"Zhang Jun, how are you considering the suggestions we made a few days ago?"

"Mr. Tanaka, I really can't accept your suggestion!"

"Oh! Why? Now overseas Chinese have occupied the Northeast region and are squeezing your living space. If you don't rise up and resist at this time, you can only wait to be wiped out by overseas Chinese."

"Haha! Mr. Tanaka, it is precisely because the Northeast region is now the world of the East China government. Your Japanese army is known as the strongest in the world, but they are not opponents of the People's Army. Isn't it just a dead end to confront the People's Army? Although I, Zhang, are not afraid of death, I, must consider the thousands of brothers under my command, so we must never accept Japan's advice."

"Bao Ye, Zhang Jun, what do you mean? Is this ridiculing our Japanese army?"

"Ogawa, stop talking." Tanaka Yoshiichi immediately stopped his companion from his attack and turned to Zhang Zuolin and said, "Zhang Jun, I'm sorry, my companion is a little out of control."

Zhang Zuolin said: "Mr. Tanaka, Mr. Ogawa, I never look down on the Japanese army. And I also know that the Japanese army was defeated by the People's Army this time, and there are many other factors. It cannot be said that the Japanese army's combat effectiveness is not as good as the People's Army. But the fact now is that the Japanese army was defeated by the People's Army and has retreated to the territory of North Korea. Our local patrol troops have many people from the villages, but they are just a group of mobs. Even if they are all united, they are not opponents of the People's Army. Therefore, I can only reject Mr. Tanaka's suggestions."

Although the Japanese army was expelled from the Northeast, it still retained a large amount of espionage activities in the Northeast. At this time, it was engaged in collecting intelligence, destroying the People's Army's logistics transportation lines, bribing bandits, and Qing court officers were enemies with the People's Army. Major Yoshiichi Tanaka, who was then an army officer, was one of them.

After Shenyang was occupied by the People's Army, Japan asked the spies lurking in the Northeast to hide for the time being and not to take excessive actions, but to gather strength in secret and wait for the opportunity to counterattack. Tanaka Yoshiichiro came to Octaka Platform and found Zhang Zuolin, proposing that Zhang Zuolin come forward to recruit bandits from Liaodong and western Liaoning to form a coalition force to fight against the People's Army, and said that Japan could give them only weapons.

Yoshiichi Tanaka and Zhang Zuolin were considered life-saving grace. During the Russo-Japanese War in 1904, Zhang Zuolin was captured by the Japanese army on charges of Russian spy and decided to execute him. At this time, Yoshiichi Tanaka passed by. When he saw Zhang Zuolin, he felt that this person would definitely do something in the future. So he asked his superiors for instructions, released Zhang Zuolin, and persuaded Zhang Zuolin to work for the Japanese army during the Russo-Japanese War. The two met since then. Zhang Zuolin also led his troops to cooperate with the Japanese army's operations many times, attacking the Russian army's logistics and transportation lines, and exerting a lot of efforts for the Japanese army.

Later, after the People's Army joined the war, Tanaka Yoshiichi asked Zhang Zuolin to be enemies with the People's Army, but this time Zhang Zuolin was not so obedient. His orders to the Japanese army were either lip service or did not work hard. Soon after, the Japanese army was defeated by the People's Army and expelled from the Northeast region. He could not control Zhang Zuolin, so he had no choice but to do anything to him.

Yoshiichi Tanaka was silent for a while before saying, "Zhang Jun, are you planning to defect to overseas Chinese?"

Zhang Zuolin stared at Tanaka Yoshiichi, looked for a while, nodded and said, "Yes, because I have no other choice. If I don't defect to the East China government, only those who will destroy it."

Yoshichi Tanaka smiled and said, "Zhang Jun, you are really honest. 10 days ago, you sent troops to attack Yuan Si and Yuan Wu brothers, captured them, and sent your subordinates Tang Yulin and Zhang Sifei to overseas Chinese."

Zhang Zuolin was not surprised by Tanaka Yoshiichi, because he knew that Japanese spies were almost everywhere in the Northeast, so he sent Tang Yulin and Zhang Si to the People's Army, which must have been unable to hide from the Japanese. However, Zhang Zuolin was not afraid, after all, Japan has no power in the Northeast now. So he also smiled and said, "Mr. Tanaka, your news is still so well-informed."

Tanaka Yoshiichi said seriously: "Zhang Jun, as a friend, I want to remind you that you should not make a decision easily at this time. It is best to leave a way out for yourself."

Zhang Zuolin was stunned and said, "Mr. Tanaka, what do you mean?"

Yoshiichi Tanaka said: "I can tell you that Britain and France have decided to join the war, and Russia and Japan are also gathering their troops again and preparing to join the war again. Therefore, the outcome of this war is still difficult to predict, so you'd better leave some room for yourself."

Zhang Zuolin sneered for a while before saying, "Mr. Tanaka, I thank you for your kindness. There is an old saying in China, "Fishing your eyebrows is aware of your eyes first." Whether it is Britain or France, they are all far away, but the East China government is by my side. If it were you, what choice would you make?"

