After discussion, Gao Jiu and Yoshihiro Hamada finally reached an agreement and formed a draft resolution.

The content of the agreement was that all the Japanese troops on the mountain put down their weapons, and the officers could keep the command knife and not hold a surrender ceremony. After going down the mountain, the Taohua Mountain guerrillas would provide a meal and then let them leave Taohua Mountain. The Japanese army paid 500,000 oceans of military expenditure to Taohua Mountain.

Yoshihiko Hamada dared not make decisions without authorization. He needed to send the draft resolution to the 12th Army Command and wait for the decision of his superiors. Gao Jiu provided a radio station to Yoshihiko Hamada and asked him to contact the 12th Army Command.

Jinan, the 12th Army Command.

The commander of the 12th Army, General Haneda, Chief of Staff, and General Matsuda, Commander of the Gendarmerie Command, were waiting for the telegram from Hamada Yoshiji.

Hamada Yoshihiro's telegram was very long. Not only did he send the draft agreement he reached with Gao Jiu, but he also reported in detail what he knew.

To be honest, the three generals were not satisfied with this result. Although Gao Jiu agreed not to hold a surrender ceremony, the 18th Regiment still put down his weapons, which was a surrender act. The three generals would rather sacrifice the remaining officers and soldiers of the 18th Regiment than accept such a result.

However, Hamada Yoshihiro said it very much in the telegram. He said that the Japanese army on the mountain had collapsed and many soldiers had surrendered to the enemy. If Gao Jiu did not agree to Gao Jiu's conditions, I cannot guarantee whether the other Japanese army on the mountain would surrender to Gao Jiu?

Judging from the mental state of the surrendered Japanese officers and soldiers he was exposed to, it was difficult for Nakajima Tsugu and others to restrain the officers and soldiers on the mountain, and they were very likely to kill Nakajima Tsugu and others who stopped their surrender.

Hamada Yoshihiro believed that if Takaku asked the Japanese officers and soldiers on the mountain to hold a surrender ceremony, those people might do the same. Instead of doing so, it would be better to maintain as much dignity as possible according to the conditions he and Takaku.

Several people discussed and finally agreed to Hamada Yoshihiro's plan. Afterwards, they sent a telegram to Hamada Yoshihiro.

Just as Hamada Yoshiji was waiting for instructions from Jinan, Jiang Xiaomei and others were also discussing the negotiation draft formulated by Gao Jiu.

Guo Hengming, Wang Zhankui, Du Shengxi and others have always had unreserved support for Gao Jiu's decision. Gao Jiu was able to make 500,000 yuan, and everyone would definitely get a part of it. They were all very satisfied with this result.

Not only that, the Japanese army agreed to hand over the weapons, which prevented them from destroying the weapons before they died. These weapons could be sold for a large amount of money. As for some of the Japanese, it doesn't matter. Anyway, there are many Japanese, so at worst, Ninth Master will go and fight other Japanese.

Jiang Xiaomei hated the Japanese. The spiritual harm caused to her by the Zhangjiazhuang incident was permanent and would be indelible for the rest of her life. She firmly opposed the Japanese. If it were not for the request of the superior party organization of the underground party, and her trust in Gao Jiu, she would never agree.

Despite this, Jiang Xiaomei and Huang Shuigen still believed that the content of this agreement was somewhat different from the requirements put forward by the underground party, and expressed dissatisfaction with Gao Jiu.

Zhao Guosheng also believed that there was a gap between this agreement and the requirements of the military and expressed different opinions. Both of them had to report to their respective superior organizations.

Gao Jiu has always insisted on independence and self-reliance, hoping to fight the Japanese according to his wishes, but he will inevitably have entanglements with the forces of all parties.

He said patiently: "I do this, and there is a reason why I do this."

First, the Japanese army is extremely stubborn and cannot force them too much. If they can let them put down their weapons, they will set a good start. With such a precedent on the battlefield in the future, the Japanese army's resistance awareness will be greatly weakened. When they are out of ammunition and food, they may choose to put down their weapons!

Facts have proved that if the Japanese army resisted tenaciously, our army would pay a heavy price. If they could put down their weapons, how many fewer anti-Japanese soldiers could we sacrifice?

Not only that, if the Japanese army lay down their weapons locally on the battlefield, it may play a crucial role in changing the entire battlefield situation. Is there anything wrong with this?

Also, the development of things is gradual. If there have been many incidents of the Japanese putting down their weapons on the battlefield, and the habits have gradually formed in the Japanese army, the Japanese army's combat power will inevitably be greatly reduced, and its victory effect on the War of Resistance Against Japan is immeasurable."

Jiang Xiaomei, Huang Shuigen and Zhao Guosheng trusted and respected Gao Jiu very much. They thought what Gao Jiu said made sense. Although they were still a little reluctant, they did not raise any questions.

