Chapter 210: Sino-Japanese Treaty of Shanghai
e: I was delayed yesterday, I'm sorry, the 66-word chapter made up......
On April 1o, the Chinese 6th Army, under the cover of the Navy and Air Force, landed 6 in the Ryukyus. On the same day, a mixed brigade of the Ryukyu defenders was annihilated, and in the evening of the same day, the Chinese government announced the recovery of the Ryukyus.
On April 11, the Keelung Fortress, the last stronghold of the Japanese army in Taiwan, surrendered to the People's Liberation Army, and the entire territory of Taiwan was liberated. The 13th Division, the 19th Division, and the Taiwan Brigade were all wiped out by the Japanese defending Taiwan, and more than 74,000 Japanese regular troops, Japanese militia, and Taiwanese puppet troops were killed and more than 58,000 captured. Among them, more than a dozen generals and officers, including the governor of Taiwan, General Sakuma Sakuma, the division commander, Lieutenant General Akiyama Yoshiko, and the division commander Lieutenant General Tachibana Koichiro, were killed or captured. In addition, more than 30,000 illegal Japanese nationals were detained and imprisoned in concentration camps.
On April 2, the last stronghold of Japan in the Kwantung Leased Land, the Lushun Fortress, was captured by the People's Liberation Army, and the Liaodong Peninsula was liberated. During the campaign, a total of two regular divisions of the 8th and 17th Divisions, six railway garrison brigades, and two militia wings were annihilated. He killed more than 52,000 people under Koizumi Masahō, commander of the 8th Division, and Taro Senha, commander of the 17th Division, and captured more than 18,000 people under Fukushima Yasumasa, the governor of the Kwantung region.
On April 14, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) captured Seoul with the support of the Air Force. Originally, the Japanese garrison in Korea consisted of four divisions, including the 3rd, 6th, 7th, and 11th Divisions, as well as two mixed security brigades. 20,000 people.
This 6. 20,000 people seem to be a lot, but in the fierce battles with the squadron in the past few days, there have been heavy casualties, and now there are only more than 80,000 people left in combat effectiveness, and half of them have been lost in a few words, and more than a dozen general-level officers have been killed in battle alone, which has been completely disabled. There was no way, China firmly occupied air supremacy, and bombs of various types and styles were dropped as if they didn't need money, so that the Japanese army, which had no experience in air defense, was bombed.
Moreover, the squadron has an absolute advantage in equipment, from heavy weapons such as aircraft, tanks, and artillery, to individual weapons such as machine guns and rifles, all of which completely destroyed the Japanese army, just like the level of logistics supply is far more than ten times that of the Japanese army. Bombing by planes in the sky and charging by tanks on the ground, under the blitzkrieg of this air-ground cooperation, the Japanese army did not even have time to mobilize its defense, and it was directly defeated.
Then the squadron grabbed the heels of the defeated army, followed by the next Japanese stronghold, and many times the Japanese army did not even have time to organize the defensive line, and was thrown away by the charging Chinese tank troops. The Japanese army was defeated in successive battles, retreating all the way, losing Pyongyang on the first day of the war, then Sariwon, Pyongsan, Kaeongbong, Uijeong, Seoul, and retreating to the Daejeon area, before they could be considered to stabilize their position.
At this time, due to the rapid attack, the front and rear troops were a little disjointed, and the local road conditions in North Korea were not very good, and the logistics could not keep up. In addition, a large number of combat vehicles also consume a lot of motorcycle hours, and the parts are worn out strictly, and they also need to be overhauled and maintained. Only then did the squadron stop attacking, go on the defensive and rest on the spot, while clearing the remnants of the enemy and consolidating the occupied area.
When the 6th Army was marching forward, the Navy was not idle. After the Battle of the Diaoyu Islands, the Pacific Fleet and the Shanghai Fleet converged in the Ryukyu Sea, and then they headed north to Japan, arriving in the waters of Kyushu on April 11. Originally, they planned to destroy the Japanese ports of Kure and Sasebo, but the Japanese had received a warning from the British and had already laid a large number of mines in advance of several important waterways, including the Seto Inland Sea.
Naturally, the Chinese Navy did not want to take such a risk, and after letting the minesweepers in the fleet carry out minesweepers to open the passage, the main forces were divided into two routes. The Shanghai Fleet circled the western side of Kyushu Island and circled the western side of Japan. The Pacific Fleet traveled east along the island of Shikoku to Tokyo, and the mission of the two fleets was to destroy Japan's ability to fight by shelling factories, railways, barracks, warehouses, and material stockpiles at all ranges along the way.
