Expedition to Europe

In mid-October, the new Governor-General of French Indochina, Charles Mangin, arrived in Saigon and began his years as Governor-General.

Speaking of which, the position of Governor-General of French Indochina is also a high-risk position in the French colonies. In the past three or four years, Mangin has been the third candidate for Governor-General.

After arriving in Saigon, like the previous two Governors-General, Mangin first visited the Lan Fang Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

France and Lan Fang did terminate their alliance, but this did not mean that the relationship between France and Lan Fang had broken down. After all, the two sides still had some origins. If Mangin wanted to be more comfortable in this position, he must have a good relationship with Lan Fang.

Mangin did have a bad reputation as a general, but this did not mean that Mangin was a fool. In fact, it was as difficult to make a name for himself in the French military as it was in French politics. Even if Mangin was a butcher, he was a "smart butcher", otherwise he would not be valued no matter who was on the stage.

However, Lan Fang's visit to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not give Man Jing much confidence. Lan Fang rejected some of Man Jing's requests, especially regarding the lease period of Cam Ranh Bay. Lan Fang's Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that there was no room for negotiation.

When Bastien was the Governor-General of French Indochina, Lan Fang leased Cam Ranh Bay from the French; during Lyautey's administration, the lease agreement was further deepened, and the surrounding 100 square meters of land including Cam Ranh Bay were all leased by Lan Fang. Lan Fang was preparing to build a huge military industrial base including affiliated factories in Cam Ranh Bay.

There are many restrictions on military industrial bases. If it is a civilian base, there is still something to do around Cam Ranh Bay. The emergence of a large base will greatly promote the economic development of the surrounding areas of Cam Ranh Bay. Military bases are closed because of their own closedness.

With the advancement of the construction of Cam Ranh Bay Port, this originally unnoticed port has become more and more important, especially the deployment of battleships, which has further enhanced the status of Cam Ranh Bay.

If Cam Ranh Bay can be recovered during his term of office, it will become the biggest highlight of Man Jing's tenure.

Of course, Man Jing did not expect that Lan Fang would give up this natural naval port where a huge amount of manpower and material resources had been invested just after his arrival. Man Jing just wanted to test the waters, but he did not expect that Lan Fang would react so fiercely.

Lan Fang directly "sent Man Jing out of the country" and did not even leave him a meal. It was a great shame.

After leaving Coconut City, Man Jing turned around and went to Lion City, which was the seat of the British Governor-General in Malaya. This choice was not very friendly to Lan Fang.

It was also expected. Since France gave up its alliance with Lan Fang, it would definitely look for a new ally. Although Britain was not the best choice, because of the long-term cooperative relationship and fighting side by side in the world war, Britain could barely be regarded as one of France's best potential allies now.

But the most regrettable thing is that Britain is the country that is most targeted at France in the world. In order to achieve a balance on the European continent, Britain has given up the friendship of fighting side by side in the world war and turned to curb the rise of France. I am afraid that Man Jing's trip to Lion City will not be as expected.

It is still unknown what progress Manking made in the Lion City. After returning to Saigon, Manking made a bold decision to dismiss three of the six existing divisions in French Indochina, leaving only two Annan divisions stationed in Siam and one defense force stationed in Saigon.

Manking wanted to completely wash away the Lanfang imprint in the French Indochina army, because there were too many Annan people leaning towards Lanfang in the existing troops, which Manking could not accept.

The intention was good, but Manking's mistake was that he acted too hastily. Manking had just arrived in French Indochina and had not yet established his foothold, but he started to implement such a big move. It was easy to get into trouble if he took too big a step.

After Manking announced that he would dismiss the army, at the end of October, a riot broke out in the Fifth Division of French Indochina stationed in Le Yi Province, and it quickly spread to the nearby Kawlasin Province.

Le Yi Province, located in the center of French control in Siam, has a flat terrain and is one of the main rice producing areas in Siam. The rebellion that originally broke out in Le Yi Province was not difficult to deal with, but after it spread to Kyauk Lasin Province, the spark instantly became a prairie fire.

The northwest of Kyauk Lasin Province is a mountainous area, which is one of the rare mountainous terrains controlled by the French government. It is not easy to find the rebels who have been broken up in the mountains. At this time, Man Jing made a series of stupid moves. While dispatching troops, Man Jing openly announced that he would hang all the soldiers who participated in the rebellion.

This decision aroused a fierce reaction from the Annan people. Not only did the previous rebellion not subside, but the French Indochina First Division that went to perform the suppression mission also rebelled. For a time, the rebellion area spread rapidly, not only limited to Siam, but also spread to Laos along the Savannakhet area, and there was a trend of spreading to Annan.

