Chapter 1106, Ryukyu
The unoptimistic prospect suddenly enveloped the Joint Staff. This dark cloud could not be gone. Even the senior officers in the rear felt their hearts: no advertisements, full text, and the command of the British and Japanese coalition forces lost confidence in the war. You can imagine what the next war would be.
However, even if everyone has no hope, Marshal France still cannot give up easily.
This is not only because of his military honor, but also concerns his future and the interests of the British Empire and Asia.
Since he couldn't make progress, he could only take a step back! Marshal France quickly formulated a second strategic plan, which was a very primitive but the only feasible solution under the current situation. He decided to give up the Liaodong battlefield and the Korean battlefield, let the French army save the new forces and retreat, and then turn to the South Asian battlefield.
In fact, long before the French Legion started the war, the South Asian battlefield was included in the scope of this force's combat. But for Marshal France, who was ambitious at that time, passive participation in South Asia's defensive operations was simply not the style of this surprise soldier, and he could not play the role of the surprise attack.
But at this point, there is no hope in the battlefield in Liaodong, and the allies of the Allies have confirmed their incompetence.
Once China ends the Korean War and Liaodong War, it will inevitably mobilize more military resources to be placed on the South Asian battlefield. South Asia is the British Mén households in the Asian interest circle, and India and Straits colonies are all in South Asia. Anyway, the French Legion opened up battlefields in North Korea and Liaodong before, with the purpose of restraining China from threatening South Asia. If the war of retraction is failed, as long as there are enough new forces, they can still turn to South Asia for frontal defense.
At 8 o'clock in the morning on June 25, Marshal France led the British generals to officially announce the dissolution of the Joint Staff in the Joint Staff Building. This military institution, which attracted much attention and inspires the confidence of the Allies, ended in dejectedly after just two short periods.
The Japanese officers present shook their heads and sighed. It is not difficult for them to speculate that the Joint Staff is like the second joint legion, and its dissolution will definitely give the whole of Japan a final blow. The Japanese people will no longer have any confidence in the military. Even the Japanese warlords will begin from this and fall into the abyss, and it will be difficult for them to take the political stage again in the next few decades.
Just as Marshal France left the Joint Staff and was about to take a car to the military dock, Uehara Yuzuo quickly chased out of the big mén and stopped the car that had just started on the street. Equipment: No advertisements, full text, more
"Sir, are you doing something?" asked the adjutant sitting in the passenger seat, poking his head out.
"I have something to see Lord France." Uehara Yusaki said quickly.
The adjutant turned around and looked at Marshal France who was sitting in the back seat, waiting for the other party's instructions.
French thought for a while, then opened the car and walked down. He came to Yuzuo Uehara and asked, "General Uehara, what else do you have to find me?"
Uehara Yuk hesitated for a moment, finally sighed in a long and said in a helpless tone, "Marson Marshal, I hope you can consider one thing solemnly. This war failed not because we did not do our best, but because there are too many unpredictable factors mixed in it, which of course also includes the rapid advancement of China's national strength."
French was silent for a while, staring at Uehara Yuzusa, and after a while, he spoke, "General Uehara, what do you want me to tell me? What do you want me to think about?"
Uehara Yusaki said, "As one of the alliances of the Allies, I hope that the Marshal will continue to provide humanitarian assistance to Japan after the war. You should understand how serious the failure of this war will have on our country. Our country will inevitably be in a slump, and will not be able to fully develop within decades from now on, and we will have to endure all kinds of harsh conditions in China. We have tried our best, and we have not done anything we have done to the other allies of the Allies, and the failure of the war is not the result we want. Therefore..."
French raised his hand and interrupted Uehara Yuki's words. He had the patience to listen to the other party before, and was unwilling to interrupt the other party's generous speech out of politeness. But at the end, he couldn't help but feel his emotions. He smiled coldly and said in a teasing voice, "From a political perspective, your country has indeed fulfilled its duties unswervingly. But from a military perspective, I have to say that you really disappoint us."
Uehara Yuki's face changed drastically, and he didn't know how to refute it for a while. He thought that Japan should have worked hard without any credit for military operations in recent years, but it turned out that the criticism of these British people was worthless!
