※ The reconciliation of the deletion of the household only eased the attitude of Itagaki and Tojo a little. The whole \ this \ small \ said \ net but the two of them hid after the inch. As soon as the Hiranuma cabinet was formed, the army asked to promote a German-Italian-Japanese military alliance, but things have developed to this point, and the Three Kingdoms axis is almost about to collapse, which makes the army indignant, and the two can fully understand the questioning of those hot-blooded young officers who will face when they return to the Ministry of War.

"Is it still necessary to preserve such a bad, inactive cabinet?" Tojo snorted coldly, his personality was to the point of some eccentricities, and there were many people in the army who were not used to him, among which his biggest political enemy was Ishihara Waner, and others like Nishio Shouzo Yanjun Roku, although he had the same political views, he also looked down on him as a person, but this kind of straightforwardness made him have quite high support among young officers.

"Your Majesty may not want to change the Prime Minister right now," Itagaki replied with some frustration, "Since Your Majesty does not want to." I can't just resign, wait a few more months, and if the cabinet can't make a decision, it's not too late to resign

Itagaki actually knew very well in his heart that despite the fierce clamor of the army, a considerable number of people in the army had already begun to realize that the army as a whole had made mistakes in the Shina incident and underestimated the resistance of the Shina incident, so that the war dragged on endlessly, and gradually there was a trend of a long-term war.

For this reason, some officers began to reflect, believing that it was the support of Britain and the United States that led to the resolute resistance of the government of China, if there was no support from Britain and the United States. The government of China may have capitulated long ago. This view gradually gained support from the army and political circles, and it was unthinkable and impossible for the Japanese government to hold out on to resistance after losing the capital, the most important financial center, and the most important heavy industrial base.

Unite with Germany, contain Britain and the United States, and finally force the government of China to surrender, at least one can be signed. a decent peace agreement; The Triple Axis is the most effective weapon, but this view is firmly opposed by the Navy, which has the judgment of the Navy on the situation in addition to the traditional contradictions of the Army and Navy, and the Navy does not think that an alliance with Germany and Italy will help Japan much, and that going south will inevitably lead to a conflict with the United States, and Japan's strength is not yet able to confront the United States.

Itagaki's words concern the emperor. Tojo couldn't persuade anymore, and the car slowly approached the Ministry of the Army, the Army building was still brightly lit, and it was clear that all the officers had not left, waiting for the outcome of the Imperial Meeting.

"Wuhan must be occupied as soon as possible and the incident in China must be ended." Tojo said in a suddenly thoughtless and weightless tone.

Itagaki did not answer. Just nodded, and the end of the incident was not in sight. It was already a fatal wound of the army, attacking Wuhan, annihilating the main force of the Chinese army, and forcing the Chinese government to sue for peace-'The car stopped in front of the building, and the anxious officers rushed up and asked, "What is Your Majesty's opinion?"

"Does the Cabinet make a decision?"

"When will the Triple Axis Treaty be signed?"

Looking at the grim faces of the two, these young officers hung their chests one after another, and a few radical officers couldn't help but shout: "Such a cabinet should be overthrown!" ”。

"Yes, Your Excellency, you should resign, and then we will not send someone to replace the Minister of War!"

"Shut up". Tojo shouted, his eyes glaring around at the officers, "The country is at a critical juncture; It's irresponsible to the country to say it lightly, understand?.

Itagaki sighed, he knew in his heart that even if he temporarily suppressed the little ones, he would eventually rise up and fall down, and he was the executor, but Hiranuma was finally chosen by the Shigetomi Group to replace Konoe, and if he was brought down, who would replace him? No matter who succeeds him, he must face the contradictions between the army and the navy.

The crowd dodged out of the way. Itagaki and Tojo walked past the people, and Tojo stopped and turned his head and asked, "Has Tachitaka-kun arrived?" ”

Ligao support flashed out from the side and replied loudly: "Report, the commander of the operations section of the North China Dispatch Army has been ordered to come and report to the military headquarters on the North China operation

Itagaki turned around and walked to Ligao Support's side, looking up and down at Ligao Support: "You are Ligao Support, well, the twin stars of the North China Dispatch Army." small

Ligao replied quickly: "The general is too dark"

Itagaki nodded and ordered: "Nishio-kun sent back is a strong general, it seems that he has a lot of resentment against us, and they have their views on the North China war, since this is the case, come with me, go to the war room, and the rest of the people will do whatever they want to do" Itagaki and Tojo's style is like this, once the decision is made, start immediately, without any delay, the relevant officer Lixuan entered the war room, and the support of Ligao also followed.

The atmosphere in the war room is completely different from the outside, full of solemn atmosphere, a large map is hung in the middle of the war room, but in the middle is a happy plate from North China, it seems that the military department has been prepared for a long time.

After a short questioning. The Ligao Support Station began to state the views of the North China Dispatch Army in front of the sand table, pointing out that the current security operations carried out by the North China Dispatch Army are of great importance to North China, and the development of the North China Eighth Route Army is surprising. His statement was accompanied by ample data, which made it even more persuasive.

But all this was useless, Li Gao supported as he spoke, peeking at it, but his heart was gradually sinking, and it was obvious that the officers around him were moved by his statement, but their demeanor did not change at all, only deep regret.

