Chapter 556: Our Interests in Korea and the Far East
The bearded Eighth Route Army entered the train and said to the Japanese soldiers, "Take me to see your commander." Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info" is firm and non-negotiable.
The Japanese army saw that he had saved a whole train of people, so they were very polite to him, but the commander was not joking, so they informed him first.
After a while, a Japanese officer arrived and asked the bearded man, "May I ask sir, who are you?" ”
The bearded man said: "You don't need to know this, you just need to tell Umezu that I brought the meaning of the CCP's top leadership." Go ahead. ”
Half an hour later, the Japanese officer came and said, "Commander Umezu, please come in, but please hand over your weapons." ”
The bearded man said, "I didn't bring a gun." Let's go. ”
After passing through two carriages, crossing the guard line, we came to an extremely luxurious carriage. When several senior Japanese military officials saw him come in, one said, "Who are you?" What do you want to tell us? ”
The bearded man said, "I brought the decision of our headquarters, and I need to discuss it with you." Don't be nervous. ”
Seeing that they were still a little nervous, the bearded man said: "You train people, I am one, and I don't even bring weapons, what are you afraid of?" ”
A Japanese officer asked, "What conditions do you have?" ”
The bearded man said: "The conditions are very simple, but you must accept them. ”
A Japanese officer asked, "Are you here to humiliate us when you have won?" ”
The bearded man said: "Humiliation? No. I don't have that time. I'm here for the sake of the overall situation in Northeast Asia. Minister of Special Intelligence Komatsu Mitsu Mio Osa, an old rival. ”
The Japanese military manager was none other than Komatsu Mitsu Mio Osa, and his heart was cold, people knew him, but he didn't know others. It feels like you're in the crosshair of someone's sniper rifle.
Another Japanese officer said, "You are here for the overall situation of Northeast Asia?" How can we trust you? ”
The bearded man said: "You are the commander of the 1st Section of the Kwantung Army, Yoshitomi Tamura, I know you." Last time, we secretly contacted your Kwantung Army and asked you not to get involved in Inner Mongolia in the northeast, let alone Outer Mongolia. But you did not keep your covenant and sent your army out of Mongolia. We have no choice but to punish you. ”
Tamura Yoshitomi said: "Then you should not attack the cities and villages east of the Eastern Railway. ”
The bearded man said, "Since you have not kept your covenant, punishment is necessary." In my personal opinion, the punishment should be to recover the entire Soviet Far East. However, according to the plan of our headquarters, we will not attack the Soviet Far East for the time being, and will use the former border between Manchuria and the Soviet Union as the border to form a temporarily stable situation. ”
A Japanese officer who had not spoken all this time said: "You are not ready to attack the Soviet areas that we currently occupy? ”
The bearded man said: "Yes, Deputy Chief of Staff Major General Qin Yan Saburo." You went to negotiate a few days ago, and you should know our demands and determination. If we want to do it, we will do it. The conditions for our negotiations were: First, the withdrawal of Japanese troops from the Northeast. Second, to guarantee China's rights and interests in Korea, and thirdly, to guarantee China's interests in the Soviet Far East. The first one we did. Second, third, we also want to do it, but we don't want to use force. That's why I'm here. ”
Qin Yan Saburo: "What interests do you want in North Korea and the Far East?" ”
Bearded: "We used to have economic interests in these two places, and people had to come and go normally to ensure our economic benefits." The DPRK has always been our protectorate, and we are closely linked to the DPRK people. We want to have free access to North Korea, and you are not allowed to station troops in the east north of Pyongyang. The Soviet Far East was originally our territory, and for the sake of regional stability, we will not attack for the time being, but we will ask for free access and privileges in this region. ”
A Japanese officer slapped the table and said angrily: "Why do you say this! ”
The bearded man said: "Tetsu Koo, although you are the 4th section leader, you are also the staff officer of the policy director." Please use your mind and don't be impulsive like a young man. We are now the victorious side, and I have come to negotiate with you in good faith! Don't forget, I still have hundreds of thousands of Japanese prisoners and pioneers in my hands, plus Japanese expatriates, a large number. If you dare to come nonsense, I will dare to come nonsense. ”
Tetsu Koo didn't know what to say for a while.
