Muto Akira raised his voice and interrupted everyone's discussion: "You seem to have forgotten that Shina is rich in iron materials, but there is no oil, and the empire has been secretly exploring the entire territory of Shina for decades, trying to find oil, but the conclusion is that Shina is poor in oil. Siberia may be inhospitable, but beneath its vast wilderness lies the oil and coal mines that the empire desperately needs. Once Siberia is obtained, the empire's aviation and tank units will be greatly developed, and the degree of mechanization, mobility, and striking power will be greatly improved, and only then will there be a material basis for confronting Europe and the United States. Therefore, Siberia was inevitable for the Empire, and the Kwantung Army fought against Russia, and the seizure of the Soviet Far East should have become the main goal.

"This is reasonable and far-sighted, can the current strength of the Kwantung Army complete this adventurous plan? After the first battle of Nomenhan, we saw that the tiger and wolf division of Soviet Russia, with our Kwantung Army of less than 200,000 people, was a problem, how could it be attacked. Secondly, the Soviet Far Eastern Military District was well armed and equipped, the number of tanks, aircraft, artillery far exceeded that of the Kwantung Army, and it was not an easy task to defeat them. ”

"The northward march is to go north, but not now, we need to wait for the opportunity, what you don't know is that when I came here from Tokyo, our ally Germany's representative Tuan had just arrived in Tokyo, and I think you can guess what the specific content is, otherwise why would His Majesty the Emperor let the Kwantung Army expand its troops, and at once summoned more than 200,000 young people from Taiwan, North Korea and other places."

"And our current task is to solve the minions of Soviet Russia, that is, the Northeast Anti-Japanese Alliance, maintain security and stability within Manchuria, and actively prepare for war and wait for the opportunity."

"But Teng Zhangjun, this Meng Qingshan is not an easy person to deal with. In the past, the Kwantung Army Command also sent troops to encircle and suppress him many times, but they were all resolved by him one by one, and the troops sent were all lost. "said the commander of the gendarmerie, Major General Nemoto.

"Generals, Meng Qingshan's Northeast Anti-Japanese Federation seems to be strong, but in fact, it will also give them a shortage of materials, and we just need to cut off their ties with Soviet Russia. So that they do not get supplies from Soviet Russia, how long can they hold out? Our defeat in the early stage was due to our own negligence, and will we allow him to occupy military positions arbitrarily and obtain replenishment in the future? The Northeast Volunteer Army once had more than 100,000 people, but didn't it disappear? He had already committed a military taboo, and the Imperial Army only needed a blockade and an air strike to trap them. ”

"Is the chief of staff thinking too simple, if they can be trapped to death, they should be destroyed in Yan'an and North China in the Guannei, and they will be left to guerrilla everywhere and continue to expand? You must know that Manchuria is not like Kannai, most of which are plains. Instead, the mountains are forested, the deep forests are dense, as long as they drill into the mountains, the empire's tanks and armor will become ornaments, and it is difficult to surround them, just like the group tribe plan established by Sasaki to one at the beginning, there were still good results in the early stage, but when Meng Qingshan rose up, the Tuan tribe seemed to be a supply base for recruits specially established for the Anti-Japanese Federation. They gradually grew into what they are now by attacking the Tuan tribe to rescue the people of China. Root Bo said.

"We certainly can't turn a blind eye to it. I just want you to understand a little bit. This Chinese army, which was active in Manchuria, must have been supported by Stalin. The aim is to drag down the empire and disrupt our determination to advance northward. Since we provoked Soviet Russia after the first battle of Nomenkan, Soviet Russia wants to cultivate such a force to consume us, so we must work together this time to defeat their minions first. Then, in secret, I will gather up my strength, and prepare to deal him a fatal blow, and strive to take all of Siberia within two years, and I have submitted this battle plan to His Majesty the Emperor. ”

