Liang Jian: Lao Li, I'm really not a military expert

Chapter 609 This is a person without a bottom line. He deliberately left loopholes just to lure us i

Lin Zhenhua didn't have time to care about Li Yunlong. He had just slept for two hours and woke up from his sleep. He washed his face with cold water and asked about the response from the Japanese. It must be said that Lin Zhenhua's move really caught Junichi Aoki's weak spot. When faced with such a rogue move, Junichi Aoki could only admit defeat.

However, there is a prerequisite, that is, Ping'an County must be handed over, and the Japanese are willing to hand over the supplies in the city to Lin Zhenhua. In order to show sincerity, the negotiation time is set at six o'clock in the morning, and the negotiation location is set at 100 meters outside the north city gate. Each side can only bring eight people, and the commanders of both sides are within the coverage of the artillery fire of both sides. Only in this way can we ensure that both sides will not play tricks.

"Zhang Dabiao, I will go talk to the devils in a while. You must guard Ping'an County well and never give the devils any chance!"

"Duan Peng, you are responsible for protecting my safety. If something goes wrong, pull me back immediately!"

"Shen Quan, you better open your eyes. If the Japanese dare to play tricks, open fire immediately. You must kill that damn Junichi Aoki!"

After making arrangements before the negotiation, Lin Zhenhua had a simple meal, left the headquarters, went out of the north gate, and came to the negotiation site. Junichi Aoki also arrived at the negotiation site at the same time. In order to ensure the safety of both parties, the two sides agreed to set off together at 5:58. There was absolutely no problem in walking 100 meters in two minutes, and they arrived at the negotiation site at exactly o'clock.

Lin Zhenhua and Jun'ichi Aoki sat at each side of the negotiation table. There was no greeting between the two, and there was no difficulty in language communication. They went straight to the point.

"Commander of the Chinese side, I condemn your despicable behavior. I didn't expect you to break the established rules. You really taught me a lesson. You are a real villain. You don't even have the slightest bit of vision. People like you will eventually bear the consequences."

Jun'ichi Aoki had not intended to blame him, but he felt so aggrieved in his heart that he could not help but angrily criticized Lin Zhenhua's nasal tone.

Lin Zhenhua had expected this and replied nonchalantly, "You son of a bitch commander, there is really no need to talk about credibility when dealing with you, the Japs who are worse than animals. In my eyes, you are not even human. Since you are not even human, there is no need for me to be polite to you!"

"I am well aware of your evil ambitions, but your ambitions are totally mismatched with your strength. You will definitely suffer the consequences. I also want to say this to you."

"It's useless to talk about these things. They are just empty talk. They can't solve the real problems at all. You have time to talk nonsense, but I don't have time to talk nonsense with you. Let's get down to business!"

"We can give up Ping'an County, but we must take away the materials we purchased. You must also let the people who are willing to leave with us leave safely. You must also exchange the captured Comrade Zhao Xiuqin for us. We will hand over Ping'an County and Hirata Kojiro to you. This is the bottom line of the negotiation. If you don't agree, there is no need to continue the discussion. Even if Ping'an County is reduced to ruins, we will not surrender!"

Jun'ichi Aoki suppressed the anger in his heart and forced himself to calm down. He knew that Lin Zhenhua didn't have any cards to play. The reason why both sides didn't want to fight this battle was, on the one hand, both sides had each other's hostages, which could be said to be a precautionary measure. On the other hand, if the two sides really fought a war in Ping'an County, Ping'an County would definitely become a ruin, and the strength of both sides would also be severely damaged.

Junichi Aoki didn't want his strength to be damaged again, and Lin Zhenhua had the same idea, which made the two of them hit it off and had a basis for negotiation. It was a good thing for Junichi Aoki to be able to take Ping'an County without spending a single soldier. After all, Ping'an County belonged to his defense zone. If it was occupied by Lin Zhenhua, he really couldn't explain to the Taiyuan Command. Under various pressures, he had to compromise.

Lin Zhenhua was also overwhelmed by the affairs of the base, and the strength of the Air Force Battalion had not yet recovered, not to mention that there were not many defenders in Ping'an County. He was also powerless despite his will, and was forced to take a defensive stance, swallow his anger, and wait for revenge in the future.

The two did not engage in verbal battles, but looked at each other quietly. After a quarter of an hour, Aoki Jun'ichi finally replied, "I am willing to partially agree to your conditions, but you must ensure the integrity of Ping'an County. I can't let you take all the supplies with you. I can only let you take three days of rations. The remaining supplies are originally ours, and we should take them back!"

