On the one hand, he said that the war in Central Asia was progressing to a critical moment, and that there must be no hesitation or transfer of troops, and on the other hand, he believed that now was not the time to use troops on a large scale against Japan, and that it would be enough to dispatch 1 to 20,000 troops at once, regardless of victory or defeat, but that the troops in the Far East should be put on the highest alert -- although he judged that this was not the starting point of the Japanese attack. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

What made Stalin laugh and cry the most was that Zhukov actually thought that the 10-15% transit fee was reasonable, but his reason sounded more connotative and sleek than Vasilevsky's: "The comrades on the intelligence front revealed that Germany has deployed submarines to Japan, and if we are not willing to pay this transit fee, Germany will definitely use materials as a means to bribe Japan to provide a base for breaking diplomatic relations, and the losses will be further increased at that time, so it is better to satisfy Japan's greed and let it escort our army, and the lesser of the two evils is ......."

In the final analysis, before the present inability to start a war with Japan, it is only possible to temporarily endure and appease Japan, and Zhukov specifically pointed out that Vladivostok and the Soviet port must not be destroyed, otherwise even if there are supplies at that time, they will not be able to unload.

After soliciting the opinions of the Politburo, most of the people agreed with the statement of "prudence"; on the one hand, they demanded that the Japanese side punish those responsible, and on the other hand, they expressed temporary restraint, and Stalin could only pinch his nose and give the order to fight without announcing it, and the Soviet Army in the Far East was ordered to send one army to attack the Kwantung Army, and as a result, the battle ran into trouble at the beginning - the Japanese army had a lot of 75mm anti-tank guns in their hands, and then there were many No. 3 assault guns, and the Soviet armored units encountered unprecedented resistance and could not move. And the air force units that took off were also intercepted by Japanese fighters. Although the BF-109 had short legs, it was very competent in defending important places, and the Kwantung Army had built several radar stations against the Soviet Union, so it was clear about the situation in person. Umezu Mijiro, who rushed back to Shinkyo to take office, reported to Tokyo about the enemy situation on the front line and asked for additional assistance.

It was not until the morning of the next day that King Minoru Higashikunomiya and Ishihara Waner learned about the matter between the navy and the Soviet side, and they were so angry that they scolded the navy red deer, but as soon as they scolded a few words, Ishihara Waner stopped scolding, because a staff officer handed him a note, saying that it was sent by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the list of materials stipulated in the Japan-Germany material support treaty to be sent to the army will be delivered soon.

"It's not small." Looking at the equipment and quantity on the list, King Minoru Higashikurenomiya sighed, "The Germans are under this blood, and now even I believe that Tsukahara has received political donations......"

"No, what about the seized supplies?" Ishihara tapped the table lightly and analyzed, "This is the preferential conditions of the German side, and the interception of materials is a windfall in itself, and the navy can't just use the army as a gunman, but the benefits are taken by themselves, and they have to spit out some of them." ”

"I'll make a call to the Military Command Department...... "King Minoru Higashikure immediately reacted, nodded repeatedly, "At least 30% of us will be divided!" ”

Just as he was about to pick up the microphone and dial, a staff officer suddenly rushed in in shock: "Oh no, the navy personnel is in shock!" ”

"What?"

"Your Majesty has just issued an edict to remove Admiral Horikichi from his post as commander of the Combined Fleet......"

"Huh?" King Minoru Higashikuremiya and Ishihara Waner were dumbfounded, "What's going on?" ”

"I heard that Admiral Hori sent a fleet to hijack the Soviet ship......"

As soon as the staff officer said a word, he was interrupted by Ishihara Waner: "Don't talk nonsense, it's an American ship." ”

"Yes, yes, it's an American ship!" The staff officer wiped his sweat and said, "I heard that he mobilized the fleet without going through the Military Command Department, and he also quarreled with His Royal Highness King Fushimi Miyahiro Gong, the chief of the Military Command Department, who was so angry that he was hospitalized, and Hori refused to resign, in order to give an explanation to the Soviet side, His Majesty had to issue this edict and let him be a full-time military counselor, and Admiral Hori is estimated to be edicted......"

"Your Highness, please give Yamamoto a call, what the hell is going on, why is the Navy like this?"

King Minoru Higashikure picked up the phone and complained to Yamamoto: "What kind of trouble are you guys doing...... Now it's a war wow! Let's be united...... The army is not arguing with the navy now, why is the navy quarreling with itself? Admiral Horikichi returned from a great victory, why did you remove him from his position? Don't prevaricate me with the name of a military senator, that's for the elderly......"

Yamamoto Fifty-six smiled bitterly: "Your Highness, I don't want to either, why don't you persuade His Royal Highness, the Chief of the Military Command Department, to resign or persuade His Majesty to withdraw his order?" ”

"I ...... Never mind. As soon as King Minoru Higashikunomiya remembered the imperial military order given by Hirohito, he instinctively objected, "How dare I put my hand on the navy, I'm impatient...... However, those supplies are part of us, and you can't take them, the burden is on our backs, the Soviet army is attacking the Kwantung Army, and the front line needs assistance. ”

"Your Highness, Horikichi has already agreed with General Umezu, you can ask the Kwantung Army directly."

"Nonsense!" King Minoru Higashikurenomiya put down the phone and commented, and then said, "Umezu, this kid is tricky enough, and he is quietly connected with the fleet, no, I have to ask clearly." ”

Half an hour later, the telegram came, and Umezu told the inside story very frankly, saying that the Kwantung Army was "passively involved", and said that the navy would probably give half of the supplies about 25-280,000 tons, and the navy said that it was escorting ships to come, and the army aviation reconnoitred and found that what was said was true.

