New Warlords 1909

Hua Fei shifted the subject of questioning to Zheng Shiqi, who also did not sign the plan.Zheng Shiqi and Hua Fei can be regarded as authentic fellow countrymen, wishing to belong to the Beiyang family. Later, with the efforts of the villagers and the changes in the domestic situation, they officially joined the National Defense Forces. They were also the first big men in the Beiyang family to join the National Defense Forces.

Zheng Shiqi is fifty years old. After joining the National Defense Forces, he realized very clearly that even though he and Hua Fei are authentic fellow villagers, it is not that simple to enter the core direct line of the National Defense Forces.So Zheng Shiqi resolutely gave up his military power and asked to step down.After several failed appeasements, the headquarters agreed to Zheng Shiqi's resignation, but believed that the country was employing people, and the Chinese should do their best for the country, while the army should work, and invited Zheng Shiqi to join the staff.Zheng Shiqi was not dismissed at this time, and became the oldest member of the young staff of the National Defense Forces.

What Zheng Shiqi did, especially the act of giving up military power, was accepted by the core circle of the National Defense Forces, especially the old people at the time, and was quickly accepted by everyone in their hearts, and became one of the quasi-core members of the National Defense Forces today.So even if Zheng Shiqi did not sign this time, there is no gossip.

"Old Zheng, it's time for you to talk, don't let us impulsive young people act foolishly!"

Zheng Shiqi did not show his old age in the slightest. He stood up and saluted, and said, "The president treats me like this. Shi Qi dares to break his heart and show his sincerity. The reason why I didn't sign is not that I disapprove of taking military action. After all, Northeast China belongs to China." It is a great shame for us that our land is now stolen by Japanese invaders. However, Shi Qi believes that the damage caused by the Kanto earthquake has not yet been known. In addition, in the entire Northeast, the number of Japanese troops has reached as high as 40. There are about 30 North Korean puppet troops, and the Japanese military strength in the Northeast has reached a terrifying 70. Japan can be said to have devoted all of its national power to the Northeast, and its ambitions for China can be seen.”

"And according to my estimate!" Jiang Baili suddenly interjected, "After this earthquake, Japan has become more and more insecure about isolated islands. After the earthquake, Japan will definitely increase the pace of overseas colonization!"

Zheng Shiqi thought about it, Jiang Baili had studied in Japan, and obviously had a more intuitive understanding of Japan's national character.There is some truth in these words alone.Just what does this sentence mean?Did Jiang Baili change his position?Zheng Shiqi didn't have time to think about it, so he continued to speak slowly, "Although we currently claim to have an army of one million, the air force is not much weaker than those European powers that have been killed in World War I. But we all know , the million National Defense Forces are mixed, and most of them are reorganized or newly recruited recruits. The real combat effectiveness is strong, and the army that can be regarded as elite will not exceed 70 troops, which is about 70. If we can mobilize 70 Ten thousand elite troops, 70 against [-], the outcome is between five and five. Even if we have a slight advantage, if we want to defeat these Japanese troops, we will inevitably pay a heavy price."

"With the newly established central government and the country's foundations not yet fully established, once our National Defense Forces have suffered a major loss, it will only cause a huge setback to the cause of revival. And at this time, their domestic drastic changes may be harmful to them. It may also cause a great blow to their morale, and it may also arouse their fighting spirit, making military offensives extremely difficult. Therefore, I do not advocate launching an all-out war against Japan, but to control the war within a certain range and use guerrilla Harassment is the main focus, supplemented by military strikes, and the Japanese army in the Northeast is gradually consumed."

"Currently, most of the guerrillas in Northeast China have entered the mountains under the strict siege of the Japanese army. The activities of guerrillas in various places have fallen into a slump, and some guerrillas even..." Someone reminded.

Hua Fei nodded, both Jiang Baili's and Zheng Shiqi's considerations made sense, and now Zheng Shiqi has completely considered issues from the standpoint of Hua Fei's direct lineage.Although Hua Fei did not completely agree with what he said, he still agrees with the understanding that the foundation of the new country is not stable, and once there is a military defeat, it will bring great setbacks to the central government.Now it seems that the south is basically unified under the National Defense Forces, but the local warlords in various places, especially in Sichuan, have not been fully reorganized, and many local guards have not been completely eliminated. The central government's territory has suddenly expanded, and it has control over many provinces. Also very limited.

