"Sell newspapers! Sell newspapers!! The 98th Army made five demands for compensation from the Japanese! They asked Japan to compensate 100,000 taels of silver for each Chinese killed. It is estimated that the Japanese will have to compensate China for more than 100 trillion taels of silver. " "Lu Mingxuan issued the strongest statement in history to the Japanese, threatening that if the Japanese dare not make compensation, their 98th Army will attack the Japanese mainland and get the compensation." On October 2, streets and shops across the country. The familiar sound of newspaper sales rang out in the alleys, and major newspapers across the country spread the 98th Army's statement to all parts of the country as quickly as possible. The statement of the 98th Army has always been their favorite thing, because every time they issue a statement, their newspapers will sell out. This time was no exception. The newspapers carrying such explosive news were sold out almost as quickly as possible. People had a heated discussion on the five demands put forward by the 98th Army. "Isn't this nonsense? Even if I sell all the little devils, I can't afford 100 trillion taels of silver." An old man wearing glasses shook his head and said after reading the newspaper in his hand. "That's right. Our defeat in the Sino-Japanese War only cost 230 million taels of silver. The 98th Army actually asked the little devil to compensate 100 trillion taels. I guess the little devil has the heart to eat people." Another middle-aged man also laughed. After listening to his words, everyone in the teahouse showed knowing smiles on their faces. This was driving the little devil to his death! "Although the Japs committed many crimes in China, did they really kill more than 10 million people? How did the 98th Army get this figure?" Another young student said with some confusion. "It's really hard to say. The Japs have always been inhumane. It's really possible to kill tens of millions of people." The old man thought for a while and said. When they heard that the Japanese had killed so many people in China, everyone's hearts trembled. What a blood feud this must have been. If the Japs really killed so many people, they would absolutely fully support the 98th Army in recovering this blood debt from Japan. Although people have mixed reactions to Lu Mingxuan's five-point demands, some people believe that Lu Mingxuan's behavior is simply to sabotage the peace talks and does not want the Kuomintang and the Japanese to reach reconciliation. But some people strongly support Lu Mingxuan¡¯s proposal. Especially those whose relatives and friends were killed by the Japs, because the 98th Army promised that these compensations would be paid back to the families of the victims. "Mother Xipi! This Lu Mingxuan is really hateful! Send him a telegram quickly. The peace talks are a matter for the central government. He, a local warlord, has no right to interfere! He just needs to mind his own business!" After learning the news, , Chiang Kai-shek said, slapping the table in annoyance. "As ordered, take your seat." A staff officer said, and then sent a telegram to Lu Mingxuan. Wait for this staff officer to leave. Chiang Kai-shek still looked angry. "Don't think that I don't know what his plans are. He is just worried that after the peace talks are reached, we will join forces with the Japanese to deal with him. Why do you think those Japanese are so useless? The half-million-strong army was only injured. Chiang Kai-shek was very disappointed with the outcome of the Northeast War. He originally expected that the 98th Army and the Japanese would lose out, but he didn't expect it. The Japanese are such wastes. Facing the 98th Army, they had no power to fight back. "This is because the 98th Army is too powerful." Chen Cheng thought for a while and said. Chiang Kai-shek also nodded, and he deeply agreed with Chen Cheng's views. Just judging from the weapons they are equipped with, the Little Japanese and the 98th Army are not opponents at the same level at all. "Can we only unite with the Japanese?" Chiang Kai-shek sighed and said. "It's absolutely impossible to appoint a committee! The Japanese have just killed so many people in our country. Now we are jointly with the Japanese to deal with the 98th Army. I'm afraid the people below will be dissatisfied." Chen Cheng said quickly. Although the Chinese army and the Japanese have only been fighting for more than a year now, the Chinese army and the Japanese have already forged a bloody feud. ¡°I don¡¯t know how many brothers in the national army died at the hands of the Japanese, plus the Japanese killed so many civilians. Many soldiers of the Chinese army would not agree to the sudden alliance between the Chinese army