Yoshiichi Tanaka, the Minister of the Imperial Japanese Army, sat there watching the situation report in front of him and spit out a fire. They were also generals of the army (just sealed), and they were also very familiar with the situation in China. How could they not see the role Chang Ruiqing played behind the current changes in the battle situation?

Mongolia is the battlefield responsible for the Chinese team. The Third Army of the Northwest China Army, which was on the front line, was actually Chang Ruiqing's direct line... The commander of the Mongolian Front, Xu Chongzhi, completely became a vase after Chang Ruiqing arrived in Beijing. Moreover, the Mongols' living Buddha Zhebuzundanba IX is now firmly controlled by Chang Ruiqing's people. At least half of the tribes on the Mongolian grasslands are still loyal to Nanjing. Even if Chang Ruiqing's power in Mongolia cannot stop the eastward advance of the Su and Mongolian troops, it is impossible for them to know nothing after 1,300 kilometers eastward under their noses, right?

Yoshichi Tanaka slammed the table suddenly: "Snare! We fell into Chang Ruiqing's trap!"

He stood up with a bang, touched the table and benches and shouted loudly at Yuan Jing: "Prime Minister! I dare to ask the government to reject the rude requests from China and send the 101st Division to the Kanto Prefecture and the South Manchurian Railway. If the Central Army of China dares to attack the Kanto Prefecture and the South Manchurian Railway, they will have to experience the power of the Great Japanese Imperial Army!"

The room was filled with awe, and then all the cabinet officials cast surprised eyes at Tanaka. Prime Minister Yuan Kei glanced at Tanaka coldly and said lightly: "Tanaka, do you mean that the empire wants to start a war against China for the Kanto Prefecture and the South Manchuria Railway? Can the empire fight against China for the war between the empire and the Soviet Union? Do you still want the 15 divisions trapped in Chita? Do you want more than 300,000 square kilometers of land in Far East? Is this the wisdom of your army when encountering setbacks... The war has not been defeated, and it is not time to lose the can."

Yoshiichi Tanaka's face suddenly turned red, and his chest was fluttering violently: "Your Excellency! Could it be that you just handed over the Kanto Prefecture and Manchu Iron that the Imperial Army fought bloodyly to China? What will we do next day to meet the kings and the late Meiji Emperor who became gods in the Russo-Japanese War!"

Yuan Jing said coldly: "How could it be without a face? Kanto Prefecture is only 5,000 square kilometers, and Far East Prefecture has more than 300,000 square kilometers! Isn't it satisfying to exchange Kanto Prefecture for Far East Prefecture? This war was caused by your army's unsatisfactory experience! But it is not yet uncontrollable. As long as we win over China and rescue the trapped main force... the situation can still be restored. At least we can protect the Far East Prefecture. With Far East Prefecture, it is enough to ensure that the empire's resource needs for decades. After this war is over, the empire should still focus its main energy on the construction of the local and Far East Prefectures in order to improve the empire's national strength to the level of a world-class power as soon as possible!"

"But China has also been unified because of this war. If they take back Kanto and Manchuria, the empire will no longer have the bargaining chip to curb China's rise! China's national strength will be increased at the same time as the empire. It is hard to say who will be the overlord of the East Asian continent in ten years!"

Tanaka Yoshiichi said almost yelling. He probably realized now that the Japanese Empire had lost the opportunity to expand to Siberia! If China was completely unified, then the opportunity for Japan to expand to mainland China would also no longer exist. The mission left to the Japanese army in this way was probably to defend the Far East and North Korea... In this way, can the army still maintain their previous power and honor?

I wonder if it was intentionally stimulated Tanaka Yoshiichi, and Navy Minister Tomosaburo Kato suddenly laughed: "Ahhh, why is the army always so persistent about the East Asian continent? Now China has completed unification. The Soviet Union also showed their strong combat power in the war in Xianbeilia... If the empire wants to become the overlord of the mainland, it must defeat these two traditional continental powers at the same time. Their land totals more than 30 million square kilometers, and the total population is more than 600 million! How much effort does the empire have to defeat them? Why can't the empire let the two countries restrain each other and turn the direction of development to the south?"

