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Through this battle, the Chinese have established their sea power in the East Ocean, and have turned from defense to offense strategically. Taiwan, Okinawa, and the Korean Peninsula may all be attacked by the Kuomintang navy. Japan must fortify everywhere in these areas. to defend against possible intrusions.

"Your Excellency, as long as we try our best to fight for it, then things can still be done." Ugaki Kazunari twitched his lips, showing a slight smile: "And we don't have to reach an armistice with the Chinese Nationalist Government. Withdraw, there will be enough troops to defend Taiwan."

Yuyuki Hamaguchi pursed his lips and sighed after a moment of silence: "You are talking about negotiating with the Beijing government of the Communist Party of China, right? But they are already preparing to give up Beijing in exchange for the territory of Northern Manchuria and Mongolia, and their internal affairs seem to be There is also something wrong, in this case, do they dare to make peace with us alone?"

"Your Excellency Prime Minister." Sensing the hesitation of Hamaguchi beside him, Ugaki Kazusei further persuaded: "It is precisely because of the enormous difficulties that the Communist Party of China is facing now that they may reach a compromise with the empire. As long as they agree to the empire's If conditions are met, the territory of Liaoning Province and Jilin Province can be obtained from the empire, so that they will have the capital to fight against the Chinese Kuomintang, and the empire will also win a good chance to breathe."

Yuyuki Hamaguchi stopped, and Kazusei Ugaki immediately stood beside him. Yuyuki Hamaguchi looked at the huge anchors of the Zhenyuan Ship and the Jingyuan Ship in front of him, and sighed: "It seems that it has to be like this now." Said He frowned again: "However, negotiations with the Chinese Nationalist Party must also be carried out at the same time. The condition can be that the empire withdraws from Manchuria, including the Kanto Prefecture and the South Manchuria Railway. Government property and South Manchuria railway equity, and the four warships sunk in Tianjin and Bohai Bay will also be salvaged by the empire, and finally... Manchuria's agreement tariffs will also be maintained for another ten years."

"In addition, the defense of Taiwan Island must be strengthened as soon as possible. Part of the elite troops of the imperial army can be transferred from Manchuria to Taiwan. At the same time, North Korea's defense must also be strengthened. It is possible to withdraw troops from North Manchuria to free up troops. By the way, the domestic near The Guard Division and the First Division can be transferred to North Korea and Taiwan first, and North Korea and Taiwan must not lose anything!"

Kazusei Ugaki hesitated for a moment, Yuyuki Hamaguchi obviously wanted to reach a compromise with the Chinese Nationalist Government.Hamaguchi Yuyuki saw his hesitation, and said with a sneer, "Ugaki-kun, you must have heard of the strategy of slowing down the army, right? Now Taiwan Island is empty of defense, if the Chinese Nationalist Army launches an attack by surprise, it is entirely possible that it will succeed. Can you still get out of this war?"

"But after we withdrew our troops from North Manchuria, we didn't have enough leverage to bargain with the Chinese Communist Party." Ugaki Kazunari said thoughtfully, "The Chinese Communist Party doesn't have many troops in North Manchuria, and that is the territory of Wang Zhongyi, the warlord who betrayed the Chinese Communist Party. If the imperial army retreats from there, Harbin will return to Wang Zhongyi's hands. Moreover, Wang Zhongyi's main force will be freed from the battle with the imperial army to fight against the Chinese Communist Party. Will the Chinese Communist Party be willing to negotiate peace with us? "

Hamaguchi Yuyuki smiled dumbly: "Then the Chinese Communist Party will be more eager to make peace with the empire. After Wang Zhongyi took control of Heilongjiang, the Chinese Communist Party must obtain Liaoning and Jilin provinces to subdue this rebellion. Moreover, the conditions given by the empire are not It’s harsh, and it won’t let them down.”

"Having said that, Wang Zhongyi and the Chinese Kuomintang are in collusion. If he controls Heilongjiang and the Kuomintang controls Liaoxi, they can attack from the north to the south. At that time, the Chinese Communist Party is likely to be defeated, and China will be unified. Now, a unified China will definitely want to take back Kanto Prefecture and Taiwan." Ugaki Kazusei shook his head, expressing his worries.A unified China is something Japan absolutely does not want to see, because that would mean that Japan would never have the chance to aspire to the throne of Asian hegemony, and even its own security would be threatened.

