novelhk Chapter 566 You may have been tricked
Chapter 566 You may have been tricked
The navy and army ministers, who always disliked each other and always had to say something to each other, were surprisingly unanimous this time and no one spoke a word.
Watching the two men each holding up their tea cups, the Prime Minister knew that neither was prepared for the other's military intimidation.
"Since all of you are not ready, I hope that you can put aside your past grudges and work out together how we can gain more benefits for the empire in this mediation.
Sakatan Seishirō looked at the Prime Minister; "Hai Shengwei, we absolutely cannot give in."
The Minister of War, who had always been at odds with him, surprisingly nodded in agreement this time; "Yes, we must not give up this place. Once we give it up, we will lose a natural port, which will be detrimental to our future plans."
Arita Hachiro listened to the two men's strong resistance to Haishengwei. He lowered his head and thought for a moment before saying, "But you two, have you ever thought about this? If we don't want Haishengwei, the relationship between us and the Northern Soviet Union may be eased and restored to the past. But if we occupy Haishengwei, then our relationship with them will not be restored to the past. Even the Kwantung Army may not be able to withdraw its troops to the south in the future."
"Mr. Arita is trying to say that the Northern Soviet Union has provided a large amount of military assistance to the Yamashiro, including tank production lines and truck production lines. This will greatly enhance their military strength."
Sakatan Seishirō's sarcastic words made Arita Barō feel uncomfortable and narrowed his eyes. "Why, don't you think this will pose a threat to our empire?"
Sakatan Seishirō snorted coldly, "Having aid is one thing, but whether or not it can be produced is another matter, isn't it?"
The mountain city is barren, and there have not been many places with steel reserves so far, and there is zero oil. Do they have the materials needed for tanks and trucks? No, they don’t.
Since there is no , the empire's powerful army, why should we be afraid of them.
Rather than saying that it is the mountain city that is growing up, it is better to say that it is those bastards in Europe and America who are feeding the mountain city. Oil, steel, etc. will be continuously transported to the mountain city.
The Prime Minister has realized that the army still does not take Yamashiro seriously. For them, their ultimate opponents are Europe and the United States.
But the question is whether the empire has such ability.
"I think we can accept mediation, and even return Hai Shengwei if necessary."
"Prime Minister." Sakatan Seishirō stood up and looked at him. "Will this move frustrate millions of soldiers in my army?"
The Prime Minister felt as if he had been stabbed in the chest. He looked at the First Lord of the Admiralty, hoping he would say something.
Unfortunately, the Navy Minister had no intention of speaking at all.
They are against going north, but now that the port has been taken, it may be difficult to get them to give it up again.
To put it bluntly, if he dares to say today that he will give up Hai Shengwei, he will be drowned by a spit from the navy tomorrow.
However, the Prime Minister stared at him intently. If he said nothing, it would be inappropriate. After thinking for a while, he said, "Your Majesty, what do you mean?"
Who knows? I haven’t been to His Majesty yet.
Besides, if we have to ask His Majesty for instructions on everything, then what is the point of the Prime Minister's Office, the headquarters, and these departments?
"His Majesty doesn't know the news yet, but if you are willing, I can go to see His Majesty. However, in His Majesty's mind, we will be labeled as incompetent, which is not something I can predict."
I'm afraid that neither the Empire's plan nor the Northern Soviet plan will meet their requirements. In this case, the proposer of this plan should be Europe and the United States. Why should the Empire bother with this matter?
These words resonated with the people present, and several people nodded in succession.
The mountain city lost the natural protection of fog today. Starting from noon, Japanese bombers launched a non-stop bombing of the mountain city for nearly half an hour.
The explosions continued in the mountain city. However, all this did not affect Zhou Weiguo, who was a guest at the British Embassy at the moment.
Zhou Weiguo came here today not to hide from Japanese bombers, but because a special envoy meeting between the United States, Britain, and France to jointly coordinate communications between the Japanese army and the North Soviet Union has been held at the British Far East Governor's Office.
However, what was unexpected was that Berlin also jumped out and participated in the mediation.
"I heard that it started yesterday. What do both sides mean?" Shancheng was already fighting fiercely with the Japanese army, so Shancheng had no part in this mediation.
If Shancheng wanted to know the latest situation, he could only rely on the undercover personnel in the Second Division. Of course, this would easily expose the undercover personnel in the Second Division, so Zhou Weiguo came directly to George.
He thought George should be clear.
George took a sip of tea and said, "The North demands that the Japanese troops withdraw from all areas of northern Soviet Union and compensate them for their losses of 70 million rubles."
Chao Xiang Xiuling said from the side, "They really think you are good people. One dares to say it, and the other dares to believe it."
"What you said makes it seem like we have bad intentions." George glanced at Chaoxiang Xiuling.
Can this person speak?
Isn't the purpose of our mediation to stop them from fighting each other and to allow them to live in peace?
"George, don't forget that the plan you are currently using was proposed by my man. I won't tell you how sinister it is. How dare you say that you are good people? You are kidding me."
George stopped talking.
How could he forget that, although the plan used by the Empire this time had some changes, the overall core remained unchanged, that is, it was based on Zhou Weiguo's proposal that Hai Shengwei give the Japanese army.
If this place falls into the hands of the Japanese army, it will be a hundred benefits and no harm to the empire.
"What about the Japanese army? What are their demands?"
George sighed and said, "To be honest, we don't know either."
"How is this possible? As a party in the mediation, you have the right to know the demands and agreements between the two parties. How could you not know this?" Minamizo Akiko looked at George with a feeling that something was wrong. "You are not lying to us again, are you?"
George spread his hands. "I am now on the same side with you. Why should I lie to you? Really, this time, the Japanese army did not have any agreement. They just came."
What is this for?
Zhou Weiguo frowned for a long time, and then he seemed to have thought of something and looked at George. "George, if I'm not mistaken, you guys are going to be tricked by Tokyo."