They are all in favor of taking the opportunity to make some moves in the Northeast. This awareness is unprecedentedly unified, and the difference lies in the strength of the plans adopted.Hua Fei believed that even those who signed the plan might not fully agree with Li Yue's plan.

The military department submitted their opinions, but most of the people in the government remained silent. When Hua Fei started to ask questions, the few people present were generally cautious.Among them, Xi Yuanli, Secretary-General of the Cabinet Secretariat, who was the No. 1 in the autonomous region's first civil servant examination, has a very clear view. He does not approve of taking military action at this time, because it is obviously against the Chinese people. He not only gloats at others' misfortune, but also adds insult to injury and takes advantage of the fire.Not only will it attract international condemnation and damage China's international reputation, but it will also attract a lot of criticism from many domestic literati critics, making the government fall into an extremely passive position.

Xi Yuanli's views are very universal, and they are also the views of most government officials present.For the Northeast, they also hope to unify it under the central government as soon as possible.However, compared to the soldiers, they are not urgent and not so radical, and they express their concerns entirely from the standpoint of politicians.

Originally, when people from the military department put forward their opinions, most people from the government did not speak.People in the government now oppose the use of troops against the Northeast, and those soldiers can't stand it anymore.Immediately compete against their views, but there is no right or wrong in this kind of strategic decision-making debate.The so-called right and wrong can only be proved by history.In the end, everyone's focus was on the military not interfering too much in government affairs.And the people in the army also responded that the Northeast was occupied by the Japanese army, so now we are discussing military actions, not political decisions!

296 No Mercy

A scene similar to a heated dispute.Hua Fei has not met for some time.He has always believed that even his closest direct relatives will have reservations in some aspects, including advice and speaking.But once this kind of dispute arises, the strong desire to persuade others will also make them speak more of their innermost thoughts and say many things that they cannot say in their normal state.So Hua Fei still likes this kind of dispute within the controllable range.But seeing that the focus of the dispute had deviated, Hua Fei spoke up.

"What we are discussing today is not about decision-making, but about expressing personal views on the earthquake event to each of you. Everyone has the right to express his views. It is getting late, I think today's temporary meeting will end here, Break up the meeting!"

Break up the meeting?Just break up the meeting?After everyone received the news, they all left their work at hand, and then waited here all afternoon, racking their brains, thinking about what opportunities this earthquake will bring to China, and what opportunities we can take advantage of.Time waits for me, most people are extremely impatient, but in the end, it is just a dismissal of the meeting, and no order or decision has been made.

Seeing that everyone has no intention of moving their buttocks at all.Hua Fei was stunned for a moment, and had no choice but to add, "On the way, I have asked the intelligence department to use all its strength to send back the detailed information on the earthquake in Japan as quickly as possible. At present, we know nothing about the earthquake in the Kanto region of Japan. , what can you do?"

"Notify the National Defense Forces to be on standby, but do not mobilize for the time being. If I can decide to send troops to the Northeast, I hope that the ministries can leave in the shortest possible time. Finally, today's meeting is classified as top secret, and no one is allowed to report outside of today's meeting. The person revealed that the meeting is over!"

Originally, Hua Fei didn't have a complete idea and plan, but after listening to everyone's discussion, he had roughly figured it out. Now the only thing he needs to do is to wait for the detailed information from Japan.However, Jiang Baili and others are right. The current government finances have already exceeded the red line of bankruptcy after severe overdrafts in several wars.If it weren't for Hua Fei's continuous purchase of bonds with seemingly available funds to help the central government overcome this difficulty, I am afraid that they would have been devastated by now.

But as Zheng Shiqi said, the foundation of such a central government is not stable.Once there is a big failure, or if there is another problem in the economy, Huafei's asset management will be fatally hit.And if Hua Fei lacks sufficient funds, it will undoubtedly have a big impact on his larger-scale and crazier money-absorbing plans in the future.

The work efficiency of intelligence agencies is still very satisfactory, after all, they have been operating in Japan for so many years.Coupled with the chaos after the earthquake in Japan, management in all aspects is more lax than usual.The influx of a large amount of information allowed Hua Fei and the top government officials, staff, headquarters and others to quickly learn the details of the Great Kanto Earthquake in Japan.At first, I thought that the earthquake would never be small, but as the telegrams came, some people couldn't bear to get up after reading them, and said in a low voice, we are making trouble at this time, it's really a little... really a little....

"A large piece of forest rushed down from Danzishan Mountain at a speed of about sixty miles faster than the train!" After crossing a village and a railway, it rushed into the sea with hundreds of villagers and countless boulders Moments later, "several square miles of water turned blood red."

