War means turmoil and opportunity, and the immoral Captain Salson and the Almeida Mermaid sail into Keelung Harbor under the watchful eyes of two Anglo-American cruisers. With most of the Japanese expatriates and soldiers pouring into Taipei and Keelung, the harbor was full of vigilant eyes, and the Hessian gun barrel could be seen sticking out from behind the sandbag deer.

"No, no, no, $10 at least!"

"Silver or dollars, we don't want yen."

Japan, with its powerful fleet, did not have enough maritime power, and so many ships built in the European war were sold to Britain and France in exchange for foreign exchange, and when the crisis came, the Japanese military had to watch Salsons and others exploit the expatriates. So as soon as the Mermaid docked, thousands of Japanese expatriates flocked to it. A trip to the Ryukyus, which is close at hand, costs $10, and a trip to German New Guinea costs $50 per person, is there a better business? Shouting, crying, and bargaining abounded, and the sailors smiled and took pieces of silver dollars from the Japanese expatriates and blackmailed the Japanese who had been displaced by the failure of the state.

Unlike last time, because Nanking promised to let Japanese merchants take their personal property, the road leading to Keelung Port was almost full, and the Japanese government did its best to serve the merchants and capitalists, and the ships were almost all used to transport these things, turning a blind eye to the suffering citizens.

"Get on board, you damn pig." A Spanish sailor who received the money and cursed immediately attracted the hateful eyes of countless Japanese. Especially those young students and ronin, their eyes are full of anger that cannot be dissolved, and they can't destroy this world. But Captain Sarson didn't care, he enjoyed the feeling of the money falling into his pocket, and paid no attention to the anger. More than 20 years ago, these Japanese followed in the footsteps of the navy and acted as the vanguard of the disgraceful colonization. Today their navy is much stronger. But due to the lack of fuel. Realities such as the lack of follow-up led to the proliferation of ship-defending ideas and the vulnerability of the army to the enemy, all of which greatly limited the performance of the Japanese Navy. Of course. More importantly, the sudden domestic riots have caught Japanese politicians off guard. The high interests of the colonists are ruthlessly deprived of them by guns, and it is impossible to be unkindly angry. But what if there is anger? If they have the ability to turn around and fight the Wehrmacht, they are not far from the city.

More frightened Japanese expatriates dragged their families aboard the ship, many fought to get out as soon as possible, and families who could not even afford to pay the boat fare had to rely on women to sell their bodies. The streets and alleys of the city are filled with the moans of Japanese women, giving up their dignity for a ticket to leave as soon as possible. Once this country that is strictly known as orderly and often considers itself the leader of Asia is torn off its disguise, it is still a poor and backward grassroots nation inside.

In addition to the Japanese, the majority of the cities are Chinese, and they are not so polite to the colonists who broke into their homes decades ago. Even if you don't dare to scold, you will take a mouthful of thick phlegm to vent the pleasure in your heart.

Two reconnaissance planes flew into Keelung Harbor close to the coastline. The Republic of China flag under the wings caused a commotion in the harbor. The Japanese did not attack. It's not that they don't want to, but they don't have many means, so they can only watch them swagger and fly in the direction of Taipei. When the reconnaissance plane dropped a communications bamboo tube outside Taipei. A door cannon barrel slowly erected. The artillerymen were conscientiously carrying out pre-war preparations, and with only one hour left before the ultimatum, the Taiwan Front, which had long been unable to bear it, came up with all the firepower that could be mobilized. 160mm mortar, 120mm mortar, 105mm howitzer, 70mm field gun. Layers of layers surround the city of Taipei, not far south of Keelung Port. The fighters hid in their sortie positions with steel guns in hand and waited for orders, teasing each other about who would be the first to storm the city.

"No news yet?" Behind the artillery position, Yin Changheng asked the adjutant. After the European War, he returned to the 7th Division as a division commander, and the perennial hot climate made his old Sichuan tan a lot. There is less than 1 hour left before the final time limit of the Sino-Japanese peace treaty, and he has already received an order that if he does not reply within the time limit, he must immediately storm Taipei! Unlike northwest Korea, Taipei is a large city with a population of hundreds of thousands, the vast majority of whom are Chinese, and the most casualties are among their own compatriots.

However, as a soldier, he was still loyal and ready to perform his duties, and he nodded to the staff officer as he saw the hands of his watch turn to the finish line.

"Ready."

The password quickly spread along the telephone line throughout the front line, and the special telegraph machine suddenly became noisy when the war clouds rose again. A moment later, a message spread throughout the front, and at the last moment, the Japanese government officially replied and promised the entire content of the treaty!

There was no hesitation or resistance, and in the face of constant news that it was about to fail, imaginary chaos and demonstrations and protests did not appear at all, and the Japanese Government and people, with the exception of a very small number of people, calmly accepted the fact that Taiwan and half of Korea had been lost, and under such unfavorable circumstances as years of war, food shortages, and the suspension of commodity exports, the Japanese Government's primary goal was no longer outward. Even the vast majority of people are glad that the conflict is over, and even the riots in rice are showing signs of subsidence.

