Hirohito gasped and said, "Imperial Uncle Ancestor, Tojo-san, this is a strategic-level artillery!" The appearance of this kind of artillery will completely change the trend of the Sino-Japanese war! ”

"Hello!" "Judging from the actual combat effect of the Tianchang Campaign, this bazooka can indeed be called a strategic-level artillery, because its advantages are too obvious compared to the 92 infantry artillery, mountain artillery or field howitzers, but it is a little too early to say that it can change the trend of the Sino-Japanese war." Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Hideki Tojo also nodded and said: "What His Highness said is extremely true, after all, we don't know the exact parameters of the bazooka now, such as how many kilometers is its effective range?" What is the maximum shot height? What is the thickness of the armor piercing? It is not advisable to jump to conclusions without knowing these exact parameters. ”

"Stupid!" Hirohito said very unceremoniously, "Tojo-san, you are stupid!" ”

After a pause, Hirohito said angrily: "As far as the performance of the bazooka in the Battle of Tianchang is concerned, it has already shown the potential of strategic-level artillery, and it has already posed a mortal threat to the imperial army!" Bazookas can hit turrets, tanks, and planes, isn't this a deadly threat? So what does it mean to be a deadly threat? ”

Hideki Tojo was not so easy to convince, and said with a pause: "Your Majesty, although the bazooka showed lethal power in the Battle of Tencho, it is not objective to say that it can change the trend of the Sino-Japanese war, because the bazooka consumes rockets, and the Dameishan Independent Regiment cannot independently produce rockets, or to be precise, they cannot produce the key component of rockets, that is, the fuse!" ”

Hirohito frowned and said, "Fuse? ”

"Hello, fuse." Hideki Tojo paused, saying, "Not long ago, the Nakamura organ intercepted a batch of fuzes ordered by the Dameishan Independent Regiment from the United States in Shanghai, but unfortunately, this batch of fuzes eventually crashed into the East China Sea along with the transport plane, but this shows that the Dameishan Independent Regiment could not produce its own fuzes and had to import them from the United States. ”

Hirohito bowed his head lightly and said: "In other words, as long as we control the source of the fuse and prevent the fuse from flowing into Dameishan, then the rockets of the Dameishan Independent Regiment will be used one less than one shot, until there are no more rockets in the end?" And then the bazooka equipped with the Dameishan Independent Regiment will become a burning stick, right? ”

"Hello." Hideki Tojo paused, "Your Majesty Mingjian." ”

"Yo Si." Hirohito nodded happily and said, "The Battle of Tianchang was defeated, and the blockade line against the Damei Mountains was actually broken. But after listening to Tojo-san's words, I thought that the blockade must not only continue, but also be strengthened in an all-round way! ”

After a pause, Hirohito said: "In addition to building blockade ditches and strongholds around Dameishan to carry out a visible blockade, it is also necessary to implement an invisible blockade in the occupied area, cut off all strategic materials, and not allow any materials that can be used for military purposes to flow into Dameishan, so that it will not be long before the Dameishan Independent Regiment will be in trouble due to lack of materials, and this imperial enemy will not be worried." ”

Hideki Tojo paused and said, "Your Majesty is wise, and Weichen admires it." ”

Hirohito waved his hand, and continued: "But even so, it is still not enough to hide the strategic value of this new weapon, Tojo-san, immediately instruct the imperial intelligence department to obtain the design drawings and production process of the bazooka at all costs, and then copy and equip it as soon as possible......"

Before Hirohito could finish speaking, a guard hurriedly walked in and delivered a report.

This report was submitted to the Ministry of War by the Nakamura organ, because the chief of the General Staff of the Army, Kaihito Miyaji, and Hideki Tojo, the deputy minister of the War Department, were both piling the Hajj to the Emperor at the Imperial Palace, and the Minister of War Toshiichi, Terauchi, was visiting abroad, so the head of the Intelligence Division of the War Department directly asked him to submit the report to the Imperial Palace.

As the emperor, Hirohito was naturally the first to read the report.

However, after reading the report, Hirohito had a strange expression, and handed the report to the idle palace Zaihito, who had no expression after reading the report, and handed it to Hideki Tojo, who read it only then did he know that this was a detailed investigation report on the bazooka, and an evaluation report was attached to the back of the analysis data.

In this survey report, some technical parameters about the bazooka are listed in detail.

The technical staff officers are like this: Dameishan-type bazooka: the caliber is seventy millimeters, the total weight is ten kilograms, the rocket weighs four kilograms, its front warhead charge is two kilograms, the effective firing range is two hundred meters, the effective launch height is one hundred and fifty meters, and the thickness of vertical armor-piercing using armor-piercing shells is one hundred and fifty millimeters.

In the following evaluation report, the analysts of the Nakamura agency made a detailed comparison of the technical advantages and disadvantages of bazooka and grenadier canisters, mortars, 92 infantry guns, mountain artillery, and field howitzers, and gave a final assessment.

The final conclusion of the Nakamura organ is as follows: To sum up, the bazooka is an extremely excellent infantry support firepower, and it has broad application prospects in the future, but it is dispensable for the Imperial Japanese Army at this stage, because the role of the bazooka in the Chinese battlefield is not obvious.

