1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

As for whether they would be beaten and retaliated by the Southern Han Dynasty, or what the future of the nation would be like, that was not something they had to consider.

who cares!

Grab it first!

Japan's current attack on China is in this situation - if there is too much water, add flour; if there is too much flour, add water. No one knows when the whole thing will overflow and the whole country will be unable to contain it.

Everyone went through this cycle over and over again in a daze until they were trapped and died on the Chinese battlefield, hit on the head by the fat man and the little boy, and the Soviet army launched a large-scale attack on the Northeast.

Kenji Doihara was well aware of the problems in Japan, so he followed Fujiwara no Kanezane, his superior who was knowledgeable and willing to use him.

Seeing that Chongren was speechless, Doihara continued to pursue:

"I can tell you clearly that if the concept of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere was proposed by someone in China, it would definitely mean 'Asian people unite to fight against the European and American devils', not 'uniting to achieve common prosperity'!"

"If we want to realize His Highness Kanezane's great vision, we must achieve true 'integration and equality', not the idea that one ethnic group is more noble than another;"

"In the words of His Highness, in governing Manchukuo and even the future China, the Japanese rulers must treat everyone equally, govern the country according to law, enforce the law strictly, and punish lawbreakers. They must not show partiality to anyone and treat everyone equally!"

"If we can't do this, it's impossible to transform China into Japan, or in other words, to make Japan and China one!"

Can it be done?

No.

At least, in Doihara's view, no one else could do it except Fujiwara no Kanezane himself.

A blessing for the Northeast! A blessing for China and Japan! A blessing for the world!

"Ruoshan-kun, this is the difference between mind and vision, this is the difference between grandeur and magnanimity, comparable to the difference between the bright moon and candlelight!"

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Chongren was in great confusion.

He was barely 17 years old, and his thoughts were not yet fully formed. After such a lecture and seeing the scene before him, it was natural that he would be shaken.

Instinctively, he wanted to refute Kenji Doihara's words, but he didn't know how to refute them.

Is "rule of law" wrong? Is "equal treatment" wrong?

Or should the "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere," a concept already recognized by all levels of Japanese politics, not exist?

Or are we saying that the Chinese people who are cheering for the arrest of those bullying criminals, praising and supporting the "Manchukuo police" and even the Japanese military police, are all fools?

After all, Japan is still a country that is deeply "imprisoned" by Chinese culture. If similar ideas are positive in China, they are basically positive in Japan.

Even if they don't actually do it, they will definitely say so.

As a young man who has not yet reached adulthood, Chongren is naturally more "naive" in some aspects;

At least he still believed in the ideals recorded in Chinese books, and believed that there was fairness and justice in the world;

At least so far, he still believes that human society should move towards "fairness and justice."

But is my dear brother, His Majesty the Emperor, really capable of leading Japan in that direction?

Who is the one who is truly capable? Could it be...

Chongren, in a daze, continued to follow Kenji Doihara to inspect the implementation of the operation until they saw Zhang Guanyi and his partner being escorted back to the police station, as well as Wang Yong who was following them.

"Brigade Commander Wang!"

"Toshidasa!"

"...I've told you so many times, my last name is not Tu."

Looking at Wang Yong's half-smile, Doihara Kenji knew that this lively guy was joking again, and said helplessly:

"Forget it. No matter how many times I tell you, you won't change. What's going on?"

"Oh, you mean those two..."

Chen Kang looked at Zhang Guanyi and his superiors who were arrested by him, and curled his lips:

"One made mistakes in law enforcement and was even suspected of not rescuing a criminal suspect. The other was caught red-handed by the police law enforcement team for beating and scolding a subordinate."

"oh?"

Kenji Doihara stared with interest at Zhang Guanyi, who was at least 1.9 meters tall, extremely strong, and as strong as an iron tower:

"Is he the one who beat people up?"

This kind of strong man is extremely rare even in Japan.

If he remembered correctly, the only ones who could be compared to him were Masaharu Homma, the navy's Jisaburo Ozawa, and that guy Shunsaku Kudo?

