"Report!"

"Come in."

Chiang Ching-kuo was working on documents in his office, and when he heard the sound outside, he raised his head and saw his right-hand man Huang Zhongmei pushing the door and walking in. However, unlike the usual appearance of always putting on a serious face and not smiling, Huang Zhongmei's face at this time had a layer of joy that could not be concealed, which made Jiang Jingguo can't help but be curious:

"What, there's a happy event?"

"Director, it's a great event!" Huang Zhongmei's smile became brighter and brighter, and she came to Chiang Ching-kuo's desk in three or two steps, and then reached out and handed over a draft telegram: "Chongqing calls, Chief Qin recommends you to be the acting chairman of Yunnan Province in front of the chairman!" ”

"What?" Jiang Jingguo's expression was shocked, "Acting Provincial Chairman? ”

"Exactly." Huang Zhongmei nodded heavily.

"W-How is this possible?" Jiang Jingguo couldn't sit still, and his face couldn't help but be a little dazed: "I don't have much friendship with Chief Qin Xiang, what does he recommend me for?" Moreover, I have only been promoted to the head of the civil affairs department for a short time, how can I continue to act as the provincial chairman in such a short period of time? ”

"You are the director of the Department of Civil Affairs, and the identity of the provincial chairman is similar." Huang Zhongmei smiled, "And Lu Han is still a soldier." Now that wars are frequent, he, the provincial chairman, may go to the battlefield at any time, how can he always stay in Kunming? And if he goes, the provincial government will naturally be in charge of you, the director of civil affairs, and the position of acting provincial chairman will only make you more justifiable. ”

"So...... The Japanese are about to attack Burma? ”

As the crown prince, although he is not a high-level now, Chiang Ching-kuo is very concerned about the situation at home and abroad, especially the movements of the Japanese. On the eastern front, the Japanese first went down to New Guinea and then attacked Australia. Now it is said that it has invaded the city of Brisbane, and Nagumo Tadaichi's fleet has successively attacked Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and other important Australian towns, with a posture that is bound to swallow the entire territory of Australia; On the Western Front, Terauchi Shouichi first went to the Philippines, and now he has moved his troops into Siam, and a major war with the British is about to break out...... He was clear about the situation Yunnan would face in this war. It can be said that once the British could not support it, the Japanese would be driven straight from Burma...... At that time, Yunnan will directly leap from the rear to the front.

"It should be." Huang Zhongmei nodded, "If it weren't for this." It is impossible for Luján to temporarily step down as provincial chairman. According to information from Chongqing, the chairman of the CPPCC National Committee wants to appoint him as commander of the Yunnan garrison and deputy commander-in-chief of the former enemy......"

"Deputy Commander-in-Chief?" Chiang Ching-kuo was stunned. If Yunnan becomes a battlefield, and he Laozi intends to use Lu Han, then it is reasonable that Lu Han should be the commander-in-chief of the former enemy. How did he become some kind of "deputy" commander-in-chief? And what made him feel even more strange was that he was a "deputy" commander-in-chief. How can he be the commander of the garrison in Yunnan? That's not what it means. Can Lu Han command all the armies in Yunnan and obey the command of a certain "commander-in-chief"? Even if Lao Jiang went to Kunming in person, I'm afraid it would be difficult to make that local snake honest and obedient, right?

"It is said that the candidate for the commander-in-chief, Chief Qin recommended Yang Jie." Huang Zhongmei saw Jiang Jingguo's confused look and whispered again.

"Yang Jie?" Chiang Ching-kuo was stunned again. Hero? That. Isn't that guy now leading the Yunnan Production and Construction Corps to open up wasteland and farm? I heard that there is still some rubber planted in Xishuangbanna recently...... Can he command Lu Han and the guys in the Dian army? "What the hell is going on? Why can't I read it? ”

"I don't understand it." Huang Zhongmei smiled bitterly. Although Qin Wei was extremely surprised by Qin Wei's recommendation of Chiang Ching-kuo as the acting chairman of Yunnan Province, he believed that Qin Wei wanted to earn a "dragon merit", and also felt that Chiang Ching-kuo had finally received the direct support of a general of the national army. The future will be smoother and brighter, but he also has to admit that compared to those real top executives, his level is still far behind...... If the British were really defeated, would the Yunnan garrison led by Yang Jie, who had an old grudge with the chairman of the committee, and Lu Han, a dishonest local snake, resist the Japanese army in full swing, would this work?

