I don't know if it was Ouyang Yun's prophecy that had an effect, and the Japanese really didn't disappoint him.

On the evening of the 4th, in Hanoi, Yotai Kobayashi contacted Roland through a French plantation owner. The next morning, at Roland's invitation, he brought two heroes to visit him, and in Roland's study, he had a "friendly" exchange with Roland, Dudley, and the two colonial ministers who had hurried over, and reached a verbal cooperation agreement on issues of mutual concern.

"Ombos has obviously been bought off by the Cadets, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to watch the mob storm your plantations. Ouyang Yun's purpose was very despicable, he just wanted to use the young and precious lives of the French soldiers to stop the imperial army's plan to open up the southwestern front of China. Of course, this seems to me to be just the dying throes of the Shina people. You have also seen the situation in the Far East, and the Imperial Army of the Great Japanese Empire is invincible everywhere it goes-Roland, this is not my alarmism, but as a friend, I feel that I have the obligation and responsibility to give you a piece of advice-if the French army really raised their guns to resist the imperial army at the instigation of Ouyang Yun, it would definitely lead to a bloody suppression by the imperial army. At that time, the safety of your lives and property will not be guaranteed. Well, of course, you can also choose to join the Cadet Army, and perhaps, you can give up everything in the Indochina Federation and settle in Guangzhou. I admit that in a year or two, the Imperial Army will not completely capture Canton, and you will be able to survive there for a while...... As a friend, it is necessary for me to tell you something about military secrets so that you can make an accurate judgment. Our latest fighter jets have already begun to be installed in the troops, and with the scale of production of our military industry, they will be able to form a combat capability in three months at most. And, by the end of March at the latest, the Royal Navy will also have the 4th and 5th Marines to Southeast Asia. At that time, in the Southeast Asian battlefield, the imperial army will have more than 300,000 troops...... "exchange" At the beginning, Kobayashi Yotai was a burst of vicious words and intimidation.

Roland and the others all changed color when they heard it. Vietnam's colonial minister, Jean Deku, who had just returned from Jindenagar today, quickly stood up and said that they would never let this happen, and that their attitude towards the Japanese Imperial Army was very different from that of the military such as Angos, and they were willing to make efforts and even sacrifices for the sake of Japan-France friendship.

The three French colonial ministers of the French Indochina Federation (one each in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia) were the real controllers of the three royal governments, and their roles in the royal government were somewhat similar to those of the regents. Not only do they have the power to appoint and dismiss Kingdom officials, but most importantly, they also control the Kingdom Guard. The reason why Roland dared to break his horse and openly confront Angbos was precisely because of their support.

Roland went on to state that his first statement that the alliance of the French Indochina Confederation with China and Britain was a private decision of careerists such as Ombos, and that it was not approved by their civil service. He upheld the will of the former Governor, His Excellency Raffarin, and was willing to carry out the relevant agreement reached between the former Governor and Minister Kobayashi. At the end of the day, he said: Ombos and others ignore the interests of Southeast Asian legal persons and form an alliance with China and France without authorization, which has completely violated the neutral position of Governor Raffarin, and as the most trusted subordinate of Governor Raffarin, he will do everything possible to make up for it, hoping that the Japanese government will give him this opportunity.

The French were happy to welcome it, and Kobayashi was not surprised by this. As Japan's minister to the French Federation of Indochina, Kobayashi could have chosen to return to Tokyo to perform his duties at this time. And the reason why he chose to stay and took on the task assigned by Yamamoto was because he felt that this was an opportunity to move from politics to the military. In his opinion, whether it was the Federation of French Indochina, the Kingdom of Thailand, as well as British Burma and India, they would eventually become colonies of the empire. Then, if he can surrender the army of the legal person without a fight and attack the French Indochina Federation at a very small cost, then he will definitely be able to ascend to the throne by virtue of this merit, and he may even be a new governor candidate. Very satisfied with the attitude of Roland and the others, he smiled and asked Roland: Engpos and the others have an army, how can they fight with a group of powerless civil officials and plantation owners?

