Age of Rebirth

The first thing Mussolini thought of was Hitler, the head of state of Germany. This big guy is now in full swing, and he definitely has the confidence to be the boss of the world. Moreover, Hitler and Tang Qiuli have a very good personal relationship. The two call each other brothers. It will definitely be no problem to come forward to mediate.

But Mussolini was the first to exclude Hitler. The reason is very simple. He has already offended the head of state. It seems that the offense is still deep. When he decided to send troops to Asia to help the Japanese, Hitler made a special trip to Rome. He persuaded himself, and as for himself, he pushed Hitler back in a few words, without giving him any face.

Furthermore, Hitler promised himself to come forward to communicate with the Chinese on the issue of negotiations on prisoners of war and facilitate negotiations between the two sides. .

Mussolini’s regret, he blamed himself for being blinded by the Japanese, and now even if he thinks about it, he has to peel off his skin. He knows Hitler very well, and he knows that the German head of state is a man who must take revenge. Last time I pouted his face, this time I may not help mediate. If so, then I won't bring shame on myself.

Putting down the candidate of Hitler, Mussolini frowns and counts with his fingers. In the current world structure, there is still that heavyweight boss, President Roosevelt of the United States?Thinking of this, even Mussolini laughed at himself. Roosevelt is too busy to take care of himself now, so he still has the energy to take care of this matter. What's more, the United States and Italy are hostile belligerent countries. Can that cripple mediate for Italy?

British Prime Minister Churchill?The current British people have lost their country and fled to the West Indies to seek refuge.My own life is precarious, and the former nobles are now impoverished and shabby.I'm no longer qualified to be on stage.

Moreover, Britain and Italy are also hostile countries of the belligerents.Tang Qiuli also fought against the British. If Churchill was invited to come forward, the situation would be even worse. Stalin?What's more, the current Soviets are pigs raised by Tang Qiuli in a remote place in Central Asia, sandwiched between the two behemoths of China and Germany, and Stalin himself cannot decide when he will live to that day.And the qualifications for mediation!

After thinking about it, except for Hitler, there are no famous masters in the world, and those who have no role in mediating this matter, Mussolini is going crazy, he keeps patting his bald head, talking to an injured Like an old wolf, circling back and forth in the bedroom, this is so annoying!

Walked around for more than 20 minutes.Thinking that his son-in-law was still far away in Busan on the Korean peninsula, waiting eagerly for his decision, Mussolini decided to put down his face and beg Sahitler again.In any case, let the German head of state mediate from it, so that Italy will lose some gold less.

Mussolini had a direct line to Hitler.You can call the head of state directly, and it is already past one o'clock in the morning.It is very impolite to disturb Hitler late at night.But he didn't care so much anymore, he took a few deep breaths to calm down, and then picked up the phone. . . . . .

In Berlin, Germany, the phone in the living room of the Führer's residence rang quickly, and a secretary on duty answered the phone, "This is the Führer's residence, where are you?"

On the other end of the phone, Mussolini announced his name in a rather complicated mood. The secretary heard that he was the Prime Minister of Italy and an old friend of the head of state. head of state.

The secretary on duty arrived in front of Hitler's bedroom, explained the situation to the SS officer of the guard, and then shouted softly in front of the door: "His Excellency, your old friend, Italian Prime Minister Mussolini, is calling you. It is said that there is an extremely important report!"

Hitler's sleep was very light, and the secretary yelled softly, and he woke up. No matter who it was, he was not very happy when he was woken up in his sleep. Hearing that it was Mussolini's call, he felt so tired. Secretly scolding Mussolini, a stupid pig, why is he so crazy in the middle of the night?

Hitler, with a gloomy face and an unhappy body, was in pajamas, and under the careful guidance of his secretary, he came to the living room, picked up the phone, suppressed the unhappiness in his heart, and said in a gentle tone as much as possible: "My old friend, no Do you know what is so urgent that I asked you to call in the early morning?"

Mussolini sighed, and repeated the contents of the telegram sent by Ciano to Hitler, and finally said: "My old friend, now only you are qualified to represent Italy in front of the Chinese Tang Qiuli. Mediation, I look forward to your help!"

Hitler was holding the phone with a completely stupefied expression. He had thought that according to Tang Qiuli's temper, he would definitely not spare the Italians lightly, but he didn't expect that Tang Qiuli's strike was so ruthless, and the knife hit the bone, not just cutting flesh It's that simple, a ransom is required to release the Italian prisoners of war, which is what Tang Qiuli can do!

Hitler knew the character of his old Chinese friend too well, and it was obvious that Mussolini was bleeding heavily. Even if he was willing to mediate on behalf of the Italians, there would be no results. In terms of relations, there is a gap, and I have promised that Germany will only be responsible for the matchmaking between China and Italy, and will never participate in the specific negotiation process.

