Chapter 223: Battle Plan for Dystocia

The fire in Tokyo burned for three days and three nights, and there was also a quarrel within the War Department for three days and three nights in the air filled with the smell of meat. It is said that many Japanese stopped eating meat after experiencing the three days of fire.

The focus of the Army's controversy is whether it is offense or defense. It is the North Korean garrison commander Mizu who advocates offense. The problem is that during his impassioned speech, his chief of staff Kawada Ai said nothing. This was originally his job. The same thing

The one who said nothing and even had a sneer on his lips was Kanji Ishihara, the chief of staff of the Far East Garrison.

Army Minister Sugi Sugimoto is also an offensive faction, but as the boss, he cannot express his position. Moreover, at this time, Sugimoto is facing the dilemma of the collapse of Konoe Fumimaro's cabinet and has no intention of taking a stand on this issue. The most conservative leader

Nagata Tetsuzan and Tojo Hideki, the representative of the radical faction, one is the chief of the general staff and the other is the deputy minister and director of military affairs. The two hold different opinions.

In the end, Sugisu Yuan had to go to the cabinet to attend the imperial meeting, and the quarrel lasted for three days before it ended. The problem was that no result was produced. Sugisu Yuan said that he should not bring up this topic until the imperial meeting and leave it to the emperor to make a decision.

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Hirohito's palace was not bombed, not because the Chinese Air Force was merciful, but because the palace had little military value. The unlucky Yasukuni Shrine had such a bad impression in Fang's mind that he personally ordered it to be blown to pieces. The reason

It is to spiritually destroy Japan's militarism and dampen their fighting spirit. Let the Japanese see clearly that even if Amaterasu really exists, it cannot cover Japan, a small island country.

Okay. Hirohito was indeed hit hard. The opening remarks before the imperial meeting were as follows: Since the Meiji Emperor initiated the Reform, the empire has suffered unprecedented shame and humiliation! China has betrayed its trust and carried out sneak attacks, causing countless casualties to our people. For three days, I

Every time I think about this, I can't sleep all night! The empire must do its best to punish the violent expenditure to comfort the hearts of the dead and injured citizens.

Taisho's brain is bad, but Hirohito's brain is not wrong. If you say you are so stupid, you are looking for someone to be a scapegoat. Anyway, the emperor is irreplaceable. Let's see how to deal with this matter. The emperor of Japan is a living god, and the people are like this.

Of course God can't be wrong, it must be humans who are wrong. We must protect Hirohito's prestige no matter what!

The idea is good, but this bombing has a huge impact on the confidence of the entire Japanese people. Isn’t it blessed by Amaterasu and the living god Emperor? How can Chinese planes fly over and drop bombs? This is not theological!

When Hirohito said this, Konoe Fumimaro couldn't sit still. He quickly stood up and knelt down and said: I am incompetent and I will die. The others knelt down together. Hirohito couldn't let everyone die together. Anyway, that's the way it is, whatever.

Find someone to hold the knife yourself

Just cut open the stomach. "Hey! I know that all the ministers have tried their best. At this time when the country is in trouble, we should unite as one..." After saying it in a circle, that's pretty much what it means. You can think of ways to solve the problem, how much can you do?

We need to give an explanation to the emperor.

All in all, if there is a scapegoat, Konoe Fumimaro is very lucky. Hirohito has no intention of letting him step down, and the tone is that he suffered a shameless sneak attack. Anyway, that is what the newspapers said. The Chinese Air Force shamelessly attacked Tokyo. It seems that Japan did not have a sneak attack.

Like others, Japan selectively forgot about Dadonggou during the Sino-Japanese War and Lushun during the Japanese War.

In the end, the Tokyo air defense department was asked to provide a scapegoat, and that was the way it was. The next step was to discuss how to fight the war. We must send troops to retaliate against China, otherwise things would not go smoothly. Hirohito meant this, and so did Konoe Fumimaro.

Navy Minister Mitsumasa Yoneuchi said that the combined fleet was formulating a plan, and Army Minister Sugisugimoto said that the Army was also formulating a plan to fight a war. For the first time, the two ministers cooperated so well. After the meeting, they each hurried back and convened a meeting with their subordinates.

On the Army side, Shan Shanyuan opened his mouth and said to the people below: "Your Majesty's decree, the Army must give an explanation to the people."

