The success of the Seoul Offensive was the result of a sustained effort to build the empire through twelve years of great mechanization change.
The Japanese army was defeated not because their lower-level officers and soldiers were not brave, but because of the rigidity and conservatism of the upper-level, as well as their self-righteousness. They thought that they could break through the various bizarre methods of armored forces with the help of individual soldiers and the bravery of soldiers. Basically, they failed in the war. Proved to lack practical value, a few methods such as sticky bombs have a certain effect, but it is simply impossible to deal with thousands of tanks.
The Imperial Army launched a general offensive at 7 a.m. and defeated the entire Japanese defense line in Seoul by 3 p.m. The combined naval aviation fleet also sank the two Kongang-class battleships that had been hiding in Inchon Port and were unable to break out. The Kirishima was sunk by a low-altitude torpedo, and the Kirishima had been stranded during repeated breakouts before, and was finally blown up by the Japanese themselves during the battle.
Two days later, the Northeastern National Defense Force, driven by the joint push of the Air Force's attack fleet and the Army's Steel Torrent, attacked Cheongju, North Korea.
On January 25, 1940, the Northeastern National Defense Force captured Naju and Hainan County in North Korea, successfully completing the strategic task of connecting with the southern Jeju defense line. Entering a second confrontation with the Japanese army, continuing eastward along this line of defense is the mountainous area of ??Korea controlled by the Japanese army.
The news spread back to the country, and the whole country was excited. In the eyes of all the people, this war would officially end, and the century-long grievances between China and Japan would be completely put to an end. The revenge of the Sino-Japanese War of 1884-1894 had been avenged, and the revenge of the Russo-Japanese War had been avenged. Reported. The Lushun Massacre was avenged, and the Japanese army took advantage of the chaos to kill 8,000 Chinese in Tokyo after the Great Kantung Earthquake.
Even Deputy Chief of Staff Fu Liangzuo, who always believed that the Japanese military¡¯s combat strength should not be underestimated, declared that the war was about to end. Japan had no other choice but to surrender. Most of the Central Military Department and the cabinet judged this. Only the emperor still concluded that the most difficult moment of the Sino-Japanese war had not yet come.
After the Seoul Offensive, the Northeastern National Defense Force rested and recuperated on the Korean Peninsula in accordance with the operational plan and carried out a larger-scale light mechanization transformation to prepare for the subsequent capture of the entire Korean Peninsula and the invasion of Japan. The focus of the Sino-Japanese War shifted from the north to the south. The Navy and Marine Corps, with the support of the Army and Air Force, continued to attack the Japanese mainland along the Ryukyu Islands. In the Pacific Theater, the Imperial Wehrmacht also launched a large-scale offensive, planning to occupy all Japanese colonies in the Pacific and overseas by June 1940.
After the Seoul Offensive, the forces seeking peace talks surged in Japan. The newly appointed Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro also sent Foreign Minister Hirota Koki to Washington, hoping to persuade the United States to intervene in the Sino-Japanese war and coordinate negotiations between China and Japan. The United States also has this intention, because the Sino-Japanese War not only seriously affected the economic interests of the United States in the Pacific region, considering that the Japanese navy has been basically eliminated, the United States does not want China to continue to expand its navy on the grounds of war, let alone China completely eliminated Japan's containment effect, allowing China to dominate the entire Western Pacific alone.
President Franklin Roosevelt is generally a relatively pro-China American president. It was he who banned the Chinese Exclusion Act in the United States during his term and asked Congress to apologize to China for the Chinese Exclusion Act. However, no attitude or personal inclination can be higher than the national interests of the United States.
After meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Koki Hirota, Franklin Roosevelt not only wrote a letter to Emperor Hua personally to persuade China and Japan to cease the war. Vice President John Garner was also sent to Beijing as a special envoy, hoping to host coordination negotiations in Manila, Philippines.
¡¡
President Roosevelt¡¯s personal letter was brought to the Central Cabinet by U.S. Vice President John Garner. It was delivered by Gu Weijun, Prime Minister of the Central Cabinet, but Hua Huang himself did not receive John Garner.
After the Seoul Offensive ended, China had just entered a comprehensive counter-offensive stage from the previous stalemate stage. The Central Military Department had a lot of work. Ever since Japan began planning a sneak attack on the Sanduao Naval Base, the Song Emperor changed his previous practice and went to They were all handling official business in the General Office of the Central Palace, leading the Central Defense and Military Commission to lay out the grand strategy and plans for the third Sino-Japanese War.
