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    June 11, Saigon, Norodom Palace.

    News of the bloody incident at the Japanese Samurai Pavilion on the embankment, the Japanese-Siamese invasion of China, the bomber visit, the naval battle of Ca Mau Point, etc., plunged the largest city in the southeastern peninsula into chaos.  Saigon people who were accustomed to a comfortable life began to hoard food and medicine. Violent activities such as looting and vandalism abounded. The entire city was on the verge of anarchy and chaos, just like the French East Indies at this time.

    The car of Wu Chaoshu, the Southeast Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of China, was parked in front of Norodom Palace under the protection of heavily armed marines. In the wary eyes of the French soldiers, this new generation diplomat, the son of former Foreign Minister Wu Tingfang, got out.  A bulletproof car.  "It's the Japanese ambassador's car." Li Zhenzhong, who followed him out of the car, looked sharply and quickly spotted a Japanese car parked next to him.  Several Japanese bodyguards in casual shirts next to the car looked nervous when they saw the Marines.  "Let's go, leave them alone." Wu Chaoshu looked at the Japanese flag on the car opposite, paused, showed his ID to the French soldiers and walked into the palace.

    As soon as he arrived at the door, Yohei Yamaguchi, the Japanese ambassador to French East Indies, came towards him. As an old rival on the diplomatic front, Wu Chaoshu knew this senior Japanese diplomat.  Seeing his displeased expression, he was obviously frustrated, so he deliberately stepped forward to say hello: "Sir Yamaguchi, it seems that you are not very lucky today."

    "It turns out to be His Excellency Ambassador Wu. Your father has dedicated his life to opposing dictatorship. He probably wouldn't want you, as a member of the Democratic Party, to appear here." Yamaguchi was obviously a sharp-tongued person and immediately moved out of Wu Tingfang.  It's a pity that this trick didn't work on Wu Chaoshu. He smiled and took out a Democratic Party badge from his pocket and pinned it on his chest: "I have forgotten it, Mr. Yamaguchi, but you have forgotten something. Although Mr. Wu is from the opposition party, he is also from the opposition party.  Chinese!"

    "Hmph! Then I hope you have good luck." Without taking advantage, Yamaguchi snorted and left.  But Wu Chaoshu suddenly blocked him.  The bodyguard next to him immediately stopped him when he saw this, but was stopped by Yamaguchi: "What do you want to do, Your Excellency?"

    Wu Chaoshu smiled slightly: "My intention, Mr. Yamaguchi, should be clear. Our country has no intention of declaring war on your country, so please tell Prime Minister Mitsumasa Yoneuchi that our country will not sit idly by and ignore the situation in French East Indies. Our government needs to abide by the South China Sea Agreement. So for us  The two countries should not continue to misunderstand each other and hope that your troops will withdraw as soon as possible." Yamaguchi Yohei's cheeks twitched twice, and he could understand the threat in these words. He took a deep breath and said, "I will tell you."

    Li Zhenzhong was puzzled by the intention. He looked at Yamaguchi¡¯s back and asked, "Ambassador Wu, what are you doing?"

    "Haha. I'm telling him that we are just implementing the South China Sea Agreement." Wu Chaoshu chuckled: "Let's go. Let that old guy in Deju know that we are here.".

    Kampong Som Bay.

    On both sides of Long Island at the entrance of the bay, the light cruisers Yangtze River and Yellow River have turned on their radars respectively, and electromagnetic waves are closely monitoring the airspace of hundreds of kilometers around the bay.  In the sonar cabin, the sonar leader wore headphones and held his breath to concentrate.  The Sichuan aircraft carrier farther away has already set off its signal light and is galloping into the wind under the protection of two Taishan-class destroyers. War Eagles rush into the blue sky from the bow of the ship.  In the bay, the destroyer detachment led by the light cruiser Oujiang, which arrived early, has cleared the entire water area several times. The Siamese Navy submarines "Wrathful God" and "Pai Chunphon", which were forced out of the sea by depth bombs, docked quietly.  At the dock, the surrendered sailors sat nearby.  I watched blankly as Chinese naval officers got in and out of their submarine.

    A whistle drew their attention to the nearby Kampong Som Port. Two deep-draft Tianshan-class landing ships were the first to dock at the dock.  As the bow hatch of the ship opened, soldiers from the Second Marine Division carrying combat bags and wearing olive camouflage uniforms rushed out of the cabin.  After the landing ship unloaded the soldiers.  Two larger cargo ships immediately docked at the dock, and the dump crane soon unloaded more than a hundred trucks and jeeps.  Because the harbor was too small and could only accommodate two cargo ships at a time, the remaining dozen or so landing ships quickly gave up queuing.  Unload on the beach north of the harbor.  In less than two hours, the entire Kampong Som was filled with shiny military boots and weapons from China, and loud singing accompanied the rolling torrent.  Keep advancing deeper into the rainforest.