Gao Jiu continued: "The Japanese army can put down their weapons, which is actually surrender. There is no need to hold a surrender ceremony. After the Japanese army put down their weapons, you can promote it as much as you want. Anyway, the Japanese army put down their weapons and surrender, isn't it over? Why do you have to hold a form?

Think about it, just for such a ceremony, how big a struggle will be? If the Japanese army really fights us to the death in the end, how many people will we sacrifice in vain?

Even if all these Japanese troops are eliminated in the end, what are the benefits? We can’t make a penny of these oceans, so we suffer a lot of losses? Think about it, how many anti-Japanese soldiers can be armed with so many oceans? Isn’t it good to have more people fighting the Japanese?"

Gao Jiu's words completely convinced Jiang Xiaomei, Huang Shuigen and Zhao Guosheng. All three of them drafted telegrams and reported to their respective superior organizations.

Yoshihisa Hamada first received a telegram from Jinan, saying that his superiors had agreed to the plan he agreed with Gao Jiu. Gao Jiu breathed a sigh of relief, this was the result he most hoped to see at the moment.

They patiently waited for telegrams from the underground party and the government, and waited for more than two hours, but the telegrams from the underground party and the government still did not come back.

Gao Jiu felt a very bad feeling, and realized that there seemed to be a big problem and was hitting him.

Sure enough, the underground party responded to the telegram. Almost at the same time, the national server responded to the telegram. The content of the telegram was surprisingly consistent. They did not agree with such a result. They insisted that the Japanese army hold a surrender ceremony and take photos and take photos.

John Chen did not leave Taohua Mountain. He had been hiding in Jiang Xiaomei's independent camp. He met Gao Jiu again.

John Chen said very seriously and solemnly: "Mr. Gao, we do not agree with the conditions you have reached with the Japanese army. If the Japanese army does not hold a surrender ceremony, after these Japanese troops are released, they can fabricate various lies to prove that they did not surrender. This will lose the meaning of forcing the Japanese army to surrender. Therefore, the Japanese army must be forced to hold a surrender ceremony, which will make the Japanese army unable to deny it in the face of iron facts.

As for the significance of forcing the Japanese army to surrender, I don’t think I need to re-emphasize it with you.

You also know that in order to achieve this goal, we mobilized almost all anti-Japanese armed forces in Shandong, made huge sacrifices, and restrained the Japanese army. In the end, we got such a result, and we could not explain to the vast number of anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians."

Gao Jiu was very depressed. He felt that what John Chen said made sense, but if you really did it according to John Chen’s requirements, things would become very complicated, and it is hard to say whether you could achieve the goal. Of course, the 500,000 ocean that you have already obtained will be ruined, which is really unpaid for Gao Jiu.

Gao Jiu hesitated, not knowing what to say.

John Chen said: "Mr. Gao, Comrade Jiang Xiaomei has reported to me about your opinions on this matter. I admit that your consideration makes sense and the method you adopted is practical.

However, you only consider local interests and do not consider them from the perspective of national justice. In theory, you are an outsider of the Party and our Party cannot ask you to make major sacrifices. However, we believe that your awareness will make the right choice from the perspective of national justice.

As for your economic losses, our party has made up its mind. Although we have long-term funding difficulties, in order to make up for your losses, even if we sell our money, we will raise you 500,000 yuan."

The funding for the underground party is too tight, especially for underground party organizations behind enemy lines like Shandong. They have not yet consolidated their regime and have stable income. The 500,000 ocean is almost an astronomical figure for them. This statement by John Chen cannot help but move Gao Jiu.

In the Shandong underground party, in order to cooperate with Gao Jiu's actions, many people bleed and sacrificed their lives. Gao Jiu could not ask for this money no matter what. But Gao Jiu felt very distressed, this was 500,000 yuan.

Gao Jiu thought about it and said, "Mr. Chen, please allow me to consider this matter, and I will give you an answer as soon as possible."

Gao Jiu cannot answer Chen John for the time being because he still needs to listen to the reasons for the opposition of the government.

The telegram from the government was forwarded by the Military Commission. Their reasons were more sufficient, and the result of this battle was actually elevated to the international level.

China's national strength is very weak and needs support from various countries. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, due to pressure from Japan, many countries relatively friendly to China in the past cut off their aid to China.

For example, Germany, before the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, it had a relatively close relationship with China. China had a large number of German-armed divisions, and Germany also sent many military advisory groups. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Japan signed relevant treaties with Germany, and Germany gradually canceled aid to China, and the military advisory groups were evacuated one after another. Other countries basically cut off aid to China.

