Chapter 792: The Treaty of Seoul (I)
Twenty-four years is like a dream, the whole country fell to Seoul, don't give up on the shallow water of the dragon, and finally have a raised eyebrowsββββββ this poem actually came out in 1951......
In 1951, when the Chinese People's Volunteers entered Seoul after the third battle of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Sa Zhenbing learned of this, recalled the tragedy of Jiawu 57 years ago, and immediately composed a poem. "Fifty-seven years is like a dream, the whole country has fallen to Seoul, don't give up on yourself when you swim in shallow water, and you will eventually raise your eyebrows."
He died in Fuzhou on April 1, 1952 at the age of 94. Shortly before his death, Sa Zhenbing wrote. "The country was small in the past and now it is big, although the people's rule will eventually be united, human beings seek peace and the original way, the vulgar feelings are still boundless, forget the wealth and the heart is always happy, engage in hard work and will, and hope that the people will work together to help each other and the world is lucky."
The history books have always had a high evaluation of Sa Zhenbing's character, but during the time of Sa Zhenbing's tenure, the Chinese Navy has not been greatly developed. Of course, this was not because of him, but because China was in a period of warlord war, and the so-called central government was only the largest of the many warlords.
Coupled with the situation at that time, whether it was a warlord or the central government, they were all heavy on the 6th army and light on the navy, and Sa Zhenbing himself was just a very ordinary old navy. Even if he has the heart to revive the Chinese Navy, which was once the first navy in Asia, he is only powerless...
Therefore, these responsibilities cannot be blamed on him at all, because there are too many people who should bear such responsibilities more than him.
However, in any case, as a soldier who survived the Sino-Japanese War. He's been through so much. Not only did it experience the First Sino-Japanese War, but it also experienced a series of humiliations that China experienced after the end of the First Sino-Japanese War.
And because of that. When the news of the Wehrmacht's invasion of Seoul came back to China, Sa Zhenbing, who was inspecting the progress of the new capital ship in Tianjin, couldn't help but burst into tears...
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After a period of offensive and defensive battles, the streets of Seoul have been turned into ruins, and with the evacuation of Japanese troops, the city has become much more empty. This is especially true of the fortifications that were originally built by the Japanese. Now there is not even a single one...
The only evidence of fierce fighting here is beyond the ruins on both sides of the street and the potholed craters on the road. I'm afraid it's just the dark red blood stains that you can see from time to time...
Hiding in the rooms on either side, the people of Seoul were looking out through the windows. At this moment, there was a sudden sound of striding on the street. Immediately afterwards, the people of Seoul saw a large number of national defense soldiers walking from outside.
Although the gray uniforms of these Wehrmacht troops were already stained with the color of gunsmoke. But it can be seen. At this moment, their expressions are very energetic, and their morale is also extremely high.
It's not surprising that they had captured Seoul, North Korea's largest city, not long ago. This has led to a decisive change in the entire battle situation. At the same time, they also washed away the humiliation they had suffered twenty-four years ago.
Striding through the streets, these young soldiers even sang high-spirited military songs...
And at the same time. Looking at these proud Chinese soldiers, the eyes of the Korean people on both sides showed a trace of complicated emotions...
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"Mom. Who are these people..."In a fairly intact building, looking at the Wehrmacht passing in front of his house, a child who looked no more than four or five years old said to his mother beside him, wrapped his fingers. His eyes were full of curiosity, obviously he didn't know what the difference between these soldiers in gray uniforms was different from the Japanese soldiers in the pastββββββ at least, he still liked these soldiers in gray uniforms in his heart, because at least these soldiers in gray uniforms were not as fierce as those soldiers in brown uniforms.
Well, not every Japanese soldier is like this, but even just a small part is enough to affect the overall image of the entire Japanese army...
On the other side, listening to her child's question, the mother hugged her colleague and whispered. "These are uncles from China, and they'......... They came to free us from the Japanese......... Perhaps..."
Even the mother herself was a little unsure of what she meant.
But it's no wonder she's like this, after all, after what happened in Pyongyang, these Seoul people are not sure what the Chinese outside will do to them. As for why they knew about Pyongyang, since Japan and China were hostile, there was such a big incident in Pyongyang, and the Japanese army in Seoul naturally carried out a lot of propaganda.ββββββ
It is precisely for this reason that almost all the people of Seoul know that Pyongyang was set on fire by the National Defense Forces, and almost all the people of the entire city were burned to death.
