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Wuhan, East Lake, Luo Yiqun Mansion.

In front of the uncle and nephew of the Luo family, there was a military map of Shandong province occupied by three kinds of symbols.An antique desk lamp on the desk was emitting a dim and deep light, making the atmosphere in the room somewhat gloomy.

Luo Yiqun's face was a little dignified. The 15 Anti-Japanese Allied Army was defeated by the Japanese army in just a few days. They fled to the north of the Yellow River in embarrassment, and almost half of Shandong fell.Such a battle situation naturally caused quite a stir among the top KMT leaders in Wuhan. For a while, the main combat faction was silent, but the voice of the main peace faction headed by Wang Jingwei rang out.

"Fuwen, this time the Japanese are coming aggressively, and we are not prepared enough after all... Temporarily giving up a little bit is to maintain our strength for the future." Luo Yiqun sighed, and also expressed the views of the peace faction.To be honest, he is actually the Lord and the Lord.At present, among the top Kuomintang officials in Wuhan, except for Chiang Kai-shek who is unpredictable and does not express his position, most of the others advocate compromise with Japan.And Lao Jiang pretended to be deaf and dumb, probably not because he really wanted to resist Japan, but to appease his group of "angry youth" students.

Luo Yaoguo shook his head lightly, and said calmly: "Uncle, what does the President think about this Sino-Japanese war?"

"Of course the President also hopes that the two countries can get along well." Luo Yiqun was able to get into the current position, and he was very sure of Sun Yat-sen's thoughts. He sighed: "If we fight Japan, who will not be happy if we can win? Even Wang Zhaoming would definitely not want us to lose the war, would he? It’s just that after all, the enemy is strong and we are weak. If we are defeated, the compensation will be several times higher. Even the strength we have accumulated with great difficulty will also suffer a heavy loss, so It's better to fight or not to fight..."

Luo Yaoguo nodded noncommittally, this Japan has been barking its teeth and claws since the Sino-Japanese War of [-]-[-], and looks very difficult to mess with.And China has been fighting and losing repeatedly since the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is understandable that these Kuomintang leaders lack confidence. I am afraid that most Chinese people still have lingering fears about foreign wars, right?It seems that this battle... must defeat Japan!Otherwise, it would not be good to be so timid when it comes to imperialism in the future.

Chapter 0430 Route ([-])

Japan, Tokyo.

After the good news of the great victory in Jinan came, the capital of Japan seemed to explode.All kinds of "Patriotic Missions" and "Comrades' Associations" organized a variety of congratulatory activities day after day.The Yasukuni Shrine in Kudanzaka was even more crowded. From the emperor's prime minister to the ministers of the army and navy, down to the Li people, people flocked there to report the good news of victory to those unlucky ones who "became gods" early.Business is booming in Kabukicho, Shinjuku. Army and navy officers in military uniforms gather here at night to set wine and celebrate great victories.

At the same time, all the suggestions that the lions opened their mouths were also put forward, nothing more than extorting large sums of compensation, expanding the concession area in Qingdao and Kanto Prefecture, and asking South China to open its market to Japan, etc.Maybe it was because they didn't get any money after fighting the Soviets last time. This time, the eyes of the civilians and the middle and lower levels of the military were fixed on the Kuomintang's bulging wallet from the very beginning.They are all planning to make a huge sum of money, at least to get back the losses caused by the Kuomintang in Shanghai, right?

However, two officers who rushed back from the front line in Shandong were obviously not so optimistic. They were Colonel Neji Okamura, the leader of the No.11 Regiment, and Lieutenant Sergeant Ishihara Waner, the combat staff officer of the dispatched army.

As soon as the two returned to Tokyo, they went straight to the private residence of Nagata Tieshan, the leader of the ruling faction.Right now, the three of them are gathering in the low and crowded Japanese-style house of Nagata's house, staring at an open military map of Shandong Province in silence.

"Mr. Okamura, are you really sure that the Southern Branch of the Kuomintang Army only used one regiment to attack from the beginning to the end? Could it be that they are playing a game of wheel warfare?" Nagata raised his head and looked at Neji Okamura, who was obviously haggard. A glance broke the silence.

Okamura nodded and shook his head again, and said with a hoarse wry smile: "Maybe there was a chariot battle, but their losses must have been very slight. The head priest and I witnessed the whole battle process. Their infantry rushed It is not fierce, and it spreads widely. As soon as our machine gun fires, we will lie down immediately. Then their mortars will come... They have a lot of mortars, and they also have 50mm projectiles. They are very accurate, no worse than the imperial army. It is obvious that their infantry is just trying to attract us to fire, so that the various artillery behind them can find the target to shoot."

