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three days later.

Outside the villa of the Bethany Abbey Sanatorium, three cars drove slowly into the yard, and the two large iron gates were immediately closed by Jin army guards.

When the car came to a complete stop, Oya Masharu, who had previously connected with the rickshaw driver and was also the Japanese negotiator, stepped out of the car.

"Your Excellency Oya, welcome."

Seeing this, Judd Town and Li Fengzhou, who had been waiting for a long time, hurried forward a few steps, stretched out their right hands, and greeted each other with a smile.

Whether the Jin army can reap more benefits depends largely on this person's attitude, and the two are naturally enthusiastic.

"Jasang, Li Sang, hello."

Oya Masaharu bowed deeply, and shook hands with the two respectively, impeccable in etiquette.

The Japanese are like this, no matter how nasty what they think in their hearts, they do a good job on the surface and are very confusing.

Seeing him like this, Judd Town and Li Fengzhou were really happy in their hearts, and they smiled and invited the Japanese negotiators into the room.

At this time, the spacious living room on the first floor has changed its appearance. The original sofa and various furniture have been emptied, leaving only a long table and two rows of chairs.

"Your Excellency Oya, please."

"Dorzo."

After exchanging pleasantries, Juddzhen and Li Fengzhou sat on one side of the long table, and Oya Masaki sat down on the other side with the accompanying translator and assistant.

Although Oya Masharu's Republic of China speaks very authentically, negotiators must speak in their native language in diplomatic occasions.

This involves the issue of position, and it is also to prevent mistakes in some professional vocabulary. It is more professional to be accompanied by a translator.

In addition, since one party is a sovereign state and the other is a local force, no national flag was placed on the negotiating table, only a few bouquets of flowers.

In this formal and informal atmosphere, Oya Masharu was the first to speak, revealing the surrender price and conditions given by the Japanese side.

According to the meaning of Tokyo and the Xinguofu, for the purpose of coexistence and co-prosperity to build a new East Asia, the Jin army should immediately cease fighting with the Japanese army and cooperate with the Xinguofu.

At the same time, according to the cooperation framework between Ji and the Japanese, the political and military affairs of Jin Province are taken care of by the Republic of China, and the Japanese side is only responsible for "guidance".

The jurisdiction of the Jin Army will first be Jin Province, and in the future it can be expanded to cover the whole of North China. When the strength is sufficient, it will still have the power to rule the new government.

In order to help the Jin army resist the mountain city and the northwest, the Japanese army will provide assistance in terms of soldiers, weapons, and training, and will not interfere in the internal affairs of the Jin army.

For Yan Baichuan personally, the Japanese side will "assist" him to become Ji's deputy, and support Yan Baichuan as the head of the North China Administrative Committee and the commander-in-chief of the North China National Defense Force at an appropriate time.

Finally, Japan and the Xinguo government hope to end the state of war between the Japanese army and the Jin army as soon as possible, realize peace in East Asia, and jointly resist the oppression of European and American countries.

Independent.

military aid.

Ji's deputy.

end the war.

When Jia Dezhen and Li Fengzhou heard these four points, they were very excited. If what the Japanese said was true, Yan Baichuan would become the de facto king of the north.

There is even a chance to kick someone Ji away, to satisfy the CEO's addiction, to upgrade the Jin Army from a local force to the Central┴Central Army, and achieve the unfinished goal of the Central Plains War.

However, no matter how good the Japanese say, they have to express their demands and bottom line, and clarify the division of interests in the future.

According to Yan Baichuan's intention, Jia Dezhen formally put forward the four principles of "Asian alliance, joint anti-red war, diplomatic consistency, and self-care of internal affairs".

He also asked the Japanese army to cede Duijiuyu, Hujiayao, Gaoyang Town and other strongholds in Xiaoyi County and hand them over to the Jin army, so as to persuade the lieutenants.

Against the military forces of the underground party in Lishi County, the Japanese army must assist the Jin army in military strikes to prevent the spread of certain ideas.

The specifics are: the Japanese army is responsible for the operations in the areas north of Lishi and Jundu highways, and the Jin army is responsible for the areas south of the Lijun highway. If necessary, the two sides will carry out joint suppression.

