frightfiction Chapter 334 Work Summary (Part 2)
Chapter 334 Work Summary (Part 2)
The atmosphere was subtly quiet for a moment. Zhang Guangsong observed the expressions on people's faces and knew that it was time to tell them the bad news.
He lowered his voice and said, "However, the separatists in Pattani have been somewhat restless recently. Luang Phibun has sent a diplomatic letter specifically asking us to allow him to reorganize his army and regain control of Pattani."
Zhang Chi looked at Zhang Guangsong and asked, "What do you think? Tell me first?"
Zhang Guangsong thought for a moment and said carefully, "We have finally disarmed Siam. We must not let Phibun touch the army again. However, those separatists in Pattani are destabilizing factors for both Siam and us.
In my opinion, should we allow Phibun to expand the number of security personnel and allow them to be lightly armed?"
Zhang Chi didn't rush to answer. Instead, he stood up and slowly walked to the map on the wall. With his hands behind his back, he looked at the southern part of Siam, as if thinking about something...
His finger slid slowly along the map from north to south, finally stopping at Singapore, north of the Strait of Malacca.
In addition to the two expansion directions of west and east mentioned earlier, in the south, the three divisions led by Qi Quan plus one mechanized brigade are heading towards Singapore on the Malay Peninsula.
"Are you wondering why I ordered Qi Quan's troops to stop in the area from southern Pattani to Penang to confront the Japanese?" (Photo)
Zhang Guangsong nodded. He didn't know why the topic of fighting on the southern front suddenly turned from the issue of separatists in Pattani Province, Siam, which he had just been talking about.
However, he was indeed very curious as to why the powerful attack group led by Qi Quan had been stuck in the western Malaysian Peninsula for so long.
Although Zhang Guangsong didn't know much about military affairs, he knew that the troops led by Qi Quan had more than 120 M4 Sherman medium tanks, over 200 artillery pieces and self-propelled artillery with a caliber of over 100mm, and support from planes in the sky. They were simply not something that the tens of thousands of remaining Japanese troops could resist.
In fact, even the Japanese themselves were puzzled. How could a group of remnants of the 25th Army, a temporarily formed independent mixed brigade or regional independent garrison regiment, and a group of Malay vassal troops hold off the well-equipped An Min Army for more than a month?
"There are certainly military considerations for taking it slow." Zhang Chi naturally would not communicate the specific military deployment with Zhang Guangsong. Although he was number one, he still had to abide by basic confidentiality rules.
"But there are other considerations as well." Zhang Chi pointed at the map and said, "The separatist issue in Pattani is ultimately a problem in West Malaysia."
Before World War II, the population of Malay State was over 4 million, of which Malays and Chinese each accounted for more than 400% to nearly 5%, and the rest were a small number of other Austronesian natives and Indians from Sindhu.
After the war in the previous life, as the Johns allowed Malay independence and favoritism in supporting the Malays, the proportion of Chinese gradually dropped to more than 20%, and they became second-class citizens.
Separatists in Pattani frequently seek to join the Malays because they share the same spiritual foundation as the Malays.
Zhang Chi was determined to accept and protect his compatriots on the Malay Peninsula, so he stood against the separatists and Malays in Pattani.
"West Malaysia is 132,000 square kilometers, about the same size as Anhui Province," Zhang Chi said slowly. "I want Chinese to become the majority. Besides encouraging Chinese immigrants from the Republic of China to immigrate there, what's the best way?"
"Use war to drive away the local natives?" Zhang Guangsong's eyes lit up and he looked as if he had suddenly realized something.
"That's right. Anyway, attacking the Japanese is the most correct thing to do internationally now. Occasionally one or two artillery shells or bombs miss the target, but there's nothing we can do about it." Zhang Chi shrugged with a smile.
Zhang Guangsong stroked the stubble on his chin, thought for a moment, and found that this was indeed a good trick to remove the source of the problem.
After the natives of West Malaysia left because of the war, the separatists in Pattani had no one to rely on and naturally could not cause any trouble.
"It's just..." Zhang Guangsong hesitated slightly. "If the local natives really flee en masse, will it affect our international reputation?"
As a person living in the present, Zhang Guangsong is naturally limited by his time. He naturally attaches great importance to the international perception of the West, fearing that he might "surprise his allies."
"Especially since the Johns are gnashing their teeth at us right now, what if they stand up and accuse us of being uncivilized? Wouldn't we be in a passive position in the Allied camp then?"
Zhang Chi sneered, his face full of disdain:
"The so-called 'theory of civilization' in the West is nothing more than the logic that 'civilized people killing barbarians is civilized, barbaric people eating civilized people is barbaric.' The key lies in defining who is 'civilized' and who is 'barbaric.'"
"Instead of worrying about this, why don't you use your expertise in classical drama to promote us..."
Zhang Guangsong was stunned and didn't understand what Zhang Chi said.
"Get a few film crews together and make more films that promote Chinese civilization. I think Zheng He's Voyages to the West is fantastic. I have a feeling that film will be the most popular form of international publicity in the future, a thousand times more powerful than novels, radio, or drama!"
Zhang Chi said this casually, and his mind was already thinking of "Transformers" in his previous life.
The first Transformers film directed by 'Mai Bang' is simply the best recruitment propaganda film for the White Eagle Army.
Look at the movie, the White Eagle soldiers all went to fight aliens, which immediately created a gap between them and other armies around the world, and subtly made the audience think that the White Eagle Army was the "heavenly soldiers".
There is also "Top Gun", in which the F-14A is handsome and powerful, and the Russian aircraft can only be the villain, which naturally promotes the White Eagle HNA.
It's a pity that the illiterate White Eagle youth rushed to sign up for the Air Force after watching the movie. It's also funny.
Seeing that Zhang Guangsong still looked confused, Zhang Chi shook his head and sighed: "Alright, I'll just mention this matter briefly. You should think about it carefully and draw up a set of rules first."
Zhang Guangsong was not stupid after all. He understood what was said and immediately realized that this was the focus of Zhang Chi's attention. He nodded hurriedly, imprinted this matter deeply in his mind, and planned to study the film promotion later.
I heard that the most powerful one in the world right now is Hollywood from White Eagle?
He plans to send his subordinates to investigate later.
"Let's continue with the matter of Luan Phibun." Zhang Chi laid back on the sofa. "Regular troops are definitely out of the question. Tell him that Siam is an accomplice of the Japanese and has committed unforgivable crimes against the people of Southeast Asia. The current leniency is due to their early surrender."
When it comes to PUA and the like, Zhang Chi is very proficient in it as soon as he opens his mouth.
"However, as long as they deeply reflect on their mistakes, a small self-defense force under the guidance and supervision of the People's Security Army can still be established. As for the public security police force, this is a civilian area and can certainly be expanded, but..."
Zhang Guangsong quickly followed up, "If Luan Phibun is sensible, he should recruit more Chinese and increase the proportion of Chinese among senior police officers?"