On April 14, Japan's coastal areas were full of flames, and China's two fleets ravaged the west and east coasts of Japan as if they were in a no-man's land, and a large number of factories, railways, and facilities were destroyed by the heavy artillery of warships, except for those areas where mines were arranged.
Here, the aircraft carrier Yu Chao was finally opened, and it had its first result - the "Chihaya" notification ship. The notification ship is a special type of ship between the cruiser and the destroyer, characterized by better seaworthiness and endurance, the degree is the level of the cruiser at that time, when the armament is weaker, it is more popular before the radio application, after the radio age, only a few countries continue to show this kind of ship.
This notification ship with a displacement of more than 1o6 tons has been transferred to the second line to serve as a coastal defense mission, and when it came out with a group of torpedo boats to meet the Chinese fleet, it was besieged by more than 2 bombers of the Yu Dynasty, and sank off the coast of Tokyo Bay after receiving B bombs. In addition, the carrier-based aircraft of the Yu Dynasty also sank several torpedo boats and gunboats
In addition, the air force also took advantage of the fire to loot, and after the liberation of Taiwan, a large number of fighters were transferred to Shandong. On 2 April, more than 13O H-2 "Egret" heavy bombers carrying auxiliary fuel tanks took off from several airfields in Shandong and began to carry out strategic bombing of several key targets in Kyushu. In accordance with "historical experience," the Air Force used a large number of napalm, a new type of incendiary bomb with low cost and high quality.
On April 13, when the weather was good, three large Chinese armed airships came across the sea and dropped a large number of incendiary bombs on Tokyo and Osaka, two important industrial areas in Japan, burning a large number of factories and supplies, while causing a large number of casualties.
On April 14, China again dispatched all six large armed airships and carried out strategic bombardment of Kure Harbor, Sasebo, Maizuru, Yokosuka and several other places that were blocked by mines and could not be approached by the navy. While destroying a large number of military ports, shipyards, warehouses and other facilities, it also blew up the Etajima Naval School, causing casualties among more than 6o teachers and students......
In just a few days, the wealth accumulated over the decades since the Meiji Restoration, the fruits of several generations of hard work, and the results of several bets on the fortunes of the country have been reduced to ashes in these few days. It's really the feeling of working hard for more than ten years and returning to the pre-Meiji era overnight.
Under the shock, Japan's top leaders finally could not hold it back, and no matter how much they continued, Japan would really be finished. At this time, they couldn't care so much, and on the one hand signaled the negotiators to continue to make concessions, and on the other hand, they begged Britain and France and other Entente countries to mediate.
In fact, when Japan learned of the naval defeat on April 1o, it had already entrusted Britain to intercede. However, as everyone knows, the Japanese have always been petty, and coupled with the social atmosphere full of middle school and second, the conditions they put forward for peace are insincere. He is only willing to spit out Taiwan and Liaodong and give up all his interests in China, and is unwilling to pay compensation, let alone cede land.
Nima has even been beaten into a deep-sea fleet, and you still want to keep North Korea and the Ryukyus, and you still refuse to bleed, how can there be such a cheap thing in the world?
This is too far from China's psychological bottom line. Since we can't talk about it, we can only continue to fight. Wen Deji instructed the army that since they didn't want to give it, then we would take it ourselves.
However, after several days of bombing and shelling, the Japanese finally relented and were willing to make heavy concessions. At the same time, Britain, France and Russia also intervened to mediate and negotiate a ceasefire between the two sides. Considering the current situation, Buntokuji and others also agreed to their request and ordered a ceasefire at the front and peace negotiations with Japan.
Although China's current national strength is far greater than that of the Qing Dynasty, the foundation is still too thin, and there are still many lessons to be made up. Moreover, China's current military configuration is more than the times, and while its combat effectiveness is more than the same, the consumption caused by it is also far behind. Even if there are no problems at the front, the logistics will not be able to bear it. In addition, the Entente Group is now also a big customer of China, with an annual transaction volume of hundreds of millions of pounds, which still needs to be given face.
