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Time is slowly advancing towards the day of the Japanese sneak attack predicted by Jiang Baili, and the situation in East Asia, which was calm at the beginning of the month, has suddenly become the topic of everyone's conversation, and the Beijing government, which is determined to take back sovereignty over South Sakhalin Island and suspend the Sino-Japanese oil agreement after the expiration of the contract, is unexpectedly tough this time. As the only concession that has been confiscated back to sovereignty after the "Shanghai Communiqué," South Sakhalin Island is geographically remote, so many people do not know that in the northern part of the motherland, half of the island has not been confiscated. But for the two East Asian powers, Sakhalin is a matter of national strategy and the balance of power in Northeast Asia and the Southwest Pacific. This is because Japan is congenitally insufficient, there is a serious shortage of ocean-going oil tankers, and the two world-class South Sea oil fields cannot be utilized, so they are more concerned about the ownership of the Sakhalin oil field, which is close to each other and has stable and high production. On the contrary, China is not short of oil, with the continued high production of the three major oil fields in the northwest, the import of the Persian Gulf and Sumatra Minas, and the newly exposed Saltu oil field (Daqing), which has built up 13 million tons of crude oil reserves before the war.

Therefore, the Sino-Japanese Sakhalin oil competition can be seen as the Chinese government's ambition against Japan, especially the deep dissatisfaction with the expansion of the southwest Pacific.

In Keelung Harbor, more than 10 landing ships and troop carriers were docked, and officers and men in tropical olive green uniforms carried heavy equipment on their backs and landed on the southeastern treasure island of the motherland. The two ro-ro wheels that arrived from Zhuhai also opened their mouths and spat out brand-new armored combat vehicles. Tanks, trucks, motorcycles, anti-aircraft guns, heavy artillery, etc., in this sea of green, all are cold and rigid war machines. The workers on the docks looked up at the sky and whispered while shouting to help unload the goods. In the sky, several war eagles are like migratory birds, spreading their wings lightly and rushing into the blue deep sea. Farther away, in the Jianbishan Fort on Heping Island, two 406-mm shore guns were still covered with gun jackets. However, the soldiers of the artillery squad were already neatly dressed and quietly sat in the combat readiness room outside the gun emplacement. After a long period of peace, the people are still fresh from this tense atmosphere of war readiness, and they are debating whether or not to go to war. With whom to fight? How to fight? Is the island of Taiwan, which is the mainland's barrier, about to fall into the war-torn situation of decades ago? Rumors spread and people's hearts fluctuated, and the flow of people who borrowed money to return to the province to avoid disaster began to skyrocket, and everyone wanted to know what was going on. However, the officials and officers who had been friends in the past closed their mouths one after another, and no one dared to say a word. On the streets, the number of gendarmes and patrols gradually increased. Tensions are heightened by the arrest of ordinary-looking people in factories and shops by police officers who suddenly break in.

The nearby Penghu Islands have all been put under martial law, and more than 100 dive bombers and torpedo planes at the Magong military airfield are undergoing final maintenance. "Commander, don't worry, you've done many exercises. Everyone's desire for battle is also very high, and they will definitely not let a Japanese warship approach. The captain of the brigade and the commander of Taiwan's air defense worked hard to brief Binghe Chen Shiying, who came to inspect the situation, on the preparations. For paralysis day. The first-line airfields and military ports along the coast of China have not been mobilized, and only the army has sent two additional infantry divisions to Taiwan, so second-line airfields like Penghu, which are far away from sight, have become the main offensive launch points of this plan.

The busy atmosphere of preparation in the base made them feel like they were on the eve of Jutland. "Seying, remember the German Navy's preparations for war? Isn't it a bit like? Bing walked out of the hangar and took a deep breath in the face of the sun: "Thirty years of preparation." We're finally catching up! It's a pity that the pattern of war has changed, and the general battle of Marshal Ludendorff has become a reality, and the idea of destroying the enemy through a decisive battle of the Grand Fleet is outdated. War has turned into a contest of comprehensive national strength. It's a pity that our neighbors are still indulging in dreams of the Battle of Tsushima and the decisive battle of the Grand Fleet in Jutland. Chen Shiying nodded in agreement, thought of Ruan Shao in the north again, and asked, "Commander, do you say Ruan Shao can escape this time?" The Japanese Sixth Fleet suddenly had six more heavy cruisers. It's really sweating for him. ”

