"Brother Shaochuan, do you mean to start with Yuan Jing?" Wang Zhenyu thought of the cabinet of Yuan Jing in history, and his eyes couldn't help but light up.

"Yes, I believe that no matter how reluctant the Japanese side is, they will have to face the fact that our army is no longer something they can easily deal with. Although they are good at gambling, it is based on the premise that there is a hope of victory, and now what we have to do is to stifle this hope" Gu Weijun looked very strategically minded.

"What if Jinan fights too much and the Japanese devote all their national strength to play with their lives? Break it," Wang Zhenyu asked again.

Gu Weijun nodded and said: "Actually, Britain and France will not allow Japan to come to us to settle accounts, I also consulted a report intercepted from the British Minister Zhu Erdian, if my analysis is correct, in order to protect their interests in the Far East, the British will never allow us and the Japanese to lose both, we and the Japanese can contain each other so that Britain's interests in Asia can be safeguarded and protected, and at the same time, Britain, France and the United States need our two countries to resist the nascent red regime." Compared to the Japanese continental ambitions, this regime, which from the beginning was determined to liberate the whole world, was the most terrifying. ”

"And what do you think?"

"The meaning of the humble post is to let the Japanese concentrate their forces in Siberia, and the situation in the northeast should be resolved as soon as possible, and my opinion in Kanto Prefecture is to give face to the Japanese, limit the lease period to be returned, and the Manchurian Railway Company will be reorganized, and it is advisable for China and Japan to jointly operate, and Shandong should be immediately recovered. I believe that in this way, the backlash of the Japanese will not be too strong. ”

Wang Zhenyu thought for a while: "In this way, I will explain to Kato that you will go to the British Concession in Shanghai, and the British will be the center, and talk about this issue of peace." I also know that I won't be able to reach an agreement for a while, but it doesn't matter, I'll make Japan anxious. Shaochuan, it is not easy to negotiate with the foreign powers, so try to fight for more interests for our suffering country and nation. In addition, I don't believe that these people who are threatened by volcanic earthquakes every day will not be tempted by your idea of leading the Japanese to Siberia and Russia, and that you can talk to the Japanese. In addition, I have to tell the three of you that in this battle of Shandong, I think that the threat of the Japanese to us in the future will only become smaller and smaller, and we must be vigilant against the Red Russia around us, they are likely to become our new enemies, especially their ideas are very agitatory. ”

Xiong Xiling and the three of them glanced at each other, although they didn't know why the handsome, who had always been full of confidence, was suddenly so jealous of Red Russia, but since the handsome had mentioned it, it was better to pay attention to it carefully.

Xiong Xiling suddenly thought of a question: "Dashuai, how to solve the affairs in the Northeast?" ”

Wang Zhenyu shook his head: "I haven't thought about it yet, but Zhang Zuolin's funeral is always going to be done, and I plan to go to Fengtian to mourn in person." ”

Xiong Xiling was shocked when he heard this: "Dashuai, this matter must not be allowed!" You are risking your life, and you are not unclear about the current situation, once you have any personal accidents, the foundation that the entire national government and the youth army have built with great difficulty will immediately collapse, and the speed will be faster than the death of Lao Yuan. Those people in Nanjing must be the first to come out to make trouble, so the little bit of blood that our country has accumulated in the past few years will be over......"

Wang Zhenyu nodded, he understood all these things, but just relying on Yang Du and Yang Yongtai to be three inches and not rotten tongues, I am afraid that he will not be able to fool those Northeast men. And over the years, although the youth army has made outstanding achievements, it has basically relied on the people below to fight, and his own commander has no size merit...... Thinking about it, Wang Zhenyu, who knew that he had said something wrong, still comforted Xiong Xiling and said: "Elder Xiong's opinion is very good, I was negligent, let's discuss this matter later, you go back as soon as possible to draw up a charter and leave for Shanghai!" Wang Chonghui was already in contact there. ”

Xiong Xiling listened to Wang Zhenyu's words and seemed to have the intention of not giving up, and wanted to persuade again, but was pulled by Tang Shaoyi, knowing that it was difficult to control the handsome, sighed and went out with a farewell.

Three days later, in Japan, a heated debate was still going on, and due to Hara's attitude and Tanaka's resignation, the Imperial Shandong Dispatch Army had been trapped in Jinan for ten days, and the soldiers were struggling to survive in hunger and cold every day. As the commander, General Yuheng Issei also sent three distress telegrams almost every day, and he paid attention to the wording at first, but it was a little unseemly in the back, and he almost cried silently, and Tanaka couldn't help but scold: "It's just a loss of face for the imperial soldiers." ”

Hara Kei and Yama Prefecture were still unable to reach an agreement, but strangely enough, this time the army did not carry forward the glorious tradition of Japan's lower Katsu. Yuan Jing almost visited Youpeng in Shan County 30 times in a row in the past ten days, going morning, noon and evening, and this attitude made Shan County unable to be stubborn anymore.

"Yuan Jingjun, the empire needs space to survive, and ending the war in Shandong peacefully now is tantamount to giving up the future living space of the empire."

