After a long time, Song Ziwen finally reacted and shouted to Xu Rui: "Are you crazy? How can you talk so loudly to the British?"
"Minister Song, do you think this is a lion's mouth?" Xu Rui said, "I don't think so."
Song Ziwen said: "You want to take back the public concession and the French Concession unconditionally, and you also want the foreign garrison to keep all the weapons and equipment. Isn't this a big deal?"
"This is a very legitimate request, right?" Xu Rui said, "Shanghai is originally our Chinese land. Why do Western countries station troops on our Chinese land? Why can't we take back our own land? Another one, they
Having been domineering in our country for so many years, shouldn’t we pay a price?”
"You, this, this, this, this, this..." Song Ziwen was speechless and didn't know how to refute. After a long time, Song Ziwen said angrily, "If you do this, you will not only completely offend the British government, but also
If the French government, which has a relatively mild attitude, and the U.S. government are also offended, then the situation will really be irreversible."
Xu Ruiran said: "Are the attitudes of the French government and the US government very important?"
"What?" Song Ziwen said in shock, "You are simply ignorant and fearless. You don't understand the concept of international politics at all. You don't know the stakes at all. Do you think the Nationalist Government doesn't want to take back the Shanghai Concession? Do you think the Nationalist Government just wants to take back the concession in Shanghai?"
Don’t want to drive away foreign troops stationed on Chinese soil? But let me tell you, things are not that easy. Before China is strong enough, doing so will only lead to disaster.”
Xu Ruiran said: "Minister Song, I think you have been kneeling for so long that you have forgotten how to stand up and be a human being."
"What did you say?" Song Ziwen's fair face showed a rare look of shame and anger. This damn soldier actually dared to mock him for kneeling for so long that he even forgot how to stand up as a human being. This made him, a dignified minister, so embarrassed.
?But to be honest, Minister Song is really not confident when facing Western powers.
Xu Rui ignored Song Ziwen again and turned to Wang Tianmu and said, "What are you still doing? Why don't you quickly convey the reply from our lone army camp to Chongqing?"
Wang Tianmu's face darkened immediately, it was too much!
Damn it, how come I am also the commander of Shanghai District, a high-ranking military commander, but you treat me like a minion?
But no matter how angry he is, Wang Weimu can only swallow this breath for the time being. Boy, I will let you be arrogant for a while. After this period, let's see how I deal with your lonely camp, hum!
Watching Wang Tianmu's figure go away, Xu Rui turned to Song Ziwen and said, "Mr. Song, eat some noodles."
"I just said, I have no appetite." Song Ziwen groaned and said, "Also, who are you? Why do they call you Commander?"
"Commander?" Xu Rui said, "They are just talking nonsense, I am a nobody."
Xu Rui did not intend to disclose his identity before the Gujun camp established a foothold and grew stronger, because according to the information provided by Shadow, the Japanese Emperor Hirohito and some senior officials in the Japanese base camp already regarded him as a mortal enemy. If Xu Rui at this time
Revealing his identity will immediately lead to crazy revenge from Little Japan.
Therefore, Xu Rui must not disclose his identity at this time.
In fact, in the entire Gujun camp, only Xie Yuan, Yang Rui and Ye Ming knew Xu Rui's identity. Even Xie Changqing and other company commanders did not know his true identity. They only knew that Xu Rui was a member of the Communist Party.
A commander was sent specifically to lead them in the war of resistance in urban Shanghai.
"Nobody?" Song Ziwen snorted, "If you don't want to say it, forget it."
"Minister Song must eat something no matter what, otherwise you will starve. I can't explain it to Chairman Jiang." After Xu Rui finished speaking, he pushed his face towards Song Ziwen, then stood up and left, watching.
Xu Rui's figure walked away. Song Ziwen hesitated for a moment, then picked up the noodle bowl and started eating.
Let’s talk about Xu Rui. When he left Song Ziwen’s dormitory, he met Xie Yuan and Yang Rui.
Xie Yuan and Yang Rui were just outside the dormitory and heard Xu Rui's conversation with Song Ziwen and Wang Tianmu.
Xie Yuan followed Xu Rui and walked downstairs while saying worriedly: "Commander, is this okay? Why do I think Minister Song is right? If you open your mouth like this, you will not only completely anger the British, but even
The French and Americans will also be angered, and by then, even mediators will not be found."
In front of Xie Yuan, Xu Rui could no longer play tricks and said immediately: "Battle Commander Xie, have you ever done business?"
"Doing business?" Xie Yuan shook his head and said blankly, "I've never done it before. Does this have anything to do with doing business?"
"Of course it does matter." Xu Rui said with a smile, "We are discussing business with the British now. Since the British ask us to make a price first through the Americans, why should we be polite to them? Of course we have to ask for a high price, and then the Americans will
We'll bargain on the ground, and then we'll lower the price little by little, and finally reach a price acceptable to both parties."
