I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

Among the three conditions, the second is the most acceptable to the Japanese (salvage the remains of the dead and those who fell into the water of the national army's frogman special forces and torpedo boat sailors), and the first is somewhat unacceptable to the Japanese (stop shelling Nanjing) As for the third one, I personally feel that the Japanese will not agree (the Mutsu lowered the rising sun flag and raised the blue sky and white sun full of red flags), because this is a naked humiliation of the Japanese and the Japanese navy. I guess the Japanese would rather land Even when the Oku was blown up, they were unwilling to raise the flag of our country on the Mutsu, which is equivalent to surrender, but I didn’t expect that the Japanese actually agreed!”

Regarding this "third condition", Lieutenant Admiral Shimada, who gave the order to agree, was criticized from within the Japanese Navy and the Japanese military afterwards. Many people criticized him for "making the Japanese Navy suffer more than the loss of the Mutsu. A serious blow, and an unprecedented shame and humiliation.” Regarding this, Lieutenant General Shimada said, “After thinking about it calmly afterwards, I really felt that I should have rejected the extremely outrageous and unreasonable request of the Chinese Army. , not for the sake of tile integrity', raising the flag of the enemy country made the Mutsu ship stained with a stain that can never be washed away, just like a virgin was raped, it can no longer restore its innocence, it would be better to die.

However, I really couldn't make a rational and calm judgment at that time. In just 5 minutes, it took me at least 3 minutes to barely recover a little bit of thinking. For this, anything can be promised.

Maybe my decision at the time was really wrong, but it was my instinctive and subconscious reaction at the time.

As the saying goes, there are no jokes in the army, and military orders are like mountains, even if I realize that I made a mistake after issuing this order, I can’t change my words easily!”

The Japanese let go of this incident at the beginning, which led to the "extremely peculiar negotiations in war" between the Chinese and Japanese armies.

What needs to be pointed out is that the two parties in this negotiation are the Chinese Nanjing Army and the Japanese Navy’s Yangtze River Fleet. The Chinese party is completely determined by Jiang Weiguo alone. Behind the Japanese Navy’s Yangtze River Fleet is the entire Japanese navy, and in the end it is Emperor Hirohito who is really in power. , In a sense, this negotiation is the negotiation between Jiang Weiguo and Hirohito.

Originally, Jiang Weiguo did not intend to "hold the Mutsu ship hostage to negotiate with the Japanese", so after receiving Bu Xiao's telegram and learning that he could negotiate with the Japanese, he was a little caught off guard, his thinking was completely confused, and he didn't know what to propose for a while. What conditions? In the end, Xiao Yao helped him put forward the conditions. There are three points in total:

First, the Japanese Navy immediately withdrew from the Nanjing War;

Second, the Japanese navy immediately ceased the blockade of China's coastal ports;

Third, the Japanese Navy immediately transferred 10 warships to the Chinese Navy.

The deadline for the Japanese is: one hour.

"The time is tight! The Japanese are completely stuck, and the Japanese are not allowed to make calculations and analysis!" Jiang Weiguo was a little speechless after reading the negotiation conditions drawn up by Xiao Yao, "My military advisor, your three conditions are simply It’s just that the lion opened his mouth! It’s too harsh! What if the Japanese refuse to accept it?”

"Then blow up the Mutsu!" Xiao Yao's tone was very light, "Don't forget, this is our purpose.

You have to understand that the key to success in negotiation is to firmly grasp the initiative, not to give the other party any possibility of bargaining or taking advantage of loopholes, firmly guard our bottom line, and let the other party revolve around us.

The harder the demands and the stronger the momentum, the easier it is for the opponent to succumb.

Don't forget that we have an absolute advantage in this negotiation.

If the negotiation fails, we will blow up the Mutsu, and we will make a sure profit without losing money; if the negotiation is completed, we will make another fortune after winning a big victory, why not do it?Don't belittle yourself, we are invincible!"

Jiang Weiguo laughed: "Military division, I like you more and more!"

