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Chapter 939 The situation suddenly changes

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    Perhaps it was determined that the navy could not open up the situation and the army was on the absolute defensive. The Japanese government proposed to the Chinese government through Ciano that it was willing to release the greatest goodwill and the two sides launched a new round of negotiations.  During this period, all hostilities cease.

    ??In fact, there has been a ceasefire. Now, the Japanese government is just legalizing this behavior.  On the one hand, they wanted to wait for the rearmament of the Japanese Army and give them enough time. On the other hand, they also wanted to give the powers an explanation.

    The ten-day ceasefire given by Zhang Hanqing is not much. The Japanese hope that this ceasefire can be longer until the fully armed Japanese troops enter North Korea again, and then they can break the armistice agreement.  In fact, there was no direct agreement between the two sides. Representatives from various countries who were watching the excitement were noisy and "promoted" it. Naturally, neither China nor Japan will bear this responsibility.

    ¡°We know that the conditions for real negotiation need to be quite mature. When the leaders of both sides are still inspiring the morale of the military and the people to prepare for war, it takes strong political responsibility to control the loaded bullets.  Zhang Hanqing is confident that he can stop at any time, but he does not believe in the Japanese government's ability to control its military.

    To dispel Japan¡¯s hostility, the only way is to cut off its evil hands. This is what historical experience tells him

    Therefore, Zhang Hanqing is also preparing for war.  If the situation on the battlefield is favorable to him, he will not hesitate to launch a war first, even if he bears the risk of war.

    But obviously, as the front entered southern Korea, the traffic situation that was originally beneficial to China has now changed: before the Japanese army retreated, its engineers destroyed a large section of railway tracks in central Korea.

    At the time of the war, the People's Army only restored it hastily. Where it was not possible, it had to restore people to carry horse-drawn horses. This was a disaster for the motorized artillery because North Korea's roads were so poor.  This is also the reason why the Blade Team regained its power not long ago. In Zhang Hanqing's mind, although it proved the courage of the Chinese people, it should not have happened.

    A few days ago, I had a phone call with Niu Yuanfeng, the deputy commander-in-chief and logistics minister of the Korean People¡¯s Army, to confirm the restoration status of the supply line.  He is one of the four major quartermasters of the Lao Feng clan. His qualifications are much older than Ji Yiqiao's, but he is able to conscientiously work hard to ensure supply according to the needs of the battlefield, which fully demonstrates the spirit of the old scalper.

    In his joyful tone, what Zhang Hanqing heard was good news.

    This gave him the confidence to say calmly to Ciano: "For negotiations, I need the Japanese government to show the greatest sincerity. At least until now, I have not heard or seen any statement from any Japanese politician calling for an armistice.  It's just that you used the lion's big mouth to test my bottom line again and again. Mr. Ciano, maybe I shouldn't say this, but I still want to say: What benefits did the Japanese give you? You worked so hard to give them  act dumb?"

    Liao Yaquan suddenly got stuck.  Although she is fluent in Chinese, her mastery of some common sayings is obviously insufficient. At least, she had trouble translating "horse tiger eye".  She wanted to translate it into "help", but she felt it didn't fit Zhang Hanqing's context.

    Zhang Hanqing quickly realized this. He glanced at Liao Yaquan with a smile: "Translation: 'Why do you work so hard to be a spy for them?'"

    Liao Yaquan felt something in her heart, and her face changed. She glanced at Zhang Hanqing nervously, and found that his eyes were not on her side at all, but he continued to talk along his own train of thought.

    "If the Japanese want an armistice, they must meet my demands: withdraw from Korea, return to Taiwan and the Penghu Islands, and stop harassing our territorial waters along the coast of China. Purposeless negotiations like this will only waste my time! I said that the armistice will last for ten years  God, it¡¯s already the seventh day, Mr. Qi, we don¡¯t have much time left!¡±

    Ciano¡¯s face is very ugly. Being slapped in the face would be difficult for even an extrovert white man to accept. What¡¯s more, he is an Italian aristocrat and has a major influence on his political life!  He was very angry: "Mr. Marshal, I object to what you say. I am not a spy, I am the heir to the Ciano family of Italy!"

    Zhang Hanqing smiled and said: "Of course! If you were not the heir of the Ciano family, you would have never had the opportunity to talk to me so many times! From the first time, I have not heard any sincere negotiation conditions.  , if this is still such a cliche, I suggest that we stop this endless and meaningless dialogue, so that we can still be friends!"

    Ciano was very angry, but it was useless. Who asked him to face a future Chinese leader who was more awesome, more distinguished, and more powerful than him?  When he was on a mission to China and traveled among representatives of the great powers, he was always respected.  On the one hand is the Italy he represents, on the other hand is his erudition, elegance and a naturally good face.

    But when he met a young marshal who was more qualified than him, he was at a loss.

      He was a little angry, but still asked calmly: "Young Marshal, do you mean that you still insist on continuing the fight and that North Korea will soon restart the war?"

    Zhang Hanqing nodded: "As the saying goes, 'I will not attack others unless they attack me; if they attack me, I will attack them'. The attack has already reached the door of my own house, and I am not allowed to resist? Besides, the two sides have not signed an armistice agreement, so naturally they are still in trouble.  In the middle of the war. But I keep my word, the ten-day verbal armistice agreement is still valid, and there is not much time left for the Japanese to prepare!"

    Naturally, the negotiations broke down.  But Ciano is a little strange. Today, Zhang Hanqing's tone is much tougher than before. Hasn't he always hoped that the ceasefire can be appropriately extended?  As far as he knew, to be fair, Japan started this war in the first place, but for China, it was also a hasty event. They also needed time to lick their wounds. Why did the young marshal suddenly change his tone?

    If he knew the reason why the always punctual Young Marshal was delayed for an unprecedented half an hour before this meeting, he would understand everything.  Now, he could only pretend to ask Liao Yaquan something unintentionally.

    Liao Yaquan shook his head lightly with equal ease and replied in Italian.  Since she has been acting as an interpreter for both parties, conversing in Italian would be the safest way if they wanted to come.

    Yes, not necessarily. At least there is a man dressed as a secretary in this room who understands.  He was an Italian expert specially arranged by Zhang Hanqing, but he didn't make it known to the outside world.  His task was to judge Ciano's speaking tone in order to better understand his mental activities.

    ¡° Liao Yaquan knew nothing about this.  Faced with Ciano's question, she just replied: "Everything was fine before lunch."

    Ciano's question is that although he is Japan's "special envoy", the young marshal clearly knows about it and has always had a pleasant conversation.  But why did he fall out so quickly?  However, he was not allowed to think anymore. He concluded that once the ten-day period passed, China would be the first to destroy the peaceful situation. This news must be sent out as soon as possible.

    Japan also needs to prepare in advance and use its own diplomatic power to put the responsibility for breaking the armistice on China.  As Japan's "special envoy", when you enjoy the benefits, of course you have to help others to eliminate disasters. This is a gentleman's principle.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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