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spn UK, 10 Downing Street.

"Dear gentlemen and ladies:

In this premeditated massacre in the concession led by Zhang Shusheng, the "government" has just made a decision. First, the British Empire and its colonies will impose an economic blockade on southwest China and impose an economic blockade on the entire barbaric and backward

China has implemented a new round of more stringent arms embargo. Second, we require the Chinese government to conduct a new round of negotiations on the concession issue, arrest the murderer, and provide a reasonable explanation for this atrocity. In order to prevent similar incidents from happening again, we

It has been decided to dispatch a division of Marines into the concession to carry out corresponding security protection, solve crimes and other tasks, and to retain a sufficient naval force in the offshore waters of Shanghai to ensure the safety of the expatriates. Third, the British Empire will take separate military operations in the southwest,

The southwest political group headed by Zhang Shusheng will encounter a fierce counterattack from the British Empire..."

japan, emperor's palace, foreign affairs office

"...In view of the emergency situation, the Empire of Japan has decided to once again send an additional force to the Hongkou area of ​​Shanghai to perform the task of protecting overseas Chinese and protecting factories. The Empire of Japan will join the negotiations between Britain, Japan and China on the new concession issue, and strive to... In order to pursue

The culprit, the Empire of Japan will coordinate with the British side to take some necessary military actions..."[

Kunming, three provinces jointly govern "government"

"'Chairman', the reaction of Britain and Japan this time is very fierce. It can be said that they are furious." In the office compound of the 'Chairman' of the joint government, Wu Tiejun was accompanying Zhang Shusheng while fishing and talking about the current situation.

situation.

Zhang Shusheng put the bait on the hook, and with a wave of his hand, he lowered the baited fishing rod again, "Some dogs are used to biting people all day long. If one day, someone hits them with a stick,

For a moment, guess what it will think..."

Wu Tiejun also picked up a bamboo fishing rod on the ground, lined up the float, hung up the bait, and fished, "Yes. The country has been weak for a long time and has been repeatedly bullied by Western powers. In the eyes of the Chinese, it is just one more time.

One less insult. In the eyes of Western executioners, those are things they are used to doing. Once they are resisted, they will not be used to it."

"These executioners always think: How wonderful it would be if the Chinese people could always lower their heads and bend their waists and accept the killings of their so-called civilized people. Haven't they always been like this for hundreds of years? When killing

When it becomes common sense, it is so unexpected when it is counterattacked." The fish float moved slightly, up and down, and was finally pulled into the water suddenly. Zhang Shusheng suddenly lifted the fishing rod, and a crucian carp weighing more than half a kilogram was caught.

Caught up: "It's a pity that they encountered me, a barbarian who doesn't follow common sense. They may be thinking that if it weren't for me, they would be able to kill and rob comfortably as they did every time before."

"'Chairman', everyone from top to bottom has absolute support for you." Wu Tiejun said resolutely. It was because of 'Chairman's' unconventional behavior that China saw a glimmer of hope.

Zhang Shusheng took off the crucian carp from the fishing hook and threw it into a bucket aside. He said: "As for the reaction of Britain and Japan, in Shanghai, with the strong intervention of Germany and the United States, they no longer dare to commit a new round of massacre.

, they want to take advantage, let them take it for the time being. Give our nation three or two cents, and we will get back three hundred times in the future. As for other economic blockades and military threats, they are all trivial matters. One who serves the people and the public

The regime should not fear these angry invaders."

"What does 'Chairman' mean?" Wu Tiejun asked expectantly.

Zhang Shusheng: "My point is very simple, prepare for war. Britain and Japan have lost face in Shanghai, and they won't just let it go. They still want to knock me down. Mr. Yun, please take the two copies you just received

Show the information to Master Wu."

Wu Tiejun took the intelligence and saw that it was actually an intelligence sent back from Myanmar.

According to intelligence, the British urgently removed the 4th British Division from India, the 2nd Royal Gurkha Regiment, and the 5th British Indian Division from India on the basis of the original Burmese Brigade and an Indian Brigade in Myanmar.

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In this way, two entire divisions, an Indian brigade, and a Gurkha regiment will participate in the attack on the southwest.

Another piece of intelligence was sent back from overseas. The intelligence said that the Japanese and the British were in intensive negotiations and were very likely to launch a military attack on the coastal areas bordering Guangxi and Guangdong.

However, because the intelligence was too difficult to obtain, the level of detail of this intelligence was not as high as that of the first intelligence.

"'Chairman', it seems that the British and Japanese are preparing to attack us from two directions this time, and the battle will be difficult." Wu Tiejun concluded.

Zhang Shusheng: "That's right. Maybe some people think that I have done something 'evil' and it's fine if I don't report my family status. But if we in the southwest don't stand up, the only ones who will be unlucky are the civilians who have no ability to resist. It should be the British who have a guilty conscience."

People and Japanese people are right for each other.

In this battle plan, I define it as a border defense operation. You will be responsible for the Yunnan side and allocate the first and second divisions. The third division is responsible for guarding the French in the direction of Vietnam. The Guangxi garrison division is responsible for blocking possible landings.

The enemy in Guangxi. The battles of each division are relatively difficult. The Guards Division will serve as a fire brigade. All work is already in progress. You and your troops should rush to the south immediately."

"'Chairman', don't worry, this is a border war against aggression, and we will fight with dignity."

There are still many sequelae of this incident. First of all, the pressure from all directions made Zhang Shusheng feel a little breathless. Not only foreign powers, but even domestic forces, big and small, also accused Zhang Shusheng of being inappropriate.[

"These idiots will only feel that I am right when it is their turn to die."

