The third part of the bloody and fire war of resistance, the tenth chapter, the third section of the war drums

"Okamura-kun is not such a stubborn person," Koiso Kuniaki said, "Ishihara-kun, think about it, why Nishio-kun still vigorously aided North China despite the weakness of Jiangnan, haven't you thought about it?" Looking at Okamura-kun's deployment, it's clear what he thinks. ”

Ishihara snorted softly, in fact, what he had thought about was just something that he could do in the open, and he had to hide, which made him very uncomfortable.

"I didn't think about it, but, Prime Minister, this is a loss of valuable troops." Ishihara's tone contained anger: "A group of villains who have misled the country, I really want to kill them all, kill them all, and Japan will be saved." ”

Koiso Kuniaki shook his head slightly, when the war started, he was the governor of Korea, and he also actively supported the expansion of the war, people like him are still the mainstream of the army, not to mention, the six years of war, the people have paid huge sacrifices, and they can't achieve reasonable results, and the people can't accept it.

"The decisive battle in North China," Ishihara Waner was still venting his dissatisfaction: "What is the decisive battle, nearly half of the troops are new recruits, whether it is tanks, heavy artillery and aircraft, or troops, what to compare with China." Northern Hubei, Henan, Shandong, several battles, still looking at the Chinese army with old eyes, and using ten to one to calculate the strength of the army, it is really ridiculous. ”

"Ishihara-kun, I have an idea," Koiso Kuniaki ignored Ishihara's complaints, turned his head to look at him and said, "You go to North China to have a look and talk to Okamura-kun." ”

Ishihara was silent, he knew what Koiso Kuniaki wanted him to talk to Okamura, and after a moment of silence, he nodded in agreement.

When Koiso Kuniaki and Ishihara Waner were discussing in the car, Hirohito in the palace was also discussing, and the allies announced that they would hold him accountable for the war after the war, that is, he would be listed as a war criminal, which made him extremely shocked, although he remained calm on the outside, but inside, he felt extremely uneasy, the imperial throne has been inherited for thousands of years, if it is cut off in his hands, he really has no shame to go to see his ancestors.

For more than a year, Hirohito went from victory to defeat and retreat, and Hirohito was very uncomfortable and incomprehensible, both emotionally and spiritually, and he intuitively judged that there was a problem in this, but the problem was there, but he never found it.

"What do you think of the prospects for a decisive battle in North China? Did the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army increase, or did the combat effectiveness of the imperial army decrease? Hirohito asked.

Emperor Tada has summoned Emperor Méng many times, and he has answered in this hall several times, but recently, for some reason, he always feels a trace of desolation in the palace. The floor under his feet is still so clean, and the various objects in the hall are still so neat, but there is still a sense of strangeness in Tada's heart. The silk and bamboo in the past are gone, and there is a neat shouting of killing in the harem, which is the queen Liangzi with the palace NV and the order fù in military training.

Kido coughed lightly, and Tada Jun hurriedly looked up at Hirohito: "Your Majesty, there are both reasons. In the past, recruits had to go through at least half a year of training when they joined the army, but now most of the recruits have only received three months or even less, and the Chinese have learned war in the war, and their combat effectiveness has increased significantly, but in spite of this, the proportion of casualties between us and the enemy, we are still far lower than the enemy, and in general, we have to kill a soldier, and the enemy will suffer 2-3 casualties. This percentage is already very high, but it has dropped a lot from the beginning of the war. ”

Tada's reply did not give Hirohito the slightest relief, the Chinese population is large, even if it is one to two, Japan cannot afford to consume. Hirohito stared blankly at the sky outside the hall, and Kido and Tada Jun Jiāo changed their eyes, not knowing how to speak.

After a long time, Hirohito sighed lowly: "Ishihara thinks that the decisive battle in North China is not feasible, what do you think?" ”

Tada Jun's heart was slightly shocked, he did not participate in the Imperial Conference, but he also heard that Ishihara Waner resolutely opposed the decisive battle in North China, and asked to retreat to the border of Rehe and Manchuria, and at the same time abandon Jiangnan, this strategy was vetoed by the Imperial Conference.

"Your Majesty, it is a fact that the current war situation is unfavorable, but if we retreat to the border of Manchukuo, we will be attacked by two fronts of China and Soviet Russia, and once it reaches this point, there is no possibility of a breakthrough on the outer Jiāo, even if Chiang Kai-shek finally agrees to peace, the empire may lose not only Manchuria, but also Korea and Taiwan."

Tada Jun also did not approve of Ishihara's strategy, if the squadron hit the Manchurian border, would Chiang Kai-shek still negotiate peace with Japan? Even if you agree to peace talks, the price will be sky-high.

Hirohito nodded in agreement, and after a while, he asked, "Tada, after Okamura gets reinforcements, can he defeat the Shina army?" ”

Tada Jun understood that Hirohito was still worried, after all, the gap in strength was too large, and after the Battle of Northern Hubei, the offensive of the Chinese army was like cháo, the imperial army was defeated and retreated one after another, and the morale of the people was depressed, and now a victory was urgently needed to restore morale and morale. The War Ministry proposed the decisive battle in North China for this consideration, but there were too many difficulties in the decisive battle in North China, and the disparity in the number of troops was too great, and Hirohito had no confidence.

