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Wang Shizhen seemed to be used to other people's weird looks, and didn't care about Sun Yuanqi's inspection. After entering the room to serve tea, she asked straight to the point: "Prime Minister Sun, I heard that you plan to fight Japan in Shandong?"
Sun Yuanqi did not answer but asked: "Why, Brother Qing also knows about this?"
Wang Shizhen replied angrily: "You dispatched troops and generals all the way from Gansu, Shanxi, Sichuan, and Hunan to Shandong. The news almost reached the sky. The others are not deaf or blind, how could they not know?"
Sun Yuanqi touched his nose: "Originally I wanted to hide it for a while. Even if I couldn't hide it from everyone in the world, I would at least let Japan relax its vigilance and stop mobilizing so many divisions for a while. I didn't expect it to happen. There was such a big movement that even Brother Qingqing, who is lying high in Zhengding City, was alarmed. It seems like this is already known to everyone passing by?"
In fact, Sun Yuanqi also knew that he had mobilized troops from six surrounding provinces to enter Shandong territory, and notified the Beiyang ministries to make way for replacements. The movement was too great and it was impossible to hide it from others. Especially now that the Japanese are spying all over China, I am afraid that Japan knows its own troop deployment better than the whole Beiyang. The current changes in the situation between China and Japan will not only depend on how many troops Sun Yuanqi mobilizes, but also whether there are other movements in Japan besides mobilizing the 18th Division.
Wang Shizhen ignored Sun Yuanqi's teasing and asked, "How much does Baixi know about Japan's military power?"
Speaking of business, Sun Yuanqi immediately sat upright and replied solemnly: "Yuanqi was not born in the military. He knows almost nothing about military affairs. He can only roughly analyze Japan's military power based on the intelligence collected by others. Let's talk about the Japanese navy first. It currently has 40 warships, There are 19 destroyers, 28 torpedo boats and other ships. The total displacement of the ships capable of participating in the battle exceeds 200,000 tons. There is no doubt that they have an overwhelming advantage over our country's dilapidated navy. If we have no chance of winning against it at sea, then It also requires us that if we go to war with Japan, we must try our best to avoid the range of the ship's heavy artillery!
"As for the Japanese army, it mainly follows the German army's organization and is divided into three types: the standing army, the homeland defense force and the militia. In addition to the one and a half divisions of the escort force currently stationed in the northeast of our country under the name of protecting the South Manchuria Railway, which needs special attention, we mainly The focus is on the standing army. The standing army is divided into infantry, artillery, engineering, baggage and police forces. The highest tactical unit is the division. Each division has 2 infantry brigades, 1 cavalry regiment, and 1 artillery. The regiment and other units have about 12,000 personnel. At present, in addition to the Guards Division guarding the Gyeonggi Province, Japan has a total of 18th to 18th divisions, with a total of nearly 250,000 troops. If there is an emergency nationwide mobilization If so, the number of troops is estimated to be close to one million.
"Of course, to deal with our old empire, there is absolutely no need for emergency mobilization across Japan, not even all 18 standing divisions. Because the Japanese infantry are physically strong, hard-working, absolutely obedient to orders, and are often instilled with the spirit of Bushido and Asian The leadership position belongs to chauvinist ideas such as the Japanese nation and the Japanese army, so they are fearless of death from top to bottom and have extremely strong combat effectiveness. The quality of our soldiers cannot be compared with them at all. It is estimated that only seven or eight divisions can be Sweep across the entire East and North China!"
Cao Kun, who was silent on the side, couldn't help but ask: "Then Prime Minister Baixi will take the initiative to fight the Japanese army in Shandong?"
Sun Yuanqi immediately replied: "No fight? Should we hand over the land of Qilu and the hometown of Confucius and Mencius to others?"
Wang Shizhen said: "What is the chance of Prime Minister Baixi winning?"
