Just when Yan Shao and the others were still busy with the conflict with the Japanese, in the living room, as soon as they saw Yan Shao and they went upstairs and didn't come down for a long time, Ho Chi Minh and the others seemed a little restless. Ho Chi Minh, in particular, was very wary of China, but even then he was well aware of one thing, that is, without China's help, it would be very difficult for Vietnam to become independent from French control.

After all, compared to France, Vietnam's strength is too weak. Even if France no longer has much strength after the First World War, it is still a behemoth compared to Vietnam, and without the help of external forces, unless France recognizes Vietnam's independence, Vietnam has no possibility and hope of independence at all.

In Yan Shao's history, Vietnam was officially independent after the end of World War II, but even so, after the end of World War II and Japan's surrender, the French still gave them a 'comeback', and finally the Vietnamese finally won their independent status after years of struggle.

But that was after World War II, when France's power had shrunk considerably, and its early surrender to the Axis powers had left France's overseas colonies in disarray. Even the homeland, which was originally relatively well preserved, was messed up when the Allies counterattacked.

Therefore, the Vietnamese were able to win their independent status after years of struggle.

However, although France has suffered heavy losses at present, it is only the northern territories that have been affected by the war. Most of the mainland and overseas colonies can be said to be unscathed, although the local army suffered many casualties. But apparently Vietnam is not as difficult to deal with as Germany, so it is not very difficult for France to solve the current Vietnam.

So at this time, China's help is crucial for Vietnam.

As one of the two most powerful countries in the Far East. Even if it is still inferior to France in terms of industry and science and technology, China's comprehensive national strength has reached the point where it can be on par with France—————— of course, many Chinese people are still a little weak in the direct conflict with this old power, but Yan Shao has no psychological barriers.

After all, in Yan Shao's time, all the Chinese people thought about was countries like the United States and Russia, Britain? France? It is basically no longer in the consideration of Yan Shao and these people. After all, in addition to industrial and scientific capabilities. China is far stronger than France in terms of territory, population, and resources equal to war potential. Basically, as long as the Chinese army does not collapse at the touch of a button like the army of the former Qing Dynasty, even if it is poorly equipped with the French army. Yan Shao really can't think of any reason why China will lose...

So compared with others, Yan Shao's psychological advantage is really big.

Even after defeating Germany, Britain, which can already be called the world's leading power, has a huge navy. There is nothing to be afraid of.

And such a huge armament. There is clearly a pressure on finances, and few countries will continue to maintain such large armies, except in a country as vast as China, which requires a large army. Especially after the First World War, Britain's finances were really difficult, so in Yan Shao's opinion, it would not be long before the British fleet would disintegrate on its own, even if its navy was much stronger than China. But there wouldn't be such a big gap as it is now—————— and it was, after the Washington Naval Treaty. The size of the British navy was quickly reduced, and although it received a much larger share of tonnage than China, given its colonies all over the world...

This share is a bit insufficient...

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It was precisely because they knew that Vietnam's power was still very weak compared to France, and if they wanted independence, they could only seek help from the outside, so after Wilson ran into a wall, Ho Chi Minh and others shifted their hopes to Yan Shao—————— even though Ho Chi Minh himself knew that China was more dangerous than France from a certain point of view.

And the courtesy that Yan Shao gave them made them very vigilant in their hearts, after all, there is no lunch in this world for nothing, just by the color of their skin, let a person of Yan Shao's status give them such courtesy, Ho Chi Minh has not yet reached this point.

It's just that...

Obviously, what Yan Shao said just now was that he would come down in a while, but now that he has been up for more than two hours, there has been no one yet, and even Ho Chi Minh, who is vigilant in his heart, is now a little uneasy.

If it weren't for the fact that in the past two hours, the embassy staff had always brought them some drinks or snacks or something, I am afraid they would have thought that Yan Shao was planning to refuse them, but even so, they still looked a little restless.

"Chi Minh..."A short and thin young man sitting next to Ho Chi Minh moved his ass a little uneasily, leaned over to Ho Chi Minh's side and whispered. What the hell is going on, could it be that the Chinese want to refuse us, so they left us here for half a day and ignored it..."