"On the whole, the fighting power of the Imperial Army is still stronger than that of the Shina Army," Tada Jun began to cheer up Hirohito: "Your Majesty, General Okamura will definitely lead his soldiers to fight bravely and defeat the Shina Army." ”

Tada Jun scolded himself before he finished speaking, this was too weak, not enough to summon anyone's confidence, so he hurriedly added: "The biggest difference between the imperial army and the Shina army is that the imperial army not only has weapons, but more importantly, we have the god of bushido, armed with the god of bushido, as long as necessary, the soldiers will fight until the last moment to realize Your Majesty's hope." ”

Hirohito was relieved at this time, and then quickly reined in, solemnly signaling that Tada Jun could retreat. Kido didn't leave, and Hirohito just motioned for Tada Jun to leave, which meant letting him stay.

After Tada Jun left the main hall, Hirohito got up from his seat and walked to the front of the hall, Kido's body rotated with Hirohito's figure, Hirohito looked at the direction of the inner palace with his hands behind his back, and after a while, he slowly asked: "Do you think Koiso Kuniaki can clean up the situation?" ”

Kido was shocked when he heard this, he heard what Hirohito meant, Koiso Kuniaki became the prime minister after the Battle of Northern Hubei, and it has only been about a year now, so he will be replaced so soon? Hirohito didn't rush Kido, just waited quietly. Kido quickly calculated in his heart, where did Koiso Kuniaki cause Hirohito's dissatisfaction?

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Koiso has just been prime minister for less than a year, and so far, he has suppressed the army and maintained the unity of the army and navy, and he has achieved great results in this regard."

Kido couldn't see Hirohito's expression, he slowly pondered the thoughts of this god, and suddenly, he found Hirohito's hand outside, clenched tightly, and he immediately changed his tone: "However, the situation has not been opened on the outside Jiāo, which has disappointed Your Majesty's expectations." ”

Hirohito turned to face Kido and said in a deep voice: "The empire is in danger now, the biggest problem is that the battle line is too long, Ishihara Wan'er is also correct in some opinions, the front must be narrowed, to achieve this goal, it is necessary to make a breakthrough in the outer jiāo, not blindly achieve the goal in the military." A few years ago, the imperial army continued to win victories, but as a result, peace was never achieved, and the war never stopped. ”

Kido understands that Hirohito is hoping to change people, nominally Koiso Kuniaki has failed to achieve peace talks, as the saying goes, the lord humiliates the ministers to death; The allies wanted to take Hirohito to court, but Koiso Kuniaki did not say anything about it, but accepted Ishihara's strategy to retreat, retreat, always retreat, and what Hirohito needed was victory.

Kido thought about it, it's still okay to change people, Koiso Kuniaki is a transition, and there is no suitable candidate to let him take charge of the ship, but is it appropriate to change it now?

"Your Majesty, the ministers will go down and discuss and see everyone's opinions." Kido decided to adopt a delaying strategy, and even if Kuniaki Koiso was to step down, now was not the time.

Ishihara flew out of Tokyo in mid-January and changed trains in Tanggu, and as soon as the train left Tianjin, there was a roar in the sky, and Ishihara poked his head out to look into the sky, and a fleet of planes flew over the train. Ishihara couldn't help frowning as he looked at the plane, and it didn't take long to hear a loud explosion in the distance.

What made Ishihara a little strange was that the officers of the North China Dispatch Army who accompanied him did not hear it, as if they did not hear it. The Chinese in the car did not panic in the slightest, only his entourage lù was a little panicked.

"General, the Shina Air Force will not bomb ordinary trains," the officer saw Ishihara's suspicions: "This kind of ordinary train is mainly for Shina people, and they will not bomb." ”

"Haven't you blown it up once?" Ishihara was a little surprised.

"No, not once," replied the officer, "but if it is changed to a military column, it will definitely be bombed, and the information of the people of China is very accurate." ”

The officer's expression was a little embarrassed, the special service agency stationed in Tianjin had traced it, and all the personnel inside and outside the station had checked it, but they did not find the slightest clue.

"Where are they bombing now?" Ishihara asked again: "Why didn't you see our air force?" ”

The officer listened attentively, and then replied with a wry smile: "It may be the munitions depot, almost all the information of the imperial army has been detected by the Chinese people, and now we dare not trust any Chinese people, especially those who were very close to us." ”

Ishihara Wan'er didn't ask anymore, and the squadron looked like it was going to attack Pingjin, and those Chinese Hans were eager to steal some information in exchange for the forgiveness of the Chinese government. Ishihara stuck his head out the window again, looking at the fire and smoke in the distance.

Suddenly, a China fighter lowered its nose and skimmed over the train, and several bold Chinese also stretched out their heads and stretched out their hands to swing to the sky, but the Japanese escort in the carriage did not have the slightest intention of intervening, with these Chinese, this train would be safer.

The Chinese pilot saw the hand outstretched from the window, turned a corner in the distance, and swooped down again, this time lower, and the deafening whistling sound made the people in the carriage a little panicked.

"Monkey Zhou, stop playing, don't forget what we're here for."

Li Guidan's call came from the earphones, and Zhou Zhikai, who was flying along the train, grinned, the devil is now learning jīng, and always hangs the officer car and the civilian car together, and there is a sternness on it, and it is not allowed to bomb the civilian train.

Zhou Zhikai pulled the cào longitudinal pole, and the plane turned over beautifully, pulled up into the air, and joined Li Guidan, who was on alert in the air.

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