"Hello coalition generals. I am a liaison staff officer of the Taiwan army, my name is Xiang Fayun, and I have the rank of lieutenant colonel. I have come today because I have been arranged by General Hu Wei, chief of staff of Taiwan's Northern Expeditionary Force, to come here to discuss with you the matter of handing over our people in the occupied areas of Tianjin. Although we will break out in the future, and the war will be concentrated in Tianjin, I am afraid that Tianjin will be reduced to a scorched earth at that time. And we are all soldiers, and the affairs of the soldiers should be solved by the soldiers, and the people are innocent. Therefore, please return to us the people of the occupied areas of Tianjin, and let them take refuge in a safe place. And we, as soldiers, are just doing our duty and fighting hard. Xiang Fayun said.

This Xiang Fayun received Hu Wei's order, and then came here to discuss with the officers of the coalition army about returning the people. Because the armies of various countries have already occupied Tianjin, there are many civilians in the occupied area of Tianjin, and if the time comes, it is easy to be injured by the Taiwan army, and it will be troublesome at that time. What's more, Tianjin is a city that was developed very early, the urbanization is very good, and a large number of people are crowded in Tianjin, so once the bet is fought, shells fly everywhere, Tianjin is afraid to become a scorched earth. They will inevitably fight in the city in this battle, so it is also appropriate to evacuate the people as soon as possible. However, now these people are under the control of the coalition forces of various countries, and if Taiwan wants to obtain these people, it must let the coalition forces of various countries spit out these people.

Moreover, in this way, we can avoid the methods of taking the people as hostages and using the people to threaten Taiwan in turn. If these foreign devils are allowed to use the people to threaten Taiwan, then I am afraid that the Taiwan military will really be a trap. This is also the disadvantage of playing at home. If sports are about fighting on the home field, the military must avoid fighting on its own home field. Because if war breaks out on your own land, you will definitely have to tie your hands and feet, and it will be difficult to let go of your hands and feet. Because they are afraid that they will break their own jars and jars. They are also worried about hurting their own people. But the enemy doesn't have this scruples, so it's easy for them to let go of their hands and feet to hit 3, which is their different disadvantage.

When Xiang Fayun finished speaking, Akashi Motojiro immediately slapped the table and said, "Yes, why didn't I think of using people as hostages?" ”

I listened to Akashi Genjiro's words in English. The generals of various countries couldn't help but "blush". After all, most of the generals of various countries want to be face-saving, and this kind of use of ordinary people as hostages is really against the morality of soldiers. In Europe, the vast majority of people pay attention to the so-called gentlemanly spirit and chivalry, which does not advocate or even strongly oppose the use of innocent people in enemy countries as hostages. Although the armies of various countries rarely pay attention to the so-called gentlemanly spirit and chivalry, they must also behave as gentlemen and knights on the surface, otherwise how ugly it will be to spread out!

I am afraid that only the Japanese in the world will have no scruples in directly using the people of the enemy country as hostages and as a means of shielding. But Akashi Genjiro said it so "frankly" directly, which made the generals of all countries blush.

They don't know. Akashi Genjiro did it on purpose, he said it on purpose, but he just wanted to stimulate the kind of face-saving thoughts in the hearts of the generals of various countries. If Motojiro Akashi doesn't say this, then the countries may still play dumb and stupid in front of Taiwan's liaison staff anyway. However, Akashi Genjiro directly said that he used the people as hostages, so that the generals of various countries would inevitably face a problem. That is whether to keep the people or not, Akashi Genjiro said it so frankly, but it made the problem clear. Once the problem is clear. A choice must be made, but no choice will be in favor of the coalition forces.

Once these people are handed over. I am afraid that the coalition forces of various countries will directly face the pressure of artillery fire from Taiwan without any scruples, and this is something that the coalition forces of various countries do not want to face. But on the other hand, if these people are left, how ugly it will be to get out! If it spreads to Europe, then I'm afraid they don't need the face of these generals, don't say anything about military exploits at that time. I'm afraid that I really want to become a laughing stock among the soldiers, and the future is gone. European countries are still face-conscious, and they are much more "civilized" than Japan. If it is rumored that they are using the people as a shield, it will have a bad reputation in the first place.

