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Chapter 1443 Where to go (II)

Ishihara stood up, his eyes swept over the faces of the senior brothers of Lu Da in front of him, and his expression was extremely grim:

"Gentlemen, I have summoned you here today not to show off my personal achievements and merits, although I know that in just a few months, I have been promoted to the general of the front army, and many people do not think so, but what I want to say is that in the face of the righteousness of the empire, please put aside all prejudices and face the current crisis together!"

Speaking of this, Ishihara bowed respectfully to everyone. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Seishiro Itagaki, Kenji Dohihara, Ninji Okamura, Ryosuke Isoya, Hideki Tojo, Koichi Ishikawa, Sadaichi Suzuki, Naosaburo Okabe, Hanbei Hattori, Fumifumi Yamashita, Akira Muto, and others hurriedly bent down, and the 112 generals who filled the room of 100 square meters bowed to Ishihara Waner together.

Ishihara nodded, and continued: "All wars should have a dense plan, a clear purpose, and a nationwide integrated combat method, and finally, there must be a bottom line when the force is used to the limit. We must be clear about the scale of the war and how to end it with dignity, this is the precious wealth left to our descendants by our ancestors Yama Prefecture Aritomo, Oyama Yan, Kodama Gentaro and other generals, in fact, in the past Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War, we have set such a bottom line, but now, many people have forgotten, only know that they will fight and rush, and constantly consume the national strength of the empire, which will only bring the Yamato nation to a dangerous situation.

"Ladies and gentlemen, now that the empire is mired in the war in China, according to the latest information obtained by our intelligence officers, the government of China has organized forty-one army groups against our country, and the strength of the army is very likely to reach a record-breaking 6 million people, and I believe everyone already knows that the actual population of China is estimated to be more than 600 million, and these 6 million troops only account for one percent of its total population, and they can form a second or even a third 6 million army at any time, as long as its southwest industrial base does not fall, A steady stream of armies can be sent to the front at any time to fight with us.

"And what about the Empire? So far, we have formed an army of 3 million, and even if the empire includes the expatriates in South America, South Seas, and Europe, it has a population of less than 100 million, and our total army has accounted for one-thirtieth of the total population. These 3 million troops, evenly distributed in Taiwan, the Ryukyus, Korea, Manchuria and the Northern Branch, can actually be put into use in a centralized manner, less than 2 million, because we are the occupation army, the longer the battle line is stretched, the more troops will be apportioned, and we do not dare to have a large number of troops to consume, once the consumption is too large, all fronts are facing the fate of collapse, and then the empire will be in our hands and will be doomed! Therefore, I have summoned you all today to come up with an idea of how to best ensure the interests of the empire. Please, gentlemen. ”

With that, Ishihara bowed respectfully again, and of course attracted many generals to bow in return.

Hideki Tojo, who had just made great contributions in the Suicha operation, said with a big grin: "According to my experience in fighting in Manchuria, the people of China are very good at fighting in the mountains, and our Kwantung Army encircled and suppressed the Manchurian guerrillas, and on several occasions gave them opportunities to take advantage of due to loopholes in their defenses, resulting in continuous mistakes and losses of troops.

"A month ago, as the Maoshan Iron Mine garrison in Korea was routed by the main force of the Manchurian guerrillas, we quickly abandoned the city of Dunhua and, with the main force responding, withdrew safely to the city of Jilin. Subsequently, the Kwantung Army concentrated its forces, recovered Rafah, Shulan and other counties, and took the initiative to abandon the area east of the Mudanjiang River and the mountains of the Greater and Lesser Khing'an Mountains, and began to build an isolation and blockade zone. I thought that since we were blocked in the Taihang Mountains and Taishan areas, we should once again choose a suitable landing place in the coastal areas of China, and fight a few more beautiful battles like the battle in eastern Zhejiang in the plains, so that the empire could accumulate small victories and gradually weaken the national strength of China, and slowly reverse the situation of decline. ”

"Tojo-kun has a point!"

