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In the Japanese Prime Minister's Office, the staff went in and out with solemn expressions, and the Northeast has exchanged fire ()! The South Manchurian Railway from Changchun to Haicheng has been completely cut off, and the thousands of railway convoys stationed along the route have either been expelled or martyred. As many as 70 wagons and 8 locomotives were seized by the Chinese, materials worth tens of millions of national dollars hoarded along the route were sealed, news of the important Nanfen coal and iron mine was lost, and countless expatriates wept and left their wealth to move south. After the end of the war with Lucia, Japan has never suffered such a severe challenge to its national fortunes, and the most incredible thing is that it was the Chinese who had been trampled under their feet who initiated this challenge!

Four years ago!

There was still chaos, the decaying Manchu dynasty was easily overthrown by a few explosions, and while there was much talk in Japan about whether it was better to support the Beiyang or the Kuomintang in the national interest, a young man and his Kuomintang army were born.

Coming step by step from Wuchang, the land of a hundred battles, how many calculations and conspiracies there were during this period It is impossible for outsiders to know why Germany would provide a young man who was still unknown at that time with a large number of arms and machinery and equipment that even Japan was jealous of, and what secret deal was there between the two? Now there is no way for outsiders to know, everything has been erased by the young man and the German government! The only thing that can be known is that because of that aid, he used the industrial essence left over from the Manchu Qing Dynasty, such as Hanyang and Gaochang Temple, to complete the expansion of the army in a short time.

Because Han Yeping slipped away from Japan, the Kuomintang Socialist Party went from obscurity to unify China's political arena, paralyzed Yuan Shikai with anger and lost his ability to act, and drove away the pro-Japanese Zhongshan Qiao with a scandal, and would rather temporarily subordinated himself to others in order to continue to hold military power! What kind of skill and ability does this require? It is no exaggeration to say that because of him! Japan loses up to 100 million national dollars in China every year! And he is still unwilling, vainly trying to challenge the core interests of the empire in Manchuria, this warmonger who is rampant with the connivance of Germany, actually has the face to be turned into a hero by the Chinese?!

Several of the young staff members had already ripped their necklines. As if to dispel the flame in his chest in this way, the older man frowned as if he was preoccupied. What are the old guys worried about? Don't they believe in the Empire's invincible army? Don't they believe in the battle flag given by His Majesty the Emperor? The young people could not understand their sluggishness, and even thought that it was dragging their feet, thinking that these dull old guys had long since lost their ambitions, but the older ones knew it. They are not afraid of war, but of unleashing a demon that can no longer be controlled!

"Declare war! Occupy China! ”

"Imperial Japan onboard ()!"

"The battle of God blessed, the common prosperity of East Asia!"

In the office, a girl in a kimono pushed open the window and looked out of sight. The young protesters, instigated by the newspapers, had their eyes full of worry and confusion. As the prime minister's granddaughter, she has an innate sense of politics. Those slogans of all kinds, with words such as "punishment" and "war", have become surging and gradually becoming a prairie fire, and they are pressing the new Japanese prime minister behind him step by step.

"Grandpa, has the war broken out?"

"Go back, don't worry your mother." Shigenobu Okuma, whose eyebrows were gray, moved the corners of his mouth, barely squeezing out a smile.

His exit from the cabinet this time was entirely the result of a compromise between the elders of the cabinet, and Yamaguchi Youpeng hoped that this cabinet would provide the army with more military spending and a broader space for development. Inukai Takeshi and Toyama Mitsuru hoped that he, who was prestigious among ordinary citizens, would maintain his previous moderate national policy and lay the foundation for the transformation of the Taisho era, but no one expected that war would break out just a month after coming to power. So I was nervous and didn't know how to explain it to the girl. National fortunes, the nation and the future, these things that are too heavy will only ruin her youth. The same goes for the young people outside the window. They should have learned in school, but now this street movement that has been instigated has only increased the burden on the state.

The girl bowed obediently to Shigenobu Okuma and left the office under the protection of the guards. Soon after he left, the staff who had been waiting outside poured in, and the smile on the corner of Okuma's mouth became stiff again, but when he saw Inukai Yi who appeared outside the door after them, he seemed to see hope and got up to greet him personally.

"I've seen Elder Ge."

"Okuma-kun doesn't have to be polite, you and I should be called by name." Walking in was Inukai Takeshi, who was one of the few veterans in Japan who opposed the recognition of the Manchu and Mongolian regimes, because he was worried that once the recognition of Manchu and Mongolia was recognized, it would undermine the Ito Hirobumi government's insistence on dividing China and exporting the imperial paradise, and damage the relationship between the two countries, thus drawing Japan into a quagmire that could not be escaped, but he was ultimately disappointed, and he did not expect that Kawashima Sholang and those people would come together with the radical officers in the army, and bring the little Manchu and Mongolian emperor back to Lushun ().

