Chapter 249 Is this the magnanimity of a great country? You used to ignore me. Have you changed your mind now? snort! impossible! It is absolutely impossible to agree so easily. Is it strange? No! Not surprising at all! Reference: In order to surrender, the Italian army's combat effectiveness was so high that it defeated the British army.
As a result, they wanted to surrender, but the British army did not allow them to surrender. This left the British army speechless for a while. Originally, Stilwell had good intentions and persuaded the other party to surrender. Even means that you can join the Allies. Preferential treatment, etc. Even the colonies were promised to remain. The results of it? Governor-General Degou refused immediately and said that Stilwell was delusional. Stilwell was annoyed for a moment. Now I am thinking of surrendering, hoping to retain the previous treatment. Dream! "Tell the Sichuan Army to continue the attack." Stilwell thought for a while and gave another warning. "yes." On the other side, Governor Degu, who learned that he had been refused to surrender, had an angry expression on his face. “You bastard, surrender unconditionally?” How is it possible to agree to such conditions? At that time, it will be up to anyone’s discretion. It is impossible for him to agree to such conditions. He didn't want to agree, but those subordinates had no intention of fighting for a long time.
For them, the war was long over. Vichy France has also surrendered, so there is no need to continue fighting. Just take a small amount of military pay and go out to do your best? “Your Majesty the Governor, since General Stilwell refuses our surrender, we can try to communicate with the Sichuan Army.” “Ask, what price do they need to pay before they are willing to accept our surrender?” “In other words, what do we need to pay before they are willing to withdraw their troops.” A French officer suggested. I have to say that when it comes to surrender, the French army has a very profound cultural heritage. They even thought of surrendering directly to the frontline troops. However, we have to admit that this hope is still very high. In their eyes, the Sichuan Army can be bought with money. The last thing they lack is money. "Then send someone to try?" Governor Degu also knew that his subordinates had no will to fight. If he refused his subordinates' proposal, the other party might surrender without authorization. These are all possible. Simply, it would be better to send people directly to negotiate peace. … “Ask for peace? Let us decide the terms?” “These French troops are really shameless.” Meng Fanglia looked at the telegram in his hand and said somewhat speechlessly. “It’s really shameless. If you can’t beat them, you’ll ask for peace. This is really in line with the French army.” Cun Yunsheng was not surprised at all, but said with a smile. “We must not negotiate for peace.” Meng Fanlao had an anxious expression on his face. Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng told him not to get excited. "Don't worry, I know in my heart that these French troops will definitely be completely wiped out this time, but before that, I can give them some hope." “As the saying goes, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. Don’t they like to play double standards? Just this time, we can play double standards with them.” “Call back and say that we agree to negotiate a peace and ask Duan Zhenguo to send someone to negotiate. My conditions are one hundred million taels of silver.” Hearing this, Meng Fan was stunned. One hundred million taels of silver? Is this crazy? Can the French army agree? It's definitely impossible to agree! “Wait a minute, Commander, you never thought of agreeing to the French army’s peace proposal from the beginning?” Meng Fan was not a fool, and he immediately understood other meanings from the 100 million taels of silver.
