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"Four battleships, four heavy cruisers, six light cruisers, eight destroyers, plus four minesweepers..." Hidesuke Yamamoto gritted his teeth, quoted the navy's price with a pained expression on his face, and almost immediately agreed Small half of the household belongings.

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On the third day of the Shanhaiguan incident, Chiang Kai-shek rushed to Jinan by plane excitedly. When he arrived at Wanzhuyuan, he asked Luo Yaoguo, "Brother Fuwen, are you really planning to take military action against the Communist Party?"

Luo Yaoguo nodded, with a stern look on his face: "I know it's not the right time, but they have cut off the logistics supply line of our 30 army, and the Japanese are about to start attacking, and the sea route is likely to be cut off by the Japanese at that time. ...by then, the army in western Liaoning will become a lone army. So now we can only put pressure on them!"

Lao Jiang's face still couldn't hide his excitement, but he said: "Brother Fuwen, Brother Yu, I have always advocated the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. Although the two parties have differences, they are far from the point of complete breakdown. The problem can be resolved through negotiation." Yes, this is one. Second, in the current domestic political climate, the people hope that the whole nation will unite and resist the Japanese, and they are against civil war. If our two parties insist on taking military action, then we will be charged with launching a civil war regardless of foreign humiliation. The gain outweighs the loss. Thirdly, uh, the Communist Party is quite powerful. After merging the Northeast Army, the total strength reached hundreds of thousands. With the military strength of the Nationalist government, it was impossible to simultaneously suppress the Red Army and resist Japan. Fourthly, the current CCP controls Beijing and Tianjin attract the world's attention. With them here... our pressure will be reduced a lot. Once they are sent to remote mountainous areas, the people's eyes will be on our national government again. So we don't want them for now. It’s better to mobilize the CCP.”

As soon as Chiang Kai-shek met, he threw out four reasons for opposing the civil war, which made Luo Yaoguo mad!Could it be that Lao Jiang has changed his temper?He stood up, took two steps in the room, and then tentatively said: "But the Beijing-Han, Jinpu, and Beining railways are all under the control of the CCP, and our logistics is always in their hands. I told you at the beginning However, we can't invest a large army in the west of Liaoning, we must let the CCP and the Northeast Army take the lead, but..."

Seeing Luo Yaoguo complaining about himself, Chiang Kai-shek couldn't help but sigh: "Fuwen, there are some things that no one can imagine in advance, such as the Manchurian Incident, you originally planned to take it slowly for a few years, and put the CCP and the Japanese They were all dragged down, but the Japanese have put on a stance to decide the fate of the country. Can we not accompany you? This time, you will be in charge of dealing with the Japanese and sit in Jinan to oversee the battle. Leave the negotiations with the CCP to me. Mao Zedong and Zhang Xueliang of the CCP have fought together, and they also have a good impression of me, and it is easier for us to talk about it than you."

Luo Yaoguo was a little speechless. He ordered the seizure of Shanhaiguan and Qinhuangdao only as a last resort for the Liaoxi army. He didn't want to fight a civil war with the CCP, but the CCP put on a posture of fighting, so Luo Yaoguo had to be tense. Sometimes he can't give in, and there is no place to give in.Unexpectedly, Chiang Kai-shek suddenly jumped out and made a big deal to go to peace talks with the Communist Party, and judging by the expression on this guy's face, he seemed to be quite sincere.

"Then what conditions does Jiegong plan to offer?" Luo Yaoguo asked again.

"First of all, it is natural that they unconditionally restore the land line of communication to the west of Liaoning. In return, we also allow the supplies provided by the Soviet Union to pass through our territory to Beijing. Second, they are making this Soviet country... must Changes can only be made after a referendum of Chinese citizens in all areas under the jurisdiction of the Communist Party. As long as they change the state system through this democratic process, we will not send troops to attack them, and will carry out unofficial exchanges with them under the principle of one China in the future.” Chiang Kai-shek Said the established strategy lightly: "If they don't agree to these two conditions, then it is justified for us to send troops to attack them!"

Luo Yaoguo's mind changed, and he immediately asked: "If the CCP does not agree to these two conditions, once the two sides start a war, won't Japan be reaping the benefits?"

