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Chapter 1411 What did An Yi do?

The area of the current West Garden has been doubled, and it is no longer simply the former An Mansion. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoAt the foot of the southern foot of Cuiping Mountain, with An Mansion as the center, small villas on the second floor, third floor and even fourth floors or single-storey courtyard houses in the style of western Sichuan folk houses have been built.

On both sides of the house, the Feng family, the Ou family, the Gong Qian family, the Ye Qing family and other small buildings of various styles were built in turn, plus three four-storey welcome buildings imitating the European Gothic style, the buildings are scattered and magnificent. All the houses are connected by winding corridors, dotted with rockery fountains, lotus pond pavilions, grass gardens, beautiful scenery, and the backdrop of the picturesque Cuiping Mountain, adding to the quiet and elegant wind.

At today's luncheon, Feng Jieyun's mother and second aunt (Lao Shoudao's wife) were present, plus Chu Er Yun'er's two wives, Gong Qian, An Yi and Ou Chuer's second son An Chengran, An Yi and Feng Jieyun's son An Chengwen, the family was lively, warm and sweet.

After eating, An Yi did not spend too much time with his two wives, so accompanied by Gong Qian, he went to the Syrian Economic Research Institute to inspect.

The gate of the Syrian Economic Research Institute is less than 400 meters away from the West Garden, although the current Cuiping Mountain still looks green and beautiful from the outside, but the belly of the mountain has long been hollowed out, and various research institutions are hidden in it, which is the most secret and highest level of secrecy of the southern Sichuan government.

Over the years, as the talents who studied in Europe and the United States have returned to China one after another, the institute has successively established research institutes and laboratories in electromagnetism, engine, chemical industry, metal processing and smelting, optical instruments, special materials, alloys, automobiles, tractors, mathematical applications, seeds, fertilizers and pesticides, humanities and social sciences on the basis of the original research institutes and laboratories of weapons, medicine, machinery, geology, architecture, aviation, radio, computer, radar, etc.

This unprecedented migration of Jews once again gave An Yi the ambition to expand his research categories, and decided to set up research institutes and laboratories in southern Yunnan, such as energy physics, jetting, acoustics, genetics, special pest control, and medicine.

As a result, the scientific and technological research in southern Sichuan will involve the fields that have not even been explored in the world, laying a solid foundation for the accumulation and take-off of science and technology in southern Sichuan.

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Tokyo.

Ishihara, who had just arrived in Changchun and had not yet had time to meet with the Kwantung Army generals such as Kenkichi Ueda and Hideki Tojo, was urgently recalled to Tokyo to be questioned by Prime Minister Sugiyama Mototo and Chief of Staff Miyashihito Kanin.

Ministry of the Army, the official residence of the Minister of Land.

"Ishihara-kun, please be seated!"

Sugiyama Moto, who has always been serious, squeezed out a rare smile, and after Ishihara sat down, Sugiyama Mototo told the South China battle plan that had been jointly formulated by the General Staff and the Military Command Department and named "Splendid Sakura", and asked Ishihara Waner, who was known as a master of strategy within the Japanese army, to correct him.

"His Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief, Lord Lu Xiang!" Ishihara knew that the two generals in front of him who were keen on expansion didn't like him, so he didn't say much, and went straight to the point:

"His Majesty believes that with the national strength of our country, it is really inappropriate to expand the war in China. Today, the war in North China has reached a stalemate, and Manchuria has fallen into the flames of war again, which has caused our army to divide its troops and fight for its life. The central Soviet region, known as the attention of the government of China, is heavily defended, central Zhejiang, southern Zhejiang and northern Fujian, lofty mountains and mountains, is not conducive to the development of large troops, now in the rear of the empire is not appeased, it is unwise to expand the war in China again!