Furthermore, it would be good to let Mussolini suffer a big loss, so that this guy doesn’t know the heights of the sky and the earth is thick, and his tail is raised to the sky, thinking that he can leave Germany and what big things he can do. In an instant, Hitler made a decision. He said in a tone of voice: "My old friend, I am very sorry. I understand Tang Qiuli's personality. He is a person who will never compromise and give in. There is nothing I can do about it!"

"Moreover, when I communicated the negotiation channels for Italy, I had already promised Tang Qiuli that Germany would never participate in the negotiations between the two parties. Therefore, I can only express my deep regret for the old friend's request and cannot help. , In addition, I would like to advise my old friend, agree to Tang Qiuli's conditions, otherwise, perhaps because of hesitation, Italy will pay a higher price! Goodbye, my old friend!"

After finishing speaking, Hitler hung up the phone. After returning to the bedroom, he was no longer sleepy. He kept circling what Mussolini said just now, shaking his head while showing a strange smile, and muttered, "It's hard enough, it's hard enough. black!"

Listening to the weak current "squeak" in the telephone receiver, Mussolini's head "buzzed" non-stop, his mind went blank, and the last glimmer of hope was shattered. One way to go is to add shameless conditions.

Mussolini was in the bedroom, smoking a Cuban cigar dully, and sat there until it was dawn, and the entire Prime Minister's Mansion was shrouded in a gloomy mist. At around [-] o'clock in the morning, Mussolini walked out of the In the bedroom, tell the secretary to inform the Italian party, government and military officials to have a meeting at the Prime Minister's Palace.

The result of the meeting was as expected by Mussolini. None of the high-ranking officials jumped out and opposed the payment of ransom for 10,000+ prisoners of war. No one is a fool. They don’t want to be the public enemy of millions of relatives of prisoners of war. Anyway, they don’t need to pay for it themselves. The money from the national treasury was used, and the meeting was held for a short time, but it was very efficient. The opinions of the party, government and military officials were unprecedentedly unanimous, and there was no voice of opposition, and a resolution was formed immediately.

After the meeting was over, it was already evening. Mussolini, with a livid face and fluttering feet in the aisle, immediately called Ciano back. But there is such a large amount of gold that the national treasury cannot be prepared for a while, so tell the Chinese that we need to replace the equivalent ransom with some silver, and determine the place where the ransom will be delivered and the prisoners of war will be released, hurry up!"

Ciano breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the domestic telegram. He did not expect that the domestic efficiency would be so high, and he made a decision in just one day and night. From this, it can be seen that the old father-in-law's rule in Italy so big.

After Ciano showed the telegram to other members of the delegation, he ordered the liaison officer to inform the Chinese that negotiations will be held tomorrow morning and a series of agreements will be signed. full of disappointment.

Tang Qiuli was quite surprised when he received a call from Ge Zhenzhuang. He didn't expect that the Italians would be so efficient, and the matter was decided in one day. This also shows that the Italians are well-off. He regrets it now, is the asking price too low?

When Tang Qiuli answered the phone, the teacher pointed out that Major General Shen Jun, the director of the investigation department, was in the office, put down the phone, Tang Qiuli asked: "Regarding the Japanese spies who sneaked into Busan, have you made any progress in the investigation department? "

Shen Jun replied succinctly: "I have basically grasped the whereabouts of these dozen or so Japanese agents, but because they are scattered, and these little devils are all masters, it is not conducive to centralized arrest. , will hide even deeper, and the danger will be great!"

"Ming said, what's the plan?" Tang Qiuli glanced at Shen Jun and said.

Shen Jun rubbed his hands, and said solemnly: "Master, I have discussed with Captain Huang, and you need to take some risks. No, I want to ask for your opinion. In addition, Captain Huang and I are still hesitating and cannot Make up your mind!"

Tang Qiuli understood immediately, and said with a smile: "You and Shanhu's plan is to use me as a bait, and then set up a fake Italian residence. Then, I will go to negotiate and reveal a little bit of whereabouts. The Japanese agents who sneaked into Busan, the opportunity to kill two birds with one stone, my value is even greater than the Italians, so I don’t have to worry about the Japanese agents not taking the bait, isn’t it?”

"Teacher, you guessed it all!" Shen Jun said in surprise: "I am convinced, but is it too risky to put you in a dangerous environment?"

"Okay, let's do it according to the plan you and Shanhu studied!" Tang Qiuli waved his hand and said, "With you, Shen Jun and Shanhu, there is no danger for me. Besides, I am not a vegetarian!"

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