readx;?“ There is an old saying in China that a slap is never as painful as a fist. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoNow we are returning to the Bandit Army for a short break, just to accumulate strength and wait for the most opportune time to attack with all our might. Hefman, you have to remember that to withdraw your fist now is to get it out better and more forcefully in the future. Under the right conditions, it will hurt more if we hit people with all our might. Huffman said that he couldn't understand Zhuo Fei's words, and in his opinion, the Dangkou army didn't need to stop to rest and recuperate, and they should chase after the Japanese army.

The retreat of the Bandits for a short period of rest gave the Japanese in Hiroshima Prefecture a respite, and the Japanese cabinet took the opportunity to send a new envoy to Shimonoseki. "General Zhuo, this is a gift from His Majesty the Emperor of the Japanese Empire, I hope you can accept it." Hirota, who was entrusted with the important task by the cabinet, handed Zhuo Fei a Japanese sword with a yellow satin envelope to Zhuo Fei with both hands, and the chrysanthemum pattern embroidered on the yellow satin envelope looked extravagant in the sunlight.

Zhuo Fei smiled slightly, did not refuse the gift brought by the other party, reached out and took it and handed it to Zhuo Yan. "Mr. Hirota must have come with something important, since you and I are both wearing military uniforms, why don't we get straight to the point." Waiting for the guards to bring the tea, Zhuo Fei simply picked out the words, for some reason, Zhuo Fei also wanted to know what the Japanese cabinet sent an envoy for at this time.

Zhuo Fei's outspokenness made Hirota pause for a moment, and then he spoke, "General Zhuo, I came this time because of His Majesty the Emperor's intentions, and at the same time, it was also the appointment of the cabinet. We all know that General Zhuo is Chinese, but you are also the boss and commander of the umbrella, and the cabinet assigned me here to hold talks with General Zhuo, mainly to ask your umbrella to withdraw from military operations against the empire itself. ”

Zhuo Fei shook his head slowly, "Mr. Hirota, I think you may be mistaken, I already gave you an answer last time when I was on Kyushu Island. For 2 months, I have given you 2 months to consider whether you want to continue to be an enemy of China, either to surrender to us, or to use these 2 months to move to the Americas. Our umbrella is a mercenary company, and since we have accepted the employment of the Chinese government, there is no way for us to leave halfway, otherwise the umbrella will violate its own credibility. ”

Guangtian Yiyi didn't think that he could say that Zhuo Fei would change his mind at one time, but he didn't expect Zhuo Fei to be so resolute, and after secretly thinking about it in his heart for a while, Guangtian Yiyi continued to speak. "General Zhuo, although the troops you command are very strong, this is Japan after all, and we have tens of millions of people to back it up. If you do not take the initiative to withdraw your troops and leave the empire itself, then we in the Japanese Empire will have no choice but to actively arm the civilians and fight you to the death. ”

"Mr. Hirota, are you threatening me?" Zhuo Fei squinted at Hirota Yiyi, with a thick murderous aura in his words.

"No, no, General Zhuo, this is not a threat, just a kind reminder." Beads of sweat slowly oozed from Guangtian Yiyi's forehead, whether it was Zhuo Fei's eyes looking at him at this time, or the vague anger in his words, all of them made Guangtian Yiyi feel the thick murderous aura released from Zhuo Fei.

"Okay, I don't think there is any need for us to continue talking, you go back and tell the emperor and the cabinet, and in two days, I will order a full-scale attack, and it is up to you to choose whether to fight or surrender." Zhuo Fei seemed to be really angry, stood up and strode away, no longer paying attention to the group of people with a shocked face. Seeing that all his subordinates were looking at him, Hirota could only complain in his heart, how could he blame himself, he didn't say anything excessive just now.

Of course, Hirota didn't say anything excessive, and Zhuo Fei's sudden departure was just a deliberate expression by him, and his purpose was just to put further pressure on the Japanese cabinet. Without waiting for the futile return of Hirota Ichi and others to return to Kyoto, Zhuo Fei had already sent a telegram to Chongqing, and the Chongqing high-level officials who received the telegram immediately began to discuss, and a few hours later, Zhuo Fei received a reply from the Chongqing high-level after discussion.

These days, almost all the newspapers and radio stations in China are full of news about the Chinese expeditionary force's attack on Japan's Honshu Island, and in particular, several radio stations in Chongqing broadcast news about the war against Japan on a rolling basis throughout the day, and the newspapers even published large photos related to it one after another. Today, however, it is different, and the front pages of the major newspapers in China are full of news that the government has once again dispatched one million troops from the country to participate in the war against Japan, and some of these newspapers have even published the numbers of some units in a precise manner.