"At the same time, for the victory of this encirclement and suppression. His Majesty the Emperor specially transferred me to assist you in completing this encirclement and suppression campaign, and strive to completely eliminate the cancer of the empire in one step, the goal of our operation this time is, first, to completely eliminate the Northeast Anti-Japanese Alliance, and to erase the so-called North Manchurian base area from the map, which is the shame of our empire, and second, to eliminate the Chinese Anti-Japanese Alliance, but also to play a role in training, the Kwantung Army has just expanded several divisions and regiments are new recruits who need opponents, and this group of anti-Manchurian forces is just the opponent that the soldiers of the Imperial Army need, the third is to kill chickens and monkeys, and the fourth is to knock on the mountain and shock the tiger, Let the Russians know that our empire is not easy to bully. ”

Hirabayashi Shengren didn't expect such a terrible scene to appear in the distant North Manchuria, as the supreme advisor of Manchuria, he was the governor of Manchuria, is this simply slapping his mouth. "It's really hateful, when I first found them, I thought it was the remnants of the Anti-Japanese Federation, but they didn't pay enough attention, and the weather was bad, so they couldn't send troops in time to stop them. I didn't expect that in less than a year, even Harbin and Qiqihar were disturbed and destroyed, and now they dare to attack the most important defense line in the north of the empire, which is intolerable, and I ask you to resolutely agree with this campaign of the military headquarters. ”

Yasunao Yoshioka, a senior staff officer of the Kwantung Army and the imperial servant of the Manchurian Imperial Chamber, said: "This is indeed surprising, Pu Yi was very excited after hearing about the turmoil in North Manchukuo and the Anti-Japanese Alliance. After summoning the ministers of military affairs Zhang Jinghui, Xi Qia, Zang Shiyi, Yuan Jinkai, Xie Kai-shek, Yu Zhishan, Zhang Haipeng, and Ji Xing, he believed that Manchu's national defense was empty, the national defense force was only more than 80,000 people, the strength was weak, and the equipment was backward, and asked His Excellency the General to allow it to expand and strengthen its firepower equipment. ”

"And according to the intelligence officers who are lurking around them, the people in Soviet Russia secretly had contact with them a few months ago, and the specific things they talked about have not yet been found out."

"Xiqia, Zang Shiyi and others have always been hesitant to be our puppets, and they just want to take this opportunity to expand Puyi's strength and truly realize the independence of Manchuria. I think we must eliminate the so-called resistance alliance this time, give them a wake-up call, and let them know that the empire can support them or destroy them. ”

The officers of the Kwantung Army, who had just been transferred back from Kannai, knew that in less than half a year after they went to Kannai to fight, the Chinese Volunteers who were supposed to be wiped out by the empire in Manchuria had actually turned over, so these officers asked Umezu Mijiro to fight.

Finally, the commander of the Kwantung Army, General Umezu Mijiro, issued an official order: "The Eighth Division, which had just returned from completing the purge mission in North China, sent a wing to board a train from Kaiyuan to Harbin. The 2nd Division Tuan, the 12th Division Tuan, the Chariot Brigade Tuan of Gongzhuling, and the Cavalry Brigade Tuan of Hailar on the Russian-Mongolian border were transferred to Xing'an, Longjiang, Sanjiang and other places with great fanfare, while the original 4th Division Tuan remained in Jiamusi to be responsible for clearing the so-called Xiajiang Military Region. Attempted to completely eliminate the North Manchurian Anti-Japanese Federation in one fell swoop. ”

At the same time, Manchurians of appropriate age and Japanese and Korean expatriates were recruited throughout Manchuria to form a new local garrison, with one division in each province and at least one company in each county. At the same time, more Imperial officers or reserve officers were sent into the original Imperial Allied Army to strengthen its combat effectiveness. He requested the military department to send more newly formed infantry units, artillery units, and aviation units in China to strengthen the strength of the Kwantung Army in order to deal with possible conflicts between Manchu and Mongolia and Russia.

Meng Qingshan, who had completely solved his worries, did not know that the Kwantung Army Command had changed his combat plan for him, and he did not know that the Japanese Kwantung Army had caused a huge repercussion because of his battle in Heihe, and he was looking at the newly developed weapons at the arsenal at this time. (To be continued.) )