The core system is busy with government affairs. It's not that anyone who wants to meet can easily meet in person, but they must make an appointment in advance, unless it is someone named by the president to meet, otherwise, they can only wait for the chamberlain to arrange a meeting with Ji Li.

Hannagan returned to Beijing this time, firstly, because he really needed to ask the president about the real views of the Chinese central government on the war in Europe, and on the other hand, he had come at the invitation of the president, so he met with the president very well, and on the evening of his arrival in Beijing, he met with Mr. President in the presidential palace.

, Wang Fabi North

Zhao Bei was in the apartment to meet Hannagan, actually. He invited Hannagan to dinner. And after dinner, they talked secretly in the study for more than an hour, as for what they talked about, no one knew, even the guard captain Qin Sihu didn't know what the two were talking about. But when Hannagan said goodbye and left. The captain of the guard noticed the smile on the face of the German businessman, which was by no means polite, but genuinely delightful from the heart, and it was evident that the meeting with the President pleased Hannagan, who was pleased with the gift from Hannagan. He didn't even ask the guards to do it, but personally loaded the old rifle from the French Empire into a glass case in the showroom.

Although Zhao Bei was indeed very interested in the fierce spear made more than a hundred years ago, as a state leader with busy government affairs, he really didn't have extra time to play with it, especially at a time like this. It is even more necessary for him to concentrate on handling national affairs. This president is not good for everyone.

After leaving the presidential palace late, Zhao Bei did not return to his apartment, but went to the commander's hall again, and read the telegrams from the Liaodong front and the Yalu River theater, and he was very satisfied with the performance of the army.

Just yesterday evening, the last hill held by the Japanese Army's "Advance Team of the First Army" has been conquered by the Chinese Army commandos and is in the midst of a battle. The supreme commander of the Japanese army, Yoshimasa Oshima, was killed by mortar shells, most of the officers of the Japanese command were also killed in the battle, and a few officers were captured. In the whole battle, the number of Japanese officers and soldiers by Chiang was close to 10,000, and if you add the Japanese prisoners of war captured in the previous battle, then the number of Japanese soldiers captured by the squadron is now considerable.

After the news spread, the whole country was excited. The heads of departments at all levels in the central government have made suggestions. The proposal to escort all the Japanese prisoners of war to Beijing and hold a ceremony to congratulate Zhao Bei was quite appealing, but it was strongly opposed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, for the simple reason that it was now seeking peace talks with the Japanese government through the British and French diplomatic missions in China. They are worried that this kind of victory ceremony may prevent the Japanese government from stepping down, and thus delay the start of peace talks.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs' worries were not unreasonable, which made Zhao Bei hesitate for a while, he was a practical person, and he would not decide how to deal with something recklessly because of impulse. Therefore, he put on hold the initiative to dedicate the capital to prisoners for the time being. Rather, he urged the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to enter the stage of peace talks with the Japanese government as soon as possible.

Although the squadron has won all battles on the battlefield, and has the momentum of swallowing thousands of miles like a tiger, but as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, Zhao Bei knows very well that the troops on the front line are now very tired and urgently need to rest. And it is also necessary to prepare for the final blow to Arthur. On the other hand, the current central financial problem is also more thorny, and any offensive on the front line must rely on the support of the central finance, and according to the Ministry of Finance's pre-war research report, the duration of this war should not exceed three months. It's best to keep it within two months. Otherwise, China's economic exhibition will be dragged down by the war.

Although it relied on borrowing from the United States, Germany, and other countries, as well as issuing war bonds to the private sector. The Ministry of Finance did raise a large amount of war funds, but now that war funds have been used for more than half of the war, but now that the war in Europe has broken out, the Entente and the Central Powers are raising war funds. The US financial community has once again turned its main attention to Europe. Under this international background, it is no longer realistic for China to borrow from the United States, Germany and other countries, and the method of issuing public bonds to the private sector seems to be a bit of a thirst-quenching feeling, after all, the development of industry and commerce also needs a large amount of financial support, at this time. Private capital is indeed stretched thin.

These military difficulties and financial difficulties are real, coupled with the diplomatic pressure of Britain and France, it is indeed necessary for Zhao Bei to measure when the war against Japan will end, and this war has been fought until now. It can be said that his strategic goal has been fully achieved, and his tactical goal has basically been achieved, since this is the case, then, if the Japanese government is willing to sit down and negotiate well, then Zhao Bei does not mind ending the war with Japan.

It is unrealistic to completely defeat Japan in one fell swoop. This is determined by national strength, Zhao Bei has never planned to do so, and the goal he set at the beginning was to inflict a heavy blow on Japan, not to eat Japan in one bite. China doesn't have that ability yet.

However, whether or not we can negotiate an armistice on this issue, the initiative is not completely in the hands of Zhao Bei, and it depends on how the Japanese Government chooses; now the Japanese army and navy have suffered successive defeats, and the masses in Japan are raging and the people's grievances are boiling; at this time, Japanese politicians are all trembling, and whether they are willing to hold peace talks is one thing, and whether they dare to hold peace talks is another. At such times, Japanese politicians may be calmer and more sober than ordinary citizens, but in the face of the extreme emotions of the people, how will Japanese politicians ultimately choose? This is indeed still unknown, and everything depends on how Britain and France mediate, and also on how determined the central government of China is to fight to the end.

Now China and Japan are stubbornly holding on to continue the war, and no one is willing to show weakness first, which is quite similar to the Russo-Japanese War of that year, and in that war, Japan has indeed reached the point of exhaustion, if it were not for the sudden outbreak of revolution in Russia, it is difficult to say who will die in the end, but even so, Japan is not in the armistice. How much benefit the corpse gets, after all, compared to Russia. Japan's national strength is weak.

