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In the living room of the British Legation in Dongjiaomin Lane, Beijing, a meeting of the Legation is underway. It is precisely the attitude of the great powers to the "Jinan tragedy" that is discussed. Of course, this "Jinan tragedy" is claimed by the Japanese, Minister Fang Ze Kenji inclusively accused the Chinese mob of how they ransacked the Jinan branch of the Yokohama Zhengjin Bank, and how they robbed the shops of Japanese expatriates, and even the Japanese little Lori was ** in this "tragedy" and a number of Japanese expatriates disappeared, it is estimated that they have been thrown into the wilderness, in short, it is too miserable, Minister Fang Ze barely finished these words with tears.

In the end, Minister Yoshizawa Kenkichi had tears in his eyes, and with the saddest look in history, he mentioned all the dantian qi and shouted loudly: "The Great Japanese Empire will send troops to protect overseas Chinese."

Hearing Kenkichi Yoshizawa's final request, the leading brother of the legation, the British Minister Sir Rampsang, took a deep breath with a look of embarrassment on his face. To be honest, what the Japanese say, Lan Pusheng doesn't believe a word. However, in the more than 20 years that he has served as a diplomat in China, he has never seen Japanese expatriates flying and bullying honest Chinese. The "Jinan Massacre" was most likely an excuse created by you Japanese to send troops to recover the billions lost in Shanghai. In fact, this set of tricks is all left over from the British Empire......

"The Soviet Government understands the request of the Japanese Government and people, and sending troops to protect overseas Chinese is the only reasonable way to protect the interests of the Japanese people in China at present."

This time, the Soviet chargé d'affaires Zirnykh did not hesitate to stand with Japan's friends and was the first to stand up and make a statement. He looked at Fang Ze with sympathetic gaze, and then said:

"Ministers, in the event of a disturbance in a country and its government is inactive and powerless to prevent it, it is permissible under public international law for the Great Powers to send troops to protect their nationals. And your governments will certainly do the same when they are faced with similar situations. If you do not support the reasonable request of the Japanese Empire this time, then in the future...... When the same thing happens to your fellow citizens, do you want to send troops to protect the interests of your nationals from being violated? ”

What Zirnekh said was exactly what Lanpusheng was facsed. The British Empire's interests in China far exceeded those of any other power, and a proper display of force seemed necessary to protect those interests from infringement. If Japan is not allowed to use force to "protect overseas Chinese" this time, it seems that it will not be easy to deal with it when Britain's interests are infringed upon in the future. After all, the current British Empire is no longer the glorious "empire on which the sun never sets" more than 20 years ago. But it was clearly not in Britain's interest to allow Japan to behave in China either.

Seeing Lan Pusheng's dilemma, a trace of joy slipped on Fang Ze Qianji's face, and in the blink of an eye, he returned to his grief-stricken appearance. Fang Ze took out a silk handkerchief, took off his glasses, wiped his tears with a fake appearance, and cried: "The empire has no ambition for China, and this action is purely to protect overseas Chinese and punish the stubborn. As soon as the matter is over, the Imperial Army will immediately withdraw and will not linger. And the imperial government can also guarantee ...... This time, the scope of the action to protect overseas Chinese is limited to Shandong Province and will not infringe on the interests of the foreign powers in China. ”

Lan Pusheng was still noncommittal, but just took his coffee and drank it lightly. Proceeding from the interests of Great Britain, it did not want any turmoil or war in Asia. At the moment, all Britain is looking for is stability, and it is better if everything can be fixed at a certain point and then continue calmly day after day. Because any turmoil is actually shaking the prestige of the British Empire as the "hegemon of the world". Only stability can keep the crumbling British Empire on the throne of hegemon.

