the court, and reused Pham Qiong and Ngo Dinh Diem and others to strengthen the royalist forces. However, with the rebellion of Ngo Dinh Diem and the unexpected death of Paskel, who supported him, the reform lasted only two months before ending without a hitch. Now that Ngo Dinh Diem is openly raising the slogan of abolishing himself and establishing a republic, and is entangled with the radicals to launch a coup d'état, is there only one way for him to go to the wilderness?

No one likes to be the king of a dead country, although his fate has been at the mercy of others since he ascended the throne, Nguyen Phuc Ho still did not want to abdicate, and asked in a deep voice: "What is the situation outside now?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the rebel party has conquered several provinces in Tokyo (Hanoi), and is still attacking Saigon and Cam Ranh Bay day and night, and the palace is also surrounded by the chaotic party, I'm afraid." A gray-haired minister stepped forward, his voice trembling like a mournful woman.

"Can we make peace?" Ruan Fuyu asked with a pale face.

"This." Several ministers looked left and right, but they didn't know how to speak. They have no soldiers and no one now, and their money is controlled by France, so how can they go to peace talks if they can't protect King Qin? As soon as Ruan Phuc Yan saw this look, he knew that he was in danger. Thinking that the Nguyen dynasty was going to be ruined in his own hands. I couldn't help but feel a cramp in my heart, and shouted: "Bring a pen and paper." ”

"Slow!"

Just as Nguyen Phuc Hap was about to write an edict of abdication, a loud shout came from outside the door. Turning his head to look, he saw Fan Qiong, the prime minister and the head of the household, holding a thick scroll, rushing into the hall quickly, and without waiting for Ruan Fuhui to ask, he shook it to the end: "Your Majesty, you must not abdicate!" ”

"Aiqing." Seeing Fan Qiong, Ruan Fuyun hurriedly ran down from the dragon chair as if he had seen a relative. Helped Fan Qiong up: "Prime Minister, is there good news?" ”

Fan Qiong dared not slack off, and hurriedly said Wu Chaoshu's proposal to exchange land for independence, and also handed over the four provinces of the Borofen Plateau, including Champasak, to the Annan government after the war, and at the same time provided an interest-free loan of 200 million yuan. The proposal to exchange minerals for support and so on was all said, and finally he took out the drafted document: "Your Majesty, this is the agreement on the demarcation of the national border and the letter of assistance that I have discussed with the Chinese ambassador, as long as you agree, Annan can be independent, and you can be assured." ”

"Fan Qiong, you damn it!"

Nguyen Phuc Ha has not yet opened the agreement. Several ministers next to him stood up and scolded, accusing Fan Qiong of betraying national interests, and saying that exchanging land for independence is a loss of power and humiliation of the country, and it must not be signed. But before he came, Fan Qiong had already let go, and only Beijing saved the Ruan dynasty at this moment. Besides. Although the four provinces of the Borofen Plateau are not as rich as those north of the Red River, they are about the same in size. Moreover, Annan has been a vassal of China since ancient times, and although these are not in vogue now, if China is willing to guarantee its independence and national security. This is a bit of land again.

Looking at the quarrels in the main hall, there was a rumbling of guns outside the palace. Ruan Fuxuan's temper also came up, slapped the table fiercely, took out the jade seal and made the most refreshing decision in his life: "Don't make any noise!" When the national disaster is at hand, everything is cheap, and I believe that my ancestors will not blame me. After speaking, without waiting for the ministers to react, they pressed the vermilion seal on the two agreements.

"Your Majesty, no." Seeing this, several old ministers and princes desperately tried to rush up and destroy the agreement, but they were blocked by the guards. After covering the jade seal, Ruan Phuc Hao felt relaxed and handed over the agreement to Fan Qiong: "Prime Minister Fan, you are solely responsible for this matter, as long as you can ensure that the kingdom inherits, other conditions can be agreed." In addition, I sent someone to Ho Chi Minh and Ngo Dinh Diem and told them that if they were willing to form a joint cabinet and join the government, I would give them full authority to handle state affairs. ”

"Retreat."

In the palace of Hue, while Emperor Bao made a decisive decision for the first time in his life, Raeder, who was far away at the William Naval Shipyard to inspect the battleship Tirpitz, was extremely hesitant.

France surrendered, the century-old enemy that had kept the government in power finally fell, and the whole of Germany fell into a carnival. But in the midst of this, there is one person who is listless, and he is Raeder. An unlucky marshal who lost half of his surface power not long after the war began.

