Yanjing, the Prime Minister's Office, Tang Shaoyi rushed here after seeing off Sir Zhu Erdian and Minister Lin Quanzhu to report the relevant situation to Yuan Datou. The Japanese could not hold on and wanted peace talks, which was undoubtedly a big deal for the Beiyang government.

"My lord, what shall we do now? Even the Japanese are no match for the Jilin Army, and once the two of them negotiate peace, won't the Jilin Army turn around and deal with us? Tang Shaoyi was a little worried. The Battle of Jinzhou seems to have proved that the Beiyang Army was simply vulnerable in front of the Jilin Army. In addition, the fact that the Japanese were also beaten to sue for peace proves that the combat effectiveness of the Jilin Army is already at the world's first-class level.

"Damn, those little Japan, why are they so unbeaten? In vain they also claim to be one of the great powers of the world. Yuan Datou scolded. This time, the Beiyang government was killed by little Japan. Little Japan besieged the Jilin Army with the Beiyang government, but they themselves demanded peace, which undoubtedly pushed the Beiyang government into the fire pit.

"My lord, little Japan has always been uneasy and kind." Tang Shaoyi nodded in agreement.

Yuan Datou paced anxiously, like an ant on a hot pot.

"Xingcheng, what do you think we should do now?" Yuan Datou asked.

"My lord, the Jilin Army is so powerful that even the Japanese can only sue for peace, and we obviously can't go down with them. In that case, it won't do us any good. Since the Japanese want to negotiate peace with the Jilin Army, then we will join in, even if it is at a certain price, so as to ease the relationship between us and the Jilin Army. Although the Jilin Army won the battle against the Japanese, its own losses must have been very large. In such a situation, they can't fight us again, right? Yang Shiqi suggested.

"That's right, although the strength of the Jilin Army is strong, they have just developed. It's just an upstart. If you want to take away the foundation of my Beiyang, you are still a little short. Yuan Datou nodded. After all, now that Beiyang has controlled the entire northern part of China, among those local powerful factions in the south, except for Zhang Zhidong, the rest are also inclined to the Beiyang government.

"Your Excellency. Do you want to participate in this peace talks? Tang Shaoyi said.

"No, Shaochuan is the country's foreign minister, and the Jilin Army is just a local force in China in the final analysis. If Shaochuan comes forward, it will be a matter between countries, and one candidate will have to be replaced. Yang Shiqi shook his head.

"Then who will go?" Yuan Datou also frowned.

Yang Shiqi thought about it for a moment, and a name flashed through his mind.

"My lord, let the lady go. Although he was young, he had great talent. Let him contact Jilin, there will be no problem. Yang Shiqi said.

Yuan Datou hesitated. Eventually, he nodded. For Yang Du Yang Huizi, he still values it more. It's just that Yang Du is too young now, and his experience and qualifications are not enough, so he didn't entrust him with important tasks.

"Well, let's have a blue son come forward. Shaochuan, inform the Jilin Governor's Mansion and let them send someone to Yanjing City to negotiate. Regarding the negotiations between them and the Japanese, we do not intervene. Find the right opportunity. Let the Lady go and talk to them. Yuan Datou said.

"Yes, sir." Tang Shaoyi nodded.

Liaodong at the moment. The fierce battle continues. The Jilin Army, which has thoroughly established its superiority, is trying to find ways to expand its superiority. The first to be fiercely attacked by the Jilin Army was the Japanese Ninth Division that was surrounded in Xiliu. Also in this encirclement, in addition to the 9th Division of the Japanese Army, there was also the 16th Infantry Brigade under the 4th Division of the Japanese Army. When the main forces of the Japanese 4th Division retreated, they were fighting on the front line. So much so that when the Jilin Army outflanked them, they didn't have time to escape at all.

With the strength of two infantry divisions and one infantry regiment, with the assistance of the 1st Heavy Artillery Brigade, the Jilin Army fiercely attacked the Japanese troops in the encirclement. The more than 100 155-mm heavy howitzers of the 1st Heavy Artillery Brigade alone poured thousands of shells over the heads of the Japanese every day. Such a powerful and terrifying heavy artillery bombardment. Let the Japanese troops in the encirclement suffer heavy casualties.

When the encirclement was just formed, there were still more than 20,000 Japanese troops inside. However, after two days of heavy artillery bombardment, the Japanese army inside was already reduced by half. Moreover, the remaining half, there are still many wounds. As for the others, they had already been blown to pieces in the fierce battle. It is expected that it will not be long before the Jilin Army will be able to annihilate them all.

"Young marshal, great marshal's telegram." Li Yanling handed a telegram to Wu Haoxuan.

