New Warlords 1909

后来根据日本官方统计数据，死亡人数加上失踪人数约为14万2千8百人，而因地震避难人数至少190万人以上，倒塌建筑物约12万8千栋，因火灾烧毁之建筑物约44万7千栋。

This kind of earthquake loss is the first in Japan for many years after the Meiji era, and the blow to Japan is far more than the simple figures above.From the analysis of later historical data, it can be seen that the reason why the earthquake caused such a large number of casualties is also closely related to the government's ineffective rescue.Coupled with the difficult birth of the cabinet, political parties and feudal lords are intriguing and fighting for power and profit.They worry that their disaster relief will become an excuse for political opponents to attack.In other words, the whole of Japan is in a state of anarchy.It makes Japan even worse on the day of catastrophe, like a plate of loose sand.

So for China, no matter what kind of national strategy it is, this is indeed an opportunity.And more importantly, the Japanese did a lot of 'good things' behind the scenes during the Haiyuan earthquake.If Hua Fei hadn't taken precautions in time, I'm afraid the Japanese would have been taken advantage of by him.It's just that even Hua Fei didn't expect that the retribution of the Japanese would come so quickly.

Historically, during the earthquake in Japan, China's poor and weak Beiyang government did its best.Regardless of past suspicions, aid Japan.At that time, Wang Yiting, a well-known businessman, painter, and Buddhist leader in Shanghai, raised 6000 dans of white rice, more than 2000 bags of flour, and various daily necessities. This was also the first batch of relief supplies from abroad.

However, this kind-hearted King Bodhisattva did not expect that less than ten years later, the ungrateful white-eyed wolf Japan would start to march into the Northeast in an all-round way.Not only in Japan at that time, this kind of white-eyed wolf story was repeated in the subsequent history of China. Even when a tsunami disaster occurred in a certain year, countless Chinese who were kept in the dark kept going to a certain hateful country. Donating money and materials makes people feel resentful.Take the case!Haven't those high-ranking people in power read the fables of Mr. Dong Guo and the wolf?

As a politician, Hua Fei doesn't think humanity is his first consideration.Humanity can exist, but kindness to your enemies, or humanity to potential enemies, is inhumanity to the citizens of the country and a crime to the country.The concept of humanity can be promoted among the people, but if politicians are also fooled by this so-called humanity, it is simply sad.

In front of the reservoir, tens of thousands of people are sweating profusely, unaware of the earthquake that occurred in Japan.Even if there is such a slight shock, it may not be detectable by humans.Hua Fei is still silent. If the scale of this earthquake is large, then it is indeed an opportunity for China.While you are sick, I will kill you.This is not to add insult to injury, but to take a strategic offensive during the enemy's strategic emptiness.Maybe we can take advantage of this opportunity to completely restore the strategic situation between China and Japan.

Politicians should have benevolence in their hearts, but this kind of benevolence is the sincere love for the nation, the country, and the people from the bottom of their hearts, and it is the kindness for all the poor and suffering people. This is great kindness.And for the sake of the so-called fame and reputation, indiscriminate kindness is a small kindness, and it may even be a crime!

Unlike the Canadian rape incident that was just resolved, Hua Fei appeared very calm this time.Not only did he not announce his return journey, but he also picked up the soil shovel as if nothing had happened, and continued to dig with one shovel after another.But Hua Fei at this time, even a layman can tell at a glance that he is very absent-minded.

The guards around him were all silent, and even the nearby people were slowly evacuated.Keep a low voice, I don't want Hua Fei's thoughts to be disturbed.And although Sun Ban and the others didn't know what happened, they still quickly prepared for the return trip.The car is always on standby, notifying the plane that it is full of fuel and ready to take off.

