Chapter 211

What's even more surprising is that Sugi Sugimoto called Wu Wei to the conference room, there were many people in it, Tojo Hideki, Nagata Tetsuyama, Honjo Shigeru, Umezu Mijiro, Ishihara Waner, etc., it can be said that the so-called essence of the army is here.

Wu Wei, who is close to 1.8 meters tall, stands out a little bit among these people. Because the popularity is very good, the relationship between the Imperial Road faction and the control faction is not bad, and when Lieutenant General Kawada appeared, everyone smiled, and they were waiting for you.

"Kawada-kun, it's hard work, hurry up and sit down." It is said that there is no Wu Wei in this level of meeting, but Wu Wei is known as the first strategist of the army today, I heard that Kawada has returned from Nanyang, Nagata Tetsuyama and Ishihara Waner have asked for Kawada to participate in the meeting, and even Tojo Hideki is also this attitude.

At present, there are two main factions in the army, and the representative figures are Tojo and Nagata. Kawada seems to be a centrist, but in fact both factions feel that he is his own person, and Tojo believes that Kawada has always advocated ** politicians and military people holding power. Nagata and Ishi's principle has always believed that Kawada is a calm and rational soldier, unlike most of the soldiers who shout all day long.

"Kawada-kun, do you remember your original prophecy? If I am not mistaken, it should be ten years ago that you said that there is no eternal friendship between countries, only eternal interests. He also asserted that because of the deterioration of relations between China and the Soviet Union, there was a possibility of an alliance between the Soviet Union. Now that this possible surname has become a reality, Stalin sent a secret envoy to seek a joint attack on China by Su Yu. As soon as Nagata Tieshan spoke, many people at the scene were gasping, ten years ago!

"Nani? Ten years ago? Shanshanyuan's mouth opened wide, and he subconsciously asked. Ishihara said with a smile: "Some people joke that I am the brain of the North Korean garrison, but in my opinion, Kawada-kun is the brain of the army." Ten years ago, I didn't dare to imagine that such a thing would happen, and Kawada-kun had already told me with certainty that it was very likely that this kind of thing would happen. That's why I must invite Mr. Kawada to come over to today's meeting. ”

Kawada stood up, looked at Shanshan Yuan and said, "Your Excellency, can you ask a question?" Shanshan Yuan smiled and nodded, Wu Wei: "Can you first ask me what my mission to return to China is?" Shanshan Yuan said: "Tojo-kun recommended you to me, saying that you are a rare genius in the army, and it is a waste of talent to use you to deal with British ghost animals, and China is the biggest enemy of Yuben." Therefore, he recommended you to be the chief of staff of the Far East garrison or the head of the military affairs department of the army department. ”

"I see! Presumptuous, everyone! Wu Wei bowed slightly, and everyone showed expectant eyes, these people all knew that Wu Wei had something to say, so they were naturally looking forward to what he could say.

Walking to the huge map, Wu Wei picked up the pole, pointed to the map, and said, "This is Siberia, and this is Central Asia." The main battlefields of China and the Soviet Union, in which the two countries gathered nearly 10 million troops. The Chinese assembled more than 5,000 aircraft, 6,000 tanks in 9 mechanized armies, 230 infantry divisions, and more than 20,000 artillery pieces. At a cursory glance, the Chinese threw almost all military power into it. So let me ask you, how many mechanizers are there in China? How many infantry divisions? ”

"According to the intelligence provided by the intelligence department, the Chinese have been in general mobilization for more than half a year and can train at least two hundred infantry divisions. In other words, the total strength of the Chinese is about 300 infantry divisions and 15 mechanized corps. The answer to this question was Ishihara Waner, who is also known as a calm figure.