"What about your cannons? The artillery wing of the Fifth Division should have twelve Taisho four-year-style 150mm heavy field howitzers, right? Why didn't you open fire to suppress the Chinese artillery?" Nagata shook his head and asked.

"Hehe, I dare not open fire!" Okamura just smiled wryly: "We only have twelve 150mm heavy guns, and they have at least fifty such cannons! What's even more frightening is that there are dozens of bombers hovering over our heads , As long as our artillery shows its face, it will be bombed immediately! The artillery of the Second Division and the Sixth Division have been bombed by these bombers... Now the three divisions in Jinan City are only our fifth The artillery of the division is still complete, and the other two divisions urgently need to replenish their artillery."

Nagata took a deep breath and didn't know what to say for a moment. Although he already knew that the battle on the front line would never be as smooth as advertised, he never thought that it would be so severe!

"Yongtian-kun." Ishihara, who had been silent on the side, sighed deeply, and began to... complain: "The Shandong front is now in danger! The second division, the fifth division, and the sixth division have combined casualties Already more than 1 people, the artillery loss is as high as [-] to [-]%, and the ammunition is only three or four bases. Now they are defending Jinan City to bluff there... The Jiaoji Railway is even more dangerous, but there are only two divisions , to guard the [-]-kilometer line of communication, but not daring to disperse the troops too much, really... Is this the end of the war, right?"

"So far?" Nagata Tieshan smiled wryly: "Do you think I am His Majesty the Emperor? Now His Majesty is... Well, if you add two more divisions, are you sure you can defeat the Kuomintang army?"

Ishihara Waner thought about it for a while, but still shook his head: "The problem now is that the Imperial Army has no control over the air. Baron Tokugawa's flying wing has fought several battles with China's planes over Jinan in the past two days, and lost [-] planes. Thirteen pilots died. The baron won’t fight any more, but it’s useless even if we fight again. Our planes are ten years behind theirs! There’s no way to fight this.”

Neiji Okamura also echoed: "The imperial army's suffering in this battle was due to the lack of air supremacy. The planes of the Baron Tokugawa are too old, and their bombers can easily destroy us after dropping their bombs." The Type A-[-]... If there is no new type of aircraft, even ten divisions will not be able to win, so let's accept it as soon as it is good."

Nagata Tieshan nodded and sighed. Of course, he, the number one brain of the Japanese army, knew that the planes of the Japanese Army, Navy and Air Force were very old.However, a new type of aircraft cannot be designed and manufactured in a day, and it is impossible to buy it even with money.Now Britain, the United States and France hope that China and Japan can cease the war as soon as possible, and naturally they will not sell their most advanced aircraft to Japan.

But I'm afraid it's not realistic to just accept it when you see it.Now that the great victory in Jinan has been fueled by newspapers in Japan, everyone thinks that the imperial army is invincible, and they have whetted their appetites to slaughter the Chinese!If the government lowers its profile and hastily withdraws its troops at this juncture, won't it be called a national traitor by those guys who don't know what's good or bad?

"Nagata-kun, how much compensation is the cabinet going to ask for this time?" Seeing that Nagata couldn't change the plane, Ishihara Wanji could only sigh softly, and changed the topic to the truce negotiations.

Nagata Tieshan shook his head with a wry smile: "The last time Prime Minister Tanaka fell because he did not ask for indemnity from the Soviet Union, this time Prime Minister Hamaguchi will naturally have to learn a lesson. The cabinet may ask for a compensation of 50 million silver dollars! Extend the Kanto Concession for a period of [-] years, recognizing all the interests transferred to Japan under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles."

"Ah." Ishihara took a breath of air and said to himself, "Those guys in the cabinet want to send troops from Shandong to make a fool of themselves, right? This Yuyuki Hamaguchi is indeed a 'lion prime minister', and his opening is a lion." Open your mouth!"

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"Mr. Toushan, do you think it is possible for Sun Yat-sen to accept such a condition?"

In a luxurious Japanese-style villa in Gotemba City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, the "Lion Prime Minister" Hamaguchi Yuyuki who was about to open his mouth was sitting opposite a Japanese grandfather with a white beard half a foot long.Seeing the respectful expression on Prime Minister Hamaguchi's face, this old guy with the surname Toushan can only be the head of the Black Dragon Association.

This Touyamaman has a tall body that is rare among Japanese people. Although he is over 70 years old, his back is still straight and there is no trace of aging.

Facing the Prime Minister's question, Tou Shanman just stroked his beard with a smile and nodded slightly: "The current situation is impossible, but we can fight for it."

