"Excuse me, gentlemen. We must understand the fact that although Northeast China is very important to the Empire of Japan, it is also very important to China. Wu Aihua once said to me that Northeast China and Taiwan are China's inherent territories. This is
China's most fundamental interests cannot be lost. Therefore, if we want the Northeast, we will inevitably have a war with China. Everyone knows the outcome of the war three years ago, and how much China has changed and how strong it is in the past three years.
I think you all should be aware of this.
Now, if we have a decisive battle with China, I think it is very likely that our Great Japan will be defeated. Think about it, if the Great Japanese Empire is defeated in this duel, what will be the outcome? Some people may think
What I said is too pessimistic. So, what is the most optimistic scenario? The most optimistic scenario is that both China and Japan will suffer losses, but I think this scenario is difficult to happen.
In addition, we need to be clear about something. Currently, 27% of the coal and 18% of the iron ore required by the Empire of Japan, as well as artillery, tanks, etc., are imported from China. If there is a war with China, all of these will be imported.
will be lost.
So, what will happen if we abandon the Northeast? Our strength has not been lost at all. Although the material resources in the Northeast have been lost, we have a plan to develop to the south. If we send troops to Southeast Asia, I think,
China's support for us will continue to increase.
My dear, gentlemen, the Japanese Empire should look at the whole world, including Southeast Asia, Australia, and India. The current military strength in these places is very empty. The British have actually been defeated. Is it possible that they can still defend India and Australia? Therefore, our strategy
Yes, take advantage of the opportunity to seize Southeast Asia, India, Australia and other places, and quickly increase the strength of our Japanese Empire. When we already have Southeast Asia, India, Australia and other places, I think our strength will completely surpass China
!At that time, it will not be up to us to decide what we want to do.
My dear gentlemen, now is the best time to develop southward. The U.S. Army currently only has 200,000 troops, the U.S. Air Force is equal to ours, and the U.S. Navy is also equal to ours. As for the military strength of Britain and France,
They are not at the same level at all. Therefore, as long as we can formulate a plan to quickly destroy the U.S. Pacific Fleet, aren't the places I just mentioned easy to capture?
Moreover, as long as we send troops to the south, China will definitely support us. In recent years, I have conducted repeated and in-depth research on China. I found that their president Wu Aihua is an extremely insidious person. For example, during the European War, he was on both sides.
Selling supplies, just like the United States; but in the end he increased his support to Germany, because Germany's victory over Britain would benefit China the most. No, after Germany defeated Britain, it quickly turned its guns and began to attack Soviet Russia.
China, on the other hand, wants to fish in troubled waters and is very likely to attack Soviet Russia.
Why would China increase its assistance to us? The reason is still based on Wu Aihua's insidiousness. He hopes that we will fight with the United States, Britain and France, thereby consuming our strength, as well as the strength of the United States and Britain, so that China can benefit from it.
Therefore, it is inevitable for China to expand its support to Japan. So, will we let the Chinese conspiracy succeed?"
Ishihara Sugaru expressed his thoughts in one breath. This is Ishihara Samaru's usual opinion. He always believes that there must be a decisive battle between the East and the West to determine the dominance of Eastern culture or Western culture in the world.
In fact, the rise of China was an accident, and Ishihara was confused because the rise of China added another variable to his global strategy. However, Ishihara later figured out that the rise of China did not mean that the rise of Eastern people
Is it great? China can rise to become a great power, and Japan should follow the trend and become another great country that is not inferior to China. China wants to own northern Asia, so why can't Japan own southern Asia?
Even if there is a decisive battle between China and Japan in the end, Japan will also become a behemoth by then, and it will be much more difficult for China to win.
Why Ishihara Wanji has such an idea is actually Wu Aihua who once added fuel to his fire. Wu Aihua talked about a point of view in a secret conversation with Ishihara Wanji, that is, the issue of "strategic depth". Wu Aihua clearly pointed out that Japan
If you want to become a truly powerful country, you cannot rely solely on the four islands of Japan. You must occupy a larger area to have room for maneuver.
At that time, Wu Aihua just said this, because he was not sure whether to lead the Japanese to the north or the south. However, as history has reached this day, Wu Aihua is relieved, because Japan's strongest force is not the army, but the navy.
Japan has a natural advantage in seizing the islands in Southeast Asia. Therefore, its idea of expanding to the south has always had the upper hand. Moreover, in the competition between the Japanese Army Department and the Navy Department, the Navy Department has always occupied a dominant position.
After Ishihara Sugaru expressed his opinions, he immediately received support from the Navy Ministry, including the Commander of the Combined Fleet, Yamamoto Isoroku. The opposition naturally came from representatives of the Army Ministry and the Kwantung Army's interests. However, when Ishihara Sugaru again
He asked back: "How sure are you of defeating China's Northern Front Army?" The Ministry of War also stopped talking.
