Chapter 404: Sect's Request
France commanded a large army to rush to Lang Son continuously, and the French also used eight planes to bomb the Vietnamese army. This time, the Vietnamese could not resist it and were completely defeated. A large number of corpses were left on Lang Son, and many injured soldiers had no time to retreat, so they could only allow the French to capture them!
Under the desperate protection of the guards, Ruan Aiguo, Wu Chunsheng and others finally fled to China again and finally saved their lives. At this time, Lu Rongting had already withdrawn with the Chinese advisory group. The Chinese side had long seen the temperament of Ruan Aiguo and others. It was a good thing to let them suffer some setbacks. Moreover, Qiao Yu was also preparing to make Vietnam a trap, causing the French to continue to bleed and slowly weaken France!
In addition, the war in Vietnam can also affect the situation in Europe, so Qiao Yu would not let the battle end so soon. However, at this time, Ruan Aiguo and others were shocked. Not long ago, they had more than 10,000 soldiers and were about to capture the important Vietnamese town of Lang San. At this time, there were less than 5,000 people at their hands. What's worse is that these people were scared and no longer had the courage to fight!
Wu Chunsheng was also a little confused at this time, rushed directly to Lu Rongting and shouted loudly: "Is this what you Chinese want to see? We are finished. There is no good thing in you imperialist countries. You are cutting off our supply of shells at a critical moment, just to let us die, right?" Wu Chunsheng said louder and louder, stretched out his hands, as if he wanted to fight Lu Rongting. At this time, Lu Rongting's son Lu Yuguang had long been disgusted with it. He raised his leg and kicked Wu Chunsheng in the chest.
"What do you think you are, you dare to yell at my father. You are just a dog. If you dare to bite your master, you will be dead!" Lu Yuguang was young and energetic, and had already escaped his pistol. The cold muzzle was just aimed at Wu Chunsheng. At this time, Ruan Aiguo hurried over and apologized to Lu Rongting repeatedly.
Ruan Aiguo is not a fool either. Now they have just suffered a crushing defeat. If China abandons them again, it will be really over.
"Advisor, don't listen to Wu Chunsheng's nonsense. He lost his mind because of defeat. We know we were wrong. Please forgive me if the consultant!"
"Forgive me? Mr. Ruan, do you know where your mistake is?"
"This?" Ruan Aiguo was also speechless at this time. They were indeed wrong. They were wishful thinking that China would truly help them. At the critical moment of the attack, the Chinese stopped the supply of shells and completely failed their offensive. They couldn't say such words!
"Hmph, Mr. Ruan, your biggest mistake is overestimating your ability. France has been colonized for decades and has a deep foundation. Can you easily shake it? Also, do you know that the Paris Peace Conference and Washington Conference have just ended, and the world pattern has eased. You are challenging France now, which is actually challenging the entire international order, and will naturally be subject to a strong rebound. If you don't reflect on your recklessness, you think that China wants to use you. Is there such a ridiculous thing in the world?" Lu Rongting said, pointing at Ruan Aiguo's nose with his hand.
"China provides you with bases, food, arms, instructors, helps you build an army and supports you to recover your country. In the eyes of you ungrateful wolves, does China have other plans? Is China's efforts worthy? Don't you have to be grateful?"
Faced with Lu Rongting's questioning, Ruan Aiguo didn't know how to answer at this time. After all, he was not as shameless as Wu Chunsheng, and he was very clear about his help to China, especially since he knew that if he wanted to liberate Vietnam, he would never be able to do without China's help. Only by counterattacking Vietnam from mainland China is the most reliable way, so he had to bow his head in front of the Chinese.
"Mr. Consultant, we realized our mistakes. I will do my best to rectify the thoughts of the troops and let them feel China's help. But now we have just failed. I am worried that people will be dispersed and our career will be over!"
Lu Rongting snorted slightly in his nose, "Mr. Ruan, as long as there are still people, you won't be done. The Lang Son area is too sensitive. I suggest you change your direction and focus on Gao Ping and the front line of Peru, and strive to establish a consolidated base here, gradually develop and strengthen your strength, and don't try to eat a fat man in one bite!"
In fact, what Lu Rongting said at this time was his first plan. Ruan Aiguo thought that this plan was too slow, but now they have suffered heavy losses and have to agree with this plan.
"Consultant, everything is done as you said, but now the staff losses are very serious. What should you do?"
"If you are still confused, even a hundred thousand troops will be ruined. If you are smart enough, these troops will be enough!"
After major setbacks, Ruan Aiguo and others have now followed Lu Rongtingyan and retreated into China with their remaining troops. Of course, they would not retreat so easily. The Chinese troops also launched a large-scale search operation as if they were decent, arresting nearly 2,000 Vietnamese and handing them over to the French side!