This time, the two sides will hold talks in Shanghai. The terms of peace proposed by China are:
1. Abolish all China's interests in China, confiscate the Manchurian Railway, and abolish the Gengzi indemnity.
2. Return the previously ceded leased land in Kanto Prefecture, Taiwan, the Penghu Islands, and South Sakhalin Island.
3. Japan withdrew from the Ryukyus and Korea and returned them to its original suzerain, China.
4. Cedion of Kyushu Island, Tsushima Island, Goto Islands, Ogasawara Islands, and Sado Islands to China. Hokkaido and the Kuril Islands became independent and formed an independent Ainu state. (This is revenge for Manchukuo and Mongolia that they made in the original time and space)
5. The two countries shall trade freely, and the tariffs imposed by Japan on Chinese products shall not be higher than those imposed by any third country. Ten places in Tokyo, Osaka, Sendai, Nagoya, Kobe, Fukuoka, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Kawasaki, and Yokohama were opened as treaty ports, where Chinese businessmen and citizens could live freely and enjoy the same treatment as Japanese nationals, and the Japanese military and political organs were not allowed to make things difficult for any reason. If a Chinese citizen commits a crime in Japan, it shall be tried in accordance with Chinese law and shall be tried by a Chinese judge, and Japan has no right to try it
6. The compensation fee is 800 million taels of silver. (Basically, the amount lost by Maguan and Gengzi doubled plus interest, so they deliberately used silver instead of other monetary units)
7. In the future, the Japanese army shall not exceed 100,000 men in the 6th Army, and the navy shall not have more than 10,000 tons of ships, and the total tonnage shall not exceed 100,000 tons.
This was the first peace clause with strong imperialist overtones thrown out by China, and it was also called the "Six Seven Articles" because it was drafted by Vice Foreign Minister 6 Zhengxiang.
The Japanese negotiator was Foreign Minister Nobuaki Makino, and in his view, China was undoubtedly a lion's mouth, and this condition was too much. He did not dare to sign such a treaty, despite the authorization of the Cabinet.
There is nothing to dispute about the first two, they are also mentally prepared, and the rest is easy to say, but it hurts a little to spit out South Birch Island (Sakhalin Island is called "Birch Island in Japan"), and they are reluctant. Article 5 is nothing, although the face is not good, but it is also an international practice, who let themselves lose. They are not in the last few articles, especially the fourth and seventh articles, which are simply about to destroy Japan.
So they landed and repaid the money, only agreeing to the first two, North Korea was only willing to pay half, and Ryukyu did not pay. Article 4 completely disagreed, and Article 5 only accepted 260,000 taels of silver for the indemnity.
The Chinese negotiator, Cavour, did not bother to deal with him, and threatened war at that time, declaring that if Japan did not accept these conditions, we would take it ourselves.
Britain, France, and other countries are in a hurry, and they know very well that with the current situation, if they really continue to fight, Japan will definitely be doomed. This is unacceptable to them, especially for the British Far East Balance Policy. Japan's little brother must ensure that he saves zài, and his strength cannot be reduced too much, which is also the bottom line of the United Kingdom, so Niu Niu is the hardest working for this mediation.
France did not have much friendship with Japan, but they suffered a big loss from China, spitting out Laos and half of Vietnam, and of course they were reluctant to let China continue to do so. They have the intention of adding blockage to China, so they are still very attentive to this mediation.
In fact, Russia's mediation this time is the least concerned, the Russo-Japanese War has not been a few years old, although they have the heart to see the Japanese jokes, but they can't stand the demands of the cow boss and the chicken boss, so they have to come reluctantly. However, they also do not want China's neighbor to be too strong, and they also have the intention to suppress it.
Therefore, the three countries jointly expressed to the two sides of the negotiation that they must not start a war again, and that the conditions can be negotiated slowly. They also put pressure on Japan, asking them to make more concessions, Nima will admit defeat if he loses, the Ryukyus people have all accounted for it, and North Korea has also accounted for most of it, and this China will definitely not let go. As for the land cut, it symbolically cut a few islands to let China have a step down.
At the same time, it also pressured China to lower its conditions, and the conditions of Articles 4 and 7 were so harsh that even Britain could not accept them. And that reparation, Japan simply can't afford to pay it. Zhu Erdian went to see Wen Desi in person, threatening him that he would not dare, but he made all kinds of promises and promised a lot of empty checks, and the two had a false meeting, Wen Desi pretended to think about it, and agreed to make appropriate concessions, cancel Article 7, and also make concessions in Article 4
After a series of bickering, both China and Japan agreed to make appropriate concessions, and negotiations resumed on April 18. After a series of verbal and bargaining between China and Japan, the two countries finally reached a peace agreement on April 2 under the mediation of the Entente bloc.
On the morning of April 2, 254 (1913), China and Japan, witnessed by diplomats from Britain, France, Russia, the United States and Germany, signed the Sino-Japanese Shanghai Agreement at the Oriental Pearl Hotel in Shanghai.