A train bound for Manazuru, carrying more than [-] people, slowly drove into Negawafu Station.It was almost too late to stop, and the overwhelming mudslides rushed in.After easily swallowing the train, the mudslide slowly flowed towards Tokyo Bay, and several villages in Negawa Prefecture disappeared at the same time.

"All the land undulates like the waves of the sea, and the hills and mountains twist sharply."The seismograph vibrated wildly, and then all the pointers were blown away. Except for an imported instrument that could barely monitor it, Japan could not find another intact seismograph...

These are non-Japanese intelligence personnel, summed up from newspapers in Western countries.Generate news back home.

"Hundreds of survivors were burned there".From here, the stench of corpses lingers for a long time, "it can be smelled dozens of miles away"; in Tokyo and Yokohama, where aftershocks continue, the fire has become the master of countless blocks.

After the earthquake, about 4000 people gathered in the open space of the Army Clothing Factory.However, at about four o'clock in the afternoon, a tornado brought a few sparks and ignited the luggage carried by the citizens and piles of military uniforms in the clothing factory.In addition to a dozen survivors, some 44030 people were burned to death.

Earthquakes, fires, tsunamis, and rumors are raging in the sky of Japan like ghosts with claws and claws.The ancient legend of the catfish's recovery directly affected the politics of the royal family, and the impact was unimaginable.Because according to an ancient legend: in the depths of the Sea of ​​Japan, there is a huge catfish; if the sun goddess is dissatisfied with the ruler of the world, the catfish will turn over and an earthquake will erupt.Only when the emperor abdicates immediately will the catastrophe stop and the aftershocks and fires pass.

The information sent back by the intelligence personnel is extremely complicated. Due to time constraints, there is no time to screen all the information. Regardless of whether it is useful or not, all the information will be sent back.Among the many reports, the number of people killed in the earthquake, fire, and tsunami did not move Hua Fei's heart at all.The original Haiyuan earthquake and even the recent nationwide drought.There was no sympathy from the Japanese either.Not only did they not show sympathy, but instead increased their troops to the northeast, which greatly restricted the military strength of the National Defense Forces, preventing Hua Fei from mobilizing more troops for disaster relief.The whole of today's China doesn't know, but Hua Fei will never forget Nanjing, how hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians fell under the butcher's knife, and the souls moaning and howling in the chimney of July [-]th.

Among all the information, what interested Hua Fei the most was the disturbance of the emperor's abdication.As we all know, the current Emperor of Japan is an imbecile, usually dementia, intermittent mental illness.Therefore, government affairs are generally handled by his son Hirohito.Yuren clearly remembered that on the eve of his appointment as regent, his mentally abnormal father suddenly protected his jade seal and refused to hand it over.Later, it was the patriarch of Xiyuan Temple who coaxed and deceived him and exhausted the means of dealing with naughty children, so that he got this symbol of national power.

Just seven days before the earthquake, Prime Minister Yusaburo Kato had just died of illness. Although Gonbei Yamamoto had the support of Komochi Saienji, he encountered widespread opposition from political parties, and the cabinet was delayed.The house leak coincided with the continuous night rain. At this juncture, the elder of Saiyuan Temple, who was highly respected in the ruling and opposition parties, fell ill again, which finally led to the current chaos in the Japanese political arena.

What makes Hua Fei even more vigilant is that although this Hirohito is young, he has just regented.Inexperienced, but his methods are absolutely extraordinary.In order to face thousands of disaster victims flocking to Akasaka Palace.In the face of their silent protests, silent demands, and the crisis of abdication, Hirohito was unwilling to bear the charge of "unfilial piety". He even hoped to win the reputation of a wise monarch.He is determined to divert the public's attention, not only to let the tradition of abdication go away, but also to use this handwriting to ring the bell for his official entry into the stage of history.

Late that night, "North Koreans rioted and set fire everywhere." "The fire was set by the Koreans who hated the Japanese", "They poisoned wells, robbed, raped, and committed all sorts of crimes"... Various theories filled the smoking ruins from Tokyo to Yokohama, and all kinds of rumors made the bored and frightened Japanese finally Found a way to vent.Overnight, the "emperor abdicated" and the clamor for accountability for the government subsided.

