While Su Tong was busy with the Naval Academy, the Japanese base camp was also worried about the future of Japan. At the end of June, the Japanese government held consecutive high-level imperial meetings chaired by Emperor Hirohito to discuss Japan.
The way out for the future. However, due to some differences, no formal conclusion has been reached after the two-day meeting. Today is the third meeting.
Hirohito looked at the ministers still quarreling below, holding tightly the imperial sword engraved with chrysanthemums passed down from the emperor's royal family in his hand, and frowned. To be honest, he was tired of the quarrels in the imperial meeting, but the result of this meeting
It will affect the future survival of Japan, and he cannot help but continue to stay here impatiently.
At the meeting, a group of generals headed by Tada Shun planned to negotiate peace with Yucheng Zhengfu, withdraw all troops from China, invest all their forces in the direction of Nanyang, and turn to attack Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and other countries, where there are
Japan urgently needs oil, rubber, minerals and other resources, and it can be expected that the resistance encountered there will be negligible.
However, a group of generals headed by Hideki Tojo advocated peace talks with the Chongqing Government to maintain the current occupied area, and they could make certain concessions and gradually withdraw troops from North China. But for Fujian, Zhejiang, Guangdong, and Shandong
The other places must not make any concessions.
So one said to withdraw completely, and the other said to maintain limited occupation. The two sides were at loggerheads, but one thing was the same, that is, both sides maintained a highly consistent view on the strategy of advancing southward.
"No, those territories in China were conquered at the expense of hundreds of thousands of the empire's soldiers. We must not give up so easily, otherwise the decades of hard work of our hundreds of thousands of soldiers will be in vain." Tojo Hideki usually said
His pale face turned red.
"Don't give up." Tada Shun sneered and looked at Tojo Hideki, "Is Tojo-kun confident that those Chinese people will voluntarily give up those territories? You know it is no longer three years ago. There are Chahar troops watching closely. We
Do you have the ability to keep those territories? War cannot be won with just a few slogans. It requires strength, not words."
"You dare to say that I am just talking nonsense? What qualifications do you, a defeated general of the Chinese people, have to criticize me?" Tojo Hideki's face turned from red to purple. He stared at Shun Tada closely. If the emperor hadn't been on top, he would have
A full-scale martial arts show is about to take place here.
"Humph, I lost the battle, but no matter how defeated I am, it can't be as bad as Tojo-kun losing an army of 300,000 in one breath." Tada Shun was not to be outdone.
"Baga, you bastard!" Tojo Hideki was about to pounce on him in excitement, but was pulled back by his colleagues next to him. The scene suddenly became chaotic.
Watching the army quarreling like crazy there, the Minister of the Navy closed his eyes and meditated, while the admirals around him were watching with great interest. Now that the strategy of marching south has been decided, no matter which faction they have the upper hand, the navy will be indispensable.
Support, so the navy people on the side were very leisurely, looking quite calm and calm.
Prince Xianyuan Palace Zairen, on the other hand, frowned in thought and remained silent. Even now, he is still undecided about which side he should support.
It would be good if we could preserve our interests in China as much as possible, but judging from the current situation, it is not realistic. The hatred between Japan and China for nearly a century has brought the possibility of peace talks to a freezing point. Currently, millions of Japanese
The best proof is that Japanese immigrants are still digging mines and building railways in Chahar. However, the honor of being an emperor makes it difficult for him to say the words to give up his interests in China. At this time, Prince Zai Ren
I couldn't help but think of a Chinese idiom, "Trouble between a rock and a hard place", it's really appropriate.
Hirohito, who was sitting in front of the screen, patted the table lightly to express that he wanted to say something. He had been watching this scene for two days and really didn't want to watch it anymore.
Everyone sitting below stopped arguing when their boss had something to say, and all looked at Hirohito.
Hirohito first looked at Tojo Hideki and said, "Tojo-kun, you said you cannot give up your interests in China and must maintain the right to occupy the coastal areas, right?"
Tojo Hideki said respectfully: "Yes, Your Majesty, our empire has sacrificed hundreds of thousands of soldiers to obtain the land. We cannot just give away all the land. How can we be worthy of the hundreds of thousands of soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the empire?"
Hirohito asked expressionlessly: "In that case, I ask you, China has a long coastline, how many troops does our empire need to defend those provinces? If the Chinese attack, Tojo-kun is sure that he can withstand the Chinese."
Offensive?"
Tojo Hideki thought for a while and said: "After all, I estimate that only 500,000 troops will be enough to defend those coastal areas."
"Five million" Hirohito asked with a sneer: "So we can only draw 200,000 troops from China to carry out the Nanyang offensive."
"Yes, yes." Facing the emperor's inquiry, Tojo hung his head in shame.
