Age of Conquest Reborn

Regarding Prince Zai Ren, seeing that the situation was not good, he wanted to withdraw from the battlefield in the Far East and took action. Tang Qiuli was not surprised. The corps directly under his command took the direction of North Manchuria, and the intention of the troops to point to the Far East was exposed.

With his cunning and intelligence, he will naturally be alert.

In Tang Qiuli's view, if the Japanese Far East Expeditionary Force commanded by Zai Ren does not withdraw to the Northeast and avoid being surrounded by the East Command and the Directly Affiliated Corps in the Far East, they can only take two routes. One is Kamchatka.

The peninsula, and the second is Sakhalin Island. No matter which of these two routes, we will eventually have to take the sea route and retreat to the Japanese mainland.

Based on this judgment, in order to reduce the pressure of the direct-affiliated corps' detours, Tang Qiuli thought of deploying a naval squadron including two aircraft carriers to block the Strait of Okhotsk and the waters of the South Kuril Islands, cutting off Japan from the sea.

The Far East dispatched troops as their final retreat, but after thinking about it again and again, they gave up the idea.

There are many factors that need to be taken into consideration. If a squadron of the Navy enters the Sea of ​​Japan and the Sea of ​​Okhotsk, it will inevitably trigger an all-out counterattack by the Japanese Navy. As far as the current naval strength of the independent division is concerned, it does not have the same capabilities as the Japanese Navy.

The ability to conduct an all-out decisive battle, and to allow the Japanese and Americans to engage in a duel of land, sea and air power on the Australian battlefield and in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, is the core content of its strategic vision.

Now it seems that the goal has been basically achieved. On the Australian battlefield, the Japanese Southwest Pacific Troops and the Allied Forces are fighting inextricably. The Japanese army is doing its best to defeat the Allied forces. The Allied forces are defending a corner of Australia's southwest.

. Overall, the Japanese army has the upper hand and it will take a long time to end the war at a distance. In the end, the Allies will be defeated. Tang Qiuli has long seen this.

In the eastern Pacific Ocean, the Japanese naval combined fleet commanded by Admiral Yamamoto Goto and the newly formed Pacific Fleet of the United States fought to a bloody battle. The Japanese navy still had the upper hand. This was an excellent opportunity to consume the Japanese and American naval forces.

, Tang Qiuli did not want to attract the attention of the Japanese Navy to himself because a squadron of his own entered Japan's backyard, thus causing a reversal of the advantages of the Japanese and Allied forces on the Pacific battlefield. It was also not in line with the situation.

own long-term strategic planning.

Since the navy fleet cannot be used, the only way to do this is to make the directly-affiliated regiments work harder. That's why the telegram sent to Liu Tiehan asked the directly-affiliated regiments to make detours and faster insertions.

After arriving in Jinzhou, although it was not far from the front line of the Liaoxi battlefield, there were dedicated generals in charge of each battlefield, and the troops were resting on the battlefield. Tang Qiuli's division commander did not seem to be busy dealing with anything urgent. He did have

The feeling of some idle people is that this is very different from a few months ago when the campaign to recapture the Northeast began.

After the combat missions of each war zone and each corps were clarified, commanders at all levels carried out preparations for the war in an orderly manner according to the orders. Suddenly, Tang Qiuli felt that he had nothing to do, so he simply opened his mind and led the troops.

With three wives, in

Under the protection of a group of special guards, even mountain tigers were not allowed to follow them. They visited all the scenic spots around Jinzhou. Today they will climb mountains and look into the distance. Tomorrow they will go to explore the ancient times, such as Bijia Mountain, Yiwulu Mountain, Beiputuo Mountain, Cuiputuo Mountain.

Rock mountains and other places all leave their footsteps behind.

There are dense clouds of war in the Northeast, and a decisive battle to regain the Northeast is about to begin. Tang Qiuli is just like a normal person, spending all day traveling around the mountains and rivers. However, no one is making irresponsible remarks behind his back. The independent division is the number one

He always behaves differently, but after walking around for three or four days, Mei Ting vaguely persuaded him that it was time to calm down and return to the headquarters to take charge, but Tang Qiuli smiled indifferently and remained the same.

On this day, a group of people had just returned from visiting ancient times and admiring the autumn scenery at Qingyan Temple. As soon as they walked into the gate of the headquarters, they saw Ge Zhenzhuang, the director of the divisional staff, standing at the door waiting anxiously. Tang Qiuli smiled at him

Mei Ting said: "Sister Ting, look at Director Ge's anxious look. There must be something that needs me to deal with. You don't need to persuade me. I won't have time to accompany you tomorrow!"

Mei Ting smiled and did not take her husband's words seriously. Originally, thousands of troops and horses gathered in the Northeast. As a division commander, it would be better for him to give up on everything and accompany his wives to enjoy the mountains and rivers. If this is known to the warriors below,

, how bad the impact must be!

Mei Xue was not very happy. She poked Liu Xinlan and signaled her to speak. Liu Xinlan blushed and said, "Didn't you promise us to go to Fengguo Temple in Yixian County tomorrow?"

Tang Qiuli looked at Liu Xinlan's rosy little face and said solemnly: "State affairs are the most important thing! Xinlan, these words were not your idea, were they? How about asking Shan Hu to accompany you tomorrow?" With that, he glanced at

Mei Xue, who was snickering beside her.