For the Chinese government, it was a great deal to let the little emperor out of control, which is why it triggered such a violent reaction, and the unexpected speed caught Japan, which was not fully prepared, by surprise, and led to the major economic and property losses that paralyzed the entire South Manchurian line.

After Inukai Yi sat down, he looked at the secretary general of Okuma Shigenobu with a worried expression: "Your Excellency Nobunaga, can you give me a briefing on the situation?" ”

The secretary general has been following Shigenobu Okuma for 20 years, not as impetuous as those juniors, and he tries to keep his voice calm when he introduces it: "The situation is not very good, the squadron's action this time is very fast, and South Manchuria's journey from Changchun to Haicheng has been cut off, fortunately, the squadron's ** team is also under-manned in Manchuria, because it wants to clear the railway and fight those Manchu and Mongolian forces, so it can only advance to Haicheng and Motianling and not be able to go south."

Now that the War Department has taken action, the two wings are rapidly advancing towards Mukden, Chief of Staff Hasegawa Yoshimichi has ordered to use all necessary means to defeat the squadron, and has also issued a mobilization order requiring the rest of the 16th Division, the remainder of the 19th Division, and the 20th Division stationed in Korea to enter South Manchuria within ten days, and the 5th Division in the country has also received an order to wait to be sent to Lushun. ”

"And what about the Navy?" Okuma Shigenobu frowned, Hasegawa Yoshimichi was undoubtedly challenging the cabinet's nerves by mobilizing so much, because the cabinet had not yet reached an agreement on whether to declare war on China, so at this moment he wanted to know the Navy's thoughts.

"Minoru Saito has already called, and the Navy believes that the dispatch of the fleet is likely to accelerate the alliance between China and Germany in the uncertain situation in Europe, which will lead to the German sending more capital ships to the Far East, and he is worried that Russia will take advantage of the opportunity to move south, and our allies have been lobbying the Navy recently not to act, so they do not want to declare war on China at this time," the secretary general said. Of course, His Excellency the Minister of the Navy also said that if he could provide 200 million yuan in military spending, he could consider providing escort and fire support for the army. ”

"Two hundred million! Hmph, haven't they caught enough? Inuyang Yi snorted coldly when he heard this number, the Siemens incident some time ago has made Japan hate the ** behavior within the navy, and now I heard that the navy actually asked for military funds under the pretext of war, no wonder even he will feel dissatisfied.

Shigenobu Okuma waved his hand to let the Secretary-General go out (). said, "Elder Ge, what do you think I should do now?" The Navy has been unable to continue to check and balance the actions of the War Department for a short time, and Hasegawa Yoshimichi has already launched an attack on the orders of that man, and if we do not declare war again, it is likely that domestic tensions will intensify. ”

Inuyang Yi narrowed his eyes, he was angry! Even anger!

Because he knows it well. Why did the War Department under the manipulation of Yama Prefecture Aritomo fight when the government had not yet declared war, they wanted to drag the Japanese government into the water! However, the current domestic situation really cannot afford a large-scale war, and the huge pressure of foreign debt has made Japan unable to breathe. If the war can end in the short term, it will be fine, but if it drags on for a year and a half, it will inevitably lead to violent political fluctuations in the country.

In addition to these concerns, there is also a larger reason why it cannot be exported directly. "I'm not worried about a war against China. I am only worried about who will be able to temperate them who are becoming more and more radical! Inu Yangyi got up and said: "A tiger that has lost its shackles may also endanger its owner, and it cannot be easily declared war!" This is my opinion. ”

Okuma nodded, which was also what he was worried about. 2 billion national dollars, 100,000 young people! Hundreds of thousands of families have lost loved ones. There is a continuous food shortage in the country, and the vast majority of people are still unable to eat and wear! In this era that is already full of scars, we should do a good job in relations with China and our allies. Use the vast resources of the Far East to heal the wound little by little, and not continue to tear however! The War Department was going to force a war for its own interests, and they had lost their naval counterbalance after the Siemens incident. Will it lead Japan to another point of no return?

Looking at the back of Inuyoyi leaving, Okuma's expression became more and more solemn, but he didn't know that the situation at this moment was completely beyond his imagination.

The night quickly opened, and it was the moment when the lights were out and the homes were sleeping, but in the north of Shenzhou, on a skyscraper ridge that the vast majority of people in the country did not know, artillery fire was flying, gunpowder smoke was filled, and blood, loyalty, courage and determination, two armies for their own purposes and ideals were strangled each other. Clusters of orange fireballs rose from the position, flying rocks and sand rushed to the face with a scorching breath, and the choking poisonous smoke was enough to paralyze the whole body with just a few puffs, and in the crooked, dirty trenches, the soldiers were crouching, lying on their stomachs, or shooting with guns.

