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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 2712 Northern Campaign on the Korean Peninsula

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    Hirohito's words were too serious, and he knocked down all the important civil and military ministers present. The ministers could no longer sit still. They all stood up, bowed deeply and apologized, "Your Majesty, please calm down, I am incompetent!"

    What Emperor Hirohito wants to hear is not the confession of the ministers, but the person who will be responsible for negotiating with Tang Qiuli this time. "You are so incompetent in waiting. Do you need me to say more? There is no one to preside over a negotiation."  Take the initiative to ask for help, is there really no one in the Japanese Empire?" His tone became more and more sinister.

    The big boss of the military, the Army's Koichi Mineuchi, didn't want to talk, and he didn't have the nerve to take on this job. After experiencing a series of defeats in Manchuria and the Far East, the Army had become a laughing stock within the empire's top brass. Even Koichi Mineuchi himself was the target of public criticism.  Lately, I have been keeping my tail between my legs and trying to be as low-key as possible.

    As for Navy Minister Nagano Shuzan, he doesn¡¯t want to get involved in the army¡¯s affairs. If it is the Far East campaign commanded by Koichi Yoneuchi, it does not prevent him from reaching out to stabilize the relationship between the army and navy that has finally eased. Does it involve Zain, Nagano?  Xiu Shan was happy to see the joke. Speaking of it, this Zain's method of suppressing the navy was worse than Koichi Minai's. Besides, negotiations were the responsibility of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Even if he did not take the initiative, His Majesty the Emperor could not blame him.  On the head!

    Foreign Minister Yoshihiko Noda had to speak up, "Your Majesty, I am not willing to share your worries with you, but this negotiation is of great importance and must be carefully considered. The empire's more than 50,000 wounded soldiers in Magadan are clearly  This is Tang Qiuli's excuse for blackmailing us. I don't believe that this Chinese devil would be so kind as to take the initiative to return the wounded soldiers!"

    "Therefore, I can conclude that this is a conspiracy. A naked conspiracy, but the difficulty is that we don't know the specific content of this conspiracy, so we can't start and formulate countermeasures. Negotiations still need to be negotiated, and we are passive.  We have to talk. Even if we don¡¯t take into account the public sentiment at home, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is willing to take on the important role of this negotiation.¡±

    Having said this, Noda Yoshihiko paused and said, "Noda Ai Qing, if you have anything to say, just say it. I'm sorry for it!" Emperor Hirohito's face looked a little better.  He said in a gentle tone.

    "It's just that what I'm thinking about is what kind of conditions the empire will put forward for this, and the bottom line of negotiations that His Majesty can accept, or in other words, what price will the empire have to pay to settle this matter?" Noda Yoshihiko said in a low tone.  said.

    The truth.  Dealing with the infamous China Devil Tang Qiuli, especially the passive negotiation.  The Empire of Japan would definitely not be able to do it if it did not pay the price. Since Noda Yoshihiko reluctantly took on this hard job, he had to force Emperor Hirohito to express his stance and give himself a bottom line.

    "Hmm" Emperor Hirohito pondered for a moment and felt that Noda Yoshihiko's words were very reasonable. No matter what the price, the empire had to bring back more than 50,000 wounded soldiers from Magadan. Moreover,  The negotiations cannot break down, otherwise, the damn China devil will definitely create a lot of public opinion, and then the country will be even more passive.

    "Noda Aiki, I will give you the bottom line. As long as the negotiations can be successful, more than 50,000 wounded soldiers can be brought back, and the negative impact of this matter on the domestic people can be eliminated. Within this scope, your Ministry of Foreign Affairs can decide as appropriate, even if  It's a price to pay, don't feel sorry for it!" Emperor Hirohito confessed, although he was extremely reluctant in his heart, and he knew that this time, he would definitely not be able to do it without bleeding!

    Now that Foreign Minister Yoshihiko Noda has taken on this thankless job, the big guys in the military world breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that this imperial meeting should be over. At this time, a sudden sound sounded.  Come, "Brother, I have something to say!"

    Everyone looked over and saw that it was Prince Zai Ren who was hiding in the corner. What did this guy who suffered a huge defeat in the Far East jump out to do?  This incident happened because of him. If so many wounded soldiers had not been abandoned in Magadan, why would there be today's imperial meeting?  Why is it so difficult for His Majesty?

    The eyes of the civil and military ministers who attended the imperial meeting were unkind and contemptuous. Even Emperor Hirohito could not help but frown. He was obviously dissatisfied and displeased with his brother's unwillingness to stand alone in such an occasion.  He said: "Speak! What do you have to say to me?"

    Zai Ren is also desperate and insane. He knows very well that even if the negotiation succeeds, the empire will definitely pay an immeasurable price, and he is the sinner. After the situation calms down, whenever the matter is brought up, these gangs are bent on preventing him from turning over.  Those guys will definitely talk about themselves. This is a stain and shame in life. It will even become a weapon for political opponents to attack them at critical moments. In comparison, it is better not to negotiate!

