Chapter 167 Section 7 The mistake was to offend the Japanese

When it was reported that the Xinyu had sunk and 766 dead bodies had sunk to the bottom of the sea, Yuan Shikai was ashamed and speechless. God's will is absolute, and we will fight again against all odds. When Yuan Shikai stepped into desperation, it was the time when the Japanese were extremely excited.First, Uchida Ryohei of the Black Dragon Society convened a large-scale National Diplomatic League meeting, condemning Yuan Shikai and calling on the Chinese to take action against Yuan.Then the Japanese overseas Chinese in Beijing wrote to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the "Committee to Opposition", demanding that Japan take effective military action.

So on March 7, 1916, at the suggestion of the Japanese Army, the cabinet passed seven decisions: 1.Establish Japanese hegemony in China. 2.Yuan Shikai is the only obstacle to this purpose and must be removed. 3.Let the Chinese get rid of Yuan's rule by themselves. 4.Avoid overt interference. 5.Recognize the South as a war bloc. 6.Support the anti-Yuan forces through the militia. 7.The anti-Yuan operation will be coordinated by the General Staff Headquarters. It was publicly mentioned in the decision that anyone who succeeded Yuan would make Japan more interested.The General Staff Headquarters immediately raised funds from large companies such as Okura and Jiuyuan to support China's anti-Yuan armed forces.Prince Su Shanqi received 1 million, Cen Chunxuan received 1 million, Sun Wen received 600,000, Huang Xing and Chen Qimei each received 100,000.

This is how the Japanese military operations in China began.According to "The Biography of Yuan Shikai" written by Wang Zhonghe: With the support of the Japanese, Shandong bandit Wu Dazhou's Shandong National Defense Army declared independence in Zhoucun on May 5, and the Northeast Army of the Kuomintang (actually the Chinese Revolutionary Party) Chen Qimei and Juzheng in Weixian Declare independence.In fact, the Japanese Garrison Command in Qingdao was their base.Ju Zheng's name is the commander-in-chief, but he has to obey the orders of the Japanese. His Northeast Army actually has two planes and advanced weapons such as poison gas launchers.When the Northeast Army attacked Weixian, although the commander-in-chief was Juzheng, the actual command was the Japanese.After that, the Northeast Army launched attacks on Jinan, Gaomi and other places, and a large number of Japanese participated.

Ma Chaojun, a veteran of the revolution, also mentioned this old incident in his memoirs, and claimed that he personally dropped the bomb on Jinan City: ...The Prime Minister sent me to organize a flying team to go to Qingdao with the Overseas Chinese Volunteer Army and transfer to Weixian County, Shandong Province.At that time, he was in charge of the Northeast Army of the Chinese Revolutionary Army in Weixian County, and he was the commander-in-chief. Shao Yuanchong was the commander of the Weixian garrison.After we arrived, Chief of Staff Chiang Kai-shek personally reviewed it and ordered the stationed at the North Campus to step up the exercise. The plane had not arrived at that time.Just after Zhang Shuyuan and Ma Liang were beaten back, two small planes arrived soon, only one of which was able to fly.In mid-May, Liu Jimou and I were ordered to fly to Jinan and bombed the General's Mansion in Shandong. The bombs were dropped, and the sound shook the whole city. General Zhang Huaizhi was in a panic. We also found it very interesting.

In this memoir of Ma Chaojun, there is an obvious mistake. He said that the general of Shandong is Zhang Huaizhi, but Zhang Huaizhi became the general after June, and the general of Shandong was Jin Yunpeng in May.This detail is irrelevant, maybe it is too old, and memory errors are inevitable. However, the Chinese Revolutionary Army was actually Japanese soldiers stationed in Qingdao, which was confirmed from Ma Chaojun's recollection.Lao Ma mentioned two planes, and said that there was one plane that couldn't fly yet. Obviously, it couldn't have fallen from space to the earth. It must be parked somewhere in Shandong.At that time, the only place in Shandong that could park more than two planes was the Japanese military airport in Qingdao.If it weren't for this, Ma Chaojun wouldn't be evasive and evasive.

According to Mr. Liu Bingrong's "The War to Protect the Nation", the Chinese Revolutionary Army with Juzheng as the commander-in-chief hired the Japanese Kawano Nagachi as an advisor.So Kawano Nagachi generously wrote an article, accusing Yuan Shikai's government of employing Japanese as consultants, and using this as an excuse, he called on the entire Chinese people to rise up and overthrow Yuan Shikai.This accusation is the Circular No. 20 issued by the Chinese Revolutionary Party, and the specific time is February 25 of that year. At the end of the announcement, the Black Dragon Society's wonderful wind made Xuanye Changzhi, and shouted to the entire Chinese people:

Kexiayun, Guiyi Division has arrived in Chongqing and Tianfu, Yizhou, and has entered the sphere of influence early: Guangxi, Guangdong, Shaanxi, Gansu, and the provinces along the Yangtze River have also been fully prepared and ready to go.It is still hoped that the compatriots at home and abroad will exhaust their finances, fulfill their responsibilities, and succeed in saving the nation.The matter is urgent, hereby make an announcement. Looking at the weird writing style of Xuan Ye Changzhi, we know how pitiful Yuan Shikai is.In the final analysis, Lao Yuan is just guilty of being stupid. You shouldn’t offend the Japanese if you offend anyone. It really doesn’t matter if you offend the Chinese, but if you offend the Japanese and prevent the Japanese from establishing hegemony in China, too many Chinese will come fuck you.Look at Lao Yuan, how miserable he is now.