WWXOM Chapter 209

Zhao Yi was led in, and when he saw that the three bigwigs were there, he stood up and saluted and greeted them one by one.

"Tell me, what's the news?" Sun Baoqi was the most anxious and spoke first. Zhao Yi hesitated slightly, glanced at Fang Jianxiong, who was expressionless, and then said: "According to the latest secret telegram sent back by the German side, the German army inflicted heavy losses on the British army in the Ipar region of Belgium, annihilated more than 100,000 British troops, and captured more than 50,000 prisoners alone. If it weren't for the heavy rain and the arrival of the French army, it would have been difficult for the British army to maintain the front. According to investigations, the Germans used more than 300 tanks and adopted the latest tactics of barrage Xu Jinzhi. The British army was caught off guard and quickly collapsed, while the Belgian army opened the floodgates and escaped. ”

"More than 100,000 so many? No wonder the British were in a hurry to get on fire. Fang Jianxiong suddenly explained to Sun Baoqi and Tang Hualong: "The British army adopts a professional army system, and its army is not large, only hundreds of thousands of people in peacetime. ”

"Isn't that right? The British asked for us, just set him up, and let the British come forward to suppress the little Oriental nose. "The heart is black and thick-skinned, and it is really a must-have for political characters. When Tang Hualong heard that the British had suffered a fiasco, he showed a happier expression than the festival. During this time, Lao Tang was under a lot of pressure, and as the prime minister of the cabinet, his power was much greater, and his responsibilities were also much greater.

For the nascent Republic of China, war is undoubtedly the last thing Tang Hualong wants to do. Fang Jianxiong did not touch anything except military power, and the Eurasian Group under his name paid a huge amount for the war imposed on the head of the Republic of China. All expenses for guns and ammunition are sold in guaranteed capital and freight are covered. At the same time, the Eurasian Group took the lead in donating 10 million yuan to the Republic of China to support the war. The move of the Eurasia Group has led the business circles in Shanghai and Han to enthusiastically donate money to help the war, and these two places alone have raised 30 million yuan. The actions of the business circles in Shanghai and Han have driven all parts of the country, like a weather vane. The whole country followed suit. Since the outbreak of the Qingdao War, a total of 60 million yuan has been raised across the country, half of which came from the business circles of the two places.

With such a sum of money in his hand, Tang Hualong couldn't sleep well at night, for fear that where the money was used was not somewhere, something would go wrong. The officials of the Republic of China are mixed with the old and the new, the sources are mixed, and the bad atmosphere of the former Qing officialdom is still there. Some time ago, I was busy fighting. has never had time to take care of officialdom, and once the war is over, Tang Hualong is ready to set off a major investigation of the use of fundraising.

Although private donations played a big role, the cost of the Battle of Qingdao consumed more than 100 million new currencies (RMB). According to the silver standard, this is more than 70 million taels of silver. Thinking of this consumption figure, the soup turned into a dragon's heart like soup, and I wished that there would be a truce tomorrow.

"Don't get excited, Jiwu should discuss first, how to make the conditions for an armistice. With the temperament of the Japanese. I'm afraid that most of them will be unreasonable. Therefore, what Fuguo said is based on war. That's the fundamental. You can't win on the battlefield, and you won't take advantage of anything at the negotiating table. Sun Baoqi opened his mouth with a smile and glanced at Zhao Yi. The head of the Military Intelligence Bureau quietly pushed it down, and there were only three people left in the room. These three people have determined more than eighty percent of the decisions of the Republic of China. As for Vice President Li Yuanhong, since the Battle of Qingdao, he has always said that he is not sick. I don't know if it's an abacus to come out and clean up the mess after the defeat of the Republic of China. Anyway, since the Battle of Qingdao eliminated the Japanese Shino Mitsutomi group, Li Yuanhong has really been sick.

His eyes converged on Fang Jianxiong, and Fang Jianxiong was also very conflicted at this moment. It is to take the opportunity to expand the war. To expel all Japanese forces in China, or to be patient for a while and wait for the next opportunity?

It doesn't take too long to estimate that Japan will not dare to provoke the Republic of China lightly, but will worry that the Republic of China will provoke Japan. Quite simply, the current output of the three steel mills is only 300,000 tons of steel per year, which is only 50,000 tons more than in Japan. By the end of the year, the third phase of Ma'anshan Iron and Steel Plant was completed, and the second phase of Wuhan's rectification was completed, with a steel output of one million tons. What does Japan use to chase after the Republic of China? Although fighting a war is not simply more than steel, the problem is that the Japanese Army's current rhetoric is not good, and in five or six years, it will not be able to change the problem of absolute backwardness in terms of equipment. It is useless to have the advantage of the navy, and China is a continental country. The long coastline is where you can land, you can land on it. Not to mention far away, how can submarines be prepared? If you turn back and blockade the Bohai Bay with mines, you can't hold Lushun, and then there is North Korea, and the Japanese Army can't defeat the Republic of China Defense Force, and North Korea will only be forced to give up.

In the end, Fang Jianxiong still made up his mind, negotiate and negotiate, and negotiate while fighting.