The border between China and France seems to have returned to peace again, but both sides know in their hearts that there will be a war sooner or later. The Vietnamese are the way-question stones from China. Through the brief battle of Lang Son, the Chinese side has seen the background of the French army. As an excellent army, the French army is still combat-effective, but it has lagged behind in terms of equipment and tactical thinking. Especially as a colonial army, France does not have that kind of dedication!
As long as China is willing, only 50,000 troops will be enough to break through the French defense line and even take Hanoi. However, the time is not yet ripe, so we can only rely on the Vietnamese to continuously weaken France in the front desk!
France quickly extinguished the attacks of the Vietnamese, which undoubtedly proved that France is still a powerful country. After the news reached Paris, the francs quickly appreciated, and the French national debt was also popular. There were also explicit praises to the French in the newspapers, saying that this was the well-deserved world's number one army. The francs hit a new high in a row, and appreciated by nearly 20% in more than ten days!
Moreover, after being quickly won the Vietnam War, the French found confidence again. At this time, the German compensation problem reached a critical moment. Although the Germans were also making compensation according to the plan, the Germans adopted a policy, that is, the purpose of execution was to prove that the compensation plan could not be implemented!
To put it bluntly, it is obvious that I don’t want to pay honestly. Moreover, Mark in Germany has also begun to depreciate wildly. It is even more crazy than when the war ended. Mark is very likely to turn into a blank paper. The German people have been emptied of the last little money in their wallets by unique inflation!
In fact, Germany’s compensation is not made with marks, but with real money, silver, or foreign exchange such as the US dollar. Otherwise, wouldn’t Germany just print a few sheets of paper to deal with the compensation? Would the great powers be so stupid? Therefore, Germany’s playing inflation like this is useless for compensation!
However, Germany still has unique considerations for doing this. Germany made up its idea to destroy the German economy first. At this point, if France forces it again, Germany will only have one revolutionary path. By then, Germany will turn red like Russia, and France will not be worth the loss.
You should know that Russia overthrew the Tsar, and the country that lost the most was France. Before World War I, France was the big creditor of Russia. When the majority party came to power, it immediately refused to bear all the debt problems. The French suffered heavy losses all of the time, which is also the reason why France is now economically difficult.
The method that Germany uses now is to force itself to the corner first, and then rely on its domestic dissatisfaction with France, transfer all its anger to France. After successfully kidnapped the German people, Germany acted as if it was not afraid of boiling water. If you have the ability, you come and get the money. If you don’t have the ability, I will completely lose the compensation!
France also resented the rogue behavior of Germany to the extreme, and the French discovered something through the Vietnam War, that is, war has a close relationship with finance. As long as the war is won, it can show strength, and capital will actively flow into a powerful country to seek security. Therefore, France is ready to use Germany to show France's majesty again.
On January 11, 1923, France and Belgium formed a coalition force, and a total of 100,000 people entered the Ruhr area, the industrial center of Germany. Within a few days, France successively occupied Essen, Gerson Kissing, Dortmund, Bochum and other places.
Germany was disarmed at this time and allowed the French to enter and exit. The French army was not polite and took all these industrial centers, which were not bad at all. France began to transport the coal and coke produced in the Ruhr area back to France to compensate for the loan.
Seeing that their precious resources were transported away by France, Germany did not have any choice. They chose to resist passively. All government personnel refused to implement the order of the French occupation forces. All railway workers and mine workers stopped working. The hot Ruhr area suddenly became quiet. All workers lived with subsidies from the German government. Although the French occupied the Ruhr area at this time, they had to transfer workers from the country to transport coke away by relying on them. In short, France recruited workers and maintained the occupation forces. The cost of coke was actually greater than the profit of coke.
This suddenly pushed France to a very embarrassing position, and through this move, Germany also proved to the world that they had no force and France asked them for it. At this time, the United States and Britain changed their tone and began to criticize France. Financial capital was also constantly selling francs and shorting French national debts. Now France and Germany are forced into a dead end. It depends on which of the two countries has better endurance.
In fact, Germany's losses are still greater. After all, the Ruhr area is the heart of their industry. Now the heart has stopped beating. How can Germany maintain it? After the top German leaders have thought about it, Germany must find a way to persuade the great powers to come forward to help them get rid of this situation.
After thinking about it, veteran Sector remembered the strange riot of the Vietnamese that had just ended. The riot occurred without any signs. It suddenly happened and then ended quickly, and it also happened on the Sino-Vietnam border. Sector dared to say with certainty that this was the action taken by China behind the scenes. If China could launch such an action again now, France's energy would definitely be involved in the Far East. At that time, Germany would naturally be less pressure, so that Germany could return to normal as soon as possible!
Seckett told Prime Minister Guno about his thoughts. Guno immediately agreed to this idea. He immediately asked Seckett to send a telegram to the Chinese side, but Guno also had a little doubt in his heart, what should he use to impress the Chinese!
Chapter completed!