dognovel Chapter 244: The Decision of Southwest Governor Long Jianzhang
Chapter 244: The Decision of Southwest Governor Long Jianzhang
There are only four warlord forces left in the country.
The most powerful is the Southwest Army, which dominates the three southwestern provinces and seems to be ignoring worldly affairs and wants to be the local emperor.
The second is the Sima Army of the Sima family in the northwest.
Then there are the two border provinces, Frontier Province and Wusi Province, which are ruled by warlords.
With the demise of the Southern Alliance, the Southwestern Army's territory also bordered the Renaissance Army.
At this moment, the Southwestern Army remained vigilant towards the Fuxing Army and stationed heavy troops in Tianfu and Guishan provinces.
The Northwest Sima Army showed very obvious hostility towards the Fuxing Army.
There was also collusion with Tsarist Russia.
Therefore, Jiang Hua's attitude towards these two forces is completely different.
The Sima army, which is obviously hostile, has decided to fight, and it will be in the near future.
The Southwestern Army mainly focuses on winning over people.
Moreover, Jiang Hua already had a rough plan for Long Jianzhang's whereabouts.
Now it depends on the other party’s attitude after contact.
If the Southwest Army also shows resistance to the Renaissance Army, then there will be nothing more to say. They will just sweep through the area and ravage the entire city, and the Long family will become prisoners of the Renaissance Army.
If they agree to cooperate, then they only need to act according to the plan to fully ensure the stability of the Long family.
As long as the ancient country still exists, the Long family will never have to worry.
In the north, the 3rd, 4th and 7th Army Groups are stationed in Jingbei Province, Zhongyuan Province and Guiyuan Province respectively, and have made preparations for war.
All kinds of combat supplies, ammunition, etc. have been prepared.
At the command, the three major armies will launch an all-out attack to wipe out the Sima family in the northwest and recover the four northwestern provinces.
As for the southwest, Jiang Hua sent He Yujie, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Renaissance Government, as a representative to Kunjiang Province to contact the Southwest Governor Long Jianzhang.
After He Yujie took on the task, he directly boarded a DC-7 passenger plane to Jiangcheng.
Chuncheng, Kunjiang Province is the location of the Southwest Governor's Office.
The former overlord of the southwest now looked like an ordinary old man, sitting on a recliner with his eyes closed, listening to opera on the Parrot brand radio with a very comfortable expression.
At this time, a middle-aged man wearing the uniform of the Southwest Army came to his side.
"Father, the Renaissance Army has sent someone here, saying they want to see you."
This person is Long Zhenjiang, the eldest son of Long Jianzhang, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Southwest Army.
Long Jianzhang's evaluation of his eldest son is that he is good at maintaining the status quo but not good at exploring new things.
This is also the main reason why the Southwest Army remains neutral and does not participate in the struggle for domestic power.
Long Jianzhang is very clear about his physical condition and knows that he will not live for many years.
My son is not capable enough, so it’s enough for him to be able to keep the current territory.
But things are now moving in the other direction.
"We still have to meet this person. Who is the person Jiang Hua sent?"
Long Jianzhang opened his cloudy eyes and asked in a low voice.
"He Yujie, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Restoration Government."
"It seems this isn't an ultimatum."
Long Zhenjiang asked with some confusion: "How did father know that?"
Long Jianzhang laughed and said, "If he's here to issue an ultimatum, then it wouldn't be He Yujie who's here.
You have to understand He Yujie's identity. He is specifically responsible for the foreign affairs of the Fuxing government."
Hearing this, Long Zhenjiang suddenly realized and asked, "Father, what should we do next?
Our Long family has been managing this southwest for so many years, and we have hundreds of thousands of troops. Are we going to hand it over to the Fuxing Army for nothing?"
This was not the first time he asked Long Jianzhang, but every time Long Jianzhang didn't tell him and asked him to go and see for himself, but he didn't see any clues.
Long Jianzhang sighed and said, "It seems that you still don't understand the general trend of the world.
If you still hold on to this idea, then my Long family will surely face great disaster."
"I know the Renaissance Army is very powerful, and our Southwest Army may not be their match, but I just can't accept it."
"The people of this world have suffered from division for a long time. Every time there is a war, the people are displaced and have long been looking forward to unification.
The Fuxing Army successively eliminated the two largest forces in the Northern Frontier and the Southern Alliance. People all over the world have seen the hope of unification, and they are looking forward to the arrival of this day.
If you still choose to resist at this time, then it will not just be the Renaissance Army that will stand against us, but people all over the world.
Under this world situation, any force will be crushed to pieces.
So now the only thing we have to do is to follow the general trend of the world, and then our Long family can still gain a foothold in this land."
Long Zhenjiang's face was heavy throughout the whole process. After a long while, he sighed and said, "I understand. Don't worry, father. I know what to do."
Long Jianzhang's words immediately dispelled all the resentment in his heart.
The next day, a big plane arrived at the military airport in Chuncheng.
