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Chapter 454 Diplomatic mediation (11)

After listening to Li Sanjie's words, Oda Cheung's expression was also very awkward. Although Japan really needs a helper now, who can help him share the pressure from Russia, due to the Japanese's usual preference for urination, short-sightedness and careful in calculating details, Oda Cheung also wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of overseas Chinese seeking help from Japan to ask for more benefits from overseas Chinese and gain some benefits. However, he did not expect that before he opened his mouth, he was blocked by the other party without hesitation. Moreover, his attitude was extremely firm. If Oda Cheung puts forward conditions, he would immediately interrupt the talks, and even said that overseas Chinese would fight against Russia alone.

Faced with Li Sanjie's threat, Oda Chee did not dare to underestimate him at all, because during the negotiations in Shanghai, no one would believe that overseas Chinese would suddenly interrupt the negotiations and immediately attack Beijing. As a result, it took only three days to capture Beijing, causing the Eight-Nation Alliance to basically wipe out the entire army, and the alliances of various countries were also in name only. Therefore, Oda Chee never doubted that if he insisted on raising conditions to Li Sanjie, Li Sanjie would indeed leave without hesitation.

Although Oda Chee didn't know whether overseas Chinese had the ability to fight against Russia's attack alone, it was very clear that if there were no helpers, Japan would not be able to fight against Russia alone. Although Britain has always supported Japan, Oda Chee also knew that Britain would only provide intelligence and weapons support, but would never use force to help Japan fight. Therefore, overseas Chinese with strong combat effectiveness are indeed the best helpers of Japan. Moreover, there is indeed a voice in Japan in China, which is to jointly fight against Russia with overseas Chinese, so that it can make certain concessions to overseas Chinese. For example, withdrawing from the Eight-Nation Alliance, Russia has put a lot of pressure on Japan. The entire Japanese government is in tension. Although the military headquarters kept shouting to fight to the death with Russia, it was just a stubborn person. After all, the military is not in charge of the state power, so it is disgusting the ruling faction and boosting its reputation.

Now, overseas Chinese come to Japan to talk to fight against Russia, which is naturally a rare opportunity. Moreover, overseas Chinese obviously have reached some kind of agreement with the British before coming to the Japanese consulate. Therefore, if they are screwed up by themselves, not only will Japan lose a capable helper, but they will also offend the UK. Then they will no longer have to be the Shanghai consulate, but will just go away with the bed.

In just a short moment, countless thoughts flashed through Odagiri's mind, and the final conclusion was that he could only give up the breakup of the conditions for overseas Chinese. Therefore, he hurriedly bowed to Li Sanjie and said, "Mr. Li, it may be that I did not express my meaning clearly, which caused you to misunderstand. I mean that although Russia did not invade Japan's territory, it did pose a huge threat to Japan. Therefore, fighting against Russia is indeed a favorable thing for both of us, and our help to you will definitely not be accompanied by any conditions. Please rest assured of this."

When Li Sanjie heard this, he admired the devil. He not only could he bring back his words, but also to be able to make things better. He was a little capable. However, since the other party expressed his consent, there was no need to refuse to let go. The biggest threat to the Time Travel Group is Russia now. Joining Japan to fight against Russia. At this stage, it is very necessary for the Time Travel Group, so he went down the wall and said, "Oh, I'm sorry, I'm too anxious and didn't hear the consul clearly."

Oda Chee laughed and said, "It's okay, it's okay, just say it clearly."

Li Sanjie said: "Mr. Consul, the invasion of China's Northeast China by Russia is the main reason for the current crisis in Northeast Asia. Due to Russia's excessive greed for land and its expansion ambitions continue to expand, it puts huge pressure on us and Japan. But to be honest, neither of us has the strength to fight against Russia alone, but if we unite, we can curb Russia's ambitions and expansion.

Oda Chee nodded repeatedly and said, "What sir said makes sense, but this time, how can you help us to resist the Russian army's southward advance?"

Li Sanjie smiled and shook his head and said, "If we just resist the Russian army's advance south, then relying solely on our own strength is enough. It doesn't require Japan's help."

Oda Chee was stunned. Although he was not a soldier, Japan had serious concerns about China's war over the past period of time and had exchanges with many officers. According to the results of the exchange, Oda Chee basically concluded that although overseas Chinese have achieved many consecutive victories in both the 6th aspect of the sea since the emergence of overseas Chinese, overall, the value of victory in the overseas Chinese navy is higher than that of the 6th Army. After all, overseas Chinese navy has five large warships and defeated the German Far East Fleet with four 10,000-ton large warships on the battlefield. This battle can be said to be full of value.

