Chapter 481: Republic of China: Starting from the First Class of Whampoa Chapter 491 Governor De Gu: Lend a Hand to a Brother

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Protagonist:

Lv Muzhi

A hidden great mountain in central Laos.

Inside a giant wooden house covered by camouflage nets, dozens of lanterns illuminated the dim space.

Ten middle-aged and young men with stern expressions sat on either side of the long table.

Most of these people were soldiers, representing the armed forces of the Zhongnan Yixin Society.

Seated at the head of the table was Lin Shirong, President of the Zhongnan Yixin Society.

Seated on either side of him were Commander of the Northern Vietnam Column Ruan Wen, and column representatives from South Vietnam, Laos, the Thai-Cambodian border region, Burma, Malaya, Indonesia, and other places, as well as several core members.

It could be said that only eleven people in the world knew Lin Shirong's true identity as the behind-the-scenes leader of the Yixin Society.

Now that everyone had gathered, it was to discuss the reorganization of the Yixin Society.

Regarding this matter, after some discussion, everyone agreed to the reorganization of the Zhongnan Yixin Society.

From today onward, the Zhongnan Yixin Society would emerge from the shadows into the open, transforming into a true political party.

Lin Shirong slowly stood up and looked around at everyone present.

"Since everyone has no objections, from today onward, the Zhongnan Yixin Society is officially reorganized, and shall be known externally as the Unity Party!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes shone brightly.

This meant they had taken a step from a hidden organization toward a formal political party and regime.

"Then this meeting shall be the first national congress of the Unity Party."

"First is the selection of the Party Leader of the Unity Party, second is the selection of members of the Central Executive Committee, which need to be elected one by one."

After a lengthy election, the Party Leader of the Unity Party and the Executive Committee Members were all elected one by one.

"Although the Unity Party has now been established, the Yixin Society has not been banned."

"It could be said that the Unity Party is our formal attire for stepping onto the political stage, our facade for external display, helping us unite all forces that can be united."

"And the Yixin Society is the purest crucible; only those who truly approve of the unification of the Indochina Peninsula can join this organization."

"The personnel who participated in this meeting were carefully selected by me and will automatically join the Yixin Society."

"The non-core members of the former Zhongnan Yixin Society will all be transferred into the newly formed Unity Party, with only a small number of core members remaining in the Yixin Society."

After the reorganization was completed, this meeting quickly entered its most core agenda: assessing the current situation in the Indochina Peninsula.

Lin Shirong picked up a wooden stick and pointed at the map on the wall.

"The current external situation is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us."

Regarding the external situation: France has already collapsed, and although De Gu, that old fox, defected to Free France, he no longer has any respectable military force.

The Japanese are preoccupied with themselves, retreating to the southern coast, while Thailand takes advantage of the fire to loot, greedily swallowing up land.

Relative to our internal situation, having come this way from the Zhongnan Yixin Society, the strength of the Unity Party has reached its peak in ten years; we have a total of over eighty-five thousand armed forces in various places.

The members of the Zhongnan Yixin Society have already broken through the barrier of one hundred twenty-five thousand people; after this meeting, the memberships of all members will be transferred into the Unity Party together.

Although our forces are scattered, they are widely distributed, have gained fame throughout Southeast Asia, and have received the support of many people; on this point, we must be confident."

Commander of the Northern Vietnam Column Ruan Wen interjected: "Yes, currently our forces are strongest in the French Indochina Great Region, possessing over forty-five thousand core armed forces, several times the strength of the French Colonial Army!"

"The French are already at the end of their rope; as long as we deliver this final blow, we can completely strangle the French colonial government and return this land to the people of our Indochina Peninsula!"

Lin Shirong nodded: "Correct! Now is a good time to completely expel the French; now everyone please vote by show of hands on this agenda item."

As expected, everyone unanimously agreed to take advantage of the French weakness and completely finish them off.

Lin Shirong stood up: "Good! Now I announce a full-line counteroffensive to completely clear out the French colonists!"

At the same time, inside the Governor's Palace of Hanoi.

Governor De Gu was holding a fountain pen, drafting a telegram.

He intended to contact the British, inviting British troops to enter and jointly govern this colony, implementing his plan of driving out the tiger only to swallow the wolf.

However, before he could finish the draft, Deputy Officer Morel barged in without permission, making Governor De Gu very displeased.

"What's the matter with you? Why didn't you knock before coming in?!"

"Your Excellency the Governor! Not good! Our colony is experiencing a large-scale riot!"

Governor De Gu was startled: "How big?"

Lieutenant Colonel Morel didn't know how to describe it, waving his hands: "Your Excellency the Governor! The Governor's Palace telephones won't stop ringing, all asking for your help!"

"All our outposts and strongholds in the countryside are under siege by armed elements and peasants!"

"Even worse, the workers in Hanoi City have responded to the riot; they are waving iron hammers and rifles, charging toward the Governor's Palace!"

Governor De Gu's fountain pen dropped to the floor with a clack.

After thinking for a moment, he immediately grabbed the telephone and dialed the Youth Expeditionary Army headquarters outside the city.

"General Lu! For the sake of Free France, please lend us a hand!"

"The rioters are rebelling; please send troops into the city immediately to suppress the chaos!"

On the other end of the phone, Lv Muzhi's voice was very calm.

"Good morning, Your Excellency the Governor; we would also very much like to help you!"

"But the Youth Army is a guest on this land; this is your family matter, and we should not interfere."

"Moreover, the Youth Army does not want to become the enemy of the common people; please understand."

Governor De Gu was so anxious that sweat covered his head, begging loudly:

"General Lu! As long as you are willing to send troops, Free France can agree to any condition you ask!"

"As long as we hold the Governor's Palace, anything can be discussed!"

There was no sound from the other end of the phone for a long while; Lv Muzhi seemed to be thinking.

Finally came Lv Muzhi's cold sneer: "Governor Your Excellency, Free France is now nothing but an empty shell in exile."

"You have nothing in your hands that I would consider a bargaining chip."

The phone hung up—

Governor De Gu's face turned ashen, he was stunned for a long while, but soon grasped at a last straw.

"Quickly withdraw, we will immediately retreat to Haiphong!"

"Notify our naval fleet at the port to pick us up, take a cruiser to Malaya to join the British!"

Deputy Officer Morel looked confused; hadn't Governor De Gu already withdrawn the fleet to Malaya?

"Governor Your Excellency, have you forgotten?"

"After cooperating with the Youth Army to turn traitor and sink Japanese warships, two days ago you ordered the fleet to withdraw to Singapore to join the British, to avoid being sunk by the Japanese Navy, for fear the Imperial Japanese Navy Combined Fleet would return for revenge."

Governor De Gu was completely dumbfounded; even his last retreat route had been cut off by himself.

Unwilling to just wait for death, he again sent a distress signal to Governor Smith in British Burma.

Ten minutes later, Governor Smith in British Burma replied; there were only a few cold lines on it:

"Very sorry, the United Kingdom's colonies have also erupted in large-scale riots, and they are unable to cope."

"Please firmly hold on, wait for an opportunity!"