Yes, Prime Minister of Japan

In the old restaurant, a long row of generals and colonels sat together.

To everyone's surprise, sitting opposite them were Li Xinghe and his allied forces, as well as generals from the Japanese Self-Defense Forces and the South Korean Army.

Most people were unaware of the deep-seated relationship between Li Xinghe and the higher-ups. They only noticed Li Xinghe sitting at this final meeting and couldn't help but wonder, "We haven't even hit you yet, and you've already surrendered?"

Li Xinghe, who has been hopping from one side to the other, has caused a lot of trouble for everyone in recent years. Many people may know that he gathered fellow Chinese and Ukrainians to form an armed force, which emerged victorious in the repeated power struggles in Japan. However, his actions of building aircraft carriers and warships, and stirring up trouble in the East and South China Seas, have indeed caused everyone's strategic plans to be revised again and again, and they have lost a lot of hair.

Old Wang started with his opening remarks:

"Regarding the fate of Taiwan, we are now beginning a full and unrestricted discussion. Whether it is the Chinese side, officers as part of the coalition forces, the Japanese side, or the South Korean side, we can have an open discussion on this. I will collect your opinions and make them public in the plan after unification."

Then everyone looked at Li Xinghe.

You're always causing trouble, you go first.

Li Xinghe crossed his legs and said leisurely:

"I regained the Okomai Islands from Russia and leased Shikotan Island. So I proposed to the pro-independence camp in Taiwan that I could send them to Shikotan Island. Currently, about 700 million Taiwanese are already immigrating to the planned regeneration cities we have designated. In addition, Hokkaido is also building immigrant cities and acquiring local land with the help of the monetary support window of the Federal Reserve. For this purpose, I sent the Coastal Combat Brigade north to control public opinion. It is expected that about 1000 million Taiwanese will eventually be diverted to Japan."

“I think this is the best solution. Those who are pro-Japanese or pro-American should go to Japan, while those who are pro-Chinese and nostalgic for their homeland should stay in Taiwan. We should play a balancing game between the two sides to balance the economic and political issues on the island.”

What is democracy?

From a European perspective, this topic is about fully achieving procedural justice, rather than focusing on whether the outcome is correct.

At this point, Li Xinghe demonstrated the characteristics of procedural justice. He did sign a series of bills to expropriate local vacant land and various farms, as well as to build large semiconductor factories and power plants. He also offered several times the economic compensation to local residents compared to Shikotan Island. In the end, the Federal Reserve would pay for all the debts.

But with the coastal combat brigade heading north with batons and guns, and the local internet cut off, do the locals really want to accept this forced acquisition? Of course, they can only agree 'voluntarily'.

Fortunately, there weren't many people there. Not only was the population extremely old, but the regional economy was also very poor. So, the protesters organized several nighttime brawls, which were then stopped by the military batons of the Coastal Combat Brigade.

Those who don't understand the situation ask:

"What about those people from the DPP and KMT camps?"

Li Xinghe replied:

"I will send them to Shikotan Island..."

Some people are dissatisfied:

"Let them establish their own independent countries?"

Li Xinghe then shook his finger:

"No, go to a political prison."

At this point, most people thought Li Xinghe's actions were deception, a trap to lure people into a snare.

A treacherous person.

But for most officers, this diversion plan is the best course of action. After all, the governance model in Hong Kong has already demonstrated its flaws and shortcomings; if the problems can be thoroughly addressed, everyone can be safe and sound.

For Li Xinghe's side, bringing together representatives from the Allied Forces, the Japanese Self-Defense Forces, and the South Korean Army to Shanghai for a combat conference marked a first for cooperation in Northeast Asia. Everyone was somewhat reserved, and some, looking at the generals opposite them who had once been their own hypothetical enemy, were even speechless for a moment.

Xiao Chu held up a map of Taiwan and pointed to the southeast corner:

"Militarily, the coalition forces have already cut off the path for the US military to continue supplying personnel and military equipment to Taiwan. We are fully aware of the US military's activities in the vicinity. Now, the coalition forces have dispatched special operations teams and have already established contact with the local command in Taitung County. As long as they do not launch a major offensive, they will remain silent."

"As soon as war breaks out, our ships deployed in the area will monitor and report information to cargo ships that harbor US troops... or various cannon fodder soldiers."

Although it is inconvenient to publicly disclose the attack plan at the mouth of the Tamsui River, the coalition forces have essentially made their plans for joint operations public.

