Hideki Tojo's desperation

In the deathly quiet war room, everyone's eyes were focused on Prime Minister Hideki Tojo, waiting for Hideki Tojo's decision

Looking at the combat sand table that showed the entire Korean terrain and landform in front of him, and at the same time marked the specific strength and strength of the garrisons in various places, Hideki Tojo said in a deep voice: Since the loss of the defense line along the Yalu River is inevitable, and with the local garrison of North Korea, if a decisive battle with the squadron is tantamount to sending to death, then what we can do is to rely on the existing strength of the Korean Governor's Office, take advantage of the mountainous terrain of North Korea, and slow down the squadron's attack as much as possible....

His Excellency Prime Minister Ha Yi is wise...., but even so, with more than 100,000 recruits, our Korean garrison cannot hold out for too long, so I think that in order to ensure that North Korea does not lose sight and ensure the safety of the last resource land of our Great Japanese Empire, we must immediately organize a group of reinforcements to rush to North Korea....Lieutenant General Deputy Chief of Staff said with a gloomy face

In this case, he immediately ordered the Korean Governor's Office to recruit 50,000 new recruits again on the basis of the expatriates in Korea....After a quick calculation of the total population of the Korean expatriates, Hideki Tojo ordered with a solemn face according to the maximum proportion that could be recruited

Hayi....

However, as soon as his words fell, another telegram from the North Korean Governor's Office appeared in the hands of Lieutenant General Fujita, deputy chief of staff

After quickly glancing at the contents of the telegram, Lieutenant General Fujita's face, which had just been relaxed, turned pale again, and he spoke directly under the gaze of Hideki Tojo

Your Excellency, Prime Minister, it now seems that even if we immediately recruit 50,000 new soldiers, it will not be possible to stop the offensive of the squadron...

Nani

This is an urgent telegram just sent from the North Korean Governor's Palace...

After the offensive originally from the Northeast Field Army began, the Japanese intelligence department quickly took action, and under the condition of exposing the entire Northeast intelligence network, the Japanese intelligence personnel finally got the specific troop deployment of the Northeast Field Army and the specific scale of the troops for this attack on Korea, and at the same time sent it to the Korean Governor-General's Office

After learning that the squadron had assembled 300,000 troops, more than 1,500 artillery pieces, and more than 100 fighters of various kinds to attack the Japanese army in Korea, Hideki Tojo, who had always remained unchanged, had no choice but to be moved, because the strength of these troops was several times greater than that of the Japanese army in Korea, especially in terms of heavy weapons, there was no comparison at all

Looking at the huge gap between the two armies, Hideki Tojo, who had never despaired, had fear and fear for the first time, and at this moment, Hideki Tojo, who was already a little out of proportion, asked directly to Lieutenant General Fujita in front of him

Fujita-kun faced the offensive of China's 300,000-strong army, and our Korean garrison needed at least as many troops as it needed to keep this colony

With the help of the mountainous terrain of Korea, the squadron's artillery superiority can be completely avoided, so as long as we are equal to the strength of the Chinese attacking force, it is possible to use the guerrilla warfare used by the squadron to completely drag the Chinese attacking force on the Korean battlefield....Lieutenant General Fujita replied solemnly

The same number of troops, that is, with the 50,000 recruits that are about to be drafted, we are still 100,000 short....Hideki Tojo asked rhetorically

Ha Yi calculated according to the total population of the Korean Imperial Japanese Empire, and the conscription of 50,000 recruits has reached the limit of the Korean diaspora, so the remaining 100,000 must be dispatched from the country....Lieutenant General Fujita replied in the affirmative

However, when the word "domestic" was mentioned, a bitter expression immediately flashed on Lieutenant General Fujita's face, because at this moment, with the resurgence of the rebel army, the failure of a large number of government forces to encircle and suppress the operation has once again become turbulent

As a qualified staff officer, what you need to do is to report the latest situation to the commander word for word, so that the commander can make the most appropriate decision, seeing Hideki Tojo's heavy face, Fujita Lieutenant will continue to speak

Your Excellency Prime Minister, according to the latest information sent from various places, after several months of encirclement and suppression by our government army, the rebel army, which has almost disappeared, has revived, for unknown reasons, in a short period of time, the latest war report shows that in less than half a month, the total strength of our government army in the hands of the rebel army has reached more than 8,000 people, and the size of the rebel army is like a snowball, getting stronger and stronger, reaching an astonishing more than 10,000 people.... Therefore, I hope that His Excellency the Prime Minister will carefully consider the matter of transferring troops from the country, after all, for the victory in the Pacific Theater, there are not many mobile troops that can be mobilized in the country.......

