Unify Shandong Province

Faced with the issue of Chief of Staff Jiang Baili, Li Guosheng directly gave a mysterious answer: "I will give him whatever Han Fuqu wants most now. I will fight with us and eventually destroy the entire army in Jinan City. Do you still maintain your current status and army and continue to be the local emperor on one side. I believe that as a veteran on the battlefield, Han Fuqu will definitely make the wisest choice..."

"What is Han Fuqu lacking... army, territory... As a warlord, what he wants most is the army that guarantees his own safety, and the huge territory that is enough to support himself and his army... However, we are now snatching territory from Han Fuqu, where can we get it for him and exchange it for Jinan City, the capital of Shandong Province..." Jiang Baili asked in confusion.

Li Guosheng smiled and said, "Chief of Staff, your vision is still too limited... Our Shandong Province does not have enough territory to make Han Fuqu jealous and heart-warming. However, the two provinces in Henan and Hebei, which are adjacent to our Shandong Province, have some territory promised to Han Fuqu. At that time, it will depend on whether Han Fuqu has the ability to occupy these territory..."

"In terms of the army, although it is impossible for us to return the prisoners who have worked hard on the battlefield to Han Fuqu. However, the large number of weapons seized on the battlefield that we do not like can be returned to Han Fuqu and help him to enter the two provinces of Hebei and Henan. Of course, if this is not enough to feed him, we can also appropriately replenish some of his ammunition, and even heavy equipment from a field artillery regiment, which is OK..."

Having said this, a strange smile flashed across Li Guosheng's face and continued to speak.

"Of course, Han Fuqu will send it to Shandong. There is another reason to help him grab a piece of land in Henan or Hebei: Think about it, instead of letting someone you are not familiar with as your neighbor, it is better to find a familiar and fearful opponent to be your neighbor. In this way, I can confidently say that in a short time, the border between the two provinces and Shandong. Because Han Fuqu is concerned about our military strength, there will be no military friction..."

Li Guosheng's proposal directly overturned the thoughts in Chief of Staff Jiang Baili's heart. After a brief contemplation, his eyes radiated a ray of light, and he asked with confidence.

"A pile of scrap iron, the ammunition output of the arsenal in a few days is not only exchanged for nearly one-fifth of the territory and provincial capital of Shandong Province, but more importantly, it is to exchange for a peaceful border... Military seat, your idea is too amazing, and Bei Zhi fully agrees... In this way, because Bei Zhi and Han Fuqu had a one-time relationship. Bei Zhi requested that I personally lead a delegation to Jinan City and negotiate with Han Fuqu."

"Chief of Staff, this matter is counted over and over again. It is really the most suitable for you to go... Looking at our Ninth Army, you are the only one who can have peer-to-peer interactions with Han Fuqu..." Li Guosheng affirmed.

Over the past few days, with the continuous mobilization of a large number of troops, Jinan City was also shrouded in the tense atmosphere before the war. With the orders of Han Fuqu, the entire army was in preparation for war.

However, what Han Fuqu didn't expect was that his nervousness and preparations did not wait for the Ninth Army to attack the troops, but instead waited for the negotiation team headed by the Ninth Army, Chief of Staff Jiang Baili.

"Jiang Baili, what did he see... Don't he know that Han Fuqu and him are in a state of hostility now?" After hearing the report of Chief of Staff Zhang Ling, veteran Han Fuqu asked with confusion.

"Commander, Bei Zhi doesn't know... Go and ask Jiang Baili, Jiang Baili only asked Bei Zhi to bring you a word..." Chief of Staff Zhang replied.

"What are you talking about..." Han Fuqu's eyes flashed quickly with an unknown light, and he asked...

"Help the commander overcome the current predicament..." Zhang Ling replied.

"Help us overcome the difficulties in the moment..." As a warlord, Han Fuqu not only has very rich combat experience, but also has a very clever political mind. Faced with the unexpected actions of the Ninth Army, he immediately realized something from this sentence...

