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    A lot of things will happen in three months. Some things are insignificant, and some things are crucial. But the vast majority of things are somewhere between insignificant and crucial. They belong to the category of too much but not too much or too little.  Few things.  But once such things accumulate, they are no longer dispensable. Quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes, which will still surprise people.  In three months, Zhao Zeyong approved the sale of 100,000 British rifles to Burma, which was not a big deal; Zhao Zeyong sent elite engineering troops to help Yan Ying reinforce the defenses of Lashio and build reinforced concrete cannon fortress bunkers; Zhao Zeyong allowed professional officers to help Yan Ying  Ying arranged to build a new machine gun firepower point; Zhao Zeyong sent experts to help Lashio build a land-based air defense system.  Each of these items is not crucial when taken separately, but together they create a qualitative change, which prevents the British army from wantonly bombing Lashio, the only city controlled by Yanying, and cannot use artillery.  To destroy this city, we no longer dare to launch a tentative attack with hundreds or even thousands of troops.  A series of dispensable measures turned Lashio into a fortified city, which was easier to defend and harder to attack than when the British army was there.  Lashio became a fortress, with dozens of chain fortresses made of reinforced concrete bunkers. The counterattack force was stronger than before. Even the British heavy artillery troops did not dare to engage in an artillery battle with this city.  It is no longer possible for the province to rely on heavy artillery to break the city; Lashio has become a place of death. Any enemy who dares to approach here will not be able to escape the dense and airtight fire blockade; Lashio has become a forbidden area.  In the flying zone, even flying birds can be shot down by the air defense fire net.  But it¡¯s only three months.  The federal province's ability to delay negotiations for three months is already the limit, and it will continue to be delayed any longer.  It is estimated that the negotiations are really going to break down.  They are not afraid of a call from the British, but there is no need to procrastinate any longer. The protection of Burma has come to an end, and it is time for them to prove themselves.  The United Provinces signed an agreement with the British army, but this time the British actually paid, not as war compensation, but as a ransom.  Paying ransom for captives is a Western tradition.  But it is only effective against nobles. Medieval nobles never worried about their lives after losing a battle. They would walk into the enemy's officer's tent gracefully, drink tea and chat with the enemy commander in a leisurely manner until the war was over, and then have their own lives.  His retainers sent him gold in exchange for him, and he continued to be his lord after returning home.  But this tradition has disappeared.  As the society becomes more and more like a civilian society, the privileges of the nobility slowly disappear, and the title of nobility is just an honor.  Therefore, during World War I, officers were no longer redeemed.  Of course, the Federation does not have the ability to bring this tradition back to Western society, but it can force them to accept a special case that is implemented in accordance with tradition.  At first, the provinces insisted on war compensation.  The British refused to pay such compensation even if they were killed, not even a pound. This is a matter of honor, just like Japan and Russia, who refused to pay compensation to the other, not because of poverty.  It's because he can't afford to lose that person, so he has no strength to resist after being beaten.  War compensation will be paid only after signing an alliance under the city. The humiliation of paying compensation is second only to unconditional surrender.  Then the province announced that they would never release him without money.  The British stated that they would never pay a dime.  It seems that the negotiations have reached a deadlock and there is no way to break it. The next step is that the negotiations between the two parties break down and they continue to fight each other.  A land war is probably impossible, but there is no pressure for the British to continue to blockade the coast of the United Provinces.  But there is a solution to every problem, it just depends on whether you think about it or not.  The reason why the British dare not pay is simply because they are afraid of being embarrassed. They are afraid that the people will not accept the shame and will blame the shame on the government and then overthrow the government.  If the people accept to pay to redeem the person, the government will have no worries. If they don't pay, the people will become resentful.  How to make people bear the shame to support paying? There is a way. The way is to make them feel that they will have to bear greater shame if they don't pay.  If you ask Zhao Zeyong to think of a way, he will never be able to come up with it, but Wang Chongyang can, because for many things, Zhao Zeyong will not think about that aspect at all, but Wang Chongyang will think of that aspect first. This is not the reason who is smart and who is stupid, but  Because of his way of thinking, Zhao Zeyong could only farm and grow steadily, while Sun Yat-sen could make great ups and downs under the banner of revolution, which was very exciting. Jiang Xiashi only wanted to seize the army to consolidate power, and Wang Chongyang always believed that he could win through clever conspiracies.  