Chapter 73 1. Overview of the game surrounding the Northeast

After the "September 18th" incident broke out, all parties have been engaged in various political and military games around the Northeast.The Japanese invasion of Northeast China was initiated by the Kwantung Army itself, but the huge interests induced the Japanese government to ratify its order.In order to better rule the Northeast, Japan supported Puyi, the deposed emperor of the Qing Dynasty, to form the puppet Manchukuo, and tried to incorporate it into the Japanese colonial system.At the same time, China tried to rely on the League of Nations to uphold justice and expel Japan from the Northeast.However, the Litton delegation sent by the League of Nations had its own ideas and tried to internationalize the Northeast issue so that all parties could intervene. This was not accepted by both China and Japan.The interference of the League of Nations finally came to nothing, and China once again pinned its hopes on the support of the Soviet Union for the Chinese resistance movement.However, because the Soviet Union was busy with "elimination of counter-revolutionaries" and unintentionally intervened in the first five-year plan, it always showed indifference to the Chinese resistance forces. It did not begin to actively support it until after the "Battle of Nomenkan", but it was too late.

During this period, the Nanjing Nationalist Government showed weakness in both strength and determination. The Japanese army invaded the south step by step, but the Chinese side never had a plan or opportunity to counterattack the Northeast.The anger of officers and soldiers of the Northeast Army who entered the pass contributed to the Xi'an Incident, which sounded the clarion call for the all-out war of resistance.Most of the various units of the Northeast Army fought bravely against the Japanese army during the Anti-Japanese War, and some troops even participated in the Southern Expeditionary Army.

In the absence of military support, all parties have carried out espionage work in the Northeast, making the underground organizations in the Northeast very active, and the Japanese army's counterintelligence operations are also very active.Therefore, during the entire war, the game of all walks of life in the Northeast presented a kaleidoscope-like charm.