In Ishihara's view, all wars are meaningful and just the normal trend of a civilization. This is obviously nonsense. There is no doubt that the war of aggression is unjust. However, Ishihara smiles that the history of world civilization originated in Central Asia, and later split into two branches with the crustal movement, that is, the East and the West as we know them. These two civilizations are bounded by the Pacific Ocean, but one day a war will break out and one side will be wiped out.
In addition, Smiling Ishihara also believes that World War I is an internal war of European countries, not a world war at all. He believes that the second world war is about to break out, and the two sides fighting for hegemony are the United States and Japan, who are only typical of the eastern and western countries. It can be said that Ishihara smiled a little too arrogantly. Even if China wasn't then, he couldn't have been a tiny Japanese. In fact, in order to expand its territory, Japan soon embarked on the road of aggression.
Japan first occupied the Korean peninsula, and then gradually began to expand abroad. He also vowed that Japan would lead the East to war with the United States and eventually become the world hegemon. Ishihara's idea coincides with the "grand goal" of the Japanese military high-level, so it has won more appreciation from the military. The senior officials of the Japanese Kwantung Army appreciated and valued him very much and began to implement evil conspiracy plans.
Later, under the advocacy of Ishihara, Japan launched the September 18th war of aggression against China, and the three northeastern provinces completely fell. From this point of view, there is nothing special about Ishihara's smile, just like most Japanese militants. But this is not the case. At the same time of fanaticism, Ishihara smiled with a very clear head. At that time, he thought that the United States was already a behemoth before World War II, while Japan was only a tiny place, and the strength of the two sides was far from each other.
In order to win more favorable conditions in the subsequent war, Japan must carry out long-term strategic deployment. In addition to plundering resources from the Korean peninsula, we should acquire more colonies, and it is best to attack China. Because of its vast territory and rich resources, China is a Japanese paradise.
The three northeastern provinces of China are a treasure land and the best place for strategic deployment. As we all know, the three northeastern provinces are rich in mineral resources, and because they are black land materials, they are not lacking. This makes Japan think that after occupying this place, it is the best place for its base camp. Japan has also thought about other cities, but coastal cities such as Shanghai and Nanjing are economically developed, but they do not have the natural advantages of the Northeast.
Even if it is occupied, it will not achieve its real purpose. Moreover, in these big cities, there are western leases, which will be unfavorable to Japan once international disputes arise. Once it touches the interests of western powers, it will definitely hit Japan, which is a problem that Japan does not want to face in the development stage. Therefore, it is very irrational to rashly launch a full-scale war of aggression against China. It's easy to get bogged down.
If you want a total war, you can only wait for the opportunity step by step. Ishihara said with a smile, we can gain a foothold in Northeast China and Mongolia first, and then gradually penetrate into the center. In this way, the materials in the northeast can be strategically transformed and the links between China and the Soviet Union can be cut off. I have to say that Ishihara Smile does have its own advantages, which is very in line with the development of Japan.
After the Meiji Restoration, Japan began to vigorously develop its economy, and its industrial development entered a high-speed stage. But don't forget, Japan is an island country after all, and it is congenitally deficient in many aspects. Every time it launches a war, it must raise the strength of the whole country, so it is naturally impossible to fight for a long time. In the later War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, the Japanese were able to fight for a long time because they occupied the three northeastern provinces and gained a steady stream of resources. Japan failed in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression because it was too ambitious and didn't consider its own actual situation.
After the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, Japan wanted to gain more strategic resources in the Far East, which was hit hard by the Soviet Red Army. Japan can only settle for the second best and try its best to obtain strategic resources in Southeast Asia. However, it boldly launched an attack on the United States, making Japan's situation suddenly severe. Under the offensive of the U.S. military, not only the Pacific Ocean suffered heavy losses, but also the maritime transport lines were destroyed by the U.S. military, and finally went to the end.
