It was the first time that Prince Jaehito, the chief planner of the Japanese Far East campaign plan, the chief of the general staff of the base camp and the commander-in-chief of the Far East campaign, had consulted a subordinate on such a serious issue, which was a very rare thing.

It can be seen from this that the bureau set up by Tang Qiuli on the line from Chita to Irkutsk under the command of Liu Tiehan brought tremendous pressure to Prince Zairen, and this pressure, as the Soviet army was unable to continue to retreat westward, became heavier and heavier, and it also made Prince Zairen feel more and more uneasy and frightened.

Once the other two fronts of the Soviet Union come back to help, not only can they tear this net lightly, but even those who cast the net will be dragged into the water and drowned, Prince Zairen will never allow such a situation, but the situation of the war will change, and it is not something he can control.

Therefore, in the past few days, Prince Zairen's heart has also been tormented, excited and worried, alternately appearing in the mood, on the one hand, for the Far East campaign plan, to be able to carry out according to his own wishes, and excited, as if to see the wreath of victory, on the other hand, the two Soviet fronts, on the line from Chita to Irkutsk, those are two heavy boulders, of course, the farther away from themselves, the better.

For this reason, Prince Zairen more than once, in the office, viciously cursed the devil Tang Qiuli, if it weren't for him, the Soviet two front troops, at this moment, would have been near the Ural Mountains and the Tangnu Mountains, why would he be so worried?

When Prince Jaehito asked Rear Admiral Yamada about his intentions, he simply hoped that his more and more up-and-coming subordinate would be able to inspire him from another perspective. Therefore, he looked at Major General Yamada with anticipation.

Since Major General Yamada has grasped the psychology of Prince Zairen, it is natural that it will not be untargeted, and the nonsense of the clouds and mountains and fog covers, but it is impossible to give a clear judgment, and he has not done these two times, in fact, the answer is very simple. It is to be able to choose one or the other, but in case, I made a simple choice, and the development of the battle situation is just the opposite of my choice. That qiē is over, and he hasn't been blasted out of the military world by His Royal Highness the Prince?

The grasp of the scale of the period. It's hard, it's hard. Therefore, Major General Yamada frowned and pondered for a while, and replied cautiously: "Commander-in-Chief, please forgive me on this point. Limited ability, inability to make judgments, and even less to mislead the commander-in-chief in strategic decisions! ”

Prince Jaehito was disappointed for a while that was hard to hide, and sure enough. Qu Gao and widow, how can you not find a person who can have a good heart, Major General Yamada took in the look of Prince Zaihito, but he did not show a look of panic.

Prince Zairen said excitedly: "Yamada-kun, there's nothing to do, you go and get busy, if there is any situation on the battlefield, report it immediately!" ”

This is tantamount to issuing an expulsion order, of course Major General Yamada would not lose points like this, otherwise, he would not have suppressed it first and then raised it, "Commander, the rank department has some immature ideas, I don't know if you have time to listen to it!" ”

Prince Zairen was stunned for a moment, and said suspiciously: "Is it about the topic just now, if so, you might as well say it and listen to it!" Of course, Prince Zairen didn't have much hope in his heart, and in his tone, he was a little absent-minded.

Major General Yamada Masashi said: "Commander-in-Chief, what the department wants to say is that your worries are there, and there is our weak link, and the weak link is the most vulnerable to enemy attacks, so that the Soviet troops on the line from Chita to Irkutsk are extremely likely to come back for reinforcements, and the Soviet army's delay in retreating westward makes this possibility even greater!" ”

Prince Zairen fought a cold war excitedly, and his heart was like opening a window, and he suddenly became clear, yes, what he was most worried about was the Soviet army's reinforcements, then, the Soviet commander, who was also a veteran of the battlefield, would not be able to see this, although the German offensive forced Stalin to mobilize the Soviet troops in the Far East to rescue the European battlefield, but there was an accident in everything, whether he was a little wishful thinking.

All the campaign plans are based on the fact that it is impossible for the Soviet Army to return to the Far Eastern Front, which is very dangerous, "Yamada-kun, listen to your words and read for ten years, you have relieved my worries for many days!" Prince Jaehito almost hugged Major General Yamada and kissed him fiercely.

"Come—come! Yamada-kun, let's sit down and talk in detail! Prince Zaihito greeted him warmly, and personally gave Major General Yamada a cup of fine sake and handed it to him.

Major General Yamada humbled his mouth and secretly wiped the cold sweat from his head, "I hit it by mistake, I also said it along the lines of His Royal Highness the Prince, and the ghost knows, whether the Soviet army is coming back to help, even Amaterasu can't figure things out, can I Yamada figure it out?" ”

Prince Zaihito took a sip of sake and asked, "We assume that the Soviet army will inevitably return to help, so in Yamada-kun's opinion, how should the imperial army in the Far East take countermeasures to ensure that the Far Eastern campaign of total annihilation of Zhukov's troops will proceed smoothly?" ”

Major General Yamada almost jumped up and scolded his mother, he just followed your train of thought and climbed the pole, what kind of countermeasure is that, isn't this forcing the rooster to lay eggs?

