Chapter 287: National Prestige (1)

Japan's domestic base camps, both the government and the General Staff Headquarters, were somewhat caught off guard by the changes that took place in Vietnam. Originally, it was thought that sending 5,000 troops into northern Vietnam and forcing France to retreat to the south would not only cut off China's foreign aid channel from Vietnam, but also establish a military base to attack Southeast Asia, and then coerce Thailand into submission. If Burma does not give in, it can use the base in northern Vietnam to attack Burma, so as to achieve a complete blockade of China and a settlement of China's war.

However, when the Japanese troops who entered Haiphong reported that the area from Ha Duong in the north of Vietnam to the Chinese border town of Nanguan was actually under the control of the Snow Fox Corps, Ando Jiri, who had lost in Longzhou, understood that in China, one division and two divisions were not the opponents of Snow Fox, and there was only one brigade of less than 5,000 people, how could they be opponents. The Guards detachment was immediately ordered to defend Haiphong and not to attack, and the naval fleet and land aircraft provided support to the army and secured Haiphong, the port of attack.

At the same time, it was a bit tricky to report the situation to the General Staff Headquarters, whether it was Seishiro Sakagaki or Yamasugi Moto, including Hideki Tojo. It was simply not possible to fight against the small number of troops of Snow Fox, and by this time they had established themselves in North Vietnam, and they had to have a detailed plan and sufficient troops. For this reason, the 21st Army was handed over to the 21st Army for operations against northern Vietnam, and the 33rd and 55th Divisions were transferred to Hainan, China, to be covered and transported by the 3rd Fleet of the Navy, and the 21st Army was reorganized into the Southern Army, with the 5th Division, the 33rd Division, the 55th Division, the Guards Division, and the 18th Division, a total of five divisions and one marine, with a total strength of more than 100,000 troops, and the 4th Flying Group of the Army Air Force prepared a large number of planes to prepare for the capture of northern Vietnam in one fell swoop.

However, Snow Fox did not say anything publicly, it was a place in France, and the French side did not express its position on this, and Japan mobilized more than 100,000 people to attack by land, sea and air, which would inevitably attract opposition from Britain, France, and the United States. For why wait, Yamasugi Moto's order is to prepare. Ando Jili did not dare to attack rashly, and also wanted to make adequate preparations, so the Japanese troops stopped in Haiphong did not move and did not enter Hanoi.

But a few days later, a report from the 21st Army prompted Japan to immediately summon the French ambassador to Japan, Andri, to lodge a strong protest, because Governor Duko withdrew his troops ahead of schedule and the Snow Fox soldiers occupied Hanoi bloodlessly. This is equivalent to France giving up the place to the snow fox, can Japan not be angry?

But Andriy didn't understand why. Why didn't Duke inform the Japanese side? And how did Snow Fox know that the French had withdrawn? If we need to understand this, we will not be able to give Japan any answer. As a sovereign country, Andriy was also very angry, Japan was too domineering, what place did France give up, who would give Vietnam to, did it still need Japan's approval? How could France have withdrawn from North Vietnam without Japanese pressure. Therefore, the two sides did not negotiate, and Andriy could not do anything but remain silent about Japan's threat to send troops into Hanoi to seize all of Vietnam without the consent of France.

France had no choice, Hitler was aggressive, approaching the French border with troops, and could invade at any time, France could not care about Asian affairs at all, so it could only be resigned. As a result, Japan was hurrying to dispatch troops and prepare for a large-scale attack on northern Vietnam.

Mitsumasa Yonechi, as prime minister, is very worried: How does the United States feel about Japan's large-scale attack on Vietnam? Will it bring about a war between Japan and the United States? This is something he is not easy to solve. Therefore, on the one hand, he asked the General Staff Headquarters to delay the time of the attack, and on the other hand, he understood the meaning of the United States through Foreign Minister Matsuoka.

Today, Mitsumasa Yonechi, Seishiro Sakagaki, Minister of the Navy, and Shusei Nagano, Minister of the Navy, are studying the situation in Asia and have received a report. A flash of joy flashed on Mitsumasa's face after reading it, Yuri Ita, who is the chief cabinet secretary, didn't understand what the prime minister was happy about after reading it? Mitsumasa Minai laughed: "Yo Xi, Xue Ru is a stupid pig, he can't be called a politician at all, and he doesn't understand strategy. ”

As a famous general and a very smart general, General Yamasugi Moto, after reading the report, he also had an impression with Mitsumasa Minechi. This is a report from the Southern Army, Xue Ru had announced to the outside world the day before yesterday that Snow Fox had formally established the independent state of North Vietnam in Hanoi, Xue Ru established herself as the queen of North Vietnam, established the United Kingdom of the Southeast Peninsula, and the capital was determined to be Hanoi. This is based on the fact that Vietnam was Chinese territory during the Han Dynasty, and was named Xiang County, and then gradually passed through a thousand years, and the Annam Dynasty was established in the 10th century AD, becoming a vassal state of China.