Zhang Shusheng has no regrets at all. There are some things that cannot be explained clearly by KO with his mouth, nor can he explain clearly by reasoning. Han jn, pedantic people, spokespersons of foreign forces, big compradors, warlords and politicians, who care about the life and death of civilians?

No matter how many people die, it will not affect their income.

Only when foreigners die will these foreign slaves and these Han and Japanese lackeys be in panic, fearing that they will lose their vested interests.

It's a pity that now is not the time to deal with them.

Zhang Shusheng is an extremely unusual person. As long as he feels that what he is doing is right, people-oriented and nation-oriented, he will still do it no matter how many people oppose it.

For example, he had completely foreseen this war. Of course, the imperialists would not give up, nor would they give up. So, it would be best for everyone to fight it with real swords and guns.

However, even though he was preparing for war, Zhang Shusheng still did not stop the construction issues in the three provinces. Although there was a certain economic blockade, the sales of Western medicine and high-end luxury goods were not greatly affected. As long as the southwest is not concerned for the time being,

Engaging in overseas trade in name only has little impact.

A tank improvement technology provided to the Germans and the economic cooperation plan for opening up the southwest promised to the Americans played a considerable role. Moreover, the two countries were very reluctant to see Britain and Japan taking the opportunity to increase their presence in important coastal towns in China.

There is a restriction on influence. After Zhang Shusheng personally invited the war, Britain and Japan only took the action of increasing the garrison in Shanghai, and spread their real anger to the southwest.

In addition to building more factories and exploiting more mines and small oil fields, Zhang Shusheng also ordered relevant departments to come up with plans for land reform within their jurisdiction. Once the border battle is over, the corresponding land reform will be put on the agenda.

Schedule.

Since foreign trade has been affected to a certain extent, Zhang Shusheng has no choice but to adopt measures to expand domestic demand, build the interior, and improve people's living standards to ensure rapid economic development. Large-scale road construction plans and a large number of construction plans will be announced as soon as possible, regardless of the number of projects.

Countless farmers will move from rural areas to mines and construction sites.

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Ruili, a border guard camp

"gather!!"

After a sharp assembly whistle, the cold voices of each squad leader snatched the soldiers out of their warm beds early in the morning.

From time to time, this battalion-sized force was urgently assembled.

This is the station of the 1st Battalion of the 3rd Regiment of the 2nd Yunnan Garrison Division, which is responsible for a traffic artery at the junction of Ruili and Myanmar.

The traffic and living conditions are worse than those in the southwest, making the garrison here very miserable. Even the food they eat every day is brought by pack horses. The third garrison division was expanded from the size of the second regiment of the first reserve division.

In addition to the original Second Regiment of the Reserve Division, selected former Yunnan Army units were also incorporated.

What I have to say is that as a result of the domestic melee, although the combat effectiveness of the Yunnan Army is generally low, there are many veterans who are good at fighting in the entire Yunnan Army system. However, due to the bad atmosphere, these veterans are extremely afraid of death every time they fight.

Even if he doesn't run away on the spot, he always tries his best to survive on the battlefield.

In this way, people who want to survive will always have good combat skills.

The 1st Battalion, like other garrison units, was reorganized under high pressure from the original main force. The principle of one-for-two organization ensured maximum combat effectiveness while also constraining the veterans who were reorganized.

"...Some of you are from the reserve forces, and some are from the old Yunnan Army. But I don't care where you are from, I only know that you are my soldiers. Six months of training has eliminated the scum among you.

When you get out, the rest of you will basically look like a human being, like a soldier."

As the battalion commander of the first battalion, Chen Jiheng is also a veteran soldier. He used to be a subordinate of Lu Rongting. Later, after the reorganization, he was assigned to the first battalion as the major battalion commander. In the past six months, this group has been excluding reserve soldiers from the very beginning.

In addition, the completely inhuman troops, who had only received one month of emergency training, were brought to this border defense camp for six months of assault-style training.[

It is only now that this force has some human presence. With the enrichment of the original reserve force, the combat level has been improved. It can now take on the border defense tasks in Ruili Nongdao Town, Yunnan.

"I think you also know about the massacre of our civilians by the British and Japanese in Shanghai. Of course, for those of you who are ignorant, I know that these patriotic sentiments are useless.

But, I want to tell you, if the British and Japanese come over, whoever dares to run away or fight cowardly will be killed on the spot by my team."

Chen Jiheng is also a veteran of the Guangxi Clan. Of course he knows how many "problems" these old people of the Guangxi and Yunnan Clan have. It is too difficult to talk about national justice with them. Therefore, in the past few months, he has been all

It was through training them with both kindness and power, with rewards and punishments, and by weeding out the scum, that these veterans, who received much higher military pay than before, finally looked like soldiers.

"Second Company Commander Dai Anlan!"

"arrive!!"

"Order your troops to immediately go to Yazi Mountain Pass, strengthen fortifications, and provide round-the-clock vigilance in the direction of Myanmar."

"yes!"

Because of his outstanding performance in the field assessment, Dai Anlan was transferred to the grassroots officer of the garrison and became a company commander of the garrison.

After arriving at Nongdao Town, a border town in Ruili, Chen Jiheng had an intuition that there would be a battle here. Because the opposite side of Nongdao Town was the British.

This is also an important pass for Myanmar to enter Yunnan from the direction of Ruili.

All parties mobilized their troops and generals, and war seemed imminent.
Chapter completed!