New Warlords 1909

Hua Fei stood beside the car.I have been listening to the middle-aged man shouting.Hua Fei frowned.He walked over with a very heavy expression.Help the middle-aged man up.Then walk to the steps in front of the city hall.Seeing that tens of thousands of people have gathered in the audience.He raised his hand and shouted. "Compatriots. Friends. I am here now. I want to tell everyone a decision. I want to give an answer to all patriots!"

The scene was extremely quiet for a moment. Although many people in the distance couldn't hear what Hua Fei was saying, they still held their breath and remained motionless!

"What is this?" Hua Fei raised the newspaper in his hand. Although the bloody image on the newspaper was well known by everyone, it still caused some people in the front of the scene to start commotion.

"This is an act of a beast. This is a complete violation of international law. It is a barbaric butcher! We cannot tolerate the Japanese doing reckless actions on our land, and we cannot tolerate our citizens being raped by a group of wild beasts from a barren land. Brutally devoured!"

"We love peace. The war in Europe has claimed countless lives. When Japan entered Shandong, we were still trying to take all diplomatic actions to resolve the war and achieve peace and stability in East Asia. However, some people But they ignored our kind appeals. Instead, they intensified and responded to our modesty with bayonets and blood!"

"My compatriots, are we weak? No, even if the National Defense Force of the autonomous region is the last person in the battle, I, Hua Fei, will go to the battlefield with a gun! None of the soldiers of the National Defense Force is a coward. Knowing that there will be mountains of swords and fire, I will not hesitate. Go ahead!"

"Today, I am here to tell everyone. Since all hope of peace has been cut off, all that is left for us is war! We will use our lives and blood to tell the world and all countries in the world! China today is no longer The Qing Dynasty at the beginning could be abused at will! We want to tell everyone with victory that we Chinese have stood up. No one can crush our backs!"

"I hereby warn the relevant countries to recognize the situation, choose justice, and not stand on our opposite side! On behalf of the National Defense Forces, I hope that the Beiyang Army, as the Central Army, should take responsibility for safeguarding national security and the lives of the people. The National Defense Forces as a The defense army of the local self-government also has no hesitation and no shirk in this matter. In the face of a common enemy and a national crisis, the National Defense Army hopes to form a coalition with the Beiyang Army to jointly attack the invaders!"

"I also take this opportunity to thank my compatriots for their support to the National Defense Forces. We do not accept any donations, but we may issue war bonds. I would like to use your mouth to tell all the people in the autonomous region. Maintain local law and order, and strive to expand production, It is your greatest support for the war and your greatest contribution to the country."

"Defeat Japan! Never win!"

With Hua Fei raising his fist, the whole scene was completely boiling!Down with Japan!Down with Japan!Although many people didn't hear Hua Fei's words at all, with the cheers, everyone understood Commander Hua's decision!

The square in front of the city hall has completely turned into a sea of ​​joy.People waved their fists and chanted slogans to bring down Japan, and left the square one after another.As the cheering team marched, more and more people joined the cheering

.The shouted slogan has also changed from overthrowing Japan to overthrowing Japan and working hard.

More is the news sent back by the reporters, and the emergency printed numbers are quickly distributed on the streets of cities around the world.The autonomous government in Nanjing also saw this news from the newspaper.The cabinet government was shocked, and quickly dialed Hua Fei's special line, but the operator told the other party that Commander Hua was in a secret meeting with someone and could not answer the phone.

The consulates in Shanghai got the news very quickly. Not surprisingly, Britain, France, Germany, Russia, the United States and Austria quickly sent envoys to see Hua Fei.They need to get exact answers from Hua Fei, and complete the orders given to them by their respective governments as much as possible.

Hua Fei didn't meet any of these people.Only spying was held with the German charge d'affaires in China, Malzan, and the German army representative, Feng Qiexi, and the two sides initially reached an agreement.If Japan continues to attack Qingdao, the two sides will reach a temporary alliance to fight Japan together.At the same time, Germany handed over the rights and interests of Qingdao and the Jiaoji Line to the government of the Jiangsu-Shanghai Autonomous Region, and temporarily entrusted Huafei to take over the military forces in the Far East.

