African Nationhood

On August 8, Qu Sangqian set off from Budapest and arrived in Vienna. When he saw that the former music capital had become devastated, he couldn't help but sigh.

"What are the casualties among our soldiers?"

As the main commander, Shi Honglian reported to the front with a sad face: "There were 4.8 casualties in this battle, and the total casualties in Austria were 5.3."

This battle was indeed brutal. After the German-Austrian Allied Forces retreated into Vienna, they fought to the death with the South China Army in the streets and alleys for four days and four nights.

Because their will to resist was relatively strong, the Nanhua Army had to continue to send more manpower.

Xue Yingxiong's 4 men all invested in it, and finally captured the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

The remnants of the German-Austrian coalition forces finally fled the city, and the Austrian Emperor Karl I also fled with the coalition forces, leaving only his palace among the ruins.

"Is the intensity of resistance in the city still that high?"

Shi Honglian shook his head, "After the German-Austrian forces left, the people here have become much more honest, and there is only some sporadic resistance left."

"That's good, then we will enter a state of rest, and there will be no more war.

After condolences to the soldiers, Qu Sanggan continued to rush to Prague in the north without stopping.

At the same time, all engineers of the factory were arrested, and the factory managers were also imprisoned.

Then Zheng Tong began to put the engineers in the factory on trial. Basically, all of the nearly 10,000 engineers here were guilty, and they were all sentenced to reeducation through labor.

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On August 8, Qu Sangqian entered Prague.

Zheng Tong's troops took over a historic city without any bloodshed, and then he sent people to garrison the Skoda Arsenal.

You just have to do a good job in public security and clean-up. In addition, you can't lose the work of recruiting immigrants and transferring property. "

There has been a craze in the mainland to learn from the South China Expeditionary Force. At the same time, Qu Sangganhai brought condolences to the soldiers, including some letters from home and a large amount of food and cola beer.

Its largest factories are located in the industrial towns of Pilsen and Wirzm in the western Czech Republic, with a total of 100,000 people working for it.

Chairman Shi ordered that the soldiers of the South China Expeditionary Force achieved dazzling results, demonstrated national prestige, and established a prestigious reputation.

It was bought by an Austrian count named Skoda in 1868. From 1869, the factory was named Skoda Factory.

Everyone fought bravely in Europe, which not only brought glory to South China, but also inspired all South China citizens.

This was founded in 1859 by Czech Arno (~-1904) who founded a machinery factory in a city in the western Czech Republic.

He fought his way through the scorching battlefields across Europe and gained a lot of prestige among the Allied Powers and the Central Powers.

In addition to becoming a joint-stock civilian machinery company in 1899, the factory also produces large quantities of shotguns, machine guns, artillery tanks, etc., making it one of the most famous military factories in Austria. Its large-caliber artillery is unique at this stage.

The condolences and encouragement gradually restored the morale of the frontline soldiers who had suffered from tough battles.

Shi Honglian nodded, "Yes."

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After Zheng Tong entered the Skoda factory, he immediately suspended the factory's production tasks.

Then Qu Sangqian visited the frontline soldiers and conveyed Chairman Shi's praise to the soldiers.

When Zheng Tong led his army to this ancient Central European city, the Czechs in the city surrendered without resistance at all.

However, the prison terms vary, generally starting from 5 years.

As for those factory managers, more than a hundred of them were shot to death for financing war crimes, and all their property was confiscated.

After this operation, all the officials and dignitaries in Prague were frightened.

By the time Qu Sangqian arrived, Zheng Tong had already begun to attack the wealthy businessmen and dignitaries in the city.

Qu Sangqian did not stop Zheng Tong's behavior, and he began to meet with Czech autonomous elements.

The most famous among them is Thomas Garrigue Masaryk, a bourgeois politician and university professor in the Czech Republic.

A former member of the Austro-Hungarian Parliament, he advocated the autonomy of the Czech state within the empire and supported workers' demands for an eight-hour working day and universal suffrage, but had a negative attitude towards the labor movement.

In 1914, he became the leader of the uprising against the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In 1916, he became the chairman of the Paris National Committee of Czechoslovakia and established the Czechoslovak Legion in Russia, France, Italy and other countries.

