Red Alert 1895 Chapter 205

After Taiwan declared war on the Dutch, Li Enfu, the deputy director of the Office of Foreign Relations who stayed in Taiwan, also immediately summoned André, the French consul in Taiwan, on behalf of Taiwan. 【Put Cross Search Classic Small Speak Free Fees Download Load Small Speak] However, Ouyang Xuan also proposed a Require.

"Consul Andre, we in Taiwan hope that France will allow our troops to resupply in Vietnam, and temporarily open the port of Quy Nhon in Vietnam to us as a material transfer point." Li Enfu said.

Li Enfu's proposal is to temporarily require France to open Quy Nhon Port in Vietnam as a supply base and material transfer point for Taiwan, because according to the current route of Taiwan's sea and land march, it must go all the way from Taiwan to Hainan, and then Taiwan will obtain from Hainan. After resupply, go all the way to Quy Nhon Port, Vietnam for resupply. Because Taiwan is too far away from Nanyang, it is impossible to go all the way to Indonesia without supplies. Although this era uses steel cannon giant ships, it also brings a problem, that is, the ships have to be replenished with coal every time. If there is no coal-fired supply, I am afraid that it will not be possible to go very far. It is not like the ancient sail era that could rely on wind to drive ships, but now it can't.

Therefore, according to Taiwan's plan, Taiwan's rear supply line for transporting soldiers and logistical materials is from Kaohsiung Port in Tainan to Hainan. Nanyang can only be reached after replenishment at Quy Nhon Port, but this supply line is a bit long, and Vietnam is still under the control of the French. In this way, if the French do not open Quy Nhon Port to supply Taiwan's army, and open it as a temporary supply station for Taiwan, then Taiwan's army may also face a shortage of coal. Then it was impossible to reach Nanyang all the way. Once the supplies are not available, let alone whether the army will go or not, even if they go, I am afraid that they will obviously be troubled by the problem of insufficient ammunition supplies.

Therefore, Taiwan must allow the French to open Quy Nhon Port as a supply base for the Taiwan army, so that the Taiwan navy can supply coal mines and other materials here, and the navy can continuously transport them to the Nanyang region for supplies. However, the French will not easily allow the Taiwanese to send supplies.

"Minister Li Enfu, our France is a peace-loving country. You have a war with the Dutch. We don't want to interfere, so I will not support the Dutch. But we will not open the ports of Vietnam as your supply base. .We must strictly observe neutrality, this is our French position!" Andre said.

But Li Enfu is naturally not a vegetarian, and immediately retorted: "Our Lord Wang signed a contract with the French Minister Shi Alan not long ago. It is an agreement on maintaining the colonies of both parties. This agreement stipulates that both of us should We support each other in the War to Retake the Colony. We do not require you to directly participate in our war with the Dutch, but the provision of supply bases is also stipulated in the agreement. We now require you to provide ports as supply bases, which are included in our agreement terms. Aren't you going to abide by them?"

Andre couldn't help cursing in his heart, this Taiwan is completely cheating them. As early as not long ago, Taiwan had secretly cheated the French, and agreed that they must support each other to seize the colonies. But at that time the French did not know that China also had colonies, such as the colony of Lanfang Republic in Nanyang. According to international practice, a dependent country is also a kind of colony. Now that China wants to help the dependent country to restore the country, it is naturally within the agreement. Therefore, Taiwan asked France to cooperate, which is also in line with the agreement of the treaty.

France should try its best to help Taiwan. But if Taiwan is not even provided with a single port, then I am afraid that there is no idea of ​​helping Taiwan at all. So now that Taiwan is asking so much, the French really don't want to agree to it, but their treaties are also written in this way, so I'm afraid it's not easy to disobey.

"What if we disagree?" Andre asked.

"If France does not agree, then we will use France's violation of the treaty as an excuse and declare war on France. Then we were originally an army to attack Southeast Asia, so I am afraid we will have to change our target. Then we will land and attack Vietnam." Li Enfu said.

"How dare you!" Andre suddenly said angrily.

Andre really thought that Taiwan was crazy, and dared to take the initiative to attack Vietnam and declare war on the French. If Taiwan dares to declare war on the Dutch, it can be said to be a soft persimmon, but if it declares war on the French, it may be courting death.

