Japan has long coveted Qingdao.
/kloc-at the end of 0/9, the struggle for colonies by the imperialist countries in the world reached an extremely sharp level. China and Korea, which have not been carved up, have become the focus of delicious food and disputes coveted by the great powers.
The Japanese occupation of Liaodong Peninsula, Taiwan Province Province and Penghu Islands in China was not satisfactory, and they had a great appetite. Japan has long heard and attached great importance to the superior conditions of Qingdao's good port. During the German occupation of Qingdao, Japanese businessmen often went to Qingdao for business. In order to keep abreast of the recent situation in Qingdao and Shandong, the Japanese authorities often send spies disguised as China people to carry out thousands of miles of activities along the Ji Jiao Railway, which shows the extent of Japan's covetousness for Qingdao. Emperor Meiji of Japan once shouted "exploiting thousands of waves by force" and "spreading national prestige in all directions". 1897 Germany forcibly leased JIAOZHOU bay, and Japan was really uncomfortable. He never imagined that Japan invaded China earlier than Germany, and Shandong and Qingdao became Germany's bag from Europe because they were busy competing for the interests in northeast China and North Korea, which was a challenge and stimulus to Japan's colonial ambition. Japan, which has long coveted Qingdao, has been trying its best to find opportunities to get its hands on Shandong and Qingdao.
A few years before Germany occupied Qingdao, Japan dared not act rashly, and few people went to Qingdao for activities. It seems that Japan has no idea or interest in Shandong and Qingdao. This superficial psychological calm cannot conceal Japan's ambition of occupying Qingdao for a long time. 19 13 to 19 14 Before the outbreak of World War I, Japan suddenly became active and showed unusual concern and interest in Qingdao. It frequently sent military and political officials to Qingdao to investigate and spy on the German troops stationed in Qingdao, waiting for an opportunity to replace Germany's "lease" of Qingdao. 1 965438+August 20041day, World War I finally broke out in Europe. All European countries have shrunk their fronts and spent their main energy and strength on European affairs, which is not enough in other countries' colonies. Jiaozhou Bay has only a few thousand troops, which is exactly what Japan wants, so Japan has the opportunity to take advantage of it. They are going to have a big fight with the German troops stationed in Qingdao, and take the opportunity to occupy Qingdao instead of the German troops, thus turning the coveted Qingdao into a bubble. At this time, war-torn Germany consciously expressed its willingness to return Qingdao to China to the China government, but demanded that the China government pay compensation for the construction of Qingdao and re-select a suitable port for Germany. This form of "returning" Qingdao to Germany did not hurt itself. In a sense, this is the best way to delay the war. Yuan Shikai's government had secret contact with Germany on this issue. After learning the news, Japan issued a warning to the Beiyang government, accusing it of undermining its neutral position and standing on the side of Germany. The timid Yuan Shikai government never dared to mention this matter again, for fear that it would lead to fire and disaster.
19 14 On August 5, half a month after the outbreak of the war, Japan issued an ultimatum to Germany in the name of "maintaining peace in the Far East", with noon on August 23 as the deadline. Japan demands the immediate withdrawal of German armored ships and all warships from the Sea of Japan and the Sea of China, and the immediate disarmament of those that cannot be withdrawn. Before September 15, JIAOZHOU leased by Germany will be handed over to Japanese authorities unconditionally or free of charge, and this area will be returned to China in the future. After Japanese imperialism issued an ultimatum, it didn't get a reply. On August 22nd, they went to war to occupy Jiaozhou and Qingdao Port. On August 23rd, Japan officially declared war on Germany. At the same time, Marcand, the German agent in China, suggested to Yuan Shikai on behalf of his government that the leased land in Jiaozhou Bay should be returned to China immediately and unconditionally. Yuan Shikai dared not agree, but suggested that the US government take JIAOZHOU Bay from the Germans so that it could be returned to China later. However, Yuan Shikai's hope of taking advantage of the contradiction between Japan and the United States fell through. The American government is unwilling to intervene because it is afraid of taking useless risks. Despite their contradictions, the imperialist powers generally condoned Japanese imperialism's invasion of China. As a neutral country, China asked the Japanese and Germans to limit the war to leased territory. However, the Japanese army headquarters ignored this request and carried out military operations far beyond the concession. The Japanese army attacked Qingdao not from the sea fortified by the Germans, but from the rear and through the fortified Jiaozhou area. The battle between Japan and Germany in Qingdao is inevitable in any case.
The Japanese and Germans fought in Qingdao.
1965438+On September 2, 2004, the Japanese army landed in Longkou, the coastal area of Shandong Peninsula, which is 150 km north of Qingdao, and launched an all-round attack on Qingdao. It is puzzling that Japan declared war on Germany, but it did not send troops to Europe to fight alongside the allies against Germany, nor did it land in Qingdao to directly attack the Jiaoao Concession occupied by Germany. But the Germans who attacked Qingdao from Longkou on the Bohai Sea. It is not difficult to see from here that the real sinister purpose of Japan is to trample on and invade China.