"Should Japan demand that the Chinese government compensate the Japanese expatriates for the losses suffered by the Japanese expatriates in the 'Jinan Incident'?" The American minister on the side, Ma Murui, lost no time in interjecting, he quietly glanced at the British who was in a dilemma, and said:

"Japan has suffered losses and it is a matter of course to demand compensation. If China refuses to compensate...... It would seem more appropriate to discuss whether or not to send troops, otherwise it would be contrary to public international law and would also be contrary to the provisions of the Asian Peace Treaty. I am afraid that the United States will have to fulfill its obligations under the treaty and impose an embargo on your country. ”

Fang Ze Qianji said coldly: "What the empire has lost is priceless lives, and this is not the fault of the empire that can be understood by spending money. ”

"Responsible?" Sir Ram Pusheng seemed to have heard good news, and suddenly a little smile appeared on his face: "May I ask which Chinese official will Japan hold responsible?" ”

Fang Ze Kenji said with a serious expression: "First of all, the imperial government asks Sun Yat-sen, the president of the Republic of China, to personally go to Japan to apologize. Second, the imperial government demanded that Lu Yongxiang, the overseer of Shandong, be removed from his post for negligence and connived at the mobs, and that he be tried by an international tribunal, and that if proven guilty, he must serve his sentence in a prison in Japan or other civilized countries. Thirdly, the Imperial Government demanded that the Shina Government compensate 100 million yen for the Yokohama Shojin Bank and the overseas Chinese who had suffered damages. Fourthly, an international commission must be established to investigate the truth about the 'tragedy' and arrest the perpetrators. As long as the above four points were met, the imperial government forgave the atrocities in China and did not pursue further responsibility. ”

"What if the Chinese government refuses?" Lan Pusheng furrowed his eyebrows again and looked at Fang Ze, with a little displeasure in his eyes.

Fang Ze Qianji sneered: "Then the empire is determined to send troops to Shandong and use force to seek justice."

American Minister Ma Murui laughed: "What if Japan is defeated? China's southern army is quite formidable. If you defeat ...... in Shandong? Is it to expand the war to invade the country? ”

"Defeat" A trace of disdain slipped across Fang Ze Kenkichi's face, and he shouted loudly: "It is absolutely impossible for the Shina army to defeat the invincible imperial army of the Empire, this possibility is absolutely non-existent"

Sir Rampson glanced at the American Ma Murray with a displeased expression, and then snorted lightly, making the final ruling on behalf of the British Empire, the world hegemon: "If Japan will ...... this time The British Empire would not have seen the protection of overseas Chinese as confined to China's Shandong Province, as a breach of the Asian Peace Treaty. If Japan's military action goes beyond the confines of Shandong Province, the British Empire will not hesitate to sanction Japan"

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Zhou E came back to the office, and Deng Yanda, who looked anxious, was already waiting in the living room. Seeing him come in, Deng Yanda hurriedly got up and greeted him: "E come, it's a big deal, the Japanese are coming to attack us."

"Oh." Zhou Elai just responded slowly, and said in a calm and firm tone: "Brother Zhisheng, if you have something to say, sit down and talk slowly, that is, the Japanese have now conquered Shanghai, and we also have a way to drive them out, as long as the whole nation unites and unanimous that there is no invincible invader to the outside world." ”

"Hmm" Deng Yanda just nodded, his expression was nervous and admiring, and he stretched out his hands and held Zhou Elai's hand tightly: "Brother Elai, with your words, we are relieved I thank Zhong G for the support on behalf of the president, the national government and the Kuomintang." ”

Zhou Elai nodded with a smile: "Brother Choice, what's going on?" Did the Japanese want to use force because of speculation in Shanghai's public bonds? ”

Deng Yanda smiled bitterly: "That's clear, Luo Fuwen doesn't pay attention to the rules, and he has fought for the good reputation of our Chinese for thousands of years, don't pit the Japanese ruthlessly, they naturally refuse to give up." But...... They can't say that they want to use force because they are being cheated by others because of gambling, right? Therefore, under the pretext of yesterday's Jinan riots, he said that it was a 'tragedy' and was ready to send troops to Shandong. Speaking of which, Duan Zhilao and Chen Jinggong (Chen Jiongming) were affected by us this time. ”

"Is it Shandong? Are you sure? Hearing the news, Zhou Elai was really a little surprised. When they were in Yan'an, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Central Committee of China and G also held an overnight meeting to study this issue, and the members all believed that Japan would inevitably use force, and the target was undoubtedly Shanghai. And the Kuomintang army was likely to be defeated by the powerful Japanese army in Shanghai......

