With the U.S.-led Allied forces in the Pacific theater, they gradually reversed their passivity in the early stage of the war and seized the strategic initiative. With the full mobilization of the industrial potential of the United States, its military power has been greatly enhanced.

Knowing that the Japanese army's strategic defense system in the Pacific was based on a series of islands, the Allied generals who were in charge of the war in the Pacific decided to launch a two-way attack on the Japanese army after careful analysis and discussion.

With the Central Pacific as the main strategic offensive direction and the Southwest Pacific as the secondary strategic offensive direction, the two offensive directions can support and cover each other. It can also disperse the Japanese forces, making it difficult to determine the main direction of the American attack.

The Marshall Islands, which had been a Japanese trusteeship since World War I, and which had been a non-existent foreigner since then, were initially identified as the target of the attack was the Marshall Islands, which were outside the range of U.S. shore-based aircraft and could not organize aerial reconnaissance without knowing anything.

In the face of the allied forces led by the United States, a large-scale counterattack campaign was launched, and the strategic space of the Japanese army in the Pacific Ocean was constantly compressed. The Japanese army, which suffered a great loss in the strength of the navy and air force, naturally gritted its teeth and worked hard.

On the one hand, the Southeast Asian battlefield, which the Japanese army can still support, and on the other hand, the Allied offensive that is about to enter the Japanese mainland. This dilemma caused the Japanese Cabinet ministers to have a headache when discussing the battle plan.

The Southeast Asian strategy has a bearing on whether Japan can withstand a major war. If they really want to let the Xinghua army and the allies drive them out of Southeast Asia, it will inevitably affect a series of strategic layouts in Southeast Asia and the South Seas.

But at present, the Japanese garrison troops in various places have almost reached the limit. The transfer of troops from any place is likely to have a ripple effect. What's more, the attrition of the Pacific War forced the Japanese army to prepare sufficient reserve troops.

In view of the fact that after the Xinghua Army seized Saigon, it freed up its hands to recover Qiongya Island, which the Japanese army attached great importance to, and the Japanese army was naturally very angry. But not long after Qiongya was recovered, the main force that was originally assigned to quell the chaos was surrounded again.

Although the Xinghua Army has not yet launched an offensive, the Japanese army is very clear that it is actually the same whether to attack or not. The Japanese troops blocked on the border between Phnom Penh and Saigon only need to be blockaded for a period of time, and it is believed that that that force will face a situation of self-collapse without a fight.

The reason is simple, the Xinghua army blocked the passage to send supplies to the reinforcements. Supplies can't be delivered, just with the materials carried by the troops earlier, tens of thousands of troops consume a huge amount of materials every day, and how many days can they last?

As for Hideki Tojo, the former Cabinet Foreign Minister, his position in the Cabinet seems to be a little precarious recently. If it weren't for the fact that the Japanese emperor had many political allies with Hideki Tojo, I am afraid that the cabinet would have started the impeachment process against him.

In this case, in the face of such an erosive war, Hideki Tojo is indeed a headache. He knows very well that the only way to turn the current political situation around is to win some battles. But the question is, how to win the battle?

After all, neither the Allies nor the Xinghua Army are easy to mess with at the moment. The Japanese front was stretched too long and too large, and now it looked like there was a possibility of attack everywhere. So what choice will the Japanese army make?

After some consideration, Hideki Tojo finally decided to take two steps. The first step is to suspend the offensive and defensive in Southeast Asia. Under the current circumstances, the war in Southeast Asia is not yet out of control.

Secondly, he sent a secret envoy in the hope of negotiating with the Xinghua Army. Let's see if we can get in touch with the commander-in-chief of the Xinghua Army, throw out some Japanese interests in Nanyang, and get concessions from the Xinghua Army.

When the commander of the Japanese garrison stationed in the Philippines received a telegram from the cabinet, he also felt a little incredulous. But he must admit that the decision made by the cabinet still seems to be a relatively wise choice.

After receiving an invitation from the Japanese army to suspend the offensive for a meeting, Li Hao, who was in charge of the Philippine theater, was also surprised: "Uh! It's all like this, and the little devil doesn't even plan to fight hard, but wants to negotiate with us? What the? ”

As Zhao Tiehu's virtuous helper, Chen Wan said with a smile: "No matter what the little devil wants, this telegram they sent has already proved what your brother-in-law said earlier, the little devil has begun to decline with a weak heart."

Don't look at the current control of the major cities in Nanyang, but you should know that with the strong rise of our Xinghua Army, the interests of the Japanese army in Nanyang have actually been weakened a lot. Even if oil is met, they must now sell it to us as well.

The reason is simple, if they don't sell our oil, they have to worry about us attacking their oil factories. Don't look at the number of troops they have stationed there, if we really want to recover there, we still have the strength.

It's just that at the moment, our focus is still on self-preservation and development, and it is indeed not worth it to completely turn our faces with the little devils. Send a copy of this telegram to your brother-in-law, ask him what he means, and then reply to the little devil! ”

"Good! I'm going to have someone send electricity to the commander-in-chief right now! ”

Li Hao, who recognized Chen Wan as his godsister, still addressed Zhao Tiehu as the commander-in-chief. After all, Li Hao doesn't want others to think that he relied on Chen Wan to get his current status, and nepotism is sometimes troublesome.

