Chapter 1443 Where to go (Part 2)

Ishihara Wan'er stood up, his eyes wandering over the faces of the brothers from Mainland China in front of him, their expressions were extremely serious:

"Gentlemen, I have called you here today not to show off my personal achievements and achievements. Although I know that in just a few months, I was promoted to the rank of General of the Front Army, many people do not think so, but what I want to say is

Yes, in the face of the great justice of the empire, please put aside all prejudices and face the current crisis together first!"

Having said this, Ishihara Wanji bowed respectfully to everyone.

Seishiro Itagaki, Kenji Doihara, Neji Okamura, Rensuke Isotani, Hideki Tojo, Koichi Ishikawa, Teichi Suzuki, Naosaburo Okabe, Hanbei Hattori, Hobumi Yamashita, Akira Muto and others hurriedly bent down

The 112 generals and generals who filled the room of more than 100 square meters bowed to Ishihara Wanji.

Ishihara Wanji nodded and continued: "All wars should have a thorough plan, a clear purpose and a nationwide unified fighting method. Finally, there should also be a bottom line when the troops are used to the limit. We must be clear about war control.

On what scale and how can it end with dignity? These are the precious treasures left to our descendants by our forefathers, Yamagata Aritomo, Oyama Yan, Kodama Gentaro and other generals. In fact, we have set

There must be such a bottom line, but now, many people have forgotten it and only know how to fight fiercely and continuously consume the national power of the empire. This will only bring the Yamato nation into a dangerous situation.

"Gentlemen, the empire is now stuck in the quagmire of the China War. According to the latest information obtained by our intelligence personnel, the China government has organized forty-one armies to fight against our country. The strength of the army is very likely to reach a record-breaking 6 million, and I believe that everyone has already

It is clear that China's actual population is estimated to be over 600 million, and these 6 million troops only account for one percent of its total population. They can form a second or even a third 6 million army at any time, as long as its southwest industrial base does not collapse.

A steady stream of troops can come to the front line at any time to compete with us.

"What about the empire? So far, it has organized 3 million troops. Even if the empire includes expatriates in South America, Southeast Asia, and Europe, the population is less than 100 million. Our total army has accounted for 30% of the total population.

One. These 3 million troops are evenly distributed among Taiwan, Ryukyu, Korea, Manchuria and the Northern Branch. In fact, less than 2 million can be put into use. Since we are an occupying force, the longer the front line is stretched, the more the division will be divided.

The more troops there are, and we don’t dare to consume a lot of troops. Once the consumption is too large, all fronts will face the fate of collapse, and the empire will be in our hands and will be destroyed! Therefore, I have summoned you all today to work together.

, come up with an idea on how to best ensure the interests of the empire. Please, gentlemen."

Having said that, Ishihara smiled and bowed respectfully again, which naturally attracted many generals to bow in return.

Hideki Tojo, who had just made great achievements in the Sui Cha War, said carelessly: "According to my experience in fighting in Manchuria, the Chinese people are very good at fighting in the mountains. Our Kwantung Army encircled and suppressed the Manchurian guerrillas and gave them credit several times due to defensive loopholes.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, he made consecutive mistakes and lost troops and generals. This was also the reason why General Ueda refused to die in peace.

"A month ago, as the Mushan Iron Mine garrison in North Korea was defeated by the main force of the Manchurian guerrillas, we quickly abandoned Dunhua City and with the support of the main force, we safely withdrew to Jilin City. Subsequently, the Kwantung Army concentrated its forces and recovered Rafah.

Shulan and other counties, and took the initiative to abandon the area east of Mudanjiang and the Greater Khingan Mountains, and began to build isolation and blockade zones. I thought that since we were blocked in the Taihang Mountains and Taishan areas, we should once again choose the right landing location in China's coastal areas.

, fight a few more beautiful battles like the battle in eastern Zhejiang in the plains, then the empire can accumulate small victories into big victories, gradually weaken China's national power, and slowly reverse the decadent situation."

