72 The Yellow Sparrow Flying (5)
Okamura's title of China expert is not a joke, and he uses his identity as a China expert in the Japanese army's intelligence community as a cover, and can read the books of the People's Party with impunity. Other soldiers read BJP books and were punished if they were discovered. Okamura Ninji did not read the books of the People's Party, which was a dereliction of duty. Regarding Chen Ke's remark that "war is uncontrollable", Okamura Ninji was very much in favor of it. Okamura Ninji was also disgusted with the gambler mentality of the Japanese army who refused to admit defeat and always wanted to turn the tables.
So Okamura Ninji appreciates Chen Ke Chenke's other words very much, "Either do it, or don't do it, don't try!" "The vast majority of failures are due to choosing to pursue results, rather than choosing to go through the process with great pain. Having a goal and pursuing a result are two completely different things. "The ultimate winner is often the one who doesn't get eliminated in every round." "It's normal to fail, and when you actually get something done, you feel like you need to improve a lot. Only those who fail to complete the task will shout that there is something perfect. ”
In the final analysis, these words mean the same thing, if you want to succeed, you have to complete the task, and you must seek truth from facts. Okamura Ninji himself is such a person, not vain, and has no hobby of drawing snakes. Looking at the bastards in the Japanese War Department who are not capable of completing the task, but use various excuses to whitewash their failures, Okamura Ninji feels that killing these guys is definitely a contribution to Japan.
Having decided to change Japan's national policy, Okamura began to plan for future actions. Such an operation needed to be based on the total defeat of the Japanese War Department and the Admiralty. It's not difficult, now the War Department and the Admiralty are on the path to defeat, and the only uncertainty is when they will face the end of the defeat.
Once the defeat becomes a reality, it will be another dog-eat-dog battle. At that time, all that needed to be done was the "Qingjun side", or the real Qingjun side, that is, a large number of people had to be physically eliminated. Okamura Ninji left this job to Nagata Tetsuyama to judge. He did another thing, which was to test the attitude of the BJP.
With the help of Okamura Ninji, Kita's envoy soon arrived in China and connected with Hitoshi Kuroshima. Hitoshi Kuroshima and other revolutions in Japan have green eyes, and of course they will not let go of this opportunity. Soon the attitude of the Chinese side was transmitted to Japan. China's conditions are very simple, Taiwan and its affiliated islands do not need to be talked about at all, and they must be returned to China. The Ryukyus must also return to their independent status. North Sakhalin, which China received from the USSR, and the Kuril Islands must also be returned to China. And as compensation, South Sakhalin will also be handed over to China. As a precondition for Sino-Japanese friendship, China agreed to form an industry alliance with Japan in the field of raw silk. At the same time, normal trade with Japan, including raw materials, finance, and science and technology, will be resumed, and a part of the job market will be opened.
Such harsh conditions frightened Okamura Ninji, which was equivalent to Japan being beaten back to its pre-1870 territory. But after careful analysis, Okamura Ninji discovered the mystery. The raw silk market is the largest area of competition between China and Japan, and China and Japan have reached an industry alliance in this regard, which has avoided most of the vicious competition. As for the trade in raw materials, science and technology, and finance, these are what Japan needs most, and after re-entering the Chinese market, Japan's trade pressure has been greatly reduced. As for opening up part of the job market, that is, allowing Japanese people to work in China. This is an excellent way to ease the pressure on employment in Japan.
Of course, the dominance of these things is in the hands of China, and China can turn its face and deny it at any time. Okamura Ninji just thinks that this kind of thing is unlikely to happen, what China lacks most now is allies, and it would be good if a client state like North Korea could not cause chaos for China, and there is no need to expect North Korea to help China. Japan is different, and China and Japan, needless to say, have ample room for cooperation in shipbuilding, at least in terms of shipbuilding. And Japan is very envious of China's strong synthetic ammonia industry, with synthetic ammonia, Japan can solve a big food problem.
While these conditions are very dangerous, Kuroshima assures that this is all China needs. Once these obstacles to Sino-Japanese peace are resolved, Sino-Japanese relations will be able to develop smoothly in the form of alliances in the future.
Kita was able to accept China's terms, losing a few islands that had little production in exchange for a new Sino-Japanese relationship. Kita believes that this deal is completely doable. While Okamura was hesitating, news of Japan's defeat in Taiwan kept coming back.
First of all, there was the plan to go south, and the Japanese army braved Chinese bombing and flanking attacks all the way to the south. The Japanese by sea were held back at the beachhead, and under the continuous air raids and the automatic weapons equipped by the Chinese infantry, the Japanese charge turned into a death send. After seven days of struggling on the beachhead in southern Taiwan, the Japanese were forced to withdraw from the battle. Of the more than 20,000 people who landed, less than 4,000 returned.