It is also the aftermath of the Russo-Japanese War. According to the analysis of reporters from Britain, France and other countries stationed in Japan, Japan seems to be on the eve of revolution, on the one hand, it is a series of military defeats, on the other hand, it is the continuous deterioration of the living conditions of the people at the bottom of the society, which is very similar to the situation faced by Russia in the Russo-Japanese War. Perhaps it is simply the lack of unified and strong leadership from the radical forces in Japanese society. Since! After the Japanese government issued a decree prohibiting private associations. Japanese radical political organizations have always been under the control of the Japanese government's Yin Mi, and the subsequent "Red Flag Incident" and "Great Rebellion Incident" eventually led to a number of radicals being fabricated and severely punished by the Japanese government. The radical political organization was also disbanded by the Japanese government and replaced by a "Jisheng Society" controlled by the government. "It is used to give relief to the poor who have nothing to do, but it is a drop in the bucket. There is no way to solve the dilemma facing the Japanese economy. This further fueled popular discontent, "Revolution. The slogan is becoming more and more attractive.

, Wang Fabi North

Zhao Bei hoped that Japan would have a revolution now, but as a historical traveler, he was also very calm, he was very aware of Japan's national character, and given that Japan seemed to have never had a social revolution in modern times, the historical plane he was familiar with, he could not pin all his hopes on Japan's social revolution.

No matter what choice Japanese politicians will make in the end, Zhao Bei will accompany him to the end, and he has also decided to put on a special show to let the Japanese government see the decisive decision of the Chinese central government to fight to the end.

That determination must be demonstrated by a presidential decree. According to the presidential decree, all standby units of the Chinese National Defense Forces should immediately carry out "the second step of military expansion to ensure that the troops are fully equipped and immediately go to the front."

As a matter of fact, this presidential decree has already been issued this afternoon, and by tomorrow morning at the latest, this news will be transmitted to Japan through international telecommunications, and at that time, Zhao Bei is fully confident that the Japanese Government will certainly weigh the significance of this presidential decree well, and China is not like Japan, which is short of troops. The Chinese have a large population and sufficient military resources, and as long as the central government of China is willing, it can mobilize a million troops at any time to drown the Japanese army on the East Asian continent.

In addition to these performances, the squadron's attack on Lushun is about to be in full swing, and once the attack order is issued, the Japanese army in Lushun will face a thunderous three-dimensional offensive.

The telegrams that Zhao Bei is now reading in the commander's hall are telegrams from the front line, many of which were taken by the troops who were about to participate in the Lushun Dalian Offensive Battle, and these telegrams were forwarded by the army general staff, and some of them were reported by the troops on their advancing positions. Some of them were reported by reconnaissance units on the movements of the Japanese troops, and even telegrams from the navy and air force were transferred to the commander-in-chief's hall for Zhao Bei to look at them one by one.

In general, Zhao Bei would not interfere with the command of the army staff, but as the supreme commander of this war against Japan. It is also necessary for Zhao Bei to take charge of the overall situation and strategically adjust the deployment.

Now the overall situation of the war in Liaodong and Banwu has basically been decided, and the battle of Lushun Dalian is about to start, but Zhaobei is currently most concerned about the direction of the Yalu River. Due to the landing operation of the Japanese reinforcements from the mouth of the Yalu River, the military pressure on the defense line of the Yalu River has been unprecedentedly strengthened, and according to the arrangement of the Army General Staff, once the war in Liaodong is over, part of the troops will be transferred north to Phoenix City to reinforce the direction of the Yalu River. Some troops will be transferred south to Jinzhou to prepare to participate in the battle against Lushun, this arrangement is more in line with the current battlefield situation, Zhao Bei basically has no objection, but for the use of the air force, he does not agree with the arrangement of the army staff.

According to the operational plan of the army staff, the air force units will allocate a large part of their forces to the direction of the Yalu River to cover the counteroffensive of the army units, but in Zhao Bei's view, it is still the most important thing to win Lushun, and it is necessary to end the Lushun campaign before the Sino-Japanese peace talks, so as to completely dispel the Japanese government's luck mentality.

It is precisely because of this that Zhao Bei finished reading all the military telegrams transferred by the Army General Staff. A return call was immediately drawn up, and the operational plan of the Army General Staff was adjusted.

"In recent days. In view of the special location of the Isthmus of Jinzhou, which is extremely vulnerable to shelling by the Japanese fleet, it is necessary to strengthen the air force in order to ensure that the attacking force can smoothly cross Jinzhou and reach the attack position

The telegram was not worded in harsh terms. But this is enough to show the position of Mr. President, and I believe that the Army Staff will be able to grasp the meaning.

After drawing up the draft of the telegram, Zhao Bei handed the telegram to the adjutant and ordered it to be taken to the telegram room to shoot. Then he walked to the window and looked into the distance. Although it was late at night, there seemed to be a light in the darkness in the distance, according to the report of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It was supposed to be the people celebrating the victory in the main square, and although the chief of internal affairs feared that it would cause a riot, Zhao Bei did not agree to his curfew.

The citizens of this country have been suppressed for a long time, and there is a real need to release the knots in their hearts, and this process is itself an affirmation of the president's ability. This will only further strengthen the authority of the president.

Therefore, Zhao Bei did not mind letting the people revel, and he even ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to prepare some fireworks and set them off at midnight to push this celebratory atmosphere to a climax.

At midnight, the mulhua rises into the night sky on time. Reflecting the whole city in the flash of fireworks, in the eyes of many people, this is not only fireworks, but also hope, the hope of a strong country.

On this night, many people stayed up all night.