Glorious Mission 1937

Seeing that the old man asked them to express their opinions by name, He Yingqin, Chen Cheng, and Kong Xiangxi looked at each other, knowing what they had to say today, otherwise the old man would definitely be unhappy. Several people looked at each other, and in the end Kong Xiangxi, who had the highest position, said first: "Commissioner, I think peace talks with the Japanese are a thankless task, and it is likely to cause another disaster!"

"Oh, tell me!" The old man still paid more attention to Kong Xiangxi's opinion.

Kong Xiangxi paused and said: "We have already had two rounds of talks with the Japanese, plus the German mediation should have been three rounds. The Japanese had no sincerity in the first three rounds of peace talks. No matter how humble we are, in the end The peace talks still have no results, which only shows one problem, that is, the Japanese do not just want to gain some benefits from the party-state, or from the whole of China, just like the Sino-Japanese War and the September [-]th Incident.”

"In the previous two wars, as long as we gave up some interests, the Japanese would stop the war, but this time they did not do so. What they want is the great rivers and mountains of the whole of China, not just a little money. Everything is blocked by Japan. Everyone in front of the people is their enemy, and they will destroy them mercilessly. Unfortunately, being wrong is the most conspicuous stumbling block in front of the Japanese."

"So what, in the end the Japanese want to negotiate peace with the party-state?" The old man said indifferently.

"Committee, the reason why the Japanese negotiated peace with us is entirely because they can no longer fight. The reason why the Japanese were so tough before was entirely because when they launched a full-scale war of aggression against China, the Japanese military generally believed that they only needed to "conquer one "Shooting" can be a triumphant class teacher. Lu Xiang Sugiyama Motosaka said that "the incident can be resolved in about a month", and even shouted the arrogant words of destroying China in three months. The Japanese Army Ministry regards China as an impossible A unified and divided weak country, as long as Japan shows a tough attitude, China will immediately succumb, so just like Konoe Fumma said, they do not regard the party-state as their opponent. In their eyes, the party-state is not worthy of being their opponent .”

"However, due to the courageous resistance of the Chinese people, the Japanese army's quick decision was bankrupt, and most of Japan's national power was consumed in the Chinese battlefield, leaving nothing to be desired. The delay in the war has aggravated the internal and external crises of Japan, so it is eager to end the war of aggression against China. Presumably Director Dai is much clearer than me, and the commissioner can let him talk about the current domestic situation in Japan."

The old man turned his head and looked at Dai Li.Then he said, "Yunong, is the situation in Japan really that bad?"

Dai Li sorted out the information about Japan in his mind for a while, then got up and said: "Return to the committee seat, the situation in Japan is indeed very bad." [

"What's a bad idea, tell me in detail?" the old man said.

Dai Li said: "Since the end of the Second Wuhan Battle, the poverty of Japan's national power has become more and more superficial. The specific manifestations are: the military is in a dilemma. It is exhausted; the economy is full of crises; and the political turmoil."

"In the early stage of the full-scale invasion of China, the Japanese army won a series of victories and occupied a large area of ​​China's territory, but the Japanese army also paid the price of tens of thousands of casualties. This was especially evident after the first battle in Wuhan. Although the Chinese army also suffered heavy casualties and dropped to less than a million people at one point, the party-state did not surrender, and the Japanese army’s dream of quickly destroying China fell through. After paying a huge price, the Japanese army The 10 million army was stuck in a dilemma on the mainland. This made many people in the Japanese army feel that there is no way out to resolve the incident in China by relying on force. Therefore, changing the policy towards China and seeking peace through war has become Japan's top priority .”

"In addition. After the July [-]th Incident, Japan purchased a large amount of strategic materials from Britain, the United States and other countries for the war against China. So far, a large amount of gold has been consumed, which has sharply reduced Japan's gold reserves, affected financial stability, and caused Japanese Yuan depreciated sharply.

At the same time, due to the expansion and continuation of the war.Japan expanded its military production and converted many civilian factories to military use, resulting in insufficient power supply. This made only 1939% of the original military production plan in 80 complete.Caused the lack of weapons and ammunition ahead.Restrictions on electricity consumption and the transfer of civilian factories to military use have caused shortages in the supply of civilian supplies, some resources have been controlled, and dozens of commodities in society have been restricted from purchasing, which has affected people's lives.What was even more serious was the drought that occurred in Japan and the occupied areas in North China in 1939, which caused a food shortage, and Japan entered a period of food shortage.In cities such as Tokyo and Osaka, the food shortage is particularly serious, and citizens are limited to less than two liters of food each time.The food problem caused extreme unrest among the people and became the biggest factor in the downfall of the Abe cabinet. The Minai cabinet that was subsequently formed was still troubled by this problem.In addition, due to the intervention of the person in Saibei, the United States has adopted economic sanctions against Japan and abolished the "US-Japan Trade Treaty".This is also a big blow to Japan. Prior to this, imports from the United States accounted for nearly half of Japan's total overseas imports, and its bulk strategic materials were imported from the United States. "