"If the Communist Party of China is so easy to deal with, then even if we hand over the whole of Manchuria to them, I'm afraid it won't be able to prevent the Kuomintang from unifying China?" Yuyuki Hamaguchi pondered for a while, and then put forward a new suggestion: "Let's return Harbin to Wang Zhongyi, The eastern mountains of Heilongjiang will be occupied by the Communist Red Army in the Northeast, and Jilin will also be handed over to the Communist Red Army later; in Liaoning... we can give the mountainous areas of western Liaoning to the Chinese Communist Party, Jinzhou and Shenyang to the Chinese Kuomintang, and the Kwantung Army to retreat to The Liaohe line ensures that the Liaodong Peninsula and Kantung Prefecture are not lost. At the same time, it can also allow the Kuomintang army occupying Shenyang and the Liaoxi Corridor to be under the three-sided attack of the Kwantung Army and the Chinese Communist Army, and will be unable to go north to Jilin, creating a new era for the Communist Army to eliminate Wang Zhongyi's rebels. offer favorable conditions."

"...And there is another consideration in doing this, that is, the Soviet Union is very likely to be involved in the war! Stalin of the Soviet Union, like the empire, was unwilling to see China being unified by the Kuomintang, and the traitor to the Communist Party, Wang Zhongyi, was the same as Trotts, Stalin's most taboo. The radical factions are colluding together. The Soviet Union is likely to directly invade China and intervene in the war when the Chinese Communist Party is unable to eliminate Wang Zhongyi! Then the empire will be able to escape from Manchuria smoothly."

"Don't the empire want to unite with the Soviet Union to fight against the Chinese Kuomintang?" Ugaki Kasunari said doubtfully.

Yuyuki Hamaguchi shook his head slightly, and chuckled: "Ugaki-kun, we are an empire! We are not a Soviet country, how can we join the Soviet Union? If we unite with the Soviet Union, who will Britain and the United States stand on? And the empire now has to consider What we want is to end the war as soon as possible, and then try our best, not to stay in the quagmire of China forever."

Hearing that Yuyuki Hamaguchi disagreed with the "union with Russia and the Communist Party" after the Soviet Union was involved in the war, Ugaki Kasunari frowned: "Your Excellency, this is..."

"No, but." Yuyuki Hamaguchi seemed a little impatient at this time, and he gave Ugaki Kasunari a white look: "Who proposed to withdraw from Manchuria? Who said that the empire needs to breathe? Why did you hear that the Soviet Union is possible?" Want to change your mind after getting involved in the war? Ugaki-kun, don’t forget, it’s your army and navy who want to end the war. If you really want to end the war, please support the cabinet’s decision and stop being half-hearted.”

Ugaki thought for a while, then nodded in agreement: "Well, the army will support your decision. As long as the rights and interests of the empire can be guaranteed, the army also fully agrees to withdraw troops from Manchuria and end the war with dignity."

Yuyuki Hamaguchi breathed a sigh of relief, a trace of flush flashed across his gray and white face. Obviously, the army was able to rein in the precipice at the last moment, and the decision not to continue to bring the entire Japanese Empire to a dead end still gave him a little hope.Kazushige Ugaki added: "The army hopes that after the end of the Manchurian Incident, Your Excellency will continue to lead the empire and the army towards revival."

Hearing the Army's statement, Hamaguchi Yuyuki did not express much excitement, but expressed his gratitude politely.The war led by Emperor Hirohito has caused heavy losses to the Japanese army and navy. After the war, it is natural to return to the deep palace to act as the idol of the people and return the leadership to the cabinet.

Chapter 0582 Enemy, me, friends fight! ([-]) Is it a good devil if he knows his mistakes and can correct them?

On March 20, [-]th year of the Republic of China, Wuhan East Lake.

