Chapter 298: Political Rivalry (1)

Xue Ru's military meeting caused quite a stir within the Southern Han Dynasty, and the Southern Han Dynasty, which had been quiet for more than half a year, noticeably strengthened the atmosphere of war with the end of this meeting. For those who don't understand, they don't understand at all, the war in Europe is indeed in full swing, but the Asian side is very calm on the contrary, and even the senior government officials of the Southern Han Dynasty don't understand, there is no movement around at all, what is the Southern Han nervous?

A large number of troops stationed in various localities for training began to remove, patrolling warships also appeared on the sea, and reconnaissance planes frequently took up to reconnoiter China, South Vietnam, and even Thailand and Burma. The people of the Southern Han just felt that the atmosphere was different, and the officials were a little nervous. But I don't know why.

For the surrounding countries with good political acumen and military response, both the French army in French Vietnam and the army in Thailand immediately became alarmed. The Nanhan Snow Fox, which had disappeared and had been silent for half a year, suddenly became like this, and it couldn't help but attract everyone's attention. In particular, Thailand, a close neighbor of the Southern Han Dynasty.

Prime Minister Luang Phibun signed a peace agreement with Japan, which was equivalent to defeating France in the war, regaining part of the territory, and greatly increasing his popularity in the country. But he didn't get what he wanted in the war with France. He knows better what Japan thinks, and some people of insight in China also understand the careful thinking of the Japanese. He has been hesitant about whether the Japanese army can enter Thailand, whether to agree to his stationing of troops, and whether to use Thailand as a military base. When the Thai government had just agreed, the Nanhan, who had the extreme hatred with Japan, immediately mobilized on a large scale, which could not help but make Luang Phibun nervous.

Although Thailand received more than a dozen planes and some weapons from Japan, it was still incomparable with the rapidly growing military strength of the Southern Han Dynasty. Besides, the Snow Fox Army of the Southern Han Dynasty also frightened the Japanese, losing a fleet at sea and a division on land, but they retreated silently, suffered a dumb loss, and did not even retaliate, which made Thailand think that Japan could not afford to provoke the Southern Han.

He agreed to the Japanese garrison, and the military action of the Southern Han Dynasty was bound to be aimed at Thailand, which made him very nervous, and immediately proposed to Japan to temporarily suspend military negotiations, and this change quickly spread to Japan.

As the headquarters of the staff and the headquarters of the secret service do not understand why? Xue Ru is as cunning as a fox, the Southern Han Dynasty is very unruly, and some practices do not seem to be made by a country at all, it is a rogue country, which makes Japan a little jealous.

Thailand's judgment was not right, Japan was not afraid of the Southern Han Dynasty, but it was not too sure, and it did not want to expose its strategic intention to attack the Southeast Peninsula too early, otherwise the Southern Han would not be able to withstand Japan's all-out blow. But Japan can't do that, the tactics and combat effectiveness of the Snow Fox army make Japan uncertain, and if it falls into a big conspiracy, it will be dragged by Xue Ru. The Chinese battlefield was so that Japan could not stop, and if it was dragged in the Southern Han Dynasty again, it was possible to lose the war. Japan's economy and national strength must be addressed, otherwise it will be impossible to sustain itself. Japan's goal is not to have a small Vietnam in Southeast Asia, which is just a springboard for progress.

But Xue Ru's actions made Thailand afraid, and after analysis by the General Staff Headquarters, it was believed that Xue Ru of the Southern Han only wanted to protect himself and had no intention of participating in the war against Japan. They also transported materials for China for money, and the economy of the Southern Han Dynasty rose so quickly that there was no less money to be made from China. The foreign aid channel was cut off, China urgently needed a transportation channel, and the Nanhan Railway was the only channel, and of course China had to endure the conditions of the Southern Han.

The five-phase study of the cabinet believes that Xue Ru cannot be allowed to sabotage the plan of the Great Japanese Empire to establish a Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere, so find a way to appease the Southern Han Dynasty, and make preparations at home.

