Beiyang reactionaries

"Qingdao model?"

Duan Xun looked at the others and said, "What do you think?"

"Prime Minister, from our side, the Qingdao model is indeed a good choice. But as far as I know the Japanese, they will never agree to this. The attitude of the Japanese side is obvious. The Kanto State and South Manchuria Railways are Their lives are their foothold in the Northeast and an important place for them to guarantee the security of the Korean Peninsula. They will not let us interfere there. And those minerals in the Northeast have been mined in the Northeast for many years. How can they be obedient? hand it over."

Dong Kang spoke very directly.

Dai Kan's idea is very encouraging, and he has a good idea, but the operation is too difficult.

Japan's current attitude is very clear.

Northeast problem?

Don't even talk about it.

They will not make any concessions on the rights and interests of the Northeast.How to get them to accept our request is the big problem.

"So what does President Dong mean?"

Dai Kan did not refute Dong Kang.

Instead, he asked Dong Kang directly.Dong Kang coughed, and then said: "I am a law student. I should have believed in the law, especially the international law, and the justice enshrined in the law. But none of you here are children, and it is up to you to decide the world's justice." Righteousness is still strength. The order of the world is established by the great powers. In international affairs, only the strong have the voice, and I have never heard that the weak can also have a voice. Now we are talking about law and justice with Japan. It is not a fantasy to let them spit out the rights and interests of the Northeast."

Those who can sit here are all human beings.

One is more realistic than the other.

Dong Kang spoke very directly, and then said: "Prime Minister, and everyone, everyone's discussion is too vague. How tough are we? Premier Dai just said that we must be prepared to fight Japan to show our toughness. But if Japan really wants to go to war with us, will we be prepared? Are we really ready for war? And we want to use the Qingdao model to resolve the "Land Lease Treaty", but Japan is not at all Discuss with us what to do? How do we show our toughness? How do we show that we are not afraid of war? Or as long as Japan rejects our conditions, we will use the army to oppress them?"

Dong Kang's meaning is very simple.

Be clear.

Don't get confused.

The same goes for Dai Kan.

I just want to be strong, but how strong?

The cabinet should have a very clear plan.To achieve what purpose, in what way to achieve the purpose.If Japan really does not make concessions, what should China do?

Are you really going to fight?

"Prime Minister, I want to say something."

Wang Yongjiang, who had been thinking since the meeting, spoke.

"Prime Minister, I think the information you have received is not complete. We need to know if we have enough military preparations and whether our army can withstand it once we have a real military conflict with Japan. We must first know our own strength to be able to make clearer decisions.”

"Prime Minister Wang is right."

Duan Xun nodded.

Said: "Chen Bulei."

"arrive."

"Send someone to notify General Li Jishen, General Sa Zhenbing, General Qin Guoyong, and General Xu Yongchang to hold a meeting."

"Yes."

Chen Bulei immediately accepted the order to go out.In fact, before the meeting, Duan Xun had informed the four of them to be on standby, so six or seven minutes later, the four of them had already arrived at the meeting place.

Find a seat in the back and sit down.

Duan Xun immediately said: "The cabinet members here all want to know something. If we have a conflict with the Japanese army, is our army prepared, is our army planning, and whether our army can withstand the Japanese army's attack. Who are you Let's talk about it."

Li Jishen turned his head to look at Xu Yongchang, and nodded to Xu Yongchang.

Xu Yongchang is the chief of the general staff.

Best for this kind of reporting.

Xu Yongchang immediately stood up and said: "Prime Minister, members, our military department has always aimed at war and is always ready. We..."

"Chief of Staff Xu."

Duan Xun interrupted Xu Yongchang's report.

Then he said: "Let's talk about the main points. We don't want to hear the attitude of the military department, nor the determination of the military department. We just want to know the real situation. That is to say, you only need to mention the main points and the facts in your report. Tell us that our military and The real situation of the Japanese army, the preparedness of our army."

"Yes."

Xu Yongchang nodded.

