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Chapter 856 The war breaks out

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    After the Battle of Huichun fired the first shot of the Chinese people's resistance to Japan, the Sino-Japanese War has broken out.  The news that the Japanese suffered a disastrous defeat at Huichun first spread back to China, causing a strong backlash.

    Thinking back to those days, Japan, which had become increasingly prosperous and powerful after the Meiji Restoration, used its strong national power to gradually abolish the unequal treaties signed with Western powers, regain its national sovereignty, and get rid of the crisis of becoming a colony.

    Then, with the rapid improvement of economic strength, military power also rapidly strengthened, and then used its meager national power to defeat the powerful powers of the late Qing Dynasty in one fell swoop, establishing its status as a major power in Asia.  However, the Qing Dynasty was already a centipede, and the "great achievements" of the Japanese were not recognized by white people.  From the perspective of Europe and the United States, the victory of the Japan-China War was just a contest between the yellow race. No matter whether they won or lost, they could not win their approval.

    In order to obtain the same treatment as the great powers, the Japanese set their sights on Tsarist Russia, which was also predatory in the Northeast.  After paying the tragic death of 50,000 people, the Japanese finally became the victors of the Russo-Japanese War.  But this victory came at the cost of nearly a decade of economic stagnation.

    The victory of these two wars against two powerful powers in the past, the Qing Empire and Tsarist Russia, brought Japan to the attention of Western powers as an emerging military power, and it became a dominant Asian power for a while; Fukuzawa in history  The theory of "Leaving Asia and Joining Europe" proposed by Yu Ji also became a legitimate theory at this time.

    Although the Japanese people are of yellow race, they seem to regard themselves as superior to white people. They often use insulting titles such as "sick man of East Asia" or "China people" towards China, which is separated by the water, but they seem to have forgotten or  I don't want to admit that Japan itself is part of East Asia.

    The national complacency and arrogance have actually pushed the country to an extreme: in Asia, no failure or retreat of existing interests is tolerated, and the entire country has fallen into collective fanaticism.

    And suddenly, the Chinese, who were regarded as "sick men" by the Japanese, defeated the overwhelming Japanese army. How could people not be surprised and angry!

    The emperor was also angry.  It is planned that on November 10, 1928, Emperor Showa will hold an enthronement ceremony, issue an enthronement edict, and hold a grand festival, which means that the emperor and Amaterasu will become one. At that time, the emperor will be a god in human form.  At this juncture, nothing could happen that would seriously disappoint him.

    He asked the General Staff Headquarters with concern: "Why is the combat effectiveness of our army so poor? Can the Imperial Army still shoulder the important task of expanding borders and defending borders?"

    Although the emperor's words were gentle, everyone from the minister of war to the chief of staff felt deep pressure.  When this pressure turned into motivation, Japan's war machine began to run rapidly.

    From Tokyo to Kagoshima, from Shikoku to Hokkaido, countless Japanese citizens have expressed in various ways the idea of ????teaching the "China dwarfs" a lesson - don't be surprised, this is what the Japanese think.

    Prime Minister Tanaka Giichi, who just came to power, has also been under pressure from both inside and outside the government. As a fanatical militarist, why doesn't he want to contribute to the Empire of Japan and seize one colony after another for development?  However, the military situation in Northeast China told him that it would be very difficult to defeat the huge Northeast People's Army in the short term.

    Not only that, whether the Kanto Prefecture can be saved is still unknown - he never imagined that Zhang Hanqing has a huge appetite, and his eyes have already been set on the Korean Peninsula, which Japan has occupied for many years!

    On the day after the Hui Chun incident, in the face of the smooth military progress of the Japanese army, the Tanaka Giichi cabinet was unwilling to pay attention to the pressure from various countries and the truce initiative of the League of Nations. The Ministry of War would not allow politicians to do so under such circumstances.  They "manipulated" the Minister of War, and they also hoped to open a road from Huichun and other places to the vast Northeast China and fulfill the long-cherished wish of establishing "Manchukuo" that Japanese politicians of all generations have pursued tirelessly.

    However, the development of events took an unexpected turn: in less than half a day, the Chinese army not only annihilated this large force that penetrated deep into China, but also took advantage of the victory to cross the Tumen River, which was crisscrossed by shoals, and headed towards what the Japanese called their backyard.  North Korea advanced in depth.

    Since the main force of the 19th Division stationed in North Korea was deployed on the line between Pyongyang and Sinuiju, the vast area from northeastern North Korea to the Langlin Mountains was swept by the cyclone of the People's Army in less than a day, just like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.  On August 5, Chongjin, the largest coastal city in northeastern North Korea, was lost.

    A steady stream of People's Army troops poured out from the south side of the Yalu and Tumen Rivers. The fastest speed of the People's Army's advance reached 80 miles a day!

    When the Kwantung Army Headquarters finally learned that this unit was originally from Jing Dewen of the 34th Army of the Chengdu Military Region, it was just now that he felt, believe it or not, that at least in the Zhang Gufeng incident, the Chinese army was well prepared!

    But it was too late.  The troops Japan can use in China and Korea are limited, and it is simply unable to divide its forces to control Korea and deal with incoming attacks at the same time.They have never believed that the Chinese, who have always been called the "sick man of East Asia", dare to take the initiative to be tough on the Japanese, so that Northeast Korea, which has a vast depth, was in an almost impossible position at the time of the outbreak.  Fortified status.

    ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? together out of mind, the Chinese people have a great start!

    The chaotic Japanese government needs to calm down, and the Japanese military also needs time to rethink its military strategy against China, deploy its troops, and analyze intelligence. This will take a certain amount of time.  Therefore, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs urgently made an appointment with Xu Shiying, the Chinese Minister in Japan.