In addition, the Japanese side should give an approximate amount of military and economic assistance, and deliver some supplies in advance after the agreement is reached to show its sincerity.

For the Jin army's request, Oya Masharu readily agreed without any hesitation.

In exchange for the cooperation of the Jin army with a few insignificant strongholds, this matter does not require Tokyo's approval, and he has the right to decide.

As for the four principles, they did not intend to intervene in the internal affairs of the new government, and it was enough to retain the right to "guidance".

And attacking the underground party is something the military can't wait for, and the more blood the Jin army has, the less they can turn back.

It's just the amount of military and economic aid that needs to be discussed again. After all, the landlord's family has no surplus food.

After more than two years of fierce fighting, it was the noble chaebols who made the fortune, but the Japanese government's economy was on the verge of collapse, and it was possible to save a little bit.

Just when Oya Masaharu was about to bargain, in a building 200 meters away from the villa, several Japanese people wearing headphones whispered to each other.

"Test, bedroom 1 is normal."

"Test, the kitchen is normal."

"Test, the corridor is normal."

"Test, bedroom 2 is normal."

"Living room 1, amplify the sound, Living room 2, reduce the volume."

"Hay!"

In the basement without any windows, more than a dozen electrical equipment flickered with lights, and wires extended to the outside, and the smell of burnt smell wafted out.

The layout here is very similar to the "Ting Ting" work area on the ground floor of No. 76. Obviously, this place is the Japanese monitoring point for the villa.

Just as Zuo Zhong and Kuang Fuan guessed, the negotiation process in the villa was under the monitoring of the Japanese side, and the speeches of the two sides were recorded verbatim by the wire tape recorder.

With these recordings, the Japanese took the initiative in the negotiations. If Yan Baichuan repented or raised excessive conditions, the devils could release the recordings at any time to counter the other party.

Jia Dezhen and Li Fengzhou are important figures in the Jin Army, and there are more than one or two people who are familiar with their voices. Once this matter is known to the outside world, Yan Baichuan will definitely become the target of public criticism.

Under the current situation, if Yan Baichuan wanted to surrender smoothly, he had to establish the established facts first, and then find a way to convince his subordinates and confuse the people under his rule.

Otherwise, not to mention the outside, even inside the Jin army, there will be people who oppose him.

After fighting for so long and killing so many people, China and Japan have already forged a deep blood feud. A simple cooperation cannot convince everyone.

"Da da da da..."

The steel wire recorder rotates quickly, and the sound signal is converted into a magnetic field signal through the magnetic head, and recorded on the steel wire. The advantage of this recording method is that it is stable, but the disadvantage is that there is a lot of noise.

The devil in charge of monitoring listened intently to the monitoring effect and adjusted the volume of the monitoring equipment from time to time. This process may last for a long time.

Negotiations are essentially no different from buying vegetables in a vegetable market, but because the content involved is related to the fundamental interests of both parties, it will inevitably not end in a short time.

In the evening, Oya Masharu frowned and got into the car and left the villa. The negotiation was temporarily suspended, and both parties needed to report today's progress to their superiors.

In the next few days, the Japanese side came every morning and left at nightfall. The negotiations fell into a tug-of-war, and no one wanted to let go easily.

Jia Dezhen and Li Fengzhou carried forward the style of Shanxi merchants who counted pennies and pennies, and started round after round of negotiations around various small terms and Oya Masharu.

Finally, after ten days of intense exchanges, the Jin army and the Japanese side reached a preliminary consensus and decided to gradually complete the "cooperation" in three stages.

Among them, 8 agreements were stipulated in the first stage, from which the Jin army gained a lot of benefits, the specific contents are as follows.

First, the Jin army signed an armistice agreement with Japan.

Second, after the armistice agreement was established, Xiaoyi County was handed over to the Jin army, and the Jin army immediately advanced to the area centered on Xiaoyi, and Yan Baichuan moved to Xiaoyi County or Xi County, closely cooperating with the Japanese army.

Third, after the cooperation was realized, the Japanese army concentrated its forces in the surrounding military key areas to protect the Jin army from the invasion of the Guo army, the underground party, and any other forces.

