The news of the fall of Pyongyang spread like the wind throughout the world in an instant.

Those who were waiting to see what China was doing were stunned by the news, and they didn't know how to deal with it at all, let alone what kind of means Chinese used to miraculously capture Japan from the Japanese, and even killed many high-ranking officers, including the commander of the front army, Utsunomiya Taro, and more than 10,000 Japanese troops in the city―――――― so that no one would doubt such news, on the one hand, Pyongyang did fall into the hands of Chinese. On the other hand, Utsunomiya Taro is not a small person, but the commander of the Japanese and Korean Front, and if he claims to have killed such a person, but he can't hold the slightest evidence, it will be easily debunked...

What's more, in the face of this news issued by the Kuomintang, although the Japanese government did not respond positively, it did not directly deny it, and it was obviously acquiescing...

In this way, it is natural that no one else can doubt it...

And compared to the shock abroad, after the news came back in China, the whole country almost turned into a sea of joy, full of people who were celebrating...

For the Chinese people, they really need this victory.

Not only because this is another victory for the Chinese nation, but also because of the hopeful news obtained in the midst of a long period of despair, which is a great inspiration for everyone...

Local governments have also done the same, lifting the previous restrictions, and allowing the people to celebrate ―――――― nature. Necessary restrictions still need to be in place, and during this time, the police department has become the busiest part of the people. After all, there are so many people running out to celebrate, and there will always be someone who needs to step in to maintain order...

If someone comes to China at this time, they will definitely find that China has a lively atmosphere, full of celebratory crowds, and all kinds of fireworks and firecrackers, etc., almost like no money.

Many profiteers ―――――― no, business-minded businessmen to be exact. I even took out all the fireworks left over from previous years, and treated them as clearances, which can be regarded as a small profit...

And compared to China. The atmosphere in Japan is becoming much more gloomy and even hopeless...

Not so long ago, the Japanese media had been advertising that the Japanese army would win a major victory near Pyongyang. And this great victory will at least achieve the great result of annihilating more than 100,000 Chinese troops.

This is not only the case in the Japanese media, but also in some foreign media in Japan. Since this atmosphere. Gradually, the Japanese began to look forward to the news of the victory―――――― which is somewhat similar to the Chinese side, except that the Chinese are waiting for bad news, while the Japanese are waiting for good news...

It's just that...

Obviously, no one expected that in the end, what they got would be such a news that made them angry and even desperate...

But what really angered the Japanese was the news from the Kuomintang...

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"Persuade me to surrender...?" In the conference room, I heard Yan Shao's words. Duan Qirui and a few others looked at Yan Shao and asked softly.

"No..."Yan Shao shook his head. It's peace talks..."

Hearing Yan Shao say this, the others nodded slightly. Obviously, he understands, but he doesn't know how many people are complaining in his heart. "It's a nice thing to say, but it's not a persuasion..."

Well, it's indeed persuasion, at least in the eyes of others, including Yan Shao himself, it's all authority.

The protracted war has caused relatively large losses in both China and Japan. China's side is better, after all, it is big, and the potential for war is far from being comparable to Japan. But Japan is different, and the war has been fought so far, which can be regarded as a great loss of vitality...

Not to mention anything else, there is no need to even talk about Pyongyang, because the border conflict alone, which has been close to a year, has already put extremely great pressure on Japan. What's more, there are a few other things besides these? For example, the 21st Army that smashed the Yellow Dragon is coming?

At present, the 21st Army can almost be said to be burning, killing, and looting in South Korea, except for the fact that such things as rape or adultery have not yet occurred.

South Korea was already a relatively important area for Japan, but now that such a heavy incident has happened, the losses can be imagined, and the losses of the Japanese can be imagined in North Korea, which was destroyed in the war, and Pyongyang, which has basically been abolished.

In contrast, although China also has a lot of losses, but they are all military, industrial and economic losses, in fact, very slight, or even completely insignificant

Compared with the two, which side has the upper hand is completely conceivable...

Needless to say, even if Yan Shao really intends to negotiate peace, it will definitely be China that will have the upper hand in the negotiations. At that time, although Yan Shao's words were good, what kind of peace talks and the like, but in fact, it was to persuade the Japanese to surrender and persuade the Japanese to surrender...

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"It's really not interesting to continue fighting...", smiling, Yan Shao said. Now that we have the upper hand, and the Japanese industry in Korea has been almost destroyed, there is naturally no need to continue to fight and suddenly waste their lives..."

"The president is merciful...", he said this insincerely, and the others continued to look at Yan Shao.

It's no wonder they say so insincerely, after all, because of Yan Shao's relationship, almost an entire city was burned down this time, and the number of people who died in the fire was as many as tens of thousands, let them say that Yan Shao was merciful, and it was the kind that was sincere, they really couldn't open their mouths...

However, Yan Shaozhi didn't care, anyway, he was not a person who pursued this kind of thing, so he just spoke. "The question now is whether the Japanese will bow their heads. Who else is the best to go..."

"Bow your head or something—" was slightly silent. I don't think the Japanese will bow their heads so easily, after all, this time. Instead of getting the slightest benefit, the Japanese have brought a fishy smell to themselves, and if they can't get a result this time, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the Japanese to bow their heads..."It was Jiang Baili, who had just returned from the northeast, who spoke.

After dealing with many things in the Northeast, Jiang Baili did not stay in the Northeast as many expected, but returned to Beijing directly by train. Continue to be Yan Shao's military adviser...

