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On April 21, 1928, the acting consul general of Japan in Jinan, Nishida Koichi, reported to Japan that Zhang Zongchang had rejected the Japanese army's request to intervene in Jinan, and threatened to stop it at all costs if the Japanese army intervened. The cabinet members were convened to hold a meeting again, and the content was what position Japan would stand in and under what pretext it would use to send troops in the Jinan Incident. Sending troops is now necessary for Japan, but how to send troops is particularly important! They could not arouse the disgust of Britain and the United States, and at this time, Jiang Guangtou had cleared the obstacles to exchanges with Britain and the United States because of the "Nanjing Incident", and the two sides were fighting each other.

At this time, at the closed-door meeting of the Japanese cabinet, the senior Japanese cabinet officials were discussing fiercely according to the telegram received by Tanaka Yoshiichi!

"Your Excellency Tanaka! There must not be a single mistake in the Empire's Manchurian and Mongolian strategy! Japanese War Minister Yoshinori Shirakawa took the urgent telegram sent by Koichi Nishida and said loudly: "Shina must be fought!" Only their constant attrition and infighting are in the interests of the Empire! A complete China is not a good thing for the Empire! ”

"The Manchurian interests of the empire must be guaranteed, but we must also take into account the reaction of Britain and the United States! Shirakawa-kun! Kizaburo Suzuki is Japan's current Minister of the Interior, and he is also a member of Japan's Constitutional Friends Association. Compared with the radical military faction, they are more interested in political influence than direct military intervention.

"If we were at the invitation of Zhang Zongchang, even if it was a non-public treaty, then our advance would be understandable. But if we don't have this treaty and go directly to the army, then what do the British and American countries think?! Will they see the Empire as an enemy?! Or do you think we feel threatened by the use of military force too much?! And then turn to support Guo Min's party?! Suzuki Kizaburo looked at Shirakawa Yoshinori and said slowly: "You must know that Jiang Zhongzheng's handling of the 'Nanjing Incident' has cleared the communication barriers between him and Britain and the United States, and in the eyes of Britain and the United States, he is an anti-Red pioneer!" Therefore, if we rashly enter the army, no one can predict whether it will lead to the tilt of the Anglo-American policy towards China! Then the interests of the empire will be more dangerous! ”

Listening to Kizaburo Suzuki's words, the cabinet officials were silent. At this time, Britain and the United States are still behemoths for them, even if Japan can already compete with Britain and the United States in some aspects, but in fact, the national strength of the two sides is still far apart! After all, the industrial base of Britain and the United States and the wealth accumulated over centuries of colonies are not comparable to theirs.

"However, if you don't stop it, then the Northern Expeditionary Army can easily defeat Beijing!" Admiral Minister Keisuke Okada was silent for a long time, and then said slowly: "When the time comes, the unified China will inevitably first consider recovering the interests of the empire in China, and Chiang Zhongzheng will recognize that Japan has special rights and interests in Manchuria; Jiang Zhongzheng resolutely opposed the red to the end; Japan supported Chiang's regime; Japan lent Chiang Zhongzheng 40 million yen to help Chiang Zhongzheng stabilize China and carry out economic cooperation between China and Japan, and so on.

Jiang Zhongzheng and Shirakawa Yoshinori and Chief of Staff Suzuki Shorokuro reached a secret agreement signed by Japanese Prime Minister Tanaka Yoshikata to take effect, and then Jiang Zhongzheng returned to China with a huge amount of money, and made a comeback ()!

"Jiang Zhongzheng can't be trusted! This man is extremely cunning and often breaks his word and gets fat! Shirakawa Yoshinori thought about it for a while, and then said slowly: "After he became the commander of Guo Min's party, he immediately became closer to Britain and the United States!" Look at the way he looks, he doesn't want to fulfill these secret covenants at all! According to my personal judgment, this person is not as good as Zhang Zuolin! At least Zhang Zuolin will take care of some of our interests, and Jiang Zhongzheng is a complete politician, he only wants what he wants! ”

Yoshiichi Tanaka was silent for a long time after listening to Shirakawa Yoshinori's words, and fiercely "Touch!" He slapped the table and said viciously: "Call Lieutenant General Fukuda Hikosuke, you must take Jinan before Zhang Zongchang is defeated and leaves Jinan City, and the Northern Expeditionary Army enters Jinan City!" Hold off the Northern Expeditionary Army for me! Even if you provoke an incident and attack them, you will not hesitate! Inform Kenkichi Yoshizawa and ask him to stop the confluence of the north and the south at all costs! Since Jiang Zhongzheng is already a person who can't be trusted, then we might as well continue to support Zhang Zuolin! In any case, China must be divided! Don't affect the Imperial Strategy! ”

"Hey!" All the members of the cabinet did not dare to slack off after receiving Tanaka Yoshiichi's order, and immediately stood up solemnly and nodded and bowed!

Late at night on April 21, 1928, Lieutenant General Hikosuke Fukuda, commander of the 6th Division of the Japanese Army, received an urgent call from Tokyo! He was required to arrive in Jinan before April 25 and take the city of Jinan before the Northern Expeditionary Army entered Jinan! Delay the offensive progress of the Northern Expeditionary Army and support the pro-Japanese forces in Jinan! In order to drag down the Northern Expeditionary Army, even if he uses force against it, he will not hesitate to use force against it!

On April 21, 1928, Fang Zhenwu, commander-in-chief of the Fourth Army, led Ruan Xuanwu's 34th Army, Bao Gang's 41st Army, Gao Guizi's 47th Army, and Yu Nianci's Independent Cavalry Division as the left flank, starting from Jining, which was captured by the Fang Division on the 20th, and continuing to advance northward, while the remnants of Zhang Zongchang's Fenglu Army that had been defeated from Jining retreated to the area of Tai'an......

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