"Azimuth 160, distance 1000 meters, flat shot ()!" The artillery battalion commander's face was already blackened, only two black eyes were still bright in the flickering firelight, and under the accurate command, eight 70mm infantry guns hiding in thick bunkers roared at the same time, and then the brigade mortars also quickly threw black dots one after another.

In an instant, a fireball belt appeared 1,000 meters in front of the position, and dozens of Japanese infantry who were climbing up were torn apart by shells. However, it didn't take long for the muzzle flame to attract a frenzied retaliation from the Japanese artillery, and the Meiji Type 38 75-mm field gun, which had a clear advantage in range, kept throwing shells, and in the blink of an eye, the entire front of the artillery position was shrouded in gunsmoke.

Seeing that there were no more shells coming down from the mountain, the stagnant Japanese infantry began to storm the position again.

"Boom."

A 75-mm shell fell next to the machine gun fort in the central position, and the violent explosion shook the dust in the machine gun fort. Who told me that the Japanese artillery was extremely elite? A living person as big as Lao Tzu can't be blown up here! Go, tell the artillery battalion, and give a few hard blows in return! Yu Dehai rolled up his sleeves, as if he didn't see the explosion just now.

Don't look at his usual rudeness and fiery temper, but he is a typical rough and fine, the harder he fights, the calmer he becomes, and from time to time he always uses this kind of joke to motivate officers and soldiers, this little trick is also particularly effective, and the machine gun squad, which was nervous from the explosion just now, quickly regained its morale.

"Brigade Commander, the turnip head is up again!"

Before he could reach the next machine-gun fort, the staff officer found that the Japanese troops who had been attacking for an afternoon had begun to climb up again, and several light machine-gun bunkers that had burst forward were the first to let out an angry roar.

However, these Japanese infantry were obviously different from the Beiyang they had come into contact with before, they were more skillful in their movements, and when they saw a bad opportunity, they would immediately stop and lie down or look for cover, and when the machine guns stopped, they quickly ran a few steps, and the cycle was repeated. Yu Dehai is also numb in the scalp, they all say that Beiyang is like the Japanese army, but after the fight, I know that it is completely different things, the Japanese elite artillery that has experienced the baptism of the Russo-Japanese War is more than one head higher than Beiyang in terms of reaction speed and accuracy, and the most difficult thing is these infantry, in the face of the obvious advantage of firepower, they will not retreat, and they will not let go until they bite a few bites ().

The staff officer was a little anxious when he saw the Japanese soldiers getting closer and closer, and shouted: "Brigade commander, why don't you pull out all the firepower?" ”

It is true that the 2nd Brigade has not yet used all its strength, not to mention that Fang Wei and the 2nd Regiment are still resting in Baofen and will not arrive until tomorrow morning, even if they hide a small half of the light machine guns at this moment and do not use them, it is not that they despise the enemy, but the order is to ask them to firmly involve the main force of the Araki Wing here like a magnet, and buy time for the 1st Brigade and the divisional artillery regiment to make a detour. It's only the first day, if you take out all the cards in your hand at once, in case of an accident, there will be no reserves, if the firepower is too fierce to scare away Sadao Araki and retreat back to Fengcheng, it will be much more difficult to encircle again.

Therefore, Yu Dehai rejected the advice of the staff officer, and suddenly got up and shouted vigorously while walking in the dense rain of bullets: "Brothers! We are the most elite 1st Division and 2nd Brigade, the earliest unit to follow the commander-in-chief, we have killed from Okurayama to this day, the guy in our hands is the best in the whole army, and the supplies we get are also the most! The people of the whole world are watching us, and the commander-in-chief is waiting for our good news in Nanjing! Fraternal troops are coming from all directions! Lao Tzu was ordered to stay here for three days! Fuck, I still don't believe that a few radish heads can turn the sky upside down! Call me! Ruthlessly, you have to give me two bites when you die! ”

"Tell me, who are you?"

"Wehrmacht, we are an elite Wehrmacht! Every inch of land must be contested, and the land will not be allowed! Loud howls rang out from every trench, from every bunker, and the sound of machine guns and explosions rolled up into the sky.

The motivated warriors seemed to have their blood burning all over their bodies, and at once they crushed the approaching Japanese infantry.

Yu Dehai looked at his watch, he knew that tomorrow would be even more difficult...... (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to () register as a member to read the latest chapter list, your support is my biggest motivation. )