"If the empire opens up battlefields in the four places of China at the same time, it is a matter of life and death for its nation, and the government and army of China are bound to resist desperately, and our strength and national strength cannot support such a large-scale operation, therefore, my subordinates not only recommend that the plan not be implemented, but also should give up the territory occupied south of the Great Wall, concentrate on the management of Manchuria, and when the time is ripe, it is not too late to try to dominate the industry."

Xianyuan Gong Zairen frowned slightly, and Shiyama Yuan scolded: "Ishihara-kun, I have already learned your great treatise many times. Before a decision is made, discussions and arguments are inevitable and should be, but you have to remember that once a decision is made, we should implement it without hesitation! Ishihara-kun, you are the pride of the empire, the example of a soldier, do not live up to the trust that the empire has placed in you. As for the question you mentioned, I think that in the face of the war between Pingjin and Songhu, the government of China has mobilized heavy troops in both places to put up a decisive battle with our army. If our army echoes from the north to the south, thinking about what the enemy can't think, the plan is not impossible to succeed, please be sure to consider it more and improve it! ”

He admired this strategist in front of him, who had published more than 10 years ago, such works as "National Defense Now and in the Future," "A Grand View of War History," "The Fundamental National Policy for Reversing the Fortunes of the People's Republic -- The Case for Resolving the Manchurian and Mongolian Problems," "The Kwantung Army's Plan for Occupying Manchuria-Mongolia," "Looking at the Japanese-American War from a Military Perspective," and "My View on the Manchurian-Mongolian Issue." Ishihara's writings have greatly contributed to the decision-making of the empire, and he also agrees with the famous "Ishihara Concept" put forward by him. However, to the surprise of everyone in the army, Ishihara Wan'er, who was a great contributor to the planning and concrete implementation of the "September 18 Incident," returned from Manchuria as if he had changed as a different person, and he propagated his fallacies that were incompatible with reality everywhere. After becoming the first minister of the Ministry of the Army, Ishihara not only vigorously opposed the re-dispatch of troops to China, but also went so far as to make a public speech at Kyoto University, criticizing all those who echoed the Sino-Japanese war should be sent to a military court for trial and imprisonment, and at the same time calling for His Majesty the Emperor to go to Nanjing in person to seek peace in East Asia from Chiang Kai-shek.

Nowadays, even His Majesty Hirohito says, "Ishihara is a capable man, but some of his views are really difficult to understand." ”

Ishihara Wan'er is in a very heavy mood, in the eyes of the emperor, all kinds of desperate adventures are a manifestation of bravery, and they are the driving force behind the continuous development and progress of the country and the Yamato nation. Since the Meiji Restoration, all foreign wars have been victorious, so that the self-confidence of the entire country from top to bottom and all parties has swelled to the point of arrogance.

But Ishihara Guaner is a sober person who sees the world, if it can be succeeded in gradually encroaching and embezzling in the case of China's scattered sand in the past, then it can be seen from the North China incident that China's various forces are accelerating their unity, and the catalyst is the war that the emperor took the initiative to provoke. Those who think that they can occupy China in a short period of time are simply a bunch of fools, and China has been invaded by foreign enemies countless times in thousands of years of historical development, but who can really get him? Either assimilated or exterminated!

There is a great deal of power in this thousand-year-old nation, and once it is stimulated, the consequences are unimaginable. Ishihara was worried, and on the way from the airport to the Ministry of War, he saw the streets full of fanatical people, holding all kinds of small flags and shouting slogans such as "Fight to China, occupy China", and their faces were filled with excitement, and Ishihara felt a sense of powerlessness hit his heart.

"Your Highness the Commander-in-Chief, Lord Lu Xiang, I know that it is the duty of a soldier to obey orders, but I beg your pardon for Ishihara's bluntness, in the current situation, we can only end the war in Kannai as soon as possible at all costs, instead of launching a larger-scale war, which will only lead to the destruction of the empire."

Ishihara did not choose to retreat at all because of the anger of Sugiyama Mototo and Kanin Miyajihito, and still held his neck high and looked at the two generals.