    Footsteps sounded from the hull of the Furious God, and after a moment Bingwen and several naval submarine officers emerged from it.  Yang Guochang, who was waiting on the deck, saw him and immediately handed him the kettle and asked: "Commander, how is Japan's technology?"

    "Not satisfactory." Bingwen shook his head. If it weren't for the four Fury-class submarines ordered from Japan, he wouldn't even be interested in boarding such a small submarine.  The submarine technical officer next to him was even more disdainful: "The displacement is too small and is only suitable for offshore operations. The torpedo tubes arranged with four in front and one in back have a caliber of only 450 mm and are too weak. The diesel engine is a Japanese imitation of the German MAN company and should be an old model.  , in short, it doesn¡¯t have much reference value.¡±

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ???Technical officers really look down on the Nushen class, because from the beginning of its construction, the Chinese submarine force has cooperated with Germany, which has the strongest submarine technology, and compared with the German navy, there is no technological gap in the process for decades.  Therefore, since last year, the Navy has been equipping the latest Black Shark-class ocean-going submarines in batches.  This kind of submarine is similar to the famous Xxi-class U-type submarine. It is the first submarine in the world that is completely developed for underwater combat, and it is much ahead in technology.  Moreover, in the 3010 project, the fluid dynamics team led by Zhou Peiyuan has also built a whale-shaped submarine with an underwater test speed of up to 25 knots!  If it weren't for the fact that the war requires large quantities and cannot build such complex curved submarines in large quantities, the Navy might not even want the Black Shark.

    "Don't be too careless! The exported goods are different from the models we use. Japan is still a little behind. At least the torpedo technology is much better than ours." After a few words of reminder, Bingwen waved his hand: "Find someone to drive back to the Zhanjiang Shipyard.  Let the engineer check it thoroughly."

    "Yes." After the technical officer saluted and left, Bingwen returned the kettle to Yang Guochang and pointed to the fleet in the distance: "How long will it take?"

    "It can definitely be unloaded before sunset." Yang Guochang knew what his old classmate was worried about, and pointed at Longdao and said: "The Yangtze River and the Yellow River have already guarded the waterway, and I have also asked the destroyers to expand the search range. Don't worry, as long as you are stuck here, no matter what  Neither the Japanese submarine nor the remaining two Siamese submarines can come in. After sunset, I will let the destroyers protect the Sichuan as it moves southward, as long as the speed is above 22 knots. The Japanese submarines will not have the opportunity to sneak attack us.  "

    "Where is Detachment 27?"

    "At the mouth of the Mekong River, though." Yang Guochang paused and looked embarrassed: "They were stopped by a French gunboat."

    "What? Are the French guys still being tough?"

    "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent people to see that old guy Rang Deju."

    "These guys are delaying things!" Bingwen shook his head, jumped off the submarine and was about to go to the dock to check the unloading progress, when a motorcycle drove over.  The staff officer jumped out of the back seat, saluted and reported hurriedly: "Commander, the reconnaissance plane reported that the Japanese army has launched a new attack, and the French army in Siem Reap can no longer hold it!"

    "Haha, it looks like we have to be the savior again for a while."

    "The French just don't have a long memory. Forget it. Ignore the Ministry of Foreign Affairs." Bingwen also laughed, looked at his watch and ordered: "It is now 12 o'clock at noon. Order the Marine Cavalry Squadron to set off immediately, and the first batch will be sent within two hours.  The support troops must get to Siem Reap Airport for me! Fighter planes provide cover to ensure safety. Go and notify the airborne regiment to prepare."

    Soon after the staff officer left with the order, the escort aircraft carriers Baiqi and Wangjian in the center of the bay immediately became busy.  Because the two aircraft carriers are not regular aircraft carriers, the naming does not need to comply with the naval ship naming principles. Therefore, the navy named them after four famous generals: Sun Bin, Bai Qi, Li Mu and Wang Jian. According to the plan, a total of twelve general-class ships will be modified.  The first four ships were all converted with ro-ro wheels.  Adhering to the standard design of the National Defense Force, the deck is straight, lifts are arranged on the left and right sides, and there is an ammunition lift in front of the island.  The standard displacement is 16,000 tons.  It has a full load of 23,000 tons, a maximum carrying capacity of 60 aircraft, and a speed of 22 knots.  It has 8 single 85mm anti-aircraft guns, 10 twin 40mm anti-aircraft guns, and 20 single 25mm machine guns.