The telegram was sent by Wu Xingquan, in which Wu Xingquan inquired about the fighting at the front, and also told Wu Haoxuan that everything was fine at home. At the end, I mentioned that the Japanese wanted peace talks. Whether or not to hold peace talks with the Japanese, Wu Xingquan also left it to Wu Haoxuan to make up his mind.

"This battle has been fought for more than a month, and little Japan finally can't hold on. However, it is also time for peace talks. Wu Haoxuan muttered. After more than a month of fighting, the Jilin Army also paid a lot of losses. The total losses of the various infantry divisions are probably more than 10,000 soldiers killed in battle alone, and there are no less than this number of serious wounded. If it hadn't been for the fact that the Jilin Army had not begun to recruit new recruits for training before the war and replenish the troops on the front line in a timely manner, I am afraid it would have been unable to support it for a long time.

Of course, the casualties inflicted by the Jilin Army on the Japanese Army were much greater than that. There are already three divisions and regiments that have been completely annihilated. One more division is about to be encircled and annihilated, and the other two divisions are also in the encirclement and are struggling to support it. If all these six divisions can be eliminated, the Japanese army will probably lose more than 150,000 troops in this war. For a country with a population of just over 40 million, the death of 150,000 young and middle-aged men in the war is also a big loss.

"Send a telegram to the marshal and agree to make peace with the Japanese. However, the place of negotiation cannot be placed in Yanjing, which is the territory of Beiyang. Tell them that if they want peace talks, they will hold peace talks at Shanhaiguan. Wu Haoxuan said. At present, Shanhaiguan is already under the control of the Jilin Army, and if peace talks are held there, security will undoubtedly be guaranteed.

"Yes, young marshal." Li Yanling nodded.

"Also, send a telegram to our American friends, and I will draft the telegram." Wu Haoxuan said.

Subsequently, Wu Haoxuan personally drafted a telegram and sent it to the United States. He must have the support of the Americans to hold peace talks now. Otherwise, there is a good chance that you will lose money in the negotiations. Those little Japan are not people who are willing to suffer. What they can't get on the battlefield, they will definitely get from the negotiating table in every possible way. Coupled with the British, it is foreseeable that the Jilin side will definitely be under tremendous pressure at the negotiating table. If there is no one to support you, if you are alone, you will definitely be in an extremely disadvantageous situation.

"Young Marshal, are we going to make peace with Little Japan?" Major General Zhao Tianlong, commander of the 6th Infantry Division, said.

"Yes! The war has been going on for more than a month, and the soldiers are working hard, and it's time to end the war. Wu Haoxuan sighed. Although, he really wanted to defeat the Japanese completely in one battle. But he knew that it was almost impossible. The current Jilin Army does not yet have the ability to destroy Japan. Not to mention anything else, the navy alone was in a blank space, making it impossible for the Jilin Army to land in Japan. What's more, the complicated international environment made it impossible for the great powers to allow the Jilin Army to destroy Japan. To achieve the goal of destroying Japan, they need to continue to work hard!

"Young marshal, do we still have to fight this battle?" Major General Zhao Tianlong asked.

"Of course, there will be fighting, and as long as the peace agreement is not signed for a day, the fighting will not stop for a day. Seizing this opportunity to eliminate more little Japan will give us a good position in the negotiations and will allow us to continue to fight against little Japan in the future. Wu Haoxuan said.

He clearly knew that it was simply unrealistic to want to achieve complete peace with the Japanese. Little Japan has suffered a big loss this time, and they will definitely not forget it like this. This time, little Japan was not fully prepared, and the other powers dragged their feet, which made little Japan unable to support it. When they get ready again in the future, I'm afraid it will be a bigger war. Therefore, Wu Haoxuan must seize this opportunity to inflict as many casualties as possible on Little Japan.

"Yes, young marshal, I know what to do." Zhao Tianlong nodded.

As for the Jilin side's proposal to place the negotiation at Shanhaiguan, this has aroused a strong backlash from the Japanese side. Lin Quansuke, the Japanese minister to China, even more openly shouted that the nouveau riche of the Jilin Army were too presumptuous, and they should be given a little bit of power. He even persuaded Sir Zhu Erdian that if the British agreed to give Japan an emergency loan, Japan could continue the war, and perhaps defeat the Jilin Army in one fell swoop and reverse the situation.

However, Lin Quanzhu's suggestion was not answered. In addition, on the Liaodong battlefield, the casualties of the Japanese army were getting bigger and bigger. Almost every day, a large number of Japanese troops were killed under heavy artillery fire from the Jilin Army. As a result, the Japanese side had no choice but to seize the time to negotiate with the Jilin side in an effort to reach an agreement at an early date, end the war, and preserve the vitality of the Japanese Army as much as possible.

Therefore, in the end, the Japanese had to agree to peace talks at Shanhaiguan. On the Jilin side, Wu Haoxuan returned from the front line and went to Shanhaiguan to participate in the peace talks. (To be continued......)

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