Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, and Culture, Sadao Araki stood up and said, "Could it be that the person you want to talk about is Ishihara Wanji?" ”

These four words came out, and everyone immediately talked about it, this Ishihara Waner, who was tied with Itagaki Seishiro, was excluded from the decision-making circle because he opposed the all-out war against China, and at this time Itagaki Seishiro actually wanted to invite him back? Could it be that Seishiro Itagaki is also opposed to the war against China?

Seishiro Itagaki nodded and said, "Your Majesty, Ishihara's personality is indeed arrogant, but his strategy is first-class in contemporary times, and he has also studied Su and China, why doesn't Your Majesty listen to him and make a final conclusion?" ”

Hirohito also knew Ishihara Waner, he didn't like Ishihara from the bottom of his heart, he felt that he was too arrogant, and he was too bold to obey orders, but recalling Ishihara's advice when the war just started in 37 years has been realized one by one today, and Hirohito has to admit that in terms of strategy, Ishihara does have something extraordinary.

Vice-Admiral of the Army, Hideki Tojo, stood up and shouted, "No! Absolutely not! Your Majesty, Ishihara Waner is proud of his achievements, he has long been notorious in the army, and he is no longer the Ishihara Waner of the past, and now he is timid, and there is no bushido spirit embodied in him, Weichen thinks that this person is not available! ”

Seishiro Itagaki snorted, "Tojo-kun! You're blocking the way of speech! ”

Hideki Tojo knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, Weichen is really thinking about the empire, please think twice, Your Majesty." ”

Hirohito shook his head and said, "Ishihara no Chi is well-known throughout the country, so it's okay to call him, Itagaki, go and call him." ”

Itagaki Seishiro said happily, "He's outside the palace, and he will be able to come in soon!" ”

Sure enough, it didn't take long for Ishihara Wan'er, dressed in a neat military uniform, to walk in, only to see him holding a roll of white paper, and he didn't know what it was. He and Hirohito stood aside after seeing the salute.

Hirohito asked, "Itagaki said you have a new perspective on the current situation. You say come and hear it. ”

Ishihara glanced at Itagaki gratefully, and Seishiro Itagaki also gave it an encouraging look.

Ishihara slowly opened the roll of white paper he was carrying, only to see that it was a world map.

Ishihara asked people to hang up the map and said, "Your Majesty, the ancients are cloudy, those who do not plan the overall situation are not enough to plan a domain, the current situation. It's not just between me and China, it's about all the big powers in the world, and if we don't first sort out their relationship and what they're going to do. Our strategy is out of the question. ”

Hirohito nodded, letting Ishihara continue.

Ishihara continued: "The center of the world is in Europe, and Europe has gradually formed three major camps at this time, which are also the three major camps of the future world, one of which is the fascist forces led by Germany and Italy, which are rising rapidly, but unfortunately the foundation is insufficient. Germany had only been rising for a few years, and Italy did not have any decent colonies, which made them desperate to expand their power, and this led to Germany's recent annexation of Austria and the Sudetenland. They are arguably the ones who want to break the current world order, which is very similar to the Reich, which is probably why there has been so much demand for an alliance with Germany in the Reich in recent years.

The second is the former Entente led by Britain and France, who have benefited a lot from their victory in the last European war, and they are also the maintainers of the world order. They don't want any new forces to rise, including our country. This power is the strongest in the world, and more importantly, they also have the United States as a potential ally. Although the United States does not belong to this force, they have extremely strong industrial capabilities, but they are closest to Britain and France, and believe that in the event of a war, the United States will inevitably join Britain and France.

The third is the Soviet Union, the Red Empire that has turned into a monster of terror. There's not much to say about him. He is the enemy of all, and that will not change.

The rest of the world will choose their own camp among these three forces in the future, and the current situation in Europe is that Britain and France want Germany to attack the Soviet Union and become their own thugs, while Germany is only increasing its own strength, what exactly does Hitler want to do. I don't quite understand, but he will definitely not obediently follow the script given to him by the British and French, and I believe that war in Europe is only a matter of time. ”

Hirohito asked in surprise, "You mean there will be a second European war?" ”

Ishihara Wan'er nodded and said, "That's right, in fact, Wechen has always disagreed with a full-scale attack on China, that is, I am worried that once the world situation changes, the main force of our empire will be trapped in the battlefield of China and will not be able to participate in this battle that will change the world pattern." Whether it is the defeat of Britain and France, the defeat of the Soviet Union or the defeat of Germany and Italy, it will have nothing to do with the empire, then the real chance of the empire will be completely lost! ”

Sadao Araki asked, "Since you said that there are three camps, which one do you think we should participate in?" ”

Ishihara said with a smile, "Whoever opposes the Soviet Union, we will join whom, as for Germany or Britain and France, it doesn't matter at all, if we have a long-term vision, we can see that the future of the world must be the continuous struggle and integration between various countries, and finally move towards a unified situation, just like our Warring States, the Spring and Autumn Period of China, and this war of reunification is bound to be a protracted war, it may take hundreds of years, do you think the empire can afford a long-term struggle?" ”