Just when the North Korean people in the building were still looking at the Wehrmacht with complicated eyes, on the streets of Seoul, a group of people in black suits also stood at the end of the street to greet Chang Nai and others, who were the first to enter the city.
"The contemptible person is the person in charge of the Seoul branch of the Special Affairs Bureau, my surname is Wang, Wang Zhirui, and I have long admired the name of General Chang, and I can see it today, it is really a blessing for the contemptible people to live three lives..."
"Where are the words..."Hearing Wang Zhirui's words, Chang Nai also smiled very politely. The fact that I was able to capture Seoul this time was all because of the efforts of your branch, and I should thank your branch on behalf of the officers and men of the whole army..."
Behind Chang Nai, some other senior generals of the National Defense Force also looked at Wang Zhirui and the others with smiles on their faces.
On the one hand, it was because they didn't want to offend the Special Affairs Bureau, and on the other hand, they also agreed with Chang Nai's words. The reason why Seoul was able to take it so easily this time is that there are indeed many things to thank the Special Affairs Bureau.
This time, the defenders of Seoul were almost more than 10,000 people, and Changnai's Seventh Army had an advantage in terms of strength. But if you want to capture Seoul, which has a geographical advantage. I'm afraid it's definitely not an easy thing to do.
If it had not been for the secret service bureau's branch in Seoul, which had adopted the means of a surprise attack, it had launched a surprise attack on the Japanese headquarters in Seoul, which had completely paralyzed the city defense of Seoul. Even if the Seventh Army is the elite unit of the Wehrmacht, it will definitely not be easy to take Seoul.
Naturally, in order to achieve such a goal, the price paid by the Special Affairs Bureau is not small.
This time, the commando team formed by the Special Agent. There were more than 30 people, and only seven survived. Although before sending the commando, Wang Zhirui had already made certain psychological preparations for this. But after paying such a big casualty, Wang Zhirui still felt distressed, after all, these are the elites under his hands.
Seeing Wang Zhirui like this, he seemed to be able to figure out what he was thinking. Chang Nai patted him on the shoulder and comforted. "They're warriors. It's a hero, don't worry, the country will never treat them badly..."
Hearing Chang Nai say this, Wang Zhirui nodded slightly.
He also believed that this would not be the case, after all, Yan Shao had never been such a person. What's more, as the head of the Seoul branch, he would not allow his subordinates to receive nothing after death, especially if they still sacrificed their lives for the country.
If his subordinates died, they would not have even some comfort. Then he will definitely use his power to satisfy a qiΔ...
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Seeing that Wang Zhirui's mood seemed to be better, Chang Nai smiled slightly. followed Wang Zhirui and walked towards the location that was originally the headquarters of the Japanese army. Around Chang Nai and Wang Zhirui, a large number of high-ranking officers were crowding around, and near them, there were more soldiers from the guard battalion who were specifically responsible for protecting them...
Although the Japanese army had withdrawn from Seoul, many things in Seoul at that time seemed extremely chaotic because the headquarters was cut off by the Special Affairs Bureau. It is precisely for this reason that there are still a certain number of Japanese troops entrenched in Seoul, and these Japanese troops are playing hide-and-seek with the Wehrmacht in the city, and no one knows when one will come out.
If they were allowed to shoot Chang Nai or Wang Zhirui's cold gunββββββ you must know that from the beginning of the war to the present, the highest-ranking general of the Wehrmacht who has died in battle is only a major general and division commander. Other than that, no more senior general has been killed.
The Japanese army is also similar, except for a group of generals who were trapped in the bomb shelter and finally suffocated to death, the highest-ranking general of the Japanese army who died on the Korean battlefield is only a major general...
However, although there were still some remnants of the Japanese army in the city, neither Chang Nai nor Wang Zhirui took it to heart. After all, in their opinion, this war will not last long.
