In December 1937, when the Japanese army occupied Nanjing, Japan's fantasy that the Chinese government would beg for surrender was shattered by Jiang's refusal. on
In a fit of anger, Prime Minister Koune Fumiaki announced to the world on January 16, 1938:
From now on, the government of the Imperium would not regard the National Government as an opponent. Instead, they hoped to establish and develop a new regime that could cooperate with the Imperium.
It further stated that "under no circumstances will Japan negotiate with the National Government" and that Japan "will never allow a third party to mediate."
After the war, Japanese scholars believed that this was the stupidest strategic mistake Japan had made in the war. The National Government with No Retreat
On January 19, the Central Daily News of the National Party quickly published Jiang Jieshi's reaction to the Japanese Guards 'statement. The wording was strongly expressed.
Understand the stance that China will continue to resist Japan
The Chinese government will do its best to protect the sovereignty and administration of China under any circumstances.
It was complete. Any method of restoring peace that is not based on this principle is absolutely unacceptable to China.
Within the region, if there were any illegal organizations that tried to steal the regime, it would be ineffective, whether it was internal or external.
For the Japanese army, the successive victories in the war further stimulated the military's contempt for China and fanaticism for military power. as early as
After the Japanese army occupied Nanjing, the Japanese base camp began to study the so-called "Battle of Hankou". The intelligence department of the Japanese army's staff headquarters
The suggestion to capture and conquer Wuhan1 was: From a historical point of view, as long as you capture and conquer Wuhan1, you will be able to dominate China.
Most of the purpose of using force to " resolve the Tianchao Incident " was to drive the Jiang regime out of the Central Plains and " reduce the Jiang regime to a local regime " as long as they could control Wuhan. In May 1938, when the Battle of Xuzhou ended, the Japanese decided to carry out the "Battle of Hankou" in the autumn of that year:
All the troops fighting in the mainland of China stopped returning to the country. The country continued to mobilize 400,000 more troops and took out 3.25 billion yen.
Combat budget.
The other purpose of the Japanese army's large-scale "Battle of Hankou" was just like Emperor Hirohito's Imperial Conference before the Battle of Wuhan1.
It was said that in order to give the National Government the final fatal blow and force the Celestial Dynasty to surrender, they did not want to see the Empire suffer the wrath of millions of soldiers.
It is controlled by Heaven." For this reason, Japan's "army devoted all its strength to the Hankow battle and had no spare capacity to respond." Japan's base camp
The military documents recorded this. According to the Japanese military documents found after the war, even the only remaining Imperial Guard Division in Japan was on standby.
At that time, reinforcements were sent to the battle in Wuhan1.
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