"Zhang Jun, how did you think about the suggestion we made a few days ago?"

"Mr. Tanaka, I really can't accept your suggestion!"

Now that the overseas Chinese have occupied the Northeast region, they are squeezing your living space, and if you don't rise up to resist at this time, you can only wait to be wiped out by the overseas Chinese. ”

"Hehe! Mr. Tanaka, it is precisely because the northeast region is now under the control of the East China Government, and your Japanese army claims to be the strongest in the world, but it is not an opponent of the People's Army. ”

"Bahu, Zhang Jun, what do you mean by this, are you mocking our Japanese army?"

"Ogawa, shut up. Tanaka Yoshiichi immediately stopped his companion's seizure, turned to Zhang Zuolin and said, "Zhang Jun, I'm sorry, it's my companion who is a little out of shape." ”

Zhang Zuolin said: "Mr. Tanaka, Mr. Ogawa, I have never looked down on the Japanese army, and I also know that there are many other factors that caused the defeat of the Japanese army by the KPA this time, and it cannot be said that the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army is inferior to that of the KPA, but the fact now is that the Japanese army has been defeated by the KPA and has retreated to the territory of Korea, and we, the local inspection army, and the personnel of the Tachizi cottage are just a group of rabble, and even if they are all united, they will not be the opponents of the KPA, so I can only refuse Mr. Tanaka's suggestion. ”

Although the Japanese army was expelled from the Northeast region, it still retained a large number of espionage activities in the Northeast region, and at this time it was engaged in operations such as gathering intelligence, sabotaging the logistics and communication lines of the People's Army, and bribing bandits and Qing court officers to make enemies of the People's Army.

After Shenyang was occupied by the People's Army, Japan demanded that the spies lurking in the northeastern region be hidden for the time being, not to take drastic actions, but to gather forces in the dark and wait for the opportunity to counterattack. And Tanaka Yoshiichi came to the Octagonal Terrace, found Zhang Zuolin, and proposed that Zhang Zuolin come forward to recruit bandits from Liaodong and Liaoxi to form a coalition army to fight against the People's Army, and said that Japan could give them * weapons.

Tanaka Yoshiichi can be regarded as a lifesaver for Zhang Zuolin, during the Russo-Japanese War in 1904, Zhang Zuolin was captured by the Japanese army on charges of Russian espionage, and it was decided to execute him, and at this time Tanaka Yoshiichi passed by, and when he saw Zhang Zuolin, he felt that this person would definitely do something in the future, so he asked his superiors for instructions, released Zhang Zuolin, and persuaded Zhang Zuolin to contribute to the Japanese army during the Russo-Japanese War, and the two met at that time. And Zhang Zuolin also led the army to cooperate with the Japanese army many times, sneaking up on the logistics and communication lines of the Russian army, and made a lot of efforts for the Japanese army.

Later, after the People's Army entered the war, Tanaka Yoshiichi asked Zhang Zuolin to be the enemy of the People's Army, but this time Zhang Zuolin was not so obedient, and the orders of the Japanese army were either disobeyed by the yang and yin, or they did not contribute to the work, and soon after, the Japanese army was defeated by the People's Army and was expelled from the northeast region, and Zhang Zuolin could not be controlled, so he was helpless against him.

Tanaka Yoshiichi was silent for a while before he said, "Zhang Jun, are you planning to join overseas Chinese?"

Zhang Zuolin stared at Tanaka Yoshiichi, looked at it for a while, nodded and said: "Yes, because I have no other choice, if I don't defect to the East China government, only they will be destroyed." ”

Tanaka Yi smiled and said, "Zhang Jun, you are really honest, 10 days ago, you sent troops to attack Yuan Si and Yuan Wu, captured them, and sent your subordinates Tang Yulin and Zhang Sifei to overseas Chinese. ”

Zhang Zuolin was not surprised when he was told by Tanaka Yoshiichi, because he knew that Japanese spies were almost pervasive in the northeast region, so he sent Tang Yulin and Zhang Sifei to the People's Army, and he would definitely not be able to hide it from the Japanese. However, Zhang Zuolin is not afraid, after all, Japan has no strength in the northeast region now. So he also smiled and said, "Mr. Tanaka, you are still so well-informed." ”

Tanaka Yoshiichi said with a straight face: "Zhang Jun, as a friend, I want to remind you that don't make a decision lightly at this time, it's best to leave yourself a way back." ”

Zhang Zuolin was stunned for a moment and said, "Mr. Tanaka, what do you mean by this." ”

Tanaka: "I can tell you that Britain and France have decided to enter the war, and Russia and Japan are also regrouping their forces and preparing to enter the war again, so the outcome of this war is still difficult to predict, so it is better to leave some leeway for yourself." ”

Zhang Zuolin pondered for a while before he said: "Mr. Tanaka, I thank you for your kindness, there is an old saying in China, called 'fire your eyebrows look at the front first', whether it is Britain or France, they are all far away, but the East China government is by my side, if it is you, what choice can you have?"