In May 1917, he supported the Russian Provisional Government and agreed with the anti-Soviet imperialist front. When the South China Expeditionary Army entered the Hungarian plains, the leader of the rebel army had contacted Qu Sangqian.

It was just that he was busy with the war at that time, so Qu Sangqian ignored him.

The rebel leader immediately became fanatical after seeing Qu Sanggan supporting a Hungarian republican government. He contacted Qu Sanggan very enthusiastically and promised to instigate the defense forces in the Czech Republic.

It was Qu Sangqian who asked Zheng Tong to lead his army to the Czech region. After arriving in the Czech region, the rebel leader actually instigated the local defense forces and surrendered obediently.

Zheng Tong also met the leader of the rebel army, and he proposed to establish an independent government in the Czech Republic.

Zheng Tongtong said that he could not make the decision and asked him to wait until Commander Qu Sangqian came to talk.

With this buffer in place, Zheng Tong began to crazily arrest officials and dignitaries in the city, interrogating their property, food, assets, etc.

By the time Qu Sangqian arrived, Zheng Tong's work was already halfway through.

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Qu Sangqian met Thomas Garrige Masaryk at the city hall. This was a very common face, old and energetic.

"Hello, General Qu."

"Well, hello, Mr. Masaryk."

The old Czech saw that Qu Sangqian didn't say anything more, so he had no choice but to continue speaking.

"I have often heard in Europe that Chairman Shi of your country is a genius politician, and I admire him very much."

"Pfft!"

This Mr. Masaryk was ten years older than Chairman Shi, but he said words of admiration in front of Qu Sangqian, which made Qu Sangqian laugh.

"Sorry, I suddenly remembered a joke."

Qu Sangqian’s explanation was very far-fetched, Masaryk pretended to agree with his explanation and echoed: “Oh, that’s it.

I want to meet with you because I want to tell you that we Czechs have long since no longer wanted to be ruled by the Austro-Hungarian Empire. On behalf of the Czechs who long for independence, I ask you to support us in establishing an independent country. "

Qu Sangqian had long understood the politician's requirements, but when he came to see him, he needed to know what benefits he could bring to Nanhua. This benefit was not just about persuading some defense forces to surrender.

Since everyone is understanding, Qu Sangqian didn’t want to talk in circles. He asked straight to the point: “Well, I can understand your request, but I hope to know what you and the organization behind you can bring to us after establishing the country? "

Masaryk was well prepared for Qu Sangqian's question. He had long understood what the South China Expeditionary Force was doing in Budapest.

He smiled and said: “Our government will assist you in public security management to ensure the stability of the country and prevent riots in the country.

At the same time, we will assist your army in accepting female immigrants. We can help persuade women of working age to immigrate to South China.

At the same time, we can also assist you in land distribution and strive to ensure that all people can obtain land. "

Since the South China Expeditionary Force entered southern Europe, South China has tried to replicate South China's experience, and these experiences have achieved great success.

As long as the land is divided equally, these southern European regions will immediately become stable, and no one will resist Nanhua anymore.

Because under the auspices of Nan Hua, these people became property owners, so they naturally supported the Nan Hua Expeditionary Force.

This model is a successful model and can also increase Nanhua's influence in southern Europe in a disguised manner.

However, this model is not conducive to the development of European capitalism and is not supported by strong state machinery and leaders.

Peasants in these areas will eventually be deprived of their land by the bourgeoisie and officials and reduced to abject poverty.

This laid the foundation for unrest, and this area will still not be peaceful in the future.

If there is a strong politician who supports this system of equal land distribution, then the South China Expeditionary Force will also support the other party so that it can maintain its rule for a longer period of time.

"Well, Mr. Masaryk, if you can promise to maintain our various systems in this region, then I will support you and establish a new government."

Masaryk smiled and nodded, "Thank you for your support, General Qu. I will be responsible for what I said today. I also hope that your country and Chairman Shi can continue to support our Czech government."

At this point, the Czechs gained independence, and on August 8, the new Czech Republic was established (Note 28).

ps: Note 1, because Slovakia was merged into the newly formed Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic cannot pull Slovakia to become independent. (End of chapter)