The Japanese Yangtze River Fleet Headquarters, the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet Headquarters, the Japanese Navy Ministry, the Japanese Military Command, and the palace departments...all fell into unprecedented confusion, haste, tension, bewilderment, and panic.

King Hirohito, Admiral Minai, Lieutenant Admiral Yoshida, Lieutenant Admiral Yamamoto, Rear Admiral Inoue and other high-level naval officials gathered together to discuss countermeasures, and Hirohito was sleepy and worried.

"This Jiang Weiguo..." King Bo Gong gritted his teeth and hated, "It's really hateful!"

Major General Inoue said with a little luck: "Maybe this is the purpose of Jiang Weiguo, hijacking the Mutsu and blackmailing us. We can use a strategy of delaying the attack, delaying time, and slowly thinking about countermeasures..."

"Impossible!" Lieutenant General Yamamoto shook his head with a look of iron, "The Chinese soldiers who captured the Mutsu ammunition depot must be outlaws who are not afraid of death. As for Jiang Weiguo's character, you should also have it. From what I've heard, this person's methods are vigorous and fierce, and I can be sure that when the time comes, he will almost [-]% order those Chinese soldiers to detonate the shells and destroy the Mutsu.

Mr. Inoue, we can't play any tricks to slow down the army, because Jiang Weiguo never gave us a chance!"

"How did this happen? How did this happen!" Admiral Minai was heartbroken, "Mutsu! That's the Mutsu!"

"Are we really going to agree to those three conditions?" Rear Admiral Inoue's eyes were red with tears, he was in pain and anger, because he felt an unprecedented sense of shame, "Otherwise, the Mutsu will be doomed! The Austrian... is the most powerful and outstanding main battleship of the Imperial Navy! It should stand firm and fight bravely for the Empire in the sea. Even if it sinks in the ocean, it will be glorious and the best ending, and it will be better than ever It was blown up in the Yangtze River! Since it was completed 16 years and three months ago, the Mutsu has not really participated in a vigorous battle, but in such a humiliating way..." He couldn't help himself, his voice choked He feels that the Mutsu is like a samurai who has received rigorous training, has been tempered, and has top combat effectiveness. He should have killed the enemy and made contributions. To die, but right now, it is like being crushed to death by a dwarf with a small stone. The life is vigorous, and the death is worthless. Not only is it worthless, but it is also extremely humiliating.

"Huh!" King Bogong's face was livid, and he almost gritted his teeth. "If you agree to the three conditions of the Chinese people, what face will the Imperial Navy have?"

"But..." Lieutenant Admiral Yoshida trembled with trembling lips, "Is the Imperial Navy really planning to abandon the Mutsu? Your Excellency, please forgive me, the imaginary enemies of the Imperial Army have always been China and Soviet Russia, and the Imperial Navy's The imaginary enemy has always been the United States and the United Kingdom. The military power of the Imperial Navy is used to deal with the United States and Britain. If the capital ship is destroyed on the battlefield of China...it is really not worthwhile! Mutsu...build it, It took a full three years and four months and cost more than [-] million yen. Not only that, the construction of the Mutsu coincided with the Washington Naval Conference. The United States and Britain asked the Empire to abolish the Mutsu. The United States and the United Kingdom fought hard. In the end, the empire was allowed to keep the Mutsu, but the United States was able to continue to build three Colorado-class battleships, and the United Kingdom was able to continue to build two Nelson-class battleships. Your Excellency, the Mutsu and the Nagato are the same The first-class ship is one of the two most powerful battleships in the Imperial Navy. Although its low position is slightly inferior to that of the Nagato, it is hard-won! In order to get it, we agree with the United States to add three battleships and the United Kingdom to add two battleship..."

"So..." Lieutenant General Yamamoto sighed with extreme anxiety, "While we got one battleship Mutsu, the United States added three battleships, and the United Kingdom added two battleships. It is beneficial to us and enables the U.S. and British navies to maintain their strength advantage over the Imperial Navy. Now that we have lost the Mutsu, the three U.S. ships and the two U.K. ships are intact. Therefore, the loss of the Mutsu will make the Imperial Navy inferior to the U.S. and British navies. His strength has been made worse.