    However, the two aircraft carriers did not carry fixed-wing aircraft on this voyage, and they were lifted out by large elevators on both sides.  All are Sea Cavalry helicopters that have not been in service for a long time.  The Sea Cavalry helicopter originated from the Air Force's Hussar helicopter program.  Although the Air Force attaches great importance to new technologies, it has been lukewarm on helicopters, mainly because of their slow speed.  The protection is poor and it is easy to be shot down in the face of world war-level ground anti-aircraft firepower network.  But the Navy is very active, because the Navy has always lacked the means to quickly deploy deep inland, and the vertical take-off and landing capabilities of helicopters just make up for this shortcoming.  Therefore, after the Navy intervened, it immediately increased its investment and replaced it with the Comet 1280-horsepower star-type 14-cylinder piston engine specially developed by Meteor Company. It installed a better four-blade rotor and an intercooling forced radiator. It also improved the corrosion resistance in tropical humid areas, etc.  question.  Coupled with the major breakthroughs in nickel-based alloys and nickel-based titanium alloys known as the foundation of modern aviation in the 3010 plan, which solved the problem of easy overheating of drive shafts, the Navy purchased 282 aircraft at one time.  Of course, this was also due to the war. If it hadn't been for the war, Congress would have strangled this funding, which was comparable to 800 "Lightnings" (helicopters were more expensive than fighter jets at the time).

    The most interesting thing is that after the Air Force learned about the Navy's purchase, it also purchased 48 battlefield rescue aircraft with the mentality of "I can't live without the Navy." Even the Army got involved.  However, since it must be delivered to the Navy first, their order cannot be delivered until the end of 2041.  This time the two aircraft carriers carry a total of 48 "Sea Cavalry", which will transport 800 Navy Yasha commando soldiers to Siem Reap, 250 kilometers away within a few hours.

    As the first batch of commandos entered the cabin, 12 "Sea Cavalry" took off first, the wideThe propellers blew the sailors on the deck around.  When the red and blue glue stick in the pilot's hand was raised above his head to form a cross star, the first vertical landing in human history officially began

    In the back garden of Norodom Palace, the white-haired Governor-General of French East India, wearing a French navy uniform, made Deku's eyes twinkling.  No one is willing to hand over a colony to an ambitious country for no reason, even if the country is an ally, even if it has just saved its own fleet.  So he walked a few steps, stopped in front of the flower garden and turned around and said: "I'm sorry, Ambassador. As the highest official of the French government in the Far East, I have not received any order to open military facilities and railway lines to you. Without the authorization of the French government,  Then before I surrender, I will blow up all seaports and railway facilities. In addition, I hope that your army will withdraw from East India immediately. At least before I get authorization, you have actually invaded French territory!"

    ¡°Old guy, you¡¯re such a tough talker!¡± Wu Chaoshu cursed in his heart.  Although Operation Typhoon has begun, the French army still controls all military facilities.  Don't underestimate these facilities, they are accumulated through decades of French operation.  If it cannot be obtained safely, the army's logistics will have to rely on the mud!  This is also the reason why Deju dares to bargain.  So he said loudly: "Your Excellency Governor, our troop dispatch this time is to implement the terms of the South China Sea Agreement to protect your country's interests in the Far East. If you do not cooperate, then we will not be able to guarantee your safety. So on behalf of our government, I hope you will seriously consider it."  My recommendation, and from the standpoint of our allies, is that our soldiers will protect these cities and military installations."

    "I'm sorry, I have no right to make such a decision! My mission is to protect French territory." Jean Deku straightened his back, like an old fox.

    Li Zhenzhong frowned, and when he was about to speak, Wu Chaoshu suddenly stopped him and said first, "Well, since the Governor continues to insist, we will immediately notify your government." After speaking, he turned and left.  Li Zhenzhong was unwilling to give in and quickly caught up with him and lowered his voice: "Ambassador, why are you here?"

    "It's useless. This old guy is notoriously stubborn and won't compromise without suffering some hardships." Wu Chaoshu sneered twice: "What the president means is that he can just bring his words to us. We don't care whether he is willing to accept it or not."  . You, the Military Intelligence Bureau, will do the rest on your own. I have to go see that little emperor Ruan Fuhu right away. He must be impatient with the wait." (To be continued)
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