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The 10 representatives of China and the United States sat down on either side of the long table, and the US side was of course presiding over the talks, but on the Chinese side, it was not Chairman Chiang who presided over the overall situation, but Foreign Minister Wang Chonghui.

But the first words of Wang Chonghui, as the representative of the Chinese side, startled Jensen.

"Oh?!" Jensen's eyes widened, he looked at Wang Chonghui in great surprise, and said in a lost voice, "Cedion the entire concession to the lone military camp as a military base?" In addition, all the weapons and equipment of the armies and navies of Western countries stationed in Shanghai, including the naval vessels of Western countries anchored on the Huangpu River, will be unconditionally transferred to the lone military camp. ”

Chairman Chiang, who was sitting next to him, immediately looked gloomy, and the reaction of the Americans was very fierce.

Chen Cheng even leaned over and whispered to Chairman Jiang: "Commission, it seems that there is no need to talk about it." ”

Bai Chongxi, who was next to him, said coldly: "It's too early to make a conclusion at this time, the negotiation has just begun." ”

"Don't talk." Chairman Jiang's heart is actually fifteen hanging buckets, seven up and eight down, but on the surface, he still looks calm, waving his hand and saying, "Listen attentively." ”

Compared with Chairman Chiang and the others, Foreign Minister Wang Chonghui seemed calm and relaxed.

Wang Chonghui has worked on the diplomatic front for decades, and he can be regarded as an old diplomat, he has seen too many diplomatic conspiracies and crimes of all kinds, so he has developed a pair of sharp eyes, and his intuition tells Wang Chonghui that this time the British government is really cowardly, otherwise the US government will not come forward to mediate.

Of course, the price offered by the Lone Army Camp this time was a bit excessive, but it was not a problem.

After having such a basic judgment in his heart, Wang Chonghui was full of confidence.

"Yes, Ambassador Jensen." Wang Chonghui said solemnly, "Shanghai, was originally our Chinese territory, when you relied on strong ships and cannons, forced the Manchu government to sign unequal treaties with you, and forcibly occupied many territories, including the Shanghai Concession, which was originally a serious violation and trampling on international law of the anti-human act, after the Manchu government was overthrown, the Nationalist Government had the opportunity to abolish these unequal treaties, but our China is a country of etiquette, considering that there are a large number of Western expatriates living in the concession, so it was not forcibly taken back. ”

After a pause, Wang Chonghui said again: "But now, our lone military camp lacks a solid military base in Shanghai, so we can only take back the public concession and the French concession, of course, we will give a time buffer to give you time for the evacuation of the expatriates from Western countries, Ambassador Jensen, is half a month enough?" ”

Jensen opened his mouth and didn't say a word.

After a long time, Jensen took the case and roared loudly: "In this case, I am afraid we have nothing to talk about, such conditions, not to say that the British government will not agree, even our US government will not agree, Minister Wang seems to have forgotten that there are still two warships of our US Navy on the Huangpu River!" ”

In the face of Jensen's roar, Wang Chonghui just flicked the dust on his sleeve, and said lightly: "Ambassador Jensen's emotions seem to be a little too excited, it seems that today is no longer suitable for negotiations, so let's do it first, however, the door to negotiation is always open to you, when Ambassador Jensen calms down, you can restart negotiations at any time." ”

After speaking, Wang Pethui got up and left, Chairman Jiang and the other four people also got up and left, in a blink of an eye, the five Chinese representatives in the conference room had already walked cleanly, Jensen looked at this scene dumbfounded, he couldn't believe his eyes, when did the Chinese become so tough?

"Mr. Ambassador, what now?" The female secretary asked in a whisper.

Jensen's face darkened, and he roared in a suppressed voice: "Let's go, go back to the embassy!" ”

Jensen can actually ask for an immediate resumption of negotiations, but if they do so, it will appear that they are too weak, and maybe the Chinese will be tougher, which is extremely detrimental to the next negotiations, so they must make a gesture, at least let the Chinese understand that the lion's opening will not lead to any good results.

The first round of negotiations between China and the United States ended unhappily.

(Dividing Line)

The intelligence that Britain came forward through the United States to negotiate directly with the Chinese was soon put on the desk of Italian Prime Minister Mussolini, who immediately put down several urgent official tasks at hand and summoned several key aides to discuss countermeasures, in any case, this involved the lives of more than 100 Italian soldiers.

Mussolini was still waiting for the British to send troops, and then took the opportunity to fish in troubled waters.

But they did not expect that the British actually endured this evil breath and chose to negotiate with the Chinese.

This time Italy is very embarrassed, originally, if the British send troops, whether they win or lose, Italy will make a profit, and only need to pay a negligible price.