Muto Akidaisa, who served as the head of the third section of the General Staff Headquarters, said with a smile: "Ishikawa-kun is good, he has gained a wealth of benefits in the eastern Zhejiang Plain with the emperor's ** team, and now the empire has successfully overcome the difficulties, and all the people are under the operation of the imperial propaganda machine, and they think that the victory in the battle in China is incomparably supportive. Under such circumstances, we should fight a few more similar beautiful battles to continue to bring the joy of national victory! ”

After the Lugou Bridge Incident, he had a different attitude with Ishihara Wan'er, who was resolutely opposed to the expansion of the situation in North China, and for a time, the two sides were in dispute, and the relationship between Ishihara Wan'er and Muto Akira once developed to the point of "having me without you, and with you without me." Akira Muto has a perverse personality and is an extreme egocentr, and his reputation in the General Staff Headquarters has never been good. As Muto Akira's immediate boss, Ishihara Waner, who was the Minister of Military Orders at the time, naturally had heard of this for a long time, so it was impossible for Ishihara to forgive Muto for ignoring his authority so much. In the end, Muto Akira actually came up with a sentence, "We are now learning from the practice of Ishi's ancestors in Manchuria, what's wrong." Blocked Ishihara Wan'er.

Muto Akira later bypassed Ishihara and quietly handed over the "Guidelines for the War against China in the Exercise of Forces in North China" to the Chief of the General Staff, Prince Zaihito Miyajihito, who was so moved that he made an exception to go to the Imperial Palace to pay homage to Emperor Showa, and then this plan was implemented by Hirohito, causing Ishihara to resign angrily. As a result, in the North China War, the Japanese army was defeated in successive battles, and Muto Zhang was reprimanded by Prince Zaihito of the Xianyuan Palace several times, if it wasn't for Ishihara Wan'er to turn the tide, it is estimated that Muto Zhang would have been driven into the reserve at this time.

Therefore, on the whole, Muto Zhang at this time was full of awe of Ishihara Wan'er, and was afraid that he would settle accounts after the autumn and end his military career early.

Hearing Muto Akira's short-sighted words, Seishiro Itagaki frowned slightly, and suddenly asked: "The current international situation has changed a lot, and we should consider getting out of the quagmire of the war in China as soon as possible!" Ladies and gentlemen, look at what we have gained in this North China operation? The surrounding areas of Shijiazhuang are empty towns and villages, and other places are also sparsely populated, seeing the emperor's ** team fearing like tigers, hurriedly dodging, I can't believe that this was once a relatively prosperous area of China. In the next two years, the empire will have to invest huge manpower and material resources in the development of this land, and the gains will outweigh the losses compared to our efforts! ”

"Itagaki-kun's words are wrong!"

Rice Field Masamun, an operational staff officer of the General Staff Headquarters, said disapprehantly: "This operation not only consolidated the western defense line of Manchuria, but also obtained a large amount of resources, the gold and silver mines in the area east of Laizhou on the Jiaodong Peninsula and the iron ore in the Zichuan area, the coal and oil in the Lincheng area south of Shijiazhuang and the Datong area in Shanxi, the raw materials for refractory bricks in Ye County on the Jiaodong Peninsula, the salt in Qingdao and Tanggu, and the wool in Guisui (Urumqi) are all strategic materials urgently needed by the empire. In particular, the recent discovery of large-scale iron ore in Tangshan, Handan, and Baiyun Obo areas, the large-scale manganese mines found in Manchuria's Wafang, the copper mines in Hongtoushan, and the gold mines in Zhangjiakou are not counted. It is especially important that now that Chinese have migrated, what a fertile plain, and the climate is much better than that of Manchuria, and we can immigrate in large numbers from Japan and Korea to the northern branch to produce our own food. With the diligence of our country and the North Korean peasants, there will definitely be a good harvest! ”

Inada's words have been supported by many people.