Yoshiichi Tanaka glared at the Navy Minister fiercely. The south is the Western colonies in the Nanyang region. It does not take much army to develop there, but a powerful fleet that is enough to defeat the British and American navy! If Japan's expansion direction shifts from the mainland to the South China Sea, it means that Japan's military expenditure will mainly be invested in the Navy in the future! The army can only live on the leftovers of the navy!

However, Navy Minister Tomosaburo Kato did not look at Yoshihiro Tanaka, but said jokingly: "The Navy believes that since there is no way to stop the unification of China, there is no need to rely on Kanto Prefecture anymore... The Empire's mainland policy should be positioned to support the United Nations and resist Russia to ensure the Far East Prefecture. With the resources of the Far East Prefecture, it is enough to allow the Empire to maintain a strong navy."

"A powerful China is also a huge threat to the empire!" Tanaka Yoshiichi was almost anxious.

"Not that serious." Kato Tomosaburo smiled and said: "Only one China, which has both a powerful navy and a powerful army, poses a threat to the empire. Otherwise, the long coastline of China will be completely exposed to the guns of the imperial navy! Even if their army is stronger than the empire, they dare not attack Far East Prefecture and North Korea. Besides, the land power of China will be restrained by the Soviet Union. Before they put the operation of Mongolia, Manchuria and Xinjiang as impoverished, they dare not invest funds in the navy or expand southward.

Therefore, the Navy believes that such a situation where the Russian and Chinese forces restrain each other is the most beneficial to the empire! It should become the core of the imperial continental policy."

To be honest, the mainland policy proposed by Kato Tosaburo, the naval minister, is really in line with the interests of Japan. It is just not in line with the army's wishes. Tanaka Yoshiichi certainly understands this, but he, the mainland minister, still has to fight for the interests of their army. He shook his head and said loudly: "The Nanyang region is a colony of Western powers. If the empire wants to develop its naval force with all its might, it will definitely be afraid of the Western powers. If it wants to advance south, war will occur with the Western powers. This will bring unimaginable disaster to the empire! Therefore, the empire's mainland policy should be... it should be a coalition of Russia to end the border!"

"Nonsense!" Prime Minister Yuan Jing slapped the meeting table with heavy slap: "Why should the empire unite with the Soviet Union? Should we give up the Far East? The war has reached this point, and the Soviet Union's demands will definitely be more than Xianbeilia! If we make peace with the Soviet Union now, the empire will have to withdraw from the East Asian continent in shame! If the cabinet really makes such a decision, will the people agree? Will the young and strong officers in your army agree?"

Tanaka Yoshii was speechless for a moment, standing there with a red face. He lowered his head heavily. Haraki looked at him coldly for a while, and finally shook his head: "I will talk about the issue of the expansion direction of the empire. Now, let's consider rescuing the main force of the Imperial Army of Chita first! My opinion is that the empire will return the Kanto Prefecture and the South Manchuria Railway to China in exchange for their help. As for Chita's main force... Tanaka Jun, do you think they should stick to the aid or retreat to Manzhouli?"

Yoshiichi Tanaka sighed softly: "This issue needs to be discussed with the Chinese." His title of China was like Yuan Kei, and he changed from China to China. He thought about it: "The materials on the front line of Manzhouli may not be able to maintain the opening of the Chinese Central Army and repair the Central and Eastern Railway, so it is not feasible to stay in Chita to defend. However, it is not so easy for the main force of the Imperial Army to retreat. It must leave enough power in Chita to restrain the Soviet Red Army, and this part of the army will inevitably end up being wiped out! So, the military headquarters wanted..."

"I want the Chinese to stay there and let the Royal Japanese Army escape. Yes?" Kato Tomosaburo took the words of Yoichi Tanaka and said, but it sounded full of sarcasm.

