On October 30, the 26th year of the Republic of China, Liaoyuan, the main road leading to Mukden, has now been occupied by the densely packed armies of China and Japan. Su Tong led three infantry divisions, an artillery division, and an armored division with a total of more than 80,000 troops to confront the Japanese army outside Liaoyuan City. Su Tong's headquarters was in the west, and the Japanese army was in the east, and the troops gathered by both sides here had exceeded 300,000.

However, the strange thing is that the Japanese army obviously has superior forces, and the troops of many children are obviously weak, "but the two sides do not invade each other like well water, which also makes the media of Western countries who have been paying attention to the war in China sneer, calling it a silent war."

Ribbentrop, the German minister of foreign affairs in Berlin, was reporting to Hitler, "My Führer, this is the war report we have just received in Asia" Chahar Zhengfǔ's army has approached Liaoyuan, an important town next to Mukden in the center of Manchuria, "and now he himself has hoarded more than 200,000 troops in Liaoyuan, but both sides have stayed there and been playing meditation." ”

"It is not at all surprising, my dear Ribbentrop, that both of them are now throwing noses. The current strength of the Chahar government was not enough to support them to launch a vigorous attack", but the Japanese were not sure to destroy the enemy in front of them in one fell swoop. Hitler's face showed a look of disdain.

"Now both of them are waiting for the results, for the outcome of the great battle that took place in the city of Vladivostok to determine the ownership of the Far East." , said here Hitler picked up the cup in front of his desk and drank. Coffee continued, "Now in the battle of Vladivostok, if the 'Ri' himself is defeated, then the 'Ri' himself will have to consider the withdrawal of troops from Manchuria, and it will be uncomfortable to be attacked from both ends of the east. But if Chahar is defeated, then the good situation they have fought hard in the Far East for a year will have to be handed over to the Japanese himself. The Japanese themselves will also be provided with a natural ice-free port, and the scope of their combined fleet will be expanded again. ”

Speaking of this, Hitler's face showed a hint of hesitation: "The reason why Hitler valued the "Japan" was because he valued their combined fleet, and the powerful navy of the "Japan" could make up for the lack of German naval strength to a large extent. However, the strength shown by Chahar made Hitler change his attention and began to secretly support Chahar, "but the navy has always been the shortcoming of Chahar's military strength, which is also Hitler's greatest regret."

"If only the Chahar's navy were half as strong as its army," I would have been glad to invite their leaders to visit Germany. Hitler shook his head regretfully and said.

"My Excellency, aren't we training naval personnel for them now?" Isn't it good that Ribbentrop was puzzled and said, "It won't be long before they can have their own navy, and they can also contain the British and American navies for us in Asia." Hitler shook his head and said, "No" Dear Ribbentrop, in my mind, the ideal situation should be that China and Japan can join hands and their military strength can complement each other. ”

Ribbentrop shrugged his shoulders and said, "Unfortunately, there is no such thing as perfection, and the world cannot always run according to our will. ”

"Yes, so our empire's strategy in Asia is still not clear." Hitler said regretfully: "Whether to make an alliance with Japan or with Chahar, I still can't make a final decision." ”

Hitler's voice grew lower and lower, and the last sigh full of regret drifted out of the office...... the weather in Washington, D.C., the weather in November had begun to get colder, "Couples were whispering in twos and threes on the street outside the fence outside the White House.

Roosevelt gently lowered the curtain embroidered with purple tassels, turned his head and chuckled: "What a beautiful evening" is also a beautiful scene. ”

He was sitting in a warm office, his knees covered with a máo blanket, and in front of his desk was a report from the U.S. ambassador to China.

His senior aide Hawkins was sitting quietly watching him, waiting for his boss to ask questions.

Roosevelt pondered silently for a long time and asked softly, "Hawkins, what do you think of Ambassador Nelson Jensen's analysis of the situation in Asia?" ”

"Mr. President": The current situation in Asia can be said to be very complicated, but it can also be said to be very simple. "Now there are two Asian powers vying for dominance in Asia, and although one of them is now weak, they are not willing to sink in, after all, they have been the masters of Asia for thousands of years." And the "day" is ......", "

Hawkins organized the language for a while, and then said slowly: "If this country wants to take the place of Huaxia and take advantage of the situation, they can only completely occupy and rule this country through war." That's what they think, and that's what they do, but in its current form, it doesn't work very well. ”

"Yes!" Roosevelt nodded, "Hawkins, it seems that you have put a lot of effort into understanding the situation in Asia." But you don't know much about the special xìng of the "day" himself: "They are dull, mechanical, and the common people only know how to obey, and although they have a strong sense of country, they never use their own brains to think." If one day, a madman leads them to jump into the sea, "they will jump one after the other without hesitation." Such countries are the most dangerous, and they can do a thousand unexpected crazy things anywhere at any time. The United States must not take Japan lightly!