Hua Fei was not in a hurry, but the military staff in Nanjing was in a hurry.As soon as he received the information about the earthquake in Japan, the chief of staff on duty sent a telegram to Hua Fei who was in the disaster area without even informing others.Soon, the headquarters, the staff, the first cabinet of the presidential palace and other Nanjing military and political officials were all gathered.Even ordinary people can see that the earthquake in Japan is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for China.Even if you don't take this opportunity to completely weaken Japan's national military power.At the very least, we must take back the Northeast, and we can't always let the Japanese occupy it. After all, it is still our Chinese territory.And this is also the biggest criticism of the current government for the world, and it is also a thorn in the hearts of many national defense officers and soldiers.However, under Hua Fei's decision, although everyone asked for a fight again and again, there was still no order to dismiss Hua Fei.

Although the headquarters approved the Fengjun’s harassing attack on Japan at the beginning, with the outbreak of various domestic problems and conflicts, Fengjun’s harassment and attack plan against the Japanese army in the Northeast was also severely weakened and delayed. There is no way for Japan to occupy the Northeast. cause too much impact.Only the anti-Japanese team formed spontaneously by the people in the Northeast, with the support of weapons from Fengjun and Nanjing, became more and more popular in the Northeast, which greatly distressed the Japanese army in the Northeast.

The assembled high-level military officials of the National Defense Forces talked a lot, but no matter who they were, they had no right to mobilize the army and declare war.So everyone was in a hurry. Seeing that the time was up, but the telegram had not yet been received, another telegram was sent.Time passed again, and the people in the meeting room were scurrying around like ants on a hot pot, and sent two telegrams in a row again.Here, Qi Haichen took the telegram, but didn't bother Hua Fei, because the content of the telegram was not important, it was all about urging Hua Fei's itinerary.

When the fifth telegram was delivered to Qi Haichen, Qi Haichen hesitated, and said without authorization, "Use my name to call back the military department and the staff department, and say that the president is still...still digging!"

Still digging?When the military and political officials in Nanjing received this telegram, their eyes almost jumped out of their sockets, and their mouths were so wide that they could be stuffed into fists.Still digging?What's the meaning?Is it a password?Confidential officer, quickly decode, how do you send the undecoded message up?What?Decoded?What does that mean?code word?implying what?

Everyone, the signature above is not the president, but the president's confidential secretary, Qi Haichen.

What?Qi Haichen?What the hell is this kid doing?

Really, don't you know it's an urgent matter?This brat is really wrong!

Telegraph to him quickly, the military situation is extremely urgent, and there is no delay.Inform the President immediately and stop digging.After the meeting is over, we will all help him dig the soil.

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As soon as it was said that it was Qi Haichen's signature, the conference room exploded immediately, and everyone demanded to restart the power generation angrily. I'm afraid they all thought that Qi Haichen hadn't delivered the first telegram to Hua Fei yet.

"Report...report! Telegram, the president personally wrote back the telegram, it has returned, please stay safe!"

The noisy crowd was suddenly frozen.It has to be said that the news of the earthquake in Japan made everyone a little bit out of control with excitement.Even characters like Yu Chengping, Cao Yuan, and Li Yue couldn't help but feel their hearts surging.And such veterans as Jiang Baili, Cai E, and Li Liejun are not inferior to the enthusiasm of young men.For the young senior generals of the National Defense Forces, they generally look very young.There is more than aggressiveness, but calmness is indeed a little insufficient.With Hua Fei's experience and mental age, he will be very impulsive in certain things, not to mention all of you who are more or less influenced by Hua Fei's personality.

A word of peace and don't be impatient really calmed down the atmosphere.I saw everyone standing or sitting, or pacing, or standing against the wall.They held their chins, or closed their eyes, with different expressions and postures, but no one spoke.It's just that the atmosphere, from the rolling eyes of some people, reveals their hearts, which are far from being as calm as they appear on the surface.

It was already midnight when Hua Fei returned to Nanjing, but none of the senior military and political officials who were waiting for him left.The news is still strictly blocked to the outside world, so the outside world, even the most well-informed newspapers, can only smell something with their keen professional sense of smell.

