In the spacious conference room of the British Consulate, British Consul Thompson left the conference room after introducing the two parties, leaving the opposing parties to look at each other coldly in the room.

The Japanese negotiators were led by Okamura Yasuji, the others were Japanese naval officer Kiyo Fujiwara, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was responsible for the agency of Suichi Nakayama; in China, only Xiong Bin and Zhuang Jihua.

From the beginning of entering the room, Zhuang Jihua was looking at Okamura Yasuji. His face was thin, his cheeks were fleshless, and his lips were slightly curved downward, adding a hint of ferocity to him. The eyes behind the lens looked a little dull, and suddenly looked like an old farmer in the countryside. But Zhuang Jihua knew that this was a very fierce and cunning person, and even someone who was not very good at history knew his name.

After a brief silence, Zhuang Jihua first spoke: "General Okamura, I have long admired Daming."

Okamura Yanji's eyes rolled a moment. When Zhuang Jihua looked at him, he was also looking at Zhuang Jihua secretly. He had heard of this name seven years ago. The result of the Niuxing War was beyond the expectations of all their Japanese consultants. At that time, he was a little curious and wanted to know what the person who fought in Niuxing War looked like. Today, he finally got what he wanted.

"I have long admired General Zhuang for a long time. I wanted to meet General Zhuang seven years ago. Unfortunately, I have always seen him, and I have to try what I want until today." Okamura said with a smile on his face.

"Seven years ago?" Zhuang Jihua murmured in wonder. What did Okamura ask about this?

"General Zhuang fought a very wonderful defensive battle in Niuxing, which ultimately established General Sun Chuanfang's failure." Okamura looked at Zhao Zhuang Jihua and added calmly: "At that time, I was General Sun's consultant."

"Oh," Zhuang Jihua suddenly realized, which was something he didn't expect. He looked at Okamura's calm nodding, as if he accepted his compliment: "General Okamura seems to have been in China for a long time, from Jiangnan to Northeast China, and from Northeast to North China. In seven years, he has been running half of China. If it were Japanese dialect for such a long time, it would be enough to run three or four rounds."

All the Japanese present were stunned, and Okamura's eyes flashed: "Yes, I really want to run all over China. I'm afraid it will only take half of my time to go there again."

Zhuang Jihua looked at him quietly and suddenly smiled: "Haha, I'm afraid it won't work. General, you can't do it even if you spend twice the time. I have full confidence in this. But I will go to Japan to visit your country's Emperor. I heard that he is very hospitable."

Okamura Yasuji showed anger. He interrupted Zhuang Jihua without hesitation: "You don't have a chance. On the contrary, my chance is greater than you."

"I heard that many Japanese people like ancient Chinese culture and are very passionate about the Four Books and Five Classics, calligraphy and tea ceremony, Buddhism, etc.," Zhuang Jihua did not get entangled in this issue, but suddenly changed the topic, which made Okamura and others a little confused: "Many things in your country were passed down from our country, even including the respect for the king and the barbarians proposed during the Meiji Restoration. Unfortunately, the nobles abandoned the military books and war strategies of China after the Meiji Restoration. General Okamura, I suggest you read "The Art of War" carefully. War is not a matter of several cannons."

Zhuang Jihua's last sentence almost made Fujiwara Kiyo, who was also a soldier, almost turned his nose crooked. He jumped up and shouted: "Eight-shaped!"

Zhuang Jihua cut off his words without hesitation: "Please pay attention to your demeanor! This is a diplomatic occasion, not Japan! Not your family!"

This made Kiyoshi Fujiwara choke, but Okamura's face was still as moving as a mountain, and he didn't even move his face. He waved his hand to signal Kiyoshi Fujiwara to sit down, then looked at Zhuang Jihua coldly, and suddenly gave a solemn gift: "Thank you for your reminder. When I go back, I will study "The Art of War". I believe we will definitely meet again."

Zhuang Jihua looked at Okamura with a serious expression and said, "Well. It seems that we will definitely meet again."

After a verbal battle, the topic turned to the main topic. Zhongshan Xiangyi first read out the conditions for the Japanese armistice: "… The Chinese team must retreat to the Kaiping-Yutian-Shunyi line. Within twenty kilometers south of this armistice line, it is a non-armed area. The Chinese team is not allowed to enter. In order to supervise the situation in this area, we have the right to send planes and investigation teams into the area..."

Listening to Zhongshan Xiangyi's strange Japanese speech, Zhuang Jihua couldn't help but sneer in his heart. He had already known the bottom line of Japan. Since you were asking for a huge price, don't blame me for returning the money.

"The government cannot accept such conditions," Zhuang Jihua answered first without Rong Xiongbin's answer: "Please listen to our conditions by General Okamura.

1. The Japanese army withdrew from the central and western territory of Rehe, including Chengde, and the troops on both sides used Niuyingzi, Beiganfu and Sheman Temple as lines.

2. Return all occupied territories in Hebei.

3. Niuyingzi, Beiganfu, and Sheman Temple are thirty miles east of it. Japanese troops are not allowed to station here and use this area to invade China.