That afternoon, he convened a regular meeting of the Central Military Commission and discussed with Jiang Fangzhen, Chen Houfu, Fu Liangzuo, Chen Jiliang, Chen Qicai and others on the strategic layout of the next stage. He also used this opportunity to criticize the recent spread among the Central Military Commission. optimism.
After the meeting, Song Biao left Chen Houfu alone to discuss with him the upcoming Ryukyu Campaign.
The Japanese navy and air force were severely damaged, but Japan still has a relatively large number of submarine forces. Thanks to the technology exchanged and secretly introduced from Germany, the level of these Japanese submarines cannot be underestimated. As the Japanese army gradually loses the ability to attack frontally, it turns to Entering the stage of comprehensive defense, using submarines to attack Chinese coastal merchant ships has become Japan's only and limited strike force.part.
In order to effectively curb Japan's submarine attack, in addition to sending more submarines to counter Japan, the empire established a comprehensive submarine reconnaissance network in the waters around Japan, trying its best to block the Japanese submarine tactics. Although the sonar system has been successfully developed, but here For a period of time, the best way to deal with submarine tactics was 24-hour air patrols.
In the past six months, the Imperial Navy has added 35 anti-submarine destroyers to strengthen the detection of Japanese submarine forces on a large scale. The Navy and Air Force have a total of 1,400 Tiger Shark fighter jets and other patrol aircraft, reconnaissance aircraft, and seaplanes for use Monitor Japanese submarines.
This is not enough to completely kill Japan's submarine tactics. If you want to completely destroy Japan's submarine force and launch a full-scale attack on the Japanese mainland, you must occupy the Ryukyu Islands. However, so far, Song Biao still has not approved the Joint Staff Headquarters. and those plans submitted by the Naval Staff.
After the other members of the National Defense Standing Committee left, Chen Houfu, as the Minister of Defense and the former Chief of Naval Staff, stayed to report to the emperor on the latest situation of the Japanese submarine force, and also to submit a new operational planning report.
Everyone is very anxious, because the Ryukyu campaign has been prepared for half a year, and now everything is ready, but the emperor has not approved the battle plan.
??In the past two weeks. Chen Houfu personally went into battle and thought up a new plan with Jiang Fangzhen and others. And submitted this plan to the emperor. Before that, he made a new judgment on the threat of the Japanese submarine force. The result of the judgment was that the threat of the Japanese submarine force may not be as great as initially expected.
His judgment was based on three factors. First, although Japan has a large number of submarines and a good accumulation of submarine technology, Japan still lacks suitable submarine combat theories and tactics, and its leading tactical ideas are still too confusing and cannot be centralized. ideas. It is also unable to generate a concentrated threat; secondly, the large number of imperial ports and the dispersion of shipping routes make the Japanese submarine force lack an effective and concentrated strike range; thirdly, the rapid expansion of the imperial anti-submarine force effectively curbs the activities of the Japanese submarine force in the imperial offshore waters. At the same time, the continental shelf offshore the empire is too wide and is not suitable for close-range ambush operations by submarines.
The average depth of the Empire's Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea is only 18 meters to 44 meters. This shallow sea structure greatly restricts Japanese naval operations, and the Empire invests in anti-submarine pressure in the East China Sea. And the more dispersed routes in the East China Sea make it extremely difficult for Japan to conduct submarine ambush operations.
This is the expert¡¯s opinion.
Song Biao has no need to doubt that the facts of the past six months have also proved that the initial concerns about the Japanese submarine force were a bit too serious. Now it seems that the Japanese submarine force is not very destructive to China's maritime shipping.
However, Song Biao was still not satisfied with the new Ryukyu operational plan submitted by the Naval Staff and the Joint Staff. It's just that he himself lacks new ideas that are suitable for him.
Logically speaking, when Japan already lacks a navy, it is not difficult for the empire to launch a comprehensive attack on the Ryukyu Islands. The difficulty lies in how to attack more effectively and contain Japan's counterattack.
This requires consideration from two aspects. The first is the planning of landing operations, and the second is the planning of occupation tactics after landing.
War is a very delicate job. It does not simply send tens of thousands of people with rifles to kill the island. It needs to consider many issues. The first is to decide on the overall tactical plan, whether it is a linear attack or a leap-forward attack on its key points; Secondly, it is necessary to determine the tactics of landing operations and what areas the Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps are responsible for; in addition, it is also necessary to determine new equipment and new tactics, and organize the most appropriate tactics with the most appropriate equipment to achieve the best results. Destroy your opponents in an effective way.