"Of course not." Chiang Kai-shek's voice was cold and calm: "Fuwen, we have the righteous name of crusade against the Communist Party, which does not mean that we will do it right away. We can use these names to crusade against the CCP after the war in the Northeast is over. .”

Luo Yaoguo was stunned. What Chiang Kai-shek meant was to treat the name of crusade against the Communist Party as a bank deposit, and save it when it is not needed, and take it out when it is needed... How is this old Chiang's skill better than in history? ?Could it also be related to his time travel?

"You don't have to worry about this. I will naturally take care of myself and prevent the negotiation from breaking down prematurely." After thinking about it, Chiang Kai-shek felt that it was inappropriate to say this, and quickly added: "Of course I am very sincere. Yes, as long as the CCP doesn’t want the lion to open its mouth, this negotiation will definitely be successful.”

Since Chiang Kai-shek slapped his chest with all his vows, Luo Yaoguo naturally couldn't keep doubting his sincerity in cooperating with the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, right?He nodded and said with a smile: "Since Mr. Jie has confidence in presiding over the negotiations between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, then I support Mr. Jie to preside over the negotiations. Where is Mr. Jie going to negotiate with the CCP?"

Chiang Kai-shek pondered for a moment, and sorted out the complicated situation: "This time it is the Youth Party that captured Shanhaiguan and Qinhuangdao, and our Kuomintang is just a peacemaker, so the negotiations should be made by representatives of the Youth Party. I want Zeng Mu Han came forward, he has a relatively harmonious relationship with the Communists, and as for the negotiation location, he chose Huaqing Pool in Xi’an.” He then stared at Luo Yaoguo: “Fuwen, I know you have deep conflicts with the Communist Party, but you must be calm and absolutely Do not take military action during the negotiations, unless the negotiations fail. This includes the Youth Army and the Anti-Japanese Alliance.”

Hearing what Lao Jiang said, Luo Yaoguo felt very at ease, and even felt an indescribable sense of relief: "Okay, I will do as Jie Gong said. After I arrange things here, I will go back to Wuhan with Jie Gong. Let’s bring it up together at the bureau meeting.”

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After the "Shanhaiguan Incident", although the CCP was extremely tough on the outside world and put on a posture of preparing for a big fight, in fact it was a little bit guilty.Although the KMT has 30 troops being restrained in western Liaoning, the real main force has not been dispatched. Once the KMT and the Communist Party go to war, the KMT seems to have a great chance of winning!At least this is the case in terms of the strength comparison between the two sides.So behind the superficial shouting and killing, the CCP actually hopes to resolve the incident peacefully.But at this time, Stalin, the communist emperor in Moscow, sent another telegram to the CCP, asking the CCP to stick to principles and fight to the end. At the same time, make preparations to abandon Zhili Beijing and seize Mongolia. Using Inner Mongolia, northern Shaanxi, and northern Shanxi as bases, they dealt with the Kuomintang to the end.

After Beijing received Stalin's request, it was very surprised, although Mao Zedong had always suggested in the past to abandon Zhili and Beijing and retreat to Shanxi, northern Shaanxi and Inner Mongolia.But after all, the CCP has entered the city, and no one wants to go back to the valley.

Leaders of the Politburo in Beijing once again gathered in Zhou Enlai's West Flower Hall. The meeting room was full of smoke, and no one spoke. Zhou Enlai sat in the front seat in the middle of the meeting table, drinking a cup of strong tea in his hand.Sitting on his right is Zhang Xueliang, a new member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice chairman of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission.Zhang Xueliang's face was a little pale at the moment, and he yawned listlessly one after another... It could be seen that this meeting had been going on for a while.

The leaders of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China were divided into two factions, the main war faction and the main peace faction. Wang Ming and Zhang Wentian believed that they should obey Stalin's orders and fight to the end with the Kuomintang reactionaries, even if they gave up Beijing Zhili and went to Mongolia. go down!The other faction is headed by Zhang Xueliang, a newcomer who has just joined. He believes that the Kuomintang is so powerful that the CCP will definitely not be able to beat them with its current strength.Moreover, it was the army of the Youth Party who took action in Shanhaiguan this time. Therefore, the CCP’s war against the Kuomintang seems a bit untenable. It is best to solve the problem through peace talks.

