Chapter 296: Waiting for the Opportunity (2)

Regarding the few questions Xue Ru said, the people attending the meeting understood that on these issues, Miss still saw farther. Xue Ru believed that Japan's abandonment of the attack on Haiphong and Halong Port was not because they thought they could not attack it, but because they could not afford to lose it. Fighting with Snow Fox again and again, the Japanese army almost never won.

But in terms of overall strategy, Snow Fox has never won again, that is, they win the battle and lose the strategy. What is the reason? It is that the force is too small, and a partial victory cannot change the entire war.

The Japanese General Staff Headquarters believed that it would not attack the Southern Han for the time being, but would defeat the Snow Fox from a strategic point of view. If you want to develop the land of the Southern Han Dynasty, it is not possible to achieve it in a short period of time. Population, region, and science and technology can be developed in a few months or years, so Japan is not in a hurry and will first accomplish their goal of dominating Asia and competing with the United States and Britain. If the Japanese army blockaded the sea with a powerful navy and then occupied southern Vietnam and controlled the northern part of China's Guangxi, the Southern Han would be completely encircled, and development would be even more difficult, and only a few tens of thousands of troops would not be enough to worry about.

If Japan conquers Southeast Asia and wins the war, the Southern Han Dynasty is a small country, and it will not be destroyed at any time. In individual combat and local battles, the cunning tactics of Xue Ru, the snow fox of the Southern Han Dynasty, did give the Japanese army a headache, and there was no certainty of victory. It is also unbelievable that a fleet of twenty warships, including heavy cruisers, can be wiped out with six small ships.

With less than 100 planes, more than 300 Japanese planes did not have the ability to fight back, and at this time, the South Han Navy and Army were complete, and the army army had grown to 50,000 or 60,000 people, which was even more powerful. Both Yamasugi Mototo and Hideki Tojo, including the commander of the Chinese Dispatch Army, General Nishio Toshizo, were not at all sure that a landing operation would be carried out. Besides, if we were not fully prepared, it would be impossible to start a war with Britain and the United States, and the ports of Haiphong and Ha Long were full of merchant ships from Western countries, and the Japanese army could not attack.

These intelligence offices can't get them, but Xue Ru originally had them in her mind, and she knew the causes of the Pacific War, so it was not difficult to deduce Japan's plans at this time. But she also doesn't know the detailed historical process, and besides, let her little butterfly make the situation in the southeast different from history, Germany has already attacked France, but Japan has not occupied northern Vietnam, this is a major change, what will Japan do? Xue Ru didn't know.

However, Xue Ru knew one thing that there was an important reason why the Japanese army did not attack, the Southern Han Dynasty was small, and the troops were relatively concentrated, and if he wanted to fight against the 50,000 Snow Fox Army, it was useless for the Japanese army to invest one or two divisions, and he had to carry out a large-scale landing. However, there were only two ports in the Southern Han Dynasty, and it was impossible for the troops to come up at once, nor could they be deployed quickly, and the possibility of defeat was very high, so it was impossible to force a landing operation.

According to the proposal of Liu Yuanshan and the General Staff, at this time, it was not difficult for the Southern Han to attack southward and seize the entire southeast peninsula, and the French army withdrew to France to participate in the war with most of it, and the air force and navy were also gone, and the strength was very weak, and the British forces in Indochina were also limited.

But in that case, Xue Ru completely offended Western countries, and at the same time, there were no soldiers to defend such a large place, and it was not good to involve too much energy.

The most simple truth, if you are greedy, you can't chew it, and you have to lose it in the end. Japan attacked China and invaded China in an all-out way, and if they failed, the front was too long and their troops were seriously insufficient. If Japan had spent several decades digesting Northeast China after occupying it, and had not attacked North China after it had acquired it, and had slowly digested those places, it would not have been impossible for Japan to swallow these places because the Kuomintang was anxious to suppress the Communists and had no time to take care of Northeast China and North China.

It is that Japan is too ambitious and too greedy, and it is vainly trying to conquer China in an all-round way, and with a small country with a population of less than 100 million and more than 300,000 square kilometers, it wants to swallow China in one bite.

