When the riots broke out in Kampong Dela, Angpos, Ivan and others were having a heated debate in Hanoi about the future of the French Indochina Federation. Since Raffarin was assassinated, the French in the Far East have actually split into two parts. Some of them are headed by Finance Officer Roland. Their philosophy is to muddle through and just protect this three-acre territory of the Indochina Federation. However, what Ang Bosi and others are now bent on is to form a restoration army in the hope that one day they can kill Return to Europe, liberate France from the Germans, and become a national hero.
When Ang Bosi was still in Chongqing, he was persuaded by Mu Jiandie to have the idea of forming a Restoration Army. But now, after seeing the neat military appearance and advanced weapons and equipment of the Xuebing Army, he was even more eager. Yes,,
There is an old saying in China: Don't be afraid of not knowing the goods, just be afraid of comparing goods. Before meeting the Xuebing Army, Ang Bos had found some information about the Xuebing Army through other channels and knew that the Xuebing Army was better than the Central Army. It was powerful, but he had only heard about it, and he didn't have a deep impression of it in his mind. It wasn't until he saw the Xuebing Army with his own eyes that he truly realized the difference between the French army and the other side, and even thought about whether he should Can the French army in the Far East be built into such an army?
After reaching a tacit understanding with Ivan and Sagemon, Angpos began to lobby, trying to persuade Roland and others to support his decision, so that he could use colonial income to buy equipment from the student army.
One wanted to maintain the status quo, while the other wanted to forge ahead. Angpos could not convince Roland for a while, so he simply summoned French elites from various departments and industries to hold this meeting.
The meeting had been held for three days, but there was no progress at all. At this moment, Ivan and a large garden owner named Dudley were having a heated argument. Suddenly, Bogg, the adjutant of Umbers, ran in in a hurry. He walked straight away. He walked behind Angpos, lowered his head and whispered something in his ear,
After only listening to a few sentences, Umpos's face became extremely serious. The change in his expression was seen by Ivan, who was questioning Dudley loudly. The latter immediately stopped and looked at Umpos quietly with the others.
When Borg raised his head, Roland couldn't help but ask: "What happened."
"There is a riot in Kampong Dela." Angpos said in a deep voice,
"What?" Roland exclaimed, and then asserted: "It must have been secretly instigated by the Chinese. Ang Bos, you should believe it now, right? The Chinese are really forming the so-called 'National Independence Liberation Army'. Humph, just listening to it With this name, we should know what kind of mentality the Chinese people have. Do you still have illusions about the Chinese people?"
Just after Roland finished speaking, a group of politicians, businessmen, and big garden owners who supported him all expressed their opinions. Everyone unanimously pointed the finger at the Xue Bingjun and Ang Bosi, who all believed that Ang Bosi had released the Xu Bing Army and entered the country. This is an act of driving away wolves and advancing tigers later. Some of the more aggrieved people even threatened to expel the student army by force and drive these yellow-skinned monkeys out of the Indochina Peninsula.
The conference room turned into a vegetable market. Ivan couldn't stand it anymore. He slapped the table and shouted: "Quiet, quiet, listen to the Governor."
Ang Bosi stood up, glanced at everyone and said: "Regarding the matter of the National Independence Liberation Army, Commander-in-Chief Ouyang told me that the purpose of their establishment of the National Independence Liberation Army is not to target us, but to deal with the Japanese. 'National Independence Army'."
Everyone was startled when they heard this, and then heard Roland yell: "You actually know about this, okay, I said that there have been several incidents of mobs attacking the garden in Kampong Dela, how could you ignore it? It turns out You have colluded with the Chinese. Everyone, have you heard that our Governor-General is now helping the Chinese to deal with us? Ang Bos, so to speak, you are so-called purchasing weapons and equipment for the student army. The purpose of transforming local divisions is to help the Chinese fight the Japanese."
After Roland finished these heart-wrenching words, Dudley suddenly stood up and shouted: "Everyone, since the Governor has betrayed us, I suggest that the Governor be re-elected immediately."
"I agree." Someone immediately responded and said,
Everyone actually used the Kampong Dela riots to force Angpos into the palace. This was unexpected by Angpos, Yiwen and others. Angpos was so angry that his face was red, and Yiwen and others had even more veins on their faces. At this time, Sagemon, who had always been taciturn, suddenly stood up and slapped the table, saying coldly: "Gentlemen, you seem to have forgotten one thing. Even if the riot in Kampong Dela was instigated by the cadet army, even if the Chinese want to If they want to invade the Indochina Federation, I would like to ask, what can you do to stop them? Do you rely on the three local divisions we have and the local police forces? Everyone, it is not that I am willing to destroy my own majestic Chinese. The real situation is that if the Chinese really want to use force against us, we will have no power to resist."
"This, this is not caused by you. It was you who brought in the Xuebing Army. This is your standard act of luring a wolf into the house. You should be responsible for this."
"Aren't there still British people? We are allies with Britain, and there are Americans. Americans will help us."
"The British, the British are being beaten like lost dogs by the Japanese. They can't protect themselves. They will have the energy to take care of us. Americans, you guys, you don't know. Just a few days ago, the Americans just helped the Xuebing Army. A large-scale rescue of Chinese people in Singapore and Malaysia has been completed. Wake up, everyone, if you want to keep your financial situation, you have only one choice now, and that is to support our cooperation with the Xuebing Army."
"It's a joke. I support your cooperation with Xuebingjun. It took several generations of our family to accumulate this wealth."
"What's the use of being rich and powerful when you're dead?" The quarrels between the big garden owners and Sagemon became more and more intense, and gradually began to turn to personal attacks. When Sagemon said these words, he immediately Roland was completely angered. He stood up and pointed at Sagemon and said, "Sagemon, what are you talking about? Are you still French?"
"Of course I am a Frenchman, and a truly patriotic Frenchman, but you, are you still French? If you are still French, have your consciences been eaten by dogs? Seeing the fall of the country and the citizens becoming subjugated slaves, you Are you indifferent?" Sagemon said loudly and aggressively,
"Sachmon, you are just being ridiculous. As a Frenchman, you should protect the rights of your compatriots. But what have you done? Now you are helping foreigners to bully your own compatriots."
"Okay." Ang Bos couldn't stand it anymore, and suddenly slapped the table and shouted: "General Sagemon, sit down, and you, I will investigate and deal with the unrest in Kampong Dela. Yes, I can assure you that we will never lose control of the Indochina Federation. Now, let's vote. Those who support us in forming the Nationalist Army, please raise your hands."
(Old Poison: We will try to break out tomorrow, initially it will be eight chapters. If circumstances permit, it may be ten chapters. Happy weekend, brothers.)