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BritishImperial said:
Close but those are Japanese markings on that fine Boeing aircraft.
Edit: Here's a larger picture of that plane....
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Chapter XXII: Fall of the Warlords...
Chapter XXII: Fall of the Warlords...
As the threat of a "General's Putsch" began to recede, the Empress turned her attention to China. Already Hirota had made some inroads in the Nationalist circles, but he warned that Chiang KaiShek would be very evasive. The Generalissimo's actions would reveal far more than any promises he might make. Hoshiko readily suspected that while Chiang may have called the shots it was really Madame Chiang who pulled the strings...
Whatever the case might be, in late spring 1936, the Kuomintang mobilized and declared war on the Yunnan Provinces. This was the signal Her Majesty had been watching for. In a broadcast on June 28, The Empress issued a warning in which Japan would consider Any act which could be construed as destabilizing to China a threat against the security of Japan and responded to accordingly. In conjunction with this proclamation, the Imperial Army began to assemble forces on Formosa.
As expected in reports from Hirota, Xibei San Ma quickly came to terms with the Kuomintang and accepted reintegration. The Shaanxi faction apparently had held out for some sort of autonomy deal which had been accepted by the Nationalists. On the other hand the Guangxi Clique faction chose to declare war, fearing with Yunnan removed that the entire weight of the Nationalist forces would come down on them... So best to steal a march and attack now they reasoned. Unfortunately for them, this act would only serve to bring down Hoshiko's Army upon them instead...
So Japan is going to have a fine medium bomber?
Interesting...
And China getting unified under Chiang?
Interesting...
And China getting unified under Chiang?
Hmm, China unified under Chiang would be a great progress for the empress, however would Chiang consider Japan a friend or an enemy?? I think the latter alternative might still be a real possibility.
Interesting tale you've spun thusfar.
With the Guangxi Clique, attacking the Nationalists, will this mean that Southern Japan becomes Japanese controlled?
Hainan and Guangzhou and nearby territories controlled by Japan while the rest are Chinese controlled.
The apt Japanese player knows the importance of Southern China. I eagerly await the continuation.
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With the Guangxi Clique, attacking the Nationalists, will this mean that Southern Japan becomes Japanese controlled?
Hainan and Guangzhou and nearby territories controlled by Japan while the rest are Chinese controlled.
The apt Japanese player knows the importance of Southern China. I eagerly await the continuation.
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yourworstnightm said:
Hoshiko isn't about to trust either Chiang or his wife yet... Not by a long shot. Now she won't be turning to Mao, but the Empress requires more than vague pledges and promises before she turns over any Chinese territory her army might find itself controlling.
It hasn't come to it yet but if need be there IS the Anaconda plan.
arch3223 said:Interesting tale you've spun thusfar.
With the Guangxi Clique, attacking the Nationalists, will this mean that Southern Japan becomes Japanese controlled?
Hainan and Guangzhou and nearby territories controlled by Japan while the rest are Chinese controlled.
The apt Japanese player knows the importance of Southern China. I eagerly await the continuation.
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Welcome aboard! Indeed... I'm now looking pessimistic on the hopes for an Alliance with the Nationalists. They're firmed up in an alliance with Shaanxi. I was hoping they'd just swallow Shaanxi up and I could float the offer to them but...
Just wanted to drop in and tell you I'm still reading and enjoying. The Boeing is disturbing with those markings.
Vann
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Chapter XXII: Fall of the Warlords... PartII
Imperial Troops preparing to land on the island of Hainan, July 1936.
Chapter XXII: Fall of the Warlords... PartII
Imperial Troops preparing to land on the island of Hainan, July 1936.
In July 1936, the order was given to commence Operation Southern Storm. Beginning with landing backed by naval gunfire at Hainan, Zhanjiang, and Bao'an, The Imperial Army found that Guangxi defenses were quite thin along the coastal regions. Thus the IJA had no problem in securing a stable foothold in China.
Indeed the only real questions were how far would the Army advance before the Kuomintang managed to make serious headway against the Clique and whether operations should be extended to include Yunnan territory as well. After some discussion, the approval was given to advance into Yunnan as well. Although the Nationalists advanced into Ya'an, Japanese troops had completely routed and secured most of both enclaves by mid October. However in a surprising move and perhaps not wishing to inflame World (IE American) opinion at such time, the Japanese government did not officially annex these territories. Instead the Warlords whom had been captured by the Japanese; Li Jishen and Long Yun, were brought to Formosa and placed on house arrest.
In the meantime, the Nationalists saw a chance to reassert authority over the Western territories by moving on Tibet and Sinkiang. Although Hoshiko felt the use of military force excessive in Tibet, she still hoped for an agreement with the Kuomintang as the result would be a unified China. But allowing for a united China without coming to some accommodation could prove very detrimental to Japan's interests. Therefore the Empress felt the need to have a hole card. When Nationalist troops marched into Chao'an... taken from the Guangxi Clique by Japanese troops three months earlier, Hoshiko played it and ordered the detained warlords escorted back to their capitals. The first shots in the Cold War between Hoshiko and Chiang KaiShek had been fired...
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Chapter XXIII:Travels Abroad... Part I.
The Battlecruiser Atago which served as the Empress's transport on her voyage around the world.
Chapter XXIII:Travels Abroad... Part I.
The Battlecruiser Atago which served as the Empress's transport on her voyage around the world.
"Your Imperial Majesty... Is it wise to leave Japan at a time like this?"
"Now is as safe a time as I will likely have Colonel." Hoshiko smiled. They both knew it was a pro forma discussion. Tanaka knew that once his Empress had made up her mind then no force on Earth would stop her. Likewise Hoshiko knew that Tanaka would always ever so respectfully caution her and fuss after her well being.
"You don't have to come if you would rather not Colonel..." She smiled mischievously knowing that Tanaka tended to be afflicted with seasickness.
"Your Imperial Majesty.... Enduring the travails of the sea is a small matter in the service of my sworn duty."
"Don't say that I did not offer colonel..."
* Author's notes: This was another piece inspired by Cascadia's "Freedom Rises With The Sun" which I still feverantly hopes he will return to someday..... (Are you listening Cascadia?
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Ah, the Empress is going on a diplomatic tour around the world! Very interesting, where to, specifically, is she going? Definitely the US. Probably also France and Austria-Hungary?
Getting involved in Chinese internecine politics is like holding a tiger by the ears. You don't really want to do it but you're afraid of what will happen when you let go.
BTW, is Col. Tanaka single, because I am sensing some URST developing with the Empress.
BTW, is Col. Tanaka single, because I am sensing some URST developing with the Empress.
Fantastic story
Wow, KiMaSa, GREAT job with the back story and lead up to '36.
Subscribed, and eagerly anticipating each update!
Wow, KiMaSa, GREAT job with the back story and lead up to '36.
Subscribed, and eagerly anticipating each update!