Kanji Ishihara was walking around in the office of the General Staff Headquarters, his face full of sorrow and indignation. General Nagano Shushen, the military commander sitting on the sofa on one side, had a worried look on his face. He flew back to Tokyo for more than 20 hours on the order of the emperor.
General Seishiro Itagaki, the prime minister of the land, lowered his head and said nothing. ("")
"Itagaki-kun, what if I refuse to obey the edict?" Ishihara Wanji suddenly stopped and looked straight at Itagaki, the special envoy who came with the emperor's secret mission.
"If Ishihara-kun does not obey the edict, you will be dismissed from the post of chief of staff, and Tojo-kun, who boasted about Haikou in front of His Majesty the Emperor, will exercise the highest command of the army!" Seishiro Itagaki was surprised when he heard this, and quickly raised his head and advised.
Said: "Ishihara-kun, you must not act out of anger at this time. If you go against His Majesty the Emperor and the Council of Ministers, there will be no good fruits to be eaten!"
"But--"
Ishihara Wanji looked sad and angry: "We have just left the mainland. It is a great opportunity to pursue American hegemony. At this time, we once again waste our precious troops on the hopeless East Asian continent. This is a crime and an insult to the imperial people."
Premeditated massacre! How could I sit back and watch while the future and destiny of the empire were ignored?"
Itagaki Seishiro said: "Ishihara-kun, Your Majesty and the Council of Ministers have also considered your concerns, but the current situation is different from a few months ago. Although Germany has not completely defeated Soviet Russia, the only thing missing is the final blow. Stalin
The resistance will be completely ended next spring!
"As of the beginning of this month, seventy German divisions have been deployed to the Middle East, Turkey and the Caucasus. Together with the armies of other slave countries, our allies will have 150 divisions put into combat, plus logistics and equipment troops, a total of
With a troop strength of up to eight million, the South China Army will be firmly contained on the Western Front!
"It is precisely because of this background that when Hitler's head of state wanted us to launch a landing operation on the Eastern Front to attract the attention of the South China Army, His Majesty and the elders of the Council of Ministers did not refuse! According to intelligence, the South China Army stationed at Shanhaiguan
Tank troops have been mobilized from the Mongolian Railway to Central Asia, and other elite troops are concentrated in the Korean Peninsula and the Far East. Currently, those stationed in Huludao, Yingkou, Dalian and Lushun are the second-line troops of Southern China.
"Once our army gathers its main force and launches landings in western and eastern Liaoning, as long as we act quickly, we can successfully close the door to the Korean Peninsula, cut off the material supplies of the South China Army in North Korea, and annihilate all the elite South China Army forces of millions in one fell swoop.
, and then on the Western Front our
If the allies attack again with thunderous force, the South China government fighting on two fronts will definitely be overwhelmed. In this way, the empire can not only regain control of Manchuria and Mongolia, but also hope to return to Malaya, Burma and India, and may even take Annan
Together with the Siam region, it is under control!
"With such a highly feasible plan, why doesn't Mr. Ishihara accept the order and fight for the future and destiny of the empire?"
Ishihara Wanji sneered: "The idea is good, but it is almost impossible to realize it! We all know that the South China Army has a very terrifying air force. How easy is it for us to land despite the threat of the opponent's fighter planes? Although our naval aviation is powerful
, but can it compete with China's land-based aviation forces that can move at any time?
"The other party not only has a superior air force, but also has a fast tank force stationed in Shenyang. The other party also has large airships that can quickly transport troops and cause a devastating blow to our landing force. As long as we cannot determine it within a short period of time,
Advantage, from now on you will only be passively beaten!
"I firmly oppose such a meaningless operation...Rather than wasting troops on the East Asian continent where there is no possibility of achieving anything, and completely angering the South China Air Force, which has maintained restraint and has not bombed our archipelago, it is better to strengthen
Offensives in other battlefields. "" Just take the Southwest Pacific battlefield as an example. When Ishikawa-kun attacked Tasmania, he was fiercely counterattacked by the US coastal defense forces. More than ten landing operations failed completely...