Tanaka Yoshiichi nodded with a wry smile. Haraki frowned and said, "Since the military headquarters wants the Chinese to sacrifice, it should be a little sweet. It is better to hand over the Kanto Prefecture and the South Manchuria Railway... For the empire, the Imperial Army of 15 divisions is much more important than there!"

Tanaka had nothing to say, so he had to nodded slowly. At present, the Japanese Army had only 20 standing divisions. 15 were trapped in Chita. If the Soviet Union was completely wiped out, the Japanese Army would be greatly damaged! Although they could also quickly recruit reserve troops through a relatively complete national mobilization system and rebuild those divisions. However, without the original veterans and outstanding officers, the division formed by a number of new recruits and reserve soldiers would have one-third of its combat effectiveness!

What's even more troublesome is that infantry can be expanded rapidly, but artillery and cavalry cannot be trained and equipped in a short period of time. At present, there are 15 artillery corps directly under the Chita front line, and 10 ** heavy artillery corps. There are more than 1,200 artillery corps in total! If they are all thrown in Chita, it will take at least a year and a half before Japan can re-produce it! Before that, the rebuilt 15 divisions could only be fought with light weapons. It is hard to say whether they have one-tenth of the combat power!

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When Japanese representatives in Beijing, Kenyoshi Yoshimura and Okamura Nishi were once again taken to Chang Ruiqing's office in Zhongnanhai by Chang Ruiqing's guard Xu Haoyu, they saw him standing in front of a huge military map of the rear Baikal province with his arms in his arms, his eyebrows were frowning tightly, and his mind seemed to be on the battle situation in front of him.

The two Japanese representatives were embarrassed to disturb him for a moment. At the same time, they were also a little curious. They didn't know if the chairman of the Chinese Military Commission had any tricks to rescue Chita's 400,000 coalition forces? After a while, they heard Chang Ruiqing sigh and shook his head. The faces of the two Japanese representatives also became gloomy. Chang Ruiqing also found them coming over and said with a forced smile: "Two, please sit down. Yizhi (Xu Haoyu), let the kitchen prepare a dinner. I want to invite two Japanese friends to dinner."

Where did Okamura Yasuji and Yoshimura Kenki have the heart to have a meal now? The two looked at each other, and Yoshimura first said: "The Imperial Cabinet Conference has held a meeting to discuss your requirements. The Empire can return the South Manchuria Railway and Kanto Prefecture with conditions... There are two conditions: First, you must mobilize an army's troops to the west of Daxinganling within three days, and expel the Soviet-Mongolian coalition forces near the Middle East Road within one week. Second, your four armies on the Chita front must undertake the task of the rear palace to cover the retreat of the main force of the imperial army."

Chang Ruiqing said oh and said coldly: "My people (obviously Jiang JShi's people) can help you fight for three days at most! After three days, they will surrender to the Soviet Red Army. I can only do this. It is unrealistic to ask the 100,000 officers and soldiers of the four armies to be broken. I think you can understand it... At the same time, my army will also take over the South Manchurian Railway and Kanto Prefecture within three days."

Kenji Yoshimura frowned. What else do you want to say? Okamura Yanji spoke first: "Three days is enough. The Chairman of the Standing Committee wants to take over the South Manchurian Railway and Kanto Prefecture's request within three days, and we can agree. However, what we handed over is the management rights of the Manchurian Railway and Kanto Prefecture, military facilities and government office buildings. Other government and expatriates' property are not included in the transfer."

Chang Ruiqing nodded heavily: "That's natural. You are allies in our country. Your country's investment in our country is protected. Please keep your business and life on our country's territory with confidence."

The meeting was very short, and both sides finished the matter in a few words. Okamura and Yoshimura had no intention of having a meal. After bowing to Chang Ruiqing, they surrendered and reported to Tokyo. Chang Ruiqing personally sent them out of the door and said to Xu Haoyu: "Yizhi, go and invite Chen Jingcun, Xu Ruo is here for you, and invite Bai Jiansheng and Lu Zixiu too."

Chen Jiongming, Xu Chongzhi, Bai Chongxi and Lu Yixuan did not dare to neglect after receiving the call from Xu Haoyu. After a while, he rushed to Jurentang, Zhongnanhai where Chang Ruiqing now lives.

