1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

Doihara suddenly realized something, and then his face turned serious: "Hey! I am willing to die for your Highness!"

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The two chatted a little more about their next work, and then went their separate ways;

But not long after, a young man who was desperately studying Chinese language and Chinese history and other related knowledge came to the office where he was allowed to come and go freely:

"Brother! I wanted to ask you something... Oh, you're not here?"

"Huh? What kind of article is this?"

"Li...Desheng?"

Thump thump thump.

385 Northeastern Counteroffensive

As Fujiwara no Kanezane had expected, the two articles "On Protracted War" and "Class Analysis" did cause a stir, but it was mostly limited to high-level politicians and many scholars concerned about national affairs.

Moreover, even so, these two articles did not bring too much "joy" or "panic" to these people. Instead, most people criticized Li Desheng for "talking nonsense."

After all, this is not 1938, and Li Desheng is not the Li Desheng who experienced the Long March, led his troops to northern Shaanxi, proved himself with one miracle after another, and was interviewed and reported by American reporters.

The saying "Bill Gates looks like he is playing golf even when he is shoveling shit, and Ergou from the next village looks like he is shoveling shit even when he is playing golf" is true.

In addition, because it was written too early, a considerable part of the history never happened at all. They were all Li Desheng's "personal prophecies" that had not been proven by facts, so naturally they were not widely recognized.

For example, Li Desheng predicted in his article that once the Japanese army launched a full-scale offensive, North China and Shanxi would soon fall.

Hahahahahahaha... Li Desheng, are you kidding me?

Don’t think that just because you won a “great victory in Wuhan” you can come out and talk nonsense and mislead the young people!

Come on, you Hunanese peasant who doesn't know anything about military affairs, let me, a talented American student, teach you a lesson.

First, there is the rock-solid Great Wall, which has defended against the enemy for a thousand years, and Peking, the ancient capital of six dynasties and heavily garrisoned with troops;

Do you know the Great Wall? Do you know Peking? Oh, you've been to Peking?

Humph! You've been here and you're still saying stupid things like "The Great Wall can't be defended"!

As long as the Nationalist government and the Northeast Army don't do anything stupid, the Japanese probably won't know how long they will have to fight with these two things alone;

Okay, okay, let's take a step back and say that even if the Great Wall and the North China Plain are lost, what about Shanxi, which is "magnificent in terrain, surrounded by two mountains, easy to defend and difficult to attack"?

No matter how bad it gets, we can still hold on for at least two or three years! Besides, we still have the great Chairman Yan!

Similar optimism abounds.

Even pessimists who firmly believe that China cannot defeat Japan think that Li Desheng is a bit too pessimistic.

As the historical article "On Protracted War" said, "This is partly because our propaganda and explanatory work is not enough, and partly because the development of objective events has not yet fully exposed their inherent nature."

Unless they are slapped in the face by facts over and over again, these elites will never believe the words of a country bumpkin from the mountains.

As for the “ordinary people” who have been expelled from the human race by the left-wing devil?

Sorry, if no one spreads the word, they wouldn’t even know who Li Desheng is, and their perception of the CCP would still remain at the level of “communist bandits.”

Even though quite a number of people criticized Li Desheng's article and even more people didn't care at all, there were still many smart people with outstanding vision who saw the great value of the two articles.

"...Yanji, do you also think these two articles are well written?"

Since the article "On Protracted War" was published publicly, Li Desheng's biggest "fan" at the time, Chairman Chiang, naturally saw it.

However, he did not pay much attention to the key contents such as protracted war and class analysis. Instead, he was angered by the article's revelation of his poor performance and dark thoughts in the "September 918th Incident".

Damn Li Desheng! Just write an article! Why diss me?

Doesn't this completely destroy my image as a wise, powerful, intelligent and resourceful leader?

Do you still want to continue cooperating to resist Japan?

What made Chiang Kai-shek even more angry was that Chen Bulei, the new chief of staff he was planning to appoint, actually wrote an article "On My Views on Protracted War" overnight after reading the article, praising Li Desheng!

What "brilliant vision", "unparalleled writing", "weapon to defeat the enemy", "eternal conspiracy"...

People who don't know would think that Chen Bulei was Li Desheng's chief of staff!

If Chen Bulei had not been of great use, Chiang Kai-shek would have summoned him at this moment not to question him gently but to criticize him harshly.

But Chen Bulei was shocked by the two amazing articles and fell into a literary slump. He didn't hear Chiang Kai-shek's sarcasm and reminder at all:

"Yes, Chairman! This is more than good, it's absolutely great! Exceptionally good! It should be publicized nationwide! It should be made known!"

Then, like Kenji Doihara, he began to enthusiastically analyze the key points of the article to Chiang Kai-shek, and finally said firmly:

"...Therefore, as long as we persist in the war of resistance, no matter how many sacrifices we make, our country will surely win!"