Deng Yanda nodded and sighed: "You can't be wrong." Not long ago, diplomatic envoys from Britain, the United States, France, Japan, Italy, and the Soviet Union were still in Zhongnanhai Huairentang. I heard with my own ears that Japanese Minister Kenkichi Yoshizawa made representations. ”

"What did he say?" Zhou Elai took a deep breath, his thick eyebrows frowned slightly, as if he had a premonition that things were a little delicate.

Deng Yanda picked up the tea on the coffee table and took a sip: "Fang Ze asked us to pay 100 million yen; The president went to Japan to apologize; punish the responsible person Lu Zijia (Lu Yongxiang); An international commission was set up to investigate the truth of the incident and severely punish the perpetrators. If we don't agree, they will send troops to Shandong to protect overseas Chinese. ”

Zhou Elai picked up the teacup in front of him and took a few sips slowly: "Right now, it's Zeng Muhan who is in charge of Zhongnanhai, right?" How did he reply? ”

"I don't know how he replied, but I know how Wuhan replied." Deng Yanda shook his head and said with a smile: "Naturally, the meat will not be spit out again when it reaches the wolf's mouth, and it is even more impossible for President Sun Da to go to Japan to apologize." And...... In fact, I came to Beijing to negotiate with Wu Ziyu (Wu Peifu) and your party on how to jointly resist the war. ”

"Joint Resistance?" Zhou Elai's heart moved, and he nodded subconsciously: "What kind of joint law do you want?" Is it to form a unified grand coalition government? ”

"Not really." Deng Yanda waved his hand: "Brother E, you can rest assured." The president and the uncles and nephews of the Luo family absolutely have no intention of moving your party. Luo Fuwen sent me this time just to negotiate a few deals with your party, and in my opinion, these deals are absolutely not harmful to your party. ”

"Oh, what deal does Luo Fuwen want to make?" Zhou Elai did not answer directly, but asked rhetorically.

Deng Yanda smiled and said: "Luo Fuwen wants your party to send troops to participate in this national war of resistance, and the national government can provide the necessary weapons and ammunition for this purpose. With the 200,000 elite troops your party currently has, it shouldn't be a problem to send out 20,000 to 30,000 troops, right? And we are responsible for the supply of all weapons and ammunition. ”

Zhou Elai nodded slowly and noncommittally. At present, Shandong Province is the territory of the Anhui (Zhi Gong Party), and they are allies with China and G. Now that they are threatened by foreign enemies, it is naturally within the scope of China and G to send troops to help, and it is ...... China and G may also get new territory because of this, and now there is no harm in having the Kuomintang to provide weapons and ammunition. Thinking of this, he nodded slowly and said, "The country is in trouble, and we GCD people are naturally duty-bound. It's just that...... Our current weaponry is really too poor, and if we want to send troops, we should provide at least 10 integrated divisions of the Kuomintang army. ”

"Hehe, Brother E, you really know how to open your mouth." Hearing Zhou Elai's request, Deng Yanda smiled instead of anger:

"Do you know how many heavy weapons a reorganized division of the Kuomintang Army currently has? I will just talk about artillery, at present, the standard equipment of our integrated division is that there are corresponding artillery units at the division, brigade, regiment, and battalion levels. Among them, the divisional artillery regiment is composed of three howitzer battalions, with 36 105mm howitzers of the 16th type and 18 150mm howitzers of the 17th type. The brigade and regimental levels are respectively equipped with mountain artillery battalions and mountain artillery companies, and a division has as many as 60 mountain guns of the 13th type of the regiment with two brigades and four regiments, and the battalion level is equipped with an infantry artillery platoon, and has two 70mm infantry guns of the 17th type, and the 12 infantry battalions of the division have a total of 24 70mm infantry guns. A reorganized division has a total of 134 artillery pieces, excluding mortars, which is more than the current Japanese Army permanent divisions, and you need 10 divisions, but 1,340 artillery pieces. Brother E, can you tell me about it? ”

"So much" Zhou Elai gasped, and the data reported by Deng Yanda at this time was much more than the one sent back by the ground workers of China G a few months ago. The 150mm howitzer was new, and the number of guns in each artillery battalion seemed to be six more.