"How to fight?" Yuyuki Hamaguchi followed up.

Tou Shanman frowned slightly, with a bit of hesitation on his face: "Your Excellency, do you know what the Chinese Nationalist Party wants most? What is it most afraid of?"

Yuyuki Hamaguchi shook his head. He didn't know much about the Chinese Kuomintang, but what is certain is that what they are most afraid of now is definitely not the Imperial Japanese Army... Just look at the dejected look of the Minister of War Ugaki Kasunari, the so-called The "Jinan Great Victory" must be full of water.

"Hahaha, if the empire wants to conquer China, what they are most afraid of is a united China. But if the Kuomintang wants to conquer the Northern Branch, what they fear most is naturally a united Northern Branch." , directly break the mystery.

"A united northern branch? What does it have to do with us?" Hamaguchi was slightly taken aback, and asked back.

Tou Shanman smiled deeply: "Of course it has something to do with us. Now the two biggest forces in the northern branch are the Communist Party and the Feng Faction warlords. Behind the Communist Party is the Soviet Union, and behind the Feng Faction is our Great Japanese Empire. As long as we and the Soviet Union Working together secretly, the Communist Party and the Feng faction may form a coalition government, so that the northern branch may unite."

Yuyuki Hamaguchi stroked his snow-white mustache and raised his eyebrows.A united South China is already a serious problem for Japan, and they have only developed for a few years!If North China also unites and makes it like South China, won't Japan let them drive them out of the East Asian continent?This head mountain is full of old and confused, right?

"Your Excellency, if the northern factions take advantage of the confrontation between the imperial army and the southern Kuomintang army to start negotiations to form a coalition government...how will the Kuomintang react?" Probably seeing the suspicion in Hamaguchi's mind, Tou Shanman smiled slightly and explained his plan: "Of course, this alone is not enough to make the Kuomintang take out [-] million silver dollars and recognize the special interests of the empire in Manchuria and Shandong. The empire should also come up with something more attractive. , For example... the nominal rule of Manchuria! The empire is responsible for eradicating the Fengtian warlords, and then letting the pro-Japanese faction in the Kuomintang become the nominal leaders of Manchuria. Of course, it cannot be said to be 'in name' with the Kuomintang."

"Your Excellency, think about it from the standpoint of Sun Yat-sen. On the one hand, the northern factions want to form a coalition government to fight against the Kuomintang and prevent his great cause of reunification. On the other hand, the empire is preparing to 'hand over' Manchuria to his people." Come to rule, and the KMT’s cause of unifying China after obtaining Manchuria is almost a success. In the face of such a situation, do you think he will agree to the imperial request?”

"First urge the Feng faction to unite with the CCP, and then sell the Feng faction in exchange for concessions from the Kuomintang! Although it's a little... despicable, it's still a clever plan!" Hamaguchi took a deep breath, showing a look on his face that he hadn't seen for many days Smile: "Can Mr. Toushan go to Wuhan in person and act as the special envoy of the empire? You and Mr. Sun Yat-sen are old friends."

Tou Shanman stroked his beard and laughed loudly: "Hehe, isn't our Black Dragon Society and Xuanyang Society used to do such despicable things?"

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April 17, [-]th year of the Republic of China.Wuhan, Hubei.

In the office of the Chairman of the Military Commission, there was a tense atmosphere that only existed on the eve of the Great War.Chiang Kai-shek, Luo Yaoguo, He Yingqin, and Zhu Peide were standing in front of an unfurled military map of Shandong Province.On the map, several red circles and blue arrows are drawn along the Jiaoji Railway, and the numbers of the Sixth Division and No.18 Division of the National Revolutionary Army are also marked beside the blue arrows.Another war between China and Japan seems to be about to start along the Jiaoji Railway!

After a few days of adjustment and deployment and the construction of the airport, the Shandong Front Army completed the surveillance of the main force of the Japanese army in Jinan with three divisions, the first, fourth, and fifth divisions.The Sixth Division and the No.18 Division moved to the designated Lushan area south of Linzi.In addition, a large airstrip in Laiwu County was completed under the rush of thousands of engineers and tens of thousands of people day and night.An aviation bombing regiment of the 290st Aviation Division of the National Revolutionary Army, an aviation combat regiment temporarily diverted to dive bombers, and a reconnaissance aircraft brigade, a total of [-] aircraft have now transferred to Laiwu Airport.