The relationship between countries is a naked interest relationship. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the Japanese army continued to attack cities and the land, and our army was defeated step by step. In this case, no one was willing to take the risk of offending a strong country and supporting a weak country. In particular, many countries believed that China would eventually lose to Japan, and no one was willing to deal with a government that was about to die.

After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the Japanese army originally clamored to destroy China for three months. Under the tenacious resistance of the Chinese anti-Japanese military and civilians, after a year of arduous war of resistance, it proved the strength and courage of the Chinese military and civilians. The international side has gradually begun to gain some new understanding of the war situation in China.

Under such circumstances, the government hopes to have a representative victory, which proves that the strength of the Chinese army is proved that the Japanese army is not invincible.

If the Japanese army can be forced to surrender in an established manner, the government will seize this incident and publicize it to enhance China's international influence. In this sense, it would be insignificant to eliminate this Japanese army and seize 500,000 oceans.

The government also stated that as long as Gao Jiu can complete the task of forcing the Japanese army to surrender in an established manner, they are willing to pay Gao Jiu a total of 500,000 yuan, and at the same time, give Gao Jiu a standard infantry division equipment.

Having said that, Gao Jiu really has no way out.

At this time, another telegram was sent from Wuhan, which was actually sent by Ouyang Xue.

Gao Jiu personally translated the telegram, and after reading it, he felt a headache. Ouyang Xue said in the telegram that she went to her wife's house this afternoon and happened to hear bigwigs talking about this matter. They believed that if Gao Jiu only wanted the benefits given to him by the Japanese army, it would mean that Gao Jiu's personality was too small to be able to consider the issue from the commanding heights of national justice, which would have a significant impact on Gao Jiu's reputation.

Ouyang Xue was concerned about Gao Jiu and hurriedly told Gao Jiu about this situation.

Then Lin Yanni also sent a telegram, and she advised Gao Jiu to handle the matter according to the convenient instructions of the Military Commission. Otherwise, if the Japanese were released without clarity, it would make the military and civilians in the rear mistakenly believe that Gao Jiu had reached an agreement with the Japanese army for the sake of money, and might be scolded as a traitor.

Gao Jiu felt a little amused.

Now, things are like an arrow on the string and have to be fired. But is it so easy to surrender the Japanese army in an established system?

Gao Jiu felt a headache. This problem was too complicated. Moreover, if this matter was not handled well, his reputation would be greatly affected. Not only in the government and underground party, but also in the Japanese army, he would lose his credit and would be sad in the future.

This matter is really difficult to deal with, and it is too tight to leave Gao Jiu with time to solve the problem.

Gao Jiu believed that the first thing he had to do now was to let the Japanese army surrender, so he came to find Yoshihiro Hamada.

Gao Jiu said: "Hamada, the plan we discussed just now, both the government and the underground party disagree. My brothers under me are unwilling to do so. We need to discuss this matter again."

Hamada Yoshihiko was very depressed when he heard this. His superiors disagreed with the plan he had signed. He tried hard to convince his superiors. There was a new trick here. He said, "Mr. Gao, you are going back on your word, you are too untrustworthy."

Gao Jiu said: "You are wrong. What we both formulated is a draft, and the draft can be negotiated.

In this way, in order to gain time for negotiation, I want to provide some food to the Japanese army on the opposite mountain, which is enough to show my sincerity."

Hamada Yoshihiro was very happy to hear this. Regardless of whether the negotiation was successful or not, this matter could prove that his negotiations with Gao Jiu had achieved certain results, and he immediately agreed.

Not long after, Hamada Yoshihiro used the broadcasting equipment provided by Gao Jiu to shout out to the Japanese army on the opposite mountain. He said: "The warriors of the 18th Regiment, I am the director of the Special High School Section of the Jinan Military Police Command. I was ordered to come to negotiate with Mr. Gao Jiu. I have reached a preliminary agreement with Mr. Gao Jiu.

Now, in order to ensure your life safety, Mr. Gao agreed to send you some food, and soon, it will be delivered to you. Don’t misunderstand and don’t shoot! After dinner, wait patiently for the outcome of the negotiation.”

When the Japanese army on the mountain heard this good news, they became much better and their desire to survive became stronger.

An hour later, a special forces member led a group of independent battalions soldiers and delivered food according to the standard of 1,500 people. The food was just a meal, which prevented the Japanese from eating enough, but they would not starve to death.

As the food was delivered, some medicines were also used to treat gunshot wounds. In order to win the trust of the Japanese army opposite, the special forces member ate some food in front of the Japanese army to prove that the food sent was not poisonous.

This time the two sides met very friendly. The Japanese army took away the food, but neither side fired.

When Hamada Yoshihiro saw that the Japanese army had obtained some food, he reported the matter to the 12th Army Command of Jinan and asked them to wait patiently. He would continue negotiations with Gao Jiu.
Chapter completed!