With these historical references, Xue Ru would not have made this mistake. At this time, she occupies northern Vietnam and northern Laos, and no matter how much she expands, she will not be able to hold on, so it is better to manage it well and make these places her own. If the development is good, after a few decades, there will be a strong Southern Han, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand will still be a problem? So you can't rush it, let's talk about it after digesting it.

What's more, there is also Japan staring at the southeast peninsula, Xue Ru explained these truths, and the military and political personnel attending the meeting were all completely convinced. Strategically, they were too far behind the queen, and they no longer debated the question of attacking south, taking southern Vietnam and swallowing all of Laos.

In fact, there is another important reason, Xue Ru didn't say it, she did it because Xue Ru was waiting, if Japan couldn't help but attack South Vietnam, then he would inevitably touch the interests of the United States, in order to clear the obstacles to occupy Southeast Asia, Japan would inevitably attack the United States, Xue Ru wanted to drag the United States into the war anyway.

It's been three years, Xue Ru is no longer the angry young man, and her political mind is maturing. The War of Resistance Against Independence was very relieving and majestic, but it did not solve practical problems. The price paid by China in the War of Resistance for Independence was too great, so it was still Taoguang to accumulate strength and drag the United States into the war.

In this case, it is better not to interfere with Japan, and it is better to attack wherever he wants, and it is better to launch an attack on the Philippines! The meeting lasted for three days before it ended, and Xue Ru, the snow fox, said nothing, and the Southern Han Dynasty also died down, as if there was no war with Japan.

However, the pace was accelerating within the Southern Han Dynasty, and various policies and laws were gradually implemented. Xue Ru's office was full of materials on the desk, and she didn't have time to think about anything else. Gigi Chui and three other girls helped Xue Ru sort through the materials, and the old-fashioned typewriter made a clicking sound.

The four girls don't understand, they are all in their twenties, why they don't know as much as Her Majesty, she is only eighteen years old! You have to start learning at what age you are. Astronomy and geography, politics and military, and especially science and technology and culture, are simply omniscient. The more time passed, the higher Xue Ru's prestige became, and it was no longer respect for the people of the Southern Han government, it was worship. Build up when Xue Ru shows off her powerful abilities and vast knowledge.

Needless to say, in terms of the army, from Shanghai to today, in the hearts of the generals in the army, Xue Ru is not a demon, not an elf, but a god, and a god of war. The most rare thing is that Xue Ru can not be arrogant or rash, not for personal gain and personal interests, which may have something to do with the fact that she has no relatives, and she regards Nanhan as her family's industry.

Zhou Tingru is a special adviser, and he spends most of his time by Xue Ru's side, and he is also curious about this girl. I admire Xue Ru's insight even more, and the two of them have a common language, that is, the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which hates China for hundreds of years.

Just when Xue Ru and the others were spending all their energy on internal construction, the international situation changed further, and the Southern Han, who was originally at the center of the storm, became an outsider. There is only one thing that Japan is most uncomfortable with, and that is the increasing number of goods being shipped into China from the ports of Haiphong and Ha Long. China also exported more and more goods through the port of Nanhan, and merchants from Western countries discovered this huge market and all flocked to it.

Lai Changwen, who was in charge of the transportation of the Southern Han Dynasty, had no time to complain and be dissatisfied, and he understood more or less why he was transferred from the army. Take a look, Liu Yuanshan became the Minister of National Defense, but it was the General Staff that had the final say in wartime, and Ouyang Sari, the deputy chief of staff, almost became positive, so how could Xue Ru have time to take care of the affairs of the army. Li Wenxiu and himself transferred out of the army, which may have something to do with what happened in Longzhou.

He was a little uneasy in his heart, and of course he didn't want to have any more problems in this position, so he worked hard and studied. But there are too many things, several roads and railways are under construction, there is a shortage of personnel, and there is no one in Nanhan!

The biggest move of the Japanese army was to attack westward and completely occupy Longzhou, after the 5th Division captured Longzhou, the Liangshan Highway was closed, although Zhang Fakui launched several attacks, but failed to recapture Longzhou, so that the Liangshan Highway was interrupted, and all the materials were concentrated in Haiphong and transported to Laojie by rail and then into Kunming.

