Demon Beast Forbidden Area
Chapter 017: Advance to the Celestial Dynasty (1)
"Colonel Anderson…?"
Heavens! This was a great temptation for Josh. He actually had the chance to be promoted to a colonel. This was a dream he could not imagine.
Originally, he had wanted to live his life in silence. Now, there was an opportunity for him to stand out. However, this opportunity had to risk his life. It was very likely that he would sacrifice his life because of it.
" If I can be promoted to colonel," Josh thought," Mom will be very happy. Mom has worked so hard for so long. I should do something to make her happy."”
" I can promise you," Josh replied." But I have two requests.”
"What request?"
"First, don't tell my colleagues that I have Japanese blood. I'm afraid they'll hate me.”
"No problem."
"Secondly, if I die in battle, I hope that I can be posthumously named Colonel. I want to make my mother, who raised me painstakingly, feel honored even if I die.”
"Don't make it sound so serious. We'll agree to your request.”
" I'll formally introduce your mission," MacArthur announced." This operation will be shortened to: The Fox Hunting Project. Only the five people present knew that if your mission failed, the American military would not admit it.”
" Fox Hunting Plan…"
"Josh, first of all, you have to go to the Chinese war zone in Chongqing. The Chinese government there will send the best spy to work with you. I heard that he is the strongest man in China, and his code name is Changjiang No. 1.”
"The strongest man in China…Changjiang No. 1…"
"Because the air superiority in the northern part of China is still controlled by Japan, you have to travel through the central and northern parts of China with Changjiang No. 1 to Manchuria in the northeast. You have to sneak into the 731 unit of the Kwantung Army, steal the demon beast virus, and think of a way to destroy it.”
"Is it that simple?" Josh asked with a smile.
"Yes, I am! It's that simple. If you have any difficulties in the mission, Changjiang No. 1 will help you.”
"Good! Mai Shuai, leave everything to me!”Josh replied confidently.
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On the day he set off for China, Josh changed into a military uniform and deliberately dressed up to look more handsome. He wondered if he would have the chance to return to America this time. China was the motherland of his mother and grandfather. Back then, his grandfather came to the United States alone for Tao Jinmeng. He built a railway for the United States government and settled down in the United States. After that, his grandfather never returned to China. What kind of place was his grandfather's hometown, the Celestial Empire? Josh was very curious.
China was a country with a history of 5,000 years. 300 years ago, the center of the world revolved around China. In neighboring Asian countries, China was the strongest and most authoritative country, causing other Asian countries to follow suit.
In Chinese, the word " Tianchao " originally meant the capital." Guo " meant the city, and " Tianchao " meant the central city. In Chinese, the word " celestial dynasty " first referred to the center of the world, the Heluo area of the Yellow River basin. Ritual, music, and clothing were the characteristics of the celestial dynasty, which had the meaning of the orthodoxy of the dynasty's rule.
Outside of the Celestial Empire, they were called the Four Barbarians. In the eyes of the Han, the area under their direct rule was the Celestial Empire's homeland, and the surrounding Four Barbarians were all vassal lands. Ever since 1840, when the foreign powers invaded China, the traditional view that China was the center of the world and superior to the four barbarians gradually disappeared.
After the industrial revolution, Europe and the United States opened up China's market with strong ships and cannons. China lost to England in the Opium War, and China began its troubled days.
After the Meiji Restoration, Japan, which was also oppressed by the foreign powers, suddenly became a powerful country and squeezed into the ranks of the world's foreign powers. However, the Qing Dynasty's self-improvement campaign failed. The Beiyang Fleet suffered a crushing defeat to Japan in the 1894 - 1895 War and ceded Taiwan and Penghu to the Japanese Empire.
Mr. Tang overthrew the Manchu government and established the first people-centered country in Asia. However, the suffering of China was not relieved because of this. The people were divided and in turmoil. The Beiyang government was the central government, and the country was divided into warlords. Civil wars and turmoil impacted the country, and the people did not have a good day. After the National Party's Northern Expedition, it seemed to be unified on the surface, but it only transferred the central government from the Beiyang government to the Nanjing government. The internal affairs of the Celestial Dynasty were still divided and turbulent.
At that time, the situation in China was three governments, two countries, and more than a dozen divided military systems. The so-called three governments-Nanjing, Guangzhou, and Ruijin-and two countries-the Republic of China and the Celestial Soviet Republic-had more than a dozen military forces, including the Central Army, Northeast Army, Northwest Army, Jin Army, Sichuan Army, Yue Army, Gui Army, Xiang Army, Yunnan Army, Guizhou Army, and the Red Army, as well as the nearly independent Xinjiang and Tibet.
The Japanese Kwantung Army was ambitious and launched the September 18th Incident. They took the opportunity to occupy the Northeast. The Northeast Army was defeated by the Japanese army. The Guandong Army welcomed Fu Yi as a puppet regime, established Manchuria, supported the independence of King De and Inner Mongolia, and sent troops to invade North China. They wanted to force the Beiyang Military Government in North China to become autonomous and friendly with the Guangzhou government. They wanted to split the Guangzhou government from the National Government. Japan wanted to take it step by step, and then slowly devour and annex the entire Celestial Dynasty.
In 1937, the Lugouqiao Incident took place, causing China to officially declare war on the Japanese Empire. The Japanese Kwantung Army quickly occupied North China. The Japanese army hoped to fight the Chinese army in North China, while the Japanese navy hoped to fight the Chinese army in Shanghai. According to the situation in China at that time, if the Japanese army in North China attacked from the north to the south, they would pass through a large plain. The mechanized Japanese army would definitely have an advantage. Along the Pinghan railway, they could quickly take down Wu Han, and China would be divided into two parts. The southwest and southeast parts could be broken and disintegrated one by one. Most of the dynasties had been destroyed in this way. Moreover, North China was not within the Central Army's sphere of influence. It was difficult to mobilize troops, and it was also the decisive battle that the Jiang National Government feared the most.
The Japanese navy hoped to launch a decisive battle in Shanghai along the Yangtze River and then attack from east to west. Because the hinterland of South China was vast, it was easy for the Japanese army to fall into a quagmire. This was the best strategy for the National Government to exchange space for time. Therefore, the National Party government gathered a large number of Chinese troops in Shanghai, making the Japanese base mistakenly believe that the Chinese army was going to fight to the death with the Japanese army in Shanghai. They thought that this was the best opportunity to defeat the Chinese army in one fell swoop.
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