875 Interventionism introduced
875 interventionism was introduced
Machine guns, watchtowers and two barbed wire fences have turned the north and south ends of the port of Mumbai into two worlds, with the narrow and chaotic Indian civilian docks to the north.
An old truck honked its horn frantically, and hundreds of Indians on the street were carrying the bodies of people who had died of the flu out of the city, and the closer they got to the base, the more people came, and when they reached the door, it was dark and pressed, all of them Mumbai locals trying to wait here to work to support their families.
With their jealous eyes in their eyes, the truck slowly drove into the base after passing the inspection.
At the same time, a familiar old friend appeared on the sea, and although the thick barrel was still covered with tarpaulin, its huge body still made everyone who saw it shudder.
Jinnah, who had just jumped out of the car, was immediately attracted by its majestic and majestic form, and although he had seen some warships from afar, he had never seen this sea beast so closely.
The Jiangxi is the sixth of the Hebei-class battleships, and it is also a main battleship in the Second Fleet with outstanding combat merits, and has won the collective second-class merit twice in a row, and also won the sinking of the South African fleet in the Battle of Seychelles with the South African fleet that came to meet the British Indian Grand Fleet returning home.
The normal displacement of 33,500 tons is not huge in today's Chinese Imperial Navy, but in the face of the Indian self-government without any navy, it is still a hideous giant ship that cannot be lightly slackened, and 12 356 mm heavy guns are definitely a big killer on this continent.
"Isn't it beautiful?"
Just as Jinnah looked at the skilled sailors, and at the same time that a scorching heat and envy crossed his eyes, a voice sounded behind him, and he turned his head to see that Li Zhen, who was wearing the uniform of a Chinese naval officer, was already standing behind him, smiling and walking side by side to watch the Jiangxi docking.
"Jinnah has seen the Emperor."
"No, Jinnah, I'm only a Royal Navy Colonel here."
Li Zhen's faint smile made Jinnah pay more and more attention, especially the scar on his face is synonymous with having experienced war, and he is also a little nervous with such a young man who has become the commander of the Indian Navy of the Chinese Navy and the first heir to the throne.
Jinnah knew very well that many people in China had regarded Li Zhen as the next emperor, but at this time, he chose to stay away from the country and the center of power, and came to India to sit down, which not only shows the courage of this emperor, but also shows that Li Mo attaches great importance to India.
"Yes, Colonel. It gave me the impression not of beauty, but of majesty, an incomparable majesty that I could feel even when I stood in front of me. Jinnah smiled slightly, pun intended.
The corners of Li Zhen's mouth hooked, remembering that his father had praised this person for knowing how to judge the situation very well, and now it seems that it is really right, at least he knows who is the current master of the Indian Ocean, so he even praised a battleship with compliments.
Li Zhener didn't say a word, took Jinnah to board the battleship for a visit, stroking the cold and thick barrel, he couldn't help but think of the years of serving on the Guam, remembering the experience of going into the Atlantic Ocean alone, shelling New York, blowing up the Statue of Liberty, etc., after a long time, he came back to his senses and sighed: "It's a pity, Jinnah, do you know? It will soon be withdrawn from active service in our Navy. β
"Really? But as far as I know, this battleship did not serve for long. Li Zhen's words surprised Jinnah, who was dreaming of owning such a battleship, the Hebei class was the main battleship that was in service a few years before the war, which was more than many battleships currently in service in the navies of various countries around the world, so he really couldn't figure out why Hua would let such a meritorious ship be retired from active service.
"It's not just it." Li Zhen patted the turret: "A total of eight Hebei-class battleships will be mothballed by the end of next year, in addition, my country has reached an agreement with the Mexican government to sell 3 Jilin-class battleships and 3 Dalian-class heavy cruisers to the Mexican Navy, and the captured battleships have also been dismantled and sold one after another." β
"Why?" Jinnah couldn't understand why Li Zhen said this to him, it stands to reason that it was in its heyday at the moment, and because the Chinese Navy, which was not short of funds for compensation, had no need to save expenses, why would it suddenly reduce the navy on a large scale? And it's also the main battle equipment!