At this moment, there was a hasty knock on the door of the meeting room, and then Zhao Shiyan walked in from outside: "The president, the prime minister, the general secretary, Wuhan sent a peace call, and the Kuomintang proposed to mediate between our party and the Youth Party." Appointed Chiang Kai-shek, chairman of the Kuomintang Military Commission, as the negotiating representative, and invited our party and the Youth Party to send representatives to Huaqing Pool in Xi'an to participate in the negotiations. During the negotiations, all three parties ceased all hostile actions, and the control area maintained the status quo.”

Zhang Xueliang yawned again, his frowning eyebrows loosened slightly, and he turned to look at Zhou Enlai beside him: "Brother Enlai, since the Kuomintang wants to negotiate, we might as well go talk to them. We definitely can’t beat them, so we might as well have a good talk, maybe there will be a turning point.”

Zhang Xueliang is the only one in the CCP who dares to say this kind of thing. The eyes of Wang Ming and Mi Fu are almost sparkling when they look at him. If eyes can kill, Master Zhang has died so many times!Since Zhang Xueliang brought in 15 Northeast troops, Zhang Xueliang became a member of the Politburo and Chairman of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission in one step, and he also had a close relationship with Zhou Enlai, and Mao Zi was not pleasing to the eye... Naturally, he is an important pillar of the CCP’s local faction.With his joining, now Zhou Enlai and Mao Zedong's backs have become much stronger, while Wang Ming and Miff are a little bit deflated.

"Comrade Zhang Xueliang, please pay attention to your words! How could the tofu army of the Kuomintang reactionaries be the opponent of our heroic Workers' and Peasants' Red Army?" Wang Ming immediately complained and angrily shouted.

Zhang Xueliang rubbed his eyes, and looked at the white-faced scholar who always had trouble with him, and a trace of displeasure also flashed in his eyes: "Didn't I just tell the truth twice! The Communist Party is not afraid of any difficulties, so why are you afraid of telling the truth?" talk?"

"You're talking nonsense!" Wang Ming slapped the table again, and was about to reprimand him, but Zhang Xueliang over there replied: "If our Red Army is stronger than the Kuomintang army, why did Stalin instruct us to prepare to abandon Zhili Beijing? "

"This..." Wang Ming was at a loss for words for a moment, so he could only look at Zhou Enlai aggrievedly, as if he was complaining about why Zhou Enlai had recruited such a poor man into the Politburo?

"The Kuomintang had no choice but to come to negotiate with us because of the pressure from the people of the whole country to oppose the civil war." Zhou Enlai ignored Wang Ming and said to himself: "Then shall we go to participate in this event organized by the people of the whole country?" What about the peace talks that we have fought for? I think we will participate, how disappointed would the people of the whole country be if we did not participate?"

"Comrade Enlai is right. We cannot let the people of the whole country down." Zhang Xueliang also supported the conference table with his hands and stood up: "Please let me talk to Chiang Kai-shek for this Xi'an negotiation. He and I are brothers. It’s fair to say, no matter what, it won’t make our party suffer.”

Chapter 0555 Sea Battle ([-])

February [-], [-] AD.Japan, Tokyo.

Eisuke Yamamoto looked at the streets on both sides through the car window.There is no festive atmosphere in Tokyo near the New Year. Due to the Great Depression plus international sanctions and wars, the shortage of materials in Japan has become very serious.There were no young and middle-aged men on the street, and old people and women in old kimonos formed long queues at the entrances of ration stores.

Emperor Hirohito was finally persuaded by the Kodo faction and approved the implementation of a new round of national mobilization. Almost all young and middle-aged people were conscripted into the army. It is said that he wanted to expand the imperial army by 300 million and train 800 million reserve soldiers to go to Tongchina for a decision. The decisive battle for Asian supremacy.

Eisuke Yamamoto closed the curtains a little irritably. Like most admirals, he believed that this kind of crazy behavior was stupid and stupid. 300 million imperial troops, 800 million reserve soldiers, almost 100 million young and middle-aged men were dragged to participate in military training... What is this?Do you want to outnumber people with China?How can people in the Army be so stupid?Fortunately, I chose the navy back then, otherwise I would be as stupid as them.

