Chapter 738: Reception

"Opposite us, concerned about one division of the Eastern Army and six railway garrison brigades, two heavy artillery battalions and gendarmerie units. ()”

Jiang Baili pointed to the map and said: "For this operation, the Northeast Combat Corps has concentrated six divisions, two independent brigades, one artillery brigade and one independent artillery regiment, and two armed police brigades with absolute superior strength."

Wang Hengyue listened very carefully.

This Northeast operation is a quick word. With absolute superiority in combat forces, we should solve the northeast issue in one fell swoop in the shortest time and by the most thunderous means.

Don't give the Japanese any chance to react!

"Although we have been secretly mobilizing troops, such a large number of troops still makes the Japanese Kwantung Army a certain alarm." Jiang Baili continued: "The commander of the Japanese Kwantung Army, Shirakawa Yoshinori, has begun to concentrate his forces to deal with the possible war"

"Let them prepare" Wang Hengyue smiled coldly: "Since I want to fight, I'm not afraid that they will be prepared." This time, the time has come for the Northeast, Taiwan, and Korea to fight at the same time, and to use troops on three fronts. ”

Jiang Baili thought about it, and suddenly laughed: "Heng Shuai, this time the fight is an undeclared war, and the fight is a surprise attack, I'm afraid that someone will say something wrong to you again." ”

"Nonsense? Chief, what you said is really too polite, it's right to scold me, how shameless I am, how despicable, if I don't care about any international conventions or something" Wang Hengyue smiled indifferently: "Scold, scold, Lao Tzu was scolded a lot when he was in Sichuan, and then scolded, I just didn't hear it, which makes people invincible if they have thick skin"

"Boom", the entire command headquarters burst into laughter.

Wang Hengyue also smiled and said, "Besides, where are we here to declare war without declaring war?" We are recovering our lost territory, ah, it is a just military operation, and there is absolutely no doubt that Taiwan and Northeast China are our land, right? This North Korea, from a historical point of view, has always been the land of our country, if any of you don't believe it, I can debate with you, is it? ”

It's a pity that everyone in the entire command is smiling, and no one has taken over the president's fork.

Whenever the president has decided on something, don't argue with him, he has been prepared for a long time

"Okay, don't bother you, I have to go see someone." Wang Hengyue stood up with a smile, tidied up his military uniform, and walked out of the command headquarters.

The person he wanted to meet was Syngman Rhee, former chairman of the "Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea," whose headquarters had been moved from Shanghai to Nanjing, and who is now the head of the European and American Legislatures of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea.

This man served for two years as president of the "Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea" before being ousted by young North Korean nationalists. He traveled to the United States again, but remained in contact with the Chinese government.

He knew that something would inevitably happen, so he rushed from the United States to Northeast China without any hesitation, and finally arrived at Wang Hengyue's place before the outbreak of the Northeast War.

When he saw Wang Hengyue, Syngman Rhee stood up respectfully: "Mr. President, when I was in Shanghai, I always wanted to see you and listen to your teachings, but I never had the opportunity. I finally met you this time, and this day will be remembered by me for the rest of my life. ”

This person is Syngman Rhee? Is Syngman Rhee like this?

Wang Hengyue smiled lightly in his heart, shook his hand with Syngman Rhee, and sat him down: "Minister Li, I have always wanted to talk to you face-to-face, but I have never had the opportunity, this time, you and I can talk freely." ”

"Yes." Syngman Rhee hurriedly said: "My word is Yannan, if the president doesn't dislike it, please call me Yannan." ”…,

Wang Hengyue had goosebumps all over his body

This person is forty-eight this year, almost fifty years old, I don't know how much older than myself, in front of him, he is actually the same as a junior, and he is really a little shameless

In 1910, Korea became a Japanese colony. In 1912, Syngman Rhee briefly returned to China to preach independence in the name of missionary work, and was expelled from the country by the Japanese colonial authorities. In 1913, Syngman Rhee was invited by the leader of the diaspora, Park Yong-man, to go to Hawaii to study for the Korean diaspora. Soon, the two had a difference of opinion. Park Yong-wan advocated armed struggle to save the country. Syngman Rhee, on the other hand, advocated gaining the sympathy and assistance of the Western powers through diplomatic activities to achieve independence!

He believed that "a country that could not fight the vicious Japan with bare hands, and that a country that had perished because of the secret treaties of the great powers could only regain its independence through diplomacy." Sharp divisions split the Korean National Association, an expatriate organization in the United States, into two factions. Syngman Rhee set up a separate "comrade association," established a school, and founded the weekly Korea Pacific to advocate his own anti-Japanese political views.