"In addition, politically, Japan has also fallen into a dangerous situation of turmoil. In just one year, the cabinet has changed four times. From the fall of the Konoe cabinet on January 1939, 1, the Japanese government has experienced a total of Hiranuma Kiichiro, Hiranuma Abe Nobuyuki and Minai Mitsumasa served as three prime ministers, and Konoe Fumma is now the fourth prime minister within a year when he forms a second cabinet. This makes it difficult for Japan to maintain the unity and continuity of government orders, and also exacerbates differences and contradictions among factions These circumstances aroused general dissatisfaction among the Japanese people, raised their anti-war sentiments, domestic anxiety about resolving the incident and uneasiness in the lives of the people pervaded the country, and increased the pressure on the Japanese military command.”

As soon as Dai Li finished speaking, Kong Xiangxi interjected: "The reason why the Japanese chose this time to negotiate with us is not because they don't want to fight anymore, but because they can't fight anymore. If the fight continues, Japan will not be a country. We can Think boldly, what will happen to Japan if we keep fighting?"

"Deeply dragged down by the war!" The old man gasped. He had never thought about this issue before, because the Japanese have always been extremely strong. This time, the Japanese finally agreed to the peace talks, and they behaved very well. Positive, Lao Jiang only cares about being happy, and he can manage other things.

Defense Minister Chen Cheng also got up and said: "Committee, the current battlefield situation does not match Japan's strategic deployment. Before the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, Japan formulated a northward strategic deployment against the Soviet Union. Originally, the main enemy of the Japanese Army's hypothetical It is the Soviet Union, the navy is the United States, and it has always been comprehensively prepared in this way. It has not given much consideration to China, even if something happens, a part of the army and navy will be enough to deal with it.”

"Japan has always regarded Soviet Russia as its biggest threat. Since the Meiji Restoration, Japan has always regarded the defense of Russia as its own mission, and its army's strategic combat preparations are mainly aimed at Soviet Russia. However, the war of aggression against China is not like the Japanese army. Fang imagined a one-shot solution, but it turned into a protracted war that continuously consumed Japan's national power, which seriously affected its war preparations against the Soviet Union. By the end of 1939, the Sino-Japanese war had been at war for more than two years, and Japan had almost devoted its national power, and it had not yet ended. It was originally planned to end the incident in China in three months. As far as Japan is concerned, the situation is still deteriorating. It is almost considered impossible for Japan to end the incident quickly with the limited strength of the dispatched army, and the embarrassment of military expenditure cannot make Japan short-term Large-scale military expansion in China, so the current situation is really unfavorable for the Japanese.”

Kong Xiangxi is a political leader, Chen Cheng is a military leader, and the military and political leaders are not optimistic about the Japanese, which makes Lao Jiang feel like a blow to the head.Thinking about it carefully, this is indeed the case. The situation of the party-state is not easy, and the life of the Japanese is not easy.

"Committee, the purpose of the Japanese peace talks is not simple. First of all, we can most directly see that the Japanese want to gain part of the benefits from this war. It can be summarized in three aspects: land cession, compensation, and trade. Needless to say, land cession Whether it is Manchuria, North China, or the internationalization of Shanghai, it is very clear, and the permanent cession of Taiwan Island and its affiliated islands is a naked expression of the Japanese territorial claims. As for the compensation, the Japanese said It is not obvious, but the joint development of China's resources has implicitly raised this desire. As for trade, it is selling weapons and so on. These are only superficial, but we have to guard against deeper intentions." He Yingqin said.

"What deeper intentions, let's talk about it!" the old man said.

"Although we don't admit it, there is no doubt that the strength of the party-state alone cannot deal with the Japanese. One of the important reasons why we can fight to this point is that we Chinese are united, and the KMT and the Communist Party gave up. Ten years of confrontation and joint resistance against Japan. Even the powerful Chen family that rose in the north of Saibei did not go its own way. It has always held principles in the face of big right and wrong, and is very supportive of the party-state. But once we have peace talks with the Japanese, then we will first negotiate with the Japanese. We are not the Japanese, but the domestic vassals. In this way, the Japanese will disintegrate our strategic alliance without a single soldier, and even cause us to break out a large-scale civil war again."

"In addition, once Japan withdraws its troops from China, Japan will have time to recuperate. On the contrary, it is likely to fight again with various warlords such as the Turkish Communist Party and Serbia. It will not take long, just three years Well, when the Japanese come back three years later, how can we resist, the Japanese's trick is not poisonous!" He Yingqin analyzed. [

"Mother Xipi, even if the Japanese are driven away, the Turkish Communist Party and that brat will eventually turn against them. Now they are blatantly starting to form cliques. If you let them go on like this, it's okay. You say nothing but Is there any way for the party-state to negotiate peace with the Japanese?" The old man said angrily, and when he mentioned Yan'an and the young man in Saibei, the old man became angry and cursed loudly!