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Chapter 19 Negotiations?

+=u|Military observers and journalists gathered in these two places, and even some brave war correspondents went deep into the war zone to obtain information and news that could make them famous. Zuilu Book Academy

When the brave American journalist Dorothy and her husband Wilson published the news that the British hired 264 Borneo Daks to go deep into the jungle to hunt the heads of the People's Liberation Army to the world, the world's public opinion was uproar and expressed regret and indignation.

Then, the National People's Liberation Army, in contrast to its usual attrition tactics that mainly focus on sneak attacks, snipers and infiltration, suddenly used heavy troops and used various weapons such as artillery, flamethrowers, and rocket launchers to carry out a week of night offensives, eliminating several strong strongholds stationed by the British army.

According to Western observers, although the National Liberation Army paid almost twice the casualties of the defenders in the week-long night battle, it achieved great political victory. Moreover, they generally believe that the National Liberation Army said in the war report that the National Liberation Army had been wiped out due to the tenacious resistance of the defenders, and that the entire army was wiped out and the prisoners were not captured, which was a severe revenge on the British. It also proved that the National Liberation Army's strength was still very strong and could fully convert jungle guerrilla war into a local regular war. Although the army of the Commonwealth in Malaya still had an advantage in numbers, the widely praised jungle was always the world of the National Liberation Army.

Paul, a special military observer of the Washington Post in Kuala Lumpur, said: "When British Commissioner Temperor confidently established more than 500 strategic villages and turned the strategic village into a concentration camp, he once proudly asserted that the National Liberation Army would be trapped and starved to death within a year, but the reality ruthlessly gave the British a loud slap. We can see that the National Liberation Army infiltration achieved a high success, and they reached a village-to-one

The purpose of destroying strategic villages in each village. The weapons and materials left by the British colonial government to the Strategic Village Self-Defense Forces became the items of the National People's Liberation Army. Moreover, the National People's Liberation Army's continuous victory and tough stance have received the support of the majority of Chinese people. Whenever the strategic village is destroyed, countless Chinese young people abandon their families and children. Walk into the jungle and devote themselves to this independent cause that is extremely great and solemn in their hearts. Therefore, I am very doubtful whether the British military operations can change this situation."

Time magazine in the United States wrote: "When London is in a warm season, flowers are everywhere exuding a rich fragrance. However, the atmosphere of citizens is shrouded in the shadow of sadness because of the seven-day offensive of the National People's Liberation Army thousands of miles away.

When photos of British troops who were bombed into pieces and burned to scorch were published, the British people's psychological endurance seemed to have reached their limit. For this attack with strong revenge, the British people generally vented their dissatisfaction on the government. The outside world also accused the British government or the colonial government of Malaya of violating humanitarianism. The colonial government's hiring of the Daks in Borneo was regarded as a dead end and a poor performance."

The Times of the British Times did not have the humor and peace of Time magazine. It said in a deep tone: "The British government was involved in a wrong war. When they considered it, they did not think about how to withdraw decently. When the world's public opinion became increasingly inclined to the National Liberation Army and the British government became increasingly isolated, this huge war was still far away. Every day, every moment, British soldiers were bleeding and dead. This powerful mental pressure would crush the soldiers' confidence to fight. We see that every unit transferred to the front line can be instigated by the officers. Zuilu Academy was depressed and regarded the jungle as a dangerous road for life. When they returned with scars, they were extremely worried about being alive and losing an arm or leg.

Fortunately. From tall and dense bushes to rugged mountains, the ghostly shadows of the National People's Liberation Army snipers were shaking everywhere, and landmines and bombs were buried everywhere. The snipers hid in every corner and shot British officers, non-commissioned officers, sentries, artillery observers, signalmen, gunners, messengers, vehicle dispatchers and other visible targets. According to reliable information, the number of snipers deployed by the National People's Liberation Army has reached an astonishing 400, and it is still growing at a 200 person every six weeks. When the post-war reconstruction of the country was struggling due to tight funds, the government put a lot of money into the bottomless pit of Malaya. We have to ask, what can the government get in the Malayan war? What do they want to get?"