In this way, Xue Ru established the United Kingdom of Southeast in Hanoi and the northern region of Vietnam, and she established herself as the queen, and named the country Han, because it was located in the south of China, it was called the Southern Han. At the same time, the Southern Han Dynasty's program of governance and the provisional constitution were also announced, which were designated as the main body of the state and no longer a French colony. This report is very detailed and includes all the circumstances of what is known as the Southern Han Dynasty.

This was not only unexpected by Japan, but also made Mitsumasa Yonechi very happy, because Xue Ru's action was enough to prove that she had no brains. To establish a feudal state, it is a sick head! The world has entered the capitalist era, those feudal dynasties have declined, gradually moving towards democratic republics, and some old-fashioned imperial dynasties have also achieved constitutional monarchies. Xue Ru was greedy for power and established a feudal centralized state, which is enough to prove that she has no brains.

In addition, it is a place that has been separated from China for thousands of years, and it is a French colony, and Xue Ru actually established a country there, it cannot but be said that she lacks strategic vision. Will France agree? Will the United States and Britain agree? It seems that without Japan destroying them, Britain, the United States, and France will be able to destroy this so-called United Kingdom of the Southeast.

When Seishiro Sakagaki understood, he shook his head and said, "Prime Minister, I don't think that's the case, Xue Ru may have another purpose in doing this." ”

Mitsumasa Minei was not without brains, and asked with a slight stunnedness, "What do you think?" ”

Seishiro Sakagaki said, "Maybe it's a plan to confuse us. ”

As soon as he said this, Shan Sugi Yuan also thought of a question, and the smile on his face disappeared and said: "Prime Minister, I think Sakagaki Riku is right, Xue Ru may have another reason for doing this. ”

Mitsumasa Yonechi also had some aftertaste, and hurriedly asked, "What else is the reason?" ”

"Xue Ru is very likely to feel like a fool when he does this, and most countries can't believe that the British power is in Thailand and Burma, not in Vietnam and Cambodia, and they may not be able to participate in these issues," Yamasugi said. U.S. power is in the Philippines and Indonesia, and what happens in the Southeast Peninsula doesn't necessarily matter, and they may recognize the new country in order to control these areas. ”

Nagano Xiu said: "Xue Ru's action is not only not funny, but it is a very clever move, she does this, Britain, the United States, and France have no interest except France, other countries have no interest, and may take a wait-and-see attitude." If these countries intervene, how can Japan intervene? I'm afraid this is Xue Ru's real purpose, to prevent us from attacking North Vietnam. ”

This time, several people stopped laughing, and the more they thought about it, the more they felt that it was possible. First of all, France, in order not to lose the place in the north of Vietnam, they will inevitably march north to recruit troops, so if Japan sends troops again, there will be a conflict with France. Mitsumasa also felt the seriousness of the situation and immediately ordered the five ministers to convene a meeting to study how to solve the problem in northern Vietnam.

For several days, the result of the study was to find a way to unite with France in the name of helping France quell the rebellion in North Vietnam, and send troops to North Vietnam to eliminate Xue Ru. In this way, the division became famous and could also occupy North Vietnam. With a policy, we immediately began to act, sending diplomats to lobby Western countries on the one hand, and mobilizing troops to prepare for an attack on the other.

While the Japanese were studying countermeasures, Xue Ru's electrification caused a strong earthquake, no less than an explosion, or a * that shook the world. All countries in the world, countries concerned in Asia, and countries with interests in the Southeast Peninsula were unable to react for a while. Things happened too suddenly, and this kind of thing can't be reacted to at once, so they all keep silent and study how to deal with it. Only France reacted at the first time and telegraphed the United Kingdom of Southeast as an illegal country, which France would not recognize, and that North Vietnam was a French territory, Vietnam, and the territory of Vietnam belonged to the Nguyen Dynasty. At the same time, the Nguyen Emperor Bao Dai called on the Vietnamese to rise up and overthrow the United Kingdom of Southeast and unite Vietnam.

China, the United States, and Britain are all maintaining a wait-and-see attitude, and Japan is also waiting, and at the same time speeding up the mobilization of troops in a posture of attacking Vietnam. The Japanese ambassador to France sought to meet with the President of France to discuss the issue of assisting France in retaking North Vietnam.

In the face of German pressure, France still had the heart to take care of Asian affairs, and did not react to the affairs of Vietnam, and the governor Ducco, who had retreated to Saigon in the south, did not say a word, and did not mobilize any troops to prepare for the attack at all.

While the world was watching northern Vietnam, Hanoi held a grand National Day ceremony, and Xue Ru was crowned as the first queen of the United Kingdom of Southeast China, the country name was determined, the constitution was promulgated, the territory was determined, and the army was reorganized.