French then said, "From the Russo-Japanese War to the Qingdao War, and to today's war, our British Empire has given you at least tens of millions of pounds of economic aid to Japan, let alone other materials and equipment. But after all, you have lost all these aids on the battlefield, and now you still have the face to ask us!"
Uehara Yuzusa tried his best to control his emotions, and finally said, "Marson Marshal, no one can make a conclusion on the battlefield. We have tried our best to do everything we can. We cannot win this war. The responsibility is not entirely on our Japanese country. The best opportunity to start the war before is that you, Britain has always been unwilling to break the situation in Asia and naively think that China will be at peace. After all, we have an unshirkable responsibility for each other."
French didn't want to say anything more. Instead of trying to do something about these things, it would be better to seize the time to think about how to get the French army to escape. In order to deal with the wars between Europe and Asia, Britain has put in a lot of effort, and a large part of these efforts is not worth the loss. Even if Britain's national strength is strong, it is impossible to give charity everywhere like a philanthropist.
Seeing that French was about to leave, Uehara Yusaki hurriedly stepped forward and stopped him. He said solemnly, "Marson, please consider it seriously. This is not only to help our country, but also to help the overall interests of the Allied camp. If our country is suppressed by China from now on, the overseas interests of the British Empire will inevitably lose a barrier."
French stopped briefly, turned around and looked at Uehara Yuki, and said with a blank expression, "Your war is over, but our war will continue. As for what you said, we should talk to politicians. I am a soldier, and I am only responsible for what I should be responsible for." After he said that, he no longer hesitated and bent into the car.
In the following days, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan was the busiest, and now all foreign personnel focused on peace talks. But everyone knows that this negotiation will definitely not be as easy as the first time, and even the Chinese may not accept surrender. But no matter what, there is no other way now. If China really wants to kill Japan, even if the entire nation is soldier, Japan may not be able to fight.
The battle in southern Korea did not end because of the end of the Chunchuan Battle. Taking advantage of the collapse and retreating of the main Japanese troops, various troops of the North First Army launched a relentless pursuit. The command of the troops of each division was to capture prisoners as much as possible. These prisoners would increase the bargaining chips on the peace negotiation table, and China would inevitably gain more benefits at the peace negotiation table.
Just as Chinese, Japanese and foreign personnel were surging undercurrents, at the same time, the Kunming Head of State welcomed a special guest.
The guest arrived in Kunming on June 25th. Before that, he had been traveling for more than half a month. It was a long journey along the way.
That afternoon, Wu Shaoting met this guest who came from afar in his office. When the other party entered Mén, he saw him wearing a familiar and weird outfit, which looked very strong in Hanfu style, but the upper vest was like a Japanese men's kimono. Wu Shaoting thought in his heart that this should be the national costume of the Ryukyu Kingdom.
The person who came was the direct lineage of the Ryukyu royal family for about 40 years. After more than three months of contact, he was finally received by the head of state of the Republic of China today, which also means that the Ryukyu Kingdom may restore the country like North Korea and Vietnam.
"I am Shang Wentai, I have met Mr. Master."
"Brother Shang has been exhausted all the way, and he is a guest, please sit down." Wu Shaoting replied politely. He didn't know much about Shang Wentai, only knowing that the Ryukyu Kingdom was ruled by the Shang Dynasty before it was destroyed.
After the two of them sat down, Shang Wentai still looked respectful and had no royal airs at all.
In terms of age, Wu Shaoting is a little younger than Shang Wentai, but he does not know the customs and habits of the Ryukyu Kingdom, and it is not easy to call him a royal family. Therefore, he will temporarily use the polite words of ancient times. The Ryukyu Kingdom has almost 1,300 years of history and belongs to China's foreign countries, so he is deeply influenced by Chinese culture. I believe the other party should understand the truth.
"I heard that Brother Shang is not easy to go south this way, it's really hard!" Wu Shaoting said in a greeting.
"It is worth it to be able to meet the head of state even if it is a journey of 108,000 miles." Shang Wentai bowed and said, as if he had already decided to regard Wu Shaoting as his sect leader.
"Let me ask, who is you, the former king of the Ryukyu Kingdom?" Wu Shaoting asked.
Chapter completed!