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"Ladies and gentlemen, Your Majesty the Emperor's wrath should have been seen just now, right? The losses inflicted on us by the Chinese army this time are also quite large.

In addition to tens of thousands of casualties and the loss of more than 50 warplanes in Tokyo, the aircraft carrier Flying Eagle anchored in Tokyo Bay also suffered heavy damage and sank. Minoru Saito stood at the head of the conference table and looked at the crowd with a solemn face, "Everyone, if you have any ideas, please tell me." ”

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I think we must give the people of China a strong retaliatory blow in order to wash away the shame of the Imperial Army." Navy Prime Minister Katenshiro said.

&nb (Pig-Pig-Island) Novel; "What does Jia Tengjun mean? Be clear! Minoru Saito asked.

"This is not the first time that the people of China have invaded the airspace of our Great Japanese Empire and carried out air raids on our territory, causing us heavy casualties and losses.

I believe that in order to maintain the reputation of our Imperial Japan and the dignity of the Imperial Army of Great Japan, we must immediately declare war on China, launch an all-out war, and use an iron-blooded war to teach the despicable and arrogant Shina people a hard lesson! Katenshiro said with a fierce gaze.

"I'm against it!" Lu Xiang Hirano Shaoqi, who was standing opposite Katenshiro, immediately spoke up.

"Oh? Hirano-kun, tell me your reasons. Minoru Saito asked with interest as he looked at him.

Hirano Shaoqi looked at Katenshiro, whose face was a little ugly, and said: "Your Excellency Prime Minister, first of all, the imperial army has lost Manchuria and Goryeo one after another in the past two years, and even the garrisons in Tianjin and Beiping have lost their foothold because these two places were occupied by the Northeast Frontier Army.

In several large-scale battles with the Northeast Frontier Army, our army suffered huge losses, and the officers and men of the 17 permanent divisions and regiments on active duty were almost completely lost.

Under such circumstances, it would be extremely unwise to rashly declare war on the Chinese people, because the Northeast Frontier Army of the Chinese Army has developed into an extremely powerful local new army.

If the imperial army could not defeat Zhang Xinghan's northeastern frontier army, it would recapture Goryeo and Manchuria. Then declaring war on China is just empty talk and a pure joke! ”

"Hirano-kun, I think your army was scared by the Shina people, right? The Northeast Frontier Army is now very strong, but the area they rule is in Northeast Asia, and we can launch offensive and retaliatory strikes against the southern and eastern coastal areas of the Chinese Army. Katenshiro said confidently.

"Jiateng, you..., you take it for granted, this is completely inconsistent with the empire's continental policy, if you want to conquer China, you must first conquer Manchuria. Now we have lost even Goryeo.

Do you still want to attack the people from the southeastern coast of the dense river network?

One more point, even if we attack from the southeastern coastal area, what should we do in case the northeastern border guards of Zhang Xinghan go south to join the war?

You know, once war is declared on China, it will be the beginning of a real war, and the people of China are likely to unite against us. Hirano argued.

"Hirano-kun, the original continental policy has become a thing of the past since your army lost Manchuria and Goryeo, and it will never have a chance to be realized again.

Now we must change the continental policy of the Empire. As for what you said about the Northeast border guards going south to join the war, that is absolutely alarmist.

Now the situation in China has undergone earth-shaking changes, and Zhang Xinghan's Northeast Frontier Army is dominant, and its territory has included the four northeastern provinces. The five northwestern provinces and the Pingjin region have almost dominated the entire Northeast Asia.

The strength has almost surpassed that of the Central Army of the Nationalist Government headed by Chiang.

Under such circumstances, whether it was the Jin Sui Army headed by Yan Xishan and Han Fuqu in the north, the Shandong Army or Chiang's Central Army. They all regard it as a major problem.

If our Imperial Japanese Army can land from the southeast coast, no matter how critical the battle situation is, they will not let Zhang Xinghan lead the army south to reinforce it.

Because they were afraid that Zhang Xinghan would be destroyed in the name of anti-Japanese resistance. Grab their turf. Katenshiro talked eloquently.

Jiatenshiro kept mentioning the army's loss of Manchuria and Goryeo, which was undoubtedly invisibly slapping Hirano Shaoqi in the face, which made him very annoyed, and immediately said: "Jiatenshiro, do you think that without our army, the navy alone can capture the entire China?" Even if you wipe out Chiang's Central Army, Yan Xishan's Jin Sui Army.

Will you be able to withstand the attack of Zhang Xinghan's Northeast Army? ”

After saying this, Hirano Shaoqi turned his head to Saito Minoru and said: "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, now that the northeastern border defense force of China is strong, and its air force is even able to threaten the mainland of the imperial army, our top priority should be to recuperate as soon as possible, accumulate strength, and develop more advanced weapons and equipment."

Instead of recklessly waging a war of aggression against China, that would never be a good thing for the current state of the Japanese Empire. ”

Hirano Shaoqi understood that it was impossible for this old guy to not know that with the current situation of the Japanese Empire, it was impossible to launch a war of aggression against China.

The purpose of his remarks is nothing more than to want the prime minister to increase investment in naval construction in a unified manner, so as to reduce the army's already pitiful allocation of strategic resources.

