Okamura's expression was a little bitter, this conclusion made him very uncomfortable, with the current weakness and chaos of China can not conquer China, then a unified China is even more impossible, is there no hope for Japan? Don't say that Okamura is unwilling, all the Japanese elite are unwilling. The whole book [Chinese. ]

"But now China has a unified government." Ishihara calmly retorted that Ishihara didn't understand how this former friend had suddenly become belligerent, but his analysis made sense.

"Otherwise, this government is unstable," Okamura's eyes flashed with a hint of joy, and he felt Ishihara's attitude begin to loosen: "There are many other forces in China, such as Li Zongren in Guangxi, Yan Xishan in Shanxi; Their support for Chiang Kai-shek was limited, and Chiang Kai-shek had united him under the banner of anti-Japanese resistance, and if we forced Chiang Kai-shek to agree to autonomy in North China, then Chiang Kai-shek's anti-Japanese banner would fall, and his authority would naturally disappear, without which China would be plunged into turmoil again. ”

Ishihara fell into deep thought, his disapproval of expansion did not mean that he opposed the continental policy and the national policy of expanding living space, the reason for his opposition was related to his estimate of Japan's national strength, that Japan could not fall into a protracted war of attrition; However, Okamura's analysis also put him in a dilemma, he believed that Chiang Kai-shek would not compromise and would not surrender, but it was not impossible to compromise and surrender. ///

"Ishihara-kun, the North China Incident has given us a chance to see Chiang Kai-shek's determination to resist," Okamura saw the fierce struggle in Ishihara's heart, so he struck while the iron was hot: "We will control the incident in North China and negotiate with Chiang Kai-shek after occupying Pingjin." Use Pingjin as a lever to induce Chiang Kai-shek to accept our terms, so that we can collapse Chiang Kai-shek's authority at a slight cost. ”

Okamura's suggestion made Ishihara excited, and he would take Pingjin and return Pingjin to Chiang Kai-shek with conditions, so that the demilitarization of North China would at least allow eastern Hebei to become independent, once this goal was realized. With the current national sentiment in China, Chiang Kai-shek would have no choice but to step down, and then China would no longer have a political core and would inevitably fall back into a state of fragmentation.

"Ishihara-kun, you have so resolutely refused to obey the government's order to increase troops, and once the situation in North China collapses, it will cause the greatest defeat in the history of the imperial army. You can afford this responsibility, and because of your interference, the newly formed cabinet has collapsed again, and how do you face the emperor's inquiries and the condemnation of the people? Okamura gave Ishihara the final blow

Ishihara closed his eyes in pain, he couldn't afford this responsibility, if he insisted on refusing to increase his troops. Let's not talk about the situation in North China. He could not afford to take responsibility for the collapse of the cabinet.

"Well, I agree to increase the number of troops. However, I would like the war to be confined to North China. Ishihara's words were weak.

Okamura nodded solemnly. But he knew in his heart that once the troops were increased. Where the war will stop, only God knows. But there was one thing he knew. After Ishihara is finished, the more victories he will win on the battlefield in China, the more areas he will occupy, and the faster Ishihara will fall, and the generals who insist on the policy of expansion will have every reason to liquidate him. In addition, his Okamura's turning point has arrived, he will not be transferred to the reserve, he will go back out of the mountain.

On 11 July, the Japanese Cabinet decided to appoint Kiyoshi Kazuki to replace the seriously ill Tashiro Wanichiro as commander of the garrison in North China, and ordered the General Staff Headquarters to increase troops in North China in order to put an end to the current chaotic situation in North China.

In the afternoon, senior generals from the General Staff Headquarters and the Ministry of War entered the palace to meet Emperor Hirohito, who, according to the Japanese Constitution, is the supreme commander of the Japanese armed forces and must obtain the emperor's consent to declare war on foreign countries and send troops overseas.

Hirohito, now Chinese New Year's Eve, reigned for only ten years before his father, Emperor Taisho, abdicated his throne due to mental illness and died five years later, he officially ascended the throne of the emperor, much more mentally normal than his father, more aware of the way of kingship, and under his depressed expression, he longed to surpass his grandfather, Emperor Meiji, who was always hot. /

When Hirohito appeared in front of the throne, all the members of the Konoe Cabinet and the senior officers of the General Staff Headquarters led by Zaihito leaned forward respectfully, their heads drooping, and their hands pressed against the seams of their trousers.

After Konoe submitted the document requesting approval for the dispatch of troops, Hirohito did not immediately seal it, and he understood early on that although he could not overturn the decision of the cabinet, he had to show the corresponding concern.

"Zhuqing, is the situation in North China really so critical that it is necessary to increase troops?"

Hirohito's voice was not loud, even soft, and it was clearly heard in everyone's ears in the silence of the room, and everyone closed their breaths and listened carefully to the voice of the god.

Konoe was greatly surprised by the Emperor's question, and he was about to distinguish it, but he heard the soft voice and asked: "Although Shina is weak, but its land is vast and the army is numerous, if we increase our troops, they will also increase our troops, can our army have an advantage?" ”

Konoe's heart fell into his stomach at once, and Hirohito hinted that they should increase their troops in a large number of troops in the ventriloquist often spoken by the Japanese, and Sugiyama replied respectfully: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the terrain in North China is flat, which is conducive to the firepower of our army, and although the Chinese army has a large number of people, its equipment is poor, and it cannot be the same as our army." ”

"Our army has increased its troops in North China, what if Soviet Russia intervenes?" The god-like man's voice was still as soft as a woman's hand caressing the room.

