Age of Rebirth

A car, escorted by more than a dozen military jeeps, drove out of the front-line headquarters building of the Independent Division in Busan and onto the street. In a building opposite, two sturdy young men put down their binoculars , and then quickly went downstairs and followed the convoy.

The small hotel where the Italians used to live was heavily guarded, and the cordon was placed several hundred meters away. After Tang Qiuli's convoy arrived in front of the hotel, more than a dozen special guards formed a tight protection circle to guard him as he walked into the hotel. hotel.

Twenty minutes later, Tang Qiuli, accompanied by Shan Hu, walked out of a private house about a few hundred meters away from the hotel. Shen Jun, the director of the investigation department, and the director of the Korean Peninsula branch, and several others , is waiting for him in the house.

"Is everything arranged properly?" Tang Qiuli patted the dust off his body and asked Shen Jundao.

Shen Jun smiled and replied: "Master, don't worry, everything is ready. The two Japanese agents following your convoy are also under surveillance. The rest of the Japanese agents have already disguised themselves as different identities and sneaked into the hotel. In a while, I am looking for an opportunity to start!"

Shan Hu sized Shen Jun up and asked, "I said Director Shen, when did you find out that there is a secret road leading to this private house in that small hotel?"

"I found out a long time ago!" Shen Jun replied: "Otherwise, we couldn't arrange a dozen Italians to live here at the beginning! Teacher, the car is ready, so I won't delay you to negotiate with the Italians! "

In the villa on the outskirts of Busan, the Italian negotiating delegation headed by Ciano appeared calm and came to the reception room ahead of schedule.They are anxious to end this negotiation so that they can return home as soon as possible.Staying in the territory of the Chinese is very depressing!

Tang Qiuli was accompanied by Shan Hu.Walking into the reception room, his attitude was also very good, and he took the initiative to say hello to Ciano: "Mr. Ciano, I personally admire the efficiency of the Italian government. I didn't expect that this matter would be finalized within one day. The next thing will be much easier!"

The corners of Ciano's mouth twitched a few times, forgetting Tang Qiuli's words.Taking it as a kind of irony, he dared not and was not in the mood to care about trivial issues. It would be better to stay away from this Chinese who he hated and feared from the bottom of his heart.

Ciano took out a large stack of documents and said, "General Tang, our government has already agreed to the conditions you proposed, but the amount of gold is so huge. It is difficult to get it together in a short time, so I will replace it with a part of silver. But the total price will not decrease!"

"About the issue of the ransom of the prisoners of war. We have no disagreement. Next, we will discuss the specific time, place and method of paying the ransom and releasing the prisoners of war! Do you have any opinions?"

"It's absolutely fine!" Obviously, such a big deal has been made.Tang Qiuli was in a good mood, and he agreed immediately: "About the time, place and method of paying the ransom and releasing the prisoners of war. I can answer you now!"

"The places where the ransom will be delivered and the prisoners of war will be released are in Los Angeles on the North American continent and San Jose in Central America. For the specific time and method, you can send someone to discuss with General Liu Tiehan, the deputy commander of the Independent Division. I will also send a telegram to Liu. General, but please abide by my principles, first-hand money, first-hand goods, money and goods, no credit! Also, the cost of repatriating prisoners of war will be borne by the Italian government!"

Ciano was so angry that his teeth were itchy, and he held his breath in his heart. He was afraid that he would not be able to control himself for a while, and he would do something that came out of his mouth, so he signed the relevant documents with a blank face, and the pen was There was a "scratch" sound on the paper, as if he had vented all his anger on the paper.

Tang Qiuli smiled secretly, and began to sign. There were not many documents, and it was completed in a few minutes. After the two sides exchanged texts, Ciano suddenly made a request, "General Tang, I have another request. When Fang released the prisoners of war, he hoped that Marshal Rommel, the commander of the German South American Army Group, would be present to act as a third-party supervisor. I wonder if General Tang agrees?"

Tang Qiuli was taken aback for a moment, and immediately understood Ciano's intentions. He was afraid that if he would renege on his debt after collecting the ransom and not release the prisoners of war, it would be a big loss. He secretly slandered, and agreed happily: "It is absolutely possible, but we will not come forward regarding the matter of inviting Germany as a third party. If you Italians can invite Marshal Rommel, please listen!"

Ciano's complexion improved a bit. He was really worried. After dealing with Tang Qiuli in the past few days, he firmly believed that this Chinese man has absolutely no limit to what he can do. Prisoners of war, or the release of prisoners of war, there are Germans as third-party supervision, and he dare not play hooligan methods.