Kenji Dohihara smiled and said, "What you said is very reasonable, but now there is a problem, all resources need manpower and machinery to develop, where do we find so many people and machinery to the North Branch?" Also, these areas we have harvested have no industrial base at all, and if they develop from scratch, think about it, how many years will it take to produce the guns and ammunition that the empire urgently needs for the troops, and really serve our ongoing war? ”

Kenji Dohihara's question suddenly quieted down in the conference room.

Masanobu Tsuji, the combat staff officer of the front army, said loudly: "In my opinion, if you want to grab it, you have to grab the areas with a strong industrial base, and it is too boring to grab the expenditure." Let's talk about eastern Zhejiang, which is still the richest area in China, but judging from the list of materials seized by Ishikawa's predecessors, I don't even have a decent machine tool, let alone large machinery and production lines. Although direct plundering of wealth can enrich the empire for a while, it cannot fundamentally increase the industrial production capacity of the empire, and all the money from the robbery eventually flows to the United States, and the empire still has to rely on people. My opinion is that while the Soviets are in the civil war, we will hastened to carry out the landing from the Vladivostok line, occupy the Far East, which has a high degree of industrialization, directly obtain the industrial equipment of the Soviets, and enrich the military strength of the empire! ”

Masanobu Tsuji's words sparked a heated discussion, and everyone was very interested in this proposal, after all, "going north" and "going south" have always been topics of more interest to the Japanese military circles, and Lu Da does not know how many special discussions will be held for this purpose in each issue, and Masanobu Tsuji's proposal has inevitably scratched the itch of many people.

Hideki Tojo, chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, who had stepped down as commander of the Chahar Corps, was greatly appreciative, walked quickly to the world map, pointed to the Far East, and said to the participating generals:

"The Far East, which is separated from the empire mainland by only the Sea of Japan, has always threatened the security of the empire, Korea, and Manchuria, and must always be vigilant in terms of defense, which involves a lot of the empire's forces. Now that the Soviets are in civil strife, they can't tell the winner in a short period of time, which just gives the empire an opportunity to consolidate its border defense and enrich its strength. ”

"That's right, the forces of the Far East have been transferred to the Siberian front, and we should seize this rare opportunity to take the Far East in one fell swoop!"

Even Okamura Ninji, who has always been extremely strategic, could not resist such temptation and stood up loudly to echo Hideki Tojo's opinion.

After listening for a while, hearing that almost all of the voices in the conference room were in favor of Hideki Tojo, Ishihara was slightly disappointed and shook his head slightly.

Seishiro Itagaki, who had been paying attention to Ishihara's expression, stood up and bowed to Ishihara, saying, "Your Excellency Commander, where do you think the most appropriate place to use troops?" ”

The hall fell silent again, and everyone turned their eyes to Ishihara. Hideki Tojo sat back in his seat, although he was dismissive, but on the surface he put on a deaf look.

Ishihara got up and came to the map, pointed to the far east and said: "Your lord's idea is very good, but I don't know if you have thought about it, now that it is almost winter, the cold of minus 40 degrees in Siberia, how do we spend it?" In addition, now that the European and American powers are eager for the civil war between Soviet Union and Russia to get bigger and bigger, it is better to lose both, and they certainly do not want a third country to be involved, how will we face the criticism of the United States, Britain, France, Italy, Germany, and other countries? Third, in the event that after our landing, the two warring sides temporarily put aside their prejudices and join hands to open up together, how will the empire face a counterattack by millions of Soviet Red Army, which has a strong spiritual belief and is a hundred times more ferocious than the Chinese army? In the end, I don't know if you were okay, did you think about Stalin the person? For the sake of the stability of his own power, this person can even force his wife to die, you might as well put yourself in the shoes of the Soviet Union, if the Soviet Russian civil war and Moscow collapsed on all fronts, would Stalin turn to the empire to help him save the defeat? ”

When the generals heard this, they were all stunned.

Ishihara's grasp of the overall situation impressed the always conceited Itagaki, Dohihara, Suzuki Sadachi, Ishikawa Koichi and others, and even Hideki Tojo, who had always been hostile to Ishihara, had to take the initiative to bend down and ask Ishihara for advice.