Xianyuan Gong Zairen finally couldn't help it, snorted coldly, and asked, "What is the reason?" ”

Ishihara said: "We have seen the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army, when I was in eastern Hebei, I carefully designed and organized a big trap waiting for the main force of the Chinese army to throw themselves into the net, and in the case of using more than nine divisions, eighteen brigades and a large number of mechanized and heavy artillery units to participate in the battle, I still let the opponent calmly break through. ”

Sugiyama Yuan comforted: "Ishihara-kun, your plan is very wonderful and tight, if it weren't for the bad things of the 17th Army of the Anjia Army, the main force of the Shina Army would have been divided and annihilated by us!" So, do not overestimate our opponents, they are still as stupid as ever! ”

"Nope! It was precisely because of the performance of the 17th Army of the Chinese Army that I felt frightened! ”

Ishihara Wan'er looked solemn: "It is such an army with three divisions, equivalent to the strength of three first-class divisions of our emperor's *** team, first broke through the resistance of my two first-class divisions and regiments, rescued the main force of the Chinese army, and then retreated calmly under the continuous high-intensity attack of our emperor's *** team, and once again broke through the encirclement and interception of the four divisions of our emperor's *** team, and caused more than 60,000 casualties of our army. Who could have imagined the consequences?

"As far as I know, in addition to the 17th Army, the Anjia Army of the China Army also has six armies, including the 24th Army, the 26th Army, the New 2nd Army, the 49th Army, the 58th Army, and the 69th Army, as well as the three major camps of Hanzhong, Xufu, and Simao, which are equivalent to military-level units, and the Yunnan Security Forces. These troops are the same as the Seventeenth Army, an army with advanced weapons and terrifying combat power, especially from the latest information sent back by the intelligence agency, its mechanized unit, the New Second Army, has hundreds of combat vehicles, how much manpower and material resources does the imperial army have to take to defeat such a terrible army? ”

Kanin Miyajihito and Sugiyama Mototo glanced at each other, and they both saw a trace of fear in each other's eyes.

Ishihara continued: "Second, the empire is facing a huge financial and resource crisis. Since nine. After the 18th Incident, Japan pursued a fiscal policy of vigorously expanding armaments, and the imperial economy was already overwhelmed, and if we did not decisively stop the war and continue to expand the war in China, then the expenditure would continue to increase. Since the start of the war in July, the empire has increased two types of taxes, in addition to issuing a large amount of public debt, and in the long run, the economy will collapse sooner or later. ”

"Ishihara-kun, please rest assured, the empire has received a large number of loans from the United States, Italy and other countries, and now has ample funds to sustain the war." Sugiyama Moto, a little unconfident, said

"Loans from European and American countries are just a matter of eating food, and sooner or later they will have to be repaid. If the war in China continues, the loans will increase and one day crush the empire. His Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief, Lord Lu Xiang, is he really confident that he will annihilate the An Jia Army in a short period of time? ”

Kanin Miyajihito and Sugiyama Moto were silent, they had to admit that Ishihara Wan'er was very reasonable, according to the current situation, even if the "Splendid Sakura" battle plan was successful, there was a ninety percent chance that the empire would fall into a protracted war.

"Let's take a look at our strategic resources."

"Most of our resources depend on imports from abroad, and for this reason we have the world's third-largest fleet of about 8 million tons of gross tonnage, after Britain and the United States. Before the North China Incident, China's foreign dependence was 59.3% of iron ore, 100% of bauxite, 100% of rubber, 80% of oil, 63% of salt, 99.9% of cotton and wool, 67% of scrap steel, and half and more than half of copper, aluminum, lead, zinc, etc.

"In order to expand armaments and develop heavy industry, although the production of military heavy industry has been greatly developed, and the import of resources has also increased significantly, only oil imports, that is, from 2.28 million tons in three years to 4.51 million tons last year, resulting in a large increase in the deficit in the balance of payments, from January to June last year, more than 270 million yen, and in the same period this year, it exceeded 620 million yen, and the gold output from March to July was 300 million yen, and the actual situation is estimated to be even worse.

