Age of Rebirth

Yu Ren's words were too serious, and he knocked out all the civil and military officials present. The ministers couldn't sit still anymore, they all stood up, bowed deeply and apologized, "Please calm down, Your Majesty, the ministers are incompetent!"

What Emperor Hirohito wanted to hear was not the apology from the ministers, but the person who would be the one to negotiate with Tang Qiuli this time. "You are so incompetent, do I need to say more? To preside over a negotiation, there is no one Take the initiative to ask for a job, is there really no one in the Great Japanese Empire?" His tone became more and more gloomy.

The leader of the military, the army's Minei Guangyi didn't want to talk, and he didn't have the face to take on this job. After experiencing a series of defeats in Manchuria and the Far East, the army has become a laughing stock within the high-level empire. The target of public criticism, even Mineiguang himself, Recently, I've also behaved with my tail between my legs, keeping a low profile as much as possible.

As for Naval Minister Nagano Shuzan, he doesn’t want to get involved in the army’s affairs. If it’s the Far East campaign commanded by Minai Koichi, it’s not a hindrance to reach out and stabilize the relationship between the army and the navy, which has been so hard to ease. Does it involve Zairen, Nagano? Xiushan was happy to see the joke. Speaking of which, Zairen’s suppression of the Navy is even worse than Minai Koichi’s method. Besides, negotiations are the responsibility of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. head!

Minister of Foreign Affairs Noda Yoshihiko could not help but speak up, "Your Majesty, non-subjects and others do not want to share your worries, but this negotiation is of great importance and must be carefully considered. The more than [-] wounded soldiers of the empire in Magadan are like It was Tang Qiuli who blackmailed us, I don't believe that this Chinese devil would have such a good intention, and return the wounded soldiers on his own initiative!"

"Therefore, I can conclude that this is a conspiracy. A naked conspiracy, but the difficulty is that we don't know the specific content of this conspiracy, so we can't start and formulate countermeasures. Negotiations still need to be discussed. We have to talk. Even if we don’t take into account foreign public opinion, we still have to consider the sentiment of the domestic people. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is willing to take on the heavy responsibility of this negotiation. But..."

Speaking of this, Noda Yoshihiko paused, "Noda Aiqing, if you have anything to say, just say it. I will take care of it!" Emperor Hirohito looked a little better.Said in a gentle tone.

"It's just that what I'm thinking about is what kind of conditions the empire will offer for this, and the bottom line of negotiation that His Majesty can accept, or what price the empire will have to pay to calm this matter down?" Noda Yoshihiko said in a low tone. Said.

truth.Dealing with that notorious Chinese devil Tang Qiuli, especially passive negotiations.The Empire of Japan must not pay the price. Since Noda Yoshihiko reluctantly took on this drudgery, he had to force Emperor Hirohito to express his position and give himself a bottom line.

"Hmm..." Emperor Hirohito pondered for a moment, and felt that Yoshihiko Noda's words were very reasonable. No matter what price the empire paid, it would bring back more than 5 wounded soldiers from Magadan. Moreover, Negotiations cannot be broken down, otherwise, that damn devil of China will definitely create a big public opinion, and then he will be even more passive.

"Noda Aiqing, I will give you a bottom line, as long as the negotiations can be successful, more than 5 wounded soldiers can be brought back, and the adverse impact of this matter on the domestic people can be eliminated. Within this range, your Ministry of Foreign Affairs can decide at your discretion, even if It’s a price to pay, so don’t feel sorry for it!” Emperor Hirohito confessed, although he was extremely reluctant in his heart, and knew that this time, it would be impossible for him not to bleed!

Now that Minister of Foreign Affairs Yoshihiko Noda has taken on this thankless job, the bigwigs in the military are all relieved. It seems that this imperial meeting should also be over. At this moment, an abrupt sound resounds Come on, "Brother Emperor, I have something to say!"

Everyone looked over, it turned out to be Prince Zairen hiding in the corner, this guy who suffered a big defeat in the Far East, what did he want to do again?This incident happened because of him. If so many wounded soldiers had not been abandoned in Magadan, how could there be today's imperial meeting?Why make His Majesty so difficult?

The eyes of the civil and military ministers who participated in the imperial meeting were unfriendly and contemptuous. Even Emperor Hirohito couldn't help frowning. He was obviously dissatisfied and displeased with his brother who jumped out unwillingly on such an occasion. He said: "Speak! What do you have to say to me?"

Zai Ren is also demented in a hurry. He knows very well that even if the negotiation is successful, the empire will definitely pay an incalculable price, and he is a sinner. The guys here will definitely talk about themselves. This is a stain and shame in life, and even, at a critical moment, they will become a sharp weapon for political opponents to attack themselves. In contrast, it is better not to negotiate!

Zai Ren said impassionedly: "Brother Emperor, gentlemen, since we have already understood that the real intention of that China devil Tang Qiuli is not to negotiate, but to take the opportunity to make the empire pay the price, then we cannot follow his plan." Go at the pace, and why don't the wounded soldiers stranded at the port of Magadan kill themselves and show their loyalty to the empire by dying?"