and the Japanese to deal with their former comrades-in-arms. "But other than that, what else can we do? If the 98th Army rebels, who will put down the rebellion? Do you go or do I go?" After hearing his words, Chiang Kai-shek couldn't help but became furious. "HereWe have no choice but to do this. If we don't unite with the Japanese, not only will we be ousted by the 98th Army, but we may also die without a burial place. " After hearing his words, Chen Cheng couldn't help but fell silent. He also understood Chiang Kai-shek's difficulties. The 98th Army was too powerful. If you want to deal with the 98th Army, joining forces with the Japanese is the only way out. There is no other way out. ¡°And look at the distribution of the 98th Army¡¯s airports on the map. "Chiang Kai-shek pointed to the combat map and said. "The 98th Army has established 5 airports in North China. These five airports are located in Henan, Shandong, Hebei and other places. According to our intelligence, the 98th Army has dispatched a large number of troops to these airports in the name of protecting the airports. Once they dispatch troops from these airports, they will capture these three provinces as quickly as possible. By then the entire North China will be controlled by the 98th Army. "Hearing this, Chen Cheng couldn't help being shocked. "Did the 98th Army have plans to rebel from the beginning? " Chen Cheng said with a look of disbelief. "I think it's very possible! " Chiang Kai-shek said with a sneer. " Wolf ambition! What a wolfish ambition! ! Why didn't I desperately destroy the 98th Army at the beginning, but let it grow step by step? "Chiang Kai-shek finally said sadly. "If there is a regret medicine in the world, he will buy one at all costs. But what he doesn't know is that even if the 98th Army does not take away his country, his country will eventually be taken over by the Communist Party. Go. "And the 98th Army has been showing signs of rebellion recently. I once wanted to move the Northeastern Army and the First Army into the Northeast, but they were blocked in every possible way. It seems that they want to dominate the Northeast and not hand it over to the central government. Chiang Kai-shek said in a cold tone. On September 10, Chiang Kai-shek intended to send the First Army and the Northeastern Army to the Northeast to take over the cities there, but they were blocked by the 98th Army when passing through Shanhaiguan. The reason was that the Northeast War was in full swing, and a large number of The supplies needed to be transported to the front via roads and railways, so any non-members of the 98th Army were temporarily prohibited from passing through Shanhaiguan. After learning this news, Chiang Kai-shek knew that the matter was not going to be handed over to the Central Committee! The development really verified his guess. In the following time, regardless of the threats or inducements from the Northeast Army and the First Army, the troops stationed in Shanhaiguan of the 98th Army refused to let go. This was what he finally agreed to do with the Japanese. The reason for the peace talks is ¡°It¡¯s just that the Japanese are ambitious, and their ambitions for China are well known to the world. Cooperating with the Japanese is tantamount to seeking the skin of a tiger. I'm afraid they will be eager for us to fight with the 98th Army and both sides will suffer, and then come out to take advantage. " Chen Cheng said with a worried face. "You don't have to worry about this. The Japanese will definitely cooperate with us sincerely. " Chiang Kai-shek smiled confidently. "Have you seen the conditions Lu Mingxuan offered to the Japanese? How dare he ask for 100 trillion taels of silver! This is to drive the Japanese to death! Next, just be optimistic, the Japanese will definitely make a lot of concessions at the negotiation table, and we just need to take the benefits. " Chen Cheng thought for a moment and agreed. " Lu Mingxuan's opening of the lion's mouth this time can be said to have forced the Japanese to have no way out. Even if Japan pawned all of its family assets, it probably wouldn't be able to pay back 100 trillion. Two pieces of silver. This is definitely a number that can drive Japan crazy. "Give me the order, and the progress of negotiations with the Japanese must be accelerated. In addition, Hu Zongnan was informed that he must find a way to enter the Northeast no matter what. Once the 98th Army obtains the resources in the Northeast, they will be really unstoppable, and it will be our annihilation. " "Yes, Chairman. ¡± PS: Thank you very much for your thousands of rewards and the monthly ticket for Jiuzhong True Dragon. I have a headache today, so I will write this first. Today I actually received a courier.