"Wait, let me think about it..." Han Fuqu, who was frowning, fell into deep thought...

Comparison of enemy and us forces around Jinan City... Our current situation... The current situation of the Ninth Army (the armored brigade has not been announced yet). Soon, a bold idea appeared in Han Fuqu's mind: The Ninth Army lacked military strength, and because it could not withstand the huge casualties caused by the siege, he dared not attack our Jinan City...

"Negotiation...yes, it must be negotiations. The Ninth Army wants to resolve the current embarrassing situation in Shandong Province through negotiations and end the battle as soon as possible. Then, slowly digest the huge results and territory achieved by the Ninth Army in this decisive battle..." The cunning Han Fuqu directly exclaimed...

"Commander... How is it possible? The Ninth Army wants to negotiate and let us take the initiative to give up Jinan City... Is Li Guosheng of the Ninth Army stupid? Or is Li Guosheng treating us as fools? It must be clear that we still have 45,000 troops in our hands. Hi, I just want to challenge the Ninth Army..." Chief of Staff Zhang Ling, while shocked, gave a negative answer.

Commander Han Fuqu, unexpectedly showed a meaningful smile on his face. He said, "I don't know what kind of benefits Li Guosheng of the Ninth Army intends to give us, and be able to voluntarily give up Jinan City, or even withdraw from Shandong Province. However, I can be sure that this negotiation is definitely a certain matter. Our opponent, the Ninth Army, does not want to continue to waste energy and troops in this battle...",

After saying that, Han Fuqu's face was covered with a smile and he spoke.

"This Jiang Baili has also met me once and is a veteran in China with certain qualifications. Since he has come, I, the master, must not be disguised... Chief of Staff, notified Jiang Baili that I would meet him in the conference room of the command center tomorrow at 8 o'clock in the morning. At that time, no matter what he thinks, he will come out. And we will be blocking the troops in the future, and the water will be covered by the soil..."

"Yes, commander..." Zhang Ling replied decisively with a shocked expression.

In the small conference room, Jiang Baili, Chief of Staff of the Ninth Army, and Han Fuqu, Chairman of Shandong Province. The two sat opposite each other, looking at each other without moving...

A few minutes later, a cheerful smile shouted directly from Han Fuqu's mouth: "Brother Baili, Brother Baili.... I haven't seen you for two years, you are still so confident... As the saying goes, you won't go to the Three Treasures Palace without any trouble. I believe that you came this time. It must not be to meet me, my old friend. Tell me, what is your purpose?"

"Chairman Han, you're so happy..." Jiang Baili said with a bold look on his face. Without hesitation, he looked at Han Fuqu, who was staring at him in front of him and spoke directly.

"Chairman Han, since that's the case, then I'll tell the truth... Brother, I have only one purpose for coming here by order this time: to ask your army to withdraw from Jinan City and Shandong Province..."

"Hahaha... Brother Baili, Brother Baili... Are you joking? Don't forget that I still have a 45,000 army in my hands. Just one word, I will withdraw my 45,000 army from Shandong Province. There is no territory. You let me Han Fuqu and let more than 40,000 elite troops under my command go to drink the northwest wind..." Han Fuqu seemed to hear a huge joke, and exposed his sarcastic expression without any hiding, and said with a sarcastic look on his face.

Jiang Baili smiled. The small conference room returned to calm again. He spoke: "Chairman Han, I won't tell you about the current situation of our two armies. You should also know: if you continue to fight, the victory must belong to my Ninth Army. However, even if my Ninth Army wins, you will pay a very heavy price. Of course, compared to my Ninth Army, your losses will be greater... After the battle, you will go from a provincial chairman with real power to a lonely man..."

Seeing that he looked frustrated in front of him and wanted to fight back, but he had no reason. He could only use silence to express his dissatisfaction in his heart. Jiang Baili's mood can be described as a great pleasure. Without hesitation, he continued to speak.