The bearded man took a step forward, stared at Tetsuzo Koo, and said, "It's not a few years ago now. You fought on three fronts, against China, against the Soviet Union, against the United States. How many troops do you have against us? Dividing troops is a taboo for soldiers, do you understand! Our superweapons are coming out all the time, did you know it? How did 10,000 people in Outer Mongolia die? How did the 40,000 people in Liaoyang die and be injured? How did tens of thousands of people in Changchun and Shenyang die? How did your warship sink? We are almost dying, and we are determined to fight to the death! Do you have one? Our power is rising, your power is falling. Did you see that? ”
Tetsuzo Koo was overwhelmed by this series of questions, and finally broke down and cried loudly.
The bearded man said, "Think about it." In China, we have 40,000 people, and you don't get anything. Chicken. Do you understand? Chicken. "A few more Japanese officers cried.
Soon, the crying stopped, and the whole carriage was silent, except for the sound of the train clanging outside.
After a while, a man suddenly asked, "Since you are the victorious side, why do you still negotiate with us?" You just have to fight. ”
The bearded man said, "Commander Umezu." Only your question is the crux of the matter. Yes, we have been on the rise lately, but we are not militaristic and do not want to use military force. If we can negotiate a solution, we will not be able to solve it. We have a saying: don't cause trouble, don't be afraid of things. Do you understand this Chinese saying? ”
Umezu Mijiro said, "How can you make me believe you?" ”
The bearded man said: "I released you in Jilin City, this is sincerity." We are not businessmen. Our conditions remain the same. Speaking of believing. You should think about it, when did we say it doesn't count? But you often say that it doesn't count. ”
Umezu Mijiro said, "Tell me about your conditions." ”
The bearded man said: "We take a step back and ask you to withdraw from the Northeast, which is what you said about Manchuria." A relatively calm and stable situation was formed between the two sides on the border of Manchuria and the Soviet Union. Second, to maintain our rights and interests in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula. You can pass peacefully between the Korean Peninsula and Vladivostok, but you must not attack us. Third, stop attacking us from North China and maintain calm on the front line of Shanhaiguan in Qinhuangdao. ”
Umezu Mijiro said, "That's all the conditions?" Can we have a meeting and talk about it? ”
The bearded man said, "Okay." I'll take a break and give you a chance to meet and discuss. ”
The staff officer led the bearded man to rest.
The train continued to move forward, and the Kwantung Army command was in constant meetings. When the train was a hundred or dozens of miles away from Tonghua, the bearded man asked to see Umezu.
This time, the two met alone, and the bearded man said: "I'm still like that, I don't sign an agreement, I don't leave any documents, I rely on the credit of the army." Will you agree or not to our terms? ”
Umezu said: "Without documents, how can we ensure implementation?" ”
The bearded man said: "There are documents, and they are torn up as well." Moreover, we welcome you to give us excuses if you say it doesn't count. ”
Umezu said: "The conditions that I promised you are not something we can do, and there is still a base camp in Tokyo." ”
The bearded man said: "The navy is a southward faction, of course it will not approve of your expansion of the war." Today, the emperor is also a southward faction. All you have to do is convince the Army. The stability here, the southward faction will be very happy. ”
The two talked for a while, and the bearded man said: "There is still half an hour to go from Tonghua, you tell the train to stop, and I will get off." Before getting out of the car, I once again express my sincerity: a few people from your command should not enter the city, but immediately rush to the airfield. Whether you can leave Tonghua alive or not depends on whether you are happy or not. If you could not have run for your lives, then our conversation today would not have happened. ”
Umezu said: "Will we continue to negotiate in the future?" ”
The bearded man said: "You can continue, just like the last Liaoyang Anshan negotiation." However, you'd better watch your credit and don't give us excuses. ”
The two talked in secret for about half an hour. What to talk about, only the two of them know.
The train stopped, and the bearded man got off the train, looked around, and ran up the hill.
On the top of the mountain, looking at the train going away in the mountains, the bearded man tore off his beard, put the fake beard in his backpack, walked to the top of the mountain, took out the antenna in the backpack and mounted it on the tree, took out the radio station in the backpack, started to call, and then sent a telegram: "Boss: The business is progressing as expected, our price remains the same, the other party is very helpless, and has the heart to agree, but it is difficult to make the decision." ”
After a while, several generals of the four or five Kwantung Army Headquarters got out of the car and went directly to the airfield before returning to Tonghua City, and the others, led by several major generals Dazuo, entered Tonghua City.
It was Zhang Yongxing who played the bearded man.
Xiaolu received the telegram and breathed a sigh of relief.