The Japanese army by land was even worse, and the 40,000 men of the two divisions went south, and were cleverly used by the Chinese to make dumplings. Of the 40,000, less than 15,000 returned. It is equivalent to the loss of half of the troops.
The 60,000 people who remained in Taipei did not have a good time, and on July 17, the Chinese carried out a massive air raid on the area where the Japanese were entrenched. The Chinese are said to have used a type of heavy aircraft, each with 12 machine guns mounted on it, to sweep through the Japanese army station. In addition, China also used a large number of incendiary bombs, and the Japanese garrison was burned to the ground. The Japanese Army, which remained in Taipei, was caught off guard and also lost nearly 10,000 men.
Suffering such losses, the Japanese command in Taiwan was also red-eyed, and for the first time formally demanded a complete withdrawal of troops.
The old things in the War Department were also in a hurry, and they held meetings in succession to discuss countermeasures. In the end, he actually came up with the idea of sending 300,000 troops to Taiwan.
The Admiralty had no chance to laugh at the Army, and the United Fleet sank three Kongo-class, which was already a loss of face. In striking at China's transport lines across the Taiwan Strait, the Navy suffered heavy losses. China's large-scale bombing of Taipei and other places blew up the Japanese army's oil depot in Taiwan. And the submarine forces of the Chinese side are constantly striking at the Japanese transport lines. The Japanese Navy was faced with a lack of fuel. If the war continues, either the navy warships will not be able to fight because of the lack of fuel, or they will have to withdraw to Japan to replenish fuel and then fight in Taiwan. Neither outcome is what the Japanese Navy wants to see, so the Admiralty is now silent, and in his heart he hopes to withdraw his troops.
Okamura Ninji was well aware of the Japanese War Ministry's trick, and they proposed to send 300,000 people to Taiwan, not really to do so, but to ask the current Prime Minister Takahashi to publicly veto. Then the War Department can put all the blame on Takahashi is clear head. According to Kita Ikki, seeing the amount of pensions for tens of thousands of war dead, Takahashi Shikiyo, an old man, almost turned his back on his anger. This pension is enough to bankrupt Japan's finances.
Kita Kazuki watched as Okamura Ninji and Nagata Tetsuyama silently pulled out the shriveled cigarette case, and he took out two cigarettes from the coffee table and handed them to the two. It was part of a gift from Hitoshi Kuroshima to Kita Ikki, and it was packaged in white without any logo. This fully proves how meticulously Hitoshi Kuroshima, the political commissar of the garrison military region, has considered the problem.
While the three of them were silently smoking, another uninvited guest arrived, and Toshishiro Obata walked into Kitaikki's smoky living room. The split between the self-fighting emperor faction and the ruling faction is getting bigger and bigger, and these three feather crows are also split. Toshiro Obata is an imperial faction, and he is gradually distancing himself from Nagata Tetsuyama and Okamura Ninji of the unification faction, but he is getting closer and closer to Kita Ichiki. Now with Kita Kazuki as the core, the members of the Baden-Baden Sanyu Wu gathered again, which surprised all three of them.
Everyone is an adult, and more importantly, everyone is smart. There's not so much nonsense either, just straight to the point. "Japan's national policy must change, and Japan will no longer be the eagle dog of the British, but will unite with Asia," Kita said. No matter how harsh China's demands may seem now, China is capable of achieving these goals through war as long as Japan remains hostile to China. In the case of Sakhalin, after China has fought Taiwan, can it fight for Sakhalin with Japan in the next step, can't they defeat it? How wide is the strait between Sakhalin and China? Is it as wide as the Taiwan Strait? But the future that China promised to Japan, the British could not give us. There's no need to think about what to do anymore! The only way out for Japan is to launch the Showa Restoration, overthrow all feudalism in Japan, restore the correct path of the Meiji Restoration, and build a completely new Japan! ”
At this time, Kita Yihui also saw the dagger, he took out a few copies of the "Communist Manifesto" and handed them to Baden-Baden Sanyuwu, and began to talk about the "Communist Manifesto" about the changes in the world. Japan has also entered the era of industrialization, and although the level of industrialization is not high, it is no longer an agricultural country. The changes in industrialization, globalization, and urbanization that have led to industrialization can be fully corresponded to the current situation in Japan. As for the rest of the analysis, Kita Ichiki emphasizes the third chapter, which is what Marx called "reactionary socialism", "conservative or bourgeois socialism", and "critical utopian socialism and communism". Combining the Communist Manifesto and the current situation in Japan, Kita Kazuki analyzed in detail the current situation of Japan as a powder keg, as well as the common denominator of the demands of various strata and parties, including the imperial and unification factions, "In the face of the chaotic and divided Japanese society, everyone is calling for a strong unified force to end such a painful era!" ”
"As long as we unite and stand in the position of the laborers, we will eliminate the feudal system that has been used as a prison and the layers of exploitation will surely be renewed. Whether it is the emperor system or the parliamentary system, this is not fundamental. It is all about who is the ruling class in Japan! Kita Yihui said impassionedly, "Gentlemen, you may feel that your position of power comes from the feudal system, but what I want to say is that all of you are not from a big gate, and with your talents, in a new Japan where the working people are the ruling class, you will not be able to sit in the position you are in today's position." If it weren't for those Gatelord factions that were in the corpse position, the monarchs would have attained a higher status than they are now. With the current situation in Japan, we don't need to think about the communist system of eliminating private ownership, which is still far from it. But we can build a new Japan guided by science and democracy and abolish feudalism! At least a new Japan united under one party! ”
Toshiro Obata was from a small aristocratic background, and he fully supported Kita's views. On the contrary, Nagata Tetsuyama and Okamura Ninji, who were born in ordinary people, were not so idealistic, and they felt a little apprehensive about the future described by Kita Ichiki. It would be a completely new system, and since Kita's revolutionary ideas came from China, this system does have its advantages in terms of China's model. However, China is a large country with a vast territory, and its arable land, resources, and population are far from being comparable to Japan's. These two men did not believe that the implementation of this system would bring about the same dramatic changes in Japan as China. Although these two people do expect such a big change in Japan.
