Chapter 21 Wang and Chiang's Visit to Japan

Kawada didn't speak immediately, but paused, as if something was going on in his head to others. In fact, at this time, Kawada Wei was not thinking about how to speak, but remembering what that person said to him when he left Wuchang.

"Cowherd Star, there will inevitably be a result between China and Japan! The higher your position in the military community, the greater your contribution to the motherland in the future,......。 Although it was just a flash, Wu Wei, codenamed Cowherd Star, couldn't help but feel a little excited in his heart at this moment. In the eyes of others, this is a little nervous, after all, they are facing a group of seniors.

Seeing this, Nagata Tetsuyama smiled and said, "Kawada-kun, what about your courage? Don't be nervous, say what is in your heart. ”

"I see!" Wu Wei nodded, and seemed to have mustered up the courage to say: "The European war tells me that it is difficult to win a quick victory in a modern war. Once you get into a confrontation, the replenishment speed after consumption can often determine the outcome of the next battle. China is large and has enough strategic depth, and even if all the forces of the empire are gathered in one battle and won, it will be difficult to force China to surrender. Once it fell into a protracted war, the empire had already lost strategically, not to mention that the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army was not the same as that of the Qing Dynasty. To put it mildly, with the current equipment and size of the Imperial Army, it is difficult to defeat the China Defense Army. On the surface, the Imperial Navy has obvious advantages, but in fact, the fools in the Navy do not realize that the foundation of the Chinese Navy lies in breaking diplomatic relations. Once the war between China and Japan broke out, the Chinese navy broke diplomatic relations on the vast sea, and the imperial navy could not defend against it, no matter how strong it was. Without the guarantee of sea transportation lines, the question of how long the empire can last is very clear to all of you. ”

This call can be said on this occasion, and on other occasions, someone must have jumped out to hack the national thief to death with a katana. All of you know that. It's the truth. The few calm factions in the Japanese army are all here at the moment. A stupid imperial school like Hideki Tojo pays attention to spiritual invincibility, which cannot be measured by normal people's thinking at all.

The more calm people are, the more cold they feel in their hearts after listening to Wu Wei's words. If the Qingdao War woke up these calmers, then the European war made the calmers see that the gap between China and Japan had been widened.

Wu Wei continued: "The friction between Japan and the Far East, and the bombing of the planes of the China Army, you must know it. I want to say yes. Having experienced the baptism of war in Europe, the Chinese army is moving towards the rhythm of ground-air integration war. And the Imperial Army, still struggling with the Navy for a pitiful piece of steel. I would like to remind you seniors that at the end of 18. China's steel production exceeded 5 million tons. ”

"Okay, Kawada-kun, stop saying these disheartening words. Tell me, what do you really think, how can you defeat China? The armies of the Great Nippon Empire will not be afraid of the strength of their opponents! Seishiro Itagaki suddenly interjected, interrupting Wu Wei's words.

Hearing this, Wu Wei stood up and bowed, "I'm sorry, I'm borrowing the map of Nagata's predecessors." ”

Nagata Tetsuyama's face was expressionless. Make a gesture to indicate that it is okay. Wu Wei walked to the wall, raised his hand and pointed to the map, and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, please see, as far as history is concerned, the greatest threat to China comes from the north. As far as reality goes. That hasn't changed. Please note that if the government of China was a unified government, even the Eight-Nation Coalition of the Year would not have been able to colonize China. Today's China regime is under the leadership of a powerful strongman, Fang Jianxiong. Its military power and economic power are growing rapidly. No country can force the Chinese regime to surrender by attacking by sea alone. Not even the British Empire could do it. Then the remaining question is simple, the biggest threat to China can only come from the mainland, that is, Soviet Russia in the north. The victory or defeat of the Russian civil war is now clear. Neither Kolchak nor Denikin could win the civil war. Through my personal research, the most important feature of the Soviet Russian regime is its strong organizational and mobilization capabilities. Since the Russian Civil War, Soviet Russia has become stronger and stronger, but on the contrary, White Russia, which has received strong support from the Entente, has become weaker and weaker. If you want to destroy Soviet Russia, it is impossible to count on the ghost countries of Britain, France, and the United States. In other words, the victory of Soviet Russia seems to me to be inevitable. Gentlemen, it is certain that Fang Jianxiong is extremely hostile to Soviet Russia, and he may give up tensions with Soviet Russia for the sake of temporary interests, but he will definitely not relax his vigilance against Soviet Russia, not even for a moment. To sum up, let's talk about it below, that is, wait until one day when Soviet Russia and China go to war, and once that day happens, the opportunity of the empire will come. ”

"Foolish dreams!" Kenji Dohihara unceremoniously denied Wu Wei's point of view, Wu Wei knelt down and bowed: "Senior, this is just a hole in the next hole, and I ask the seniors to correct more." ”

These words were not soft or hard, and Kenji Dohihara's eyes widened and he was about to scold, but Nagata Tetsuyama said in time: "Although Kawada-kun's opinion is biased, its general direction is right. How should the imperial strategy go in the future, if it is really as Kawada-kun said, Soviet Russia has won the victory, with its rich resources and industrial base, Soviet Russia can be a good partner. Of course, this is just a hypothesis. ”

Tokyo Bay, Yokosuka. The 19,000-ton Qingdao-class battle cruiser Qingdao, which the Republic of China purchased from the United States, accompanied by two light cruisers, slowly followed the pilot ship to the dock.

