Chapter 811 Taking advantage of foreign countries and self-respect (second update, please subscribe)
Jakarta.
Independence Memorial Square and Presidential Palace.
Towards noon, a staff member hurriedly ran in the corridor with a telegram, then rashly broke into the President's office and said loudly.
"Mr. President, ship, ship..."
"What?"
Sugaruo, who was meeting the guests, frowned and looked at the staff with some displeasure.
"What's going on? You just barged in like this?"
"Mr. President, the Hasl has sunk!"
Hearing this, Sugaruo lost his voice. shouted.
"What? What happened? How did it sink? Where are the troops on the ship?"
The troops on the ship must have gone to the sea to see the Dragon King. Facing the president's successive questions, the staff quickly answered.
“It’s not clear what happened, but, it did sink. A nearby ship found the sailors who fell into the water. Bodies were everywhere on the sea, and only a few people were rescued...”
< br>Ten minutes later, the army commander also hurried over. The pale-faced army commander shouted loudly as soon as he saw the president.
"Mr. President, someone must have installed a bomb on the merchant ship, it must be those radical elements."
No one would have thought that the Hasl was sunk by a submarine. After all, sometimes there are things that are beyond people's understanding. They can never imagine that Nanyang would have such no "bottom line" and actually secretly attack the submarine. Sink their troopships.
"Mr. President, we must uproot those people."
Compared to the angry army commander, Sugaruo said.
“The most important thing now is not just to find the reason for the sinking of the ship, but more importantly, when can we send the army to Lampung? If we cannot quickly put down the local rebellion, then other people with different intentions will People who are dissatisfied with us will think that we are unable to control the situation, and those who are originally dissatisfied with us are likely to follow suit. "
As a politician, Sugaruo has a very keen sense of smell. He soon realized the crisis the rebellion could cause, as local forces doubted their control over Jakarta.
After all, since independence, Sugaruo has been trying to take back power from the local factions in the federation, which has naturally caused some conflicts. Of course, he also knows that those people are also waiting for opportunities.
"General, how long will it take for you to remobilize the army?"
"It will take at least half a month, Mr. President, you know, the size of our army is very limited, we..."
Sugaruo said before the army commander finished speaking.
“10 days, General, I hope that in 10 days, our army will arrive in Lampung and take back our city!”
After the army commander left, Sugaruo summoned several other ministers. After briefing them on the situation, they discussed how to quell the rebellion and how to avoid local factions becoming disloyal. They were busy from morning to afternoon until nearly afternoon. At three o'clock, everything was done. But even so, he couldn't relax easily.
“All of this is the root of the disaster planted by the Netherlands. Not only did they sell our land to the Nanyang people, but they also created the so-called federation, more than a dozen republics...”
Again While cursing Holland, Sukaruo thought for a moment, called his secretary and said.
"Prepare the car and go to the Soviet Russian Embassy. I want to see the Soviet Russian ambassador."
The most important thing now is to win the support of the big powers. It is definitely impossible for the Dutch. There is only Soviet Russia. When Sukaro went to the Soviet Embassy, the news that the troop transport ship encountered a "mine" left over from the war and sank into the sea had already spread in Jakarta. However, most ordinary people were not aware of this "accident." What kind of changes will the "incident" bring to the destiny of this country?
But for some people with a keen sense of smell, especially those local people who had briefly gained "independence" with the support of the Dutch, even though they were supported by the Netherlands, secretly they supported the republican independents. In exchange for driving away the Dutch colonial power, Indonesia must establish a federal republic in the future and enjoy complete autonomy.
But in the end their wishful thinking turned out to be wrong. Under the leadership of Sukaro, Indonesia became a centralized unified country after independence. The dissatisfaction with the loss of status naturally made those people extremely dissatisfied with Jakarta. Now, whether it is the rebellion in Aceh or the rebellion in Lampung, Or maybe the sinking of the troop ship gave them an opportunity.
Almost at the same time, some European businessmen appeared in their living room. For a time, an undercurrent surged in Jakarta. No one knew what consequences this undercurrent would have, but a A storm is brewing.
While the storm was brewing in Jakarta, Nanyang across the sea was still peaceful. In Chang'an's official residence, Li Yian was flipping through the information on French Central and Southern China provided by the intelligence agency while listening. Report by Cheng Pengan.
"...In order to regain the initiative on the battlefield, the French army formulated a plan to use Dien Bien Phu as a base and prepare to annihilate the main force of the Vietnamese army within 18 months...According to our intelligence, the Vietnamese army is undergoing large-scale mobilization, and they are very likely to It is possible to launch an attack on Dien Bien Phu and use an active attack to defeat the French army's attempt..."
Cheng Pengan said after a slight pause.
“According to the intelligence we have obtained in the past, the Vietnamese army has always lacked the ability to proactively attack and engage in large-scale combat operations. This proactive attack means that those who implemented and planned this operation should be said to be sent by Tangshan. Military advisor..."
Listening to Cheng Peng'an's analysis, Li Yian just nodded.
“That’s true!”
In fact, this is the case. The "Battle of Dien Bien Phu" that determined the fate of French Central South was celebrated every year by Vietnam until the 21st century. After all, the victory of this battle allowed the French to recognize North Vietnam's independence, and it was the Tangshan Military Advisory Group that actually planned and directed the entire campaign.
"Your Excellency, this also means..."
Looking at the frowning Excellency, Cheng Peng'an sighed. In fact, the report has already pointed out the impact of this incident on Nanyang, so He stopped talking. After all, some things were unavoidable.
After closing the report, Li Yian took a deep breath and asked.
“Indochina is too far away, what about Jakarta? What is the situation there now?”
Cheng Pengan replied.
"The plan has been implemented. Just as planned, the deterioration of the situation not only stretched Jakarta's troops and allowed local factions to see opportunities, but according to our intelligence, Sukaro was on the day of the incident. We visited the Soviet Ambassador, and the two had a three-hour conversation. On that day, a telegram of about 10,000 words was sent from the embassy. Although we have not deciphered the content of the telegram, it is certain that the Soviet Union Russia is very likely to fully intervene in Indonesian affairs, and Sugaruo's intention is also very obvious, which is to try to use the support of Soviet Russia to deter local factions from having dissent. "
This is what is called. For small countries, when facing a crisis, they will generally use this method to rely on foreign countries to rely on self-respect, which is to attract a large foreign country as a backer and then intimidate domestic opposition.
From this point of view, it is very remarkable if Sugaru can react like this in such a short period of time. However, what he does not know is that this is what Nanyang has always done. Looking forward to it.
"Soviet Russia..."
Li Yian raised his eyebrows slightly and said softly.
"Well, now they're giving us their excuses..."
Sometimes, all people need is an excuse!
After thinking for a moment, Li Yian picked up the phone and said to the other end of the phone.
"Access to the Office of the Director-General of Foreign Affairs."
The call was quickly connected, Li Yian said on the other end of the phone.
"Guoren, contact the United States and invite Secretary Dulles to visit Nanyang and discuss issues in Southeast Asia with them."
(End of this chapter)