Beiyang reactionaries

"Now we don't have the slightest certainty. If we prepare for a few years and are ready to go to war, then maybe we have some certainty. Prime Minister, the Chinese army currently has 60 troops and 10,000+ policemen in the Manchurian and Mongolian areas. Once there is an incident between us In a short period of time, China's troops can deploy millions of troops in this area. Through the war two years ago, and this year's battle with the Korean Independence Army, we have to admit that the China's troops have very good weapons and equipment, and their combat effectiveness is also very good. Now that our two troops are fighting one-on-one, it is impossible for us to defeat the Chinese army as destructively as 30 years ago. Therefore, if we want to defeat the current scale of Chinese troops, we must mobilize more than [-] divisions Only then can it be."

Bai Chuanyi replied calmly.

Thirty divisions.

Just two years ago, many generals of the Japanese military believed that as long as ten divisions were mobilized, they could reach Beijing.But now Bai Chuanyi believes that in order to defeat the Chinese army in Manchuria, it is necessary to mobilize [-] divisions.

"What about the weakness of the Chinese army?"

"No navy."

Bai Chuanyi is Minister Lu, but because of this, he knows the Chinese army very well, and he knows not only the Chinese army.He said very directly: "Prime Minister, the biggest problem with the Chinese army is that they do not have a navy. The warships they have are the most backward warships, many of which were in service 40 or [-] years ago. The Chinese navy is completely inferior to our imperial navy. It’s a pile of scrap iron. The Chinese government hasn’t developed much of its navy in recent years. The newly purchased warships are all small warships of several hundred tons or one or two thousand tons produced by themselves. The military expenditure of the Chinese government these years has been spent on Army and Air Force, they're just massively developing their Army and Air Force."

"No navy."

Tanaka Yoshiichi breathed a sigh of relief.

Yes.

China is putting more and more pressure on Japan, and the strength of the Chinese military is also getting stronger.But this is pressure from North Korea, and the Chinese navy is nothing at sea.The Japanese navy does not take the Chinese navy seriously.

"No navy, no navy."

Tanaka Yoshiichi kept saying these words, and suddenly asked, "Has Bei Yihui returned to China?"

"Yes."

Kisaburo Suzuki nodded.

"Looks like I should meet him."

501

1925 was a chaotic year for the Far East, and the situation in the entire Far East was unstable.Of course, the current instability in the Far East is mainly due to the game between China and Japan.However, after entering November, the situation in the Far East has finally stabilized.In particular, the temporary truce on the Korean peninsula made everyone breathe a sigh of relief.

A year of turmoil, a year of war, is finally over on the Korean peninsula.In the offensive and defensive battle of Huishan County, the two sides invested nearly [-] troops.In fact, in the Far East, the scale of a war of this scale is already very large.Even in the Sino-Japanese War of [-]-[-], the investment in land warfare was no more than that.

It is precisely because too many troops have been invested that both China and Japan have heavy financial burdens.China is okay, after all, it is supporting the Korean Independence Army, not going up by itself.In comparison, the pressure on Japan is getting bigger and bigger.Because I personally invested in the troops of the five divisions, the casualties were rising steadily, and more and more funds were spent.

It's a temporary stop now.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the new Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiichi Tanaka made every effort to solve domestic problems.Solve domestic political and economic problems.China, on the other hand, is finally relaxing.Although the Chinese army was not directly fighting the Japanese army, the entire Northeast Military Region was completely in a state of preparation for war.The most worrying thing is that the Japanese army suddenly broke through the Yalu River and attacked the Northeast.

Therefore, the troops stationed on the Yalu River were really careful.

The Northeast Military Region Command is also paying attention to the war on the Korean Peninsula every day.When an army is in a state of preparation for war, it consumes a lot of logistics and military expenditures.Japan spent a lot of money in this war, and China also spent a lot of money.Fortunately, after the snow fell, the Japanese stopped their offensive.At present, the Korean Independence Army raised the banner of the Second Army in North Hamgyong Province and began to openly recruit troops.

The situation is good.

There are indeed many resistance forces in North Hamgyong Province.

Hundreds of resistance forces, there are hundreds of people, and dozens of people.Because there are not many Japanese troops in North Hamgyong Province, these resistance forces are very rampant.Japan can't collect taxes from North Hamgyong Province at all, because the grassroots institutions are completely destroyed, and the grassroots are controlled by these resistance forces.This time, the Korean Independence Army successfully defended Hyesan County and repelled the powerful Japanese army, which greatly improved the Korean Independence Army's reputation on the Korean Peninsula.Therefore, there are quite a few people who want to defect to the Korean Independence Army.

Just look at the current schools on the Korean peninsula.

Every day, batches of students go north to join the Korean Independence Army.

still have a question.