"Brother E also thinks it's too much, right?" Deng Yanda immediately smiled and said: "So they are unwilling to give the equipment of the ten reorganized divisions, and they ...... This dispatch of troops is a holy war for the whole nation, and if they don't give them weapons, will your party's 200,000-strong army just sit on the sidelines? ”

"Of course not." Zhou Elai immediately retorted: "It's just that the lives of our Red Army soldiers are also very precious and cannot be sacrificed casually. Since you have so many weapons and equipment, you should give us some. ”

Deng Yanda reached out and took out a list of weapons and ammunition from his jacket pocket and handed it to Zhou Elai: "Brother Elai, this is what Luo Fuwen asked me to bring, this ...... But it's already the bottom line. He is willing to give you the equipment of an integrated division that does not include cannons of caliber of more than 100 mm, in exchange for you sending troops to the vicinity of Beijing to prevent the Japanese army from advancing on Beijing from Tianjin. However, I still suggest that you send troops to Shandong. ”

Zhou Elai shook his head, expressing puzzlement. Deng Yanda sighed and explained: "You GCDs are unwilling to send troops in vain, how can he Luo Fuwen be the master who is willing to suffer?" If Jinan is occupied by the Japanese, it will be brought back by the Kuomintang...... Whose territory do you think this Shandong will be? ”

"Are you saying that the right wing of the Kuomintang intends to take advantage of the opportunity of the Japanese invasion to expand its power again" Zhou Elai's face was slightly pale, the Kuomintang's current territory is already very large, and if it expands again, I am afraid that other forces in the country will have no place to stand.

Deng Yanda said coldly: "Now the Kuomintang Military Commission has ordered General Feng Huanzhang's National Army to drive out of Shaanxi, concentrate near Zhengzhou, Henan Province to receive weapons and equipment, and then go to the anti-Japanese front line in Shandong, while Guanzhong and Hanzhong in Shaanxi will be taken over by the Kuomintang army, and then they will also be included in the training and political area." ”

Zhou Elai took a deep breath, and his face couldn't help but become a little more solemn: "General Feng Huanzhang...... Will he be able to say yes? ”

Deng Yanda sneered: "Of course I will agree, at this moment when the nation is in danger, as a soldier, I should be loyal to the country." If you disobey the order, you will shirk and avoid the war, and the president will give an order...... Feng Huanzhang has nothing."

Zhou Elai nodded: "It seems that we should indeed stand on the front line of the Anti-Japanese War." It's just that...... Can this weapon be given more? ”

Deng Yanda smiled, took out a list from his pocket like a trick, and waved at Zhou Elai: "As the saying goes, it is better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish." At the moment, you want money and money, resources and resources, and talents. Why do you have to ask someone else to supply weapons and ammunition? Didn't you think about producing it yourself? That's the second thing I'm here for today. Luo Fuwen intends to help you build an ironworks and arsenal near Baotou in Suiyuan, of course, not for free. ”

Zhou Elai raised his eyebrows, still looking indifferent. In fact, China G has long planned to build a steel plant and an arsenal in the Baiyun Obo iron mine north of Baotou. At present, efforts are being made to request "aid" from the Soviet Union, and of course the "aid" of the USSR is also subject to fees. And there are no dollar coupons

"Brother E, our heavy industry in the south now has a certain capacity to manufacture large-scale complete sets of equipment, and it is definitely no worse than that of the Soviet Union." Deng Yanda smiled slightly, and then spoke: "Aren't the battleships that they couldn't build in the Soviet Union also ordered from us?" So you can rest assured of the technology and quality. In addition, our southern China Iron and Steel Company is willing to accept silver dollar bills as a currency for payment. This USSR will definitely not accept it, right? ”

A hint of surprise flashed on Zhou Elai's face: "They are willing to accept cash coupons, so we can consider giving them the business of building a steel plant." Just ...... for the price"

"Of course it's not cheap." Deng Yanda smiled bitterly and shook his head: "You get what you pay for, there is absolutely no good good goods if you are cheap." This time, Yan Laoxi also spent 8 million silver yuan to let Sinosteel build a 50,000-ton steel plant, but that factory can only produce rails and steel bars, and cannot make military steel. ”