Chang Ruiqing saw the four of them walking into his office. He didn't say anything greetings, but said straight to the point: "The Japanese have agreed to return the Kanto Prefecture and South Manchuria Railway! But the situation in Manchuria is not optimistic and even very dangerous! The central government must take measures!"

Chen Jiongming and Xu Chongzhi felt a slump in their hearts. Of course, they knew what Chang Ruiqing meant. Bai Chongxi and Lu Yixuan's faces were also quite serious. They looked at each other. Bai Chongxi then spoke slowly and said: "That is, the main force of the 400,000 coalition forces in Chita is at least severely damaged. Maybe it will be annihilated. If that happens, it is difficult to guarantee that the Soviet Union will not take the opportunity to invade Manchuria!"

Chang Ruiqing nodded: "With the greedy nature of the Soviet Union, they will definitely invade Manchuria! So we must be prepared to fight the decisive battle with the Soviet invading army in Manchuria! I plan to establish the Northeast Front Army to unify the military operations of the Northeast. The front army commander will be held by Brother Jiansheng, and the deputy commander will be taken by Brother Xiu."

Before Bai Chongxi and Lu Yixuan could answer, Xu Chongzhi shouted: "How to arrange Jiang JShi's position? Now he is the highest commander in the Northeast!"

Chang Ruiqing smiled faintly: "Brother J Shi is still the vice chairman of the Military Commission, so why not go back to Nanjing to work. If he is not interested in the work of the Military Commission, he can also be transferred to the chairman of the Political Council or the vice chairman of the National Government."

Hearing this arrangement, Xu Chongzhi's voice had already sunk. He said coldly: "J Shi still has more than 200,000 elite Northeast Army soldiers in his hands. I think Brother Yaoru should think carefully."

Chang Ruiqing shrugged and sighed, "I'm afraid there are not so many. Japan just asked that they wanted the infantry troops of the four Northeast Army of Chita to serve as the rear guard. The 15 divisions that covered the Japanese army retreated first... I asked Brother Yi to come for this matter. I want Brother Yi to go to Chenyang and discuss with Brother Jieshi to see how to arrange the affairs of the rear guard."

"What! Have you promised the Japanese? This is to ruin the lives of more than 100,000 Chinese people!" Xu Chongzhi hadn't done anything here yet, but Chen Jiongming jumped up first and opposed loudly: "I don't agree, why should we block bullets for the Japanese? If you want to die, die together!"

Chang Ruiqing sighed with a wry smile: "Mr. Jinggong, if you always want those more than 100,000 people to die, you can let them be with the Japanese. If you want to save some life, I think you should let them help the Japanese palace queen."

"What's this?" Chen Jiongming's beard trembled slightly, as if he was about to go wild.

"Isn't that obvious? The command of the Chita front is at the Xianbei Liya Expeditionary Force Command of Japan, and the management and distribution rights of logistics materials are also in the hands of the Japanese. If our people and the Japanese guard Chita together, who will be recognized as priority distribution rights of materials? Who will be consumed as cannon fodder?"

Chen Jiongming was stunned and murmured: "Then they will have a way to survive if they stay in Chita? Will the Soviet Union let them go?"

Chang Ruiqing smiled wryly and stretched out three fingers: "Three days, just guard for three days, and then I will order them to surrender to the Soviet Red Army. I think the Red Army won't kill prisoners, right?"

"Submit...Surrender!" This time, the four people in the room exclaimed at the same time. Surrender is always unlucky in Eastern culture, and it sounds more respectful to rather die than surrender. As the surrender team of the China National Team, Chang Ruiqing had no idea what purpose he had ordered a China National Team of more than 100,000 people to surrender to the Soviet Union! This was really incredible! The four people stared at Chang Ruiqing with their eyes, as if they wanted to find traces of conspiracy on his face. They didn't believe that our Chang Revolutionaries would really care about the lives of more than 100,000 Northeast Army soldiers.
Chapter completed!