Ishihara stared at the map and thought: "Don't go to Kwantung Prefecture to go ashore, go directly to Korea to land and then transport it to Manchuria by rail." Tell Umezu to give him 200,000 tons, leave 5-80,000 tons for the North Korean army, and don't give him the reinforcements and materials he wants, let him base himself on his own strength to repel the harassment of the Soviet army, and never allow him to advance north, this kind of thing is not an example! ”

"What's next?" King Minoruhiko of Higashikurenomiya laughed, "You're a good talker. ”

"The wood is already in the boat, and besides, we have taken so much cheap, of course we can only take it lightly, can we also learn from the Military Command Department to mess up the Kwantung Army, do you want Manchuria anymore?" Ishihara said sincerely, "Your Highness, we should be a little more tolerant of the front line, as long as we do not violate the strategy and the overall direction, we can deeply implement the instructions of the base camp, and we must help them fight for them as much as possible if we have interests." Horikichi risked his reputation to give money, cars, and things to his subordinates, what did he want? We can't learn this, but we can loosen up other aspects. ”

"Yes, yes." King Minoru Higashikuremiya said the mantra again as usual, "Very good, very good, I agree with everything you say, just do it according to your opinion." However, is the strength of the Kwantung Army enough? Don't be like Normenhan and don't dare to report to Tokyo. ”

"No, this time the Soviet army will not be able to take advantage, unless they don't want it on the Eastern Front." Ishihara relieved him, "The war in Europe is fierce, the Soviet army is retreating one after another, and General Horiyoshi also sees the opportunity to fight the autumn wind of the Russians; What's more, the Manchurian defense line has been operating for many years, and the Tiger Head Fortress is the top priority, how can it not be stopped? However, there is one thing that must be guaranteed in any case, that the situation must not be allowed to advance northward, and that the situation must not be allowed to expand, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable, and you and Commander Umezu must make this clear......

King Minoru of the Higashikure Palace nodded: "Of course, of course, I will send him a telegram so that he doesn't get dizzy." ”

After receiving the telegram from the General Staff Headquarters, especially after seeing the words "not to make an example" and "distribute 50,000-80,000 tons to the Korean army", Umezu Mijiro smiled meaningfully: "Vice Minister Ishihara is really an understanding person, very good, very good!" The Kwantung Army resolutely obeyed His Highness's wise decision. ”

After receiving the warning telegram from King Minoru Higashikunomiya, Umezu Mijiro smiled even more: the base camp is similar to him, everyone is cautious, just fight the Russians in the autumn wind, and now this polar bear still has some strength, at least wait for the Germans to drain their blood before they can do it, and there is no need to rush at all.

Everyone understands that Ishihara Waner used 5-80,000 tons of materials at the cost of saving Umezu Mijiro the worries of "colluding in private" and "cutting first and then playing", which is of course beneficial to the Kwantung Army, and after the North Korean Army took 5-80,000 tons of materials for no reason, it will also be grateful to Tokyo. Ishihara has been in the center for a long time, and he has begun to work vertically and horizontally, no longer messing around like before, and learning to handle all aspects of the relationship smoothly. Soon after, the governor of North Korea, Koiso Kuniaki, also sent a telegram, expressing his "resolute support for and implementation of the policy of the base camp."

It's the same thing, but here in the army there are no waves, and here in the navy there are turbulent waves.

The order for personnel adjustment was soon sent to the fleet, and everyone, especially the young Zhuang faction below Nakasa, was in an uproar, they did not take the hijacking of the US-aided ships seriously at all, but thought that Horiyoshi's move had a great contribution to the country: the acquisition of more than 600,000 tons of materials and more than 40 ships in good condition was not a small amount, and they were all about to catch up with the results of the previous joint fleet's hard work in Europe for more than half a year, and it was enough to build several aircraft carriers! thought that this was completely a personal vendetta and personal revenge of King Fushimi Gong, and they all shouted to go to the book and collectively retain the chief.

Hori Yoshiyun smiled lightly: "I understand the intentions of all the monarchs, but since Your Majesty has an order, it is natural for the courtiers to obey it, which is the way to be loyal to the monarch and patriotic...... After the new governor takes office, you must continue to fulfill your duties and serve the country bravely! ”

"Gentlemen, please!" He bowed to everyone, and then left the bridge without looking back, and the commander tower was crying.

On December 16, 1943, Horiyoshi stepped down from his post as commander of the Combined Fleet, and was succeeded the next day by the governor of Yokosuka Shofu and Shiro Kawako.

After Kazukawa took office, a series of orders for personnel adjustments were issued like water: General Koga Mineichi, the deputy head of the Military Command Department, stepped down and replaced Kazukawa Kokoshiro as the head of Yokosuka Town; Fushimi Palace's confidant, the current director of the Military Affairs Bureau, and Vice Admiral Ito Junichi, who served as the chief of staff of the Combined Fleet, served as the deputy chief of the Military Command Department, due to the hospitalization of King Fushimi Palace Hiroko, in fact, Ito Junichi temporarily took charge of the Military Command Department, and the relationship between him and King Fushimi Palace is very similar to that between Ishihara Waner and King Minoru Higashikuremi, but unfortunately Ito Hiroichi is not as capable as Ishihara Waner, and King Fushimi Palace Bogong does not trust him as unreservedly as King Minoru of Higashikuremi, and many things are still made up of his own mind; Fukurushi succeeded Ito as head of the Military Affairs Bureau.