Chapter 399: Tanaka's Troubles
Kenkichi Yoshizawa felt the strong pressure from Tanaka Xiang, and the negotiations dragged on for nearly a month, and the shape of Shandong changed dramatically, Han Fuyu and Saito, who were originally regarded as killer weapons, did not act according to the established strategy, and the two who should have echoed each other from afar fought together.
In the end, Han Fuyu was driven into Henan, and Saito sprinkled joy all the way to Tianjin, what made him most angry was that Wu Xiaoliang actually became the biggest winner of this conflict, not only controlling the Luxi region, but also seizing the Jinpu Road in Hebei Province that Saito abandoned, but according to intelligence, Wu Xiaoliang's officially organized troops into an army, only one division and one brigade, how could he occupy so much territory, he couldn't figure it out.
Forced by the current Shandong shape shì, Kenzawa Fangji felt that he had lost all his bargaining chips, and if he was in a hurry to negotiate, he would inevitably be extremely passive, but the pressure from Tanaka Xiang was getting stronger day by day, and it was time to put an end to it.
Wu Xiaoliang's attitude is very resolute, and he still takes those three as the lowest bottom line, withdrawing troops, apologizing, and paying compensation.
At this time, Yoshizawa Kenkichi also had to put down the shelf of the imperial minister, and his strategic deployment was lost, but in order to complete the tasks assigned by Tanaka, he had no choice but to lower the conditions.
"Your Excellency, the withdrawal and apology can be answered to you now, the imperial state has no objection to this, only the matter of reparation, but it must be discussed slowly."
The tension between the two sides has been for a long time, and Fang Ze Kenkichi suddenly relented, which surprised Wu Xiaoliang, but also expected him, in Wu Xiaoliang's impression, since the Meiji Restoration, the Japanese have never been willing to suffer a loss in foreign expansion, and even the superficial concessions are regarded as shame, such a pragmatic style has completely subverted his previous impression.
Wu Xiaoliang thought about it for a while, "The matter of compensation is naturally not good, so the standard amount will be set at this time, and after your withdrawal of troops, it is advisable for China and Japan to form a joint investigation team to investigate the losses and then make a decision." ”
Wu Xiaoliang knew in his heart that it would be difficult for Japan to get this indemnity, and if the withdrawal of troops was affected by this incident, the gains would outweigh the losses, so it was better to put aside the controversy and solve the urgent issue of withdrawal of troops.
China and Japan each made concessions, and soon the "Sino-Japanese Agreement on Mutual Assistance" was released, which contained the following provisions:
1: Since the signing of the agreement, all Japanese troops in Shandong immediately withdrew.
2: The Japanese government will apologize for the harm caused to innocent Chinese civilians in the Jinan conflict.
3: If the Chinese side damages the damage, an investigation committee should be jointly organized, and the inquest should be made within two months.
Among them, Tianjin's "Ta Kung Pao" unequivocally affirmed the contents of the agreement, saying that the unconditional withdrawal of the oppressive Japanese army and the ability to obtain an apology and reparations had already set a precedent for China to re-encircle its foreign diplomatic actions since the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and some newspapers said that Wu Xiaoliang, chairman of the Shandong Provincial Government, had sacrificed national interests for the sake of his own interests.
Beijing's "Shuntian Times" openly stated that the Sino-Japanese agreement did not mention anything about the tragedy of Cai Gongshi, accusing Wu Xiaoliang of using this in exchange for his own right to rule in Shandong, but in fact he was a traitor who betrayed the country's righteous people.
In addition to those who support and oppose it, there are also some newspapers such as Shanghai's "Declaration" that objectively and pertinently evaluate the agreement, first, this agreement is absolutely beneficial to the Chinese government, and all the rights and interests that should be won have been won, but there are not no problems, such as the matter involving compensation is not clear, although it is agreed that the compensation will be fixed after the inquest of losses within two months, but it is difficult to guarantee that it will not be over, and then there is the issue of the tragedy of Cai Gongshi, the agreement does not mention a word, but it is also helpless. Even if it is mentioned that China is weak, how can the robbers damage themselves?
Wu Xiaoliang laughed at various reports of the domestic media, "Ta Kung Pao" is his own industry, Sun Jiayu has long been ordered to buy it, he came from his previous life too well to understand the importance of public opinion in the political struggle, so it is extremely necessary to master a number of influential news mouthpieces, Wu Xiaoliang's vision did make Sun Jiayu admired, Han Zhang conflict was caused by the "Ta Kung Pao" report, and the Shandong provincial government also got a glimpse of the opportunity to unify the counties in Shandong Province.
On 20 December, the 6th Division of the Japanese Army, which had occupied Jinan for half a year, finally withdrew, and the 11th Brigade was already stationed in Tianjin from the previous military operation, so the only Japanese garrison that withdrew from Jinan was the 6th Division of Hikosuke Fukuda.
There was a long-suppressed excitement in the teahouse, and although it was only the retreat of the Japanese army, it was also regarded as a rare victory.
"I heard that it was the chairman of our Shandong Trust Province who drove away Little Japan, called Wu or something......
"Wu Xiaoliang, it is said that this person is less than 30 years old, commanding 100,000 troops, with a green face and fangs, and eyes like copper bells......"
There was laughter all around, and someone immediately retorted:
"Come on, you're telling a story, it's not a monster, I have relatives in Linzi, but I heard that Chairman Wu's face is like a crown of jade, and he is a beautiful man."
Everyone was approving, which was in line with the beautiful image of the big hero in their minds, but some people were worried.
"Chairman Wu is in Linzi, and this provincial capital may have been there all along."
This is a faint concern for many people, after all, as a citizen of a provincial capital, the pride implied in this is incomparable to other cities, but it was soon analyzed that this possibility is extremely low.
"Jinan is located in the traffic artery, Jinpu Road, Jiaoji Railway intersect here, no matter which aspect is the most suitable provincial capital city in Shandong Province, Linzi projectile town, the population is only 100,000, where can compare with Jinan."
Everyone breathed a long sigh of relief, and they also felt that this was the reason, and they all felt funny for their unfounded worries.
In order to alleviate the pressure brought by the United States and Britain because of the military operation in Jinan, he urged the minister to China, Yoshiyoshi Yoshizawa, to appropriately lower the conditions to withdraw from Shandong as much as possible, which was originally nothing, but he offended the 6th Army before that.
Zhang Zuolin, who was born in May in the "White Flag Fort Incident", was tragically killed, and this excesses were severely dealt with by Tanaka, and he promised in front of the emperor that he would severely punish Daisaku Kawamoto, the direct mastermind of this matter, but Ugaki Issari, chief of staff of the 6th Army, flatly denied this and protected Daisaku Kawamoto, so that the 6th Army had a gap with the cabinet, so when the 6th Army learned that the negotiations had damaged their reputation, they pointed the finger at Prime Minister Tanaka.
In any case, Tanaka Yoshiichi did not expect that his act of urging the Jinan incident to be resolved would objectively promote the integration of domestic opposition forces.
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