At the same time, the four field divisions of the Snow Fox Army blossomed in all directions and attacked the territory of Laos to the west, and it took only ten days for the king of Laos to declare that it would enter the south, and the northern territory would be incorporated into the United Kingdom of the Southeast, and the northern region would become the territory of Xue Ru.

Xue Ru announced that the line from Yirong City to Beishan and then to Xayaburi was the national border between the Southern Han Dynasty and Vietnam, and notified the Emperor Bao Dai of Vietnam and the French Governor Du Ke to negotiate on the border issue. The two sides can determine the border and establish diplomatic relations. At the same time, Thailand and Myanmar were notified to negotiate on the border issue, and at the same time, the Chinese Nationalist Government was notified to negotiate the demarcation of the border between China and Han.

In the name of the government, the Southern Han regime notified Japan to immediately withdraw from Haiphong Port, and at the same time the naval fleet withdrew from the waters of the Southern Han Kingdom, otherwise it would be given a military blow.

None of the surrounding countries reacted to Xue Ru's self-talking notice, including the Chinese side. But all this did not delay Xue Ru's internal integration. 、

The original palace in Hanoi became Xue Ru's palace at this time, Zhang Donglin and Li Zhengzhou in front of Xue Ru had a smile on their faces, but Xue Ru had a bitter face: "Zhang Donglin, what are you doing here?" We are turning back the clock on history. ”

Zhang Donglin shook his head: "Miss, no, I should call you Her Majesty." ”

Xue Ru waved his hand and said, "Forget it, you still call it before, why do I always feel awkward and say something." ”

Zhang Donglin said solemnly: "Your Majesty, this is not child's play, this is a serious issue, the reason for our decision has been told to you, and you agree." The state is a form of government, and it is not something that can be changed at will, and at this time you have to get used to it by electrifying it to the world, otherwise it will become a joke. ”

Xue Ru was helpless, Zhang Donglin made sense, there were only two ways to establish a country, the native people overthrew a dynasty from their own territory and established a new political system, which was recognized by the whole country. The other is to encroach on the territory of other countries and establish a puppet government in order to gain the approval of its own people.

Snow Fox is Chinese and famous, and the army's blatant entry into northern Vietnam to establish a state is not recognized by the Vietnamese. Those so-called nationalists will inevitably rise up in revolt, and the country will not be stable. Therefore, the establishment of a new regime must have a legal basis and be recognized by the locals.

Zhang Donglin and they studied for a long time and decided to establish a feudal monarchy, which was more acceptable to people in this kind of regime with one family name. The basis for the establishment of the Southern Han Dynasty was the history of the North of Vietnam, so that not only did it have a legal basis, but the local residents would also have a lower level of resistance, so such a system was established. What will happen in the future? The implementation of a constitutional monarchy is not a matter of Xue Ru's words, and what system and political system of the country has little to do with the name. Xue Ru thought about it again and again, and originally wanted to determine the dictatorship in a short time, so he agreed to this policy of building the country.

When all this was announced, it was true that as Zhang Donglin had calculated, the consciousness of resistance in various regions was not strong. In addition, the northern part of the country is sparsely populated and the population is not large, so Snow Fox established the system of private ownership, re-distributed land, and appointed government officials from all over the country, and there was no wave of opposition. Let Xue Ru admit a fact, whether it is the emperor, the queen, or the president, it is just a name, the key is the governance program and the state system, whether it can be recognized by the people.

According to Xue Ru's request, Li Zhengzhou determined the parliament and cabinet system, Zhang Donglin became the first prime minister, the election of parliamentarians in various places also kicked off, and some large and small parties began to appear. Zhang Donglin was prepared in advance, Xue Ru had too many things to learn from, various policies and decrees almost did not need to be studied, they could be used as soon as they were taken, and everything implemented in a brand-new country was very fast.

The most important thing is that Xue Ru carried out the reorganization of the army, and the establishment of a country was supported by the army, and everything was carried out at lightning speed, so that the whole world could not react. Just when everyone didn't know how to deal with the emerging United Kingdom of Southern Han, the Southern Han was improving at a rapid pace.

In Xue Ru's conference room, Liu Yuanshan, Qiao Han, Li Wenxiu, and Ouyang Sari faced the map in front of them. Liu Yuanshan said: "Your Majesty, what is the first thing we have to solve? ”

Xue Ru glared at him and said, "Kill the chicken and show it to the monkeys, don't worry about France, they won't have the energy to study us right away." The United States is too far away for Britain to take care of. At present, the biggest enemy is still Japan, and Wenxiu notified the commanders of the three services to convene a meeting to fight against the Japanese army in Haiphong and recapture Haiphong. ”

Li Wenxiu said: "The biggest threat at present is the Japanese 3rd Fleet, which is a fleet consisting of a light aircraft carrier and an army with a division. ’