When he came to the meeting room of the Presidential Palace, he saw that the huge room was full of people, but there was no sound at all.Those who couldn't bear the craving for cigarettes saw Hua Fei come back, they all stubbed out their cigarette butts, returned to the meeting room, and sat upright.The others cheered up one after another, with a calm expression on their faces.I'm afraid to give Hua Fei the impression of being impulsive, and the weight of their opinions will probably be discounted.Discounting is not their focus, their focus is to send troops, or not to send troops!

Hua Fei gasped slightly in his heart, he was still hungry after changing his military uniform.So after sitting down, instead of having a meeting first, he said directly, "I haven't had dinner yet, have you guys had it yet?"

Silence, no one answered, but there was obviously some movement off the court, but the 'calmness' remained the same.This made Hua Fei feel a little puzzled, not understanding what the hell these guys were doing.So he said to his entourage, "Just bring back my dinner, and I'll listen to everyone's opinions while eating!"

When the dinner was served, Hua Fei was moved and dumbfounded that the gurgling sound along the way was like percussion music as the attendants walked all the way carrying the food.Hua Feile laughed loudly, stood up and said, "Are you all hungry? It seems that everyone is impatient. I know what you think, of course we have to do something, and we must not lose what God has given us. Opportunity. However, the first thing we have to do is to appease the movement inside, don’t you think? You must first get rid of the barbarians, haha!”

"Ha ha……"

The entire conference room suddenly burst into laughter, and someone finally let go of his expression and laughed happily, secretly thinking in his heart.Grandma's, these guys, made me feel uncomfortable to be with me to death.Someone smiled shyly, and nodded inwardly, saying that one must settle down first, and the president's words were interesting.There were also people who quickly regained their calm expressions, and vigilantly said to themselves, "Be safe and don't be impatient, be safe and don't be impatient!"

"Guard, is there any food left?"

"Reports, yes, one for each person, no more, and no less!"

The guard's playful answer made many people laugh again.In fact, these guards had already prepared meals for everyone, but when Hua Fei didn't come back, who was not anxious, how could they have the intention to eat.Now that Hua Fei mentioned eating, everyone began to feel hungry, but the protests in their stomachs were uncontrollable.

Most of the people present were soldiers, and the eating speed was very fast.With a flick of the corner of his mouth, Li Yue, Hua Fei's first adviser, couldn't wait to speak before he had completely accepted his job.Although he is a calm type in the staff department, but this time when he heard the news of a major earthquake in Japan, Li Yue couldn't sit still immediately, and his emotions were obviously at the peak of a surging climax.

"President, we do not have detailed information about the Great Kanto Earthquake in Japan. The Joint Command of the General Staff has sent a recommendation letter to the intelligence department, suggesting that we should immediately increase the intelligence work in Japan and quickly send relevant important information back. Domestic. However, because the scale and damage of this earthquake may exceed our imagination, the information transmission may be seriously hindered at present."

The staff and command have no authority over the intelligence agencies, but they can issue letters of recommendation and secret inquiries.For example, a staff officer of Li Yue's level can access most of the intelligence department's intelligence, but he does not have this right to issue orders to a country's intelligence agency.Of course, the intelligence department will not underestimate the joint recommendation letter from the staff and headquarters, but as Li Yue said, the earthquake not only caused damage to Japan, but also caused damage to the intelligence system in Japan.The information about the earthquake was sent back through the few remaining working radio stations, but afterward, all contact with these radio stations from the outside world was also cut off.

After the earthquake, the Japanese imperial family even used a large number of primitive communication tools such as homing pigeons to communicate to make up for the interruption of telephone lines and the lack of information.And they do everything possible to prevent the spread of information and interfere with the few stations that still work.They denied that anything unusual had happened until it was too late to conceal the truth.

Although Hua Fei and the others still do not have accurate information, this does not prevent relevant foreign reports from spreading.Even if the earthquake is not as severe as imagined, or there is no opportunity to take advantage of it, make a preparation plan.It is still necessary to respond to all changes with the same, but to remain invincible.

