[Anti-Japanese Iron Blood King] Chapter 983: It's time to act (ask for subscription!) , ask for a monthly pass, ask for everything! ）

In the blink of an eye, two months passed in a hurry, and during these two months, both the North China Front and the Japanese army were quiet, and no one was looking for trouble. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

In fact, everyone's eyes are on Eastern Europe, everyone is watching the performances of Germany and the Soviet Union, and it is clear that Germany is the absolute protagonist during this time.

Originally, everyone thought that the Soviet Red Army, which had lost its armor and abandoned its armor, would be able to reverse the decline, but it proved that the Soviet Red Army had lost its combat effectiveness after the purge of the bearded man.

In the north, the Soviet Red Army retreated 450 kilometers in two weeks, abandoning the entire Baltic coastal area, 24 divisions of the Soviet Red Army were completely defeated, 20 divisions lost 60% of their personnel and equipment, and the German Army Group North soon reached the city of Leningrad.

On the Central Front, in less than a month, the capital of Belarus Minsk fell, the Soviet Red Army retreated 350 kilometers, 30 divisions were annihilated, and 70 divisions lost more than 50% of their personnel. Subsequently, Army Group Center launched a second pincer offensive in the Smolensk region, again annihilating 300,000 Soviet Red Army troops.

And in the south, with the cooperation of the two army groups of the German Central and Southern Army, the main forces of the Soviet Southwestern Front were surrounded in the Battle of Kiev. The 70 divisions of the Soviet army fought bloodily for 10 days, and the Soviet Red Army broke through a small number of people, and more than 660,000 people were annihilated, including 60,000 officers, including the commander of the Southwestern Front, General Kirponos, and the chief of staff, Lieutenant General Tupikov, and many other senior generals were killed in the breakout battle.

It is indisputable that the Soviet Union was defeated, and the German army was brilliantly defeated.

And the brilliant achievements of the German army not only hurt the Soviets, but also greatly stimulated the Japanese, and at this time, in Tokyo, Japan, a conspiracy was brewing.

Tokyo, the headquarters of the General Staff of the Japanese army.

Prince Kanin Miyazahito, the de facto controller of the Japanese military department, sat somewhat old-fashioned in the front seat, and next to him sat the Minister of War Hideki Tojo and the Chief of Staff Admiral Seishiro Itagaki, and in this opulent and palatial conference room, there were two Admirals Yoshikawa Koshiro and Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto.

"Yoshikawa, how are you preparing, are you sure?"

Prince Zaihito of the Idle Courtyard spoke in a deep voice, and his language was very concise.

Koshiro Yoshikawa immediately stood up and said: "Your Royal Highness, it is ready, our navy is confident that it will destroy all the naval forces of the United States in the Pacific Ocean in one fell swoop. ”

"Yo Xi, Yoshikawa, you are the Minister of the Navy of our Great Japanese Empire, and you are one of the few naval officers with strategic vision in the Empire, so Your Majesty has high expectations for you, this time the Empire has become a settlement in the war with the United States, and we do not rely on the Army in the Pacific, so your Navy must not live up to Your Majesty's trust!"

"Hay! Please rest assured, Your Highness, that the navy of the Japanese Empire has a glorious tradition, and under the spirit of samurai compliance, it will surely send the American Pacific Fleet to the bottom of the sea just as it defeated the Beiyang Fleet of the Qing Dynasty. Yoshikawa Furushiro said loudly.

"Yo Xi, please sit down!"

At this time, Prince Zaihito of the Idle Palace was not as confident as General Yoshikawa Koshiro, the United States is not China, the United States is powerful, there is no doubt about this, otherwise the empire will never allow it to develop under the nose of the empire.

It's not that the Great Japanese Empire doesn't want to clean up the United States, but it can't, and even more so doesn't dare. Now although it is a last resort, Jae-in still doesn't have much confidence.

"Yamamoto, you are the commander of the Imperial Combined Fleet, have you thought about how to fight this battle?"

The commander of the Japanese Combined Fleet, Isoroku Yamamoto, got up and replied: "Your Highness, this is my battle plan, please take a look!" ”

After saying that, Yamamoto Isoroku handed over a very thin document.

Hideki Tojo took the document from Yamamoto's hand and gently dropped it in front of Zaijin, waiting for Zairen to read it.

