Chapter 246: Seishiro Itagaki's Conspiracy (Asking for Subscriptions, Asking for Monthly Passes, Asking for Various !! ）

Itagaki Seishiro's proposal to severely punish China was supported by the majority of the people, after all, the impact of this air raid on Japan was too great, not to mention the sinking of those warships, the death of those nine generals alone was enough to arouse the anger of the entire people, and if the government did not give an explanation to the people of Japan on this matter, I am afraid that the mutiny a few years ago would soon be staged again.

"Yo Xi, Itagaki Jun is right, the government of China really doesn't know the height of the sky, and it is in vain to try to use the mantis arm as a car, it's time to destroy it completely." Fumima Konoe said loudly.

Emperor Hirohito, who had been sitting on the throne, suddenly asked, "Since all the princes think that we should teach the Shina government a hard lesson, what do you think are the chances of us winning?" ”

The Chief of Staff, Prince Miyazaihito, stood up and replied: "Your Majesty, our Imperial Japanese Empire now has a standing army strength of 47 divisions and regiments, three aviation commands, and special forces such as artillery, cavalry, chariots, and chemical troops, with a total strength of 980,000. However, the government of China has more than 200 infantry divisions and a small number of artillery, cavalry, and special forces, with a total strength of 1.8 million troops. ”

"But our Imperial Japan has four million soldiers who have served in the military, and these soldiers in the countryside are reserve troops that can be directly mobilized to participate in the war. On the other hand, since the Chiang government had just completed the formal reunification of China, the so-called 200-odd divisions of the China government at this time were only about 30 divisions, and the rest of the troops were organized, equipped, and trained. It can be said that it is even more complicated and chaotic than the "eight-nation coalition". At the same time, we should also see that there are no reserve troops in China that have received military training at all, and the conscription system has only just begun to be tried in some areas. Although the population of China is several times larger than that of our larger Japanese Empire, the number of soldiers that can be requisitioned is quite scarce, and even if soldiers are recruited, the quality is very low. ”

"As far as the soldiers are concerned, the Shina government is simply no match for the Great Japanese Empire. Let's talk about it in the officer. His Majesty is also a soldier. It should be noted that well-trained officers play an extremely crucial role in the composition of the army's combat strength. And our Imperial Army has a large number of well-trained non-commissioned officers and soldiers, from the grassroots to the high-level. We also have a large number of non-commissioned officer schools as well as the Army University as a base for training officers. However, the government of China has only a few small military schools. And the history is short. Take the Whampoa Military Academy, which the government of China is proud of, for example, it has only been established for more than a decade, and it is completely incomparable with the empire. ”

"In addition, in terms of the composition of weapons and equipment, China is also far inferior to the empire. Our Imperial Japanese Army has a large amount of heavy artillery firepower, a large number of combat vehicles with superior performance, flexible communication equipment, and chemical weapons with great lethality, and good naval and air firepower. More importantly, the Imperial Japanese Army's intelligence collection on China can be said to be very in-depth and complete, logistics and troop replenishment are very efficient, and we even have detailed and accurate maps of Chinese mainland. On the other hand, the Chinese army sometimes does not even have a poor map, and when its army units fight on the battlefield, what they lack most is heavy artillery, anti-combat vehicles, tank weapons, and light and heavy support firepower for infantry, in addition, the communication and secrecy of the Chinese army are also very poor, and the logistics support cannot keep up, and there is almost no field medical treatment at all. In any respect, the Shina Army could not be an opponent of the Imperial Japanese Army. ”

Then Prince Zaihito said: "Speaking of the navy, we have a world-class naval force that is completely designed and produced by ourselves, with a complete fleet of capital ships and aircraft carriers that are second to none in the world, and the total tonnage of the navy is 14 million tons. In China, there are only small and obsolete ships capable of operating on inland rivers and along the coast, with a total of no more than 50,000 tons. Moreover, most of these warships have been wiped out in Jiangyin by our heroic naval fleet, and it can be said that there is no navy in China now. The remaining small shrimp did not have the ability to engage the Japanese Navy head-on, so they could only carry out sneak attacks, explosions, and mine operations, and there was nothing to fear. ”

"The same is true of the Air Force, the Empire has its own design and production of all kinds of air force aircraft, including the Army's aviation units with 30 wings, 128 squadrons, and 1,443 fighters. A total of 1230 aircraft belonging to the Navy are deployed on aircraft carriers. However, China only has 305 second-hand and assembled aircraft of different types from various countries, divided into 32 squadrons, and there is no talk of combat support and logistics support at all. According to the information collected by the Special High-Tech Branch, the Red Soviet Union recently transferred nearly 500 planes to General Chen Feng of China to fund the formation of the Northern Air Force, and also supported the Government of China with 200 fighters and 300 pilots. However, this time it was the joint attack of the air force of the northern part of China and the air force of the Chiang government of China, otherwise our army would never have been defeated so badly. ”

The old prince, who controlled the entire base camp of the Japanese army, summed up: "With the combined economic, military, and diplomatic strength, it is impossible for China to defeat the Great Japanese Empire, which has already won this war." If the tactics are used properly, it is not impossible to resolve the situation in China in a short time. ”

"Yo Xi!" After listening to the words of Prince Zaihito of the Idle Palace, Emperor Hirohito spat out two words heavily.

