Chapter 427: Intrigues
Ishihara hurriedly replied to Emperor Hirohito's expectant gaze: "Your Majesty, now that the Great Japanese Empire is in an unprecedented crisis, we will not only intensify our efforts to develop the military industry and heavy industry, but also to rebuild our navy and air force. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
It is also necessary to seek international support and ask Western countries to come forward to check and balance the Northeast Frontier Army headed by Zhang Xinghan and prevent it from continuing to occupy the territory of our empire.
In addition, rebuilding our navy and air force is easier said than done, and it will be difficult to implement, and I am afraid that we cannot do it by ourselves, and we will have to rely on the strength of other countries! ”
"Ishihara-kun's method is good, but the difficult thing is, will the Western powers come forward to counterbalance the Shina people? You must know that at the time of the 918 Incident, the Chiang-stricken government of Chiang had also sought international support, and no one was willing to offend our powerful Japanese Empire for them.
Now that the situation has changed, the powers of Britain, the United States, France and Germany are probably not going to offend Zhang Xinghan, who is in full bloom for us, right? Prime Minister Minoru Saito said worriedly.
Ishihara said very firmly: "Prime Minister, please rest assured, Western countries will definitely come forward to balance the Chinese army led by Zhang Xinghan." ”
"Oh? Why is Ishihara-kun so sure? I want to hear about it! Everyone asked, including Emperor Hirohito, curiously.
The reason is very simple, that is, whether it is Britain, the United States, France and Germany, or other warlords in China, such as the Central Army of the Nanjing Nationalist Government headed by Jiang, the Shanxi Jin Sui Army led by Yan Xishan, the Shandong Army led by Han Fuqu, and the Guangxi Army led by Li Zongren, they are not willing to sit idly by and watch Zhang Xinghan continue to grow.
Judging from the strength that Zhang Xinghan has shown so far, he already has the strength to unify the country, and the above-mentioned central and local powerful warlords are bound to unite in order to counter Zhang Xinghan's dominance.
The same is true of the Western powers, and anyone who is even a little familiar with the history of the China people knows that the history of the China people has been extremely powerful, and they know better than anyone how terrible the power of a complete and unified China will erupt. Therefore, for the sake of their own vital interests, they absolutely do not want the people of China to complete the real reunification and thus become rich and powerful. Ishihara explained.
"Ishihara-kun also forgot to mention a very important role, and that is the Russians." Okamura added: "As we all know, Zhang Xinghan has had two local conflicts with Soviet Russia for the ownership of the Eastern Railway, and both wars ended in a crushing defeat for Soviet Russia, and the two sides have formed a mortal enmity.
They must not sit idly by and watch Zhang Xinghan's Northeast Army continue to expand and become stronger, and they will definitely join the camp of balancing the Northeast Frontier Army. ”
After listening to Ishihara Wanji and Okamura Ninji's analysis and answers, Emperor Hirohito and others showed enlightened expressions.
The two Aiqing's analysis is very reasonable. However, the top priority at the moment should be how to organize the war of resistance on Kyushu Island in the aftermath, and at the same time, we must also be prepared to prevent the Shina Army from continuing to attack our Honshu Island. Emperor Hirohito said.
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the Cabinet headquarters has issued a national mobilization order, and no less than 500,000 army officers and soldiers have been assembled, and if the people of China dare to land on Honshu Island, they will definitely meet with unprecedented fierce resistance." Prime Minister Minoru Saito immediately assured.
Emperor Hirohito nodded and said, "Well done, the fall of Kyushu Island has become a pity." Honshu Island must no longer be allowed to become a place trampled by the iron hooves of the Chinese people, to borrow a famous saying from the Chinese people, it is better to be broken than broken. ”
"Your Majesty is wise, in fact, we have not lost Kyushu Island. As long as the nearly 10 million Yamato people on the island do not die, the resistance will never stop! Okamura Ninji said with a grim face.
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Nanjing, Conference Room of the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government.
Basically all the dignitaries of the Nationalist Government residing in Nanjing have arrived.
As early as half an hour ago, Zhang Xinghan's telegram was quietly sent back to the mainland of the motherland.
Chairman Chiang of Nanjing. Yan Xishan in Shanxi, Han Fuqu in Shandong, and Li Zongren in Guangxi. Even Zhang Shaoshuai in Qingdao received this earth-shattering telegram.
As the leader of the Nationalist Government, Chairman Chiang immediately summoned the government's military and political dignitaries to gather together and informed them of the news.
When Wang Shihe, the chief of the guard, read this message in front of everyone with excitement, the audience was silent.
Zhang Xinghan's Northeast Frontier Army actually declared war against Japan?
Also annihilated the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy and invaded the Japanese island of Kyushu?
The dignitaries of the Nationalist Government present looked at each other in shock.
Chairman Jiang tapped the table with both hands, and said in a thick Ningbo accent: "Ladies and gentlemen, although Zhang Xinghan has repeatedly disobeyed the orders of the central government, he has led his troops to completely annihilate the naval combined fleet that the Japanese are proud of, and he has indeed won glory for the country and the nation.
It is no exaggeration to say that this battle is enough to snow the shame of the Chinese nation for a hundred years! ”
Chen Cheng, who was sitting in the front row to the left of Chairman Jiang, got up and echoed: "What the committee said is right, since the First Sino-Japanese Naval War, China has been repeatedly bullied by strong enemies, and it has endured humiliation and burdens so far. ”
"Then I don't know how Brother Zhongzheng plans to reward Zhang Xinghan and the Northeast Frontier Army?" Wang Zhaoming, who was sitting in the second position, suddenly asked with interest.
