Pyongyang, North Korea, the command of the Japanese Kwantung Army

The gold-lettered signboard of the Japanese Kwantung Army Headquarters has disappeared from this time and space for almost eight years, and now it has quietly appeared in an inconspicuous military camp in Pyongyang, North Korea.

General Shouichi Terauchi stood in front of a huge map of northeastern China with his hands behind his back, silent and silent, just staring at the map that was both familiar and unfamiliar. The reason for this is because this map of Northeast China is completely different from a few years ago! On the map, the Soviet Union, which once surrounded northeastern China on three sides, no longer exists, replaced by the provinces of Binhai, Hung Yen, part of Beihai Province, and the Far Eastern Republic. Further north, there are the vast provinces of Northern Xinjiang and Western Xinjiang, but they are no longer on this map...... This is the present enemy of the Japanese Empire, the Republic of China, which has eliminated the Soviet Union, defeated Britain and France, has the second most powerful army and air force in the world, and the navy is enough to overwhelm Japan!

It is an unimaginable miracle that in just a dozen years, the country moved from a divided civil war to a unified country, and then quickly relied on their abundant resources and vast markets to build up heavy industry, and in less than two years of world war, it expanded the territory to the point where it is now. If the plan to use 800,000 soldiers, 1,200 tanks, 3,500 artillery pieces and 700 planes to seize the northeast from this country succeeds, it can only be described as a miracle.

Now the burden of creating miracles for the Japanese Empire fell on the shoulders of Count Shoichi Terauchi, who was said to be the most militarily talented in the Japanese army at the moment. Four tank divisions, twenty-five infantry divisions, three aviation divisions, five ** heavy artillery brigades, two ** cavalry brigades in the shortest possible time. All of them were transferred from the Korean garrison and the Japanese mainland, and at the same time, the entire survival of the Japanese Empire was handed over to him.

On the map, the situation south of the Yalu River is clear at a glance, and the location of each wing of the Japanese army has been marked in detail. The territory of Japan (Korea) in the lower reaches of the Yalu River is densely packed with army numbers, and there are various defense lines, roads, airfields, and warehouses marked ♀ that the tactics planned by the Kwantung Army are similar to those of the Soviet Union, and the breakthrough point is selected in the lower reaches of the Yalu River. The assault force consisting of four tank divisions, two ** cavalry brigades and eight elite infantry divisions has been deployed in the area from Yongcheon to Soju in North Korea, and five ** heavy artillery brigades are also concentrated on this line.

And the opponents they will face. According to the reconnaissance of the Japanese intelligence department, there are two Chinese infantry corps, and under normal circumstances, each should have three infantry divisions, as well as one regiment of artillery, engineers, baggage, and cavalry (scouts), in addition, some infantry corps will also be equipped with two infantry corps in the form of a light tank battalion ♀, and in the case of full strength, the total strength is about 110,000 people, with nearly 600 artillery pieces and 120 tanks...... It will definitely not be able to stop the assault of nearly 300,000 Japanese troops, 1,500 artillery pieces and 1,200 combat vehicles!

However, these two armies are just the front-line troops of the squadron. Defeating them is only the beginning of this war! This will be followed by a steady stream of troops from all over the Northeast and Kannai, among which there will certainly be an armored army with strong assault capabilities, and hundreds of near-invincible No. 4 tanks and No. 3 assault guns.

Will the Empire's mecha army be able to handle them then? Shouichi Terauchi gritted his teeth and asked himself in his heart. However, there is really no way to give a positive answer, and the land battle part of this "special No. 1 operation plan" is not so much a military battle plan. It's better to say that a gambler who is in a hurry to lose is gambling on his life! And it is using the life of the Japanese Empire to win a very slim victory. But if you don't gamble like this, the empire will not be able to avoid the fate of destruction!

Looking at this military situation map, Terauchi Shouichi sighed again, since he took over as the commander of the Kwantung Army, he seems to have to sigh like this several times every morning, and then go to deal with military affairs. //【. Just as he sighed and was about to sit back behind his desk. The adjutant's report suddenly came from outside the door.

