Just when the People's Army began to withdraw its troops from the Korean Peninsula, the United States once again sent a proposal for mediation to the East China Government, and this time Roosevelt hoped that the East China Government would accept US mediation without preconditions and hold armistice talks with Russia and Japan, and of course there would be no restrictions on the content of the talks.

In other words, the United States hopes that the East China government will abandon the demand that Japan and Russia must accept reparations as a precondition for negotiations, but the demand for reparations can be put forward in the negotiations, and whether or not to pay reparations in the end, and how much, depends on the performance of the parties at the negotiating table.

It turned out that after the People's Army won the battle of the Second Battle of the Yalu River, the Japanese Government also knew that the general trend had gone, Japan had completely lost on the battlefield, and the war could no longer be carried out, so it could only choose to negotiate peace, so the Japanese Government immediately replied to the United States, saying that Japan was willing to accept President Roosevelt's mediation proposal, but refused to take reparations as a precondition for negotiations, and the Japanese Government also said that if the East China Government insisted on making the payment of reparations a precondition for negotiations, then Japan would fight to the death with the East China Government and would never compromise。

On the other hand, Russia, like the United States, also expressed the same attitude, that is, it could not accept the conditions put forward by the East China government that it must pay reparations.

The reason why Japan and Russia have such confidence is not entirely bluffing, but because they have strong support from their allies, Britain and France.

In fact, as early as after the People's Army captured Harbin, Britain and France began to discuss the end of the war. From the perspective of the overall situation, the victory of the East China Government in the war is basically a foregone conclusion, and it will also reap a great deal of benefits from it; it will not only occupy the three northeastern provinces and gain a wide space for development, but will also occupy Vladivostok, an important town in the Russian Far East, and at the same time weaken the strength of Japan and Russia.

However, Britain and France have major political and economic interests in the Far East, and the rise of the East China government is obviously unfavorable to both countries, so it is necessary to contain the East China government as necessary. Therefore, after consultation, the two countries agreed that it was basically unrealistic to force the East China government to spit out all the occupied areas, but it was necessary to prevent the East China government from obtaining a large amount of reparations through the war.

The East China government also paid a considerable price for this war and borrowed a large amount of foreign debt, and this is the only way to curb the post-war development of the East China government, that is, the East China government must not be allowed to obtain reparations to repay the debt. In order to repay these foreign debts, the East China government must stop or delay development at the cost of allowing Japan and Russia to gain respite and restore their national strength, at least to contain the East China government in Asia, and prevent the East China government from covering the sky with one hand. Therefore, Britain and France decided to make every effort to use all means and resources to help Japan and Russia avoid reparations.

After all, the war has reached this point, and the two countries have not only lost almost completely militarily, but also caused the collapse of the domestic economy and triggered a series of social crises.

Moreover, Russia even had a trace of unrealistic illusions, hoping to use the support of Britain and France to force the East China government to return Vladivostok to Russia, after all, Vladivostok is Russia's core city in the Far East, and if Vladivostok is lost, Russia will lose its focus in the Far East, and it may be difficult to keep the land in the Far East. Therefore, it was proposed to Britain and France that the East China government must return Vladivostok to Russia as a precondition for negotiations. and asked for the support of Britain and France.

However, Russia's request was strongly rejected by Britain and France. Because Britain and France are very clear that there is still a certain possibility of asking the East China Government to give up the reparations, but it is basically an unrealistic fantasy to ask the East China Government to spit out Vladivostok; first, Vladivostok was fought down by the People's Army at the cost of sacrifice, and if it is spit out like this, the East China Government will not be able to account for the army; second, since the landing, the East China Government has always safeguarded the interests of China and prided itself, which is also one of the main reasons why the East China Government has been able to gain a foothold in Chinese mainland, and after the occupation of Vladivostok, the East China Government has made a big announcement in China about its achievements in recovering lost territory, if Vladivostok is handed over againThen the image of the East China government as a protector of national interests built up in the past few years will collapse, so the East China government will not give up Vladivostok again at all costs.