Especially after the Ballista operation, Hitler decided to attack Britain, launched the Sea Lion Project, and ordered the Navy to make a decision to open a landing ground to protect the landing of the army. This is killing Raeder! Although the sinking of the Hood in the Mediterranean seriously dampened the morale of the British Navy and left only seven battleships, after the heavy losses of the Norwegian Naval Battle, Raeder now can't even take out a capital ship! Some people may not believe it, but the navy of the Third Reich at this time had only ten landing ships, sixty-seven submarines, forty-eight speedboats, one heavy cruiser, four destroyers, and three torpedo boats, and the remaining few large warships were either under repair or still under construction, and although Bismarck and Zeppelin were delivered, their combat effectiveness was at least not until October, and as for the stronger H39 battleships, the hulls were only built to less than 10 percent.

"Hey, what can I do? You can't let the Führer cancel the plan, right? "Raeder was upset. According to calculations, in order for the army to go ashore smoothly, it is necessary to open up a landing ground 300 kilometers wide. But at the moment the power in his hands can only guarantee a maximum width of ninety kilometers. What does this width mean? That is to say, the British only need to deploy two battleships or shore guns on two sections of the landing field, and the landing field can be completely covered! So this point of width, not to mention the armored division ashore, the infantry is not enough. Moreover, Germany also has a serious shortage of specialized landing ships, although all the drawings of the Tianshan-class landing ships were purchased from China before the war, only ten have been built so far.

"Marshal." While Raeder was worrying, Hakan, the manager of William's shipyard, who had helped Bing in the Rhineland plan, came over. After returning from China, Hakan served briefly in the navy, but eventually retired to William Shipyard due to his advanced age. Because of his experience in helping the Chinese Navy build many warships, and bringing back a large number of ship specialists who had traveled to China, he was soon promoted to shipyard manager and was responsible for the construction of the battleship Tirpitz. "General Hakan, it's a pleasure to meet you." Hakan is an old hero in Europe, and even Raeder has to call him a general when he sees him. However, Hakan himself grinned and reminded with a smile: "Marshal, I am only a shipyard manager now. ”

"But also in the service of the Imperial Navy." Raeder still treated the old navyman with great respect, and after shaking hands, he asked, "Please tell me, how long will it take to finish?" ”

Speaking of the battleship Tirpitz, Hakan immediately seemed to be a different person, and his face was bright: "The progress is faster than expected, thanks to the supplies you provided." I believe that the sea trial will be possible as soon as the beginning of next month, and if it goes well, it will be delivered to you by the end of October at the latest. ”

"End of October?" Raeder frowned. Judging from the progress, due to the continuous influx of Soviet material resources, the speed was indeed faster than expected, but it still could not help itself. Because the air force had already begun to attack Britain, and Goering claimed that he could paralyze the British Royal Air Force within a month, he would prepare for a landing by early August at the latest.

Seeing that Raeder seemed to be annoyed, Hakan couldn't help but ask, "Marshal, do you have anything you need old Hakan to serve?" ”

Hakan is a veteran of the navy, and Raeder also provided a lot of help when he rebuilt the navy, and when he returned home, he also brought a lot of naval technology and materials from China and France, which is trustworthy. So Raeder didn't hide it from him, and told him about his lack of troops and inability to protect the landing of the army. "It's really bad, our Navy is missing too many opportunities. With all due respect, we are already lagging even behind China. Hakan sighed. He is a person who has witnessed the growth of the Chinese Navy, although it is still unknown who sold those technologies to China, but one thing has been spread all over the world, and after acquiring 17 French warships, the Chinese Navy has surpassed Japan to become the second in the world in terms of total tonnage.

In just thirty years, what a huge leap from nothing to second in the world. On the contrary, Germany has had a naval fault line for 20 years because of sanctions, so many technologies have been unable to keep up with the world trend.

"yes, it's a pity he's our enemy." Raeder said.

"His Excellency Yang Qiu is a country supremacist, and he only cares about what benefits he can obtain for the country." Hakan was not full of complaints about Yang Qiu like other German generals, and thought about it and said, "Marshal, in fact, we can buy some warships immediately. ”

"Immediately?" Raeder stopped, turned his head in disbelief, "Hakan, are you kidding?" Or do you think Yang Qiu will sell warships to us? But if you can convince him, you can't cross the Mediterranean. ”

"No, not China." Hakan shook his hand repeatedly: "I know Your Excellency Yang Qiu's temper, he may sell some other technologies, but he will never sell us warships. I would like to say that our neighbor also has some warships! ”

"Neighbors?"

"Yes, the Northern Fleet alone has two battleships, three cruisers, nineteen destroyers, thirty-three submarines, fifty-seven minesweepers, twenty-nine large torpedo boats, seventy-five small torpedo boats, and one heavy cruiser that should belong to us!"

"God, you mean the Soviets?" Raeder was dumbfounded, he never thought that Hakan actually wanted to let him buy Soviet warships.

"Why not? Moscow is already scorched, and they need to fend off a Chinese attack. Hakan smiled slightly, like an old fox: "So I think that now Mr. Stalin should be very willing for us to form an alliance, only then can he be more at ease." ”