"I am saying this to you to remind you. (Full text reading, all in. (.i. Want. Wen. Li Zhen slowly turned his head, looked into Jinnah's eyes and said: "For my country, the war is over, if it is not necessary, we will not be involved in the war for a long time, which is why a major like me can take over as the commander of the naval station, because my country needs a period of recuperation!" β
"That'...... so."
"Yes." Before Jinnah could finish speaking, Li Zhen nodded: "Our country needs time to heal the wounds of the war, so it is impossible to provide you with assistance as before, and you will need to work hard for your destiny for a period of time in the future." β
Li Zhen said this, took out a list from his pocket, and handed it to Jinna: "This is what we can do later, the weapons and ammunition on this will arrive in Karachi in batches within half a year, and it should be enough for you to support you for a few years." But rest assured, this is not to say that we don't care about what happens in the Indian Peninsula from now on, in fact it is still an area where we need to maintain stability, so you can still contact me or our Ministry of Foreign Affairs if you have any needs. β
After taking the list, Jinna somewhat understood what Li Zhen meant, or what Li Mo meant. For China, a unified India has always been a big threat, so they are withdrawing under the pretext of recuperation at this time, which is nothing more than an attempt to create a false impression of a power vacuum for all parties to the conflict in India.
As for themselves, it is a choice, it is a good way for China to be able to split India, so they gave themselves this time, to give themselves the opportunity to build a Muslim country, but if they can't make achievements in these years, maybe they will make a choice!
Psychologically, Jinnah does not want to divide India, but the contradictions between Muslims and Hindus in India are irreconcilable, and there will be a large number of armed fights every year, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths and injuries on both sides, so it is better to simply establish a Muslim state, but if Hua does not continue to support it at this time, he is still not sure.
After opening the list with trepidation and seeing the contents on it, most of the worry and anxiety in Jinnah's heart dissipated in an instant, because this batch of supplies was too huge, including a total of 200,000 rifles, 200 cannons, and matching ammunition, and even 2 small artillery destroyers and 20 biplane reconnaissance planes!
He knew that these things were nothing compared to the captured arms that Hua had brought back from the United States and around the world. According to outside rumors, Hua brought back more than 80,000 machine guns and more than 10,000 cannons of various types from the United States, and it is said that more than 60 warships under construction, sunken and captured were towed back, not counting the military supplies they distributed from Britain, France and other countries.
"Zhenna, I don't know if you're satisfied?"
"Satisfied, very satisfied." Even if Jinnah is a steady person, he can't help but be happy to get this list, and having this thing means that he will become a great force in the Indian Peninsula, and perhaps the establishment of a Muslim state will not be far away!
Jinnah left the base excited, but he didn't know that shortly after leaving, a businessman also walked into Li Zhen's office.
"Onoshita, what you need to do is contact Tirak in the name of the merchant and find a way to get them to buy this batch of arms. Of course, this munition is not ours, but captured from the battlefield by your country, do you understand? β
"Hey! His Royal Highness the Emperor can rest assured that Ono will definitely do it well. β
Li Zhen patted Ono's shoulder and said with a smile: "Onoshita, as for the profits after the sale, I think it may help your family politically." β
Ono's eyes lit up, and he secretly said that he was with the right master, you must know that this batch of weapons is not very many, but if it is sold, it will be at least tens of millions of blue coins of profit, because these things have no cost at all.
He didn't dare to think about taking it all, but as long as he got two percent, it would be a great help to the family who was trying to get close to the upper echelons of the parliament, not to mention that he also caught the line of the Hua royal family.
As Ono left, the side door of the office quietly opened, and Duan Fei and Li Xiufeng had already appeared in the room.
"Emperor, you're doing a good job."
