The purpose of 449 encirclement and reinforcement is to ask for tickets and ask for guaranteed tickets

"Mr. Toyama." Luo Yaoguo put down the newspaper in his hand, picked up the fragrant tea that had just been brewed on the coffee table and took a sip: "The current situation is already very clear, Japan is already on the verge of defeat, your fourth division has been defeated by the Red Army in the north of the Yellow River, and the three divisions south of the Yellow River are now besieged by our national army in Jinan City, if it weren't for you to use the civilians in Jinan City as meat shields, most of them have been wiped out now, how can you still ask us for compensation?" Or else...... None of us will have to compensate anyone, we will let your Japanese army retreat from Shandong, and you will return Qingdao to our country. However, the assets and investments of the Japanese government and overseas Japanese in Qingdao can be purchased by our national government at a favorable price. What do you think of this condition? ”

Tou Shanman's face was slightly pale, and a big hand covered with old age spots gently stroked his snow-white beard. He naturally knows the inside story of the so-called victory in the plains. In this battle, tactically speaking, it was undoubtedly the Japanese Fourth Division that won, at least judging by the casualty figures, they must have won. It's just that...... Strategically, it was simply the squadron that won the victory. The Fourth Division, which had won a disastrous victory in the plains, only rested for one night, and then the whole army turned around and retreated to the east towards the Zhili standard, and the plan to buy through the Jinpu line was completely frustrated, and it did not even dare to stay on the plains and the Qihe line to threaten the back of the Kuomintang army outside Jinan

This situation can be seen clearly by anyone with a little military knowledge, and Toyamamitsu, the "shogun", is no exception. Therefore, he is inclined to accept Luo Yaoguo's peace negotiation conditions, which are close to a "draw." It's just that...... The people in Tokyo didn't know what was going on, and they didn't give him instructions for a long time. Could it be that these guys are really planning to take the national fortunes of the empire to Shandong to gamble with the Chinese? The lifeline of the empire turned out to be Manchuria, not Shandong. And Zhang Zuolin, the master of Manchuria, is a cunning soft persimmon, but the young Kuomintang marshal in front of him is a big tiger in sheep's clothing, where is there a matter of putting soft persimmons and not pinching them, and running to fight with the tiger? It's so stupid...... I don't know which fool is making the decision, or is there another purpose behind it that I haven't figured out for a while?

……

Tokyo, Kasumigaseki.

Prime Minister Yuyuki Hamaguchi just sat lazily in his office, his bloodshot eyes staring at the two "good news". One of them was personally brought by the Minister of War Ugaki Kazunari on the night of April 9, and the good news said: "The Fourth Division of the Invincible Imperial Army destroyed more than 30,000 GCD troops in the vicinity of the Shandong Plain County of China, killed and wounded about 20,000 GC troops, and captured ...... 4,000 prisoners."

The other good news was just sent by the chief adviser of the advisory headquarters, Suzuki Soroku, who was now sitting opposite Yuyuki Hamaguchi with a grim face, hanging his head and saying nothing. This good news recounts that the Fourth Division attacked the city and plundered the land all the way, conquered everything, and captured everything...... Successively captured Linyi, Shanghe, Huimin, Yangxin and other county seats. At present, the front of the army is directed at the Bohai Bay

Uh, what are they doing in Bohai Bay? Is it to escape by boat? It's not that you want to buy Jinpu Road, why is it getting farther and farther away from Jinpu Road now? Although Hamaguchi Yuyuki has never studied as a Japanese non-commissioned officer and has no experience in joining the army, he can still see the water of these so-called "great victories".

There was a dead silence in the office, and the two top figures in the Japanese military and political circles were silently facing each other, and I don't know how long it took before I heard Hamaguchi Yuyuki sigh softly: "Suzuki-kun, rescue the main force of the Shandong Dispatch Army trapped in Jinan City...... There won't be any problems, right? Also, Mr. Toushan just sent a telegram from Wuhan...... The Kuomintang in the South Branch was willing to end the war, as long as the empire completely retreated from Shandong. Such...... It's a big deal, like Tanaka, I'll quit the ......"