There is an old saying in China: A snake swallows an elephant when the human heart is insufficient, which illustrates this point well. Japan was too blind and confident to think it was time for war, but in the end it drew water with a sieve. According to Ishihara's strategic plan, all wars of aggression against China will not be launched until 1956. By that time, Japan already had all the conditions.
But history is like this, and it is impossible to do it according to your own wishes. Ishihara smiled and handed over his painstaking military concept to the top of the Japanese military, but this concept was rejected. As we all know, after the July 7th Incident, Japan launched a full-scale war of aggression against China. At that time, the Japanese were eager to go to war, and even wanted to send troops to wanping county under the guise of being short of major generals.
Perhaps Japan didn't think that the July 7th Incident eventually led to a full-scale war of aggression against China. Then why did the Japanese army launch a full-scale war of aggression against China after the July 7th Incident? There are several other important factors.
First of all, under the brainwashing of Japanese militarism, all soldiers have become arrogant and belligerent. Everyone is ready for the battle and eagerly urges the Japanese high-level to go to war. Many people scoff at Ishihara's strategy and think it is an act of fear of war. After planning the September 18th Incident, Smiling Ishihara was awarded the rank of Lieutenant General by the Japanese army, and ordinary Japanese soldiers wanted to follow his example.
After the September 18th Incident, Chiang Kai-shek's policy of non-resistance made the Northeast completely fall. At this time, the Japanese army became even more rampant, thinking that China's army was vulnerable, and as long as Japan attacked, it could quickly occupy China. What's more, the Japanese even advocated taking China in three months. At the same time, after the Japanese army occupied the Northeast, it was completely shocked by the richness of the Northeast. By looting materials in the northeast, the industrial and military development of the Japanese army far exceeded its imagination.
Ishihara's idea of smiling was not supported by the army at first. The Japanese military department thinks that since the Northeast can be won as easy as blowing off dust, why not continue to attack North China and occupy more territory in China at one breath? Coupled with the fanatical militants of the Japanese army, Ishihara has understood that war is a matter of time.
We can analyze it according to history. In World War II, the Japanese main battlefields were China and the Pacific Ocean. However, the situation is completely different. Under the closed-door policy of the Qing government, China's industry was backward and its economy was depressed. At the end of the Qing government, the west had opened the door of the Qing government with artillery fire, making China a semi-colony. At the same time, the people of China began to wake up and saved China through revolution.
If the Japanese don't wage war at this time, China may continue in this old society for some time. Then, according to Japanese strategic concept, it may be inconceivable for China to nibble at China. At the same time, if Japan does not have a large-scale war with China, it will go to war with the United States. Then, to a certain extent, the Japanese army will probably get a greater chance, because after all, they can plunder from China at any time.
However, there is another view. That was during World War II. If Germany was defeated first, then the United States, the Soviet Union and other big countries would definitely not sit still. Watching Japan rise rapidly, they would definitely attack the Japanese army on a large scale. In fact, if there were no Japanese threats, China would have stayed out of it. Because if the European battlefield ends, the United States, the Soviet Union and other big countries will definitely attack China because they want to expand their territory.
As we all know, Eight-Nation Alliance invaded China in the late Qing Dynasty and committed various crimes in China. Therefore, as long as the western powers have completed the war, they will certainly continue to plunder and expand. The idea that the west wants to obtain more resources through the war of aggression has not changed from beginning to end. In fact, it can be seen from the subsequent War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea that why the United States and western countries occupied the Korean Peninsula was actually to further threaten China.
However, Chairman Mao directly saw the wolf ambition of the western powers and quickly ordered the volunteers to resist US aggression and aid Korea, thus completely smashing the conspiracy of the western countries. At this point, although the United States is eyeing China, it will never dare to act rashly.
In short, China is an ancient civilization with a culture of 5,000 years. There have been various crises in history, but China finally survived. It shows that the China people in China have an independent and indomitable spirit in their blood. No suffering can completely destroy it. China was reborn in the war and once again rose as a world-famous power.
As a China person, we should all be very proud!