In order to deepen the cooperative partnership, the government of the autonomous region will provide certain assistance to Germany on the European battlefield.

The Germans provided technical assistance in the fields of industrial construction, chemical industry, petroleum, and steel.

The choice of the Germans is completely passive.In East Asia, except for a few warships from the Austro-Hungarian Empire who joined their alliance, the German armed forces only had 5000 people stationed in Qingdao.The main fleet of the Far East, under the leadership of the naval commander Feng Xipei, entered the Indian Ocean to fight.At this time, there are only a few destroyers, torpedo ships, and gunboats in the theater.

But what they faced was 39 warships of the Japanese Second Fleet and more than 3 soldiers.Plus British naval support and a coalition of thousands of British soldiers.The comparison of the strengths of the two sides is already very different.Although the Germans were very reluctant to hand over the military forces in the Far East to Hua Fei, Hua Fei's attitude was very firm, and he even stated that this was a prerequisite for military assistance to Germany.

If Hua Fei's conditions were not agreed, Germany would not only lose Qingdao, but thousands of German soldiers would inevitably become prisoners, and the property of the Germans in Qingdao would not be guaranteed. This is predictable.

Just a few minutes after the Germans left, the American Smith came to visit.Originally, Hua Fei didn't want to see the Americans, because at this time, the Americans had absolutely no way of standing up for him, and they also began to fear Japan's ambitions in East Asia.So instead of wasting time talking about it, it is better to coordinate interests with the Americans after the war is over. I believe the Americans are also very happy to see it.

But Smith told the guard that he was visiting Hua Fei privately to discuss business matters.Smith is not a reckless person. In business, he sometimes has a Jewish shrewdness.So Hua Fei believed that Smith would not come to him at this time for no reason, just for a so-called business!

As expected by Hua Fei, the news of Hua Fei's plan to declare war on Japan has already caused a sensation in the concession.No matter which country it is, it is generally very unfavorable to the autonomous region.Although they were not worried about their own interests, they were worried that after Hua Fei's failure, he would jump over the wall in a hurry and run into the concession to plunder.Maybe they won't do it. You must know that some of Hua Fei's actions in the initial army were not very glorious.

However, Smith was under pressure from the governments of the United Kingdom and the United States, especially the United Kingdom, asking him to withdraw the cost of technicians in the Wing Loong aircraft factory and the diamond engine factory, and to make it safe and not to allow production of factories for military purposes in the concession Because of this, the two factories were ordered to move out of the concession.

Hua Fei was furious, not because of Smith's withdrawal of equity, but because of orders from Britain, the United States and other countries to move his factory out of the concession.The reason for setting these two factories in the concession was for safety reasons, but since the establishment of the autonomous government, it is obviously not the wisest choice to set these two important factories in the concession.

Even if Smith doesn't mention it, Hua Fei will move out of these two factories at the right time.Anger is anger, Hua Fei is about to start a full-scale war against Japan, but the British come to play this hand, doesn't it clearly express their position.

Smith is also a little guilty. After all, the initial investment of tens of thousands of dollars has now reached hundreds of thousands of dollars in market value.In addition, doing business with Hua Fei has always been very straightforward, and he has earned a lot of benefits from Hua Fei.So Smith hinted that the technical engineers in the two factories could be kept.

Back, give him back!Move, definitely move!Hua Fei made a decisive decision and quickly answered Smith.But as soon as Smith left, Hua Fei ordered the two regiments of the guard division to immediately enter the two factories in the concession to protect the normal production of the factories.At the same time, staff will be deployed to build a new large-scale production plant for military aircraft in Hefei and a new engine plant in Nanjing to expand production capacity.

Due to the needs of the war, the pterosaur factory must not stop production at present.However, because it is located in the concession, that is, the prime location in the urban area for later generations, it will need to be relocated sooner or later.Moreover, it is located in the concession area, which is not conducive to the secret production of new models.

The two regiments of the Huafei Guards stationed in the two factories in the concession, which caused an uproar in the concession again that night.Although there are also many military forces in the countries in the concession, the National Defense Forces in Shanghai at the moment include not only the majority of the Second Army of the National Defense Army, elite guard divisions, but also several units of the First Army that just finished the military parade not long ago.

