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Volume 2 Under the Warlord Chapter 1161 You are not prisoners of war

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    Xiao Yaonan immediately ordered that these more than 300 people must not be allowed to disappear innocently. They were either hiding in the mountains and forests, or they had crossed the jungles and ran back to Myanmar.  He ordered the 258th Regiment to search immediately and arrive at the China-Myanmar border to intercept the fleeing British soldiers.

    "Subsequently, Xiao Yaonan ordered the surrounding mountain people to go home and asked them to participate in the operation to capture the British and Da Baotou, and all the people participated in the capture of the enemy.

    Soon, in this massive nationwide arrest campaign, 76 Indians and British officers hiding in the mountains had to escape from the mountains and surrender to the Chinese.  There was no trace of the rest of them. I don¡¯t know if they were caught by the angry mountain people and then killed and buried privately.  But Xiao Yaonan had heard about this incident, saying that several angry mountain people ignored military orders and secretly killed British prisoners to avenge their destroyed homes.

    At three o'clock in the afternoon, after hurriedly listening to the report from the Ministry of Transport, Wang Maoru asked again. After learning that the British had surrendered, he burst into laughter. Now that Banhong had recovered, this made him feel happy.

    He immediately summoned Prime Minister Gu Weijun, Vice President Bi Guifang, Foreign Affairs Minister Chen Yi, Deputy Foreign Minister Yu Guifang, General Defense Minister Sa Zhenbing, Deputy National Defense Minister Jiang Fangzhen, Chief of Staff of the Ministry of National Defense Wu Peifu, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Ministry of National Defense Ren Yuanxing, and Senior Advisor of the Ministry of National Defense Duan Qirui  , Presidential Palace think tank chief of staff Tang Shaoyi, Finance Minister Fang Hongxin and others held an emergency meeting.  It was already six o'clock in the afternoon, and all the officials had gone home from get off work, but they were called to the Presidential Palace by Wang Maoru. When they learned that Wang Maoru was calling them so urgently, these people also knew that it must be an important matter.

    People from the Ministry of National Defense are naturally insiders.  Others have also guessed the cause and effect. This is probably the most important thing after the new year.  It¡¯s the Battle of Banhong. The Battle of Banhong was a complete victory. How will China handle this matter?

    After the Chief of Staff of the Ministry of National Defense Wu Peifu announced the news, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Chen Yi was the first to jump up and laugh: "Let's see what the British say."

    However, Prime Minister Gu Weijun expressed caution. We slapped John Bull so hard in the face. If John Bull's face was really crooked, the British would fight tooth and nail.  The arrogant British will not care whether they are evil or not, they will only put their own country's interests first.  If necessary, a Sino-British war may be launched.

    Wang Maoru said: "The Prime Minister is right, we should choose to give them a loud slap in the face, or choose to give them a knife in the back. Giving them a slap in the face will certainly make us happy and let outsiders see that China is strong, but this move  It may bring us great trouble. It is true that China will be unified, but it still lacks strength to face the British. Moreover, Britain and Japan always wear the same underwear. If the British start from the south, the Japanese will definitely start from the north.  , and the Soviets may start from the west."

    Gu Weijun affirmed: "What the president said is true." He stood up and said: "The United Kingdom is different from the Soviet Union. If we fight with the Soviet Union, the whole world will watch and even secretly support us. But if we fight with the United Kingdom,  , the whole world will follow the British to take advantage of their backs. The British Empire is currently the world¡¯s largest naval kingdom and also the world¡¯s largest army kingdom.¡±

    Chen Yi said depressedly: "What a good opportunity, what a good opportunity."

    Wang Maoru smiled and said: "Foreign Minister Chen, don't be upset. The current government is not the Manchu and Qing government. We are not the likes of Cixi and Shunzhi. Mr. Tang, please tell me how to do it."

    ?As Chief of Staff to the Presidential Office.  Tang Shaoyi's every move, word and deed represents Wang Maoru's decision, and his own status also determines his high respect.  Tang Shaoyi said: "In this Battle of Banhong, we chose to let the British suffer a dumb loss. According to intelligence, the British troops stationed in India did not obtain authorization from the British Parliament, but were privately authorized to march by Rufus Isaacs, the Governor-General of British India.  So now we have captured more than 1,700 prisoners. In fact, the British government does not know about it. In other words, even if the British know, they have to pretend not to know. So if we announce it to the whole world at this stage, it is equivalent to giving  The British are a slap in the face in front of the whole world and will not get any benefits. It will only make the British hate us and send out an expeditionary force in anger. More importantly, the trade between our two countries will be interrupted."

    "It's nothing to interrupt, right?" Duan Qirui said with a smile.

    "Child," Deputy Minister of National Defense Jiang Fangzhen said with a smile, "our army has one project that cannot be separated from the British, our aircraft. Only two types of aircraft engines can be produced by ourselves, and the rest of the aircraft engines that are lucky must be purchased from the UK.  If business is interrupted, our Army Aviation Department will come to a standstill."

    Duan Qirui sighed and said with a wry smile: "It seems that the two sides can't fight each other."