"yes," he said, glancing at a few staff members standing not far away, and another whispered in Vietnamese. It's been more than two hours and there's still no one in sight, probably because of the eviction order in disguise......... Why don't we just say goodbye first? ”

There is no way, if the time is a little shorter, it will be forgotten, like more than ten minutes and half an hour, the problem is that now Yan Shao has been drying them for more than two hours at once, and seeing that the sky has gradually turned dark, who knows what Yan Shao means.

Some people have even speculated that this is a kind of eviction order from Yan Shao, but they didn't say it directly. In this case, it is better for them to take the initiative and wait for the embassy staff to kick them out, so as not to look ugly after they are really kicked out.

With these two people at the beginning, the others also whispered.

Fortunately, they also understand the importance of confidentiality, so they are just communicating in Vietnamese. Although the staff next to them were strange, they didn't know what they were talking about—————— it was not only Ho Chi Minh people. Even the people in the embassy had some suspicions in their hearts that Yan Shao actually didn't welcome them, and hanging them here was also a disguised expulsion order.

It's just that...

"Probably not...", glancing at the Vietnamese who were still whispering over there, a staff member said strangely. The president is not such a person. If these Vietnamese people were not welcomed, the president would definitely say it directly, or even let them in at all, and the president was very kind just now, so something must have happened..."

Hearing his words, several other staff members also nodded. It's just that what happened, they don't know at all. It is not surprising, after all, the conflict between China and Japan on the border, Yan Shao's side has just received the news. How could they possibly know?

I have to say that Yan Shao's image in the hearts of these people is still very good, although Yan Shao also has all kinds of shortcomings, such as being lustful. Let's say be careful. Well, that's it, but they still respect Yan Shao very much, just like everyone else in the country...

So although they were a little puzzled, they were still looking for a reason for Yan Shao. As for Ho Chi Minh, they also have a natural affinity for Ho Chi Minh and his entourage, especially a few years ago, even though they have the same skin color. China's situation is actually no different from Vietnam's...

Similarly, with the strength of China's national power. These people also have a sense of responsibility in their hearts that they should liberate all the yellow countries and liberate them from the iron hooves of the Western colonizers. And imagine himself as the boss, the elder brother, the elder brother, and even the father of all the Far Eastern countries, the natural leader of all the Far Eastern countries...

The reason why Yan Shao's [Greater Far East Co-prosperity] plan can be relatively easily accepted in China is also because of this reason. In fact, the concept is not new at home, because with the growing strength of the country, many people feel that China should use its influence to unite all the yellow countries against the invasion of white people...

This is not only the Chinese, but also other peoples of the Far East, including the Japanese. Before the 'Sino-Japanese border conflict' occurred, there were even a few hard-line members of the Diet who led a team to Japan, intending to discuss this issue with the pro-China faction in Japan, that is, an alliance led by China and supplemented by Japan to unite against the West and liberate all colonized Far Eastern countries—————— it should be noted that the famous Japanese friend Miyazaki was also a supporter of this alliance.

Historically, Miyazaki was indeed thoroughly pro-China, as Miyazaki said in 1888 when he discussed it with his second brother. "The current world is a battlefield of the jungle. The strong are becoming more violent, and the rights and freedoms of the weak are being lost day by day. If there are people who value human rights and respect freedom, they must quickly devise a plan to restore them. If we do not prevent it now, the yellow race will always be oppressed by the white race. And this turning point in fate is really related to the rise and fall of China. …… He decided to go deep into China in person, visit the heroes all over the world, and persuade them to work together to achieve great things. If you find a hero who governs the world, you will follow the work of dogs and horses, otherwise, you will stand up for yourself. …… Thinking deeply into the Chinese mainland, wholeheartedly thinking about the Chinese, thinking should be a hundred generations, and recruiting heroes to lay the foundation for upholding the will of heaven and establishing the right path. If China is revived and the righteousness of the world is declared, then India can prosper, Siam and Annam can rise up, and the Philippines and Egypt can be saved. Widely restore human rights and establish a new era on earth. ”

It can be seen that Miyazaki's title of 'friend of Japan' is really well-deserved. And it is precisely because there is such a type of people in Japan that there can be a certain amount of communication between China and Japan. Naturally, such people are undoubtedly in the minority in Japan, especially after the Battle of Shandong, when relations between China and Japan deteriorated ...

