August 2, 1928

"The plan is starting to be implemented." After Chen Shao read a piece of information full of code, he came up with the information recorded in it. This news was sent from Jinan, which was Chen Shao's first and most important move. Once this grand strategy in Chen Shao's mind is completed, China will be much easier in the future World War II.

He picked up a lighter and lit the information until it burned out completely.

Chen Shao also took out a garrison plan, which was a garrison plan for Jeju Island and the Ryukyu Islands, and the military department submitted a plan for Chen Shao to sign.

The Chinese side and the Japanese side have begun to draw a boundary between the maritime islands, and Jeju Island is okay, but when it comes to the Ryukyus, it is complicated. The Osumi Islands were too close to the Japanese mainland, and Japan did not agree to the border outside the Osumi Islands, and in the end both countries made concessions, and the Osumi Islands set aside an island close to the Tokara Islands as a national border, and China also set aside a small island from the Tukara Islands as a buffer zone between the two countries.

The border line was drawn, and the military headquarters immediately came up with a garrison plan. The plan is to station a division of the army and a large air force in the Ryukyu Islands, and at the same time to build the Ryukyu Islands into a naval base for the Pacific, where a fleet will be stationed to keep the enemy out of the country. This is a non-wartime garrison force, which can be expanded at any time in wartime.

The Ryukyu Islands have many natural deep-water harbors, which are very suitable for building naval bases, and their geographical location is also very important, and they are an important part of China's first island chain. The strategic value is very important, and it can be integrated with Taiwan, so the strategic significance is particularly prominent.

Although the strategic significance of Jeju Island is not as large as that of the Ryukyu Islands, once another war breaks out with Japan, the strategic significance of Jeju Island cannot be replaced. In the event of a resumption of war, it could stifle Japan's military aid to Korea, whether it was supplies or troop carriers, and dive bombers and torpedo planes taking off from Jeju Island could entertain them. Moreover, the military department also intends to build a huge submarine base on Jeju Island, at least one fleet will be stationed, the air force will be no less than one wing, and the army will be garrisoned by at least one division.

At the same time, corresponding arsenals will be built on Jeju Island and the Ryukyu Islands, and they will be self-sufficient as much as possible.

Chen Shao was quite satisfied with this garrison plan, whether it was the number of soldiers or the establishment of a naval base, it was almost as expected by Chen Shao.

After reading the whole plan, Chen Shao wrote his name at the end. With Chen Shao's signature, the plan can be implemented.

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The Ryukyu Islands were taken over by a division of the army half a month ago, and several large islands were all cordoned off and strictly forbidden for any Japanese to enter or leave. In addition to many Japanese on the Ryukyu Islands who left early when they saw that the wind was wrong, there were still 120,000 Japanese on it at this time. After the Chinese army completed the takeover of the Ryukyu Islands, it sent out a message that the Japanese were limited to leaving within two months, and that those who did not leave within the time limit would be arrested on charges of espionage. At the same time, all Japanese property was confiscated, and it was not allowed to take anything except for their clothes.

This news caused great panic among the Japanese in the Ryukyu Islands, but there was nothing they could do about it now. As soon as the troops of one division arrived on the island, they confiscated the weapons of the original Japanese garrison, and the Japanese police department set up in the Ryukyu Islands was not spared, and the Japanese of the two armed forces were taken under unified supervision. In the waters of the Ryukyu Islands, patrol ships led by destroyers are cruising to prevent Japanese escape.

At the same time, as soon as the Chinese army arrived in the Ryukyu Islands, after collecting all the weapons, they began to seize all the Japanese property and confiscate their property, and at the same time, some criminal Japanese were arrested one after another under the accusations of the Ryukyu people. Those arrested will lose the chance to return home, and the next step will be to jail time or eat guns.

In just half a month, patrol ships have intercepted hundreds of groups of Japanese, who pretended to be Ryukyuan people and went out to sea to fish, took all their assets, and absconded from Ryukyu in a vain attempt. As soon as they left the port, they were blocked and all their property confiscated, and they were arrested on charges of espionage. There was no way to escape, and as soon as half a month passed, the Japanese side sent ships over, and after layers of inspection, they docked in the harbor, and these ships came here to pick up the Japanese on the island. The Chinese side did not have such a good intention to send the Japanese back.

More than a dozen ports were opened on the Ryukyu Islands, and the Japanese were all gathered, handed in their identification, handed over all their assets, and were able to take all their families on the way home.

At Kadena's port, tens of thousands of Japanese lined up and walked through the checkpoints. The surroundings were tightly surrounded by Chinese soldiers, all loaded with guns and ammunition, looking at the Japanese in the queue with murderous energy. Seeing such a posture, many Japanese were very frightened, lowered their heads and moved with the team, not daring to look at the soldiers around them.