On the second floor of the National Government Military Committee building, by a window, two young soldiers wearing the uniforms of the National Revolutionary Army Army and Navy were standing side by side, watching a row of black soldiers neatly parked in the yard downstairs. In the luxurious bulletproof car, the two of them had serious faces and talked in low voices from time to time.

"Did you see that all BMW 1930s are the latest products of the Sino-German Aviation (Sino-German Aircraft Company) Automobile Company? You can't see that the officials of the Military Commission are so fat."

"Brother Hanyu was joking. Those cars are all allocated to members of the Military Commission and officials above the Ministry of Nationalist Government. They are here to attend the joint meeting of the Central Standing Committee and the Military Commission." The officer smiled faintly at Zhao Zheng: "Not all of them For your Taiwan strategy."

Zhao Zheng has been in Wuhan for two days. His main purpose of coming to Wuhan this time is to submit the specific combat plan for the Taiwan strategy proposed by the Nanyang Fleet.What Luo Yaoguo brought back to Wuhan was only a preliminary idea. This idea caused an uproar in the presidium meeting, and the five KMT leaders were divided into two factions.Luo Yiqun and Luo Yaoguo's uncles and nephews naturally support the capture of Taiwan. They think that Manchuria is the meat in the bowl, and it is no different to eat it early or late, while Taiwan is the meat in the plate. If you don't put your chopsticks down quickly, you may not have a chance to eat it. .The other faction was Chiang Kai-shek and Xu Chongzhi. Their view was that the victory of the Northeast Anti-Japanese War was settled, and there was no need to create additional problems. The most important task for the Kuomintang was to unify China and force the Communist Party to abandon the Red Army and give up the Soviet revolution. Eliminate by force!

Faced with the opinions of the two factions in the presidium, Hu Hanmin, the chairman of the Kuomintang, couldn't make up his mind for a while.The contradiction between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party in this time and space is not prominent, and the bigwigs of the Kuomintang do not regard the CCP as a serious problem, and even the most anti-communist Chiang Kai-shek does not necessarily want to drive out the CCP.On the other hand, opening up new territories is quite attractive to the emerging Chinese monopoly bourgeoisie, especially the behind-the-scenes benefactors of the Kuomintang—the oligarchs of the Nanyang chaebol who have been lobbying around these days to seize Taiwan. , turning the South China Sea into China's backyard.Of course, their purpose is not to "unify the motherland" or "recover lost territory", but for their own economic interests in Nanyang.The economic interests of these wealthy people in Nanyang are often violated by colonists such as Britain, France and the Netherlands. They very much hope that the Chinese imperialism, which has transformed into a great power, will stand up for them, and the seizure of Taiwan is the first step for the Chinese imperialism to go south!Regardless of whether there is a second or third step in the future, the European colonists in Nanyang will definitely feel fear, and naturally they will not dare to infringe on the interests of these chaebols.Uh, it's really evil to talk about capital and so on!

Regarding the differences between the big brothers and the interests they represent behind each other, Hu Hanmin did not want to settle with a single word, but decided to listen to a wider range of opinions. At the same time, he also asked the Nanyang Fleet to submit a preliminary combat plan for the Standing Committee of the Central Committee—— The joint meeting of the Military Commission discussed that this is why Zhao Zheng, the commander of the Nanyang Fleet, was called to Wuhan.

"I don't know what the Central Standing Committee and the members of the Military Commission are planning?" Zhao Zheng raised his eyebrows, took a breath, turned around and smiled at the army general: "Brother Han Jie, did you also bring me here today?" Do you want me to attend this meeting?"

"That's right, they might want to hear your opinion as a famous naval officer." It turned out that the person chatting with Zhao Zheng was Lieutenant General Fan Hanjie, the commander of the Joint Logistics Command. Like Zhao Zheng, he was also called to attend the upcoming meeting. At the beginning of the meeting, he turned his head and glanced at Zhao Zheng: "Brother Hanyu, have you ever thought that once we attack Taiwan, this Manchurian incident will immediately escalate into a full-scale war between China and Japan! It will be blocked by the Japanese navy, will the navy be sure to break it by then?"