"Of course, but if he really comes up with 100 million silver, he can consider it, but it's a pity that they can't come up with it." Cun Yunsheng spread his hands. “But why did you bring up the figure of 100 million taels of silver?” Meng Fangliao asked in confusion. "The amount of silver that Lafayette paid to the French army as compensation was more than 100 million taels. I haven't even counted the interest over the past few decades. After including the interest, 200 million is not too much." "Considering that the old boy De Gu is quite young, don't make him faint because of his anger. Let Duan Zhenguo control it himself. I can give him a reward for the extra money." Cun Yunsheng explained with a smile. road. Hearing this, Meng Fan was speechless. However, he was surprised that Cun Yunsheng remembered the compensation so clearly. “This is the shame of China. Sooner or later, I will have all these foreigners spit it out with profits.” Cun Yunsheng said with a sneer. “Should I add another sentence, I want the foreigners to die?” Meng Fan said in a flattering tone, which made the smile on Cun Yunsheng’s face grow wider. “That’s right.” “Okay, let’s send a telegram to Duan Zhenguo and ask him to show his momentum when negotiating and not to lose the face of our Sichuan Army. In addition, let Kang Ya speed up the transportation of supplies to ensure that the ammunition for the frontline troops cannot be cut off.” “As soon as the supplies are completed, launch an attack and capture Hanoi for me.” “In addition, send a telegram to Yuta Inoshita to tell him that he can take action.” Cun Yunsheng has been thinking about the French Indochina Navy for a long time. For this reason, he has been frugal and plundered everywhere. Especially those wealthy gentry in Siam who made a lot of money. Two hundred million yen can be exchanged for so many warships. This deal is definitely a good deal. "And let Mr. An and the others find the descendants of the Li family in Annan. They will decide on the candidates themselves. The only requirement is to be obedient." Cun Yunsheng warned again. “Yes.” Meng Fangliao knew what Cun Yunsheng meant and immediately assured him. … Duan Zhenguo was confused when he received the telegram. He was studying the map and thinking about how to reach Hanoi as quickly as possible. As a result, he received a telegram from Cun Yunsheng asking him to negotiate. “Ask me to negotiate? How can I negotiate?” He is a military officer and doesn’t know anything about negotiation. How can he be allowed to negotiate in a proper manner? "Commander Duan, since Shangfeng's order is for you to negotiate, we naturally have Shangfeng's consideration. Anyway, the advantage currently lies with us, and the French army dare not refuse to agree." Zhao He said with a smile at the side. “No, do you know what the conditions given by Shangfeng are?” Duan Zhenguo asked angrily. "What conditions?" Zhao He really didn't know, so he said with a confused look. “One hundred million taels of silver, do you think the French army will agree?” Duan Zhenguo said helplessly. This condition is obviously for the purpose of negotiation. If that’s the case, why are we still talking about it?
There is no need to talk about it at all. This is what Duan Zhenguo doesn’t understand. What else to talk about? "I've heard others say that when major powers negotiate, they naturally have the magnanimity to negotiate. You should remain magnanimous." Zhao He scratched his head. He had never experienced negotiation, so naturally he didn't understand what negotiation was, but he had read many books. , and finally thought of a word, that is, the magnanimity of a great country. Duan Zhenguo was stunned. Is a big country magnanimous? How should we be magnanimous? There is no other way. It is the bounden duty of soldiers to obey orders. No matter how reluctant Duan Zhenguo was, he finally went to the designated place to negotiate. The French army, who received the Sichuan Army's willingness to negotiate, was obviously stunned for a long time. Originally, they just had the idea of giving it a try. If that doesn't work, think of a way to dispatch the Japanese Fourth Division. Even if it pays a huge price, we must convince the Japanese Fourth Division that it cannot continue like this. result! The Sichuan Army was actually willing to negotiate peace. "Are they willing to negotiate?" Governor Degu was also surprised. The Sichuan Army was currently taking the initiative and did not expect that the other party would accept negotiations. “I’ll tell you that these yellow-skinned monkeys are short-sighted. We’ll wait until we recover and settle the score with them.” Governor Degu sneered. Other French army officers agreed with this. "Then send people over to negotiate and increase the recruitment of indigenous people. We need more soldiers. We can contact the guerrillas and tell them that as long as they agree to surrender, we can ensure their safety." In the past few days, Governor Degu has been summarizing experience and lessons. He found that the biggest problem of the French army was the lack of troops. If there were enough troops at that time, they might be able to surround the Sichuan Army. But it was completely impossible to rely on the natives, so he decided to negotiate with the guerrillas. If they can surrender and let these guerrillas deal with the Sichuan Army, the French army can completely reap the benefits. As for the price the French army needs to pay! It’s nothing more than some inventory of weapons and equipment. "yes." The front line is a place with beautiful scenery. Duan Zhenguo has no time to appreciate the surrounding environment. Instead, he is thinking about how to negotiate next. No! In other words, how should he maintain his great power and magnanimity? In fact, he is not optimistic about capturing Annan. Because there are a lot of guerrillas here, even if they are captured, it will take a lot of energy to manage them in the later stage. "If you are willing to withdraw from Khmer, we are willing to compensate you with 10 million francs." As soon as they met, the French army representative stated his conditions with sincerity.
