September 11th, Fenzhou, an independent courtyard, surrounded by Japanese security personnel, heavily guarded
A black car slowly drove in, and after a while, a mysterious figure stepped out of the car, wearing a black top hat and a black tunic suit, with a solemn appearance;
A group of Japs walked out of the yard, led by the intelligence chief of the North China Front, Tanabe Katsutake, and next to him was Minami Hanako.
"General Zhao is honored to meet you. The Commander-in-Chief is very happy for your arrival and has entrusted me with the full authority to sign the Basic Agreement between the Jinsui Army and the Imperial Army with General Zhao. Please!"
Zhao Yinfu still wanted to show some dignity, and did not want to stay outside the courtyard any longer, so he went directly into the secret room. Tanabe Katsutake also expressed his deep understanding;
After entering the secret room, Tanabe Katsutake bowed to Zhao Yinfu and said:
"General Zhao, General Okamura, the commander of the North China Front, has basically agreed to the peace conditions proposed by Mr. Bochuan before. The conditions for the two sides to achieve peace in Hedong are mature. His Excellency Okamura's clear basic policy for the peace agreement is:
1. In line with the purpose of coexistence and common prosperity in building Greater East Asia, we are willing to sign an armistice agreement between the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and the Imperial Army and cooperate with the Jinling Government;
2. Domestic political and military issues. The conclusion of the Basic Treaty on the Adjustment of China-Eastern Japan State Relations in Jinling will be left to China to take care of itself in the future.
The area under the jurisdiction of the Jinsui Army was first Hedong Province and gradually extended to all of North China. When the strength is sufficient, we will work hard to unify the country, achieve common prosperity and share peace in Greater East Asia.
3. Mr. Baichuan preceded the Vice Chairman of the Jinling Government and will serve as the Commander-in-Chief of the North China National Defense Force in the future. "
I have to say that the conditions proposed by the Japanese were very generous. Politically, he was second only to Wang, and militarily he served as the commander of the entire North China puppet army. As for the nonsense about unifying East Asia, just listen to it, it is just a pie in the sky, and it should not be taken seriously.
"General Zhao, these are the specific terms of the agreement, please take a look!"
After Tanabe Shengyi finished speaking, he handed the agreement to Zhao Yinfu with both hands. Since these terms related to the interests of the Jinsui Army and Baichuan Chief, he read it very carefully.
The peace agreement was thick and covered military, political, economic, diplomatic and other aspects. He generally looked at the aspects that Mr. Bochuan cared about most:
1. After the agreement was signed, Xiaoyi City was handed over to the Jinsui Army;
2. After the armistice, the Japanese were responsible for the operations in the Hedong area, and the Shanxi-Sui Army was responsible for local security. To put it simply, it was the same job as the puppet army now;
3. Help the Shanxi-Sui Army expand by 300,000, with 200,000 strong men from Jizhou and Qilu, and the remaining 100,000 from Hedong. The Jinling government is responsible for weapons and equipment, including 100,000 rifles, 8,000 light machine guns, and 900 heavy machine guns. There are 4,000 grenades, 300 artillery pieces of various types, and all types of ammunition are distributed according to standards. The Japanese are responsible for all the necessary food, supplies, military uniforms, etc.
4. In order to support the reform of Hedong's currency system, Dongwa State will grant an interest-free loan of 50 million yuan;
5. The Jinling government will pay 12 million yuan per month for military expenses;
This is the first part, which mainly involves the power enjoyed by the Jinsui Army. The second part focuses more on the obligations, including:
First, after the first stage, Baichuan wrote a letter to persuade Zhongcai from Shuzhong to join in the fight against the Eighth Route Army for peace. If he did not listen, he would act alone;
Second, after the troop expansion is completed, it will assist the Japanese in wiping out the Eighth Route Army in Hedong. During this period, an additional 20 million weapons loss and 20 million monthly military expenses will be added;
Third, after cleaning up the Eighth Route Army in Hedong, it will be expanded to all of North China. The Jinling government will support another batch of equipment, including 100,000 rifles, etc., which is more than the first batch of equipment.
The fourth is to further expand the army by 500,000, and the soldiers will be supplemented by strong men from Jizhou, Qilu, Zhongyuan, and Shanxi.
The fifth is to assist the Japanese to suppress the Eighth Route Army throughout China, persuade other national army generals to surrender, etc.
It is no exaggeration to say that the Japanese were very generous this time. They almost trained him as the leader of the puppet army in China. Zhao Yinfu was very satisfied after reading it. This has exceeded Mr. Baichuan's expectations and he did it without hesitation. Signed.
When Tanabe Katsuo saw Zhao Yinfu finally signing it, his face burst into laughter. This was a great achievement that could last a lifetime. He said to Zhao Yinfu with a smile:
"General Zhao, happy cooperation. We will be colleagues in the same camp from now on. Please take care of us in the future."
Zhao Yinfu, who had just signed an agreement to be a traitor, was not in a very high mood. After all, this was not a glorious thing. If word spread, someone would stab him in the spine, so he dealt with Tanabe and left.
Tianbian could also feel Zhao Yinfu's handling, but he didn't care, it was just a dog!
What he cared about was getting the credit. Sure enough, after signing the agreement and reporting to the headquarters, General Okamura praised him very much and hinted that he would be promoted when the matter was settled.
Okamura reported the staged progress of the "work with Botswana" to the base camp, and applied for a special fund of 300,000 yuan from the Xingya Institute to ensure the smooth progress of the work with Botswana.
Lieutenant General Wakamatsu, the commander of the First Army, immediately wrote a personal letter to Mr. Momokawa after learning the news, full of unlimited expectations for the smooth completion of the "work with Bo."
Liuzhen, Independent Division Headquarters
Chu Xiong was reading the information secretly sent by Nan Zaohuazi, with a gloomy face. He handed the information to the political commissar Wang Junjie. This matter was of great importance, so he naturally had to report it to the political commissar.
Wang Junjie also had a solemn expression after reading it. Once Baichuan announces the contents of the agreement, the negative impact it will have on China will even be greater than Wang's defection to the Japanese.
"Old Chu, once this matter is done by the Japanese, the consequences will be disastrous. The blow to China's war of resistance will be fatal. We have to find a way to stop it. In addition, I suggest reporting this information to Yanzhou immediately."
"Old Wang, it is positive to report to Yanzhou so that Yanzhou can prepare countermeasures in advance. This matter ends here. We will wait and see what happens;
It's going to rain, my mother is going to get married, everyone has his own choice. If the old man from Baichuan dares to take this step, he will be criticized by thousands of people and nailed to the pillar of shame in history!
Mr. Baichuan is known as a man who can dance on three eggs. He will not take that step easily. As long as he dares to take that practical step, our Eighth Route Army and the Central Army in Zhongtiao Mountain will definitely defeat the enemy before the Japanese react. To annihilate them in one fell swoop, Hedong is not Jinling! "
Chu Xiong said with murderous intent. Wang Junjie felt relieved after hearing Chu Xiong's words.
"Old Chu, you are right. Hedong is not Jinling located in the south of the Yangtze River. The Shanxi-Sui Army Zhou Office has at least 300,000 Eighth Route Army troops and more than 100,000 Central Army troops. As long as they dare to risk the disapproval of the world and betray the country, they are national traitors. , everyone gets it and kills it!"
Chu Xiong nodded and said:
"Order all units of the independent division to enter a state of combat readiness and conduct a practical exercise with troops adjacent to the Shanxi-Sui Army area to give Mr. Baichuan a warning;
You can dance on three eggs, but don't step on them! "