If Britain wins, Italy can take the opportunity to bite off a piece of meat from the Chinese, and if Britain loses, then the hostages held in the lone camp will definitely be finished, and Italy can put the blame on the British, saying that they have no regard for human life, and demand that they compensate Italy financially.

But now that Britain is negotiating with the Chinese, this benefit will not be reaped.

However, Mussolini was a little hesitant to directly send troops to teach China a lesson.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, I am afraid that it will not work for us to directly send troops to punish China, because if there are fewer troops, it will not have a deterrent effect at all, but if there are more troops, first, transportation will be a big trouble, and second, what will happen to the Japanese? Therefore, it is not feasible for our Kingdom of Italy to send troops directly to Shanghai. ”

As soon as he spoke, the Minister of the Navy directly rejected the idea of directly sending troops to China.

Mussolini nodded in agreement, although this dictator is arrogant, but he also knows that Italy's navy is really insignificant compared to Britain, and it cannot support the expedition to China thousands of miles away, not to mention, Italy's strategic focus is in Europe and Africa, and the Far East does not have their core interests.

Mussolini said: "It is certainly not feasible to send troops directly, but we can't ignore the more than 100 officers and soldiers of the Kingdom of Italy who were captured by the Chinese, do you have any good suggestions?" ”

The Foreign Minister said: "Your Excellency, I have a suggestion. ”

After a pause, the foreign minister said, "Why don't we ask the Japanese to come to the rescue?" ”

"Please ask the Japanese to come to the rescue?" Mussolini frowned and said, "Is it possible?" You must know that the relationship between the British and the Japanese is very delicate at present, and if Japan sends troops into the public concession at this time, will it trigger an all-out confrontation between the British and Japanese governments? Will we Italy get involved? ”

Fear was mutual, just as the British were afraid of Italy's involvement in Africa, the Italians were actually worried about a full-scale war with Britain, after all, at this time, the German-Italian-Japanese Axis alliance had not yet been formally signed, and Italy was not fully prepared, so they still did not dare to go to war with Britain.

The foreign minister shook his head and said: "Your Excellency, you have misunderstood what I mean, I said that the Japanese should come forward to rescue, not to let the Japanese government send troops into the public concession, because in addition to the Japanese garrison in Shanghai, there is also a No. 76, and they can completely rescue the hostages through the No. 76." ”

After a pause, the foreign minister said: "Even, the Japanese can send part of the army, posing as the Chinese of No. 76, to enter the western area of the concession to rescue the hostages, as long as the Japanese themselves do not say anything, presumably the British are unlikely to tear their faces with them, and there is no problem." ”

"Okay, then do it." Mussolini nodded and said, "Immediately send a note to the Japanese government, asking their Shanghai garrison to come forward to save people, and tell the Japanese that as long as they rescue the officers and soldiers of our Kingdom of Italy, it will be fine, and as for the British, French, and Luxembourgers, let them die." ”

"Okay, Your Excellency Prime Minister, I will do it immediately."

(Dividing Line)

In Shanghai, Nakamura Agency.

Kagesashi knocked on the door and walked into Nakamura's office and reported: "Your Excellency, General, I have just received news that the British government has decided to renounce the use of force and instead ask the US government to come forward to negotiate with the Chinese, but according to the news that has just come from our inner line lurking in Chongqing's high-level leaders, the first round of negotiations seems to have collapsed." ”

"Nani?" Nakamura Jun was surprised, "The British actually swallowed this breath? ”

"Hay, this is really surprising." Kagesashi shook his head and said, "However, this is also expected, because the current Britain is still in a serious economic recession, and its financial situation is extremely bad, and it simply cannot support a large expedition thousands of miles away, so a compromise can be said to be inevitable." ”

Nakamura Jun nodded and said, "It's a pity to do this." ”

"It's a shame that Britain and China couldn't fight." Shadow Zhenzhao nodded, and said, "However, the matter is not without room for recovery, after all, the negotiations between China and Britain have just begun, and their mutual trust is still very low, and we still have a lot of room for maneuver." ”

Nakamura Jun stared at him and asked, "Kagesa-san, what do you mean." ”

"We can send troops to save them and muddy the water!" ”

"We sent troops to save people? Mixing the water again? Nakamura Jun frowned and said, "The lone military camp didn't catch the imperial expatriate, I'm afraid we are unknown, right?" ”

"If there is a request from the Italian government, then the division will be famous. ”

After saying that, Kagesa Yoshiaki presented the official letter that the Kingdom of Italy had just sent to Japan.

After reading the official letter, Jun Nakamura still shook his head and said: "It's not proper, it's still inappropriate, if the imperial army openly enters the concession, it will inevitably trigger a strong backlash from the British, what should I do then?" ”

"It's not a problem. ”