Your Excellency, the loss of the Mutsu is by no means a simple loss of a battleship, and this matter will have a huge negative impact on the empire's balance of power in the world's navies!"

"The Mutsu and the Nagato are deeply loved and admired by the Japanese people. They are symbols of Japan's national strength, military strength, and national spirit. In order to build them, countless Japanese citizens donated generously, even elementary school students donated money. If.. The Mutsu was really destroyed, how can we explain to the Japanese people?" Rear Admiral Inoue said more and more sadly.

"By the way!" Lieutenant General Yamamoto remembered another very important thing, "If we accept the three conditions of the Chinese Army, it is equivalent to the Imperial Navy unilaterally negotiating a peace and armistice with the Chinese Army, what kind of attitude will the Imperial Army have? "

"They will definitely oppose it!" Major General Inoue said without thinking.

In this regard, Rear Admiral Inoue, who advocated the naval force against the army in the February [-] incident, has an unforgettable understanding.

"Okay!" Hearing this, King Hiroko became more and more upset. He is the "Chief Commander" of the Japanese Navy and also represents the emperor, so he kept his word. Lieutenant General Shimada and others far away on the Yangtze River are waiting for his decision.

King Bogong hated Jiang Weiguo from the bottom of his heart, but he had to admit that he was extremely caught in a dilemma at this time, and refused to accept the conditions. The Mutsu would be [-]% wiped out in an earth-shattering fireball explosion. What he couldn't accept, agreed to accept the conditions, and the Japanese navy was disgraced and extremely ashamed, which was also unacceptable to him.

Suppressing the almost violent anger, King Bogong said every word: "Send a telegram to Jiang Weiguo, telling him that the Imperial Japanese Navy will never accept his blackmail! If the Mutsu is destroyed..." He The facial features are distorted, and the face is full of ferocious expressions that want to eat people, "The Imperial Japanese Army will kill 30 China people in the occupied area of ​​southern Jiangsu and bury them with the Mutsu! Just reply like this!"

"Wh...what?" General Minai and others were stunned, and they immediately realized that this was the idea of ​​King Hatohiko of Asaka Palace. Jiang Weiguo used the Mutsu as a bargaining chip to coerce the Japanese navy, and the Japanese navy used the Japanese The lives of countless Chinese civilians in the occupied area were used as bargaining chips, which in turn threatened Jiang Weiguo.

"Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief!" Major General Inoue said in shock, "This... I am afraid it will anger Jiang Weiguo, right? Also, blatantly massacring civilians as a means will definitely have a great negative impact on the empire in international public opinion. ..." What Major General Inoue said was correct. What Jiang Weiguo held hostage was the battleship Mutsu, which was an item of war. There was no violation of the international law of war and morality. What the Japanese army held hostage was the lives of Chinese civilians, which blatantly violated the international law. The laws and morals of war.

"I said, just reply like this!" King Bo Gong's voice was stern, "I want to see if this Jiang Weiguo is afraid of it! He really thinks that the Great Japanese Empire is a soft persimmon!"

At 10:50 in the evening (this is Nanjing time, Tokyo time is 11:50), only 10 minutes before the deadline set by Jiang Weiguo, the reply sent by King Bogong on behalf of the Japanese Navy was sent to Jiang Weiguo.

Jiang Weiguo is now "guiding" Liu Wugou to write a press release. How the frogman special forces were dispatched and how they succeeded are all military secrets and must not be leaked, but this operation must be announced as soon as possible. It is one thing to boost the morale and inspire the hearts of the people, but more importantly, it is necessary to build up public opinion, attract the attention of the great powers, and achieve the effect of expanding the influence, so the sooner the press release is completed, the better.