The intense geopolitical rivalry over the Yellow Sea conflict finally came to an end, and when half of the victories that began with the Meiji Restoration were captured by a refreshed China, the new China-led Far Eastern order finally prevailed. And behind this, it is also a victory of the so-called New World. Yang Qiu's declaration of not wanting colonies was undoubtedly very much in line with the appetite of the other side of the Pacific, so he first leased the battleships and later intervened in mediation. It is clear that the United States has played a less glorious role in this conflict, and Japan is most afraid of any connection between China and the United States, so while gritting its teeth and agreeing to the contract, Japan also gritted its teeth and wrote down this hatred.

When Yang Qiu signed his name on the "Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty" on behalf of the government of the Republic of China, the cheers were deafening! This scene made Wang Zhaoming, who was present, deeply frustrated, seeing that Yang Qiu's prestige was getting higher and higher, and the future of the Kuomintang was really bleak. Song Ziqing looked at him and laughed secretly. Among so many people, only he understands best, this is another typical Yang Qiu-style victory! From indulging the poor guerrillas outside the Northeast, deliberately letting Japan get close to Moscow, to forcing the train to go to the sea in Zhengzhou, to deliberately creating a major maritime conflict, to finally reversing the situation in Japan's domestic turmoil, everything actually began to brew and implement as early as the end of the European war.

At this moment, he realized that Yang Qiu often said that "war is just a continuation of politics". Looking at the figure who changed his serious expression and shook hands with Hanger and others to take pictures, he really couldn't think of where he would aim next after basically solving the external troubles in the east? To what heights is he going to take this army and this country? This is perhaps the secret that many people want to know the most.

While the two representing the opposition party and the military had their own ideas, Kikujiro Ishii refused the reception held by Lansing to celebrate peace in the Far East, and got into the car with a sad face and headed for Wusongkou. Standing at the window and looking at his back, Hanger raised his glass to Yang Qiu: "Congratulations, you have won another great victory, and true peace has been achieved in the Far East, and I think the whole world is very eager to see the arrival of today." ”

"Yes, true peace." Yang Qiu muttered to himself. Is this really a great victory? With his mind crammed into parallel worlds, he could see all kinds of inquiries better than anyone else. Although Japan was defeated, the rapid shrinkage of the army was a beneficial and harmless thing. Because of survey technology and other reasons, Taiwan and North Korea are actually not of much value to Japan, on the contrary, the map of Kamchatka and Okhotsk resources that it gave Japan is far larger than that of the two places, but the Japanese government has always been unwilling to face up to it.

There are hundreds of millions of tons of high-quality iron ore and coking coal near the Sea of Okhotsk, gold, furs and timber from Kamchatka, the right to operate coal and iron in North Korea, 200 million tons of oil in the proven shallow oil fields of Sakhalin, and so on! Japan, which was forcibly held down from the mainland, was in fact in a treasure trove without knowing it. As the signs of a joint effort between Japan and Russia became more and more apparent, once the severely weakened Russia ended the civil war, it would require a huge amount of machinery and investment, and although Japan was technologically inferior, as long as the two companies joined forces, they could obtain sufficient opportunities for commodity exports, and also obtain a large amount of valuable and scarce resources from Russia. Also because there is no mainland containment, the Japanese army will be suppressed to the limit in the coming period, the navy's determination to go south will become more and more firm, and the final ownership of German Guinea will become suspenseful. Out of the need to contain the Republic of China and compensate for Japan's shortage of grain, rubber and other resources, Britain's appeasement policy towards Japan was also about to come out. So will the United States finally dare to leave Japan? Now even he doesn't dare to guarantee that when Nagato enters service, Sakhalin oil will be extracted, and the Japanese navy, which has enough fuel, will not be much worse.

It was not that he did not think about the danger that Japan would be in danger after obtaining these things, but that under the current situation that the air force is not good and the navy lacks the landing strength, it is impossible to kill Japan with a stick. Therefore, we can only let the Imperial Road faction come to power and make Japan completely crazy! Now it's just a leader. Who could he be? Is it Hirohito, who is eager to try, or Nagata Tetsuyama, who switched to the Imperial Road, or Okamura Ninji? But in any case, Hanger is right when he says that the probability of a Sino-Japanese conflict is extremely small, at least for a long time to come. So smile and clink glasses with him: "Then for peace, for the arrival of a beautiful era, cheers." ”

The two wine glasses tinkled lightly, and some of the contradictions between China and the United States disappeared temporarily with this clinking of glasses and the huge commercial cooperation that was about to unfold. Kuang Xukun waited quietly, and it wasn't until the two finished chatting that he came over and approached, "Vice President." As soon as I got the news, Nagata Tetsuyama and Kohata Yukichi had already left for Moscow. ”