Tang Qiuli looked at Ciano with a smile in his eyes, and decided to scare the Italians again. He took a sip of tea and said slowly: "Mr. Ciano, the matter of releasing the prisoners of war is over. Yes, but there is another incident that needs to be made known to the Italian government!"

"What's the matter?" Ciano's ears pricked up, and he asked vigilantly. Tang Qiuli's smile seemed to him like an old fox, which was annoying!

"It's not a big deal!" Tang Qiuli said calmly, "Don't forget, China and Italy are still at war. We are enemies to each other. Now, China's powerful fleet has controlled the Indian Ocean. It is not difficult to bypass the Cape of Good Hope on the African continent, enter the Mediterranean through the Atlantic Ocean, and attack the Italian mainland, what do you think!"

"Your squadron is going to invade the Italian mainland?" This time, it was not Ciano who was stunned by shock, but General Flavio, the commander-in-chief of the Italian Army, roared with his eyes spitting fire and his fists clenched.

"A relevant battle plan has been formulated. After the Japanese problem is rescued, the squadron will put it into action. It's just a greeting in advance to let you Italy prepare!" Tang Qiuli's tone was not salty. It's not light, it's as calm as talking about a long journey.

Ciano reacted and shouted loudly: "General Tang, I advise you to give up this unrealistic and extremely dangerous idea. Our Italian army is fighting on the mainland, and we can mobilize the whole country. No matter how many troops you send, long-distance expedition, will be buried on Italian soil!"

"I haven't fought before, how can I know the result!" Tang Qiuli's tone was as calm as a bowl of water. As a result, you have already seen it, so even if the squadron has a long-distance expedition, it will sweep away thousands of troops, at least, turning Sicily into China's land is not a problem!"

"Please remember that the Atlantic Ocean is not an insurmountable distance, and it is not unreachable across the two continents of Europe and Asia. Since you Italians can extend your claws to Asia and the Pacific, my Tang Qiuli troops, You can also set foot on the territory of Italy!"

"This is a shameless intimidation. The Kingdom of Italy is not afraid of any invasion from foreign enemies!" Ciano shouted forcefully with cold sweat dripping down his spine.

"Threat?" Tang Qiuli's face became calmer, but his eyes turned cold, and he said aggressively, "You want to take a gamble? Can you represent Mussolini? Does Mussolini dare to bet? What will you take?" Bet, just rely on your Italian army that doesn't live up to expectations?"

Ciano was terrified. Seeing the Chinese man's peaceful eyes flashing coldly, he asked each sentence, piercing his heart like a knife. He knew that he was not a threat. * The powerful combat effectiveness of the team.

"General Tang, there is no conflict of interest between Italy and your country, and our Prime Minister Mussolini does not want to meet with your country. How can we solve this problem?" Ciano's tone suddenly softened, and he could only soften Otherwise, if the incident of the squadron's attack on the mainland of Italy broke out, even if I lost my head a hundred times, it would be hard to atone for this crime!

"It's very simple!" Tang Qiuli smiled, and the coldness in his eyes dissipated immediately, and said: "Just ask your government to make a public statement that it will never provide Japan with any kind of help, and cut off all ties with Japan from now on." Contacts, matters between China and Italy, war is not the only solution, of course, I will not force you, after you return to China, bring my words to Mussolini, he chooses what to do!"

Tang Qiuli left gracefully, leaving a dozen Italians sitting on the chairs blankly. Ciano looked at Tang Qiuli's leaving back, and his eyes were no longer disgusted, but deep fear. In his eyes, this young Chinese is the incarnation of the devil.

"You can't go back to the Busan headquarters yet!" Shanhu stopped Tang Qiuli who was going to get in the car, and said, "Wait for Shen Jun's news, and you can go back to the city only when you're sure it's safe! I'll arrange a room for you to rest for now! "

"Okay, I'll follow your arrangement!" Tang Qiuli smiled helplessly, and agreed, he knew very well that if Shanhu didn't let him go, he would never be able to leave, so he walked side by side with Shanhu to the temporary resting room.

While walking, Shanhu asked: "Xiaoqiu, are you really planning to attack mainland Italy?"

"That's right. The labor expedition is already full of difficulties. It's nothing more than scaring the Italians!" Tang Qiuli said with a wry smile: "Europe is Hitler's forbidden land, and it is his back garden. Once we reach out to Europe , that would be a direct confrontation with the Germans, I am afraid that the first one to attack us is not the Italian army, but the German army, everyone has a bottom line, Hitler's bottom line is Europe!"

"Then you're still talking harshly?" Shan Hu asked in confusion.

Tang Qiuli blinked slyly, and said: "With the prestige of victory in the North American continent, it would be great to frighten Mussolini and cut off the last thoughts of the Japanese!"

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