Chapter Two Thousand and Thirty-Seven: Big Trouble
The urgent telegram of the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, General Minamijiro, was like a bombshell, and it was the first to see the telegram at that time, and the chief of the general staff of the base camp, Prince Jaehito, was stunned, dizzy, and then panicked, and the fierce attack launched by the Soviet army on the Kwantung Army was too sudden, and the war broke out when Japan was not fully prepared.
According to the previous imperial meeting held by Emperor Hirohito, the strategy of Prince Zaihito, chief of the general staff of the base camp, was to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, or rather, to reap the benefits of the fishermen, and wait for the Soviets and the Chinese to lose both sides, and then take action to strive for the greatest benefits!
Because, no matter what aspect of analysis and judgment, the main offensive target of the Soviet army was Tang Qiuli's independent division troops in the Outer Mongolia region and in the Chita region of the Far East, and the Japanese also judged that with the consistent style of the devil Tang Qiuli, they would never give up the Outer Mongolia region, so that the Soviet army would have a bloody battle with the troops of the independent division in the Outer Mongolia region, and no matter which side wins, it will be beneficial to the Japanese.
Judging from the deployment of the Soviet army, the target to be dealt with by the Outer Mongolian Front and the Baikal Front is undoubtedly the corps directly under Tang Qiuli's elite troops, and although the Outer Xinganling Front has enough threats to the Kwantung Army, it must be solved before the Soviets attack the Kwantung Army.
Invisibly, Tang Qiuli's troops became the flank protection of the Kwantung Army, which is probably something that the devil never expected, the Japanese hid in the dark, stealing fun, the Soviets and the Chinese, were all enemies of the Great Japanese Empire, one enemy was defeated by another. The rest of the enemy is also covered in bruises, and when the time comes, Japan will take advantage of his illness and kill him, and the harvest will be maximized.
However, according to the Japanese understanding of Tang Qiuli, although the Soviet army has an absolute advantage in strength, it is not easy to quickly solve the independent division troops. The war will be long-term, so the Great Japanese Empire has time to calmly arrange, even. When the Soviet army was gradually weakened, Tang Qiuli, the sworn enemy of the empire, was united. Jointly shot at the Soviets. Partition of all the territory of the eastern part of the USSR.
Or, unite with the Soviets, do not hesitate to spit out the territory of the Soviet Far East, and join forces to take out the sworn enemy of the Great Japanese Empire, the most elite troops of the devil Tang Qiuli, and never suffer in the future. Both sides can reap the benefits, and the Japanese are ready to sit back and enjoy it.
The war began as the Japanese expected, but then. Tang Qiuli, the devil of China, made a series of dazzling moves, and successively defeated the Soviet Outer Mongolian Front with 1.6 million troops, and then quickly retreated south, decisively abandoning Kulen, the capital of Outer Mongolia, to avoid a hard encounter with the Soviet army.
That Stalin, I don't know if he didn't turn his brain, or if he took the wrong medicine, and let the damned devil's troops not fight, but used most of his forces to attack the Kwantung Army, and the Japanese miscalculated, and the Far Eastern Dispatch Army, which was used to strengthen the forces in the Far East, was not formed quickly, and even a little carelessly.
As a result, the Kwantung Army was attacked from three directions, flanked in front and rear, and fell into an extremely dangerous situation, and there were no troops to send on the mainland!
After reading the urgent telegram sent by Prince Zaihito, the chief of the general staff of the base camp, and the anxious telegram sent by General Minamijiro, Emperor Hirohito sat on the dragon chair with straight eyes, pale face, and his hands and lips were like a stroke, and he trembled together, and he couldn't speak for a long time.
Prince Zaihito is in such a hurry, now is the time when you, the supreme leader of the Great Japanese Empire, need to make an idea and be reassured, why are you so virtuous?
"Your Majesty, the Kwantung Army is in danger of being surrounded by the Soviet Army at all times, we must do our best to come up with countermeasures, otherwise, the consequences will be unimaginable, I will immediately convene a military meeting in front of the Imperial Army to discuss countermeasures!" Prince Zaihito didn't care about the current appearance of the emperor's elder brother, and he was eager to build yì.
Emperor Hirohito woke up like a dream, realized his gaffe, and was seen by Zaihito, and felt angry in his heart, but he couldn't get started, "Zaihito, according to your performance, immediately convene the relevant ministers and convene a military meeting in front of the emperor!" Emperor Hirohito reined in his trance-like mind and said calmly.
After receiving the edict of His Majesty the Emperor, the Japanese ministers of civil and military affairs rushed to the palace one by one as if they were burning their buttocks, and after listening to this telegram, they looked at each other one by one, and then their eyes straightened, and a gloomy mist shrouded the main hall of the palace.
