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Volume Eight, Hundred Years of Resentment, Chapter 44, Towards War

When he arrived at Kiryu Shunji's phone call, Taniki Ryohei immediately rushed to the Prime Minister's Office.

Although the Prime Minister's Secretary did not say much on the phone, Ryohei Tani knew that Sadashi Murakami must be very dissatisfied with what happened in Taiwan. On the way to the Prime Minister's Office, Ryohei Tani was not anxious. No one could make 100% guarantee of the intelligence operations, and it was reasonable to have an accident.

Taniki Ryohei's guess is correct, and Sadashi Murakami is really annoyed.

After the coup began, Li Xiangzhi's troops controlled Taipei's "Presidential Palace" as soon as possible, but allowed the crucial Guo Ming to escape. Although Satoshi Murakami did not participate in the coup, he knew that capturing Guo Ming and forcing Guo Ming to hand over the power were the key factors in whether the coup could be successful.

The unexpected situation forced Murakami Sadashi to deal with it carefully.

When he met the National Security Director, Sadashi Murakami did not get angry, nor even looked at all angry.

The Prime Minister's expression made Taniki Ryohei hang. If Sadashi Murakami gets angry, he will be scolded at most, and there will be no more serious consequences.

On the contrary, if the Prime Minister doesn't say anything, it will be even greater danger.

"We have done our best and an accident is outside our control." Gu Shuliangping seemed very careful. "Although Guo Ming has fled to Taoyuan and the Taoyuan garrison has not participated in the coup, according to the current situation, the Taipei defenders can conquer Taoyuan within two to three days, if..."

"Will Li Xiangzhi give two or three days to China?"

Tani Shu Ryohei was stunned for a moment and then lowered his head.

Murakami Satomasa sighed and shook his head again. He said, "Then he has sent troops to occupy Taiping Island and Huangyan Island. If Wang Yuanqing intends to help Guo Ming overcome the difficulties and take this opportunity to occupy Formosa, he will definitely send troops to occupy Penghu and even send airborne troops to Taoyuan. The Chinese Marine Corps has entered the state of combat readiness. The airborne troops in the southwest region can also be transferred to the southeast region within 24 hours. Before China makes the decision to send Formosa, even if there is only one airport under Guo Ming's control, the coup will end in failure."

"Don't we need to achieve our goal?"

Sadashi Murakami smiled coldly and said, "Kun Tani Shujun. How much effort do you think China will spend in Taiwan?"

Tani Shuliang jumped a few times and answered the Prime Minister's question.

"Don't tell me. All the troops participating in the coup are under the control of the National Security Bureau." Murakami Satomasa looked at Tani Kiriki Ryohei and said. "The united Taiwan troops are not opponents of the Chinese army in a state of chaos. Can the Taiwanese troops block the Chinese army? Although I am not a soldier, I bet that as long as the Chinese troops arrive in Taoyuan, most of the Taiwanese troops participating in the coup will change their rulings and quickly transfer their guns. The coup will be calmed within a few days or even hours. Li Xiangzhi is not a politician like Guo Ming, who is not a politician who is a politician who is not a good person!"

"The negotiations between China and India have collapsed, I'm afraid..."

"Do you think China will not send troops to Formosa because of this?" Murakami Sasamasa sneered, "Kani Shujun is still not a qualified intelligence official. When things have developed to this point, China's intentions are no longer obvious. Your view is that the negotiations between China and India have completely broken down, indicating that China is about to launch force against India and will not take large-scale actions in Formosa. But the problem can be viewed in reverse. No one denies that Formosa is much more important to China than southern Tibet. From the perspective of national feelings, Formosa is from China.

The splitting region of southern Tibet is only a region occupied by India, and the Chinese people would rather regain Formosa. From an economic perspective, Formosa, with a population of 20 million, is far more important than the wasteland at the foot of the Himalayas. From a strategic perspective, Formosa is an important stronghold for China to enter and exit the Western Pacific, and the Southern Tibet is just a springboard to restrain India. Affected by these factors, almost everyone feels that China should regain Formosa first, rather than miss the best time to regain Formosa in southern Tibet.”

Tani Shu Ryohei nodded.

"The question is here. Will the head of Chinese Na, Wang Yuanqing, play according to common sense?" Murakami Satoshi sighed and said, "Don't talk about you, I can't be sure of Wang Yuanqing's true thoughts. According to common sense, in order to recover Formosa, China should improve relations with India as soon as possible, even if it is just delaying the negotiation time, rather than turning against India at the negotiating table and getting involved in another war that may break out at any time. Is China capable of winning two wars at the same time? Although we cannot doubt China

Military strength, but as the leader of the country, Wang Yuanqing should try his best to avoid putting the country in an embarrassing situation of fighting on both sides. More importantly, if China fights on both sides at the same time, whether we or the United States will do our best to cause trouble for China, such as providing military assistance to India or even sending troops to Formosa, thereby weakening China's strength to the greatest extent. Wang Yuanqing has been working in a certain direction. Do you think he will let China fight in both directions at the same time?"

