The Republic of Heroes

Although the Japanese minister made a compromise on the negotiation site, his attitude was extremely tough in the ensuing negotiations. The first meeting broke up after only half an hour.The reason is that the two sides have serious differences on the issue of compensation.

Zhou Longguang, director of the Department of Asian Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent by the Nanjing government, felt that such a stalemate was not an option. If Chairman Wu was embarrassed to lower the negotiation standard because of face, then he would not mind being a "good guy".Of course, he was also selfish. Originally, he was not valued by his superiors, and he was at odds with his colleagues. Now that he has the opportunity to show his ability, he can't grasp it. If Chairman Wu delays the negotiation, he must He will be criticized by his colleagues in the ministry and held accountable by his superiors, and it is inevitable that he will lose his position at that time.

So, that night, he sneaked out of the barracks and rushed to the Jiaoji Railway Hotel in the city to meet the Japanese envoy.

Yoshizawa Kenkichi was having a headache about how to determine the negotiation conditions. When he heard the deputy negotiator's visit overnight, he felt an inexplicable excitement in his heart. He realized that things might turn around.

As soon as Zhou Longguang entered the room, he greeted Yoshizawa Kenkichi in standard Kansai dialect Japanese.

"Your Excellency, Minister, I am extremely sorry for disturbing you all night!"

Yoshizawa Kenkichi heard his authentic Japanese, and showed a professional smile on his face. He thought that this person had studied in Japan, and talking to him in Japanese was nothing more than to show his favor. It seemed that things were really moving towards him. progress in the expected direction.

"Don't bother me, sir, please sit down." He lukewarmly invited Zhou Longguang to take his seat, then fell silent, and was not in a hurry to ask questions.

The two sat opposite each other speechless, and Zhou Longguang felt so embarrassed that he had to cough dryly to explain the purpose of his visit:

"Your Excellency, Minister, I am here this time to exchange views in private on the terms of the negotiation."

"Oh? I would like to hear more about it."

Fangze Qianji's attitude was still neutral, but Zhou Longguang was sweating profusely, and he sorted out his thoughts.

"When I came to Jinan, Chairman Jiang once explained that as long as you return to the country and are willing to withdraw your troops, everything else can be discussed."

"How to talk about it?"

"Yes, you don't need to pay compensation, as long as you return to the country and withdraw your troops as soon as possible, everything is negotiable."

Yoshizawa Kenkichi was ecstatic after hearing this, stood up and laughed loudly, not hiding his true inner emotions in front of the Chinese people.He secretly laughed, fortunately he still had a headache for a long time, watching Zhou Longguang also stood up, looking at him eagerly, thinking that this Chinese man surnamed Zhou is a lovely person, and he came here to solve his own problems.Since the Chinese had compromised so easily, he decided to open his mouth like a lion.

"In addition to not having to pay compensation, your country must punish officials who have harmed Japanese overseas Chinese before, and all anti-Japanese propaganda must be strictly prohibited, and there must be no Chinese troops stationed [-] miles away along the Jiaoji Railway."

"This?"

Zhou Longguang gasped. He never expected that the Japanese would be so greedy. Not only would they not pay compensation, but they would also take revenge on those officers and soldiers who fought patriotically. How could he agree?If you agree, do you still have a place in the national government?

"This, this, I am a humble person, I dare not make decisions on my own..."

Fangze Qianji laughed again, and said coldly and unceremoniously: "If you can be the one who doesn't pay compensation, why can't you be the other one? You come to me to talk about this without telling Wu Xiaoliang, not afraid that he will shoot you if he finds out. ?”

Zhou Longguang was frightened by being run over by Fangze Qianji, and he couldn't help shivering when he thought of Wu Xiaoliang's stern gaze.But he still tried to be calm and said: "I represent the Nanjing National Government and Chairman Jiang. What right does a provincial chairman have to take measures against me?"

Having said that, he is getting more and more uncertain in his heart. He has begun to doubt whether it is right or wrong to secretly come to see Kenkichi Yoshizawa tonight. Stop negotiating, but put the responsibility for this compromise on himself alone Well, if he was really made a scapegoat by that surname Wu, how wronged would it be?

Yoshizawa Kenkichi sneered for a while, and he didn't argue with him, "You pass on my opinion to Wu Xiaoliang, and China and Japan can only talk on this basis." After his initial excitement cooled down, he carefully sorted out the current situation. In this situation, I felt that Zhou Longguang was too optimistic to believe in the ability of this person. Although the person in front of him may indeed have received an opportunity to teach Jiang Zhongzheng in Nanjing, but in front of a powerful person like Wu Xiaoliang, he is like straw paper and farting, and has no effect at all. His real negotiating opponent is still Wu Xiaoliang.

Therefore, it is impossible to bypass Wu Xiaoliang in terms of negotiating conditions. After thinking about this, Fangze Qianji lost interest in Zhou Longguang, waved his hand and ordered him to be kicked out.After Zhou Longguang, who was chattering endlessly, the room fell silent, he stood in front of the window and stared at the dark night outside.

Yoshizawa Kenkichi suddenly figured it out, forcing General China to compromise, but the main battlefield should not be on the negotiating table. In the end, force and pressure must be used, and the negotiation will not yield any results.Major General Saito of the [-]th Brigade is a fanatical militant of the Imperial Army, and it is perfect to entrust this task to him.

On December 11rd, a shocking news came from Tai'an. Han Fuju surrendered and rebelled. He tore up the previous agreement and attacked the security brigade stationed in Dawenkou. Then he got the news that the No.[-] brigade was ordered to go south.

Wu Xiaoliang realized that this series of actions was by no means isolated, but linked together. Han Fuju should be backed by the Japanese, and Saito's southward travel is evidence of this guess.He couldn't just sit back and watch the Japanese army be so rampant. During the negotiation, he was still dispatching troops in Shandong, China, so he immediately sent people to the Japanese Garrison Headquarters in the Jiaoji Railway Hotel to lodge a strong protest.

The reason given by the Japanese is still nothing new. The Japanese nationals encountered an accident in the Taian area, and the Japanese army went south to protect the Chinese and never participated in China's internal affairs.This explanation makes Wu Xiaoliang furious, is he really deceiving me that there is no one in China?Suddenly the thought moved in my heart and I picked up the pen and started to write on the letter paper. After I finished writing, I folded the letter paper and called the guard, and whispered a few words to give him the folded letter paper.

The guards changed into civilian clothes and left the barracks, heading straight for the city.

Wu Xiaoliang sneered and said to himself: "You Fangze Qianji did the first grade of junior high school, so I, Wu Xiaoliang, will be the fifteenth grade for you to see!"

The talks continued on December [-]th, and the two sides quarreled over the withdrawal of troops and the issue of compensation.Zhou Longguang couldn't help but secretly exchanged opinions with Wu Xiaoliang during the break.

"When the lowly position came to Jinan, Chairman Jiang gave an opportunity to face-to-face. When things can't be done, you don't have to pay compensation." Before the words fell, Zhou Longguang felt a sharp pain on his face, and then a clattering sound, which turned out to be a porcelain cover. After falling to the ground and smashing into pieces, Wu Xiaoliang smashed a bowl of boiling tea, including the bowl and water, on his face.