Washington, the White House.

"Mr. President... Recently, public opinion is not very satisfied with our delay in resolving the Manila hostage crisis. According to a telephone survey by the New York Times, your approval rating has dropped from 59% before the hostage crisis to 53%. If the Manila crisis cannot be resolved before the presidential election voting begins, you are likely to lose this presidential election."

The person who spoke was Charles Doves, who saved Germany and even Europe from the quagmire of the economic crisis with the "Dowes Plan". The person who heard him was US President Coolidge. 1924 was the year of the US election. Coolidge and Doves were preparing to run for the US president and vice president together.

The US economy is currently in a period of prosperity, known in history as the "Coolidge's prosperity" and was the best time before the Great Depression in 1929. Therefore, the election situation between Coolidge and Doves is quite optimistic. If it were not for the sudden outbreak of a "Manila hostage crisis" that never happened in history, they would be able to win the throne of the US president and vice president without any suspense.

But now, the misconduct of the Philippine Red Brigade and the "incompetence" of the Coolidge administration have made the dreams of the White House a little dangerous. As the New York Times analyzed, if the Coolidge administration cannot rescue the hundreds of kidnapped Americans from the terrorists before the presidential vote begins, they will say goodbye to the White House.

"Don't these guys know that the government has done its best?" US President Coolidge looked aggrieved, as if he was a primary school student who had done nothing wrong but was criticized by the teacher. "The terrorists have installed bombs on the cruise ship. If the army is used to attack, the terrorists will die with the hostages! Moreover, these terrorists do not ask for money, but demand the Philippines... If we agree with their request, the newspapers may condemn us for compromising with the terrorists in disregarding the interests of the United States."

"But it's only a matter of time for the Philippines to be long and late. Even without this terrorist attack, the Philippines will still be in a hurry in twenty years! Is it worth the sacrifice of hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of Americans' lives for the 20 years of colonial rule in the Philippines?" U.S. Secretary of State Hughes looked calm and seemed to agree to the Philippines. He said: "And allowing the Philippines does not mean that the United States will give up all its interests in the Philippines. We can build a pro-American Philippine government. In this way, our interests in the Philippines will not be reduced at all, and the obligations we have to bear will be greatly reduced."

Dawes shook his head, "Not as simple as you said. The current Philippines does not have the conditions to implement democratic politics, and Filipinos cannot manage their own country. If the United States really withdraws from the Philippines, it is very likely to fall into division and civil war. Moreover, China, Japan, and the Soviet Union may take the opportunity to interfere in Philippine affairs. It is hard to say whether the pro-American government we support can gain a foothold."

"Isn't this good? On one side is China and on the other side is the Soviet Union and Japan, so let them consume each other in the Philippines. Maybe the Philippine Civil War will eventually become one of the fuses of World War II!"

"What should we do?"

"Get close to the Soviet Union! Use the Soviet Union!"

As soon as President Coolidge finished asking, Hughes immediately expressed the answer that had been hidden in his heart. "Only through war can we destroy the five-nation alliance system led by Britain! And the Soviet Union is doing this now. What the United States needs to do is to help the Soviet Union with conditions and let the Soviet Union act as cannon fodder to destroy the British Empire's world hegemony system!"

"Can the Soviet Union agree?" Coolidge asked back.

Hughes laughed, "It's not just a promise, Trotsky just wants it! Leonard Wood sent a telegram from Tokyo, and Soviet ambassador Troyanovsky said: The Soviet Union and GC International have no intention to establish a proletarian dictatorship in India. They are willing to support non-GCID politicians like Nehru and Jinnah to become leaders of the future India. As long as the situation of the Indian revolution is stable, GC International and the Soviet military advisers will immediately evacuate."

Coolidge was stunned. "Is this a politician who wants to give India to our support? The Soviets are not lying to us, right?"

"I can deceive for a while, but I can't deceive for a lifetime." Hughes smiled and said, "And the war in India has just begun, it is the gem on the crown of the British Empire. London will not let it go easily!"

Coolidge thought about it, felt that Hughes' analysis made sense, and nodded and said, "Charles (Hughes), I will leave it to you to handle the establishment of diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union." His brows frowned again. "But... what should the Philippines do? How should we rescue the hostages there?"