"Tojo-kun is right!"

Colonel Akira Muto, who serves as the head of the Third Section of the General Staff Headquarters, said with a smile: "Well done to Mr. Ishikawa. He led the imperial army to gain rich profits in the plains of eastern Zhejiang. Now the empire has successfully overcome the difficulties, and all the citizens are here."

With the imperial propaganda machine in action, it is believed that the successive victories in the China War have given the army tremendous support. Under such circumstances, we should fight more similar beautiful battles and continue to bring the joy of victory to the people!"

This Akira Muto is a veteran of the "Ichiyokai" and has always insisted on adopting a tough attitude towards China. After the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, he had a conflicting attitude with Ishihara Kanji, who firmly opposed the expansion of the situation in North China. For a while, the two sides could not argue. Ishihara Kanji

The relationship with Akira Muto once developed to the point of "I am without you, you are without me". Akira Muto has a surly personality and is an extreme egocentrist. His reputation in the General Staff Headquarters has never been good. As Akira Muto's

His immediate superior, Kanji Ishihara, who was the Minister of Military Command at the time, had naturally heard about this for a long time. Therefore, Ishihara would never forgive Muto for ignoring his authority. In the end, Muto Akira actually said, "We are now learning from Ishihara."

"What's wrong with what our ancestors did in Manchuria?" Ishihara Wanji blocked him back.

Akira Muto later bypassed Kanji Ishihara and secretly handed the draft "Guidance Guidelines for War Against China When Exercising Forces in North China" to the Chief of General Staff, Prince Kanin Miyazaihito. The prince was so moved that he made an exception and allowed him to go to the palace.

Jin visited Emperor Showa, but this plan was subsequently implemented by Hirohito, causing Ishihara to resign angrily in anger. As a result, in the North China War, the Japanese army lost consecutive battles. Muto Akira was reprimanded by Prince Kanin Miya Zaihito several times. If

Had it not been for Kanji Ishihara to turn the tide, Akira Muto would have been pushed into the reserve by now.

Therefore, generally speaking, Muto Akira at this time was full of awe of Ishihara Wanji, and was afraid that he would settle accounts in the future and end his military career prematurely.

Hearing Muto Akira's short-sighted words, Itagaki Seishiro frowned slightly and suddenly asked: "The current international situation has changed a lot. We should consider getting out of the quagmire of the China War as soon as possible! Gentlemen, take a look.

What did we get from this battle in North China? The areas around Shijiazhuang were empty of towns and villages, and other places were sparsely populated. When we saw the imperial army fearing the enemy and hurriedly avoiding it, we couldn't believe that this was once a relatively prosperous area of ​​China.

In the next two years, the empire will have to invest huge manpower and material resources in the development of this land. Compared with our efforts, the gains outweigh the losses!"

"Itagaki-kun is wrong!"

Lieutenant Commander Inada Masazumi of the General Staff Headquarters said disapprovingly: "This operation not only consolidated the western defense line of Manchuria, but also obtained a large amount of resources. The gold and silver mines in the east of Laizhou in the Jiaodong Peninsula and the iron ores in the Zichuan area, Shijiazhuang and beyond

Aren't the coal and oil in Nan Lincheng and Datong in Shanxi, the bitter soil as the raw material for refractory bricks in Ye County of the Jiaodong Peninsula, the salt in Qingdao, Tanggu and other places, and the wool in Guisui (Urumqi) all strategic materials urgently needed by the empire? Especially recently, aren't they?

The large-scale iron mines discovered in Tangshan, Handan, and Baiyun Obo areas, the large-scale manganese mines discovered in Manchuria's tile houses, the copper mines in Hongtuoshan, and the gold mines in Zhangjiakou, aren't these gains counted? What's especially important is that now Chinese people are migrating

It’s just a good time to leave, what a fertile plain, and the climate is much better than Manchuria. We can immigrate to the northern branch in large numbers from Japan and Korea and produce our own food. With the diligence of our and Korean farmers, there will definitely be a good harvest!”

