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    On May 20, the "Western Sichuan Daily" published an announcement on the front page, which introduced that Western Sichuan and the United Kingdom have currently negotiated the border conflict and reached an agreement to sign the "Memorandum of Understanding on the Sino-British Border Conflict."  However, the specific terms of the contract are not yet available to disclose.  We can only guarantee that the western Sichuan government has never betrayed the interests of western Sichuan.

    This announcement immediately aroused the enthusiasm of the people in western Sichuan. Most people spontaneously celebrated the victory in western Sichuan.  Britain is the most powerful country in the world. Western Sichuan was actually able to defeat Britain in the war and ensure Western Sichuan's interests in negotiations. This is undoubtedly a great victory!  The people of western Sichuan feel proud and proud.

    Of course, there are also a small number of people who strongly demand that Western Sichuan announce the details of the treaty, claiming that this is nothing more than a lie from Western Sichuan.  In fact, Western Sichuan must have paid a lot of money in exchange for the armistice.  Western Sichuan simply ignored the requests of this small group of people.

    The UK has also remained silent on this matter.  However, anyone who knows the UK can tell.  The UK should not have taken advantage this time, and should have suffered a loss. Otherwise, why would it not announce the contents of the treaty?  This speculation shocked all countries again.  On the one hand, Britain's decline seemed a foregone conclusion.  In addition, a powerful force in the Far East is rising rapidly, and the situation in the Far East will undergo fundamental changes. These will seriously affect the strategies of various countries in the Far East.

    As for the prisoners of war captured by the Western Sichuan Army, 20,000 Indian prisoners of war have already fought for the infrastructure construction of Western Sichuan under the threat of the guns of the Western Sichuan Army.  The British continued to stay in the prisoner-of-war camp, waiting for the arrival of the machinery and equipment promised by the British to release half of them.  The other half will be delivered after the battleships from Western Sichuan arrive.

    As soon as the Memorandum of Understanding between Western Sichuan and the United Kingdom was signed, the German Consul Lucas came to visit.  The German consul was very worried about whether Western Sichuan and Britain would get closer, thus affecting the close relationship between Western Sichuan and Germany.  You know, Germany played a big role in the rise of western Sichuan.  If the peaches were picked by the British, the Germans would be depressed to death!  In this regard, Western Sichuan has repeatedly stated that Germany is still Western Sichuan's most important ally, and Western Sichuan will never do anything detrimental to Germany's interests.  This reassured the German consul Lucas a lot.

    In addition, Lucas also said that the two ¡®Brandenburg-class¡¯ warships ordered by Western Sichuan are progressing very quickly and will be launched in a few months.  It will definitely be delivered before next summer.  This made Wang Yuze very excited. At the same time, Western Sichuan also had to step up preparations for the exit to the sea.  Otherwise, it is really impossible to prepare the docks, repair docks, shipyards, etc. that the fleet needs before the fleet returns home.

    After the negotiations with the UK ended, Wang Yuze's work became even busier.  Wang Xiao's condition has worsened and he can only stay in bed now, which makes Wang Yuze very worried.  Fortunately, both the government and the military have fully recognized him.  If Wang Xiao dies, he will easily take over power in western Sichuan.  In addition, the government and military affairs in western Sichuan are now completely handled by him, which makes Wang Yuze very busy every day, and he has very little time to spend with his family.

    The large-scale construction in Western Sichuan is proceeding rapidly. The steel and other raw materials required are imported from the United States and Germany. At the same time, the steel construction in Western Sichuan is also accelerating. It is expected to wait until the delivery of two sets of steel smelting equipment from the United Kingdom.  , the steel output in western Sichuan will reach 400,000 tons per year, and the pig iron output will reach 800,000 tons, which can initially meet the consumption of western Sichuan.  Of course, by then, I am afraid that Western Sichuan will have a larger territory and will need to consume more steel resources.  Therefore, western Sichuan must speed up the construction of a series of factories such as steel plants.

    As for the army, the border war is completely over. The 7th, 8th and 9th brigades have all withdrawn to their bases for rest.  The supplementary soldiers dispatched from the training department have also begun to enter the plateau and will restore the combat effectiveness of these three brigades as soon as possible.  The Thirteenth Division will also temporarily stay in the plateau area and wait until the three brigades regain their combat effectiveness before withdrawing.  In addition, Wang Yuze's army expansion plan was restricted.  The cabinet believed that the current number of troops in Western Sichuan was large enough to protect the interests of Western Sichuan, so it rejected Wang Yuze's army expansion plan.  However, Wang Yuze knows that the finances in western Sichuan are not strong now.  The plan to expand the army can be delayed one step, and it is not too late to wait until the year of Sino-Japanese War.  However, the generals who made contributions in this border conflict had to be rewarded.  The generals of the 7th, 8th and 9th brigades have all been promoted to one level.  Just wait for the future expansion of the army and expand the brigade into an infantry division.

    In addition, the Western Sichuan Second Cavalry Army¡¯s plan to march into Xinjiang is also making steady progress.  After two months of trekking, the Second Cavalry Army has advanced step by step to Dihua. Logistics stations have also been established along the route to protect the logistics supply lines of the large army.  Zhao BowenA telegram was sent back that the Second Cavalry Army would rest for a short time in Dihua, and then march towards Ili, incorporating the entire Xinjiang into the territory of western Sichuan and taking over the defense of this province.