In addition, from the hearts of Britain and France, they did not want Russia to get Vladivostok again. In order to deal with their common enemy, Germany, Britain and France are now so close that they are almost close to signing a final alliance treaty. Russia is also an important link in the front of the two countries against Germany, and only by drawing Russia into this alliance can we form a two-front attack on Germany and gain strategic superiority. However, in recent years, although Russia has been at odds with Germany that has always supported Austria-Hungary because of its struggle with Austria-Hungary for dominance of the Balkan Peninsula, relations between the two countries have not deteriorated, and Germany has been trying to find a way to pull Russia and restore the Three Emperors Alliance. This was certainly not the situation that Britain and France wanted.

Now is a good opportunity, because after losing Vladivostok, Russia will also completely cut off the idea of running the East, and can only obediently return to the West to help Britain and France contain Germany on the Eastern Front. Therefore, Britain and France have made very strong statements to Russia that they do not support Russia's return of Vladivostok as a condition for negotiations, and prohibit Russia from mentioning matters related to the return of Vladivostok in the negotiations, otherwise Britain and France will refuse to support Russia, and since it is France, they will even threaten to stop lending to Russia.

And now Russia is also under the low eaves, have to bow their heads, because without the support of Britain and France, Russia is simply unable to fight against the East China government alone, because now Russia's economy has reached the verge of collapse, all relying on French loans to hang a life, if France stops lending to Russia, Russia will inevitably enter a serious economic crisis, the whole society will fall into chaos, so Russia can only bear the breath and give up the last hope of taking back Vladivostok.

After Britain, France, Japan, and Russia reached the decision on reunification, they began active consultations with the United States; after all, the United States was the mediator of the three parties this time, and if it received the support of the United States, then there would be great hope for negotiations.

US President Roosevelt also did not want the East China government to receive a huge amount of reparations, and it was not in the interests of the United States to let the East China government dominate the Far East. However, since the United States is the mediator in this negotiation, it must not take sides over one side or the other, and at least on the surface, it must be neutral.

So Roosevelt came up with such a solution, which not only demanded that the East China government abandon the reparations as a precondition for negotiations, but the parties could negotiate the matter of reparations in the negotiations. In this way, the East China government could not find any fault. Moreover, if we insist on asking the East China Government to give up the reparations as a prerequisite for the negotiations, then it will be difficult for this negotiation to take place, because after all, the East China Government is the victor in this war, and if it cannot start negotiations immediately and let the war continue, it will obviously be detrimental to Japan and Russia.

After listening to Roosevelt's opinion, Britain, France, Japan, and Russia all agreed after consultations, and if Bi Jing insisted on their own positions, then they could only stalemate and could not enter the rhythm of negotiations for a long time, so it was better to give in to each other, let the negotiations start first, and then think of a way at the negotiating table in the next step. Roosevelt then sent this suggestion to the East China government.

After receiving the new US proposal, the East China Government immediately convened a cabinet meeting to discuss the new US proposal. In the end, the people held that this US proposal was acceptable, and although reparations were not a prerequisite for negotiations, as long as they could be negotiated at the negotiating table, the East China Government would have a great chance of winning; after all, the East China Government had already had enough bargaining chips, and what cards did Japan and Russia have to play? Therefore, it was completely acceptable to start the negotiations first, because after all, the war had come to this point, and the East China Government had also paid a lot of price, and it would be good if the war could be ended as soon as possible.

However, Xiao Jianjun proposed that the fleet that bombarded the Japanese coast had set off, which was originally a decision made at the time of the landing at Zhennanpu, in order to strike at the Japanese mainland, exert pressure on Japan, and force Japan to come to the negotiating table. At this time, the fleet should have almost reached the coast of Japan, that is, it was necessary to negotiate whether to recruit the fleet back.

However, both Xia Bohai and Qin Zheng believed that the fleet should not be brought back at this time, but that the fleet should continue to complete this mission and attack the Japanese mainland, not only to achieve great results, but also to build as much momentum as possible, so that the East China government can take the initiative in the upcoming negotiations with Japan.

Therefore, it can also be said that the East China Government has not yet expressed its acceptance of the new US proposal, so it is not too late for the East China Government to attack the Japanese mainland in violation of international conventions, and it will not be too late for the fleet to reply to the United States after the fleet has completed this mission.

Immediately after the cabinet meeting, the Military Commission also issued an order to the fleet, requiring the fleet to destroy the three Japanese ports in this operation, and only in this way could the goal of the East China government be achieved.