Roosevelt's eyes closed slightly for a while and then said: "On the question of how Britain and the United States should pursue their own interests in Asia, I still tend to suppress one and support the other, and both countries must have a policy that neither country can lack. It is not desirable for us in the United States to let any one of them dominate Asia. ”

Just as Roosevelt was revealing his views on the situation in Asia to his aides and agents, Japan himself was embroiled in a controversy.

Not long ago, the base camp of "Japan" had just decided to take a defensive position in Manchuria and mobilize forces to conquer Vladivostok, but Su Tong led the army to Liaoyuan City to show off his might and confront the Japanese army.

Once upon a time, the Japanese himself fought in China and was a brigade that dared to fight against a division of the Nanjing government, and now that the war in Shanghai has ended, Matsui Shigen led the dispatch army adapted from the Shanghai dispatch army to chase the hundreds of thousands of troops of the national government, and now it is close to the city of Nanjing. However, in Manchuria, the Kwantung Army, which was known as the most sharp and the imperial army, was blocked by a local warlord with weak troops, which was really unbearable, "Those young Zhuang officers who drank too much sake couldn't bear it anymore" and all jumped out one by one to shout for a decisive battle with Chahar outside Liaoyuan City.

They even asked Prince Hatohiko of Asakanomiya to personally ask Prince Zaihito of the Khonin Palace to retract the last resolution and immediately mobilize troops from Vladivostok to return to fight a decisive battle with Chahar, in order to settle the battle and completely solve the living forces of Chahar.

In this context, Prince Zairen of Xianyuan Palace also had to consider the requests of those young officers, for fear of angering them if they came out again, and the trick would not be good.

Today is the day when the base camp decides whether to withdraw its troops from Vladivostok in order to return to the decisive battle with Su Tong, and "in order to show the so-called justice", the base camp also specially allowed dozens of representatives of the Young Zhuang faction to hold some meetings, although most of them were lieutenant and junior officers.

"Gentlemen, don't have any scruples today, the purpose of our discussion today is already clear to everyone." "At the beginning of the meeting, Prince Zaihito of the Mén Yuan put on a very reasonable appearance, but the corner of his eye glanced at the eyes of the junior officers below, and those eyes were so terrible, as if they were going to burn people through.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the territory of our Great Japanese Empire is now being occupied by the Chinese people, and they are even approaching Mukden, this is something we must not tolerate, we must fight back, we must completely destroy them." Prince Hatohiko of Asakanomiya waved his fist and said loudly.

"Bang la la"

Prince Hatohiko of Asaka Palace said that it caused unanimous applause and cheers from the officers of the Shaozhuang faction below, and this applause was so great that even Prince Zaihito of the Idle Palace was secretly frightened.

"No, now that Vladivostok is at a critical juncture, how can we send troops to support Liaoyuan. Isn't that putting the cart before the horse? A staff officer from the base camp stood up and shouted loudly.

Palpitations, I think you are putting the cart before the horse, Manchuria is the foundation of the empire, and it is also the lifeline of the empire, and now it has been beaten to the mouth of the house" but you are still putting Manchuria in danger for a xiǎoxiǎo port "Where are your intentions? ”

"Gentlemen, I would like to ask what we can get by taking Vladivostok? Taking Vladivostok can only be cheaper for the navy, but it is not beneficial for our army at all, so why should we bother to take advantage of the fire for the benefit of others! "Another officer jumped out, and this one is very smart" took the Navy as an example.

At the end of this meeting, the side led by Prince Hatohiko of Asakanomiya had the upper hand, but the base camp did not withdraw the troops that had participated in the battle at Vladivostok. It was only decided that the troops of Vladivostok would not continue to increase their strength, but would devote most of the strength of the Kwantung Army to this decisive battle outside Liaoyuan City. The Kwantung Army was to continue to recruit troops in Manchuria in situ "to form ten divisions again in order to have a decisive battle with Chahar."