"President, this is the detailed plan I have drawn up. According to the intensity of the earthquake and the level of damage caused to Japan, we will conduct an all-out war against Japan in military, economic, political, internal affairs, security and other aspects." Li Yue handed Hua Fei a brief form. As Hua Fei's number one adviser, Li Yue understood as early as after the battle between the National Defense Forces and the Beiyang Army that the obstacles to the National Defense Forces' dominance in China had been completely wiped out.Although there are other issues, these are not the focus of the first counselor. He quickly turned his research object to the biggest obstacle to China's rise and the biggest potential enemy Russia and Japan.And since Russia was split by the civil war, Li Yue naturally focused on Japan.This is why he was able to refer to such a plan in such a short period of time, and the biggest reason for his emotional agitation is probably because of the forward-looking strategy of his own strategy and his hard work. Just use it.

One of the key words Li Yue used was war, but whether it was Hua Fei or other military and political officials present, most of them seemed extremely calm and did not react much.Especially for the soldiers of the National Defense Forces, the war with the Japanese has not happened once or twice.Moreover, since Japan entered the Northeast, they have become more aware that the war against Japan may be far away from the last one.

"Due to the rush of time and the lack of intelligence, this plan still has many imperfections. However, 16 members of the general staff jointly signed this plan, and unanimously suggested that we take this opportunity to launch an all-out war against Japan!"

Including Hua Fei, the entire staff department has only 19 official members. That is to say, apart from Hua Fei who did not express his position, there are two other people who have not signed the plan.Hua Fei glanced at the signature, and said calmly, "Mr. Baili, what do you think of this matter?"

Hua Fei didn't ask the staff officers who signed first, but Jiang Baili who didn't sign.Hua Fei understands that at this moment, he himself is a little too excited, and for decision-makers, especially for big decisions related to the fate of the country, they really need negative opinions to calm themselves down, so as to make the decision easier. cautious.

Jiang Baili did not expect that Hua Fei would be the first to ask his opinion. He did not sign, but he did not object to taking this opportunity to take back the Northeast.It's just that in Li Yue's plan, the action is huge, just like the word he used just now, war.Yes, if this plan is implemented, it will really be an all-out war against Japan.

"I have no objection to expelling the Japanese army in Northeast China at this time, but it is not in the fundamental interests of China to launch a comprehensive military and economic attack on Japan. Our country has always been at war since Xinhai. Although these In [-], both military power and economic power have been greatly developed, but we must also see the hidden dangers behind this development."

"Most of our industries, especially heavy industries, are concentrated in the original autonomous region. Both industrial technology and actual output are still in a stage of rapid development. Strictly speaking, the achievements we have achieved today are only short-lived. The achievements made in the past ten years, both in terms of foundation and strength, are still relatively weak. Moreover, the country has experienced many disasters in the past two years, the national finances have been extremely tight, and the growth of military expenditures has been severely lagged and weakened. If it is not for the Chinese and overseas Chinese Actively buying various bonds may not only make it difficult for our economic construction to maintain the status quo, but also face financial crisis.”

"From a practical point of view, what China needs now is no longer war. The National Defense Forces have gone through countless wars to build a reputation for Chinese soldiers and for China's security. Now as long as the country's internal affairs are stable, I think foreign enemies will definitely It will not threaten the security and development of the country at this moment. Therefore, for the current central government, the top priority is to take advantage of the post-war peaceful environment to rapidly develop the economy, strengthen the national power, and even strengthen the military, so as to prepare for future unpredictable international events. War crisis, make my preparations!"

"Although Japan is our close neighbor, it is also a real threat to us. However, I don't think it is beneficial to start a full-scale confrontation with Japan at this moment. Before the national strength is not fully strong, the consequence of doing so is self-defeating martial arts, Consumption of national power. It eventually turned into a fight between the snipe and the clam, which benefited whoever was the fisherman."