But you have to say something, otherwise, the wisdom of the expression just now, isn't it just a goof, facing the expectant eyes of His Royal Highness the Prince, Major General Yamada can only force himself, with the train of thought, just a minute or two of thinking, exhausting all the energy of Major General Yamada, stirring up his hard work, exhausting countless brain cells, so that his eyes are full of stars, his eyes are black, and his head is dizzy.

"Commander-in-Chief, the department believes that the only way we can take is to do more in terms of blocking the Soviet army's returning troops, and the strength of the campaign rearguard cluster under the current command of Chief of Staff Shinno is far from enough, and in addition, the time for the campaign to encircle and annihilate the Soviet Far Eastern Front must be compressed to the shortest possible time, so as to avoid excessive casualties in the rearguard campaign cluster, which will not be able to stop the Soviet army's returning troops, and cause the Far East campaign to fall short!"

"Wonderful!" Prince Zairen shouted, the movement came too suddenly, and Major General Yamada was frightened, "Yamada-kun, I won't tell you anything, I also think so, the force used to block the Soviet reinforcements and encircle and annihilate the Soviet Far Eastern Front should be greatly adjusted. ”

Major General Yamada was almost about to collapse, why, his own words, and the appetite of His Royal Highness the Prince, why the hell is so coincidental, I don't know if it is good or bad, in case, neither can it stop the reinforcements of the Soviet army, but also does not completely annihilate Zhukov's troops, the Far East campaign plan fails, His Royal Highness the Prince is annoyed and angry, will he be thrown out as a scapegoat?

Major General Yamada didn't know what it was like in his heart, fear, worry, appreciation, trust, all the ups and downs, just like opening a grocery store, all the flavors, damn, it was mixed into this conversation that I don't know if it was a blessing or a curse, and he couldn't pull out his legs, he secretly complained bitterly.

"Huh? Yamada-kun, your face is very ugly, are you sick? Prince Zaihito, who was on the rise, saw that Major General Yamada's face was sallow and his face was covered with sweat, and he hurriedly asked with concern.

Major General Yamada hurriedly squeezed out a wry smile and replied: "I'm very sorry, Commander-in-Chief, I suddenly feel very uncomfortable, maybe I haven't had a break recently, okay, it's not in the way, please continue to instruct!" ”

Prince Zairen was greatly moved, and insisted on working despite illness, a model for the generals of the Japanese Empire, such loyal subordinates who almost did their best, and did not promote and reuse, it is simply a burying talent, and heaven is intolerable!

"Guards—Guards!" Prince Zairen shouted loudly, and two guards with big shoulders and round waists entered in response to the call, and stood beside him with their hands down, "Send Minister Yamada back to rest immediately, and in addition, order the best military doctor in the headquarters to go and see Minister Yamada, and tell him that if Minister Yamada does not recover within two days, he will be ready to go to the front!" Prince Jaehito instructed carefully.

Do you still use Prince Zaihito's orders, everyone in the headquarters knows that this Minister Yamada is now a red man who is red and purple, the number one confidant of His Royal Highness the Prince, and the person who is about to take over as chief of staff, two guards stepped forward, carefully supported Major General Yamada, and left the office.

Prince Zairen pressed the electric bell, and a staff officer on duty pushed the door in, "Commander-in-chief, what do you command?" ”

Prince Zairen said: "Order, General Ono, commander of the Far Eastern Front, in view of the change in the battle situation, the headquarters of Lieutenant General Haruhiko, deputy commander of the Far Eastern Front and commander of the 1st Composite Army, cancel the original combat mission of attacking the Soviet Far Eastern Front, immediately return to the place of departure, and strengthen to the Far Eastern Rear Guard Campaign Cluster. ”

"Order, Lieutenant General Shinno, chief of staff of the Far Eastern Campaign Headquarters and commander of the campaign guard group, immediately resign from the post of commander after receiving this order, and change to the post of observer officer of the campaign guard cluster assigned by the headquarters, responsible for informing the headquarters of the battlefield situation at any time, but shall not interfere with the specific command of the rear guard campaign group, and the post of commander will be taken over by Lieutenant General Haruhiko, deputy commander of the Far Eastern Front!"

In a word, the chief of staff of the new field has not yet sat on the hot commander's throne, so he has to give it up, although this is a hot ass throne, a role to be sent to death, but it is enough for Lieutenant General Shinno to die, the dignified headquarters lieutenant general chief of staff, reduced to an observer who can only watch but not speak, its role is probably similar to a radio or a telephone, is the role of a microphone.

I don't know, Chief of Staff Xinye, who is full of confidence and feels good about himself, will feel after receiving the telegram, in addition to the nest, he should be angry, he was removed from his position as commander, but he was not allowed to return to the headquarters, the role is unspeakably embarrassing, where is this reasonable?

(To be continued)(To be continued......