Subsequently, with the support of Hirohito and Saiyuanji Gongwang, the Yamamoto Gonbei Cabinet was hastily announced.With the political party still indifferent, Yamamoto himself holds the four positions of prime minister, foreign minister, literary minister, and legal minister.And his first handwriting after taking office was to announce that the country had entered a wartime system.Natural disasters have thus evolved into social events.

When this telegram was sent, in the streets and alleys of Japan, countless young people and veterans organized self-police groups.They set up checkpoints and closely checked passers-by.Armed with broadswords, bamboo spears, and sticks, thousands of North Koreans were brutally murdered in just a few days.

Hua Fei did not comment on the methods adopted by the Japanese government. From a purely political point of view, their tactics were not only vicious, but also ruthless.It is foreseeable that countless North Koreans will become innocent victims in this disaster.

Innocent or not is not the focus of Hua Fei's concern.In this world, the weak are always innocent players.Hua Fei just saw an opportunity here, an opportunity to provoke the relationship between North Korea and Japan.

A top-secret telegram was sent to Japan, and soon, the Japanese police found the dead body of a Japanese in a ruin, and the traces were very fresh.The corpse died so badly that I couldn't bear to witness it. It can be seen that the murderer had a general hatred for the Japanese.Especially the Korean written in blood on the wall: Damn Japanese, this is the revenge of the great Korean nation against you, and this is the declaration of war by the Koreans against you.Let the gods bless me, another big earthquake will shake this dirty island into the sea forever.

Although this matter seems a bit suspicious, and many clues still need to be investigated.But after the Japanese who heard the news saw this scene, the already irritated Japanese suddenly lost control.He even declared war on our Yamato nation.And curse another earthquake, how do you think the Japanese can endure it?The angry crowd got completely out of control and rushed to the block where North Koreans gathered. Regardless of 21, they had suspicious accents anyway, and all of them died under the angry crowd.

However, the incident did not end, and the North Korean counterattack became more violent.Every day, civilians and the police always find bloody corpses in some corners of the ruins after the earthquake. These corpses were either stabbed to death or smashed to death, and there were also young girls with disheveled clothes and terrific deaths.There are eye-catching slogans near most of the corpses, this is battle, this is your punishment, long live the great Korean nation...

With the spread and spread of rumors, this kind of homicide and the pursuit of Koreans spread to the whole of Japan.However, the climax of the whole incident was not the victimization of Japanese disaster victims or nationals.As a large number of Koreans in Japan are not killed, the number of Japanese murders seems to be decreasing and gradually subsiding.However, these news spread to North Korea somehow, and a large number of young people held a demonstration under the organization of the North Korean Youth Party.But on the second day of the demonstration, more than a dozen Japanese soldiers of an infantry squad were killed while playing outside the city. Their weapons and clothes were searched. On a whole row of corpses, it was written in blood, "Fight, Great North Korea." nationality!

When this news spread back to China, it not only caused an uproar in the press, but also outraged the people. The newly formed Yamamoto Cabinet was also extremely shocked.Some people even suggested that the Yamato nation must never surrender and surrender to the humble Koreans.The government should take up the challenge by adopting a stricter policy in North Korea and enforcing tougher cool laws.Some people even suggested confiscating the weapons of the Korean puppet army, genocide the Koreans, and relocate the Japanese to live in North Korea.Although it is a peninsula, it is connected to the mainland after all. Whether it is an earthquake disaster or a sense of security, it will be much stronger than the main island.

These disturbances greatly restrained Japan's energy, especially the vendetta between the "Koreans" in the disaster area and the Japanese, which not only delayed the rescue, but also created greater panic and confusion.Finally, in the disaster area, all yellow-skinned people from other countries who look like Koreans have to hang a big Japanese sign on the chest and back, I am from XX country.Otherwise, you will never notice that a gun suddenly flew from somewhere, and you will never know who fired the black gun.

Moreover, the voice of the 30 North Korean troops in Northeast China about the confiscation of weapons from the North Korean puppet army and the genocide did not know how to reach the ears of the [-] North Korean troops in the Northeast.If it weren't for the fact that these sticks are just duck mouths and rabbit hearts, the mutiny would have happened long ago, and the situation would have gotten out of hand.

Up to now, some people have guessed some possibilities, but it is probably impossible to find evidence.Soon, there will be an article that this may be a vicious trick of hostile countries to sow relations between Japan and North Korea and sit back and watch Japan and North Korea kill each other. Articles such as "We are subjects of the Great Japanese Empire", "We work together to be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor", Koreans and Japanese are one family, and are subjects of His Majesty the Emperor, etc., filled the newspapers.