What's more, the Special Affairs Bureau has been exhibiting in Seoul for such a long time, and it is impossible for it to really have no results. The most important thing is that although the people of Seoul do not trust the Wehrmacht very much because of the Pyongyang incident, one thing is certain, that is, they will definitely not like the Japaneseββββββ speaking of which, the Japanese are also very good at propaganda, and after the Pyongyang incident was born, they tried their best to publicize this matter, and as a result, the whole Seoul people soon knew about it, and the Wehrmacht set fire to Pyongyang and burned 'everyone' in the city to death...
Although the people of Seoul didn't want to believe such a bizarre thing, because many foreign newspapers in Seoul at that time also reported it, they had to believe it in the end...
But as I said before, although they didn't necessarily believe in the Wehrmacht, they hated the Japanese for sure. Therefore, when Chang Nai and Wang Zhirui began to hunt down the remnants of the defeated soldiers in the city, the Korean people in the city also made great efforts, which also led to the fact that there was almost no remnant of the Japanese army in Seoul later...
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If the Japanese government was not willing to concede at the negotiating table, it was with the fall of Seoul. The Japanese government has no choice but to face up to one thing. That is, China has the ability to completely occupy Korea at any time if it needs to, and by that time the Japanese government will not only lose Korea. It is quite possible that hundreds of thousands of troops in North Korea will also be lost.
As a result, the negotiations, which had been unilaterally terminated by the Japanese Government because of the military actions of the Wehrmacht, were soon resumed at the request of the Japanese Government. At the negotiating table, Yamamoto also lowered the conditions a lot, expressing his willingness to compensate the national government for its losses in this war...
However, this is still a long way from the requirements of the national government, but fortunately, at this time, Yamamoto Yunju's attitude has softened a lot because of the relationship with Seoul. Although there are still big differences in the conditions between them. But at least I was able to sit down and talk.
However, at the same time as the negotiations, the Japanese government also put forward a condition, that is, the two sides suspended a military operation in Korea. And an agreement will have to be signed for this treaty. Later, the representatives of the countries will also be asked to sign and make a pledge.
Obviously, the Japanese government was frightened by the previous actions of the Wehrmacht, and although it was willing to negotiate, it was afraid that the Wehrmacht would launch another military operation on the way to the negotiations. Therefore, it is necessary to put a shackle on the Wehrmacht. So whatever they do. There are all need to be concernedββββββ there is a guarantee signed by the great powers above, if China violates the above agreement and launches military action without authorization, it is tantamount to provoking all the countries that have signed their names on it, and this kind of thing is definitely not something that any country is willing to try...
And in this regard, the great powers are willing to stand up and help, after all, they are also frightened by the national government, especially this kind of sudden military action. If you let the national government come twice. Then there seems to be no need to talk about it this time...
However, the Nationalist government did not agree to the demands of the foreign powers.
"Although I would love to say yes too. But I'm sorry..."Looking at Jurdian and Ray, who were sitting across from him? Kopa and the two of them, Gu Weijun and Yan Yuese. "Taking military action, this is by no means what our country is willing to do, but you have also seen that even if the Japanese government has fallen into a desperate situation, it is still stubbornly unwilling to make any concessions, and our country still has a lot of things to do, and there is not so much time to rub shoulders with the Japanese government, so only a more direct way to let the Japanese government recognize the reality, and it has been proved that this direct way is really more effective..."
The reason why Gu Weijun still has thunder for Zhu Erdian? Copa is pleasant, not only because they are very old, nor because of the country behind them, but because of their influence in the national government.
Needless to say, the former used to be a close friend of Yuan Shikai, and he had a certain friendship with all the generals or high-ranking officials of the original Beiyang family, and his influence was by no means comparable to that of ordinary diplomats.
As for Ray? Needless to say, as a diplomat who had begun to support Yan Shao as early as the Anhui Military Government, his personal relationship with Yan Shao and his wife was also very good, and he could even be called one of Yan Shao's friends.
Although Gu Weijun asked himself, even if he offended the two people in front of him, Yan Shao would definitely not blame him for anything, especially if he was for the benefit of the country, but if it was not necessary, he would definitely not want to offend the two old guys in front of him...
Hearing Gu Weijun's words, although it was clear that Gu Weijun was telling the truth, Zhu Erdian and Lei? Kopa still couldn't help but smile bitterly, and Ray? After smiling bitterly, Copa couldn't help but speak. "However, if your country continues to take military action like this, I think there is no need to talk about it, because your country has already obtained what it wants on the battlefield, and if you do so, you will only force the Japanese government to choose all-out war......... I might as well make it clear here that the Japanese government will never give up on North Korea, so please think more about it..."