"On the contrary, they lived so hard that they became Tang Qiuli's handle to threaten the empire. What's even more intolerable is that these wounded soldiers wantonly distorted the facts in the newspapers and slandered the imperial army. What they did was not worthy of being an imperial soldier. , is already a traitor to the empire, and is not worth the price the empire has to pay for it!"

Wow!The civil and military ministers were stunned, unbelievable. They looked at Zairen like a monster, and were completely overwhelmed by his words, "Shut up! You're talking nonsense, and disappear immediately!" Emperor Hirohito raised his eyebrows in anger, His face was flushed, and he roared loudly, wishing he could kick this unlucky guy to death. These words completely ruined his chance to make a comeback and regain the military power.

Zai Ren was taken aback by the emperor's elder brother's words, but still stuck his neck in disbelief, "Servant, pull Zai Ren out of here!" The black line on Emperor Hirohito's face was about to go berserk , a few attendants came up and carried Zairen out of the venue.

"Noda Aiqing, I will leave this matter to you!" Emperor Hirohito, with a livid face, managed to force a smile, and said to Minister of Foreign Affairs Yoshihiko Noda, and then left without looking back.

The civil and military ministers discussed in twos and threes and left the palace. Of course, Prince Zai Ren was the focus of discussion. From this moment on, Zai Ren's image in the hearts of the Japanese military and political leaders was completely destroyed.

After Noda Yoshihiko was ordered, he did not dare to neglect, and sent a telegram to the German ambassador to China Tautman overnight, saying that the Empire of Japan agreed to negotiate with Tang Qiuli on the issue of wounded soldiers in Magadan, and would send important officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as negotiators. The negotiation location can be determined by Tang Qiuli.

Since taking over the task of communicating with the courier between China and Japan, Taudman has also been extra careful. After receiving the telegram from Yoshihiko Noda, he immediately forwarded the original text to Tang Qiuli. Soon, he received the telegram from Tang Qiuli. , Just a simple sentence, "The venue of the negotiation is Fengtian in the northeast!"

Emperor Hirohito and the Ministers of Civil and Military Affairs had a hard time negotiating with Tang Qiuli over the issue of Magadan's injury. In the southern port city of Busan on the Korean Peninsula, General Tanaka Shinichi, the commander of the Japanese and Korean Garrison, was also saddened and retreated across the board. After the order was issued, on the Mokpo front line, the Japanese troops who had been fighting against Ma Chaoyang's troops from the Southeast Mobile Corps of the Independent Division for several months took advantage of the night and quietly withdrew from their positions and turned towards Busan.

For the soldiers stationed in the Japanese and Korean troops, it was a blessing to be able to leave Mokpo, this nightmarish place, to save their lives. In a few months, the length was only more than [-] kilometers, and the width was only more than [-] kilometers. On the Mokpo battlefield, how many of my comrades were buried, hundreds of thousands or more, the artillery fire of the independent division, thousands of tanks, bombers and fighter jets that appeared in the sky at any time, were all Japanese soldiers' nightmares and lingering fears!

None of the Japanese and Korean garrison troops withdrawn from Mokpo preserved a complete organizational system, and they were all beaten to pieces. Some divisions even had a full staff of 5000 people. Now, only less than 5000 people, more than four-fifths of the soldiers, stayed on the Mokpo battlefield.

At the same time that the Japanese troops on the front line of Mokpo began to evacuate, the Japanese troops on the front lines of Jeonju, Gwangju, Hadong, Masan, and Changwon began to evacuate one after another and gathered in the direction of Busan. Twelve brigades of the Guard Corps rushed to the southern battlefield of the Korean peninsula.

Because the division did not issue an order to attack Quanzhou, Feng Jiwu ordered the troops to use the strength of the three brigades to encircle Quanzhou. Rushed to the Korean Peninsula Campaign Command in Mokpo.

Mokpo, Independent Division Korean Peninsula Campaign Headquarters, Tang Qiuquan has left Mokpo, commanded the fleet to sail on the sea, in the headquarters, the supreme commander is Ma Chaoyang, at this moment Ma Chaoyang is listening to the report of Colonel Xu Guangqi, Chief of Staff of the Corps, " Commander, according to the report of the forward troops, the Japanese troops confronting our corps on the front line of Mokpo all retreated one hour ago, because there was no order from the division for a full-scale attack, and the front troops did not move!"

"In addition, the reconnaissance troops of our corps operating in the area from Jeonju to Changwon also sent information that the Japanese troops stationed in the above-mentioned areas began to withdraw from the current defense zone almost at the same time. I'm going to run, and the assembly point is in the direction of Busan, so I must run out to sea!"

Ma Zhaoyang half-closed his eyes, without any expression fluctuations, Xu Guangqi rolled his eyes a few times, and said in a somewhat seductive tone: "Commander, should I ask the teacher for instructions immediately to launch a full-line attack on the Japanese army? This is a rare opportunity! When the Japanese army is retreating in a hurry, launching an attack can disrupt the Japanese army's evacuation deployment, take Busan in one fell swoop, cut off the Japanese army's retreat at sea, and catch a turtle in the urn!"

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