Chapter 208 Ryukyu or Okinawa

Mitsumi sighed, "I said that as the commander of the Southern Expeditionary Force, I have no right to negotiate the Okinawa issue with General Zhou. However, as a Japanese, I draw the attention of General Zhou's attention that Okinawa is completely different from that of Taiwan and North Korea. North Korea is a vassal state of the Qing Dynasty, Taiwan is the homeland of the Qing Dynasty, and Okinawa is the inherent territory of the Empire of Japan. Japan has paid the price for this war and Japan's defeat. However, it involves the Lord I don't think the Japanese government will agree to the issue of power.

Zhou Charter sneered: "Mr. Shenwei, anyone who is familiar with history should know that Ryukyu's status is the same as that of North Korea. It has been a vassal of China. Since the Ming Dynasty, Ryukyu has paid tribute to China. It has a closer relationship with China than North Korea. The Japanese shogunate forcibly occupied Ryukyu and changed its name to Okinawa. The king of Ryukyu died of melancholy. In fact, the people of Ryukyu did not obey you! Now that you say that Ryukyu is your inherent territory, where do you start?

God's tail light minister is silent.

"What's more, even if Ryukyu is your territory, then after the First Sino-Japanese War, you forced the Qing Dynasty to cede Taiwan. After the Second War, why can't our Zhangjun ask you to cede Ryukyu?

"General Zhou, your request is too big. Okinawa is several islands. The Qing Dynasty lost it, but it lost a remote island, while Japan lost Okinawa, but lost the root of existence! General Zhou, please forgive me that the Japanese government cannot meet your requirements. Even if your army occupies Okinawa!" Mitsumi Kamio's attitude became extremely tough: "General Zhou, although Japan has been defeated, the Japanese government is not the government of the Qing Dynasty and will not sign a treaty to cede land!"

"This sentence is to the point." Zhou Charter nodded with a smile: "Well, please tell the Japanese government that Zhou Charter is in Taipei, waiting for your plenipotentiary negotiators for Ryukyu. Note that I'm talking about plenipotentiaries! Instead of the low-level officials who have to report everything. I think we can find a compromise on the Ryukyu issue. In addition, please tell the Japanese government that if there is no progress in the negotiations, Zhang Jun will temporarily take charge of Ryukyu and exercise civil, tax and military powers over Ryukyu in accordance with the authority of the legitimate government.

Kamio Mitsushin nodded helplessly. Zhou Charter's voice said that Zhang Jun was happy that the Japanese government would delay negotiations or even not negotiate. After a long time, Zhang Jun did whatever he wanted in Ryukyu. He could not only obtain a large amount of financial revenue in Ryukyu, but also make Ryukyu a front-line military fortress approaching Japan. Kyushu Island that directly threatens Japan!

Japan, which has lost its maritime power, cannot accept such a reality!

Because that will mean that Japan will become a puppet of the Zhou Charter!

Shenwei Guangchen was about to get up when Zhou Charter said, "Godwei, wait a minute. There is someone who wants to see you."

Zhou Charter waved his hand, and two Zhangjun soldiers came over with Prince Fujian Gongzhen'ai.

Prince Fujian Gongzhen Ai was still wearing his snow-white general dress, but at this surrender ceremony, this straight general dress looked very funny and even a kind of sarcasm.

Kamio Mitsumi and the Japanese generals got up one after another and bowed to Prince Fushimi Palace. Many of them had a higher rank than Fushimi Palace, so they did not salute, but salute the prince.

Fushimi Gong's chubby face, with an awkward smile, was at a loss of his hands and feet. He didn't know whether to return the military salute or bow, so he had to look at Zhou Charter in a daze.

Zhou Charter smiled and said to Shenwei Guangchen, "Mr. Shenwei, I will give you the Prince. You should see that the Prince has received humanitarian treatment in our Zhang army's barracks."

Shenwei Guangchen nodded helplessly. This Prince Fujian Gongzhenai was a prisoner for more than ten days and gained weight and turned white. If other generals had been captured, they would have suffered from depression and become thinner and thinner. This guy is either surprisingly good in psychology or a heartless guy!

Hannagan, the chief of staff of Zhang Jun, said, "General Shenwei, you should understand that he should not have left so easily when a senior general like Fushimi Palace was captured. According to the rules, you Japan should exchange gifts worthy of his identity. Military commander Zhou has now handed him over to you to make friends with you.

Shenwei Guangchen nodded: "I understand. However, as a defeated general, after returning to China, I will no longer serve in the Japanese military or enter Japanese politics. If General Zhou wants to seek benefits through my personal relationship, I regret that I can't obey him.

Prince Fujian Gongzhenai was captured in the hands of Nogi Hime, but was released in the hands of Kamio Mitsumi. After the defeat, Mitsumi Kamio also made a great achievement in negotiations. In fact, when Kamio Mitsumi was ordered to negotiate, the base camp ordered him to try to let Zhou Charter release Fushimi Palace. However, Japan surrendered unconditionally in Taiwan, and Kamio Mitsuomi knew that it was difficult to achieve his goal, so he did not propose it.

