As the news of the fierce war between the Japanese and South Korean armies spread, the eyes of the whole world were attracted to this small peninsula between China and Japan. Reports of fierce battles between the two armies and photographs of bloody battles sent back by military reporters have made the world realize that the era of peace is over. Military experts from Britain, the United States, France, Germany, and other countries have their eyes wide open, and they are always paying close attention to the changes in the Korean battlefield. There were so many surprises brought to them by this war, and no one thought that the tank army and the large-depth assault tactics that were blown out of the way before the war would actually be full of bags in front of the North Korean Defense Army! Although the Japanese mecha army, which was trained by Soviet advisers, also broke through more than 200 kilometers in one go, the price paid was the loss of more than half of the tanks, and finally fell into the siege of the North Korean army! Such a record suddenly gave the European countries under the Soviet wēixié hope of restraining the Soviet tank sea. Britain, France, Germany, and other countries even sent military observer missions to North Korea to "learn from the experience" of the North Korean defense forces and inquire about the latest war situation, and at the same time instructed their diplomats in China to try to ask whether the Chinese government would intervene in the Korean War, so that this local war could turn into a world war.

However, because countries have not paid much attention to the Korean Peninsula for a long time, experts on various affairs only make judgments on the war reports issued by Japan and South Korea, and do not know the real battlefield situation.

In fact, both sides of the Japan-Korea War are now in a dilemma. The defense of the southern front of the North Korean side was close to collapse under the onslaught of the Japanese army, and the battle of the northern front to encircle and annihilate the Japanese mecha army fell into a bitter battle due to the weather and the tenacity of the Japanese army.

The situation on the Japanese side is not much better. The Mecha Army, which had high hopes before the war, has been turned into an infantry army because it has lost most of its tanks and armored vehicles, and it is surrounded by more than 200,000 elite North Korean troops, making it difficult to replenish supplies. Tens of thousands of troops were already fighting in the middle of the battle, and the troops who relieved the siege were unable to reach the battlefield for a while because of the heavy rain that washed away the roads and the desperate resistance of the North Korean army. Although a certain breakthrough has been made in the frontal offensive on the southern front, the Japanese high-level already knows that the last line of defense of the North Korean army is Pyongyang Fortified City, and the real decisive battle has not come! In addition, it was blocked by a weak brigade like the North Korean army. The Japanese Red Army had doubts about the combat effectiveness of the army, and the call for abandoning the north and going south became louder and louder. There are even rumors that the Japanese military's top brass is in secret contact with China. Trying to reach a tacit or secret treaty of non-aggression. This made Moscow so worried about the wēixié of the Chinese land forces on its eastern frontier, so Trotsky sent a harshly worded telegram to Blyukhel for several days, urging him to move forward and try to reverse the unfavorable situation of the Korean War.

These rumors were indeed not groundless, as the Japanese offensive on the Korean Peninsula was thwarted. The confidence of the high-ranking figures among the former officers of the Japanese Red Army in the victory of the world revolution began to waver. All kinds of conspiracy and conspiracy activities have become frequent, and some people have even contacted the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Association who fled to China through secret channels, trying to start secret negotiations with Chang Ruiqing through this channel......

On June 24, just after the heavy rain that had raged for many days, a Ford transport plane imported from the United States landed on the runway of Gangnam Airport outside Seoul.

Takeda's car had already parked on the tarmac at the end of the runway in advance. "Father!" Seeing Muto Nobuyoshi walk out of the cabin, Takeda immediately strode up and gave his father-in-law a bow. Before he straightened his waist, he saw a monk in a black monk's robe appear behind Muto. "Shin-hyung. Let me introduce you to it. This is Nagata Kiyoshinsai, the former Osaku of the Japanese Army. Known as the first brain in the army, he saw through the red dust after the War of Resistance against China and became a monk, and has been traveling in India all these years, and only returned to Japan through China not long ago, this time I brought him to Seoul, I wanted to do a ritual for the Red Army officers and soldiers who died in the war, and to cross the souls of the dead. Alas, the Yasukuni Shrine is gone, and I don't know if the monarchs who sacrificed their lives for the country can still become gods......"

