Nanjing, Qilu, it's late at night, Jiang Gong has already fallen asleep. He has been too tired recently, and the Northeast is so chaotic. What is going on now? Wang Shihe knocked gently on the bedroom door. Jiang Gong jumped up when he heard the sound, regardless of his image.

, and came out wearing pajamas.

"What's going on?"

"Chen Cheng has shipped arms, food and wages. There are a total of 160,000 kilograms of gold and

00,000 kilograms of gold, silver, jewelry, etc. are equivalent to 140 million silver dollars in total; excluding the planes flown back by the pilot students, there are about 150,000 rifles, about 3 million rounds of bullets, about 600 mortars, and about 40 artillery shells.

There are about 250 heavy artillery pieces, about 100,000 shells, and about 400,000 pounds of gunpowder in the train. Chen Cheng has ordered his subordinates to strictly keep secrets and monitor them closely."

"Fuck! Zhang Xueliang is too hateful, and Feng Quan is too loyal." Chiang Kai-shek was really angry and happy. Zhang Xueliang didn't dare to fight even with such a big capital. Look at Feng Quan, he sent so many weapons, gold and silver this time.

It’s so irritating!

"Principal!" A wailing cry disrupted Mr. Jiang's contemplation, and Dai Li ran over with a telegram in his hand.

"Yunong, pay attention to your personal image. Look at what you look like now! What's wrong?" Mr. Jiang was very angry as his thoughts were disrupted. The news he brought was not good. Let's see how I kill you.

"Principal, Feng Zigong wiped out the Second Division, the Kwantung Army massively increased its troops, Zhang Xueliang fled, and Liaoning and Jilin have fallen into the hands of the Kwantung Army."

Dai Li was very eager and stated the contents of the telegram concisely.

Chiang Kai-shek grabbed the telegram and read it word by word. After reading it, Long Yan was furious, "Mother Xipi! Let the Kwantung Army occupy Liaoning and Jilin provinces first. Zhang Hanqing has never paid taxes anyway.

Order the comprehensive incorporation of the Northeastern Army. Wait for a few more years, and the central government will definitely raise troops to attack and regain the Northeast!"

In Japan, after the news came that the Second Division of the Kwantung Army was completely annihilated and the division commander, Lieutenant General Tamon Jiro, was killed, the whole country was shocked. The Japanese government also held an emergency cabinet meeting overnight. Army Minister Nanjiro emphasized that this is the Kwantung Army.

military self-defense action, but Foreign Minister Shitahara

Kijuro suspected that this was a conspiracy of the Kwantung Army, and tried to resolve the incident through diplomatic means. The navy just watched the fun, "Come on, our navy is stronger in terms of strength, isn't your army grabbing resources from us, grab it,

You can’t even hit a beard.”

On September 24, the Cabinet meeting decided on the policy of not escalating the situation further. Unwilling to accept defeat, the Japanese Army Ministry and General Staff Headquarters convened a "National Policy Research Conference" and formulated a plan to fully occupy Northeast China. According to the layout of the outline

, Japan will take military action against Northeast China "for about one year"; internally, the Prime Minister must make all cabinet ministers familiar with the "Manchuria and Mongolia situation"; externally, it must obtain "understanding" from all countries; at the same time, predict the needs

Strength, be prepared.

The heads of the Army Ministry and the General Staff Headquarters who attended the meeting unanimously believed that "the Kwantung Army's action was completely appropriate" and unanimously agreed to submit a troop surge plan to the cabinet. At 10 o'clock, the cabinet emergency meeting specifically discussed the report submitted by the Kwantung Army, taking into account the diplomatic

In response to this, the government decided on the "non-expansion policy" and ordered the Minister of War and the Chief of General Staff to send a message to the Kwantung Army.

Anyway, Zhang Xueliang did not want Liaoning and Jilin. Out of fear of the Soviet Union's strength and to avoid a two-front war, Japan did not dare to offend the Soviet Union's sphere of influence in the northern part of Northeast China and planned to temporarily control these two provinces. Honjo Shige gave the Japanese Military Center

Telegraphed: "Now that the situation has developed to this point,

, it is crucial to take advantage of this great opportunity to stabilize the two provinces of Liaoning and Jilin. To this end, reinforcements from the three divisions normally formed are needed, and the funds required for this in the future can be guaranteed to be borne by Manchuria

." So the Central Department of the Japanese Army dispatched an additional 8th mixed brigade from Japan and transferred the 8th Brigade from North Korea.

