Chapter 320: The temple cabinet faces internal and external troubles

In 1918, the average daily wage of Japanese female workers was only 4.8 cents, and that of male workers was only 9.2 cents. Since August, the price of rice has continued to rise, rising from 3.8 cents to 5.3 cents. The First World War brought great consequences to Japan

The dividends did not affect the people at the bottom at all, and the benefits went into the pockets of the chaebols. With the rise in rice prices, Japanese civil strife reached a critical point.

Army University intern Wu Wei arrived at the gate of the Army Province early in the morning. The sound of car horns behind him startled Wu Wei and he quickly gave way. A black Ford hurriedly drove through the gate. Wu Wei recognized it as Army Minister Kenichi Oshima.

The Lieutenant General's car.

Wu Wei's internship was in the Second Military Class of the Military Affairs Bureau. As he was walking leisurely in the corridor, hurried footsteps sounded behind him. Wu Wei looked back and saw that the Director of Military Affairs, Major General Chai Shengsanlang, was walking in a hurry and stood beside him.

Bow and say hello.

Chai Shengsaburo didn't seem to notice Wu Wei. He quickened his pace and walked upstairs. When he walked into the office, he saw the second military section chief Takahashi Daiken coming out with dark circles under his eyes, holding a document bag and walking.

He looked cautious. Wu Wei quickly greeted him, and Gao Qiao looked at

He glanced at him and nodded, indicating that he meant something. Takahashi still valued this intern student who ranked third in the mainland university's annual results. Looking at this young man, Takahashi opened his mouth, wanting to say something encouraging, but

I didn't know where to start at all, so I could only nod and hurried out.

"Senior Chunshan, what happened?" Wu Wei keenly sensed that something had happened, and quickly asked the senior in the class, Captain Chunshan, who also graduated from mainland China. Chunshan's face was also ugly. He rubbed his face with both hands.

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Something happened to the Far East Intervention Force. The Third Division tried to prevent the Chinese from going south to Vladivostok, but was violently shelled and bombed by the 22nd Division of the China National Defense Force. There were more than 1,500 casualties. Chief Otani was forced to order a withdrawal to Vladivostok."

"Baga!" Wu Wei looked extremely angry and slammed his hands on the table and said: "This is a shameless provocation to the Japanese Empire, and we must resolutely fight back."

Chunshan looked at the young junior, smiled bitterly, handed him a document and said, "You can talk about it after reading it."

The report was a handwritten copy. Wu Wei sideways avoided Chunshan's sight, hiding his excitement. When he saw Chunshan return to his position, he stretched out his hand to scratch his head and said with a bitter smile: "Hurry up and read it, I have been busy all night, I have to go back.

sleep."

Wu Wei read very slowly. He didn't want to miss a word. Although there was a lot in this report, such as how powerful the 22nd Division's firepower was in fighting without declaring it, etc., it could not hide the fact that in the face of the powerful force of the National Defense Forces,

The Japanese army does not have the courage to fight. In fact, this reaction of the Japanese army is not surprising at all. Japan has always been a nation that bullies the weak and fears the strong.

In parallel history, Japan dared to attack Pearl Harbor. One reason was that it was driven to a dead end by the US imperialists, because 50% of Japan's strategic supplies came from Southeast Asia. Another reason was that it was stimulated by the German victory. The other reason was that Japan's strategic supplies came from Southeast Asia.

Supplies are really indispensable for Japan, a naval power. There are many other reasons, such as the decline of Britain and France, etc.

Japan in this time and space began to reflect after the Battle of Qingdao. Why was it defeated so miserably in the face of the Chinese army? The conclusion is that the Chinese have an advantage in equipment and a huge military advantage.

Regarding this conclusion, the Japanese Army was very unconvinced, but the shadow remained.

Razdolnoye's fat beating once again made the Japanese army see the firepower gap between the two armies. As the main division of the Japanese army, the Third Division also faced the 22nd Division of the People's Liberation Army.

Elite, but the firepower gap is wider than before. This is too shocking. Otani has two plans in the report. The first is to protest by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and ask Britain, the United States, France and other countries to mediate. The second is to send more troops

The heavy artillery regiment fought a solid battle with the China Army.

How should I put it? Otani still hopes to save some face of the Japanese Army. Exaggerating the firepower of the Chinese Army is undoubtedly an attempt to compete for more resource quotas for the Army. Japan's resources are limited, and there is a huge competition between the Navy and the Army for resources.

Fighting is a normal thing.

After Wu Wei read the report and returned it to Chunshan, Wu Wei was so excited that he could not control himself and his whole body was trembling slightly. Chunshan thought he was angry when he saw it, so he smiled bitterly and advised: "Young man, don't be excited." Wu Wei

He nodded, excused himself to go to the bathroom, walked to a corner, held his hand against the wall, lowered his head and cried silently. For him, there was no better news than the good news from the Republic of China.

Wu Wei had nothing to do with what measures the cabinet and the military took to deal with the changes in the Far East. He could only silently get excited. When he got off work at noon, he left in a hurry. When he walked on the street, he was in a good mood.

It couldn't be better. The streets and crowds that used to be a bit annoying to see every day are now a pleasant sight.

Otani actually suggested that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should protest. Thinking of this, Wu Wei wanted to sing.