Emperor Hirohito coughed and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, I've heard the telegram, what good rules can be taken out to solve the crisis facing the Kwantung Army?" ”
The ministers bowed their heads one by one and were silent, the current situation of the Kwantung Army seemed to be a dead knot, and it was very simple to relieve the siege, send enough troops to the Far East, fight hard with the Soviets, and break the three-way offensive of the Soviet army, but the crux of the problem was here, and there were no troops to send in the country.
Most of the troops of the newly formed Far East Dispatch Army are still on paper, and what can be assembled and form combat effectiveness at present is only five infantry divisions and more than 100,000 troops to rescue the Kwantung Army.
In addition, there is no other way, of course, there is a way to let the Kwantung Army and the Soviet Army fight to the death, that is, to order the Kwantung Army and the Soviet Army to fight to the death until they are exhausted, to gain enough time, by that time, the Far Eastern Dispatch Army may be formed, and then go to the battlefield, it is not impossible to defeat the Soviet Army.
But who dares to say this, once the Kwantung Army is exhausted, the Far East Dispatch Army has not defeated the Soviet Army, and the Far East region that has been occupied will be forced to give up, and our Emperor Xià, has not yet eaten the fat in his mouth, the habit of spitting out, forced to spit out, at that time, the person who came up with the idea, will definitely not be able to eat and walk around, will be unlucky, the Emperor Xià's thunderous anger, no one can bear it!
The Minister of War, General Mitsuichi Yonechi, can't help but stand up and speak, another military magnate Prince Zaihito, his eyes are rolling wildly, eyebrows are pondering, no one knows, His Royal Highness the Prince who has a ghost idea, what is the plan in his stomach, the chief of the General Staff does not speak, and he, the Minister of War, cannot help but speak, the Kwantung Army is the pride of the Imperial Japanese Army, and there is no room for error.
As soon as Mi Nei Hikaru took a few steps forward, before he could speak, he heard His Majesty the Emperor say with great joy: "Minai Aiqing, at the critical moment, it is still Aiqing who stepped forward to solve problems for me, what good way do you have, just say it, I will take it together!" ”
Michichi Michichi smiled bitterly in his heart, "Your Majesty the Emperor, your old man also thinks too highly of me, what is the good idea, the head is like a pot of porridge, the Kwantung Army is the heart of the army, if there is the best solution, I will wait until now?" ”
But as soon as the Emperor's Chrysostom opened, if he didn't pay attention, he would definitely not be able to pass the test, so Miuchi Koichi stubbornly said: "Your Majesty, there is a building in the dust, I am willing to consider it for His Majesty, at present, the situation of the Kwantung Army is extremely dangerous, and the strength of the Soviet Army is more than 4.5 million, which is more than double the strength of the Kwantung Army, and it must not be defeated, and the main force of the Kwantung Army is on the line of the Outer Xing'an Mountains, far away from Manchuria, and it is a lone army. ”
"Therefore, the Kwantung Army will abandon the Far East and immediately withdraw to Manchuria, otherwise, once the Soviet Army divides part of its forces, captures Khabarovsk, and cuts off the retreat, at that time, the Kwantung Army wants to retreat, and there is nothing that can be done, waiting for the fate of the Kwantung Army, it is a way to fight to the death, and His Majesty believes that this is the most undesirable way, the Kwantung Army is the foundation of our Japanese Empire in Manchuria, if it is lost, Manchuria will not be guaranteed, please Your Majesty xià do your best to issue an order, the Kwantung Army will follow the edict, and the empire cannot afford to lose!"
Mitsukaru Mine's words can be described as extremely bold, although it is the best solution, but it is also touching the reverse scales of the emperor's majesty, and the fat to the mouth can be spit out, which is impossible, this is the taboo of the emperor's majesty.
Sending troops to China, launching the 77 Incident, occupying the Indochina Peninsula, and in the southwest Pacific, he did not hesitate to fight with Britain and the United States, including the current Soviet Far East.
The Japanese military and political ministers present, in addition to the old fritters in the political arena, are senior generals, their vision and knowledge are not simple, and they are all old turtles who are accustomed to the wind and waves.
As for the first department of the navy, it can't be said, the factions are already very deep, and the two departments are enmity, and the affairs of the army, as long as the navy intervenes, whether it is good or bad, the guys of the army, first raise 100,000 points of vigilance, and the good intentions are also regarded as the liver and lungs of the donkey, not to mention, it also involves the reverse scales of the emperor's majesty, well, the army benefits, if it is broken, not only the emperor's majesty will be angry, the army will also fall into the ground, why bother!
All the ministers of the Japanese military and political circles looked at Mionechi Koichi who dared to be the first bird with complicated eyes, of course, there were many people who gloated, and even Prince Zaihito, the chief of the General Staff, also rolled his eyes, paying attention to the development of this situation, perhaps, thinking about how to turn around for Mionechi Koichi in front of His Majesty the Emperor.
Sure enough, Emperor Hirohito's face was gloomy, like a black cloud before the storm, and a tense atmosphere enveloped everyone's hearts.
(To be continued)(To be continued......