From the perspective of the French army representatives, this condition is absolutely sincere. Ten million francs, this is a large amount of money. Their commanders will never earn so much military pay even in their lifetime. As a result, Duan Zhenguo bared his teeth and said fiercely. "Impossible, this is our request. You must compensate 100 million taels of silver, equivalent to 5 million taels of gold, and at the same time recognize the restoration of the Khmer King." The French military representative in charge of the negotiations exploded when he heard that 100 million taels of silver were offered. “Bastard, bastard, this is absolutely impossible, there is no way we can admit such conditions.” If you agree to this kind of condition, it is no different from betraying the country. If Marshal Pétain of Vichy France knew about this, they would all be hanged. "Don't admit it? It doesn't matter, then continue the fight and finish the fight first before we talk?" After saying that, Duan Zhenguo turned around and left. He suddenly discovered that this so-called magnanimity of a great country could not be learned at all. What kind of **** is it that a big country is magnanimous? What can’t be obtained on the battlefield, can you get it just by talking? Isn’t this nonsense! So, when Duan Zhenguo saw that the French army could not agree to this condition, he turned around and left. "You are not sincere in the peace talks." The French army representative became a little panicked and said dissatisfiedly. "Huh, what's there to talk about? I think this kind of negotiation is a waste of time. If there are any problems, let's solve them on the battlefield." Duan Zhenguo turned his back to the French army representative. After saying this, he left the scene directly. The French military representative behind him was dumbfounded. It was a negotiation. Isn’t it all done through discussion? You make an offer and we make a counter-offer. Then grind slowly? There is no one like you! There is no room for negotiation, so how can we talk about it? “Master, you are really awesome. You have mastered the essence of negotiation. It turns out that this is the magnanimity of a great country.” Several officers who followed Duan Zhenguo did not speak during the whole process. It wasn’t until they left the venue that everyone praised him. They are also curious about what it means to be generous and generous. As a result, Duan Zhenguo's performance made them fully understand that this is the magnanimity of a great country. “I don’t know what nonsense a big country is so magnanimous. I just know it’s just a waste of time.” Duan Zhenguo said angrily.
“Let’s go back first, let the troops prepare for war, and prepare to continue the attack. If you can’t get something on the battlefield, just relying on negotiation is nonsense.” “Ah? You really don’t want to talk anymore?” The subordinates were confused. "Nonsense, do you ever regret what I said?" Duan Zhenguo finished speaking and strode away from here. The French army representatives were completely confused. Are you really going to stop talking about it? At first I thought the other party was trying to lower the price! Who knew, it could actually be real. no way! He had no choice but to report the situation here to Governor Degu and leave it to him to handle. After reading the telegram, Governor Degu was stunned at first, and then slammed the table in anger. “Assholes, these **** yellow-skinned monkeys, **** of bitches, bastards, bastards.” “One hundred million in silver? Why don’t they grab it?” Even if the entire Annan is sold, one hundred million silver may not be recovered. Neither! If you really work hard to search, there is still hope. But at that time, I’m afraid, there won’t be any need for the Sichuan Army to attack. They themselves will be crushed by the guerrillas attacking everywhere. "Your Majesty the Governor, what should we do now? The vanguard of the Sichuan Army is already very close to Hanoi. If we don't agree, we will reach Hanoi in a few days." The officer next to him said in embarrassment. "I understand, what did the Fourth Division say? When will they send reinforcements? Didn't they remind him that we are allies now." Governor Degu asked aloud. Hearing this, the officer responsible for communicating with the Fourth Division looked embarrassed. “They said that due to serious non-combat attrition, they need some time to rest and recuperate, and they proposed that if they really cannot hold it, they can withdraw to Hanoi and help us garrison together.” Hearing this, Governor Degu was stunned, and then fell into thinking. Because he felt a little weird. But I can’t tell what’s so strange about it. It is not impossible to assist in the defense of Hanoi. After all, those were more than 30,000 elite Japanese troops. With their participation, they will cooperate with the navy in Haiphong Port. If you really can't hold it, you can use the navy to evacuate to the southern area.
After thinking for a while, Governor Degu looked at Lieutenant General Malden who had been silent. “Lieutenant General Malden, what do you think?” Governor-General Degoux had mixed feelings about the commander-in-chief of the colonial army who favored Free France. "Your Majesty the Governor, I suggest surrendering to General Stilwell. We still have a chance to join the Allies. What's more, with our joining, the strength of Free France will be strengthened, and they will definitely agree." More Lieutenant General Deng spread his hands and said expressionlessly. (End of this chapter)