"For the current empire, defeating the United States or consolidating the front in the Southwest Pacific is the most important thing. It should not bite off more than it can chew and lose troops on the East Asian continent where it knows it is impossible to succeed!"
Nagano said: "Ishihara-kun, I don't doubt your strategic vision at all, but you should understand that Manchuria, Mongolia and Korea embody the efforts of successive emperors and governments after the Meiji era. If we say that the previous abandonment was a last resort for the enemy's strength and our weakness,
, then with the cooperation of Germany on the Western Front, the situation between the enemy and ourselves has undergone fundamental changes, and there may be no chance of victory!
"In order to deceive others, Germany has launched an air attack on the British Isles. Their naval aircraft carrier formation also set out from the Baltic Sea and began to enter the Atlantic Ocean to carry out raids. The latest chapter of the Temple When the eyes of the whole world are fixed on the Western Front
, they will unexpectedly set off a bloody storm on the Eastern Front... Ishihara-kun, please cherish the great situation of the empire now, and do not let the great achievements of the empire fall by the wayside!"
Ishihara Wanji said resolutely: "It is precisely because I don't want the empire to suffer setbacks that I stick to my beliefs! Nagano-kun, Itagaki-kun, believe me, all these tricks are useless against the Nanhua army, and we want to take advantage of the situation.
Mistakes are compounding mistakes. Now that the expansion of the empire has reached a bottleneck period, the use of troops in the Americas can only be continuously strengthened, constantly squeezing the living space of the United States, and forcing it to negotiate peace, so that the empire can earn a little hope!
"Today, the Imperial Army has expanded to 10 million, which means that one in every four to five men is fighting for the Empire. Due to the tight labor force, women and children have now entered the factory, and a large number of indigenous people have also entered the factory.
Start receiving rigorous training and become workers in coal mines, iron mines, copper mines, tin mines and other mines, as well as various steel plants and military factories!
"If we blindly throw away one hundred thousand or even two hundred thousand troops in a war that is impossible to win, and throw away the precious battleships and transport ships that maintain the normal operation of various regions of the empire, then what awaits us will be terrible.
The situation has reversed, and this reversal will cause the empire to fall into a bottomless abyss, from which it will never recover!
"In view of this, as the Chief of Staff of the Imperial Army, I can only regretfully refuse this unreasonable order. If His Majesty insists on counterattacking the mainland, I sincerely request to go to South America and personally lead the troops on the front line to open up territories for the Empire.
earth!"
"Ishihara-kun——"
Itagaki Seishiro accused the stubborn-looking Ishihara Wanji. He was so excited that he could not speak. After a long time, he asked: "Are you just willing to put the empire in danger and ignore it, and only focus on achieving your personal career? Pi Zhibu.
If the empire loses the man at the helm and begins to decline, do you think the South American theater can stay out of it?"
Ishihara smiled and shook his head and smiled bitterly:
"Itagaki-kun, do you think I want to leave... Now that Europe has surrendered to the iron heel of Germany, the situation in America is gratifying, and the complete peace of the Pacific region seems to be only a matter of time, Your Majesty has been fascinated by the good situation.
He believes that my passive policy on the mainland is very inconsistent with his civil and military skills, and it will be a matter of time to replace me!
"Looking at Tojo's group of people, they used to directly face the rapid offensive of the South China Army on the mainland. They had no confidence in winning, so they simply kept silent and let me suffer the defeat... No matter how bad the situation is now,
That's all. They advocated a counterattack on the mainland. It would be gratifying to win, but if they failed, they could blame me, saying that I had lost the foundation of the mainland, which made the counterattack ineffective!
"Now that they have their own arguments for victory and defeat, they can naturally confuse them in front of His Majesty. Your Majesty may have some affection for me at first, but as time goes by, I heard that unprecedented victory can be achieved at a small price, and I
But what would your majesty think if you insist on not moving? Rather than causing more unpleasantness then, it would be better for me to leave as soon as possible and go to South America to find a way out for the empire!"