"Brother Han Jie." Zhao Zheng smiled lightly: "Once Taiwan is attacked, the only thing Japan can do is to use the main force of the joint fleet to go south and fight us in the ocean near Taiwan! Their usual idea is to use the fleet to fight to win the sea. When the time comes We'll just take them down in the Fleet Showdown."

"Is your navy so confident? I've heard people say that the army lasted ten years, and the navy lasted a hundred years." Fan Hanjie was a little surprised by Zhao Zheng's confidence, and looked at him hesitantly.

"What we have is not only confidence, but strength! The strength comparison between the Chinese and Japanese navies is like this now. We have an absolute advantage, while they are at an absolute disadvantage. As for the ten-year army and the century-old navy, at the moment This era of naval tactical warfare has undergone revolutionary changes, and it is not applicable at all." Zhao Zheng's tone was relaxed, as if he did not see Fan Hanjie's eyes at all.

Fan Hanjie was silent for a long time, then nodded slightly: "If it is true as you said, maybe the Hu Zhan Guild will consider supporting the Taiwan Raiders."

Fan Hanjie was sent by Luo Yaoguo to receive Zhao Zheng. Although he was only a lieutenant general, neither a member of the Military Commission nor a member of the Central Standing Committee, he held the important position of the joint logistics commander of the National Revolutionary Army, that is, the director of the logistics department of the national army. He is the confidant of Luo's uncle and nephew, so he knows a lot about the situation at the highest level of the Kuomintang.

"However, I heard that Foreign Minister Wang Zhaoming may propose a truce and peace negotiation with Japan at today's meeting, because Britain, the United States and France have already started joint mediation." Fan Hanjie's next sentence shocked Zhao Zheng just now. Broken: "After the Great War in Bohai Bay, China has replaced Japan as the biggest threat to European and American colonies. Minister Wang is worried that if we don't agree to accept it, Britain and the United States may turn to support Japan to contain us."

"But it is true that Japan is at its weakest right now. Now Japan's elite divisions have been dispatched to Manchuria. There is only one Taiwan Army in Taiwan, with a total strength of more than 1 and no air force. It was easily captured by us. Moreover, attacking Taiwan can also attract the main force of the Japanese Combined Fleet to fight us in the ocean near Taiwan, which is within the combat radius of our shore-based aircraft! It will definitely severely damage the Japanese Navy and completely lay our foundation Superiority at sea." Zhao Zheng's tone was very sincere, mixed with a little anxiety.

"Brother Hanyu, I understand what you said, but the attitude of Britain and the United States must be considered." Fan Hanjie looked at Zhao Zheng's disappointed expression, and sighed softly. He was about to comfort him, a joint logistics commander. The staff officer of the Ministry hurried over and whispered something in Fan Hanjie's ear.After Fan Hanjie waved him away, he smiled at Zhao Zheng: "Brother Hanyu, the higher-ups want to hear our suggestions, let's go, if you have anything to say, go talk to the bosses, I will support you .”

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"Comrades, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has just received from Japanese Minister Yoshizawa Kenkichi the terms of the Japanese government's armistice in Manchuria. They are willing to withdraw from Manchuria except Kantung Prefecture and the South Manchurian Railway Attachment, and to separate Jilin and Liaoning. Province, and the eastern part of Rehe Province were all handed over to our party. The condition is to maintain the status quo of the Kanto State and South Manchuria Railways, and to maintain the Manchuria Agreement tariffs.”

The speaker was Zhou Enlai, the leader of the Communist Party of China.While the United Kingdom, the United States and France came forward to mediate the Sino-Japanese war, under the mediation of the Soviet Union, the truce negotiations between Japan and the Beijing government also quietly started.On the morning of March [-], Japanese Minister Kenkichi Yoshimura formally represented the Japanese government and submitted the conditions proposed by Japan for the armistice and withdrawal of troops to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Beijing government.

After receiving the report from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Zhou Enlai immediately held an enlarged meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee in the Xihua Hall. In addition to Zhang Xueliang, who was still on vacation in Wuhan for medical treatment, and Zhu De, who was in charge of incorporating Tang Yulin’s department in Rehe, there were also Except for the traitor Wang Zhongyi who was expelled from the party.All alternate members of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee attended the meeting.

