Han Li was very comfortable, and after New Year's Day, he didn't deal with any fortifications, and handed it over to the chief butler Long Wenwen, who was now more and more familiar with all this.

What he did was like a fish in water, and he changed from evil to sanctimonious.

That's right.

Many times, Long Wenwen had to receive those visitors with dignity, representatives of various provinces, and all kinds of things were handed over to him anyway.

Not really.

In the battle of Shanghai, not only the Japanese army was annihilated, but also a large number of munitions, pistols, machine guns, and artillery were captured.

New divisions were formed.

Twenty thousand men could be drawn from the captives, that is, two divisions.

Firearms, artillery, enough.

Han Li agreed, forming an artillery division and a machine gun division, and this time, Long Wenwen was busy training and reorganizing.

It can be regarded as digesting some beneficial effects after the battle internally.

As for the defeated Japanese army, it is not very good, it can be said that it has been completely confused and completely dumbfounded. After the destruction of the fleet and the Air Force.

The whole of Japan was silent in an instant.

I don't know what to do anymore.

That's why I haven't heard from me for a long time, because I was completely shocked by such news.

Of course.

The Marine War Department was so noisy that everyone couldn't do it.

The three major fleets, one submarine fleet, and a thousand Zero fighters were all wiped out.

So that the Department of Marine War has no way of hiding its face to contact the Admiralty.

disgraced, the only way to shirk responsibility is to shirk each other's responsibilities.

Therefore, it is impossible to give a report to explain why the defeat took place, and the defeat was as terrible.

Finally.

Tojo Hideki couldn't bear it, stood up, presided over the meeting in person, looked at the generals on his left and right, looked at the pillars, and asked scrutinically: "The failure of Matsui Ishine and Terauchi Shouichi is not accidental, who can tell me now why this is." Why did the soldiers of the empire suffer so many casualties, more than 400,000 before and after, these 400,000 are the backbone of the imperial army, they didn't come, there should be a reason after all. ”

"Hey!"

The generals nodded immediately.

One of the generals got up and said: "This mysterious unit of the Chinese soldiers is well-equipped, whether it is a single soldier or a large area of attacking fortifications, it is the world's first-class, no, it is super world-class, take the guns we got, it is far beyond the weapons used by the imperial soldiers, of course, we are already researching and copying, and more than that, they have a bombing helicopter that can fly at low altitudes, which has not been done before, so the ground forces will be mercilessly slaughtered without the support of the air force, There is simply no way to cope, so to speak, completely helpless, and this is the main reason for the defeat of the army, and this is the main reason for such heavy losses. ”

"Is it just a matter of equipment?"

Hideki Tojo looked around.

The generals nodded seriously, "Yes, that's the reason, the enemy's firepower is too fierce. ”

"The main thing is the appearance of helicopter gunships, which instantly lost the balance of the war, I have a lot of photos here, he is nearly dozens of meters long, like an air tank, so he can carry a large number of burning *** for airdropping, those napalm is not difficult to make, but now all the planes in the world cannot be airdropped, so, our army does not have any preparation when fighting, when the air supremacy is lost, the other side will overwhelmingly dispatch armed helicopters for airdrops, I have the latest news, their armed helicopters are more than 3,000, Or even more, so in the future, if there is no air supremacy, you can't go to war, or you will be sent to death. ”

"Send to death?!"

Hideki Tojo was furious, "The soldiers of the empire have been trained for many years, and our army is civilized with artillery fire, can't our army think of a way to deal with artillery fire?" ”

He knew how powerful the gunship was, but he didn't want to get such news from these people again, because if they said it, it would mean that there was no way.

“······”

One by one, they were speechless.

There's really no way.

Only one of the generals said seriously: "Only by mastering air supremacy can we eliminate it." ”

"But the other side has completely restrained the Empire's proud Zero fighter in the Air Force, even if it sends three thousand or four thousand, it will not be able to match it, then, without air supremacy, the Empire's land force will not be able to move an inch."