Hughes whispered: "You can negotiate with the Red Brigade on the Philippines' issue. They must release the hostages first. Then slowly discuss the steps and details of the **. They must delay the election anyway, and then look at the situation... and prepare to build a pro-US government to take office."

Coolidge looked at Doves, who reminded him: "We can also put pressure on China to ask them to mediate the hostage crisis. If the Chinese don't want to have a complete fall with us, they should ensure the safety of the hostages."

Coolidge nodded and added: "The Soviets can also come forward to mediate together. In short, the safety of the hostages must be guaranteed!"

...

"Chairman, this is the news that has just been sent from London. This afternoon, Reza Khan signed the "Soviet Persian Treaty of Friendship and Mutual Assistance" with Trotsky despite Britain's wooing and threats. The Soviet Union will soon provide a large amount of economic and military aid to Persia. In addition, the British side also told us that Reza Khan will soon launch a revolution to overthrow the Caga dynasty and establish the Persian Republic..."

The special train that Chang Ruiqing was riding was equipped with a telecommunications carriage. On the way back to Nanjing from the Far East, the telecommunications carriages did not stop, and they maintained secret telecommunications with various confidential departments in Nanjing at any time. The messages received by Nanjing were delivered to Chang Ruiqing as soon as possible.

"Wait, Cixiu, are you talking about the Persian Republic?" As soon as he heard the "Persian Republic", Chang Ruiqing immediately interrupted Chen Cheng's report and asked: "Reza Khan is not the emperor?"

"Maybe it's improper for the time being." Chen Cheng replied: "The British said that Reza Khan has decided to follow the example of Turkey's Kemal and prepare to establish a Persian People's Party, and it is necessary to govern the country by the party."

"It's good that this is the case. Kemalism is always easier to deal with than Khomeini!" Chang Ruiqing breathed a sigh of relief in his heart and smiled at Chen Cheng, "Ci Xiu, continue."

"The British also informed us of the situation in India. The negotiations between the British Governor General's Office and the Indian Provisional Government are on the verge of breaking down! The UK is dispatching a large army to India, and the British and Indian troops are also stepping up their training. The Indian Provisional Government is also expanding the Indian People's Army. The Indian War is about to break out."

Hearing this, Zeng Qi, who was sitting opposite Chang Ruiqing, grinned and said, "It seems that these Indians are really ignorant of life and death. They really think they can defeat the British Empire!"

"It's hard to say." Chang Ruiqing said coldly: "India, Afghanistan, is fighting at home. With the support of the Indian people, it is fighting a people's war. After all, Britain is an invader, and its huge territory needs to be divided into troops to guard, especially the Muslim clusters in the northwest bordering Persia and Afghanistan. How many troops do the British are in India? How many people can attack Kolkata? I think the British are not easy to fight!"

After listening to Chang Ruiqing's analysis, Zeng Qi looked slightly moved. Finally, he took a breath: "Chairman, do you think the British will lose India? If that is true, the British Empire's world hegemony will be difficult to guarantee. World Wars may..."

Chang Ruiqing waved his hand and said, "It's not that easy for India to win. Just waste time with the British Empire. Let's see if the Indians who dare to resist will die first, or if the British Empire's military expenses will be spent first."

Chen Cheng took over the topic and said, "The British have spent more money. The Americans have driven the nine main battleships that Japan has paid off for their debts back to their homeland, and they also claimed to incorporate them into the US Navy! The British are so anxious that they are accusing the United States of violating the Shanghai Navy Treaty every day, claiming to spend the last shilling in their pockets to build warships to maintain their naval superiority. We also need to put pressure on the United States together with France, Italy, and Germany at the London Naval Conference."

"The five countries jointly put pressure on them? Then the United States will definitely make concessions. No matter how powerful their industries are, they do not have the strength to compete with the five powerful countries to build ships." Chang Ruiqing said with a smile, as if he was happy to see the scene of Britain and the United States fighting each other. "By the way, how is the Manila hostage crisis going?"

