Mitsumasa Minei couldn't cry or laugh after receiving the news that Zhao Ming was sick and fell in bed.

How could Zhao Ming, who was still alive and kicking in front of Nobuyuki Abe a few days ago, suddenly fall ill so seriously in such a short period of time? This is obviously Zhao Ming playing tricks with himself.

However, Mitsumasa Yonechi really couldn't do anything about Zhao Ming. He once wanted to appoint a few medical experts to check Zhao Ming's body, but in that case, it would be equivalent to exposing Zhao Ming's disguise on his side, and everyone would not be able to save face, which would not be beneficial to both parties.

However, if he doesn't do this, how long will Zhao Ming delay if he is sick and does not come to see him?

As a naval admiral, Mitsumasa Yonechi does not like to procrastinate, but as a politician, Mitsumasa Yonechi has to tolerate this most common political maneuver.

After all, under the current circumstances, there is no hope for Chongqing, and the only hope for the new government of Zhao Ming is to solve the problems of the Chinese side as soon as possible and free the empire's more than 100,000 elite troops from the Chinese battlefield. As for Wang Kemin in Beiping and Liang Hongzhi in Nanjing, after several years of observation, they are indeed weaker.

For Mitsumasa Mine, the most important thing for him now is how to find a balance between the military and the emperor.

The military is represented by a radical attitude, advocating an immediate alliance with Germany in Europe, echoing Europe and Asia from afar, launching a whirlwind attack against the traditional Western powers, crushing the confidence of these traditional powers, and changing the pattern of world hegemony.

The Emperor's ideas are much more comprehensive and at the same time much more secure. It is not that the emperor does not want to dominate the world, and on this issue, the ultimate goal of the emperor and the military is completely identical. However, the emperor did not want to show his intentions to the world so early and so quickly, he believed that the time was not yet ripe, and he believed that Japan would only be able to attack the world hegemon after the Chinese problem had been resolved.

The Emperor instructed Mitsumasa Yonechi to form a cabinet because of Mitsumasa's broad base in the navy and army. The Emperor hoped that Mitsumasa Yonechi would take advantage of his broad military base, suppress the radical sentiment that was always in a state of explosion, resolve the Chinese incident as soon as possible, and then spend about a year to make preparations, and it was not a big question of whether he would launch a joint attack on the Soviet Union with Germany in the future, or whether he would attack the traditional forces of the United States, Britain and France in the south alone.

Mitsumasa Yonechi has his own views on China, after all, he had participated in the Battle of Songhu two and a half years ago, and he also thought that he knew China's national conditions very well.

He despised the new government represented by Zhao Ming in his heart, how much of a role can a civilian government play in a war-torn situation?

Therefore, as soon as Mitsumasa Minai came to power, he restarted the recruitment and surrender of the Chongqing government. Of course, the Chongqing side cannot be said to be a surrender, but can only be said to be a peace talk.

To Mitsumasa's surprise, Chongqing's demand for peace talks was equally strong, and the two sides hit it off and immediately organized a negotiation team to make contact, and the negotiation process went smoothly beyond imagination.

Under these circumstances, Mitsumasa Yonechi must revisit Zhao Ming's visit.

However, the abominable Communist Party actually knew about the secret peace talks, and even had sufficient evidence, which brought the originally extremely smooth peace talks to an abrupt halt, and even forced President Chiang of Chongqing to come forward to reiterate his uncompromising attitude in the war of resistance to the end.

In other words, this time the possibility of reaching peace talks with Chongqing has been completely cut off.

Mitsumasa Yonechi had no choice but to re-pin his hopes on Zhao Ming.

Since Zhao Ming was sick, he had to deign to go and visit by himself!

As a military strategist, Mitsumasa Yonechi felt humiliated and angry about this choice, but as a politician, Mitsumasa Yonechi could only be very helpless and had to accept this choice.

The next day, in the villa where Zhao Ming stayed, Mitsumasa Minechi visited Zhao Ming.

Zhao Ming's physical condition improved greatly at that moment, and he was not only able to 'hold on' out of bed, but also clearly expressed the wishes of the new government to Mitsumasa Minei and looked forward to the future of the new government.

Zhao Mingke is a senior politician who has a clear view of the situation in China and Japan, coupled with Abe Nobuyuki's suggestion a few days ago, at this time, he has a good grasp of the psychology of Mitsumasa Yonei.

Zhao Ming emphatically expounded to Mitsumasa Yonechi the views and plans of the new government on the issue of military strength. When Zhao Ming said that once the new government was formed, it would raise an army with a total number of more than one million people in a short period of time, Mitsumasa Yonechi became interested and had a detailed discussion with Zhao Ming.

"Mr. Zhao, I think there is something wrong with the concept of a one-million army that you proposed." Although Mitsumasa Yonechi was very interested in Zhao Ming's plan to form an army, as a politician, he still could not immediately show his interest, and he still needed to pour cold water on Zhao Ming in order to gain more initiative for himself.

Zhao Ming made a gesture asking for advice.