The generals and officers opposite weren't surprised; the vast majority of them spoke with Chinese accents, which was already undeniable evidence. Since the "Dragon Soars Ten Thousand Miles" plan to block the Southeast Asia at the beginning of the year, the Chinese side not only didn't react but also allowed them to carry out unified tourism projects and develop tourism on various Southeast Asian islands—clearly, they were their own people.

Hu Zhantian stood up and shared another strategic plan:

"We believe that the US military has deployed approximately three divisions, totaling nearly 40,000 troops, to the island. At the same time, Philippine troops are also suspected of entering the island. Therefore, when the Taiwan Strait conflict begins, our coalition forces will consider heading south to teach the Philippines a lesson. We hope for your assistance in this regard."

This is a strategy considered internally by the coalition forces.

They planned to seize this opportunity to occupy the Batanes Islands in one fell swoop and reclaim their former territory.

If possible, continue south until the Filipinos rebel.

Anyway, the Philippines is just a stray dog ​​on the street; we can just kick it out and move on. Once the Taiwan Strait conflict is over, the US will actually pay more attention to this region.

Beyond politics and military affairs, some have also raised the most serious question of unification:

"The core issue remains the same: it's not on the battlefield, but after the victory, what will happen to the people on the island? What about the remnants of the Kuomintang? What about the children of military dependents' villages? What about their return home? What about those who are staunchly anti-communist? What about the Taiwanese localists? What about the pro-independence camp? How should we manage and govern those who don't support the policies? What about those who fled to Japan?"

Regarding these reflections on political governance, some people have countered:

"Don't exaggerate. Since the reform and opening up, we have never stopped communicating with the families of the remnants of the Kuomintang on the island. We have returned many people's property and even considered allowing Chiang Kai-shek's tomb to be moved back to his ancestral graves in Fenghua. We have shown our sincerity enough. The rest is not something we should be considering now!"

At this point, Chiang Kai-shek was brought up again.

"What about Chiang Kai-shek's coffin? Was it thrown into the sea?"

When Chiang Kai-shek was mentioned, everyone's emotions became even more intense, and the meeting was immediately steered towards a criticism session against him.

Although a long time has passed, Chiang Kai-shek's actions remain fresh in everyone's memory, making everyone deeply aware of the profound pain this scoundrel left on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.

"Take the coffins of that father and son to Fenghua and bury them in their family cemetery?"

The radical opposition believes:

"Dig him out and throw him into the sea, grind his bones to dust!"

The moderate opposition stated:

"It would be best to throw them into the sea. If not, we can bomb them and throw them into Cihu Lake. In any case, we can't leave them for postwar disposal. What will we do then? More than a hundred years have passed since Mr. Sun raised the banner of revolution. Even if we consider it as brothers fighting amongst themselves, can we really open another Gongdelin War Criminals Management Center?"

The righteous faction of the Spring and Autumn period insisted on unifying the three systems:

"I don't think we can let it go so easily. It's precisely because we need to leave it for post-war processing that we can prosecute his heinous crimes!"

The indifferent faction sighed:

"Only the Spring and Autumn Annals know my sins."

The debate raged on about Chiang Kai-shek's major transgressions and even greater crimes.

"What about the Taiwanese military generals?"

"Remove them all from their posts and let them find their own way to make a living."

Some people also felt that it shouldn't be this cheap:

"Speaking of the Taitung Regional Command, one is reminded of the Du Yuming family. Du Yuming's cousin, Du Bincheng, was a Communist Party member who was arrested and killed in 1947. Du Yuming's younger brother, Du Yude, was the deputy commander-in-chief of the Anhui Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. He joined the Party in 1927 and was killed at the age of 22 in 1928. Du Yuming's cousins, Du Yuchang and Du Yuxin, abandoned their studies to join the National Revolution. They died in 1926 and 1927 respectively on the Henan battlefield in the campaigns against Sun Chuanfang and Zhang Zongchang. The five Du brothers shed their blood for the Northern Expedition, the Socialist Revolution, and the War of Liberation, but in the end, it was Du Yuming who survived."

Of course, some people have pointed out that Du Yuming is not that bad:

"But it was this very Du Yuming who survived who brought Yang Zhenning back to us. History is so paradoxical, you can't deny it."

An unrestricted exchange meeting will inevitably turn into an argument.