Ishihara's finger slowly moved down the map, and finally stopped in the Dutch East Indies.

"For the Yamato nation to truly break free from the shackles imposed on the neck of the empire by the white race, it must have a stable supply of oil, and the 'Ranyin' is a precious gift from the Empire. After nearly 200 years of development by the Dutch colonists, there have been a large number of factories and enterprises in the entire 'Lanyin' archipelago, and the industrial base is quite solid. In the past ten years, after the development of the Chinese who moved south, the area has become a world-famous granary.

"What's more, there are a lot of lazy native Aborigines here who can provide us with a huge labor resource! The mines, farms, salt works, and factories of the North Branch are the best places for these people! Since Hitler's Führer believed that the advanced nations undertook the great mission of purging backward nations, why didn't we, the Yamato nation, do the same? These lazy parasites, occupying the best land, have not been able to develop for thousands of years, and their existence in the world is completely superfluous! ”

Everyone was thinking silently, and Inada asked in some surprise, "Commander, why don't you consider plundering the people there?" Didn't the white colonists always support the natives to suppress the Chinese people? Why do we have to do the opposite when we occupy it? Is this conducive to the rule of the Empire? ”

Ishihara Wan'er smiled slightly, and turned to Kenji Dohihara: "Dohihara-kun, it's up to you to explain this matter!" ”

"Hay!"

Tu Feiyuan stood up and said loudly: "You all know that before I became the commander of the 14th Division, I was in China for a long time, engaged in dividing and attracting important figures in China and collecting intelligence. Since the beginning of three or three years, the empire has carried out continuous testing and bribery of the Hong Kong South China Group and the underworld organization Hung Hing Society.

"The South China Group was founded by the British-Chinese Lu Kaiming, who was officially canonized by the British royal family, and his new economic theory made the British royal family and nobles rich, but it made many commoners suffer...... In the end, the royal family and nobles made a lot of money, but the bottom line was lost, which led to many sharp contradictions in Britain.

"Of course, by citing this example, I just want to show that this is a very extraordinary person, and in fact, after founding the South China Group from scratch, in just a few years, this consortium has developed into Hong Kong's leading industrial entity, with tentacles all over Southeast Asia.

"What is gratifying is that this Lu Kaiming is not disgusted with the empire, and has used his neutral status many times to quietly smuggle affordable plate moxicillin injections to the empire, saving the lives of a large number of loyal and brave soldiers for the empire, and also selling the 'brave pill' that is currently very popular in the British and French ** teams to the empire to strengthen the combat effectiveness of the emperor's ** people, which can really be described as hard work. At present, our imperial navy rewards soldiers with this object, which is deeply welcomed by naval colleagues, and the heart of meritorious service to the country is becoming more and more serious!

Moreover, this Lu Kaiming also invested in Taiwan and the empire itself, and the Nanhua supermarket he founded had branches in Tokyo and Osaka, and because it was strictly protected by the imperial government and secret services, it had survived all the riots against China, and its business had been very good, and it had to pay millions of yen in taxes to the local city hall every year, and it was a well-known taxpayer in the empire.

What is particularly rare is that after the empire launched the Northern Branch, Songhu and Eastern Zhejiang campaigns, the South China Group still did not cut off business with the empire, and the industries under his name continued to operate as usual. After years of repeated verification by the Imperial Intelligence Organization, it was finally confirmed that this person was a loyal believer in 'Pan-Asianism', convinced that only Japan could lead East Asia and defeat the ambitions of the Caucasians.

In addition, under the recommendation of Lu Kaiming, Hong Kong's largest underworld organization, Hung Hing Society, is also full of expectations for cooperation with the empire. The underworld organization of China, I believe everyone knows what virtue is, such as the Huidaomen, the Daoyi Society, the Tongyi Society, etc., which have joined hands with the imperial intelligence agencies many times to blast the Yellow River Railway Bridge and block the transportation of the Zhina army, which is actually a supernumerary force of the Empire. In short, they dare to do anything for the sake of money and profit.