"For such a result, I believe that Chairman Han should not want to see... Of course, my Ninth Army does not want to see this ending of losing both sides...."

"It is precisely because of this that our commander made the decision to let me come for negotiation. We hope that through negotiation, we can resolve the embarrassing situation between the two armies, end the battle as soon as possible, and give the people of Shandong a peaceful development environment...."

After saying that, Jiang Baili's face showed a strong expression of confidence. He quietly looked at Han Fuqu, who was in a complicated state in his heart, without saying a word...

Han Fuqu was in a difficult choice, just as Jiang Baili guessed. As a veteran on the battlefield, Han Fuqu was very clear about his current situation. Although Jiang Baili said that although Han Fuqu did not want to admit it, he had to face this reality. After a few minutes of silence, he had to lower his head.

However, even so, Han Fuqu did not forget the bargaining he should have as a warlord. A pair of cunning eyes flashed quickly, staring at Jiang Baili, and asked with a cunning look on his face.

"Brother Baili, don't use this kind of provocation to scare me. I, Han Fuqu, are people who have experienced life and death, and this thing can't scare me. At worst, I, Han Fuqu, start over again. Of course, I, Han Fuqu, are not people who don't know how to adapt. If the Ninth Army can give me the same benefits, for the safety of the entire Jinan City, and for the unnecessary casualties of the people of Jinan. I, Han Fuqu, can represent more than 40,000 soldiers, voluntarily give up Jinan City and leave Shandong Province..."

"Chairman Han is indeed worthy of being Chairman Han, and his sword is still alive..." Han Fuqu wanted to take advantage of the safety of the people, but Jiang Baili would certainly not stop him. After flattering the other party, he sighed.

Then, without any hesitation, he directly offered the first condition he could give.

"Chairman Han, the first condition for our military captain is to return all the equipment of your army during several battles. At the same time, he sent five million rifle bullets to support your army in Henan and occupy a piece of territory of his own in Henan Province... Of course, brothers, I also believe that with Chairman Han's ability, it is very easy to occupy a corner of the land in Henan Province with lightning speed, and even the entire Henan Province..."

"Getting out for nothing..." The experienced Han Fuqu immediately saw the conspiracy hidden behind this condition. He spoke with an unhappy look on his face.

"Brother Baili... Are you wrong... Li Guosheng, the commander of the Ninth Army, planned to use this method of making money by making money. Without paying a little, he wanted to take half of Shandong Province from me...Brother Baili. You have to know that I, Han Fuqu, are not a fool."

Jiang Baili smiled awkwardly and said, "Chairman Han, don't worry... I just said that this is just the first condition for our military throne..."

"What about the second condition?" Han Fuqu waved his hand and stopped Jiang Baili, who wanted to continue speaking. He asked bluntly.

"We know that due to the years of drought, the entire Henan Province is full of disaster victims. In order to allow Chairman Han to stabilize the local situation faster and win the hearts of the people after entering Henan Province, our military officer decided to provide Chairman Han with 200 million kilograms of wheat for free to stabilize the bad situation in Henan." Jiang Baili said.

"Two million jin of wheat..." Faced with this huge price, Han Fuqu was jealous and then fell into deep thought and began to think about the pros and cons.

With 40,000 troops in hand, plus enough equipment to 30,000 to 40,000 troops and sufficient ammunition. Han Fuqu is very confident that as long as he enters Henan where famine is everywhere, he can re-expand the troops to 80,000 in a short period of time by just being able to manage the food in the army...

With 80,000 troops in hand, the entire Henan Province is still not easy to capture...

With the army in hand, plus the 200 million kilograms of grain provided by Li Guosheng for free, the situation in Henan, facing his own military threats and disaster relief, will definitely improve in a very short time. With the hearts of the people he bought with food, Han Fuqu can definitely say confidently that it will not take long to become the veritable "King of Henan"...

Compared with the "King of Henan" who is truly famous, the "King of Henan" who only accounts for two-thirds of Shandong Province and is also near the sea. It may be threatened and attacked by Japan at any time. You can tell at a glance the advantages of the "King of Henan".

