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Both the ambitious Hirohito and the arrival of the tragic scene by the Nagata Tetsuyama were stunned by the stick, and although they were in favor of using the necessary force to deter the rioters, they did not want to see it.

Daisaku Kawamoto, who sparked the clashes, was arrested, and the government and military authorities immediately blocked the news, because most of the victims were from the Osaka and Aichi regions, where many soldiers were serving on the Korean front. However, because many of the families of the victims served in the army, especially in Osaka and Aichi, which were important places to supplement naval sailors, when the news spread, the shadow of sailors appeared in the riot ranks in both places.

Although it was only a personal act, the appearance of naval uniforms in the ranks of the riots made the Japanese government nervous after the 510 incident, and the bitter consequences of the military coup are still affecting the political situation in Japan, so Tokyo ordered overnight to ban all soldiers on vacation and prohibit soldiers from leaving the barracks. At the same time, the Wehrmacht also seized the opportunity of the Japanese rebellion to launch a fierce attack on the Taedong River and the Wonsan area, preparing to cut off the land communication between the north and south of the Korean Peninsula and setting the tone for the next round of negotiations.

In this atmosphere of restlessness and tension, an American cruiser sped up the Yangtze River, and the river breeze blew the corner of the clothes of US Secretary of State Robert Lansing. Compared with the supporting role at the Paris Peace Conference, in the months since Wilson's stroke, he has completely controlled the country's foreign affairs and cabinet direction, and has been at odds with Wilson on his sickbed several times over whether the United States will join the League of Nations. In contrast to the humble Wilson, he was typically an American cowboy politician. He actively pursued foreign interventionism, and his greatest achievement during his tenure was to persuade Denmark to sell part of the Virgin Islands to the U.S. government on the grounds that it would prevent German occupation.

After the outbreak of the conflict in the Yellow Sea, he once again saw a good opportunity for the United States to intervene in the Far East, and not only persuaded the cabinet to curb Japan's maritime expansion on the grounds of selling battleships and dealt a blow to Japan's naval power, but also actively promoted Sino-US cooperation in the field of trade and diplomacy. It is an attempt to break the old system dominated by Britain, France and Japan and establish a new world system dominated by the United States. But with Japan likely to lose all of its colonies, he realized that it was very likely that Japan would turn south. Therefore, they hurried to hope that the two countries would cease fire and reach a peace treaty.

This kind of political manipulation shows the huge gap between him and Wilson. Worst of all, it was learned that there was a riot in Japan shortly after departure. Suddenly he was a little at a loss. In particular, the bloody clash two days ago has made all countries in the world, including the United States, see the hidden danger of Japan's abnormal development over the past 20 years.

The warship soon approached the Nanjing pier and met the American ambassadors Reinsch and Hangel, who had arrived to greet them. The former is the spokesperson for the direction of the US Far East policy, and the latter is not only the darling of Wall Street, but also has a very good personal relationship with Yang Qiu. "Your Excellency, dear ambassador, can you tell me what is going on?" As soon as he got off the boat, he couldn't wait to ask about the current situation.

"It's bad." "The Japanese government has arrested some officers and soldiers, but it has not been able to quell the anger of the people, and no one knows how long it will last," said Reinsch, who helped him open the car door. But the most optimistic forecast is that it will certainly not subside by March. ”

"Won't it end before March?" Lansing waved his hand and looked at Hangel, who was sitting in front of him: "It's bad news indeed. And what about our Excellency Yang Qiu? ”

Hanger did not like Lansing, and to continue to adopt interventionism in today's domestic isolationism is to shoot himself in the foot. But as a former American diplomat, he still cares very much about American interests in the Far East, and when he saw his eyes, he immediately said: "I met Yang Qiu yesterday. His idea of peace talks has not changed, and it is clear that he is very keen to reach a peace agreement for a longer period of time. Of course, he put forward a proposal to demarcate a buffer zone for North Korea, and also asked the Japanese government to promise not to continue the persecution of democrats in the country and to be willing to provide Japan with the necessary food support. ”

"Is it to provide food support to the Japanese National Socialist Party?" Lan Xin said sarcastically, but obviously this sentence did not resonate with the two people next to him. For Far Eastern diplomats like Rui Enshi, Yang Qiu is now thankful that he can agree to a ceasefire and achieve peace.

Since it was a weekend, the convoy did not go to the presidential palace first, but drove directly to Yang Qiu's residence in Nanjing.

The thick charcoal fire in the fireplace dispelled the bitter cold, and in the small living room, Yang Qiu and Lan Xin shook hands together: "Welcome to your visit, thank you for your support to our country at the Paris Conference." ”

"Thank you, Your Excellency the Vice President, for your compliment, which is the responsibility of the United States of America." After a few polite words, Lansing quickly turned to the topic: "Your Excellency, Vice President, the US government is very worried about the current situation in the Far East. The war has been over for a long time, and it is time for the people to recuperate, and our businessmen want to see a peaceful Far East, not full of war and turmoil.