"According to the investigation of our intelligence agencies, this Hongxing Society is obviously also such an underworld organization, most of the main members of the association were persecuted by the Guangzhou Nationalist Government during the Northern Expedition, and fled from Guangdong to Hong Kong, after more than ten years of development, it has become the largest underworld organization in Southeast Asia, including prostitution and drug trafficking, human trafficking, extortion, collecting protection money, engaging in arms smuggling, and so on. Chen Biao, the leader of this organization, which controls millions of Southeast Asian Chinese, said in a meeting with me that if the empire marches into the South Seas, they will choose to cooperate with the empire, but he asked us not to destroy the interests of their community, and the money we should pay is not a penny, even more than the taxes we have set, just to buy a stable, and I have already agreed to his request on behalf of the empire at that time.

"Gentlemen, with the cooperation of the Nanhua Group and the Hongxing Society, once the empire occupies the 'Lanyin' archipelago, it can immediately accept Caucasian factories and enterprises, and the industrial base of the empire will be greatly improved immediately, and with the cooperation of these people, the empire does not need to send too many troops, and can obtain a steady stream of various resources. Of course, the most important thing is that we can immediately accept a large number of oil wells, and in the future, the strategic materials of the empire will be fully guaranteed. ”

Kenji Dohihara's words made everyone excited.

No one could have imagined that when Japan was considering how to end the war with dignity, and when Japan was thinking about how to end the war with dignity, there were people who immediately actively cooperated with it in the South Seas.

After Tohihara sat down, Ishihara glanced at everyone, lowered his head, and said in a heavy tone: "Actually, I have always been cautious about going south, but this German adventure has given me great inspiration. Come to think of it, in the face of the strength shown by the Germans, Britain and France did not even dare to abide by the signed covenant of mutual assistance, can they be expected to lend a helping hand to a Netherlands that has no covenant?

"After the occupation of the 'Lanin' Islands, we have to affirm again and again that we are only for the acquisition of the resources necessary for the survival of the Empire, and there will be no more undesirable demands thereafter, and we will be able to obtain the understanding of Britain and France with ninety percent certainty. In order to show our sincerity, the empire could choose to withdraw from the eastern part of Zhejiang and Songhu, and only keep the northern branch, declaring that it would never infringe on the interests of Britain, France, and the United States, and even choose to withdraw from the northern branch in order to paralyze Britain, France, and the United States if necessary. As long as there is oil in the 'Lanyin' archipelago, the empire's fleet will have a steady stream of power, and only then will there be hope for victory in the strategic decisive battle with the United States in the future.

"You can think about it in your hearts, although Britain, France, the United States and other countries are uncomfortable when the empire swallows the 'Lanyin' Islands, as long as we ensure their interests on these islands and communicate with them repeatedly, will it be worth their big fight for a change of territorial sovereignty that has nothing to do with them? Besides, don't forget that the Kaiser, the culprit of World War I, still lives in the Netherlands, under the protection of the Dutch royal family and government, and Britain and France still have a thorn in their hearts! ”

All the generals nodded again and again, all of them admired Ishihara's genius ideas.

Ishihara said: "After digesting the 'Lanyin' archipelago, it is estimated that spring in Siberia should also come, after a winter of suffering, in the face of low morale and no fighting spirit, Stalin will definitely give some preferential conditions to ask the empire to send troops." Twenty years ago, if Lenin was willing to give up about two million square kilometers of rich land in Ukraine and Russia in order to secure the nascent Soviet power, Stalin could have ceded the Far East and Mongolia to the empire in order to consolidate his rule. In this way, in the thirty-ninth year, the empire will have an incomparably vast land, and at that time, the war in Europe should almost begin, depending on the situation, if Germany has the upper hand in the contest with Britain and France, we will join the camp of Germany and Italy, and if Britain and France have the upper hand, we can naturally join the Anglo-French alliance and fight against Germany and Italy in unison.