The most important thing is how China will treat post-revolutionary Japan. If China did not really want to support the Japanese revolution, but to take advantage of the fire to loot, then Nagata Tetsuyama and Okamura Ninji would have turned from heroes who saved Japan to sinners who betrayed Japan in an instant! This is the outcome that two people would rather die than face.
Looking at the two who were hesitant, Bei Yihui said loudly: "In the Manchu Qing era, the Manchu Qing court oppressed the Chinese people more than the foreign invaders oppressed the Chinese people. But after the People's Party rose up to make a revolution, the Chinese not only overthrew the Manchu Qing dynasty, but also drove out foreign invaders. Japan is also a country with a history of several thousand years, and we must have confidence in the Japanese people. Unless the new Japan that you want to build is a country that oppresses its own people more cruelly than foreign countries, what do we have to fear? Could it be that the Japanese people are born traitors? If China were to invade Japan, I, I, would be the first to take up the gun and fight the Chinese invaders to the end! ”
Perhaps it was Kita Ichiki who spoke to the mind of Nagata Tetsuyama and Okamura Ninji, or perhaps it was Nagata Tetsuyama and Okamura Ninji who saw through the fact that the current Japanese regime had completely collapsed, and finally Baden-Baden Sanyuu and the Japanese Anti-Feudal Alliance reached an agreement, and the two sides jointly promoted the revolution. Establish a new Japan through an armed uprising.
The policy of the new Japan was based on the core policy of Lianhua to the outside world, and the internal policy was to eliminate the feudal lords of the country and implement land reform throughout Japan. and rebuild the industrial system with state-owned enterprises as the core.
At the same time, Japan could recognize the full autonomy of the Ryukyus, but firmly opposed the surrender of South Sakhalin to China. Japan will hand over to China the islands of North Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands, which it had seized from Tsarist Russia during World War I. However, China must open its markets to Japan, adopt an economic-biased policy toward Japan, and ensure that Japan's trade barriers are maintained. This is already the biggest concession that the unification faction can make, and if China cannot agree, then the unification faction will have no choice but to reject China.
Seeing that the revolutionary situation in Japan was developing so rapidly, the Japanese cadres of the People's Party had already made up their minds to persuade the Central Committee no matter what, in order to be able to push forward the Japanese revolution as soon as possible and realize their ideals.
As for Chen Ke, it would naturally be best to have access to the whole of Sakhalin, but the interests of promoting the Japanese revolution were far more important than those of South Sakhalin. By forming a strategic alliance with the Far East, China will be able to move southward with all its might. Japan's spontaneous revolution can save China too much energy and costs. Historically, Japan's post-war economic performance, Chen Ke has a certain degree of confidence in Japan. Having such a peaceful competitor is also a great boost for China.
Therefore, Chen Ke personally made a decision and agreed to the request of the Japanese side.
The alliance between the Japanese Imperial Sect and the Unified Faction knew that no one could endorse this agreement between China and Japan, but fortunately, these core members were all shrewd, capable, meticulous, and bold and fearless guys.
They quickly determined the direction of the rebellion, and they were sure to withdraw the troops that had suffered heavy losses in Taiwan to Japan. The anger of these soldiers, who have suffered greatly, who have been deceived and betrayed, will surely burn the old upper echelons of Japan to ashes! Baden-Baden Sanhawu has the greatest advantage in this regard, as a close confidant of Emperor Showa, their influence on the emperor is by no means comparable to that of ordinary people. Soon, these people lobbied Hirohito and began to question the disadvantages of the war.