At this time, the withdrawal of troops from the Korean Peninsula had also been completed, and the 5th Army was still withdrawn to the west bank of the Yalu River, but it still retained a division on the east bank of the Yalu River, and expanded the defense line to an area of about 10 kilometers east of the Yalu River, while the Marines abandoned Pyongyang, Zhennanpu and other places, and withdrew all to Shandong, with one unit stationed in Yantai and some stationed in Qingdao.

When the Japanese army learned of the KPA's withdrawal, it also behaved very cautiously, dispatching only one division to garrison Pyongyang and another division to retreat to Seoul, while the other three divisions maintained a distance of about 50 kilometers from the KPA and did not dare to get too close to the KPA.

After returning to Qingdao, Luo Yue reported to the working group on the course of the landing operation and the tasks assigned by the working group. When talking about Kim Chang-so, Qin Zheng suddenly asked, "How old is this Kim Chang-so, and where is his hometown?"

Luo Yue said: "According to his confession, he was born in 1876 and is exactly 30 years old this year. It is Haeju, Hwanghae-do, North Korea. ”

Qin Zheng said again: "What did Kim Chang-so do before he joined Dongxuedao?"

Luo Yuedao: "According to him, when he was a teenager, he studied Chinese and Korean characters in a private school, and studied Tongjian, Shilu, Bingshu, University, Tang poetry, etc., and in 1891, he failed to participate in the imperial examination, so he joined Dongxuedao. ”

Xia Bohai said with a smile: "It's another person who failed in the imperial examination, so he is a little similar to Hong Xiuquan." ”

Qin Zheng nodded and said, "That's all right, as I guessed, it should be this person." ”

Everyone else knows that Qin Zheng is familiar with history, even if he says so, it seems that this Kim Chang-so should be a relatively famous figure in history. Wang Yunpeng said: "Political commissar, this Kim Chang-so won't be General Kim." ”

In fact, not only Wang Yunpeng alone, but also several people have such thoughts, because General Jin is the most well-known Peninsula person among the traversers, and he is almost a person of this era, and his surname is Jin, so it is reasonable for everyone to guess that it is General Jin.

Qin Zheng shook his head with a smile and said, "Everyone guessed wrong, this person is not General Jin, because General Jin has not been born at this time? Of course it won't be him." However, this person also has a little relationship with General Kim, and in the history of our time and space, he should be called Kim Jiu, a legendary figure in Korean history, a famous Korean independence activist, known as the 'Father of the Korean Nation', in 1919 after the March 1st Movement in South Korea went into exile in Shanghai, to the Korean independence activities, and participated in the organization of the establishment of the Korean Provisional Government, served as the chairman of the Korean Provisional Government, and also made great achievements during this period, the most noteworthy is that he presided over 2 assassinations against Japanese high-level. One time was on January 8, 1932, sent by Jin Jiu, the Korean warrior Lee Bong-chang threw * at the Sakurada Gate in Tokyo, assassinating the Japanese Emperor Hirohito, but unfortunately failed; the other time was on April 29, 1932, with the famous killer Wang Yaqiao of the Republic of China to plan the bombing of Hongkou Park in Shanghai, this time it was a success, killing the then commander-in-chief of the Japanese occupation army in Shanghai, General Shirakawa Yoshinori, and the Japanese minister to China, Shigemitsu Aoi, was also blown off a leg. ”

Xia Bohai nodded and said, "It seems that this person is indeed very capable, and he also has certain actions, which meets our requirements." ”

Wang Yunpeng said: "But what does he have to do with General Jin, is he the same clan?"

Qin Zheng said with a smile: "That's not it, after the end of World War II, after the liberation of Korea, but it was occupied by the United States and the Soviet Union, and independent countries were established respectively, with the support of the United States, Syngman Rhee became the first president of South Korea." Kim Koo, on the other hand, was opposed to the partition of Korea and the establishment of a government by South Korea alone, and was committed to the establishment of a unified state on the Korean Peninsula, and proposed that a unified government should be established through consultations between the North and the South. However, because Kim Koo had high prestige in both Korea and Korea, and advocated the reunification of the north and the south, it aroused the jealousy of Syngman Rhee, and finally found a killer to assassinate him. And if Kim Koo does not die, it is entirely possible that a coalition government will be established on the Korean Peninsula, so that there will be no later Korean War. ”

Xiao Jianjun said: "I have a question, judging from the performance of the old time and space, Jin Jiu is indeed a character, capable, responsible, actual, and thoughtful, and has a strong sense of mission and responsibility for the country and the nation, but can such a person accept our control for a long time? After all, his actions must be based on the interests of South Korea, but don't be a white-eyed wolf, first borrow our strength to restore South Korea, and then kick us away." There are too many examples of this kind in the old time and space, North Korea is one, and Vietnam, so we can't help but learn a lesson. ”