"Wait......" Jiang Jingguo was also puzzled, but after thinking for a long time, his eyes suddenly lit up: "Wei Guo...... It seems to be under Yang Jie! ”

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"Who wants you to attack Burma? No, you can't attack there! ”

The Japanese had entered Siam and had already launched an offensive against the British forces in Malaya and Burma. But at this time in Tokyo, Ishihara Waner was yelling at Hideki Tojo:

"Will the Chinese fail to think of your purpose? Attacking Myanmar would be tantamount to forcing them to attack...... But at this time, before we really drive Britain and the United States out of Australia and Southeast Asia, we must not take the initiative to provoke the Chinese. ”

"Ishihara-kun, you are indeed a very remarkable military strategist, we all recognize that." Hideki Tojo slowly poured himself a glass of sake, "But I've always been a little confused, and you seem to be a little afraid of Chinese...... Always looking for ways to avoid fighting each other. Just like this time in Guangdong. We should still have a chance to fight back, but you insisted on withdrawing the troops from Guangdong...... Do you know how much damage this has done to the morale of the Imperial Army warriors on the front line, and what a great pressure it has put on me? There are already some radical young officers who have threatened to make me look good...... Fortunately, we are still in a strategic advantage, otherwise, I might have been hacked to death by some unknown middle- and lower-ranking officer, just like Nagata-kun (Nagata Tetsuyama). ”

"Don't talk nonsense about things that never happened at all." Ishihara waved his hand and knocked over Hideki Tojo just picked up the wine cup, "The Chinese are waiting for this opportunity!" I can assure you, with my life, that they want to use the Imperial Army as their vanguard to drive Britain and the United States out of Southeast Asia, and even out of the Pacific Ocean, out of Asia...... And Myanmar is the most important node of their overall strategy. Because once we defeat the British army in Burma and advance the front to the Sino-Burmese border, China will be almost completely surrounded by the Empire...... They would never let that happen. This will also force them to make an early move...... Tojo, you should understand the strength of the Chinese, and you should also feel the difficulty of our opponent. If they are not sure of victory, how can they let us into Siam? ”

"Perhaps. Is this the result of their internal struggle? Anyway, this kind of thing has happened to the Chinese, I don't know how many times. Hideki Tojo regretfully glanced at the wine cup that was more than two meters away, and sighed lightly, "This is a good wine from His Majesty the Emperor...... Ishihara-kun, even if you don't want to drink, you shouldn't be like this. ”

"Enough!" Ishihara shouted again, "I don't care if the emperor is the emperor or not." All I know is that if you don't listen to me, the Empire's strategy in Southeast Asia will suffer a great failure. ”

"War is not something that can be fought alone, Ishihara-kun." Hideki Tojo rolled his eyelids, "Even if you're a genius." It can't replace everyone. ”

"But before that, we had already planned it. Take Malaya first, then Singapore, then Indonesia! The oil and rubber resources in these regions were sufficient to sustain the Empire's current wars. After that, the Indian Ocean was attacked from the Strait of Malacca. With just a few small fleets to break up the engagement, we could easily disrupt India's support for the British mainland. and cut off the route of Anglo-American aid to China...... This is far more than our direct attack on Burma. It is much better to face the Chinese. Ishihara shouted.

"But Myanmar is adjacent to China's big rear. As long as we occupy Yunnan, then we will almost win! Hideki Tojo's demeanor also became serious, "Ishihara-kun, with your talent, you should be clear, China." Only China is our real goal, and only by occupying the whole of China can we truly win this war...... Even if we lose Southeast Asia by then. What about the loss of the rest of the place we occupy? As long as we swallow China, no matter how strong Britain and the United States are, they will be helpless against us! And with China as a pedal, we can even fight for hegemony in the world......"

"But we can't occupy all of China at all, and the deeper we get into the Chinese battlefield, the heavier the pressure we will have to bear." Ishihara stared at Hideki Tojo's eyes in a daze, "Tojo-kun, I know that you can't stand the temptation now...... You all think that as long as you defeat the British and occupy Burma, you can take Yunnan, and then attack Chongqing and Sichuan from the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, and then completely pacify the whole of China. …… That's right, it's very tempting indeed. The conquest of China is enough to become the eternal pride of any soldier. But will the Chinese let you achieve your goal easily? Couldn't they have imagined what the Imperial Army would do after taking Burma? But they resolutely gave us the way into Siam...... They were waiting for us, waiting for us to enter the huge pocket they had already wove into it. If you defeat the British army in Burma and completely drive the British power out of Southeast Asia, Chinese will have no scruples...... They need the support of Britain and the United States, so they always showed cringe before, but when Britain and the United States are driven away, they will become like tigers. …… Whoever enters Burma will be defeated or even exterminated! I'm sure of it! ”

"Ishihara-kun, tell you a top-secret piece of news," Hideki Tojo took a deep breath, "Actually, according to your opinion, not all the troops withdrawn from Guangdong have been transported to North China to support the North China Front...... Most of the forces of the 21st Army have already reached Siam! This means that the number of troops that Terauchi will put into Burma will be nearly double that of the original plan. …… We don't take any enemy lightly either! ”

“……”

"Alright, I'm leaving!" Hideki Tojo stood up and patted Ishihara's shoulder: "Ishihara-kun, I hope you can think carefully about the tactical arrangements after we occupy Burma...... His Majesty the Emperor hoped that the war in China would end as soon as possible. Because only in this way can we draw on stronger forces to deal with Britain and the United States. …… See you soon! ”

“……”

Hideki Tojo bowed slightly to Ishihara and turned to leave. And Ishihara looked at him in such a daze, until his back was about to disappear outside the door, that he suddenly became angry again, and kicked the dwarf in front of him over:

"Idiot! You idiots! Hideki Tojo, you superior soldier who can only manage ten machine guns, you are sending the samurai of the empire to death-" (To be continued......