Inada Masazumi’s words received support from many people.

Doihara Kenji smiled and said: "What you all said makes sense, but now there is a problem. All resources require manpower and machinery to develop. Where can we find so many people and machinery to the north?

Where are the weapons? Also, these areas we harvested have no industrial foundation at all. If we develop from scratch, think about it, how many years will it take to produce the guns and ammunition that the empire urgently needs for the troops? Really, we are in the process of producing them.

war service?"

Kenji Doihara's question immediately silenced the conference room.

Major Tsuji Masanobu, the operational staff officer of the front army, said loudly: "In my opinion, if you want to rob, grab areas with a strong industrial base. It would be too boring to rob China. Let's talk about eastern Zhejiang, which is still the richest area in China. However, I learned from Ishikawa-senpai

Judging from the list of seized materials, there is not even a decent machine tool, let alone large-scale machinery and production lines. Although plundering wealth directly can make you rich for a while, it cannot fundamentally improve the industrial production capacity of the empire. All the money gained from plundering

, eventually all went to the United States, and the empire still had to rely on others. My opinion is that, taking advantage of the Soviet civil war, we quickly implemented a landing from Vladivostok, occupied the highly industrialized Far East, and directly obtained the Soviet industrial equipment to enrich

The military might of the empire!”

Tsuji Masanobu's words triggered a heated discussion, and everyone was very interested in this proposal. After all, "going north" and "going south" have always been topics of interest in the Japanese military circles. In each issue, mainland China does not know how much it will do about this.

During the special discussion, Masanobu Tsuji’s proposal inevitably scratched the itch of many people.

Hideki Tojo, chief of staff of the Kwantung Army who resigned as commander of the Chahar Corps, was greatly impressed. He quickly walked to the world map, pointed to the Far East, and said to the generals and generals present:

"The Far East is only separated from the mainland of the empire by the Sea of ​​Japan. It has always threatened the security of the empire, North Korea and Manchuria. The defense must always be more vigilant, which involves a lot of troops in the empire. Now the Soviet Union is in civil strife, and there is no winner in a short time.

, it just gives the empire an opportunity to consolidate its border defense and enrich its strength. If we don’t take it now, then when will it be better?”

"Yes, all the troops in the Far East have been deployed to the Siberian front line. We should seize this rare opportunity and take over the Far East in one fell swoop!"

Even Okamura Neji, who has always had a very strategic vision, could not withstand such temptation and stood up and loudly echoed Tojo Hideki's opinion.

After listening for a while, Ishihara smiled slightly disappointed and shook his head slightly when he heard that almost all voices in the conference room were in favor of Hideki Tojo.

Itagaki Seishiro, who had been paying attention to Ishihara Wanji's expression, felt something in his heart. He stood up and bowed to Ishihara Wanji and said: "Your Excellency, Commander, where do you think the most appropriate use of troops is?"

The venue became quiet again, and everyone turned their attention to Ishihara Kanji. Tojo Hideki sat back in his seat. Although he was dismissive in his heart, he appeared to be listening attentively.

Ishihara Wanji stood up and came to the map, pointed to the Far East and said: "You guys have a good idea, but I don't know if you have thought about it. It is almost entering winter. How can we survive the severe cold of minus 40 degrees in Siberia? How can we survive it?

Yes, now the European and American powers are eager for the Soviet-Russian civil war to get worse. It would be better if both sides suffer, and they certainly don’t want a third country to get involved. How will we face the accusations from the United States, Britain, France, Italy, Germany and other countries? Third, if

Once we carry out the landing and allow the two warring parties to temporarily put aside their prejudices and join hands to deal with the outside world, how will the empire face the counterattack of millions of Soviet Red Army troops who have strong spiritual beliefs and are a hundred times more ferocious than the Chinese army?