French Le Figaro described in a gloating tone: We should feel glad that the Vietnam Alliance, which is fighting fiercely with the French army in the Vietnamese jungle, is far from reaching the level of the National People's Liberation Army, whether in terms of strategy and tactics, or the quality of commanders and soldiers, is far from reaching the level of the National People's Liberation Army, or we can learn a lot from the National People's Liberation Army, which will help us in our war in Vietnam."

The New York Times in the United States has another tone, because they made a fortune and became famous because of the exclusive reports sent by famous reporter Dorothy and photos of the Daks in Borneo. They used four times the forces used to resist the Japanese invasion of Malaya, and used various modern equipment for naval, army and air force to fight against the National People's Liberation Army, which was at a disadvantage in the number of people, but they were unable to win. They criticized the British government for hiring barbaric Daks in the British government.

and was extremely pessimistic and disappointed with the prospect of the war in Britain. Not only that, they also praised the National Liberation Army and the Independent Democratic Party, and praised them without hesitation for being the leaders of the Independence Movement, the role model of the free world, and the great Battle of Liberty that is comparable to the American War of Independence. And solemnly stated that they had obtained exclusive information about Han Feng, the commander of the National Liberation Army, which will be made public in due time and open the veil of this mysterious figure for the public.

At this time, both internally and externally, it was a time for the British colonists. In order to avoid being caught off guard, Britain began to encourage and support some pro-British parties to organize political parties, and many members of the official legislative and executive council became the backbone of such political parties. In September 1947, the British colonists began to implement the cabinet membership system in the United Nations, transferring the powers of some secondary departments such as agriculture, forestry, land, minerals and transportation, education and life from the British to the leaders of the above-mentioned Malay-dominated party leaders who the British believed were reliable. As for the key departments such as finance, law, defense, and police, they were still controlled in the hands of the British.

In addition, facing huge pressure from both inside and outside, while the British colonists proposed a ceasefire negotiation with the National Liberation Army, they quietly began to arm the Malays a large number of people and sent officers to train them.

In the headquarters of the Chinese Independent Democratic Party, all senior figures except Wu Ming were present and discussing the negotiation issues raised by the British.

"Brother Hanfeng is commanding the battle on the front line. Regarding the content of the discussion at this meeting, I specifically solicited his opinions. Brother Hanfeng talked about his own opinions and suggestions." Xiao Minghua reached out and pressed down, cleared his throat and said, "First, the talk is about to talk. The peace-loving attitude is for outsiders, but don't hope to succeed in one go; Second, although the British are facing difficulties, their strength still exists and have not been hit by an absolute heavy blow. The peace talks may not be really sincere at this time; Third, the British are now creating obstacles for our future rule, and we must be prepared in advance; Third, negotiations and ceasefires can be separated, and we can fight and talk to fight and fight; Fourth, the attitude must be tough during negotiations, we can afford to delay, but the British cannot afford to delay, and the tough and uncompromising position can be supported by most Chinese."

"I personally think that Brother Hanfeng's view is correct." Xiao Minghua said solemnly: "Next, we will study and discuss the negotiation matters and decide the candidates and strategies for the negotiation. First, Shenyang of the Intelligence Department will inform you of the recent situation of the British so that everyone can know it."

"The British's thinking has changed recently, especially in the face of increasing domestic and foreign pressure." Chen Yang, the spy leader, had a tense face and began to report the situation. "First of all, they began to strongly support some pro-British Malay groups, encouraged them to establish troops and train them in armed manner. At the same time, the number of Malay police officers in various cities has also increased significantly to share the work that should have been undertaken by the British army. Moreover, the British began to seek understanding from the upper Malays, planning to shorten the period for the original residence of Malays for fifteen years before they were eligible to apply for citizenship to ten years, and plan to open the Kuala Lumpur City Council elections by the end of this year.

It is obvious that the purpose of the British opening up elections is to attract the masses and isolate us with the illusion of ‘democratic politics’, but we must be vigilant about this and put forward relative slogans of struggle in a timely manner to prevent the Chinese from being deceived by the British.”
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