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Volume 2 Under the Warlords Chapter 1156 The Battle of Banhong (1)

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    Out of revenge, Rufus Isaacs ordered the army to march into China. Out of arrogance, he looked down on the Chinese and believed that the Chinese were vulnerable.

    Of course, Rufus Isaacs had the highest power in Asia and that was why he dared to do this. It was precisely because of his toughness that Britain's position in India and South and Southeast Asia was stabilized within two years.

    Therefore, Rufus Isaacs has reason to believe that he can achieve the results he wants with his toughness, except for the 49th Mountain Infantry Regiment that was wiped out by sending troops into the Chinese Kashmir territory.  The troops he sent into China this time can be called India's elite troops. They were the 1st Indian Glory Regiment expanded by the Jet Company, which once invaded China and served as thugs for the Eight-Nation Allied Forces.  In addition to the 1st Glory Regiment, it also included a purely British infantry battalion, which entered China with one regiment and one battalion. It can be said that after the 49th Mountain Infantry Regiment was completely annihilated, Rufus  .Issac gave the Chinese people a lot of face.

    Although the Governor-General of India thought that the Chinese would react, he did not expect that the Chinese reaction would be so strong. The Chinese would directly send a division into the Banhong area, and the two sides confronted each other at the foot of Banshan Mountain.  The British held the commanding heights at the foot of Ban Ban Mountain and built proposed bunkers on the road. Relying on the dangers of the high mountains, Li Shucheng's troops were forced to stagnate at the foot of Ban Ban Mountain.

    Faced with the Chinese request to withdraw troops, the British replied disdainfully: "Whether to withdraw troops or not is a matter for the superiors. It is our business to never let you pass."

    One of the Indian officers from Baotou held his military flag proudly and said: "Did you see it? Did you see it? This flag was planted in Guangzhou and Shanghai in 1840, 1859, 1863, 1900 and 1904.  .Nanjing, Beijing, Lhasa. We are your nemesis, poor Chinese!"

    When the translator told the soldiers of the 3rd Mountain Division of the Chinese National Defense Force what he said, the soldiers here were so angry that they almost went crazy.  One after another called for war to kill these British - or the Indians, the British's hounds.

    Although Li Shucheng, the commander of the 3rd Mountain Division, also wanted to order an attack, he had not yet received an order from Xiao Yaonan. It was unknown whether Xiao Yaonan had already reached behind Ban Hong to complete the encirclement of the British, and at the same time, the superiors had not ordered the first shot.  At this time, the Chinese Presidential Palace received a secret telegram directly from Li Shucheng, and Wang Maoru sent him a telegram to ask if he had any difficulties.  Are you ready? Wang Maoru is not a superior commander, he is just mobilizing the troops before the war.

    Li Shucheng was extremely pleasantly surprised after receiving the telegram from the President. All the soldiers immediately announced that the President was watching us at this time. The 4,600 soldiers were immediately excited. It turned out that the entire country was paying attention to our every move, and we were representatives.  Looking at China.  Li Shucheng immediately replied that we were ready.  He also reported the information about his opponent to Wang Maoru, saying that this force had invaded China five times. They were the vanguard every time the British invaded China. However, the former Qing Dynasty's repeated defeats gave this force a victory.  The name of the invincible fighter throughout Eurasia.

    When Wang Maoru heard that it was okay, he immediately called back and said: "Get ready to fight. Once we fight, wipe this army off the face of the earth."

    Li Shucheng was immediately excited and read the president's reply directly to the soldiers. The soldiers shouted that they would live up to the president's expectations, and their desire for war became even stronger in their eyes.

    At this time, the "war" on the diplomatic channel also officially started. The British Ambassador to China, Lord MacRay, flatly rejected China's request to withdraw its troops and return the Pianma area and the Mengmao Triangle, and directly sent people to  The remaining rent of the Mengmao Triangle, including interest, was submitted to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, saying that in the past, the Chinese civil war was under unclear government leadership, and from now on we will pay it on time.

    Foreign Affairs Minister Chen Yi is not a good person either.  He asked with a sneer: "Do you really want to return it with interest?"

    "Yes." Mr. Hayson, the British Second Secretary in China, said proudly.

    Chen Yi sneered and said: "Okay, come tomorrow and we will calculate the accounts."

    "It couldn't be better. I look forward to your good news." Haisen turned around and left.

    Then Chen Yi reported the situation to Wang Maoru and stated his plans.  Wang Maoru laughed loudly after hearing his attention and said: "As expected of the guy who served as governor in Mongolia, you are so cunning and cunning."

    The next day, Hessen went to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China on behalf of the British government to return the rent of the Mengmao Triangle. Chen Yi immediately invited several accountants and brought out ancient Chinese abacus, which made Hessian sneer.  He took a few Jewish accountants with him and had already calculated the rent and interest. Even if the Chinese cheated on him, he could handle it. It was just a few hundred more silver dollars. Our British Empire could afford it.

