Zhao Hao was led in and saw the three big bosses there. He stood at attention and saluted and then greeted them one by one.

"Tell me, what's the news?" Sun Baoqi was the most anxious and rushed to speak first. Zhao Hao hesitated for a moment, glanced at the expressionless Fang Jianxiong, and then said: "According to the latest coded telegram sent back by Germany, the German army is in the Ipal area of ​​Belgium.

, severely damaged the British army, annihilated more than 100,000 British troops, and captured more than 50,000 prisoners alone. If it had not rained heavily and the French army had arrived, the British army might not have been able to maintain the front line. According to investigations, the German army used more than 300 tanks

, and adopted the latest tactics of barrage Xu Jin. The British army was caught off guard and collapsed quickly, while the Belgian army opened the floodgates and escaped."

"So many more than 100,000? No wonder the British are so anxious and angry." Fang Jianxiong suddenly understood and explained to Sun Baoqi and Tang Hualong: "The British army adopts a professional army system. Its army is not large in size, usually only a few hundred thousand people.

, after the battle of Ipal, the British army was exhausted."

"Isn't that good? The British asked us to help him, so the British came forward to suppress the little Japanese nose." A dark heart and a thick skin are indeed essential qualities for politicians. When Tang Hualong heard that the British suffered a disastrous defeat

, showing an expression that was even happier than during the holidays. During this period, Lao Tang was under great pressure. As the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, his power was much greater and his responsibilities were also much greater.

War was undoubtedly the last thing Tang Hualong wanted to see for the newly born Republic of China. Fang Jianxiong did not touch anything except military power. The Eurasian Group under his name made a huge contribution to the war that was forced on the Republic of China.

All expenditures on ammunition were sold at breakeven and freight charges were borne. At the same time, Eurasia Group took the lead in donating 10 million yuan to the Republic of China to support the war. Eurasia Group's move inspired the business circles of Shanghai and Han to donate enthusiastically.

To aid in the war, these two places alone raised 30 million yuan. The actions of the Shanghai and Han business circles inspired all parts of the country, like a weathervane. It attracted the whole country to follow suit. Since the outbreak of the Qingdao War, a total of 60 million yuan in war funds has been raised across the country.

Yuan, half of which come from the business circles of the two places.

With such a sum of money in hand, Tang Hualong couldn't sleep well at night, for fear that the money would be used in a wrong way and something would go wrong. In the Republic of China, officials were a mix of old and new, with mixed sources, and the bad atmosphere of the officialdom of the former Qing Dynasty was still there. He was busy some time ago.

During the war, he never had time to care about official affairs. Once the war was over, Tang Hualong was ready to launch a major inspection on the use of donations.

Although private donations played a big role, the cost of the Battle of Qingdao consumed more than 100 million new currencies (RMB). Calculated according to the silver standard, this is more than 70 million taels of silver. Thinking of this consumption figure, Tang Hualong Xinru

The soup is boiling, hoping that the war will cease tomorrow.

"Jiwu, don't get excited, let's discuss it first and see how to set out the conditions for armistice. With the nature of the Japanese, most of them will make trouble unreasonably. Therefore, what Fuguo said is based on war. This is the foundation. On the battlefield

If we can't win, we won't get any advantage at the negotiation table." Sun Baoqi opened his mouth with a smile and glanced at Zhao Hao. The head of the Military Intelligence Agency quietly pushed him down, and there were only three people left in the room.

The three of them determined more than 80% of the decisions of the Republic of China. As for Vice President Li Yuanhong, he has been claiming to be ill since the Battle of Qingdao. I don’t know if he planned to wait for the defeat of the Republic of China to clean up the mess. Anyway, since the Battle of Qingdao, the Japanese army Kamio was wiped out.

Since Guangchen Group, Li Yuanhong has really become ill.

Eyes focused on Fang Jianxiong. At this moment, Fang Jianxiong was also very conflicted. Should he take the opportunity to expand the war and expel all Japanese forces in China, or should he endure it for a while and wait for the next opportunity?

We don’t have to wait too long. It is estimated that Japan will not dare to easily provoke the Republic of China, but is worried that the Republic of China will provoke Japan. It is very simple. The annual steel output of the three steel plants seems to be only 300,000 tons, which is only 50,000 tons more than Japan.

By the end of the year, the third phase of the Ma'anshan Iron and Steel Plant was completed, and the second phase of Wuhan's rectification was completed, and the steel output could reach one million tons. What did Japan use to chase the Republic of China? Although the war was not simply about the amount of steel, the problem was that the Japanese Army was not talking about it at the moment.

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Listen, we don’t have five or six years to change the problem of absolute backwardness in terms of equipment. Just having the advantage of the navy is of no use. China is a mainland country. It seems that you can land anywhere on the long coastline. You can try landing on one

Let’s try it. Let’s not talk about the distance, how to defend against submarines? Go back and use mines to block the Bohai Bay. You can’t even defend Port Arthur. Then comes North Korea. The Japanese army cannot defeat the National Defense Force of the Republic of China, and North Korea will have to give up.

In the end, Fang Jianxiong made up his mind, let's just negotiate, fight and negotiate at the same time.

"When I meet the British Minister later, the teacher must tell him clearly that the conditions for the Sino-Japanese peace talks are that Japan withdraws from Port Arthur and surrenders all Japan's railway rights and interests in Northeast China. Japan pays 10 million yuan in compensation to the Republic of China. Japan unconditionally abandons Gengzi.

