Chapter 212: Stirring up contradictions

"Oh no, Kawada-kun hasn't chosen where to go yet?" When Ishihara suddenly remembered this, the car had already arrived under the sign of the Kawada family. Wu Wei opened the door and got off the lane: "Are you going to go in, and I don't have time to drink with you today." ”

"Oops, you ruthless fellow!" Ishihara joked with a smile, but Wu ignored him and turned to knock on the door.

A voice rang out inside: "Here it is!" The door opened, and Wu Wei smiled at his wife: "I'm back." When the wife saw her husband suddenly appear, she immediately stood at the door and left tears, choking up: "You have worked hard!" Seeing this, Ishihara hurriedly drove away, and Wu Wei stepped forward and hugged his wife and said, "Okay, didn't I come back safely?" ”

Not to mention the gossip between husband and wife, Wu Wei rested at home for three days, except for the first day, no one came, and the second day began to be full of guests, and there were constant visits from military officers, which shows that this guy's popularity is good.

The officers were very concerned about the decision of the military department, Kawada kept his mouth tight, did not say anything, and when asked in a hurry, he said the four words "military secrets" to deal with the past. On the fourth day, Wu Wei couldn't stay any longer, so he told his wife: "I'll go out and hide, I'm too tired to socialize every day." The wife smiled proudly, bowed slightly, and said, "How can a man do big things and stay at home all day." ”

"Didn't I think I would have time to spend with you and the children, but I didn't expect that I wouldn't be able to live in peace when I hid at home."

When he went out, Wu Wei called a rickshaw and went to the military headquarters. When he arrived at the military headquarters, he was greeted by Tojo Hideki, and after a few polite words, Tojo Hideki said: "Kawada-kun, I will build yì you go to the Far East or Korea, there is no one else in the Imperial Army who knows the details of the squadron better than you." ”

"Tojo-kun, with all due respect, I don't want to go to either of these places." Wu Wei smiled and declined, and Tojo Hideki said strangely: "Why? Can you explain why? Wu Wei said: "His Excellency Honjo Shigeru, commander of the Far East garrison, and His Excellency Mitsu, commander of the Korean garrison, both of these two are generals who advocate attack, and my opinion is just the opposite, so I am reluctant to serve under them." ”

"Well, I see, sit down and tell me what you think." Hideki Tojo attached great importance to Wu's opinion, and he also wanted to know why he had the idea of opposing the attack. Wu Wei groaned a little and said: "It is said that it is an island country, once the war breaks out, the main battlefield can only be on the sea, and the imperial navy is the main force." I hate to admit it, but facts are facts. Please look at the map, this is the Korean Peninsula with narrow terrain, once the navy is defeated and loses sea supremacy, the Chinese can land anywhere, which can be described as invincible. North Korea does not have a military-industrial complex, and without domestic supplies, it is difficult for the war to last too long. The problem of the flat Far East is even more prominent, and the mechanized groups of the Chinese can move quickly, cut off the connection between Vladivostok and Shuangchengzi, surround the Shuangchengzi fortress with a part of the force, and the main force continues to the east, without the right to control the sea, how to defend Vladivostok? That's why I'm on defense, and the two places don't think about defense in the same way. ”

Tojo handed over a cup of tea, and Kawada took it and said, "Thank you." "You're saying a good thing, please continue."

"The defense of the DPRK should make full use of the complex terrain in the mountainous areas in the north, defend with a small number of troops, and concentrate the main forces in the south, ready to carry out a surprise attack on the squadron conducting landing operations at any time. In the Far East, the focus is on reinforcing the Shuangchengzi fortress, holding on to the squadron for a long time with a small number of troops, and Vladivostok should repair more forts, and once the navy is defeated, it can block part of the route with mines, so that the Chinese navy cannot launch an attack from the sea. ”

"So that's the case, then Kawada-kun should go to these two places and influence the two commanders with your talents. Ishihara-kun is in the Far East, and although he is arrogant, he is very talented, and I think he can play a big role. Go to North Korea, Your Excellency Mitsu admires you very much, and should be able to listen to your opinion. ”

"In that case, then I'll go to North Korea." Kawada expressed his obedience, and Tojo smiled: "That's right, so as not to give me a headache how to arrange Kawada-kun." The matter was decided, Wu Wei met Ishihara as soon as he came out, and this guy stepped forward and smiled when he saw Wu Wei: "Go see that guy who can't even manage a few machine guns?" ”

Wu Wei frowned and said, "Ishihara-kun, if you want to be like this, I will ignore you." ”

"Okay, tell me where you decided to go, and how did you tell Tojo-senpai." It's really hard to come out of Ishihara's mouth to call Tojo the word senior.

"I know you are deeply dissatisfied that you were not able to participate in the South Seas Operation, but in my opinion, the Far East is more important than the South Seas." As soon as he said a beginning, Ishihara dragged Wu Wei out of the door, ran to the General Staff, and when he arrived at the door of Nagata's office, he pushed the door in without knocking. Nagata, who was busy with his work, saw that it was these two, and he was not angry, and asked with a smile: "Kawada-kun, have you decided to go to North Korea?" I'd like to keep you in the General Staff to help. Tojo-kun insisted again and again, and His Excellency the Minister supported him. ”

Wu Wei is actually very clear about these things in the War Department, but he doesn't mix them up. As a result, both sides felt that he was their own person, and both felt that Kawada was the same kind. Nagata stood up, beckoned the two to sit down, and made tea with his own hands.