"Your Excellency, the representative of the base camp, Major General Ishihara Wan'er, asks to see you!"

"Please come in." Shouichi Terauchi didn't look up, but picked up a report sent by the commander of the mecha army, Yoshida Pi, and looked at it in a fake way.

This is probably a complaint that Yoshida's mecha army is the key assault force of this campaign, and its four tank divisions, including auxiliary and reserve vehicles, need to be equipped with 1,200 tanks. However, the number of tanks is not bad now, but of the 16 tank brigades belonging to the four tank divisions, only three brigades are equipped with Zero assault vehicles. Three brigades are equipped with Type 97 assault tanks, and the remaining ten brigades are still using Type 97 medium tanks.

Other words. The four tank divisions have a total of only 360 assault combat vehicles worthy of a war, which is equivalent to a Chinese armored division at most. Seeing that the day of war is getting closer and closer. The commander of the mecha army, Yoshida Tsui, was so anxious that he sent a report to Terauchi Shouichi almost every day to complain, asking the general to find a way to help the mecha army get enough assault vehicles as soon as possible. But Shouichi in the temple is also a good woman, and it is difficult to cook without rice......

"Your Excellency, General." Ishihara and the chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, Hyotaro Kimura, walked in side by side, saluted the temple and then stood still.

"Ishihara-kun is here, please sit down, Kimura also sit." Terauchi glanced up at the two of them, and handed the report in his hand to Ishihara. "Ishihara-kun, you take a look at this first, when will the military department be able to send the chariots needed by the mecha army to North Korea?"

Ishihara took the report respectfully and read it carefully, in fact, the military department had already received many copies of such a report, not only from the mecha army, but also from various flying divisions of the army. The content is also very different, all of them are under-weaponized, the mecha army wants new combat vehicles, and the flight division group wants Zero fighters and pilots.

"Your Excellency General," Ishihara put down the report in his hand, took out a wax-sealed document bag from the briefcase he had brought, and handed it to Terauchi with both hands. "This is the order of the base camp to activate the special No. 1 operation plan, please take a look."

Terauchi took the document bag and put it aside, stared at Ishihara with burning eyes, and said coldly: "This special No. 1 battle plan is Ishihara-kun's handiwork, right?" ”

"Xia Guan just put forward an idea." Ishihara said lightly: "The Military Department, the Navy Command Department, and the Combined Fleet Command have also participated in the formulation and revision of the plan, so this plan is the most complete decisive battle plan formulated by concentrating all the wisdom of the Japanese Army and Navy!" ”

"Oh, the best plan, but can you win the battle?" Shouichi Terauchi asked unhurriedly.

"No," Ishihara shook his head slightly, and smiled bitterly: "Although we can't win, it's possible to win 6 months to 1 year for the empire." Just drag on the war until after the defeat of the United States. The Reich would have been able to rely on German intervention to thin some of its interests. ”

After Ishihara finished speaking, he quietly looked at the temple. Terauchi Shouichi sighed softly, delaying time and waiting for German intervention was probably the only way for Japan to survive in this war, and the Japanese military top brass had long known this. Of course, this kind of remark cannot be written into the general outline of the battle plan...... Therefore, it is not in the special No. 1 battle plan.

"So speaking of which, Case A of the Special No. 1 Combat Plan is just a cover, and the real plan is Case B?" Shouichi Terauchi looked at Ishihara and asked lightly.

The Special No. 1 Operational Plan is a battle plan for the battle of the whole country, and of course it is necessary to take into account various situations, and to this end, it is necessary to formulate corresponding plans. The main force of the Chinese Army in Manchuria was defeated by a surprise attack, and then Manchuria was quickly taken as its own. It is the "best case" with the greatest appetite and the most unrealistic among these plans.

