Chapter 372 Life in the Republic of China in the Age of Chaos 30

Japan’s previous plan was to seize territory and materials from China, and then nourish Japan itself.

They had thought of all the ways from the moment they launched the war.

They had studied China very thoroughly, and they could say that they were almost certain to win this war.

But man proposes, God disposes, and something unexpected happened in the end. After they started fighting, they realized that China was a tough nut to crack.

They originally planned to use external resources to develop new resources.

As a result, external resources left them heavily in debt, and they did not get any new resources.

If they couldn’t chew on China, then they could try another place. There are also many countries in Southeast Asia, so why not just go after something else?

After the high-level officials in Japan made such a plan, they decided to direct their spearheads at other places.

However, the problem is that other places are not so easy to deal with. Either it is the territory of the British Empire or the territory of the Lighthouse Kingdom.

"Your Majesty, the Lighthouse Kingdom has sent another telegram, asking us to settle the expenses for the purchase of oil and weapons before, otherwise they will be out of stock next month."

The King of Japan did not take it seriously at first and asked casually.

"How much is the total?"

"The total is..."

After the Minister of Defense reported the specific amount, the King of Japan jumped up.

"What's the matter? It's so much, where did we use it?"

"The consumption of the battlefield in China is very large, just the oil and weapons..."

"Don't pay the money yet, call the ministers to discuss this matter first."

After the King of Japan called the internal and external ministers to discuss, there was a disagreement between the two factions among the ministers.

One faction demanded payment, otherwise China would not be able to continue on the battlefield.

The other faction proposed that they simply did not need to pay back the money, and that they could take this opportunity to finalize the strategic plan and define the sphere of influence of the Lighthouse Kingdom in Southeast Asia.

"Do you have confidence in attacking the Lighthouse Kingdom?" the King of Japan asked doubtfully.

"Now that things have come to this, there is no other way. For Japan, we are willing to fight to the death!"

The ministers knelt down one after another to show their determination and stance.

Seeing this, the Emperor of Japan's hesitation disappeared and he directly issued the order.

"Get ready, we're going to war with Lighthouse Nation!"

In the parallel universe, China's history has changed because of Jiang Lan's appearance, but the main storyline of the world still unfolds according to the original historical process.

Neon Country still attacked the port of Lighthouse Nation, but the timeline was advanced a few years.

After being attacked by Neon, Lighthouse Nation was completely stunned.

If Lighthouse Nation is compared to humans, at this moment, he is like walking on the road and being hit on the head by a stranger.

The sneak attack happened so blatantly without any signs.

Lighthouse Nation originally thought that Neon Country's telegram provocation was impotent rage, just venting its impotent anger across the radio, and it was a small role not worth mentioning.

Now it seems that although Japan is a small player, it has a big temper.

"It's time to let Japan go. We are so powerful in the Lighthouse Country. Don't think that we dare not attack it just because it is so far away!"

Unlike the historical trajectory, the Lighthouse Country has not yet developed the atomic bomb, so they sent troops directly to the mainland of Japan.

My goodness, after this operation, the history has been completely rewritten.

The Lighthouse Country has invaded Japan to steal the homeland. Naturally, these Japanese soldiers can't take care of China, and they hurried back to their hometown to fight a defensive war.

The invasion war launched by Japan is really a loss of both the wife and the soldiers.

With the formal surrender of the Neon people and the large-scale evacuation of Chinese land, China completely won the war of resistance.

People took to the streets, hugged each other, encouraged each other, and cheered for this hard-won victory.

This is a rare victory in China's modern history. It washed away a hundred years of humiliation and ushered in a great victory, which will be engraved in everyone's heart.

After the victory of the foreign war of resistance, things did not end there.

The country was still in a chaotic stage, the warlords were doing their own thing, and the lives of the people were still miserable.

When Peng Hengzhang left P City, he brought an army of 300,000, and when he came back, it was still a million-strong army. His current strength has long surpassed that of Marshal Gu, who was known as the "King of Beiyuan".

The king of Beiyuan is about to change, not only in Y Province, but also in other surrounding places.

Now the only one who can compete with Peng Hengzhang is the army led by a certain central leader himself.

They both claim to have millions of troops, but no one knows who is stronger.

When everyone thought that Peng Hengzhang was going to seize the territory with a big sword and an axe, he was extremely low-key.

He accepted the surrender of the surrounding small military leaders and continued to expand his territory, but he never took the initiative to start a war.

At this time, the consultant Tian, ​​who was pretending to be dead, couldn't continue to pretend to be dead.

If he didn't come out to stabilize the situation now, all these small military leaders under him would probably run away.

Although the current Marshal Gu is still a marshal in name, his prestige is not as high as before.

His act of faking his own death is a manifestation of cowardice, which makes people look down on him.

What's worse is that his son is still in the hands of the Japanese, and it is still unknown whether he is alive or dead.

If people knew about this, it would be a big joke.

Gu Tian has been a hero all his life, but he didn't expect that he would be worried about gains and losses in his old age. He has made all the calculations for the organization but ended up at a disadvantage. It has to be said that this is fate.

Peng Hengzhang is not a toothless tiger. Gu Tian's territory will be his sooner or later.

"Marshal Gu is old. We have been playing the game of Beiyuan for a long time. Now it's time to take it back."

Jiang Lan smiled and was not surprised by Peng Hengzhang's decision.

"Gu Muzhen is in our hands. Maybe he still has some value."

"Maybe Gu Muzhen is a very good medium. To be honest, I don't want to go to war with my compatriots."

The next day, Peng Hengzhang had someone send Gu Muzhen back, and at the same time wrote a letter to express his intentions.

After reading Peng Hengzhang's letter, Gu Fangtian did not feel too angry, but only felt powerless.

The Gu family was doomed, and it was no longer something that could be saved by human power.

"Forget it, forget it. I, Gu Fangtian, have everything I should have in my life, and I have no regrets. If Peng Hengzhang wants to take Beiyuan, then let him take it. I have found a good way out for my brothers."

"Father, I can't. Our Gu family's territory was given to Peng Hengzhang, so what should I do?"

Gu Muzhen could not accept such an ending even more than Gu Fangtian. When he was in the Gu family, he was still the young marshal of the Gu family. Now that the Gu family is gone, what is he?

"Ah Zhen, isn't it good to be a rich man with leisure for the rest of your life?"

Consultant Tian rubbed his forehead, feeling a little tired. He felt very bad in his heart.

This time, Gu Muzhen was not obedient as usual and listened to his father's words. Instead, he became hysterical, which was unusual for him.

"No, I don't want to. Why should I be inferior to Peng Hengzhang? Why is it him? Who is he!"

"Ah Zhen, this is the best choice."

"Father, we are not without the ability to compete. Why must it be Peng Hengzhang? We can also unite with the central government, we..."

Consultant Tian shouted, "Enough! I have made up my mind, and you can't say anything!"

After that, he turned and left, leaving Gu Muzhen sitting paralyzed on the ground.