As a victor in the world war, but now in such a state, France's performance really disappointed Foch.
Disappointed, all Foch could do was sigh. For Foch, everything in France was in the past. If it weren't for Pierre's telegram, Foch wouldn't have cared about this kind of ruin.
thing.
Perhaps seeing Foch's depression, Julie enthusiastically stayed with Foch for dinner at the palace, and sent someone to pick up Anne at home. Accompanied by Qin De and Qin Zhi, Foch drank two more drinks at noon.
After eating, he fell asleep in the guest room.
After closing the door of the guest room, Julie's expression was full of hesitation: I really don't want to see my father so sad. I really don't know if he can accept it all.
Foch is an old-school soldier. He has the persistence and perseverance of the old soldiers, as well as a strong sense of honor and chivalry. Such a person is certainly respectable, but as a member of Foch's family, Julie is worried about Foch's current situation.
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Don't worry, Ferdinand has seen many storms and waves in his life. During the World War, the Germans were only 80 kilometers away from Paris. The French team was in serious chaos at the time. They could survive such difficult moments. Now this is just
Mao Yu. Qin Zhiyuan tried his best to comfort Julie.
Because of my persistence, I am now worried that my father will not be able to accept all this. This is the country for which he has fought bloody battles all his life. There were tears in Julie's eyes.
Although Qin Zhiyuan was a little reluctant to let Lao Chen go to Syria, Qin Zhiyuan would still do it if it would make his family feel at ease.
Old Chen is Chen Kangjian, the current commander-in-chief of the Lanfang First Armored Group. Asking Chen Kangjian to go to Syria means that Qin Zhiyuan will send Lanfang's ace troops.
No, this is the fault of Assanta Millerand. He should be allowed to taste the bitter fruit. I will not let you sacrifice Lanfang's interests to satisfy my and my father's emotional needs. I love France, but at the same time I love Lanfang even more. I
You can try your best to spend more time with your father, but you will not harm Lanfang's interests just to make his father happy. Julie is categorical and has no hesitation: Of course, if France is at a critical moment of life and death, you will not stand idly by.
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Julie looked at Qin Zhiyuan with eyes full of expectation. Julie hoped that Qin Zhiyuan would be a king who valued his family, but Julie also hoped that Qin Zhiyuan would not abandon France when leading Lan Fang forward.
It's a bit of a contradictory idea, but the two don't conflict.
Of course, I will not let that happen. Qin Zhiyuan solemnly promised.
Next year will be the election year in France. Pierre has now received the support of the American Rockefeller family and has Lan Fang as his backer. Even if Pierre is not qualified to run for president next year, he can still become a candidate for prime minister.
, as long as Pierre performs well, then Pierre will become one of the candidates in the next term, or the next term.
France will still be Lanfang's ally by then, and maybe Germany will be added as well.
If Qin Zhiyuan wants to compete with the United Kingdom and the United States, there must be one or two countries in Europe that can contain the British, so that Lan Fang can concentrate on dealing with the Americans in the Pacific; at the same time, whether it is France or Germany,
If you want to knock Britain off the world's number one throne, there must be a country that can contain the Americans' nearly unlimited military potential from the Pacific.
The negotiations between France and the Republic of China are proceeding very quickly. The French have decided to give up their privileges in the Republic of China. They are focusing on the deteriorating battlefield in Syria and have no intention of getting entangled with the Beiyang Government of the Republic of China. It is an unexpected surprise that the Beiyang Government of the Republic of China can achieve the current situation.
, and had no intention of asking for more, so less than a week after the troops sent by Lanfang boarded the ship, France reached an agreement with the Beiyang Government of the Republic of China.
Of course, on the surface, this agreement still looks harmonious and high-sounding.
In order to show support to the Republic of China in the World War, France gave up all its privileges in the Republic of China, including the built Guangzhou Bay military port and the lease in Tianjin, and returned them all to the Beiyang Government of the Republic of China. In order to express its gratitude to France, France
, sent an army of 30,000 people to Syria to support the ongoing Syria-Iraq war there.
Including the agreement between France and Lanfang, this tripartite cooperation can be said to be a happy one. The French once again proved their democracy and support. The Republic of China regained the national dignity lost in the pre-Qing era, and Lanfang gained practical benefits.
The only people who are unhappy are the British.
On the same day that France and the Beiyang Government of the Republic of China announced the signing of the agreement, the British government announced that it would increase its assistance to the Southern Military Government of the Republic of China, and at the same time sent active military officers into the Republic of China to train troops for the Southern Military Government and serve as military staff to assist the Southern Military Government.
Combat.