"Gentlemen, in the interests of the country, there is no room for the slightest personal feelings, although the Great Japanese Army is inherited from Germany, but we cannot pin the fate of a country and a nation on our own personal preferences, you must remember that the future of the empire is in the hands of you. Of course, this is just a little idea of mine, and I ask you to give me advice! ”

"It's perfect, there's hardly anything to add, this is the best way for an empire to rise! Ishihara-kun is really a master of strategy once in a thousand years, even more powerful than Zhuge Liang in the Three Kingdoms period, I think such a big strategic idea is far beyond the scope of 'Longzhong pair', right? The rice fields are obedient! "Masama Inada, the operational staff officer of the General Staff Headquarters, bowed and saluted.

Everyone bowed happily and bowed to Ishihara.

Ishihara used his genius to conquer the hearts of the army once again.

Everyone knew very well that once a directional adjustment was made at this meeting, all the state apparatus of the empire, under the planning and promotion of a group of bold staff officers, would automatically sail in the direction it should go, and even the high-ranking officials of the Emperor, the Ministry of War and the General Staff Headquarters could not change it! This is the current situation in Japan, the military who aspire to make a career has taken control of everything, and the top must take the initiative to adapt to the changes below, otherwise they will be crushed into powder by the torrent of history.

In other words, Ishihara's remarks have already set the tone for the next stage of the transfer of the Japanese army, and the southward movement of the Japanese army is a foregone conclusion!

When many generals dispersed, Ishihara Waner sent people to call Seishiro Itagaki, Kenji Dohihara, Ninji Okamura, Koichi Ishikawa, and Hattori Hanbei to the small conference room behind the Kensei Hall.

After the maid in the kimono made tea for everyone, Ishihara said solemnly: "Since the failure of the plan to gather the army north of the Yellow River, I know that this war, if we can't stop the precipice in time, the huge attrition of the protracted war will completely drag down the empire, and we must partially end the war in China."

"However, now that the empire has been kidnapped by the army, and all the soldiers are eager to make a contribution, we must find a replacement for China, otherwise, we will be mercilessly thrown aside by the middle and lower ranks of officers and staff officers. Rather than let one crazy and visionless person lead the empire to ruin, it is better for us wise men to fight to the death, and not necessarily fight for a new world. ”

Everyone nodded silently, knowing that Ishihara was telling the truth.

Since the Wicker Lake incident, Ishihara Wan'er and others personally opened the magic box of "subordinates who commit crimes," this has evolved into a terrible tradition of the Japanese army, and as long as it does not conform to the interests of the army, even the orders of the Ministry of War and the General Staff Headquarters can be thrown out of their minds. Due to the repeated connivance of the Japanese government, this kind of recklessness and impulsiveness is often regarded by the people as a sign of patriotism, and even if they make a big mistake, they will come out again after a few days of confinement, saying that they may not be promoted to a knighthood and then make more mistakes.

It is precisely Ishihara who is deeply aware of the horror of this tradition, so he will deliberately guide it, let the military elites attending the meeting today convey their intentions, and direct the eyes of all soldiers to the rich Dutch East Indies, so that the middle and low-level officers and staff officers of the army will not pay too much attention to the high-level reduction of the scale of China's war, because what they are about to face is most likely the entire Western world, which is much more exciting than attacking China.

Ishihara took a sip of tea and continued: "I don't know if it's right or wrong, but I believe that it's much better than facing 60,000 people, after all, there is still a lot to use in the current international situation. If we do not decisively take down the 'Lanyin' Islands, wait for Germany's ambitions to alert Britain and France, and wait for Britain and France to sign a formal alliance with the Netherlands, then the empire will fall into great passivity. Therefore, the 'Lanyin' archipelago must be taken over within the next six months. The reason why Ishihara left Zhujun behind is that Ishihara knows that Zhujun is a rare wise man in the army, and he can help Ishihara improve his plan and avoid detours, please! ”

With that, Ishihara bowed deeply.

The current Ishihara Waner is a general of the army front, and he was once a big man who was the minister of military orders, and no one dared to bear his courtesy, so the five people sitting on both sides hurriedly stood up and bowed in return.