4. China has the right to enter the area for inspection at any time.

Among these conditions, Japan wants to give up almost all the cities in Rehe in the mainland, including Chengde and Chifeng, which is equivalent to allowing the Japanese army to give up the results of the combat in more than three months. Okamura Yasumi had to accept such conditions, and after returning to China, he might have to have a caesarean section and apologize.

"You have no sincerity in peace!" Fujiwara Kiyo immediately accused: "The Imperial Army must not accept such conditions."

"Is your condition peace and sincerity?" Zhuang Jihua said coldly: "Things that are not available on the battlefield are not available at the negotiating table."

Xiong Bin was worried that Zhuang Jihua would break the negotiations and quickly interrupted: "General Okamura, we came with peace and sincerity, but we really cannot accept the conditions of your country."

Zhuang Jihua knew it was not good at hearing it. Didn’t this expose the other party the mentality of rushing to the truce? At the same time, he also hinted to the other party that the conditions just now were not our formal terms, and it would be bad.

As expected, Okamura Yasuji immediately caught Xiong Bin's words and said: "The Imperial Army is also very sincere. We hope to see the rewards we deserve, rather than treating the Imperial Army's concessions as weakness."

Zhuang Jihua was so angry. What's wrong with these people now? Why can't he even bargain? The smartness he performed when the Northwest Army dealt with Chiang Kai-shek back then ran away.

"Our conditions are carefully considered," Zhuang Jihua said bluntly: "The Eighth Division was surrounded in the northwest of Gubeikou. The destruction was only a matter of time. The Japanese army in Kuancheng was also in danger. Apart from these two Japanese troops, there was no Japanese army in Rexi. Similarly, after these two Japanese troops were destroyed, Chengde could issue an edict. General Okamura, from this perspective, there were no Guizhou teams in the central and western parts of Rehe, and under this situation, the Guizhou team must withdraw from Chengde, Pingquan, Ningcheng and other places. Therefore, our requirements are by no means without basis."

"The Eighth Division was not surrounded," Okamura retorted bluntly: "They just obeyed our army's clear order to temporarily stop the attack, so that you could take advantage of the opportunity. And you have no strength to destroy the Eighth Division."

Zhuang Jihua couldn't help but be happy when he heard this. He said to Okamura without caring about it: "General, it's not that we can't eat the Eighth Division, but that eating the Eighth Division is meaningless to us. The Sword of Damocles is the most terrifying when it falls."

Okamura's expression remained unchanged, but he became nervous inside. If the 8th Division was really annihilated, the biggest scandal in Japanese military history would be revealed. There were countless people from the Kanto Army Headquarters, including Okamura Yasuji.

Could it be that the Chinese really have the ability to annihilate the Eighth Division? Okamura was fighting fiercely, and Xiong Bin was at a loss at this moment. Seeing that Zhuang Jihua was unceremonious and hard-working with Okamura, he was a little worried and wanted to speak, but Zhuang Jihua gently kicked the leg under the table, and he immediately closed his mouth.

But the Japanese came to him. After a few words, it was obvious that Zhuang Jihua was not easy to mess with, so the Japanese had to beat Xiong Bin.

"General Xiong, in the previous few meetings, I believe you must have understood our sincerity for peace. We cannot accept the conditions proposed by your country. If this is the case, we can only continue to fight. I can tell you with the responsibility that the Kanto Army has begun to mobilize, and within a week a division will enter the Rehe River. Your country cannot stop this force." Fujiwara Kiyo said sincerely.

Xiong Bin felt a little panicked. He coughed twice and kept calm, then showed a smile: "Fujiwara Nakasa, I hope that peace can be realized immediately, but we cannot accept the conditions of your country."

After thinking for a while, Okamura proposed a new clause: "We can use the Great Wall as the boundary, and the Great Wall passes are occupied by you, but there is no garrison for troops ten kilometers south of the Great Wall, and the passes can only be stationed by police."

Xiong Bin was excited and immediately agreed, but Zhuang Jihua rushed forward and said slowly: "The army that will not forget the past and the subsequent events. General Okamura, after experiencing the Liutiao Lake, Shanghai, and Shanhaiguan incidents, I think no one dares to be so relaxed in front of the ** team. Secondly, according to this condition, we must retreat about 30 kilometers from the current occupied land, and the western part of Rehe, which has been completely occupied by our army." Then he shook his head and said: "General Okamura, your abacus is really good."

Okamura had a gloomy face and looked at Zhuang Jihua fiercely: "General Xiong, who will decide on your negotiations this time?"

"Of course it is General Xiong who is the decision, I am just his deputy." Zhuang Jihua stole the conversation again.

"So what is General Xiong's attitude?" Okamura asked.

Xiong Bin thought slowly: "Deputy Representative Zhuang's words are good. We cannot guarantee whether the Great Wall Pass stationed by the police will easily fall in the next Shanhaiguan incident or Liutiaohu incident. So we still cannot accept this one."

Zhuang Jihua's nervous mood immediately relaxed. Xiong Bin finally became smarter once, but he didn't know that Xiong Bin was very nervous at the moment. His real idea was that Okamura's conditions were acceptable.
Chapter completed!