Although Huang Haitao lost the opportunity to become the first first-class combat hero in the People's Liberation Army because he was already a battalion-level cadre (Note 1), Li Hui valued him for his outstanding performance in this operation and his outstanding command ability. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Huang Haitao was not rated as a combat hero because of his high rank, but his subordinates did not have this restriction, so Li Hui not only gave the second battalion an unprecedented collective special merit, but also according to the report of Huang Haitao and his instructors, gave the second battalion a full nine combat heroes, among which the recruit He Dalong, nicknamed "Crab", was posthumously awarded the Datong party member and a first-class combat hero. The fact that a young man who was a delinquent teenager not long ago has become a well-known hero in such a short period of time is a powerful proof of Li Hui's famous saying that "the army is a melting pot", and the many heroic models represented by him have also inspired countless aspiring young people to join the army enthusiastically.

On the other hand, the Japanese government, which had been slapped in the face by the Second Battalion's operation, finally fully realized the huge gap in strength between the two countries, and did not dare to have the slightest delusional thoughts, and even the operation of the base camp to regain the other three military ports was urgently suspended. Since the outbreak of the First Sino-Japanese War, the total number of dead and missing troops of the Japanese navy and army has exceeded 60,000 (five times that of the First Sino-Japanese War in history), and this is definitely a heavy blow to Japan, whose mobilization system is not yet perfect, and if it loses another 20,000 or 30,000 troops because of reckless actions, the Japanese government will be completely reduced to a lamb to the slaughter.

Well, now that the Japanese government doesn't have much room for bargaining, Yamaguchi Aritomo committed suicide in despair on the day he learned of the defeat of the Guards Division, and committed suicide or "suicide" with him (Muhito believed that handing them over to the Chinese government for trial would be detrimental to Japan's national dignity, so he asked them to apologize for their crimes). There were also 174 people, including Lieutenant General Kawakami Caoroku Army, Prince Akihito Komatsu, Major General Okazawa Sei, and Terauchi Masashi Infantry Daisa, and even Prince Nohisa of Kita-Shirakawa Palace, who thought he could save at least one life, was added to the list of war criminals at Li Hui's special request, and as a result, he went down to Huangquan in the same way.

The reason why Li Hui named Prince Nohisa of Kita-Shirakawa Palace was not because of how talented a general he was, but simply because he wanted to attack the influence of the Japanese imperial family in the army after noticing that he was a member of the Japanese imperial family.

The deaths of the two princes greatly shook the prestige of the Japanese imperial family, which had been restored with great difficulty since the Meiji Restoration, but the Japanese government had no choice but to be intimidated by the six Haitian-class armored cruisers at the Yokosuka naval base and the Chinese army in the four major military ports, which had increased to tens of thousands.

However, what Muren and the Japanese government did not expect was that the Chinese government did not give up the trial because of the suicide of those war criminals, and people could not die again, but there was also the seizure of family property, and the Japanese could not be fooled.

As a result, I don't know if I don't have to raid my home, but these war criminals are really rich, and the total amount of family property confiscated is as much as hundreds of millions of yen, which is more than the Japanese government's annual financial revenue.

After these disclosures were revealed, the Japanese people were in an uproar, originally they regarded those war criminals as heroes who died for their country, but now when they learned that they were starving for this war, those guys were frantically amassing people's wealth, how could they bear it?

Well, after all, the Japanese people, who were accustomed to being enslaved, only dared to smash, loot, burn and vent their anger, but they did not have the courage to resist the government's rule, but the contempt of the "Meiji group of thieves" spread rapidly, and the prestige of the Japanese government was hit hard.

On a whim, Li Hui wanted to make the decision for the Red Newspaper Team that had suffered strange injustices and uncovered this black history that the Japanese government had been trying to cover up, which fully exposed the greed and shamelessness of the Japanese government and the chaebol, and the credibility of the Japanese government also fell to the lowest point, which also laid the groundwork for the outbreak of the Japanese Revolution later.

To the relief of the Japanese government, the Chinese side did not open its mouth because of this conflict, but in exchange, Japan had to immediately declare war on Britain and the Netherlands (the Netherlands had already officially declared war on China), and at the same time send troops to fight with the Chinese army (the command was also to be handed over to the Chinese commander in the theater), thus completely cutting off their opportunity to be the grass on the wall.

On the one hand, there was a direct threat from the Chinese army, and on the other hand, the strong naval strength represented by the 12 Haitian-class armored cruisers, and the Japanese government finally made up its mind to take sides.

According to the alliance signed by the two countries, the Japanese government will send a total of 110,000 men from six field divisions, including the newly rebuilt Third Division, to fight overseas in three batches to fight with the Chinese army, and the performance of these divisions and regiments will also determine the position of its officers at all levels in the future Marine Corps.

As for the future of the Japanese Marine Corps, the Chinese side's basic plan was to have only four brigades, but if the Japanese army performed well against the Western powers, the number could be increased to six, and if the Chinese side was particularly satisfied, the brigades could even be changed to divisions.

As for the Japanese Navy, if it was before the Battle of Jianghua Bay, Li Hui might still be a little interested, and now their value is even inferior to that of Japanese shipping companies, so Li Hui has no intention of requisitioning the Japanese Navy. However, the Chinese Navy can give those outstanding talents the opportunity to accompany the ship as observers or internships, such as the Japanese Navy Second Lieutenant Mayuki Akiyama, who has been a prisoner for a long time.

For these Japanese troops sent abroad, the Chinese side was responsible for providing basic supplies and casualty compensation, while the Japanese government still paid for the military salaries. However, the Chinese side agreed that the spoils captured by the Japanese army should be distributed to themselves, and since they wanted others to work for themselves, they could not afford not to give any benefits.

Judging from the performance in actual combat, the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army has surpassed that of the colonial armies of the Western powers, and if it can be replaced with the same weapons and equipment as the Chinese army, even the elite soldiers of the British mainland are far from being opponents. However, Li Hui wanted them to mainly do dirty work, and the opponents were mainly Nanyang natives who only had old-fashioned rifles at most, and the Japanese army's weapons were enough now. Moreover, most of the Chinese troops have not yet been trained, and Li Hui does not dare to fully arm the Japanese army so early......

Note 1: Li Hui did not want middle and high-ranking cadres to compete for honor with officers and soldiers at the grassroots level, and stipulated that combat heroes should be the exclusive honor of officers and soldiers below the company level, but this was in line with the requirements of commanders at different levels. (To be continued.) )