On that side was Song Xilian, the situation was much better, and the Japanese army failed to capture the Yunnan region. There was only one route, and when the Germans attacked France, the British closed the Yunnan-Burma Highway, but there were still large quantities of Chinese supplies unloaded from Yangon Port, waiting for a three-month deadline for them to arrive and then be able to be transported back to China. The Nationalist Government also found that only this passage was safe, and sent a large number of migrant workers from China to assist the Southern Han Dynasty in repairing the road, so Lai Changwen was so busy that he didn't even have time to sleep. According to Xue Ru's requirements, the national highway network of the Southern Han Dynasty was built to solve the problem of people's livelihood through work-for-relief.

The small Southern Han Dynasty, with a population of less than 10 million, and hardly many people who cultivated land, all became workers. The huge demand forced Myanmar and Thailand to open their borders to trade with the Han Dynasty, otherwise they would not be able to stop smuggling, because the South Han was very unruly.

The Luang Phibun government has repeatedly protested, saying that the Southern Han are encouraging smuggling. But Xue Ru put him in his eyes and let Sun Zheng deal with it, and he didn't delay it below. Hu Wansong, commander of the border guards, known as the biggest rogue general in the Southern Han Dynasty, commanded his men to openly pretend to be bandits to enter the country to rob and rob, and smuggling was already the most civilized.

"Report" Xue Ru put down the materials in his hand, and Wei Ming came in: "Report to Her Majesty, the Intelligence Department has received the news that the French government has surrendered, formed a new government with Petain as president, and moved into the city of Vessy." Pétain and Germany sign an alliance. ”

Xue Ru didn't react, this is something she has known for a long time, but she has been worried that it will not happen again, since France surrendered, it means that European history has not changed. And what about Asia? He nodded and said: "Pay close attention to the Japanese and American sides, and then pay attention to the direction of Saigon, France will fall to Germany, and Japan will definitely make moves." ”

"Yes," Wei Ming agreed. The young lady's reaction was flat, as if she had known it for a long time, which is not surprising, there are many things that the young lady knows in advance, and it seems that the French surrender lady knows the same, so she immediately agreed. Wei Ming said: "According to reports from people on the Thai side, Japan sent personnel into Thailand to negotiate with Luang Phibun, and the content of the talks is not yet known. ”

"Oh?" At this time, Xue Ru became vigilant, she didn't understand the process of the war here, and it was different from history, so she said: "Increase your strength and find out the content of their negotiations as soon as possible." ”

"Okay, I'll do it right away." It seemed that this matter had attracted the attention of the young lady, and Wei Ming hurriedly agreed to leave and said, "Xiao...... Small...... Your Majesty, there is a situation I would like to relate. ”

Xue Ru looked at him like that and said, "Little Queen, am I very young?" Forget it in the future, it's not a meeting, don't listen to Zhou Tingru and Zhang Donglin at other times, let's call it Miss! ”

Wei Ming smiled: "That's it, how kind Miss is, I don't listen to that queen well, everyone still likes to call you Miss." ”

Xue Ru can't help it, Zhou Tingru is also reasonable, there are no rules, there is no square circle, a country still has a necessary system, this is not prestige, this is majesty and rules, so that his subordinates are afraid and afraid to mess around. Otherwise, it will be chaotic and ignore the regulations. Therefore, Xue Ru had to pretend to be a queen, and said: "It's better to respect Mr. Zhou and them, we just need to understand it in our hearts, after all, it's different now." ”

"I understand." Wei Ming didn't understand anything, now that the various systems and division of labor in the Southern Han Dynasty are becoming more and more refined, becoming more and more strict, and laws are constantly being introduced, how can he be so casual, and he understands. But what they think deep down, only they know. Xue Ru said: "Don't babble, just say anything." ”

Wei Ming said: "We understand a situation, there are people in the Ministry of Transport who are corrupt, but the intelligence department is not allowed to investigate these things, so there is no evidence, please pay attention to it." ”

Xue Ru's eyes narrowed, isn't the Ministry of Communications in the hands of Lai Changwen? Knowing that he was dissatisfied because he was transferred out of the army. From the beginning of Longzhou, he and Li Wenxiu opposed Liu Yuanshan and wanted to put Xue Ru in the air and actually control the New Ninth Army, which Xue Ru could not allow.