"No, he was the one who was beaten and scolded."

"Ah? You're such a big guy and you're still getting beaten?" "Hehe...you must have done something wrong..."

"You've grown so tall for nothing..." "That's right..."

While the two were talking, Zhang Guanyi interrupted and shouted:

"I didn't do anything wrong! I just saw the Japanese and reacted a little slowly!" "Heh..."

Chen Kang sneered:

"You dared to stop my horse in the street and call me a traitor, why are you so slow to react this time? You are more courageous than a mouse!"

"I'm just following the rules! I'm not a coward! Commander, if you keep scolding me like that, I'm going to complain to the police!"

"Sue! Go ahead and sue me! Who in the audience is suing me?"

"..."

After Chen Kang sent the men away with a mixture of laughter and scolding, Chongren roughly understood the experiences of these two men and why they were arrested through Doihara's simple translation, and was even more shocked.

One, who insulted his superior's superior's superior's superior in public... Not only was he not killed, but he was drafted into the 386th Brigade as a soldier and even became a police officer;

One, simply because he beat or scolded a subordinate (it looked like he was just tickling), he was arrested by his own people. If the facts were verified, he would have to go into solitary confinement...

This this...

In Japan, especially in the Japanese military, this is totally unimaginable!

Insulting superiors?

I'll kill you with a single blow and not even take the slightest responsibility! Beating or scolding your subordinates?

ha?

Isn't that the daily routine of the Japanese army?

Aside from high-ranking nobles, which Japanese soldier hadn't been slapped in the face? In the elementary and middle schools of the Army Academy, Chongren had seen countless cases of soldiers bullied by their seniors and officers to the point of collapse and even suicide.

Although he himself had never been beaten, he hated such beatings and scolding, especially the meaningless bullying of soldiers/juniors by some officers/seniors;

However, no matter how disgusted he was, this was the daily life of the Japanese army. He also believed that beating and scolding were helpless measures. The army itself is a violent organization. Without violence, there can be no army.

Now, there are armies that don't even allow officers to beat or scold soldiers?

Putting aside the broad-mindedness of this brigade commander, does such an army have combat effectiveness?

"...You think they have no fighting ability?"

After hearing Chongren's words, Kenji Doihara was a little surprised:

"Wakasugi-kun, didn't you hear about the big win a while ago?" "What...big win?"

"The 3000 men of the 386th Brigade defeated Ma Zhanshan's 10 anti-Japanese troops head-on, driving them into the mountains. They are preparing to launch another encirclement and suppression campaign this autumn..."

Speaking of this, Kenji Doihara couldn't help but feel a surge of satisfaction in his heart. Ma Zhanshan, ah Ma Zhanshan, this bastard whom he both respected and hated.

He was respected as a man of steel who dared to lead his troops to resist the powerful Japanese army and even won several victories.

I hate that he dared to deceive me and stole so many weapons, ammunition and supplies, making me lose face so that the whole of Japan knew about it.

If it weren't for His Highness Kanezane not caring about these failures, Doihara Kenji himself didn't know whether he would be demoted and sent to the reserve to live out his days;

So, after learning that the culprit had been treated so miserably, Kenji Doihara happily took Wang Yong, the man who made the greatest contribution, to drink all night.

Chongren was shocked again.

Although we know that the Chinese army is very weak, but 3000 people defeating 10 people is too exaggerated!

Such a record, even in Japan, would be recorded in history! "I don't believe it! How could they have such fighting power!"

"Hmm... I remember that the 386th Brigade has a training base nearby. How about we go over there and take a look?"

As if to force himself to give up, Chongren almost dragged Kenji Doihara to the training base of the 386th Brigade, where he saw a scene that shocked him.

Thousands of tall, shirtless men were tumbling around on various equipment, familiar or unfamiliar to Chongren, shouting slogans that shook the heavens.