You said that although the foreigners reacted fiercely, they still didn't have the courage to openly confront them with force. They just increased the alert level in the border areas of the concession.If there is a complete break with Hua Fei, Hua Fei might take the opportunity to take over the concession.And if Hua Fei really did this, Britain, France and other countries really couldn't spare their troops to come to protest.

All countries subconsciously focused their attention on the confrontation between the self-government and Japan. As long as the military failed and the diplomatic pressure of the countries was increased, everyone believed that Hua Fei would succumb.Maybe you can take this opportunity to bring down this iron-blooded Chinese general.

They were not disappointed. Two days later, on September 80.00, the day the Japanese occupied Jimo, the Nanjing cabinet government issued a powerful announcement.In view of Japan's invasion of Shandong and other places, the autonomous government will cut off all diplomatic and commercial ties with Japan immediately.And after the parliamentary vote, with an absolute vote rate of [-]%, officially declared war on Japan.Authorize the National Defense Forces Command to take full command of all matters of war.

The news that the Jiangsu-Shanghai Autonomous Government officially declared war on Japan not only quickly spread throughout the country, but also spread to other countries very quickly, making it onto the headlines of many newspapers.Whether it is senior government analysts or senior military commanders on the French and German fronts, they are all judging the impact that the new battlefield in the Far East will have on the European War.

The countries concerned, such as Britain and France, even dispatched consuls in a hurry, and the ministers in Beijing also hurried south.They need to understand that the autonomous region declared war on Japan, does it mean that the autonomous region has formed an alliance with Germany and joined the Allied Front?

Statement of the Wehrmacht Command, in the declaration of war

On the afternoon of the next day, it was officially announced in the form of a press conference.The division will launch a full-scale military war against Japan, involving not only the army, but also the navy and air force.And from the day of the war, all routes such as the East China Sea, the Yellow Sea, and the South China Sea have been blocked. All Japanese warships and merchant ships are all targets of attack.Merchant ships from other countries are also not allowed to send any supplies to the hostile country Japan.Otherwise, the rule of capture will still apply, and all cargo and merchant ships on board will be confiscated.

Announce the freezing of all Japanese public assets in the autonomous region, all Japanese are not allowed to leave the country without authorization, all Japanese private capital are not allowed to be sent back to the country, and all Japanese private capital are not allowed to be sent back to the country, and they are not allowed to assist the country's unjust war of aggression in any way.Otherwise, once verified, they will be severely punished by special wartime laws.

Announced that the autonomous region will take over all rights and interests such as Qingdao and the Jiaoji line. All German armed forces will be temporarily supervised by the autonomous region and will be released to the country after the war is over.

Warn all countries not to damage relations with China and the autonomous region. The National Defense Forces do not want to expand the war situation, nor do they want to be involved in any other wars.The most restrained efforts will be made to defend the peace by force.

Announced that in the name of the National Defense Forces, war bonds of 1000 million Singapore dollars will be issued. The bonds will be repaid with war proceeds and post-war indemnities, and the interest rate is three to five times that of construction bonds.

Announced the implementation of the compulsory military service system, and urgently recruited all relevant young people up to the age of 23 in the autonomous region to enlist in the army, conduct recruit training, and increase the reserve soldiers.

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The official declaration of war by Wehrmacht Command is detailed enough for all parties to decipher the relevant information.Obviously, the autonomous region has not formed an alliance with the Germans, and the Germans in the Far East are not allowed to return to China to participate in the war. It can be said that Hua Fei's consistent position is neutral!In this case, the worries of many countries were relieved. The United States, France and other countries even sent representatives to start negotiations and mediation.

The statement of the commander of the National Defense Forces has received huge support from the people, especially the interest rate that is three to five times higher than that of construction bonds, which has even aroused the interest of many big chaebols.Not only enthusiastic people in the autonomous region are widely buying, but some small landlords and businessmen have also joined the ranks of panic buying.

At this time, Hua Fei spent almost all day in the temporary headquarters of the military base outside Shanghai.All senior officers and staff officers above the division of the National Defense Forces were seated. Although a few people still speculated, none of them opposed the battle.At the first meeting, someone opposed declaring war on Japan, and Hua Fei immediately dismissed him from his position on the spot.And said, even if we must lose, we must fight!