The faction advocating caution against the US and the faction advocating for an early and large-scale war are arguing heatedly about the economy and the war:

"The war must be fought swiftly, otherwise the economy will be in trouble. In particular, we must prevent Europe and the United States from taking the opportunity to stir up trouble."

"If you're afraid of breaking pots and pans, don't fight. If you're going to fight, be prepared to fight to the death."

"That means we must be prepared to fight the United States to the death!"

The only harmonious thing might be supporting Li Hong.

"After the reunification of Taiwan, could Ms. Li Hong continue broadcasting 'Cross-Strait'?"

"support!"

"support!"

Both were finally able to raise their hands together. (The rest of the text appears to be gibberish and unrelated to the previous sentence.)

Only at this level can everyone reach a consensus.

On the balcony, Old Wang asked Li Xinghe:

What do you think?

Li Xinghe still used his own plan:

"I suggested long ago that if we want to compete for Taiwan, we must compete for Japan. If we want stability in Northeast Asia, we must control South Korea. Now that we have a firm foothold on both sides, why bother with so many minor details? History should never be so detailed. July 7th, let's break in and talk about it later."

Many things can be done by simply going with the flow.

If Chiang Kai-shek's coffin wasn't blown up, then throwing him and his son into the sea might be the best outcome. Otherwise, if they were sent to Fenghua, the whole country would be spitting on them, enough to drown the Chiang family ancestral hall.

After some debate, Old Wang returned to the meeting:

"It seems everyone has had a thorough discussion, and I have collected all the opinions."

Old Wang's expression suddenly turned serious:

"Then, everyone listen up."

Everyone, please listen carefully.

Old Wang shared:

"I am allowing you to have unlimited discussions in order to develop a better plan for the war and governance of Taiwan Province. Now I am going to inform you of a top-secret operational mission."

what?

Most people were so shocked they were dizzy.

Although preparations for war had been carried out countless times, this was the only time they would actually go to the battlefield. All the hard work and sweat had been poured into this sudden arrival.

While the operational plan is not the most confidential option, since military preparations before the beach assault take at least a week, the plan still needs to be communicated in advance.

Li Xinghe himself was leading his fleet on the high seas to help cover up the mobilization of this layer of combat readiness, making the outside world mistakenly believe that this was in response to Li Xinghe's political offensive.

"Within a week, a fleet will penetrate Taiwan's defense perimeter at a time and angle you never anticipated. All units..."

One message after another flowed out.

In the otherwise silent hall, a thunderous sound erupted.

The day has finally come.

……

The following day, Li Xinghe held a pointless meeting with Lao Wang and completed the handover ceremony of the Japanese ship.

As they left the venue, reporters swarmed around them.

"Can you reveal what exactly was agreed upon?"

Li Xinghe revealed the most complex smile he had ever shown:

"Fate has been decided."

Then, no matter what questions the reporters asked, Li Xinghe refused to answer them.

On the contrary, his expression was very strange, and no matter how the outside world interpreted it, it seemed that they could see different angles.

It was even jokingly called:

"Mona Lisa's Smile".

Taking advantage of the one or two days, Li Xinghe sent out battleships to show them off everywhere.

Many people don't know that there is a Zhenhai District in Ningbo City. So, although the Zhenhai battleship didn't make it back to its hometown of Dalian in Northeast China, it came to Zhenhai District in Ningbo to serve as a temporary family member and received a warm welcome from the local people.

Filled with countless doubts and unresolved questions, Li Xinghe suddenly led his fleet away on the afternoon of July 5th, taking with him the Japanese ships that were mostly completed but still needed further repairs.

Journalists, newspapers, magazines, and social media all interpreted this as a strange meeting and visit.

Li Xinghe obtained the Japanese warship.

However, his statement that "fate is already decided" seems quite different from his political stance.

People are all speculating.

Many media outlets believe the war might begin in September or October, taking advantage of the time when American aircraft carriers return home.

Above the gloomy sea, only a few remnants of the magnificent sunset remained. A huge storm was forming, and the whirlwind of Typhoon Fengshen was whipping up the waves.

The command center issued an order:

"Marching, marching, braving the storm!"

The captains of all the ships were puzzled by Li Xinghe's order. Why did they have to fight against the typhoon?

"Is this going to be a repeat of the Fourth Fleet incident?"

Unfortunately, no Japanese fleet dared to contradict their superiors, so they could only silently accept orders.