In the morning, Yan Shanglong took a flight from China International Airlines to Ma

Yan Shanglong, now aged, was born in a diplomat family, and his parents were both diplomats of the Republic. His father was Huang Guowei's boss and served as the deputy minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. His mother worked in consulates and embassies in five countries and was already the Consul General abroad when she retired. When she was young, Yan Shanglong mainly lived with his grandfather and grandmother. At the age of 11, he went to France with his parents and completed his middle school studies in France. At the age of 17, he was admitted to the Republic's Diplomacy Academy and obtained it within 5 years.

He has a bachelor's degree in international diplomacy, French, Latin and German; at the age of 22, he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and served as diplomatic secretary in the consulates and embassies of the Republic in France, Germany and Spain; at the age of 35 (in 2017, Zhao Rundong came to power and made major personnel changes in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) returned to the Republic and served as chief assistant to the Director of the European Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; at the age of 22 (Zhao Rundong's term in office), he was promoted to Deputy Director of the European Department and became a representative of the "Young and Strong Clan" of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

His good background and outstanding ability made Yan Shanglong one of the "young diplomats" that Huang Guowei focused on cultivating.

Although Huang Guowei did not mention to anyone that he would retire in 2027, everyone in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs knew that the Republic was about to usher in a new foreign minister.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs can be regarded as the most special department of the State Council.

Compared with other departments, because diplomatic work pays more attention to "stability and sustainability", personnel changes in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are not obvious. Not to mention anything else, Huang Guowei served as foreign minister for 20 years during his term as a two head of state head. He is not considered a "best" among ministerial officials of the State Council, and can be regarded as "unprecedented".

After Huang Guowei left office, in order to ensure the "stability and sustainability" of the Republic's foreign policy, he would definitely elect a suitable "successor" from the "young and strong" diplomats he focused on, rather than electing an older diplomat.

The "Young and Strong Sect" is not only Yan Shanglong, but a group.

Huang Guowei handed over such an important task to Yan Shanglong, which is not only a test of Yan Shanglong's ability, but also a creation of opportunities for Yan Shanglong.

On the way to Madrid, Yan Shanglong was thinking about the conversation with Huang Guowei last night.

As an experienced diplomat, Yan Shanglong knew very well that the importance of this secret contact was important. He also guessed the reason why Deputy Head of State Wang Yuanqing arranged a deputy department-level diplomat to go to Madrid. Whether to reach a talk is a secondary issue. It is mainly to open up channels for negotiations and lay the foundation for the later formal negotiations. Yan Shanglong even believed that Wang Yuanqing had no intention of reaching any armistice agreement with the United States in a "private peace" way. Other tasks were just delaying time.

Yan Shanglong was still flying west on the local flight. Taniki Ryohei landed at Tokyo Narita International Airport on the local flight.

With "Yechen" providing "top secret information". Tani Shu Ryohei first returned to his apartment, took a hot shower, changed into clean clothes, and called the Prime Minister's Office.

Sadashi Murakami was very "enthusiastic". "Invite" Ryohei Tani to the Prime Minister's Office for lunch.

At that time, Satoshi Murakami was discussing "military affairs" with Defense Minister Hiroshi Katsushima, Chief of the Military Department, Sato Nosai, Deputy Chief of the Military Department, and Fanichi Takashima, Iwasaki Nosawa.

Although these four "guys" are all "confidants" of Murakami Sasaki, they are obviously "disagreeing" with Murakami Sasaki at this time.

Sadashi Murakami issued a "military mobilization order" a few days ago, but has not issued a "war mobilization order". Whether it is Katsushi Tokiya or the three "military headquarters" generals, they all began to doubt Sadashi Murakami's true intentions.

Facing the soldiers, Sadashi Murakami was neither panicked nor nervous.

Soldiers have a strong desire to fight because only war can highlight the value of soldiers, but the methods of soldiers treating war in different positions vary greatly.

The attitude of Higashiya Resort is the most "moderate". In the cabinet for many years, although in many cases, Higashiya's views are still incompatible with civilian officials, but in more cases, Higashiya learned to look at problems from the perspective of "politicians" rather than "soldiers". Murakami Sadashi also had the greatest influence on Higashiya Sho, which at least made Higashiya understand one truth: war cannot solve all problems.

Sato Nobusai's view is relatively tough, but he did not sing a stage drama against Sato Sato Sato. Although from the heart's wishes, Sato Nobusai really hopes to consolidate his position in the Japanese army through a "beautiful" war, the reality has forced Sato Nobusai to pay attention to Sato Sato Sato, because the two deputy chiefs of the "Military Headquarters" posed a huge threat to him. If Sato Nobusai cannot get Sato Sato Sato Sato, he may be replaced by others at any time.

Takashima Fanyi is not difficult to deal with. Although Takashima Fanyi has always sought to replace Sato Nobusai, he took the local method exactly like Sato Nobusai, that is, he gained the trust and support of the Murakami family and used the influence of the Murakami family in the army to gain a higher status. Of course, Takashima Fanyi hopes to join the war as soon as possible. If he wins, as the deputy chief of the Air Force, Takashima Fanyi will not get less benefits than Sato Nobusai; if he loses, he will bear the main responsibility.