So people became suspicious and wondered, saying that the fire was set by the Koreans who hated Japan, that they poisoned wells, robbed, raped, and committed all kinds of crimes were all statements by your government, and also organized a large number of self-police groups to search and kill North Koreans , and eventually drew revenge from the North Koreans.Now you say that we are a family, and we are all subjects of the Emperor, and we must live in harmony.This is not the same as slapping yourself on the mouth, how to make people believe what you said.

Besides, you all insinuated, who is the so-called enemy?Chinese?Let's see what the Chinese have done?The Chinese government not only sent a message of condolences at the first time, but also hoped to take pictures of rescue troops to help the Japanese government participate in disaster relief, but it was rejected.So the government announced that it would donate 1000 million Singapore dollars in food and medicine to the victims in the disaster area.In addition, even if the government did not make a call, Chinese people are starting to donate money and materials.Some Japanese newspapers even called China the most reliable friend and the most trustworthy partner.Now, do you want us people to learn from you and slap our own mouths?

The Japanese cabinet gradually realized something, but they lifted the stone by themselves, and finally fell on their own feet. They could only eat Coptis chinensis dumbly, and swallow the bitterness in their stomachs.What the Japanese government can't understand is why China still donates money and materials to them?At this moment, many politicians in Japan really only feel like a weasel giving a New Year greeting to a chicken!

In mid-September, a [-]-ton cargo ship slowly left Shanghai Xingang, filled with grain, clothing, and medicine, and headed for Japan under the spotlight of countless international media.The international newspapers were full of praise, and they all expressed their high praise for the noble humanitarian spirit of the Chinese government.

Three days after the cargo ship left Shanghai Port, a special news published by a Chinese private newspaper was like countless meteors falling on the earth. Not only the newspapers of various countries were dumbfounded, but Japan was also silent. The Chinese government is silent, and the Chinese people are furious.

for what?Because of that special report in that newspaper.It turns out that the reporter's hometown is in the Northeast, and it is currently under the rule of the Japanese army.The reporter had been studying abroad. After returning to China, he was unable to return home due to the blockade in Northeast China. He worked for a local newspaper in Tianjin.

This time with the help of foreign photographers from the newspaper, the two of them returned to their hometown for a few days, but on the way back to Tianjin, they saw a scene that they would never forget. scene.A Japanese soldier team of about 50 people surrounded a village with a population of more than 200, and set up gallows and hangers at the entrance of the village. When the reporter and foreign photographer arrived, the gallows and hangers were already hanging Full of dead people.The Japanese soldiers seemed to be asking something. After getting no results, the frustrated Japanese soldiers fired the bolts of the machine guns. More than 200 villagers, regardless of men, women, and children, all fell into a pool of blood. Go up and pay those people a few knives one by one.

Reporters and photographers frightened to leave this most precious evidence, afterward they found a teenage child in a cellar in the village.According to the child's intermittent statements, these Japanese soldiers seemed to be looking for some rebellious Koreans, and they even said some words of revenge.There are indeed a few Korean households in this village, but most of them are Chinese and have absolutely nothing to do with the rebellion and guerrillas.

After the report was published, especially the bloody photo, it greatly stimulated every Chinese.Almost on the same day, countless Chinese poured into the streets, and the square in front of the Presidential Palace was even more crowded with people, asking the government to withdraw all aid to Japan and bring back the aid ships.And strongly petitioned the government to send troops to take back the Northeast.Some young people even opened their chests, shouting that as long as the president sends troops to the Northeast, I will give my life and all my property, and I will never regret it.If you don't take back the Northeast, you will never return to your hometown.

: Attention, there is a small foreshadowing in that village, so please don't be impulsive~ Hua Fei's kindness is not merciful, and it is limited to specific ethnic groups.It's [-] today, let's make up for what I owed yesterday~

297 The Northeast Incident

The climax of the army's battle has also been pushed to a peak.Especially the [-]th Army, which was originally Fengjun, was even more furious. If it weren't for the effective restraint of officers such as Zhang Xueliang, I am afraid that many low-level passionate officers would have returned to the northeast with their troops, vowing to fight the Japanese army to the death.

The village massacre incident has also greatly shocked people all over the world. If there are many coincidences and doubts in the whole incident, it is absolutely impossible to talk about the cost.Because the photographer is indeed a native-born foreigner, and he has not been in China for a long time.And that Chinese reporter is a privately funded student studying abroad, and has little to do with the Nanjing government.