Chapter 86 briefly discusses the national situation and swallows the elephant with a snake

The county seat of Lin'an County. The headquarters of the Japanese army in the Fangjia compound. Inside the office of Eiichi Nakagawa.

"There are many reasons, but they are also simple. China's vast territory, four-fifths of the country's territory is mountainous, high in the west and low in the east, high in the north and low in the south, and the diversity and complexity of the terrain doomed foreign armies to fight extremely difficult in war, and such terrain and topography can become the advantage that the Chinese army can take advantage of to maneuver with its opponents. The Chinese population is large, with 457 million people, several times that of Japan, and the two countries cannot be compared in terms of manpower and soldiers. China is rich in natural resources, while Japan lacks resources and cannot be compared in terms of war resources. China has been an economic model of family farming and small workshops and handicrafts from thousands of years ago to the present, and there is almost no modern industry, so people can still survive and live when they leave the cities and towns and enter the deep mountains and forests. From ancient times to the present, China has been a feudal system with the family and family as the core, and it is a typical hereditary society. Therefore, the sense of imperial power and political power is weak, unlike European and American countries, which have now implemented a republic or federal system in the form of a democratic parliament. For example, the government has announced its surrender, but the people will not surrender, and they will do the exact opposite of the government with their own will, ways and purposes......"

"Ji Hejun, what you said is a little complicated, can you say it simply and clearly."

"Yes. Wing Captain, let's put it this way, I am Chinese, you are Japanese, you fly planes and artillery to rob my land, burn my house, rob my money, and I am defenseless and powerless to resist, dare not resist, there is no way I hide from me and escape into the deep mountains and old forests, but you still want to rape my woman and kill my family, then I am sure, I must fight with you, and I will take revenge on you ten times and a hundred times at all costs. Nakagawa-kun, please think about it seriously, how can such a big China, such a nation and the common people be able to occupy, conquer, and rule with just a few small island countries with poor Japanese resources? Therefore, it was only a matter of time before Japan was defeated. ”

Nakagawa Eiichi said unhappily: "According to what you said, it is impossible to win the Great East Asian Holy War?" Is there really no way to conquer and defeat China? ”

"Nakagawa-kun, with all due respect, I don't see any hope of victory."

Nakagawa Eiichi said helplessly: "Jihejun, I have to admit that what you said may and may be somewhat reasonable, but I still believe that the Japanese Empire and the brave and powerful Imperial Army can still achieve the final victory." ”

"Nakagawa-kun, who wins and who loses in the end will naturally know when the war is over. However, I have a lot of questions, can I ask you? ”

"Yes. Ji Hejun, you can raise any questions. ”

Zhongchuan Jihe said timidly: "If I don't say it right, please don't blame me." ”

Nakagawa Eiichi said comfortingly: "Jihejun, don't be nervous, just say it boldly." ”

"Do you think you can do that? Now we are not talking about the following issues as a soldier of the empire, Nakagawa-kun is not as a Japanese, and I am not talking about the following issues as a Chinese first and then a Japanese, but you and I are both discussing as a third party, from the perspective of an outsider. This may be more objective and realistic. ”

Eichi Nakagawa thought for a moment and said, "Yes." I am a Chinese son-in-law, you are a Japanese son-in-law, and I am my brother-in-law, so we should talk like dear brothers. ”

Zhongchuan Jihe said lightly: "Okay, this is the best." Nakagawa-kun, although I have long since become a Japanese citizen, married a Japanese wife, and have a son, a daughter and two lovely children. A few years ago, for the honor of the Nakagawa family and social prestige, I joined the Imperial Army. However, what flows in my body is always the blood of the Chinese nation, and China will always be my motherland, where there are my ancestors, my compatriots, and my roots. China and Japan are separated by a strip of water and across the sea, and should have coexisted peacefully, had friendly exchanges, and developed together. Why did the Empire launch the Greater East Asia Holy War? It has brought great and profound disasters to the people of China and Japan, why did His Majesty the Emperor, the cabinet ministers, and the soldiers of the empire not seriously think about it and reflect on it? Jihe wanted to hear what Nakagawa-kun had to teach. ”

Nakagawa said with a gloomy face: "You are so bold! Ji Hejun, what you said is a strong anti-Japanese speech, and you are going to a military court to be tried and executed! Come! ”

With a bang, a second lieutenant officer and two soldiers with guns pushed the door in. Nakagawa Jihe looked at Nakagawa Eiichi with a frightened expression, and then at the second lieutenant, his hands trembling slightly.

