"First, please Your Highness issue a warning to the Soviet Union with a tough attitude, our army will cross the border and fight back......" As soon as someone was about to object, he was immediately stopped by King Minoru of the Higashikure Palace, "Don't make trouble, listen to Ishihara-kun." Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"Second, ask the German side to send a military observer mission, it is better to let the Russians know that they are here, and the rank should not be too low, at least get a lieutenant general; Thirdly, the Kwantung Army should mobilize, secretly assemble, and hoard supplies, especially the new tank brigades, and organize them as soon as possible to scare the Russians -- there must be Soviet spies in Manchuria, and they will know the movements of our troops; Fourth, planes should fly to wherever the position is important, but they should not really misfire. Fifth, if possible, let the navy cooperate and conduct a landing exercise, and the results should be more realistic......

Ishihara said with a smile: "In this way, the Soviet army thought that our army would soon abandon the Soviet-Japanese neutrality treaty and cooperate with the German army to flank them, not only did they not dare to transfer troops from the Far East to Europe, but on the contrary, they might have to send reinforcements from Europe, and the confidence in diplomatic negotiations would be insufficient, which restrained the Red Army's energy and supported the European battlefield." Envoy Col is a smart person, so he naturally knows how much this move is worth, and we won't do it if it's less than 200 million marks! Then there will be another 300 million marks in the country, so that there will be 500 million marks. Of course, the price can be shouted a little higher during the negotiation, and the price can be asked all over the sky and the money can be repaid on the spot! It's just that the bottom line should be at least 200 million. ”

Everyone immediately discussed, 500 million marks, you can buy 800 Tiger tanks, and buy more than 2,000 vehicles for No. 4, of course, it is impossible to buy tanks alone, aircraft, artillery, other materials, supporting equipment are needed, and consumables and parts are also prepared, but after calculation, it is very optimistic, and there is no problem at all with the new expansion of 2 tank divisions (only the cost of heavy equipment, excluding light equipment and personnel). If it is not used to expand the number of new troops, it will probably be possible to improve the equipment and combat effectiveness of 10-12 divisions and regiments.

"Well, that's a good idea! The Kwantung Army moved its legs, said a few hard words, put on a posture, burned a little gasoline, and 200 million marks were steadily earned. Tada Jun patted his thigh, "It's worthy of Ishihara-kun, and he has a bad stomach." ”

Ishihara rolled his eyes: "Are you so boastful?" ”

"I think so." King Minoru Higashikuremiya also agreed.

However, Shimomura raised an objection: "What if the Soviet side misjudges the situation and really fights us?" This is no joke. ”

"Yes, it's okay to bluff, but it's troublesome to make it real." King Minoru Higashikurenomiya, who had just been full of joy, suddenly calmed down again, and he turned his gaze to Ishihara and waited for the latter to explain.

"First of all, you can look at the direction of the wind these days, if the Soviet Union is unwilling to declare war on us after suffering losses, then it goes without saying anyway, there is only one word, fight! Secondly, if Stalin is not willing to defeat and continues to increase his forces to attack but fights without declaring or fighting, then we will continue to attack head-on -- in this case, it is entirely appropriate to seek some benefits from the German side, after all, if one more Russian dies here, the Soviet-German front will face one less Russian, and the Germans will have to reward us even if they contribute money; Again, Stalin chose to calm down and swallow his anger, and he had to catch up with the threat -- the navy also raised 50% of the transit fee, and we must take the same position with the navy! The USSR is now taking care of itself, and if it does not take this opportunity, when will it knock? ”

The logical basis for supporting Ishihara's judgment is that the Soviet Union was beaten badly in Europe, and the channels for receiving US aid were closed one after another, so he was completely too busy to take care of himself, and it was unlikely that he would turn back to find Japan's bad luck, and this was the strategic basis for his speculation; Of course, he had also heard the intelligence that the Soviet Union and Germany were secretly making peace, but he thought that this was not enough to prompt Stalin to turn his attention and focus to the east, because even if the Soviet Union and Germany ceased fighting, would the Russian Liberation Army and a group of Eastern European brothers still be eyeing each other? In case this side has just been fought with Japan, and the Axis on that side tears up the treaty and kills it again - according to the personality of the Führer (Hoffmann in Berlin rolled his eyes in anger, am I so bad in reputation?). ）； Last but not least, after the Japanese army stopped its large-scale military operations in China, and now that the US forces in Nanyang were subdued by the Japanese Navy and did not dare to move in disorder, only one of the Indian troops was really fighting, and in addition, there was a steady stream of European resources, and there was a complete surplus of military resources, so that the Kwantung Army and the Soviet Red Army could fight a dozen battles, and the 10, 200,000, or even 300,000 troops could be engaged in a battle.

When everyone heard this, they felt that it was very reasonable, the battle of the Kwantung Army was not over, and it was completely possible to take one step at a time, and it was appropriate to get in touch with the German side first to get some benefits, as for the transit fee, it was a little exciting to think about it -- Nima, this is lying down to collect money, the navy is tricky, and the roadblock robbery can be said to be so elegant, no wonder it is so rich, and the army's face is still not thick enough in comparison.