Sun Yuanqi shook his head: "As long as there is one ten thousandth chance of winning, Sun will try his best. But if Brother Pinqing asks Sun what the chance of winning is, he actually has no confidence in his heart, because the chance of winning does not depend on Sun. The strength of a certain subordinate depends on how many troops Japan sends and whether our colleagues in Beiyang can honestly help!"
Wang Shizhen twirled his beard and asked slowly: "How do you say this?"
Sun Yuanqi replied: "The reason is very simple. If Japan uses the momentum of Mount Tai to crush the top and the lion to fight the rabbit, it sends more than ten divisions to attack China in two directions, all the way from the northeast to Gyeonggi, and all the way to attack Shandong with the help of the navy, we The army is overwhelmed by the loss of one thing and the other, and can only collapse thousands of miles away. Of course, Japan will not and does not dare to adopt this life-threatening strategy, because if they are not careful, they may die before us!"
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Sun Yuanqi went on to explain: "In fact, Japan has been playing with fire since the mid-to-late Meiji period. Their strategy is to borrow money to expand the army, then go to war as a whole, and finally pay back the money with profits. In just twenty years, aside from the costly navy, Said that the Japanese Army's standing divisions alone have expanded from 6 to 19, and recently the military has proposed to build two more divisions to serve as the Korean occupying force to be permanently stationed in North Korea. They are like aHe was a crazy gambler who risked his life on the destiny of the country every time, and his methods were extremely despicable. He was especially good at undeclared wars, including the Sino-Japanese War of Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War of Sino-Japanese War.
"Although gamblers can make profits again and again by using thousands of skills, in the end, they only get a small amount of money, and the big money is taken away by loan sharks. Therefore, even though Japan continuously defeated China and Russia and annexed Ryukyu and North Korea, and other places, but so far the foreign debt it owes has reached 2 billion yen, which is 6 times more than the tax revenue of the same year, and it is even difficult to pay the interest. The heavy taxes, high land rents and low wages implemented in the country have made the majority of people live in extreme poverty, and all classes of society The 'constitutional movement' that demands freedom and democracy and opposes the arbitrary actions of the military continues to ferment, and the political situation is extremely unstable. From the end of the first year of the Republic of China to now, in less than a year and a half, the leaders of Saionji Konobo, Katsura Taro, Yamamoto Gonbei, and others have been replaced. Okuma Shigenobu and other four cabinets.
"Now Japan's finances are somewhat similar to China's. The national treasury is empty, and external debts are high. There is nowhere to borrow, and no money to repay. Moreover, the great powers such as Britain, France, and the United States that want money are not good people. Japan The reason why I covet Shandong is simply to do some business without capital, to plunder some property to appease the people internally and pay off debts externally. But how much military expenditure is needed to mobilize ten divisions at once, plus dispatch naval ships? Let alone now If Japan can¡¯t take it out, even if it can take it out, how long can it sustain it?¡±
Wang Shizhen said approvingly: "Prime Minister Baixi is absolutely right. If Japan sends out more than ten divisions in one fell swoop, it is indeed very likely to die before us! In this case, what is Baixi still worried about?"
Sun Yuanqi smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Pinqing, you are a veteran general of Beiyang. During the Sino-Japanese War of 1894, you fought a war with Japan in Korea. What do you think will happen when the elite of Beiyang, known as the strongest army in the country, face the Japanese standing division?"
Before and after the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894, Wang Shizhen, then an instructor of the Shanhaiguan Artillery Corps, accompanied Ye Zhichao, the governor of Zhili, to North Korea to help out and stationed in Pyongyang. At that time, there were 35 battalions of Qing troops stationed in Pyongyang, with 15,000 men; the Japanese troops attacking Pyongyang were more than 16,000 people, and the strength of both sides was evenly matched. However, Pyongyang's terrain is difficult, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the Qing army has broad support from the people of North Korea and the public, so it stands to reason that it should be an even fight.