"Now, Wang Kemin in Beiping and Liang Hongzhi in Nanjing have a considerable number of troops, which together are only more than a million and will never be less. In the framework of your establishment of a new government, if you want to sum up the government that Wang Liang and the two are currently presiding, then they have brought more than a million troops. ”

Zhao Ming smiled faintly, waved his hand gently, and explained: "There are not many soldiers, but the essence!" Prime Minister Minnet, I think you know this better than I am. How much combat effectiveness can be with the million-dollar troops in the hands of Wang Liang and the others, Prime Minister Minai must know this question better than me. I once visited General Matsui and consulted him on this issue, and the combat effectiveness of this million-strong army was so low that General Matsui said that it only took 30,000 troops of one division of the Imperial Army to completely annihilate or defeat this million-strong army. Even if the Chongqing army is replaced as an opponent, it will be difficult for this million to defeat the 100,000 and 200,000 others. ”

Zhao Ming said that he was excited, completely forgetting that his body was still 'seriously ill', and Mitsumasa Yonechi didn't care about Zhao Ming's loophole at all, he leaned over to Zhao Ming and expressed his strong interest in body language.

"The unit I want to form is a fighting force, and this force must have the ability to compete with or even defeat the Chongqing army in the case of similar strength. We are sure that the number of one million is certain, and if it goes well, it may double that number. ”

Mitsumasa Minai quickly calculated in his heart that if what Zhao Ming said was not a lie, then this million army could free at least 250,000 imperial soldiers. Then, if Zhao Ming really achieved the goal of two million that went very smoothly, the liberated imperial soldiers would be as many as 500,000.

Mitsumasa Minechi quickly thought of the three eastern provinces, where the Kwantung Army was overwhelmed by bandit-like anti-Japanese forces, and the 800,000 elite troops of the empire were still being beaten everywhere. It was not until 'Manchukuo' established its own units with considerable combat effectiveness that the land calmed down.

What Zhao Ming said is true, whether it is Wang Kemin or Liang Hongzhi, the army in their hands cannot play a strategic role at all except for consuming food. If this new government can really do what Zhao Ming said, then there will be a basis for the policy of governing China with China to be truly realized.

The key is how Zhao Ming can do this.

Mitsumasa Yonechi was blunt and asked, "Mr. Zhao, if I'm not mistaken, there are very few subordinates with military backgrounds around you, and I would love to know how you can build such a huge team in a short period of time, and you can also guarantee the combat effectiveness of this team!" ”

Zhao Ming smiled and replied, "My team is those real soldiers who can see the situation clearly!" Prime Minister Minnet, you may not know them very well, but let me tell you, they are now waiting for a new government to be formed, and once the new government is formed, they will fulfill their dream of turning away from darkness and turning to the light within three months. These real soldiers control at least two million troops, and we have taken into account some difficulties and lowered the number by a single one, hoping that half of them can successfully achieve the goal, that is, one million is not less. Prime Minister Minnet, I must stress that this million is just a seed, and if they succeed, they will play a huge role model and guidance, and in the future, more soldiers for a bright future will follow their example. ”

Mitsumasa understood that these real soldiers mentioned by Zhao Ming were referring to the Chongqing Army that was now fighting bloody battles with the imperial army on various battlefields, and Mitsumasa Minai had also received this kind of information, saying that these soldiers did not want to fight the imperial army anymore, but they were unwilling to give up the badge of the blue sky and white sun on their heads.

Zhao Ming's new government is still the Nationalist government, and the badge is also a blue sky and white sun, so as to clear the last barrier for those soldiers who have the idea of surrendering.

Thinking about it this way, Mitsu Minei followed Zhao Ming's idea. Anyway, peace talks with Chongqing can't be counted on, and anyway, the strategy of using China to govern China is only the path of Zhao Ming's new government, so simply support them completely!

"Mr. Zhao, you are not in good health, and I am inconvenient to disturb more, you can recuperate with peace of mind first, and when your body is well, you can come to me at any time to talk again, and we will strive to solve all the difficulties you are currently facing with the fastest efficiency." I hope to see your new government in three months! Mitsumasa Yonechi finally expressed his true attitude to Zhao Ming.

Zhao Ming was not surprised by Mitsumasa's final attitude, he had already calculated Mitsumasa's psychology. However, Zhao Ming was still excited about Mitsumasa's attitude of doing things happily, and for such a long time, no prime minister would propose to him a time limit for the establishment of the government.

The fact that a new government was formed within three months shows Mitsumasa's determination to support the new government.

With Mitsumasa's words, Zhao Ming suddenly felt relaxed.

People are always in a high level of mental tension, and the consumption of the body is very huge, and once completely relaxed, it often fails.

Therefore, when Zhao Ming was sending Mitsumasa Minai away, his eyes suddenly turned black, his legs were weak, and he fell to the ground on his side and fell unconscious.

This is not something that can be pretended, Mitsumasa Yonechi saw it very clearly, and hurriedly ordered his men to immediately invite the best doctor in Tokyo over.