Tanaka Yoshihide giggled: "Zhang Jun, you misunderstood what I mean. I understand your thoughts very much, so I will not force you to accept my suggestions again."

Zhang Zuolin was a little surprised when he heard this, but he felt a little relieved. After all, he didn't want to break up with Japan now. However, although Zhang Zuolin didn't have much contact with Japan, he knew that the Japanese would probably not be relieved so easily, but he still said, "Thank you, Mr. Tanaka for your kindness."

Yoshiichi Tanaka said again: "But I hope Captain Zhang can continue to keep in touch with us after he defects to overseas Chinese and do not cut off contact."

Zhang Zuolin is also a smart person. He understood what Tanaka Yoshiichi meant at first hearing, which was to ask himself to secretly maintain contact with Japan after he defected to the People's Army and provide information about the People's Army. However, Zhang Zuolin believed that maintaining a certain connection with Japan was also necessary for him. After all, the current situation was too complicated. With Zhang Zuolin's eyes, he could not see who would win or lose in the end. Therefore, at this time, he maintained necessary contact with all parties. He bets on a long position, and in the future, no matter who controls the Northeast, he could be invincible. Of course, Zhang Zuolin also knew that he had great risks to do so, but Zhang Zuolin believed that as long as he acted carefully, he could still avoid these risks.

So Zhang Zuolin said: "That's natural, I, Mr. Zhang, are not someone who forgot my friends."

Tanaka Yoichichi nodded with satisfaction and said, "That's fine, let's say goodbye first."

Zhang Zuolin did not try to keep him, and personally sent him out to Yoichi Tanaka and his party before saying goodbye to Yoichi Tanaka.

After walking a while, Ogawa said: "Tanaka, it's hard to find Zhang Zuolin this time, and it's over."

Yoshiichi Tanaka said: "What can we do if we don't end like this? If Zhang Zuolin insists on joining overseas Chinese, what can we do to him?"

Xiaochuan was stunned for a moment, then thought seriously, and finally shook his head, smiled bitterly, and said, "We really have no way to deal with Zhang Zuolin now."

Yoshiichi Tanaka said: "Will that be the end? Even if we have no choice but to deal with Zhang Zuolin, and Zhang Zuolin is a smart person, and will not be easily fooled by our words or tempted by a little profit. Therefore, I am very satisfied with the result of this. In fact, I never thought that Zhang Zuolin would agree to my suggestion. This was originally a trick. My purpose was to let Zhang Zuolin continue to keep in touch with our Japan so that we can obtain some information from overseas Chinese through Zhang Zuolin. In addition, our activities in the Northeast can also be covered by Zhang Zuolin. After all, Zhang Zuolin is a local snake and has many relationships in the Northeast. With him providing cover, it is beneficial to our actions in the Northeast."

After hearing this, Ogawa suddenly realized and said, "Tanaka, you should think carefully."

After seeing off Tanaka Yoshiichi and others, Zhang Zuolin returned to his command center and gathered his important personnel Tang Yulin, Zhang Jinghui, Sun Liechen, Zhang Zuoxiang, Zhang Sifei and others together. Zhang Zuolin said: "Tomorrow I will go to Shenyang in person to interview with the People's Army about our surrender."

The tribes were also shocked when they heard this, because Zhang Zuolin's decision was too sudden. He had never discussed it with everyone before. Sun Liechen first said: "Yu Ting, should you think about it again? Go to Shenyang now, is it a little risky? Or let Yulin and Sifei go again, or I'll go for you and delve into the People's Army."

Tang Yulin also said: "Yes, Lao Geda, you are the head of the family, so you can go to Shenyang easily. Although I went with Sifei last time and had a good talk with the People's Army, who knows what they were thinking? Be careful not to go back."

Zhang Jinghui said: "That's right, that's right, I think the Japanese said just now. Now their victory or defeat is not yet decided. We should leave some room for ourselves. Isn't it too early to surrender to the People's Army?"

Zhang Zuolin said: "What you said makes sense, but we don't have time. I originally planned to wait and see for a while. But now the People's Army has captured Shenyang, and the British and French troops have not arrived yet. Therefore, the next step of the People's Army's actions is to attack each other and strive to destroy a few large numbers of people before the arrival of the British and French troops. At this time, if we don't surrender, the People's Army may first point the gun at us."

Zhang Sifei said: "Then you don't need Lao Geda, you can go in person. Just go Erhu (Tang Yulin) and I. At most, let Brother Liechen take us there. Then you will tell them that you can't come if you are sick."

Zhang Zuolin smiled and said, "How can that be done? The People's Army is not a three-year-old child. It's so easy to fool it. I have decided. No one needs to say anything. Yulin, Sifei, you two are ready and set off with me tomorrow."

Sun Liechen said: "Yu Ting, let me go with you this time, I also want to see the style of the People's Army."
Chapter completed!