The third part of the Bloody War of Resistance, Chapter 9, Rushing and Ninth Chapter, Phantom

If the defeat in Nanyang is acceptable to the Japanese people, the defeat in China, because of the long-term racial education, the people regard the Chinese as an inferior nation, and defeat at the hands of an inferior nation, is undoubtedly devastating to the Japanese people in terms of national confidence. \\、/

The Imperial Meeting, which was attended by the headquarters headquarters, the War Department, the General Staff Headquarters, and the Cabinet, was something that had never happened since the Meiji Restoration, and it was also a manifestation of Hirohito's loss of confidence in the Cabinet and the Army.

Ishihara still put forward his original plan, abandoning Jiangnan and concentrating troops in North China, but the Ministry of Foreign Affairs still resolutely opposed it, and the loss of Wang Jingwei's government in Nanjing would have an irreparable impact on imperial diplomacy.

Sugiyama Mototo no longer dared to directly oppose the withdrawal of troops from Jiangnan, he only raised one question, how much time would it take for Jiangnan's 300,000 troops to withdraw to North China, and in addition, there were about one million troops besieging Jiangnan in China. Once Jiangnan is abandoned, these forces will be equally freed, and the government of China can also throw them into North China. In such a decisive battle in North China, the strength that the Chinese army can invest is about 2.5 million to 3 million, and the emperor's ** army is less than 600,000, and the strength is still an absolute disadvantage.

The Navy no longer mentions any air threats, Shandong is closer to the Japanese mainland, but from the Navy, it is not 1937, the main forces of the Navy are fighting in the South Pacific, the US Navy counterattacked in the South Pacific, recaptured the Solomon Islands, and is now attacking the Gilbert Islands, and the main force of the Navy is cooperating with the Southern Army to fight for it.

But now that General Sugiyama has raised the question, Shigetaro Shimada cannot but answer, without the navy, it is impossible for the 400,000 troops south of the Yangtze River to withdraw to North China. Shigetaro Shigetaro silently calculated in his heart that China did not have a navy, and with the use of civilian ships, all the Jiangnan troops could be withdrawn to North China within two months.

However, the retreat from Jiangnan will face a huge problem, if the withdrawal of all troops can be guaranteed, it is obvious that the squadron will not sit idly by and watch the Japanese withdraw, and the troops will suffer huge losses after the break.

The army was discussing the withdrawal, but the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was resolutely opposed, and Shigemitsu Aoi spoke fiercely and resolutely: "Your Majesty, I know that North China is short of troops, but if Jiangnan is abandoned, what will we do to negotiate with the Chiang Kai-shek government?" And more importantly, the attitude of Soviet Russia? Abandoning Jiangnan will seriously affect the attitude of Soviet Russia, Your Majesty, and the minister is resolutely opposed to this, which is contrary to the decision of the last imperial council"

Shigemitsu Aoi's opinion is difficult to refute even Ishihara, without Jiangnan, why would Chiang Kai-shek still negotiate with you, even if he negotiated, the minimum condition was to return Manchukuo, and even worse, it was possible to even connect Taiwan....

Hirohito didn't dare to think about it anymore, he nodded slightly, it was regarded as support for Shigemitsu Aoi, Ishihara sighed secretly in his heart, he could only take a step: "Your Majesty, in the last meeting, it was proposed to transfer three divisions from Jiangnan, and the minister suggested that in addition to these three divisions, three more divisions should be transferred, and three more divisions should be transferred from Nanyang, winter is coming, Soviet Russia will not launch an offensive, and four more divisions will be transferred from the Kwantung Army, plus the decision of the last meeting, so that North China will receive reinforcements from twenty divisions, with a total strength of 360,000 people, With these forces, General Okamura would be able to fight a decisive battle with China in the winter. ”

"How to make the specific arrangement, you can discuss it with Sugiyama," Hirohito asked calmly now, "Shimada, how long will it take for the navy to transport the Nanyang troops and Jiangnan troops to North China?" ”

Shigetaro Shimada respectfully owes his bow: "Most of the Navy's fleet is in a stalemate with the US military in the South Pacific, and it is impossible to send the main fleet to participate, but civilian ships can be recruited to participate, and the minister estimates that it will take at least 60 to 80 days to transport these more than 100,000 people to North China." ”

"Can North China hold out for so long?" Hirohito's gaze turned to Ishihara again.

"According to the combat habits of the Chinese Army, it is necessary to repair for three to six months after each battle, and the minister thinks that there is time to do so, and in addition, the five divisions and regiments that were transferred from the Kwantung Army are leaving the Soviet Russian battlefield one after another, the tenth division has arrived in Qiqihar, and the remaining 123 divisions, 149 divisions, and 119 divisions are rushing to Manchuria one after another." Ishihara replied.

Hirohito was stunned for a while, and finally said goodbye to the ministers as usual, but this time he was the first to leave under the courtesy of the ministers.

After leaving the palace, Koiso Kuniaki struck while the iron was hot and pulled Shigetaro Shimada, Sugiyama Moto, and Ishihara Waner to the staff headquarters, the urgency of the war had already made him careless, and he had to immediately implement the decision of the Imperial Council. Shigetaro Shimada was very happy this time, and decided to transfer the Third Fleet, and at the same time requisition all the steamers in China and Jiangnan that could go to sea, and strive to transport 10 divisions from Jiangnan and Nanyang to North China within two months.