After sitting down, a hint of anger flashed in Kenji Dohihara's eyes, and he suggested:

"The so-called non-toxic husband, since we have decided the future expansion route, from now on, we must take precautions and make more preparations. Ladies and gentlemen, there is certainly oil urgently needed by the empire on the Lanyin Islands, but the vast Australia also has high-quality iron ore and coal mines that the empire needs, and Australia is also a stable and undeveloped continent, with an area of nearly eight million square kilometers. Do you think that those white people are too comfortable in Australia, do we have to have some fun for them? ”

"Fun?"

Hattori's half-guard was slightly stunned, his eyes rolled slightly, and he asked angrily: "Do you want our pig assault brigade to set foot on that land again and specifically remove those white people who are like pigs, have large pores, and emit a stench all over their bodies?" ”

Kenji Dohihara shook his head: "No, no, no! It's so inefficient to kill people like that, and it's easy to expose yourself...... I heard that Unit 731 has developed a lot of interesting weapons, plague bombs, red dysentery bombs, anthrax bombs, cholera bombs, typhoid bombs, etc., can be thrown on that continent, anyway, we can't get touch on that place in the past two years, it is better to let the people there show how to fight against disease and plague, not necessarily we can also find some useful experience from it, after all, the people in that land, inherited from the old empire Britain, may have new prevention and control methods, we can learn from each other's strengths and strive for progress. ”

Seishiro Itagaki and Ninji Okamura gasped.

This is not to say how kind the two are, but they have never done such a poisonous thing to a Caucasian before, and at this moment, Kenji Dohihara suddenly said it, which made the two of them feel a little difficult to accept for a while.

Koichi Ishikawa's face became ugly: "Is this appropriate?" Wouldn't it be too inhumane? ”

"Humanity?"

Kenji Dohihara looked at Koichi Ishikawa a little strangely and sneered:

"Ishikawa-kun, where in this world is there any humanity at all? When white Europeans massacre blacks in Africa for gold and diamonds, did they speak humane to blacks? When the Americans slaughtered Indians for the land, did they teach humanity to the Indian tribes? When the Portuguese and Spaniards slaughtered the Incas in order to grab the colonies, did they speak humanity to the poor natives? How did you suddenly have such a strange idea? ”

Koichi Ishikawa hurriedly bowed his head and bent over: "What Dohihara-kun said is true, Ishikawa has been taught!" ”

A hint of coldness flashed in Okamura Ninji's eyes, and he said in an emotionless tone:

"In fact, in my opinion, the most direct and effective means for the empire to rise and gain the benefits of the British in the Malay Peninsula, Burma and India, where there is no shortage of industrial base, resources and manpower. The Germans were poor and white, and even if they joined the Anglo-French alliance to defeat Germany, there would be little to gain after the war...... Since Tohihara-kun has even taken Australia into account, then I will also offer a plan...... Haven't Indians been clamoring for independence? The policies of the top echelons of the Indian National Congress Party have been vacillating, one moment a non-violent non-cooperation movement, and the other insisting on an armed uprising and violent seizure of power...... Didn't we quietly start adopting Indian orphans more than ten years ago, and now there are about three or four thousand people, because these little guys have received professional ninja skills training since childhood, their current strength should not be weaker than the Pig Turf Attackers, right? Now it's time for them to make a difference, to find an opportunity to cover their way to India, to kill all those who insist on non-violent non-cooperation, and then to kill the officials of the British colonial government...... In any case, the waters of India must be made turbid, and the British fear that their colonial ship is in danger of capsizing at any moment, so that the empire can profit from it! ”

"Okamura-kun's plan is brilliant and extremely feasible!"

