Age of Rebirth

Regarding Prince Zairen, seeing that the situation was not good, Tang Qiuli was not surprised that he wanted to withdraw from the battlefield in the Far East and put it into action. His cunning and ingenuity will naturally be on his guard.

In Tang Qiuli's view, if the Japanese Far East Dispatch Army under Zairen's command does not withdraw to the Northeast and avoid being encircled by the East Command and the Corps directly under the Far East, there are only two routes to take. One is Kamchatka. The peninsula, and the second is Sakhalin Island. These two routes, no matter which one, will eventually have to take the sea route and withdraw to the Japanese mainland.

Based on this judgment, in order to reduce the pressure on the direct subordinate corps, Tang Qiuli thought about deploying a navy squadron including two aircraft carriers to block the Strait of Okhotsk and the waters of the South Kuril Islands, and cut off Japan from the sea. The final retreat of the Far East Dispatch Army, but after thinking about it again and again, I still gave up this idea.

There are many factors that need to be taken into account. If a navy squadron enters the Sea of ​​Japan and the Sea of ​​Okhotsk, it will inevitably trigger a full-scale counterattack by the Japanese Navy. The ability to conduct a full-scale decisive battle, and let the Japanese and Americans conduct land, sea and air power consumption on the Australian battlefield and in the eastern Pacific Ocean are the core content of their strategic concept.

Now it seems that the goal has been basically achieved. On the Australian battlefield, Japan sent troops to the Southwest Pacific and the allied forces. The Japanese army is doing its best to defeat the allied forces. .Overall, the Japanese army had the upper hand and ended the war at a distance.It will take quite a while. In the end, the Allied forces will be defeated. Tang Qiuli has already seen this.

In the eastern Pacific Ocean, the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet commanded by General Yamamoto and the newly formed Pacific Fleet of the United States fought bloody battles.The Japanese navy still has the upper hand. This is an excellent opportunity to consume the military power of the Japanese and American navies. Tang Qiuli doesn't want to.Because I have a squadron.Entering Japan's backyard, and attracting the attention of the Japanese navy to himself, leading to the Pacific battlefield.The superiority of the Japanese and Allied forces against the battlefield was reversed.It is also not in line with their own long-term strategic planning.

Since the naval fleet cannot be used, the direct subordinate corps can only work harder, so that in the telegram to Liu Tiehan, the direct subordinate corps is ordered to go around and interspersed faster.

After arriving in Jinzhou, although it is not far from the front line of the Liaoxi battlefield, there are special generals in charge of each battlefield, and the troops are resting on the battlefield.Tang Qiuli's teacher pointed out that he didn't seem to have any urgent matters to deal with.He does have the feeling of some idler, which is quite different from a few months ago when the campaign to recover the Northeast started.

After the combat tasks of each theater and each corps were clarified, the commanders at all levels followed the orders and carried out the preparations before the war in an orderly manner. All of a sudden, Tang Qiuli felt that he had nothing to do, so he simply opened his heart and led the battle. With the three wives, under the protection of a group of special guards, even the mountain tigers did not let the mountain tiger follow. They traveled all over the scenic spots around Jinzhou. , North Putuo Mountain, Cuiyan Mountain and other places, all left their footsteps.

The Northeast is full of war clouds, and a decisive battle to regain the Northeast is about to begin. Tang Qiuli is like a normal person, spending his days traveling around the mountains and rivers, but no one talks behind his back. Dude, he always acted differently, but after walking around for three or four days, Mei Ting vaguely persuaded him that it's time to calm down and return to the headquarters, but Tang Qiuli smiled lightly and remained the same.

On this day, a group of people had just returned from a visit to the Qingyan Temple and watched the autumn scenery. As soon as they walked into the gate of the headquarters, they saw Ge Zhenzhuang, the chief of staff of the division, standing at the door and waiting anxiously. Tang Qiuli smiled and said Mei Ting said: "Sister Ting, look at Director Ge's anxious appearance, yes, there must be something that needs to be dealt with by me, I don't need to persuade you, tomorrow, I don't have time to accompany you all!"

Mei Ting smiled, and didn't take her husband's words seriously. Originally, thousands of troops gathered in the Northeast, and he, the commander, would be fine. He would let go of everything and accompany his wives on a tour. If the soldiers below knew about it , How bad the impact should be!

Mei Xue was not very happy, she poked Liu Xinlan and signaled her to speak, Liu Xinlan blushed and said, "Didn't you promise us to go to Fengguo Temple in Yi County tomorrow?"

Tang Qiuli looked at Liu Xinlan's red face, and said righteously: "National affairs are the most important thing! Xinlan, this is not your idea, is it? Or, let Shanhu accompany you tomorrow?" I missed Mei Xue who was snickering beside me.

Mei Ting came to her rescue: "Alright, Qiuli, you have important matters to deal with. Anyway, Fengguo Temple is there, so you can't run away. It's different when you go!"

"Sister Ting is the one who knows me!" Tang Qiuli flattered her, causing Mei Xue and Liu Xinlan to look at her with disapproval, and the three women walked away talking and laughing.