Specific to the offensive on the Ryukyu Islands, it is actually broken down into two war plans, one is island landing operations, and the other is mountain rainforest operations.
For Song Biao, what really made him difficult to make a decision was how to determine the status of Ryukyu. On the Korean Peninsula, the empire had long supported the Northern Free Government. With the empire's offensive, the North Korean government was also recovering lost territory and was interested in restoring the country. The territory of the free Democratic Republic of Korea is under formal state jurisdiction, and the Imperial Ministry only needs to maintain contact and cooperation with the North Korean government to basically ensure the stability of the North Korean environment and not be surrounded by enemies on all sides or invade the enemy's hinterland. that difficult situation.
Although Japan has been working hard to sow discord between China and North Korea in the past few decades, sowing discord between the people of China and North Korea, and spreading rumors and causing trouble, judging from the current summary, the North Korean people generally still support China* The Japanese Army also organized the Democratic National Defense Forces of Korea and the Southern Guerrillas to cooperate with the Chinese Communist Army.
In order to win the absolute support of the North Korean government and people, Prime Minister Gu Weijun has personally visited Pyongyang and signed a new agreement with President Ri Kyung-hun of the Democratic Republic of Korea.?The China-North Korea Agreement of Friendship and Mutual Benefit voluntarily banned colonial privileges and other privileges in North Korea, helping North Korea become a free and democratic government, and North Korea also officially became an associate member of the Asia Cooperation Alliance.
What to do about Ryukyu?
??Re-establish a new Ryukyu Kingdom, incorporate Ryukyu into Taiwan Province, or establish a new overseas province. How should we deal with the indigenous people and the large number of Japanese on the Ryukyu Islands?
These are the areas where it is difficult for Song Biao to make decisions.
If Ryukyu is to be incorporated into Taiwan Province, or a new province is established, this means that the Japanese on the island are all belligerents, and the imperial armed forces need to effectively ensure that these Japanese will not pose any threat to the army. In short Just kill them all the way to the Japanese mainland.
After listening to Chen Houfu¡¯s report, Song Biao was silent for a long time.
After thinking for about ten minutes, he suggested to Chen Houfu: "Should we consider skipping Okinawa Island directly and attacking Amami Island first. Cut off the connection between the Japanese army and the Okinawa garrison."
Chen Houfu thought for a while and replied: "Such a plan would be more risky."
Song Biao replied: "Cut first, then encircle and annihilate. This has always been our military strategy. Taking risks is appropriate, as long as the benefits are higher."
After a slight pause, he continued to add: "The first and most important military thought I learned in the war came from a general in the Tsarist Russian era. He told me that military affairs always involve risks."
Chen Houfu no longer defended himself, and knew that he could only design a tactical plan based on the emperor's decision. Such a plan is indeed risky, but the emperor's military affairs strategy has always had this style and habit of hitting the vital point.
This is not a simple adventure, but a more clever approach, cutting off the enemy's back and cutting off their food and fodder is the best move.
Song Biao continued: "Don't rush to formulate a plan for landing operations. Let the airborne division troops conduct some new targeted exercises and tests in advance to see if they can implement airborne operations on islands at low altitudes. To cooperate with landing operations, the equipment of the troops is still the same. We need to continue to adjust and consider more realistic situations.¡±
Chen Houfu nodded in agreement, but said: "Your Majesty, if we continue to test this and draw up a new battle plan, it may be difficult to successfully occupy the Ryukyu Islands before March next year."
Song Biao snorted and ordered disapprovingly: "Then give priority to strengthening the operations in the South Pacific region. Don't rush to solve the opponent. If you want to clean the fish more cleanly, the knife should be as fast as possible. Technology also needs to be A little more skillful. Time is not a big issue for us."
Chen Houfu nodded yes again.
At this time, Gu Weijun, the Prime Minister of the Empire, came to see him.
Song Biao looked at the time. When it was indeed time to meet with the Prime Minister, Chen Houfu was asked to go back and continue discussing the operational plan with the Joint Staff and make new adjustments.
After Chen Houfu, the Minister of Defense, left, Gu Weijun hurriedly walked into the general office to meet the emperor.
Song Biao had been sitting in the office for a long time, so he used this time to get up and move around, and asked Gu Weijun to accompany him for a walk in the West Garden. While walking, he talked about the United States' attempt to mediate and some of Japan's current armistice conditions and other issues.
