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Chapter 916 A glimmer of peace

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    The reason why Zhang Hanqing came to Dalian is because the Battle of Bohai Bay is related to whether his plan against Japan can be realized. He must rely on his own strength to try his best to achieve this victory.  Only when the Japanese army is unable to break through at sea, continues to lose troops and generals on land, and has no chance of victory, will they take the initiative to sit at the negotiating table.

    The war was a disaster for Japan, but it was also a torture for the new China and the Chinese people's plan to revitalize industry and economy.  After these wars, the Japanese military and political circles have understood China's indomitable determination and ability to win, and they will wisely give up and continue to delay.

    Unless you are like the United States in World War I, war is a double-edged sword for both sides.

    Fortunately, the naval battle was victorious. Although contact with the outside world through sea was cut off, since there was not much cross-border trade, or most of the international trade was a surplus with China, the impact on the Chinese economy was still very small.

    On the Army side, although there was a serious incident in which the 3rd Army changed the battle intention of the Korean Army without authorization, it finally turned the corner. This resulted in a slight deviation from the expected idea of ????defining the Han River as the boundary.  However, Zhang Hanqing can still accept this result.

    The situation is already quite good. Occupying more or less land will have no impact on the overall situation. Anyway, this battle has stabilized the unfavorable situation for China in the three eastern provinces and the Bohai Bay. China has shown itself to the world as a strong one. This is  enough.

    It is unrealistic to defeat Japan. First of all, its superior navy is an obstacle that cannot be overcome.  If the fight continues, it will be nothing more than a lose-lose situation with no ending.  Although the impact of the war on the economic construction of Guotongbo was limited, it is undeniable that the exchange of fire initiated in Shanghai during the same period affected the trade in East China to a certain extent.

    Therefore, when there was an ongoing debate in Japan about whether to expand the war against China, Zhang Hanqing gave up and issued a statement from the Chinese People's Party on the current situation, expressing the hope that both parties would sit at the negotiating table instead of speaking with the sound of cannons.

    After several months of fierce fighting, the People's Army successively deployed 13 armies, accounting for more than one-third of the total force.  They suffered nearly 40,000 casualties in exchange for the destruction of the four major Japanese armies. The casualty ratio reached one to two, giving China an advantage.

    Although there is still a stalemate on the east and west coasts of North Korea, Chinese and foreign military experts believe that if the Japanese army does not more than double its strength, it will be impossible to break through the defense lines of the two elite armies of the People's Army.  Whether Japan expands its domestic army will directly determine whether the People's Army will send more troops to the front line. At this point, the logistics line and troop sources are beneficial to China.

    Japan¡¯s Tanaka cabinet is also eager to end this war.  They were retreating steadily on land, and their efforts at sea were in vain but resulted in losses. More importantly, Japan's economy was greatly affected, and there were already some signs of economic decline in the country.

    War is for the purpose of gaining benefits. It is okay to fight a war like seizing territory and paying huge indemnity after the victory of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, but forget about a war like the Russo-Japanese War, which was a great military victory but had no economic benefits.

    With the consistent toughness of the Zhang family and China¡¯s national situation, it is absolutely impossible to seek benefits from China through a major defeat, so there is really no need to continue this war.

    However, the war has gone like this, and the brainwashed citizens are demanding to declare war on China. It is inappropriate to talk about peace rashly at this time. Those people from the military will shoot him to death, and the people  His anger will also tear his Prime Minister's office into pieces.

    It lacks an opportunity and a peacemaker, and it still doesn¡¯t know China¡¯s bottom line.

    As Chinese and foreign journalists and various delegations, military inspection groups, and visiting groups gathered in Dalian, an Italian came into the spotlight of Japanese political circles. This person was called Ciano.

    Speaking of which, Japan and Italy were both winners of World War I, and both had the same speculative views: Italy was rebelling, Japan was profiteering, and neither was a strong Allied ally.  Perhaps in this connection, they had a good relationship after the war.  After the Japan-British alliance was dismantled by the United States, if it weren't for the fact that the Italian navy was too weak, the Japanese government would even have thought of forming a Japan-Italy alliance.

    Prime Minister Tanaka summoned the Italian Minister to Japan and tactfully stated that he hoped to convey the Japanese desire to negotiate peace through Ciano.  Because this Ciano has a big background.  If he had raised it seriously, the Japanese government could have simply given up on it and greatly reduced people's dissatisfaction.

    Because Ciano basically represents Mussolini, the head of state of Italy.

    Ciano was born into a noble family in Livorno, Italy. His father, Costanzo Ciano, Count of Capri, was a close friend of Mussolini and a fascist senator. He was later appointed as Mussolini's  Rini's heir, who served for many years as Transport Secretary and President of the Fascist Chamber of Deputies.

    This kind of qualifications and background made Ciano's life path very smooth: he graduated from the Law Department of the University of Rome at the age of 22.He entered the diplomatic service in 2006, and a few years later he is now a strong candidate to become the Consul General of the Consulate in Shanghai.  Without him, as his father's good friend, Mussolini was very optimistic about him and intended to betroth his daughter Ada to him.  With this relationship, his influence is huge in Italian politics.

    This time, at the age of 26, he also went to Dalian as a representative of Italy investigating China¡¯s Far East affairs.  Due to the professional sensitivity of a diplomat, he was very concerned about the trends between China and Japan, and was also treated politely by Chinese Marshal Zhang Hanqing.

    "If he comes forward and "persuades" the two countries to cease fighting through his words, although there is little chance of success, it can test the psychological reaction of the Japanese people.  After all, this kind of "benevolent and righteous" act of a semi-ally nature, as a government, will not "punish verbally and penally" after the incident, and it is easy to step down with dignity.

    Ciano learned of this request from his country¡¯s minister in China.  He originally aspired to get ahead in politics, so why wouldn't he seize this good opportunity to gain political halo?  After fully comparing the political, economic and military strength of both sides and relevant intelligence, he believed that both sides had peaceful aspirations.

    As long as this general direction exists, there is hope for negotiations.  So almost the day after Zhang Hanqing received the German military delegation, he expressed his desire to have a long talk with the young marshal.

    With his current status, although he is very eye-catching in Italy, his influence in China is far from the same level as that of Zhang Hanqing.  However, all the visitors came, so Zhang Hanqing still agreed to talk to him regardless of his seniority of three years.

    After receiving the notice from the Marshal¡¯s Office confirming the interview, Ciano prepared materials for the meeting.  The Japanese government has conditions. How to get the Chinese government, especially the young marshal who has always been tough, to accept it took a lot of effort.

    No matter what, successfully conveying the opinions of the warring parties to each other is a step in the right direction.  As long as the young commander agrees to talk, a bridge of communication between China and Japan will be built.

    The dawn of peace appears.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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