North Korea, Seoul, Chinese National Defense Forces Third and Eighth Army Joint Command Headquarters, Shan Renxiong and Zhang Xueliang stood with arms folded, standing in front of a sand table and watching several staff officers moving the flags above. The flags have five colors, red They are the Japanese army, the yellow ones are the so-called China Peace Army, the green ones are the Korean Co-Prosperity Army, the black ones are the Third Army, and the white ones are the Eighth Army.
Under the planning of Tojo Hideki and actually Tojo Koji, even though the situation was clearly over, the Japanese base camp continued to send so-called "local support troops" from the mainland. As a result, several successful annihilation campaigns were carried out in succession. , the Third Army and the Eighth Army, as well as the Far East Army and the United Nations East Asia Army (the Far East Army is the Far East Expeditionary Force, which has jurisdiction over the Far East Front Army and the Mongolian Front Army. Correspondingly, the paratroopers under Ding Yi also returned to the establishment and began to act as border guards. role, Ding Yi's main job became responsible for the reconstruction of the three northeastern provinces). He clearly annihilated more than 300,000 Japanese troops, and almost wiped out the Kwantung Army and the North China Front Army. However, the Japanese army is still maintained at 1.5 million The scale is about 2.5 million, and if you include the Chinese puppet army and the Korean Communist Army, the total number of Japanese troops in Korea is still about 2.5 million.
Zhang Xueliang: "Lao Zhang is going back to the Far East front, and Zhang Xuyun will also go there. I guess when the war in the Far East really starts, Ding Yi will have to leave. Damn, what are you trying to do? I heard Mu Jiandie say that Tokyo is now Only women are left on the street, men can no longer be seen, and these women are receiving military training. The little devil is preparing to mobilize the whole country."
Shan Renxiong: "The Japanese are looking for death. Who can blame them? There is no suspense about the Korean War. Now I am worried about the Far East. The meeting of the four heads of state is about to be held. If nothing happens, we will really have to face it next. Since North Korea is surrounded by enemies on all sides, it would be better for it to be resolved quickly."
"What can I do if the headquarters doesn't allow you to be beaten? Last time, Wang Changyun secretly sent troops to attack Okamura Ningji. He didn't get the reward and was punished. I don't understand. I don't know what those people in the headquarters are thinking about all day long. What, do they think we have already won?"
"It's really puzzling. I've been with the young commander for so many years and I thought I understood him. But now, I can't understand him anymore."
"So he can become prime minister, but you are destined to be a general."
Zhang Xueliang and Shan Renxiong were able to talk and laugh in a happy mood before the war. This was because the Chinese army had completely taken control of the initiative in the Korean War. Although under the militaristic policy, the Japanese army still maintained an absolute number of troops on the Korean battlefield. Troops, but the lack of aviation troops and tank troops allowed them to passively defend without the ability to initiate even an attack.
In Southeast Asia, after all, Koizumi Minichiro and the Gambang military industrial base continue to provide fighter planes, tanks and warships. In Japan, although most factories are still there, due to the lack of resources, every little bit is used up, and even less. Now even the royal palace has begun to limit the hours of electricity use.
Objectively speaking, the general direction of this strategy is to fight the Chinese army outside the homeland. However, because the combat power is completely unequal, it makes this strategy more like a unilateral suicide. Is it really applicable to the current situation? The situation has actually caused a lot of criticism in Japan.
Zhang Xueliang and Shan Renxiong didn't understand why Wang Changyun had to be punished after successfully launching a surprise attack on the North China Front. In fact, they could guess what was going on just by looking at Okamura Neji's reaction.
"Ba Ge, this is how you Chinese treat your allies. You should be aware of the current situation. If the strength of the North China Front is damaged, then we may be swallowed up by other forces. In that case, it is impossible for me to give you The emperor provided protection, let alone the chance to return to his homeland." At this time, Okamura Neji was blazing his anger at Pan Xiu'an.
Among the current high-level military and political leaders in Japan, Okamura Neiji is obviously the more sober one. It is precisely because he realizes that Japan's defeat in this war is inevitable, and because he realizes that with Ouyang Yun's character, it is impossible for Japan to escape a brutal defeat. Therefore, out of the idea of preserving a glimmer of hope for the Japanese Empire, he decisively decided to give up his personal honor and choose to "cooperate" with the Chinese government.
Japan is a strange country. Although the emperor has always maintained absolute rule and supreme power, the fighting and fighting among the clans have never stopped. Looking at the history of Japan, no matter what era it is, although there are many people who have risen from the grassroots to become There are also examples of nobles in the real class, but the most common phenomenon is still family inheritance, that is, the ruling power is always controlled by the nobles in the country, without exception.
A war initiated by militarist careerists created a new group of powerful aristocrats and at the same time naturally destroyed a group of old aristocratic classes. Regardless of whether Okamura Neji was ambitious or not, wars between countries would inevitably fail. , ensuring family inheritance has become an inevitable choice for the next level, and if you want to remain invincible or even reach a higher level in the next clan battle, cooperation with the winner is an inevitable choice. In addition, It is also essential to ensure that you have a certain amount of strength in your hands.
From this point of view, Wang Changyun's surprise attack on the North China Front was tantamount to breaking one of his arms for Neji Okamura.
Okamura Neiji is not a fool. China wants him to promote the marriage between Puyi and the Japanese royal family. He can naturally realize the ulterior motives of the Chinese. But no matter how he thinks about it, he does not think that Puyi can replace Hirohito and become the new emperor of Japan, so , although he was a little worried, he still selectively forgot about it in the face of the great righteousness of inheriting the family and the nation.
"This is just an accident. You should also know that the headquarters did not reward General Wang for successfully raiding you. Instead, he was given a serious demerit. You don't need to worry about the loss of troops. The Manchurian Defense Forces Most of them are our people. As long as you request, I can ask your Majesty to allocate a certain number to you. You also know that these people are veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time, and their combat effectiveness is not weak..."
After meeting Ouyang Yun in Zhangjiakou, Pan Xiuan has decided to completely integrate the honor and disgrace of himself and the Pan family with Pan Meiren. During the Republic of China, the concept of the country was not as strong as that of later generations. After all, they lived in a Manchurian era. During the Qing Dynasty, and under the rule of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the true identity of the Chinese people was actually just their slaves. Therefore, although after receiving a new education, he already had a certain understanding of democracy, in Pan Xiu'an's mind, the traditional The proportion of East and West is still larger, so his transformation is only a transformation between Manchu slaves and Ouyang family slaves. In his opinion, the so-called coalition government is just Ouyang Yun's government, and When he helps the coalition government now, he is actually helping Pan Meiren. He is fighting for the future of the Pan family.