Jiang Baili's strategy was exactly in line with Zhang Tinglan's judgment, there must be a life-and-death war between China and Japan, and it was finally decided who was the master of East Asia.

Zhang Tinglan finalized the strategy of the war, and then said to those present: "We will resolutely respond to possible actions taken by the Japanese." ”

When it was time to divide the troops and send the generals, all the generals present straightened their waists, and Zhang Tinglan first set his eyes on Sun Anhu.

"The 1st Division and the 6th Division form the First Army of Fengtian, the commander is Sun Anhu, your task is to enter Liaoyang as soon as possible, cut off the road for the Japanese army in Fengtian to escape, and at the same time deploy defenses on the front line of Gaizhou and Yingkou to block the Japanese attack. You have a heavy burden on your shoulders, and you may also face the Japanese naval artillery attack, so you must be mentally prepared. ”

"Don't worry, the soldiers of the First Army are all capable of fighting tough battles, no matter how many devils come, but no matter how difficult it is, we can bear it." The performance of the 1st Division in the Far East made it possible for everyone not to doubt their capabilities.

Zhang Tinglan nodded with satisfaction, and then set his eyes on Jiang Dengxuan: "The second division, the independent cavalry brigade, and the heavy artillery brigade form the Korean Front, and your task is to ensure the safety of Dandong and block the Japanese troops stationed in North Korea from entering Mukden." ”

"Guaranteed full mission."

"Wan Fulin, you lead the Fifth Division to guard Shanhaiguan to prevent the Japanese garrison in North China from going north."

"Marshal, I think we can get in touch with Beiyang, let them send troops, contact the Japanese armed forces in North China, they have more than 100,000 troops, to deal with a little Japanese. There should be no problem, our main forces are all against the Japanese. ”

Zhang Tinglan waved his hand: "If you are not afraid of a god opponent, you are afraid of a pig teammate." If Beiyang is neutral, at least the Japanese will not attack their territory, and the war will be fought between us, and once Beiyang is involved, I don't know how many troops to send to protect them. ”

As soon as I heard what Zhang Tinglan said, everyone present also laughed rarely, Beiyang is indeed a pig teammate, and there are many factions. The equipment is backward and the organization is sloppy, and in order to help them, maybe the price will be more, so don't use it. Wan Fulin was also ordered to guard Shanhaiguan.

Zhang Tinglan called Li Jinglin again, and his task was very simple. It was to solve the Japanese garrison in Mukden at the first moment of the war. As for the direction of Tumen that Zhang Tinglan was more worried about, it was handed over to Qin Wei, who led the 7th and 11th Divisions to take charge of the direction of the Tumen River.

As for the general reserve, it fell to Zhang Tingshu's armored division, and after this period of intense redressing, the Feng army has formed an armored division. With more than 200 tanks and unprecedented strength, Zhang Tingshu is also gearing up and eager to try.

As soon as I heard that, Zhang Tinglan incorporated him into the reserve. Immediately, Zhang Tingshu's face fell.

"Marshal, our armored troops are an iron fist, if they want to rush to the front line, how can they hide behind and be a reserve?"

Zhang Tinglan waved his hand: "Don't fight, the armored forces will not be dispatched for the time being, it is precisely because of the strong power, the Japanese currently have not many garrisons in the northeast, and your mission is to wait until the Japanese attack on a large scale, give them a head-on attack, and let them know the power of the steel torrent." ”

Jiang Fangzhen also smiled: "The big horns are all singing the finale, don't worry, there will definitely be a time to show your talents." ”

"Marshal, it's almost arranged, so what should our Air Force do?" Feng Yong also asked anxiously.

Zhang Tinglan suddenly smiled: "The burden of the air force is the heaviest, in addition to submarines, if we want to deal with Japanese warships, the air force is the biggest trump card, you must cooperate with the navy to fight, protect the coast between Shanhaiguan and Yingkou, and not make a mistake." ”

Zhang Tinglan said, pulled Feng Yong again, turned to the opposite side of the sand table, pointed to the Yalu River with his finger, and then said with a smile: "Between Sinuiju and Dandong, there is a bridge over the Yalu River, which is the throat of North Korea and the Northeast. ”

When Feng Yong heard this, he also suddenly realized, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, the Air Force will definitely complete the task." ”

After Zhang Tinglan divided his troops and sent generals, everyone went to prepare, only Jiang Fangzhen and Yang Yuting remained in the conference room.

"To put it mildly, there will be a war between China and Japan sooner or later, whether it is an early fight or a late fight, I am confident that victory will definitely belong to us!" Jiang Baili appraised and said: "China has been inherited for 5,000 years, and it is not uncommon to be more dangerous than this, but we have all survived, and this time is the same!" A thousand words, as long as they persist, the Japanese will be defeated. ”

Hearing Jiang Baili say this, Zhang Tinglan was also very emotional, perhaps in another time and space, officially based on this judgment, Jiang Baili wrote the theory of national defense, thousands of words, only to tell everyone one word, China has a way!

"Brother Baili, the conditions in our hands are already too good, almost everything can be produced by ourselves, there is no reason why we can't fight, and it is wishful thinking to ask me to bow to Japan!"