The loss of more than 8,000 government troops was nothing to the previous Japanese government, but for Hideki Tojo, who was already overstretched at this moment, it was like cutting a piece of flesh from his own body

Hideki Tojo, whose mind was already in confusion, asked Lieutenant General Fujita in front of him while silently calculating the forces that could be used in his hands

To solve these rebels in a short time, we need to mobilize at least how many government troops ....

According to the combat effectiveness of the rebel army at present, coupled with the geographical advantage they have, at least 50,000 troops are needed, and more importantly, these 50,000 troops are still the current demand, I am worried that after a long time, the scale of the rebel army will become even larger, and when the time comes, maybe 100,000 government troops will not be able to help them....Lieutenant General Fujita said

Hearing Lieutenant General Fujita's answer, Hideki Tojo's face became even more ugly, but as the prime minister, he calmed down at the first time, and said with a solemn face: Sato-kun, North Korea is the source of resources of our Great Japanese Empire, we must protect it, for the long-term peace and stability of the Great Japanese Empire, more than 10,000 rebel troops, we must also destroy it...

But Your Excellency Prime Minister, we simply don't have that many mobile forces to mobilize....Lieutenant General Fujita replied with a look of embarrassment

No, we have....Hideki Tojo replied in the affirmative

At this moment, Lieutenant General Fujita instantly thought of the 100,000 recruits who had just been recruited by the military department and were about to send them to the Pacific Theater, and he was just about to say something, and Hideki Tojo, as the prime minister, ordered with a firm face

Immediately give an order to the military department: I don't care what method they use for the 100,000 recruits who have just been recruited, they must be put into the Korean battlefield within three days and handed over to the Korean governor's office for command, and at the same time, the military department once again issued a conscription and mobilization order to the whole country, continue to recruit 100,000 troops from the country, and put them into the Pacific theater.

For the victory of the Pacific Theater, a large number of underage students and skilled workers in school had to be ordered to enlist in the army when the limited number of soldiers in the country had been exhausted, and among the 100,000 recruits who had just been recruited, there were more than 30,000 underage students who had just put down their books....

With the students being forced to take up arms and fight, one can imagine how far the country's young men have been lost, and with the various anti-war voices in the country, Lieutenant General Fujita can imagine how bad the new conscription order will have on the whole country

However, seeing Hideki Tojo's firm face, Lieutenant General Fujita's mouth was still closed, and after a rogue sigh, he assured with a solemn face: Please rest assured, Your Excellency, the Prime Minister, and all the people in the General Staff Headquarters will live up to expectations and complete the task...

Lieutenant General Fujita was not mistaken, at this time, the tide of anti-war in Japan had reached the point where it could not be eliminated, and the contradictions between the government and the people were also because of the Pacific War, which was like a meat grinder, to the point that it could break out at any time, and once the conscription order for 100,000 new soldiers was issued, it was no surprise that this contradiction would break out directly

At that time, the whole of Japan would once again be plunged into turmoil, and the dozens of rebel armies controlled by the advance party of the Chinese Expeditionary Force would be the direct beneficiaries of this turmoil

The Japanese government's influence among the people is shrinking, the rebel army is snowballing, and it is increasingly supported by ordinary Japanese people... One can imagine what kind of evil consequences this change will bring to turbulent Japan, and how much benefit it will bring to the entire Chinese expeditionary force

As for the DPRK garrison Prime Minister Hideki Tojo, who was already under attack by the Northeast Field Army at this moment, including Lieutenant General Fujita, deputy chief of staff, they all overestimated the combat effectiveness of their own troops

If it is Japan itself and there is the support of the people, the Japanese army with the same strength can indeed use guerrilla warfare to completely drag the 300,000 elite of the Northeast Army on the Korean battlefield with the help of the favorable terrain of Korea, and finally force the squadron that has fallen into guerrilla warfare to take the initiative to withdraw

And now this battle is taking place in Korea, after decades of rule, coupled with the bloody exploitation of the Japanese Governor's Office in recent years, the Korean people hate the Japanese army no worse than anyone else, but they suffer from the lack of a real leader to lead everyone to resist

It is conceivable that after the news of the squadron's dispatch to Korea was completely spread, these Korean people would not only not help the Japanese army, but would also help the squadron....

Without popular support, all guerrilla warfare is just empty rhetoric

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