So, after saying that, he glared at Katenshiro viciously.

Sure enough, Katenshiro turned a blind eye to Hirano Shaoqi's gaze, and turned to Saito Minoru: "Your Excellency Prime Minister, what Hirano-kun said is not unreasonable, and now our army has suffered heavy losses.

The air force of the Chinese people has already posed a threat to our homeland, so I suggest that we immediately increase the investment in the construction of our navy's sea-based aviation and marines.

In order to truly defend themselves from the enemy, the Navy and Air Force of the Imperial Navy's Combined Fleet must remain at their strongest strength. ”

Minoru Saito watched the two fight openly and secretly, and he was extremely unhappy in his heart, when did this happen, the Admiralty and the War Department were still fighting.

However, the discord between the army and the navy has been a long-standing matter, and Minoru Saito will not be able to think of a good solution for a while.

The emergence of such a situation is related to the unique geographical location of Japan, which is an island country surrounded by the sea, so the navy must be the first choice and the top priority for the development of the country's armed forces.

But when the navy was strong enough, the Japanese were ambitious and began to expand outwards in order to expand their so-called living space.

At this time, it is necessary to have a sufficiently strong army and develop the army, so that the interests of the navy will inevitably be violated.

So such a historical problem, Saito has no ability to solve it.

Eventually, the meeting was declared a dead end, but two days later, in order to perfunctory the anger of His Majesty the Emperor, the Saito cabinet decided that the navy would send a fleet deep into the southeast coast of China to prepare a retaliatory air raid on the Chinese capital, Nanjing.

In retaliation for the Tohoku Air Force's air raid on Tokyo.

In fact, the Japanese wanted to bomb Shanghai the most, but the situation in Shanghai was special, and the Western powers all had concessions here, so they naturally did not dare to offend at this time.

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Three days ago, the news of the Tohoku Air Force's air raid on Tokyo, the capital of Japan, was widely reported by the Tohoku Times, the official media of the Tohoku Border Guards' own home.

Tens of millions of people in the four northeastern provinces, the five northwestern provinces, Pingjin, and Cangzhou areas in Baoding heard the news and took to the streets to celebrate.

Subsequently, the news quickly spread to North China, the Central Plains, and Jiangnan, and spread all over the country in just a few days.

The people of the whole country and patriots from all walks of life were greatly encouraged and excited, and it was only fitting that the whole country should celebrate with joy.

Although the Nationalist Government was dissatisfied with the unauthorized actions of the Northeast Frontier Army, Chairman Chiang could only privately scold Niang Xipi, and on the surface he still held a supportive attitude in exchange for the support of the people at home.

Jilin City, in the courtyard of the Zhang family, Zhang Xinghan was playing chess with his father Zhang Yuxi, and Wang Ruoying was chatting with his mother and younger siblings Su Hanyun and Sister-in-law Zhou with several children in the pavilion.

Zhang Xinghua's son Zhang Weiguo has already run all over the ground, and Zhou's sister-in-law's three children have gone to study, and he is the only child at home who can run, so he seems very bored.

One would run to see grandpa and uncle playing chess, and the other would go to grandma, aunt and mother to see the little brother and little sister in their arms.

It has been three days since Zhang Xinghan returned to Jilin City, and his younger sister Su Hanyun's belly is getting bigger day by day, but fortunately, Zhang Xinghua got time off and came home to accompany her for a few days, which made her feel good.

Today, Zhang Xinghua's vacation is over and she is gone, so she accompanied Wang Ruoying and her mother-in-law to help take Zhang Jianhai and Zhang Zhang Nianjun.

The two little guys are just half a year old, they can't walk yet, and they need to be held all the time, fortunately, there is still Sister-in-law Zhou at home, otherwise it would be enough for Wang Ruoying and Liu Liping to be busy.

The four of them teased the two little ones over there, and from time to time there was a burst of laughter, Zhang Xinghan drank tea and played chess with his father, and everything was peaceful and happy.

If it weren't for the war years, they would definitely be an extremely happy family.

However, in extraordinary times, such a beautiful picture often cannot be maintained steadily.

Outside the compound, a jeep came speeding up, and as soon as it stopped at the door, a burly officer jumped out of the car and hurried towards the courtyard.

The guards guarding the courtyard showed no signs of interception.

As soon as the officer entered the courtyard, Guo Zhong had already heard the sound and walked over, and when he saw him, he asked in surprise: "Yizhi, what is so urgent?" ”

"Lao Guo, where is the general seat? There is an urgent military intelligence report. The person who came was Shen Xingye, the director of the Secret Bureau, and when he saw Guo Zhong's anxious expression, his face was fully revealed.

"Playing chess with the old man in the backyard, I'll take you there." Guo Zhong said as he turned around and led Shen Xingye towards the backyard.

When he came to the backyard, without waiting for them to report, Zhang Xinghan inadvertently looked up and saw them, and made a gesture to them, signaling them to wait outside.

"Dad, I'll go out, there may be some things that need to be dealt with." Zhang Xinghan said to Zhang Yu, who was frowning in anticipation.

"Oh? Go, go. Zhang Yuxi came back to his senses when he heard the voice, raised his head and waved his hand. (To be continued......)