Suzuki Shoroku smiled bitterly and shook his head slightly: "Your Excellency." We are His Majesty's courtiers of His Majesty the Emperor, and now that His Majesty has made up his mind to teach Shina a lesson, I can only work hard to fulfill His Majesty's request......

With a bang, Hamaguchi Yuyuki slapped the heavy oak table fiercely and stood up suddenly: "Is it Your Majesty who wants to fight, or is your army wanting to fight This war was instigated by my willfulness, and now it seems to be completely wrong, can I resign as prime minister?" Then I'll cut my stomach, so you're always satisfied, right? ”

Suzuki Shoroku smiled bitterly and lowered his head: "Your Excellency." We are only the courtiers of His Majesty the Emperor, and what His Majesty wants is not our seppuku, but the power to command...... Please play your majesty, return the military order, and let your majesty directly lead the army and navy...... In the future, this war will have nothing to do with you. ”

"You ...... What exactly do you want? Hamaguchi's throat was dry, and he knew that the current situation was no longer under his control, or that there was an invisible hand directing everything all along, but he was just ignorant of the subject.

Suzuki Shoroku sighed lightly: "Your Excellency, you also know what kind of changes Nanchina has produced over the years under the leadership of the Kuomintang, right?" ”

"So what? Are we going to start a war and end them together? Hamaguchi asked coldly.

"Of course not, but the transformation of the southern branch has given a revelation to the people of insight in the empire." Suzuki shook his head and sighed, "It only took them a few years to raise the level of heavy industry to a level that was barely on par with the Empire, and the Empire stood still in these few years. ”

Hamaguchi shook his head slightly: "That's because China has been the hegemon of East Asia for thousands of years, has a rich family background, and the resources, land and population are far beyond the empire, and it has the support of Britain and the United States to have such achievements." The empire has small land, poor resources, and a small domestic market, and it is normal for growth to be a little slower. ”

"Not exactly" Suzuki Soroku slowly stood up and raised his voice:

"The national income of the southern branch is not as good as that of the empire, and the financial income of the national government of the southern branch is not as good as that of the imperial government...... There is a huge deficit in foreign trade every year. However, they spend more on military affairs than the empire, they invest more in heavy industry than the empire, and they also implement foreign exchange controls, giving priority to the construction of heavy industry with limited foreign exchange savings, and their government does not care about the financial balance, and it does not matter if the budget deficit this year is as high as 150 million legal currency...... And where does the revenue of our imperial government spend more than 300 million yen every Chinese New Year's Eve? Neither the navy nor the growth of heavy industry, let alone the upgrading of army equipment, how did all this money be spent and lost? The empire now needed to be as bold as it had been after the Meiji Restoration, and to invest its limited financial resources in the growth of heavy industry and armaments. Can Your Excellency the Prime Minister lead us in doing this? ”

Hamaguchi clenched his fists and looked at Suzuki Soroku deadly: "I see...... This is your real purpose, you want to make 70 million people slaves to the army, so that they can sacrifice everything for the ambition of the army......"

"Your Excellency, please join forces with the army and navy to play Your Majesty......" Suzuki Shoroku didn't say anything more, just bowed deeply.

Hamaguchi froze there, and he also knew that the army of the Japanese Empire had long been eyeing the regime, and the young emperor who grew up in the deep palace was ambitious and bent on dominating the world. Now it seems that the two have been completely united by this faulty war. Right now, their first target is Japan, and then China.

And it doesn't really matter whether this war is won or lost. If the battle is won, the emperor is wise and the army is invincible. Naturally, they should monopolize the regime. It doesn't matter if it loses, because the war was instigated by the "democratically elected" cabinet, and His Majesty the Emperor and the Army are just cleaning up the mess. And if you lose the battle, you should rally around His Majesty the Emperor and dedicate everything to the Imperial Army or the Imperial Japanese Army......

But what if you know? A civilian prime minister, and a minister who lost power and humiliated the country after losing a war, can he still prevent His Majesty the Emperor from coming out to lead the army and navy and clean up the mess?