Pay indemnity and give up all rights and interests in China. If we agree to these, we will cease the war." Fang Jianxiong offered the conditions, and Sun Baoqi asked strangely: "What, Zhu Erdian is not there in Fuguo?"

Tang Hualong said with a smile: "The purpose of supporting the commander-in-chief is to give this foreign devil a try." Fang Jianxiong smiled and waved to Yang Yongtai beside him: "Let's go out through the side door and go to the Navy Department. By the way, let Chen Fu come.

one time."

"Fu Shuai, where is the bottom line?" Tang Hualong added. Obviously, the Japanese government will not rest on the above conditions.

"Stop paying the Gengzi compensation and keep everything else as it is! If we can't talk about it, stop talking about it. Keep fighting!" Fang Jianxiong said.

The two ran away. Zhu Erdian came in and did not see Fang Jianxiong. He saw Tang and Sun. He greeted somewhat unexpectedly: "Your Excellency, President, Your Excellency, Prime Minister, why are you two here?"

Sun Baoqi said: "We also came to Fuguo to discuss matters. We heard that the Japanese fleet appeared in Tianjin. When Fuguo returned to Beijing, he went directly to the General Staff Headquarters to plan how to eliminate the two or three divisions that Japan might land on.

.Also, the Northeast Military Region has sent a combat plan, which needs to be reviewed and approved by Fuguo. No, if Mr. Minister hadn’t come, we would have had to go to the General Staff for a tour."

"What? Marshal Fang doesn't mean to cease the war?" Zhu Erdian was surprised and secretly complained in his heart. He came here to bring Japan's armistice conditions and meant to formally mediate. I didn't expect that the Chinese had no intention of ending the war at all.

Plans are still being made for the next stage of the war. The battlefield was chosen in the Northeast, which shows that the Chinese have the intention to regain Lushun by force. This

The news is really bad news. If we take ten thousand steps back, even with the support of Japan's powerful navy, Port Arthur cannot be recovered, but Japan's interests in Northeast China and even China will suffer a devastating blow. In this way, kill

The entire Japanese cabinet did not dare to agree to an armistice. But what should the Chinese do? The majesty of the British Empire would not work.

"An armistice? This is not funny at all. The Japanese Army is still in the waters near Yangkou of Qingdao, which means the Japanese Navy is holding on to the sea, otherwise they would have been driven into the sea. Since Qingdao is not easy to fight, then attack the Northeast.

." Tang Hualong interrupted with a sneer, seeming to have said a bit too much. Sun Baoqi looked over with a stern look and said: "Ji Wu, be careful what you say."

Tang Hualong frowned and said with a very unconvinced look: "The war forced by the Japanese on the Republic of China has opened the door to war. It is not up to them to decide when to close it. President, look at the amount of donations from the private sector.

You should understand. More than 60 million yuan. The government will not be short of the cost of this war. Even if it is financially bankrupt, the Parliament will not pass the armistice proposal.

President Sun, go to the streets and see what the people are saying. The government and cabinet have decided to donate one month's salary. We cannot lag behind the ordinary people. If you insist on making a ceasefire proposal to the Congress,

This prime minister will launch a proposal to impeach the president to the parliament. If the democratically elected president does not speak for the people, then he should not continue to sit in this position."

Zhu Erdian felt as if there were ten thousand horses galloping in his heart, and he actually witnessed the battle between the government and the government of the Republic of China. There are always conflicts between the president and the prime minister. This problem is not surprising. He did not expect that such a situation would arise on the issue of the armistice.

There is a huge difference. The key now lies in Fang Jianxiong's attitude.

"Jiwu, I didn't say there was a truce. Mr. Zhu Erdian is an old friend of the Chinese. Since he is here, let's first listen to what he said before making a decision." Sun Baoqi couldn't laugh or cry, with a very unwilling expression on his face.

"Yes! The Allied Powers, Britain, France and Russia have all expressed deep concern about the war between China and Japan. The governments of the three countries unanimously believe that this boring war should be ended as soon as possible." Zhu Erdian quickly took over the words and said, these two people, you look at me.

He was so rude and had no intention of listening to what he said, which was quite annoying.

"Then we have to see the sincerity of the Japanese." Sun Baoqi brought the topic back.

"Japanese Minister Ijuin is entrusted by the Japanese government to personally express the Japanese government's sincerity in peace talks. The conditions are as follows. First, Japan's interests in China remain intact. Second, the Republic of China government publicly apologizes to the Japanese government and compensates the war expenses of 5,000 yuan.

Ten thousand yuan. Third, hand over the submarine and related personnel that caused the accident in Qingdao waters."

At this point, Zhu Erdian stopped and did not continue. Because there was no need! Bang! With a bang, Sun Baoqi grabbed the tea cup and smashed it to pieces. He was furious: "It's too much to bully! You dare to be so arrogant after losing the battle."

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Tang Hualong stood up unhurriedly, cupped his hands towards Zhu Erdian and said: "Mr. Minister, I don't think the Republic of China government wants this peace. I reiterate again that the Battle of Qingdao was a war imposed by the Japanese government on the Republic of China government. This is absolutely true.

Rong doubts. If you want to fight, you will fight. If you can't fight, you will stop and make a profit. How can there be so many good things in this world? The government of the Republic of China is not the Qing Dynasty. So until the government's finances go bankrupt, we will persist until the end.
Chapter completed!