"It's still a stalemate. The people from the Philippine Red Brigade have released all hostages except the Americans and are now negotiating with the United States." Chen Cheng smiled and said: "The Americans probably feel that they can't handle it, and they also invited us and the Soviet Union to send representatives to mediate the crisis..."

"Let us come forward with the Soviet Union?"

Before Chen Cheng finished speaking, Chang Ruiqing smiled bitterly: "Americans still doubt us. It seems that Sino-US relations are getting colder and colder."

Zeng Qi's face was a little solemn when he heard this: "Trotsky's methods of revolution were really superb. He actually started in India and the Philippines at the same time. The Americans would not have thought that the Soviet Union would be so crazy, so they would naturally suspect that we were making trouble!"

"No," Chen Cheng said with a wry smile: "Americans thought the Soviet Union was a good person. According to Tokyo, the secret negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union have made breakthroughs, and the United States will soon recognize the Soviet Union!"

The establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and the Soviet Union should be expected. Since there is a five-nation alliance between Britain, France, Germany, China and Italy, then they are both targets of opposition to the five-nation alliance. The United States and the Soviet Union will naturally come together. Of course, the Soviet Union must have paid a price to gain the recognition of the United States. However, Chang Ruiqing was not very interested in this and was not worried that the United States would invest in the world war for the Soviet Union, so he changed the subject and asked about the situation in Siam.

"After China, Britain and France announced the abolition of the good treaty signed with Siam, the whole Siam was panicked. During this period, they were stepping up contact with Japan and preparing to exchange food for weapons with Japan. But what good weapons can the Japanese have? They are just some machine rifles, mortars, and mountain cannons."

Chang Ruiqing did not continue to ask, no one would be willing to die. Siam has been abandoned by Britain and France, and China has clearly shown that the carriages and horses are coming to cause trouble. Of course, they have no choice but to ask for help from the only "friendly country" Japan. But what if they exchange food for some weapons? The combat effectiveness of the Siam army is famous for being a waste. If even they can't deal with their own army, then just guard the country and don't go out to get out. So, he coughed dryly and began to give an order: "Tell Minister Wang of the Foreign Ministry, first, we are in London

At the Navy’s Arms Conference, try to be consistent with the United Kingdom; second, send special envoys to the Philippines to mediate the hostage crisis, but do not make any suggestions related to the Philippines. In addition, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement expressing its position of not supporting the Philippines’ premature ***. Tell Zhang Guotao and Huang Baopei that all means can be taken to accelerate the promotion of the Siam revolution, and that all means must be taken. The Siam royal family must be overthrown within this year and established the Republic of Siam. Tell Bai Chongxi and Chen Shaokuan that it is necessary to cooperate with the National Intelligence Agency’s subversive activities against Siam.”

Chen Cheng recorded Chang Ruiqing's order. When he was about to go to the telecommunications car, a communications officer from the guard department pushed the door and walked in and stuffed a telegram into Chen Cheng's hand. Chen Cheng glanced at it and immediately reported to Chang Ruiqing: "The secret message from Chairman and General Ren Yichen, Director of the State Secret Service, recently the Shanghai Branch of the Secret Service received a report from an informant that a secret stronghold of GC International was cracked in a Japanese brothel in Hongkou, Shanghai, and captured GC International's general counsel to the Chinese People's Revolutionary Party, a Soviet GCD man, Miff. According to Miff's explanation, the People's Revolutionary Party participated in supporting the Manila hostage crisis. In addition, the envoy behind the Philippine Red Brigade was former Philippine President Erimio Aquino.

In addition, Miff also explained that the People's Revolutionary Party is currently planning an armed riot!”

"Armed riots! What's going on? Where?"

"What Miff knows is that the armed riots have just begun to be planned, and the location may be in poor rural areas in central and western China. The targets of inciting poor farmers and hired farmers. The funds for the riots are provided by GC International, and the weapons used are also provided by GC International, but have not been smuggled into China yet."

The poor rural areas in the central and western regions are too large! Chang Ruiqing's thick eyebrows flipped, and Trotsky was indeed irritated, and his moves made him feel unbearable. It seems that this People's Revolutionary Party must be exterminated as soon as possible. It would be bad if it was made like a land revolution war in another time and space!
Chapter completed!