The restoration of law and order in North China is of great significance to the continuation of the war in the future. Chuan in the military operations where the unfolded. However, the military headquarters sent such an order, according to the secret explanation, to ask us to collect our troops in a hurry, which we regretted very much, and the front army also did not understand it very much. This is in the war room of the military headquarters, and the tone of Li Gao's support is also slightly softened.

After the end of Ligao's support statement, the room fell into silence for a while, and after a while, Tojo Hideki said slowly: "Ligao-kun, it can be seen that you know the situation in North China very well, and Nishio-kun did not send the wrong person. From the point of view of sending troops from North China. You are not wrong, but from the overall point of view, the battle for law and order in North China is not the most important, and the most important thing now is to capture Wuhan, annihilate the government forces in China, and force the government in China to accept the armistice treaty. ”

"There is another reason" Ban Huan also stood up, he had suffered the loss of the Eighth Route Army in Xinkou, and he had a deeper understanding of the Eighth Route Army, and now it is indeed not the time to conduct public security operations: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports that after the Soviet-German treaty, the war in Europe is about to break out, and we must withdraw from the battlefield in China as soon as possible and wait to see the development of the war in Europe, so the public security operation in North China is not very necessary at this stage."

"However, Your Excellency, sitting back and watching the development of the Eighth Route Army in North China is very unfavorable to the empire, whether it is economically or militarily, the two communication arteries of Pinghan, Jinpu are under their threat, and now their combat effectiveness is not enough, once they are successfully integrated and their combat effectiveness is improved, it will definitely become a big trouble for the imperial army." Standing High supported argued.

"Don't worry about this, as long as the government agrees to an armistice, Chiang Kai-shek himself will go to them." Itagaki said calmly. But will the capture of Wuhan necessarily force the government of China to surrender? Ligao asked rhetorically.

No one dared to make such a guarantee, and there was silence in the war room, and the key to the Wuhan operation was not to capture Wuhan, but to annihilate the Chinese army in large numbers. If this is not achieved, even if Wuhan is captured, the government of China will retreat to the southwestern mountains to continue to resist, and the end of the war is still far away.

"I once talked to Lieutenant General Nakajima" Ligao sighed, in his heart, Ligao was more proud, in the past he admired the most is Mr. Zhuang Jihua, but now I have to add one person, that is, Nakajima Yasuken, he thinks Nakajima Yasan is the most talented person he knows of the Japanese.

"The Chinese and Ukrainian generals believe that even if Wuhan is conquered, the government of China will not stop fighting; We want to end the China Incident as soon as possible, but we are impatient, and I agree with him that the Imperial Empire's strategy and strategy are constantly making mistakes in the China Incident. Today, if we give up the public security operation in North China, it is also a mistake. Regardless of Itagaki and Tojo's faces, Takataka continued to talk eloquently, and his words became stricter.

Having been associated with the Japanese for many years, Tachitaka has understood the Japanese style, and among the Japanese military class, they believe in bushido, and bushido is straightforward. is not afraid of power, if he now shows that he will not hesitate to resist for the benefit of sending troops to North China. Even if he fails, he is still a hero of failure, and his future will not be affected in the slightest. It will not be suspected of identity because of this, but will create a layer of protection at a critical moment.

"Don't get excited, Litakaka-kun" Itagaki spoke before Tojo, Tojo Hideki and Ishihara Waner are political enemies, Nakajima Yasuken is Ishihara's protégé, if Tojo speaks, it will definitely be mixed with personal grudges, but Ishihara is his friend. He was a very good friend, so he had to get ahead of Tojo and control the atmosphere of the meeting: "We have reason to believe that after the capture of Wuhan, there will be changes within the Shina government. Secondly. As far as we know, in the Jinpu Road operation, the losses of the China Army were also very large, losing a large number of veterans and experienced officers, if it is delayed for too long, it will be more difficult to deal with the recovered China Army, so the attack on Wuhan must be fast. ”

Itagaki put his hands diagonally in his trouser pockets, paced slowly, and thought, "The wheels of war have started, we can only go on, and any attempt to force a stop is futile." If our estimation is correct, the Empire now faces a God-given opportunity, and we can use this European war to end the enslavement of the European powers to the peoples of Asia, and the Empire should take the opportunity to develop like that, establish a new Asian order, and lose this opportunity. The empire will not have a chance again for hundreds of years. ”

Tojo snorted lightly, and he knew his purpose when Itagaki came forward, but he thought that Itagaki was a redundant move, and Ligao's support now represented the North China Dispatch Army, and even if they were to revise their battle plans, it would be based on persuasion.

"The Shina Incident has taken up most of the Imperial Army's strength, and we currently have 1.8 million troops in Guannai alone. Coupled with the 800,000 troops in Manchuria, there is only one division in the country, military spending accounts for the country's financial expenditure, and foreign exchange reserves are about to be exhausted. ”

Ligao couldn't help but sigh in his heart, Mr. is really a god, all his prophecies have been confirmed, Japan is about to be dragged down, once the Wuhan battle fails, the whole army will fall into the situation of the Chinese government army in front and the Eighth Route Army in the back, and still go south? The land of China is your burial place.

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