Liu Wugou was carrying out her work very seriously. Jiang Weiguo came to "guidance" for two purposes. One was to get rid of the chaotic thoughts in his mind. At this time, Jiang Weiguo had two kinds of emotions, which were elation and joy, Because the hijacking of the Mutsu was a major victory that cannot be overstated, Jiang Weiguo had to feel proud of his "intelligence" and his great contribution to the country again, but At the same time, he felt restless, because this incident was completely unprecedented in the original history, so he could no longer "predict things like a god, a prophet of the future." Thinking wildly, the only solution is to find something to do to distract attention and thinking. There is no doubt that "harassing" Liu Wugou is what Jiang Weiguo is most willing to do at this time, and this is also his second purpose.

"That hour, I lived like a century!" This is what Jiang Weiguo said afterwards, but he was lying, because he didn't do any serious business at all during that hour.

"Jiang Weiguo!" Unbearable, Liu Wugou dropped the pen in his hand, then opened Jiang Weiguo's hands that were "doing bad things", and shouted slightly angrily, "Are you going to be ashamed?"

"No!" Jiang Weiguo was very straightforward.

Liu Wugou almost got angry: "Be careful that your three girlfriends see it!" There was a different meaning in her words.

"It's okay, they won't see it!" Jiang Weiguo doesn't care, he has already thought about this problem, Yang Mei will definitely not care about his behavior of "stepping on another boat", Shi Liling is still someone else's wife after all, in order to avoid suspicion, unless Make an agreement, otherwise she will not suddenly come to Jiang Weiguo, and she will not be able to justifiably "catch rape" on Jiang Weiguo. As for Cai Wenna, she is as docile as a kitten, because Jiang Weiguo is both her lover and her benefactor. Self-knowledge, he just wants to follow Jiang Weiguo, never asks for anything, he is obedient to Jiang Weiguo, and will never care about Jiang Weiguo's "cheating". Naturally, Jiang Weiguo has no fear in doing this.

"Hey! Jiang Weiguo, I want to ask you something!" Liu Wugou had a serious expression on his face.

"Tell me, I know everything I can say, and I can say everything!"

Liu Wugou paused, and asked in an interrogative tone: "Do you support monogamy?"

"Of course I support it!" Jiang Weiguo nodded again and again, "I fully support 'monogamy for life'!"

"Really?" Liu Wugou looked at Jiang Weiguo suspiciously, because what Jiang Weiguo did was the opposite of what he said.

"Of course it is true!" Jiang Weiguo said solemnly, "One wife, one wife, one mistress (birth) and one mistress (birth)!"

"You..." Liu Wugou was once again speechless from Jiang Weiguo's anger.

"Brother Wei!" There was a knock on the door, and Sun Tao reported outside, "The vice-counselor is here!"

Jiang Weiguo was startled, he hastily "let go" Liu Wugou, looked down at his watch, "There are still 10 minutes!" He opened the door, Xiao Yao walked in with a blank expression, he looked at the room that belonged to Liu Wugou's workshop room, and handed Jiang Weiguo a telegram: "The Japanese have called back!"

"Agreed or refused?" Jiang Weiguo became nervous all of a sudden.

"I refused, and...the Japanese threatened us in turn!" Xiao Yao went straight to the point.

Jiang Weiguo took the telegram and read it eagerly. After reading it, his mind went blank with a buzzing sound.

"Yes, the Japanese in turn threatened us, let us let go of the Mutsu, and evacuate the frogmen in the Mutsu's ammunition depot, otherwise, they would massacre our civilians in the Japanese-occupied area in southern Jiangsu, killing 30 people I will be buried with the Mutsu!" Xiao Yao's tone was devoid of emotion, which actually showed his gloominess and faint anger, "There are still 10 minutes, which is not only the time limit we gave the Japanese, but also the time the Japanese gave us. deadline!"

After putting down the telegram, Jiang Weiguo closed his eyes, trying to hold back the turbulent waves in his heart.

The Japanese are indeed not so "weak and bully"... Jiang Weiguo secretly smiled bitterly.

There is no precedent for this kind of thing in history, so Jiang Weiguo faced it for the first time. He was not prepared, rushed, and unable to adapt to the situation. He did not expect that the Japanese would actually threaten him in turn.

The Japanese rejected Jiang Weiguo's conditions, claiming that if the Mutsu "had an accident", they would "kill 30 people to be buried with the Mutsu" in the Japanese-occupied area in southern Jiangsu.