"China will only use troops in one direction."

"Then what direction do you think China will use troops in?"

Taniki Ryohei was a little late and did not answer the Prime Minister's question.

Sadashi Murakami sighed and was silent

The situation is obvious, but the Republic is about to launch a military operation, but no one can be sure of which direction it will launch a military operation.

Before summoning Taniki Ryohei, Sadashi Murakami talked with Onozuka Keibo.

According to Onotsuka Shiki, although China has enough military strength to deal with India and Formosa at the same time, its combat operations will inevitably be affected. The most important thing is China's strategic and tactical air transport capabilities. Unless China is preparing to fight a large-scale and inefficient conventional landing operation in Formosa, China needs to invest a large amount of air transport forces in both directions. China's air transport capabilities can only support combat operations in one direction and cannot meet combat needs in both directions at the same time. In this way, China can only carry out military operations in one direction.

India, or Taiwan!?

Sadashi Murakami dared not make a judgment because it was related to Japan's future.

Neither of them spoke in a hurry, and Tong Shunji came to the study with a panic look.

"Prime Minister, just received the news that Taipei's 'Presidential Palace' was attacked."

"What!?" Murakami Satoshi stood up.

"It's not the army of Formosa, armed civilians."

"Armed civilians?" Sadashi Murakami was again, and he didn't react at once.

"Ten thousand people under the control of the Blue Camp broke through the defense line set by the army and rushed into the 'Presidential Palace'. Wang Huanying had fled Taipei under the protection of the army."

Sadashi Murakami widened his eyes, looking very shocked.

Before he could react, the phone on the table rang.

Kiryu Shunji was a little late and went over to pick up the microphone. "The Prime Minister's Office... I understand... I understand, I will tell the Prime Minister immediately."

Taniki Ryohei stood up and looked at Toshiji Kiryu with Sadashi Murakami.

"Pakistan troops crossed the Kashmir ceasefire line and were advancing towards the Indian defense line."

Sadashi Murakami was stunned for a moment and sat down.

What card is Wang Yuanqing playing?

While creating trouble in Taiwan, instigating war in South Asia!

After pondering for a while, Murakami Sadashi breathed a sigh of relief and said to Toshiji Kiryu: "Contact the cabinet, the military department and the secretariat immediately to hold an emergency meeting."

"Do you need to prepare the army for war?" Kiryu Shunji asked.

Sadao Murakami nodded and said, "Tell Hirokiya Katsushita that all combat troops will enter the state of combat as planned."

Tani Shu Ryohei's brows jumped a few times, realizing that the Prime Minister had decided to send troops.

Soon, Onotsuka Makio rushed over.

"The situation is very clear, China is ready to deal with India." Onotsuka Keibo was not idle, but took advantage of the opportunity of the Prime Minister's judgment on the situation and obtained relevant information from the cabinet and the military headquarters. "The Pakistani Army advanced about ten kilometers in half an hour, and the vanguard troops had exchanged fire with the Indian army. Although China did not participate in the war and the Pakistani Air Force did not bomb military targets in India, the Pakistani Air Force and artillery have begun to attack the Indian army's defensive positions and command centers in the Kashmir region. According to my judgment..."

"When will China join the war?" Murakami Sadashi asked very simply.

"In twenty-four to forty-eight hours, China will definitely participate in the war." Onotsuka Takio paused for a moment and said, "The time for China to participate in the war is mainly determined by the offensive actions of the Pakistani army. If the Indian army's resistance is not tenacious, China is likely to stabilize Formosa first and then turn to India. If the situation is contrary, China may first send troops to help Pakistan stabilize the western front, open up a new battlefield in the east, and attack India with Pakistan. According to the current situation, China does not have high hopes for Pakistan, otherwise it will not create turmoil in Formosa."

"You mean, is the actions of the Formosa civil society controlled by China?"

Onotsuka Keibo nodded and said, "No question, China hopes to fight against the military government that has just come to power by manipulating the civilian forces of Formosa, and to buy time for military preparations."

Sadashi Murakami closed his eyes and began to ponder.

"Prime Minister..." Onotsuka Keibo hesitated for a moment and said, "If we do nothing, China is likely to take action on both fronts at the same time. As long as China stabilizes Formosa, we will be in a completely passive embarrassing situation. In any case, we should send troops to Formosa immediately."

"What is the attitude of the United States?"

"America?" Onotsuka Keibo sneered and said, "If we could count on the United States, would we deal with the challenge of China alone?"

Sadashi Murakami sighed, knowing that Onotsuka Makio was right.

Taniki Ryohei has been listening carefully to the conversation between Onotsuka Maki and Murakami Sasaki. When Onotsuka Maki showed that Japan should send troops to Taiwan as soon as possible, he couldn't help but be careful.

Soon, officials from the Cabinet, Military Department and Secretariat arrived one after another.
Chapter completed!
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