Yuan Jing shook his head and then spread out the world map on the tatami mat between Yama Prefecture and himself, pointed to the Russian Far East and said: "Although I do not approve of the empire sending troops to Siberia, if the empire wants to seek living space, the Far East is more suitable for us." Unlike Manchuria, our occupation and development of the Far East will not arouse the dissatisfaction and suspicion of the British, American, French, and other powers, but will recognize our achievements because we are on the front line of the battle against Red Russia. If the Empire's continental policy must be carried out, then it is time for us to consider accepting the advice of the Empire, ending this war with dignity, and then concentrating all resources to acquire a huge piece of land in the Far East for the Empire. Only by completely owning such a piece of land can the empire be considered to have a real foothold on the Asian continent. ”

In fact, this is also the idea of the British, and the report of Zhu Erdian's transfer has not come down for a long time, so Zhu Erdian is still trying to stand up for the last post of the British Empire. Therefore, although he was very disgusted with Wang Zhenyu, Zhu Erdian still instructed the Shanghai Consulate General to try his best to promote Sino-Japanese peace talks. After all, it was not in the interests of the British Empire in the Far East for China and Japan to lose both sides, and Zhu Erdian even put forward a grand strategic idea that won the affirmation of Whitehall, that is, to use China and Japan to suppress and blockade Red Russia, and the specific way was to allow China and Japan to expand into the territory of Red Russia territorially. This is easy, especially for China, as it is enough to restore the borders of the Chinese to before 1860 to the crazy revolutionaries in Russia.

Zhu Erdian also received accurate information that the army of Wu Peifu, the northwest king of the southern Nationalist Government, had entered Central Asia a month ago and began to integrate the local military, political, and economic resources. This was undoubtedly good news for the British Empire, which was bent on preventing Red Russia from becoming bigger.

Therefore, the British minister to Japan also visited Prime Minister Hara frequently in the hope of promoting peace between China and Japan.

On December 26, Shan County finally chose to compromise: "Yuan Jingjun, I can support your plan, but I hope you can fight for the greatest interests of the empire, and don't let me down." In addition, I would like to remind you that giving up the interests of the empire in China is a national thief in the eyes of many people, and you should be careful about your own safety! ”

"Your Excellency Marshal Lao is concerned, for the sake of the emperor and the whole people, this fate of my original respect is nothing?" Yuan Jing bowed.

Then the Sino-Japanese negotiations began in Shanghai on the 27th, and the Japanese representative was none other than Makino, who attended the Peace Conference at the beginning of the year, and the Chinese representative was Gu Weijun.

Makino's attitude was very tough, and at the beginning of the negotiations, he threw out a lion's big opening plan: "First, the Chinese side must withdraw its troops from the Shandong region and punish the murderers who provoked this war; second, the recognition of the Empire's inherent interests in Shandong and Manchuria; Thirdly, compensation for the war is in the amount of $100 million. ”

There is a lot of sky-high asking price, and the smell of paying back the money on the ground.

Gu Weijun was angry and funny when he saw this condition: "Mr. Makino, if it is such a condition, I suggest that everyone adjourn the meeting now, there is a Shanghai-Hong Kong Cup football match in Shanghai this afternoon, and the latest player has come out, called Li Huitang, everyone go and see, the technique is very good." As for Jinan, we can only bother the trapped warriors of your country to continue to starve for a day, as far as I know, the weather in Shandong is very cool, and the snow is also beautiful. ”

Makino was suddenly embarrassed, he immediately coughed and said, "This, this, don't worry, we also want to know what your conditions are?" ”

Gu Weijun smiled lightly, the initiative was in hand......

On December 28, five days after Zhang Zuolin's assassination, representatives of China and Japan reached a four-point agreement on a peaceful armistice in Shanghai.

First, from now on, the Japanese troops were evacuated from Shandong in batches and handed over Qingdao to the Chinese Nationalist Government, and the two sides reached a memorandum of understanding; (Additional clause, the Japanese troops were not allowed to carry any weapons when they evacuated, and the compensation for the transfer of Qingdao was a symbolic amount of $1 million).

Second, the two sides promised that once the Nationalist Government completes the reunification of the country, Japan will transfer 51 percent of the equity and management rights of the Manchurian Railway Company to the China Development Corporation for $25 million.

Third, from now on, in order to demonstrate the friendship between China and Japan, all countries will jointly launch a second round of negotiations in Shanghai on the issue of Gengzi indemnity, and before the conclusion of the negotiations, the payment of the indemnity will be suspended (this article is guaranteed by both common law and the United States).

Fourth, with immediate effect, the Japanese army will fully withdraw from Manchuria (Northeast China), and the lease of Kwantung Prefecture will be extended until July 1923, at which time it will be returned to the Chinese Nationalist Government.

In addition to this four-point agreement, it also includes a series of agreements on the Russian issue.

With the strength of the Chinese army at the Battle of Shandong, the great powers recognized China's rise, so Gu Weijun had to remain in Shanghai to assist Wang Chonghui and the other powers in negotiating the abolition of many unequal treaties of the former Qing dynasty