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Chapter 843 Tanaka Memorial

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    The torrent of history has entered 1927, and the time in official history when Japan invaded China is getting closer.

    In March, a financial crisis occurred in Japan.  Bank closures, production stagnation, and corporate failures are becoming increasingly serious. Japanese Prime Minister Wakashi and Foreign Minister Kijuro Shitahara's China policies are being questioned.  Various forces in Japan, represented by Seiyukai and others, accused it of "weak diplomacy" and clamored for a tough policy against China. Prime Minister Ugaki Kazushige even advocated military intervention, but for the time being, he remained in a tentative tendency:

    "The concession at this stage not only caused the empire to lose its economic dominance in the Chinese customs market, but also ruined our many years of efforts in Manchuria and Mongolia. Although the Chinese army appears to be large in number, what is its combat effectiveness?  Do you know?" The important events of the Ching Dynasty were like child's play in his eyes.  That was how the two wars against the Soviet Union came about.

    A month later, Tanaka Yoshi, president of the Political Friendship Association, formed a cabinet and also served as foreign minister.  He is the direct successor of Japan's Choshu warlords. He has served as deputy chief of staff and minister of war, and is a figure supported by militarism.  His formation of the cabinet caused Japan's policy toward China to take a sharp turn.

    The reason for this transformation is that at the beginning of the year, the Chinese government took back the Shanghai Public Settlement "Huijing Gongshe" and changed it into the Shanghai Overseas Provisional Court (later renamed the Special Administrative Region Court under Zhang Hanqing's creativity); the United Kingdom also submitted a request to China in accordance with the peace treaty.  Four concessions including Hankou and Jiujiang were handed over.  Although it makes the Chinese people happy, it also makes the British government, which has lost its dignity and wealth, very unhappy.

    The Japanese believed that China¡¯s move was tantamount to offending Britain, the United States, and France at the same time, and they had the idea of ????taking the opportunity to attack China.

    In April, Tanaka Yoshiichi formed the Seiyukai Cabinet, and he concurrently served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Tanaka changed his diplomatic policy towards China to a positive one.  In June, he convened the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, military personnel, ministers to China, and consuls general at the Foreign Minister's residence in Tokyo to hold a meeting to discuss China policy, which was called the Eastern Conference.

    Participants at that time included Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs Mori Ke, the Ambassador to China, the President of the South Manchuria Railway, and others. Among them were the former Consul General in Liaoning, Shigeru Yoshida, who became the Prime Minister after the war, and the Secretary-General of the Cabinet, Ichiro Hatoyama.

    Parliamentary Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Sen Ke was the actual leader of the conference. He was the so-called "hardliner on Manchuria and Mongolia policies" and conspired to separate China's three eastern provinces from China.  This conference issued the "Policy Program for Supporting (China)" on July 7, advocating turning Northeast China as a special region into a paradise for Japanese colonists:

    "As for Manchuria and Mongolia, especially the three eastern provinces, because they have particularly important interests in our country's national defense and national survival, our country must not only give special care, but also maintain peace in the area and develop the economy so that it can  Become a safe place for people inside and outside the country to live in." It stated that it would work hard to "implement the Japan-China Economic Alliance, maintain the special status of Manchuria and Mongolia, devote all its efforts to diplomacy with China, and pay unremitting attention to the governance of Manchuria and Mongolia's special regions."

    After a month of deliberation, on August 16, he convened diplomatic and military personnel stationed in Northeast China to hold the Dalian Conference to discuss issues undecided by the Eastern Conference.  A few days after the Dalian Conference, Tanaka submitted a memorial to Emperor Showa, stating that Japan would change its "coordinated diplomacy" toward China into a proactive Manchuria-Mongolia policy.

    This "Active Policy for Manchuria and Mongolia", which is full of plans for aggression, mainly expounds the principles and policies for invading China. Later generations called it the "Tanaka Memorial".

    The memorial proposed that Japan's general strategy of "New World Policy" is: "If you want to conquer China (referring to China), you must first conquer Manchuria and Mongolia. If you want to conquer the world, you must first conquer China." After Japan obtains China's resources, "it can then conquer India."  , Nanyang Islands, Asia and Central Asia and even Europe." "When the Yamato nation shows its strength on the Asian continent, it is the first key to control the power of Manchu and Mongolia."

    Historically, the "Tanaka Memorial" was translated into English in 1934. The United States often used this as the reason for hostility to Japan during World War II.  In 1930, Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs protested to the Chinese National Government, saying that the Tanaka Memorial was a forgery.  After World War II, the Allies did not find the original Tanaka Memorial, which became a reason to prove that the Tanaka Memorial was a forgery.

    Some historical researchers believe that the Tanaka Memorial was forged by the Soviet intelligence agency. The purpose was to lure Japan's "southern advance" to attack Southeast Asia and curb Japan's "northward advance" of military forces from attacking the Soviet Union, thereby alleviating the pressure on the Soviet Union to fight on both sides.

    Zhang Hanqing would rather believe that it exists than that it does not exist.  In his opinion, Japan destroyed a large amount of evidence before surrendering. Judging from this behavior, the possibility of destroying this evidence does not rule out, and Japan's subsequent strategic behavior is very similar to what was described in the "Tanaka Memorial".

    Seeing that the balance of power between China and Japan has turned against them, the arrogant Japanese soldiers and politicians are unwilling to voluntarily withdraw from the stage of controlling China.  They dare not openly declare war on China at this time, but provocation is inevitable.