This assessment report of the Nakamura agency is, of course, from Xu Rui's hand, and Nakamura Jun just changed hands.

It must be admitted that Xu Rui's assessment report is very powerful, and Hirohito's interest in bazookas immediately decreased after reading this assessment report, yes, as the assessment report says, the Chinese have neither tanks nor aircraft, and even no artillery tower strongholds, what does the Japanese army use rockets to fight? Hit the Chinese fortification fire points? It is not as efficient and cheaper as a grenadier, and because of its short range, bazookas are no substitute for traditional artillery.

In this way, it is indeed inappropriate for the Japanese Army to be equipped with bazookas on a large scale.

Hideki Tojo is much calmer than Hirohito, this old devil's ability is not outstanding, at least worse than Ishihara Waner, Koiso Kuniaki These elites, the reason why he can be the deputy minister of the army, and is likely to become the next minister of the army, is because of his calmness, as if Mount Fuji collapsed, he will not frown.

Hideki Tojo said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, this is only an assessment report from the Nakamura Agency, and it is not enough to serve as the basis for the Empire's decision-making. ”

Hirohito agreed, nodded and said, "Yo Xi, then convene the Imperial Council." ”

In a hurry, Hirohito did not prepare for the matter, and directly ordered the chamberlain to call the office of the Prime Minister and the relevant Ministry of Industry and Industry, and ordered Kiichiro Hiranuma, who had just succeeded Fumiro Konoe as prime minister, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, and Culture Sadao Araki, Minister of Finance Ishisuchi Inotaro, Minister of the Navy Mitsumasa Yonechi, and Foreign Minister Hiroki Hirota to meet with him.

Half an hour later, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Industry and Industry arrived at the meeting, and Hirohito opened the meeting.

The meeting was chaired by the new Prime Minister Kiichiro Hiranuma, and after the ministers attending the meeting had circulated the report, he said: "Your Majesty has convened this Imperial Council on the subject of whether it is necessary to imitate and produce bazookas. ”

As soon as Kiichiro Hiranuma's words fell, Ishijaku Ihataro took the lead in speaking: "I completely agree with the report of the Nakamura organ, and think that it is unnecessary to imitate and mass-produce bazookas, because at this stage, the Imperial Army simply does not need bazookas, and since they can't use them, why spend so much money to build production lines?" ”

Igetaro Ishija is the Minister of Finance, and the first thing to think about is, of course, the money bag.

Admiral Minister Mitsumasa Minai said: "It cannot be said that the bazooka is completely useless, the situation in Manchuria is becoming increasingly tense, and a war may break out between Japan and the Soviet Union at any time, once the war breaks out between Japan and the Soviet Union, the bazooka can pose a mortal threat to the armored cluster and aviation cluster of the Soviet Red Army!" ”

In Japan, the navy and the army are mortal enemies, and the navy is the main force fighting with the United States and Britain, so many people take it for granted that the navy is the initiator of the "southward" strategy, in fact, on the contrary, the navy headed by Mitsumasa Yonechi has always believed that the Soviet Union is Japan's number one enemy, so it resolutely opposes an alliance with Germany and Italy, resolutely opposes hostility with the United States and Britain, and resolutely advocates going north to a full-scale war with the Soviet Union.

The army faction headed by Terauchi Shouyi, Itagaki Seishiro, and Tojo Hideki was the presiding officer of the southward strategy, and the reason why Ishihara was not treated well by the backbone army faction such as Tojo Hideki was because Ishihara was in the same opinion as the navy, regarded the Soviet Union as Japan's number one enemy, and advocated going north to fight a decisive battle with the Soviet Union.

Seizing this opportunity, Mitsumasa Yonechi began to peddle his northward strategy again.

Hideki Tojo naturally would not let Mitsumasa Yonechi speak out, and immediately retorted loudly: "Minei-san, this idea of yours is extremely dangerous, and I would like to take this opportunity to re-examine a point again, the United States and Britain are the biggest threat to the Japanese Empire, and it is imperative for the Empire to form an alliance with Germany and Italy, for this reason, the Empire should make a slight concession to the Soviet Union in exchange for peace in Manchuria." ”

Mitsumasa Minai said disdainfully: "Tojo-san, your view is very short-sighted and stupid, an alliance with Germany and Italy and a bad relationship with the United States and Britain will only bring the empire into a desperate situation, only by having good relations with the United States and Britain, in exchange for the support of the United States and Britain in the international community, and then going north to attack the Soviet Union, the empire can reach the top of the world......"

"Yaga!" Hideki Tojo said with a blushing face, "Mitsumasa Yoneuchi, who do you say is stupid?" ”

"Say you!" Mitsumasa Minai said disdainfully, "Is there anyone more stupid than you?" ”

"Yaga! You bastard, you stupid pig! Hideki Tojo was immediately ridiculed by Mitsumasa Mitsunai in the light of thunder, and in a fit of rage, he pounced on Mitsumasa Yonechi, and then the dignified Minister of the Navy and the Vice-Minister of the Army staged a full martial arts in front of Hirohito. (To be continued.) )