Wu Wei smiled and shook his head when he heard this: "I have carefully studied China's reserve system, there are more than 2,000 counties in China, and each county has a permanent organization called the Ministry of Armed Forces. Within the Ministry of Armed Forces there is a reserve regiment in each county, and this is the establishment of two thousand infantry regiments, so in reality? In fact, they are based on different economic levels, and some counties have the establishment of one regiment, but have two or even three regiments of officers. That is, in economically good counties, the Chinese actually raise one or two more regiments of reserve officers. Even if half of the county is an officer establishment of two regiments, right? The most important thing that China lacks is its population, and once China carries out a general mobilization, how many troops should it be able to use in half a year? ”

The hissing sound sounded again, and it came from several mouths. "Sun Tzu's Art of War: Soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the way of death and life, and the place of survival, must not be ignored. For Yuben, in the face of an adversary like China, it is undoubtedly a foolish act to rashly start a war. If I remember correctly, at the beginning, I sought to improve relations with the Soviet Union and pursued a strategy of flanking China from east to west. But the Soviet Union at that time reacted indifferently. Why? Because Stalin thought that without the German threat, he could defeat China. Then the Soviet Union, which was now taking the initiative to attack, was defeated again and again, and Stalin had to wake up from his illusions and seek to flank China together with him. I can assert with great responsibility that the Soviet Union would not have formed an alliance with the Soviet Union on the premise that Britain and the United States had not declared war on the Soviet Union. Stalin's calculation was actually very simple, to use the Soviet Union to share the pressure, because he knew very well that once he formed an alliance with the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union would have no way out. Moreover, an alliance with the Soviet Union was not in the long-term interests of the Soviet Union. What were the long-term interests of the USSR? During the Shalu era, Lu expanded eastward, seized Vladivostok, the mouth of the Pacific Ocean, seized huge interests in Northeast China, and detonated the Yulu War. ”

"What does Kawada-kun mean that the Soviet Union will not ask for an alliance with Yumoto, but only hopes that a tacit understanding will be formed between the Soviet Union and Yu? This may not be a big surname, right? Without an alliance, why should the empire attack China, you must know that our main interests now are in the South Seas. "There is a very tacit understanding between Ishihara Waner and Kawada Oshi, and they sing and harmonize.

"That's right, that's what I want to say, that the empire sought to cooperate with the Soviet Union on the basis that it didn't go south. We need the resources of the USSR, now that all resources can be obtained from the South Seas, what is the need to risk provoking China? Let China and the Soviet Union fight, so that we can safely sweep away the British ghost beasts in the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean. In less than three years, the strength of the empire can be increased by two or three times, and when the time comes, it will be too late for a decisive battle with China. And at this time to start a war with China, it is obvious that we will have to face at least 6 Chinese mechanized corps and more than a hundred infantry divisions. Ladies and gentlemen, this math problem should be difficult for everyone, according to the one-to-one ratio of troops, the total strength of the empire in Korea and the Far East is only fifty divisions, and they are basically B divisions. Because of lack of resources, none of our divisions were equipped with artillery of more than 100 mm caliber, while the Chinese had armed at least a hundred infantry divisions with 155 howitzers ten years ago. The Chinese mechanized army, with three tank brigades per army, even the oldest Great Wall Type 3, is not under the latest heavy tanks of the empire. Then there is the Air Force, the Chinese Air Force started earlier than the Empire, and even the British are purchasing their latest fighters. I estimate that the Chinese deployed at least a thousand fighters and a thousand bombers and torpedo planes along the coast against the Reich. ”

"Then I understand what Kawada-kun means, if you don't agree to the Soviets, the army should oppose the Lu tacit understanding?" Shanshan Yuan asked solemnly, and Kawada smiled slightly: "No, you have to promise the Soviets, not only do you have to promise, but the Far Eastern Army will also increase its troops, and at the same time hold a large-scale military exercise." ”

When everyone showed a thoughtful look on their faces, Yongtian Tieshan had already taken the case: "Okay! That's great! Kawada-kun is worthy of being the brain of this army! Not only does he have superhuman foresight in strategy, but he also has extraordinary attainments in tactics. During this Nanyang operation, Lieutenant General Yamashita vigorously praised Kawada-kun's command art in the military newspaper, saying that you are like a sharp scalpel when you start fighting. ”