"Once our overseas transportation lines are cut off, our economy will be unsustainable, and even if it is not cut off, and if we go to war in China, our economy will be on the verge of collapse."

The chief of staff, Gong Zairen, asked worriedly: "Didn't you mention in your writings that we can feed the war with war?" Why not mention the gains we received from the war? ”

"Your Highness, China has a steady stream of human resources, and after the latest investigation, due to the strong rise of the An Jiajun and the southwest government, great progress has been made in disaster relief and relief, coupled with the improvement of medical technology and the emergence of various newly developed life-saving drugs, the average life expectancy of the people of China has increased from 35 years in the first year of the Showa to 43 years old this year! Do not doubt that this is the conclusion reached by the international public welfare organization after a random inspection of a total of 26 counties and cities in the south of the Yangtze River and the Lianghu region of China, and the population of China is now estimated to have reached 610 million, instead of 483 million as the government of China thought.

"As early as before the war, the industry of China had all moved westward, and its essence of Xiangxi, Syria and other places penetrated deep into the southwest inland area, protected by the superior forces of the Anjia army, how can we seize it? Even if the 'Brilliant Sakura' battle plan succeeded, how long would it take for the Empire to build industrial facilities along the coast of China?

Therefore, the expansion of the war in China is not at all a way to feed the war with war. If we really want to feed the war with war, we must reduce the occupied area, apply the education of the emperor and the people, completely conquer them culturally, and then slowly encroach on them. The conquest of a country like China, which has a long history and culture, a vast land, and a large population, is definitely not something that can be accomplished in one or two generations. ”

Xianyuan Gong Zairen hesitated, closed his eyes and thought slowly. Sugiyama Mototo asked, "So, Ishihara-kun, what should we do in your opinion?" ”

"We can negotiate with the highest authorities in China to extract the greatest possible benefits for the empire on the condition of withdrawing troops. I believe that as long as our conditions are not too harsh, Chairman Chiang will accept them. ”

"Where should we retreat?" Gongzairen opened his eyes and asked again.

"It is better to withdraw from the Pingjin area and take the Great Wall as the natural dividing line between China and Japan." Ishihara said without hesitation.

"According to the current atmosphere in the country, and His Majesty the Emperor's determination, I am afraid that it will be difficult to achieve my wish!"

Sugiyama Yuan smiled bitterly and shook his head: "The military and people of the empire have been agitated, only war can give vent to their hatred, and there is no other way!" ”

"Well, as for the 'Splendid Sakura' battle plan, Sugiyama-kun and I won't embarrass you, Ishihara-kun, what do you think about the rapid erosion of the situation in Manchuria? Is Ueda-kun really old and no longer fit for the post of commander of the Kwantung Army? Xianyuan Gong Zairen asked.

"There is no longer any doubt that the Chinese guerrillas currently roaming around Manchuria are supported by the Red Army in the Far East of Soviet Russia, and their purpose is to contain the energy of the empire and ensure that when it fights Moscow, the imperial forces will not take advantage of it. It was necessary to maintain a weak rebel junta in the Far East in the interests of the empire, which was much better than coping with the entire Soviet army! This is also the reason why I am resolutely opposed to going south, and instead of plunging the Imperial army into a swampy China, it is better to throw ourselves into the Far East, which is only one strait from the Empire, and when the Red Army in the Far East is exhausted from fighting with Moscow, we will suddenly land from the coast, and then use Manchuria as a base to sweep through the Soviet Far East and Siberia, and it will not take much effort to reap the full success. This is the opportunity for the rise of the Empire! Ishihara said solemnly.

Touched by the fact that Kanin Miyajihito and Sugiyama Motodai realized once again that Ishihara was indeed a good strategist.

However, the Empire's war machine against China has already been launched, how can it be stopped? Who has the ability to make it stop?