The War of Resistance Against Japan: Special Operations Battalion Traverses Shanghai and Slaughters

After the attendant finished explaining, Tenko handed Tojo Hideki a telegram with trembling hands.

“You… take a look… they said that if we don’t surrender unconditionally, they will drop these bombs on our capital.”

"What?" Hideki Tojo took the telegram, quickly read it, and immediately gasped.

After a moment of silence, Hideki Tojo asked weakly, "Your Majesty, what are your thoughts?"

Tianhuang's facial muscles twitched violently twice, and he let out a long sigh.

"I have decided to send representatives to negotiate with the other side immediately. I don't know how many of these terrifying bombs they have. If there are hundreds, our homeland will be completely destroyed. However, I still do not want to surrender unconditionally."

Hideki Tojo knew that Ame-no-michi's decision was correct, so he did not object and spoke decisively.

"Your Majesty, since you have made your decision, let me negotiate with them. Rest assured, I will do my best to secure favorable terms and ensure the safety of you and the royal family."

Tenko looked very dejected. He nodded silently and then waved gently to Tojo Hidekichi.

Hideki Tojo left the underground shelter of the locusts and immediately returned to the main camp.

He then immediately convened an emergency meeting of high-level officials, at which Hideki Tojo directly announced the decision regarding the locusts.

Everyone was initially excited upon hearing this, but they couldn't understand why Tianhuang wanted to negotiate surrender with the other side.

But when Hideki Tojo reported the devastating bombings that had struck the three islands that morning, all the Japanese soldiers slumped into their chairs like deflated balloons, and several of them let out hysterical roars.

"Damn it, how could the Chinese army have such a bomb?"

“I dare not oppose the decision of the Heavenly Locust to surrender, but I will never surrender. I will serve the Empire and His Majesty the Heavenly Locust with my life.”

"That's right, I will also pledge my loyalty to the death and never surrender."

Hideki Tojo had no time for arguing: "Fine, do whatever you want. I must obey Tenten-hoon's orders."

Next, Hideki Tojo selected four subordinates to form a negotiation team and sent a telegram to Ryufei, saying that he would set off immediately to negotiate surrender with the other side.

Long Fei set up the negotiation venue on the flagship "Longzun" and appointed five people from Li Yunlong's side as his negotiation representatives.

A negotiating table was set up on the deck of the warship, where Li Yunlong and his four companions sat imposingly, their eyes filled with disdain and contempt.

Hideki Tojo maintained the hypocritical so-called politeness that Japan has always practiced, and bowed to everyone.

"Gentlemen, I am Hideki Tojo, the Prime Minister of Japan. I have been sent by the Emperor to negotiate our surrender."

Long Fei, dressed in military uniform, stood tall and imposing behind Li Yunlong and his four companions. After Tojo Hideki finished his self-introduction, he stared coldly at him and spoke slowly.

"I never expected you, you old geezer, to be Tojo Hideki. Alright, enough rambling. There's a surrender document on the table. Take a look and sign it now."

Long Fei's words completely stunned Tojo Hideki. They hadn't even started negotiations yet, and he was already being asked to sign, and in such a commanding tone.

Seeing that Ryufei was standing behind the other party's negotiator, Tojo Hideki guessed that he was not of high rank, so he asked in return with disdain.

"May I ask who you are? Do you have the authority to make a statement?"

"Hehe, I am Long Fei, the supreme commander of the Longyan People's Army and the supreme leader of the Longyan Kingdom. Do you think I have the right to express my opinion?"

"What?! You're Long Fei..."

Hideki Tojo squinted and carefully examined Ryufei before sitting down, feigning composure.

"Today, it is our great Japan negotiating with the Chinese nation in Yan'an, not us negotiating with your Longyan nation."

At this moment, Li Yunlong stood up abruptly and pointed at Tojo Hideki, angrily rebuking him.

"You little devils, are you blind or deaf? The telegram we sent ordered you to surrender unconditionally. Commander Long just ordered you to read the surrender document and sign it directly."

"If you keep pretending, get the hell out of here. No matter what kind of prime minister you are, even if you're a bunch of traitors, you're still worse than pigs and dogs in my eyes."

After the translator translated Li Yunlong's words, Hideki Tojo slammed his fist on the table in anger.

"How can you use such foul language? You are completely insulting our character."

Before Li Yunlong could even get angry after the translation was completed, Kong Jie couldn't sit still any longer.

"Shut up, so what if we insulted you? You talk about dignity? You bunch of warmongers, you're not even human, you're worse than pigs and dogs, what dignity do you have?"

After hearing the translation, Hideki Tojo gritted his teeth in anger and said, "In that case, I regret to inform you that the negotiations have failed."

After saying that, Hideki Tojo turned to leave.

This was actually a strategy employed by Hideki Tojo to retreat in order to advance. He fully expected that the other party would call out to him, and then he could take the opportunity to propose his surrender terms.

They let Hideki Tojo lead the negotiation team further and further away, without even trying to stop them.

Hideki Tojo walked slower and slower, his heart growing increasingly anxious.

Long Fei had long seen through Tojo Hideki's tricks and decided to play a trick on him.

"Order: The Japanese devils refuse to surrender. Target the Japanese capital immediately and prepare to fire."

Long Fei shouted loudly in Japanese. Upon hearing this, Tojo Hideki immediately stumbled and almost fell face-first into the dirt.

After struggling to regain his footing, he hurriedly turned around, raised his hands, and shouted, "No, don't fire! I... I didn't say I wouldn't surrender..."

Hideki Tojo immediately turned around, strode back, then plopped down and picked up the surrender document to read it.

The surrender document listed eighteen points, both large and small.

The first clause states that Japan will unconditionally surrender to China. Why China and not the Allied Powers? This was intentional on Long Fei's part.

Because Japan does not surrender to these countries, these countries cannot enjoy all the benefits that would have resulted from Japan's surrender.

Whether you fight or surrender, it has absolutely nothing to do with Long Fei.

Article 2: All armed personnel in Japan must lay down their weapons; anyone who continues to resist will be resolutely eliminated.

Article 3 states that Yan'an, the capital of China, will gain postwar administrative control and troop stationing rights over Japan, and Japan will be prohibited from possessing armed forces other than a police force to maintain order.

Article 4: Japan shall return all the territories of China that it has seized.

Article 5. Japan will compensate and apologize for the losses and damages caused by its invasion of China. The specific amount of compensation will be determined by China after conducting a survey.

Article Six: Japan must unconditionally hand over war criminals identified by China; otherwise, Japan will not rule out taking military action to capture them.

Article 7: Japan will permanently cede Mount Undying to China.

Article 8: Japanese troops outside of Japan's homeland may only surrender to the armies of China and Longyan.

There were ten more clauses to follow. After reading them, Hideki Tojo turned pale and coughed up a mouthful of blood.