At this point, if it is said that there is no Lan Fang's plan behind it, no one will believe it.

The French government's reaction was still very intense. Millerand asked every day when the new Lanfang ambassador to France would arrive in Paris. When Millerand could not get a definite answer, his patience finally ran out.

In early November, Millerand informed the Corsica local government on behalf of the French government that the French government would send formal tax officials to the Corsica region.

Sending tax officials meant that the French government could no longer tolerate the high degree of autonomy in the Corsica region and was ready to use force to take back control of the Corsica region.

Lanfang's reaction - or rather Corsica's reaction - was much more intense than Millerand had imagined.

Paris in November had already entered deep winter. This winter was not as cold as during the World War, but the temperature was unbearable. Although it was afternoon, there were few people on the street. Occasionally, someone would pass by the street, wrapped tightly in a coat and holding a hat, cursing the weather.

Randy Sissi was not in a good mood today. As a special adviser to the French president, Randy Sissi owned a house on Clichy Street near the Moulin Rouge. This was definitely something worth celebrating. If it was sunny, Randy Sissi would prepare some wine and snacks and invite his neighbors to his home, but today, Randy Sissi was really not in the mood.

"Then, everything is up to you." In front of the door of No. 145 Clichy Street, a gentleman in a tuxedo, a windbreaker, and a top hat was saying goodbye to Randy Sissi.

"I'll try my best--" Randy Sisi, who was only wearing a cotton vest, had a sad face and tried to force a smile, but he didn't succeed.

"You just need to say a word at the right time, and you don't even have to agree. As long as you don't object, Mr. Will will be your loyal friend." The gentleman in the top hat raised his hat to signal, then turned around and whistled, and a car that had been waiting at the corner of the street immediately slid over.

Mr. Will is a banker who works for the Dutch consortium. For Randy Sisi, he is a big shot. It should be exciting to have the friendship of such a big shot, but Randy Sisi's face really doesn't show much excitement.

Watching the car go away and turn the corner, Randy Cece's wife Jessie Isaac walked out of the house, put a windbreaker on Randy Cece and said with a worried look on her face: "I said, can't you give up this matter? Mr. Will is indeed very powerful, but what do you think Mr. Will is compared to United Petroleum?"

"You don't understand what's going on here, go back and make your dinner." Randy Cece didn't want to discuss this issue with his wife, and his expression was quite impatient.

"Damn it, you're crazy!" Jessie Isaac wiped his hands on his apron and looked at Randy Cece with a worried look.

"Honey, don't worry, of course I know that Mr. Reno has a huge influence, and we don't mean to target Mr. Reno, but this kind of thing is like-" Randy Cece was explaining when a violent explosion suddenly came from the corner of the street.

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Randy Sisi's face suddenly changed, and he ran to the door quickly. He looked out through the fence gate. The explosion was at the corner where the car had just turned.

"Look, see what you are going to face? Are we going to live in endless fear in the future?" Jesse Isaac had collapsed in front of the door. The violent explosion made Jesse Isaac lose his mind.

"Calm down, the more we need to calm down at this time!" Randy Sisi was sweating profusely, and he didn't even know that his windbreaker had fallen to the ground.

"Hey, are you okay?" A voice suddenly sounded not far away.

Randy Sisi turned his head and looked over. It was a strange young man: "Who are you?" Randy Sisi felt a little bad.

"You don't need to know who I am, Mr. Randy Sisi?" The young man smiled, and his white teeth were a little dazzling.

"Yes, I am, who are you?" Randy Sisi barely stood still, and his hand holding the fence door was exposed.

"You don't need to know who I am, Mr. Randy. I'm here to send you greetings from Lanfang." The young man said, and suddenly took out a pistol from his arms.

Bang-bang-bang-bang!

Although it was a pistol, it still had enough lethality when shot at close range. Randy Sissi was shot three times in a row, and the last three shots were all on his head, and his entire head was completely unrecognizable.

"Ah--" Jesse Isaac screamed, and the sound was so loud that it could be heard in half a street.

"Damn it, shut up!" The violent young man had no intention of stopping, and pointed the gun at Jesse Isaac and pulled the trigger.

"Ta!" The click of the bullet running out sounded particularly pleasant to Jesse Isaac.

"Go, go, go!" A car stopped in front of Randy's house with an emergency brake, and there was an anxious voice in the car urging.

"Hey, live well, your life is hard-earned." The young man had no time to change bullets, smiled at Jesse Isaac, turned around and got in the car.

Jesse Isaacs will never forget that smile.