Bing knew what he meant, although the 15th fleet was subordinate to the First Fleet. But Ruan Shao is a rear admiral from the Second Fleet. When his soldiers encounter danger, no one can sit still. However, the mission of the 15th fleet this time is indeed very dangerous, and it is difficult to complete the decoy mission and retreat under the attack of more than 30 enemy ships! But he didn't want to show concern in front of so many officers, and said: "This person seems to be rough, but whoever underestimates him will have to suffer some hardships." ”

Chen Shiying knew that he didn't want to say much, so he had to shift and ask: "Commander, why do you say that the president suddenly changed his original intention this time and made the first move?" Why don't you let the day strike first, so that it can also be justified. In fact, there were many officers who thought like him, but Bing stopped and shook his head silently, looking at the heavy cruiser Xi'an in the bay: "Shiying, Sakhalin Island is China's territory, which is recognized by the Shanghai Communique, so why should it be taken back when it expires?" As for the recovery of oil fields, it is also to fulfill the commitments made by the Cairo Declaration to its allies. Besides, have our actions been leaked? Not really. Since there was no leak, Shan Fifty-six still pretended to conduct a drill to prepare for a sneak attack, which shows that even if we don't fight, he will launch it with all his might, because he is scared! Until June, the Japanese Navy maintained an advantage over us in numbers and gross tonnage, and they themselves felt that they were more experienced, so they were not very worried. But we are now in total tonnage and not bad in quality, will they be able to sleep? You must know that Japan has a deep sense of distress in this country, so they must not continue to wait. Because if you wait for the Shandong to be commissioned at the end of the year, Nagato, which has the greatest advantage, will also be abolished, can you not be in a hurry? In addition, 60 percent of our strength at the moment is being dragged in Central Asia and the Persian Gulf, and more than 30 divisions are contained in the southwest, and more than half of the country's logistics need to be supplied to the west on a priority basis. On the contrary, Japan can gather seventy percent of its strength, in exchange for you, do you bet on a war to determine the victory, or wait for us to defeat the Soviet Union and turn around and use all our strength? Moreover, Japan's own expansion has reached the point where there is no way out, and if it continues to go south to Australia, it will run into the United States, and if it continues westward to India, it will encounter an alliance between us and Britain. In addition, the delay in fulfilling the alliance agreement with the Soviet Union was repeatedly criticized by Stalin, so Tojo must also want to take this opportunity to formalize the alliance with the Soviet, German and Italian relations and join forces to flank us. ”

"Aren't they afraid of failure?" Chen Shiying continued to ask.

"I'm afraid, that's why I have to strike first! Because the Japanese navy still believes that it still has an advantage, as long as it secretly attacks one of our fleets, even if it loses the entire mainland and the southeastern peninsula, it will still be able to rely on the sea to drag it until major changes in the international situation take place. In fact, if we hadn't deciphered the code of the Japanese Navy. I'm afraid they can really succeed, and the president is now just giving back to him in the same way. After Bing finished explaining, he asked, "By the way, have all the detachments been arranged?" ”

"I have arranged for two general-class ships to secretly enter the port, replaced the two Sichuan-class ships, and also built a maintenance iron frame around, as long as it is not seen from the sky at close range, you will not be able to distinguish the model for a while and a half. The two Anhai ships have also turned around and can leave the port at any time. Plus six submarines that entered the Philippine Sea the night before. We already have thirty-seven submarines on their way to the Mariana Islands. The assault fleet should be about to join up with the Ryukyu Island, but they are currently in radio silence and cannot be contacted. Chen Shiying said the arrangement: "Guochang has returned from Shanghai, and he will lead the 23rd fleet to Guam in person." ”

"Let him be careful, in case this side is exposed. Mountain Fifty-Six will definitely transfer the aircraft carrier to the Mariana Islands. "As soon as Bing told him to be careful of the Japanese aircraft carrier, a captain and staff officer rushed towards him." Commander, the General Staff urgently telegraphed! When the 15th fleet passed through the Soya Strait, it was intercepted by Japanese ships and killed and wounded dozens of people, and the exchange of fire continues. ”

Bing clenched his fist fiercely, glanced at Chen Shiying, and quickened his pace to walk towards the transport plane on standby on the runway.