Lanfang immediately responded tit for tat. After the British decided to increase assistance to the southern military government of the Republic of China, Lanfang announced the conclusion of a friendship treaty with the Ten Prefectures of Northern Siam Autonomous Government. Lanfang recognized the political status of the Ten Prefectures of Northern Siam Autonomous Government.
And sent military officers and political workers to the ten northern provinces of Siam to speed up the democratic process there.
At the same time, Lanfang also announced that he would support democratic self-determination in Sarawak and let Sarawakians decide their own destiny.
This immediately aroused protests from the British, especially regarding the national self-determination of Sarawak.
The concept of national self-determination originated from the Fourteen Points of Peace Principles proposed by US President Wilson after the end of the World War. This peace principle was originally a cover used by Wilson to deceive people around the world and was used to break the colonial system established by Britain and France. It has never been
This principle has not been truly implemented and no country has recognized it.
Some colonial countries may agree, but they have no say and no one takes them seriously, so this principle has become the biggest joke of the twentieth century so far.
Now that Lan Fang has re-proposed this principle, and at this critical time point, it is indeed very meaningful.
Although Sarawak has its own autonomous government in name, everyone in the world knows that the Sarawak government is a group of Lanfang's puppets. Lanfang can annex Sarawak at any time. So let's put it down that sooner or later it will be annexed by Lanfang.
Not to mention the Sarawak region, if Sarawak really holds this so-called national self-determination, then where will the other colonies of Britain and France go? Should Syria vote for a referendum on Iraq? Should Iraq vote for a referendum on the Philippines?
Although this principle was proposed by the President of the United States, even Americans do not agree with it on this issue.
Therefore, the Philippine Emperor MacArthur issued a rare statement firmly opposing Sarawak's national self-determination.
However, although MacArthur is famous in the 21st century, Qin Zhiyuan really doesn't see enough of MacArthur.
After MacArthur issued the statement, Lanfang announced that he would hold naval exercises near Zhenghe Island, which immediately silenced MacArthur.
Zhenghe Island, formerly known as Palawan Island, is now the territory of Lanfang. During the last outbreak of the Spanish Flu, the Americans sold Palawan Island to Lanfang. Until now, the area around Zhenghe Island
There are still resistance forces against American colonial rule in Mindoro, and those resistance forces have been asking to join Lanfang.
What gives the Americans some comfort is that the Lanfang people have never expressed support for the rebel forces in Mindoro. Mindoro is a huge island with an area of 9,800 square kilometers. MacArthur is leading the Philippine Army
Destroy the resistance forces in Mindoro Island.
For now, the resistance forces on Mindoro Island are still in the stage of hiding in Tibet and cannot compete with the Philippine colonial army led by MacArthur. But if Lanfang conducts military exercises near Mindoro Island, what will happen to Mindoro Island?
The resistance is undoubtedly a shot in the arm.
Speaking of which, the relationship between Lanfang and the United Kingdom and the United States is also very complicated. During the World War, Lanfang and the British and Americans were comrades-in-arms. After the World War, the relationship between Lanfang and the British quickly deteriorated due to conflicts of interest. However, in supporting Germany,
On the issue, Lanfang and the UK have common interests, so Lanfang and the UK also cooperate while facing confrontation.
As for the relationship between Lanfang and the United States, it is relatively simple. Generally speaking, Lanfang and the United States have extensive common interests in breaking the colonial pattern dominated by Britain and France. However, if the scope is limited to Southeast Asia
In the region, the relationship between Lanfang and the United States is not very harmonious. The root cause lies in Lanfang's expansion trend.
But within the U.S. government, there are many voices that maintain friendly relations with Lan Fang. Allen's role is on the one hand, and the interests and needs of big families such as Rockefeller, Mellon, and others are on the other.
In fact, for big families like Rockefeller Mellon, the concept of family and country is not very profound, and interests are the fundamental reason that determines their choices. To put it simply, big families like Rockefeller Mellon are big families in the United States.
The same goes for Lan Fang, so profit first is the creed of these big families in the United States, and everything else must take a back seat.
Qin Zhiyuan was not used to what the heads of the Rockefeller-Mellon family thought. After announcing that a naval exercise would be held near Zhenghe Island, Qin Zhiyuan immediately started making arrangements.
In Qin Zhiyuan's view, the Lanfang Navy is in great need of an exercise now, not only to test the Lanfang Navy's combat effectiveness, but also to release some kind of signal to the outside world.
In order to make this exercise more realistic, Qin Zhiyuan ordered the Vladivostok fleet flagship stationed in the northern Xinjiang region to also participate, and the Marine Corps will also participate in the exercise.
This is the first time the Marine Corps has appeared in front of the world as an organic unit.
