But the order has already been given, and all parts of the country have already begun to operate, and now it is not good to stop. Emperor Showa is not an indecisive person, and since he has already given the order, he will not go back, "Konoe-kun, if you order the withdrawal of troops now, I am afraid it will have a great impact on morale. ”

"Your Majesty, of course I know it, but after I went back that day, I thought about it again and again, and I still felt that it was inappropriate." Konoe Fumiro sighed, "The strength of the empire can't withstand another toss!" Moreover, when the Kwantung Army goes on an expedition, can Your Majesty guarantee a certain victory? ”

Emperor Showa was silent, yes, if he was facing an ordinary Chinese army, of course he could guarantee it, but in the face of an independent division, he could only be silent. The independent division fought against their Imperial Japanese Army, and was rarely defeated, "the order has been given, and it is not suitable to change it." ”

Hearing Emperor Showa say this, Konoe Fumiro also knew that there was no way, but it was really not in the national interest to fight to the death on the battlefield in China now. On the day when the news of Tianjin first came, he was also very angry, and no matter whether it was Wenchen or the military generals, they all demanded that Tianjin be brought down. After a long silence, Konoe Fumiro spoke again, "Does Your Majesty want to gamble on the moment, or the prosperity and long-term stability of the empire?" ”

Emperor Showa, who was already upset, was stunned when he heard Konoe Fumiro say this, yes, how can a momentary anger be compared to the empire's Brunei, and then, he stood up from his seat and bowed to Konoe Fumiro, "Konoe-kun, I've been taught." ”

Seeing that Emperor Showa listened to it, Konoe Fumiro breathed a sigh of relief, if he still couldn't hear it, he didn't know how to persuade him, but now, fortunately, the result was persuasion, but how to end it was a problem. If it is just an order, it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among the soldiers and generals, and even, if there is no reason, there will be rumors, which will have too great an impact on morale.

Emperor Showa sighed, "In that case, let's think about how to stop preparing for war." ”

"Please ask Germany and other countries to send someone to mediate." Konoe Fumiro thought for a moment and said, "If the empire starts a war with the independent division at this moment, Germany must not want to see it, he is afraid that the empire will be too badly damaged, and at that time, it will not be able to achieve its strategic goals." ”

Emperor Showa nodded, "In that case, then send someone to contact them." ”

"Hey!"

……

On 28 April, it had been some time since Zhou Weiguo was preparing for war, when he suddenly received a telegram saying that it was in the German concession in Tianjin, and Germany had invited ambassadors from Britain, France, the United States, and the Soviet Union to mediate the conflict between China and Japan on 29 April. And both the Kuomintang and the Communist Party know about this matter, and they are all considering whether to accept mediation.

"Huh." Zhou Weiguo simply felt that this group of people was a little wrong, why didn't I see you come forward to mediate when the Japanese army invaded China, and now that the situation in Japan is not good, you want to mediate?

"Weiguo, this?" Fang Shengli obviously didn't react, mediation? Why didn't you see everyone come to mediate in the first place?

"Don't be in a hurry, send a report to ask the chief first, I always think this matter is a bit strange, Germany's beginning?" Zhou Weiguo narrowed his eyes, maybe Britain and the United States and other countries didn't know Germany's plan, but as a person in later generations, Zhou Weiguo knew, after thinking about it for a while, Zhou Weiguo knew what Germany meant, if Germany had not made a deal with the independent division before, Zhou Weiguo might not be able to react at once, but the previous deal between Germany and the independent division was still there, and Zhou Weiguo understood Germany's intentions. For Germany, whether it is an independent division or Japan, it is an important flag of Germany in the Pacific, and if both are defeated, then no one can hold back the United States in the future European war.

Xu Hu nodded and went out to report.

After waiting for more than 2 hours, Zhou Weiguo received a telegram from the chief and Lao Jiang, saying that he was accepting mediation.

If mediation is not accepted, neither the Chinese army nor the Japanese army is prepared for this battle, and it is easy for both sides to lose, mainly because in the face of the million-strong Kwantung Army, neither the party organization nor the Chongqing government has much confidence. Moreover, in the current situation, Japan has a slight disadvantage, and if it accepts mediation, it can propose some favorable conditions for China.

Zhou Weiguo sighed, there was no dissatisfaction, indeed, now the war with Japan is a little hasty, since mediation, let's mediate, and when he is fully prepared, he can sacrifice less.

After Fang Shengli read the telegram, he spoke, "Then when will you go?" ”

"Whatever, depending on the mood." Zhou Weiguo smiled, "I'm afraid that at this time, the whole world knows about mediation, I'm afraid we are the last, since that's the case, why don't you follow your mood, you can't fight anyway." ”

Fang Shengli was helpless, "Also, go later, I'm afraid we can talk about better conditions." ”

"It's impossible to let us accept mediation so simply, we have to have some blood."

……

29th, Tianjin, German Concession.

"Inoue-kun, did you say that the independent division would like to come?" A Japanese soldier Nakasa spoke.

"Probably." A Japanese soldier said lightly, mediate this matter, I don't know how suddenly everyone knew, and then all the soldiers who were preparing for war were very helpless, what are you doing, aren't we going to fight? Why did you mediate?

At 9 o'clock, Zhou Weiguo appeared in the German Concession with Fang Shengli and the guard regiment.

"May I ask if you are the commander of the independent division, Zhou Weiguo?" A guard in a suit asked in German.

"Hmm." Zhou Weiguo nodded, Germany took the lead, and then invited Britain, France, the United States and other countries, I am afraid that it also paid a little price. Of course, what he didn't know was that Japan approached them before Germany took the initiative to mediate, and the price paid was naturally borne by Japan.

"Please come in. However, you can only bring a few fewer guards, and so many people can't go in. The guard said again.

At this point, Zhou Weiguo naturally knew that it was impossible to bring the entire guard regiment in, "Feng Chen, leave a platoon of soldiers for me, and you take the rest with you, and surround the German Concession." ”

"Yes!" Ye Fengchen received the order.

Now, Tianjin is in the hands of the Independent Division, and it is just a German concession, which is not a big deal, even if the people inside will be dissatisfied, but this is not something that Zhou Weiguo needs to consider.

Then, Zhou Weiguo went in with a platoon of soldiers.

The guards opened their mouths, as if they had indeed left most of the soldiers outside, but what was the establishment of these seventy or eighty people? Join? It seems that there are more than these people, "Mr. Zhou, these soldiers?" ”

"It's just a platoon, shouldn't I be allowed to bring it?" Zhou Weiguo asked rhetorically. ()

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