Beiyang reactionaries

"Prime Minister Tojo, I want to ask you a question."

"Chairman Duan, please."

Cui Xian was very anxious because it was a problem related to the Korean peninsula itself.In negotiations, the most taboo thing is to be impetuous, and the most taboo thing is to be anxious.But it's no wonder Cui Xian.

After all, for the Republic of Korea, it is getting closer and closer to reunification.For leaders of the independence movement like Cui Xian, they have really waited for this moment for a long time, decades.Impossible not to be excited, impossible not to be anxious.

But Duan Xun is different.

From the beginning of the negotiation, Duan Xun has been listening quietly, wanting to see what tricks Hideki Tojo is playing.As the so-called bystanders are clear, Duan Xun quietly listened to Tojo Hideki's words, thinking about what Japan would do next.So the mind is clear.

"Prime Minister Tojo, if the provisional government in southern Korea is established, will your country's troops leave the Korean peninsula?"

This is the core issue.

As long as the Japanese withdraw their troops, the unification of the Korean peninsula will be a piece of cake.With the support of China, the Republic of Korea's military has developed rapidly over the years.If it weren't for the fact that it is surrounded by powerful countries, the military strength of the Republic of Korea is still very strong.If the Republic of Korea is placed in Southeast Asia now, it will be a proper regional bully.Even if a provisional government is established in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula, it is impossible to have any elite troops.

Without the Japanese, the Korean Republic would have easily eliminated the so-called Provisional Government.

Hideki Tojo glanced at Duan Xun and smiled wryly in his heart.Duan Xun didn't talk much since we met, but he looked on coldly.Grab the most important thing in your plan at once.

But Hideki Tojo was calm.

Before coming to this meeting, Hideki Tojo had already thought about many possibilities.For this meeting, Hideki Tojo made a lot of plans.If North Korea does not raise the issue of reunification, then there is no need to come up with its own proposal.But once North Korea comes up with the so-called unification issue, of course he also has a plan.After all, the banner that Japan is holding high now is anti-colonial, to oppose European and American countries, and to wage war with Britain and the United States.If North Korea raises the issue of reunification or colonization, Japan cannot completely ignore it.So everything is ready for him.

After making preparations, Hideki Tojo said calmly: "Both are the heads of state of a country, and both of them are well-read poems and books. I think the phrase 'governing a big country is like cooking a small fish' is a good idea for both of them." I have heard that everything should be done slowly. Once you are in a hurry, many things will happen instead. The security of the southern part of the Korean peninsula has been in charge of the security of our country. If our army suddenly withdraws, it will easily cause local security issues. Chaos. I think such a situation is not what you two want to see. For the sake of stability in the southern part of the Korean peninsula, we cannot retreat hastily."

"Prime Minister Tojo, you should give a timetable no matter what. You can't say that the newly established interim government cannot do without your army? Does your army want to stay on the Korean peninsula?"

Duan Xun is not forgiving.

At this moment, Cui Xian couldn't speak at all.Although it is a matter of the Korean Peninsula, behind it is the contest between China and Japan, the game between China and Japan.Hideki Tojo said in a deep voice: "Five years, five years later, our army will withdraw from the Korean peninsula. We will help the interim government to form our own armed forces within five years."

Hideki Tojo confidently said five years.

In fact, the Korean peninsula was won by Japan with so much effort, how could it be easily given up.Moreover, only when Japan controls the Korean Peninsula can it deter Northeast China.Now for China and Japan, China's threat to Japan is growing, and Japan must also guard against China.And if you want to deter China, the Korean Peninsula is the best place.Such a good place, how can Japan give up.Hideki Tojo said the so-called five years in order to delay time.

The Republic of Korea fears Japan, so Japan fears the Republic of Korea.

The Japanese army currently has only two divisions and about 5 troops in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula.With the addition of some North Korean puppet troops and the police force, the total number does not exceed 10.But the Republic of Korea on the opposite side has all three armed forces, and the current standing army has more than 30 people.

Moreover, the Korean Independence Army alone has three tank divisions owned by the army, which has already caused Japan a headache.After all, there are three tank divisions, that's thousands of tanks.At present, Japan produces only a thousand tanks a year.

Now Japan is fighting fiercely with the British and Indian troops in Burma, and it is even fighting the United States in the Pacific Ocean.Therefore, the Japanese army does not want to fight other countries, especially a country with hundreds of thousands of troops like the Republic of Korea.Not to mention that behind the Republic of Korea is China.Once it fights with the Korean Independence Army on the Korean Peninsula, it will contain too much power in Japan.

So Hideki Tojo wants to delay time, and the five years mentioned are the delay time.For Tojo Hideki, five years is enough.If Japan fails to defeat Britain and the United States and loses the war to them in the end, then the Korean Peninsula will definitely be lost.It doesn't matter if you procrastinate or not.

But once Japan wins and defeats Britain and the United States, Japan's momentum will soar.Five years later, we will go back and solve the Korean Republic and the Korean Peninsula issue.It is not impossible to even solve China, which Japan hates so much.

That's what Hideki Tojo had in mind.