Ishihara didn't wait for the others to speak, and asked himself, "The empire is small. There is no strategic depth, lack of materials, no strategic resources, it can be said that once it falls into a protracted war, the defeat of the empire is at hand, just like Germany back then, this is our sorrow, therefore, we must have a rear base, which is also the reason why I launched the Manchurian Incident back then, Manchuria has gradually become our big rear at this time, the industry is growing rapidly, but Manchuria is not safe, that is, there is the Soviet Union next to it, and at the same time Siberia is vast and sparsely populated, rich in resources, if we occupy there, We will not bear much popular resistance, and at the same time we can get the support of the anti-Soviet countries such as Britain and France, and not as it is now, because of the all-out attack on China, which makes the empire extremely passive in the international arena. ”

Hideki Tojo smiled, "Don't you know how big the Soviet Union is?" The main force and essence of the Soviet Union are in Europe, thousands of miles away from Manchuria, and our attack on China is in a quagmire, is it not a quagmire to attack the Soviet Union? ”

Ishihara glanced at Hideki Tojo contemptuously, and said to Hirohito, "Your Majesty, this is the reason why I just introduced the three camps, Germany's annexation of the Sudetenland is conditional, that is, it will go to war with the Soviet Union after that. This is also the purpose of Britain and France to constantly connive at Germany, as fast as a year, slow as three years, Germany will definitely go to war with the Soviet Union, in fact, even if Germany does not want to fight, Stalin, who is bent on planting the red flag all over the world, will attack Germany! With the military strength of Germany and the backroom support of Britain, France and the United States. I'm afraid that the Soviet Union will not have much strength in the Far East, and when that time comes, our army will attack the Soviet Union with all its might, and Germany will inevitably be able to destroy the Soviet Union, and Germany will inevitably turn around and start a war with Britain and France after destroying the Soviet Union, after all, there can only be one hegemon in Europe, and we will send troops to Southeast Asia at that time, and Southeast Asia is a colony of Britain and France. We can help them get into these places with the slogan of independence, and if it goes well, we can even take India, and then the empire will be the real empire! ”

Hirohito couldn't help but feel a little relaxed when he heard this, and he suddenly reacted and said, "Shina! What to do with China? Our actual problem now is that the incident has not been solved until now! ”

Ishihara Wan'er said with his hands behind his back, "After the Shina incident, I have been thinking about how to pull the empire out of this quagmire, I thought at first that the empire would try not to fight a full-scale war, and as a result, Songhu will be fought together. I can't help us, and then I want to do a quick battle. But the guerrillas everywhere and the resoluteness of Chiang's intermediary made this idea fall for naught, until the defeat of the empire, and Wei Chen found this solution in the letters of his disciples who were in Shanxi at that time. ”

Itagaki Seishiro said a little impatiently, "Ishihara-kun, don't sell Guanzi, you can say it quickly." ”

Ishihara pointed to the map and said, "Just like there are three camps in Europe, in fact, Shina is also three camps. That is Chiang in Chongqing, our army and the Eighth Route Army in Yan'an, as for the warlords in other places, they are all separatist forces that have nothing to do with the overall situation, and in front of these three forces, they can only bow down to their subordinates! The current pattern is that the empire is under siege in Yan'an, where the Red Party is good at guerrilla warfare and mobilizing peasants, and Chongqing, which has millions of troops. Make one in the front, one in the rear, if the two of them can really cooperate wholeheartedly, it is almost impossible for the empire to win by force, but this battle of Shanxi, the Eighth Route Army exposed its strong strength, such a strong strength will make Jiang intermediary fearful, this year Jiang mediary's attitude towards the Red Party has changed dramatically, this is our opportunity, coupled with Wang Jingwei and the empire's cooperation, the establishment of a new government in Nanjing, but also make the empire have an excuse to withdraw. ”

Hirohito was stunned for a moment when he heard this, since the start of the war, everyone had been discussing how to win, but now Ishihara had told him that he was ready to let the empire withdraw.

"Ishihara! Are you ready to betray the efforts of the Empire's millions of warriors? The empire spent a lot of manpower and material resources to lay down half of the branch, and now you actually want to say withdraw? Hideki Tojo's eyes were red.

Ishihara didn't bother to look at him and said, "Your Majesty, the wealth that the empire has spent on the battlefield in China in the past two years has made the empire almost out of breath, why don't we change our tactics?"

The withdrawal I am talking about is only a nominal withdrawal, why are the various forces in China no longer killing each other now? It is because of the enemy of the empire in front of them that they are forced to unite, as long as the pressure on us is reduced, the infighting of the people of China is in front of them! We can completely repair the plank road in the open and the dark Chen Cang!

