Volume 1 Turbulent Times Chapter 217 That's it
Fang Zida did not appear immediately as expected. When Fujita Ichiro waited anxiously for a whole day but didn't see him. It was not until the afternoon of the next day that Fujita Ichiro, who was almost unable to sit in the room, waited for Fang Zida's arrival.
"Fang Sang, why did your army suddenly launch a large-scale attack in Jiao? Such a move will seriously damage the peace talks between our two countries. Our great Japanese Empire can therefore believe that your country has no sincerity in peace talks! It is a provocation to our country!"
As soon as they met, Ichiro Fujita couldn't wait to ask, saying that these words were justified and extremely serious. Fang Zida immediately smiled when he saw it.
"I said Fujita, you don't have to play this set of things in front of me. Peace talks? Have we had peace talks? Have you forgotten my last reply? I always thought Fujita was a rare smart person, but this year I didn't see you seems to have reduced my IQ a lot! Does Japanese rice have the effect of reducing IQ? Haha, if this happens, I suggest that your scientists study it carefully and write a paper and may even win a Nobel Prize or something."
"Protest! Fang Sang, your words are a naked provocation to my great Japanese Empire! It is an insult to my personality! I want to protest! I have to protest strongly!" Fujita Ichiro slapped the table, waved his hands excitedly in the air, as if he wanted to grab something. It was seen that Fang Zida sat there with his hands in his chest as if he was watching a show, looking like he was not caring. He was stunned at first, then put down his hand, and his face gradually showed an embarrassing expression.
"I said Fang Sang, brother, I'm in a dilemma. The idiots above forced me to see you. If this is not agreed, it would be difficult for me to go back. For the sake of old friends, Fang Sang, how about you? I know that the troops in Shandong are all your subordinates, and the purpose of their attack is to give Tokyo an attitude. Now that the attitude is there, there is no need to continue to fight. If the 15th and 18th Division are completely wiped out, Tokyo will definitely not give up, and this result is not something you want to see for your country? So, please, Fang Sang." Ichiro Fujita saw that no one on the left and right bowed to Fang Zida and whispered in a low voice.
"Isn't it over to say this? You and my old friends who have been so many years still have a fool. Is it interesting?" Seeing that Ichiro Fujita finally surrendered, Fang Zida smiled and pointed to the seat beside him. He continued, "Your judgment is right. The attack order was indeed my fault. To put it bluntly, you Japanese people just remember to eat but not be beaten. Look at the conditions you brought last time. When we Chinese are fools? You have to change to your country. Can the Prime Minister recognize your emperor?"
"Yes, yes, yes..." Fujita Ichiro nodded with laughter, cursing Fang Zida in his heart for giving him this indifferent to his friend's affection, but the biggest resentment lies in the intelligence department that asked him to go to. These guys who were in the office were all pig heads, and their IQ was almost zero. As for the emperor mentioned by Fang Zida, whether the Prime Minister agreed with him, the current Prime Minister Masato Tanouchi would definitely not agree, but the mentally ill Emperor is not sure.
"That's right." Fang Zida smiled and patted Ichiro Fujita's shoulder: "Don't worry, 15th, 18th Division, I have no intention of sending them all back to my hometown for the time being. You have some concerns with them in your hands. Although this attack was sudden, Wu Ziyu was still responsible. At most, it would be to let your army suffer a thousand casualties. In other words, these casualties of the country's soldiers cannot be recorded on the heads of us Chinese. Who made you have no sincerity? In the final analysis, Tokyo has harmed your own people. Do you think so?"
Fujita Ichiro smiled bitterly, neither saying yes nor saying no, so he could only pretend that he had not heard it.
"Fujita, you don't want this expression. Actually, I'm helping you with this." Fang Zida said earnestly: "I don't know what Tokyo asked you to come, but once this job is not done well, I'm afraid Fujita can't explain it either? If the two sides fail to reach a peace agreement, the 15th and 18th Divisions are eliminated by our army, Fujita, as the special envoy, will definitely be guilty. It is possible to sacrifice it as a scapegoat. Can you be willing to let those politicians do it?"
Ichiro Fujita is not a fool, but on the contrary, he is one of the few smart people among the Japanese. The analysis of these by Fang Zida is not only impossible, but also very likely. Once the 15th and 18th Division are destroyed, his special envoy will be severely punished if he does not give up the slap and apologize. How could those politicians who play tricks care about such a small colonel? Letting him be a scapegoat is the best candidate and result.
Thinking of this, Ichiro Fujita shuddered and his face turned extremely ugly.
"Fang Sang, this plan is actually the result of balance. The person who led it was Prime Minister Masato Desun. Because the Navy and the Army were quarreling in the cabinet for whether the war would continue, and for the time when both sides attacked, the 15th and 18th Divisions were surrounded and other situations, and finally caused this matter to the front of the imperial court..."