    Wang Yuze instructed Zhao Bowen to recruit local soldiers and establish several garrison brigades to garrison Xinjiang.  The Second Cavalry Army is one of the main battle units in Western Sichuan. When the war breaks out, it will have to rush back to Western Sichuan to fight.  The number of garrison brigades, due to the vast area of ??Xinjiang, is tentatively determined to be five and three in northern Xinjiang, distributed in Dihua, Altay and Ili.  There are two in southern Xinjiang, deployed in Kashgar and Hotan.  In terms of organization, it is based on the organization of the ** brigade of the Western Sichuan Army, except that the artillery and heavy weapons of these garrison brigades are weakened.  In terms of candidates, Zhao Bowen is also required to check comprehensively and try to select Han Chinese from Xinjiang and ethnic minorities who are pro-Western Sichuan, so that those ambitious elements cannot take advantage of the loopholes.  Because of the roads, if something happens in Xinjiang, it will be difficult for Western Sichuan to take care of it.  Therefore, this step requires special attention.  In addition, Wang Yuze also urged the Ministry of Transport to come up with a railway construction plan into Xinjiang as soon as possible. It should be built from Lanzhou to Dihua and Yili, and extend to the Altay region in the north and Kashgar and Hotan in the south to ensure that  Western Sichuan has complete control over Xinjiang.  Of course, this is again a pretty hefty expense and one that is hard to recoup.  However, from the perspective of national interests, Western Sichuan must do this.

    Next, what faces Wang Yuze is the issue of access to the sea.  The Second, Fifth and Sixth Brigades of the Western Sichuan Army are all ready, who can launch the attack.  Previously, the military had completed its investigation of Guangxi.  Now, Guangxi only has more than 30,000 old-fashioned troops.  Although the Qing army has begun to dismantle the green camp and train the new army.  But for the time being, remote areas like Guangxi cannot be taken into account.  If the Western Sichuan Army launches an attack, these Green Camp soldiers will not be able to withstand the Western Sichuan Army's attack.  As for the Western Sichuan Army, what it lacks now is just an excuse.

    In mid-June, the Minister of Commerce of Western Sichuan arrived in the capital again.  However, this time it was not for business matters, but for the marriage between Wang Yuze and Manchu princess Yuying.  Ten months have passed since the Empress Dowager Cixi issued an edict to confer marriage last year. During this period, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties have repeatedly repeated this, which made Western Sichuan very dissatisfied.  Now, Western Sichuan defeated the British and even the world's most powerful country suffered a loss. The Manchu Qing Dynasty finally panicked and hurriedly asked Western Sichuan to send representatives to discuss the wedding process and precautions.  In order to avoid giving Western Sichuan an excuse to attack the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, in this case, the Manchu Qing Dynasty would be finished.  The Manchu and Qing Dynasty's Westernization Movement was in full swing, and the new army was also being trained.  Two hundred thousand people have been initially organized and trained. Although these new armies are more elite than the previous new armies, they still have no chance of winning against the Western Sichuan Army.  Therefore, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties could only try their best to quell the dissatisfaction in western Sichuan.

    Because the last time, Song Zhengping was also talking to Prince Gong Yixin, so this time, Western Sichuan also sent Song Zhengping to take action.

    "Master Song, please take a seat quickly, you must have been tired from traveling all the way!" As soon as Song Zhengping arrived in the capital, Prince Gong sent someone to invite him over.  At this moment, Prince Gong was smiling and looked very approachable.  Song Zhengping knew that this was because Western Sichuan had just defeated the British. Otherwise, how could Prince Gong give him a good look on this rogue bandit.

    "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. The transportation between western Sichuan and the capital is currently inconvenient. It would be great if a railway from western Sichuan to the capital could be built!" Song Zhengping said.

    Prince Gong Yixin suddenly stopped answering. Although the Manchu and Qing Dynasties are also building railways, these are built by foreigners.  Moreover, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties repeatedly requested that it cannot be connected to the railway in western Sichuan.  Otherwise, once Western Sichuan and the Manchu and Qing dynasties start fighting again, won't the large Manchu and Qing troops come directly to the capital?

    "Master Song, the reason for urgently recruiting Master Song to Beijing this time is for the marriage between Marshal West Sichuan and Yu Ying Gege. It has been delayed for so long, and the court thinks it is time to do it!" Prince Gong Yixin said with a smile.

    "Don't be busy, Your Highness Prince Gong. Our young marshal is very dissatisfied with the court's repeated practices. The young marshal has decided to break off the engagement and no longer marry Yu Ying Gege!" Song Zhengping said.

    "Ah? How could this be? This marriage has been announced to the world, how can it be canceled?" Prince Gong Yixin jumped up. If the engagement was really canceled by Western Sichuan, would the Qing Dynasty still want the face?

    "Of course, the young marshal's words are just angry words. However, the young marshal said that when Yu Ying Gege comes to marry, the dowry must be generous. What the young marshal means is that other things are not necessary. The court will give the Lian Lian from Guangxi and Guangdong to  Just use Zhou and Leizhou as dowry!" Song Zhengping said with a smile.

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