Ito is very embarrassed, from the basic principles of diplomatic etiquette, the main negotiators on both sides of the negotiation must be equal, and in terms of Chinese people, it must be Tang Qiuli who came forward, this point, when Mr. Qi Yuanshan came back, he had already explained, then, in terms of the Great Japanese Empire, Ito, as a plenipotentiary representative, had no reason not to come forward, which gave Ito a big problem.

Ito is very cautious in considering the problem, just the choice of a negotiation location makes him feel bottomless, Kuala Lumpur is the territory of the independent division, Ito knows how many crimes he has committed, and Tang Qiuli's troops have fought bloody battles many times, not to mention that in Yangon alone, the bloody policy implemented against the Chinese and overseas Chinese is not too much.

Ito was afraid that he would go to Kuala Lumpur and never return, Tang Qiuli detained himself on the spot, the negotiation needs to have confidence and capital, with the current strength of the Great Japan Empire in the Indochina Peninsula, such a negotiation, to put it bluntly, is an alliance under the city, it is a begging peace, if the devil Tang Qiuli of the branch, in the negotiation process, add such a clause, with Ito Yanzaburo's life, in exchange for the promise of the imperial army troops that will not attack Singapore, His Majesty the Emperor will not hesitate to throw himself out.

If he doesn't come forward and goes to someone else, if Tang Qiuli is unhappy in his heart, so that the negotiations break down, and the bigwigs in the base camp who look at him unpleasantly still eat themselves, Ito is in a dilemma, after thinking about it, I really regret taking this unlucky errand, if I don't get it right, my little life can be hitched in Kuala Lumpur.

Before Ito could come up with a proper solution, another telegram came from the country: "General Ito, upon hearing this news, His Majesty the Emperor and the base camp are very pleased, and it is the top priority at present to be able to quickly reach a non-aggression pact with Tang Qiuli, and His Majesty the Emperor has specially sent a message that as long as the imperial troops remain in Singapore." Concessions can be made on any issue for the sole purpose of making the negotiations successful. ”

Ito's heart was even colder, and His Majesty the Emperor meant that as long as Tang Qiuli's troops. If you don't attack Singapore, you don't send troops to Southeast Asia of the empire, and you can hand over your own head, in fact, all of Ito's thoughts are based on his own habitual thinking, if Ito's current strength. Transferred with Tang Qiuli, Ito will definitely detain Tang Qiuli on the spot, and then kill Ling Chi with a thousand knives.

He thought so, and he was also afraid that Tang Qiuli would do this, so he couldn't simply say anything, with the heart of a villain, the belly of a gentleman and the like, it involved the problem of the inferior nature of the nation, and he was despicable. thought that everyone else was doing it, just when Ito was in a dilemma, and the local area was pressing. His chief of staff, Major General Kawashima, looked at His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, with a sad face and a sad look, and asked the reason with concern.

Now Ito and Kawashima, who have a good personal relationship, are like brothers, and many heads have different surnames, so Ito didn't hide it from Kawashima, and poured out his worries and thoughts in one go. A deeper meaning, hidden in his heart, embarrassed to say it directly, after Kawashima listened, he didn't speak for a long time, in his heart. Ito's worries were not taken seriously.

His own commander-in-chief, didn't he suffer defeat at Tang Qiuli's hands one after another, and his courage was broken, right? Thinking about the problem is very naïve and absurd, if Tang Qiuli really wants your Ito's life, why bother with such a big setback, the independent division of hundreds of thousands of troops, just stationed in Kuala Lumpur, it will not take a few hours, the army can come to the city, at that time, none of us can run, why do we need to do something at the negotiation table? Is Tang Qiuli stupid or are you General Ito an idiot?

Kawashima was full of slander in his heart, but his face was thoughtful, and he held it for a long time, so that Ito was about to go crazy, and then said in a heavy tone: "Commander-in-chief, your worries are justified, the people of China have always been discredited, and they are accustomed to using conspiracy and trickery, for your safety, the only way now is to replace His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, as the plenipotentiary of the empire, and go to Kuala Lumpur to negotiate." ”

Ito was moved and ecstatic, he originally had the idea of letting Kawashima go to Kuala Lumpur instead of him, but he knew that it was a wolf's den and a tiger's den, and he might not be able to come back if he went.

Ito Masasei said: "Kawashima-kun, I am very touched and thank you even more for your frankness, but this is my duty, as a soldier of the Dai-Hihoni Empire. How can you abandon your mission because of danger? I won't let Kawashima-kun take the risk instead of me" The tone was very sincere, and tears of emotion flashed in his eyes, and at this moment, Ito already regarded Kawashima as an equal partner, not a subordinate.