    However, Chen Yi¡¯s words made Haisen crazy. Chen Yi said: "We Chinese people value integrity. If you pay the rent on time, we will not charge a penny of interest. If you do not pay the rent on time, we will calculate it based on 3 cents of interest.  However, we calculate it based on days.  "The accountants immediately started to calculate, and found out that the total of thirteen years, calculated based on 45 silver dollars a year, is 45 times 1.03, which is 4745 square meters (thirteen years, 4745 days), plus 45 times 1.03, which is 4380 square meters (  Twelve years and 4380 days), plus eleven years, ten years, nine yearsthe total calculation is more than 800 trillion silver dollars. Chen Yi generously said that because of the trouble of counting, our Chinese government is very generous, so the leader should not  Well, you can just give us 8 trillion silver dollars.

    Haisen was so angry that he vomited blood and said angrily: "Are you acting rogue?"

    Chen Yi said innocently: "Three-cent interest is already the lowest interest rate in China. We don't have any regulations on how this interest is calculated, right? China calculates it based on days, so when leasing Chinese land, you have to pay according to China's interest rate.  Calculation, is this very reasonable?"

    Heisen said angrily: "Fart! You are worse than usury, worse than Merchant of Venice, are you provoking the great British Empire?"

    "You sent troops into our territory without notifying our government. Is this how great you are?" Chen Yi said coldly, "Then you are so great, so great that you are arrogant. You are so great, why did you lose North America?"  Colonies? Why did you let the Americans beat the crap out of you, and then kneel in front of them and beg them to protect you during the European War?"

    "It seems that you are deliberately provoking this time?" Haisen said.

    Chen Yi said: "You are the one who deliberately provoked me. I believe that your invasion in the Banhong area was not even known to the British government. Now that Sino-British trade is getting stronger day by day, you have done something to stumbling upon your business partners.  If the returned Prime Minister Macdonald knew about this, I don¡¯t know how he would react.¡±

    "Hahaha, just wait." Haisen turned and left.

    After the British left, a bookkeeper immediately said: "The calculation was wrong."

    "What's wrong?"

    "We made a mistake in our calculation." Mr. Accountant said regretfully, "It's not just 80 billion, but 800 billion billion"

    Chen Yi broke out in a cold sweat and thought to himself, let alone 80 billion, even 80 million, even 80,000 silver dollars would not be paid by the British. He quickly comforted the old man and said: "It's okay, it's okay. I'm afraid you've calculated too much and scared the British."  Dude. You said that if you scared the British to death, wouldn't this cause a diplomatic conflict? "

    The accountant immediately regretted it again: "If I had known, I would have scared him to death, and I would have become the first accountant to become a national hero."

    Everyone burst out laughing. This joke reached Wang Maoru's ears, and Wang Maoru laughed so much that he said that the old gentleman was a scornful scholar, but he was so sarcastic that he was cute.

    Heisen reported the Chinese people's rogue behavior to Sir MacLei. MacLei was immediately furious and found Chen Yi. Chen Yi still said the same thing. China's calculation method is different from yours

    Maclay immediately contacted the Governor-General of India, Earl Rufus Isaacs, and asked him whether the Banhun incident had been approved by the British House of Lords. Rufus Isaacs called back and said arrogantly: "  Before I left, King George V once told me that I could decide everything in Asia."

    Sir Maclay was very depressed. He was just a baron, and he was an earl. It seemed that he was nothing more than that in the eyes of others, but the interests of the British Empire had to be safeguarded, and he was very depressed.  At the same time, Lord Maclay knew very well that the person in charge of the country now was Labor Party leader Macdonald.

    At this time, the British economy had not yet recovered due to the end of the European War. At the same time, affected by the Soviet revolutionary upsurge, the power of workers was gradually increasing, and the power of the Labor Party in the House of Commons was also gradually increasing.  Macdonald also took the opportunity to become the left-wing leader of the Labor Party, gaining support from radical workers, claiming that he would implement the British economy and improve workers' conditions.  Amid the ongoing upsurge of the labor movement, Macdonald, a member of the House of Commons, was elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom almost at the same time as Wang Maoru became President at the beginning of the year. He also became the first Prime Minister of the Labor Party.

    After Sir MacDonald learned about Macdonald's background, he was immediately disappointed with him. He was a speculator, a speculator through and through, and a party whip who only focused on his own voters and not on the country.  He did not think that the arrogant Earl Rufus Isaacs would report to Prime Minister Macdonald, who was born in the Labor Party and was an illegitimate son.

    This situation is bad. Rufus Isaacs made the decision without authorization, and he represents the interests of the British Empire. This gives the British Ambassador to China, Sir MacRay, a headache.  Maclay then reported the British army's probing of China in full to the British government., which probably means that you can do whatever you want, I can¡¯t afford to offend anyone The British government¡¯s response to the call came with just one line: Give it a try.

    Makrei knows what the domestic government means, and they also want to test China's bottom line.
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