"Prime Minister, that's basically the case."

One by one, they bow their heads by default.

The huge difference in equipment made it impossible for the Japanese army to face the opponent head-on, and only to be burned alive.

They had already seen in the newspapers of Europe the tragic situation of countless Japanese soldiers burned to death, one by one, tens of thousands of people were burned alive together.

It's miserable, hell on earth.

Moreover, the 400,000 ground troops lost now are basically burned to death, which makes these cold-blooded war criminals unable to do it.

At this time, there were still a million heroes in the Japanese army headquarters, and there were still enough forces to put on the battlefield.

But is it necessary?

Most of them will still die.

And he was burned alive.

Is that okay?

This group of generals has been arguing since the defeat of Shanghai, and they have been accusing each other, and the responsibility is not why they were defeated, but they have not understood the strength of the other party at all, so they launched the war.

So, now you can't win?

Who's responsible?

Hideki Tojo is definitely bearing the brunt.

But no one dares to say it.

Hideki Tojo saw that this was the case, and understood in his heart that the Marine War Department had been arguing for so long, but it was useless, and he was very helpless in his heart, so he had to say with temporary relief: "The naval level has already sent submarines to explore the reality of the other side's navy, the three major fleets, close to a hundred warships, the foundation of the country, if the message is that it cannot be matched, then it can only withdraw from North China, rely on Manchuria, and continue to fight." ”

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

The meaning of this is simple.

The army has been unable to fight with others, and if it is fighting, it is also sent to death.

At this point, it's up to the Navy.

Japan's army and navy have always been estranged and look down on each other, and the Pearl Harbor incident after this is an example, but at this time, the army's successive casualties have made the Marine War Department deeply unconfident.

One by one, they are not emphasizing authority, they are not speaking.

Only one general said in a slightly low voice: "There are still about 200,000 imperial soldiers in our army in the North China battlefield, what should I do?" ”

Hideki Tojo looked at this atmosphere, which was not very good, so he got up and said: "The descendants of the great god of Rizhao will not sink here, since the first war with the Qing Dynasty in 1894, our empire has never been defeated, this time, it will not, we must do our best and continue to wait for the opportunity." ”

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

Finally, I found some masks.

Of course, the situation is changing.

At this time, an army lieutenant general got up and said: "I heard that the mysterious general Han Li has driven the tank into the French Concession, and also shot the bailiff, and there was a violent friction with the French, well, Prime Minister, can you contact France, although our country's foreign policy has always been Britain and Germany, but at this time France may become our powerful helper." ”

"This matter is not your responsibility, your mission is to fight."

Hideki Tojo snorted.

The people were silent.

And how could Hideki Tojo not know this kind of information, and he had already contacted France.

France was already preparing for war, and although they had seen Han Li's strength, under domestic pressure, the pride of the French Republic still made them want to fight with it and try the truth.

But they are not willing to cooperate with Japan, because Japan is a blatant aggression and a blatant fascist, and France, although it is not a good date.

But at this moment, they only take the reason.

It was the Chinese troops who crossed the border first, so they didn't want to cooperate with Japan anymore, that would make them invaders.

The world is changing.

It is now the 20th century, not the 19th century, so Japan and France have had several contacts and have reached reunification.

Hideki Tojo naturally couldn't say this to the generals of the Marine War Department at this level, so that their minds would leave the battlefield and think about other things.

At this time, he was not making a word.

Because he was going to the naval headquarters to inquire about the information he had received, if he could no longer compete with the other party at sea, then it would be a big problem.

The homeland will be threatened.

This is what Hideki Tojo is most concerned about at this time.

If the war against China fails, he will be blamed, and even cause trouble to the empire, and his resignation is a trivial matter, and he is naturally worried deep down.

Left the Marine War Department.

Prepare non-stop for the war that follows.