Chapter 611: What you can’t get on the battlefield, you can’t get at the negotiation table
Chapter 611: What you can’t get on the battlefield, you can’t get at the negotiation table
"Considering that you devils are so fickle and have no credibility, it's understandable that we have to increase the price this time, right?" the brigade commander said in the coldest tone.
Tada Shun was speechless and remained silent, waiting for the brigade commander to make a bid.
"All the equipment of the Taiyuan Arsenal must be returned to me intact. Also, 500,000 small yellow croakers and 5 million dollars. I want the actual goods, not your shitty military notes or Japanese yen. I don't want dollars either."
The brigade commander did not waste time and gave a quote directly.
When he heard the brigade commander offer a price of 500,000 small yellow croakers, Tada Shun's eyes widened and his pupils dilated sharply, as if he had heard some impossible news.
If we calculate based on all the gold reserves of the Locust Country, even if we add in the gold plundered from China over the years, converted into small yellow croakers, the total would only be around 1500 million. Now the brigade commander is asking for 50, which is already one-thirtieth of the total gold reserves of the entire Locust Country.
Furthermore, a lot of strategic materials such as arms, equipment and energy have been purchased with the gold over the years, and a lot of it has already been spent. If 50 small yellow croakers were really given to the Eighth Route Army, the economy of the Locust Country would probably be made worse, and even affect the course of the entire war.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible! We only took away 2.1 tons of gold from your country, which is more than 1000 million small yellow croakers. How could we give you so much?"
Because the brigade commander's asking price was too outrageous, Tada Shun accidentally revealed the amount of gold that had been looted from China.
"So you guys took so much, I just want some interest, what's wrong?"
The brigade commander was secretly shocked. He didn't expect that the Japs would take away so much gold. The hatred in his heart increased.
Only high-ranking officials like Tada Shun could access such sensitive data. Other Japanese devils had no idea of the inside story. They felt an indescribable pain when they thought about how so much gold was looted by the Japanese devils.
Tada Shun: “…”
Tada Shun now has a fucking accusation in his mind that he doesn't know whether he should say it or not. To put it bluntly, even if you captured these high-ranking officers of the Locust Army and tied them up together, and even added yourself to the mix, would it be worth the equipment of this arsenal and so much gold?
It is said that the price is exorbitant. Judging from the situation, it seems that the brigade commander of the Eighth Route Army has no intention of negotiating.
This is simply a joke.
"Mr. Brigade Commander, I don't think you have the sincerity to negotiate, or maybe you just made up the price and didn't report it to your superiors?"
Even though he had been humiliated to this extent, Tada Shun was still unwilling to give up. He still hoped to talk the matter over. After all, so many high-ranking officers and a Japanese prince were captured at once, which involved the reputation of the Locust Country.
"Our superior said that I will make all decisions on this negotiation and there is no need to report it."
The brigade commander stared at Tada Shun, the murderous intent in his eyes almost overflowing.
Although Tada Shun was also a brave general, he still trembled a little in front of the brigade commander's fierce look.
It makes my scalp tingle. There is no point in talking about this...
When it received the task to come to Taiyuan for negotiations, it was not given that much authority. Not to mention a Taiyuan Arsenal and a pile of gold and silver, it was not even given the equipment for an arsenal.
Under such strong pressure, Tada Shun was a little annoyed. He used to lead people to travel freely in the territory of China, but you don’t even know that you have been forced into a corner by the locust army. Now you are ordering him around. Do you really think you are a big shot?
The pressure from Tianhuang and the cabinet, coupled with the "courtesy" he had received along the way, made this devil, who had served as the commander-in-chief of the North China Expeditionary Army, a little furious. He had never been treated like this before, and he wanted to have a good "reasoning" with the brigade commander of the Eighth Route Army in front of him.
"Baka!" Tadoda Shun was extremely angry and slammed the table and was about to stand up.
Snapped!
A big mouth.
The brigade commander slapped Tada Shun in the face with a loud slap, which made a loud and crisp sound and immediately silenced the devil.
Snapped!
Perhaps because he felt that hitting only one side of the Japanese's face was a little asymmetrical, the brigade commander slapped Tada Shun again with his backhand, leaving a new slap mark on the other half of his face.
comfortable.
The brigade commander watched this Japanese soldier complaining for a long time and couldn't help wanting to slap him. Finally, before the Japanese soldier could see the situation clearly and turned the table over, he slapped him twice in the face.
Two crisp snapping sounds immediately made the bloodshot eyes of the Japanese soldier become clear, and the expression on his face was no longer so ferocious.
The brigade commander himself did not expect that his slap would have such an effect.
The big traitor Wang Kemin who came with them had a relatively calm expression. Perhaps when he saw Tada Shun becoming emotional, he had anticipated that such a situation might arise. Even Nishishou Ozo had been slapped in the face, let alone you, who are just a former commander of the North China Front Army?
Should!
I, Wang Keming, can't be the only one to get slapped in the face. I will feel better only when you, a bunch of damn Japanese devils, get beaten as well.
As for the translators and civilian officers who came with Tada Shun, their eyes widened and their mouths opened so wide that fists could be stuffed in.
This group of guys came from the Japanese homeland with Tada Shun. They do not have a clear understanding of the current combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi and the combat situation in North China. In their inherent cognition, China is the fat meat that they can slaughter at will, and all Chinese are inferior in front of the locust army.
But they didn't expect that someone would slap General Tada Shun twice in front of them, which was equivalent to throwing the locust army's faces to the ground and not only stepping on them hard, but also urinating on them.
This is simply unbelievable.
"you!"
Tada Shun was shocked. He covered his face with one hand and pointed at the brigade commander with the other hand. His fingers trembled constantly, but he couldn't utter a word for a long time.
When the brigade commander saw the action of the Japanese soldier Tada Shun, he immediately understood that this guy had not been slapped enough in the face and it seemed that he would need to be slapped again.
Although Tada Shun was old, he was unwilling to suffer this loss again. He quickly retracted his fingers, covered his face with his hands, and jumped back a few steps with agility far beyond his age.
The movement was so fast that even the brigade commander was stunned. Remember, the Japs were animals, and they were not monkeys like the Philippine monkeys.
NFBE