Afterwards, all the voices of opposition fell silent, and the combatants were greatly encouraged. All the staff departments were fully operational to formulate detailed combat plans.

The preliminary plan decided to mobilize the Second Army of the National Defense Forces and the Third Army with a total of more than 7 troops. They will be divided into two routes from Jinpu Line to Jiaoji Line, and go north to Jiaozhou along the railway.The other route was divided into two echelons. The first echelon was stationed in the north of Jiangsu along the land route of the Third Army to quickly support Qingdao.The other echelon, under the escort of naval warships, landed in Shandong from the sea in a transport ship to reinforce the Shandong battlefield.

The Second Army consisted almost entirely of recruits, a new army with no actual combat experience.The third army was reorganized and expanded from the remnants of the original revolutionary army and some captive troops. Its military discipline and military style were relatively poor, but it had rich combat experience.

The most elite and rarely defeated First Army was left in the autonomous region by Hua Fei, and not a single company was dispatched, which caused complaints from officers at all levels of the First Army.In a fit of anger, Hua Fei said, whoever wants to go to Shandong can apply to be transferred from the First Army.Then all complained and collectively lost their voices.

The first army is already elite, and there is no need to use more victories to improve their experience.Regardless of whether it is a brand-new second army or a mixed third army, they all need battles and blood baptisms to temper their military spirit and complete a radical transformation.This is a temper that must be experienced, and it is an unavoidable process.

In addition, the combat effectiveness and loyalty of the First Army, sitting in the autonomous region, will also deter Xiaoxiao's rash actions and act as a deterrent.At the beginning, the first army had only a few thousand people, and it achieved all kinds of legendary results.There are now more than 3 people. Unless someone can mobilize an army of 10,000+, they should not have delusions about the autonomous region.

Moreover, under the call of the compulsory military service system, the new Fourth Army, Fifth Army, and Sixth Army of the National Defense Army also began to form.Once the recruit training is over, this is not a small combat power.

At that time, the strength of the entire national defense force will be fully doubled.

Although the Second Army and the Third Army have just completed the refitting of rifles, they are far from reaching the standard equipment for construction goals in terms of the equipment of light machine guns, heavy machine guns, and heavy fire weapons such as artillery.However, against the Japanese, they did not lose the wind at all.According to intelligence, the Japanese dispatched more than 50 transport ships and nearly 3 warships, with an army of more than 40 people, only more than 100 heavy machine guns, and only more than [-] artillery pieces.

Except for the collective opposition to Hua Fei as the commander-in-chief and personally going to the front line, other plans were unanimously approved.Many officers, especially those of the First Army, opposed it even more strongly.Hua Zhong, Guo Tong, Cao Yuan, Li Qianyu, and even Heber and Bart also joined in the fun.They are just a little rogue and authentic. It is okay for the commander to command the battle in person, but we have to let our First Army be the vanguard.

Hua Fei calmed down, and finally gave up his decision to go north in person.Not only because there are many things that require him to coordinate the overall situation, but also because if he is injured and unconscious, or even has an accident, this important opportunity will be completely lost.

So Jiang Fangzhen was finally appointed as the commander-in-chief of the North Anti-Japanese Army, the temporary commander of the Second Army of the National Defense Army, and awarded the rank of colonel.Zhang Xiaozhun was appointed as the deputy commander-in-chief of the North Anti-Japanese Army, the temporary commander of the Third Army of the National Defense Forces, and was awarded the rank of colonel.After the order is issued, we will go to war immediately!

Everyone already knew Hua Fei's importance to Jiang Fangzhen and Zhang Xiaozhun.But Huoxian revoked the part-time commander of the Second Army and the Third Army, and let two soldiers with no military achievements take on such a heavy responsibility, which still surprised many people.Everyone is not afraid that they will lead their troops to rebel. After all, all officers are either assigned from the First Army or graduated from the Jagged Military Academy. Their loyalty is still controllable!What they are worried about is that it is always unsafe to hand over the command power to two people with no command experience in such an important battle.