After this idea came out, everyone in the cautious group looked ugly, while Tojo Hideki, the radical group, excitedly waved his fists and made an impassioned speech: "The warriors of the empire will definitely break through the defense line of violence..." Everyone will say this if it is not nutritious,

The key is that you do it until you can't do it. In the parallel history, Tojo was also the main mouthpiece of Hoshin, but he got Zhukov to give him a good beating at Nomenkan before he became honest. At this time, Nagata Tetsuzan had to speak.

, he could not let this idiot Tojo do whatever he wanted, and took the initiative to say: "War does not happen overnight. In the long run, the empire should work hard to digest Nanyang's resources and replenish its military strength before fighting again. Your Majesty's decree has been made, and as a soldier, you must obey it."

In terms of the actual comparison of military strength between the two countries, it is appropriate to choose the direction of attack in North Korea, while the Far East is focused on defense."

After everyone turned their attention to Mizu, Mizu did not speak, but turned his eyes to Lieutenant General and Chief of Staff Ai Kawada who had been silent. At this time, Ai Kawada's expression was in a thoughtful state. He felt the silence around him.

After that, he shook his head sadly and said: "Don't look at me, I don't have any good ideas. The best way now is to wait for the navy to produce a result, otherwise the army will have to take a defensive stance."

"Kawada-kun, why are you saying depressing words?" Tojo Hideki became anxious. Kawada Ai, who was regarded as one of his own, actually sang the opposite tune. Kawada Ai's face should not have been solemn and said: "The Art of War says, soldiers are the most important thing for the country.

Also... the mode of modern warfare has undergone fundamental changes, and the German army has proven this in Europe. May I ask how much mechanized strength the empire has in total? The largest tanks equipped by our army are medium-sized tanks of more than ten tons.

How do tanks compare with the huge number of Chinese tanks weighing tens of tons? I would like to ask everyone, once it enters the northeastern plains of China, how can our army withstand the impact of China’s mechanized troops? Also, I would like to ask you, can the 70mm infantry gun equipped by the army be able to

Can it penetrate the armor of China's Great Wall Type IV tank? How many anti-tank weapons do we have? We can't let soldiers use their flesh and blood to deal with tanks, right? As a soldier, I must be realistic and consider the future of the empire."

Nagata Tetsuzan nodded happily. He guessed that Kawada Ai would not agree to the attack, so he came up with the theory of attacking the North Korean garrison. Sure enough, Kawada Ai came out and said something that was inappropriate for him.

"Northeast China is one of China's heavy industrial bases. Is it possible to consider using planes to take off from North Korea to bomb Shenyang?" Kanji Ishihara put forward a fairly reliable opinion. He could not bear to see Kawada fighting alone.

"No, the army must launch an active attack. This is His Majesty's wish." Shanshan Yuan didn't care so much and just said it. Mizu immediately took over the words and said: "I understand, I will let the staff formulate a battle plan."

." The implication is that even if there is no combat order from the general staff of the base camp, the North Korean army has decided to go it alone.

Kawada hesitated to speak. He silently took off his saber, put it on the stage, lowered his head and said: "In this case, I request to resign as the chief of staff of the Korean Army. I hope to be able to join the army, even to become an ordinary soldier.

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Shanshan Yuandao: "Kawada-kun, don't be like this. The empire needs your talents. No matter what, please help Mizu-kun."

Kawada fearfully said: "Your Excellency, the terrain in northern Korea is very suitable for defense. The Chinese mechanized troops cannot be used. Using the favorable terrain, the Korean army can use a small number of troops to contain the large Chinese troops. After the navy has annihilated the main force of the Chinese navy.

The army can land in the south of China. The water network in the south is crisscrossed, which is not suitable for the movement of China's mechanized troops. China has a long coastline, and our army can land anywhere at will. In this way, the Chinese army must be fortified everywhere. This is a dialogue operation.

The best choice. Since His Majesty insists, Your Excellency also insists. I have no choice but to obey."

Otherwise, Kawada is afraid of being popular, and he always makes the truth clear when he speaks. Nagata Tetsuzan sighed secretly in his heart, it is rare to find such a sensible person, who must be responsible for the actions of those fools. The Japanese Army still has too many sensible people.

Less.

"Then I'll leave it to Kawada-kun." Mitsu had no objection, but bowed to Kawada. He is a genius that is recognized by everyone in the Japanese Army. He is the brains of the Japanese Army. Having him as chief of staff is something that many commanders envy.

"Your Excellency Nagata's suggestion is still appropriate. Although the Yalu River defense line is difficult to conquer, from a military point of view, once our army fails to attack, it will not be too difficult to retreat. The key to attacking China is how to break through the Chinese Yalu River defense line.