Tanaka Yoshiichi smiled and said, "Zhang Jun, you misunderstood what I meant, I understand your thoughts very well, so I will not force you to accept my suggestion again." ”

Zhang Zuolin was a little surprised when he heard this, but he was also a little relieved, after all, he didn't want to tear his face with Japan now, but although Zhang Zuolin didn't have much contact with Japan, he also knew that the Japanese might not be relieved so easily, but he still said: "Thank you Mr. Tanaka for your kindness." ”

Tanaka Yoshiichi said again: "But I hope that after Captain Zhang takes refuge in overseas Chinese, he can continue to keep in touch with us and not cut off contacts." ”

Zhang Zuolin is also a smart person, and when he heard it, he understood what Tanaka Yoshiichi meant, that is, after he joined the People's Army, he still secretly maintained contacts with Japan and provided Japan with information about the People's Army. However, Zhang Zuolin believes that it is necessary to maintain a certain contact with Japan in this way, after all, the current situation is too complicated, and Zhang Zuolin's vision cannot see who wins and who loses in the end, so at this time to maintain the necessary contact with all parties, long bets, no matter who controls the Northeast in the future, he can be invincible. Of course, Zhang Zuolin also knows that there are great risks in doing so, but Zhang Zuolin believes that as long as he is careful in his actions, he can still avoid these risks.

So Zhang Zuolin said: "That's natural, I, Zhang, am not a person who forgets my friends." ”

Tanaka Yoshiichi also nodded with satisfaction and said, "That's fine, let's leave first." ”

Zhang Zuolin did not stay, and personally sent Tanaka Yoshiichi and his party out, and then said goodbye to Tanaka Yoshiyichi.

After walking for a while, Xiao Chuan said: "Tanaka-kun, it's so difficult that we came to find Zhang Zuolin this time, and that's the end of it." ”

Tanaka Yoshiyi: "What if it doesn't end like this, if Zhang Zuolin insists on taking refuge with overseas Chinese, what can we do to him." ”

Xiao Chuan was stunned for a moment, thought about it seriously, and finally shook his head, smiled bitterly, and said, "We really don't have anything to do with Zhang Zuolin now." ”

Yoshiichi Tanaka: "Isn't that the end?" We have no way to take Zhang Zuolin, and Zhang Zuolin is a smart person, and he will not be easily fooled by our few words, or be tempted by a little profit, so I am already very satisfied with such a result, in fact, I never thought that Zhang Zuolin would agree to my suggestion, this is originally a trick, my purpose is to let Zhang Zuolin continue to keep in touch with our Japan, so that we can get some information about overseas Chinese through Zhang Zuolin, and our activities in the Northeast can also be covered by Zhang Zuolin。 After all, Zhang Zuolin is a local snake, and he has many connections in the northeast region, and having him provide cover is beneficial to our operations in the northeast region. ”

After listening to this, Xiao Chuan suddenly realized and said, "Tanaka-kun, you still think it through." ”

After sending off Tanaka Yoshiichi and others, after Zhang Zuolin returned to his headquarters, he gathered his key members Tang Yulin, Zhang Jinghui, Sun Liechen, Zhang Zuoxiang, Zhang Sifei and others together, Zhang Zuolin said: "Tomorrow I will personally go to Shenyang to discuss with the People's Army about our annexation. ”

When the subordinates heard this, they were all taken aback, because Zhang Zuolin's decision was too sudden, and he had never discussed it with everyone before, Sun Liechen first said: "Yuting, do you want to think about it again." Go to Shenyang now, isn't it a little risky, or let Yulin and Sifei go again, or I will go for you and find out the tone of the People's Army. ”

Tang Yulin also said: "Yes, old pimple, you are the head of the family, so you can easily go to Shenyang, although I said that last time I went with Sifei and had a good conversation with the People's Army, but who knows what they think in their hearts? ”

Zhang Jinghui said: "That's it, that's it, I think what the Japanese just said is not bad, now their victory or defeat has not yet been decided, we still have to leave some room for ourselves, and now we will take refuge in the People's Army, isn't it too early." ”

Zhang Zuolin said: "What everyone said makes sense, but we don't have time, originally I also planned to wait and see for a while, but now the People's Army has captured Shenyang, and the British and French armies have not yet come, so the next step of the People's Army's action must be to attack the locks, and strive to destroy a few locks before the arrival of the British and French armies. ”

Zhang Sifei said: "Then you don't need to go in person, you don't need to go in person, or I and Erhu (Tang Yulin) can go, at most, let Brother Liechen take us there, and then tell them that you are sick and can't come." ”

Zhang Zuolin said with a smile: "Then how can it be done, the People's Army is not a three-year-old child, it is so easy to fool there, I have already decided, everyone does not need to say it, Yulin, Sifei, you two are ready, and you will leave with me tomorrow." ”

Sun Liechen said: "Yuting, let me go with you this time, I also want to see the demeanor of the People's Army." ”

Zhang Zuolin also knew that Sun Liechen was not worried about himself, thought about it again, and nodded and said, "Okay, Brother Liechen is going, then let's go with him." ”