Although there is no saying that Japan will be defeated in the future, it is common sense that Matsui Taikuro, who is the chief of the general staff of the dispatch army and a lieutenant general of the Japanese army, should not say such things.

But in fact, the top generals of the Japanese army are not fools, they have their own judgments about the war situation, or even fools understand that maybe the US military will pay a heavy price in the future, but Japan is indeed going to lose this war.

Ishihara once persuaded Koiso Kuniaki to give up the fight and exchange the existing capital for some better conditions, and the United States was not willing to lose too much, but the base camp did not adopt the so-called "achievements" of giving up ****, like a red-eyed gambler.

In order to cope with the tense situation in which the Mariana Islands had fallen and the US troops were not far from Japan, Japan put forward the slogan of total warfare and set up on 4 August the "Supreme War Guidance Council," which combined its base camp with the government, as the supreme decision-making body for war, and its members were composed of six members: the prime minister, the foreign minister, the land minister, the sea minister, the chief of staff, and the chief of military orders.

On the same day, an order was issued for the General Armed Forces of the People's Republic of China to conduct bamboo gun training for a decisive battle against the US forces on the mainland, and schoolchildren in large and medium-sized cities were evacuated en masse to mountainous areas and rural areas.

On 23 August, Japan promulgated the "Apprenticeship Order," which stipulates that all young people must participate in military factories to produce weapons and build defenses along the Pacific coast, otherwise they will be punished.

The reason why Matsui Taijiulang looked at Chen Mingxiang differently was also because Chen Mingxiang's Huatong Trading Company had made great contributions to the logistics and military support of the Japanese army, and at its peak, it accounted for 30% of the total amount of foreign materials in Shanghai.

Although Chen Mingxiang only played a role in connecting the Japanese army and the Military Command Bureau, and basically did things such as transshipment and making money on the difference, it cannot be denied that he could not find a random person and get the full cooperation of the Military Command Bureau.

In addition, Chen Mingxiang has always been very respectful to him, and he never forgets to give him a heart during the New Year's holidays, Matsui Taijiulang also feels that he should give a proper hint, after all, if the war is lost, Japan will not be able to keep these friends, and it will be difficult to protect itself!

"Your Excellency, thank you for taking special care of me, I will always remember it, but I think that things have not yet suffered to this extent, the empire still occupies the whole of Southeast Asia and most of China, and the army of millions of troops still has the ability to fight."

"As long as the lines of communication are opened, the French Indochina region and the Indo-Burma region can still be in the hands of the enemy, although the US military has broken the absolute defensive circle, but the local power is very strong, maybe the US army's own casualties exceed its ability to bear, and the empire will have a chance to turn around at that time." Chen Mingxiang said.

What can he say? As long as Japan has not declared defeat, or that the war has not been completely over, it is his instinct as a strategic agent to show confidence in Japan at all times.

He said such things now, there is no psychological barrier, it is all for the purpose of carrying out the task!

"The empire has ordered General Yamashita Fengwen to form the 14th Front Army in Filipinobin, the 35th Army has six infantry divisions and three mixed brigades, and the 41st Army has six infantry divisions, one mixed brigade and one tank division. Matsui Taikuro said.

After the capture of the Mariana Islands, Admiral Nimitz, commander-in-chief of the US Pacific Fleet, suggested attacking Taiwan Island and blocking the Japanese troops in the Philippines so that the Allies could control the sea routes connecting Japan and South Asia and cut off Japan's ties with the South Asian garrison.

General MacArthur, commander-in-chief of the Pacific Theater, advocated that US troops should land in the Philippines, a country that is also located on Japan's lifeline.

"Secretary Mo, it seems that Jinling, the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, is more watery and soil than Shanghai, and I haven't seen it for a few days, it is becoming more and more beautiful and moving, it really makes me feel excited!" Chen Mingxiang said with a smile.

At about ten o'clock in the morning of the next day, Chen Mingxiang called Chen Gongbo, saying that he had come to Jinling, and Chen Gongbo asked him to go directly to No. 64 Beiping Road.

Waiting in front of the door was Mo Guokang, Chen Gongbo's personal secretary and lover, the security around this residence was heavily guarded, and he could not come and go at will without Mo Guokang's leadership.

"You, you know how to lie to women by saying nice things, but I heard that the two sisters of the He family were fascinated by you, and even Jinling didn't come, and now they are lying to me again, women will believe it!" Mo Guokang also said with a smile.

Under the leadership of Mo Guokang, Chen Mingxiang arrived at Residence No. 64, Chen Gongbo was already waiting for him in the living room drinking tea, and he was still holding a thread-bound book in his hand.

"The dean is very elegant, not at work, accompanied by a beauty like Secretary Mo at home, a cup of fragrant tea and a book, life is very chic!" Chen Mingxiang said after sitting down.

"Alas, a chic fart, this is also forced to have no choice, the General Headquarters of the Dispatch Army and the Mei Organ chase me for food and supplies every day, especially Shibayama Kaneshiro, these days like crazy, I don't bother to pay attention to him!" Chen Gongbo said.

In addition to weapons and equipment, all the daily necessities of the various units of the dispatched army had to be obtained locally from the occupied areas, and the central China region naturally had to find the Wang puppet government to undertake it.

It is also reasonable to send the General Headquarters of the Army and the Mei organ to find Chen Gongbo, who asked you to act as Wang Jingwei in all his positions, and is the current leader of Wang's puppet government?

But the current situation, so Chen Gongbo can only find an excuse to hide, all parts of central China are suffering from food shortages, especially in big cities like Shanghai and Jinling, the financial aspect depends on the issuance of central reserve bonds to live, even if he can get a little material, his own family has to live, right?

It's not that the Japanese army doesn't know what the situation is in Central China, but they have no way to solve it, so they can only force him to find a way.

As for Chen Gongbo, holding the method of giving a little less is a little, squeezing toothpaste and dragging it, he is only an acting position now, and he has not yet become a regular!

"You don't have to worry about Kanshiro Shibayama, I will return to Japan at the end of the month, it is said that I will serve as the vice minister of the Ministry of War, and the new head of the agency is Lieutenant General Yazaki Kanju, who has been transferred from the Governor's Office of Minato City to the Mei Agency, and it should be there in the next two days." Chen Mingxiang said.