Chapter 243: A Shadow
Any Chinese, when it comes to the large number of traitors and puppet soldiers during the War of Resistance, will feel heartbroken, there is no doubt that this is the shame of the entire nation, but everything has a profound reason, why the Republic of China is full of traitors, there is an important reason is fear, deep-rooted fear!
It is precisely because of fear that a considerable number of people do not hesitate to bow their knees to the enemy and betray their ancestors, and this fear was cultivated from the Opium War. Repeated failures and constant land reparations have almost crushed the self-confidence of the Chinese, and the entire nation has changed its color.
Yamaguchi Youtomo single-handedly concocted a strategy to invade China, and he thought about these things very clearly, even if it was somewhat inappropriate to provoke trouble this time and undermined Japan's strategic deployment, the Japanese could not back down, and they must subdue China in order to establish Japan's invincible image.
Especially this time the Japanese soldiers were wiped out 300 people, if this spread, it would definitely be a slap in the face, the Japanese could not do nothing, otherwise where would their prestige be, and how could they run rampant on Chinese soil.
"Prime Minister, you have to take your responsibility!" After Yama finished speaking, he didn't say a word, at this time the old guy was ready to abandon his son, let the army make trouble first, after Japan got the benefits, the great powers were dissatisfied, he threw Okuma Shigenobu out, let him resign and bear the responsibility.
First of all, he denied that a large number of Japanese soldiers died in the Northeast, but simply referred to a group of Japanese expatriates who had disappeared for no reason, and asked Mukden to cooperate to find the missing expatriates, and indeed the Japanese were killed, and the Japanese Empire would definitely take strong action to protect its own nationals.
After his statement was issued. A large number of Japanese diplomats responded to the call and at the same time put pressure on Duan Qirui in Beiyang and Zhang Zuolin in Fengtian, and there was a great tendency that if this matter was not resolved, Japan would use force.
The pressure on Lao Zhang's shoulders increased suddenly, but fortunately, Lao Zhang was also prepared, and he couldn't say whatever the Japanese said, you had to provide the lost overseas Chinese information, and Mukden had to check it carefully.
Of course, this is just a pretext, perfunctory to Japan, and Lao Zhang also passed the relationship. The United States, Britain, Russia and other countries were contacted, and some photos were sent to them, proving the fact that Japan was conducting military operations in the northeast, and asked the powers to put pressure on them.
In addition, Lao Zhang also sent a secret telegram to the Beiyang government. Ask the Duan Qirui government to come forward and maintain stability in the northeast. We can't sit idly by and watch the erosion of the three provinces.
Lao Zhang actively used various relationships. The purpose of all this was to delay time and strive to settle down Jilin and Heilongjiang as soon as possible, so that with a stable rear, we would be able to continue to deal with the Japanese.
At this time, the situation in Jilin had begun to improve, and Sun Anhu led the army and quickly occupied the provincial capital Jilin. Zhang Tinglan sent troops to control the railway between Changchun and Harbin, and basically the overall situation was guaranteed, and all that remained was to continue to eliminate the bandits and restore local law and order.
In addition, the situation in Heilongjiang has also been reversed. Although Xu Lanzhou is the largest in Heilongjiang Shili, he has not done it to cover the sky with one hand, including Yingshun, the commander of the cavalry brigade, Ba Ying, the commander of the first brigade of the first division of Heilongjiang, and Bi Guifang, the governor of the province.
These three people are all Manchurian, and according to Zhang Tinglan's idea, they should all be eradicated to avoid the root cause. However, Zhang Zuolin believed that the current situation was tense and should not be tossed, so he persuaded these three people, especially after Yingshun knew that Fengjun and the Russians were still in contact, so he was even more reluctant to cooperate with Xu Lanzhou.
Lao Zhang promised to guarantee their status, and all three of them stood up against Xu Lanzhou, and at this time Wu Junsheng defeated Xu Lanzhou's troops, and then with the cooperation of Bi Guifang, Wu Junsheng successfully entered Qiqihar.
"The overall situation of Heilongjiang has been decided!" Zhang Zuoxiang received Wu Junsheng's telegram, and a smile appeared on his face, no matter how much trouble he went through, at least Fengjun extended his tentacles to Heilongjiang, and Jilin did not lose it, this deal was still earned, and it was still profitable!
"Dad, that's true, but we still haven't passed the zuihou level!"
"You mean the Japanese, right?"
"That's right, if the Japanese continue to exert strong pressure on Mukden, we won't have time to integrate the three provinces, and even have to transfer the army back to Mukden to deal with the Japanese, and the two provinces will only be gained and lost."
"Little Japan suffered a big loss this time, 300 people died, lost face, and lost the lining, it's no wonder that they will give up! To be honest, do you have any other preparations, otherwise this level will not be easy. ”
"Dad, don't hide it, when you were transferred to Dongbian Road, didn't you put forward an idea to fortify along the Yalu River? I have sent a group of troops in charge of reclamation, and after this cleanup, I found 20,000 or 30,000 illegal immigrants from North Korea. ”
Zhang Zuoxiang's brain obviously didn't spin fast enough, he couldn't adapt to Zhang Tinglan's jumping mode, what do these Koreans have to do with Japan!