……

On April 14, 1928, Japanese Prime Minister Yuyuki Hamaguchi, together with the Minister of the Army and Navy, the Chief of the Army and the General Adviser of the Army, and the Minister of the Navy, jointly played Emperor Showa. He requested that the military order be returned, and that the emperor exercise command and direct command of the army and navy. Emperor Showa issued an edict at the same time to restore the military attache system for the Minister of the Army and Navy. Under this system, the Minister of War or Navy must be a senior general or vice admiral in the Army and Navy who is on active duty. In addition, although the Minister of the Army and Navy is nominally a member of the Cabinet, he is only responsible to the Emperor and can directly ask the Emperor for his resignation.

According to the organizational system of the Japanese Cabinet, the Minister of the Army or Navy must be disbanded if he loses it...... In other words, the Japanese army and navy could control the abolition of the government by letting the minister retire, so as to achieve the goal of controlling the regime. Of course, Emperor Hirohito could also take advantage of this special knowledge to directly order the Minister of the Army and Navy to retire and oust a government that did not suit his own wishes in another time and space, and the "Army and Navy Minister Active Military Attache System" was established in 1900 by the Yamamoto Aritomo Cabinet, and in 1913 it was removed by the Yamamoto Gonbei Cabinet until 1936. It was only after the 26 incident that it was restored by the Hirota Hiroki cabinet. And in this time and space, it was actually advanced to 1928, and it was proposed by the Japanese Emperor Hirohito...... This incident, along with the previous "327 Public Debt Incident," was later regarded as an important turning point and mark when Japan completely embarked on the road of militarism

On the same day, the governments of Britain, the United States, France, and the Netherlands jointly announced that the Japanese Fourth Division had "invaded" the territory of China's Zhili Province in violation of regulations, and that it was clearly intended to expand the war and invade China. Therefore, the four countries will impose trade sanctions on Japan in accordance with the Asian Peace Treaty and prohibit the export of all strategic materials to Japan, so as to urge Japan to stop its war of aggression against China. Although the Japanese government does not comment on this, everyone knows that Japan cannot fight a protracted war without the resources of Britain, the United States, France, and the Netherlands. And the battlefield situation is obviously unfavorable to Japan, so this Sino-Japanese Shandong battle has come to an end...... Only Jinan City is left with the last big battle to be fought.

Wuhan, Military Commission of the Nationalist Government.

I don't know if it was because the war was going well, or because the imperialists finally found their conscience to sanction Japan. In short, Lao Jiang's fierce face today was full of smiles, and he didn't frown when he saw the commotion in the conference room, but looked at everyone with a smile: "Comrades, this Sino-Japanese war seems to be in danger, and the British and American powers are now on our side to sanction Japan." With Japan's resources and land, the war could not have been sustained without the steel and oil exported to them by Britain, the United States, the Netherlands, and France. But...... It seems that there is one last big battle to be fought right now. Having said this, Chiang Kai-shek's tone was already calm, his face was slightly gloomy, and a pair of eagle eyes turned to Luo Yaoguo, who was silent: "Brother Fuwen, you are the chief adviser, let you talk about it to see if this battle is under control, right?" ”

Luo Yaoguo smiled and stood up, walked to a military map of Shandong Province that had already been hung, picked up the baton and began to introduce the battle situation: "According to reconnaissance, the 8th, 9th, and 10th divisions of the Japanese army, about 80,000 people, carrying more than 270 artillery pieces, had reached Linzi County, about 110 kilometers east of Jinan, last night. It is only 90 kilometers away from the airfield set up by our army outside Laiwu County, and it is completely within the combat radius of our army's A-1 dive bombers. So they should be starting to suffer the loss by now...... The next 100 kilometers are not easy to walk."