Tang Qiuli saw that Ge Zhenzhuang had seen him but didn't come over. Knowing what was going on, Tang Qiuli waved and shouted: "Director Ge, what are you waiting for me? Is there any new move by the Kwantung Army?" ?” Probably only such a thing would make Ge Zhenzhuang anxiously wait for him at the door.

Ge Zhenzhuang hurried over, raised his hands in salute, and said, "Master, it's not about the Kwantung Army, it's a telegram from the Germans. The German ambassador to China, Tautman, sent you a special diplomatic letter through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Chongqing Nationalist Government! "

"Germans?" Tang Qiuli's eyes widened, and he asked in disbelief. He was very strange. For no reason, what kind of telegram did the Germans send to him? This Ambassador Taudman, who is no stranger to himself, was the first time The visit to Germany was facilitated by this person. In all fairness, Tang Qiuli has a good impression of the German ambassador to China, Tautman, but he has not contacted him for a long time. The sudden telegram, is it strange?

"The Germans are in the telegram, what do you say?" Tang Qiuli asked while pondering.

Ge Zhenzhuang replied: "The German ambassador to China, Tautman, at the request of the Japanese ambassador to Germany, Kenji Mizuno, sent a message for the Japanese. The Japanese government requests to negotiate with you on the situation in Manchuria! If you agree to negotiate with the Japanese Negotiation, please call Taudman back as soon as possible!"

"Hahaha! The Japanese want to negotiate, at this time?" Tang Qiuli seemed to hear the most ridiculous thing in the world, shaking his head and laughing.

Ge Zhenzhuang laughed along with him. Wuluan was an officer of the Independent Division. Even an ordinary soldier could not help laughing out loud when he heard the news. Isn’t it too funny? The Independent Division’s more than 100 million troops are gearing up , worked hard, and prepared to eat up the encircled Japanese Kwantung Army in one bite. At this juncture, the Japanese want to come to negotiate, it's so fucking whimsical!

"Master, should you call Taudman back? The two sides are mortal feuds, and there is no possibility of negotiation! There is no room for negotiation, let Taudman tell the Japanese, die of this heart, don't play tricks, whimsical Got it!" Ge Zhenzhuang suggested, he felt that the heads of the Japanese must have been kicked by donkeys from top to bottom, including the shit emperor, otherwise, how could they have come up with such a ridiculous trick?

"No!" Tang Qiuli smiled slyly, and said, "Call Taudman back. Since the Japanese want to negotiate and we are not militants, let me see the sincerity of the Japanese. What bargaining chips are they offering? Enough to make my heart beat?"

Ge Zhenzhuang reminded: "Teacher, the war is imminent. The overall goal of regaining the Northeast has been determined. Is it necessary to talk nonsense with the Japanese? Just refuse it!"

Tang Qiuli said with a smile: "Director Ge, don't you think that since we came to Jinzhou, you and I, as well as a large group of staff under the command of the teacher, have nothing to do? Anyway, the battle of our army The preparations are going on normally, and there is no need to worry about the teacher's instructions. Anyway, idle is idle, and it is not bad to see the bezoar and dog treasure in the belly of the Japanese! Fighting according to the law, negotiating can also be discussed, these are two different things!"

Ge Zhenzhuang was completely speechless and messy, and a little aggrieved, arguing: "Commander, although the division command does not directly intervene in the command of the major battlefields in the Far East, Northeast, and Korean Peninsula, as a division command organization, daily battlefield reports, enemy trends, The deployment, adjustment and mobilization of troops, logistics supplies, etc., telegrams are also flying in like snowflakes, and the staff office is very busy..."

Having said that, Ge Zhenzhuang suddenly stopped. This is all the specific work of the staff office. It seems that it really has nothing to do with the teacher. It is true that there is no need for the teacher to be busy. The key to the problem is that you are idle, but the staff office cannot be idle. Go!The teacher pointed out that the various departments of the subordinates should not be idle!

But Ge Zhenzhuang couldn't say that, so he had to say helplessly: "It's the teacher, I will immediately ask the communications office to send a telegram to the German ambassador to China Tautman to explain your attitude!"

Seeing Ge Zhenzhuang leave reluctantly, Tang Qiuli had a playful smile on his lips, "This Toddman, this telegram came through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Chongqing Nationalist Government, yes, far away The Nationalist Government and Generalissimo Chiang in Chongqing, in the southwest, should not sleep well again!"

If the German ambassador to China, Toddmann, sent a telegram to Tang Qiuli about the Japanese wanting to negotiate, instead of going through the channel of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Chongqing Nationalist Government, but to contact Tang Qiuli privately, there would be no trouble, Tao De There is a personal communication channel between Man and Tang Qiuli, and the radio connection is always open.

However, the Germans' mechanicalness and rigidity, as well as their serious attitude, made Taudman choose the formal diplomatic route. This veteran diplomat believes that this is a matter between two countries and must be followed normally. channel.

(to be continued) (to be continued...)