Chapter 605: Civil Strife in the Japanese Army?

Qin Wei naturally can't have that kind of kung fu like a god, because that kind of thing only comes from folk tales and romances, and even so, there are only three or five people in the whole of China who have been crowned with such magical powers for thousands of years, and it is naturally impossible for him to be Qin someone in it. He just got the news of Gu Changjun. And in fact, when he received the news, he was also shocked by Ishihara's big appetite, but then again, just when he was just a middle- and lower-level officer, that thing dared to plan "Nine. 18 "incident, now he is now the top figure in the Japanese Army, and he has just been put on the table by Hideki Tojo and others, if he doesn't take the opportunity to ask for power and play big, is he embarrassed to call Ishihara Waner?

And in fact, Ishihara did not disappoint Qin Wei. After learning that Hideki Tojo and others wanted him to go out again, the old man said that he was sick at home, and even Hirohito's envoy to the emperor blocked the door. But the conditions he put forward were even higher than Qin Wei expected: he wanted the command of all foreign military operations in the whole of Japan. In other words, the Tokyo base camp is no longer in his eyes, and he not only has to settle old accounts with Hideki Tojo and others, but also directly overhauls the entire Japanese navy and army system.

This is certainly not possible.

Not to mention Hideki Tojo, even Emperor Hirohito, and the Japanese cabinet will not do it. In addition, the Navy would never agree to be commanded by a guy from the Army, even if they knew that this person was not bad. For this reason, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese Navy, Isoroku Yamamoto, who had been cooperating with the army wholeheartedly and had some admiration for Ishihara, also expressed serious dissatisfaction with Ishihara.

In the end, under "helplessness", Ishihara Waner obtained the supreme command of the China Theater and the Southeast Asian Theater.

The first thing this guy did was to remove Shouichi Terauchi. Then he promoted his old friend Seishiro Sakagaki, and then issued an order to the Chinese Dispatch Army Headquarters in Nanjing to withdraw his troops from Shanxi and Wuhan...... As soon as this order was issued, it immediately caused an uproar throughout China. Most of the Chinese were happy, because everyone thought that this was a harbinger that the Japanese could not hold on and began to retreat. And most of the Japanese were worried and angry, especially the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Dispatch Army, Shunroku Hatata, who resolutely resisted Ishihara's orders. He even demanded that Ishihara be removed from Tokyo and then brought to a military court because he suspected that Ishihara was a traitor to the Chinese. As a result, this request was even won by many Japanese soldiers. Especially the support of the young and strong soldiers. But the result of such a battle was

Shunroku Hata was removed from his position by Ishihara Waner extremely forcefully and replaced him. It was Shouichi Terauchi, who had just been ousted from the position of commander-in-chief of the Southern Army.

It's a pity that Shouichi Terauchi lost the battle. Although he had been very strong against the British and Americans before, and the autumn wind swept away the leaves, he lost two battles in Burma in succession, and he became the target of scorn by the Japanese soldiers. Therefore, when he arrived in Nanjing, there was almost no one to greet him. Hata Junroku even refused to hand over the military command and hung him out of Nanjing.

Japan seems to be showing signs of civil unrest.

But the next result left everyone stunned: Tokyo sent a special envoy to forcibly remove Shunroku Hata from his duties and escort him back to the Japanese mainland. And after that. Terauchi Toshiichi smoothly took over the command of the Chinese Dispatch Army, and immediately afterwards, he ordered Yoshio Shinozuka and Yukichi Anami to withdraw their troops from Shanxi and Wuhan.

And not long after that, news came from Tokyo: the Japanese local Young Zhuang officers attacked Ishihara Waner's residence and tried to assassinate him, but they were dodged by Ishihara Waner, who had been on guard for a long time, not only that, but these young Zhuang officers were also caught by the ambushed military police, and the two sides once fought fiercely in front of Ishihara Waner's residence, and there were casualties among each other!

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"What the hell is this doing, this shouldn't be at the level of Ishihara Wan'er......"