Let's first use the stage withdrawal of troops as a cover, Wang Jingwei didn't say that he was accused of being a traitor by Chongqing, we will make him a hero, withdraw from the China Pass openly, and actually secretly control the Nanjing government, and at the same time hold high the banner of only fighting the Red Party and not Chongqing, Jiang will definitely be deceived, as long as the internal fighting in China resumes, the imperial army only needs to deploy three to five divisions in China to act as mobile forces to ensure that none of these three parties will be dominant, and the main force can be concentrated in Manchuria to prepare for the attack on the Soviet Union. As for the economy, we only need Wang Jingwei to continue to give us privileges, whether it is minerals or industry, where are the opponents of our Japanese, we can naturally get huge profits economically! ”

After listening to Ishihara's plan, Konoe and the others looked at each other, thinking about the feasibility of this plan.

Hirohito thought for a moment and said, "You think about this matter carefully, and in three days you will decide to adjourn the meeting!" ”

-- Modern

Yu Na pressed Jiang Cheng's shoulder, and Jiang Cheng said with a look of enjoyment, "Nana, where did you come from?" ”

"It's all taught by Sister Sun Ning, it feels good, right? Sister Sun Ning said that you are tired every time you come back, so let me help you massage it usually. Yu Na stepped on Jiang Cheng as she spoke, and walked carefully.

Jiang Cheng groaned comfortably and said, "I'm all jet lagged, how is the company during this time?" The girl next door didn't make trouble, did she? “

Yu Na blamed, "Zifeng is very good, I don't know why you always have opinions about other people, how long will you come this time?" ”

Jiang Cheng said drowsily, "After two weeks, I want to take a good rest, this time can make me tired." Then he fell asleep.

Yu Na shook her head, helped Jiang Cheng cover the quilt, and after washing, she got into the quilt and fell asleep with Jiang Cheng in her arms.

The next day, in the company, Sun Ning listened to the excited Jiang Cheng talking about the war in the Republic of China, and fed Jiang Cheng a little fruit from time to time.

"So, we've mastered Shanxi?" Sun Ning said happily.

Jiang Cheng shook his head and said, "Not yet, Yan Xishan is still there, I heard the boss, they mean to set Yan Xishan on fire and roast it for a while." I don't know what's going on now, by the way, I haven't been to Germany and the United States for a long time, and it's almost time to restock, you get your things ready, and I'll rest for ten days before I act. ”

All the cement, steel bars, food, and materials for the Battle of Shanxi were provided by Jiang Cheng, Jiang Cheng was indeed tired back and forth, Sun Ning did not force him, sighed and said, "It's a pity that you are monitored, or the three of us will travel together, I haven't gone out to play for a long time, it's all for your broken company!" ”

When Jiang Cheng heard that the three of them were traveling at the same time, he couldn't help but think of Yu Na and Sun Ning, a loli, and a royal sister in bed together

"Ahem, did you forget me?" Gallagher said inappropriately.

"Damn, I'm going to Maoshan to find a Taoist priest!!"

-- Taiyuan, Republic of China

Yan Xishan returned to Taiyuan after a long absence, looking at the familiar streets, Yan Xishan's eyes were a little moist.

"It's back! It's back! It's good to be back! Yan Xishan looked at the Eighth Route Army, which was handing over to his own troops, and couldn't help but admire the credit of the Eighth Route Army.

"Chief Yan, why did you say that the Eighth Route Army retreated so simply? The subordinates are really puzzled," Yang Aiyuan said as he looked at Yan Xishan, who was admiring the office returning to its original appearance.

Yan Xishan sighed and said, "This is Yangmou, once the Japanese counterattack, we will bear the brunt of it, although the Eighth Route Army won a big victory in this battle, but the losses are not small, the first thing we need to do now is to prepare for the Japanese counterattack, as long as we block it, Shanxi will still be our Shanxi!" ”

Yang Aiyuan asked with some unconfidence, "Chief Yan, I'm afraid this can't be stopped." ”

Yan Xishan said with a firm look in his eyes, "If it's not easy to block, we have to block it, this Taiyuan City is something we finally got back, if we are driven out by the Japanese army again, we will never come back!" ”

-- Chongqing

"Mother, fool! Confused! Yan Baichuan was dizzy! A few cities let him pull his troops to the north to be the shield of the Eighth Route Army? Did he really think he could beat the Japanese army? Jiang Zhong slapped the table angrily and scolded.

Chen Bui nodded and said, "Commission, now Yan Xishan not only pulled all his main forces to Taiyuan-Shuozhou generation, but also asked us to provide a large amount of military supplies, what do you think?" ”

Jiang Zhong closed his eyes and thought for a while and said, "Give or give, although Yan Xishan's move stinks, but if it is played well, it is also a good move, if Yan Xishan can really hold the north of Jin, and there is our Zhongtiao Mountain battle line in the south, the Eighth Route Army will be surrounded by two sides, once the Red Party has any changes, this is extremely beneficial to our army, well, let Yan Xishan let Jinnan out, as long as he lets it, I will give as many materials as he wants!" (To be continued.) )