Chapter 499: Consultation
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Therefore, on the one hand, the British and Indian governors provided a large number of weapons and ammunition to the Kashag local government in Tibet, encouraging it to launch a rebellion and become independent from China's territory, and on the other hand, he mobilized more than 10,000 people, including the Gurkha brigade, known as the "king of the mountains," to be ready to cross the Himalayas and take advantage of the fire to plunder. Because of the fear of the strong strength of the People's Liberation Army, the British specially put the time of the operation in the autumn of 1939, because this also means that Tibet will enter winter soon after the success of the British military operation, and when the heavy snow will close the mountains, no matter how powerful the PLA is, it is also flesh and blood, and it is impossible to attack the Gaoyuan, even if people can go up, it is useless to transport supplies in the case of heavy snow and road closure. And when the spring flowers bloom next year, the British have completely controlled the situation in Tibet, and it will be difficult for the PLA to drive the British out again, and after losing the commanding heights of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, no matter how tough the Red Party is, it will have to sit down at the negotiating table, right? At that time, there should be an explanation for the huge losses caused to Britain by the Red Party for more than a year (British statistics) of no less than 1 billion US dollars, right? Not only did the Chinese double down on Britain's economic losses, but they also wanted to interrupt the momentum of China's rise, ensure the security of British India and Malaya, and restore their privileges in China
Fortunately, Fang Yongle had heard Hu Weidong remind the British of their ambitions for Tibet and Xinjiang long before the Western Expedition, and he had been very vigilant since he led his troops into Tibet, and there were also many patriots in the Kashag local government in Tibet who supported the reunification of the motherland and ethnic unity. Several of them even took the risk of sending people to report to Fang Yongle before the rebellion. When Fang Yongle learned of this, he immediately took 8,000 elite soldiers from western Sichuan and secretly returned to Lhasa, and at the same time sent a telegram to the central authorities, asking for instructions on how to deal with the matter.
After receiving the telegram, Taizu, who had always hated foreign aggression, immediately asked the telegraph operator to reply to Fang Yongle, "If people don't offend me, I won't offend people; If anyone sins against me, I will offend. ”
However, except for the hot-tempered Mr. Peng, most of the central leaders believed that the war with Japan was still not over, and the domestic liberation war had begun, and if they fought with the British who were even stronger than Japan at this time, it would be a three-front war. Seems rather unwise. But the great man insisted. "If you seek peace through struggle, you will live in peace; If you seek peace through compromise, you will die peacefully. Haven't there been fewer similar lessons since the Opium Wars? ”
Under Taizu's patient persuasion, Mr. Zhu first changed his attitude and supported Taizu. Subsequently, others also expressed their support. However, Zhou Gong, who was cautious by nature, still suggested sending a telegram to ask Comrade Hu Weidong's opinion. He was an expert on Western issues in the party, and the great man agreed after a moment of silence.
After receiving the telegram, Hu Weidong was shocked and angry, and was shocked that Britain had intended to invade Tibet in history. But after all, he did not directly send troops to invade, and he did not expect that the butterfly effect would have such a big impact; What is angry is that the British actually took advantage of the fire to rob when China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was not over, which is tolerable, which is unbearable!
The Chinese have always hated villains who fall into the well, and Hu Weidong was no exception; he was furious and immediately sent three telegrams in succession, explaining his views to the central authorities. Hu Weidong believed that the British invasion should be just a test and that if the troops stationed in Tibet were instigated, they might further expand the invasion and even split the whole of Tibet from China's territory, and the Red Party would be China's sinners for the ages. At the same time, once the British entered the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, then the rear areas of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression -- Xinjiang, Gansu, Ningxia, and Qinghai, which were rapidly industrialized with the help of the hard work of the people of all nationalities and a large amount of Soviet aid, would be directly threatened, and there would be absolutely endless troubles in the future. In addition, with the independent foreign policy of the Red Party, in order to recover all the national rights and interests that have been lost since the end of the Qing Dynasty, conflicts with the foreign powers will break out sooner or later in the future
The second telegram was about "Can we win the war?" Hu Weidong believes that although Britain still has the false name of "the empire on which the sun never sets", the hollowing out of industry and the huge consumption of World War I have long since made it lose its former majesty, and at the same time, the colonies all over Shijie have dispersed Britain's already small army forces, unless Britain carries out a general mobilization, the British army in India will be more than 100,000 at most, and they must first cross the dangerous Himalayas to invade Tibet, and logistics supply must be very difficult. Therefore, Hu Weidong believed that only the mobilization of troops stationed in Tibet and the Xinjiang Corps was enough to repel it. But Hu Weidong's telegram also said that the British were proud and stubborn, and even if they were defeated, they were likely to be reluctant to save face, but the only thing Britain really had was the navy (the air force was also strong, but it couldn't get by.) But the warship can't go ashore, so what is there to be afraid of for the Red Party, which has not yet obtained an outlet to the sea, and has to give it to the devils for the time being? As for the future, with the Germans sharpening their troops and horses, even if Britain can win the European war in the future, it will inevitably be greatly damaged, where is there any trouble for Liliang to find China, which was already more powerful at that time?
The third telegram said, "How to fight?" Hu Weidong's idea is that due to the barrier of the Himalayas, even if the troops stationed in Tibet win a war or even counterattack into India, they will inevitably be forced to withdraw to Tibet soon because the logistics cannot keep up. In response to Hu's suggestion that the Eastern Front should be mainly on the defensive, the crucial Nathula Pass (located at the junction of China and Sikkim at an altitude of more than 4,700 meters, is the most important land passage between China and the subcontinent). Just block the main passage of the British army into Tibet; On the western front, we must fight vigorously and strive to occupy all the land north of the western section of the Himalayas (about one-third to one-quarter of Kashmir) in order to fully occupy the Himalayas, so that our army will be in a favorable position to attack and retreat, and the British army will no longer be able to threaten Tibet. In addition, Hu Weidong has another sentence that he can't say now, after occupying this area, it will be relatively convenient for us to help Pakistan Railway in the future when India and Pakistan conflict (to be continued......