Wang Zhaoming is the famous traitor Wang Jingwei in history, Jingwei is just his pen name, and Wang Zhaoming is his real name, but at the moment, Wang Da traitor has not yet defected to the Japanese, and may not have the opportunity to defect to the Japanese in this life.
Therefore, this guy is not only not a big traitor, but also the second-in-command person in the Kuomintang after Jiang Zhongzheng, serving as the vice president of the Kuomintang and the president of the Executive Yuan.
Because of the many merits of following Sun Yat-sen in his early years, and being the drafter of Sun Yat-sen's will, coupled with his humble and sleek personality, good at reconciliation, able to meet the left and right, won the support of the left in the party, and was able to avoid direct confrontation with the right wing, so his prestige was quite heavy, and he was more than Chiang Zhongzheng.
This is also the reason why, in history, during the Republic of China, Wang Da traitor several times contradicted Chairman Chiang, who held the actual military power (first the separation of Ninghan and Han, and then the Guangzhou Nationalist Government), but Chairman Chiang was never able to kill him.
And these prestige and connections also became the capital of Wang Da traitor to defect to the Japanese in the future, which dealt a great blow to China's great cause of resisting Japan and defending his homeland.
Historically, after Wang Jingwei defected to Japan to form a puppet national government, the whole country went up from the senior military and political officials of the Kuomintang to the front-line troops who fought fiercely against the Japanese invaders on the front lines in various places. Mutiny, accepted the leadership of the puppet Nationalist Government in Nanjing, and became a traitor unit of the puppet army.
For a time, China's anti-Japanese situation entered a period of the most difficult and difficult period.
Because of his transcendent position and prestige in the Kuomintang, Wang Da's traitor's words still carried a lot of weight, and they immediately aroused the echo of many high-ranking officials present, who looked at Chairman Chiang with hopeful eyes, looking forward to how he would respond.
How could Chairman Jiang not know the intentions of this traitor Wang Da, who was always competing with himself and had been fighting openly and secretly?
Zhang Xinghan's Northeast Frontier Army certainly achieved an incredibly great victory. From the perspective of national righteousness, it has made immeasurable dedication to the country and the nation.
However, from a political and military point of view, Zhang Xinghan led the Northeast Frontier Army to do such an earth-shattering event, and it is foreseeable what kind of political prestige it will bring.
In this way, Zhang Xinghan, who originally enjoyed a very high reputation in the minds of 40,000 people, will gain a peak in his personal prestige, and even directly surpass the actual leader of the Nationalist Government, becoming the first person in China who deserves to be seen.
When the time comes. It is difficult to say whether Chairman Chiang, the leader, can continue to do this, and whether the Nanjing Nationalist Government will become the Northeast Nationalist Government, or whether the Beiping Nationalist Government will become the Nationalist Government.
So everyone knows, from another point of view. Zhang Xinghan's Northeast Frontier Army has become a major problem for the Nationalist Government, especially for Chairman Chiang.
However, Chairman Jiang is not a master of playing politics, and asked rhetorically: "I haven't been able to pay any good attention to this matter for a while, I don't know what you think of Brother Ji Xin?" ”
Wang Da traitor also did not expect that Chairman Chiang would throw the problem at him. was obviously stunned, but thinking of the little abacus in his heart, Wang Da traitor was secretly happy. Pretending to ponder for a moment, Zhengse said: "Brother Zhongzheng, Zhang Xinghan is loyal and righteous, and he turned the tide when the 918 incident was in danger, and for several years, he did not use the central government to allocate a soldier and a pawn, a gun and a bullet, and the Japanese who fought lost their armor and lost their armor, and suffered heavy defeats again and again, not only recovering the lost territory outside the Guan, but also capturing the Goryeo Peninsula.
Now, in one fell swoop, it has completely annihilated the Japanese invaders, boasting a powerful naval combined fleet, and invaded the island of Kyushu, making a great war achievement that has never been seen before or since.
Let's ask this ancient Huo Quai, dare to compete with it? Therefore, I believe that as the central government, we should give reasonable rewards and promotions to comfort the hearts of the people of the whole country and the hearts of hundreds of thousands of officers and men of the Northeast Army.
Encourage them to make persistent efforts and make new contributions to the country and the nation! ”
Wang Da's traitor's words immediately aroused the approval of some of the high-ranking officials present, and a group of party-state elders began to nod their heads one after another in agreement.
Chairman Jiang looked at Wang Jingwei with awe-inspiring eyes, and found that a trace of cunning flashed in his eyes, and he was a little confused and thought deeply, and suddenly understood, but the matter had come to this, and he couldn't refute it in front of so many people, so he had to ask angrily: "Zhang Xinghan is already a second-class army general, I don't know how Brother Ji Xin thinks he should be rewarded?" ”
Wang Da traitor said unhurriedly: "I think that Zhang Xinghan has made such a great feat, and he should be promoted to a first-class army general in terms of military rank. ”
Chairman Chiang frowned when he heard this, and was obviously displeased, and now he is the only first-class army general in the whole of China.
Wang Zhaoming's arrangement, didn't Zhang Xinghan put him on an equal footing with Jiang in terms of military rank?
Of course, Chairman Jiang would not agree, and under his signal, Chen Cheng on the side stood up at the right time and retorted.
In the end, under the argument between the two sides, it was decided that Zhang Xinghan would still be a second-class army general, but his position would be promoted from commander-in-chief of the Northeast Frontier Army to deputy commander-in-chief of the army, navy and air force of the Republic of China.
This is clearly a concession on both sides.
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