Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 1132
Mellon thought for a while, then turned to the back room. After a while, accompanied by him, Johnson walked out in high spirits. He was not happy to capture these generals. What he was thinking now was to wait for the peace talks to succeed, and China People have retired, and he is confident that he will win re-election in the new round of presidential elections.

Johnson glanced at the crowd with what he thought was quite majestic: "You are really hateful. The Sino-US war has been defeated again and again, and the face of the United States of America has been completely lost by you. This is why today's unmanageable situation has come. Are you satisfied when the Chinese army enters the city hall and we are all slaughtered?"

"Your Excellency, it doesn't matter if we die, but please don't surrender anyway, otherwise you will definitely regret it!" Clark hissed.

Johnson sneered: "You want me to take orders from you in everything? Tell you, I have ordered Mellon to be the plenipotentiary peace negotiator. Tomorrow morning, no, go out to the city hall to negotiate now!"

What he said was awe-inspiring, his expression was sacred and inviolable, standing there looked a bit like a head of state.

"You will regret it, you will definitely regret it!" Clark knew that nothing could be undone, so he kept repeating these two sentences.

Johnson frowned in disgust: "Pull it to the back and watch it strictly. If there is any misconduct, you will be killed!"

"America, is dying" were Vance's last words before being dragged out.

Johnson is still very clear about the current situation. In order to fear that Hoover would do something troublesome because he sympathized with the hawks, he first transferred him to the periphery of the city hall to be responsible for restraining the army, and appointed his own security assistant Lewis as the president. The person in charge of the guard, fearing that the night would be long and dreamy, hurriedly sent the peace negotiating representative, Mellon, to the city hall to discuss the negotiation with the Chinese army.

When great changes took place in the city hall, several people in the Chinese military camp were also anxious.

Ma Zhanyuan, the commander of the 15th Army, was the most irritable of these people. The whole day of shelling almost emptied all the reserves in advance. He had to order a temporary stop of shelling. When it was dawn, his shells were only enough to last. It's been 20 minutes, but there is no movement in the city hall. It seems that the scare tactics are not working.

Then Ma Zhanyuan complained to the general headquarters. So many shells directly hit the city hall, and even the most solid place was turned into ruins.It's not some cultural relics and historic sites, to protect something, but in his opinion, directly blow up that president to death.

Mao Renfeng also frowned. He proposed to find a breakthrough from the President of the United States, and now it seems to have failed. Although he does not have to bear any responsibility for it, he always feels uneasy.

"Commander Ma, I don't think we can wait any longer," the commando captain was very unhappy because another brother died during the day: "I found that the city defenses in the southwest corner were damaged during the day, and there was also a building on the Hudson River." Temporary floating bridge, I think we can open a gap from there, give me a combat engineer battalion, give me another two hours, and I promise to help you blast a passage!"

Ma Zhanyuan nodded: "It's impossible at dawn, we can only attack by force, order the 118th and 119th brigades to move to the southwest corner of the city hall, order the 2nd Battalion of Combat Engineers to prepare sufficient explosives, and order the artillery to gather all the shells and unify them for Chen Changjie. use."

Just as he was giving orders one by one, Zhang Xueliang, the commander of the 48th Army, walked in. As soon as he came in, he didn't say anything polite, and asked directly: "There is still no news from the city hall?"

"Yes," Ma Zhanyuan gave him a chair: "The most troublesome thing is that we are running out of shells, and I am ready to order all the troops to prepare for a strong attack."

"This way the casualties will be greatly increased," Zhang Xueliang watched carefully on the map drawn by Mao Renfeng: "The most important thing is that we have to ensure the personal safety of the US military and political officials. This battle is very passive. Tell officers at all levels , we must pay attention to minimizing our losses."

Ma Zhanyuan said bitterly: "If you want me to think about it, don't care about the city hall, don't care about the important American officials, if you find a way to send a batch of shells and bomb them directly, I don't believe that he won't surrender!"

Just as he was talking, the guards hurried in: "Report, a few people came out of the city hall, holding this white flag in their hands, and they are about to arrive at our army's position!"

This "report" was like the timely rain after a long drought, sweeping away all the irritability in their hearts, looking at each other and smiling, all the unhappiness disappeared, and finally let them wait.

"Bring them in," Ma Zhanyuan said with a smile, "Now the show is officially underway."

Under the curious eyes of the Chinese soldiers, Mellon tremblingly walked among the Chinese officers.The cannons of the Chinese army are as awe-inspiring as the giant gods in ancient times; the heavy machine guns are like the scythe in the hands of death, which can take the life of the enemy at any time; Can't help but think of the prosperity of the Han and Tang Dynasties.With such an army, how could it be possible to win?Mellon once again felt how good a choice peace talks are.