After receiving a telegram from Li Hao from the base camp, Zhao Tiehu felt that the war in Southeast Asia wanted to be resolved in a short period of time, but it was unlikely. But take the opportunity to blackmail the little devil, and it's okay to think about it.

Thinking of this, Zhao Tiehu quickly wrote a telegram and handed it to the telegrapher: "Send this telegram to the base camp and Director Du in the form of a secret telegram!" Minister Li and Director Du are fully responsible for this negotiation! ”

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief!"

The Director Du mentioned by Zhao Tiehu is Du Yuesheng, who served as the chief secretary for administration of the Third War Zone after joining the Xinghua Army. After entering the Malay Peninsula, Du Yuesheng did a very good job, and it also brought a lot of changes to the civil affairs of the Xinghua Army.

Even if he can't get in touch with military affairs, for Du Yuesheng, he can be in charge of civil affairs in a war zone and deal with Chinese leaders and indigenous leaders in the Malay Peninsula, Du Yuesheng is also very satisfied.

With the Xinghua Army as its backing, these leaders, who have a little prestige and power in the Malay Peninsula, must give Du Yuesheng a little bit of thin face. As for Du Yuesheng's words, he also brought some talented disciples to Nanyang one after another.

After receiving the telegram from Zhao Tiehu and seeing the top secret words marked on it, Du Yuesheng was still very surprised. Regarding the war in Southeast Asia, Du Yuesheng, who is in the third war zone, has heard about it to some extent.

But he also didn't expect that the little devil who had suffered such a big loss would not have a full-scale counterattack in a hurry, but chose to meet with Xinghua Army in private. From this situation, it can be seen that the little devil is indeed not as good as before.

Seeing the negotiation limit given by Zhao Tiehu, Du Yuesheng couldn't help but smile a little bitterly: "The commander-in-chief's appetite is not small!" ”

On the other hand, Li Chengwu, who was staying at the headquarters, said with a smile: "Director Du, in fact, these things that the commander-in-chief asked, if we were willing to do it, I am afraid that we would have taken it down long ago." Now it's just a matter of receiving it in a better way!

I even think that the commander-in-chief should have multiple intentions for letting you serve as the chief negotiator. If the conditions can be met, I think Secretary Du may have a real opportunity to start becoming the first administrative officer of the place, presiding over the overall civil affairs of the place. ”

Hearing Li Chengwu say this, Du Yuesheng was overjoyed, but said on his face: "It's unlikely!" ”

"It's impossible, we'll know when Director Du talks about it! Your talents, many people know! ”

can become a political figure that cannot be ignored in Lao Jiang and even the national government, Du Yuesheng's political means and ability are naturally not bad. Coupled with the full support of the Xinghua Army, it is also very easy to make some achievements.

With Du Yuesheng escorted by a team of wolf warriors, he soon arrived at the base camp. After negotiating with Chen Wan and Li Hao, he had several telegraph conversations with Zhao Tiehu in Southeast Asia.

Earlier, they could not wait for the reply of the Xinghua Army, and the Japanese army thought that the Xinghua Army did not want to negotiate. When he received a message from the Xinghua Army that he could negotiate, he put the place of negotiation in Zamboanga instead of Davao City, as the Japanese army thought.

In response to the reply given by the Xinghua Army, the Japanese Cabinet also sent a minister and general to Zamboanga for a meeting. As for the Xinghua Army, it is not clear who will be sent to negotiate.

When the Japanese envoys, guided by several offshore gunboats of the Xinghua Army, entered the port of Zamboanga smoothly, an officer of the Japanese Special High School who accompanied him quickly recognized the person in charge as the former Shanghai Tang tycoon.

"What? Is he the boss of the Green Gang? How can it be? ”

"General, I won't admit to mistake! I had been in Shanghai for a period of time in intelligence affairs, and I knew his situation very well. I really didn't expect him to come to Xinghuajun's side. It seems that our opponent this time is very difficult! ”

"What do you mean?"

"This person has great influence in the national government, although I don't know why he came to the side of the Nanyang Xinghua Army. But this situation can basically be determined, and it seems that this person has a really good relationship with the commander-in-chief of the Xinghua Army.

The young man next to him should also be Chen Yonghua's confidant general. It seems that Xinghuajun still attaches great importance to this negotiation. Even I doubt that Chen Yonghua will be in the negotiating ranks. ”

"Just keep an eye on it! If you want to do something, you have to get my permission. At this time, no problems are allowed. Otherwise, we will all be responsible for influencing the negotiations, understand? ”

"Hey!"

The chief of staff of the Japanese army stationed in the Philippines, who served as the deputy envoy for the negotiations, knew very well that the one who really negotiated the terms with the Xinghua Army was the cabinet minister sent from China. What he has to do is that the negotiations fail, and do not affect the current situation in the Philippines.

After all, the war on the front line is tight, and the troops under their command have recently carried out a series of low-key changes of guards. A large number of troops with real combat experience were sent to the front in exchange for a group of newly recruited troops.

If there is really a fight, I am afraid that the Japanese troops stationed in the Philippines may not dare to guarantee that they will be able to hold the Philippine Literbin. In this case, as the chief of staff of the Japanese army stationed in the Philippines, he has to think more about the stability of the occupied areas!