Age of Rebirth

Tang Qiuli carefully took Mei Xue's hand, and when he came to Zhao Yuhe, Zhao Yuhe said apologetically, "Master, Second Madam, I'm bothering you!"

Mei Xue blinked her big eyes and smiled calmly. Tang Qiuli asked, "Yuhe, what's the matter?"

Zhao Yuhe took out the telegram and said, "The communications department has received a telegram from Hitler, the German head of state, and immediately transfer it to Yangon!" As he spoke, he handed over the telegram.

Tang Qiuli received the telegram and asked without reading it, "What is the content of the telegram?"

Zhao Yuhe replied with a smile: "Hitler, the head of state of Germany, is willing to be a peacemaker. He will act as a bridge for Italian Prime Minister Mussolini, and facilitate our bilateral negotiations on the issue of 10,000+ Italian prisoners of war!"

Tang Qiuli read the telegram again, then laughed loudly, "Hahaha!" and said, "Good news! The money sender is here, and Yu Deshui's intelligence department has done a good job. The fire was well lit, and Mo Sorini's ass was on fire, and he couldn't sit still, so he took the initiative to negotiate with us!"

Zhao Yuhe was taken aback for a moment, and said suspiciously: "Master, the Italians asked for negotiations on their own initiative, and there is a behind-the-scenes pusher from the intelligence department?"

"What do you think?" Tang Qiuli said very proudly: "With Mussolini's virtue, how could he ask for negotiations on his own initiative, so I instructed Yu Deshui to activate the intelligence network in Europe and set off a wave of controversy in Italy. A wave of civil protests for the rescue of 10,000+ prisoners of war forced the bastard Mussolini to negotiate with us, and now it seems that it has worked, and the European Intelligence Center of the intelligence service should be given a big credit, you can arrange this matter!"

"Master's backhand is hard to guard against!" Zhao Yuhe exclaimed.

"Hmph!" Tang Qiuli's tone became cold, and he said with ruthlessness: "Mussolini took advantage of the Japanese. This time, I not only let him spit it out, but also took advantage of my own. Lao Bener, Yuhe, ask Chen Feng to call Hitler back, agree to negotiate with Italy on the issue of prisoners of war, let the Italians form a delegation as soon as possible, and choose Busan on the Korean peninsula as the venue for the negotiations!"

"In addition, it is emphasized in the telegram that the members of the Italian negotiating delegation must be able to represent the Italian government and make decisions on the spot. Don't bring in some cats and dogs. Nothing can be decided. I have no time to deal with this matter. It’s nonsense, tell Hitler that I personally participated in this negotiation and made decisions on the spot, and thank Hitler, after all, did he introduce us to a boy who gave us money!”

Zhao Yuhe felt a chill.Seeing the teacher's eyes shining and his index finger twitching, I pray for the Italians in my heart, how should I put it.At this time, the teacher is similar to the bandit who kidnapped him, with eyes popping out of his eyes.All gold ingots.

The call back from China soon reached Hitler, the head of state of Germany.He read the telegram several times, and he always had an indescribable feeling in his heart.Tang Qiuli's call back was normal, and it was considered as a way of giving himself enough face. The request for members of the negotiating delegation was also normal, and he couldn't make a decision, so what else was there to talk about?

"Goebbels, look at the reply from my old Chinese friend. Does it have any special meaning?" Hitler handed the telegram to Goebbels, the Nazi party's propaganda minister, hoping that this old subordinate who played with words could read it. Come up with some clues.

Goebbels read the telegram several times, shook his head and said, "My Führer, it is normal and has no special meaning."

Hitler nodded and asked the secretary to find Foreign Minister Ribbentrop, and told him face to face: "Dear Ribbentrop, Tang Qiuli has agreed to negotiate with the Italians, and you will go to Rome immediately , give the original text of the telegram to Mussolini, and urge the Italians on behalf of Germany to form a negotiating delegation as soon as possible!"

Both Goebbels and Ribbentrop left, and Hitler himself was left in the office. He was still thinking about the telegram. What puzzled him was why Tang Qiuli participated in the negotiations in person. An old friend is busy commanding millions of troops and besieging the Japanese mainland. There is no reason or need to participate in such trivial matters as prisoners of war negotiations?

German Foreign Minister Ribbentrop flew to Rome on the same day, handed over the original text of Tang Qiuli's telegram to Mussolini, and conveyed Teller's meaning verbatim. He felt that, The Prime Minister of Italy breathed a sigh of relief, and a gleam of light appeared on his gloomy face. It seems that the wave of domestic protests has tortured this strongman enough!

After sending Ribbentrop to the State Guest House for a rest, Mussolini did not dare to delay, and immediately held a meeting of party, government and military officials at the Prime Minister's Office to discuss the formation of a negotiating delegation and rush to the Korean Peninsula.