They themselves have never thought that Japan's tactics and ideas are wrong. In dealing with China and any other country in the world, Japan is the way to show peace and goodwill on the surface, and once it has achieved its goal or is ready, it will turn its face and meet with ruthless force, and when it can't do it again, it can be treated as a dog as a grandson.

After studying the matter, the cabinet and the military decided to implement this tactic against the Southern Han as well, and sent negotiating ambassadors to the southeast region to contact Xue Ru of the Southern Han Dynasty and appease them.

In Xue Ru's office, Sun Zheng said: "Your Majesty, the Thai side has come to negotiate on the border issue between the two sides, and the director of the Foreign Affairs Bureau, You Wangsong, has proposed that he wants to ask Japan to come forward as a witness. There seems to be some conspiracy in this, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs believes that Japan wants to have direct talks with the South Han Dynasty, and the South Thai border issue is just an excuse. ”

Xue Ru made such a big move, it was indeed to put pressure on Japan, and at the same time to warn Thailand, after all, she knew that during World War II, Thailand was also very shameless, they first surrendered to Japan to become an Axis alliance, and when Japan was defeated, they saw the wind and the rudder came to oppose Japan again, did not recognize the declaration of war, thought that it was invalid, and turned their faces into allies.

When the Southern Han Dynasty raised the issue of determining the border, Thailand never answered, and when it suddenly proposed to negotiate the border between the two sides, it must have been afraid, and at the same time asked Japan to be a witness, what qualifications did they have to act as an intermediary, and what did Japan guarantee? Provoking a war between Thailand and France, and then acting as a mediator, is just a means to expand military influence and intervene in the southeast.

Listening to Sun Zheng's words, he smiled: "That's your Ministry of Foreign Affairs, negotiations don't affect the war, war doesn't affect negotiations, you talk about yours, the army fights the army, I think the victory on the battlefield is also the confidence for you to speak!" ”

Sun Zheng said in surprise: "Your Majesty really plans to fight Thailand? Then why not attack South Vietnam, it seems to be more certain. ”

Xue Ru shook his head: "Who said that I was going to fight Thailand, this is just a normal military movement, not against any country." Agree to Thailand's request, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will negotiate with the local government and the cabinet, how to talk about my part, you know what to do! ”

Sun Zheng Lizheng: "It's the subordinates who understand, if you want to negotiate, let's talk!" We will not lose to the army either. ”

Seeing that Sun Zheng was so confident, Xue Ru smiled: "Well, you should be cautious about what the Japanese side asks, this is the most shameless country in the world, you must be careful." ”

Sun Zheng said very confidently: "What about shamelessness, who is more afraid of whom than shameless." ”

Xue Ru is still relieved about this, Nanhan is not a pedantic person, politics itself is a dirty transaction, how can there be any credibility. Under the surface of hypocrisy, it is all * naked interests. Not long after Sun Zheng left, he reported to Xue Ru, and sure enough, Japan sent a representative of the Vice-Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshino Shiro, who proposed to hold talks with the Southern Han Dynasty after arriving in Syracuse.

Of course, Sun Zheng did not object, he still wanted to know what Japan meant? When Sun Zheng delivered the minutes of the talks between the two sides to Xue Ru, Xue Ru was speechless for a while, this method in Japan is too common, and they have been using it for centuries.

He even proposed that Japan and the Southern Han Dynasty could formally establish diplomatic relations, the two sides exchanged ambassadors, the Japanese Empire recognized the political status of the Southern Han Dynasty, the two sides carried out political, economic, and military cooperation, and proposed that the Asians themselves manage Asia and expel the British, French, and American forces from Asia. Although the Southern Han Dynasty had just been established, it should also play an international role, and Japan could provide payment for goods and technical assistance to the Southern Han Dynasty.