"What are we afraid of? Your strength in Vietnam is not enough to resist our attack. The Dutch are not our opponents at all. If they come, we will dare to destroy them. At that time, you French If you want to transfer troops from the country, then we have already cleaned up Vietnam, and the Vietnam you French get again will be just a dilapidated colony."

"If that's the case, we France will definitely not let you go!" Andre shouted.

Li Enfu said confidently: "Yes, I believe you will not let us go! But, how much will your loss be? If you want to defeat us, you can't defeat us without dispatching hundreds of thousands of soldiers. In addition, hundreds of thousands of casualties have to be paid. At that time, you expeditioned us from Europe, and the price you paid was huge. And even if you defeated us, you would not be able to destroy us without paying the price of hundreds of thousands of lives. At that time, you paid a huge price, but what you got was a Taiwan that was not rich in resources. The Germans will love it very much."

"Mad dog, you are all a mad dog!" Andre shouted.

Andre's telegram was quickly transmitted back to France, and the French also held a meeting for this. Originally, the French didn't plan to support Wang Guorui in going to war against the Dutch this time. They planned not to open Quy Nhon Port as a supply base for Wang Guorui, so Wang Guorui might not be able to support this war. However, Taiwan actually claimed that if the base is not opened, it may declare war on the French on the grounds that the French breached the contract. Once the war between Taiwan and France begins, what price will the French have to pay? If France wants to defeat Taiwan, it cannot do it without hundreds of thousands of troops and huge funds. But after paying these, what the French can get is not to get a Taiwan with few resources.

Therefore, once there is a war with Taiwan, the French will definitely lose more than they gain. So when Taiwan announced that if the French disagreed, it would be war against the French. At the beginning, many French politicians were also very angry, but in the end they were all helpless.

"Everyone, Taiwan has made it very obvious. If we don't open Vietnam, the Chinese will go to war against us. It will be very difficult for us to defeat Taiwan. If we want to defeat Taiwan, we will pay The price and what we get are simply incomparable. So instead of doing this, we might as well not go to war with Taiwan. If we go to war, our national strength will be seriously dragged down, even if we pay too much to fight Taiwan , then the Germans will definitely be very happy once we decline. Our main enemy is the Germans, not Taiwan. It is not worth it for us to fight for Taiwan!"

The French Prime Minister Julmelina who said these words is now deeply aware that if he goes to war with Taiwan, the gains will outweigh the losses. If you win the war, you will get nothing, if you lose it, the country will decline, so this war cannot be fought. On the whole, what Taiwan needs is just a supply base, and it doesn't ask for too many excessive things. So instead of this, it is better to temporarily use Taiwan as a supply base.

"I agree with what the Prime Minister said. There is a Chinese saying that those who are barefoot are not afraid to wear shoes. Now Taiwan is just a gambler who loses everything. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com is like a mad dog. Whoever bites Who. If we break out of war with Taiwan, then the price we pay is seriously outweighed by the loss. Then the Germans will definitely take advantage of it, then we are really outweighed by the loss. We must find out our real enemy , Our real enemy is the Germans, not Taiwan. It is not worthwhile to let our country decline for the sake of Taiwan. Anyway, Taiwan's request is only a supply base, so why should we fall out with them!”

"Yes, anyway, the war between Taiwan and the Dutch, it doesn't matter if it's fun or not. Why should we fall out with Taiwan because of the Dutch? I'm not worth the loss. Therefore, I agree to temporarily lend Quy Nhon Port to Taiwan as a supply base. We have nothing to lose. We should not do a good job of taking advantage of the disaster for the Dutch!"

Soon, the French also came to a conclusion. Why should they fall out with Taiwan in order to help the Dutch? Anyway, Taiwan is now barefoot and not afraid to wear shoes. is to decline. So this kind of stupid thing will not be done, and Taiwan's requirements are not high, so naturally it is better for Taiwan. Of course the French know who their number one enemy is, so they will not fall out with Taiwan for the benefit of the Dutch. If there is a war with Taiwan, the Germans must be happy. Therefore, what should be compromised is to compromise, and don't completely fall out and start a war with Taiwan for some unprofitable things. (to be continued)

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