In contrast, the victory achieved by overseas Chinese on the sixth ground was less convincing. The Eight-Nation Alliance was originally ulterior motives and could not form a joint force, and there was no logistics supply. There were not many defenders in Weihai and Qingdao, and overseas Chinese had naval support. Therefore, these victories achieved by overseas Chinese were far less than those of the navy. Moreover, according to the intelligence collected by the Japanese side, at the time of the 6th landing, the size of the overseas Chinese was about 1 ooo. Now the size of the 6th landing is about 15,000. All of them were recruited by the people of the Qing Dynasty after they arrived in the 6th landing, so the combat power is definitely not strong.

This time, the Russian army's advance south is far from comparable to the Eight-Nation Alliance. Although the Russian army can only dispatch about 30,000 troops at most, which is similar to the Eight-Nation Alliance's forces, the Russian army's combat effectiveness has always been strong. The entire army's operation and command will never be a situation where the Eight-Nation Alliance is not cooperating with each other or destroying each other. Moreover, the Russian army now basically controls the Northeast China region. Although there is no railway connection from the Northeast to Shanhaiguan, and the transportation of materials is very difficult, the Russian army has such a vast rear, and there will be no such phenomenon as the Eight-Nation Alliance's complete severance of logistics and replenishment. Therefore, facing such a powerful opponent, even Japan dares to win lightly. Why do overseas Chinese say that they can resist the Russian attack alone without the help of Japan?

Now the winners and losses of overseas Chinese are not only their business, but also their fate. Therefore, Oda Chee couldn't help asking: "Can you really attack the Russian army alone?"

In fact, Li Sanjie knew nothing about military affairs, but the Military Commission believed that it could resist the Russian attack, so he would definitely be able to resist. Moreover, the time travelers never put their hopes on others for their safety. Even if they want to unite with others, they must have enough strength. Therefore, Li Sanjie was also full of confidence and said: "Of course, and this time, we can only rely on ourselves to resist the Russian army. Can Japan send troops to help us?"

Oda Chee was stunned. It was indeed impossible for Japan to send troops to help overseas Chinese resist the Russian attack. It was impossible to support overseas Chinese. Because the war was probably over from thousands of miles away from Japan. Moreover, Li Sanjie's words "We can only rely on ourselves" also gave Oda Chee a deep feeling. Although this group of people are descendants of China, they are indeed very different from the Qing Dynasty. Therefore, they had to smile bitterly and said, "So what help do you need for us in Japan?"

Li Sanjie said: "If we only fight against the Russian army's southward advance, it is enough for us to just rely on ourselves. But to curb Russia's expansion and force Russia to withdraw from China's northeastern region, we are honestly unable to do so and need to join forces with Japan. Therefore, what I am talking about is a large-scale cooperation, not just for the Russian army's southward advance."

After listening to Li Sanjie's words, Joe Oda understood the meaning of so-called cooperation, and he quickly calculated the gains and losses in his mind. If overseas Chinese could block the Russian army's advance south, it would naturally be beneficial to Japan. However, as long as Russia still occupies Northeast China, the threat to Japan will not disappear. Therefore, jointly with overseas Chinese, put pressure on Russia and force Russia to withdraw from Northeast China, which is of course a good suggestion for Japan.

However, Japan is dissatisfied with Russia's invasion of Northeast China, not only to defend the Korean Peninsula, but also to peek at the land in Northeast China. The Korean Peninsula is just a springboard. If it jointly pressures Russia with overseas Chinese, even if it forces Russia to withdraw from Northeast China, it will be difficult for Japan to occupy much convenience in Northeast China. However, the top priority now is to compete with Russia. Therefore, it is still a necessary choice to join forces with overseas Chinese. As for how to invade the land in Northeast China in the future, we will find a way out. So Oda Choi nodded and said, "So how should we cooperate?"

Seeing that the talk was almost done, Li Sanjie told Oda Chee the results and requests he discussed with Huo Bilan. After hearing Li Sanjie's words, Oda Chee was relieved. After all, all Japan had to do was to act as the first country to withdraw from the Eight-Nation Alliance. This was not a difficult task. Anyway, the Eight-Nation Alliance was over, and with the cooperation of Britain, Jianshi was just a small task. Now it only depends on how overseas Chinese defeated the Russian army.

So Oda Choi said: "Mr. Li, I will report your suggestions to the country immediately. I think the domestic government will accept Mr. Xu's opinion and jointly fight against Russia, so I will reply to you as soon as possible."

Li Sanjie nodded, knowing that he had convinced the Japanese, so he stood up to say goodbye. Oda Chee repeatedly asked him to rest in the consulate and hinted that Li Sanjie would have a special show tonight, but Li Sanjie really had no appetite for the two Japanese geishas who were wiping their faces like zombies, so he politely declined.
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