    Xu Shiying was transferred from the post of governor of Anhui Province.

    He is a democratically elected governor and has always been silent on the People's Party's policy of "People's Party | Leading China". Therefore, he resigned resolutely after the original basis of local autonomy was changed to the leadership of standing committees at all levels.  However, Zhang Hanqing admired this group of "non-Party" people and placed them in other positions as much as possible to contribute to the country to the best of their ability.

    Because of Xu Shiying¡¯s national integrity, he was asked to serve as the minister to Japan.  His original intention was that he could not achieve political power against Japan, so he should use Xu Shiying to disgust these devils.

    Xu Shiying fulfilled his mission.  After taking office, he visited his old friend, Japanese Prime Minister Reijiro Wakatsuki, and he started by saying clearly: "I have not learned diplomacy and am not good at words. As far as I know, there is a difference between justice and power. Power can be successful for a while, but justice will last forever.  Wherever I am, I will argue to the end."

    Wakatsuki, who was dismissed first, had to avoid diplomatic matters and focus on reminiscing about the past. He smiled and said: "It doesn't hurt to argue and fight. After the quarrel, we still maintain our friendship."

    More than ten days later, Xu Shiying entered the palace to see the emperor.  The Emperor hosted a luncheon, during which Chinese music was played.  After dinner, while drinking tea in the Peony Hall where the emperor held talks with foreign ambassadors, Xu Shiying said to the emperor: "The emperor is the authority on biology, the monarch of a country, and the master of human happiness. The slightest thought of destroying will destroy the life of the community."  , world peace will be affected."

    At that time, the emperor echoed: "You should do your best as you say, and I hope the ambassador will work hard."

    In the past two years in Japan, Xu Shiying has deeply felt that as China becomes stronger and the facts choke the Japanese people's throats, he also begins to psychologically lean towards the People's Party.

    One of the benefits of politically enlightened people is that everything starts from the facts, one is one, and the other is two.  He witnessed with his own eyes the changes that the People's Party brought to the country after taking control of China and its impact on the international community, and therefore expressed the idea of ??joining the People's Party.

    The young marshal who had shared hardships with him readily agreed to be his introducer to join the party and instructed him to work hard to create a good environment for detecting intelligence for the Japan Bureau of the Ministry of National Security.  This is a good opportunity to serve the country and the party. Doesn't Xu Shiying have the enthusiasm of "a scholar will die for his confidant"?  He worked more diligently and collected intelligence extensively, laying a good foundation for the Chinese government to know about Japan and formulate policies toward Japan accordingly.

    This time a big event happened in Huichun, and he was actually very happy.  He knows a little about China's national policies and the country's military capabilities. He believes that as long as the People's Party can unite all forces, it is certain to defeat Japan.

    From the beginning of the conflict to the Huichun incident, he has been paying attention to Japan's domestic developments.  According to his understanding of Japan, this incident will not go well. The meeting with the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs is just a delaying measure.

    However, he still said things like "I hope the two countries will stop fighting, temporarily return to the camp, and organize a joint investigation team" in a loose tone, because he also received domestic instructions: leave some time for the mobilization of the People's Army.

    So, contrary to the surging murderous intent, the diplomats of China and Japan began a very friendly conversation, and both sides returned happily.  But behind this is China's emergency preparations and Japan's tense situation.

    Since the Meiji Restoration, Japan has begun to vigorously learn from the West.  In terms of army building, the Prussian model became a model for the Japanese army, and the division system was also modeled on the German model.  In 1888, the Japanese Army renamed the six original territorial divisions in the country into divisions, with numbers from first to sixth.  In 1891, a Guards Division was established to guard the palace.

    The division is organized into two brigades and four infantry regiments (equivalent to regiments), plus artillery, baggage and cavalry regiments. The number of troops in peacetime is 10,000, and the full strength in wartime is more than 20,000.  These seven old divisions established before the Sino-Japanese War of 1888-1895 were later regarded as first-class units by the Japanese Army, and their equipment was given priority.

    From the Sino-Japanese War to the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese army established the 7th to 18th divisions.  After occupying North Korea, the 19th and 20th Divisions were established to suppress the resistance of the local people.  Considered a second-class division by the Japanese army.  During the "Taisho Disarmament", 4 such divisions were disbanded, and the remaining 10 were together with the original first-class divisions, a total of 17. These were the "standing divisions" of the Japanese army before the war.

    Among these 17 divisions, the one deployed in Taiwan is the 14th Division, which is stationed in Northeast China - that is, the main force of the Kwantung Army is the 2nd Division, and the 19th and 20th Divisions are stationed in North Korea.

    In the early years of the Republic of China, when the warlords were at war with each other, these small numbers of troops were enough to meet the challenges of any faction. In fact, when the country was in ruins, how could any warlord dare to stroke the beard of a tiger?  Touch the Japanese's dragon face?

    However, under the leadership of Zhang Hanqing, the speed at which the Feng Clan took over China shocked the Japanese, and they lacked the means to adapt.  Coupled with the turmoil of a series of domestic events, by the time it turned its attention to China itself, the Chinese People's Party had firmly grasped state power, and the strategic situation of China being strong and Japan being weak was irreversible.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)division.

    In the early years of the Republic of China, when the warlords were at war with each other, these small numbers of troops were enough to meet the challenges of any faction. In fact, when the country was in ruins, how could any warlord dare to stroke the beard of a tiger?  Touch the Japanese's dragon face?

    However, under the leadership of Zhang Hanqing, the speed at which the Feng Clan took over China shocked the Japanese, and they lacked the means to adapt.  Coupled with the turmoil of a series of domestic events, by the time it turned its attention to China itself, the Chinese People's Party had firmly grasped state power, and the strategic situation of China being strong and Japan being weak was irreversible.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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