"Yamamoto-kun, there are some things that can't be helped." Sitting next to Eisuke Yamamoto was a little old man wearing the uniform of a navy general. They were all sent to China because the economy is depressed and the unemployment rate is too high. That’s why the Manchuria Incident was launched, right? If there were no Manchuria, the empire would have no way to deal with the excess population in the country... just Britain and the United States If you don’t understand the difficulties of the empire, it’s really a dilemma.”

The old man who spoke was named Naoshin Taniguchi, the predecessor of Eisuke Yamamoto, and the current head of the Japanese Navy’s military command department. Because he opposed the excessive expansion of naval power in order to confront Britain and the United States, he was considered the head of the "wise faction". belong to the minority.However, this "wise man" is quite keen on invading Manchuria. After all, it seems that China's naval strength is far inferior to that of Britain and the United States. No matter what the final result of the Manchurian War is, the navy will always have no risk.

Eisuke Yamamoto's previous views were similar to those of Taniguchi, who believed that the Chinese navy was always easy to bully.But after returning from a trip to Lushun, this point of view was inevitably shaken.

"Your Excellency, please look at this." Eisuke Yamamoto took out an enlarged black-and-white photo from the briefcase he was carrying and handed it to Taniguchi. The photo showed a bomber that was diving: "This was taken by the crew on the destroyer. Yes, this should be the newest dive bomber of the Chinese. Currently only the Chinese Naval Air Force has it. They used this type of aircraft to sink several transport ships. Even the Furutaka was hit by a 200kg bomb and penetrated directly. Deck, but luckily the bomb didn't go off, luckily."

"What?" Taniguchi Naomi exclaimed when he heard the words, quickly took out his reading glasses and put them on, took the photo and began to study it carefully: "When did this happen?"

"It was yesterday." Eisuke Yamamoto sighed, and a sense of powerlessness suddenly rose from the bottom of his heart.Although Japan's aviation industry has accelerated the pace of development after the Shandong War in the third year of Showa, the gap is still very obvious compared with China, which got a ride on the Germans.

"Yamamoto-kun, don't be discouraged. The Chinese only have aircraft, submarines and mines, and they must rely on battleships to seize control of the sea. There is no shortcut to the development of giant ships and cannons. Only decades of rigorous training and training can accumulate. Sufficient combat power. Otherwise, even if you have the world's first-class battleships, it will be useless, as evidenced by the Nissin War." Taniguchi Naoshin said the "Nissin War" with a bit of confidence in his eyes look.

Eisuke Yamamoto sighed softly, the worry on his face didn't decrease at all, on the contrary, it became a little bit heavier.A bomb pierced through the deck of the Furutaka and penetrated into the interior of the heavy cruiser. Although it didn't explode, it didn't mean that we couldn't turn a blind eye to the great power of the plane in the naval battle!A nearly [-]-ton heavy cruiser was almost sunk by a small biplane.This was a "miracle" that was unimaginable a few years ago, but it has already happened now. God knows that in two years, more advanced aircraft will be able to carry larger bombs and sink battleships very easily?

"Your Excellency, I am very worried that the United Fleet will suffer heavy losses from the attack of the Chinese aircraft." Yamamoto's tone was very stiff. He had said this sentence many times on the way from the airport, and sent it back to Tokyo before. It is also mentioned in the Telegram.

Naoshin Taniguchi didn't seem to care, returned the photo to Yamamoto and asked, "What do you think of Shiozawa-kun's battle plan?"

"Yozawa." Eisuke Yamamoto was taken aback for a moment, and then said disdainfully, "He is a fool who only knows how to take exams. He thought he was doing the exam papers for the Etajima Kai School when he fought the war?"

In Eisuke Yamamoto's view, Shiozawa's plan is the standard answer for the naval school exam, and he can definitely get [-] points... But in the exam room, there are no unimaginable accidents that will happen, but in the battlefield Any strange events may appear in the world, and there are too many uncertain factors!Four battleships sailed into a bay full of enemy mines, submarines and aircraft. Who knows if they will be wiped out?

Taniguchi shook his head slightly when he heard the words: "Shiozawa-kun is not that kind of nerdy person. Yamamoto-kun, think about it, if this Manchurian incident fails, the empire will have no chance again, and what awaits us will be a tragic fate. "

Yamamoto snorted softly. In fact, he had already thought about the direction of the Japanese Empire after the failure of the Manchuria Incident. Japan had only one way to go south!