However, the Japanese generals who were a little more sober-minded did not think that this plan was feasible, and it was only used to fool the Japanese emperor, the navy, and the laymen in the Japanese government who knew nothing about land warfare.

Moreover, to achieve the prerequisite for the realization of Plan A, that is, the plan to attract all eight Chinese armored divisions to Australia. Now it seems that it has failed, so the second best option, in fact, is the best option.

Similar to Case A, Case B also demanded that the Japanese army concentrate superior forces and take a preemptive surprise attack on China's Nanyang Fleet and the Northeast Garrison, so as to kill and damage the living forces of the Chinese Navy and Army to the greatest extent. However, after the success of the raid, the Japanese army will take the initiative to switch to strategic defense. In the South Seas, it will rely on the Philippine Islands and the Indonesian Islands to carry out defensive operations; In the Northeast Asian theater, it was divided into several parts. Among them, the task of the Kwantung Army was to maximize the destruction of the temporarily occupied Chinese territories. Withdraw to the territory of North Korea, rely on the natural hazards of the Yalu River and the mountains of North Korea to defend to the greatest extent in defensive operations, and consume the combat strength of the squadron; In addition, the Japanese Army will also send a partial division to clear the Japanese People's Liberation Army on the island of Katai (Sakhalin) with the cooperation of the navy, and at the same time capture the area around the mouth of the Amur River to force the Far Eastern Republic to withdraw from the war.

Of course, except for the two options A and B. In the No. 1 Special Operational Plan, there are also three preliminary plans: the C, D, and C. plans. Case C is aimed at the failure of the navy's sneak attack on the Zhanjiang military port, and the Chinese navy has obtained sea supremacy in the South Seas. And the success of the army's raid on the main force of the Northeast Defense Force. The Ding case is the opposite, targeting the successful sneak attack of the navy. The unsuccessful scenario of the army raid. And the case is a failure of the sneak attack plan of the army and navy! Under such circumstances, there is also a possibility that the Japanese mainland will be invaded, and the Japanese government will fully mobilize the masses and rely on the masses to fight a people's war against the invading Chinese imperialist invading army......

"Your Excellency, at present, Case A still has to be won with all its might, and Case B can only be considered as a last resort." Ishihara Wan'er met the temple's gaze and responded lightly: "Of course, whether you choose Case A or Case B depends entirely on Your Excellency General's grasp of the battlefield situation. ”

Shouichi Terauchi sneered in his heart, this genius Ishihara suffered a setback in Mexico, and the problem of the big mouth has changed a lot. However, it is okay to give up the responsibility of the "best case" to himself, the earl, in the future, so as not to drag down Ishihara's good future...... Perhaps this clever brain will be used in the post-war reconstruction and revival of the Japanese Empire.

Thinking of this, Terauchi Shouichi sighed: "From the current point of view, the only thing we can win is a more decent peace, and a little more vitality for the development and growth of the future empire." As soon as the words of the temple came out, Ishihara Waner and Kimura Hyotaro breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts. The two of them had already exchanged opinions in private, and they also felt that the possibility of realizing Case A was gone, and what they were most worried about was that Terauchi Shouichi would not be able to pull it off, and he would have to fight for his last breath.

"Case B. Even the C and D cases, even if it is the case of the use of the Imperial Samurai, I believe that with the tenacity of the imperial samurai, the war can always be delayed for six months," Terauchi Shouichi sighed softly, and continued: "But what I'm worried about now is what if Germany does not defeat the United States in six months, but falls into a protracted war in the Americas, fighting for ten or eight years, then what will the empire do?" Do we have enough supplies to last the war? ”

The tone in the temple was a little bleak. Both Ishihara and Kimura lowered their heads and had nothing to say, Japan's oil reserves would support six months of war consumption at most, and when the oil reserves were exhausted, Japan's warships, aircraft, and mechanized troops would all lie on their stomachs, and then the Japanese army would only be able to sustain the operation with the most basic infantry. Moreover, the mainland's communication with Korea, Sakhalin, and other Heng colonies will all be cut off, and those lone troops scattered everywhere will inevitably be wiped out sooner or later!