"When I met with the British minister later, the teacher would like to tell him one thing clearly, the condition for the Sino-Japanese peace talks is that Japan withdraws from Lushun. Surrender of all Japanese railway rights and interests in Tohoku. Japan compensated the Republic of China with 10 million yuan. Japan unconditionally renounced the Gengzi indemnity and waived all rights and interests in China. Promise this, and we will cease fighting. Fang Jianxiong made a condition, and Sun Baoqi said strangely: "Why, don't you see Zhu Erdian for Fuguo?" ”

Tang Hualong said with a smile: "Fu Shuai is smart, I want to pick up this foreign devil." Fang Jianxiong smiled when he heard this, and beckoned to Yang Yongtai beside him: "Let's go out from the side door and go to the Admiralty." By the way, let Chen Fu come back for a while. ”

"Fushuai, where is the bottom line?" Tang Hualong added, it is obvious that the Japanese government will not take a break from the above conditions.

"Stop paying Gengzi indemnity, and leave the rest as it is! If you can't talk about it, don't talk about it. Keep playing! Fang Jianxiong dropped a sentence.

The two slipped away, Zhu Erdian didn't see Fang Jianxiong when he came in, but Tang Sun and the others, and greeted him somewhat unexpectedly: "Your Excellency the President, Your Excellency the Prime Minister, why are you here?" ”

Sun Baoqi said: "We also came to discuss things with Fuguo, and when we heard that the Japanese fleet appeared in Tianjin, Fuguo returned to Beijing and went directly to the General Staff Headquarters to plan how to eliminate the two or three divisions that Japan might land." In addition, the Northeast Military Region sent an operational plan, which needs to be examined and approved by Fuguo. No, if it weren't for Mr. Minister, we would have to go around the General Staff. ”

"What? Marshal Fang has no intention of armistice? Zhu Erdian was taken aback, and secretly complained in his heart. He came here to bring the conditions of an armistice to Japan, and he meant to formally intervene in mediation. I don't want the Chinese to have no intention of armistice at all, and they are still planning the next stage of the war. The battlefield was chosen in the northeast, which shows that the Chinese have the intention of recovering Lushun by force. This news, really bad news. If we take 10,000 steps back, even if we have the support of Japan's powerful navy, Lushun will not be able to recover, but Japan's interests in Northeast China and even the whole of China will be devastated. In this way, the entire Japanese cabinet was killed, and they did not dare to agree to an armistice. But what about the Chinese? The majesty of the British Empire, this will not work.

"Truce? That's not funny at all. The Japanese Army is still in the waters near Yangkou in Qingdao, that is, the Japanese Navy is holding on to the sea, otherwise they would have been thrown into the sea long ago. Since Qingdao is not easy to fight, then hit the Northeast. Tang Hualong interjected with a sneer, it seemed that he had said a little too much, and Sun Baoqi said with a stern look: "Jiwu, be cautious." ”

Tang Hualong stiffened his neck and said with a very unconvinced look: "The war imposed by the Japanese on the Republic of China, since the door of the war has been opened, it is not up to them to decide when it will be closed." President, you should understand the amount of money raised by the private sector. More than 60 million ah, the cost of this war, the government is not lacking. Even if the finances are bankrupt, the parliament will not build a truce. President Sun, when you go to the street, what do the people say? The entire cabinet of the government decided to donate one month's salary, and we cannot lag behind the ordinary people. If you have to propose an armistice to Parliament, the Prime Minister will propose impeachment of the President to Parliament. If an elected president doesn't speak for the people, then don't continue to sit in this position. ”

Zhu Erdian had 10,000 grass and mud horses galloping in his heart, and he actually witnessed the dispute between the government of the Republic of China. It is not surprising that there is always a contradiction between the president and the prime minister. I didn't expect such a huge disagreement on the issue of the armistice, and the key now is Fang Jianxiong's attitude.

"Jiwu, I didn't say that there was a truce, Mr. Zhu Erdian is an old friend of the Chinese. Since he's here, let's listen to what Jean is saying about making decisions. Sun Baoqi couldn't cry or laugh, with a very unwilling expression on his face.

"Yes! In the war between China and Japan, the Entente countries Britain, France, and Russia all expressed deep concern. The three governments agreed that they should do everything possible to end this boring war. Zhu Erdian hurriedly took over and said, these two of you looked at me and didn't listen to him at all, which is more annoying.

"Then we need the sincerity of the Japanese." Sun Baoqi brought the topic back.

"Entrusted by the Japanese Government, the Japanese Minister Ijiin expressed the sincerity of the Japanese Government in the peace talks. The conditions are as follows. First, Japan's interests in China remained the status quo, and second, the government of the Republic of China publicly apologized to the Japanese government and compensated 50 million yuan for the war expenses. Third, hand over the submarine and relevant personnel who caused the accident in the waters off Qingdao. ”

At this point, Zhu Erdian stopped and did not continue. Because, there is no need for it! Bang! With a bang, Sun Baoqi grabbed the teacup and smashed it, angry: "It's too much to deceive people!" After losing the battle, you dare to be so arrogant! ”

Tang Hualong stood up unhurriedly, arched his hand towards Zhu Erdian and said, "Mr. Minister, I am peaceful, and the government of the Republic of China doesn't want it." I would like to reiterate once again that there is no doubt that the Battle of Qingdao was a war imposed by the Japanese Government on the Government of the Republic of China. If you want to fight, you can fight, and if you can't fight, you want to stop, and you can catch a handful by the way. Where are there so many good things in this world, the government of the Republic of China is not the Manchu Qing Dynasty, so if we fight until the government's finances go bankrupt, we will also persist until the final victory. ”

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