What can the Ministry of War say? The intelligence of the Northern Front of the Chinese National Defense Force was placed in front of them. Although the intelligence was incomplete, when they saw that China actually equipped 3 artillery groups and 9 artillery divisions with a total of 9,540 230mm heavy artillery, they couldn't help but
What more to say.
This information is a misunderstanding. Wu Aihua will not use these 9 artillery divisions to fire at the Kwantung Army, but the problem is that the Kwantung Army does not know it. Furthermore, China also has 3 cavalry armies in the north with a total of 15 cavalry divisions.
There are 3 armored armies with a total of 9 armored divisions and 10 air force divisions spread across the country. Just imagine, can Japan win?
The Japanese base camp, including Hirohito, was forced by China's strength, and of course because of Japan's strategic interests. In the last half hour of the three days specified by China, the Japanese Ambassador to China, Shigeru Kawagata, submitted a diplomatic document to China.
: Japan agreed to withdraw the Kwantung Army to the Korean Peninsula.
As soon as this news came out, the global public opinion was in an uproar! Because in their view, Japan will not give up Northeast China. In that place, Japan has huge interests, which can even be said to be strategic interests, and its industrial base is at least equivalent to
One-fifth of Japan, if Japan loses Northeast China, it is equivalent to cutting off an arm.
However, there are also Westerners who have studied Japan deeply and have seen the profound meaning of Japan's step. Someone wrote an article in an American newspaper and pointed out that "the withdrawal of the Japanese Kwantung Army from Northeast China is a victory for China, but it is not a defeat for Japan, because this
It means a shift in Japan’s strategic direction. Southeast Asia is in danger!”
Wu Aihua doesn't care what the world says. Japan's withdrawal from Northeast China is indeed a huge victory for China. The domestic people are almost bursting with excitement. Everyone is running around to tell each other, and all kinds of hotels and restaurants are overcrowded because they are all drinking and celebrating!
Students in universities and middle schools are even more barometers of social consciousness. They marched and cheered in major cities across the country with signs such as "Great victory for the Chinese nation!" and "Long live President Wu Aihua!"
Wu Aihua was snickering in his presidential palace, because the merit points of the merit system were rising rapidly. According to this speed, he could actually get 2 million points of merit points every month! 2 million points, not 200 points.
Converted into the most advanced combat aircraft, there are 5,000 of them.
To be honest, Wu Aihua was surprised that Japan agreed to withdraw its troops from Northeast China. In Wu Aihua's view, the Japanese had to fight no matter what. Who would have thought that the Japanese would have the determination to cut off the wrists of a strong man. From this,
It can be seen that the Japanese are willing to withdraw their troops readily, and their plans are not small!
However, the subsequent negotiations were very difficult. First, the withdrawal timetable. The Japanese asked China to give one year, but China only agreed to give one month. The two sides argued endlessly, and finally agreed on a three-month deadline;
The second is the factory equipment in Northeast China. China demanded that Japan could only leave and keep things, but Japan was determined not to do it, saying that if that happened, Japan would not hesitate to fight. The two sides had great differences on this matter, and they negotiated for half a month.
It was Wu Aihua who came up with a plan: for all Japanese-owned factories and mining equipment in the northeastern region, China would give Chinese yuan compensation at 50% of the actual value. The Japanese thought about it and realized that this was also a good outcome, because if China
The Japanese had no choice but to forcefully not allow any equipment to be dismantled. The Japanese were unwilling to have the situation escalate to the point of a war.
However, the factories and mining equipment were given money, but the factories, railways, highways, airports, docks and any other non-machine equipment and facilities were not allowed to be damaged by the Japanese and must be handed over to China in their entirety.
The Japanese agreed with China's proposition, but at the end of the day, they said they didn't want money, but wanted things and supplies, especially arms and steel.
"If you don't give me steel, I'll give you everything else." Wu Aihua is also very happy. The Japanese want things, but they don't want to pay. Although the things exported to Japan are relatively advanced, as long as China keeps the best things, there is no need to worry.
The Japanese turned upside down.
The Northeast issue eventually resulted in China being able to obtain a complete Northeast, but China had to pay a considerable ransom to Japan. These ransoms were paid to Japan in the form of arms, machinery and equipment, coal and other materials. From an economic point of view, Japan suffered losses
Very little, and although China paid a ransom worth up to 4.8 billion Chinese yuan, it gained the production capacity of Northeast China, which is not a loss in calculation. In fact, this is a "win-win" result.
What is strange is that at the end of the negotiations, both the Chinese and Japanese negotiators received internal commendations from their respective governments.
The agreement signed by the two parties stipulates that the Chinese government representatives will begin to send representatives to take over Northeast China on July 25, 1941. The first things the Japanese will hand over to China are various files and security rights; Japan must transfer all its forces to China before October 31.
All evacuate the Northeast. Of course, Japanese businessmen operating legally can stay in the Northeast to do business freely, but they must abide by the relevant laws and regulations of China like other foreign investors.
(Maybe some people feel that we should fight Japan. Haha, the decisive battle with Japan will be final, but not now.)