After a pause, Chen Bulei hesitated and said:

"The only suspicious person is Prince Hachimangu Kanezane of the Northeast. His Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere and Three Represents theory are quite intimidating to some people. If they can actually be implemented, they will become Chairman Li's biggest enemy..."

Chairman Lee's archenemy?

What about me?

Where have you left the government I lead? Chiang Kai-shek became increasingly annoyed as he listened, and said coldly:

"So, whether it's Fujiwara no Kanezane or Li Desheng, their strategies are difficult to break?"

"Indeed."

Chen Bulei still didn't notice Chiang Kai-shek's displeasure and continued to nod:

"Looking at what Chairman Li and His Majesty Fujiwara said, thought, and did, I see quite a few similarities. I can only say that it's true that heroes appreciate heroes..."

After saying this, he sighed again:

"I really want to see what kind of brilliant article His Highness will write after reading such a brilliant article. Perhaps it will even improve the Three Represents theory. If I could see such a thing, it would be a great joy for the literary world and a great blessing in my life..."

Chiang Kai-shek could no longer hold back and taunted:

"Then why can't you write such an article?"

The implication is, you've been writing articles for so many years, why haven't you produced one of this quality?

After hearing this, Chen Bulei got so excited that he actually mocked: "No matter how bad my article is, at least I wrote it myself!"

The implication is that all your previous articles were written by me. How dare you say that?

After a few seconds of silence, Chen Bulei saw Chiang Kai-shek's sullen face and knew he had spoken out of turn. However, he had been preoccupied with his own affairs and did not make any excuses. He simply left the room on the pretext of feeling unwell.

"Fuck you!!"

Chiang Kai-shek, who had been having bad luck in recent months and had sensed a very bad atmosphere from the Americans a few days ago, could not bear this provocation and angrily smashed the precious porcelain cup.

It was obviously me who first proposed the protracted war!

It was me who first proposed the view that China could not defeat Japan ("The Japanese are strong, and my country should give in and tolerate them in order to plan for the future"). Why did things turn out like this?

Okay, okay, a protracted war, right?

You are sure that the Great Wall and North China cannot be defended, right? You are saying that I, Chiang Kai-shek, did not resist the Japanese, right? Well, then I will have no choice but to endure it for now.

There was no way, Li Desheng still had Hu Zongnan and other core Chiang Kai-shek generals in his hands!

Although he thought so in his heart and did not dare to do anything to the CCP which frequently "made trouble", Chairman Chiang knew that he had to do some "superficial work" quickly.

Now that the KMT and the CPC are cooperating again, there is a wave of anti-Japanese enthusiasm across the country. The CPC's "Northward Anti-Japanese Corps" has occupied Yulin and is showing an attitude of crossing the Ordos grasslands across Chahar to fight against Japan, which has attracted a lot of popularity.

If the Nationalist army remained inactive at this time, the people's discontent would be difficult to suppress, and their hearts would only turn more towards the Communist Party.

Although the Generalissimo didn't care whether the poor were happy or not, nor did he care whether they would defect to the Communist Party, the problem was that, judging from what happened in Shanghai, the female president probably wouldn't have a good impression of the Japanese;

In other words, if the Nationalist army had not resisted the Japanese, with the Communists standing beside them as a comparison, its performance would have been very striking.

Therefore, we must do something to show the international leaders, consolidate our own regime, and win more aid!

e... He had the nerve to send me a telegram! He even had the nerve to order me to fight against the Japanese!!"

After receiving Chiang Kai-shek's telegram, Mr. Zhang, who was in charge of Peking at the time, became furious.

He had, of course, read the article "On Protracted War," which confirmed even more clearly what he had vaguely suspected:

In the year and a half before the "September 918th Incident" and even in the last few months, Chiang Kai-shek repeatedly requested that he transfer troops to North China. I am afraid that this was not only to deal with Shi Yousan and Yan Xishan, but also to reduce the power of the feudal lords!

Use the Japanese to weaken the Northeast Army's power!

Now we don't know whether Chiang Kai-shek did it on purpose, or it was an accident, or whether he didn't do it on purpose at first, but after discovering that the Japanese were taking action, he simply went along with it!

Zhang Xueliang was extremely angry at first, and even immediately ordered a plane to fly to Nanjing, intending to question Chairman Chiang in person. He was finally persuaded by his extremely speechless generals.

Marshal Zhang, have you completely forgotten Hu Hanmin's fate?

You even said "fly to Nanjing and speak frankly", aren't you afraid that he will hold a Hongmen Banquet and kill you directly?

Chairman Chiang has the style of a gangster!

He dared to attack Hu Hanmin and even nearly killed him, so what are you, Marshal Zhang?!

The Northeast Army that lost the Northeast is nothing more than a toothless, lame dog!