"After the victory in Nanyang, there was an unusual excitement in the army, believing that we had defeated even the world's number one British ghost animal, and there was no reason why we could not defeat China. This kind of thinking is very bad, and it will ruin the great cause of the empire. Ishihara opened his mouth with a strong tendency, alluding to the fact that the current Minister of War Sugi Sugimoto and the Director of the War Affairs Bureau, Hideki Tojo, were brainless and belligerent.

"It's crazy, after more than 20 years of development, China's industrial capacity has become much stronger than that of the empire. Last year, the empire produced only 5 million tons of steel, while China has reached 30 million tons. To fight against China, what to use against China's mechanized forces? Now the empire must seize the time to develop, and the Far East and Korea must hurry up the hoarding of war materials and the construction of fortifications. I suspect that the Chinese will give the empire a year at most, or even less! Wu Wei's words were shocking, and the expressions of the two people on the scene were a little incredulous, and they all asked, "What is your reason?" ”

"Reason? What else is needed? What did China rely on to build up its industry? What is engaged in is the introduction of capital from foreign countries, of which the United States accounts for more than 80 percent. Now that the United States has entered the war, how long can China hold out under the pressure of the United States? It is almost inevitable that China will go to war! Think about it from another perspective, with China's military strength, how can it tolerate the empire choking China's sea transportation lines? Two, don't have any illusions. According to this inference, first, the Navy cannot be defeated, second, improve the indigenous air defense capability and early warning mechanism, and third, increase the production of Zero fighters. I didn't say any of these things to Tojo-kun. The more Wu Wei said, the more serious his expression became, and both Nagata and Ishihara looked like they were deeply appreciative.

He even threatened to take the initiative to attack China and take advantage of the fierce battle between China and the Soviet Union to solve the China problem with a decisive battle. Nagata Tieshan looked helpless, saying that in this army, this kind of brainless wave is very marketable.

"The decisive battle, in my opinion, is the most welcome thing for the Chinese. These brainless guys know how to work hard. Ishihara scolded very unpleasantly, and Wu Wei said worriedly: "The main thing is that the navy has made meritorious contributions in the South Seas, and the army feels that it has lost face, and they all think that it should be the army that will lead the future of the empire." If the emperor can't give up this kind of struggle of will, the future war will be worrying. ”

"You didn't hear this, I don't recognize it when you go out of this door!" Wu Wei added, and Nagata and Ishihara smiled helplessly. This is Wu Wei's characteristic, he can't be offended by any side, but his views are correct and extremely far-sighted. Neither of them realized that Wu Wei had been intentionally or unconsciously stirring up contradictions between the militant faction and the cautious faction in the army.

"Kawada-kun went to the Korean garrison headquarters to serve as chief of staff, and before leaving, he must persuade others at a meeting of the military headquarters to adopt a defensive strategy against China. Taking the initiative to attack is tantamount to throwing what China likes, attacking from Korea, not a single Yalu River may not be able to fight past, attacking from the Far East, the Chinese tanks are just waiting for us to send to the door to die. Yongtian still persuaded more gently, Wu Wei thought for a while and said, "I'll do my best!" However, I didn't think it would be a big deal, and I didn't plan to go to North Korea, but Tojo's seniors valued me, so I had to agree to come down in person. If you think about it, I might be able to stop the North Korean troops from moving in North Korea. ”

"There is another problem, the military department is going to expand the army again, and it is planned to increase it to 200 divisions and regiments." Ishihara mentioned another headache, Wu Wei shook his head with a wry smile and said, "What do you want so many army forces to do now?" The most important thing is to pay close attention to domestic production. Not to mention, with the current sea transportation capacity in China, it will take at least a week to transport the three divisions to Shanghai, China. From Singapore to Kolkata, India, transporting three divisions at once is the limit. Why can't we seize the time to increase our maritime capacity? During the Washington Naval Treaty, the Navy made a bunch of treaty retours, and now it's all wasteful. At that time, it was better to use the steel used to build warships to build tanks or cargo ships for the army than to build those useless heavy cruisers. ”

In Mumbai, 12 Mustang fighters appeared over the airfield, and the British commander Alexandria looked up, looked at the 12 Chinese fighters and said: "A squadron!" Staff officer Runes on the side hurriedly whispered: "The Chinese have four fighters in one squadron, this is a brigade, a wing of 120 fighters. Their formation is strange, the bomber wing is 100 units. ”

"Backward Chinese, the British Empire has actually fallen to the point where it depends on the Chinese to save it!" With a deep sense of resentment, Alexander stared at the fighter planes parked on the airport one by one.

A young pilot, with the rank of colonel on his shoulder, walked up to Alexander, who was standing on the edge of the airfield, raised his hand and saluted: "Your Excellency, General!" Colonel Fang Ping, commander of the 23rd Fighter Wing of the Chinese Air Force, salutes you! (To be continued.) )