And in fact, Yan Shao did have such a proficient military adviser by his side to help him come up with ideas...

"What do you mean?" Heard Jiang Baili say this. Yan Shao frowned slightly.

"I'm afraid it will take a little more time for the Japanese to understand that they really don't have the slightest hope. For now, the Japanese still have some hope for it, after all, the 17th Army has only just occupied Pyongyang. There is also the Thirty-Third Army. Judging from the information we have received so far, it is also encouraging support. If the Japanese can defeat the 33rd Army as soon as possible, it will be possible to retake Pyongyang, not to mention that Japan still has maritime superiority, and it is not easy for them to accept their fate so directly after suffering such a big loss..."

"So, we have to defeat their thinking first..."

Hearing Jiang Baili say this, Yan Shao bowed slightly and expressed his agreement. Although the others didn't want to fight down, they couldn't help but nod.

"In that case. Then send a telegram to Gao Wenshan and them, let them hold Pyongyang, and there are troops from other directions, and I will find a way to beat the Japanese hard..."Speaking of this, Yan Shao was slightly silent for a while, and only spoke after half a sound. "Then there is to send a telegram to General Feng, telling him that the battle situation has been decided, and if you want to wash away the shame, this is the best and last chance..."

Hearing Yan Shao say this, a glimmer of light flashed in the eyes of the people present.

This time, because of the siege of the Seventeenth Army and the Thirty-third Army, Feng Guozhang can be said to be scolded bloody, and almost the whole country is denouncing Feng Guozhang's responsibility―――――― of course, if you have to talk about responsibility, it is obvious that Yan Shao's body will also have some responsibility, but Yan Shao's status is too high, so no one dares to plant this responsibility on Yan Shao's body, and the result is self-evident, all the artillery fire can only be concentrated on Feng Guozhang's body, made Feng Guozhang almost unable to raise his head.

And then, as I said earlier, if Feng Guozhang can't make a comeback this time, then when this time the matter is over, Feng Guozhang may have no choice but to retire on his own initiative...

But...

"I originally thought that because of this incident, the president had already had a gap with General Huafu, but now it seems that the president still trusts General Huafu very much..."

Although theoretically speaking, his status in the government as the defense minister is equal to that of Feng Guozhang and Sa Zhenbing. But to be honest, Fu Xiuming's ability is not particularly good, it can only be said that he is much stronger than ordinary people, but compared with famous generals like Cai Yi and Jiang Baili, the gap is a little abnormally large...

Even not only Jiang Baili and Cai Yi, even a veteran like Feng Guozhang, Fu Xiuming also has a big gap, the reason why he can become the Minister of Defense is actually similar to Li Liang, all because of his high qualifications, plus Yan Shao's nostalgia for the old―――――― but then again, if the second-in-command of the military and political government of Anhui Junjun did not even have a higher position after the establishment of the new government, it would be too much to say, and it was easier to chill those old brothers who followed Yan Shao to fight the world together.

Therefore, whether it is out of Yan Shao's nostalgia for the old, or because of other political purposes, it is inevitable to give Fu Xiuming a good position...

And then the question arises...

Li Liang said that he was also trained in the original Yushi Group, and his ability was also good. The most important thing is that no one in this era is capable of holding the post of prime minister.

But Fu Xiuming is different, it is not uncommon for capable soldiers in the National Defense Force nowadays, not to mention, Cai Ye and Jiang Baili are very good talents, and there are such old talents as Feng Guozhang and a rebellious guy like Wu Peifu, there are too many suitable candidates for Fu Xiuming...

So in the end, Yan Shao could only arrange Fu Xiuming in this position of enjoying Qingfu.

On the other hand, after hearing Yan Shao's words, Duan Qirui also felt a little at ease. Although Feng Guozhang has always been unpleasant, and the two of them have been entangled since the Beiyang era to the present, there is one thing that cannot be changed, that is, whether it is Feng Guozhang or Duan Qirui, they all have the mark of the old Beiyang.

And after Yuan Shikai went into the field and Yan Shao came to power, the relationship between the two was much better than before. If Feng Guozhang really had to take the initiative to retire because of his dishonor, then as a person from the Beiyang family, he and others may also have some trouble, and even Wu Peifu, who has always been at odds with Feng Guozhang on some occasions, and looks at Feng Guozhang unpleasantly...

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Although Yan Shao also admitted that Jiang Baili was right, it would be difficult for the Japanese to negotiate peace with the Guoshe government before the final hope was broken, not to mention that the Japanese had suffered such a big loss, it was almost impossible to make them accept the same conditions as surrender, so Yan Shao could only ask for a way to let the Japanese recognize the reality or something...

But even so, early contact is actually possible, so after the meeting, Yan Shao met with Gu Weijun alone, and asked him to send a telegram to the ambassador to Japan in Japan, first contact the Japanese government, and put forward some conditions for Yan Shao...

Yan Shao's conditions are actually very simple, mainly the three most important conditions, the first is that Japan must admit the mistakes of this war and admit that the responsibility for this war is on the Japanese side.

In addition, Japan must compensate China for all the losses this time, including the construction costs and casualties in Dandong, etc...

Finally, and most importantly, Japan had to cede Sakhalin ―――――― half of Sakhalin to be exact.

Although after the death of Tsarist Russia, China sent troops to Sakhalin Island, but it only occupied half of it, that is, half of it to the north, and inevitably half of it was still in the hands of the Japanese. Yan Shao looked very unhappy, now that he has the opportunity, Yan Shao naturally wants to get this part of the island back... (To be continued......)