Second Lieutenant: "Wing Commander, Kameda awaits your orders. ”

Nakagawa Eiichi glared angrily at Ji River. After a moment, he blinked and took a deep breath and let out a long sigh. He said in a soothing tone, "I don't like to drink Chinese green tea, Second Lieutenant Kameda, you go and make me a new pot of the best Gyokuro tea in the Great Japanese Empire." ”

"Hey!" Second Lieutenant Kameda and the two soldiers turned and left.

Nakagawa Jihe eagerly defended himself: "No, no, Nakagawa-kun, co-captain, uncle, I, I, I am not anti-Japanese, absolutely not anti-Japanese, I don't want to go to the military court, I just said the truth in my heart." I love China and Japan, Japan is my second hometown, and there are my wife and children, who are my favorite relatives. ”

"Well, I believe you're right. I can tell you why the Empire is waging a Greater East Asian Holy War. In fact, you should also know that China is a long and narrow island country, extremely lacking in resources, the Japanese archipelago is in an active seismic zone, earthquakes are frequent, the living environment is difficult and treacherous, and the vast majority of the acquisition of many important resources and product sales markets depend on the international market. Japan's small arable land and large population, and the tradition of Japanese families to pass on farmland and property to their eldest son, leaving the other children to fend for themselves, has made many people unable to find jobs and find themselves in a difficult situation. Since the Meiji Restoration more than 200 years ago, China has comprehensively studied and introduced advanced science and technology from Europe and the United States and modern industrial production in a timely manner, and now it has become a military power in the world's industrialization and has strong economic strength. However, due to the small size of the country, it is a serious obstacle to greater economic development. Therefore, if Japan wants to survive and develop, it must expand its territory and expand outward. ”

"Oh, expand your territory, expand outward. Isn't the empire already fully occupied, completely ruled the island of Taiwan, the Korean Peninsula and the Ryukyu Islands? And Manchukuo, isn't that enough? Why do you need to mobilize and send so many troops to China? ”

"The island of Taiwan, the Korean Peninsula, the Ryukyu Islands, and Manchukuo are too small to be enough for our great Japanese empire, while China, with its vast land, large population, and abundant resources, is the most ideal country for territorial expansion."

"Nakagawa-kun is a student of history, so he should know a lot about China, right?"

"Yes, I studied history, and before joining the army, I taught history in middle school, and I taught East Asian history, so I know China very well. I have been to China many times and I have been very shocked, especially the North China Plain, which borders the Northeast Plain to the north and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River to the south. China has four major plains, three of which have been occupied by our imperial army and have become overseas territories of the Japanese Empire, which is very beneficial to Japan's long-term development in the future. ”

"Nakagawa-kun, with such a large China and such a population, will the empire be able to conquer and rule China with the strength of the whole country? Isn't this a serpent swallowing an elephant? ”

"Absolutely. Although China is large and has a large population, today's China is like a plate of scattered sand, with weak morale, incompetent government, political corruption, lax discipline, economic collapse, and weak military strength. The entry of the Imperial Army of Japan into China was entirely aimed at liberating China from the colonial rule of the Western powers and establishing the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, a new economic order, and a royal paradise for coexistence and common prosperity. Manchukuo is a successful example. ”

"Nakagawa-kun, even so, we should have friendly exchanges, cooperate on an equal footing, and develop together. Why do we have to use force and wage war? ”

"Report." Second Lieutenant Kameda walked into the living room with a teapot and left on the coffee table.

Eiichi Nakagawa: "More than 50 years ago, Ogawa, director of the Second Bureau of the War Department of the General Staff Headquarters, said again, 'Today is a world of jackals, and it is completely impossible to communicate with reason and faith. Very brilliantly said. Therefore, in order to achieve the goal, it is necessary to use force and destroy all resistance. ”

Nakagawa Jihe: "Now, the Imperial Army has occupied vast areas in eastern and central China, but it is not the territory of the Japanese Empire after all, so what will happen in the future?" Can it be ruled forever? ”

"Yes, it must be occupied forever, ruled forever. In order to build the 10,000-year-old legacy of the Great Japanese Empire and bless future generations, it is necessary to turn Taiwan, the Korean Peninsula, and China into permanent overseas territories of the Great Japanese Empire, and then migrate from the Empire to multiply. ”

"Nakagawa-kun, what do the empire and the imperial army rely on to maintain their occupation and rule in China and other countries?"

"The empire and the imperial army waged jihad against any country, and then occupied and ruled, by means of strong military force and intelligence from all sides."

"Oh, that's right. However, the jihad had been going on for several years, and the Imperial Army occupied parts of China for a time, but was met with increasingly stubborn and desperate resistance from the Chinese people. Nakagawa-kun, do you have any good plans for this? ”