Moreover, before this article was published, people could still say that you, Young Marshal Zhang, "obeyed military orders" and "were coerced by Chiang Kai-shek" for simply not resisting the "September 918th Incident," and they could even shift some of the blame to Chiang Kai-shek.

Once this article came out, if he admitted that Chiang Kai-shek had taken the opportunity to weaken Pan, he would definitely be weakened by such a stupid method. Let's not even mention how Chiang Kai-shek would be viewed.

You, Young Master Zhang, must be a huge idiot!

Well, the words weren't quite that direct, but that was the general idea. Anyway, we couldn't fall out with Chiang Kai-shek!

At least not for now!

Even so, when Zhang Xiuxing saw another telegram from Chiang Kai-shek urging him to consider the overall situation, send the Northeast Army north to fight against Japan, just to make a show and give an explanation to the people of the whole country, he could not help but get angry.

The Northeast Army marched north to fight against the Japanese. Don’t you think this is a bit of black humor?

"Mr. Han, it's not appropriate to fall out with Chiang Kai-shek at this time." Zhang Xueliang's aide, Wang Zhuoran from Fushun, advised:

"On the contrary, his order aligns with national interests and is somewhat feasible, so we really have to obey."

Another staff member, Yan Baohang from Haicheng, who had just returned to Peking after investigating the situation in Nanjing and Wuhan, also nodded and said:

"Brother Huibo is absolutely right. At this point, we must not only obey orders, but also make a grand gesture of marching north!"

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After both of his two aides said so, the easily influenced Zhang Xueliang calmed down and asked, "What do you mean?"

"Han Shuai, please look at the map."

Wang Zhuoran pointed to the map hanging on the wall and said:

"According to Generalissimo Chiang's plan, our main forces will not have to make much sacrifice, nor will they need to make extensive preparations..."

After a brief discussion with his staff and generals, Chiang Kai-shek quickly came up with a plan to "counterattack the Northeast, boost morale, and stabilize the people's hearts." The main strategies were as follows:

1. Use the interests of the country and the anti-Japanese cause to force Li Desheng to release Hu Zongnan and others and allow the Communist army to provide support in the Ordos grasslands and Chahar region, forcing Zhang Xueliang to agree to the Northeast Army as the main force to march north to fight against Japan;

2. Order He Zhuguo and other troops of the Northeast Army to leave Shanhaiguan and harass the area south of Jinzhou, which has been occupied by the Japanese, along the "Suizhong-Xingcheng buffer zone";

3. Order Shen Honglie, a former Northeastern Army naval commander and Qingdao mayor who has defected to him, to lead the navy northward along the coastline to the Bohai Sea to intimidate the Japanese garrison in Tianjin and support the troops attacking Jinzhou;

4. Order Su Bingwen's Northeastern Army troops in Hailar-Manchuria (near present-day Hulunbuir) and Ma Zhanshan's troops trapped on the Sino-Soviet border between Yinchun and Xingshan to attack eastward and westward respectively to harass the Japanese.

5. Order Tang Yulin's troops in Rehe and Yan Xishan's troops in Shanxi to prepare to attack from Chengde or Zhangjiakou, respectively, to draw out the Japanese troops in those directions.

6. Order Dai Li to inform Jin Gu and others to launch riots in Korea and other places, organize harassment troops, delay the Japanese troops in Korea, and prevent them from supporting the Northeast.

With this operation, the Nationalist government was able to launch a vigorous "Northeastern Counteroffensive" without spending a penny, preparing any military supplies, or sending a single soldier!

To be fair and impartial, although Jiang Weicao's ability in fighting was quite poor, far inferior to that of Marshal Zhang who defeated Shi Yousan in three months, his "strategic vision" was indeed much stronger than that of Marshal Zhang.

Although anyone with a discerning eye can see that this plan is nothing more than a political stunt, it is still quite impressive that such a plan could be produced in just a few days.

The most important thing is that people with good eyesight can see that this is just something with very loud thunder and very small raindrops, but ordinary people and the blind cannot see it!

What they could see was that the Nationalist army had launched a full-scale counterattack from the southwest, southeast, northwest, and northeast of the three northeastern provinces, and the situation was very good!

For Chiang Kai-shek, regardless of victory or defeat, regardless of any achievements, as long as the propaganda was good, as long as the army actually set foot on the land of Northeast China, and as long as there was no humiliating defeat, he could redeem himself from the loss of face and international image in Wuhan some time ago!

As for the possibility that the Japanese, if provoked, would actually launch a counterattack against the Nationalist army? Could you please just stop making a fuss?

Do you think it takes time for the army to prepare?

This was a temporary plan made by the Nationalist government. By the time the Nationalist army finished their performance, the Japanese army might not have finished assembling yet!

But this move made Zhang Xueliang and the Northeast Army very uncomfortable.