The first check is on the level.

A soldier took a Japanese bag and checked it, the first package was normal, it was all some clothes, and when the soldier took the second package, he felt the weight, and there were not only clothes in it. The soldier did not immediately inspect it, but stared directly at the Japanese who were being examined. The Japanese didn't dare to look at the soldier in front of him at all, and his head was even lowered.

"Say, what's here?" The soldier asked with a murderous look on his face.

"I, I..." Hearing the soldier's words, the Japanese man couldn't answer, and his legs couldn't help but tremble.

"Humph! Needless to say, I'll check it out for myself, and if I find something, don't go back to Japan. ”

"Don't..., I... Say, in... There is a gold bar inside. This Japanese man was really scared, and he wanted to think about whether he could get through, but under the murderous gaze of the KPA soldiers, he didn't dare to leave anything to chance, and at this time he just wanted to return to Japan safely.

The inspecting soldier quickly retrieved a gold bar from the package and handed it to another soldier on the side for registration.

"Say, there is still something, there are still a few levels behind, it's not too late to hand it over here, if something is found in the back, it won't be a question of whether you can go back."

"It's gone, it's really gone!"

The inspecting soldier did not say anything more and threw two packages on the body of the Japanese. Began to check on the next Japanese, and before he could do anything, the Japanese quickly pulled out a bank draft hidden on his body. With the experience of the past, this Japanese is very cooperative, and the money can be earned again when the money is gone, and if he is left here, he doesn't know what crime he will suffer, so it is better to take the initiative to be safer.

"It's all a bunch of cheap bones, toasting and not eating and drinking, and you won't die until you get here." The inspecting soldier said with disdain. This point was the second checkpoint, and there was another asset collection point outside the pier where Japanese people who came to line had to hand over all their possessions, but there was no inspection of luggage. The second checkpoint starts to check the baggage, and the third checkpoint is to check the body. The last pass is also checked when boarding. If they are found out at the third checkpoint and their finances have not been handed over, they will be taken away, and they will not be able to go back, and they will only be greeted with deep pain.

The procession was neither fast nor slow, and after a few checks, the Japanese began to board the ships returning home, and KPA patrol boats would stay with them until they were far away from the Ryukyus.

Compared to the dismal experience of the Japanese, the Ryukyuan people are the complete opposite, everyone is like the New Year, and the whole island is cheering. In just half a month, they felt great comfort. The Japanese were expelled like dogs, and they couldn't even take out a single extra dog hair. Many disgraceful Japanese were arrested, and all Japanese industries were seized. This gave great satisfaction to the Ryukyuan people, who had been oppressed for decades.

The Celestial Empire is strong, and they have not been forgotten. They defeated the Japanese and freed them from the Japanese minions, and all the Ryukyuan people were full of emotion for the Celestial Empire. The decades in which the Japanese ruled them were their darkest times. Considering that only a very small number of the 1.2 million inhabitants of Okinawa were Ryukyuan, one can see how miserable life was for the Ryukyuan people during the Japanese rule.

During World War II, more than 500,000 U.S. troops attacked the Ryukyus, the last major battle of World War II, which lasted for three months, and a total of 200,000 people were killed, including about 12,000 U.S. officers and soldiers, 94,000 Japanese troops, and 94,000 Ryukyu civilians. Most of the Ryukyu civilians killed in this battle were massacred or forced to commit suicide by the Japanese army, rather than by American artillery fire. The Japanese forced the Ryukyuan to commit suicide by jumping off a cliff, or simply to death to reduce the pressure of lack of food in the cave, or they were brutally murdered because they were believed to be spies. The war reduced the population of the Ryukyus by a quarter.

According to post-war statistics, 45 of the 130 inhabitants of a small village on Keruma Island in the Ryukyus were forced to commit suicide. In the village of Zamami alone, which consists of 21 small islands, about 1,200 people were killed, and 402 of them were forced to commit mass suicide by the Japanese army. On the Kerama Islands in the Ryukyu region, mass suicides are more common and serious than in other places.

In desperation, the Japanese army not only committed the disgraceful act of stealing food for women and children, but also the brutal act of seizing caves where Okinawan residents were hiding, forcing them to go out and commit suicide, or simply killing them. The Japanese army even began to massacre the common people, and the Japanese army headquarters once killed thousands of Okinawan civilians on suspicion of espionage, simply because these people only spoke the local dialect, which was not understood by Japanese people from other places.

A glimpse of the whole leopard.

Now that China has defeated Japan, there will be no such tragedy in the Ryukyu Islands. However, there is still a question before all Ryukyuan people, that is, whether to restore the country or directly depend on China. One thing is certain now, and that is that all the Ryukyuan people want the Chinese to garrison here.

(To be continued)