Beiyang reactionaries

Yoshizawa Kenkichi took out a map of the northern part of the Korean Peninsula from his briefcase, pointed to the place on the map, which was already marked, and said, "My lord, the North Korean rebels occupy the side of Huisan County, and then publicly stated that Establish the First Army of the Korean Independence Army. Currently recruiting troops in Hyesan.”

"What is the specific situation?"

"Not very good. According to the information we got, there are many armed forces in the northern part of the Korean peninsula. They used to fight alone. Their weapons and equipment are backward, and they have not experienced military training. There are no qualified officers in the army. They belong to Crowd. However, with the establishment of the First Army of the Korean Independence Army in Hyesan, many of these resistance forces began to gather in Hyesan and defect to the current North Korean government in exile. The number of people is really quite large, and more than 4000 people have been recruited in a short period of time. Not only these rebels, but also many students joined in. According to the current situation, they will be able to recruit tens of thousands of troops in a short period of time. There are many regular officers in the Korean Independence Army, all of whom are Chinese They are officers trained by military academies. And they don’t lack weapons, they are all supported by the Chinese army. If left unchecked, they will form combat effectiveness within a few months.”

"Damn."

Kijuro Koshihara frowned.

The situation on the Korean peninsula is getting worse and worse, and it is becoming more and more difficult to control it.These North Korean insurgents are now becoming more blatant.Although the North Korean government-in-exile has been anti-Japanese these years, they still do things very low-key because their strength is too weak.If it weren't for some riots inside the Korean peninsula, they would not be openly operating on the Korean peninsula.

But now the North Korean government-in-exile dares to directly raise the flag and openly recruit troops on the Korean peninsula.The First Army of the Korean Independence Army, this is a unit to recruit an army.

Although it is not clear about the specific establishment of the Korean Independence Army.But Kijuro Mohihara knew one thing, that is, the Korean Independence Army must have been deeply influenced by the Chinese army, because their officers were all trained by Chinese military academies.Therefore, the establishment of the Korean Independence Army may also follow the Chinese army.

In that case, the size of an army would reach 4.

This scale is too large.

Blame the damn Chinese army.If it hadn't been for the bombing of Japanese troops on the Korean peninsula by Chinese planes and the annihilation of the Gangcun Ningji unit, the situation on the Korean peninsula would not have reached this point.

The Korean Independence Army will not be so insolent.

"Huishan County, Huishan County. Where is Zhina Dong Songyan's troops?"

The annihilation of Gangcun Ningci's unit made Dong Songyan famous in the Japanese army.Who in Japan doesn't know Dong Songyan now.Hearing that the First Army of the Korean Independence Army was established in Hyesan County, Kijuro Moshihara immediately thought of Dong Songyan.

It looks like Dong Songyan's troops are in that area.

"Yes."

Kenji Fangze nodded and pointed on the map: "Dong Songyan's troop headquarters is in Tonghua, there is a division in Yanbian, there is a division in Changbai and Linjiang, and there is a division in Tonghua. But There was a conflict in the Linjiang area some time ago, and troops from two infantry brigades entered the Linjiang area. Now there are more than 2 troops in the Linjiang area."

"Can't our troops stop it? Or can't they attack Hyesan directly? If left unchecked, the so-called First Army of the Korean Independence Army will continue to expand. When they have tens of thousands of people, it will be very difficult to deal with them. "

North Korea is not Japan after all.

After the end of World War I, there was a wave of national independence in many colonies around the world. In 1919, anti-colonial incidents occurred in many countries.

including China and the Korean peninsula.

The Korean peninsula has a population of 2000 million. If the Korean Independence Army is really successful, they can really produce hundreds of thousands of troops.This must be a huge hidden danger for Japan's rule of the Korean Peninsula.

"There is no way to stop it now. There are more and more resistance forces near Pyongyang, including more and more bandits, and the security is very chaotic. After these people heard the news that the Gangcun United Army was annihilated, they all wanted to control Pyongyang, or Get some good things from Pyongyang. It made bandits everywhere around Pyongyang and Seoul. The [-]th Division also suffered a lot from the bombing of the Chinese planes, so the [-]th Division could not be spared. As for the Gendarmerie Division, it was first captured The air strikes by Chinese planes, followed by a sneak attack by the Korean Independence Army, and then by Dong Songyan’s troops, were already severely damaged and unable to fight. In the northern part of the Korean peninsula, our troops can only control one or two cities.”

"Huh, the tiger is not at home, and the monkey is called the king. A group of people who don't know the heights of the heavens and the depths of the earth, dare to take Pyongyang's idea."

