Chapter 626: Japs: Overt Conspiracy! The 8th Route Army has really evil intentions!
Chapter 626: Japs: Overt Conspiracy! The 8th Route Army has really evil intentions!
While we were having intense negotiations with Chu Yunfei regarding the Qinshui uranium mine, the Japanese negotiation team had just returned to Peiping. Tada Shun had never felt so tired dealing with the Chinese.
"General, I'm back."
Tada Shun bowed and said to Nishi Suozo who came to pick him up at the airport. When he looked up, he found that his face was very pale and the smile on his face looked very forced.
"Tada-kun, you've worked hard." Nishisuozo tried hard to force a smile, with a hint of fatigue on his face.
"General, I heard from the Eighth Route Army that Shijiazhuang, which we occupied, has been lost?"
Tada Shun moved his lips for a long time, and finally asked this question.
"No, we sent the 110th Division to reoccupy Shijiazhuang. After entering Shijiazhuang, we faced an extremely fierce attack from the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment. In just over an hour, we almost lost the entire city of Shijiazhuang.
Later, the 8th Independent Mixed Brigade joined the battle and successfully drove the Independent Regiment away, and we reoccupied Shijiazhuang. "
Nishijuozo explained to Tada Shun in the calmest tone possible.
But Tada Shun was also a veteran who had been through many battles. How could he not have known from Nishishouzo's words that the locust army had suffered a disastrous defeat? A division could not withstand the attack of the Eighth Route Army, and you, a brigade, drove away the independent regiment? It is likely that the independent regiment withdrew on its own.
"General, our locust army suffered heavy losses, didn't it?"
After hearing Tada Shun's question, Nishisuozo was silent for a long time and just sighed deeply.
The two Japanese generals were silent for a long time. Almost at the same time, they both said at the same time: "You go to negotiate, are they..."
The two devils only finished their sentences, but the traces on Tada Shun's face and the timidity in Nishisuozo's eyes betrayed their true emotions.
Since we have all been slapped in the face by the Japanese, why bother bringing this up again?
The two Japanese soldiers tacitly agreed not to mention the matter again. Nishishou Ozo asked, "What was the result of the negotiations this time?"
Tada Shun was straightforward and took out the equipment list and handed it to Nishisuozo.
Nishishou Ozo took it with a heavy heart and looked at the names of the equipment carefully. Although he was not clear about the specific details and equipment of the military industry, he could roughly understand that these were very important equipment. The quantity seemed to have been precisely measured, and it was just the equipment that the Locust Army could afford but would be very painful.
"General, I have carefully studied them on the way back. Most of them are the equipment we brought back to our homeland from the Taiyuan Arsenal, and a small amount of equipment should be from the Fengtian Arsenal.
The Eighth Route Army must have carefully calculated the price, and this quotation is extremely accurate."
Tada Shun looked at Nishisuiozo who was frowning and explained patiently.
"Tada-kun, if the Locust Army sends these equipment to them, will they return all of our senior officers?"
"Of course not only that. With an additional 200,000 small yellow croakers and 10 million dollars, they are willing to release all the captured locust soldiers except the prince."
Nishishouzo: “…”
Nishishou Ozo felt a chill all over his body. He had not expected that the Eighth Route Army had calculated him so accurately. This price was just the limit that his North China Locust Army could afford. However, once these equipment and gold and silver were given to the Eighth Route Army, the entire North China Locust Army's war potential would be drained.
Tada Shun hesitated to speak, and Nishisuozo saw his expression and asked, "Any other questions?"
"The commander of the Eighth Route Army said that if we want to welcome the prince back, it's not impossible, but we need to bring Matsui Iwane and the Xingya Guanyin statue in exchange.
If you don’t change, they will bring the prince out for public trial at an indeterminate time in the future. If you don’t want the prince to be tried in the next year, you can add another 5 small yellow croakers as a life-saving payment.”
"5 small yellow croakers, isn't this the amount of gold we took away from Jinling? They really have a good memory and are the kind of people who will never let go of a grudge." Nishishou Ozo sighed deeply.
"These guys are very vicious when they play tricks. Matsui Iwane has made great contributions to the empire. The Xingya Guanyin is made of Jinling blood soil and is a Feng Shui object used to suppress the national destiny of China. It has a great support effect on the self-confidence of the people of our country. How can it be exchanged?
On one hand, there is the life of the prince and the face of the empire, and on the other hand, there is the imperial general who has made great contributions. How can one choose?
Furthermore, even if we do not implement the exchange plan, as long as this news spreads back to the country, it will inevitably cause disputes between the military and the locust tribe, and the rift between the two sides will become more serious at that time.
The person who proposed this plan has evil intentions!"
Nishisuizo held the paper in his hand and said a surprisingly lot. It seemed that he was greatly stimulated by this plan.
After all, this is an open conspiracy. No matter what choice it makes, it will offend the other party, which gives it a headache.
Sighing, Nishishou Ozo said, "If that's the case, then we won't make a decision. We should report this list and the terms given by the other party to the military and Tianhuang as soon as possible. As for the decision, let them make it.
By the way, Mr. Tada, is there any room for maneuver in the demands made by the Eighth Route Army this time?"
Tada Shun shook his head: "The brigade commander of the Eighth Route Army gave a very serious answer, saying that this price has reached the limit they can accept, and if we still want to bargain, they will ignore it.
If they don't get a reply before tomorrow night, they will hold a public trial the day after tomorrow morning and shoot a group of locust soldiers they think are guilty on the spot."
Nishishou Ozo was silent for another long time. Ever since it took charge of the entire Chinese battlefield again, it had never sighed so frequently and felt so much pressure as it did now.
When this information traveled a very long distance through the devil's long-wave radio station to reach the Tokyo Locust Army Headquarters and the desks of Tian Locust, people on both sides cursed the Chinese army for their vicious intentions and Nishi Shouweizo for being a really inhuman person.
That night, Tian Huang and the Japanese army headquarters all stayed awake all night.
This dealt a heavy blow to their already delicate relationship, tearing the rift open directly to the eyes of the people of the Locust Nation.
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