Since the Japanese army voluntarily withdrew from Mindanao, this should be the first time that the Japanese army has set foot in Mindanao's jurisdiction in an open and honest manner. For the coastal city in front of them, the Japanese army naturally knew about it earlier.

It's just that the Japanese negotiation team who were ordered to come to Zamboanga this time sat in the car that picked them up and looked out the window of the car at the rebuilt Zamboanga city, and they also felt very incredible. The prosperity here is beyond their imagination.

What surprised the Japanese negotiators even more was that the people living here were basically Chinese. If Zamboanga, a city of commerce and trade, is still so prosperous, how prosperous will Davao, where the base camp of the Xinghua Army is located, be?

Although Zamboanga looks like it is not as prosperous as it seems in Manila. However, the Japanese representatives who came from Manila on this trip felt that Manila, which was slightly lifeless, could not even compare with Zamboanga.

The buildings lining the streets, or the smiling crowds walking through the streets, made it hard for the Japanese to believe that this was a Chinese-controlled city. But they have to admit that the Chinese here seem to be really different.

Arriving at the garrison building in Zamboanga, Du Yuesheng, who was the chief envoy of the Xinghua Army negotiations, still received the Japanese army negotiation delegation very politely. For such a reception banquet, the Japanese military representatives also ate very happily.

I have to say that in terms of reception and negotiation, Du Yuesheng, who is an old Jianghu, still knows more than Li Hao. Even if Du Yuesheng knew that the next request of the Xinghua Army, I was afraid that it would be difficult for the Japanese army to accept.

But that's what negotiations are, and if they can be negotiated smoothly, why do they need to negotiate?

After the reception banquet, Du Yuesheng also said in a timely manner: "Everyone has come from afar, please rest well tonight." If you want to wander around the city, just bring the pass we give you and no one will bother you.

Of course, in order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, please refrain from going to some sensitive places. Otherwise, if something unfriendly happens, I believe it will have some impact on our next talks. ”

"Please rest assured that Du Jun is here this time with a friendly attitude!"

Say this in their mouths, but what they will do in secret, perhaps only the members of the Japanese delegation know in their hearts. But for Du Yuesheng, in the territory controlled by the Xinghua Army, he is not afraid of these little devils turning the sky upside down.

After all, in order to ensure the smooth operation of this negotiation, the First War Zone deployed a main regiment in Zamboanga. Together with the local garrison, it is fully capable of dealing with some contingencies. If the Japanese army wants to find trouble, the Xinghua army is not afraid at all.

That night, the principal and deputy envoys of the Japanese delegation honestly stayed in the room arranged by the Xinghua Army to rest. Even in order to ensure safety, the accompanying special high class agents also carefully inspected the room.

After making sure that there was no eavesdropping device, the two chief and deputy envoys rested and negotiated with confidence. As for the liaison with the mainland, the accompanying Japanese military delegation still carried a radio station to facilitate communication with the mainland at any time.

Many cabinet ministers who knew about this person were very surprised to learn that the representative envoy sent by the Xinghua Army was actually Du Yuesheng, the boss of the Green Gang who the Japanese army also wanted to buy. After all, in Shanghai, Du Yuesheng is still very famous.

Even some foreign consuls and military attaches who have been to Shanghai Tang know some things about Du Yuesheng. But no one expected that Du Yuesheng was not in Chongqing, but came to Nanyang, where the Xinghua Army was located.

Although the Japanese army didn't know why Du Yuesheng appeared in Nanyang, many high-level Japanese military and political leaders who had contact with Du Yuesheng knew that this was a very difficult guy. To put it bluntly, it's a piece of hob meat.

I have to say that Zhao Tiehu let an underworld boss like Du Yuesheng serve as the negotiator, which is somewhat unexpected!

It's just that as far as the current situation is concerned, the Japanese cabinet ministers who are on home have little to look forward to. After all, even if they sent someone who was familiar with Du Yuesheng over now, they were afraid that it would be useless.

The Japanese who were good friends with Du Yuesheng back then, but now Du Yuesheng may not give them face. When it comes to the interests of the country and race, how dare Du Yuesheng mess around. What's more, there is still the existence of Zhao Tiehu behind him!

On the first day of the negotiations, Du Yuesheng didn't talk too much, and heard that the Japanese army hoped that the Xinghua Army would stop fighting and let the more than 10,000 Japanese troops who attacked Saigon come back. even hoped that the Xinghua Army would return the occupied Qiongya Island, but he couldn't help laughing.

Said very directly: "Mr. Sato, is it that the breakfast in the hotel is not done, which makes you feel very dissatisfied." Do you think it's possible for us to give up all our vested interests just by saying a word?

Before I came, Commander-in-Chief Chen gave me a sentence, that is, if you want to talk, you should talk with sincerity. If we want to fight, then we can end the current talks at any time, and the big deal is to expand the scale of the battle a little more, and we also need the opportunity to train our troops.

Qiongya Island has been an inviolable territory of China since ancient times, and since we have recovered it, it is absolutely impossible to return it. If you have the ability, you can also send troops to retake it, and we can't say if you really lose.