But what kind of person is Kawashima, he is also an old man who has become a fine man, a touch of surprise flashed in Ito's eyes, although it was not a surprise, but he was keenly captured, and he secretly sneered in his heart, "Little sample, you just pretend!" When I said so much to my face, isn't that what it means? As the second person in the empire's Southeast Asian dispatch army, the boss doesn't want to go, so it can only be himself, rather than reluctantly accepting the order, and in the end it can't change the facts, it's better to take the initiative, anyway, shrinking the neck is a knife, stretching the neck is also a knife, it's better to be single! ”

Thinking like this in his heart, he said with righteousness and awe: "The Commander-in-Chief is wrong, Your Excellency and I have different identities, Your Excellency shoulders the heavy responsibility of the Empire, and the safety of Singapore and the lives of hundreds of thousands of Imperial soldiers, how can you take the risk lightly, I hope that the Commander-in-Chief will fulfill Kawashima's sincere heart, and let Kawashima go to Kuala Lumpur for the benefit of the Great Japanese Empire, and will meet the devil Tang Qiuli for a while." ”

What he said was impassioned and righteous, what else could Ito say, not to mention, this was originally a ghost idea in his heart, let the maid get some wine and food, the two pushed the glass and changed the lamp, and discussed the details and bottom line of the negotiation at the wine table, until both of them were a little drunk, and while the wine was happy, they each hugged a plump and delicate maid, and went to the fullest.

It is more than 40 kilometers southeast of Kuala Lumpur city, it is an excellent place with beautiful scenery, a tall subtropical tree, sparsely dotted on the green grassy field, the trunk is straight, inserted into the blue sky, the north is the cold and frozen, dripping into ice, the wind is howling, the season of snow flying, is located in the subtropical Kuala Lumpur, the sun is shining, but it is as warm as spring, less the hot summer is the most comfortable season of the year.

A soothing hillside, with grass at the feet, as lush as a golf course, a green blanket stretching into the distance, a parasol, a table, a few marching chairs, scattered around, the table, full of subtropical fruits, on a rattan chair behind the table, Tang Qiuli, wearing sunglasses, comfortable and half-lying on the chair, enjoying the rare sunshine, the special guards scattered around on guard.

Liu Xinlan thoughtfully handed the fruit to him from time to time, this is the negotiation location chosen by Tang Qiuli for Ito Yan Saburo, looking at this posture, there is no atmosphere of negotiation at all, a posture of travel and vacation, in this place, you can even dimly see the figure of the Japanese soldier with loaded guns on the opposite side, behind the barbed wire, walking around like a puppet.

As for Tang Qiuli's choice of the negotiation site here, no one from top to bottom agreed with the independent division, among them, the most fierce opposition was none other than Major General Huang Shanhu, the captain of the guard brigade, in Shanhu's words, "Isn't the division commander joking with his own life?" How far is the negotiation site from the forward position of the Japanese army, but it is only more than two kilometers away, as long as it is the whim of the Japanese sniper, a bullet, it can ask for nearly a million men and horses of the independent division, and the supreme commander Tang Qiu is away from the boss's life! ”

Shanhu summed up the whims of the division commander and said "adventure!" Deputy division commander Tang Qiusheng also strongly objected, but Tang Qiuli had his own reasoning, he said this: "You only thought of the danger, but did not take into account other factors, with the Japanese army, which has now become a frightened bird, what worries most every day is that the army of the independent division suddenly comes to the city, in such a state, [Ri] himself dares to have other ideas?" ”

"Pray every day, let's not fight, if you don't believe what I say, let the snipers kill a few Japanese soldiers, what if they dare to have a temper?" These words made everyone speechless, it is indeed the same thing, the front troops of the independent division went out for morning exercises, and the Japanese soldiers immediately withdrew behind the fortifications, and their heads did not dare to poke out.

In the end, I had to agree to Tang Qiuli's choice of negotiation location, having said that, but the security work, but did not dare to be careless, Tang Qiusheng and Shanhu muttered for a long time, put all the guards in place, and then let Tang Qiuli come over.

Tang Qiuli's choice of this location to negotiate with the representatives of the Japanese army in this way, rather than on a formal occasion, was itself an attitude of extreme contempt for the Japanese himself, in other words, he did not take the Japanese himself seriously, in fact, in his heart, he didn't care about what negotiations were not negotiating, dispensable.

Now you want to negotiate with me, do you have the capital yourself? Hainan Island's "Day" himself wants to surrender, there is no use value, I will not be extinguished, if it is not for some things, it is not good to shake it out directly, what kind of channel is needed, Lao Tzu is not interested in accompanying you [Day] himself to grind his teeth.

There is only one purpose of the negotiations, to release a message to the "Japan" himself, the Americans on the other side of the strait have nothing to do with themselves at all, you "Japan" yourself can do whatever you want, I, Tang Qiuli, will never pull your hind legs, if there is no such role, Tang Qiuli will not be enthusiastic about this so-called negotiation at all.

looked at his watch, the time was almost up, the day should be almost there, as soon as the warm sun shone, Tang Qiuli simply closed his eyes, leaned lazily on the rattan chair, and dozed off.

（――