"Baili, since the Beiyang Navy Division settled in the town, China's advanced warships have appeared in Japan again." When Wang Zhengting spoke to Jiang Fangzhen beside him, his tone was extremely heavy.

"Fuguo concluded that White Russia would be defeated, and the biggest threat in the future would still come from the mainland, and Japan was too small to pose too much of a threat to China, which had a strong army. At present, Li Daxiong's 53rd Division is on the waist of Novosibirsk, and once Soviet Russia wins the final victory, it will definitely strengthen the power of Siberia and Central Asia. Jiang Fangzhen stood straight, his eyes like electricity, looking at the sailors lined up on the battleships of the Japanese Navy on both sides to welcome him, and snapped in return.

"Boom, boom!" The Japanese ships saluted in unison to show welcome, and the three Republic of China warships also returned with a salute, and the sailors lined up on both sides.

"The friendship between China and Japan can be maintained for a few more years. Although the Far East fell into the hands of the Far East, the Wehrmacht also invested a lot, not to mention anything else, the Far Eastern Military District and the Mongolian Military District alone, 30 infantry divisions are a lot of expenses. Wang Zhengting sighed, if it weren't for Fang Jianxiong's dictatorship, the Wehrmacht would not have been able to send troops to the Far East, even if it was to send troops to Europe.

In terms of results, Fang Jianxiong has always been right, there is no doubt about that. But will he be able to keep it right? Wang Zhengting still had a question mark in his heart.

Jiang Fangzhen frowned slightly, the cabinet of the Republic of China rarely unconditionally supports the military in terms of military spending. Everyone knows this. Thinking of this, Jiang Fangzhen said lightly: "This trip is an olive branch thrown by Yuan Jing's cabinet, what does Cousin Confucian think of Yuan Jing, the Japanese prime minister?" ”

"There is still a difference between Hara Kei and Okuma and Terauchi, and my feeling is that subtle changes are taking place in the Japanese feudal lordship, and the general feeling is that it is developing in the direction of the political government." Wang Zhengting replied with a straight face, and couldn't help but beat the drum secretly in his heart. This remark is somewhat insinuating the current situation of the cabinet of the Republic of China. As far as the Japanese government zhì is concerned, the previous Yama Prefecture Aritomo can be said to be the prime minister, from Okuma Shigenobu to Terauchi Masatsuki, it is Yama Prefecture Aritomo who is promoting. Saionji gave up forming a cabinet due to physical reasons and recommended Hara Kei, which became a turning point.

Historians believe that the establishment of the Hara Kei Cabinet in September 1918 was an epoch-making event in the history of Japanese politics. At that time, the right of the people to vote was limited by the amount of taxes, but this was the first time that the leader of a political party with a seat in the House of Representatives, composed of representatives of the people, formed a government and served as the highest person in charge of the government. The assumption of prime minister of the Masatokai led by Takashi Hara, which was the largest party in the House of Representatives at the time, marked the realization of a political party cabinet system in which a majority of the people supported the government, and the so-called party cabinet was born.

On the issue of sending troops to intervene, Terauchi Masayi and Hara Kei had contradictory views. After Hara formed a cabinet, he proposed to be friendly with China, reduce the number of troops in the Far East, and alleviate the discontent of the United States.

Of course, when the troops will be withdrawn, it is only a mention at the moment. On the other hand, on the issue of friendship with China, Yuan Jing was very active and did his utmost to facilitate the visit of Foreign Minister Wang Zhengting of the Republic of China and Jiang Fangzhen, chief of the General Staff of the National Defense Forces.

The welcoming ceremony on the pier was very grand, and Sino-Japanese relations have been relatively tense since the Republic of China. After the Qingdao War, economic and trade exchanges between the two countries were severed for a time, and the Japanese economy suffered huge losses as a result. Although economic and trade relations between China and Japan were later restored, in the previous few years, the Japanese market in China was devastated, and the Chinese people had a strong hatred of Japan. The situation of Japanese businessmen in China is difficult, and if relations between the two governments cannot be improved, Sino-Japanese economic and trade relations can only be a simple term with no practical significance.

In order to show the importance he attaches to relations with China, Yuan Jing personally came to the dock to greet Wang and Chiang.

Just when there was a bustle on the dock, on a hill in the distance, a few Japanese people with binoculars had been paying attention to the welcome scene on the dock.

"Do you see clearly? As long as the assassination is successful, it will definitely be able to provoke a war between China and Japan. A voice sounded over the hill and was quickly blown away by a strong wind.

After the welcome ceremony, the convoy left the dock and headed down to the accommodation. For Wang Zhengting and Jiang Fangzhen, this trip is a revisit on the spot. The media of both countries paid sufficient attention to this visit. In fact, there are many countries that are concerned about Sino-Japanese relations.