Wang Chongyang¡¯s method is very despicable, but it is also wonderful. It seems to be the only way to solve the problem.  He first revealed to the outside world that he would release the person as long as he got the money. One person had a thousand pounds, and he was bold and evil-hearted.  But someone took over. The Bengali soldiers from the brigade captured by the United Provinces were not ordinary Bengali soldiers. Most of them had faith, and they believed in Allah.  People who believe in God are organized. This organization is as strict as the Holy See in the past, with great power and greater appeal.    First, a Bangladeshi businessman contacted Wang Chongyang, hoping to provide a sum of money in exchange for the release of several captives.  The religion of Allah has a tradition in this regard. When some rich people cannot perform certain religious rituals in accordance with the teachings, such as fasting, they can absolve them of their sins by giving alms to the poor.  Perhaps it was out of this consideration that these wealthy Bangladeshi businessmen were willing to pay to redeem a few soldiers.  Wang Chongyang happily agreed, released several Bangladeshi soldiers, and revealed the news through the media.  The aggressive reports from Chinese and foreign media put pressure on the British.  More pressure was yet to come, and the true bishops took action. They called on believers to donate money to rescue the captured brothers. They quickly collected a large amount of funds and then handed them over to the hands of the United Provinces.  The price paid by the true bishop was really low, because the captured Bangladesh brigade only had 3,000 soldiers, of which the believers were only over 2,000, and each person only had 1,000 pounds for only 1 million, and Wang Chongyang also gave them a discount.  , only collected one million pounds and released all the Bengalis, including the thousand soldiers of other faiths.  Of course, big reports are inevitable.  When the British heard this, what?  All the colonial soldiers were released?  Our soldiers of the British Empire are still imprisoned and in fear every day.  There is also heavy hard labor, what does the government do for food?  strike.  It is necessary, marching is also necessary.  Newspaper reports have contributed to this sentiment and behavior, and have caused an uproar. If British soldiers are allowed to continue to do hard labor, the British will be too shameless, and the whole world will be watching.  The climax came when the Church of England came forward.  Everyone who saw the true bishop called on believers to donate, and they also called on believers to donate.  The church is born out of a competition between religions. Other religions have taken action. If we don't take action, doesn't it mean that Christianity is not good and has no appeal?  The church's intervention further pushed the British government into trouble, because the church represents Western morality.  They are all willing to pay to rescue the soldiers, so why should the government hesitate?  The people are irrational, especially those under the control of group thinking. At that time, they were almost no different from bandits. They were capable of smashing, looting, and burning British government institutions.  Especially the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was hit and almost destroyed.  Of course, the Chinese embassy also suffered a disaster and was demolished into ruins by the British people. This is a scandal.  The British paid enough attention to it and sent troops to protect the ambassador.  Finally, the Chinese diplomats were not killed, and the British Empire retained its last dignity.  In this case, the government had no choice but to intervene, so it announced that it would allocate special funds to redeem all captured British troops.  But democracy is a monster, that is, you cannot satisfy everyone and every group will always offend some people.  The British government will be scolded for allowing its soldiers to continue doing hard labor, and will still be scolded when they announce their redemption.  Many people feel that the government is too weak to pay the money, which is still a shame.  It will be a tragedy if you do it, and it will be a tragedy if you don't do it. This is democracy.  In a democratic system, it is precisely because everyone and every interest group has to express their own interests and compete with each other before they can reach a consensus, which leads to a decrease in efficiency. It is precisely because of this that three months  During this period, the British government took almost no measures, failed to form new troops to enter Burma, failed to raise new military funding, and was only busy quelling various public grievances.  Well now, I have decided to free my prisoners of war anyway. Although there is still a small number of ultra-nationalists who are not satisfied, it is better than the dissatisfaction of the vast majority of people who usually go to church every week and live a traditional British life.  Bar.  The dissatisfaction of a small number of people is also easier to satisfy because the cost and effort required are much smaller.  