This is a thankless and embarrassing job. Normally, the two warring countries negotiate the issue of prisoners of war, which involves the issue of the repatriation of prisoners of war on both sides. But here is the shameless thing. There was not a single prisoner of war in the squadron, but 10,000+ Italian soldiers became prisoners of the Chinese. This is not a question of repatriating prisoners of war, but Italy's unilateral return of prisoners of war, which is a bit like a defeated country.

Therefore, the Italian party, government and military officials do not want to take this job. Who likes to do shameful things? Ni was so angry that his face was livid, his thin lips were tightly pressed, and his eyes glanced unkindly at the faces of the senior officials.

However, the officials are also veterans who have gone through great storms, and they can still bear the coercion of the Prime Minister. In the end, Mussolini had to order the generals himself, with his son-in-law, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ciano as the head of the army. General Flavio, the commander-in-chief, will be the deputy head of the delegation, including a total of 15 people from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Army Headquarters, forming a negotiating delegation to Busan on the Korean Peninsula.

Since the Prime Minister personally ordered generals, those who were ordered could not be postponed. As the head of the regiment, Ciano has a heavy responsibility, and it is his duty to share the worries of his father-in-law, but there are some things that need to be investigated before departure. , "Prime Minister, what is our bottom line in negotiating with the Chinese this time?" Ciano asked.

Mussolini thought for a while and said, "Under the framework of the international agreement, you and Flavio can decide everything on the spot! The only purpose is to take the soldiers home!" After a pause, he He added: "In order to achieve this goal, we can properly compensate the Chinese people. For the specific situation, you can make a temporary decision. If you can't decide, please send me a telegram!"

Mussolini wanted to solve the problem of prisoners of war too much. The wave of domestic protests has not completely subsided. Although the government has made a statement of commitment, the public's emotions have calmed down, but I know that the Italian government and the Nazi Party have no way out. , Only if the negotiations with the Chinese are successful and 10,000+ prisoners of war are taken back, otherwise, Italy will be an erupting volcano that can drown itself and the Nazi Party.

Mussolini has always had doubts about this extraordinary wave of protests that swept across the country because of prisoners of war. He always suspected that there was a driving force behind it. , All the evidence showed that it was the spontaneous actions of the relatives of the prisoners of war, but he instinctively felt that it was not that simple.

The successful negotiation with the Chinese and the repatriation of more than [-] prisoners of war is the only way to break the situation. For this reason, even if Mussolini pays some money, the cheap and damn Chinese are willing, but in his In my thinking, I have never regretted being involved in the Sino-Japanese War in Asia. In this matter, Italy has benefited too much. As long as there is an opportunity, it must participate. Of course, not only for the benefit, but Hate that Chinese.

The Italian negotiating delegation took off soon, and Mussolini personally went to the airport to see the delegation off. Three days later, a special plane with 15 members of the Italian negotiating delegation entered China from Xinjiang via Central Asia and landed on the outskirts of Busan on the Korean peninsula. field airport.

As soon as they got off the plane, the Italians, who were used to the Mediterranean climate, were shivering from the cold wind that hit their faces, and wrapped their coats tightly around them. The person who came to greet them was a heavily armed major general of the squadron The officer, with a few cars, was not very polite, polite but cold enough. General Ciano and Flavio understood that the two countries were still at war after all, and they could still ask the Chinese to lay red carpets, Fire a salute to welcome yourself?

The convoy sent more than a dozen Italians to a small hotel in downtown Busan. There were heavily armed soldiers standing guard at the door. After arriving at the hotel lobby, the colonel told the Italians through an interpreter, "Our teacher is very busy these days. I probably won’t be able to spare time to negotiate, and wait for our notice when the negotiations will start! Also, this is already the front line, for safety’s sake, please don’t go out!”

After finishing speaking, the major general got into the car and drove away without giving the Italians a chance to speak. He left Ciano and General Flavio, who wanted to ask some questions, in the small hotel, and the major general's car drove directly into the hotel. The front-line headquarters of the Independent Division in Busan, and then the major general knocked on the door of the division commander Tang Qiuli's office.

"Come in!" There was a gentle shout from inside the house, and the major general pushed the door open and walked in. The heat blew away the chill on his body, and Tang Qiuli asked with a smile: "Director Ge, our money-giving boy has received it, why is it?" Placed?"

The person who picked up the Italian delegation at the airport was Maj. Gen. Ge Zhenzhuang, the chief of the division’s staff. When the division commander asked himself, he smiled and replied, “I arranged it in a small hotel and told the Italians that you don’t have time these days. When to negotiate, wait for the notice!"

"En!" Tang Qiuli nodded and said, "That's right, let them hang out for a few days to let the cold wind from the Korean Peninsula cool down their anger. In addition, you should inform Shen Jun that the investigation office should be a good Italian delegation." Don’t let the Japanese get in the way of the safety and security work at the station, and scare away our God of Wealth, I can’t spare him!”

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