“…… In this battle, our army dispatched a total of the 1st, 4th, 5th, 6th, 18th, and 19th divisions, the first aviation division, the armored training brigade, and about 50,000 security troops. The total strength is about 210,000, 846 artillery pieces, 290 aircraft, and 300 tanks and armored vehicles. The total strength of the Japanese army was only six infantry divisions, with a total strength of about 140,000 and no more than three or four hundred artillery pieces. Among them, three divisions were outflanked by our regiments, suffered heavy losses in military strength and artillery, lacked ammunition, and greatly reduced their combat effectiveness. In addition, the Japanese planes are all old products with backward performance, and there is not a single tank. Therefore, our army is sure to win this battle, but the question is only to what level of victory, can it defeat the six divisions of the Japanese army before the armistice? ”

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To the west of Linzi County, a heavy group of 80,000 men composed of the 8th, 9th, and 10th Divisions of the Japanese Army was crawling along the highway inch by inch, and these Japanese troops were urgently driven up from the mainland 2,000 kilometers away, and then took a boat to Qingdao to go ashore, and then marched more than 300 kilometers all the way

The commander of the 10th Division, who had just taken office, was lying in the field on the side of the road, staring at the 41 small biplane planes that were slowly forming a bombing formation in the sky, and his heart was about to die, and this was the third time he had been bombed today, and if he continued to blow up like this, his infantry division would become a rifle division, and now the roads were full of huge craters and bombed artillery and vehicles.

As soon as his division left Linzi County, it began to be bombed. And now there seems to be no effective means of air defense, except for lying in the fields on the side of the road waiting for the Chinese's plane to drop bombs on their own planes? Half of the twelve 75mm anti-aircraft guns assigned to the 10th Division were blown up before they could be placed, and the rest were fired after a few shots, and then more than a dozen planes were recruited to drop bombs, and in the blink of an eye, all of them were reimbursed, and then the only anti-aircraft weapon was the crooked light machine gun with poor performance...... This kind of broken gun, which is always jammed, is just to soothe the emotions of the officers and soldiers.

"Boom Boom"

A large group of Chinese dive bombers had already formed a formation and began to dive bomb one after another. Because the current Japanese army has long learned to behave. When they saw someone bombing, they didn't dance to welcome them, but scattered in the early morning and lay down in the farmland on the side of the road. These Kuomintang planes also did not bomb the Japanese officers and soldiers scattered on both sides of the road, and it was obviously a loss-making deal to use a 100-kilogram bomb to kill several Japanese infantry. The targets of the bombing were only those vehicles and artillery that had been thrown by the Japanese in the middle of the road. And after this period of actual combat, the Kuomintang aviation also summed up a set of knocks on the door to bomb the enemy's marching columns. The primary targets of these planes were anti-aircraft guns, preventing them from swinging out and firing. The second is to blow up the front and rear vehicles of the marching infantry, and at the same time destroy the road. In this way, the entire marching infantry of the Japanese army was almost paralyzed, and could only lie on the road and wait for the Chinese planes to bomb in waves until all the heavy equipment was destroyed...... And what will the 80,000 Japanese troops who have no heavy weapons use to rescue the three divisions trapped in the city of Jinan?

After about twenty minutes, the forty-one planes that had dropped their bombs fired indiscriminately for a while, and then flew away slowly to the south. Honjo slowly got up, looking at the distant plane, and a sense of foreboding came to his heart. This time the battle of "breaking the siege", how does it look like it is throwing itself into the net? At present, nearly 90 kilometers away from Jinan, his division has already suffered more than 100 heavy bombs, and the 12 Taisho four-year 150mm heavy guns assigned to the 10 th Artillery Wing have all become scrap metal......

"Seya." Honjo shouted to Kei Seya, an advisor to the division headquarters who ran past him: "You go and send a telegram to the commander of the dispatch army in Qingdao, General Shirakawa (Shirakawa Yoshinori replaced the defeated Muto Nobuyoshi as the commander of this unfavorable Shandong dispatch army), informing him of the situation here, and requesting that the march be changed to night to avoid unnecessary losses." ”

Kai Seya hurriedly stepped forward and gave a military salute: "Your Excellency, but the order of the dispatch army command requires us to march day and night, and we must ......."

Honzhuang Fan smiled coldly: "The three divisions in Jinan City will be fine now, if it weren't for them, how could we have traveled thousands of miles to get bombed?" ”