Zhang Tinglan has prepared for the worst, and the big deal is that the fish will die and the net will be broken. Just when the Feng army was ready for battle, there was also a fierce quarrel in Tokyo, Japan.

Due to the problems of fighting in the Far East, Prime Minister Hara Kei succumbed to the pressure of the Feng army and withdrew from the Far East, wasting huge military expenses in vain, and sat back and watched the Far East fall into the hands of the Feng army. This cup is regarded by the Japanese as the biggest diplomatic failure since the Meiji Restoration.

The radical middle and lower-ranking officers did not care about the plight of the Japanese government, and they put all the blame on Hara Kei, calling him a national thief. Of course, the military department also deliberately connived, they wanted to get rid of Yuan Jing, and then take the opportunity to expand the military power, so the prime minister became a scapegoat and was assassinated at the train station.

Hara Kei was Japan's first civilian prime minister, and his death also exacerbated the contradictions in Japanese politics, and the constitutional Shili felt a great disgust with feudal politics, and the two factions continued to argue.

Moreover, at this juncture, Japan's Emperor Taishang, the elder Yama Prefecture Aritomo, also died, so that a huge vacuum appeared in the Japanese political arena, and the situation was very chaotic.

Therefore, after receiving the news of the sinking of the Kongo and Kirishima, the Japanese government fell into a panic, and their first reaction was to strictly control public opinion, and then held closed-door consultations to come up with a set of action plans.

The new Prime Minister Takahashi Seisiyoshi presided over the cabinet meeting, and the Minister of the Navy, Yuzaburo Kato, and the Minister of War, Yoshiichi Tanaka, all tried their best to lead the war, and demanded that the Japanese government immediately declare war on China, mobilize the whole country, eliminate the Feng army, and occupy the whole of China.

They also represent the attitude of the military department, but there are also different views in the cabinet, such as Takahashi Shikiyo, who has served as president of the Bank of Japan since the Meiji Restoration and as minister of finance many times, and is one of the few financial experts in Japan.

Of course, he also advocated foreign expansion, but he was still very opposed to reckless behavior that exceeded Japan's national strength, especially at this time, because Japan had not yet recovered its vitality due to the dispatch of troops to the Far East, and the naval arms race between the United States and Britain had reached a critical moment.

After Japan built the Nagato, it poured all its efforts into building Kaga-class battleships with a larger tonnage, as well as Amagi-class battlecruisers, which were all burning money. And due to the huge amount of money invested in the Navy, the equipment of the army has not been updated for a long time.

In the battle against Russia, the Feng army used a large number of heavy artillery, tanks and other weapons, and the Japanese army also had to produce them, but due to insufficient resources, it has been delayed.

Under these circumstances, it is very unrealistic to conduct a full-scale war against China, and Takahashi couldn't help but say: "The empire's finances are tight, and the great powers have just gone through a big war, so they will definitely not support the empire's actions to expand the war, and I think it is somewhat inappropriate to declare war."

"Huh?" Tanaka Yoshiichi was furious at once, and when Yama Prefecture Youpeng died, he inherited the huge political resources of the old thing, and the weight of his words was very different from the past.

"Prime Minister, do you think that the Empire has sunk two capital warships, and it still has to be silent?"

"Of course not, I'm just against declaring war on China, just like during the Sino-Japanese War, our opponent was Beiyang, and at this time our opponent was the Feng army, so there is really no need to involve the whole of China."

While the two were arguing, Foreign Minister Yasuya Uchida suddenly said: "War does not have to be a declaration of war, we will take military action in the name of punishing the Feng army, if it goes well, we will declare war, if the international situation is unfavorable, we will limit the battle to Manchuria." ”

Uchida's approach sounds a bit whimsical, but it is not a bad way, anyway, the Japanese are used to undeclared war, the First Sino-Japanese War, the Russo-Japanese War, all of them, and there is no burden to do it again.

Soon the Japanese cabinet came to an agreement, and the war machine was in motion. Foreign Minister Yasuya Uchida delivered a strongly worded speech, accusing the Feng army of despicable and shameless sneak attacks on Japanese warships, and the Japanese Empire took military action to teach the Feng army a decisive lesson.

Observers from all over the world are paying attention to the situation in the Far East, and Japan has finally expressed its attitude that although war is inevitable, fortunately, there is no declaration of war, and there may be a chance to redeem it.

The diplomats were doing Zuihou's mediation, and the army had already begun to prepare for war, when a spark suddenly fell between China and Japan.

Han Shuo, a newly joined soldier in the Feng Army, was walking briskly down from Zhanggufeng with other soldiers in the border guards who were in charge of patrolling along the Tumen River, when several strange North Koreans suddenly appeared in the distance, and had entered the position of the Chinese side.

"What people, zhanzhu!"

As soon as the two North Koreans were discovered, they turned around and ran, Han Shuo slammed the trigger, and one of them fell to the ground, a big hole appeared in his head, and blood was gurgling.

The other tried to escape, but the other fighters caught up and fired three shots, and the North Korean fell to the ground. (To be continued......)