As for releasing the Japanese troops who attacked us, we can also let this go as long as you can meet the conditions. Even our offensive forces will stop the corresponding offensive. The premise is that you must give sincerity! ”

Hyotaro Sato, the cabinet minister in charge of the negotiations, still said in a tough tone: "Mr. Du, it seems that you don't have any sincerity in negotiations. We worked well together earlier, but this time you took the initiative to break the rules and attack our defense zone.

If you really want to go to war in an all-out way, I'm afraid you won't be able to get any benefits, right? Now we give up Saigon and recognize the ownership you can have there. But Tamanu, you must return it. This, there is nothing to talk about! ”

As a result, Du Yuesheng also got up with a smile and said, "Mr. Sato, you are welcome to come to Zamboanga next time." General Watanabe, I'm so sorry! I am afraid that such negotiations will not be able to go on at all. Otherwise, let's wait and see! ”

As he spoke, ignoring Hyotaro Sato's dissatisfaction and anger, Du Yuesheng took Li Hao and others and left the negotiation room very calmly. Leaving behind these big-eyed and small-eyed Japanese people seems somewhat helpless.

Perhaps for Hyotaro Sato, he still didn't realize that this time and that time. Today's Xinghua Army is no longer the hastily established anti-Japanese armed force at the beginning, but a regular army with hundreds of thousands of soldiers.

The most important thing is that in terms of the area occupied in Nanyang, I am afraid that the Xinghua army is also larger than the Japanese army. If Hyotaro Sato does not find out who is asking for whom in this negotiation, it is estimated that this negotiation will indeed not be able to continue.

Under these circumstances, the first day of negotiations lasted only half a day before ending in vain. For Du Yuesheng, he was not in any hurry. In Zhao Tiehu's words, it should be the Japanese army that should really be in a hurry. The longer the time dragged on, the more unfavorable it was to the Japanese army.

When the negotiating delegation sent the news of the suspension of the negotiations back to Japan, Hideki Tojo, who received the telegram, couldn't help but scold: "Yaga! Didn't Sato, a fool, tell him that he could let Xinghuajun put forward conditions first? How can it be negotiated like this? ”

Although Hideki Tojo was a die-hard militarist, he was not an idiot, and he knew very well that in the current situation, they had to ease their relationship with the Kohwa Army. After all, the South Seas were also important to the Japanese army.

At present, Japan has a lot of strategic materials, all of which are obtained from the South Seas. In particular, oil, which was vital to the Japanese army, was a very important strategic material. really provoked the Xinghua Army, and the Japanese army could not get any benefits.

Now the Xinghua Army is willing to let the Japanese army control Nanyang and not cause any chaos to the Japanese army, and the Japanese army also feels very relieved. Once the whole South Sea is in chaos, it will undoubtedly be very fatal to the Japanese army.

Just as Hideki Tojo instructed Hyotaro Sato that he must reach a peace agreement with the Koka Army as soon as possible to end the current dispute between the two armies in Southeast Asia. As for Qiongya Island occupied by the Xinghua Army, if you really don't want to come back, you will give it temporary control to the Xinghua Army.

As long as the Allied offensive can be dismantled, Hideki Tojo believes that it should not be difficult to clean up the Koka Army on Qiongya Island. Now it's too entangled in an island, and it seems a little bit of a big loss!

When Yoshiji Watanabe, the deputy envoy for negotiations, sent a note again, hoping to start a second round of negotiations. Du Yuesheng said that Deputy Envoy Li Hao had something to delay for two days for the time being. Therefore, if we want to resume the talks, we will have to wait two more days.

Although I didn't understand the purpose of Du Yuesheng's move, soon the Japanese troops stationed in Southeast Asia came with a news that shocked the Japanese military cabinet. The reason is that the tens of thousands of Japanese troops who were besieged were already facing a shortage of supplies.

If supplies cannot be provided, the besieged Japanese troops will have no second choice but to break through to the death. This means that the Japanese army stationed in Southeast Asia will face the loss of a force of tens of thousands of officers and soldiers.

But this news is not too fatal for the Japanese army on the mainland. What was really fatal was that Wa Cheng, a military stronghold of Burma State as the rear of the main force of the Japanese army stationed in Burma, was suddenly surrounded by the main divisions of the two expeditionary forces.

The main force of the Japanese army, which was resisting the expeditionary force and the Allied forces in northern Burma, was really very surprised by the main force of the expeditionary force that suddenly appeared in the rear base camp. Once the expeditionary force captures Wacheng, it will also be a mortal threat to the main force of the Japanese army on the front line.

In this case, the main divisions of the two expeditionary forces can be secretly guided to Wacheng. Except for the elusive Xinghua Army, I am afraid that there is no one else. But such a thing, Xinghua Army will definitely not admit it.

Whether they admit it or not, for the Japanese army, if they do not want the main force of the Japanese army stationed in northern Burma to be wiped out, then they must conclude the negotiations as soon as possible. Transfer the main force that is short of supplies and return to Wacheng to ensure the safety of the rear passage.

Even if it is unable to defeat the main force of the expeditionary force that has penetrated into the rear, it can at least ensure that the main force of the Japanese army on the Indochina front can safely withdraw to the rear at a critical moment.

After all, the Japanese troops who fought in Burma were the few elite troops of the Japanese army. Once it is damaged in northern Burma, it will be enough for the Japanese army to feel distressed for a long time!