Zhang Tinglan also saw his father's doubts, so he explained: "Dad, do you know the North Korean Volunteer Movement a few years ago? ”
"Of course I know, it was the Zuihou years of the late Qing Dynasty, Japan was going to annex Korea, it turned out that the Korean army was disbanded, and the soldiers stood up against the Japanese, I heard that hundreds of thousands of people participated, but they were all suppressed by Japan, why do you mention this?"
"During the cleanup, I found a group of North Korean volunteers, who could not hold on in the country anymore, so they escaped across the Yalu River and ran to China to settle down, and their number was no less than 1,000."
Zhang Zuoxiang was not stupid, and quickly figured out what Zhang Tinglan meant, and hurriedly said: "Humble words, are you going to use the method of encircling Wei to save Zhao, using these Koreans to make trouble, to attract the energy of the Japanese?" ”
"That's right, although I hate these Goryeo sticks very much, I have to admit that they are still very resistant, and the Koreans who fled to China are not willing to lose, and even organize themselves in the hope of recovering their country. And I also heard that the death of Gojong Yi Hee, who was imprisoned in Japan, was just an excuse to make the Koreans toss. ”
If we want to make trouble for the North Koreans, we have to provide them with weapons and funds, as long as they fight over, the Japanese will definitely know that these people are based in the three eastern provinces, isn't this a pretext for them?"
Zhang Zuoxiang did ask the key, the gap between the strength of Fengtian and Japan is too big, if the Japanese catch the handle of Fengtian, this is not to contain Japan's energy, but to become playing with fire and self-immolation, the consequences are very serious, so Zhang Zuoxiang is inevitably worried.
The last time the Japanese military column was robbed by the Feng army, it almost caused big trouble, but fortunately, Zhang Tinglan detonated the contradictions in Japan, and the rice riots broke out, which made the Japanese government anxious, and gave Fengtian a chance to breathe.
Of course, Zhang Zuoxiang is very clear about this matter, and he also knows the danger in it, if there is only a slight mistake in calculation, it will cause a catastrophe to Fengjun, and he can't help but be cautious.
"Dad, don't worry, I won't be stupid enough to let the Koreans use us as a base and then fight the Japanese, isn't this causing trouble, let's use an asymmetrical way to attack the Japanese and shake the foundation of their rule in Korea in one fell swoop."
In fact, Zhang Tinglan thought about it carefully, and it was ineffective to expect the Koreans to fight against the Japanese with open swords and guns, even if they were allowed to fight guerrilla warfare, the narrow terrain of the peninsula, and the elm-like heads of the Koreans, determined that they could not play guerrilla warfare at all.
Moreover, if guerrilla warfare wants to develop, it will take a long time, and it will not be enough to attract the attention of the Japanese at all, nor will it have the effect of making a sensation, and the Japanese will still continue to exert pressure on Mukden.
The earth-shattering blow of the terrorists has completely reversed the international strategy of a superpower, and its influence is even comparable to that of the Pearl Harbor incident.
And because there were few people involved, it was also difficult to catch the handle of Mukden, so Zhang Tinglan locked this cheap way and dealt a fatal blow to the Japanese.
As early as when Zhang Tinglan knew that the Japanese were intervening, he had already sent Feng Yongshuang to secretly select the attackers, and this operation must be carefully planned, without any omissions, and to ensure that the maximum attack effect is obtained, which is indeed not an easy task.
After some screening, a Korean named Han Yongzhe was selected, he was originally a student of North Korea, his father died in the volunteer movement, and the Japanese have a blood feud, the person he admired the most was the assassination of Ito Hirobumi's Korean warrior An Chonggen, he vowed to follow An Chonggen, with his own life, to give the Japanese the greatest damage, so that his name became a nightmare for the Japanese.
"Han Yong-chul, this is your new identity, you will return to Seoul as the son of a wealthy Korean businessman, nominally to purchase commodities and invest in economy and trade, and use this as a cover to approach the Japanese Governor-General's Office and carry out the operation."
"Yes!" Han Yongzhe excitedly saluted Feng Yongshuang, and then asked: "Sir, I need to use enough explosives, and I also need some leaflets to expose the crimes of the Japanese, they killed Emperor Gaozong, I want all Koreans to know this, after I am martyred, I hope that the Koreans can take action to jointly resist the Japanese aggression and restore the country!" ”
"Don't worry, we are all properly prepared, your task now is to forget everything here, and at the same time to forget about the blood feud for the time being, you are a businessman, a successful investor."
Feng Yongshuang patted Han Yongzhe on the shoulder, as a Jianghu person, Feng Yongshuang still admired this kind of Jing Ke-style warrior, so he said: "I believe that you will definitely be remembered by the North Koreans, you are a real warrior!" (To be continued......)