"Soviet Russia will not interfere," replied Foreign Minister Hirota, "and the purpose of Soviet Russia is to use China to contain our country so that it can concentrate on dealing with the threat from Europe." ”

Hirohito nodded lightly, but he was still a little worried: "That's just the judgment of the army, if Soviet Russia really launches an attack, is there any way to deal with it?" ”

"If that's the case, there's no way around it." Chief of Staff Zaihito's reply obviously displeased Hirohito, who repeated in a low voice: "No way? How can there be no way? ”

"Your Majesty, it is not so, our forces in Manchuria are still strong, and judging by their present military strength in the Far East, such an offensive does not exist; If Soviet Russia wants to launch an offensive, it must transfer troops from distant Europe, and it is impossible to do so without half a year's preparations, and we will transfer troops from China to Manchuria. It only takes a short month, and there is no time for it. Sugiyama Yuan hurriedly added.

"China is very large, the strength of the imperial army is limited, and the national strength of the empire is also limited, General Seyama. How long will this war last? ”

"Your Majesty, the opinion of the Ministry of War and the General Staff Headquarters is two or three months, at most three months, and after the occupation of North China, the resistance in China will collapse." Sugiyama is full of confidence.

At this point, all of Hirohito's worries were perfectly answered, and he was satisfied with the jade seal and stamped it on the request for reinforcements offered by Ego.

The Japanese government officially announced the increase of troops in North China. When the news broke, people all over Japan were boiling, countless young girls held donation boxes on the streets to ask passers-by for donations, workers at the Mitsubishi factory announced that they would work overtime voluntarily and extended their working hours, there were long queues in front of the recruitment points in various places, and young people of school age enthusiastically signed up to go to China to fight in the war. Supporters. The Legion of Labor sprung up like mushrooms after the rain, and it seemed that victory was at hand.

The General Staff Headquarters announced the transfer of the 1st Brigade of the Kwantung Army from Manchuria. The 10th Brigade, the 20th Division of the Korean Army. and the relevant ground chariots, artillery and flying regiments, all at once. Entered North China and accepted the command of the Japanese garrison in China. Prepare to participate in the operation to teach China a lesson.

The Japanese war machine started, but the Chinese war machine stopped. On the same day that the Japanese Emperor Hirohito put a jade seal on the order to increase troops, Song Zheyuan set off from Shandong to return to Beiping, and arrived in Beiping on the 16th.

"What is this, messed up, what it looks like!" Song Zheyuan returned to the military headquarters of Tongrentang, scolding as soon as he threw his military hat on the table.

Qin Dechun and Chief of Staff Zhang Yueting fell, and Song Zheyuan looked wrong when he got out of the car, they all guessed whether he was dissatisfied with the current defense deployment, but they didn't expect him to be dissatisfied with the atmosphere of the Anti-Japanese War in Beiping.

"Shaowen, haven't you already negotiated with the Japanese, why are they still propagating the war? Isn't that adding fuel to the fire? Song Zheyuan loosened the buttons of his military uniform, walked to the fan, and let the scorching wind blow wildly on his body.

Song Zheyuan said that he had negotiated with the Japanese, referring to the conditions that Qin Dechun negotiated with the head of the Japanese Matsui secret service on the 11th, and the two sides reached three agreements: 1. Expressing regret over the incident and restraining his subordinates from not having similar incidents. 2. The position near the Lugou Bridge was changed to be taken over by the security team. 3. Thoroughly ban anti-Japanese organizations.

"Army commander, although the agreement has been reached, the situation on the front line is still not to be underestimated," Qin Dechun sighed softly, he has been on the mission of dealing with the Japanese in the past few years, he is fed up with the Japanese temperament, and he also has a better understanding of the Japanese, and the Lugou Bridge incident is not so easy to solve: "The General Staff has drawn up two operational plans, and I ask the army commander to decide." ”

Zhang Yueting took out two copies of the battle plan and sent them to Song Zheyuan, but Song Zheyuan did not answer, he motioned for Zhang Yueting to put the documents on the table, and Zhang Yueting put the documents on Song Zheyuan's desk, and pressed them on top of the paperweight.

"Fight, fight, you know how to fight," Song Zheyuan was a little angry: "After so many years, is it easy for our 29th Army to get to where it is today?" In the 19th year of the Central Plains War of the Republic of China, the whole army collapsed, we shrank in the south of Jinnan, whether we had to eat or not, whether we wanted to wear or not, to this day, we have two provinces and two cities, and more than 100,000 people in the whole army, is it easy! ”

"Army commander," Qin Dechun was shocked, Song Zheyuan's attitude was obviously not wanting to fight, but this is what he said, can it be calculated: "The Japanese have announced an increase in troops in North China, we must be prepared, besides, you have also received a telegram from Chairman Chiang, and he also asked us to be prepared to fight and be vigilant against the Japanese delaying the army." ”

"Hmph, Chairman Jiang," Song Zheyuan snorted lightly from his nostrils with contempt: "Shaowen, why don't you understand?" We are surviving in the gap between the Japanese and Chiang Kai-shek, and this battle is fought, and whether we win or lose, we are finished. Defeat goes without saying, what about victory? The Central Army will inevitably be stationed in Pingjin, and we will be finished. So we can't fight, we can only talk, and we can't hit the smiling people when we stretch out our hands, and as long as we show sincerity, the Japanese will not go to war. ”

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