"Uncle, Uncle Li, why are you here?" Li Zhen was also startled when he saw the two, and hurriedly got up to say hello.
Li Xiufeng and Li Zhen have a good relationship, and he said first: "I'm here to do business, the Congress Party is a big sale, how can such a good opportunity be without me, as for our Uncle Duan Guo...... Hehe, I'm also here to do business, but it's a head business. β
"It's better to have a head business than to be covered in copper."
"I still like the smell of copper, you are not used to the Minister of Intelligence?"
"I'm too lazy to talk to you."
Since they are all acquaintances, and they are all related to each other, even Duan Fei, a cold-faced person, joked, and then said: "This time I came not only to see your situation here, but also to contact Gandhi and their faction." β
"It seems that the emperor cares about Gandhi very much, this person really has such a great ability?" Li Xiufeng asked curiously.
"It is true that he has some ability, it is said that he has been appointed as the next leader of the Congress Party, and this person is relatively moderate, advocating moderate means to establish an independent state, and has been negotiating with the Prime Minister's Office on this issue, so now that the civil war has started, we must spur it!"
"So, you're ...... when you come back."
Before Li Xiufeng finished speaking, Duan Fei nodded: "Let's go, the emperor, you also pack up and go with me to meet Gandhi, we are very dissatisfied with the current policy of the Congress Party, and we must supervise it, if he can't deal with the JΔ« Jin faction and continues to be hostile to our country, then there is no need for us to cooperate with the Congress Party, just let the army speak!" β
"Do the father and the prime minister want to use troops against India?" Li Zhen stood up a little surprised, didn't the previous news say that he didn't plan to intervene in regional conflicts in the past few years?
"With soldiers? Hmph, India is not worthy of it! Just to warn them that if they continue to swallow water like this, then we will clean up the mess! Duan Fei smiled coldly and glanced at Li Zhen: "You say, is Gandhi willing to do it himself, or is he willing to let us march?" β
"Needless to say." Li Xiufeng glared at Duan Fei angrily, suddenly slapped his forehead, pretended to have just remembered, and said hurriedly: "By the way, there is still a piece of land over there in Calcutta, remember to help me get it back." β
"Fuck off!"
"Haha......."
Beijing.
In front of the Ministry of National Defense, the dragon flag fluttered.
The guards standing guard raised their right hands high, and the salutation barely stopped, and several young trainee officers next to them were starry with their eyes, and their expressions moved.
After the end of the war, we have never seen so many generals return at the same time, the fifth admiral of the Imperial Royal Navy, General Ji Weishan, Vice Admiral Liu Buyun, Vice Admiral Lin Taizeng, Vice Admiral Dong Fei, Vice Admiral Qin Shou, Commander of the Submarine Force, Vice Admiral Le Fei, Commander of the Naval Aviation, Vice Admiral Fang Jin, Commander of the Fifth Fleet, Vice Admiral Xue Muhua, Vice Admiral Tian Yun, Admiral Zhao Long, Huang Fuqi, Feng Guozhang, Liu Hengzhen, etc., in addition to the personnel who are still carrying out the tasks of withdrawing troops, almost all the imperial generals came. A long list of stars shines and shines.
Among them, although the army chariots are soaring and the air force falcons are fighting in the air, it is still the navy that is dazzling! The Royal Navy not only firmly occupies the number one position among the three armies of the Empire, but also the Navy has three of the only five admirals in the Empire, among which Commander Long and Commander Ji are still active admirals!
From the beginning of the first battle in the Yellow Sea, the Tsushima Strait shattered the Tsar's dream, the Bass Strait challenged the British teacher, Micronesia annihilated the enemy for thousands of miles, the surrender in the Gulf of Tonkin, the sweep of the world's third navy on Sibilu Island, the Strait of Hormuz Assault, etc., until the glorious era of the imperial counterattack began!
Thousands of miles away, Chile built an army, took root in Honolulu and gradually grew, the Jinghai plan has had a profound impact so far, and the Ryukyus returned to Liaodong to restart China, until 14 million Chinese ships were released, leading the times!