After the leaders of the Chinese Communist Party at the meeting learned about the conditions of the Japanese armistice, their eyes were rounded, and they couldn't believe their ears. Li Lisan couldn't help asking: "Comrade Enlai, these are the only conditions for the Japanese?"

To be honest, these conditions of the Japanese are a bit too kind. The South Manchuria Railway and the Kanto Prefecture just maintained the status quo and did not ask the CCP to agree to extend the lease period; the Manchurian Agreement tariffs are not a problem for the CCP at all. It is a planned economy, and import and export trade does not need to be controlled by customs tariffs at all, and the amount of tariffs is simply irrelevant.

"Yes, that's all." Zhou Enlai frowned deeply. The Japanese move was beyond his expectation. He instinctively felt that there must be articles in it. Zirnech hinted that the CCP will never suffer losses in this negotiation.The hints from these two Soviet friends made Zhou Enlai keenly judge that this incident was likely to be a move by the Soviet Union and Japan to deal with Chinese imperialism, and the CCP was an important chess piece for them to fight against the Kuomintang, so the Soviet Union and Japan jointly supported it.

"I think we can agree, absolutely agree." Wang Ming slapped the table and said loudly: "This is a great victory for the anti-Japanese national united front led by our party! The Northeast Anti-Japanese War won an all-round victory precisely under the leadership of our party! "

Zhang Wentian and Bo Gu, who had just replaced Wang Zhongyi in the Politburo, immediately expressed their support, but Mao Zedong, Xiang Ying, and Liu Shaoqi did not speak. They were all thinking about the purpose of the Japanese move. Mao Zedong hesitated for a while and said: "Wang Ming Comrade, should we discuss this matter with the Kuomintang? I am worried that the Japanese may not really want to withdraw their troops, but their real purpose is to provoke a conflict between us and the Kuomintang, so that they can reap the benefits and continue to occupy Liaoji.”

Wang Ming gave Mao Zedong a cold look, and said with some disdain: "This is a good thing. The Japanese are willing to withdraw their troops, which shows that they have realized the great strength of the Chinese people, and they can also expand the territory of our party. Why don't you agree to such a good thing?" ?”

"It's impossible for the Japanese to retreat from Manchuria, which they have coveted for a long time, for no reason? Is there any conspiracy behind this?" Mao Zedong asked back, shaking his big hand.

"What kind of conspiracy is there? The territory of the two provinces of Liaoning and Jilin belongs to us. With these two provinces, we can not only communicate with the Soviet Union, but also turn the whole of Manchuria into the Soviet area of ​​our party, in order to redify the whole of China in the future. Lay a solid foundation!" A frenzy flashed in Wang Ming's eyes, as if he had seen the red flags planted all over China.

"Comrade Xiang Ying, how is the Japanese attack on Huludao Fortress going?" Mao Zedong thought for a while, then turned to ask Xiang Ying who was next to him.

Xiang Ying is the chairman of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission, and all important military intelligence collected from various sources must be gathered to him. After thinking about it, he said: "The Kuomintang took the initiative to shrink its troops in western Liaoning after the Bohai Bay War, relying on the Huludao Fortress. On the one hand, they used aircraft, submarines and mines to completely block Lushunkou, so that the Japanese army’s logistics transportation could only be diverted to the Korean Peninsula, which caused the Japanese army’s supplies and ammunition to gradually run short. Therefore, their attack on the Huludao fortress ended in failure. According to According to the battle report released by the Kuomintang, they wiped out more than 20 enemies in the defense of Huludao Fortress. Although there is a lot of water in it, Comrade Cuikov, the Soviet adviser, believes that the Japanese army has been attacking the strong fortress for more than 10 days. According to European With the experience of the Great War, there should still be a loss of [-] people. According to intelligence, the Japanese army’s attack on Huludao has stopped since March [-]rd. Perhaps this time Japan’s proposed withdrawal of troops is also related to the failure to attack the Huludao Fortress. After all, with the With the complete restoration of the Huludao Port Airport and the opening of the Jinpu and Beining railway lines by our party, the initiative on the western Liaoning front will soon return to the hands of the Kuomintang army. In the foreseeable future, the Kuomintang army will defeat the Japanese army in western Liaoning. It may be an extravagant hope to maintain the status quo of the South Manchuria Railway and the Kanto Prefecture."