In contrast to the near-collective anger of the Japanese, the excitement and schadenfreude of ordinary Chinese people, the top of the Nationalist government is worried. That's right, under the strong orders of Terauchi Shouichi, Yoshio Shinozuka's North China Front and Anami Yuki's 11th Army did begin to withdraw their troops, but they did not retreat in defeat. On the contrary, such a retreat would also be more favorable to the strategy of the Japanese. For example, the Japanese army in Shanxi withdrew into Henan and Hebei, which made it easier for them to defend the Taihang Mountain, and it was easier for the national army to block the heavy troops west of the Taihang Mountain, and at the same time, it could also allow the North China Front, which was originally extremely tight to gain more room for maneuver, stabilize its control over Hebei, Henan and other places, and also draw more troops to encircle and suppress the guerrillas and armed forces behind enemy lines in various places; The retreat of the 11th Army from Hubei to the east led by Anan Weiji also doubled the pressure on the Kuomintang's Fifth and Third Theaters, although in this way they could also get more support from the Nationalist Government, but the problem was that even if they received more support, they basically did not dare to attack the enemy. After all, not everyone is like Qin Wei, who can fight when he says he will fight, and he will be able to win when he says win. And this means that they can only passively wait for the possible attack of the Japanese, which makes the nerves of the entire theater of war in a state of mental tension for a long time. In this way, the consumption in the theater will inevitably increase, and morale will also be greatly affected, and if the stalemate continues for such a long time, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers will be gradually dragged down......

But that's not all. Everyone knows that Japan's real target will only be Southeast Asia, because there is not much they can gain in the Chinese theater, and blindly entangled with the Chinese army in China will only consume their already small resources step by step, so that they will gradually fall into the dilemma of inevitable defeat.

But Ishihara should not have provoked infighting within the Japanese Army so violently. This is something that many people find incomprehensible.

"Could it be that this guy wants to create some kind of fog, and then launch a counterattack while we are unprepared?"

Chongqing has been celebrating a lot lately. After all, the Japanese began to retreat, and it was a strategic retreat, and the people of the whole country were extremely happy, even excited. As war stars, He Yingqin, Qin Wei and others can only accompany Lao Jiang to appear on various occasions constantly, accept everyone's cheers, and then, while laughing, they discuss in a low voice the possible movements of Ishihara Wan'er.

"Hide from the sky and cross the sea, and the sound is attacking the west...... We're tired of this little trick, do you think Ishihara will be so uncreative to do it again? Listening to He Yingqin's whispered speculation, Qin Wei secretly rolled his eyes.

"What's not creative? Kill chickens with knives, as long as you kill them, they count! He Yingqin snorted lightly, "Ishihara Wan'er defeated Timoshenko in an absolute disadvantage of strength, and won most of Siberia for the Japanese, don't underestimate others." ”

"I never underestimate that guy." Qin Wei said, "And he didn't just help Japan capture most of Siberia, and now Japan's attack on Australia is also his handiwork." By the way, have you heard? Many of the Philippine troops have now been dragged to the Australian front by the Japanese, and their combat effectiveness does not seem to be weak. ”

"Is there such a thing?" He Yingqin was stunned, "Didn't they collapse at the touch of a button?" ”

"There is a Japanese team of warlords in the back, dare to take a step back, machine guns waiting! In this case, do you think the Filipinos are fighting hard with their former bosses, or are they fighting with the Japanese? Qin Wei said with a smile.

"Yes, this trick is very useful, you can try it when you have a chance in the future." He Yingqin said with a smile.

"There's going to be a chance." Qin Wei glanced at him, "And as long as you want, I guarantee that you can 'play' a good time!" ”

"Let's not talk about that yet, let's talk about Ishihara first...... That guy made Terauchi Shou retreat in a large area, and he didn't send troops from China to Southeast Asia, what did he want to do Mingtang? You don't have any news? He Yingqin naturally didn't know that he had been "targeted" by Qin Wei, and he would pay a lot for this time, he only knew that the current situation was a little tricky. If you don't handle it well and accidentally lose the battle, then today's scenery may turn into tomorrow's sadness...... Just look at the scene of Shouichi Terauchi. Who remembers his exploits now for sweeping the Philippines and Malaya?

"If you want me to say, Ishihara just wants to take advantage of being in power to change the strategic intentions of Hideki Tojo's gang! In any case, China is their biggest enemy at present, and only by consolidating the situation in China can they wantonly conquer the Quartet. Otherwise, if we make a big shot, can they still fight at ease in other places? If you are cut off, there is nowhere to cry. Qin Wei said.

"You're too faithful. His family knows his own affairs, and Ishihara is also a China expert, so he should know how strong our strength is. In addition to the expeditionary force, how many of the major theaters in the country can take the initiative to counterattack? That is, Fu Zuoyi can still bully and bully their Mongolian garrison troops, and the others are all useless, well, some may not even be considered medium. In this case, is it necessary for him to take the initiative to retreat? He Yingqin said.

"I'm too confident, you're underconfident, and Ishihara Wan'er is just in ......case," Qin Wei licked his lips, "But no matter what his idea is, I find that he still ignores an important factor." ”

"What?" He Yingqin asked anxiously.

"That...... Zhou Fohai is not doing well in Qinghai now, right? Ask the chairman if you want to give him a promotion? Qin Wei grinned and said with a smile. (To be continued......)