The intention of Mrs. Kobayashi to ask this sentence was actually to let them take the initiative to ask for help from him, so that he could sit on the ground and help the country seek the greatest benefits. However, I don't know if the French didn't understand the subtext of this sentence or didn't want to be fooled at all, Roland didn't follow his train of thought, but directly shook out their hole cards.

In the hands of Roland and the others, there was already a considerable amount of armed power at this time. Its main force is the private guard of the Great Plantation, followed by the guards of the three puppet kingdom governments.

"If there is a possibility of negotiation, we don't want to fight each other, after all, we are all French. But as you said, Omposs has been completely bought off by the Cadet Army, and in order to protect the interests of legal persons in Southeast Asia, we can only resort to violent means," Roland said to Kobayashi after selling his cards.

Kobayashi was not satisfied with this answer, but still expressed his approval: "This is very good. Treasurer Roland, if you do this, according to the Buddhists, it is an act of great compassion and will save many people! After appreciating Roland, he stood up and said commandingly: "Roland Treasurer, Minister Jean Deju, Minister Katao, gentlemen, since you are honest with me, then I will not hide my identity and mission. I returned to Hanoi on the orders of His Excellency Isoroku Yamamoto, Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Japanese Expeditionary Fleet, to seek a partner as the plenipotentiary representative for the affairs of the Indochina Peninsula of the Imperial Japanese Empire. You have also seen the situation in Southeast Asia, the imperial army is beating the British army in the Malay Peninsula, and I believe that the Malay Peninsula will be fully taken soon. Next, it will be a logical thing to enter and occupy Indochina in an all-round way. When the Japanese Empire entered Southeast Asia, it did not deliberately challenge the old colonizers. In doing so, we are forced to do so – we need strategic resources such as oil and rubber. But as you can see, the two great powers, Britain and the United States, openly favored China and rejected our reasonable demands for a sale. In that case, let's take it ourselves! We have always believed that France, unlike Britain and the United States, can really be friends. Of course, I don't deny that the idea of the Imperial Base Camp has something to do with my tireless lobbying. Either way, I'm glad that the Empire is willing to extend an olive branch to you, which avoids the embarrassment of putting me and your old friends in a hostile position. The Imperial Government has made it clear that we will only provide military protection, and that the Federation of Indochina will continue to be governed by you, but that all elements of Indochina will be expelled and purged. Gentlemen, you are all enlightened people, and we in the Great Japanese Empire have shown enough sincerity, so it's up to you to do it! ”

At first, it was just intimidation, but now these words are both graceful and powerful. After Xiao Lin finished speaking, Roland and the others glanced at each other, and Dudley looked at Roland and said, "Lord Treasurer, it seems that we must hurry up!" ”

Roland nodded, looked at Xiao Lin and said, "Minister, no, on behalf of Your Excellency, you can stay here as a guest with peace of mind, I will entertain you and your subordinates with the highest standard." I guarantee that in three days at most, you will be able to see a whole new situation. ”

Xiao Lin shook his head and said with a smile: "Thank you for your kindness, but I have other things to do, so I don't have time to stay here." Of course, I will always stay in the Federation of Indochina during this time. So, as soon as the situation changes, I will come to you immediately. After saying this, he declined Roland's invitation to stay for luncheon, and Xiao Lin left with two heroes.

Kobayashi's last sentence was quite mysterious, and the highly sensitive Frenchman realized that he was very nervous after realizing it. After sending him off, a group of Frenchmen returned to Roland's study, discussed the remark again, and then came to a unanimous decision that they must act immediately in order to prevent Kobayashi from finding other spokespersons. The cadres immediately discussed the specific course of action, and made a decision to assassinate Angbos and others on their way back to Hanoi from Phnom Penh (they did not know that the headquarters of the expeditionary force had been moved to Pobet) in order to avoid long nights and dreams!

"Ambos, Evan, and Saqimon must all die, otherwise we won't be able to fully control the army, and as for the others, arrest them first!" In the end, Roland made such a decision.

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