The Japanese representatives were still emotional. They all believed that China was too bullying and putting forward such unreasonable demands, which was a condition that could not be agreed upon. Since the negotiations were not reached, we simply stood up and saw if the ** team in the x-China League was willing to continue wasting materials and life for unreasonable demands.

However, the Japanese representatives soon miscalculated. Perhaps for the Japanese army, because they heard that peace talks had begun, their emotions on the battlefield became more and more negative, and they just waited for the peace talks to end and packed up and returned to China. But for the Chinese team, before the peace talks ended, it was the best opportunity to compete for merit and profit. Taking advantage of the Japanese people's downturn and their state was negative, killing one Japanese can make more achievements, and grab more spoils and return to China can make more property. Why not do it?

Especially the 37th Division and the Marine Corps were blocked in Seoul City by the Japanese army's human sea tactics, and their face was still unsatisfied. Even after the peace talks began, their offensive still did not relax at all. With the support of the Marine Corps of the other three brigades, and the casualties in Seoul City increased day by day, the Japanese army's stubborn defense finally loosened.

Just in the days when the peace negotiations were stalemate, the 37th Division and the Marine Corps Brigade jointly repaired the railway and destroyed all the Japanese defense lines in Seoul. Not only that, the 37th Division, which was depressed, even launched a massacre in the city. Whether it was a regular Japanese army or a militia, as long as they had anything similar to weapons in their hands, they would shoot them.

So on August 18th, the Seoul Massacre, which shocked China and the world, happened. However, this massacre was not like the previous case. The victims were either Koreans or Chinese. Instead, they completely changed their identity. The Chinese slaughtered Japanese crazily. In just one day, eight thousand people died, including only three thousand soldiers, four thousand people were Japanese expatriates, and less than one thousand were Koreans who could not distinguish them.

The 37th Division attempted to cover up the massacre, claiming to the outside world that all the victims were soldiers on the battlefield and there were absolutely no prisoners or civilians. Even if there were civilians, they were militias forcibly armed by the Japanese army. The Chinese team had no choice but to start. They even gave examples of how these militias participated in combat, how they participated in hand-to-hand combat, etc.

However, at that time, not only were Japanese, but also many foreign overseas businessmen in Seoul, including Britain, France, the United States, etc.

These foreigners witnessed the entire massacre process with their own eyes. Although Chinese soldiers did not conduct large-scale collective killings, they refused to surrender from the Japanese military and civilians from beginning to end. After the army broke through the position, even those who put down their weapons and raised their hands to beg for mercy would be killed directly, and they also refused to treat the Japanese wounded, resulting in the death of many wounded people.

Soon, three reports written by foreigners were published in Shanghai International newspapers a few days later, officially revealing what happened in Seoul. However, these reports only attracted a slight attention and were then replaced by new news. The Seoul massacre that occurred on August 18th was eventually left to historians to verify and flip cards.

After receiving these news, Cai E only sent a telegram of warning and transferred back several staff officers from the 37th Division to write a review, but did not carry out other substantial punishments. It was not that Cai E was partial, nor that he was affected by the same emotions, but in his opinion, since Japan adopted the tactic of mobilizing troops, it could only use cruel casualties to attack the enemy. The battlefield was cruel, and when he went to the battlefield, he naturally had to bear casualties!

The Japanese peace delegation received the news that Seoul had broken up. It sent it with this telegram, as well as some reports from Japan, and of course there were several excerpts from several articles published in Shanghai International newspapers, which inevitably involved the massacre of the Chinese team.

After reading these telegrams and articles, the entire Japanese peace delegation was shocked.

Some young and energetic representatives threatened to question the Chinese delegation, but were stopped by older generation officials.

"It's useless. Since the war is not over, cruel things have reason to continue."

"Yes, even if we go to confront them now, they can even respond blatantly. This is a deliberately arranged massacre, with the purpose of destroying our confidence in peacekeeping."

"If negotiations continue to be stalemate, more tragedies may occur in the future."

"The purpose of our visit to China to negotiate peace is to protect these soldiers and civilians!"

In addition to the pressure on the battlefield, the pressure in Japan is also tormenting all members of the peace delegation.

Countless families are looking forward to their relatives and friends returning safely, and the Japanese government can no longer withstand the damage on the battlefield. You should know that every time a soldier is killed in battle, the pension work after the war will be a little more severe, and the people's emotions will be even more depressed. At that time, it will directly affect the recovery and construction after the war. What is the difference between losing money to China?

Therefore, the Japanese government sent three telegrams within twelve hours to urge the peace process not to stalemate, resume peace talks as soon as possible, and end the war as soon as possible.

In such a situation of internal and external troubles, the Japanese peace talks finally wavered. At 7 o'clock in the evening, it urgently contacted the Chinese side and was willing to make concessions on the issue of cede land, hoping to resume the negotiation meeting immediately.

The Chinese delegation calmly summoned members and walked into the venue of the Peace Hotel. However, the issue in Minami Kagoshima did not change its position, but became more intense. If Japan did not agree to this condition, the negotiations would continue and the war would continue until Japan put down its stance.

The negotiation meeting continued until ten o'clock in the evening, and the Nishiyuanji Gongwang signed the treaty in desperation.

He knew that after returning to China, he would inevitably be criticized by the people and endured many grievances and curses like Li Hongzhang back then. He also knew that all his old bones could do for the country, and that the crime would be added to one person, in exchange for the foundation for the Japanese Empire to make a comeback.

The agreement stipulates that the two large islands and their affiliated small islands in Majima and Namkagoshima and their affiliated small islands will be used as war compensation and will be ceded to the Republic of China to exercise sovereignty. It also recognizes the restoration of the Ryukyu Kingdom and makes a "sincere" apology for Japan's crime of invasion of Ryukyu that year.

The subsidiary agreement is about changes in the country's territorial waters, because most of the surrounding waters must be given up together by the cemetery between Tsushima and Mitsukagoshima. However, this talks are only a conceptual distinction between territorial waters, and the actual territorial waters issue will be determined until the future is based on this agreement and will be considered on the spot.

Although it was already early in the morning after the meeting ended, many reporters were still gathering outside the lobby of the Peace Hotel.

They must record the first-hand news and then work overnight to be in the newspaper tomorrow morning.
Chapter completed!