Beijing has ushered in a new winter, with heavy snowfall, the creek garden is covered in silver, and a thin layer of ice has formed on the stream.
Song Biao wore a black fur cloak and took a leisurely walk in the Xiyuan with Gu Weijun. The newly appointed first-class imperial guard Jiang Shoulin followed behind him with two chamberlains.
Jiang Shoulin is a relatively young first-class chamberlain. This is because his father Jiang Zungui died relatively early. As a son, he has been training and growing up in the army for a long time. During the Zhejiang Uprising, the role Jiang Zungui played was Very old, he was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Army when he retired, and later became the governor of Fujian Province. He died of illness.
When Jiang Shoulin was studying at the Central Military Academy, his grades were also very good. Considering that Jiang Zungui was just such a heir, after two years of training at the grassroots level, Song Biao transferred him to the inner court as an internal chamberlain.
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Out of seven years, it will take seven years to become a first-class chamberlain.
Song Biao was still in a heavy mood. The great victory on the Korean Peninsula basically established the overall pattern of the Third Sino-Japanese War. However, in Europe, the situation that Germany was about to launch a massive attack on the Soviet Union was unlikely to be reversed. If Germany won the Whether the Soviet Union will continue to attack France in the future is an answer that only Hitler himself can answer.
China is now facing a very difficult decision. Whether to end the war with Japan early or continue the war with or without nuclear weapons is a difficult decision.
Theoretically speaking, China does not use?Nuclear weapons can also completely sink Japan, but after landing on the Japanese mainland, the losses suffered by the Imperial Defense Force will be even more tragic, and it is likely to involve the empire in a seemingly endless catastrophe.
After walking on the bluestone road by the stream for a while, Song Biaocai praised Gu Weijun thoughtfully: "You have done a good job during this term of office and deserve praise, but you still have to keep working hard."
Gu Weijun immediately thanked him and said, "Thank you very much, Your Majesty, for your kindness. I will definitely encourage you."
Song Biao nodded slightly.
This year happens to be the general election, but according to the imperial constitution, the wartime cabinet is automatically extended for one term without elections as long as the Congress votes and the emperor specifically approves it. Since the Song Emperor praised it so much, it means that the emperor will use Special authorization allows Gu Weijun's cabinet to be re-elected.
?? Gu Weijun can definitely understand this.
Song Biaoze and Gu Weijun continued to discuss: "Although today's military spending remains high. The economy and finance are not as good as the previous two years, but spending on education and scientific research is still absolutely irreducible. You should have some ideas in the next cabinet. A relatively long-term macro regulation. It is necessary to ensure that the empire's total expenditure on education accounts for 12% of the gross national product, that the government's public education expenditures account for 5% of the country's total fiscal expenditures, and that 12-year compulsory education is guaranteed nationwide. , ensuring free secondary vocational education and half-fee higher vocational education, and ensuring the popularization of scholarships, student aid and student loans for higher education. In terms of scientific research expenditures, the country¡¯s total expenditures in the field of scientific research account for 10% of the gross national product More than 4%, we can simply call it the 1254 plan. You have to lay this foundation. The principle of forming a basic government fiscal expenditure will be implemented in the long term. To this end, expenditures in other areas can be appropriately reduced. For example, in our past few years The infrastructure spending at the central and all levels of government can be appropriately reduced in 2018. With the transformation of the government structure, the government must change from a big government to a small government, reduce personnel, and reduce administrative expenses and costs."
Gu Weijun has been listening quietly. He knew that the emperor would not often discuss administrative work with him, but whenever he did speak, it would definitely be some opinions after careful consideration.
After serving as Prime Minister for six years, Gu Weijun is no longer the Prime Minister who just took office. At this time, he has gradually become an experienced politician, enjoying a high political reputation both in the international world and at home.
domestic. His popularity is extremely high.
The position of prime minister also requires deep qualifications and connections. Of course, the qualifications and connections are so deep that the lack of restrictions is akin to a dictatorship, which is a bad thing. At this time, Gu Weijun is at the best moment, with both deep qualifications and connections. His connections ensure that he can properly perform his duties as prime minister. Maintain the normal operation of the imperial cabinet and government agencies and promote the progress and development of the empire. At the same time, unlike Tang Shaoyi back then, he did not have the qualifications and ability to challenge the emperor's authority in the country.
This is also the reputation accumulated over the years.