Former reporters gathered at the National Assembly Building in Beijing. The flickering lights shrouded Nobuyuki Abe, the Japanese ambassador to China and negotiator plenipotentiary, who came out of the building. The Chinese Navy has increased its troops in the north and the army in Taiwan, the main forces of the Japanese Combined Fleet have sailed for exercises, the DPRK military has made abnormal movements, and reconnaissance planes have frequently appeared in the skies over the Yellow Sea. Journalists from all over the world gathered here, hoping to be the first to know the progress of the negotiations between the two countries.

"Mr. Ambassador, will your Congress return the Sakhalin concession on time?"

"Mr. Ambassador, your navy went to the Ogasawara Islands for joint exercises. Is it against the tensions in the North? ”

"Your Excellency, are you preparing to attack? Do you want to continue the Qingdao fiasco? ”

"I heard that His Excellency Hiroki Hirota has left for Moscow and Berlin. Are you really preparing for an alliance with the Soviet-German alliance in the future? Such a provocative alliance will inevitably lead to war between the two countries, and does Prime Minister Tojo really want to be an enemy of our country? ”

"Hello, I am a reporter from the Associated Press, is your country ready to use force to settle disputes?"

"What do you think of the increase in the number of troops in our navy in the northern frontier? I heard that your country has sent several additional capital ships to the north, is it true? ”

"I'm a reporter from the London Daily, and the North Korean army is concentrating on the dividing line between North and South Korea, is that a harbinger of an attack? Is the emperor's military action behind the impetus and acquiescence of the emperor? When is Lord Tojo ready to surrender? ”

Nobuyuki Abe was surrounded by reporters, who asked questions ranging from the neutrality of American journalists to the difficulties of the British, and more often from questions and anger from Chinese journalists. These harsh or embarrassing questions made the accompanying Japanese negotiators look angry, but Nobuyuki Abe had already learned of Plan Z at this time, and knew that what he had to do now was to delay and show goodwill, use negotiations and flowery rhetoric to beautify Sino-Japanese relations, and buy time for the military department to dispatch. So instead of being angry about these questions, he assured reporters loudly: "Gentlemen and ladies. Just now, I have been in the Capitol and have explained our position to hundreds of Chinese parliamentarians. Here I would like to repeat that China and Japan should not be adversaries and enemies, but as Asian countries, we should be more united at this time to seek the welfare of the people of the whole Asia. Therefore, I can assure you that we have never contemplated a solution by means of war and are doing everything in our power to resolve the issue of South Birch Island by diplomatic means. Although Japan hopes to continue cooperation in oil development, it respects the Chinese Government's view of recovering Nanhua Tai Island, so the Chinese Government and His Majesty the Emperor have authorized me to return Nan Hua Tai Island unconditionally after the conclusion of the negotiations on the oil development agreement. ”

"Is this true? Do you really want to return South Sakhalin unconditionally? Several reporters were still not convinced, and asked loudly for confirmation. After Nobuyuki Abe repeated it again loudly and clearly, several British and American reporters suddenly had a sad look on their faces, as if they were very sorry and pity. But is that how the Sakhalin crisis is resolved? Is it true that the Sino-Japanese war will break out? The reporters still didn't seem to believe it, because they never expected that the dispute that made them worry about half death would turn 180 degrees. At this moment, several men in military uniforms suddenly rushed out of the Congress, violently pushed away the reporters and parliamentarians, and urgently walked to Gu Weijun and Chen Guofu and whispered in their ears.

Before they could say a few words, Gu Weijun and Chen Guofu's faces changed!

This scene suddenly made professionally sensitive reporters smell a hint of unusualness, you must know that this is the Congress, and the military representatives are so out of shape, something big must have happened! Nobuyuki Abe also frowned violently, and suddenly had a very strange feeling in his heart. "Foreign Minister Gu, Speaker Chen, what's wrong?" A Xinhua News Agency reporter who is stationed in the Diet asked aloud what everyone thought.

Gu Weijun looked at the reporters and parliamentarians around him, and finally his eyes fell on Nobuyuki Abe's face, and after staring at him for a few seconds, he seemed to have made an important decision, and slowly raised his hand: "Everyone, I just got very bad news!" The patrol warships sent by our Navy to Vladivostok and Sakhalin were brutally attacked by Japanese warships while patrolling to the Soya Strait! It has been confirmed that at least one destroyer was damaged, dozens of people died! ”

"What!"