However, it is precisely because of the strength of the Chinese table in the Shandong Campaign and the later Western Front battlefield that many figures similar to Miyazaki have also emerged in Japan. The parties formed by these people in Japan already have a lot of power in Japan, and naturally, they are still very immature compared to the mainstream parties in Japan, but at least they are a good start...

I have to be thankful that Japan in this era is not as arrogant as it was more than a decade later, otherwise even if there are some characters similar to Miyazaki in Japan, I am afraid it will be useless...

On the other hand, due to Miyazaki's monstrous special achievements. Yan Shao even considered inviting him to China and awarding him a medal of 'International Friend'. Although the matter has not yet taken place, Miyazaki has already expressed his interest and excitement through diplomatic channels.

But...

Such an enthusiastic and friendly exchange between the two sides. It also brought some side effects, which made Miyazaki a little sad. This side effect is that the Chinese Revolutionary Party, which is still entrenched in Japan.

If it is said that when he had just withdrawn from the mainland, Sun Yat-sen could still rely on his past influence to make the Chinese Revolutionary Party a party on the scale of teaching aids. So today, in 1919, with the increasing international status of China, the Chinese Revolutionary Party founded by Sun Yat-sen has become more and more unmarketable in Chinese society...

The pro-China political parties established by Miyazaki and other Japanese, as well as their close exchanges with the national government. It even made Sun Yat-sen issue a threat of 'cutting off the seat and severing diplomatic relations'. Although Miyazaki attached great importance to his friendship with Sun Yat-sen, his real dream was, after all, to unite all the yellow race against the white Westerners. At present, Sun Yat-sen is unable to achieve his wish, so Miyazaki can only ignore Sun Yat-sen's threat and continue to communicate with Yan Shao's national government.

It's just that...

Although Miyazaki's party had a smooth relationship with Yan Shao's Kuomintang, he and Sun Yat-sen had been friends for many years. Now that the two have 'cut off their ties', it is impossible to say that Miyazaki is not sad.

It was not that he did not think of mediating the contradiction between Sun Yat-sen and Yan Shao. It's just that Sun Yat-sen was driven out of the mainland by Yan Shao after all, and now Sun Yat-sen's downfall can be said to be caused by Yan Shao, not to mention that Sun Yat-sen and Yan Shao still have the hatred of taking their wives, so after trying a few times to no avail, Miyazaki can only choose to give up...

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Because Yan Shao didn't show up for a long time, everyone in the living room looked a little embarrassed, especially those staff members......... Although the Vietnamese were famous white-eyed wolves in later generations, they were not in this era after all. Opposite. The same skin color also gave everyone present a sense of intimacy from the heart...

Fortunately, it didn't take long for Yan Shao and Caterina to walk up from the upper floor. And his appearance finally stopped all kinds of speculation and the awkward atmosphere in the living room.

Seeing that Yan Shao finally appeared in front of them, both Ho Chi Minh and others breathed a sigh of relief. And Katarina, who appeared in front of them with Yan Shao, made Ho Chi Minh and others shine even more, and there is a very amazing feeling.

Even from the perspective of Oriental aesthetics, Caterina can be described as a city and a country. A tall figure, extremely slender legs, plus a plump figure and a beautiful appearance. With fiery red waist-length hair and a black off-the-shoulder evening dress, if she appears at any cocktail party, I am afraid that the eyes of the audience will fall on her—————— of course, this is indeed the case.

Although the ten-centimeter-long scar on the left side of the face is a little embarrassing for those who see it, regretting why such a trace appears on such a beautiful appearance, but after matching the wild temperament of Katarina, it will make people have a strange charm...

And Caterina is precisely the most attractive temperament, after all, there is nothing more interesting in this world than taming a wild horse...