"Your Majesty, although His Royal Highness the Prince is very reasonable, as a commander who has returned from the battlefield of China, he still has something to say to His Majesty and the monarchs here. It is true that the government of China is as His Royal Highness the Prince said, but we still cannot underestimate its actual combat capability. Although the country of China cannot be compared with the empire in all aspects, after so many years of civil war, many of the troops in China are the elite who have participated in actual battles, especially the central army of the government of China. In the Shandong battlefield, the government of China only dispatched hundreds of thousands of local miscellaneous troops, which almost made the combat plan of the North China Dispatch Army and the Central China Dispatch Army fall short, so it may be unrealistic to eliminate the main force of China in a short period of time. In addition, there is a huge hidden danger in North China, that is, the Zhina Chen, who has repeatedly humiliated the imperial army, this bastard has just been promoted to army general by Chiang, the leader of China, and at the same time the chairman of Chahar Province and the commander of the Eighth Theater of Operations. I have also heard of this person and the troops under his command compared to all of you here, but what I want to say is that Chen Feng's headquarters is far more terrifying than what you have heard, and I dare to conclude that Chen Feng must be the biggest obstacle in the process of the empire's conquest of China! Seishiro Itagaki said in a deep voice.

Originally, he didn't want to say anything in this atmosphere, but as a senior army officer, and also an army general who had directly fought with Chen Feng's department, Itagaki Seishiro had to stand up.

"Itagaki Jun, this warlord of China is indeed a little weird, according to the report of the intelligence personnel of the empire lurking within the government of China, in the past six months, Chen Feng's department has provided a total of 8 divisions of Japanese equipment to the government of China and Jiang. There is also the penicillin drug that was popular in Europe and the United States during this time, which was also made by Chen Feng, and the value of that penicillin drug alone is worth 30 divisions, so Itagaki Jun's consideration is still very reasonable. Prince Zaihito of the Idle Courtyard said.

"Itagaki-kun, then in your opinion, how should the empire fight this battle, after all, you are also a famous victorious general of the empire, and you can defeat the resistance of more than 30 divisions under Yan Xishan with the strength of just one division, Itagaki-kun should be called the god of war of my Japanese empire!" Fumima Konoe said loudly.

"The god of war doesn't dare to be humble, but he really has some thoughts about fighting against the Shina government. The reason why the government of China can continue to fight to the death with the empire for more than a year has a lot to do with the current domestic political environment of China, the original fragmented Chiang government has formed an ideological unity under the great pressure of the empire, whether it is the lower class of the common people or the Red Army that has always opposed Chiang believes that fighting with the empire is the most important thing at present, so all the strata of China have united, so if you want to solve the problem of China as quickly as possible, the most effective way is to completely break this temporary alliance, Once again, China was torn apart from the previous state. Once this strategic goal is achieved, then the rest of the matter is actually very simple, in the words of China, it is to break each one. Itagaki Seishiro Lang Lang said.

"Yo Xi, Itagaki-kun is right, but now that the Shina government has completed this integration and unification, how can the empire break this alliance?" Prince Zaihito of the Idle Yuan Palace asked.

"It's a bit of a hassle to break this alliance, but it's not impossible, and we can do it both internally and externally. Externally, our army can concentrate its forces to attack Chiang's central army, and turn a blind eye to other local armies, and fight until the collapse of Chiang's government. Internally, we can divide and win over high-ranking officials of the Chinese government, and even senior figures, as far as the lowly knows, there are still many pro-imperial people within the Chinese government, as long as the Chinese country is divided. The KMT, then the strength of the government in China will be further weakened. At that time, regardless of whether the empire had already defeated the main force of Chiang's government, as long as its strength was not enough to suppress other local warlords in the country, then China would not be far from destroying the country. Therefore, it was suggested that a larger-scale strategic decisive battle with the government of China should be immediately launched, mainly to seize the large cities of Nanchang, Wuhan, Changsha, and Zhengzhou. In addition, it is necessary to seize Guangzhou, close the last foreign port in China, and cut off its foreign aid." Seishiro Itagaki talked eloquently, and his words were very organized, which made the eyes of everyone present light up. (To be continued......)

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