Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Rise of China

"Mother Xipi, I really didn't expect that Li Guosheng would be so cunning, using propaganda and this victory in exchange for the support of the people across the country...>

Afterwards, under the stupefaction of the staff and He Yingqin, he sighed and said, "Jingzhi, it seems that what you said is correct. With the development of Li Guosheng's propaganda method, in a short period of time, the prestige of the security division in the country , will reach a very high level, as for our Northern Expedition Army, it is indeed not suitable to directly send troops to attack the Ludong Guard Division at this time."

Just when the combat staff headed by He Yingqin was about to breathe a sigh of relief.Commander-in-Chief Jiang changed the subject, and then said.

"However, even so, we can't just watch the Ludong Security Division develop and grow step by step like this... >

"Yes, Lord Commander...>

Looking at He Yingqin in the office who was about to take orders to leave, Chiang Kai-shek seemed to have thought of something, and continued to speak with a serious face: "There is one more thing you need to do. Contact the Japanese consul Nishi Tianjingyi immediately. Invite him Have dinner with me, I have something important to discuss with Mr. Consul...>

Commander-in-Chief Jiang is now meeting with the Japanese consul in Nishitianjing. There is no doubt that there is only one thing.That is to incite the Japanese "government" to send heavy troops again to the four counties of Ludong to destroy the Ludong garrison division that they cannot destroy for the time being.

However, what Jiang Gong did not expect was that.As the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition, he was just preparing to plan the Ludong garrison division together with the Japanese "government".The current Tanaka cabinet in Japan is because of the victory won by the security division.It fell into chaos directly.

Because at this moment, Emperor Hirohito had just ascended the throne, many military affairs were discussed and decided by the cabinet members themselves.Unless there are some things that the cabinet cannot decide, it will be reported to Emperor Hirohito for the final decision.

Regarding the trivial matter of the Japanese army dispatching the No.11 brigade to retaliate against the Chinese garrison division.Of course, there is no need for Emperor Hirohito to make the ruling.Therefore, in the face of this failure, Tanaka, as prime minister, simply called all cabinet members for discussion.

Looking at the cabinet members waiting for his report in the main hall, the serious-looking Chief of Staff of the Army directly opened his mouth to report.

"According to the latest battle damage reported by Major General Sakai, the head of the No.11 Brigade, it shows that among the more than [-] elite imperial troops who attacked the Chinese Ludong Garrison Division this time: The independent howitzer brigade, the field artillery brigade, the entire army was destroyed... The brigade directly under the self-important brigade was completely wiped out...>

"More importantly, in this attack, all the supplies and equipment of the entire brigade, especially heavy equipment, were almost lost. The military department alone strengthened the No.11 brigade to occupy a large amount of logistics for subsequent operations such as Shandong. The luggage, including all the equipment and ammunition of the two artillery brigades, was completely seized by the Chinese security division...>

"According to Major General Sakai's report. The various equipment and ammunition seized by the Chinese garrison division on the battlefield are enough to equip them in a short period of time with a firepower level not lower than that of the elite army of the Empire of Japan. More than 5000 elite infantrymen...>

In order to minimize the possible impact of this failure on the entire army, this failure will slowly dissipate invisible.Lu Xiang directly regarded Major General Sakai as a scapegoat for his repeated failures.Before the Chief of the Navy and Prime Minister Tanaka spoke, he faced a group of cabinet members.suggested loudly.

"Baga, with such a big loss, the entire No.11 brigade was almost completely lost, why did he, Ichiro Sakai, come back alive...>

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, as the Chief of Staff of the Army, I very much agree with Prime Minister Lu's opinion...>

After casting a glance of admiration at the chief of staff, Prime Minister Lu's eyes immediately fell on Prime Minister Tanaka, and asked after him, "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I don't know if you have any other opinions on how to deal with this minister." ...>

Faced with such a huge loss, Prime Minister Tanaka knew that it was absolutely impossible to just pull out a major general brigade head as a scapegoat.Because, as soon as Lu Xiang's voice fell, he asked with a majestic expression.