The interim government proposal proposed by Hideki Tojo is to maintain peace on the Korean peninsula.

"Too long."

Duan Xun shook his head.

I don't agree with Hideki Tojo's statement.

"Then what does Chairman Duan mean?"

Hideki Tojo was not angry, but asked Duan Xun very calmly.

Five years is indeed a long time.Hideki Tojo proposed five years, not really five years, but to bargain with China and North Korea.Hideki Tojo knew that China and North Korea would definitely not accept five years.But only if I propose five years from my side, there will be more room for bargaining.

"Two years, completely leave the Korean peninsula within two years. After one year, your country will withdraw one division of troops. Two years later, another division of troops will be withdrawn. I think the interim government will not be able to guarantee that within two years. Public security is safe, so there is no need for such a provisional government. Prime Minister Tojo, what do you think?"

"Three years."

Hideki Tojo was also calculating in his mind.

How many years will it take for Japan to fight this war before it can end.Tojo's plan is to resolve the war within the next year.Of course, there will be many changes on the battlefield, so the time is extended, and Japan will resolve the war with Britain and the United States within two years at most.

So Hideki Tojo stretched out three fingers and said: "Chairman Duan, Chairman Cui, three years, within three years we will completely withdraw from the Korean peninsula. The rest of the Korean peninsula will be handed over to the Korean peninsula." The people will solve it by themselves, and we will never intervene.”

Duan Xun and Cui Xian exchanged opinions with each other.

Although Duan Xun has always been calm, he is a little angry in his heart.Because of Duan Xun and China, I have been focusing on Southeast Asia during this time.Before this meeting, China's proposal to Duan Xun was how to meet with the heads of state of those Southeast Asian countries to discuss cooperation.On the contrary, they didn't think too much about the Korean peninsula's problems.Duan Xun and Cui Xian were just preparing to put pressure on Japan together, without thinking too much about strategies.As a result, he was completely passive after meeting Hideki Tojo.

Now it seems that he is completely led by the nose by Hideki Tojo.

This time the meeting, the entire negotiation process, and the rhythm of the negotiation were all under the control of Hideki Tojo.It can be said that Hideki Tojo took the initiative, and his proposal directly put China and North Korea into a dilemma.

This is lack of preparation.

Duan Xun focuses on Southeast Asia, but it is clear that the Japanese have been paying attention to China.I have been thinking about how to deal with China.In order to maintain the current situation on the Korean peninsula, Japan will make such a proposal.

Duan Xun didn't want to be dragged away by Hideki Tojo, so he immediately changed the subject and said: "Prime Minister Tojo, your country has never given a clear answer to the negotiations on the Taiwan issue. If your country disagrees, our country has to consider other options. method. I hope your country can have a clear attitude.”

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"Your country should also give a clear answer to the Taiwan question."

Duan Xun immediately changed the subject.

This meeting was at an absolute disadvantage. Hideki Tojo was fully prepared for the North Korean issue, but Duan Xun did not have a perfect plan.This made Duan Xun not want to continue talking about the Korean Peninsula issue.This issue still requires Duan Xun to go back and discuss with the North Korean government to come up with a new plan.If Hideki Tojo is directly led by the nose, the final negotiation result will be very unfavorable to China and North Korea.

Duan Xun hopes to regain the initiative in the negotiation by changing the topic.However, when Hideki Tojo heard Duan Xun's words, he still said in a calm manner: "Chairman Duan, we have also made a detailed plan on the Taiwan issue. Why don't we discuss it together today."

"it is good."

Really underestimated Hideki Tojo.

This time the Asian Conference, Hideki Tojo is really prepared.Sure enough, no one should be underestimated at any time, or else he would be in the current situation.

Duan Xun was also reflecting on his actions during this period of time.

Japan is not a plaything in China's hands. It will do whatever China wants them to do.On the contrary, Japan is an industrial power with its own national strategy.They have their own national pursuits and their own national interests.

"Chairman Duan, we have made some changes and additions to the plan proposed by your country. First of all, we have done a lot of data analysis on the central and northern regions of Vietnam. These regions did belong to China in history, and there are more than 1000 years. They all directly accepted the rule of the Central Plains Dynasty of China. Although the Wu Dynasty of Vietnam was established later, it has always been a vassal and paid tribute until the French invaded Vietnam."

Duan Xun listened quietly.

Northern Vietnam has always been ruled by China. If it weren't for the establishment of the Wu Dynasty in Vietnam, it would still be Chinese land.Of course, even if the Wu Dynasty in Vietnam was established, he has always been China's sphere of influence, and has always paid tribute to China.Because of this, after the Sino-French war, the treaty included allowing China to give up its special interests in Vietnam and allowing China to recognize France's rule over Vietnam.In fact, it was because Vietnam at that time was China's sphere of influence.

But speaking of it, Vietnam is really not China's land now.

But this kind of thing is actually stipulated by the strong.The strong decide whose land this is, and this is whose land it is.As for excuses, they are much easier to find.Looking at the Yalta Agreement in history, the United States and the Soviet Union decided on Mongolia's independence without consulting China at all.The way they make Mongolia independent is to respect the opinions of the local ethnic groups and make a referendum.