After Muto chattered, several generals of the Korean Front who came to greet him stepped forward and saluted one by one. Takeda Heng muttered in his heart, isn't this Nagata Qingxinzhai Nagata Tieshan? It is said that he crawled out of the pile of dead people in Shuangchengzi, and he is still closely related to the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Association, how did Muto Nobuyoshi contact him? If the Soviet advisers found out, would they still be able to sit on the throne of Japan's great leader?

However, although I thought so in my heart, I still had a smile on my face, and I folded my hands and made a Buddhist salute to the great monk of Qingxinzhai Due to the "weak" status of the Japanese G, Buddhism and Shinto are not strictly prohibited in Japan, of course, the "Zuomin Great Myojin" is absolutely not allowed to be worshipped. Takeda smiled, "I have admired Mr. Nagada's name for a long time, and it is really an honor to see him today." ”

Although Nagata Tieshan is very talented, but he is not a person who is arrogant and arrogant, he has always been very humble in life, he also gave a Buddha salute, and said with a smile: "Chairman Takeda should not kill the poor monk, compared with Chairman Takeda, the little reputation of the poor monk is really insignificant." ”

After a few words of greeting, Takeda Heng and Muto Nobuyoshi walked to the car, Muto beckoned to Nagata, and the three of them took the same car and galloped away in the direction of Seoul.

"Shinhyung, it seems that the Korean War was fought by mistake." As soon as the car door closed, Muto Nobuyoshi said to Takeda bluntly: "I am always paying attention to the battle report in Tokyo, our killer mecha army has been restrained by North Korea, although the frontal offensive is progressing smoothly, but Pyongyang will never be so easy to defeat, and ...... Since the Chinese have a way to let the North Korean 'anti-tank rangers' severely damage our mecha army, they must also have a way to deal with the Soviet tank army. ”

Takeda Heng nodded, although he was not a military expert, but he still had this bit of common sense. "Father, I also know that the Red Army is in trouble in Korea, but ......" he looked at the great monk Qingxinzhai and sighed: "But this war is a world war after all, and the Soviet Union, Germany, and China are the main forces." If China and Germany were allowed to attack the Soviet Union, where would Japan still have any hope of victory? If we can't win, I'm afraid the country will perish. ”

The monk Nagata Qingxinzhai didn't say a word, just chanted the scriptures in a low voice. There is a lot of monkhood. Muto Nobuyoshi smiled bitterly and said, "Of course I understand these truths, but military affairs must not be wishful thinking. The situation in the more than half a month since the start of the war shows. Our offensive has been thwarted on all fronts, and the North Korean army has resisted much more stubbornly than expected, and has also adopted scorched earth tactics that have prevented our army from getting supplies from the war zone...... What if we bite the bullet and hit Seoul? Will we be able to attract the mobile forces of the squadron to the Korean Peninsula? Even if the Chinese want to come, I'm afraid they will wait until the veterans of our division are tired before they do it, right? ”

Takeda sighed and nodded silently. The original plan was to take Pyongyang in a quick and decisive way, and then immediately switch to the defensive. The squadron that met the southward reinforcement of North Korea took advantage of the narrow terrain of the Korean Peninsula to attract 1 million to 1.5 million Chinese defense forces. In this way, the Chinese will not have mobile forces available for the next year to a year and a half, and the Soviet Union can confidently and boldly launch an offensive in the Middle East, India, and the Balkans. However, now Japan has been unable to break the North Korean army, and its plan to use the Korean Peninsula to contain the central forces has completely failed, even if it continues to fight hard. At most, after the division veterans were exhausted, they were defeated by the Chinese. Such containment is pointless. It seems that Trotsky's first brilliant move has been broken by Chang Ruiqing......

"Mr. Qingxinzhai, what do you think of the shape in front of you?" Seeing that Takeda Heng didn't speak, Muto Nobuyoshi turned his head to look at Nagata, who was sitting on the other side of him. The monk shook his head and said, "Dongjiuxun Palace and Xiyuan Temple Gongwang have left Paris and are heading for China on a British ** ship." ”

Hearing this, Takeda Heng's face suddenly became gloomy. Monk Nagata Qingxinzhai smiled slightly, and then continued: "Fortunately, neither Mr. Higashikushungu nor Mr. Saionji are people who completely ignore the overall situation, and they also know that under the current situation, Japan still has a little room for bargaining. ”

"Oh. Is it? What do they want? Muto Nobuyoshi saw that Takeda Heng didn't say a word, so he asked a fake question.