We know that your country is a victim of the Yellow Sea incident, so we very much agree with the measures you have taken to defend ourselves and fight back. But now that the Japanese government has been punished, the US government believes that this is enough and that the harm should not be imposed on the people! I don't think you want to see a terrible humanitarian catastrophe in the Far East, which should not be the choice of a free and just government, much less the choice of a good politician. ”

Yang Qiu laughed secretly in his heart, the United States is now a mess of its own, and the domestic riots are not much worse than Japan's, so they still have the leisure to manage the Far East. It can be seen that the domestic situation in Japan has made Britain and the United States anxious, for fear that they will fall and let the Republic of China become dominant, and from then on a bigger enemy will be erected in the Far East. For the United States, a weakened Japan and the Republic of China, which is confined to the land, may be the best policy, but unfortunately this time they are destined to shoot themselves in the foot.

Anyway, it has been decided to stop the war, and Yang Qiu also put forward the idea of an armistice very simply: "The Chinese government is also very worried about the humanitarian crisis in Japan, so we are very willing to reach a permanent peace agreement with the Japanese government." I also hope that Your Excellency the Secretary of State will facilitate this negotiation. However, it should be pointed out that Japan is very worried about the extremist forces in Japan, and a country with supremacy of imperial power is not in keeping with the trend of the world. This neighbor of ours has taken too many detours and caused great harm to many countries, including my own, so I believe that the necessary political demands should be respected and supported. ”

Being able to hear with his own ears that Yang Qiu was willing to negotiate peace, Lan Xin breathed a sigh of relief. As for the idea of the supremacy of Japanese imperial power, the United States did not want to see it, so he hurried to Shanghai to contact Japan without saying much. Coincidentally, due to the resignation of the Tanaka cabinet, Nobuaki Makino was afraid of being met by Takaaki Kato, so he returned to Japan early and decided not to participate in this negotiation that was sure to be a complete failure, so the Japanese government appointed Kikujiro Ishii, a diplomat with a deep American background, to take full charge of the negotiations.

In the face of the surging tide of riots in the country, before Kikujiro Ishii could speak, Lu Zhengxiang, the plenipotentiary representative of the Republic of China and Minister of Foreign Affairs, put forward three prerequisites. First, the Japanese army and Japanese nationals withdrew from Taiwan and Sakhalin in an all-round way. Second, there will be a complete armistice in Korea, with the Japanese Navy retreating to the south of the Ryukyu and Tsushima Straits, and the Army retreating to the area south of the Hufeiling Mountains. Third, stop persecuting minority parties in the country and stop persecuting any unarmed people.

In the parallel world, he signed the "Ishii Lansing Agreement" with Lansing, and since then the curtain has been lifted on the partition of China, Kikujiro Ishii has lost his former chic, and his status as an American politician has not helped much. None of the three prerequisites could be fulfilled by the Japanese Government, and the War Department repeatedly refused to withdraw from the front-line positions on the Datong River. In this regard, Kikujiro Ishii could only do his best to quibble: "Your Excellency Foreign Minister, our Japanese government agrees to a ceasefire, but the armies of both sides must retreat to the front line before the war. ”

"Before the war? Your Excellency is kidding! Lu Zhengxiang sneered: "Do you mean that our army will withdraw from Taiwan and North Korea, and we will negotiate after watching you Japan continue to occupy these areas?" If so, then I don't see the need to go any further! ”

On the first day of negotiations, it was almost an impasse.

Faced with such a situation, Yang Qiu decisively ordered the Taiwan and Korean fronts to launch an attack on the Japanese army.

On the front line of the Taedong River, thousands of artillery pieces roared and roared, and dozens of bombers went deep behind enemy lines and even ran to the sky over Seoul to drop leaflets, and in just a few days, millions of leaflets were scattered from the Japanese positions and cities including Wonsan. Is it true that there are riots in the country, dead and wounded? Even the most tenacious Japanese soldiers were caught up in the gossip, especially those in areas whose hometowns had been suppressed by the army, and who tried to contact the country. The leaflets made the Japanese officers gnash their teeth, and in the face of gossip, they could only strictly order the troops to stay in positions and not to allow the soldiers to send telegrams or write letters to the country. But the more stringent it became, the more the soldiers felt that something was wrong, and the attentive began to find that the supplies that were brought in every day were getting less and less, and the support units were missing.

An atmosphere of restlessness and unease began to permeate the skies over North Korea.

The officers thought they had stabilized the army, but they couldn't stabilize the North Koreans, who also got the leaflets. On the last day of January, fearing that the Japanese army would bring back the remaining grain, the first rice rush took place in Seoul, and the ports of Incheon and Busan were crowded with Koreans who prevented the fleet from returning home.

The rumors in China made Yang Qiu cry and laugh, and pinched his eyebrows and turned the calendar to the next page...... (Site. Your support is my biggest motivation. )