In December 1918, the Congress of Korean and Overseas Chinese Representatives in the United States prepared to appoint Syngman Rhee and others to attend the Paris Peace Conference and appeal to the great powers for Korean independence. The U.S. refused to issue visas and failed to do so.

On February 16, 1919, Syngman Rhee and others privately submitted a "Petition for Mandate of Rule" to U.S. President Wilson, begging the powers to put Korea under the "protection" of the League of Nations and implement the Mandate of Rule, which was strongly opposed by the expatriate.

In the same year, a huge anti-Japanese movement broke out in North Korea. After the failure of the "March 1" movement, South Korean nationalists established the "Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea" in Shanghai, China, and Syngman Rhee, who was far away in the United States, was elected president of the provisional government in absentia. In December 1920, Syngman Rhee went to Shanghai to be sworn in as provisional president, but he did not propose the tactics of the struggle of the national independence movement or the policy of the provisional government. At that time, the younger generation of Prime Minister Yi Donghui and others advocated organizing volunteers to infiltrate the country to stage riots, enlist China's support to strengthen the independence movement, and form a united front with various anti-Japanese political parties in China to wage guerrilla warfare against Japan in China and North Korea.

Syngman Rhee objected, insisting on relying on the gifts of the United States and other countries to gain independence. His refusal to leave Washington for a long time and his reluctance to hand over executive decisions to the prime minister exacerbated the internal contradictions within the interim government. On May 20, 1921, Syngman Rhee appealed to the Great Powers for Korea's independence to Washington under the pretext of calling for Korea's independence.

He was keen to prop up his own power in the United States, using the name of the European and American Foreign Affairs Commissaries to exalt himself and trying to cut off the financial resources of the Shanghai Provisional Government, which was in a difficult situation.

Syngman Rhee spared no effort to control the power of the "Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea" in his own hands, but he neglected one thing:

The attitude of the Chinese government on this matter, as well as China's rapid rise and strength!

At that time, not long after the reunification of China, Wang Hengyue did not have much mind to take care of the affairs of the "Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea", and he was not very enthusiastic.

Syngman Rhee is also close to the United States, and he does not believe that China can be stronger than Japan, let alone defeat Japan, so he cannot give himself much help.

However, the development of casual events was completely unexpected

First of all, Sino-US relations warmed up rapidly, and when Syngman Rhee repeatedly asked the United States for help, the United States tactfully told him that he should listen more to China's views on the North Korean issue.

Then, with the beginning of China's industrial era and the rapid development of China's national strength, Syngman Rhee began to pay attention to China's influence on the Korean issue.

In particular, China's hard-line attitude towards Japan made Syngman Rhee begin to know that China will never be afraid of the Japanese government! …,

What shocked him even more was that when he set foot on Chinese soil again, he got an earth-shattering news:

The Chinese Navy has a great victory!

Syngman Rhee was completely shocked. In his opinion, the Japanese Navy was difficult to defeat. And how many years have passed since the defeat of the Chinese Navy in the First Sino-Japanese War, and it has been able to defeat the Japanese Navy?

This has further accelerated Rhee's eagerness to get China's support before the "Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea."

And for Wang Hengyue, he looks down on this North Korean in his heart.

But looking down is looking down on him, and now I have to use him. Now I am not the Wang team official in Rong County, and I can ignore anyone I hate when I see him. Now I have to take responsibility for the whole situation.

No matter how annoying the person is, as long as he is useful, he has to deal with him!

"The main reason for inviting you here this time is to discuss the North Korean issue." Wang Hengyue said straight to the point: "Japan has occupied Korea for too long, and the Korean people are living in dire straits, and as the suzerainty of Korea, we have the responsibility and obligation to help Korea restore its rights."

These words made Rhee sound a little awkward.

As the suzerainty of North Korea?

Syngman Rhee laughed dryly: "Yes, North Korea is constantly bullied and oppressed by Japan, and if there is support from China, the day when North Korea will restore its independence and democracy will not be far away." ”

Then, he said flatteringly: "China's prosperity and strong national strength are obvious to all, and the North Koreans always remember the traditional friendship between the DPRK and China."

Wang Hengyue smiled slightly.

He didn't dare to take any interest in traditional friendships and so on, which was the most ethereal thing. Once the interests of those countries with "traditional friendship" are involved, then the so-called friendship will disappear if they turn their faces and read more than books.

Wang Hengyue is one of China's biggest pragmatists, and his only concern is China's interests.

What can China get!

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