The most enthusiastic about the Oriental Conference is the Japanese Emperor Hirohito, since the defeat in the hands of China, Japan since the Meiji Restoration since the accumulation of family funds almost exhausted, even worse is the death of a large number of personnel in the navy, land and air force, you must know that the main force to support an army is the middle and lower level officers, as long as there is a high-quality officer corps, ordinary soldiers can be replenished at any time, and they can quickly form combat effectiveness, but without these low-level officers, it will become very troublesome.

At present, Japan is most fortunate that China has not carried out large-scale destruction of the Japanese mainland, and the vocational technicians cultivated by Japan since the Meiji Restoration are still there, and now the basis of industry is people and resources, and some people have everything, and Japan's military industrial system is still complete and can still be restored.

However, Japan's morale has been seriously affected, and it is not a matter of a day or two to recover, especially in this kind of island country, especially the widows of such island countries, who in the past could be rampant when they were in power, arrogantly wanted to rule all the countries and peoples, and once they were defeated, they reduced themselves to worthlessness.

Throughout the history of Japan, there have been times when there was almost no peace of mind when it was either overly arrogant or extremely inferior, and since it was defeated by China, the morale of the Japanese people has been severely damaged, and even many Japanese have given up on themselves, believing that there is no possibility of becoming strong again.

Hirohito urgently needed to prove to the world that Japan was still a great power and that there was still hope, and the Oriental Conference gave him such an opportunity; in order to show the importance of the conference, Japan sent Prime Minister Tanaka Yoshiichi to personally lead a team, and all the civil and military officials came to Pyongyang to actively exchange views with representatives of all sides, and did their best to show Japan's existence.

At the same time, Japan also announced the establishment of a new country in the south of Korea, named the Korean Federation, and the president was Syngman Rhee, who was replaced by Kim Koo. In the face of the behemoth of China. The pressure on Japan is too great.

In addition, Japan also has its own careful thinking, Kim Koo and Syngman Rhee are a pair of opponents, and they rule North and South Korea respectively, so they can avoid the reunification of Korea, and it will not harm Japan.

In contrast to Japan's fanfare, the Chinese side is much more low-key, and the Chinese government has not sent official representatives to participate directly. Instead, he sent a Chinese delegation led by Tang Shaoyi, who was the first prime minister of the Republic of China and the father-in-law of Foreign Minister Gu Weijun, who served as a foreign adviser after Qiao Yu took power.

The post of consultant is not formally established. It's as if Yang Du is also Qiao Yu's political adviser, saying that they are officials, but there is no formal establishment, saying that they are not officials, they can talk to the top, and even compared to ordinary ministers.

This half-official, half-civilian status gives the Chinese government a great deal of freedom, and the signals are subtle, and the UK is well aware of them. The purpose of this meeting is entirely up to how it is interpreted. If it can make concessions to China, it is likely to be held informally. Everyone eats, drinks and has fun for a few days, cheers and communicates feelings, and finally reaches some painless declarations in the name, and then washes and sleeps, which is useless.

If Britain does not budge, China is likely to turn this conference into a martial arts alliance meeting against Britain, and then jointly denounce Britain's evil colonialism, and then China will provide money, arms, and intelligence to those anti-British organizations, in short, turn the British colonies into a mess.

After seeing through this, Britain also continued to calculate, after the First World War, Britain really did not want to fight again, especially now that the British aircraft carrier formation has not yet been built, without the help of naval aviation, even if all British battleships are lined up in the Far East, most of them will have the same fate as the Japanese Combined Fleet, and Britain will never fight this kind of war with no chance of winning.

Since it can't be fought, China has now released a signal of reconciliation, otherwise it would not be Tang Shaoyi who attended the Oriental Conference, but Premier Wang Yongjiang and Foreign Minister Gu Weijun, so Britain also knew about it, and also thought that China had released its goodwill, saying that it would retry the Changtian incident, and at the same time increase the compensation for the dead and wounded.

These are just small things, and what really matters is the question of Hong Kong's ownership, and British Foreign Secretary Neville Chamberlain once again secretly traveled to the Far East to meet with Chinese Foreign Minister Gu Weijun in Singapore.

The two have met several times, the Beijing talks, the Geneva conference, both sides have dealt with each other, Chamberlain is a veteran British diplomat, shrewd and cunning, and a little lonely and self-appreciative, looking down on others, but he is still more jealous of Gu Weijun, the Chinese foreign minister is known for being tough on the world stage, especially with a country like China standing behind his rapid strength, which makes people dare not despise it!

In fact, when measuring the strength and weakness of countries, we can not only look at some data on paper, but also look at the situation of the country, the general newly-born, energetic countries can often defeat the countries in the twilight, such as the Opium War Britain easily defeated the decrepit Manchu Qing, and in the Russo-Japanese War, Japan defeated the decaying Tsarist Russia.

