Irony is accumulating on the ocean, and the waves of Haibu are getting higher and higher. Among the many kinds of sea coffee, Dan no matter what kind of ship it is, is just a small lonely boat in the hands of the raging ocean, and it can only be at the mercy of the ocean. It's just the ups and downs of the waves.

In the midst of the raging waves, an old destroyer made its way to the nearest harbor. The waves kept crashing against the deck of the destroyer. From time to time, the bow of the ship disappears under the waves, as if it will sink at any moment, and even the most experienced crew members can't help but surrender their fate to the sea, in the face of the powerful forces of nature. The power of man is really small

When the destroyer had staggered into the harbor, all the people on board sighed, thanking the raging sea for letting them go, so that they could see the solid and steady land again.

The breakwater calmed down, and the destroyer slowly sailed towards the dock. and eventually shut down under cobalt. Then the passengers on board the warship walked out of the cabin with pale faces, staggered to the gangplank, and prayed that they would not fall into the sea because of seasickness on the gangplank.

Most of the passengers who landed on the dock from the warships were Japanese army soldiers, and there were a few officers, except for these people, only a few passengers had a special status, and they were all new civil affairs officials sent here by the Japanese government.

This is the island of Taiwan, Keelung Port.

These newly landed Japanese officials were all newly appointed colonial officials of the Taiwan Governor-General's Office by the Japanese government. Kimio Nishizawa is among these people, but his status is even more special; he is not an ordinary official of the Colonial Department, but has come to the island of Taiwan as a senior adviser, and will stay on the island for a period of time as an assistant to the "Governor of Taiwan" Sakuma Zomathew appointed by the Japanese government, as the first step for him to return to the Japanese political arena. When Nishizawa stepped onto the dock, he was completely relieved, and he looked back at the old destroyer, only then did he notice a half-sunken merchant ship moored next to the destroyer, some workers were busy welding steel plates on the side of the ship, and the holes in the hull that had been blasted by the shells were still eye-catching.

Kimio Nishizawa remembered that not long ago, Keelung Harbor had just been attacked by the Chinese Navy's assault fleet, and there were two attacks before and after, and not only the destroyers and cruisers of the Chinese Navy participated in the attack, but also it is said that a submarine fired a torpedo, and these two attacks caused great damage to Keelung Harbor, not only the port facilities were shelled beyond recognition, but also the Japanese merchant fleet anchored here also suffered heavy losses, which directly led to the economic panic on the island.

Apparently, the merchant ship moored next to the destroyer was sunk and then salvaged. Perhaps because the damage to the ship's hull is not serious, the port is now repairing the merchant ship in order to strengthen the island's maritime forces.

Now that China has announced the temporary suspension of naval assault warfare, it is also taking advantage of this opportunity. The Japanese government's decision to tighten military control over the island of Taiwan has led it to use warships to transport more land forces to the island, and the ones that landed in Keelung Harbor with Kimio Nishizawa on a destroyer are among the reinforcements.

In the view of the Japanese Government, due to the complete defeat in the Liaodong battlefield, it is unlikely that Japan will be able to protect its interests in the Liaodong region and the South Manchurian region, and the focus now is not on how to get involved with China, but on how to keep the remaining interests, and this interest is concentrated in two aspects: On the one hand, the Korean Peninsula. On the other hand, there is the island of Taiwan, and it is precisely for this reason that the Japanese government has taken advantage of the opportunity of the peace talks to mobilize army units to reinforce these two regions in an attempt to stop the advance of the Chinese army units.

If it had been before, the Japanese government would not have sent so many army troops to the island of Taiwan, because after all, this is an island, separated from Chinese mainland by a strait, and the Japanese navy can guarantee the control of the sea control of the strait, as long as the sea control is in the hands of the Japanese navy, then China's army forces are unlikely to appear on the island of Taiwan.

However, the situation has changed now, and the Chinese Navy has successfully threatened the security of the Japanese Navy with submarines and aircraft, and the sinking of several major warships shows a basic fact: for the Japanese Navy, the once safe Taiwan Strait is no longer safe, and as long as the Chinese Navy wishes, they can send submarines and bombers into the Taiwan Strait at any time to pose a threat to all Japanese ships sailing here.

It was with this situation in mind that the Japanese government decided to strengthen the Japanese army forces on the island of Taiwan. Once the Chinese army landed, the Japanese army would put up a stubborn resistance on the set.

On the question of whether to place the main force of the army on the Korean Peninsula or the island of Taiwan, the "Northern Advance faction" and the "Southern Advance faction" still insisted on the region, and the "Northern Advance faction" believed that although the war in Liaodong was lost, it would only need to be prepared to be brave. However, the "southward expansion faction" believes that the results of the war situation in Liaodong show that China has ended its internal chaos and begun to develop itself into a land power and power, and that it is no longer realistic to continue to pursue the "mainland policy," and that the best option now is to implement a strategic shift and shift Japan's attention to Southeast Asia and the Pacific Ocean. The archipelago of Southeast Asia is more suitable for the island nation of Japan than the East Asian mainland.