Regarding this issue, I think the main thing is to concentrate the power of the Army Aviation, the power of the empire's only two mechanized divisions, and the power of all the empire's heavy artillery. In order to respond to North Korea's offensive plan, the Far East garrison can take feints, or even

Launch a small-scale combat response to attract the attention of the Chinese army. Here I want to focus on communicating with the navy as much as possible. The route from North Korea to the mainland must be protected. The navy is required to lay mines in the waters near Wonsan and Incheon.

Be prepared for the Chinese to land from these two places. The most important thing is to require the navy to increase its anti-potential capabilities, otherwise the Chinese submarines will cut off our military's sea transportation lines. Even if the North Korean army gains something on the battlefield, it will be affected by logistics.

If it doesn't work, it will be interrupted..." Kawada was able to talk eloquently, and every word he said was very reasonable to other people's ears. He was well-organized and had precise comparative analysis between ourselves and the enemy.

In fact, Ai Kawada has been misleading everyone here on a very serious issue, that is, what if the navy is defeated? This issue has been hidden very cleverly. If the navy is defeated, then the only two Japanese forces concentrated in Korea will

The mechanized divisions and the small number of heavy artillery units have all become turtles in the urn. As long as the Chinese navy lands on Tsushima, it can cut off the logistics supply line of the Korean army. Food can also be collected on the spot, but the number of arms can only be reduced.

Ai Kawada, who had absolute confidence in the Chinese navy, quietly dug a huge hole.

Once the navy is defeated, everyone will only think that this is the navy's problem and has nothing to do with the army. The navy is unlucky, and the army is happy to see it. The general direction has been set, and the specific details can only be added slowly. During the meeting

The Admiralty is also having a headache.

The Japanese Navy has six aircraft carriers in active service. Two of them were sunk by one guy in the Bay of Bengal. This loss made the Japanese Navy heartbroken. Isoroku Yamamoto, who had just received the news, directly sprayed a mouthful of old blood. Even though the Japanese Navy seemed powerful, the loss

It would be too difficult to replace two aircraft carriers. Japan is not a wealthy country like the United States. It builds aircraft carriers very quickly, and once construction starts, it is not one or two, but seven or eight or even more. Based on Japan’s existing

China's shipbuilding capabilities are not even comparable to those of the United States, let alone the United States. As long as China is willing, Jiangnan Shipyard has four docks that can build aircraft carriers, Qinzhou Shipyard can build two light aircraft carriers at the same time, and Zhanjiang Shipbuilding

The factory can build two at the same time, and the Qingdao Shipyard can also build two at the same time. This is the power of increased steel production. Even if Japan has so many available slipways, it does not have that much steel to build ships.

China currently has eight aircraft carriers in active service. How can the Japanese Navy's only four aircraft carriers fight this battle? This problem is too troublesome. There is also an even more troublesome problem, which is that the sneak attack plan has actually gone bankrupt, and China has taken the lead.

War has been declared. The Black Island Turtles’ first choice plan is to concentrate the main force of the combined fleet to destroy the Chinese Second Fleet first. The premise of this plan is to get ahead of the Chinese navy’s strength. The second choice plan

The plan is for the main force of the navy to go south and ambush the main force of the Chinese Navy's Third and Fourth Fleets. This plan is relatively stable, but the problem is how to solve the intelligence problem. The third option is relatively rare, using battleships to attack aircraft carriers. What does it mean? Formulate

A plan is to use aircraft carriers to attract the power of the Chinese navy. Don't battleships have a speed advantage? They can create opportunities for the battleships to approach the Chinese aircraft carrier at night and then attack it.

The three plans are not very reliable. As the commander of the combined fleet, Yamamoto Isoroku can only count on the fact that the quality of the Japanese navy is higher than that of the Chinese navy. As for which plan to choose, Yamamoto is also hesitant. Mitsumasa Yoneuchi

The Minister of the Navy only gave orders. Anyway, the Navy must come up with a suitable battle plan as soon as possible to fight the war.

In fact, Mitsumasa Yonai is the most anxious at this time, because after China and Japan declared war, the route through the Taiwan Strait no longer exists. The only option is to take the route to the Philippines. The problem is that this route has been frequently attacked by Chinese submarines in the past three days.

On average, five cargo ships are sunk every day. Japan's already not very strong shipping capacity has suffered heavy losses, which can be said to make things worse.

The reality before us forced the Japanese Navy to take the initiative to fight. After defeating the main force of the Chinese Navy, we could talk about anti-submarine issues. Just when the Navy was hesitant, news came from the Army and our plan was finalized.
Chapter completed!