"Is the loss of nearly [-] Imperial Army warriors just a major general's mistake? I seem to remember clearly that before the troops set off, you not only made a promise to me, but you also made a promise to His Majesty. Now, not only did you not Completing the task caused heavy losses to the attacking troops. As Prime Minister Lu, you must immediately give an explanation to the entire cabinet and His Majesty. Otherwise, you are going to submit your resignation to the cabinet...>

Prime Minister Tanaka's words were like a sharp knife, piercing fiercely in Lu Xiang's heart.Let this Lu Xiang, who was already very old, be several years older in an instant.At the same time, there is also a feeling of suffering that cannot be expressed in my heart.

And at this time, because of the year-round robbing each other of military expenses.Hai Xiang, who had been at odds with Lu Xiang, of course would not miss this opportunity to add insult to injury, and directly spoke sarcastically.

"I really don't know. Every year, the empire invests a lot of military expenditure in the army. Where are you army generals going to use it? With the title of the strongest army in Asia, you bring the elite of the Imperial Japanese Army. With the superiority in military strength and firepower , is not the opponent of the squadron, this is a shame to the empire. Your Excellency Prime Minister, I agree with you very much, Prime Minister Lu must report this matter to the cabinet and give His Majesty an explanation... >

"Baga...>

"What's wrong with me...>

"I don't know to what extent the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Army has dropped after the last Russo-Japanese War. Where did the large amount of military expenditure given to you by the cabinet go...>

Faced with the fierce quarrel between the left and right hands, Prime Minister Tanaka immediately frowned.However, Prime Minister Tanaka, who was equally irritable in his heart, was not in the mood to pay attention to it.However, at this moment, a burst of hurried footsteps came directly outside the hall.

Seeing it was no different from usual, it was almost a meeting.Just after Lu Xiang and Hai Xiang who quarreled with each other because of military expenses.The communications staff officer walked up to Prime Minister Tanaka without any surprise, and reported.

"Your Excellency, this is a telegram just sent back by the intelligence service...>

"Nani. The news of the failure of the army's attack has been made public..." Prime Minister Tanaka's face immediately revealed a look of deep worry and fear.

As Japan's domestic economic situation is getting worse and worse, ordinary people can be said to be more and more dissatisfied with the current Tanaka cabinet.Prime Minister Tanaka can imagine that once the news is completely spread, plus the failure more than half a month ago.What kind of radical behavior will the people in Japan who have already expressed strong dissatisfaction with the current cabinet do.

Ask His Majesty the Emperor to immediately dismiss his position and re-elect the Prime Minister...>

Even directly disband the current cabinet, and His Majesty the Emperor will re-appoint the prime minister of the cabinet and re-organize the cabinet.Lead the entire empire to another path...>

In any case, there is another one that Prime Minister Tanaka is very sure of.Once the news spread quickly, the domestic people knew the news that the army had failed and suffered heavy losses in foreign battles.I can't keep my position. As for Prime Minister Lu and Prime Minister Hai, who stand in front of me and are still arguing over the allocation of military expenditures, they will also end up in the same fate as myself.

In Prime Minister Tanaka's eyes, the defeat could have been avoided.More importantly, not only can it be avoided, but it may also turn defeat into victory.But now, because Prime Minister Lu was too confident in front of him, and because of his blind trust in Prime Minister Lu and the entire Imperial Army, the entire expedition failed, and the country had to face this crisis.

Thinking of this, thinking that he would bring trouble to Yuchi because of this.Prime Minister Tanaka's heart was immediately enveloped in anger.Facing the left and right hands who were still in dispute in front of him, he roared loudly: "Baga, shut up...>

"The cunning Chinese have made public the news of the Imperial Japanese Army's defeat in China. More importantly, this news has begun to spread in the country. Don't you want to watch the current cabinet and the opposition of the people in the country? Will you be overthrown in a voice, are you going to watch the entire cabinet be disbanded?"

As soon as Prime Minister Tanaka's scolding sound reached their ears, the faces of Lu Xiang and Hai Xiang also turned pale immediately.As cabinet ministers, they are of course aware of the crisis that the cabinet is currently in, and they also know the impact on the entire cabinet after this failure is spread.