However, Ho Chi Minh and the others just glanced at Katarina, and quickly shifted their gaze, even if there were a few reluctant ones, they quickly lowered their heads under the reminder of their companions—————— in the West, but in the East, staring at someone's wife is a very impolite thing, and it is easy to arouse the anger of the wife and husband.

On the one hand, they are too much worse than Yan Shao, as long as they want to, Yan Shao can pinch them to death at any time, just like pinching an ant to death, on the other hand, it is because they have a request for Yan Shao now, if they provoke Yan Shao now, their task can be regarded as a failure...

So when facing Yan Shao and Katarina, Ho Chi Minh and the others suddenly became cautious.

But apart from looking, they didn't have any other thoughts, for no other reason, the height difference between them was too big. The height of the Vietnamese is not very high, but Katarina, with a tall figure of 178 and a pair of high heels, is already about the same height as Yan Shao, who is 183cm. It can even be said to be taller than the vast majority of men in this world.

In front of such a 'giantess', Ho Chi Minh and they are really under pressure...

As for Yan Shao...

"Come, let's all sit down...", he smiled at Ho Chi Minh and the others. Yan Shao motioned to Ho Chi Minh, who had just stood up, and they sat down before continuing. "I'm sorry, I just came from China and I need to deal with some things, so I made you wait a little longer..."

"Where, where..."

It is indeed a very rude thing to have Ho Chi Minh and them wait for more than two hours, but now they are asking for help, where can they dare to directly express their heartfelt complaints. Therefore, they all hurriedly said that it was nothing...

Instead of taking her seat, Caterina went to a room next to the parlor and fetched two glasses from it. Then he took the wine glass and poured some into his own glass, and after pouring some juice into Yan Shao's cup, Caterina handed the glass full of juice to Yan Shao.

"Here you go—" Then he got some ice cubes and put them inside, and then sat down next to Yan Shao. For Ho Chi Minh and the others who were sitting opposite him, he ignored them.

Ho Chi Minh, of course, they know Katarina. After all, as Yan Shao's wife, and at the same time has a beautiful appearance that is rare in this world, Katerina's exposure is not small. What's more, she is also the director of the department of the Secret Service, according to the evaluation of [Time Magazine], she can at least enter the top five positions among the most powerful women in the world, which is enough to be compared with the queens of some European countries.

If one day China has a national strength comparable to that of Britain, maybe she can even reach the level of the Queen of England—————— of course, Britain in this era does not have a queen.

But that's exactly what it is. Therefore, Ho Chi Minh and others had some difficulty understanding Katarina's actions.

On the other hand, take the wine glass from Caterina's hand. Yan Shao smiled at Ho Chi Minh and the others. "I'm sorry, that's how her personality is..."

Hearing Yan Shao say this, although there was a relieved expression on his face, Ho Chi Minh and the others still felt a little awkward. Fortunately, the two sides soon got down to business.

"I already know your requirements...", he groaned for a while, and said with a straight face. Now the question is how you intend to fight for independence..."

Hearing Yan Shao say this, several of Ho Chi Minh's companions looked at each other, and some did not quite know what Yan Shao's words meant. On the contrary, Ho Chi Minh himself seemed to understand something, and after a little silence, he asked. "What do you mean?"

"Now if you want to fight for independence, there are only two ways to go, one is the way of peaceful independence, and the other is armed independence..."

"Peaceful independence, it is not difficult to understand, is to obtain independence through more peaceful means, and I believe that you have come for such a purpose this time. But to tell you the truth, this road is not easy to follow, because if you choose this path, the decision is equivalent to in the hands of the French, if the French are not willing to give you independence, then even if you fight for a hundred years, you may not be able to fight for independence..."Speaking of this, after a little silence, Yan Shao expressed his judgment. "To be honest, a hundred years may be an exaggeration, but thirty or fifty years should still exist..."

After all, it's already 1919, and in another 50 years, it will be about 1970, which is exactly the time when the wave of colonial independence has passed. Historically, even if Vietnam had not engaged in armed struggle, it would have become independent in 1950 to 60, so Yan Shao felt that his guess was still relatively correct.

In fact, Algeria, which was more important to France, became independent in the 60s—————— of course, after years of armed struggle by the Algerians. (To be continued......)