Itagaki Seishiro and Nagano Shushen were stunned. They didn't expect Ishihara Wanji to see so far and analyze human nature so thoroughly.
Nagano Shushen sighed: "No wonder the logistics department's delivery of materials during this period has almost all been tilted towards South America. It turns out that Ishihara-kun is planning for the next strategic move!"
Ishihara smiled and nodded:
"Thank you Nagano-kun for your full cooperation. I couldn't have done this without the help of the navy... In the past few months, the empire has dispatched twenty-five divisions and forty mixed brigades to South America.
Regiment, we already have an overwhelming military advantage over the South American countries... Coupled with the continuous immigration since the capture of the Panama Canal, we are now in South America
There are already more than one million Yamato ethnic groups in the region. As long as the empire insists on immigrating to South America, in a few years, combined with the people who immigrated to countries such as Brazil and South America in the early years, as well as Korean immigrants who are unfamiliar with the land, the population that the empire can control is expected to exceed
Five million. If the U.S. military wants to counterattack the Pacific region, it must first clear its own back garden. Maybe the empire can earn a living!"
Itagaki Seishiro said puzzledly: "With so many people and materials, how can we ensure supplies?"
Ishihara smiled confidently: "South America is a geomantic treasure land. Since most of it is in tropical rainforest areas, it is warm and humid. You can grow rice three times a year, and you can easily fill your stomach by growing anything else. There is a
With millions of immigrants and millions of natives, there is no pressure to feed an army of one million.
"Part of the large number of machine tools, mechanical products and production lines dismantled in the western and central regions of the United States this time were sent to Australia, and other seized steel, aluminum, etc. were sent to nearby South America. Colombia has become an important military production base for us.
There are also many production machinery stored in ports such as Buenaventura and Guayaquil waiting for new homes.
"The current war situation in Venezuela has entered a critical stage, but the advantage of the imperial army is very obvious. The Americans have never imagined that we have mobilized so many troops to fight in South America. Their reinforcements have just been deployed in Caracas, Cumana and
After landing in Port of Spain, we were surrounded by our army. Now the battle is starting in the coastal area north of the Noco Plain in northwest Venezuela. Soon the empire will completely gain control of Venezuela...
"After defeating the US military, the Cerro iron mine near Ciudad Bolivar will fall into our hands, together with the coal mines in Medellin, Cocha, Bayo and other places in Colombia, so that our steel plants can be established
Yes! We control oil and natural gas from Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador, coal and iron from Colombia and Venezuela,
There will be a basis for sustainable development. From now on, we only need to move south step by step and capture the iron ore producing areas of Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul and Para State in the north, as well as the copper mines of Peru and Chile.
With iron ore, tungsten ore, tin ore, bauxite and other mining areas, the empire can be completely self-sufficient in South America and can even subsidize other battlefields.
"Nagano-kun, Itagaki-kun, you should know the feasibility of my strategy. I don't feel comfortable letting others implement it, so I would like to ask you to give me a helping hand!"
Nagano pondered for a while and stood up: "Let's go see Konoe-kun and see what he says! Konoe-kun has a close relationship with His Majesty. Maybe he can change His Majesty's will. Ishihara-kun is the commander-in-chief.
It’s better to stay at the base camp, otherwise I’m really worried that Tojo and the others will make a mess of state affairs!”
Itagaki Seishiro was greatly refreshed, and he held Ishihara Wanji's hand: "Yes, Ishihara-kun, let's make a final effort. No matter what, we can't give up the position of chief of staff!"
Ishihara Wanji couldn't resist the good intentions of the two, so he had to say: "Okay, but if Konoe-kun can't do anything, you have to help me get a job as the commander of the South American Army. How about that?"
"good!"
Nagano Shushen and Itagaki Seishiro were facing each other, and thick clouds suddenly rose in their hearts.