The monk Nagata Kiyoshinsai laughed. waved his hand: "Your Excellency Muto, now is not the time to open conditions, so Mr. Higashikusun Palace and Mr. Xionji did not make any requests to the representatives of China, Britain and Germany. ”

"So when is the time to make a request?" Takeda asked coldly.

"Of course, when the USSR is in full force!" Monk Nagata Kiishinsai replied with a smile: "Now is not the time for China, Britain and Germany to burn their eyebrows, so Japan should endure until the Second World War is in full swing, when the time comes...... In order to win over Japan, Britain, Germany and China will give really preferential terms. ”

Takeda said coldly: "But we have already participated!" ”

"Not yet!" Nagata Kiyoshinsai said, "This is a local war between Japan and North Korea, not a world war!" So there is still a way out for Japan. ”

"Is it to stop going north and go south instead?" Takeda asked.

"No, it's not." Nagata Kiyoshinsai replied, "The best thing to do is that Japan can neither go north nor go south now, but be patient!" It is necessary to wait and see what happens, and wait until World War II is in full swing and China, Britain, and Germany are in an emergency, and then join China, Britain, and Germany. ”

"What does my father think?" Takeda asked Muto Nobuyoshi with a blank face.

"Well...... It seems that going north will definitely not work, but I really can't beat it! A North Korea is already so difficult to deal with, let alone China? As for going south, you can think about it, the Dutch East Indies and Portuguese East Timor can still be defeated......" Muto Nobuyoshi muttered with a frown.

Takeda Heng looked at the sad face of the old man, and knew that this was not his opinion alone, so he sighed and said, "Since it can't go north, let's go south...... The alliance between Japan and the Soviet Union still cannot be abandoned, if the Soviet Union loses the world war, East Asia will be China's world, and it will be difficult for Japan to become independent and self-existent, and the lesson of Siam is just around the corner! ”

Monk Nagata Qingxinzhai nodded: "Chairman Takeda's words also make sense, although it is a little dangerous to go south, it is still a way out." As he spoke, he paused, reached out and touched his bald head, and said with a smile: "I wonder if you can reveal some military secrets to me, a monk?" ”

Takeda glanced at Muto Nobuyoshi, who smiled slightly and said, "Where is there any secret in Japan's southward journey?" The Philippines is still a colony of the United States, and it will not officially become independent until the end of the year, and even if it does, it will be protected by the United States, and Japan will never be able to provoke the United States. British Malaya could not be touched either. China and Britain were allies, and their combined navies were much stronger than Japan's, and the only remaining colonies were the Netherlands and Portugal in the South Seas. ”

"Doesn't the Navy have the strength to attack Singapore?" Monk Nagata Kiishinsai asked.

"This ...... Don't hide it from Mr. Qingxinsai. There are also several different opinions within the Navy, and it is true that there are those who advocate a sneak attack on the British Far East Fleet in Singapore with air forces. Muto Nobuyoshi immediately replied, "But I advocate not to do anything against the British Empire, China and Britain have an alliance, and a North Korea has cost us a lot of effort, let alone China and Britain, two big countries?" ”

The monk Nagata Qingxinzhai said: "Since you want to go south, don't be afraid of the British, I think it's better to fight." And fight as soon as possible, before the war on the Eurasian continent is decided. If you can crush the British Far East Fleet and capture Singapore. Then our Navy will have only one opponent left in the Chinese Navy, and there is some hope for this war. If it fails, then surrender as soon as possible and settle with the Chinese...... In this way, the common people will suffer less. ”

Hearing this, Takeda turned his angry face to Nagata Kiyoshinsai. Just wanted to have a seizure. His anger suddenly vanished in a burst of laughter. "Yes, Mr. Qingxinzhai, I understand your plan, you don't really mean to go to the Chinese, because few countries in the world hope that such a Great China Federation in East Asia will appear with Japan, so there will definitely be great powers to pull Japan at that time." He turned to his father-in-law and said, "Father, you will bring Mr. Seishinsai to see me, and you must agree with his method, right?" ”

"As long as you don't go north and fight with the Chinese, you will break the net." I have no opinion. Muto Nobuyoshi said.