Kijuro Coinhara was really furious.

Even cats and dogs want to take advantage, and there are people who dare to stare at Pyongyang and Seoul.Those bandits are really ignorant.However, from Yoshizawa Kenkichi's report, Kijuro Hashihara already understood the serious situation in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula.

The [-]th Division cannot move, or it is already very difficult to suppress the resistance in the southern region, and it cannot control the northern region at all.However, the gendarmerie division is currently suffering too much loss, or it is already shattered, and it is impossible to fight at all.

Other institutions such as the original police station and tax office have been swept away long ago.

The situation seems to be getting worse.The northern part of the Korean peninsula borders China, and with China's continuous support, it will be more and more difficult to wipe it out.

"My lord, when will our reinforcements arrive?"

"Just in these two days, the vanguard of reinforcements will be able to land in Busan. However, there is only one division in the first batch of reinforcements, and there will be a second batch of reinforcements after more than 20 days. This time, the cabinet plans to mobilize three divisions to enter the Korean peninsula .”

"Three divisions?"

Yoshizawa Kenkichi thought for a while, and said: "My lord, I suggest that the empire should send more troops to end the current chaotic situation on the Korean peninsula with a thunderbolt. Only three divisions entered the Korean peninsula, and they entered the Korean peninsula in batches." peninsula, I am very worried that the current chaos on the Korean peninsula will not be quelled."

There are really many people in the three divisions.

About 7 people.

For Japan's current army size, dispatching 7 troops is already a considerable military operation.Now the total number of regular divisions in Japan is only about 40, which is about [-] divisions.

Therefore, if the 10th Division and the Gendarmerie Division were originally on the Korean Peninsula, it would be a force of more than [-] people.A quarter of the Japanese Army's troops are on the Korean peninsula.

This is not a small amount.

But Yoshizawa Kenkichi still thought it was too little.This time the riots on the Korean peninsula occurred, and the Japanese army realized that the Korean peninsula is really not a small place.

Very big.

Tens of thousands of people can't control it at all.

Especially when there is the support of a big country like China behind it, it is even more difficult to control it.Because you destroy a unit, with China's strength, you can quickly arm a unit again.

This put too much pressure on the Japanese army.

It is better to go all out and wipe out all the resistance forces on the Korean peninsula.Don't give China a chance.

"It's easy to say, but there are too many difficulties."

Kijuro Motohara said with a wry smile: "This time we can mobilize the troops of three divisions, but the cabinet still doesn't know where to raise money. If we increase the number of troops, where will the money come from? The Korean peninsula has been in chaos since the beginning of the year, and during the past few months of chaos , the empire’s finances are about to collapse. So this time we must reach an agreement with the Chinese government, and we must open the Chinese market. Our products must be sold to the Chinese, and the original business must be resumed.”

"Yes."

"How's the situation in China these past two years? How's their economy?"

"My lord, the Chinese government has not announced the specific situation. However, the economy of China should have been good in the past two years, otherwise they would not be able to support so many troops, and build so many railways and roads every year. Moreover, the scale of China's cities has become more and more large over the years. The bigger the population, the more people there are. According to the news we got from the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics of the Chinese government, the population of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Tianjin, Hankou, Chongqing, and Chengdu has exceeded one million. The population of Shanghai is almost 300 million. There are also cities like Qingdao, Shenyang, Wuchang, and Nanjing with a population of more than 50, and it seems that the population will exceed one million soon.”

"50 million, 100 million."

Kijuro Koshihara took a deep breath.

damn it.

The strength of China, the former underling of the Great Japanese Empire, is growing too fast.Japan's understanding of China far exceeds those of Western countries.Japan knows best what China was like in the past.

But look now.

Every year, China invests heavily in the construction of railways and roads, feeds so many troops, and invests in the construction of so many factories.And looking at the development of those big cities in China, Kijuro Kijuro is of course worried.The increase of the urban population actually indicates the rapid development of the city, also indicates the development of the Chinese economy, and even more indicates the increase of the Chinese market.

In the past, when the Chinese market was not big, Japan was able to export products worth two to three billion silver dollars to China every year.Companies established by Japanese businessmen in China can also sell hundreds of millions of commodities.

Now that the Chinese market is expanding, there are more opportunities.If Japan can now export hundreds of millions of silver dollars to China, it will be of great benefit to the improvement of the Japanese economy.

Therefore, Kijuro Motohara was a little anxious.

"We must reach an agreement with the Chinese government as soon as possible. The Chinese market is getting bigger and bigger, we cannot give up. Cancel the stopover in Tianjin and go directly to Beijing."

"Yes."