Xiang Ying's few words clearly explained the latest changes in the war situation in western Liaoning, and at the same time analyzed the future trend of the war situation, which made the participating Politburo members somewhat believe in Japan's sincerity in seeking peace.Even Mao Zedong nodded slightly and said: "Could it be that the Japanese really can't fight anymore? The War of Resistance Against Japan... has been won?" As he spoke, his face suddenly became serious again: "If the Japanese really withdraw from China , then the next step is our struggle with the Kuomintang, and the current situation seems to be very unfavorable to us!"

"That's why you have to make peace with Japan, so as to seize most of Liaoning Province and all of Jilin Province." Miff interjected lightly from the side: "Only in this way can you quickly eliminate Wang Zhongyi's bandit group with the help of the Soviet Union, and finally form a separatist regime." Manchuria and the Kuomintang imperialism are fighting against each other."

After thinking about it, Mao Zedong thought it made sense. After all, the Japanese imperialists were already packing their bags and going home.And they also intend to let the CCP accept the two provinces of Liaoning and Jilin, which seems to be a bit of sincerity for correction.He nodded to Zhou Enlai to express his approval, and Zhou Enlai frowned and thought about it: "This matter should be beneficial to us, but we can't make peace with the Japanese alone... After all, we and the Kuomintang are the anti-Japanese national united front. In addition... we should ask Japan to hand over Jilin (Jilin City) and Changchun to our party first to show their sincerity in making peace."

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At the same time, in the meeting hall of the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government, the Kuomintang military, military and political dignitaries gathered together, and an unprecedented military-political joint meeting was being held.In the first half of the hall is a rectangular conference table, sitting beside the conference table are members of the Standing Committee of the Kuomintang Central Committee and members of the Military Commission, representatives of various services and arms attending the meeting, and the heads of the intelligence department and the logistics department are sitting in the third row in the rear half on the chair.A projector is placed in front of the meeting room, and a huge screen is pulled on the wall.

After Hu Hanmin announced the start of the meeting, Chief of Staff Luo Yaoguo immediately stood up and walked to the meeting table, projecting a map of the Western Pacific region on the screen.

At this moment, Luo Yaoguo has decided to fully support the navy's Taiwan strategy plan, so he will present all the benefits of conquering Taiwan at this contact meeting, and use facts to convince those opponents, including Chiang Kai-shek.

"Since last year's Northeast Anti-Japanese War, our army has achieved great victories, first in western Liaoning, and then in Bohai Bay. The Japanese army not only lost to us on land, but also lost to our fledgling navy at sea. And this The series of victories seems to be the inevitable comparison of the strengths of China and Japan, but in fact there is a very critical accidental factor, that is, we have a far stronger air force than Japan, and Japan's navy and army are actually given by our air superiority. Defeated! But don’t think that our air force is so strong that Japan can’t match it. In fact, the gap between the Chinese and Japanese air forces is only a few years! The Japanese just lost in the past few years because they didn’t pay enough attention to air force construction. War. I believe they will soon learn the lesson and catch up. In at most five years, they may be able to tie us in the air force and naval aviation. By then, their surface ships, which are far more powerful than ours, will continue to dominate the East! If we lose this chance to recover Taiwan, maybe we will lose Taiwan forever!"

In Luo Yaoguo's first sentence, he used the big hat of national righteousness to suppress people.For the Kuomintang, the struggle between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party is partisan, while Taiwan is in the interests of the nation and the country. National interests are naturally higher than party interests, so attacking Taiwan is politically correct.After hearing these words, most members of the Central Standing Committee and the Military Commission nodded frequently, but Chiang Kai-shek and Wang Jingwei showed dissatisfaction and worry.