Jiang Baili's considerations are not unreasonable. In fact, this is also a problem that Hua Fei did not immediately leave to consider after receiving the telegram.After these years of struggle, the entire country can barely be regarded as unified, and on the surface, the National Defense Forces' record is extremely brilliant and majestic.But only a small number of people, such as Hua Fei, understand the various difficulties and predicaments that the Nanjing Central Committee is facing today.In recent years, most of the victories and wars won by the National Defense Forces were civil wars, that is to say, the wars were lost and a lot of national wealth was lost.Even if the war is won, it is also depleting the wealth of the country.Therefore, there will never be a victory in a civil war, and only the least cost can be used to end the disaster.

Sending troops to Russia, Nicholas II's promise was basically not fulfilled. The only benefit may be the gold obtained from Russia at the beginning, which greatly developed the National Defense Forces, which lacked military spending at the time, and was also the basis for large-scale military expansion later. Assure.The victory of the First World War, in addition to obtaining a lot of warships and strengthening the strength of the navy, China did not receive a few real reparations at all.From an economic analysis alone, it still feels a bit beyond our means.

Hua Fei also understands that today's country needs to recuperate, develop vigorously, solve the restructuring of various government agencies in various places, solve various people's livelihoods, solve the national strategic reserve that has become empty due to the drought, and solve the backward infrastructure... .Development and taking advantage of this opportunity to unify the Northeast became the core conflict in Hua Fei's mind.

However, Jiang Baili's words did not cause Hua Fei's shock, but the sentence that rapid economic development, national power, and even strong military power, make my preparations for the unpredictable international war crisis in the future!Hua Fei has an advanced advantage that people in this era cannot have, that is, Hua Fei clearly understands that only twenty years after the First World War, a war of unprecedented scale in human history swept the world again, and it is against this blue The future fate of the planet has been completely rewritten.

It's just that at present, people are generally immersed in the peaceful environment after World War I, and the whole world is in a kind of peaceful holiday.Not only the military spending of various countries has been tightened, the number of navies has been reduced, and the League of Nations will also stand up to actively mediate the occasional disputes around the world.So in this environment, Jiang Baili said the above words, so Hua Fei couldn't help admiring the vision of this great strategist.

"Mr. Baili, I don't know why you think that there will be unpredictable war crises in the foreseeable future?"

Originally, everyone in the meeting room was anxious, but after Hua Fei's return, many people felt relieved.When Hua Fei was actually interested in Jiang Baili's irrelevant sentence, more people were a little confused, and then quickly fell into deep thought.After all, they are the elite think tanks of the National Defense Forces, and they understand that Hua Fei will never ask such a question without a reason.

Jiang Baili did not answer Hua Fei directly this time, but smiled cunningly and said, "If the president doesn't think there is an unpredictable war crisis? Why is the president trying to ensure a certain increase in military spending while all countries in the world are disarming and reducing military spending?" , and adopt the method of speeding up the rotation of recruits, reserve a large number of war reserve personnel, and expand the army conditionally, especially the pace of naval construction is not slow but rising, and military expenditures are increasing, ranking first among the three armies. Especially the ten-year development plan of the army , it even shocked Fang Zhen in my heart."

"The president's strategic vision is unparalleled in China. The most important thing is that the president has never made a major mistake in terms of strategic direction, especially in grasping international events. Therefore, Fang Zhen believes that the president is so Do it, it must be because of this reason!"

"Because we have opponents, and because the military power of our neighboring country, Japan, is a real threat to us. Because of the same, our military foundation is also very weak. Didn't Mr. Baili think of this?" Hua Fei persisted and continued inquired.

Jiang Fangzhen stopped talking, just smiled lightly and shook his head.If it wasn't for Hua Fei's deep knowledge of Jiang Fangzhen's strategic vision, he might really have mistakenly thought that Mr. Jiang was also a fellow wearer.