Hattori's half-guards listened to this, and nodded again and again: "These Indian orphans are trained by our Iga Liu, and although their killing skills are not as outstanding as those of the pig commandos, they have unique advantages in stealth poisoning. These Indian orphans have been brainwashed by us since they were young, and they have been trained very hard, and after receiving systematic ninja skills training, we have invited special Indian experts to teach them the language and common sense about India, and now they can all speak fluent Hindi, I think they are fully capable of the task of muddying the situation in India. ”

(Note: In real history, it was these Indian orphans who received militaristic education since childhood as the main body, plus Indian soldiers captured in Singapore and Burma, to form a huge number of Indian puppet army, but unfortunately it was exhausted in the battle against the Indian mainland.) In fact, special talents should be used in special operations, and it is too wasteful to consume them on the battlefield. In this book, inspired by the special forces of the Anjia Army, the Japanese discovered the mystery of special operations, and naturally used this part of their strength on the blade. ）

Hattori Hanbei is an expert in special operations, and his words are naturally unquestioned, and everyone nods their heads.

Itagaki Seishiro saw that everyone had a clever plan to give, and he was not to be outdone at the moment, and offered his own strategy:

"Since the Empire has a considerable chance of taking action against Britain, France, and other countries, can we consider making a careful plan to plunder the colonies of Britain, France, and other countries while Europe is in a mess? Although French Annam and Burma are close to Yunnan and bordering the Anyi forces, it is difficult to deal with, but with the Northern Branch, the 'Lanyin' Islands, Mongolia and the Far East, we don't pay much attention to the land, anyway, all we need is advanced machinery and equipment in these areas, and if we can't win, we can choose to retreat, anyway, we have nothing to lose, and the people of China have no navy, so we can only watch us leave. Britain, France and other countries have colonized Southeast Asia for many years, and I don't know how much wealth we have accumulated. ”

Ishihara nodded repeatedly, very satisfied with the speeches of several friends, and finally, he fell his gaze on the silent Ishikawa Koichi: "Ishikawa-kun, do you have anything to add?" ”

Ishikawa Koichi's eyes were grim: "Since Ishihara-san has decided that the empire's strategy will shift to the south and north, then, from now on, we must continue to strengthen our naval construction, that is to say, in the future, the empire's military spending may be tilted towards the navy, I am worried that this will cause dissatisfaction among the army officers, and we must coordinate and channel; In addition, through the war in China, especially the battle of Haizhou Bay, where the Second Fleet of the Navy suffered heavy losses, it can be seen that the tactics of giant ships and cannons are gradually declining, and the Navy's crazy obsession with large battleships is obviously behind the times, and in the future it will be a three-dimensional operation of the sky, sea, and underwater, and the empire must have sufficient aircraft carrier formations, full of fighters cruising on the ocean, to ensure the safety of our various strategic points;

"Third, the research and development of a new generation of fighters must attract sufficient attention from the top level. It can be seen from the cluster combat tactics of the four-engine bomber that the American bomber technology is quite advanced, and we should conduct in-depth and meticulous research on this fighter, and then produce our own strategic bomber and new fighter to ensure that the territorial airspace of the empire is not violated;

"Fourth, since the replacement of fighters is so fast, what about ships? Will there be greater progress in submarines, which we have neglected before? Can the current submarine and anti-submarine technology of the Imperial Navy keep up with the pace of Britain, the United States and other countries? You know, if the empire really becomes a vast maritime country, then the sea connecting the various territories will become the main transportation and supply route of the empire. If there is no way to even sail safely on the sea, how can we defeat the United States and lead East Asia to dominate the world? ”

Ishihara was shocked by Koichi Ishikawa's opinion, if the advice of Doihara, Itagaki and Okamura had an obvious conspiracy atmosphere, then Ishikawa Koichi's suggestion was a conspiracy that could be placed in the sun.

It seems that this time he made a very wise decision to leave a few handsome men alone for secret consultations, and the speeches of several people greatly improved their plans to go south, and suddenly increased a lot of confidence in competing with Britain, France, the United States, and other countries.

Ishihara then consulted repeatedly with the five to make up for many possible mistakes and formulate a number of response plans for failure of the prevention plan.

Japan, which had suffered a serious setback in China, finally turned its fangs at the European and American countries that adopted a policy of appeasement and compromise under the leadership of Ishihara Wanji, and the world situation changed even more dramatically as a result.