    "I estimate that after this defeat, Rufus Isaacs will soon be dismissed from his post by King George V." Gu Weijun speculated, "He resorted to force without permission, did not give face to Congress, fought and lost again, and let George  country?Losing face, not pleasing both sides.  "

    Wang Maoru said: "Let's not talk about the problem of Rufus Isaacs for the moment. Let's talk about what benefits capturing the British will bring to us this time?"

    "Confidential talks." Tang Shaoyi said a little more forcefully, "China and Britain cannot quarrel with each other now. We are inferior in strength and the British side cannot afford to embarrass anyone."

    Wang Maoru smiled and said: "Yes, this is true." He turned to Secretary-General Zhang Kui'an and said: "Dingguo, please tell me."

    Zhang Kui'an put down his notes and said with a smile: "The president has invited me, so I will briefly explain my thoughts." He sorted out the manuscripts at hand and said: "I completely agree with Director Tang's idea, that is, we cannot take the initiative at this stage.  To make a fuss about the British victory. Although we forced the British government to sign an alliance several times in the diplomatic field last year and took back the British Concession in Wuhan, it was a battle in the diplomatic field after all. But according to our understanding of the British, they will definitely not  Allowing military defeat, the only defeat of the British Empire that gave birth to the United States, they would not allow a second defeat to be attempted in our country. I think using these prisoners as an excuse is actually threatening the loss of glory of the British Expeditionary Force's defeat,  To force the British to give up the Pianma area, the Mengmao Triangle area and the Banhong area, we can also fight for the Jiangxinpo, Nankan, Kandi and Hukang areas accordingly."

    "These areas are all forests or deep mountains, especially Jiangxinpo and Kandi, where there is Savage Mountain." Wu Peifu said, "Even if we get it, we can't bear it. It's even more difficult for soldiers to resupply at once."

    "However, after we get it, we can overlook the entire Myitkyina. Once a war breaks out, we will be condescending." Zhang Kuian said with a smile, "It is precisely because these areas are wild mountains and old forests that we fought for them."

    The meeting lasted until two o'clock in the morning, and everyone came up with a series of solutions.  The Ministry of National Defense then sent a secret message to Xiao Yaonan and the entire 3rd Mountain Division to congratulate them on their success in suppressing bandits in Banhong.

    "The suppression of the bandits was successful?" Xiao Yaonan was surprised, and he and Li Shucheng looked at each other, what bandits?  Where are the bandits?  Could it be - these British and Indians?

    "That's too much!" Li Shucheng said angrily, "It's obviously a national war, but it turned into a bandit suppression. What do the people of the Ministry of National Defense do for food? Our brothers are bleeding and sweating in the front, it would be better to go to them, and our brothers will be killed all at once.  All the credit for this will be lost."

    Xiao Yaonan called Du Baosan, commander of the Seventh Group Army, overnight and asked him why the Ministry of National Defense gave him a commendation order for his success in suppressing bandits. As a soldier, he certainly did not understand the country's political worries.  They have truly shed blood and tears for the country. What the senior advisers of the Ministry of National Defense have done is to obliterate the honor of the military!

    This made no one in the 3rd Mountain Division understand it from top to bottom. Although orders were orders and had to be implemented, they needed an explanation, so they questioned Xiao Yaonan, deputy chief of staff.  Xiao Yaonan was also furious and sent the questioning telegram to the headquarters of the Seventh Army.

    Regiment Commander Du Baosan and Chief of Staff Xu Yongchang put it together. This matter will not be that simple. The Ministry of National Defense will not deliberately suppress the merits of a small division commander.  Then Yan Xishan, the deputy commander of the army, came. Seeing the two people in a daze, he smiled and said, "You haven't figured this out? There is a problem with the identity of these prisoners. There is no war between China and Britain, and we have captured so many of them. Once it is made public,  This will cause the diplomatic relations between the two countries to deteriorate rapidly and even lead to war. This is something that neither China nor the UK wants to happen, so they have wronged Deputy Chief of Staff Xiao and the 3rd Mountain Division."

    It turned out that this was what happened. Du Baosan figured it out and told Xiao Yaonan.  Although Xiao Yaonan knew everything before and after, he was still very angry that such a great achievement could not be acknowledged.  The 3rd Mountain Division was also very depressed and had been busy for a week. Fortunately, it turned into a small bandit suppression campaign.  As if to prove that these prisoners were bandits, the 260th Regiment responsible for guarding the prisoners burned the military uniforms of the 1,727 prisoners, but kept their soldier IDs and officer IDs and sent them to the Kunming Seventh Army Headquarters.

    Of course, as for the big Baotou of the Indian soldiers, it had long been burned by the Chinese soldiers as firewood for heating.  The prisoners were crying and shouting, and had nothing but a pair of big pants. Fortunately, in Yunnan, the temperature was above 20 degrees all year round. When it was cold at night, the prisoners hugged each other to keep warm, and received poor food during the day. This made  They lost weight quickly.

    The British soldiers immediately protested, saying that the Chinese had insulted them. Confucius, the commander of the 260th Regiment, replied: "The British government has never admitted that it has sent troops into China, so you are not considered prisoners of war, but foreign bandits who have entered our country without permission."  Bandits, therefore you are criminals. For criminals, all your demands are unreasonable and ridiculous."

    The British officers suddenly screamed: "Damn it, we were fooled by this abominable Jew, Rufus Isaacs!"
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