The final clause has been adjusted to five articles, which read as follows:
1. Abolish all China's interests in China, confiscate the Manchurian Railway, and abolish the Gengzi indemnity. Return of the previously ceded leases of the Kanto Prefecture, Taiwan, the Penghu Islands and South Sakhalin.
2. Japan withdrew from the Ryukyus and Korea and returned them to China, the original suzerain. Now the Japanese troops in the above areas must be disarmed on the spot, surrender to the nearest squadron, and wait for repatriation.
3. Cedion of Tsushima Island, Ogasawara Islands, and Kuril Islands to China.
4. The two countries shall have free trade, and the tariffs imposed by Japan on Chinese products shall not be higher than those imposed by any third country. Osaka, Sendai, Nagoya, Kobe, Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Kawasaki, and Yokohama were opened as treaty ports, where Chinese businessmen and citizens could live freely and enjoy the same treatment as Japanese nationals. If a Chinese citizen commits a crime in Japan, he or she may be tried in accordance with Japanese law, but the full name of the Chinese judge must participate in the joint trial and jointly issue a judgment, otherwise the judgment will be invalid.
5. The total amount of compensation and various losses is 350 million taels of silver, which shall be paid in 20 years at an annual interest rate of 3%. China agrees that Japan can deduct the compensation in kind, but it can only be deducted after China's acceptance and acceptance, and the specific discount price shall be agreed upon by both parties.
In addition, there is an additional clause, that is, from now on, insulting titles such as "shina" shall not appear in military and political institutions and public places in Japan, and the original printed materials such as documents, materials, and textbooks must be destroyed or altered, and violators will be punished for crimes of public order. This article was added at the request of the people, and Japan has only obediently accepted this demand.
As for the prisoners of war, it is discussed separately and is not included in this contract. 6 Zhengxiang said that according to international practice, the Japanese prisoners of war in China's hands now need to be released by Japan after paying a ransom, and the price is calculated at 500,000 yuan for soldiers, 1,000 yuan for noncommissioned officers, 5,000 yuan for lieutenants, 20,000 yuan for colonels, 100,000 yuan for generals, division commanders, fleet commanders, and chief of staff of the combined fleet. The commander of the Combined Fleet, the Governor of Taiwan, and the Governor of Kwantung Province will be paid 500,000 yuan for life and 100,000 yuan for death. In addition, medical expenses, food expenses, and prison management fees are calculated separately, and the payment is made until the person is released.
6 Zhengxiang also kindly proposed: If the Japanese side does not have the money, these people will have to stay in China and work forcibly until the money they earn can pay for their ransom and medical expenses.
At present, about 10,000 people have been captured by the Japanese Navy, and more than 100,000 have been captured by the 6th Army. This amount of money is not a small amount, and several Chinese accountants have calculated it for them, and it is not much, about more than 40 million yuan.
The Japanese were dumbfounded. It's just that the indemnity is enough to kill, and this ransom is even more unaffordable, but this ransom can't be out, and the people in the navy are even more expensive, so the navy still forbade the belt and scraped together a sum of money to redeem its officers and soldiers.
The attitude of the 6th Army is different, those big-headed soldiers they don't want to care, how cheap the Japanese soldiers are, it's worth the money of a postcard, you can find one for ten cents, and the Chinese actually opened it. But those officers, especially senior and middle-ranking officers, cannot be left alone.
So the Japanese side put forward hesitantly, whether it is possible to use the girl to pay the ransom, this kind of business has been done by both parties a few years ago, and it is nothing to do at this time, and Japan is even more expert in selling girls. You ask why Japan is doing this kind of festival? Well, you are really too young, too simple Tucson in the year of the year, this kind of thing is temperary, if you lose it, you will lose it. However, at this time, it is no longer possible for Japan to fool the girls of North Korea and the Ryukyus as before, and the Ainu girls can only use their own girls
The Chinese side thought about it for a while, and also agreed with their construction, China now has more than 10 million singles, and there are not too many girls at all, no matter how much they can eat.
The aftermath was next, as the two Chinese fleets stopped shelling the Japanese coast and split up to receive the islands of Ogasawara and Sakhalin. The 6th Army monitored the disarmament of the Korean Front and escorted them along the way to the port of Pusan, where they awaited repatriation.
As soon as the "Sino-Japanese Shanghai Contract" was announced, the whole of China was once again boiling over Japan, the old enemy that had brought countless injuries to China, was finally defeated, and it was still ruthlessly defeated. All Chinese feel the viciousness that has accumulated over the years.
On April 2, the masses in almost all cities organized their own grand celebrations, and many cities even held torchlight processions or lantern processions.
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