Chapter 764: Clarify the Far East Strategy

At this time, Wu Shaoting spoke again with great courage: "As an ally of Germany, I only need Germany to return Qingdao to China, even if it was only nominal in the early stage. Next, I have reason to send troops to Qingdao to participate in the battle surrounding the country. The combat mission of Qingdao Command is to consume the Second Fleet as much as possible. As for the *** landing troops, I will hand it over to me to deal with it."

After a pause, he emphasized and said again: "After the end of the Qingdao War, I need to get more support from Germany, not only material but also diplomatic, and then I send troops to the three eastern provinces to expand the Sino-Japanese conflict. As I said this, Minister Xin Ci should understand that you, Germany can gain benefits."

Colonel Philip suddenly realized that Wu Shaoting's words "Extend Sino-Japanese conflict" had already awakened himself. Only then did he realize that even if China is not strong, it doesn't matter, because China does not need to completely defeat the ***. As long as it can hold on to the *** in Asia, the value of *** in the Allies will disappear. Furthermore, when a new battlefield in Asia is opened up, Asian countries will be unable to take care of themselves and it is impossible to provide any help to the main battlefield in Europe. This is the so-called separation of Europe and Asia.

He immediately told Minister Xin Ci about this strategic significance. Minister Xin Ci nodded slowly after hearing this. Although he didn't quite understand the Far East strategy formulated by the Military Commission, as long as it could consume the strength of the Allied Power, even if it was indirect, it would have practical value.

"I understand what Wu Zhizheng said. I will contact the country immediately for this matter, and at the same time I will inform the Qingdao headquarters to make corresponding preparations." Xin Ci said.

"Mr., of course I have time to wait for you to exchange opinions with your committee. However, now the war in Europe is in full swing. Not to mention that communication is not an easy task, even if it can be sent to Germany in time, it may not be handled in time. At this time, it is the time when the Minister is fulfilling the 'exclusive and full power' responsibility, what do you think?" Wu Shaoting said in a hurry.

Minister Xin Ci thought solemnly for a while, but in the end he could not make a conclusion. He told Wu Shaoting that he would discuss this matter with other staff members of the embassy and would notify him as soon as possible once there was a conclusion.

Wu Shaoting needs some time to adapt, but he emphasized that this matter must be kept confidential anyway. If the German Embassy leaks the news and leads to the failure of the entire Far East layout, the ultimate responsibility will be borne by Germany on the one hand.

After seeing off Minister Xin Ci and Colonel Philip, Wu Shaoting had a small meeting with Li Xuanting, Wu Peifu and Gu Weijun. He ordered Gu Weijun to draft the Sino-Germany Covenant as soon as possible and explained some details, especially the issue of German privilege in China after Qingdao returned China. In the original consular judgment, some regulations related to China's dignity were weakened, and only retained preferential treatment in residence, legal and taxation.

Afterwards, he asked Li Xuanting and Wu Peifu to follow up on the construction of the Beijing base camp, and at the same time hoped that Li Xuanting and Wu Peifu could use their personal interpersonal relationships to win over local forces to support the ** diplomacy of the Nanjing central government.

What Wu Peifu is now worried about is that once the *** wants to attack Qingdao, which unit should they use to block the attack?

"Jin Yunpeng and Zhang Huaizhi from Shandong are unreliable. Although the third brother agreed to support him, I know him. In the face of a lack of bottom-up battle, he will still focus on preserving his strength. The troops that the old general Feng can call are now in the hands of the third brother. The only thing that really has to take on this battle is probably the one who has to do the work of Wu Zhizheng." He sighed and said.

"Brother Ziyu, please rest assured. What I lack most now is both soldiers and generals. What I lack most is domestic support. Defending the country is a gimmick. Of course, the people will think it is good, but the men in the parliament may not have such simple thoughts. Our China has been weak for too long, and many people have long been used to be beating themselves." Wu Shaoting said with a wry smile.

"Oh, as I say, if you want to fight, you will fight. President Yuan knew that he would engage in democracy and constrain the Congress everywhere. Now Wu is in charge of the country's power and interests, and such a thing is hard to come by. If the Congress interferes with it in the end, it would be a big deal." Wu Shaoting said excitedly.

"Cough cough." Li Xuanting quickly coughed twice, hinting that Wu Peifu should not speak so explicitly.

Wu Peifu sighed again with a muffled look on his face, and said nothing more.

Wu Shaoting didn't care much. He smiled slightly and said, "It is inevitable that there will be some choices in the political arena. In short, for this matter, please do your best. My future for Greater China will be here."