    Historically, the Kwantung Army Headquarters formulated a "Manchu-Mongolian issue settlement plan" for this purpose."", clearly stated: "Using the changes in the political situation in China to implement a certain strategy in the four northeastern provinces, creating an opportunity to use force as an excuse."  "The so-called strategy has four goals:

    Inner Mongolia|Independence case;

    Jiandao (Yanbian) independence case;

    Northern Manchuria (Harbin) Harassment Case;

    The case of arranging the Japanese riots.

    The Japanese plan is that any case that becomes fermented can become an excuse to use force to force China and invade China.  But the plan was correct, but it was not easy to execute.

    Time has passed, and China is no longer the lamb to be slaughtered. After Outer Mongolia was completely conquered by Zhang Hanqing, the northern border has been stabilized, and Inner Mongolia has been divided into three: Rehe, Chahar, and Suiyuan.  The traditional Mongolian upper class power has been greatly reduced, and the old hooded people who have been deprived of political power have no chance as the herdsmen are loyal to the People's Party | Government.

    "Using the riots of the Korean people to stir up trouble has failed once, and it failed miserably. This happened in Huichun.

    Under Zhang Hanqing¡¯s tough counterattack, not only many Koreans who took the lead died, but the Japanese police also suffered heavy losses.  After that, the Chinese government introduced many policies to control Koreans, which generally included docile people and suppressed the mob, showing its determination that sovereignty and territory should not be violated.

    The Harbin riot also seems to be unworkable. The Fengjun's control over North Manchuria a few years ago is no longer something that the Japanese can interfere with again.  A riot without armed participation will undoubtedly lead to death if a strong counterattack is foreseen.

    "And Harbin is no longer what it was ten years ago. The floating White Russians and other foreign populations have been effectively managed. It is also the rear area of ??the Northeast. It is very difficult to intervene here.

    Even on both sides of the South Manchuria Railway, which is actually controlled by Japan, Japanese forces are limited to 1 kilometer east and west of the railway, and the forces north of Changchun have been completely driven out.  So-called riots without support can only be the object of people's dictatorship and cannot stir up big waves.

    So, there was Dr. Shuming Okawa, who planned to assassinate several Japanese ronin selling duck slices in the Northeast, and planned to provoke conflict; there was also a lawyer Nakano Koichi, who planned to blow up the Liaoyang Iron Bridgemany conspiracies and tricks,  Ishihara Wanji didn't take it seriously. Historically, he followed his own plan and blew up two sections of the South Manchuria Railway near Liutiaogou, creating the "September 18th Incident".

    However, the strength of the Kwantung Army in the Northeast is too weak after all. If the Northeast People's Army rises up to attack, this army will be like hitting an egg with an egg against a stone. Otherwise, all previous efforts will be wasted. In the official history, only a few masterminds, No. 100, took risks and succeeded by luck.  , that¡¯s because of China¡¯s civil war and internal strife and unstable border defenses; now the situation is different and there are more things to worry about, so the thinking is more complicated.

    From the day when the Fengtian clique became powerful, the Northeast had not given Japan a good look: from the time when the Fengcian clique participated in the Zhijiang-Anhui War, to Zhang Ciqing's national declaration against Japan in 1922, and the handling of the "May 30th Massacre" not long ago, Zhang Zuolin's political  |The government's attitude towards Japan is very tough.

    Unified China had even stricter restraints on the Japanese troops in the Northeast, and its defenses were also "thorough": not only had the Shenyang Military Region been set up, but the 29th Army, one of the five most elite main forces of the People's Army, was stationed in Shenyang, and another army was buried in the Northeast.  The hundreds of thousands of troops from the "Beidahuang" Construction Corps will be deployed as an important source of troops for the future war against Japan; in addition, there are armed police from three provinces and three border armed police divisions.

    After World War I, Japan also implemented military reforms.  In terms of army construction, Japan also wants to concentrate its efforts on mechanization and improve the army's mobile combat capabilities.

    However, in view of the inherent disadvantages of its resources and national power base, and the fact that it is impossible for it to predictably avoid twists and turns in China's development like Zhang Hanqing, and it does not have a strategic master to overall coordinate the national economy.  , so its development speed is far worse than that of China.

    " Moreover, unlike China, which has focused on developing its army from poverty, it also wants to keep pace with the British and American powers in its navy. Therefore, it is inevitable that its investment in the army is far less than that of China.  Basically, its military forces in Kanto State, including its domestic army, have not seen much updates in nearly a decade.

    "Compared with the People's Army, which is developing rapidly, this is not enough.

    In terms of strength, the Northeast People's Army has far surpassed the Japanese Kwantung Army in both quantity and quality, and this is still on the surface.  In fact, those projects and plans that are being brewed are the nightmare of all opposition forces.  As long as the Chinese government is determined and has the courage to launch a national-level war, its army can eat up the entire Japanese army in seconds.

    Zhang Hanqing is also waiting or trying to delay the Japanese army from launching this war first: for him, one more day of peace means more chances of winning.

    Of course, when the time is right (strong enough), he will also stir up trouble first - since he is destined to have a war in East Asia that will determine the rise of China, then let's fight it until the sky is dark and Japan is convinced.  Show the dignity of the Chinese nation!

    But now, he still has to guard against Japan¡¯s tactics of division and provocation.  It is difficult to guard against domestic thieves if you have the Tao. China has always had no shortage of traitors, even in the era of smart people like Zhang Hanqing.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)If we want to fight a war in East Asia that will determine the rise of China, then fight it until the sky is dark and the earth is dark, so that Japan will be convinced and the dignity of the Chinese nation will be shown!

    But now, he still has to guard against Japan¡¯s tactics of division and provocation.  It is difficult to guard against domestic thieves if you have the Tao. China has always had no shortage of traitors, even in the era of smart people like Zhang Hanqing.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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