"Yamashita-kun has won the prize!" Kawada was modest, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. I am afraid that the military will not be able to resist its desire for the mainland, and it will really reach an agreement with the Soviet Union to fight against China, which is really bad. Fortunately, at this time, he had no alliance with the Soviet Union, and for the need for a two-front battle, whether he could provoke China was naturally the best answer in everyone's minds. "In terms of geography, the geography of the three countries is too bad, the three powerful countries are crowded together, and the situation is a bit like the Chinese's Romance of the Three Kingdoms. In the end, these three powers can only have one victor left to dominate the future of Asia, and the big bottom said that this empire must be this victor, and can only be this victor, otherwise it will never look up. ”

Everyone nodded in agreement, after the world entered industrialization, the advantages of the big countries were too obvious. A small country like Yueben still has few resources, and it has only taken more than 20 years for the originally weak China to make Yueben unbearable.

"Kawada-kun is so right, the rise and fall of the imperial kingdom is on the shoulders of the monarchs. We are very emperors, and we are fighting hard to move forward and fight for the empire to find a bloody way to the top of the world. Shanshanyuan made a summary, and this meeting is basically over.

Wu Wei took a step first, and Ishihara Wan'er chased after him and said, "I'll drive Kawada-kun home." Wu Wei said: "It's hard work! ”

Ishihara shook his head and said, "I'm not hard, it's Kawada-kun who is hard." Wu Wei was shocked when he said this, and said that there were two people in this army, and he was highly valued by Kawada Wei. The first is Nagata Iron Mountain, and the second is Ishihara in front of you. When he said this, did he see through his intentions? Without waiting for Kawada to think of the wording, Ishihara was shocked and sighed: "Do these people still think that China is now thirty years ago?" The Empire's navy may still have a little advantage, and the army does not have much advantage in quality in the face of the squadron, and is completely at a disadvantage in quantity. Kawada-kun saw this very clearly, that's why he spoke like that at the meeting, right? Cleverly evade the essence of the problem and turn these idiots in a direction you want to see. Hmph, they didn't think about another question at all, even if the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army is not as good as that of the Chinese army, and the strength of the whole country defeats China in one battle, how many troops can occupy China's territory? Who would have thought about a war with China and a war that would have plunged into the swamp of war? China is a big country with sufficient strategic depth and a long historical and cultural heritage. Once faced with the destruction of the country and the extinction of the species, the Chinese will unite and fight. ”

Probably only Ishihara would say that about his colleagues!

Wu Wei let out a long sigh, even if it was a response. Ishihara Wan'er also sighed and said, "Damn, more than ninety percent of the emperor ** people think that once the war breaks out, the martial arts of the emperor ** people will defeat the cowardly Chinese." ”

"Ishihara-kun, now this view should have changed, the Chinese have won great victories in both battlefields. If the emperor can't see this, he is not a qualified soldier. ”

"No, no, no, Kawada-kun, you think too highly of the IQ of these people!"

The two had a good relationship, and they chatted happily along the way, after all, now the war is smooth, and Germany is also smooth in Europe and Africa, if it weren't for the United States to enter the war, Germany might have launched the British landing battle.

"Damn the ghost beast of the United States!" Ishihara scolded, while Wu Wei showed an imperceptible smile and said with a heavy face: "I have to admit that the navy's thinking is correct." Use the islands in the Pacific Ocean to form a defensive chain and buy the empire two or three years. Make full use of the resources obtained by Nanyang to arm the emperors, and then maybe the war in Europe will be over. Without the springboard of the British Isles, it is impossible for the ghost animals of the United States to land in Europe. At that time, China and the Soviet Union will lose both sides, and what will they use to compete for hegemony with the empire! (To be continued.) )