Mei Ting came to the rescue: "Alright Qiu Li, you have important matters to deal with. Anyway, Fengguo Temple is right there and you can't run away. It doesn't matter when you go!"

"The one who knows me is Sister Ting!" Tang Qiuli complimented her so flatteringly that it drew angry looks from Mei Xue and Liu Xinlan, and the three women left chatting and laughing.

Tang Qiuli saw that Ge Zhenzhuang had seen him but had not come over. Knowing what was going on, he waved and shouted: "Director Ge, what is waiting for me? Is there any new move by the Kwantung Army?"

?" Probably only this kind of thing would make Ge Zhenzhuang anxiously waiting for him at the door.

Ge Zhenzhuang hurried over, raised his hands in salute, and said: "Commander, this is not a matter of the Kwantung Army, but a telegram from the Germans. The German Ambassador to China, Thomas Todmann, sent you a special diplomatic letter through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Chongqing National Government!

"

"Germans?" Tang Qiuli asked in disbelief with his eyes widened. He was very surprised. What kind of telegram did the Germans send to him for no reason? Ambassador Todman was no stranger to him. This was his first time.

The visit to Germany was facilitated by this person. To be fair, Tang Qiuli had a pretty good impression of the German Ambassador to China, Traudemann. However, they had not contacted him for a long time. It was strange that he sent a telegram out of the blue.

"What did the Germans say in the telegram?" Tang Qiuli asked while thinking about it.

Ge Zhenzhuang replied: "The German Ambassador to China Todmann, at the request of the Japanese Ambassador to Germany Kenji Mizuno, sent a message to the Japanese. The Japanese government requested to negotiate with you on the situation in Manchuria! If you agree to negotiate with the Japanese

Negotiation, please call Todman back as soon as possible!"

"Hahaha! The Japanese want to negotiate, at this time?" Tang Qiuli shook his head and laughed as if he had heard the most ridiculous thing in the world.

Ge Zhenzhuang started laughing. Wuran was an officer in the Independent Division. Even an ordinary soldier couldn't help laughing when he heard the news. Isn't it too funny? The Independent Division has more than one million troops.

They were gearing up and working hard, preparing to eat the encircled Japanese Kwantung Army in one bite. At this juncture, the Japanese wanted to come to negotiate. It was so damn whimsical!

"Commander, do you want to call Todman back? The two sides are sworn enemies and there is no possibility of negotiation! There is no room for negotiation. Let Todman tell the Japanese that if you give up on this, don't play tricks or have any whims.

Come on!" Ge Zhenzhuang suggested. He felt that the Japanese from top to bottom, including that shitty emperor, must have been kicked in the head by a donkey. Otherwise, how could they come up with such a ridiculous trick?

"No!" Tang Qiuli smiled slyly and said, "Call back to Todman. Since the Japanese want to negotiate and we are not militants, let me see the sincerity of the Japanese and what bargaining chips they offer.

Is it enough to make my heart flutter?"

Ge Zhenzhuang reminded: "Commander, the war is imminent, and the overall goal of recovering Northeast China has been determined. Is it necessary to talk nonsense to the Japanese? Just refuse it directly!"

Tang Qiuli said with a smile: "Director Ge, don't you think that since we arrived in Jinzhou, you and I, as well as a large group of staff officers under the command of the division, have had nothing to do? Anyway, our army's battle is going on

The preparation work is going on normally, and there is no need for teachers to worry about it. Anyway, idle time is idle, and it would be good to see the bezoar dog treasure in the belly of the Japanese! Fighting can be fought, and negotiations can also be discussed. These are two different things!"

Ge Zhenzhuang was completely speechless, confused, and a little aggrieved. He argued: "Division commander, although the division commander does not directly intervene in the specific command of the major battlefields in the Far East, Northeast and Korean Peninsula, as the division commander organization, daily battlefield reports and enemy trends are

Regarding troop deployment adjustments and transfers, logistics supplies, etc., telegrams are flying in like snowflakes, and the staff office is extremely busy..."

Having said this, Ge Zhenzhuang suddenly stopped. This is all the specific work of the Staff Office. It seems that it really has nothing to do with the division commander. There is indeed no problem that requires the division commander to be busy. The key to the problem is that you are idle, but the Staff Office cannot be idle.

Stay tuned! The various departments under the division commander cannot be idle!

But Ge Zhenzhuang couldn't say this, so he had no choice but to say: "It's the division commander. I will immediately ask the Communications Department to send a telegram back to the German Ambassador to China Todmann to explain your attitude!"

Seeing Ge Zhenzhuang reluctantly leaving, Tang Qiuli said with a playful smile, "This Tao Deman, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Chongqing National Government, such a telegram came. It's so far away."

The Nationalist Government and Chairman Chiang Kai-shek in Chongqing, southwest China, should have trouble sleeping again!"

If the German Ambassador to China, Todd Mann, had not gone through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the National Government of Chongqing, but had contacted Tang Qiuli privately when sending the telegram to Tang Qiuli that the Japanese wanted to negotiate, there would have been no trouble. Todd

There were personal channels of communication between Man and Tang Qiuli, and radio communication was always open.

However, the Germans' mechanical and rigid attitude, as well as their serious attitude towards doing things, made Todman choose the formal diplomatic channel. This veteran diplomat believed that this was a matter involving two countries and that it must be done normally.

channel.

(To be continued) (To be continued..)