The responsibility for public security in various places in Jin Province is the responsibility of the Jin army itself, but relevant actions and deployments need to be discussed with the Japanese army at any time.

Fourth, allow the Jin army to expand to 30 troops, and the lack of soldiers will be supplemented from the strong men in Lu and Hebei provinces. The number is about 10, and the rest will be settled in Jin Province.

The weapons and equipment involved will be supplemented by the Xinguo government in accordance with the following numbers:

Rifles - [-] sticks
Light machine guns - [-]
Heavy machine guns - [-]
Grenadiers - [-]
All kinds of guns - three hundred
And all kinds of ammunition needed.

Food and clothing were requisitioned on the spot, and the Japanese military provided assistance for the missing parts.

5000. In order to sort out Jin banknotes, an overdraft loan of [-] million yuan was granted.

Sixth, during the implementation of the agreement, Yan Baichuan had to secretly contact the generals of the Guojun who opposed the underground party in various places, and on the other hand, he had to meet with someone from Ji in Taiyuan or Xiaoyi to make an agreement on cooperation.

Seventh, the military expenditure is paid 200 million yuan by the Xinguo government every month.

Eighth, the above items must be carried out secretly and as quickly as possible.

If the agreement in the first phase is still somewhat concealed, then the agreement in the second and third phases that follow is even more explicit, and it is an outright traitorous agreement.

The Japanese asked Yan Baichuan to urge Yamashiro to stop opposing Japan and accept a series of surrender conditions. If Yamashiro disagreed, he would have to declare "acting alone" to China and foreign countries.

The Jin army will cooperate with the Japanese army to first eliminate the underground party in Jin Province. For this reason, the Japanese army will temporarily pay 2000 million yuan for military horses and weapons, and another 2000 million yuan for monthly military expenses.

The devils also allowed the Jin army to expand to 50 people, and the Taiyuan Arsenal, which was occupied and destroyed after the war, would resume production as quickly as possible to supply military supplies.

In this way, the original squad leader can become a platoon leader, and the platoon leader can become a company commander. Although the combat effectiveness will decrease, it can win over Yan Baichuan's grassroots officers in disguise.

On the other hand, the Japanese army "suggested" that troops above the Jin army camp should hire Japanese as advisers and instructors, and give up the small boat nest at the Yellow River ferry leading to Shaanxi Province to the Japanese army for garrison.

In order to achieve this purpose, the Japanese come up with several advantages.

For example, the resolution of the issues of Chahar, Suiyuan, and Mongolia will be decided by Ji and Yan Baichuan through discussion.

For example, the Northwest Industrial Company, the Tongpu Railway, and the factories under the jurisdiction of the Shanxi Provincial Public Enterprises Board of Directors, which were owned by Yan's family but owned by Yan's family, were completely returned to Yan Baichuan.

If the Japanese conspiracy succeeds, the Jin army will become a puppet army, and the entire northern part of the Republic of China will be in danger of falling, and the government will be trapped in the southwest by the Japanese army.

Even though the conditions were so harsh, after receiving a telegram, Judd Town and Li Fengzhou still signed the document. In their eyes, national interests are far less important than their own interests.

According to diplomatic practice, the agreement will come into effect from the date of signing by the representatives of both parties. Two copies will be made in each of Japan and Chinese, and the two sides will exchange and save one copy for Japan and Shanxi.

Judd Town pushed the Chinese copy to Oya Masharu, then got up and shook hands with the other party, and asked someone to bring champagne, ready to celebrate the successful negotiation between the two parties.

Oya Masharu happily took the wine glass. It is a rare credit for him to be able to successfully lead the major strategic action of the Jin army's surrender.

"Cheers, happy cooperation."

"Pleasant to work with."

With the sound of clang, Oya Masaki, Judd Town, and Li Fengzhou clinked glasses, drank the wine with a smile, and the laughter floated far away through the window.

It was already dark at this time, and in the woods on the hillside in the distance, Zuo Zhong put down the binoculars in his hand, put on his mask, turned his head and nodded to the other masked men and said two words.

"Go!"