"Why didn't I think about it, but, Your Excellency, it will cost a precious battleship." Eisuke Yamamoto's tone was filled with anger: "The empire can still look for opportunities to go south, and there will definitely be opportunities, but the empire needs to be stronger Navy to carry out the new expansion plan."

Taniguchi shook his head slightly. The Japanese navy began to regard the United States as an imaginary enemy after the first Russo-Japanese War, and regarded the ocean as the direction of Japan's future development.In fact, this point of view is to go south to seize the colonies of Britain and the United States... Such people are the mainstream in the navy.If the Manchurian Incident fails, this view may also be accepted by the army.In the gatherings of the recent Yixihui, the argument that "the Second World War is bound to break out" is often circulated, thinking that it is the opportunity for the real rise of the Great Japanese Empire, and they also advocate the "Japanese branches join hands" to carve up the world.

"The decisive battle in Manchuria." Eisuke Yamamoto was still venting his dissatisfaction: "The army, like Yanze, is making wishful thinking. Since the Chinese Kuomintang army can capture Shanhaiguan and Qinhuangdao, they can also capture Beijing, Tianjin, and Zhili. Then they will open up the road traffic. And our battleship will be lost in vain. This is to exchange two battleships for the barren and barren mountains in western Liaoning, and I have to grit my teeth to approve such a goddamn plan. It is ridiculous .”

"Yamamoto-kun, it is His Majesty's will to fight Manchuria." Taniguchi ignored Yamamoto's complaints, turned his head to look at him and said, "This time, you don't want to fight yourself, let Shiozawa Koichi be responsible for his plan."

Eisuke Yamamoto was silent for a while, then nodded in agreement.He knew that Taniguchi really had good intentions and sent the fleet into Bohai Bay to fight. No matter what the outcome of the Battle of Liaoxi was, the fleet would definitely suffer heavy losses.But the result of the battle is the army's siege...so the fleet commander will definitely be squeezed out by the navy in the end and lose the chance of promotion.

While the two souls of the Navy were discussing in the car, there were also people in the Ministry of Army in Miyakesaka discussing the outcome of the Manchuria Incident and the way out for the Japanese Empire.The latest combat plan of the Kwantung Army has also been put on the desk of Minister of the Army Ugaki Issomi. Ugaki feels very disturbed about this plan.The Kwantung Army's plan is to launch the western Liaoning campaign again, concentrating the main force on sea and land to coordinate operations, with the goal of completely annihilating the 30 Kuomintang troops in western Liaoning.Strive to complete all its merits in one battle, defeat the main force of the Kuomintang army, force the Kuomintang to withdraw from the war, and then go back to clean up the Anti-Japanese Alliance in North Manchuria.

"What do you think of the prospect of the decisive battle in western Liaoning? Is there any hope that you can complete your efforts in one battle and wipe out the main force of the Chinese Nationalist Army?" Yu Yuan asked.

Nagata Tieshan has discussed the prospect of the Manchurian Incident with Ugaki Kasunari many times, but the result of the discussion is that he feels more and more hopeless. When he heard Ugaki asked this question again, he smiled bitterly and replied: "Your Excellency, I have also studied the Kwantung Army's plan. There should be no problem in winning. After all, the logistics line of the Chinese Nationalist Party is not reliable, and their army in western Liaoning does not have the materials needed for a long-term battle. But if you want to annihilate them, I am afraid that it will be Takashi Hibiki It’s all wishful thinking. Those Chinese Kuomintang are not fools, they won’t run away if they won’t win? And now they have seized Shanhaiguan and opened the door to escape into the pass.”

Nagata's reply did not comfort Ugaki at all. It is meaningless to drive the Kuomintang troops into Shanhaiguan, and the Manchurian Incident will not end.And in order to achieve such a victory, the navy may also pay the price of the battleship being sunk!Biao, the Ministry of Finance, has already discussed this issue with him.

Ugaki Kazushige sighed lowly: "What do you think of the Shanhaiguan incident? Is it possible for the Chinese civil war to break out? Is it possible for the empire to join hands with the Chinese Communist Party to wipe out the Chinese Kuomintang army in western Liaoning?"