Xiao Lu arranged for him to contact the Japanese army, of course, it was extremely secret, and only the two of them knew about it.
Why? Wouldn't it be simple to beat these Kwantung Army officers to death?
Actually, it's not that simple. There's no way around it.
Japanese officers have. Kill these few, and the Japanese base camp will be full of officers. At present, most of these officers are frightened by the Northeast Coalition Army and are very cautious about the Northeast Coalition Army. Change some stunned greens and insist on immediate revenge, then it will be troublesome.
Why? Because the supplies of the Northeast Coalition Army are almost exhausted. If we fight again, our combat effectiveness will decline, and the outcome will be unpredictable. Even if there is a victory, the human losses will be enormous.
At present, the Northeast Democratic Alliance Army has exhausted all cluster bombs, aerial bombs, and rockets, half of the tank shells, and more than half of the artillery shells. The Army's bullets are almost out of ammunition.
The most important thing is that the fuel is exhausted. Nowadays, the price of oil is staggering. The oil is transported from northern Shaanxi, and the land route has to pass through Fu Zuoyi's territory, desert, and Outer Mongolia, and the price is super high, and the quantity is limited. In order to reduce consumption, if it can be transported by horse-drawn cart ox-cart, try to use horse-drawn cart ox-cart transportation. As a result, the iron oil drums purchased from the Soviet Union became an extremely important strategic material.
Xue Rui once suggested exploiting the Daqing oil field. She believes that the difficulties in the northern Shaanxi oil fields are too great, and the distant water cannot quench the thirst of the near. Xiaolu thought twice and rejected this proposal: at least until the entire northeast territory was liberated, the Japanese army could not be made aware of the existence of this oil field. Otherwise, the Japanese went crazy and came to grab the oil fields, and then it would be troublesome.
Historically, the Japanese also thought that there might be oil in places such as Zhaodong Anda, but after they explored it, they thought that there was no oil. It was this failed exploration that saved China's resources. If the Japanese had discovered an oil field, history would have been rewritten.
Other supplies are also in short supply. Although the materials in the liberated areas have adopted a system of allocation, they still have to keep accounts, and in the future, they will use their own materials to cover the accounts. After these battles, the Northeast has already incurred a deficit because of oil.
In other words, if the war continues, his troops will return to the era when they did not have these modern weapons, and against the Japanese army, the entire army will not be sure of victory.
He is well aware that at present, the combat effectiveness of the troops is not as good as the four fields in history, and they cannot win by weapons. Therefore, he had to be cautious.
If the Japanese army gathers the remnants of the troops to fight with him now, and then mobilizes the Japanese army in North China to press it, it will inevitably inflict huge casualties on itself. The Northeast is going to be in chaos.
There is another reason to keep them from killing, that is, it is much better to leave a group of defeated soldiers of their own than those who have not fought with themselves. I have given a lot among these people, and they have gradually followed their own path. Kill at this time, it's a pity.
In case they die, the new kid and himself die in the northeast, it is very disadvantageous. According to information from Japan, many officers of the Japanese army who were concerned about the situation in Manchuria repeatedly wrote to them demanding the removal of all officers of the Kwantung Army, citing their frequent defeats. These officers all thought that they were small in their official positions, ambitious, and had little experience in actual combat.
Xiaolu wants a peaceful Northeast development of production. Without production, there is no way to fight. This is the most important reason.
Xiaolu is not in the slightest bit of a victor's happiness now, because he now has a big mess to deal with and is still facing pressure from the Japanese army in Hebei. Historically, he was well aware of history that Japan was invincible until around 1945.
The Japanese army will be defeated, this is absolutely science, not an afterthought. But the Japanese army will not fail in the short term, this is also science. In the short term, the Northeast must not fight on two fronts, and whoever fights on two fronts will not end well.
Later facts proved that this time the secret negotiations with the Japanese Kwantung Army took effect, and the Japanese army really occupied the territory of the Soviet Far East and did not touch the Northeast, and the Northeast did not attack them. A tacit understanding was formed between the two sides, and there was no large-scale war on the border.
This stable situation lasted for about a year, which gave the Northeast a very favorable opportunity. Later people commented that without the stability of this year, the process of the Northeast War of Resistance would take another two years. Many people have commented at the time that if the Japanese army launches a counterattack to the northeast as soon as possible within this year, the northeast coalition army will inevitably fall into a difficult and protracted war.
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