The Japanese side has shown the greatest resistance to the conditions put forward by the Chinese side, but the current situation makes it impossible for the Japanese side to veto it strongly, which makes it difficult for Ichiro Honno and his party to make a decision if the ants on the hot pot are on the pan.

Tohoku did not propose many conditions, but it was precisely because of the few conditions that it would be difficult for the Japanese side to decide.

"Mr. Shi, peace talks have begun, and I hope that you can treat our captured soldiers of the Japanese Empire with kindness." Ichiro Motono said loudly. In previous wars, the Northeast Army captured more than 80,000 Japanese prisoners, these people are basically elite soldiers, if they can be replaced, the power of the Imperial Army can be restored as quickly as possible, after all, 80,000 people are almost equivalent to three divisions of Japan.

"Please rest assured, our Northeast government is a benevolent government, and it will not do anything that no one has captured." Shi Fatzi said very simply. It is true that the government of the Northeast will not kill Japanese prisoners casually, you know, these are the cheapest labor. At this point, even the Tohoku government attached great importance to the Japanese prisoners. Compared with the unruly old Maozi prisoners of war, the Japanese prisoners were very obedient and always completed the tasks assigned to them conscientiously. Therefore, in the prisoner of war camps of the Northeast Army, the Japanese were treated much better than the Russian old Maozi. Although the Japanese cannot be compared to the Russians in terms of innate physique, the Japanese are very resilient. And they don't ask for drinks and bread, they work hard as long as they can eat well. Such a useful and obedient captive will naturally be treated better.

In this time and space, China and Japan launched an attack, because of Feng Yong's early preparations, Japan did not attack the hinterland of China at all, and naturally there was no such bestiality in later generations. Not only do the Chinese people not have hatred for Japan, on the contrary, many people still have a good impression of them, after all, in the simple hearts of the common people, the Japanese with yellow skin and black eyes are always much kinder than those with white skin and blue eyes. After all, since ancient times, there has been a saying in China that people who are not of our race will have different hearts.

Affirmed by Zhenzhen. Ichiro Honno proposed to suspend the talks, and the Japanese side should carefully study this information. Shi Yuewang agreed with a smile. After all, it's a bit difficult for the Japanese to discuss it right now. The Chinese side has already demanded a sky-high price, and it is only waiting for the Japanese side to return the money.

There is still a lot of time for this negotiation, but the atmosphere of saber-rattling between the two sides is much less. Diplomats from both sides walked out of the conference room politely. This behavior has led to speculation about whether the negotiations have achieved any results.

After the peace talks, the British and French ambassadors visited again jointly. This gave Ichiro Honno a headache. In his heart, he doesn't want to negotiate with China either, but it's not up to him to decide on this matter. He was just a small foreign minister of the Japanese government, and above him there was the prime minister, the military department, and the emperor pressing, and without their consent, Ichiro Honno's decision would not have the slightest meaning.

"Telegraph the conditions proposed by the Chinese side to Tokyo. I would like to ask for guidance from His Majesty the Emperor. Ichiro Honno commanded.

Then get up to receive the British and French ambassadors.

The British and French ambassadors came this time to find out what was going on both sides of today's talks. Ichiro Honno snorted haha. Of course, he would not say such a thing that was detrimental to the reputation of the empire, and in the end the British and French ambassadors did not get anything useful except for a belly of tea at Ichiro Honno. This has only sparked greater speculation among countries.

This was followed by the visit of the Russian Ambassador. Because Ichiro Honno served as Japan's ambassador to Russia before becoming foreign minister, he and the Russian ambassador are still old. Even the Russian ambassador did not hear anything useful from Ichiro Honno's mouth, but the Russian ambassador was very interested in Ichiro Honno's proposal to strengthen cooperation between Japan and Russia, after all, the Northeast has already had a huge impact on the two great powers in the Far East. Although neither the Russians nor the Tohoku had made any mistakes, they still learned about it with the help of Japanese intelligence. The Russians suffered a big loss in the hands of the Northeast before the Japanese. As the saying goes, the enemy of your enemy is your friend. Now that the Far East has emerged as a strong northeast, Japan and Russia have formally established a basis for cooperation. After all, there is no eternal friendship between countries, and there is no eternal hatred, only eternal interests.

The Russian ambassador left with relative satisfaction. By this time, it was getting dark.

The telegram from Tokyo also arrived. It can also be seen from this that the emperor attaches great importance to this matter.

Looking at the telegram, Ichiro Honno took a deep breath and a gloomy look appeared on his face. Looking at the sporadic lights in Beijing at night, Ichiro Honno suddenly felt a lot more relieved. Now that the empire is already a world-class power, even if China has huge potential, it is still far from rising, and the empire will not stop developing. Thinking of this, Ichiro Motono breathed a sigh of relief on his face, and began to think about tomorrow's negotiations in his heart. After all, in the face of the lion's big mouth in the northeast, the empire would not want to get out those soldiers that the military department urgently needed if it didn't cost a lot of money.

At the same time, the Government Council of the Beijing Government.