For his own life, Ichiro Fujita decided to cooperate with Fang Zida after planning to do so. At least once that year, it would be normal to do it again. Before Fang Zida could ask, he began to take the initiative to talk about the inside story behind the peace talks. Of course, because his position was too low, some situations were heard of, but many things were very useful to Fang Zida, such as the conflict between the Japanese Navy and the Army, the attitude of the former cabinet and the current cabinet, the statement of Emperor Taisho, etc. These are absolutely confidential, and it is impossible to obtain with Fang Zida's intelligence network.
Only then did Fang Zida understand why the war was a bit strange in the Northeast and Jiaodong. From the original confrontation to the sudden start of the war, to the details after the war, it can be seen that the cooperation between the Japanese navy and the army was not tacit understanding at all, and it seemed that there was still a situation where both sides were hindered.
Originally, Fang Zida just thought that the Japanese military was not skilled in collaborative combat, or that the reason why military technology has not reached the advanced level in twenty years is unexpectedly what Ichiro Fujita said. What made Fang Zida even more excited was that the attitude of the current Masatoshi Cabinet in the Temple and Emperor Taisho's neglect of everything. From these aspects, it is indeed very likely that the peace talks for a truce. As long as you seize the opportunity and take advantage of the Japanese's internal conflict mentality, it should be not long to end the war.
"After Fang Sang left last time, I sent the news back to Tokyo and asked the upper level to modify the plan to show sincerity in peace talks, but Tokyo has never replied. Yesterday, the incident about Jiaodong came again, so..." One sentence also said, and ten sentences also said that since I had made up my mind to cooperate, Ichiro Fujita took the initiative and told everything.
"That means that your Japanese government can't show its final attitude, right?" Fang Zida asked with a frown.
"Hi!"
"It's a bit difficult..." Fang Zida said to himself, sitting silently on the sofa, gently tapping on the handrail, thinking about how to open up the situation.
Seeing Fang Zida looking, Fujita Ichiro didn't urge him and sat quietly aside and waited.
I don’t know how much time has passed, but before Fang Zida has made up his mind, the guards outside came in to report that there was an officer sent by the Japanese Embassy to see Ichiro Fujita.
With Fang Zida's consent, Ichiro Fujita got up and went out. After more than ten minutes, he came back in a hurry.
"Fang Sang, there is news in Tokyo."
"Oh." Fang Zida raised his head and saw Ichiro Fujita delivering him a telegram. When he received the telegram, he asked with a smile: "Fujita, this is the telegram to you from Tokyo. Do I think it's appropriate?"
"What's wrong with it? Only by being honest can we cooperate. In front of Fang Sang, I, Fujita, have no secrets." Fujita Ichiro waved his hand generously.
The telegram was written in Japanese. Although Fang Zida was not good in Japanese, he could still read it. After a short time of use, he finished reading this telegram. This was a telegram sent to Ichiro Fujita in the name of the General Staff of Japan. It only stated that since the Navy and the Army were not consistent in their opinions, the Navy has now agreed to modify the plan to end the war as soon as possible. The Army insisted on continuing to fight, and no matter what, it would have to wait until after occupying Fengtian before considering the end of the war. At many meetings of the cabinet, Masato Tanuchi was unable to convince the Army Department, so he could only let Ichiro Fujita continue to deal with China in accordance with the last plan, first to ensure that the situation in Jiaodong does not deteriorate based on the basis. As for the others, we can make decisions on the spot and report to Tokyo later.
"This abacus is really good. Fujita Jun, what are you going to do?" Fang Zida asked with a smile on his face.
"I have to ask Fang Sang for advice." Fujita Ichiro said in a low-key manner. He took the telegram and took a ashtray, scratched a match to burn the telegram first.
After thinking about it, Fang Zida said, "Let's do this, everyone is old friends, and I can't make you too embarrassed. I can put the 15th and 18th Division on the Jiaodong battlefield. Of course, it's not let them go, but starting from the spirit of humanitarianism, our army will not attack for the time being and let your Navy Second Fleet supplement their supplies, etc. Of course, you must ensure that your army's landing troops and the Navy Second Fleet will not take this opportunity to do any small moves. If our army notices it, you will be responsible for the consequences!"
Fujita Ichiro's eyes lit up and he was immediately overjoyed: "It's great. As long as I can keep the 15th and 18th Division safe, I can explain to the superiors one by one. But what should I do if Fang Sang, the Northeast, that is, the Fengtian Frontline?"
Fang Zida waved his hand: "Fengtian, don't worry about it for the time being. The peace talks are all based on the talk? Are you Japanese planning to finish the whole talk in one go? You have to eat one meal. Let's deal with Jiaodong's affairs first, and then talk about the others slowly."
Chapter completed!