A person who has been a prime minister for ten years is obviously different from a person who has just become a prime minister. A person who has been an emperor for thirty years is naturally completely different from when he first became an emperor.
The Emperor of the Song Dynasty has become increasingly the center and core of the empire's stability. His existence is enough to make the entire empire extremely stable and thick, like a giant steel plate covering 19.6 million square kilometers, which is as heavy and difficult to shake.
Having worked as Prime Minister for one term, Gu Weijun has become more mature at this time. He has also gained deeper thinking and understanding of the country and nation, the international situation and various domestic internal issues.
While accompanying the emperor for a walk in the Xiyuan, he had been thinking about various issues about the future of China at this stage.
After the emperor proposed the new 1254 plan, Gu Weijun pondered for a moment before replying: "What the emperor is thinking about is a great cause that will benefit all people for a long time." The economic growth and development of the empire in the past ten years , largely due to the investment in infrastructure. I always consider whether there will be more restrictions on such progress and development, including whether the loss of resources will be too great? There is no doubt that, as the emperor said, We should increase investment in education and scientific research, and permanently protect the empire's huge insurmountable advantages over other world powers in these two points. If China wants to truly surpass the world and become the top central country in the world, it must We must have first-class education that is superior to all other countries in the world, and we must also have first-class scientific research that is superior to all other countries in the world. Infrastructure construction will always have an end, but our education and scientific research will not."
Song Biao agreed with him and said: "You are right."
The two of them happened to walk to the Guanshan Pavilion next to the creek garden. This pavilion was built on the slope of the rockery and surrounded by thick tempered glass screens as walls. It is a good place to enjoy the panoramic view of the creek garden in spring, autumn, winter and summer.
The time is rightFortunately, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the inner court prepared a box of salt biscuits and a whole plate of nuts and dried peanuts, almonds and lotus seeds for the emperor and the prime minister in Guanshan Pavilion. The two sat down in Guanshan Pavilion and cooked a pot of butter tea. , talking while drinking.
The education in the Chinese Empire is definitely very good. Even compared with Britain and the United States, it has many advantages. In the past thirty years, the speed of development has been very fast, and the education in the Empire is very unique in the world.
Compared with Britain and the United States, education in the empire has three major differences. First, traditional education accounts for a larger proportion. The empire did not have subjects such as Chinese, but set up separate Chinese studies courses. British and American literature is included in foreign language courses, and other foreign literature is an elective subject. Among Chinese studies subjects, the traditional Four Books and Five Classics education still maintains a high proportion, while modern literature and foreign translated literature only account for a smaller proportion; the second is vocational The education system is even more important. The empire continues to add three-year vocational education and high school education on the basis of the normal six-year primary school and three-year middle school education. These twelve years of education are national compulsory education, and students graduate with high school diplomas every year across the country. in life. The proportion of secondary college education accounts for about 50%. After graduating from secondary college, you can go directly to a higher college based on your academic performance, and the state subsidizes half of the tuition expenses. The third is the perfect combination of the lifelong education system and the vocational education system.
In the empire, vocational education and adult vocational education are part of government expenditures. Governments at all levels must spend budgets every year to support vocational education. Basically, every county has higher vocational and technical schools to provide workers with on-the-job and off-the-job services. Waiting for education. Half of education funding is still provided by the government.
Normally, if a high school student goes to work after graduation and decides to participate in higher education after working for a few years, he can still participate in school education. Before officially graduating, he can enjoy a 25% government tuition subsidy. After graduation, the government will subsidize another 25%.
In addition, all social vocational skills training and education expenditures in the empire will also be maintained by the government and social institutions to ensure and cultivate more outstanding technical application talents, as well as more professional engineers and technicians.
This is the biggest difference between imperial education and European and American education. Therefore, the proportion of total education expenditures by the imperial government is much higher than that of Britain and the United States. Vocational education funds accounted for more than 1/2 of the total annual education expenditures of the imperial central government and governments at all levels.
This means that if the United States spends 6% of its GDP budget on education every year, China will spend 12% of its budget every year to maintain the equal development of quality education and vocational education. It is precisely because the empire¡¯s education has this The peculiarity is that in the past thirty years, the empire has been able to cultivate the most outstanding technical workers and engineers in the world so quickly. Only the empire industry and empire manufacturing can quickly surpass the United Kingdom and the United States at a miraculous speed and become the leader in the world's manufacturing industry. status.