Jaehito looked at it very slowly and carefully, and he knew that the success or failure of this battle plan was related to the fate of the entire Japanese Empire, and even more so to their respective fates. So he has to be careful, he has to look carefully.

After reading the battle plan, Jae-in pondered for a long time, then stared at Yamamoto Fifty-six and asked, "Yamamoto, you are sure!" ”

"Hay, I am sure that I am confident that I will send the Pacific Fleet to the bottom of the sea to feed the fish, so that the glory of the Imperial Japanese Navy will shine to every corner of the world. Just like the war with the Qing Empire thirty years ago, the glory of the imperial navy will live forever. Yamamoto said confidently.

Unlike Yamamoto's blind self-confidence, Prince Zaihito was actually very reluctant to go to war with the United States, because he knew too well the terrible nature of the United States, and with Japan's current strength, it simply did not have the capital to compete with the United States, but now Japan had reached a dangerous situation where it had no choice but to go to war with the United States.

Prince Zaihito of the Idle Palace did not affirm or deny Yamamoto Fifty-six's words, and did not make any evaluation of his kind of self-confidence at all, but turned to the land minister Hideki Tojo on the side and said, "Tojo, how are your army preparations?" ”

Hideki Tojo hurriedly got up and said: "It's almost ready, although the Tuba Road in North China caused a lot of trouble to the imperial army a little time ago, but it has been solved." Two months ago, the formation of the Yugoslav Front was completed, and now it has completed the run-in, which can fully meet the needs of landing operations, and there is no problem at all in dealing with those miscellaneous soldiers of the United States, Britain, and other countries in Southeast Asia. ”

"Yo Si! And what about Singapore? When will the Southern Front take Singapore? Prince Zaihito of the Idle Palace asked again.

The reason why His Royal Highness the Prince was able to become the actual controller of the Japanese military department was not by virtue of his status as an imperial family, but by his real strength.

Prince Kanin Miyakihito, one of the few strategists in Japan, could see at a glance that the biggest obstacle to attacking Southeast Asia was Singapore, which was the longest-under British control and the longest-running coastal defense fortress. Now the whole of Singapore is an extremely well-defended first-class fortress, and it is definitely not something that can be captured by a large number of people.

Hideki Tojo's face was ugly, and he looked at Prince Zaihito of the Imperial Palace, and then said helplessly: "Your Royal Highness, I think you are also aware of the situation in Singapore, to be honest, the imperial army really has no certainty of victory to take Singapore, but I believe that as long as you pay a sufficient price, Singapore will not be a problem." ”

"Enough price! How much should that be, and how much loss should be called an adequate price? Jae-in asked dissatisfied.

At the same time, I am also thinking in people's hearts, in fact, it is no wonder that Hideki Tojo said such absurd words, Hideki Tojo is indeed one, but he is a political talent, and he is definitely a good hand at politics, but if it is said that fighting a war is much worse than anyone here, so sometimes people will also call Hideki Tojo a private.

"Your Highness, I think that Singapore does not actually have to be attacked to get it, and that the morale of the British is no match for the Imperial warriors at all, and I think that as long as we win on the Southeast Asian continent, the British army in Singapore will collapse without a fight."

At this time, Senior General Seishiro Itagaki, who had just been transferred to the chief of the General Staff of the Army, opened his mouth and said, which can be regarded as relieving Hideki Tojo.

Prince Zaihito looked at the core of these Japanese armed forces present, then got up and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, now the Great Japanese Empire has reached the most dangerous moment, the expansion of the Great Japanese Empire in the Asia-Pacific region has rapidly intensified the contradictions between the United States and Japan, the United States is no longer the United States of two years ago, and the Yankees have regarded the Empire as an enemy. ”

In 1939, the Empire was in short supply of domestic supplies, and rationing was implemented throughout the country, and in China it implemented a policy of feeding the war with war. The scarcity of resources forced the empire to occupy Southeast Asia as soon as possible. The 'Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere' that the empire hopes to establish by launching a holy war includes Southeast Asia, especially the oil-rich Dutch East Indies, and not long ago the United States imposed an embargo on strategic materials against Japan, and even froze all the empire's assets in the United States. Therefore, it is necessary to give the United States a powerful blow and wipe out the armed forces of the United States in Southeast Asia, otherwise the empire will no longer have the initiative in this war, please gentlemen! ”

Yamamoto and the others immediately got up and shouted, "Hai! Long live the Great Japanese Empire! Long live His Majesty the Emperor! ”

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