Until Bermuda's victory!
This may not be a strong China, but it is a good China.
The emperor said that this is a big era!
Today, the group of people who stood at the pinnacle of this era are back.
Looking at these many generals who had turned pale with pale temples, the young officers straightened up and stood in awe, and everyone knew that it was they who broke through the haze for this suffering country, and with the artillery fire of JΔ«ang, with the blood in their chests, in the thorns surrounded by the great powers, they did not speak "reason", "barbaric" and "bloody" and killed a way.
Our ancestors said that when you have no way out, do it.
One force will drop ten!
In the eyes of those so-called civilized people, they are ruthless, unreasonable, a group of people around the emperor, "gasoline barrels around the arsonists"!
When all these generals returned, it also heralded that a change was coming!
The wide corridors, the marble floors, the glimpse of the officers, and the fact that everyone knew that the war was over, no one dared to show the slightest bit of fatigue.
Duan Qirui and Chen Ping walked side by side, looking at the generals who walked into the Ministry of National Defense building, with both pride and sadness on the corners of their mouths.
With the war over and the pandemic under control, the huge army is finally facing a major turning point, and millions of soldiers will take off their uniforms and return to society.
In addition, how the army will continue to develop and how it should be transformed will also test their generation.
"Yuanshou, I heard that India has already started fighting?" Duan Qirui handed a cigarette to Chen Ping and asked, "What do you say the emperor and the prime minister are planning?" Why provoke an Indian civil war? β
"It's a fight."
"The moderates led by Jinnah, Tilak and Gandhi have now split up completely, with Gandhi taking over as president of the Congress party yesterday and now controlling several southern provinces, while Tilak has gone to Delhi and made it his base. Jinnah had not yet done so, but he had returned to Karachi with our aid and had accelerated the integration of the Muslims in Bengal and Hyderabad, and according to the information we had received, he had already negotiated with Gandhi on independence, and if the talks broke down, he would take action for armed secession in more than six months. β
After Chen Ping lit a cigarette, he continued: "The intention of the emperor and the prime minister is very simple, that is, to constantly consume India, force it to divide and bury more hatred, so in the future, in addition to protecting the sea and frontier, our focus will gradually shift to India and Russia. β
"But I've heard that Gandhi was a typical pacifist who didn't like violence, and he wouldn't ......."
"The sheep is a sheep because he has no teeth and claws, and now if we make up for them, he will have to stand up and face them unless he is willing to watch his party collapse, let alone ......." Chen Ping blinked and smiled: "Most of the people who support Gandhi are workers and local capitalists in the developed areas of the south, and they have deep contradictions with the north and Muslims, and the direct vendetta between Hindus and Muslims has not stopped for hundreds of years, as long as the army and arms are used, do you think the hatred can still be resolved?"
And Duan Fei has already brought the words, if he doesn't fight, then we will fight in the name of maintaining stability in India and ensuring the safety of Chinese businessmen on the peninsula! Do you say that he, who is bent on negotiating with us to establish a state, will be willing to allow our troops to be stationed? β
"It's a good excuse." Duan Qirui is not a soft-hearted person, and said with a smile: "The longer we fight, the better, at least we can export more weapons." β
"Spain, India and the Russian civil war are currently the most eye-catching areas in the world, and they are also areas that we can take advantage of, so the Prime Minister and the parliament have approved yesterday a loan plan of 100 million blue coins to Alfonso XIII for the purchase of weapons from us, and also approved a loan of 50 million to Kolchak, and now that the three sides of India are in our hands, these three wars in the future can bring us at least a billion yuan in profits, which is enough to transform the army without affecting the country's economy!"
"Hehe, is this the interventionism that the emperor said back then?"
"Interventionism...... Perhaps. Chen Ping smiled, took the lead and walked towards the conference room, and said as he walked: "Let's go, we still have a battle to fight." β
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