"But do you think that with half a million troops, you can definitely stop the Chinese attack?"
"Your Majesty, Yucheng Zhengaxu's army is not very powerful, we can completely stop them."
"What if it were Chahar's army? Can you guarantee to defend those coastal areas?"
This time Tojo Hideki was silent. The 800,000 elite Kwantung Army sent the Chahar Army to North Korea. It was really difficult for the 500,000 Chinese dispatched troops to defend such a long coastline.
Seeing that Tojo Hideki was silent, Hirohito turned his attention to Prince Kanin Palace Zaihito. Hirohito's imperial uncle knew that it was his turn to speak now.
Prince Hanyuan Gong Zairen organized his words in his mind, cleared his throat and said: "Gentlemen, our Japanese Empire has now reached a crossroads again. Due to the defeat in the China War, we have reached the edge of life and death.
Military expenditures are increasing year by year, but national income is declining year by year. If this continues, our empire will collapse automatically without others to fight against it. It is time to make a decision. I think that instead of wasting our troops in China, it is better to put them into the battlefield in South Asia.
, as long as we occupy South Asia, our empire will no longer have to look at the faces of the Americans and British. As long as we have the strength, it will not be difficult to counterattack China again in the future."
After hearing what the oldest prince said, everyone present knew that the situation had been decided. Prince Zain's words almost represented the emperor's stance.
"Okay, that's it. We will withdraw our troops from China starting next month, and we plan to withdraw all troops in China back to the mainland within three months." Hirohito made the final decision expressionlessly.
"Your Majesty, even if all our empire is withdrawn to the mainland, we can't take advantage of those Chinese people. Before leaving, we might as well help a bunch of Chongqing political axes." After the overall situation was decided, Tada Shun rolled his eyes and went out again.
A bad idea.
"Yoshi" Hirohito nodded appreciatively, "Leave this matter to Mr. Tada. If it can reignite the civil war in China, that would be the best."
"Hai" Tada Shun immediately stood up and bowed in greeting.
Just when the Japanese Imperial Council made the decision, Chairman Chiang in Yucheng was also worried about Chahar's aggressive posture. Now Chahar's troops have been pointed directly at Shijiazhuang. If Shijiazhuang also falls to Chahar's army,
In his hands, will Su Tong immediately use his own slogans to send his troops south to compete in the Central Plains?
These issues have been entangled in the chairman's mind, so much so that he has not been able to sleep well these days.
The stars were twinkling in the sky, and their faint starlight gently dotted the night sky. Chairman Chiang was sitting by the corridor in the courtyard, thinking about things expressionlessly. The tea in the teacup beside him had gone cold, but it was still full.
It was so full that I didn't even take a bite.
"Father, it's late at night and it's time for you to take a rest." A voice sounded softly next to the Chairman.
The chairman gently raised his head, patted the stool next to him and said, "It's Jianfeng, why aren't you asleep yet?"
Mr. Jiang smiled bitterly and slowly sat down next to the chairman of the committee. "Father, I can't sleep when I think of so many people going to Chahar recently. I don't understand. First of all,
After Jiang Baili came Chen Shaokuan and now even Shen Honglie has gone over there. Is it true that our party and state cannot retain talented people?"
The chairman smiled bitterly, "Jianfeng, I have told you to think more when something happens. Just Jiang Baili, who was an old hero who assisted Su Jianming when he made his fortune. But Chen Shaokuan and Shen Honglie are not like this.
, they defected there because we couldn’t give them what they wanted.”
Mr. Jiang said angrily: "It's ridiculous. The country is extremely weak and the people don't even have enough to eat. That Chen Shaokuan is still messing around with the aircraft carrier plan. Does he think we are one of the old capitalist countries in the United States? Shen Honglie is the same, you asked him to serve as
He didn't even accept the Shandong Security Commander. As soon as Su Tong hooked his finger, he rushed to hug his thigh. It was extremely shameless."
"Hey," the Chairman waved his hand gently, "It has always been human nature to be red-topped and white-white. We can't ask everyone to share the joys and sorrows with us. This is unrealistic. The most important thing now is how we will present ourselves at the National Assembly in September.
Striving for more votes is the most urgent issue at the moment. If I am forced to step down by the Baath Party, how can I face the former Prime Minister who is under the influence of Jiuquan?"
Mr. Jiang thought for a while and said, "Our main problem now is our continuous defeats on the military battlefield. Even the Xuzhou counterattack plan launched a few days ago has suffered setbacks. This is the biggest problem that the people are dissatisfied with us. If we
It would be great if we could win a few battles on the frontal battlefield."
The Chairman frowned and was about to speak when suddenly an officer from the attendant's room hurried over and handed the Chairman a telegram. The Chairman opened the telegram and immediately stood up in surprise.