"Nani? The government of China is going to form a second expeditionary force to attack the empire? The Japanese intelligence officers hiding in China were agitated, especially after they confirmed that the newspaper had published that the troops were gathering in Hangzhou Bay, and the Japanese intelligence officers who had been lurking in China immediately panicked. That's a whole million troops, and if the Chinese government really sends these 1 million troops to the empire itself, the already precarious empire will be in trouble.

The confirmed news was quickly sent to Japan through the radio, and the Japanese cabinet, which heard about it, panicked again, and even Hideki Tojo, who was originally full of confidence, felt that his head was as big as a fight this time. "Ladies and gentlemen, the news that the government of China is going to send one million troops to form a second expeditionary force to attack the empire has been confirmed by our intelligence agents lurking in China. The current situation is very unfavorable to us, and we are gathering everyone today to discuss a strategy to deal with it, whether to go or fight, and I hope that you will express your opinions. ”

The ashen Konoe Fumima was very unwilling, once upon a time it was the empire that pressed China to humiliate itself, but why, this situation has changed dramatically, and the empire is now overwhelmed by the Chinese government. The cabinet members discussed a lot, but they were unable to come up with a valid and feasible decision, and in the end, Konoe Fumima and Hideki Tojo joined forces to decide to send the emperor and the imperial family to the Americas first, accompanied by some government officials.

"Gentlemen, this can only be the case, for the revival of the empire, we can only try our best to send more people away, and those who can't be taken away can only stay in the homeland temporarily." Konoe Fumima's expression looked a little scary, and despite the persuasion of Hideki Tojo and others, Konoe Fumima decided to ask the local forces to take the initiative to attack the squadron to win more time for the transport fleet.

The secret son of the military commander hidden in the Japanese military headquarters quickly sent this shocking news to Zhuo Fei on the radio, and learned that the Japanese cabinet had really made a decision to withdraw from the Americas this time, and Zhuo Fei was overjoyed. "Ladies and gentlemen, our opportunity has come, and according to the latest information we have just received, the Japanese already know that an expeditionary force is being formed in the country. The Japanese Cabinet made a decision yesterday that most of the government departments will withdraw to the Americas with the emperor and the imperial family, and those who remain will fight to the death with us. ”

The officers of the Dangkou Army, who were hurriedly summoned by Zhuo Fei, were still confused, but after hearing the new news reported by Zhuo Fei at this time, everyone couldn't help but cheer. The Dangkou Army is under the umbrella, and the officers who participated in the meeting are Zhuo Fei's confidants, and they naturally know Zhuo Fei's true intention of why he retreated the Dangkou Army to rest. All along, Zhuo Fei has been subtly exerting pressure on the Japanese government, forcing the Japanese government to take the initiative to retreat to the Americas.

After meeting with Hirota, Zhuo Fei had roughly judged the attitude and thoughts of the Japanese government at this time, in the face of the powerful expeditionary force, the Japanese government that was retreating one after another actually wanted to evacuate the mainland, but they still needed an excuse and opportunity to retreat to the Americas. Since the Japanese needed a suitable opportunity, Zhuo Fei planned to create an opportunity for them, so there was the telegram he sent to Chongqing, and the news that Chongqing suddenly decided to form a second expeditionary force with one million troops.

"Of course, that's not fake news, there is indeed a mobilization of troops in the country to prepare for the formation of a second expeditionary force." After giving a new combat order to the Dangkou Army, in the face of Huffman's question, Zhuo Fei came to the truth. "It's just that the newly formed expeditionary force did not come to Japan, and Sir James, the old fox, somehow persuaded Chongqing that Chongqing intends to send the newly formed expeditionary force to fight in the Mediterranean, and I heard that Zifu ** will also participate in the war when the time comes."

Huffman's wife is Jewish, and according to Jewish teaching, Huffman's children should also be considered Jews, and Zhuo Fei told the news to Huffman at this time, because he wanted to pass the news on to all Jewish employees in the umbrella system through Huffman. Whether the Jews were restored smoothly or not had nothing to do with the umbrella from the moment they left it. But in the existing system of the umbrella, there are still more than 300,000 Jews serving the umbrella, both public and private, and Zhuo Fei did not think of hiding the news from Hefman.

Zhuo Fei gave an order, and the Dangkou army that had withdrawn from the front line to rest and recuperate simply withdrew directly to the tightly sealed Shikoku Island, and the Japanese army on Honshu Island only knew that Zhuo Fei had withdrawn the Dangkou army, but they didn't know that the Dangkou army that had withdrawn to Shikoku Island was actively preparing for war and had already targeted Mie Prefecture, which was across the sea from Aichi Prefecture. There were still a large number of troops and civilians in the Japanese mainland, and Zhuo Fei did not think about taking Kyoto directly in one step, and Mie Prefecture, which was across the sea from Aichi Prefecture and located in the middle of Honshu Island, naturally became the next target of the Dangkou army.