In this major military and political change, two people were transferred out of the army through the change, and many unstable personnel were also transferred out of the army. Believing that the army is stable and the country is stable, Xue Ru will never allow the army to be privatized, the army is the state, not a certain person's. After decades of warlord warfare, the Chinese are too serious and want to divide one side and have the final say.

If there is this kind of spearhead, it will be fought, so Xue Ru did not hesitate, and transferred Lai Changwen to the Ministry of Communications, and Li Wenxiu to the Ministry of Education and Health, and at the same time, many people left the army and entered the local area, purifying the interior of the army. Hearing Wei Ming's words, he had the heart to ask Wei Ming to check it, but he still said: "This is a matter for the Ministry of Supervision, and I will let Zhang Kerang pay attention to it." Don't meddle in these matters, the current task of the Intelligence Department is still the situation abroad, and as soon as possible find out what the problem is between Japan and Thailand. ”

Wei Ming was a little disappointed, he was far from grasping the situation, the intelligence department didn't need to investigate specifically, just pay a little attention. He didn't understand why the young lady believed him in everything, and why they never had to interfere in these things, so he had to salute and leave.

Wei Ming left, Xue Ru closed his eyes, is there really no way to cure corruption? These people have all come through the storm with themselves, and most of them are from ordinary people. When Snow Fox raised his gun against those corrupt officials back then, how many people gritted their teeth and showed no mercy. But how long has this been happening? Prevent the slightest, you can't wait for the matter to be serious before dealing with it, and the Qianli River will be destroyed by ants.

Xue Ru felt that he should find Zhang Kerang, the president of the Supervision Yuan, and let the Supervision Yuan investigate. The intelligence department is an army establishment, Xue Ru does not want the army to meddle in local affairs, Xue Ru from later generations, knows the harm of doing so, and the army will not have good results in anti-corruption. No person, no institution, can be above the law.

Seeing that Xue Ru is very casual, in fact, she is very careful, taking some famous people in history as examples for her to imitate and learn, and always reminding herself to be careful. She is not a general in the army now, nor is she commanding 18,000 people to fight on the battlefield, and if she fails, she can regroup and fight again. Although the Southern Han Dynasty is not as big as a province in China, it also has a population of eight or nine million, and it already has a population of nearly 10 million, so we can't be careless.

Before Xue Ru could deal with the matter, he received a report that war broke out between Thailand and France, and the two armies fought because of the territorial issue between Thailand and French Vietnam. Originally, this had nothing to do with the Southern Han Dynasty, but Japan requested to send troops into Saigon on the grounds of protecting the expatriates in Saigon, and at the same time, the 2nd Fleet was formally formed and entered Cam Ranh Bay.

This time, the lineup of the 2nd Dispatch Fleet is strong enough, and Xue Ru can't help but pay attention to it. This is a large fleet consisting of the heavy cruisers Mogami, Mikuma, Suzuya, and Ashigara, the light cruiser Nagara, the aircraft carrier Mizue, and the destroyers: Natori, Fumitsuki, Mizuo, and Nagatsuki. There were more than 50 large and small warships plus laying ships, and Vice Admiral Yorio Sawamoto, a famous Japanese naval officer, commanded the fleet to enter Cam Ranh Bay, and at the same time a destroyer named Natori entered the waters of Bangkok.

The Intelligence Service reported that, under strong military pressure from Japan, France agreed to negotiate and that Japan acted as an uninvited mediator. The two sides initially stipulated that the troops should retreat 10 miles, and the representatives of the two sides would negotiate on the Japanese ship Natori.

Xue Ru calmly read the report and ordered the intelligence department to keep abreast of the situation of the talks at any time, which was probably a preparation before Japan's military operation, and it was the end of January 41 at this time.