"Your Excellency the Prime Minister. What should we do next...>

"Baga, you ask me, I ask who to go...>

And at this moment, Lu Xiang, who was holding back his anger, said, "Your Excellency, although we have failed in this attack. However, I believe that as long as we can send troops to Shandong, China again, the garrison division will be wiped out in a short time." The domestic conflicts caused by the failure of the battlefield will disappear immediately."

The failure and defeat of the second attack directly caused Prime Minister Tanaka to have strong doubts about Prime Minister Lu's words.As soon as the words fell, Prime Minister Tanaka asked directly with a sneer on his face: "In that case, Your Excellency Lu Xiang. What I want to ask you is. How much troops do you plan to use for the third attack? Is it still an infantry brigade, or is it an infantry brigade? An infantry division, or even two infantry divisions...>

"This..." Lu Xiang certainly heard the sarcasm in Prime Minister Tanaka's words.However, for his own position, for the sake of the entire cabinet, he still had to bite the bullet and speak.

"A division...>

"The strength of a division, Your Excellency, did I hear you right?" Prime Minister Tanaka, who had already distrusted Prime Minister Lu, asked back with a sneer with a strong mocking expression.

"When the Chinese garrison division is not equipped with heavy artillery, and its total strength does not exceed [-], an elite infantry brigade with a large number of artillery and cavalry is no match for it. Now, the garrison division is not only equipped with all kinds of light and heavy weapons that were seized from us , and more importantly, they also seized our countless logistical supplies...>

Seeing Lu Xiang who wanted to refute his answer in front of him.Prime Minister Tanaka waved his hand directly and continued to speak.

"Of course. There is another very important factor here, and that is the time factor..."

"No matter how many troops we dispatch to attack the security division, from the initial assembly, to departure, to combat, to the completion of the task...>

"In addition to these two points, there is another very objective factor. The worsening domestic economic situation is no longer enough for us to support another foreign war...>

"The defeat of the two sorties, the death of more than 1 imperial warriors, plus the loss of a large amount of heavy equipment and logistics...>

After the three reasons, although Lu Xiang's heart was full of dissatisfaction and aggrieved.However, in the face of the facts, I still had to lower my head and said: "Your Excellency, since this is the case, then we will... >

"No, of course not...>

"Now, we mainly proceed from two aspects, one is aimed at domestic opposition voices, and the other is aimed at China's security forces...>

"For the country, I must immediately use all available forces to control the spread of this news as much as possible. At the same time, through various means, including positive publicity... >

"For the vigilante...>

"Ha Yi, Your Excellency the Prime Minister is wise...>

The news of the defeat of the No.11 Brigade of the Japanese Army in Shandong, China has just spread among the Japanese high-level officials. A report issued by the Japanese military department directly appeared in the eyes of ordinary people...>

In the battle that took place in Shandong, China, although the Japanese No.11 Brigade suffered heavy casualties, under the decoration of the Japanese "government", the cost of the death of more than 11 imperial troops was directly exchanged for more than 11 Chinese troops. The result of human beings being wiped out.As for the news that the No.[-] Brigade fled Qingdao due to heavy casualties, it was changed to the No.[-] Brigade. In order to avoid greater losses, it took the initiative to withdraw to Qingdao, wait for reinforcements, and then gradually occupy the entire Shandong Province of China...>

Such news, although it is impossible to hide the eyes of high-level Japanese people.However, for the ordinary people at the bottom, it has a very large propaganda effect...>

And under the propaganda of this report by the Japanese army, a complete defeat was directly publicized as a close battle.

However, even so, all kinds of opposing voices sounded one after another in Japan because of this foreign attack.However, this untidy voice eventually dissipated invisible under the forceful suppression of the army...>

The cabinet headed by Prime Minister Tanaka began to deal with the domestic overwhelm and kept voicing various opposing voices.With regard to the layout of the security division, under Lu Xiang's adjustments, he is also not idle...>

A large number of Japanese intelligence personnel distributed in China, after receiving orders from the domestic military department.Just like a pack of wolves smelling blood, under the cover of various identities, they successively entered the four counties of Ludong controlled by the Ludong Security Division to investigate what they wanted and information...>