"Your Majesty, I think it is better to order all localities to hold on!" Someone stood up and began to state the reason, "In this battle of Tianjin, the independent division was obviously premeditated. Once the fight begins, it is obvious that the will of the independent division will be fulfilled! The consequences are unimaginable! ”

"Your Majesty! In the next opinion, the Kwantung Army should be mobilized to deal a fatal blow to the independent division! According to the intelligence, the elite troops of the independent division may have gathered in Tianjin! As long as the empire annihilates its elite forces, the Shandong part may not be able to make waves! Someone else said, "In this way, the great enemy of the independent division should be eliminated!" ”

"Seconded below!"

"Seconded!"

Emperor Showa had a calm face, and then looked at Konoe Fumiro, although Konoe Fumiro is not the prime minister now, but the emperor is still very obedient to his opinions, not to mention, in the eyes of these people, Konoe Fumiro can be said to be highly respected.

Although Mitsumasa Yonechi was not very happy, the emperor actually called a former prime minister, what does it mean, do you not trust him? But there is nothing to do, the Konoe family is one of the four major families in Kyoto, with a deep background, and Konoe Fumiro himself is also a wise man recognized by everyone.

"Konoe-kun, what do you think?" Emperor Showa spoke, which surprised everyone present, and looked at Mitsumasa Yonechi again. Is this the resignation of the Minai Hikaru politician? Why did the emperor ask Fumiro Konoe?

"Your Majesty." Konoe Fumi's voice sounded in the hall, "War is a continuation of politics. The current situation of the empire has already been told to His Majesty that it is not suitable to make a big move in China. ”

Emperor Showa nodded, "Not bad." But the independent division attacked Tianjin and trampled on the dignity of the empire, and Tada Jun, in order to arouse the courage of the imperial army, was willing to die. The empire is indeed too weak in China now. ”

Konoe Fumiro sighed, "Your Majesty means that you are going to fight?" ”

"Well, that's what I mean, so I'd like to ask Konoe-kun what he means." Emperor Showa nodded indifferently.

Konoe Fumiro sighed, he knew that once the monarch in front of him made up his mind to do something, he was afraid that he would not be able to pull it back, in this case, as a courtier, he could only fill in the gaps for Emperor Showa, "Your Majesty, then may I ask, does Your Majesty want to completely annihilate the independent division?" ”

"Yes! If you don't annihilate it, it's hard to eliminate the hatred in your heart! ”

"Okay, in that case, here are four suggestions for Your Majesty's reference."

"Konoe-kun, please speak."

"One, temporary friendship with the Soviet Union." "A large part of the reason for the existence of the Kwantung Army is to contain the Soviet Union. Since the Kwantung Army was to be transferred southward, it was necessary to let the Soviet Union divide the country in peace during this time. ”

Emperor Showa nodded, "Hmm." ”

"Second, except for Tianjin, other battlefields in China need to be held out! The number of soldiers and the population of China are far superior to those of the empire, and in other places in China except Shandong, whether it is the Kuomintang army or the ** army in China, in terms of equipment, it is still weaker than the imperial army. But this does not mean that the Imperial Army can be unscrupulous, after all, there are too many troops in China. ”

"I understand."

"Third, since you want to gather all your strength to fight the independent division, you must kill it all at once, and you can't leave any troubles, otherwise, it will be like now, and there will be endless troubles!"

"That's what Konoe-kun said."

"Fourth, we must face up to the strength of independent divisions, and the strength of independent divisions cannot be measured by ordinary eyes. After sorting out the collision between the Imperial Army and the Independent Division, it was found that the Imperial had no advantage in front of the Independent Division, and even had a majority of disadvantages. The lion fights the rabbit, and also uses all his strength. If you want to fight an independent division, under the advice, do your best. ”

Emperor Showa was silent and nodded, "I, I know." Do you have any suggestions for the commander to be selected? ”

"Let's take the current commander of the Kwantung Army, Umezu Mijiro, as the commander."

Emperor Showa continued to nod, "In this case, I am afraid that this transfer of troops will not be completed in a day or two, this matter is listed as top secret, and at the same time, the Kwantung Army is ordered to think of an offensive plan." ”

"Hey!" Mitsumasa Yonechi received the order, but in his heart, he was very uncomfortable, he was the prime minister, but Emperor Showa asked Konoe Fumiko, where did he put him? Of course, what he didn't know was that Emperor Showa had long been thinking of reviving Konoe Fumiro, otherwise, he would not have let Konoe Fumiro participate in this meeting.

Konoe Fumiro sighed, if the independent division had been wiped out at that time, I am afraid that there would not be today. But at that time, everyone was dazzled by the large area of contentious territory, thinking that a small independent division was not enough to become an enemy of the empire. But now...... Konoe shook his head again, of course, he didn't know enough at the time.

……

Zhou Weiguo didn't know that there were Japanese spies in the Nanchang troops, and the news that all the Nanchang troops had been transported to Shandong was revealed. Moreover, the four brigades that were partially standing in Nanchang have all arrived in Tianjin.

Among the Japanese officers, it is not that there are no smart people, and this news is really too easy to analyze. So, the Japanese are afraid.

Early the next morning, the independent division was still relatively nervous, because they all thought that the Japanese would attack, and if they wanted to fight, they would naturally be nervous. But until noon, there was no movement from the devils on the periphery of Tianjin, which made Zhou Weiguo puzzled.

"The devil doesn't move?" Zhou Weiguo asked Xu Hu.

"Yes, Shizuo, the devils are all in a defensive posture, have built fortifications, and do not move!" Xu Hu replied that after the devil did not attack, he also sent someone to investigate, but he found such a strange phenomenon.

"I'm afraid the devil knows our intentions." Zhou Weiguo sighed, "Otherwise, the devil will definitely attack for the sake of the dignity of the so-called empire." What's more, the commander of the North China Front, Tada Jun, is still dead at our hands. ”

"What then?"

"What should I do?" Zhou Weiguo smiled, "Since the devil doesn't beat us, then let's fight the devil, what else can we do?" Call everyone over! ”

"Yes!"

After a while, more than a dozen brigade commanders, including Fang Shengli, gathered in front of Zhou Weiguo.

"Master!"

"Master, the devil doesn't attack, what's going on?"

"Master, when are we going to fight devils?"

"Alright, it's all quiet." Zhou Weiguo spoke, and everyone quieted down, "If the devil doesn't attack, it's very likely, one, the devil is afraid." Second, the devil knows our intentions. Of course, I prefer the former, because if it is the latter, it means that our team is not clean. ”

When Zhou Weiguo said this, Lin Mingrun frowned, the platoon commander under him disappeared, and it was also reported to him by Li Jiacai, "Shizuo, I think it should be the latter." ”

"Huh?"

"One of my platoon commanders is gone." Lin Mingrun stiffened his brows and said, "This morning, my subordinates reported to me, saying that they didn't see it all morning, the camp was not chaotic, and the military uniforms were there, so I am afraid that I went out by myself." ”

Zhou Weiguo nodded, "No matter what, since the devil doesn't fight us, then let's fight the devil." ”