Finally, I wonder if you have ever thought about Stalin when you were free? In order to stabilize his power and position, this man could even force his own wife to death. You might as well put yourself in his shoes and think about what would happen if the Soviet-Russian civil war was fought in Moscow.

With all fronts collapsing, will Stalin turn to the empire to help him reverse his defeat?"

When the generals heard this, they were all stunned.

Ishihara Kanji's grasp of the overall situation impressed the always conceited Itagaki, Doihara, Suzuki Teiichi, Ishikawa Koichi and others. Even Tojo Hideki, who had always been hostile to Ishihara Kanji, had to take the initiative.

He bent down and asked Ishihara for advice.

Ishihara Wanji's finger slowly moved down the map, and finally stopped on the Dutch East Indies.

"If the Yamato nation wants to truly get rid of the shackles imposed by the white race on the neck of the empire, it must obtain a stable supply of oil, and the 'Lan Seal' is a precious gift from the empire. After nearly two hundred years of development by the Dutch colonists, the entire '

There are already a large number of factories and enterprises in the Lanyin Islands, and the industrial foundation is quite solid. In the past ten years, the development of the Chinese who migrated south has made the area a world-famous granary.

"More importantly, there are many lazy natives here who can provide us with huge labor resources! The mines, farms, salt fields, and factories in the North Branch are the best destination for these people! Since Hitler's head of state believes that advanced nations

We, the Yamato people, are charged with the great mission of eradicating backward nations. Why don’t we, the Yamato people, do the same? These lazy parasites have occupied the best land but have been unable to develop for thousands of years. Their existence in the world is completely redundant!”

Everyone was thinking silently. Inada Masazumi asked with some surprise: "Commander, why don't you consider plundering the Chinese people there? Don't the white colonists always support the natives to suppress the Chinese people? Why?

After we occupy that place, why should we do the opposite? Is this conducive to the rule of the empire?"

Ishihara smiled slightly and turned to Doihara Kenji: "Doihara-kun, it's up to you to explain this matter!"

"Hai!"

Doihara stood up and said loudly: "Everyone knows that before I served as the commander of the 14th Division, I had been in China for a long time, engaged in the work of recruiting important figures in China and collecting intelligence. Since 1933

From the beginning, the empire continued to test and bribe the Hong Kong Nanhua Group and the underworld organization Hongxing Society.

"The Nanhua Group was founded by Lu Kaiming, a British Chinese. This Lu Kaiming was an aristocrat officially canonized by the British royal family. His new economic theory made the British royal family and aristocrats rich, but it made many common people suffer...

..The pyramid scheme that is now banned in many countries was taught to the British royal family and flourished in the hands of the royal family. In the end, the royal family and the nobles made a lot of money, but the bottom line lost all their money, resulting in

Many sharp conflicts occurred in the UK.

"Of course, by citing this example, I just want to illustrate that this is an extremely extraordinary person. In fact, this is also the case. After establishing Nan Wah Group from scratch, in just a few years, this consortium developed into Hong Kong's leading industrial company.

body, its tentacles spread all over Southeast Asia.

"What is gratifying is that this Lu Kaiming has no objection to the empire. He has used his neutral status many times to quietly smuggle low-priced panmocillin injections to the empire, saving the lives of a large number of loyal and brave soldiers for the empire, and also sold to the empire currently in

The 'Brave Pill', which is extremely popular in the armies of Britain, France and other countries, is used to enhance the combat effectiveness of imperial soldiers. It is really a tribute to their hard work. At present, our Imperial Navy uses this pill to reward officers and soldiers, which is very popular among naval colleagues. They are eager to serve the country with meritorious service!

"Moreover, this Lu Kaiming also invested in Taiwan and the mainland of the empire. The Nanhua Supermarket he founded has branches in Tokyo and Osaka. Due to the strict protection of the imperial government and the secret service, it has survived all the riots against China.
To be continued...