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Chapter 37 The Battle Between Land and Sea 1
Walking in Japan, you will find that there are many well-preserved historical buildings, and the inheritance time of these buildings basically started in 400 years.Moreover, the families that own these historic sites often have considerable reputation in the local area, and even reach the point where the assets they own are inferior to the government in some respects.For example, Mount Fuji is privately owned!His surname is Asama!

As long as you have a detailed understanding, you will know that a large part of these families are called Chinese, and a small part are called gentry.And this kind of family division was brought about by the Meiji Restoration in Japan.And the dispute between the navy and the army also came from this.

After the Meiji Restoration overthrew the shogunate regime, the traditional identity system of "scholar, farmer, worker, and merchant" in Japanese society was abolished through a series of means.Those who are related to the royal family are renamed "royal family", the nobles such as ministers and princes in the past are called "Chinese people", the staff of the shogunate, the doormen of the daimyo, etc. are called "gentry people", and other occupations in agriculture, industry and commerce and untouchables are all called "common people". , so many nobles of the old era continued to be active in various occasions after a facelift.

And the reformed army is one of the main battlefields where nobles like them compete for their interests!

The Chinese in the navy are basically the veteran nobles of the Changzhou clan during the shogunate period. As a noble arm at that time, including now, it can be said to be extremely expensive!Just how to operate a warship is not an easy goal to achieve!The training period for a single captain is at least 15 years, and there are at least 2000 people studying with him at the same time!
In the Japanese society at that time, and taking into account the time spent studying off-duty since childhood, it basically took 35 to 40 years to achieve the predetermined goal. With such a huge investment, at the time when Japan was very poor and weak, only those old nobles To have such a foundation to support such extravagant training investment!
Therefore, as a long-standing inheritance, the Changzhou clan who studied morality looked down on those Satsuma clan who were poor and rich, and behaved rudely.

The army is dominated by the new Chinese ethnic group dominated by the Satsuma domain. They are mainly composed of middle and lower samurai and untouchables in the traditional sense of Japan who gained status during the Meiji Restoration.They led the army during the Meiji Restoration and were promoted in the campaign against the shogunate, thus entering the political arena.

However, since the main battles during the Meiji Restoration took place on land, the army nobles such as the Satsuma clan believed that their importance to Japan was irreplaceable, so they looked down on the Choshu clan with little contribution.Think they're just a bunch of idiots who just pretend to be virtuous.

In addition, Japan's national strength is limited, so the annual military expenditure is very limited, and it is unrealistic to support the development of two military services at the same time.Therefore, the competition between the two services for military expenses can be described as extremely fierce!The relationship between the two parties can be described as the same situation as water and fire.Don't do too much digging pits and mines for each other.

The only joint effort was made on the issue of establishing an air force.Therefore, Japan's aviation power is divided into the army and navy.

This is also the reason why Prince Bo Gong declined Prince Zairen just now, simply because he wanted to see his jokes.However, he was still concerned that Prince Zairen's title was higher than his, so he found an excuse to decline, otherwise, he would not have been allowed in at all.

Prince Zairen, who went out to get into the car, looked at the rising sun in the east, said to the driver, "Go to the palace!", and closed his eyes to rest his mind.Because, he knew that since King Hirohito refused, he could only rely on Emperor Hirohito to force the navy to attack.But in exchange, it is bound to make the army pay a considerable price.

"Damn navy horse manure!"

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In the Japanese Imperial Palace, Emperor Hirohito, who had had breakfast, was quietly reading a book. He is in his prime in his 30s.But because the emperor's family has a tradition of inbreeding, his physical condition is not that strong.Therefore, he looks very bookish with glasses.

After Prince Zairen came in and knelt down to salute, Yu Ren put down his book and looked at the bowed Zairen.

"Calm down, is there something so important that you came here early in the morning." Yuren said softly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, it's about the success or failure of the Songhu War, so I can only come here to disturb Your Majesty!" Zai Ren said with a very humble attitude.

Yuren's face remained unchanged, like a bottomless lake, but ripples had already appeared in his heart.He knew that the matter was estimated to be serious!In Yuren's mind, Zairen is a very capable character. He graduated from the Saint-Cyr Military Academy Saumur Black Knight Cavalry Academy in France (this is the greatest royal cavalry regiment in the world). He participated in the Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War. He is not an ordinary person, otherwise he would not have been promoted to a general in only the 47th grade!
In 14, he succeeded Kanaya Nozomi who stepped down due to the September [-]th Incident and the October Incident, and became the No.[-] Chief of Staff of the Japanese Army.After taking office, he firmly controlled the army and achieved considerable development, making the army's combat power far surpassed before!

Therefore, at this time, he ran to the palace to ask for help, which shows how far the situation in Songhu has reached!
"What's the matter? Let's talk quickly." Hirohito asked temporarily, suppressing the doubts in his heart.

"The headquarters of the Shanghai Expeditionary Army was destroyed. General Matsui Iwane and Major General Tsukada Shogun disappeared. The dispatched army clashed with the Tenth Army that deployed reinforcements from North China! The specific casualties are currently unknown!" Zai Ren lay on the ground tightly Said.

After hearing the news, Yu Ren's face immediately sank, and his dark eyes were fixed on Zai Ren's body through his eyes.For a moment, the entire room was silent except for the breathing of the two of them.

Zai Ren was also very disturbed at the moment, he knew exactly what kind of person Yu Ren was.As the existence of Hirohito who accompanied him when he was still the crown prince, Zairen may have a deeper understanding of Hirohito than anyone else.

Hirohito is not as harmless as he appears on the surface. Hirohito has been consciously cultivated as a martial character since he was a child.Seventy days after birth, he was fostered in the home of the then Vice Admiral Kawamura Junyoshi for four years.At the age of six, he entered the Royal Academy to study. The dean was the Japanese military god at that time, General Nogi Noki.Coupled with the precepts and deeds of Emperor Taisho, Hirohito highly respected force in his heart.

Moreover, his political methods are also very sophisticated.In 20, Hirohito, who was only [-] years old at the time, made the decision to visit Europe.And on the way to Europe, relying on the privileges of the royal family, he recorded in detail the military facilities of countries such as Singapore, which provided data support for the Japanese army's subsequent campaigns.

Moreover, he received Japanese military attaches stationed in Europe at that time, and obtained the oath of allegiance from young Japanese military officers headed by Nagata Tieshan, Obata Toshiro, and Okamura Neiji. action.

After returning to Japan, due to his excellent performance during the one-year study tour in Europe, he received quite high support from the Japanese people.At that time, Emperor Taisho was weak and unable to handle government affairs, so Hirohito began to take power under the high hopes of Yuan Laoshan County Aritomo, Saionji Gongwang, and Prime Minister Hara Takashi.

(End of this chapter)