As a result, the Qing army commander Ye Zhichao was greedy for life and feared death. When the battle situation was stalemate, he actually raised a white flag to stop resistance and ordered the entire army to retreat. During the retreat, the Qing army was ambushed and their positions were in chaos. Nearly 2,000 people died and more than 500 were captured. The rest of the troops ran five hundred miles in six days and fled all the way to the Yalu River, causing the Japanese army to advance with great success and occupy the entire territory of North Korea.
Hearing Sun Yuanqi mention the Sino-Japanese War, Wang Shizhen immediately shook his head: "Hey, Wang is really ashamed to mention the Sino-Japanese War, so don't talk about it! But when it comes to the six towns of Beiyang facing the Japanese standing division, regardless of the disparity in weapons and ammunition, When it comes to morale and quality, I'm afraid it's a bit worse. If you don't let others' ambitions destroy your own prestige, it is estimated that our two or three divisions of the Beiyang Army can barely draw with a regular Japanese division! However, now Prime Minister Baixi's powerful army is better than others. Blue, one regiment can easily defeat tens of thousands of Ji Army troops. In the battle outside the mouth, a mixed brigade completely wiped out a cavalry brigade in Beiyang and defeated an integrated division. In terms of combat effectiveness, Prime Minister Baixi's troops may not be able to compete with the Japanese army. The days are short and long!¡±
Sun Yuanqi said: "Whether it is the Battle of Guangzhou or the Battle of Guangzhou, the magic weapon for our victory is not the quality of the soldiers or the high morale, but bullying the opponent who has never seen airplanes or tanks, and winning by surprise when caught off guard. This kind of thing can never happen again, and it is not something to rely on. If we really encounter an enemy as fierce and arrogant as the Japanese army, we will be inferior by three points! Fortunately, we occupy a convenient location and can arrange it in advance. If the Japanese army only comes with two We are still confident that we can deal with the divisions on the left and right. But if there are more, I am afraid we will have to rely on the help of all the sages of Beiyang!"
Cao Kun shook his head and said: "The commander-in-chief is now heading west. The hearts of the people in Beiyang have long been dispersed. The governors are doing their own thing. The division and brigade commanders have surrendered and rebelled. How can they use any strength?"
Sun Yuanqi naturally knew what Cao Kun was thinking, and immediately patted his chest and said: "Sun still said the same thing, 'Brothers are jealous of each other, and they are outside to resist their insults'. Now that the Japanese invasion is imminent, we should only ask whether the general is virtuous and competent. Why force yourself to distinguish between Northwest and Beiyang? If Brother Zhongshan intends to serve the country and kill the enemy, I am still willing to ask you to come out and serve as the commander of the First Division of the Central Army and lead the division to fight!"
Why not ask Cao Kun to return to his old army, the Third Division? There are three reasons: First, Tang Tianxi, who sold him to Sun Yuanqi, is still serving as the deputy commander of the third division in vain. The two of them must not be allowed to live together. Second, it is precisely because the Third Division is his old unit that Cao Kun cannot be allowed to make a comeback, otherwise the Third Division will become his mountaintop and he will be unable to lose it in the future; for the same reason, Cai Chengxun, the commander of the First Division, was transferred He served as the division commander of the newly formed Second Division of the Outer Mongolia Army in the northwest. Third, because the First Division's military strength is close to Shanhaiguan, it saves the hassle of going back and forth.
After saying this, Sun Yuanqi said to Wang Shizhen: "Brother Qingqing, don't you want to avoid the shame of Yixue's defeat? As long as you are willing to take action, I am willing to serve as deputy chief of staff and acting chief, and you will lead the Beiyang ministries to resist. Japanese invasion!" (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)??.
After saying this, Sun Yuanqi said to Wang Shizhen: "Brother Qingqing, don't you want to avoid the shame of Yixue's defeat? As long as you are willing to take action, I am willing to serve as deputy chief of staff and acting chief, and you will lead the Beiyang ministries to resist. Japanese invasion!" (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com