"The hostage exchange will be carried out as you said. The time of exchange is set for tomorrow noon. You can let the people in the city leave today. We will never stop them, nor will we secretly send people to capture them. There is no need for me to lie about this. You have reconnaissance planes, so you can let them follow you all the time."

"This is my final condition. If you don't agree, then we will continue to fight. I don't believe that we will not be able to take Ping'an County even if we pay any price!"

After careful consideration, Lin Zhenhua nodded and agreed: "I agree to your conditions. The hostage exchange time is set at 12 noon tomorrow, and our evacuation time is set at 6 pm tomorrow!"

Jun'ichi Aoki really had no intention of playing any tricks. It was not that he didn't want to, but he felt that Lin Zhenhua must have already thought of a countermeasure. If he rashly broke off relations with him, the losses of the troops would probably be very heavy.

"Okay, let's do it at the time you said!"

After the negotiations, the two men did not stop at all. They left the negotiation site, being wary of each other, and returned to their base safely.

After Lin Zhenhua returned to Ping'an County, he immediately told Zhao Gang and Ding Wei the results of the negotiations, and also had people spread the news in Ping'an County so that the people who were willing to leave Ping'an County would make preparations for evacuation in advance.

At exactly eight o'clock in the morning, the first batch of 326 civilians safely evacuated Ping'an County as the Japanese opened the way. Some of them went to stay with relatives and friends, while others headed towards the Zhaojiayu base.

By 12 noon, all 1892 people who were planning to leave the city had evacuated Ping'an County. Among them, % planned to go to the Zhaojiayu base. Lin Zhenhua specially arranged a platoon of soldiers to protect their safety and lead the way for them.

The reconnaissance aircraft team in the sky has been keeping a close eye on the safety of the people. Just as he promised, Jun'ichi Aoki did not attack the people. This also made Lin Zhenhua breathe a sigh of relief. He just hoped that everything would go well in the future. Handing over the hot potato of Ping'an County and leading the soldiers to withdraw safely to the base was his only priority at the moment.

Since the two sides had already ceased fire, no fighting took place until evening, and even the Japanese air force did not bomb Ping'an County. It was estimated that the Taiyuan Command had also agreed to Jun'ichi Aoki's solution, otherwise they would have found ways to provoke a fight and would never let Jun'ichi Aoki do whatever he wanted.

At 8:30 in the evening, Yamamoto Ikki brought Zhao Xiuqin to the Aoki Division’s base. He was very curious. He did not smell any smoke on the battlefield, which aroused his great curiosity.

After seeing Yamamoto Ikki, Junichi Aoki told the other party that Kojiro Hirata went to negotiate but was captured, and also talked about the hostage exchange. Yamamoto Ikki gritted his teeth when he heard it, but he was helpless and could only swallow this loss in silence. At the same time, he once again witnessed how difficult Lin Zhenhua was.

"Yamamoto, I can only say sorry to you for what happened this time. I have already agreed to the other party's conditions, and the other party is willing to return Hirata Kojiro and Ping'an County. We have reached a consensus and will make a deal tomorrow. I hope you won't make trouble at this time. Everything will be done after Hirata Kojiro is rescued!"

Yamamoto Ikki immediately discovered the loophole in the transaction. He felt that Lin Zhenhua would never be so stupid as to exchange the hostages first and then withdraw from Ping'an County. There must be some hidden secrets that he didn't know about. He quickly reminded him, "General Aoki, I think you may have been deceived by this guy. Such a simple loophole can be seen by anyone who is not a fool. I suspect that the other party has set a trap in Ping'an County. If we dare to take action, the other party will perish with us!"

"Even if we can finally capture Ping'an County, the troops will probably suffer extremely heavy losses, and Ping'an County will become a ruin, thus losing its strategic value! Don't think I'm exaggerating. What I said is very likely true. Our enemy is much more cunning than we thought. Since they dare to reveal such a big flaw to us, it proves that they have made all preparations and are waiting for us to take the bait!"

Jun'ichi Aoki wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He felt complacent after he discovered the loophole. Although there was a voice in his heart telling him that this was a trap, he still couldn't help wanting to give it a try. After listening to Yamamoto Ikki's advice, he got goose bumps all over his body. If he paid a huge price and only got a ruined city, he would really become the biggest joke of the entire 12th Army, and this was what he could not tolerate the most.

"General Aoki, don't try to play tricks on the other side. Let's just trade honestly. Otherwise, the means our enemies will take will be more brutal than we imagined. No means will work against a person who has no bottom line!"