Nowadays, from the perspective of economic data, Britain is much stronger than China, especially as an old power, Britain is still very rich, and the impact on European and American countries is much greater than China, once the war breaks out, Britain can get more international support.

However, even with these advantages, Britain did not dare to fight with China, because the weakened Britain had too many pots and jars to take into account, and there were too many open guns and arrows in the place, and the people at home could not endure hardships without complaint as they did when the road was blue.

On the other hand, China is in a rising period, with one heart, Qiao Yu has great power, and the people are willing to pay, and all the people of the country are of one heart and one mind, this momentum alone is very terrifying.

After Gu Weijun and Chamberlain met, they went straight to the point and expressed China's attitude, and the British authorities in Hong Kong openly slaughtered the unarmed people, indicating that Britain was no longer suitable to rule the land of Hong Kong, and in order to avoid a possible greater tragedy, the Chinese government demanded that Britain immediately return Hong Kong's sovereignty to China and withdraw from Hong Kong's land forever, so that the two countries could still maintain a friendly situation.

Chamberlain, on the other hand, insisted that the Changtian incident was just an accident, that Britain did not illegally seize the rule of Hong Kong, but that it had a series of contracts, and that the Chinese government should respect all the previous contracts reached by the British, as well as respect international law, and that the problem could not be solved by fists alone.

Gu Weijun was-for-tat, emphasizing that the British and the Manchus signed unequal treaties. The Chinese government will never admit it. Britain's act of cunning and plundering is a kind of tarnishing of the spirit of international law.

Chamberlain had been instructed at home to retreat if necessary, but the bottom line for Britain was to maintain a foothold, so Chamberlain changed the tone of the negotiations.

Hong Kong is divided into three parts: Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and the New Territories, which were seized by the British through three unequal treaties. Kowloon and the New Territories were concessions for a period of 99 years, while Hong Kong Island was ceded permanently, so Britain only promised to hand over Kowloon and the New Territories to China, while Hong Kong Island would always belong to Britain.

China will never admit such a shameless proposal, and Gu Weijun immediately stressed that Hong Kong is a complete region. The Chinese side's position is very clear, that is, the issue of sovereignty cannot be negotiated or allowed to bargain, and it must either be returned immediately or bear the consequences.

There is no doubt that China's statement is the final battle letter. Chamberlain thought he had ceded the New Territories and Kowloon. It will be able to satisfy China's appetite and give Britain a temporary respite. However, they obviously underestimated China's determination, but the current situation is not something that Chamberlain can decide, it must be decided by the British Parliament and the government, China values territory, and the British Empire also values territory, and if Britain chooses to back down in the face of China, it will inevitably cause a chain reaction.

Therefore, Chamberlain proposed that China and Britain hold negotiations again after three months, and after Qiao Yu, who was in Beijing, got Gu Weijun's report, he also knew that he could not be forced too tightly, if the British Empire really felt disgraced, it was certain that John Bull's bull temper would come up, and it would not necessarily be a good thing for China at that time, so China promised to hold negotiations after three months, but China's bottom line is that Hong Kong's territorial sovereignty must be handed over to China in its entirety, and there is no room for bargaining.

After the conclusion of the secret negotiations between China and Britain, the Oriental Conference also ended in a friendly and peaceful atmosphere, and the participating parties jointly adopted a peace declaration, in which it emphasized that all independent countries and ethnic organizations in Asia unanimously supported the achievement of Asian independence through peaceful means, opposed colonial oppression, and opposed hegemonism. Countries and regions should strengthen friendly exchanges, especially economically, to help each other and exchange what they have: to respect cultural diversity and revive Asian culture; At the same time, led by China and Japan, the Asian Liberation Foundation was established to reward people from all walks of life who have contributed to Asian independence!

Everything else is false, only this foundation is the substance, this is the prelude to the support of armed struggle in various places, but the name is relatively good, and it is also clothed in a coat of peace, but except for the strange nation of India, I am afraid that no one can believe that the independence of the country can be seized by peaceful means.

But after all, this is only an informal declaration, there is still room for maneuver, Britain and France and other countries have also breathed a sigh of relief, but they also know that this does not mean that the alarm is lifted, but that the issue is frozen for the time being, and the anti-colonial movement in Asia will definitely not disappear, and under the joint instigation of China and Japan, it will only intensify!

Britain also contacted France, the United States, and the Netherlands, which had colonies in Asia, in the hope of forming an alliance of colonizers against China and Japan, and it seems that the British had realized that China could not be defeated alone.

However, the crisis in the south has just shown signs of easing, a new situation has emerged in Russia, Trotsky, who failed in the confrontation with Stalin, managed to escape from Moscow and absconded to Chita, Trotsky has a strong influence in the Far Eastern Republic, he hopes to be able to reconvene the old ministry and resume the confrontation with Stalin, of course, Trotsky did not expect this army in the Far East to defeat Stalin, he still has great influence in Russia, as long as there is a place to stay, It will be able to divide and disintegrate Stalin's forces! (To be continued.) )