After pausing, he said to Li Xuanting: "Frost from now on, the 'Night Falcon' working group will not only be responsible for political coordination and military intelligence, but also for some military projects. The day after tomorrow, you go to Guangzhou to meet Chen Jingcun and ask him to hand over the information of the previous training of the Guangdong Air Force 6th Division. Then you can study it together and put the airship and fighter troops into the organization as soon as possible. The Air Force has never had a headquarters. The 'Night Falcon' recruited some commanders from the Luzhou Aviation School, and the Air Force Command is temporarily located in the 'Night Falcon'."

Li Xuanting nodded solemnly and said, "I understand, I will complete the task as soon as possible."

Wu Shaoting said to Wu Peifu again: "Brother Ziyu, you may be busier in the next month. Not only do you have to take care of the work of the Beijing Base Camp and the Elite Corps, but I also hope that you will supervise the training of the National Defense Forces. You asked me before, which unit should I use to deal with Qingdao, and I can tell you now that you must do your best to deal with the battles that determine fate. The National Defense Forces are not decorations, they exist for such wars."

Wu Peifu suddenly realized and said intently: "So that's it. Wu Zhizheng has really invested a lot this time."

Wu Shaoting said: "As for the Qingdao headquarters, you don't have to pay too much attention to the requirements of the Germans. This war is a war between us Chinese, and Germany is just a small role here. This is why I just said those words to the German minister. Germany's Far East strategy is just a piece of empty paper to me. The situation in the Far East should be calculated by us, and we can fight as much as we should."

Wu Peifu and Li Xuanting nodded in agreement. Only then did they fully understand Wu Shaoting's intention. The words "*** are the enemy of the German Far East Strategy" mentioned earlier, whether right or wrong, were all for the Germans to follow Wu Shaoting's ideas, because this is a war in China!

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It was December, and the weather was cold and the war in Europe did not cool down because of the arrival of winter, but instead became more and more intense. After a month of strong attack, the German army finally advanced the front to Paris, the French capital, and the French government had to move to Bordeaux. The French government urgently requested British assistance and formed an English-French coalition defense line in the Verdun and the Marne River, trying to fight to the death to block the German offensive.

Although the Russian army launched a large-scale raid on the Eastern Front, once advanced its troops into the heart of Prussia. However, at the end of November, Germany drew troops from the Western Front back to rescue and launched a counterattack at Komusin Forest, annihilated the Russian main force at one time, causing the Russian army to retreat.

The situation in Europe seemed to have turned to the allies, and the news quickly spread to the Far East, which had a great impact on both China and Japan. The Army Province originally planned to invite Britain and Russia to exert diplomatic pressure on China and then forcibly launch the Qingdao War. However, now it seems that the main battlefield of Europe is obviously not good for the Allies, and the democratic parties in the country immediately issued opposition voices, demanding that the combat deployment against Qingdao be suspended.

During the British holiday in Japan, he hurriedly held a diplomatic note to persuade the *** cabinet to adhere to its original plan, and at the same time asked the ambassador to China to seize the time to put pressure on the Nanjing government. The news quickly spread to Shanghai through a third-party intelligence network, and from Shanghai to the "Night Falcon" intelligence unit. For Wu Shaoting, this was a rare good news. No matter what the UK and *** discussed, it at least bought more time for him.

On December 3, before Zhu Erdian came to see him, Wu Shaoting unexpectedly took the initiative to notify the British Embassy and arranged a separate meeting with Zhu Erdian. Zhu Erdian couldn't help but feel strange. He thought that Wu Shaoting would try his best to avoid him at this time, but he didn't expect that the other party would come to him. But no matter what, he would go to find Wu Shaoting sooner or later. Since the other party came to find him, it would be easier to worry.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Zhu Erdian prepared British afternoon tea in the private office of the embassy and met Wu Shaoting with affectionately.

This time, Wu Shaoting only brought Gu Weijun, a entourage. After coming to Zhuerdian's private office, he politely greeted him, and then sat down in front of the small tea table near the stove. Zhuerdian picked up the small silver teapot and poured three cups of tea. He asked Wu Shaoting and Gu Weijun to taste the British black tea, but he did not rush to pick up the tea cup, but picked up a fresh cookie from the silver tray and tasted it.

"I feel very touched in Chinese, especially when Beijing goes south to Nanjing, the climate is obviously much better. I have to say that the winter in London is cloudy and cold, and even the authentic British people feel very disliked. China is better, and winter is the best for afternoon tea." Zhu Erdian sighed. He seemed to want to use his Chinese to express his poetic state, but unfortunately Wu Shaoting and Gu Weijun were not moved at all.
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