That is this year's war, which severely hit the agriculture of the Korean peninsula.Although there is agriculture on the Korean Peninsula, there is not much arable land, and food production is limited.This year's agriculture on the Korean peninsula has been sharply reduced due to the war, and many people on the Korean peninsula are short of food in winter.Not only ordinary people are short of food, but the Japanese are also short of food. Of course, these resistance forces are also short of food.It should be said that the entire Korean peninsula is short of food.China is responsible for the logistics of the Korean Independence Army. China can easily get the food for tens of thousands, 10,000+ people, or even tens of thousands of people.

Same as ancient times.

Food is always a good thing.Those rebel forces don't have much food, so they don't have to worry about food if they join the Korean Independence Army.Therefore, batch after batch of rebel forces defected to the Korean Independence Army.

It has become fashionable to defect to the Second Army of the Korean Independence Army in North Hamgyong Province.Including those bandits who robbed houses, they also wanted to change their skins and become a regular army, so they defected to the Korean Independence Army.

The result was an astonishingly rapid expansion of the Korean Independence Army.

In November 1925, tens of thousands of people defected to the Second Army of the Korean Independence Army within a month.Let the strength of the Second Army of the Korean Independence Army expand rapidly.

However, although the Second Army of the Korean Independence Army raised its flag in North Hamgyong Province, the large force did not stay in North Hamgyong Province.Instead, the headquarters was placed in Yanji County, and the main force is also here.

why?

undergo training.

Most of the Second Army of the Korean Independence Army are real recruits, and those rebel forces who defected to the Second Army of the Korean Independence Army have not received formal training and do not understand modern warfare.So these troops must receive formal training.

Taking advantage of the current opportunity and training for a few months can greatly improve the combat effectiveness of the troops.In the spring of next year, the Korean Independence Army and the Japanese Army will still be at war.Improving the combat effectiveness of the Korean Independence Army will be of great benefit to next year's war.Moreover, the main force retreated to Yanji County, where they could change a batch of weapons and equipment.

The weapons and equipment they use now are messy.Accept the training of the Chinese army and accept the weapons of the Chinese army, which are all unified weapons and equipment.Let these people familiarize themselves with Chinese-made weapons and equipment within a few months.

In addition to these, the withdrawal of large troops to Yanji County can also reduce logistical problems.North Hamgyong Province is the same as most of the northern part of the Korean peninsula.

There are many mountains.

The snow here can reach one meter in winter, and the logistics are not easy.If tens of thousands of troops are in North Hamgyong Province, logistical support will be very difficult.

Therefore, the retreat of large troops and stay in Yanji County will make logistics much easier.As for the troops remaining in North Hamgyong Province, they are mainly for the purpose of continuing to recruit troops.

After entering December, due to food reasons, more and more people defected to the Korean Independence Army.The plan of the Korean Independence Army is to use this winter to increase the number of the Second Army of the Korean Independence Army to about 12.In addition, the First Army of the Korean Independence Army is also recruiting troops. By the beginning of next spring, the Korean Independence Army will have about 3 troops.Including the artillery units directly participating in the war on the Chinese side, the number will be about 8.In this way, next year's war, with the support of China, will be able to compete with the Japanese army.Even if the Japanese army cannot be defeated, some territory can be preserved by taking advantage of the mountainous situation in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula.

For the Korean Independence Army, being able to have a territory on the Korean Peninsula is already the biggest gain.

"It's been like this since ancient times to guard the fields and guard the border. It's just that we need to expand the scale and conduct more effective management. Let's first ask Commander Li Jishen, who will soon be the commander-in-chief of the Construction Corps Command, to introduce the specific situation."

As the situation slowed down, Duan Xun finally wanted to formally establish the Construction Corps.Duan Xun discussed this matter with cabinet members for a long time, after all, it is not a trivial matter.

Garrisoning fields and guarding borders is both garrisoning fields and an army.

Garrisoning fields and guarding the frontier in the frontier area is not only to produce food, but also to protect the frontier.If such a construction corps is formed on a large scale, the influence will not be small.

Therefore, it is impossible for Duan Xun to decide this kind of thing alone, and he needs to discuss it with cabinet members.Now everyone has reached a consensus, and the current situation is just right.

Previously, because of the tense situation on the Korean Peninsula, although everyone had a consensus, it was not really put on the agenda.Because Li Jishen is the commander-in-chief of the army and the first deputy minister of the military department.Li Jishen was a powerful figure in the army, and it was no small matter for such a figure to change careers.

It's a big deal within the military.

When the situation is tense, when a war may break out, if a general like Li Jishen leaves the military department, there may be some bad news and it may affect the army.

So Duan Xun has been waiting.

Now that the situation has slowed down, the war on the Korean peninsula has also stopped, and there is a gap of several months.Therefore, the construction of the Corps entered into a formal cabinet decision.

Enlarged cabinet meeting.

Regarding the establishment of the headquarters of the Construction Corps, the cabinet committee meeting has already passed.However, the Construction Corps includes several types, including the Agricultural Construction Corps, the Infrastructure Construction Corps, and so on.