Chapter 60 Honjo Shigeru and Gai Seishiro's ambitions
Kwantung Army Headquarters,
The 9th commander of the Kwantung Army, Commander Honjo Shige who succeeded Hisashikarari Taka, together with the senior staff officers of the Kwantung Army, Colonel Seishiro Itagaki, Lieutenant Colonel Kanji Ishihara, Major Masaru Hanatani and Captain Shintaro Imada, etc.
After receiving the good news from Matsui Iwane and Okamura Neiji that they had obtained His Majesty's approval, and the unanimous consent of His Excellency the Prime Minister and the Chief of the Naval Command Department, Prince Hiroaki, they sent troops to fight in Songhu,
The entire senior staff of the Kwantung Army celebrated happily.
"Yo Xi! It's really great. We have been waiting for this day for too long! Today we finally waited!"
"As long as all the attention of those damn foreigners are diverted to the battlefield in Songhu, then we can carry out stable development in the occupied area rich in natural resources in the Northeast. As long as it can give us seven years of development in the rear area here,
In eight years, our empire will definitely become the world’s most powerful country!”
"And once the Battle of Songhu is launched, then maybe we may be able to capture Songhu from the hands of those cowardly Chinese troops. By then, there will be huge gains and gains for the development of our empire.
Profitable!"
The person who was most excited about being able to send troops to launch the Songhu Battle was Commander Shigeru Honjo, who took over the post of commander of the Kwantung Army, because he wished that all the attention of foreign countries would be transferred to other battlefields.
Then pay attention to and intervene in the occupied areas he took over,
It can allow him to recuperate here, develop his own stable rear area, develop the Kwantung Army even better, and even transport a large amount of natural resources back to the Japanese army to develop and expand local industrial science and technology, and industrial development.
This allowed the Japanese army to develop a small island country into a powerful industrial country.
"But the question is whether it is our Kwantung Army that is going to attack, or is it the army that dispatches another army to attack, or is it the Marine Corps that is going to attack?"
"It seems that these two guys, Matsui Iwane and Okamura Neji, did not clearly explain this matter in the telegram!"
"So, should our Kwantung Army prepare for war immediately? Select the most outstanding combat force to conduct an attack?"
But just when Commander Honjo Shige was in a good mood,
Lieutenant Colonel Ishihara Wanji put forward the key issues.
"Marshal Muto Nobuyoshi of the Army, General Shirakawa Yoshinori of the Army Ministry, and Prince Hiroyasu, the Chief of the Navy Command Department, also don't seem to have expressed their opinions!"
Senior staff officer Itagaki Seishiro Colonel was also thinking about this question and responded.
"Sigh! Everything you said is right!"
"But I think this time it's possible that the Navy will dispatch their marines to attack first!"
"I have inside information that before His Majesty even agreed to the Songhu battle proposal of Matsui Iwane and Okamura Neji, the Navy Ministry had already prepared nearly 10,000 marines for military training, and they could be ready at any time.
Attack Songhu to fight!"
"That is to say, they have already made preparations for the Songhu Battle in advance!"
"But even if this is the case, we on the Ministry of War cannot give up the attack. I believe that with the small strength of the Marine Corps, it is impossible to completely suppress the Chinese army!"
"Although there is only the 19th Army of the China Army there for garrison operations, it does not mean that the elite troops of the China Army will not go out to assist in operations!"
"Especially now that the China Army has begun to have their general marshal, so this time in the Battle of Songhu, I think our Army Department, especially our Kwantung Army, as the 'Flower of the Empire', is more likely to be
Dispatch a group of the most elite troops to attack!"
"We are the last and most dazzling elite aces, and we are the winners of the final battlefield!"
"The Marine Corps is just serving us as cannon fodder and vanguard troops!"
"If they want to take the lead in attacking, let them take the lead, and we will just clean up the mess!"
After hearing the questions from these ambitious staff officers under his command,
Commander Honjo Shige couldn't help but frown, and then he smiled confidently and said,
He no longer cared whether their Kwantung Army was the first to attack and participate in the Songhu Battle.
Anyway, for him,
As long as he can fulfill his current position as the commander of the Kwantung Army and be able to stably develop the large occupied area in Northeast China, that's all.
He didn't care much about the Battle of Songhu and whether the Kwantung Army should send troops to fight.
Moreover, in his plan to develop and expand his Kwantung Army, he planned to expand the Kwantung Army to six divisions and a large-scale elite force of 150,000 people.
Become a veritable national elite force, the flower of the empire.
"Yo Xi! Your Excellency, Commander, is absolutely right!"
"Anyway, the final winner belongs to our Kwantung Army, because we are the most powerful force in the entire empire!"
"It doesn't matter whether the troops participating in the Songhu Battle this time are handed over to the Marine Corps of the Navy Department or to the Army Department!"
"We will all be the empire's most powerful trump card unit!"
Just after Commander Honjo Shige finished speaking,
Colonel Seishiro Itagaki, senior staff officer of the Kwantung Army, was also the first to echo the sentiment.
In fact, his inner thoughts were the same as those of Commander Honjo Shige, who hoped to have a certain amount of time to stabilize the Kwantung Army's occupation of the Northeast, develop the area well, and increase the strength of their Kwantung Army.
So of course he very much agreed with Commander Shigeru Honjo's idea.
"We also support and agree with the opinion of your Excellency the Commander!"
Lieutenant Colonel Ishihara Wanji, Major Hanatani Masaru, Captain Imada Shintaro and others also quickly agreed.
Because they are also ambitious people, and they also hope to recuperate as soon as possible so that their status in the Kwantung Army can be further developed.
"Well! If that's the case, then we don't need to pay too much attention to which troop will be dispatched by His Majesty and others to participate in the Songhu battle!"
"So starting from today, we must clear out our occupied areas as soon as possible. All the Chinese guerrillas who dare to still resist us tenaciously, as well as the remaining Chinese army troops, including Chinese spies!"
"I hope that the entire Northeast region can be stabilized within the next three months!"
"For the prosperity of our empire, deliver more wealth and military supplies!"
After seeing that all the staff members under his command unanimously agreed with his idea,
Commander Honjo Shige was also in an increasingly good mood, showed a bright smile, and said decisively.
"Hai!"
"Hai!"
"Hai!"
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Senior staff officers of the Kwantung Army, Colonel Itagaki Seishiro, Lieutenant Colonel Ishihara Kanji, Major Hanatani Masaru, Captain Imada Shintaro and others quickly nodded in unison and agreed.
at the same time,
Matsui Iwane and Okamura Neji were also riding a warship on their way back to the Northeast.
As for Zhou Wenhua at this moment,
He was also about to receive a visit from someone he didn't expect,
That is the famous Boss Du in Songhu.
Songhu, Boss Du’s luxurious villa.
"boss!"
"Zhou Wenhua, who invested in the Zhonghua Shipyard, asked someone to send you three more domestically produced cars!"
"But there are no requirements!"
"Excuse me, does the boss want to accept these three cars?"
"Or should I send it back to him?"
Quan Gen, who is not tall or outstanding in appearance, but has strong martial arts skills and is loyal and courageous, is reporting to Boss Du.
This is one of the "Eight Diamonds" under Boss Du.
Everyone in Boss Du's "Eight King Kong" has special skills, and even Huang Jinrong is afraid of three points.
Quangen and Boss Du are life-and-death brothers. In the early years when Boss Du was fighting for territory in Songhu, he took the lead and made a lot of contributions to Boss Du.