The Emperor of the Song Dynasty was the earliest promoter of this national policy, and he always believed that education was the best social welfare for the people.
At this point, Prime Minister Gu Weijun is the strongest supporter and executor of the emperor's idea. It was during his term that the development of vocational education in the empire made greater progress compared with the past. The central government and the provincial government¡¯s investment in vocational education has also grown significantly.
The war is continuing, and the whole of China is operating for this third Sino-Japanese War. The country's railway system is at a high-speed and full capacity. Railways, aviation, and shipping are all busier than in previous years, and the empire's military Mobilization also went deeper.
At this moment, Emperor Song and Prime Minister Gu Weijun were more concerned about the future development of the empire.
Be prepared for danger in times of peace. China has reached a new stage of development and requires greater new changes to ensure that the empire continues to develop at a high speed. It is difficult to maintain the economic growth driven by investment in the past, which forces the empire to pay more attention to education and technology. More healthy development to maintain the growth of the empire.
After thirty years of development, the empire¡¯s junior college education is clearly ahead of the world. In the next few decades, or even in the next fifty years, as long as the empire maintains its current policy and leading direction, the empire will be prosperous for a long time. Maintain the world's industrial hegemony.
It¡¯s just that the empire also needs to invest more energy in research and education and further expand the cultivation of research talents. Even though the empire has been the country with the largest investment in scientific research in the past decade, most of the empire¡¯s scientific research talents are Graduating overseas and returning from studying in countries such as Britain, the United States, France, and Germany is not a long-term solution.
Song Biao and Premier Gu Weijun talked for a long time that afternoon. Both of them had a consensus, which is to further strengthen research-oriented education as much as possible on the basis of maintaining the current leading direction of junior college applied education. and the development of comprehensive universities, we must cultivate more world-class first-class institutions.
?After discussing for a period of time, the two decided to organize a social non-profit organization to launch the top 100 comprehensive universities in China and the top 100 colleges and universities in China. The two lists were tied. As the two hundred first-class universities supported by the country, colleges and universities are allowed to The school launched a four-year college elite education to cultivate world-class engineering experts and technical experts in the manufacturing industry. It also established special degrees such as special bachelor's degrees to distinguish it from other countries in the world and promote the empire's development in secondary and higher colleges. The common progress of applied education and research-based education.
In the evaluation and application process for engineering professional titles, the educational effects of junior college and bachelor's degrees are equal. There is no difference in treatment between three-year junior college and four-year bachelor's degree. From government agencies to employers, equal treatment must be guaranteed.
In the general direction, the empire still encourages higher vocational education and maintains the empire's strong position in the field of industrial manufacturing. As a regulatory policy, the admission of graduate and doctoral students is more biased towards research-based bachelor's education, and the expansion of master's and doctoral programs nationwide is Increase the number of doctoral education and enrollment, increase the number of teachers and salaries, and invest more research funds and projects in first-class research universities.
The two of them had been talking for several hours, and after they had settled this series of issues, Gu Weijun saw that it was getting late and was about to get up and leave.
At this time, Gu Weijun asked the emperor separately: "Your Majesty, regarding other matters regarding the American special envoy and the German special envoy, can you receive them at a suitable time?"
After hearing this, Song Biao thought about it for a while and then said: "Since we are already here, it is not good if we don't see you, but there is nothing to talk about. After the cabinet negotiates clearly, we can symbolically arrange for them to meet in person."
Gu Weijun paused silently, he actually meant the same thing.
For the U.S. envoy, it is the same whether the emperor sees him or not, and the emperor's attitude is already obvious. He has no intention of armistice with Japan unless Japan ends the emperor system and accepts unconditional surrender on other terms.
As for the German special envoy, the emperor¡¯s negotiation with him for too long may leave a handle on the international community and the Soviet Union.
The Emperor of China is the supreme symbol of the Chinese Empire. He represents the highest honor and image of the entire Chinese Empire. Therefore, it is necessary for the central cabinet and the military to maintain the image of the Emperor of China. It is necessary to get involved with Hua Huang.
If the Song Emperor personally came forward to negotiate directly with the American envoy, and directly rejected the United States' request for mediation, or put forward clear and harsh conditions that were unacceptable to Japan, it would definitely make the world think that China and Emperor Hua were too arrogant, and would subtly War crimes were blamed on Hua Huang.
This is a situation that neither the central cabinet nor the military department of the empire can accept.
Precisely because it represents the highest absolute authority of the empire, it cannot make mistakes.