"Kawada-kun!" A girl greeted from the tram stop. Wu Wei looked over and saw that this was Fujino Masako, who was studying at a girls' junior high school in Tokyo. Wu Wei met a girl by chance when he was studying at Army University.

For contemporary young girls in Tokyo, Wu Wei, who is studying at Army University, is undoubtedly an ideal husband. Not to mention that Wu Wei, who is 1.78 meters tall and has fine features, definitely stands out among the crowd in Tokyo. He is a girl.

Young talents who need to look up to see clearly.

Wu Wei, who was in a good mood, walked over to say hello and found a copy of the Asahi Shimbun in Fujino Masako's hand. He said with grief and indignation: "Miss Masako, as a soldier, I am ashamed to treat you as a citizen who cares about the country."

"Kawada-kun, don't be like this, you are still in the internship stage." The girl Masako glanced happily at the handsome guy who had been seducing him for a long time. When she was about to further increase the intensity of her seduction, there was a sudden commotion on the street and a group of people rushed over. Wu Wei

Subconsciously holding Masako's waist, he ran towards the roadside, and a group of people rushed over. It seemed that there were five or six hundred people, rushing towards a rice shop in front of them.

"What's going on?" Wu Wei looked at the commotion of the crowd and didn't notice at all the girl who was clinging to each other. He had actively hugged back the girl with his hands. The excited crowd rushed into the rice store and snatched rice frantically.

The police blew a sharp whistle.

August 10th to 15th, Kinki region (Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto, Nara, Wakayama, etc.), Sanyo region (Okayama, Hiroshima, Kure, etc.), Shikoku region (Takamatsu, Matsuyama, Kochi, etc.), Kyushu region

(Moji, etc.), Hokuriku region (Kanazawa, Fukui, Maizuru, etc.), Tokai region (

Shizuoka, Kofu, etc.), the Kanto region (Tokyo, Yokohama, etc.), the Tohoku region (Fukushima, Sendai, etc.), from the northeast to the southwest, cities of all sizes across the country are involved in the whirlpool of fierce riots. In these places, there are often

Tens of thousands of people rallied, demonstrated, destroyed shops, especially rice shops, and fought with the military and police.

This is the famous rice riot! What Wu Wei encountered was only a small part of the country. In fact, throughout August and September, riots were everywhere in Japan, and they became more and more intense and out of control. Masatoshi Terauchi

After the Qing government dispatched troops to the Far East with great fanfare, the cabinet was first hit head-on by the National Defense Forces of the Republic of China, and then encountered the fatal incident of the rice riots, which was a real internal and external trouble.

When the Far East intervention faced a huge threat from the Chinese Army, although it had been decided to increase troops, there was no chance of winning. Again, the strength comparison between China and Japan is there, especially the army. Although there is a strong

The navy and warships cannot reach land.

Of course, the Japanese fleet can sail to any point on China's long coastline to carry out so-called retaliation. The problem is that small targets are not cost-effective. Large targets such as Shanghai and the Wusong Fort have more than a dozen large-caliber cannons with a caliber of more than 300. They are really not vegetarian.

There is also a navy that the Chinese do not seem to be very powerful. Once a fight breaks out, the faster Chinese navy is entirely likely to severely damage Japan's sea lines of communication.

The Japanese cabinet has not reached an agreement on how to respond to the military provocations of the Republic of China. The Ministry of War's opinion is to go to war. Well, the battlefield can be properly controlled. Just fight in the Far East and don't turn into a full-scale war. The Ministry of Finance said that a war should be launched.

What kind of fight? We have only had a few good days? If China was easy to fight, Qingdao would have been captured in 2014. Why?

As for the peace talks, so much Boxer Indemnity was lost, and the economy was in shambles. The Japanese government's finances have never recovered. They finally made a little money from World War I, and the government has to vigorously support the steel industry to avoid

There are too many republics in the Republic of China that are lagging behind and developing rapidly. It is easy for you soldiers to knock you down at your word. Where can the Ministry of Finance, which is in charge of money, go to find money?

The cabinet quarreled for a day with no results. Masaki Terauchi never expressed his position. He quietly left that night and went to the residence of Meiji veteran Yamagata Aritomo. This Terauchi Masaki was known as the trump card in Yamagata Aritomo's hand in the competition for the seat of cabinet prime minister.

Defeated Kato, who was recommended by Okuma Shigenobu. During his tenure, Terauchi Masaki vigorously supported Japan's steel industry and favored the army in terms of military expenditures.

Judging from the results, Terauchi Masaki's partiality did not change the situation of the Japanese Army much. As the rice turmoil became more and more intense, Terauchi Masaki's position as prime minister was in jeopardy. If these two things could not be properly handled, Terauchi Masaki could only

Resigned.

Terauchi Masaki was rejected by Youpeng in Shanxian County. A staff member came out and said: "Terauchi-san, please resign and apologize!" Terauchi Masaki was stunned and stood at the door blankly.

On the morning of September 17, 1918, Japanese Minister Ijuin appeared at the door of the residence of Sun Baoqi, President of the Republic of China.

Almost at the same time, the commotion in Chita City finally calmed down, and Russian troops carrying white flags came out of the city one after another. Chita, the Far East fortress, fell into the hands of the militia. On the same day, Xu Shuzheng's troops easily captured Ulan-Ude.
Chapter completed!