"In addition, at the same time, Coco will test the bottom line of Russia, see the combat readiness of their Far East and the combat effectiveness of their troops, and see if there is really an opportunity to take advantage of it in the future, and swallow Siberia in one fell swoop, at least the island of Huatai should occupy the whole territory; I also have a concern that the Soviet-German armistice, Russia is likely to lose the eastern corner of the harvest and will come to attack Manchuria, and now knock on the mountain and shock the tiger in advance, so that they can carefully weigh the risks and costs of all-round development with us, and prevent Stalin from misjudging the situation and taking risks. ”

"Ishihara-kun's business is getting better and better."

"This routine is still learned by Admiral Hori, how good he is at fighting and doing business, I have studied the battles he commanded, and I have almost never done a loss-making transaction, often showing strength to strength, showing weakness to weakness, the combined fleet is full of food, almost can't fill the bowl to overflow, which naval officer and soldier came back from Europe with him is not promoted to make a fortune?" Ishihara Waner sighed, "But such a capable person, now he is being squeezed out to protect himself, it is difficult to be a man, and it is even more difficult to be an official in Japan, and it is even more difficult to do something without offending people......

These words aroused a sigh from everyone, everyone generally has a good impression of Hori Yiji, not to mention the rest, the United Fleet has just returned, and the first thing is to send equipment to the garrisons of the South Sea islands (whether sea or land) to strengthen firepower, so that the specific implementation of Kurita Keno has won the reputation of "Lieutenant General of Sending Weapons", how many people accept this feeling? In terms of India's dispatch of troops, the Combined Fleet is even more concerned, not only with strong support from ordnance, but also with four German Marine Corps brigades to help with free "labor", so that the war process is very smooth, otherwise these hundreds of tons of gold can be obtained so quickly? Then the Kwantung Army, the Korean Army, and the Chinese Dispatch Army have now all reaped the benefits. It's okay to scold the navy red deer, but there is really no front-line army general who scolds the general Hori for the red deer, otherwise it would be too unconscionable.

Because it involves King Fushimi Palace Hiroko, King Minoru of Higashikure Palace, who is also a member of the imperial family, is not easy to comment publicly, so he had to change the topic and said: "If this matter is done, I think Ishihara-kun's military rank can also be moved, he has done so many things in more than a year, why can't he be a general?" In terms of seniority, it's almost up to wow! ”

Hearing the prince speak, a bunch of people immediately began to congratulate Admiral Ishihara, and even Shimomura Ding, who was not yet a general but was older than Ishihara Waner (and King Minoru Higashikurenomiya were classmates of the Army Non-commissioned Officer School, one year higher than Ishihara) also sincerely agreed. The reason why this army top brass is so harmonious is that a group of friends and cronies are in power. Ishihara Waner is the person of King Nobuhiko of Higashikunomiya Minoru, Lu Xiang Tada Jun is a friend of Ishihara and even the appointment was recommended by Ishihara, and the vice minister of the army is a classmate of King Minoruko Higashikunomiya, and they are a group of Ishihara in the Army Non-commissioned Officer School - the cadets of the Army Non-commissioned Officer School are kneaded together in different grades, Ishihara is the 21st period, and the Higashikure Palace Minoru King and Shimomura are both in the 20th period, plus they are all the best and influential figures among the students in the same period, which is too familiar to be familiar.

In Shimomura's view, Ishihara is Ishihara in the end, and the results of his work over the past year are obvious to all: From the adjustment of strategic principles -- the orderly withdrawal of troops from Chinese mainland -- to the acquisition of resources and the readjustment of armaments, remarkable results have been achieved, and for the first time the Japanese Army has begun to lead the Japanese Army in the direction of modernization.

Only Ishihara shook his head in his heart: Horiki Yoshiichi shot dozens of ships and hundreds of thousands of tons of supplies, the clouds were light and the wind was light, and he was also lost his position; I only had 200 million marks when I made a move, and I was already able to become a general, and the army's vision was too low. Fortunately, the army is used to it, the starting point is too low, and it will always get better slowly.

Just like submachine guns, the army used to have a concept that it was too bullet-consuming and too lazy to equip it, and of course, the poor effect of the 100-type submachine gun developed by Japan itself was also the main reason. However, after picking up the German-made MP-38 \ Soviet Bobosha \ American Thomson submachine gun from Europe, the level of army submachine gun equipment has suddenly increased by several levels, and all officers agree to increase the intensive firepower of close combat. So several ordnance factories tried to imitate the production again, but they were all stopped by Ishihara, and the reason made everyone stunned at first: the imported goods are so cheap and the supply is large, why not buy them and make them yourself? Don't have a concept of cost and time in your head yet? After careful calculation, I think it is very correct, compared with these imported goods, the price performance of the 100-type submachine gun is at the bottom, but the price is more than twice as expensive, and it is stupid to make it.

In addition to submachine guns, the light weapons of some front-line divisions and regiments of the army have also begun to be upgraded, no longer a combination of 38 big covers + crooked handle machine guns, but gradually replaced with a 7.7mm 99 rifle and light machine gun combination. In order to speed up production, Ishihara even decisively stopped the production line of the 38 big cover and the crooked handle machine gun and forced the production to change. This approach is not unrecognizable, but it is not dismissive for Ishihara, whose prestige is in high esteem. As for the old rifles that were obsolete, except for a batch of them for training in the rear, all the rest were sold to China along with other infantry weapons collected from Europe, and both the Kuomintang and the Communist Party and the warlord forces rushed to buy them.