As for how to deal with some ultra-nationalists who think the British government is weak, the British government plans to take advantage of the situation. These people are dissatisfied with the British government's compromise with China, but are even more dissatisfied with the massacre of the British in Myanmar, but are still fighting against China.  It is no longer possible. One hundred thousand people were sent to be annihilated. How many more hundred thousand people can be sent? In addition, there is an uproar in Myanmar and the trend of national independence is getting stronger and stronger. It must be suppressed.  Which is more important, China's interests or their own colonial system? The British don't need to think too much to know how to choose.  So the government simply vigorously publicized the Myanmar issue and expressed a very tough attitude, declaring that it would never allow Myanmar to become independent and that it would conduct a thorough liquidation of the Lashio massacre caused by the Myanmar natives.  This tough attitude temporarily diverted the attention of the nationalists. They also believed that the killing of a large number of British soldiers and civilians by the Burmese natives would hurt the national sentiment more than paying the Chinese to ransom people.  So they started to oppose the government, then put pressure on the government, asking them to resolutely suppress the riots in Myanmar, completely eliminate all anti-colonial and independent armed forces, and even proposed to exterminate the Myanmar nation. This is a bit wrong.  This timeWell, there are nearly 60,000 British prisoners of war. No one has a thousand pounds, and the total is close to 60 million. Give the British a discount. Some Indian soldiers are half sold and half given away. I mean, I want to charge 50 million, which is also a sum.  A lot of income.  It's not enough if the British don't give it. If they don't give it, let alone the United Provinces, even their country won't agree.  Fifty million is not a small amount, but it is not unaffordable for the British, not to mention that it is not all paid by the government. There is also the church. After issuing the call, the power of believers is infinite, tens of millions  The British Puritans and even the American Puritans donated generously. For the purpose of publicity, the church only allowed a believer to donate only one pound, but it also received more than 20 million pounds, which greatly demonstrated the power of the Puritanism. This small reveal  Got a face.  In other words, the British government only needs to pay half to allow the federal provinces to release prisoners, but their Congress has already approved an allocation of 50 million. Of course, these funds are non-refundable and will be directly transferred to war funds.  Money is in the war, and the transfer can easily be unanimously approved by Congress, because the public opinion at this time, whether it is the moderate or the radical British, supports the government's immediate intervention in the Burmese incident, whether it is to suppress the Burmese uprising or to impose sanctions on Latvia.  Xu massacre, there is no objection to one thing, that is to send troops.  The British government took advantage of the situation and shifted the public's attention to Myanmar.  Then the government machinery began to really work around Myanmar. The recruitment of soldiers went smoothly, and a large number of indignant British young people joined the army. This time they no longer counted on Indian soldiers. Their performance in China made them feel too unreliable. Don't fight yet.  Just surrendered.  Under extremely tight funding conditions, various war appropriations were successfully passed.  In less than a month, the recruitment work will be completed, and then it will enter an emergency training state. In another month, British reinforcements will appear on the land of Myanmar.  Well, the negotiations between the federal provinces have actually delayed the British for five months.  This can be regarded as a five-month buffer time for the Burmese people. Of course, after this, the Burmese people will face a more severe situation. They will face all the grievances of the British, the grievances of the Chinese, and all the anger.  The anger of being suppressed by the Chinese and the anger of the massacre by the Burmese people, but the Burmese people can only hope for themselves.  The United Provinces have been generous enough and have done everything they can to help them, including helping them build fortifications, selling them weapons and equipment, and helping them train soldiers. After all, it will only be up to them. After all, they want to  Independence is impossible without paying the price of blood.  No matter how the British and Burmese fight in the end, the United Provinces are undoubtedly the biggest winners.  Has the British's almost all privileges in the United province, especially the tariff autonomy, and asked for the last tight curse that hindered the development of the industrial development of the province, everything was worth it.  Then the war between Burma and the British will firmly entangle the British. No matter how unwilling or dissatisfied the British are in the future, they will not have the ability and time to return to China.  In the past five months, the United Provinces have not only been helping Myanmar, but they have also been fighting for their own interests. This battle is worth it.  (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation. 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