Long Zhenjiang looked at the huge aircraft parked in front of him, his eyes full of shock.
It was the first time he had seen such a huge aircraft in real life.
As Douglas' last propeller airliner, the DC-7 still has very strong performance.
It has a maximum take-off weight of 52 tons and is equipped with four 3250 horsepower piston engines.
The maximum speed is 650 kilometers per hour and the range is 8300 kilometers.
This passenger aircraft is currently the exclusive aircraft for senior officials of the Fuxing government.
It is also the first long-range civil airliner that Jiang Hua plans to launch to the market in the future.
However, the ancient country's aviation industry is just beginning to take off, and there are still many problems to be solved.
So it will probably take several years before it can be launched.
At least we need to wait until the ancient country has a complete industrial chain for producing large aircraft.
In the Southwest Governor's Mansion, He Yujie looked at the old man in front of him, his eyes flashing.
"Governor Long, let's get straight to the point. This time I'm here to see you on a mission from the chairman."
Long Jianzhang was not surprised at all after hearing what He Yujie said. He took a sip of tea and said calmly, "I know. I just want to know one thing: if I hand over these three southwestern provinces and hundreds of thousands of southwestern troops to you, what can we get in return for our Long family?"
After hearing this, He Yujie felt a little relieved. He didn't expect the progress to be smoother than he had imagined.
If Long Jianzhang takes a tough stance, then it will be difficult to negotiate next.
“The Chairman has arranged two paths for you.
The first way is for you to take up a nominal position in the Renaissance government. As long as the Long family does not commit any principled offenses, you can guarantee that the Long family will have no worries about food and clothing.
There are no restrictions whether you are in politics, the military, or business."
After hearing this condition, Long Zhenjiang frowned.
However, Long Jianzhang smiled slightly and said, "These conditions are quite generous, and the Chairman is very sincere. What about the second option?"
Long Jianzhang was quite satisfied with this condition.
Isn’t what he wants for his descendants to have enough food and clothing?
"The second option is that your Long family can still be your local tyrants, but you need to move to a new location!"
After hearing this, Long Jianzhang's eyes focused, and his turbid eyes brightened a little.
"Where?"
He Yujie uttered two words: "Shan Kingdom!"
"What? Shan?"
Long Zhenjiang couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
Long Jianzhang also looked at He Yujie with confusion.
As a southwestern frontier province, Kunjiang Province borders Shan State throughout its territory, and there is a highway connecting the two countries on the border. There is usually some trade between the two sides.
"General He should be well aware that Shan State is the territory of the John people. These bandits are not easy to deal with."
He Yujie's proposal was completely beyond Long Jianzhang's expectations.
But to be honest, compared to the first condition, this proposal made him very excited.
But it was just a slight impulse.
As soon as they thought that the other party was John Country, they immediately extinguished this idea in their hearts.
John is the world's most powerful country. He has been active in the world for more than two hundred years and has colonies all over the world. He is not someone that the small Southwest Army can provoke.
He Yujie looked at their expressions, shook his head and chuckled.
"Chief Long also said that they are bandits, and when facing bandits, the only way to resolve the issue is with weapons.
What if I say that our Renaissance Army is willing to support your Long family's independence in Shan State?"
Long Jianzhang straightened his slightly hunched body.
"Is this true?"
These words were said by Long Zhenjiang, and one could hear a hint of excitement in his words.
It would definitely not work if they rely on themselves alone, but if the Renaissance Army supports them from behind, perhaps they can really succeed.
Although the Longhua family will have to leave their hometown in the future, if they can gain independence in Shan State, then their Long family will truly be the local tyrants.
"Why are you doing this?"
Long Jianzhang was also very excited, but he couldn't understand Jiang Hua's motives.
It's not so easy to snatch food from John's mouth.
What can the Fuxing Army get from paying such a huge price to help their Long family?
He Yujie explained: "National defense and security!
Chief Long has also seen the current situation in the world. Within a few months, the ancient country will be unified again.
This is the trend of the world, and no one can stop it.
Although the ancient country was unified, the surrounding situation was not optimistic.
As the traditional sphere of influence of the ancient country, Nanyang has three major powers: John, America, and Gaul.
To the north, Tsarist Russia was eyeing them covetously, and to the east, there was the evil neighbor Fuso on the island country.
This poses a serious threat to our future national defense security.
What's more, with the rise of the ancient country, its influence will inevitably extend outward.
As our traditional sphere of influence, Nanyang must also be in our own hands.
So we are willing to support your Long family's independence in Shan State, and all you have to do is defend Shan State.
As long as we remain, your Long family's position in Shan State will not be shaken by any force."
Hearing this, the Long family father and son looked at each other, and both sides understood what to choose.
“Although I am old and won’t live for many more years, it should be no problem for me to conquer the Shan Kingdom in these few years.
But it still depends on how much assistance the Restoration Army is willing to give us."
Long Jianzhang's words also gave his answer.
He Yujie smiled and said, "You will know in a few days."