Monk Nagata Kiyoshinsai nodded and said with a smile, "Singapore is actually not impossible to conquer. I've been through Singapore more than once over the years, and I've lived there for a few months, so I know everything about it...... The fortifications of the British were built along the sea, and the main defense came from the sea, without taking into account the fact that the enemy would attack from the direction of the Malay Peninsula. Moreover, Singapore's ports are all located next to the Singapore Strait, which is the busiest strait in the world, and the berths of the six capital ships of the British Far East Fleet are also there. I don't have an opinion on how to fight them, but I think we should organize some naval officers to visit the site, and maybe I can think of a way to deal with them. ”

Takeda nodded. "What Mr. Qingxinzhai said is very true." He paused, a look of embarrassment on his face. "But the question now is how will Japan end its war with North Korea?"

"Chairman Takeda, I don't understand why Japan wants to end its war with North Korea. Wouldn't we be able to carry out our southward strategy without a truce with North Korea? ”

"But, but...... The Red Army is in trouble in Korea! Takeda Heng said in a deep voice.

"Dilemma?" Nagata Kiyoshinsai glanced at Takeda. "Could it be that the dignified Japanese Red Army will still be defeated by the Koreans?"

"Not really."

Nagata Qingxinsai smiled slightly: "It's just that there are more casualties, and it can't defeat North Korea, at most continue to maintain the confrontation situation...... As long as the Japanese army's jīngshén, who is not afraid of sacrifice, is still there, the North Korean army will not be able to help us. ”

While speaking, the car had already driven into Gyeongbokgung Palace, and after Takeda Heng instructed his subordinates to entertain the monk Qingxinzhai, he did not delay for a moment, and immediately took Muto Nobuyoshi to the combat command room, and as soon as he entered the door, Kimura Hyotaro, chief of staff of the Korean Front, took a stack of war reports and began to report the battle situation: "...... On the whole, after the weather cleared, both our side and the ROK side stepped up their offensive. Mecha Army Report: The North Korean Army's offensive has resumed, and since this morning, the North Korean Army has used hundreds of artillery pieces to bombard the Mecha Army's Namgang defense line, and has organized and launched four full-front attacks, causing many breakthroughs.

Kanaya Fansan, commander of the Eastern Route Army, reported: After the weather cleared, the headquarters of the Eastern Route Army had organized a large number of engineers to rush to repair roads and bridges, and at the same time launched a full-front onslaught on the front line of Dongshanli, but no breakthrough had been made so far.

The Western Route Army and the Central Route Army reported that the North Korean Army had shown signs of a full-scale contraction towards Pyongyang after the heavy rain stopped, but the cities of Pyongsan and Sariwon were still heavily defended. At present, the Western Route Army has mobilized four divisions to encircle Pyongsan and Sariwon respectively, and advance north toward Pyongyang with the main detour. ”

"What about the casualties of the Mecha Army? How many more days can the ammunition supply last? Muto Nobuyoshi hurriedly asked.

"The casualties of the mecha army are not very many, about 5,000 people, but due to continuous rain, lack of food and lack of medicine, the unit is currently suffering from a large number of sick numbers, and the non-combat attrition is about 10,000 people. The MechCorps' ammunition is still sufficient, but the food supply is already very scarce, and each soldier is currently only receiving 40% of the standard food ration. ”

"How many days will this supply last?"

"Less than a week...... Your Excellency Muto, should you organize a mecha army to break out? ”

"No, don't break through! Let them stick there and stay the course! The Mecha Army has pinned down 5 North Korean troops, and now Pyongyang is empty, we just need to storm Pyongyang. The North Korean army will definitely relieve the siege of the mecha army and retreat to Pyongyang, which is a strategy to encircle Wei and save Zhao. ”