"Please rest assured about this, Mr. Minister..."Gu Weijun looked at Lei? Copa smiled. "The reason why we will do this is only because the Japanese have always refused to give in, as long as the Japanese are willing to lower their inexplicable heads, our country is also unwilling to go on the offensive at will, the two ministers can go back to the representative of SΓΉ Yamamoto, as long as the negotiations are smooth, our country will not make any moves, on the other hand, if the Japanese government is only trying to delay time through negotiations, then ......... We'll never be kind to them..."
Hearing Gu Weijun say it so bluntly, Lei? After Kopa and Juerdian glanced at each other, they could only reluctantly choose to leave. However, they can be regarded as having received a little verbal promise from Gu Weijun, that is, unless the peace talks continue endlessly, the Wehrmacht will never take any military action, and the capture of Seoul is just to let the Japanese government understand the situation in front of them, and not to continue to hold any unrealistic illusions...
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In from Jurdian there is also Ray? After Kopa got a reply, Yamamoto's expression became a little hideous.
Because there seems to be only one way left in front of him. In fact, he was not the only one who was angry, but also the Yama Prefecture Aritomo and Saionji Konobo in Tokyo.
It's just that what they didn't get on the battlefield was, and it was too naΓ―ve to try to get it at the negotiating table. So they didn't have anything to do about it.
In the end, there was no way, they had to let Yamamoto Yunju continue to negotiate with Gu Weijun, and at the same time gave him some instructionsββββββ as long as the bottom line was not crossed, the others could be promised, and this time Japan would not make any restrictions on the Japanese delegation on negotiations...
These authorizations, naturally, are what Yamamoto Yunju has always wanted, after all, if it weren't for the local side not giving him relevant authorization, he would not have been able to give in an inch, as a diplomat, even if there is support from Britain and the United States behind him, he would not be stupid to this point...
And now that he has the authorization from China, he can finally let go of his hands and feet to negotiate with Gu Weijun.
After recognizing the reality, the negotiation between Yamamoto Yunju and Gu Weijun was obviously much smoother this time. In many places, Yamamoto Yunju has given concessions, and even the southern part of Sakhalin, after getting permission from the country, Yamamoto Yunju also expressed his willingness to cede the southern part of Sakhalin to China, in exchange for the promise that China will withdraw its troops from Korea immediately after Sakhalin is returned to China...
On the other hand, the Japanese government is also willing to rescind all the unequal treaties it had had with the Chinese government in the past. It even includes several treaties that have not been dissolved after the Battle of Shandong...
In addition, there are many places where the Japanese government has made concessions, and only the amount of compensation has become the biggest problem between the two governments...
Gu Weijun resolutely demanded that the Japanese government pay at least 500 million yuan in war reparations, and in addition, all the loans that the Chinese government had obtained from Japan in the past should be cancelled. In other words, not only will Japan give China 500 million yuan in war reparations to make up for China's losses in this war, but China and Japan will not have any debt relationship in the future, and even if they do, it will be the money that Japan owes China...
Naturally, Yamamoto Yunju would not agree to this, and just expressed his willingness to provide almost 100 million yuan in compensation.
However, if 100 million yuan is used, it is indeed enough to repair Dandong, but if it is used elsewhere, I am afraid that even the Wehrmacht's weapons and equipment and ammunition losses in these battles will not be able to make up for it...
It should be noted that Yan Shao originally planned to make North Korea a demilitarized zone, and neither China nor Japan was allowed to station military troops in northern Korea.
Even if there were, the Japanese government only allowed a very small number of police forces to be stationed to maintain law and order in the area...
It's just that after thinking about it later, Yan Shao still abandoned this plan.
It's not that he's not interested in this program, it's just...
If a demilitarized zone is established, the number of resistance elements in Korea will increase rapidly, and they will definitely be concentrated in the northern part of Korea, which will be regarded as a base for resistance to Japan...
If it was twenty years later, perhaps Yan Shao would be happy to see this situation.
But now, Yan Shao has more things to do, and when Japan has already been weakened, Yan Shao is really unwilling to continue to provoke Japan... (To be continued......)
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