Faced with the huge temptation of the position of "King of Henan", Han Fuqu almost couldn't control his excitement and directly agreed.

However, when Han Fuqu felt a sensation when he thought of his poor performance in front of the Ninth Army, especially the excellent equipment and heavy artillery units exposed by the Ninth Army on the battlefield. After suppressing his inner excitement, Han Fuqu asked with a dissatisfaction expression.

"Brother Baili, can only 200 million jin of grain make up for the losses of our Han Fuqu on the battlefield and the territory that our Han Fuqu voluntarily gave up in Shandong Province..."

"I don't know what Chairman Han has..." Jiang Baili knew that Han Fuqu was going to speak loudly in front of him. He also did not give the other party any good face, and asked in a deep voice, preparing to bargain in the final stage...

"In addition to re-subsiding our army's equipment, your army must also support our headquarters' some heavy weapons... As far as I know, your army's light machine guns have been equipped to squads, heavy machine guns have been equipped to platoons, mortars have been equipped to the company, and mountain running equipment has been connected to the regiment... I, Han Fuqu, don't have too many light machine guns, 150 heavy machine guns, 100 mortars, 50 mortars, and mountain running 50 umbrellas, plus corresponding ammunition... As long as your army meets my conditions, I agree to voluntarily give up Jinan City and lead the team to leave Shandong Province..." Han Fuqu reported the data in his heart with anticipation.

"It turns out that the lion spoke loudly..." Jiang Baili thought to himself...

It should be clear that for the Ninth Army, these heavy equipment can equip one division at a time. However, for other troops with severely insufficient heavy weapons, it is possible to form three to five divisions. It takes so much heavy equipment at one time, plus the large amount of equipment returned by the Ninth Army, it is conceivable that Han Fuqu has as many ambitions in front of him.

Chief of Staff Jiang Baili certainly did not want to see his future neighbors. Because of his support, he gradually became a hungry wolf that could counterattack him at any time. So, without thinking, he gave a negative answer.

"Chairman Han, you have too many requests... I'm sorry to obey. However, I have an idea here, you can consider it..."

Han Fuqu did not have much hope for the conditions he put forward. After all, there were too many heavy weapons in the list he listed. Not to mention that Li Guosheng, a local warlord, even Chiang Kai-shek who was far away in Nanjing, could not be able to take it out immediately.

Therefore, Han Fuqu did not show much surprise for Jiang Baili's rejection. He nodded and spoke.

"Brother Baili, please... as long as I am satisfied, I will definitely agree..."

"On behalf of the Ninth Army, I can provide Chairman Han with 24 German mountain artillery and 12 German field artillery, each equipped with 100 rounds of ammunition, and form your army's direct mountain artillery regiment... However, before this, I hope Chairman Han can agree to our military seat with a condition..."

Form a powerful mountain artillery regiment...

Han Fuqu, who was a soldier, knew very well the role a artillery regiment could play on the battlefield. He was jealous and asked without thinking.

“What conditions….”

"In addition to leading the team to leave Shandong Province, we also need to actively send out electricity to the outside world, and we will take the position of Chairman of Shandong Province and Security Commander of Shandong Province late. At the same time, we recommend the commander of the Ninth Army to the Nanjing Central Government as Chairman of Shandong Province and Security Commander of Shandong Province to the Nanjing Central Government... How about it, Chairman Han, this condition is not difficult..."

"Of course, in addition to this, our military captain also asked me to give you a sentence... Once Chairman Han has gained a foothold in Henan Province and has already served as the military captain of Shandong Province, he will definitely promptly recommend to the central government to appoint Chairman Han to change you to the Chairman of Henan Province and the Security Commander..." Jiang Baili said with a smile.

"Okay, I promise you... I'll give your army a week... Within a week, after seeing the food and equipment, I began to withdraw my troops and leave Shandong Province..." Han Fuqu said with a firm look on his face.
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