Beiyang reactionaries

When dispatching officers from the Northeast Military Region to the Korean Independence Army, what the higher-ups think and what the Korean government-in-exile thinks all need to be considered.Shang Zhen shouldn't make the decision alone.

"You keep talking."

"Now the Korean peninsula is full of various resistance forces, and there are many armed forces. However, these troops are mobs and have not been trained at all. With hundreds of troops, even a small team of the Japanese army is no match. But they have a large number , In the entire Korean peninsula, there can be tens of thousands of such rebels. If the Korean Independence Army can quickly reorganize them and train these armed forces, it will definitely greatly increase the strength of the Korean Independence Army.”

"kindness."

Shang Zhen nodded.

The Korean peninsula is now full of wars, there are many resistance forces, and many bandits have come out.It can be said to be very messy.If the Korean Independence Army can reorganize these units and then give them some formal training, then the strength of the Korean Independence Army will increase rapidly.

"But this needs to be done by the North Korean government-in-exile themselves."

"Commander Shang, I have talked to them about this issue. They think that they need money and weapons to reorganize these troops. I hope we can support it."

"Money and weapons."

The reorganization of troops is inseparable from these two things.

Shang Zhen thought for a while and said: "This question, your joint command will directly send a report. Find out how much money and how many weapons you need, and I will discuss it with the higher-ups. You have heard what the Prime Minister said. The Prime Minister hopes that North Korea will be independent. The strength of the army can increase rapidly. For this, the Prime Minister will never be stingy with money."

"Yes."

"anything else?"

"That's the main thing."

"Okay. I can help you solve all these."

Shang Zhen added it up, and then said seriously: "Director Ge, you should understand. The Korean Peninsula is very close to Japan. As long as Japan makes up its mind, three or four divisions can come to the Korean Peninsula within a month. Of course, the situation in Japan is not very good now, especially the economy is not good, so it is difficult to mobilize so many troops into the Korean Peninsula. But there should be reinforcements of one or two divisions in a short time. Therefore, you must be quick here. We must expand the size of the Korean Independence Army as soon as possible. I will try my best to meet their needs. And you should train a group of artillery units and machine gunners on the side of the Korean Independence Army as soon as possible. The Prime Minister said that as long as The North Korean Independence Army has enough strength, and the higher-ups will support them with enough artillery and heavy machine guns."

"Yes."

"Go get ready."

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"Prime Minister Kato, the Korean peninsula is already in chaos."

"What is the specific situation?"

"The Chinese army has a large number of military airfields in Manchuria and the Jiaozhou Peninsula, as well as a large number of aircraft. On the pretext that our troops crossed the Yalu River to attack their troops, they frequently bombed our troops and logistics bases on the Korean Peninsula. According to our statistics, the Chinese army dispatched [-] sorties to bomb our barracks and logistics bases on the Korean peninsula. Our troops lack anti-aircraft guns and our own aircraft, so we can only let the Chinese aircraft bomb us. "

Reported by Kato Takaaki's Lu Xiang Ugaki Kazunari.

Ugaki Kazusei's face was serious, and he continued: "Originally, we only had 4 divisions, gendarmerie divisions, and some police forces on the Korean peninsula. The number was about 1000. Now there are rebellions everywhere on the Korean peninsula, and wars are everywhere. It is more difficult for us to control. Especially this time the North Korean rebels are obviously supported by the Chinese government. Many rebels have received formal training from the Chinese army, and their weapons and equipment are not bad. They are very smart and avoid our large forces. Dedicated to destroying our grassroots institutions on the Korean Peninsula, as well as major mines, farmland, and some of our small troops, making our troops run back and forth. And once the situation is unfavorable, they will go to Manchuria. Therefore, our troops are in North Korea The peninsula has not been able to completely quell these rebellions. Recently, we have frequently fought against the Chinese army, coupled with the air strikes of Chinese planes, and suffered heavy losses in a short period of time. The Gangcun Ningji Regiment was wiped out by the Chinese army, and the vitality of the Gendarmerie Division was severely damaged. , It is impossible to complete the task at all. Including the [-]th Division, the loss was too great in the air strike, and the arsenal and logistics materials stored in the Pyongyang area were also burned in the air strike. Now the northern part of the Korean peninsula is out of control, and the rebels are in the The northern region is already unscrupulous. Unless it is a large army, small troops in the northern region are already afraid to leave at will. And the disturbance has spread to the southern region. Just two days ago, there was a rebellion with a population of about [-] Molecular forces are actually trying to control Pyongyang. Prime Minister, there is Pyongyang, where there are large troops stationed, but there are still many rebels active. This is the current situation. Let it go, the situation on the Korean peninsula is out of control. We must go down We are determined to send reinforcements, or the Korean peninsula will be lost."

very bad.

Forms change too quickly.

In 1919, millions of people participated in the independence movement on the Korean peninsula.Although it was suppressed by the Japanese, the influence of the independence movement that so many people participated in could be eliminated in just a few years.Many of the current leaders of the Korean Independence Movement were those who participated in the 1919 Independence Movement.

There are also a large number of students with serious anti-Japanese sentiments.What's more, only four years later, in 1923, China and Japan fought in the Northeast, and Japan completely withdrew from Northeast China. I don't know how many North Korean resistance forces were encouraged.In addition, after the end of the Sino-Japanese War, China stepped up its support for the rebel forces on the Korean Peninsula.As Japan's control over the Korean peninsula weakens, the resistance is getting stronger and stronger.