    Zai Ren said impassionedly: "Brother Emperor, gentlemen, now that we have understood that the real intention of that Chinese devil Tang Qiuli is not to negotiate, but to take the opportunity to make the empire pay the price,Then, we can't follow his rhythm. Moreover, why don't the wounded soldiers stranded in the port of Magadan commit suicide and die to show their loyalty to the empire?  "

    "On the contrary, they were just surviving, and became a handle for Tang Qiuli to blackmail the empire. What is even more intolerable is that these wounded soldiers distorted the facts in newspapers and slandered the imperial army. What they did was not worthy of being a soldier of the empire.  , is already a traitor to the empire, and is not worthy of any price paid by the empire!¡±

    Wow!  The civil and military ministers were stunned and in disbelief. They looked at Zai Ren like a monster. They were completely shocked by what he said, "Stop! This is nonsense. Disappear immediately!" Emperor Hirohito's eyebrows stood up in anger.  His face flushed, and he roared loudly, wanting to kick this unlucky guy to death. These words completely ruined his chance of making a comeback and regaining military power.

    Zai Ren was stunned for a moment by the emperor's brother's words, but he still rubbed his neck unconvinced, "Attendant, please pull Zai Ren out!" Emperor Hirohito had a black line on his face, and he was about to go berserk.  , several attendants came up and took Zai Ren out of the venue.

    "Noda Aiki, I leave this matter to you!" Emperor Hirohito, with a livid face, forced out a smile and said to Foreign Minister Yoshihiko Noda, and then left without looking back.

    The civil and military ministers discussed in twos and threes and left the palace. Of course, Prince Zai Ren was the focus of discussion. From this moment on, Zai Ren's image in the hearts of the big guys in Japan's military and political circles was completely ruined.

    After receiving the order, Noda Yoshihiko did not dare to neglect, and sent a telegram back to the German Ambassador to China Todmann overnight, saying that the Empire of Japan agreed to negotiate with Tang Qiuli on the issue of wounded soldiers in Magadan, and that important officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would be sent as negotiators.  The negotiation location can be determined by Tang Qiuli.

    Since taking on the task of communicating with the couriers between China and Japan, Todman has also been doubly careful. After receiving the telegram from Noda Yoshihiko, he immediately forwarded the original text to Tang Qiuli. Soon, he received the telegram from Tang Qiuli.  , with a simple sentence, "The negotiation location is set to be Fengtian in the Northeast!" The negotiation has been finalized. Regardless of whether the Japanese are willing or not, they have to come even if they hold their noses!

    Emperor Hirohito and the ministers of civil and military affairs were troubled by negotiating with Tang Qiuli over the Magadan injury issue. In the port city of Busan in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula, General Tanaka Shinichi, the commander of the Japanese and Korean garrison troops, was also dejected and retreated across the board.  After the order was issued, at the Mokpo line, the Japanese troops who had been fighting for several months with Ma Chaoyang's troops of the Southeast Mobile Corps of the Independent Division quietly evacuated their positions under the cover of night and turned towards Busan.

    For the soldiers of the Japanese and Korean garrison, being able to leave Mokpo, this nightmare-like place, is a kind of blessing to save a life. In a few months, the length is only more than 100 kilometers and the width is only more than 30 kilometers.  How many of his comrades were buried on the Mokpo battlefield, hundreds of thousands or even more. The artillery fire of the independent division troops, thousands of tanks, and bombers and fighter jets appearing in the sky at any time were all the nightmares and lingering fears of the Japanese soldiers!

    None of the Japanese and Korean garrison troops that withdrew from Mokpo retained their intact structures. They were all beaten to pieces. Some divisions even had a full strength of 25,000 people. Now, only a few are left.  To 5,000 people, more than four-fifths of the soldiers remained on the Mokpo battlefield.

    At the same time that the Japanese troops on the Mokpo front line began to evacuate, the Japanese troops on the Jeonju, Gwangju, Hadong, Masan, and Changwon front lines began to evacuate one after another and gathered in the direction of Busan. In this case, the lady commanded by Feng Jiwu  Twelve brigades of the Guan Garrison Corps rushed to the battlefield in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula.

    Because the division commander did not issue an order to attack Quanzhou, Feng Jiwu ordered his troops to use the strength of three brigades to encircle Quanzhou. The main force of the corps continued to move south, while he himself took a transport plane to get ahead of the troops.  Rush to the Korean Peninsula Campaign Headquarters in Mokpo.

    Mokpo, the Korean Peninsula Campaign Headquarters of the Independent Division. Tang Qiuquan has left Mokpo and commanded the fleet to sail at sea. In the headquarters, the highest commander is Ma Chaoyang. At this moment, Ma Chaoyang is listening to the report of the Corps Chief of Staff, Colonel Xu Guangqi, "  Commander, according to the report of the frontline troops, the Japanese troops who were confronting our regiment on the Mokpo line retreated one after another an hour ago. Because there was no order from the division to conduct a full-scale attack, the frontline troops did not move! "

    "In addition, the reconnaissance troops of our Corps operating in the area from Jeonju to Changwon also sent intelligence. The Japanese troops stationed in the above-mentioned areas began to withdraw from the current defense area almost at the same time. Various signs indicate that the Japanese and Korean garrison troops are  We are about to run, and the gathering place is in the direction of Busan, so we must run out to sea!¡±

    Ma Chaoyang half-closed his eyes without any expression. Xu Guangqi rolled his eyes a few times and said in a rather seductive tone: "Commander, would you like to ask the division commander immediately to launch an attack on the Japanese army?"?Attack across the board, a rare opportunity!  Launching an attack when the Japanese army is hastily evacuating can disrupt the Japanese army's evacuation plan, take Busan in one fell swoop, cut off the Japanese army's retreat by sea, and catch a turtle in a jar!  "

    (To be continued) (To be continued)
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