Secondly, their opponents will also use this statement to attack them. You are all high-ranking generals. Who doesn't have a few opponents in their own country? When the time comes, it's easy to be grabbed by pigtails and lashed out, and even their bosses will doubt their abilities. If you're capable, then why do you have to take hostages as a shield? If you say that the Eight-Nation Alliance, and everyone is dominated by European countries, if you still want to use the people of a backward country as hostages, you will really face the result of being scolded.

"Guys, what do you say?" Seymour asked.

But at this time, Lieutenant General Jared of the United States looked at the sky, and the Japanese Oyama Rock looked at the ground, and the Russian general didn't seem to hear it, and was still playing with his fingers. Seymour was very sitting, and the generals of the three major countries were clearly playing dumb and kicked the ball to Seymour. Anyway, everyone didn't say anything, once Seymour left the people at that time, it was Seymour who received condemnation from foreigners at that time, and it was Seymour who left stains in history anyway, and it had nothing to do with everyone.

Everyone is an old fritter, and this kind of thing that has left a huge stain on his military career is better not to take the initiative to express his position. Anyway, when the time comes, it will be pushed to Seymour, the commander-in-chief of the Eight-Nation Alliance, and then let him take the blame himself.

Seymour is also an old fritter, how could he be willing to carry the black pot by himself? Although everyone wanted to keep these civilians as hostages, none of them wanted to leave a stain on their military careers. Especially the coalition forces of several countries. If it's just a country's army, then you can digest it internally, but this is an eight-nation coalition army, and everyone has to worry about each other's "international influence"! If there was only one Japanese side at the scene, then the Japanese would not hesitate to leave these people as hostages. But now that the generals of various countries are here, Oyama Iwa does not dare to say what he left behind, after all, this is too damaging to Japan's international image.

"German generals, tell me what you Germans think!" Seymour asked.

However, the German generals pretended to be stupid and said: "Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief Seymour, our German army of 500 men is directly mailed, and our Emperor will let me obey the words of your Englishmen." ”

The German generals also kicked the ball back, apparently making Seymour very waxy. The current situation is very obvious, that is, everyone wants these people to stay as hostages, but no one wants to bear this stain that will not be washed away in history and the history of their military career. This time, the Eight-Nation Coalition represents the image of all countries, and everyone is beginning to be embarrassed, how should this be solved?

Seymour did not continue to ask the French, because most of them were also playing dumb and would not answer positively.

"Hell, this commander of the Eight-Nation Coalition really didn't do it. These guys, when they see the benefits, everyone will go up, but once something goes wrong, I, the commander of the Eight-Nation Alliance, will have to carry the black pot. What's more, we British are only a few thousand troops, and the real power in this eight-nation coalition is not as great as that of the Americans. As a commander, I don't have much say power, and it is impossible for all countries to give orders, so I can only negotiate and discuss. I'm just a commander in name only, and now I'm actually asked to carry the black cauldron, which is really unreasonable. Seymour scolded inwardly.

Seymour, the commander, is also very aggrieved, because this eight-nation alliance is actually a joint gang of bandits, and their right to speak is completely based on their respective strengths. Although Seymour was the nominal commander-in-chief, he was in fact nothing more than a coordinating officer sent by the British. The British were only a few thousand in the Eight-Nation Alliance, compared with the 30,000 in the United States and the more than 100,000 in Japan. So this Seymour is nothing more than an empty commander with very little power, only qualified to coordinate, not qualified to command.

"Well, then, I think this matter is too important, and we must gather a few generals to discuss it carefully. In this way, I will be able to give you an answer, so please go back first, and we will discuss it together. Seymour said.

Seymour is also a veteran, although the culture of the East and the West is different, but as an official, everyone will know that there is a trick that is very useful, and that is to play Tai Chi. Seymour did a tai chi, hoping to put it off. Anyway, let this Xiang Fayun go back first, and then he can delay it himself. As long as it is delayed for a while, then the battle between the two sides will break out, and there will be no chance to discuss it at that time. Therefore, Seymour intends to use the procrastination trick to drag this matter until the two sides officially start a war, so that those people will also become innocent. At that time, it was not that the coalition forces of various countries did not want to harm, but the "helplessness" of the real situation!

Xiang Fayun saw these old guys, and scolded in his heart: "It's all a group of politicians!" ”

Xiang Fayun hurriedly left, he knew that this matter had to be solved by the superiors, and his liaison staff officer as a lieutenant colonel could no longer solve such a huge matter, so he still had to leave it to the big guys above to find a way to solve it. (To be continued......)