Then he immediately said: "The Japanese army has been reducing military expenditures due to financial difficulties in the past few years. Moreover, most of the Japanese military expenditures are spent on the navy, and the army gets a small amount. Therefore, the scale of Japanese military disarmament in recent years is still relatively large. Yes, more than 4 people have been laid off. The Japanese Army currently has 40 divisions of army troops, and basically all of them are dissatisfied. There is a division on the Korean peninsula, and there are less than [-] Kwantung Army troops in Kanto Prefecture. Whether it is the Korean Division or the Kwantung Army troops, they are not elite troops among the Japanese troops. They are second-line troops. Whether it is a troop The weapons and equipment of the army, the officers of the army, and the training of the army are not very good."

"We have the Twelfth Army in the Northeast. It has three infantry divisions, two cavalry divisions, and an artillery division recently added. It has a heavy artillery regiment with about 7 people. And there are A bandit suppression division far exceeds the Japanese army in terms of strength. Even in terms of weapons and equipment, the number of artillery and machine guns equipped by our troops far exceeds that of the Korean division and the Kwantung Army. Not only the total number, but also the number of these heavy weapons The density is also higher than theirs. That is to say, in terms of firepower density, our troops are not inferior to the North Korean division and the Kwantung Army. It should be said that the heavy weapons equipped by our troops can be compared with the best divisions in Japan. "

"As long as Zhang Zuolin's troops don't help the Japanese, we have an absolute advantage in terms of the current deployment of troops in the Northeast. Just fighting between the Northeast troops, we can defeat the North Korean Division and the Kwantung Army."

Xu Yongchang gave you a detailed introduction to the current situation.

very clear.

Xu Yongchang paused, and continued: "However, Japan has absolute maritime superiority. Therefore, in the event of a conflict, the Japanese army can continue to increase troops to the northeast and Shandong by virtue of their maritime superiority. But from the overall situation, we still have a lot of big advantage."

"It takes time for Japan to mobilize troops, equip them, and then transport them by sea. It takes time for large troops to enter North Korea, or directly to Shandong and Northeast China. It can't be completed in one or two days, three or four days. At least it takes It takes a week to have the vanguard troops. If you want to transport several divisions, it will not be completed in 20 days or a month. Moreover, even if these troops come to the Northeast and Shandong, they are still not fully prepared. They are all troops who came to China in a hurry.”

"And we have gathered more than 40 troops in Jehol, Gyeonggi, and Shandong. And we can mobilize about 20 troops in a short period of time. Therefore, we have an absolute advantage in numbers. Even if Japan mobilizes several When the division came to China, it is impossible to compare with us in terms of numbers. And although we have a great disadvantage in the sea, we are far more prepared than the Japanese army in the air force. We can deploy in the northeast and Shandong in a short period of time Two or three hundred aircraft. And we have airfields in these places that have been repaired long ago. In this regard, the Japanese army is far behind us. Japan only has very small airfields in the Pyongyang area and the Kanto region, which cannot satisfy the air force at all. Troops need it."

Xu Yongchang introduced the current situation to everyone.

"Chief of Staff Xu."

"arrive."

Duan Xun interrupted Xu Yongchang again, and then said: "You explain the specific situation. Then tell me, if we fight the Japanese army now, is the military department prepared, does the military department have a plan, and can the military department withstand it?" Japanese army."

"Yes."

Xu Yongchang said: "Prime Minister, everyone, the military deployment of our military department in sensitive areas has long been over. In terms of military preparations, we are far better than the Japanese army. Because we have not only deployed troops in these sensitive areas, but also have not We keep hoarding weapons and ammunition, and our ammunition reserves are also very abundant. Moreover, our military department used the Japanese army as an imaginary enemy and made many combat plans under different circumstances. Therefore, we are not afraid of fighting the Japanese army.”

"Okay. You sit down first."

Duan Xun turned to Wang Yongjiang and said, "Prime Minister Wang, if a major war breaks out, will our finances be able to support it?"

"There will be no problems in the short term. But in the long run, the finances will still be tight."