Second, painstakingly planning to invade the three northeastern provinces of China
In the Scylla Alley near Wangfujing in Beijing, there was once a deep courtyard. The painted gate was closed all year round. The surrounding people rarely saw people coming in and out, which added a bit of mystery to the courtyard. This was the "famous" Banxi Mansion, the starting point of the secret agent's journey to invade China. It was here that Hannishi had secretly discussed with Dohihara many times about their plans for China. While Tufei Plain was seeking advice from his teacher, the blueprint for invading China gradually took shape in his mind. During the period of warlord warfare, he believed that if Japan wanted to invade China, it had to take gradual steps. For this reason, it could not take North China as the primary target to seize China, but should focus on the northeast. This way, it could not only establish a solid base, but also avoid the anti-Japanese sentiment of the Chinese people. After the foundation was built, he could point his sword at North China and take over the entire Heavenly Dynasty. Based on this consideration, Dohihara believed that Japan must first try its best to support the Fengxi warlords, so that they could be fully fledged and defeat the direct warlord Wu Peifu.
Banxi could tell that Dohihara was not an ordinary person, so he recommended him to the northeast to be the military advisor of Zhang Zuolin, the warlord of the Feng clan. At this moment, he believed that Tufei Plain would take on the great responsibility of revitalizing the empire in the future.
Tufei Yuan's appointment as Zhang Zuolin's military advisor was not smooth sailing. At that time, Zhang Zuolin's chief private consultant was Machino Tauma. He had a grudge against Doheihara, the backbone of the Kwantung Army. He thought that Doheihara and the Kwantung Army were too ambitious and often acted without permission. Therefore, he strongly opposed Zhang Zuolin's acceptance of Doheihara. Tufei Yuan had no choice but to wait for the right time. In September 1924, the outbreak of the Second Zhi Feng War brought an opportunity to Tufei Plains. During this period, not only did Tufei Yuan actively instigate the Guandong Army to secretly help Zhang Zuolin, but he also disrupted Wu Peifu's financial system to cut off the financial path of the immediate warlords. At the critical moment of the Zhifeng War, General Feng Yuxiang, under Wu Peifu's command, returned to Beijing to launch a mutiny and arrested Cao Kun, the bribed president. Wu Peifu had to flee to Wu Han under the internal and external difficulties. Soon, Beijing became Zhang Zuolin's world.
Tufei originally thought that the Kwantung Army's support of Zhang Zuolin would be exchanged for Feng's complete pro-Japanese and obedience to the Kwantung Army. However, this time, the old fox's plan was wrong. In fact, although Zhang Zuolin relied on the Japanese to start his career, he was not willing to listen to a boorish Japanese. He knew that the Japanese were using him, but he was also using the Japanese. Now that he had grown his wings, he naturally would not listen to the Japanese. As for the various "rights and interests" that Japan constantly put forward, he either tried to refuse or simply did not do it. Especially after he became the "Grand Marshal of the Army of the Republic of China" in 1927 and organized the "Anguo Army Government", his attempt to get rid of the Japanese control became more and more obvious. Of course, this also had a lot to do with the surging anti-Japanese tide in the Celestial Empire. Zhang Zuolin knew very well that if he was submissive to Japan and willing to be a puppet, not only would Japan not bring him any benefits in the future, but the people of the country would also cast him aside. He was not willing to bear the notoriety of a traitor.
The Japanese side was naturally extremely dissatisfied with Zhang Zuolin's change. After the Eastern Conference in the summer of 1927, Japan had made a substantial adjustment to its China policy, and its "tough diplomacy" gradually became more and more intense. In order to successfully separate "Manchuria" from China, he had to remove all obstacles. Japan had originally hoped that Zhang Zuolin would be a positive factor in promoting this process, but it turned out to be the opposite. The friends that he could use in the past had become enemies and trouble today. Therefore, the idea of eliminating this "disaster" began to brew within the Guandong Army.
In the spring of 1928, Jiang Jieshi, Feng Yuxiang, Yan Xishan, and Li Zongren joined forces to launch the Northern Expedition. The Fengxi army was defeated one after another, and Zhang Zuolin's regime was in danger. At this critical moment, Tufei Yuan was appointed as Zhang Zuolin's advisor to the Zhenwei General Office of the Republic of China. Before this, Zhang Zuolin's "betrayal" made Dohihara Kenji lose face because he had strongly supported the Kwantung Army to support Zhang Zuolin and "wrongly" judged that Zhang would take orders from Japan. Therefore, he hoped that he could try his best to save face and gain some benefits from Zhang Zuolin by acting as Zhang Zuolin's consultant. Feiyuan understood that Zhang Zuolin was powerless against the Northern Expedition Coalition Army, and it was inevitable that he would be defeated and flee to the northeast. What he was worried about was that if the Northern Expedition Coalition forces were to force their way in, the war would likely spread to Manchuria. In this way, not only would the safety of the Japanese in Fengtian be threatened, but the Manchurian independence plan that the Kwantung Army dreamed of might also be ruined. For this reason, he urgently sent a message to the Japanese General Staff Headquarters to send troops to stop the southern army from going north. At the same time, he began to put pressure on Zhang Zuolin, forcing him to return to Mukden as soon as possible. However, no matter how eloquent Tufei Yuan was, Zhang Zuolin turned a deaf ear and was determined not to leave Beiping.
At this point, Tufei Yuan was finally determined to get rid of Zhang Zuolin. He believed that a person like Zhang Zuolin, who did not listen to the Japanese, would not bring any benefits to Japan's plan to manage Manchuria even if he returned to Manchuria. It was better to kill him as soon as possible. The development of the Northern Expedition Army would not be affected by Zhang Zuolin's will. On June 2nd, Zhang Zuolin had no choice but to announce his withdrawal from the capital. On the evening of June 3rd, on the platform of Beiping Station, Dohihara held Zhang Zuolin's hand pretentiously and said blessings in his mouth, looking reluctant to part. The train finally started moving, and as he watched Zhang Zuolin's train gradually disappear into the night, Tufei Yuan thought to himself,""Zhang Zuolin, you will never have the chance to return to Beiping.”At 5:23 the next morning, at the intersection of the Jingfeng line and the Nanman line at Fengtian Huanggutun railway station, a huge explosion sounded, and Zhang Zuolin, the hero of a generation, died. This was planned by Kenji Dohihara, and the main character was Daisaku Kawamoto, a senior staff officer of the Kwantung Army.
After the Guandong Army got rid of Zhang Zuolin, the situation in the northeast did not develop as they wished. Kenji Doihara later reflected on this history and said,""The Huanggutun incident did not cause chaos in the northeast, so the Guandong Army sent troops to intervene. On the contrary, it made Zhang Xueliang even more determined to change his banner against Japan because of his family feud.”After this incident, the highest authorities in Japan were also very dissatisfied with Dohihara, Daisaku Kawamoto, and the others '"arbitrary actions and willfulness". In the end, Daisaku Kawamoto was punished. It was decided that he would never be promoted. The soil-fertilizer principle was lucky enough to escape.
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