Zhou Charter gave Fushimi Palace to Shenwei Mitsumi as a big gift to him.

shen wei guang chen accepted Zhou Charter's great gift, but he also knew that the pie would not fall from the sky. Zhou Charter was likely to make a request to him through the big gift of Fushimi Palace that was detrimental to Japan's interests. Moreover, after this war, Kamio Mitsumi was physically and mentally exhausted, and he had decided to withdraw from the military.

Zhou Charter smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Shenwei, I just want to make friends with Mr. Shenwei, and I don't mean anything else."

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Ten days later, Mitsutomi took a Japanese merchant ship and returned to China with Prince Fushimi.

It took more than a month for all the Japanese troops stranded in Taiwan to be repatriated, leaving all their weapons and equipment, including a whole fleet.

In the Tainan War, Zhang Xun's troops made great contributions. When the peripheral city defense of Wu Peifu's first division was broken through by the Japanese army, Zhang Xun's direct brigade launched a fierce street battle with the Japanese army with the streets and houses in Tainan City, which killed 30,000 Japanese soldiers in Tainan City. At the same time, it tried to protect the Chixuan Tower and created annihilate for the Zhang army to annihilate the Japanese army. Conditions. After the war, Zhou Charter kept his promise and appointed Zhang Xun as the governor of Tainan, and allowed him to take Chikan Tower as his government office. At the same time, he also served as the brigade commander directly under the brigade and stationed Tainan, Xigang and Anping. Zhang Xun realized his wish to go to the horse and manage the army and the horse to manage the people, and the scenery was infinite for a while.

Zhou Charter, in the name of the Prime Minister of the Qing Dynasty, asked Duan Ming, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, to open the Mawei military port to Zhang Jun and transport the materials that Zhang Jun hoarded in Mawei to Tainan. Zhang Jun defeated the power of the Japanese army and stared at the coast of Fujian. Seeing that the situation was not good, the court of the Qing Dynasty hurriedly made a smile and did not dare to refuse the request of Zhou Charter. The Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu sent congratulatory letters to Zhang Jun. At the same time, they ordered Duanfang, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, to immediately open the Mawei military port to Zhang Jun.

Duanfang had been secretly dealing with Zhou Charter for a long time. At this time, he was happy to let Zhang Jun's fleet enter the ponytail and transport the mountain of materials to Tainan. At the same time, in the name of rewarding the three armies, he raised a batch of money and grain from Fujian and handed it to Zhang's fleet.

After the supplies and grain were sent to Tainan, Zhou Charter ordered people to transport weapons and ammunition to Taipei for storage. All the money, grain and medicine were handed over to Zhang Xun, allowing him to help the people of Tainan, Taibao, Chiayi, Changhua and other areas affected by the war in the name of the governor of Tainan. In the Tainan War, the people sacrificed greatly, and the whole Tainan was destroyed into ruins, hundreds of industries were abandoned, and the people went bankrupt. After the money and grain were sent to the people, the people cheered and supported Zhang Jun more wholeheartedly. With this money, the people of Tainan can rebuild their homes.

Subsequently, Zhou Charter redeployed Taiwan's Zhangjun.

Wu Peifu's first division was stationed in Taipei and Keelung.

The second division of Naha 5 is stationed in Taichung and Changhua. Han Lingdan led the North Korean regiment, returned to North Korea, and joined the North Korean front army.

Zhang Zuolin's third division is stationed in Hualien and is responsible for the security of the eastern coast of Taiwan.

All the troops directly under the division are stationed in Taipei with the Zhou Charter.

Guo Erjian's independent brigade, Li Guoge's marines, and some naval ships were stationed on the Ryukyu Islands, forming an attack on the Japanese mainland.

Zhang Jun's navy has more than 40 warships, and most of them are the most advanced warships in the world. This huge fleet was divided into three parts, and Cai Ting, the naval commander, led the main force of more than 20 warships to garrison Keelung Port. Jiyuan's naval management led Cheng Biguang and eight other warships, including Jiyuan, formed a North Korean detachment, stationed in Incheon, and cooperated with the North Korean army to guard North Korea. Form a northern offensive against Japan. Other warships took the Dingyuan ship as the flagship, formed the Eastern Fleet, stationed in Ryukyu, and cooperated with the independent brigade to complete the occupation of Ryukyu.

Tainan's aftercare matters were almost handled, and Zhou Charter left for Taipei.

According to historical origins, Zhou Charter designated Taipei as the capital of Taiwan. Zhang Jun's headquarters and Taiwan's governor's office will be located in Taipei. Wu Peifu led the first division to arrive in Taipei half a month ago. This time, Zhou's soldiers were divided into two routes.

Liu Yongfu, the governor of Taiwan appointed by Zhou Charter, led civil servants to take the roads of Chiayi and Changhua to Taipei. Before this, Zhou Charter has appointed Qiu Pengjia as the governor of Taipei and Wu Pengnian as the governor of Changhua. Qiu Pengjia has reorganized the Japanese governor's Taiwan government to prepare for Zhou Charter's move-in. In addition, a new governor's office has been built for Liu Yongfu to move in.

Zhou Charter himself, together with Zhangjun Alishan Column, entered Alishan from the northeast along the circuit that Zhang Zuolin's Third Division had walked.

He would personally express his gratitude to the Zou compatriots and send Meilixi back to Bailu Village. According to the three chapters of his covenant with Meilixi, she can't officially marry Meilixi until Zhao Qiaoer comes to Taiwan and marries Jin Shu.