Division headquarters, mixed into the 38th Brigade, heavy bombing squadron to reinforce the Kwantung Army. Japan's military strength in Liaoning and Jilin reached 3 divisions.

Things were temporarily stable, and it was time to investigate the responsibility. Honjo Shigeru was transferred back to Tokyo as military counselor. The commander of the Kwantung Army was replaced by Muto Nobuyoshi, and Itagaki Seishiro was also transferred with him.

Under the mediation of the League of Nations, Zhang Xueliang reached an agreement with the Kwantung Army to cede the two provinces of Liaoning and Jilin, and the entire army withdrew to the Kwantung. Yoshizawa, the Japanese representative to the League of Nations, notified China of the conflict between Japan and China beforehand, and said that the Japanese government had taken

All possible measures were taken to avoid the escalation of this local incident. He put the responsibility for the incident on China, but also stated that the troops would "generally withdraw and gather in the railway annexes" and argued that "the imperial government does not have any territory in Manchuria*

*".

On September 22, the League of Nations called on China and Japan to abide by their commitments and withdraw their troops as soon as possible to protect their overseas Chinese, and representatives from Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain would continue to handle the case.

Once the news was revealed, public opinion across the country was in an uproar and public resentment boiled.

Chiang Kai-shek delivered a speech on "The Survival of the Nation, the Destruction of the Nation" at the Kuomintang Party Congress in Nanjing: "...If all international treaties of faith are invalid, peace will be desperate, and the endurance will be unbearable and should not be tolerated to the end.

, then the central government has made the final determination and final preparations. At that time, it will lead the people of the whole country to defend the survival of our nation and the national personality with the strength of 40 million people."

On September 23, the National Government's "Letter to the Compatriots Across the Country" "...In order to maintain the independence of our country, the government has made final determination to prepare for self-defense and will never let down the expectations of the people."

After the September 18th Incident, although the Nationalist Government only adopted the policy of enduring pain and anger, resorting to the League of Nations, bridging divisions, and preparing for resistance, this policy not only did not include resistance to the Japanese occupation of Northeast China, but also ordered the whole country to

The * team avoided conflicts with the Japanese army. However, it was different from Zhang Xueliang's "non-resistance doctrine". The key was "preparation to resist".

After the September 18th Incident, newspapers and periodicals led by Shanghai's Shenbao, on behalf of the Chinese people, raised voices in the country calling for a boycott of Japanese goods and demanding resistance to Japan and national salvation.

After the incident, the Northeast Army withdrew from the Northeast without resistance and the Northeast fell. The Northeast Army was later transferred to Shaanxi, and the Gansu area was annexed by the Central Army and the Shanxi-Sui Army. At the same time, a large number of exiled Northeastern students also gathered in Xi'an. Soldiers of the Northeast Army

Among the exiled students in the Northeast, there was brewing a feeling of longing for their fallen homeland, missing their elders in their hometown, and the idea of ​​fighting against Japan and saving the nation, and fighting back to the Northeast.

At that time, the Northeastern Army had 18 independent infantry brigades, 5 independent cavalry brigades, 1 battalion of 4 artillery regiments, and 1 engineering and supply battalion. The total army strength was more than 189,505 people, with many local forces, 96,897 guns, and 4 air force brigades.

, 262 aircraft and about 30,000 tons of naval ships. It is a pity to abandon Northeast China with such a large force. "No Resistance General"

Zhang Xueliang was under tremendous pressure. Zhang Xueliang ordered "non-resistance" and was severely criticized by the National Government. However, Chiang Kai-shek still wanted Zhang Xueliang to go to Nanjing to discuss diplomatic response methods, but Zhang refused and sent Wan Fulin to Beijing instead.

There was a saying circulating in the society, "To marry a man, you should marry a unicorn, and to have children, Zhang Xueliang." This sentence was also constantly heard by Zhang Xueliang. Under heavy pressure, Zhang Xueliang had no choice but to call the whole country, take the blame and resign, and go abroad for inspection.

Damn it! Incompetent, cowardly, full of all five evils, and always wants to be the boss. Now, the territory is gone, the foundation is gone, and the people's hearts are completely lost.
Chapter completed!