"Jiegong, please take a look." Luo Yaoguo poked Linzi County on the map with his finger, and smiled slightly: "According to the reconnaissance, it is the headquarters of the Fourth Division of the Japanese Army in Osaka and the divisions directly under the Division of Pao, Gong, Zi and Qi. A regiment, about 8000 people. The Japanese army dug trenches in Linzi County and the surrounding areas, and built a lot of field fortifications, but they are not indestructible. The Shandong Front Army intends to use the Sixth Division to destroy them this time. In addition, No.18 The division was responsible for blocking reinforcements from the Eastern Front, and the three divisions around Jinan were responsible for guarding the main force of the Japanese army in Jinan and preventing them from sending reinforcements."

Chiang Kai-shek glanced at Luo Yaoguo who seemed to be in high spirits, but in his heart he always felt unreliable.That was the elite Japanese army's fourth division directly under the Osaka Division!There are nearly 8000 people in four entire alliances!And still stick to the position, can a division of the Kuomintang military region be able to fight?But don't steal the chicken and lose the rice, and mess up the situation that has just begun to ease.

"Brother Fuwen, are the Shandong Front Army really sure?" Just as Chiang Kai-shek was about to speak, He Yingqin's voice rang out first.He came from a serious Japanese non-commissioned officer, and he has a full understanding of the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army.In his view, the Japanese army is still stronger than the Kuomintang army at the moment, and the ordinary infantry always has an advantage of more than [-]%... The [-] Japanese army is equivalent to the [-] Kuomintang army. With a double advantage, it can almost tie with a division.

"Absolutely no problem. This battle is [-]% sure. The negotiations between China and Japan have already started, and I heard that there is some Japanese envoy on the way... If we can fight a war of annihilation, yes Negotiations are of great benefit." Luo Yaoguo smiled indifferently, as if he didn't care about the Eight Thousand Japanese Army at all.

"It's not safe, it's not safe..." Chiang Kai-shek's bald head shook, and his face was solemn: "Shandong's army used one division to beat eight thousand people, but it was a three-fold advantage in strength, and it might not be three times the combat power. And it must be I'm afraid there is no certainty in ending the battle before the arrival of the Japanese reinforcements?"

罗耀国沉沉一笑，伸手指了指莱芜方向：“介公和敬之将军漏算了咱们的一个航空师了，那里眼下可是有240八架A-1俯冲轰炸机！它们挂载的一百公斤炸弹的威力可不比203mm榴弹炮的炮弹小啊。有了这200多门会飞的203mm榴弹炮，咱们还怕打不下日本第四师团的8000人吗？”

"These planes...are they really that amazing?" Chiang Kai-shek took a deep breath and imagined the scene of 240 eight 203mm howitzers flying overhead.It is indeed a very desperate thing to fight under the threat of these 240 bombs weighing one hundred kilograms.Uh, fortunately, I have taken a long-term view and vigorously developed the aviation force, otherwise the situation this time will be corrupted.If this time can really hit the Japanese Fourth Division hard, it should also be beneficial to the Sino-Japanese armistice negotiations, right?The news from Beijing is not very good...

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Beijing, Zhongnanhai Tongrentang.

"Minister Fangze, you, you...you can't count your words! Didn't you agree to pay 2000 million silver dollars, why did it suddenly become [-] million now? This, how can we accept this?"

As soon as the Sino-Japanese armistice negotiations started, Japanese Minister Yoshizawa Kenkichi immediately raised the offer, asking for 50 million silver dollars, demanding that the Chinese government recognize Japan's rights and interests in Qingdao and Jiaoji Railway, and also extending the lease period of Kanto Prefecture for [-] years!Hearing this request, Wang Jingwei, the chief negotiator of the Chinese government, jumped up immediately.There was actually a bit of sadness and anger on a gentle and refined face, but it seemed that there was more grievance.

"Vice Prime Minister Wang, it's not just a few days ago now. My invincible Japanese imperial army has captured the city of Jinan and defeated your country's 15 army! Most of Shandong is already under the control of the empire," Fangze said. The voice was low, and it sounded a bit indifferent and calm: "The empire is undoubtedly the winner of this war, and now you China is praying to the empire for peace, so naturally you should show some sincerity that can make the empire's heart move. Otherwise... the empire is invincible The Imperial Army doesn’t mind taking away the remaining half of Shandong. But by then you will have to buy back the entire Shandong, and [-] million silver dollars is not enough. At least [-] million are needed!”

Hearing the Japanese's remarks, the ministers from the United Kingdom, the United States, France and Germany who participated in the mediation in the venue also shook their heads helplessly. The 15 army was defeated in a few days, and the capital of Shandong Province was also taken by the Japanese army.The situation has become so rotten that the Chinese people may have no other way out except to lose money quickly this time, right?