The "Northern Advance School" advocated placing the main force of the Japanese Army on the Korean Peninsula, which could protect the Korean colonies on the one hand, and the Japanese mainland on the other. It was said that the book was mixed and the book was covered by an umbrella and a detour to the attack from Northeast Asia. The "southward expansion faction" advocated that Japan's Lu Fengshi be placed on the island of Taiwan, strengthen its control over the island, and build this island into a springboard for the southward advance of the Japanese Empire, so that once the situation permits, the Japanese army and navy can leave the island of Taiwan and launch an attack on Southeast Asia, so as to seize the "equatorial colony" for Japan

Kimao Nishizawa used to be a staunch "Kita-to-." But the harsh reality of advocating a "continental policy" woke him up, and he realized that China had awakened and was seeking strategic superiority on the East Asian continent under the leadership of a determined and ruthless leader, and in this situation, Nishizawa rationally changed his position. Now, he advocates that "maritime policy" is a staunch "southward entrant"

It is precisely because of this change of stance that Nishizawa Kiyo won himself this rare opportunity to revive in the political arena, and Japanese Foreign Minister Kato Takaaki, a close confidant of the Japanese Prime Minister Oshinobu and Japanese Foreign Minister Kato Takaaki, appreciated Nishizawa Kinoshi's "talent" very much and recommended him to be the assistant to the "Governor of Taiwan" Sakuma Zuo Matthew, of course, in addition to this, another important reason for Nishizawa Kiyo's appreciation is that he relied on the top-secret document that he handed over to the Japanese Navy Command Department for the "Kanto Governor" Fukushima Yasumasa, and it was on that document. It was only in that top-secret document that Fukushima Yasumasa, who had been a staunch "southward expansionist," listed various facts to illustrate the impracticality of the "big policy" and insisted that the Japanese government must immediately change its national policy and march into Southeast Asia.

That's right, Yasumashiro Fukushima changed his position in the face of the cruel reality, and before he died on the battlefield of Arthur, he was already a "southward marcher" with a firm position.

However, quite a number of high-ranking generals in the Japanese army still stubbornly adhered to the idea of "advancing northward" and turned a blind eye to the calls for "advancing south" in the navy and government. In the end, the Japanese Government had no choice but to implement the policy of "advancing northward" and "advancing south" at the same time, hoping that the Chinese forces would not be able to attack the Korean Peninsula and the island of Taiwan at the same time.

However, in the view of the "southward expansion faction" with a firm stance, the Japanese government's policy of taking into account both the north and the south is doomed to fail, for the simple reason that Japan's national strength is limited, and it is impossible to support expansion in both directions at the same time. In Nishizawa's view, reinforcing the army on the island of Taiwan was the only correct strategic choice.

With these thoughts in mind. Nishizawa got into a four-wheeled carriage sent by the Taiwan Governor's Office and rushed to the Governor's Mansion with the new civil affairs officials.

When they arrived at the Taiwan Governor's Office, Sakuma Zomathew, the "Governor of Taiwan" appointed by the Japanese government, personally received them, and attached great importance to Nishizawa Kirio, and after the meeting, he invited Nishizawa to his office and handed him a telegram.

The telegram was not a long number, but the content shocked Kimio Nishizawa.

"An armed insurrection in southern Taiwan?"

Kimio Nishizawa looked at the solemn Sakuma Zuo Matthew in disbelief, he really couldn't believe it. On the island of Taiwan, where Japan has been colonizing for almost 20 years, there can be such a large-scale armed uprising, and according to the information on the telegram, the number of people involved in the riot is at least 50,000.

"Nishizawa-kun doesn't need to be surprised. Since the war with China, the island's economy has been in turmoil, popular discontent has grown, and some administrative failures have led to the current situation, according to the latest war reports, the rioters have captured five towns, they have very advanced weapons, I think, they are probably supported by Chinese mainland. ”

Sakuma's words have solved the doubts in Nishizawa's ambition, and if there is a shadow of China behind this matter, then everything can be easily explained.

Taiwan is a springboard that Japan needs and China also needs, and only by occupying this springboard can China truly face the vast Pacific Ocean. "What are you going to do with this?" Kimio Nishizawa asked.

"I thought it should be resolutely swept up, but the Imperial Government issued an order not to allow the Japanese Army to participate in the suppression, and only allowed the police force and the soldiers in the countryside to organize a crusade to sweep up the rioters."

"Why doesn't the government allow the Army to participate in the crackdown?"

"The government is concerned about giving China an excuse to block peace talks if the Imperial Army is involved in a mopping operation. The Chinese are likely to use this as an excuse to suspend the Manila talks, and the US government is likely to support China's position, which the imperial government cannot afford.

Hearing this, Kimio Nishizawa fully understood that the Japanese Government was worried about giving China an excuse to withdraw from the peace talks, and now the domestic situation in Japan is in chaos. Japan is so earnest that it cannot afford to delay the peace talks at all, and it is precisely for this reason that the Japanese Government is now secretly and timidly doing everything, and even the action of increasing troops on the island of Taiwan is quietly carried out.

However, in such a situation, can the Japanese government really deceive the Chinese government?

Nishizawa doesn't think so.