Section 249 Negotiation Head
Mao Yuanshan also attaches great importance to this negotiation. The reason why he told Matsui Ishigen that the old guy wants to obtain absolute authorization in China was that Mao Yuanshan wanted to have a thorough talk with the Japanese. His own plan can now be mentioned on the surface. In addition, the Japanese devils occupied Singapore again. It can be said that the strategy of moving south has attracted the attention of the top Japanese officials. Now the Japanese devils' enterprising spirit for China is no longer so serious. For them, even if they lose China, it is not so terrible.
Now they should focus on choosing to attack Australia in Southeast Asia, and even using Southeast Asia as a springboard is their ultimate choice.
Many people say that the things discussed at the negotiating table are not reliable. In fact, this sentence is one-sided. Mao Yuanshan used to think that everything had to be fought on the battlefield, but after so long development, he felt that this sentence could actually be improved, that is, you can get whatever you want on the negotiating table after the war, just like now, it has beaten the Japanese to lose their temper, so there is no need to continue to start a war against them. You should get some things you should get at the negotiating table, just like the North China Expeditionary Army, giving them a way out, let them get out of the Chinese mainland quickly, and then do what we like to do.
General Matsui Ishione couldn't see this, so of course he could not become the main role in the negotiations. He was just the deputy leader. To put it bluntly, he was considering his face. The leader of the negotiations was Hideki Tojo from the northeast.
Originally, General Yamamoto, the head of the army, should have become the head of the negotiating group, but because Japan generally believes that no matter how powerful Mao Yuanshan is, he is just a local warlord, and now he has not held any position in the central government of the Republic of China, he can only choose General Matsui Ishione, who came out of the Central China Expeditionary Army among the commanders of the front army. Because of this matter, he was rejected by the base camp a lot, and he did not abide by the orders of the base camp before, so it would be better to let the Kanto Army come. The level of the Kanto Army itself is a little higher than that of the Central China Expeditionary Army. It is natural to let Hideki Tojo replace General Matsui Ishione as the head of the negotiating group.
In fact, everyone above thought that Matsui Ishinomi would be dissatisfied with it, so they gave him a position as deputy regiment commander. In fact, Matsui Ishinomimi did not want to mix in. For him, he knew very well what kind of negotiation this was. The conference did not defeat the enemy. Such a meeting would definitely be humiliating. It was impossible to hold a meeting arrogantly. The only thing that was arrogant could be the enemy, and only the enemy could make some excessive demands. He heard from people about the signing of the Treaty of Shimonoseki back then. It had been the turn of the Chinese.
In fact, it was also requested by Tojo Hideki to let Matsui Ishike as the deputy commander of the delegation. When Tojo Hideki received this hot yam, he also thought about what kind of people should be brought to the back. These people at the headquarters are not easy to offend. After all, the Kanto Army will have to deal with them in the future. After thinking about it, it would be better to pull this old guy up. They are the commanders of the two fronts. If they are scolded in the future, they will stand together, much better than themselves. There are more things like this, and they are better. They originally wanted to take Prince Hikari Asakamiya, but later when the Japanese royal family saw the disadvantages of this matter, they asked Prince Hikari Asakamiya to say that he was sick and then went back to the country to treat the disease.
This is also a protection policy in the royal family. For the royal family, if the war is getting smoother and smoother, they will send royal members to the battlefield to supervise the battle, and then get a certain amount of political contributions and climb upwards. It is not just for them to have an empty name, but for real military achievements. If the battle ahead is unfavorable, the original royal members can retreat at this time and must preserve their reputation. Just like now, it is unknown whether the Central China Expeditionary Army can persist. The future is uncertain. It can be said that, so Prince Hirohiko Asakaguchi cannot stay here.
After the 16th Division was destroyed, Prince Hirohiko Asakamura also understood that it was impossible to make a fight with the security team based on the ability of the Central China Expeditionary Army. So at that time he began to write letters to some family members in China, call and send telegrams, and use various methods to help people in China to help him quickly transfer back to China. This place was like a huge vortex, and he didn't want to stay here. If the waves were hit high, he might drown him.
In fact, it is not just Prince Hirohiko Asagata. If some senior officers in the Central China Expeditionary Army had their own way, they would be ready to leave at this time. They still understood the situation of the North China Expeditionary Army. At the beginning, the North China Expeditionary Army was ordered to evacuate. Some of the Chinese belonged to the Kwantung Army, some belonged to the Southern Army, and some came to the Central China Expeditionary Army. No matter where they went, they were raised by stepmothers. No matter how good things were, they were not their turn to their supplies. So in order not to let themselves fall into this field, these senior officers would hurry up and move back to the local area or to the Kwantung Army in advance. In short, they could not capsize the ship at this place.
In fact, there are really not many places that can be chosen for them. One place is to go back to the local area. It is definitely not possible to be an active-duty officer. You can only stay in the reserve service for two years. If you want to continue to be an active-duty officer, you can only go to the Kwantung Army, but the Kwantung Army is also a carrot and a pit, so you can only be demoted.
Of course, there is another welcome for them, that is, the more dangerous South China region, where the Southern Army is already in danger. If someone goes to rescue them, I believe that the Sixth General Yan Jun will agree with it. No matter whether the past is a fool or a useless person, it is much better than no one. The Sixth General Yan Jun still sees this clearly, but it is something that everyone can understand. The officers of the Central China Expedition Army here are not fools. How could they go to a more dangerous place? So they all sharpened their heads, either returning to China or going to the Kwantung Army.
Chapter completed!