What shocked Chongren was not that these people were muscular, energetic, and looked like they were not to be messed with;

Because the Japanese soldiers were stronger, more vigorous, and more spirited than them, but they were shorter in stature;

It wasn't that these people were serious, their movements were standard, and they were meticulous; the Japanese soldiers were even more serious, more standard, and more meticulous. What truly shocked Chongren to the point of disbelief and even incomprehension was the atmosphere during the on-site training:

Relaxed, happy, and not depressing;

When someone fails, the superior does not scold, but patiently corrects the mistake; when someone succeeds, the superior smiles and applauds him, pats him on the shoulder and encourages him to keep trying;

When someone makes a fool of themselves, others don't laugh at them; when someone succeeds, everyone celebrates happily together.

Every soldier had a sincere smile on his face, as if they were not doing military training, but just having fun as a family.

But you say they are having fun, and the seriousness and carefulness they show when entering the training state and the frustration and unwillingness after failure are obviously not fake.

That's why Chongren couldn't understand.

What was the atmosphere like during Japanese military training?

In short, it was extremely strict, and soldiers were not allowed to make even the slightest mistake. If they made a mistake, they would be beaten!

Even if you make a mistake for the first time, you will be beaten! In the words of the officers:

"If soldiers can't feel pain, they'll never remember their training.

If we don’t let them feel the cruelty and brutality of the training, they won’t be able to vent their anger on the enemy.”

Therefore, during training, the officers used deadly attacks, and the soldiers felt very depressed, gritting their teeth and attacking the training targets as if they were their mortal enemies.

(The navy is a little better than the army. The atmosphere on small ships is generally better than that on large ships, and there are slightly more relatively gentle officers.)

In the past, Chongren didn’t think there was anything wrong with this, but today after hearing about the battle record of the 386th Brigade and seeing its training conditions, he was confused.

Why did this method of training allow the army to possess such powerful combat capabilities that it could defeat the Northeastern National Salvation and Anti-Japanese United Army, a force that even the elite Second Division found difficult, with only one against ten?

(Mr. Teng: Of course, it was Mr. Ma who did a good job.) “This question…”

Kenji Doihara thought about it and decided to answer with Fujiwara Kanezane's words, which he had always adhered to:

"Your Highness said that with material support, military strength can be achieved; with sincerity, the army's morale can be won; and with ideals, it is even more powerful than a tiger."

"The 386th Brigade's recruits are carefully selected. We don't want veterans, rogues, or those who have served in the Northeast Army for too long. This ensures the integrity of the soldiers from the very beginning."

"Every soldier who joins the army will receive three months' pay immediately. Their families won't have to worry about food, clothing, or other expenses. Furthermore, the soldiers enjoy a high status, free of any worries and naturally willing to join the army."

"His Royal Highness not only requires all officers not to beat or physically punish soldiers and to treat them with the utmost sincerity, but he also sets an example by treating soldiers kindly. The brigade commanders learn from His Royal Highness, and the officers learn from the brigade commanders, and this is carried out layer by layer;"

"Your Highness told them about the great ideals of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. They knew that joining the army meant protecting their current good life, so they were naturally willing to fight to the death."

"With all three of these measures in place, how could the soldiers not be filled with gratitude to Your Highness? As long as we have all the necessary equipment, we can quickly form an army."

Speaking of this, Kenji Doihara only felt that this was not talking about himself.

He planned the "Manchurian Incident" and made such great contributions that he even "ruined his family to help the country in times of hardship" and borrowed money from banks in his personal name to pay his subordinates' salaries and help the empire overcome difficulties;

The results of it?

Damn, what's the result?

Not only did no one agree with his ideals, the Japanese government was even unwilling to reimburse his expenses!

In the end, even the family had to go hungry and shiver in the cramped house!

Do you really think Doihara has no complaints?

If His Highness had not lent a helping hand, he would have no idea when he would have been able to pay off all his debts.

People treat me as a national hero, and I repay them as a national hero.

Kenji Doihara has already decided to follow Lord Kanezane for the rest of his life; even if he wants to rebel... no, "get to the root of the problem," he will be the first to rush in!

Even a former colonel of the Kwantung Army was not immune to this, let alone the soldiers under him.