There was a dead silence in the office, and I don't know how long it took before I heard Ishihara talking as if he was gritting his teeth: "If such a situation really happens, it will be a holy war for all of our Yamato nation, and every citizen will fight to the last breath under the banner of His Majesty the Emperor!" ”

Speaking of which. Ishihara's voice seemed to become distant: "Even if our combined fleet should be paralyzed without oil, even if the enemy destroys our industry with aircraft bombing, even if the Chinese invading army armed to the teeth lands on the land of the Japanese archipelago, we will resist to the end!" Even all our cities have fallen. We will also resist in the countryside of Japan, in the mountains, in the forests, in all the places where we can resist to the end! Even by guerrilla warfare, the enemy must be expelled from the territory of Japan!

Because, the world has changed. The Chinese have also changed. We have to resist to the end. in order for the Japanese Empire to survive! If it fails, it will be the end of the Japanese Empire and the Yamato nation! ”

Hearing this, both Terauchi and Kimura were stunned for a moment, but if you think about it, Ishihara's words are still very reasonable. In the face of an extremely inflated China, Japan's greatest value is to become a pawn of other superpowers to contain China, and the reason why Japan has become strong in history is because Britain needs a tool to contain China and Russia. Japan, on the other hand, has a small territory and limited potential, which meets this requirement. It's at this point. Isn't Japan still counting on becoming a pawn of Germany to contain China? However, once the United States and Germany are locked in a bitter war in the Atlantic, Japan will have to face China alone. Can you still expect the Central Empire under the control of Luo Yaoguo, the most ferocious imperialist in the world, to spare itself and raise tigers and troubles?

Ishihara looked at the temple, then at Kimura, and finally smiled deeply: "Your Excellency General, Kimura-kun, the fate of the defeated is always extremely miserable, and it is because of this that our generation of soldiers must fight hard, even if the last drop of blood is shed, they will never give up!" Only in this way can the empire be able to turn things around. He said in an accentuated tone. Moreover, Japan is not without a chance to win, although China is strong, they are not without weaknesses, and as long as we seize their weaknesses and take advantage of them, Japan will have a chance to win. ”

"Oh, does Ishihara-kun have any tricks?" Shouichi Terauchi raised his eyebrows and asked.

"Yes," Ishihara hooked the corners of his mouth, revealing a mocking smile: "The Chinese think they have united, and they say so in their newspapers and on the radio." But I know that the Chinese are not united, and this old problem has only been covered up by a series of victories by the Nationalist government. Of course, if there is no external interference, or if the Nationalist government remains strong, in ten or eight years, the hidden danger of China's division may not exist. But that's not the case now! The goals of the Chinese and the Kuomintang are not the same, the Chinese and the Chinese are bent on establishing a socialist state in China, while the Kuomintang bigwigs are bent on colluding with the chaebols and taking the fruits of China's victories in foreign wars over the past few years as their own!

If the Kuomintang-controlled government always won the war with ease, the Kuomintang, of course, could only continue to hold back. However, as long as they suffer a temporary setback in Manchuria, the Chinese G will seize the opportunity to develop and grow, and then Luo Yaoguo will probably have a headache for China's internal conflict, and the empire will naturally be able to sit back and relax. ”

Terauchi already understood what Ishihara meant, and Ishihara wanted to invade China and occupy part of the territory after the Japanese army had finished destroying the Chinese defense forces on the Sino-Korean border. When the time comes, the Chinese and the G will definitely come to develop the guerrillas and establish base areas. And the Japanese occupation forces turned a blind eye to this and allowed China to grow stronger. When the Chinese National Defense Forces are overwhelmed, and then let the Chinese G regain the lost territory, and also allow the Chinese and the Chinese to capture enough infantry equipment, of course, to achieve this goal, it is not so easy, because this requires the Japanese occupation of China's territory to be large enough and long enough. (Your support is my biggest motivation.)