Qin Zheng shook his head and said: "I don't think there is any need to worry too much, the old time and space have the special national conditions of the old time and space, and the relationship between countries is not about feelings but about interests, North Korea and Vietnam have become white-eyed wolves, it is true that our policy at that time had a certain mistake, but in the final analysis, our strength at that time was not enough, of course, people should choose a thick hug with big feet, and before we crossed, didn't there also be iron buddies like 'Pakistan Railway' and 'Cambodian Railway'?" Even North Korea's General Kim San is also improving relations with us, not that Pakistan and Cambodia are more affectionate than North Korea and Vietnam, nor is it that General Kim San has a conscience, but that our strength is different from before, so whether there is a white-eyed wolf or not depends on our strength, not in choosing a person who is easy to control, and teammates like Italy are of course easy to control, but not only useless to us, but will also become our robe. ”

Xia Bohai also said: "I agree with Lao Qin's opinion, what we need is capable and capable people, not pig teammates, as for the future, one is to look at our own development, and the other is to look at our own operation, and South Korea's interests may not conflict with our interests, so we can't easily draw conclusions now." ”

Qin Zheng said: "In this way, I will meet this Kim Changsu and talk to him before making a decision." ”

Xia Bohai said: "The talk is definitely going to be discussed, but it is estimated that it will not work in the past few days, the current focus of the work is the preparation of the Portsmouth negotiations, Lao Qin has the deepest understanding of the international situation, you are specifically responsible for this matter, and everything else must be put aside, Kim Changsu asked him to wait for a few days, he was the father of the nation of South Korea in the old time and space, but now he is just a patriotic young man, and he must respect him too much." When this time is over, it's not too late for you to meet him. ”

Qin Zheng nodded and said, "Okay." ”

Xia Bohai said: "Major General Luo." ”

Luo Yueji was cold on the side for a long time, and when he heard calling himself, he hurriedly said, "Here." ”

Xia Bohai said: "During this time, you will take care of Kim Chang-so and other Koreans, and you can take them to visit our military camp and the training life of the troops, so that they can have a preliminary understanding of our army." ”

Luo Yue said: "Yes." ”

Subsequently, the focus of the work of the East China government was also fully shifted to the preparation of the Portsmouth negotiations, of course, before that, the Foreign Affairs Committee had already begun to make some preparations, and now it is mainly to make amendments and add details, and the other is to formulate the principles and techniques of the negotiations, and so on.

Three days later, the East China government convened an enlarged cabinet meeting with the participation of the working group and cabinet members to discuss the Portsmouth negotiation plan. First of all, Qin Zheng introduced the overall goal of this trip to the United States.

Qin Zheng said: "On this trip to the United States, we actually have two goals: one is to participate in negotiations, consolidate and expand the interests we have achieved on the battlefield, and obtain a large amount of financial compensation from Japan and Russia, which will enable us to pay off our foreign debts and have a certain amount of development funds; To develop the Northeast, it is not enough to rely on our strength, and it is also necessary to actively introduce foreign capital, only in this way can we speed up the development of the Northeast, and only when the Northeast develops, can our East China Government develop, so this trip to the United States is to take this opportunity to publicize the development plan of the Northeast in the United States, and to meet more with American consortia. Judging from the current situation, the US Government represented by US President Roosevelt is obviously biased towards Japan and Russia, but the United States is, after all, a country controlled by capital, and if US consortiums and entrepreneurs are interested in developing Northeast China and put pressure on the US Government, they can force the US Government not to dare to favor Japan and Russia too much. ”

After a pause, Qin Zheng said: "Next, Comrade Li Sanjie will introduce to you our participation in the negotiations and draw up the negotiation conditions proposed to Japan and Russia. ”

At this time, Li Sanjie stood up and said: "These conditions are the preliminary terms formulated by our Foreign Affairs Committee according to the current situation. ”

After finishing speaking, Li Sanjie opened his notebook and said: "First of all, the negotiation conditions we have put forward to Russia: 1. Withdraw troops from Northeast China and transfer Northeast China to the East China Government for management; 2. All Russian privileges in Northeast China will be abolished, and the behavior of the Russian Government and citizens in Northeast China will be guided by the legal system of the East China Government in the future; 3. Vladivostok, 4. Yeye Island was handed over to the East China government; 5. The Middle East Railway and its ancillary rights and interests were handed over to the East China government; 6. War reparations were paid, with a predetermined amount of 80 million pounds and a bottom line of 50 million pounds; 7. Limiting the naval power of the Russian Far East; 8. Opening up Manchuria and other places for bilateral trade; 9. Sharing the fishing rights of Russia's territorial waters and territorial waters. 10. The Russian warships captured in the war were owned by the East China government. Of these 10 conditions, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 10 must be met and are non-negotiable, while 4 is to try our best to achieve them, and our bottom line is to obtain at least half of Yeye Island, and 7, 8, and 9 are to negotiate a comprehensive plan with Russia, and we can make appropriate concessions. ”