"So that's it." Xie Yuan suddenly said, "Commander, can you tell me the truth?"
Yang Rui couldn't help but said: "Yes, it helps us have some confidence in our hearts. Otherwise, the hearts of the brothers are always hanging like this, and he is not a problem. Don't you think so?"
Xu Rui thought for a moment and said, "That's okay, then I'll give you the real story."
At this time, the three of them had returned to the war room. Xu Rui pointed to the sand table and said in a deep voice: "Our bottom line is the western part of the concession, and we still have the supplies needed to sustain an army for at least half a year! If we meet the requirements
With these two clauses, we will immediately release all the hostages, except, of course, the Italian prisoners of war."
Xie Yuan and Yang Rui looked at each other in shock when they heard this. Isn't this still a lion's mouth?
After a long time, Xie Yuancai whispered: "Commander, can the British government agree?"
"I don't think they can agree." Yang Rui said, "If they agree, how can they lose face?"
"Face?" Xu Rui said, "The Gurkha Royal Infantry Battalion is the face of the British royal family. They can even endure the humiliation of the Royal Infantry Battalion being wiped out, so what does it mean to rent out the Western District? After all,
Compared with the entire concession, the area of the western part of the concession is still very small, less than one-tenth."
After a pause, Xu Rui continued: "As for providing the supplies that an army needs for half a year of operations, this is nothing. Of course, in order to make the British look better, the way of providing supplies can be appropriate.
You can also make modifications, such as conducting underground transactions through the Youth Gang or something like that."
Yang Rui scratched his head and whispered: "But we only have one camp, why do we need so many supplies?"
"Only one battalion?" Xu Rui shook his head and said, "You are wrong. In Shanghai we have more than one battalion, not even one army. We have at least one group army!"
"A group army?" Yang Rui was stunned when he heard this.
Xie Yuan immediately thought of the veterans of the National Army who were stranded in the concession due to injuries. After the Battle of Songhu, there were at least 100,000 veterans of the National Army who were stranded in the concession due to injuries. After that, a considerable number of veterans Qiao Zhuang evacuated Shanghai as refugees.
, but there are also many veterans staying in Shanghai, at least 50,000.
If the remaining veterans are gathered together, we can really form a group army.
Of course, the actual situation is not so optimistic. A considerable number of these veterans who stayed in Shanghai have become disabled and will never be able to set foot on the battlefield again. Those who are not disabled may not be willing to stand up again. But Xu Rui doesn’t need too many, as long as he can
For one division, only 10,000 veterans are enough!
There should be no problem in recruiting 10,000 veterans from among the 50,000.
Thinking that in the near future, tens of thousands of veterans of the National Army could be summoned to fight with the Japs on the streets in the Western District of the Concession, Xie Yuan's emotions were instantly ignited. During the Songhu Battle, Xie Yuan's biggest regret was that he could not fight with the Japs in the urban area.
The Japanese had a hearty street fight, but now they finally have a chance to make amends!
At that moment, Xie Yuan said: "Commander, will the British government give in?"
Xu Rui nodded and said, "I will definitely do it!"
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At the same time, in Chongqing.
Chairman Chiang provided a sumptuous dinner to entertain Ambassador Johnson.
The dinner was really sumptuous, but Chairman Chiang had no appetite because all he could think about now was, what kind of price would the lone army camp offer?
Chairman Chiang very much hoped that Gujun Camp would be more understanding and not make any excessive demands. However, his intuition clearly told Chairman Chiang that Gujun Camp would never go as he wished. The proud soldiers of Gujun Camp
Strong generals even dare to disobey orders from the headquarters. Is there anything else they can't do?
After toasting a glass of red wine to Johnson, Chairman Chiang left the restaurant on the pretext of going to the toilet.
As soon as he left the restaurant, Chairman Chiang called Wang Shihe to him and asked: "There is no news from the military commander?"
Wang Shihe was about to say not yet, but suddenly there was a rush of footsteps behind him. When the two of them looked back, they saw Dai Li trotting over and gasped: "Commission, Wang Tianmu has not replied."
Chairman Chiang asked eagerly: "How do you say, what price did the Gujun camp offer?"
Dai Li took a breath and said: "The price offered by Gujun Camp is to cede the entire public concession plus the French Concession and use Gujun Camp as a military base. In addition, all the weapons and equipment of all the troops stationed in Shanghai from Western countries will be handed over to Gujun Camp.
Including naval ships of Western countries anchored on the Huangpu River."
"Ah?" Chairman Chiang was immediately stunned when he heard this.
Ceding the entire concession to the Gujun Camp as a stronghold? Niang Xipi, it’s a shame they can think of it. Only China has ceded land to the West. When did the West turn to cede land to the Chinese? Niang Xipi, this is now
Are you dreaming? Why do I feel so unreal? Yes, I must be dreaming.