These conditions are indeed good, and they are also full of temptation for people with ethnic complexes, but will Xue Ru believe it? If she can believe in Japan, then what would be weird? Looking at Sun Zheng and Zhang Donglin, he asked, "What do you think?" ”

Zhang Donglin's head was already evident from Xue Ru's face, this was just a young lady's question, and he sneered and said: "If you say Japan, you should be a fart, but I think this is an opportunity." ”

Li Zhengzhou didn't understand what the opportunity was, so he looked at the two people and didn't speak. Xue Ru smiled: "You can deal with the cave, let Japan rest assured that the Southern Han will support them, but we will not make official statements." ”

Zhang Donglin smiled, it seems that Miss is the same, Japan is dragging time, Miss Queen is also dragging it, the Southern Han Dynasty has just entered the orbit, and it takes time to develop, of course, the longer it drags on with Japan, the more advantageous it is, since even Japan thinks like this, how can the Southern Han not agree?

If you don't make official statements, you are prepared not to admit it at any time. I also understood that the purpose of the Southern Han Dynasty's large-scale mobilization of troops this time was that Miss was knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger to show the Japanese. Sure enough, Japan couldn't hold its breath, and the first thing it was afraid of was Thailand, which had signed a treaty of friendship with Japan.

Zhang Donglin guessed correctly, when Xue Ru knew that Japan was oppressing France to help Thailand, he also understood that they wanted to obtain military bases and capture the whole of Southeast Asia. Xue Ru didn't know the bottom in her heart because the Southern Han Dynasty appeared, and history had gone off the rails, and she didn't know how to develop next. If Japan did not attack, it would not be able to lead the Pacific War, the United States would not have entered the war, and China would complete the War of Resistance on its own.

If the Southern Han Dynasty wants to defeat Japan independently, it is impossible to do it now in a few decades, if it can land from Japan and completely defeat Japan, I am afraid that half a century after the land and strength of the Southern Han Dynasty will be obtained, what will happen at that time? Once the war in Europe ended, Britain, France, and the United States would inevitably turn their heads to settle the Southern Han Dynasty, so they had to end the war with Japan before the end of World War II.

If the Southern Han Dynasty had been silent for too long, it would have lost its regional influence, so when it became known that Japan and Thailand had signed a friendship treaty and that the Japanese 2nd Fleet had withdrawn to Sanya, Xue Ru ordered a series of military moves. The 1st Division of Snow Fox was transferred to the South Thai border, and at the same time, the border guards made a state of alert and entered combat readiness.

Sure enough, this action immediately caused panic in Thailand, and they immediately asked Japan for help, and things developed according to Xue Ru's vision. I didn't expect Japan to send someone to talk about this. Sun Zheng said: "Miss Queen, I think it's okay to promise Japan, you can fight for a longer period of stability for the Southern Han, I think compared with Thailand, Japan knows better who is light and who is important." ”

In fact, this is a good way, but Xue Ru will not agree: "Sun Zheng, your method is no problem from a national point of view, but you must see that Japan and their Axis powers will inevitably fail, if the Southern Han Dynasty is in the same stream with them at this time, then it will be martyred for Japan, so it is resolutely not agreed, which is why I let not issue an official statement. ”

Of course, Sun Zheng did not know the development of history, nor did he know that in less than a year, Japan would attack Vietnam, which would arouse the disgust of the Western countries of the world and trigger the Pacific War. At this time, cooperation was undoubtedly an act of seeking death, and he categorically rejected Sun Zheng's proposal. ”

Since the queen refused, Sun Zheng of course insisted on it, and nodded and agreed to do so. The army of the Southern Han Dynasty did not stop mobilizing, but carried out large-scale military training and strengthened border defense. In particular, in the direction of Thailand and South Vietnam, pressure has been constantly exerted to strengthen border defenses, but the domestic political and economic development has continued to move forward.

