"General, the Japanese on the other side are waving a white flag. Are they surrendering?" Morse, General Gleiss's adjutant, looked somewhat surprised at the twenty or so small boats left behind.
Gleiss sneered, "Haha, now they're not pretending. Where have you seen fishermen waving white flags at warships? Wouldn't it have been better for them to just leave earlier? This further confirms their identity."
Morse said, "Does that mean the Japanese now genuinely want to surrender?"
Gleiss shook his head and said, "Don't jump to conclusions. If they were surrendering, the retreating force was definitely the main force of the Japanese. Only a very small portion remains now. Think carefully, why are they not keeping in step with the main force?"
"Perhaps they wanted to stay behind to negotiate. After all, we're somewhat aware of the Japanese intentions. They definitely won't give up the interests in the southern Ryukyu Islands just because we arrived."