Sugiyama Mototo and Ishihara jointly decided to transfer the 9th, 3rd, 6th, 116th, 13th, and 18th Divisions from Jiangnan; The 56th Division, the 48th Division, the 19th Division, and the 2nd Guards Division were transferred from Nanyang; In addition, in addition to retaining two tank divisions and three tank brigades on the mainland, the second, third, and fourth tank divisions and the first, second, third, and fourth independent tank brigades were all transferred to North China.

In the air force, the 2nd Flying Division, the 3rd Flying Division, the 8th Flying Division, the 3rd Air Brigade, the 4th Air Brigade, and the 7th Air Brigade, totaling 1,600 aircraft, were all transferred to North China.

Shimada was a little hesitant about the deployment of aircraft, because the navy also urgently needed aircraft, but thinking of His Majesty's worries just now, he could only agree that North China was too important to the empire, and once North China was lost, it would be difficult to make up for it even if South China won a big victory.

However, military mobilization alone cannot completely guarantee the security of North China, judging from the war of more than a year, the squadron has made great progress, even if Okamura Ninji gets these 400,000 reinforcements, it is still an absolute disadvantage in terms of troops, and there are millions of troops in the North Theater of China, and it is extremely difficult for Okamura Ninji to keep North China in the case of superior numbers and firepower.

As early as after the last Imperial Council, Kuniaki Koiso decided to bypass the military headquarters and let the Ministry of Foreign Affairs take charge of contacting Chongqing, with Maeda Inji, director of the East Asia Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in charge of guidance, and in China it is a two-pronged approach, with Ryo Kato, consul of the Consulate in Shanghai, in charge of the specific implementation, and in Nanjing, Katsuo Fujii, counselor of the embassy in Nanjing, in charge.

Shanghai Consul Ryo Kato got in touch with the military commander through Miao Bin, who had ties to Chongqing in Wang Jingwei's government, and extended an olive branch to Chongqing. However, due to the smooth outcome of the war, Chongqing did not reply for a long time.

"Prime Minister, Chongqing has not replied, I am afraid that it is because it does not understand our sincerity, and I suggest that Miao Bin transfer our conditions to Chongqing."

Under Koiso Kuniaki's inquiry, Maeda put forward his opinion, from a diplomatic point of view, Japan, as the party that took the initiative, should first put forward conditions for Chongqing to consider.

"So what do you say we should offer?" Ishihara asked. Because of Ishihara's attitude, Koiso Kuniaki did not hide it from him, but let him participate in this peace negotiation.

Maeda pursed his lips and looked at Koiso Kuni Showa and Ishihara Waner with some embarrassment, and Koiso Kuniaki said calmly: "Let's talk about it, we have to give up those areas." ”

Maeda gritted his teeth: "If you really want to agree, I think that not only will I have to go back to before the Lugou Bridge Incident, but I may even have to give up Manchuria, Your Excellency, peace talks have always been a reaction to the actual situation on the battlefield, what is the actual situation on the battlefield now, General Ishihara knows very well, if he does not put forward such conditions, I think Chiang Kai-shek will not respond." ”

Although it was expected, it was difficult for Koiso Kuni Showa and Ishihara Waner to make a decision immediately, the two sat opposite each other silently, Maeda did not speak, sat there quietly, looking at the two of them, of course he would not insist, if the news spread, those radical officers in the military department might cut off his head.

"If it can only be like this, then there is no way, the empire ,..., to save the empire, only a strong man can break his wrist." This sentence, Koiso Kuniaki said with great difficulty and pain, and the dignified Japanese Empire actually wanted to sue for peace with the inferior Shina people.

Maeda breathed a sigh of relief, in fact, Miao Bin had already made contact with the military commander, and after the military commander's Shanghai station reported to Chongqing, although the Chongqing side did not respond, the contact person did not change, judging from the secret work, this is a positive signal.

Maeda took out the terms that had already been drawn up and handed them to Showa Ishihara Wanji of Koiso Province, which he painstakingly came up with, and this condition included the return of Manchukuo, the renunciation of all rights and interests in Manchuria, the withdrawal of the Japanese army from all parts of China, the relocation of all the leading figures of the Wang Jingwei government to Japan, the mutual non-compensation for war losses, the economic cooperation between the two sides, and the conclusion of a peace treaty between the two sides.

This condition, in addition to the fig leaf and no reparations, is almost a defeated treaty, and Koiso Kuni Showa Ishihara Waner didn't speak immediately, and the room fell silent. After a long time, Ishihara said with difficulty: "Prime Minister, if Chiang Kai-shek agrees to this treaty, my suggestion is acceptable." ”

Koiso Kuniaki nodded painfully, fighting for six years, six years ago, the long drive straight in, to today's bleak peace, in the end even Manchuria will be lost, the changes in the war situation make them, the people who control the fate of the country, explain to the people, to the emperor.

"Send it out." Koiso Kuniaki muttered that Maeda respectfully bowed to the two of them, in his opinion, this is a painful decision, but also a far-sighted decision, even if Japan is defeated, as long as the national body is kept, everything can be done again.

Coming out of the Prime Minister's Office, Ishihara did not go home, but returned to the staff headquarters building, and when he entered the door, he heard cheers, and many staff officers were excitedly shouting long live, which was vaguely mixed with the name of Sue Seizo.

"What's going on?" Ishihara grabbed a Shaozo and hurriedly asked.

Shao Zuo's face turned red with excitement: "General Youmo broke the Shina army in Liaocheng and defeated the Shina general, and the Shina general can't be defeated, and the victory must belong to the Great Japanese Empire."

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