Li Yuanhong, President of the Beijing Government, Feng Delin, Governor of Northeast China, Zhang Zuolin, Commander of the Beijing Theater, Li Jun, President of the Government Council of the Beijing Government, and Shi Yuewang, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Beijing Government. The five of them sat together and discussed.

"Minister Shi, can the Japanese side agree to the conditions we propose?" Li Yuanhong asked. He felt that the conditions he had put forward were too absurd, and the Japanese army would never agree to such big conditions to Japan by virtue of a few small victories. After all, the Japanese were most proud of their invincible navy. The influence of the army is not as good as that of the navy in many cases. Although the Northeast Army has the upper hand in the army, it has almost zero in the navy, and it is impossible to truly deter Japan. Under these circumstances, it is extremely unlikely that Japan will agree to the Chinese conditions.

"President, of course the Japanese will not agree, but negotiate! If we only argue about who is right and who is wrong, there will never be a result. Shi Fatzi said. Speaking of which, he is still a little restrained, after all, the few people in front of him are giants. Although Li Yuanhong, the great president, is not worthy of his name, being able to appear on this occasion shows that he is not a complete puppet. Needless to say, not to mention that he is the identity of Feng Shaoshuai's father, his identity as the governor of the Northeast alone cannot but be taken seriously. Zhang Zuolin, commander of the Northern Military Region of the Northeast Army, is now the commander of the Beijing garrison, and a young marshal. A few days ago, I heard that his daughter Zhang Shouying was pregnant. This naturally makes this guy more powerful. Li Jun, not to mention, the organizer of the Beijing government, the closest partner of the young marshal Feng Yong. Now the real principal of the entire Beijing area.

"How many do you expect Japan to agree?" Li Yuanhong asked in a deep voice.

"It is estimated that Port Arthur is not a big problem. Qingdao can negotiate, there should be no hope for the rest. Just like the president said, the Japanese are only at a disadvantage now, and the 10th Division, which is in urgent need of rescue, is in the hole card, otherwise Japan will be much tougher than it is now. Shi Fatzi said.

"Can you really take back Port Arthur and Qingdao?" Li Yuanhong asked with some urgency.

"As long as there are no problems on the battlefield, I am sure to win these two conditions." Shi Fatzi said confidently. As soon as he formulated the lion's big mouth plan, he had already thought about the bottom line of the Northeast. Port Arthur must be recovered. Qingdao's position is also extremely important, because only by recovering these two places will the entire Bohai Bay become China's territorial waters. At that time, the stability of the entire Bohai Rim region will be guaranteed.

"Good! Since this is the case, then rest assured to do it boldly! Feng Delin said in a deep voice. Li Jun and Zhang Zuolin nodded. That basically set the bottom line for this negotiation. As for how much China can get from the Japanese in addition to this bottom line, it depends on Shi Fatzi's negotiation skills.

The next day, the sky was a little overcast, and the ancient city of Beijing was shrouded in a dreary atmosphere. This seems to foreshadow the relationship between the two parties.

At the negotiating table, the Japanese side finally put forward its own conditions.

"In the war between China and Japan caused by the conflict, for the armistice, the Japanese side has the following conditions:

First, China and Japan will stop fighting, and the two sides will divide temporary defense lines based on the existing combat zones and wait for the results of Sino-Japanese negotiations.

Second, the Chinese side released the Japanese prisoners.

Third, ensure the food supply of the army in Wafangdian.

Fourth, China will compensate Japan for its military expenses of 20 million taels of silver. ”

Originally, when the Japanese side was formulating the plan, there were still conditions for the northeast to be ceded and occupied, but it was crossed out by Ichiro Honno. Just kidding, even if the empire has always been arrogant, but there must be a limit, if the diplomats of China are angered again, then I don't know when this negotiation will be completed, will it really make the tens of thousands of troops of the Tenth Division of the empire starve to death. As for the military expenses in Article 4, it was added for the sake of the face of the Japanese Empire. Jokes aside, if Japan's conditions are so weak, it will have a big impact on Japan's face if they are missed.

Regarding the conditions in Japan, Shi Fatzi didn't pay attention to it at all. Instead, it took the lead in launching negotiations on the issue of the first clause of China's conditions, and the Japanese side did not oppose it.

So the issue of Port Arthur was put on the table.

"Port Arthur is China's territory, and no matter who the Japanese side seized from it, it must be returned now!" Shi Fatzi said with a serious face.

"Port Arthur was snatched from the Russians by our Imperial Japan, and it should not be handed over to you China." This is the insistence of the Japanese side.

The two sides engaged in a war of words over this, and in the end, the Chinese side threatened to stop the peace talks, and finally forced the Japanese side to agree to this clause of the Chinese side.

After the Japanese side agreed to this article, the Japanese side also took the opportunity to propose the return of prisoners of war, but Shi Yuewang refused on the spot. Ichiro Honno's face immediately darkened. I didn't want to take Shi Fatzi to turn his face so quickly, the empire has already given up Port Arthur, and China has not let go, is it really the Japanese Empire. Thinking of this possibility, Ichiro Honno was extremely depressed. This kind of aggrieved negotiation is the first time he has experienced it in his life.

(To be continued)