In July 1938, when China was in the middle of summer, a passenger ship flying the American flag, which was actually from Japan, quietly docked at the port of Tianjin.

Coming off the ship was a "friend" from Japan.

After talking with the emperor that day, Li Huamei gave a suggestion: On this trip to China, all the most stubborn invading factions in the Japanese Army and adherents of mainland policy will be sent to China. Let them see with their own eyes how the new China differs from the old one.

With regard to the combat effectiveness of the Chinese communist army, after 1937 there was a new evaluation in the Japanese Army, and the Japanese Army that had fought with them all believed that the opponent's will to fight was not inferior to them -- but the "red deer" officers who had never been to the front line in the military headquarters in Tokyo refused to admit this. They are still burying their heads in the sand like ostriches, and they are still stubbornly using the old experience of "20 years ago" to look at China and judge the combat effectiveness of the Chinese communist army -- in the minds of these people, belittling China and the combat effectiveness of the Chinese communist army has even become a "political correct" thing.

Li Huamei's meeting with Chongren, she did not encourage Emperor Chongren to withdraw his troops from the northeast, because this was simply impossible, and even if Chongren wanted to do this, he couldn't do it. If it is forced, it will only meet with opposition from the top down in the country and even be ousted. What Li Huamei could do was to make Chongren have the idea of "derogation," take the initiative to reduce the military spending of the Kwantung Army, invest in military investment in the northeast, and transfer a large amount of military expenditure to the navy -- in this regard, Isoroku Yamamoto and Zengo Yoshida, who represent the interests of the navy, were very supportive of Yamato Nadeshiko.

Therefore, in July 1938, a large number of people adhered to a hardline policy toward China. An army officer who adhered to a continental policy was sent on a ship bound for China by Emperor Shohito on the grounds that he "had a better understanding of the enemy."

On this ship, there were Matsui Ishine, Okamura Ninji, Tohihara Kenji, etc., all of whom were pioneers in the invasion of China with the blood of the Chinese on their hands. In addition, there are famous Chinese experts and spy leaders such as Takayoshi Tanaka.

Since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1937, almost all exchanges between China and Japan have been cut off. In order to invade China, Japan has buried too many secret lines of espionage in the past 30 years, and although the Chinese Communists have gone all out to crack down on them and uncovered many deeply hidden spy organizations, they have been enough worms. Dead but not stiff. It was still some of the spies who survived, and sent some information through various means.

The people of the War Department deliberately concealed from Emperor Takahito a large amount of information that they considered "unfavorable" for their own benefit. But after the appearance of Li Huamei, the navy for its own interests. In this month. Tong guò own intelligence series. Emperor Chonghito conveyed many definite messages of the new China. Through the intelligence system of the guò navy, Emperor Takahito learned that more than a year after the founding of the state. China has taken on a completely new look. Although it is still backward, the new atmosphere already feels very similar to that of Japan during the Meiji Restoration, and it exudes vigor from top to bottom.

After receiving information from the Navy and the Army about the "opposite" nature of New China, the young Emperor Takahito became even more dissatisfied with the Army.

The influence of Emperor Takhito on the military advice launched by the Imperial Sect at the beginning was very deep, and Emperor Takhito had a shadow on the army from then on. In contrast, the navy, which does not have so many demon moths, seems "innocent". The current Emperor Chonghito is only twenty-three years old, and he is at the age of youth and vigor, and his heart is higher than the sky. The most unbearable thing for him is not that he was set aside, but that he was deceived and played as a monkey. The army "selectively" provided him with information and misled his thinking, which made Chongren even more dissatisfied. After several secret talks with Li Huamei (Yamato Nadeshiko), Emperor Shohito's own tendencies became more and more inclined towards the navy.

When a large number of army officers were sent to China for "exchanges" and "investigations," Emperor Takahito was already thinking about how to "tear up" the Tohoku as much as possible.

In August 1938, representatives of the Japanese Army, headed by Okamura Ninji and Kenji Dohihara, and naval representatives headed by Isoroku Yamamoto and Yoshida Zengo jointly made a "secret visit" to China.

During this trip to China, the Japanese came with the idea of spying on China's military situation and national conditions, and this played into the hands of the Chinese communists.

With regard to the Japanese visit, the Chinese side has set such a tone.

"In addition to the sensitive military and industrial sectors, other things, what the Japanese want to see, let them see! He saw the difference between the new China and the old China! They see the most vibrant place in New China! They saw that after the awakening of the Chinese people, it was completely different from before! ”

At the instigation of Chongren and with the "tacit approval" of the Chinese side, the Japanese sent a delegation of up to 500 people to visit China, and as soon as they landed at the port of Tianjin, they were "warmly received" by the Chinese communists.

Under the reception of the Chinese side, the delegation of 500 people was quickly dispersed.

Some of them were sent by train to the southern Shanghai area to "revisit the old place" and let them see the difference between it and the past. Some of them were sent to the rural areas of Hebei for "investigation," while others took the lead in Beiping to meet with high-level leaders.

Among this group of Japanese who "visited China," a large number of them briefly "visited" the Hebei and Pingjin areas two years ago, when they came with rifles and artillery. Troops have been stationed here, cities have been occupied, and local cities have been "managed". Now, after "revisiting the old place", after seeing the different appearance of the local area, these former invaders immediately realized the difference between the current new China and the old China.

Before the liberation, Beiping was dirty and smelly, the roads were dilapidated, the rivers flowing through the city were full of garbage, dirty and smelly, and the banks of the roads were full of hungry people begging. Like Shanghai, dozens of corpses dying of freezing and starvation are cleaned up in the city every day. The civilians walking on the streets, their eyes were chaotic and cloudy, and they could not see that there was hope for the future.

But a year and a half, when Japan returned to this place, it saw a different Beiping.

First of all, the feces that are everywhere on the streets are barely visible.

Secondly, the dirty and smelly urban inland rivers have also been cleared a lot.

The buildings lining the streets are still dilapidated, but many show signs of being repaired. When the Japanese arrived in Beiping, the whole of Beiping was more like a construction site, and people who were organized could be seen everywhere, repairing houses and roads. And many of the people who are working are still wearing military uniforms. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point () to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please go to M. to read. (To be continued......)