Shiro Yoshino's proposal was agreed to in principle, but it proposed that Japan provide 500 million yen in free aid to the Southern Han and fully withdraw its troops from China. This proposal made Yoshino Shiro almost faint, 500 million aid can still be discussed, can he agree to a full withdrawal of troops from China? But he had a mission to pacify the Southern Han to prevent the use of force against Thailand. At this time, if the Southern Han soldiers entered Thailand, they would not be able to stop it with Thailand's military strength.

Japan was not prepared for a large-scale war at this time, and according to the research of the General Staff Headquarters, a small number of troops could not guarantee victory over the Southern Han Dynasty at all. If Xue Ru seized Thailand, it would have a serious impact on Japan's plans, so it was necessary to make Thailand feel in danger and completely turn to Japan, and not to let the Southern Han really enter Thailand.

Nanhan had a relaxed tone, and asked the question of money again, and he replied: "He will report these issues to the cabinet, and the two sides can formally negotiate, this time to solve the border issue between Nanhan and Thailand." ”

He didn't want to talk about it, of course the Southern Han would not chase after him, and after suppressing Japan, Sun Zheng's people began to put pressure on Thailand, proposing that the border between the two sides should be advanced within the Thai border for 50 kilometers, so that it would cross the Mekong River, and the Southern Han would occupy a large area of Thai territory, and of course You Wangsong, as a negotiator, could not agree.

However, the Southern Han side was aggressive, and it did not agree to settle the matter by force. While the two sides were negotiating, a brigade of the Southern Han Armored Division moved to the border with South Thailand, and at the same time, twenty additional bombers were added to the airfield in Shali City.

This move made Thailand panic, but France was very happy, and Nanhan finally moved. In the border dispute with Thailand, France also hoped that the Southern Han would intervene, but Xue Ru did not move at all. Under German pressure, the Pétain government did not do anything, and finally had to sign an agreement under the military mediation of Japan, giving up large areas of territory, and many territories of Cambodia were returned to Thailand.

However, this time, due to the border problem between South and Thailand, the Southern Han wantonly transferred troops to the border to attract the attention of the French side, and this may be an opportunity, President Petain immediately sent people into Saigon, sent people to contact the Southern Han, and wanted the two sides to jointly fight against Japan and Thailand.

In Xue Ru's office, she couldn't have imagined that the person sent by France was Cadol, it seems that the French are also very smart, and they also know how to use relationships at critical moments. There are things under the Nanhan brand that are sold in France, and Xiao Yong of Xiao Sha Company is a high-ranking military official of Snow Fox, the predecessor of the original Southern Han Dynasty.

Dismissed from his post at home, Cadol who had left politics was invited to come out as the French representative to come to South Han this time. Xue Ru, an ordinary French diplomat, will not receive him. But Cardol is different, without him, the Southern Han Navy and Air Force would not have been able to rise, Duke became his scapegoat, and Cardall also kept his promise and did everything he could. Xue Ru also kept his word, and indeed did not make any moves during Cadol's tenure, everything only started after he stepped down.

Of course, President Petain did not know all this, and in order to solve the problems of Vietnam and Cambodia, Cadol was asked to come as a negotiator, and Xue Ru was happy to receive him, and the two sides did not seem to have a formal meeting.

Cadol knew that the little girl in front of him was no longer the general she was when she met in Beijiang, but the queen of a country at this time, and she was also very respectful: "Your Majesty, I greet you on behalf of the President of France. ”

Xue Ru smiled: "Mr. Cadol, you don't have to be polite, this is a private meeting, not an official negotiation, it is a matter of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, we are friends, how is the company during this time?" ”

Cadol is very grateful, and it is rare for Xue Ru to talk about friendship. said again and again: "Okay, thank you for the queen's concern, Alyssa and Xiao Yong asked me to say hello to you on their behalf." ”

When Xue Ru heard Xiao Yong's name, her heart still moved, but her face did not change: "Thank you, but I have one thing I want to ask Mr. Cadol for help." ”