"So ruthless, so terrible..." Jiang Weiguo couldn't help muttering to himself.

"Ah? What should we do?" Liu Wugou leaned over to read the telegram, completely astonished, and then became nervous and terrified, "If we destroy the Mutsu, the Japanese will kill 30 of our compatriots? My God... 30 compatriots..." She read this number that means hell in horror, "Will the Japanese do this? This is a massacre! So many powerful countries will see it, and the Japanese don't think about the consequences ?Ah...the Japanese are inherently inhuman. If they were afraid of these things, how could they massacre Lushun, Jinan, Pingdingshan, and Chongming Island? If they can say it, they will do it, 30 compatriots. ..." She looked at Jiang Weiguo with a pale face, "Jiang Weiguo! Talk to me! What should we do?"

Jiang Weiguo's originally chaotic thoughts turned into a mess, and he looked at Xiao Yao.

"There's no need to reply!" Xiao Yao's attitude was clear, and he was so decisive that it was almost cold. "Silence is the greatest contempt. Since the Japanese don't accept our conditions, they are not entitled to our reply!"

"You mean..." Jiang Weiguo's voice fluttered, "According to the original plan?"

Xiao Yao nodded, and he looked at his watch: "There are still 8 minutes!"

Jiang Weiguo shuddered suddenly. He knew that the next situation would develop like this: 8 minutes later, Bu Xiao and other frogman special forces in the Mutsu ammunition depot would detonate the shells without hesitation. After the big bang, the Mutsu was turned into waste. Next, the frenzied Japanese army will kill in Shanghai, Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou and other areas occupied by southern Jiangsu. Countless compatriots will die tragically in the massacre of the Japanese army. In retaliation by the Japanese army, Jiang Weiguo blew up the Mutsu in retaliation.

"Xiao... Deputy Chief of Staff Xiao!" Liu Wugou lost his voice in shock, "How could you do this? 30 of our compatriots will die because of this!"

"The butcher's knife is in the hands of the Japanese, not ours!" Xiao Yao said flatly.

"You don't care about those compatriots?" Liu Wugou's voice trembled with his body, "Many people will die!"

"That is the crime and responsibility of the Japanese, and they will pay back in the future!" Xiao Yao said calmly.

"You're just doing nothing!" Liu Wugou was furious. "You obviously had a chance to stop this massacre! But you deliberately stood by!"

"Stand by and watch?" Xiao Yao's expression was neither hot nor cold, and his tone was neither salty nor dull, "Then what should we do? Return the Mutsu to Zhao? If that's the case, why are we planning this operation? We have achieved results through hard work. , but surrendered the results of the battle due to the enemy's coercion and intimidation? How can this be justified in the world? If I had known this, I would have stopped fighting at the beginning of the war and just surrendered!"

"Don't you care about those compatriots?" Liu Wugou's voice trembled more and more.

"This is the price we have to pay to win the victory!" Xiao Yao's expression and tone remained calm.

"You are too extreme!" Liu Wugou was completely angry, "Soldiers protect the country and the people, how can you only care about victory and ignore the lives of the people? You have violated the original intention of the soldiers! You have also violated the bounden duty of the soldiers! How can we come to the country without the people? It is ridiculous to protect the country without protecting the people!" She looked dazed.

Xiao Yao looked at Liu Wugou and said slowly, "The most important thing for a person is dignity, life is only second, and dignity is more important than life. A person without dignity is equivalent to a pig or dog. A life without dignity is meaningless." of.

And dignity does not come without a price.

As it is with a person, so it is with a country.

Egon Schiele (Austrian painting giant) once said that if a country cannot have the courage to maintain its dignity at all costs, then the country is worthless.

Miss Liu, what we have to do at this time is to safeguard the dignity of our country and everyone in our country!"

"Jiang Weiguo!" Liu Wugou looked at Jiang Weiguo anxiously, "Speak up! What should we do? Do you really want to care about the lives and deaths of those compatriots?"

Chapter 287 Scorched City (7)