He passed through several military camps, and the soldiers who led the way pointed inside, without turning their heads and going about their own business.In the center of the headquarters, a general with three gold stars on his shoulders sat with a golden knife on his horse. No need to guess, this man must be Ma Zhanyuan who swept the US army.

Mellon walked over respectfully, bowed, and said in pure and fluent Chinese: "Your Excellency, I am US Secretary of the Treasury Mellon, the plenipotentiary negotiator sent by Your Excellency the President."

Ma Zhanyuan, who was always arrogant, now looked very polite, and said with a smile: "Plenipotentiary negotiator, well, welcome, please sit down and serve tea."

Ma Zhanyuan's polite words eased Mellon's nervousness a lot, and he sat down opposite him.

When Mao Renfeng brought the tea in person, Ma Zhanyuan saw it and couldn't help being surprised: "Old Mao, you, do you still need to do such a trivial matter yourself?"

"Tea, please, Mr. Mellon," Mao Renfeng said in the same polite tone: "I am an intelligence officer of the Empire. I have been in the United States for so many times, and I am really grateful for your care."

Mellon put the tea to his mouth and took a sip. Distraught, he didn't know whether the taste of the tea was good or bad, so he said awkwardly, "That's it, good, worthy of respect, worthy of respect."

"Mr. Plenipotentiary, are you here for peace talks?" Ma Zhanyuan asked casually.

"Yes, Your Excellency Ma Zhanyuan," Mellon adjusted from his chaotic thoughts, put down his teacup and said, "The war between China and the United States made the President feel very sad, and it was entirely caused by a small group of people in the Ministry of Defense. It has nothing to do with the President, and the American people. The President is willing to maintain a long-term good relationship with China, but in the American system, many things the President says don’t count. I hope you can understand this.”

"Understood, of course I understand," Ma Zhanyuan still maintained a smile: "The friendship between the people of China and the United States has a long history. Our landing in the United States this time is to restore the traditional friendship between the two peoples. Will those people agree?"

"You can rest assured about this. Your Excellency the President has already arrested all the criminals who started the war, otherwise he would not have sent me here to negotiate."

The army inside and outside the city hall is now unmanned?Ma Zhanyuan's heart immediately relaxed.

"Okay, let's talk about your conditions." Ma Zhanyuan said while controlling his emotions.

Mellon straightened his body forward: "The president hopes that the armies of the two countries will immediately stop the senseless fighting and stop the siege of the city hall. The safety of key personnel is guaranteed, and all other conditions can be discussed."

The conditions proposed by the United States this time are much lower than those in previous negotiations between China and the United States, so low that it is unimaginable, but if you think about it the other way around, this is probably the only condition that Johnson can propose.

Ma Zhanyuan didn't answer right away, but put on airs as if he was in deep thought.The people in the headquarters know that the commander is playing politics, so the next step is to hang your heart tightly, and then give you a reassurance.

Sure enough, not long after, Ma Zhanyuan sighed and said, "I was originally a scholar, and I didn't like fighting very much, but these soldiers under me, hey!"

Mellon's face changed suddenly: "Your Majesty Ma Zhanyuan, we are very sincere!"

"I know you are very sincere, but" Ma Zhanyuan's face was full of pain, and he was unwilling to speak for a few minutes. When Mellon was desperate, he suddenly said: "Okay, stop the war, resolutely stop the war. For the sake of Sino-US friendship, we will No more fights, but I still need to ask my superiors for instructions on this matter, go back and tell your president, I can guarantee his safety for the time being, anyone who dares to damage a hair of the president, I will shoot him dead!"

Like returning to heaven from the abyss, Mellon said with joy, "Thank you for your magnanimity."

After Ma Zhanyuan's performance, he turned the topic to the main topic: "Of course, we are not without conditions, otherwise I won't be able to explain to the soldiers who fought bloody battles."

"Just say," as long as the war can be ceased, Mellon is willing to agree to any conditions.

"Drink tea, please. Don't be polite to me." Ma Zhanyuan made a gesture and said, "A truce is fine, and I can completely protect your important officials from harm, but President Johnson must declare the defeat of the United States and send a tribute to the Chinese army." Surrender, order all parts of the United States to stop resistance immediately, and hand over weapons to the local Chinese army. As for the rest, you can sit down and talk patiently with my superiors, no rush, no rush.”

In Mellon's view, this is not too harsh a condition. The United States was defeated in the first place, and it is right to announce its surrender. I just don't know if the president can accept such a condition. After all, it is related to the dignity of the entire country.

(End of this chapter)