After all, the Korean peninsula has a population of more than 2000 million, which is not a small number.Therefore, after the resistance forces on the Korean peninsula had external support, they developed rapidly.Recently, the Japanese army suffered heavy losses, and their control efforts were greatly weakened.There are huge anti-Japanese waves all over the Korean peninsula.

And a bunch of bandits also took advantage of this opportunity to recruit troops.The bandits didn't care about anything, they robbed everything they saw, even Japanese supplies.The situation on the Korean peninsula is in chaos.

"It's all so serious."

Takaaki Kato uh huh his own temple.

This is the most difficult time for Japan since the outbreak of World War I.In the past two years, Japan's fiscal deficit has become more and more serious, and the lives of the people in Japan have become more and more difficult.

In order to change this situation, Takaaki Kato began to reduce military expenditures and improve relations with Europe, the United States, and China.After the First World War, in order to dominate the Far East, Japan had major conflicts with countries such as Britain, the United States, and France, and even confronted the United States for a time.After Takaaki Kato took office, he began to try his best to repair relations with countries such as Britain, the United States, and France.Including improving relations with China.

Mainly to improve Japan's import and export trade.

But it has not been completely successful, and there has been such a big problem on the Korean peninsula.The Korean peninsula is too important to Japan and is a strategic location for Japan.Japan wants to develop north, and the Korean Peninsula is an important springboard.Not to mention that the Korean peninsula also provided Japan with a large amount of resources, including gold mines, silver mines, coal, iron ore, and even cotton and wool.

Since the troubles on the Korean peninsula, Japan has been unable to plunder these resources of North Korea.These materials can only be purchased from China, but where does Japan have so much foreign exchange.Now it is necessary to send people to suppress the rebel forces on the Korean peninsula, and the pressure on Japan's finances is increasing.

Kato Takaaki also hesitated, not knowing what to do in the current situation.

"We must teach the Chinese government a lesson. It is precisely because the imperial government is too weak towards the Chinese government that they are defiant and unscrupulous. My opinion is that we must send out a large force to deal a severe blow to the Chinese government. Our The naval force should start from Kantung Prefecture, go down to Tianjin, Qingdao, Shanghai, including Guangzhou, and bomb these seaside cities in China, and let the Chinese government know our strength. This is my attitude.”

After Tanaka Yoshiichi finished speaking, he left the meeting room without continuing to talk to everyone.

The rest of the people looked at each other in blank dismay.Kato Takaaki's face was even more ugly, watching Tanaka Yoshiichi leave, he was furious.Yoshiichi Tanaka is a big figure in the Japanese military circles and has served as Prime Minister Lu twice.

When Kato Takaaki organized the cabinet, he was also invited to join the cabinet as Prime Minister Lu.But Tanaka Yoshiichi rejected Kato Takaaki, and even chose to quit the army, took off his military uniform, and began to enter the political arena.

The intent is obvious.

Tanaka Yoshiichi aimed at the position of prime minister.In fact, with Yoshiichi Tanaka's qualifications, as long as he takes his time, it is only a matter of time before he becomes the Prime Minister of Japan.But he couldn't wait, so he jumped out of the army and started playing politics.

Yoshiichi Tanaka is a tough, aggressive army general.Very dissatisfied with the approach of the Kato Takaaki cabinet.Kato Takaaki's cabinet has been criticized for being weak.

Ugaki Kazunari watched Tanaka Yoshiichi leave, but also didn't know what to say.Because Ugaki Kazunari was able to grow from a small soldier to the current Lu Xiang, it is inseparable from the support of Tanaka Yoshiichi.Tanaka Yoshiichi can be regarded as Ugaki Kazunari's bole.

When Tanaka Yoshiichi served as the Japanese army's army minister, Ugaki was his deputy.Although the two people's later thoughts were somewhat different, but for Tanaka Yoshiichi, Ugaki Kazusei still retained a lot of gratitude.

"How much money can we afford now?"

Kato Takaaki turned around and asked Hamaguchi Yuyuki.

Hamaguchi Yuyuki is the Prime Minister of the Kato Takaaki Cabinet, who also serves as the Internal Minister. He is in charge of the current Ministry of Finance of Japan and the Minister of Finance of Japan.Yuyuki Hamaguchi shook his head slightly and said, "Prime Minister, we really don't have any money now."

Yuyuki Hamaguchi was straightforward.

money?

joke.Since the full withdrawal of the Japanese army from China, how much money has been lost every year.Just importing those resources from China costs more than 5000 million silver dollars every year.Moreover, Japanese products cannot enter the Chinese market, let alone the profits of those factories, even the tariff income has been greatly reduced.

Japan's economy is an export-oriented economy.Once the import and export are not good, the entire economy will be hit hard.As Prime Minister Hamaguchi, Yuyuki is the most familiar with Japan's financial situation.

"any idea."

Kato Takaaki also knew about Japan's financial situation, so he just asked about it routinely.Although there is no money, Kato Takaaki needs money now, the North Korean issue must be resolved, and reinforcements must be sent to the Korean Peninsula in a short time.

If Japan loses even North Korea, it will be a big blow to Japan.But as long as the troops are dispatched, the military expenses will be spent.The dispatch of tens of thousands of troops is impossible without tens of millions of yen.

"Issuing treasury bonds at home and issuing bonds in Europe."

What can be done.

Issue treasury bonds.