What really gave Murakami Satomasa is Iwasaki Nobukawa. This "home"

But if you want to replace Sato Nobusai, you also hope to gain a higher status. Like Takashi, Iwasaki Nobusaka, who is in charge of the navy, did not completely "rely" on Satosaki Murakami, because no matter how good he does, it will be difficult for the Japanese Navy to take on the responsibilities in the short term. Iwasaki Nobusaka has been secretly expanding its influence, hoping that one day he can replace Satosaki Murakami and become the ruler of Japan.

The way Murakami Sadashi controls the Japanese army is very simple: taking advantage of the contradictions and differences among the top military leaders.

"The preparations of the Ministry of Defense are in place." Katsushi Higashijitani seemed very cautious. "According to the predictions and assessments we made, if we send troops to fight at the beginning of next month, the total investment in the war will not be less than 10 trillion yuan, and the casualties will exceed 150,000, or even more. Overall, the Great Japanese Empire is able to bear the consumption and casualties of the Peninsula War, but we must consider the negative impact of the war on domestic society in advance and make relevant preparations in advance."

"As long as you can defeat China, what Dongjijun said is not a problem." Iwasaki Nobukawa was impulsive, "The biggest threat to us is not the Chinese army, but the Chinese navy. In order to ensure local security, we must concentrate our efforts to annihilate the Chinese navy after participating in the war and ensure sea control!"

"There is no air supremacy, and the sea supremacy has no practical significance." Takashima Fanichi obviously did not take Iwasaki Nobukawa seriously. "The Chinese airborne troops have exerted amazing combat effectiveness, and we are too close to my country. Even without a navy, China can still conduct air strikes on our country, use airborne troops to seize strategic key areas, and then mobilize civilian transport ships to land combat troops."

"China may not necessarily attack our country's land, at least it will not land in our country rashly." Sato Shinsai said, looking at Sato Satoshi Murakami and said, "It is undeniable that the Chinese Navy and the Chinese Air Force are very powerful, but China must consider the serious consequences of landing on our country's land. Even if we and China do not use nuclear weapons and fight a conventional war, China cannot withstand huge war consumption and casualties. As long as we can control the scale of the war and fight a large-scale ground war with China on the Korean Peninsula, no matter what the result is, we will become a veritable world power."

When the soldiers finished speaking, Sadashi Murakami smiled and shook his head, saying, "The United States has not yet responded to the conditions we have offered. Do you think we should fight a war with an opponent that even the United States cannot defeat?"

The soldiers were silent, and even the most "impulsive" Iwasaki Nobukawa held back.

"The United States will definitely withdraw its troops from the peninsula, and it will withdraw its troops in the near future." Murakami Sadashi breathed a sigh of relief, swept his eyes at the soldiers sitting opposite him, and said, "Just like in previous wars, the United States has left a mess and wants to find someone to wipe its butt. I don't deny the importance of participating in the war, but we cannot lose our minds.

Since my country conducted nuclear tests, all military developments in China have targeted our country. You should have read the relevant reports of the Ministry of Defense Intelligence and the National Intelligence Department. China has established a national strategic defense system that is sufficient to resist medium and short-range ballistic missiles. If we go to war with China, will it be a conventional war with a limited scale? Sato Kun said that, China will not rashly land on our country's homeland, but it will definitely hit our nuclear facilities and nuclear weapons bases and disintegrate our nuclear threat capabilities. Unfortunately, we have no way to fight back, and we don't even have the power to fight back. If it evolves into a full-scale war, how many opportunities do we have to defeat China? The 'Military Department' should have done related wargame deductions. Since you haven't mentioned it, I don't want to know the result of the deduction."

"Prime Minister, what you mean..." Hirokiya Katsu obviously stood on Sadashi Murakami's side.

"The United States is thousands of miles away. What we fight with China has no great impact on the United States. The United States can abandon South Korea, why can't we abandon us?" Murakami Sakuma sneered and said, "Although we all swore to devote ourselves to the Yamato nation and the Emperor, we must pay attention to methods and methods. As a soldier who is loyal to His Majesty, we should stand at a higher position to look at the consequences of the war. One day, our conflict with China will be resolved in the form of blood and fire, but not now!"

Dongji Gu Sheng sighed secretly and said nothing more.

Sato Nobusai was late and nodded in support of the Prime Minister's strategic decision.

Fanyi Takashima did not express any other opinions.

Only Nobukawa Iwasaki seemed a little dissatisfied.

"Our purpose is to lead the Great Japanese Empire to become a world power, rather than to ruin the entire Yamato nation." Murakami Sadashi's eyes stayed on Iwasaki Nobukawa for a while, and said, "I hope you can keep your oath, keep your soldiers' emotions in accordance with the duties and obligations of soldiers, and not cause irreparable losses!"

As far as this is concerned, Iwasaki Nobukawa could only continue to endure it.

Sadashi Murakami didn't waste his saliva anymore because he knew that many people could not use reason to convince, but could only use tough means to suppress them! (To be continued,)
Chapter completed!