Even the conceited and resourceful Tomohisa Shiraishi, like the two of them, placed all his hopes on the military commander of the 15th Army, well, in fact, it was Hu Weidong's personal instructions, because Hu Weidong had great influence on the Japanese, Japanese soldiers, Japanese high-level officials and even Japanese society.
Understand that even these three Japanese people do not think they are as good as...
Since the special forces had successfully captured Japanese aircraft many times before, Hu Weidong was not particularly surprised by the more than 80 Japanese HNA aircraft that could not be said to have been completely acquired yet. However, he learned that the Japanese had actually seized them
There were thirteen ships, including even a three-ship
After the battleship of more than 10,000 tons, he opened his mouth in surprise for a moment. If it weren't for the telegram sent back by the underground party in Qingdao city and the report of the Japanese Zong, even if he already had a certain understanding of several leading cadres of the Japanese Zong.
If you trust me, you will definitely think that they lied...
Although we know that aircraft carriers will rise during World War II, and the former dominant battleships will decline since then, how many men are not obsessed with "giant ship cannons"? What's more, Hu Weidong is also a world-class artillery expert, so he clearly knows that these ships must
I couldn't save it, but I still racked my brains to think of ways to save those warships, especially the "battleship"...
"Without investigation and research, you have no right to speak" is the code of conduct that Hu Weidong has always followed. Therefore, for the time being, he only gave two instructions: "Negotiations with the base camp are postponed for time" and "Qingdao materials are suspended to avoid arousing suspicion." At the same time, he asked the Japanese
The Zong will find out the models and corresponding quantities of the captured ships and aircraft and report them to the military command to facilitate the next decision. The telegram has just been sent. Hu Weidong suddenly felt something in his heart and quickly asked the telegraph operator to send another telegram to the Japanese Zong.
The previous command is supplemented and improved...
"Wonderful! It's really wonderful! You are worthy of being a commander!" Tomohisa Shiraishi couldn't help but blurt out in admiration after listening to the telegraph operator's interpretation. But for now, the Japanese Zong still had to negotiate with the Japanese base camp headquarters to buy time.
In particular, he needs to determine which naval crew members and land and sea pilots can be won over or coerced. If this problem is not solved, even if the ship is obtained, it will be scrap metal that cannot be driven, and there is no hope of saving it.
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Under the guidance of Hu Weidong, Tomohisa Shiraishi expressed in the telegram that he hoped that a member of the royal family would come to Qingdao on behalf of the Emperor to listen to the voices of the lower-level officers and soldiers of the Army. As long as His Majesty the Emperor could face up to the reasonable demands of the lower-level Army officers and soldiers, he, "Kobayashi Yajiro", was willing
Lay down your arms and be tried by a court martial...
What Emperor Hirohito hates most is rebellion. He originally wanted to ignore it and directly send troops to suppress it, but the land and sea ministers reached a rare agreement and unanimously advised the emperor to consider the request of the mutinous soldiers. Naturally, the land minister said this.
Protect the calf, although the mutiny was treasonous, it could make the always arrogant navy so disgraced.
Senior officials like them also feel proud; while the Marine Minister's considerations are more realistic. If troops are sent to suppress it, no less than 20,000 naval prisoners of war in Qingdao are likely to be "robbing" all of them, including the King Kong-class battleship.
More than a dozen ships may also be blown up and scuttled by the desperate rebels, which would cause huge losses to the navy.
What's more important is that it is impossible for the Japanese army to send enough troops to Qingdao to quell the rebellion. It should be noted that Shandong is now occupied by the powerful Chinese 15th Army. If only tens of thousands of people are sent there, it may be enough to suppress the rebels.
But if the 15th Army suddenly attacks at this time, wouldn't these troops be sent there to die? If you want to ensure that there is no danger, you must send hundreds of thousands of elites to Qingdao.
In fact, Japan, which had just dispatched an additional 100,000 land troops to Manchuria, would not be able to squeeze out so many combat-effective field troops in a short period of time; otherwise it would have to send a powerful enough fleet, but this would also take a long time.
Besides, who can guarantee that the rebels will not surrender to the Chinese in exchange for protection when they are desperate? If that is the case, the problem will be really big...
Of course, preparations for sending troops still need to be made. If the negotiations go well, then it is best. If the negotiations do not go well, then it will be better as a delaying measure. Therefore, unintentionally, the two sides actually chose almost the same strategy. But if they really want to send troops
When people passed by, Emperor Hirohito became worried about the candidate.
Ming must be a member of the royal family, but although there are many candidates, obviously powerful people cannot be sent to prevent the rebels from getting important new hostages. However, if the status is not noble enough, Emperor Hirohito is afraid that the rebels will become suspicious, so after thinking about it,
You can only choose one of your three brothers from the same mother as your special envoy.
At first, Emperor Hirohito wanted to send his second brother, Prince Yoshihito Junnomiya of Chichibu Palace, who had been eyeing his throne. If he died, it would eliminate a disaster, but soon Emperor Hirohito was worried that his second brother would collude with the rebels.
, so this candidate was rejected.
Hirohito was planning to let his third eldest son, Prince Takamatsu nobuhito, serve as a special envoy. Nobuhito, who was afraid of being detained or even killed by the rebels, encouraged his younger brother, Prince Mikasa Takahito, who was under 13 years old, to volunteer (note 1). Hirohito felt that it would be better for a young man to serve as his special envoy.
As an envoy you can show your contempt for the rebels,
Moreover, as a teenager, Chongren was much less likely to be killed by the rebels than his third brother, who was an adult and belonged to the navy faction, so he agreed to his request. Although Chongren was young, he had been smart since childhood (Note 2)
, and as a direct descendant of the royal family, he has always been well received.
Education, as for social etiquette, which is a compulsory course, may not be incapable of completing this important task. Moreover, Hirohito also sent Takahito's teacher, the "Jackal Staff Officer" Masanobu Tsuji, who was well-known among the lower-level officers and soldiers of the Japanese Army, to accompany him, confident that even if the negotiations failed
, it should not be a joke.
Note 1: Historically, Chongren’s position turned to anti-war when he came to China as an adult. He witnessed with his own eyes the numerous crimes committed by the Japanese army against the Chinese people and learned about the strict discipline of the North China Eighth Route Army. After being greatly shocked by the comparison, he and the Da
Most Japanese people are also deeply poisoned by militaristic ideas, and there is no conflict between anti-war and counterinsurgency.
Note 2: This guy graduated from the Army Military Academy at the age of ten and the Army University before he was sixteen. Although his status as a royal family must have helped a lot, there is no second one among the modern Japanese royal family, including Emperor Hirohito.
Having such a score, even close to it, is enough to show that he is smart and eager to learn. Perhaps it is because of his intelligence and rationality that he was not completely led astray by his teacher, "Jackal Counselor" Tsuji Masanobu...