Chapter 732 Changes in the Route of Japan's Invasion of China
Chapter 732: Changes in Japan’s route of invading China (please subscribe!)
***Changes in the route of invading China
The war in southern Anhui had just been announced to the public by newspapers. Almost everyone in China immediately focused their attention on this battle that was related to the survival of the entire nation. At the same time, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party
Both sides also began to engage in an unprecedented public opinion war through newspapers and radio stations, using all their strength to win the support of the people across the country...
Of course, there is no doubt about the final outcome of this unprecedented war of public opinion.
Although the central government led by Chiang Kai-shek controlled most of the newspapers and radio stations in China. However, in the face of facts and in the past few years of the Anti-Japanese War, the CCP has won one victory after another through its frontline combat troops. It has become more and more popular in the country.
Despite its high reputation, ***Central Amplitude, which repeatedly made quibbles, was ultimately defeated very helplessly.
As a result, all over the country, as the public opinion war ended, massive demonstrations began to be held one after another. They demanded that Chiang Kai-shek’s central government immediately stop the civil war and continue to cooperate with the CCP to form a united front.
, jointly resist the Japanese aggression and win the final victory of the war...
However, facing the Chinese Communist Party, which is increasingly threatening its dominance and domestic prestige. At this moment, Chiang Kai-shek, who has already made a decision, will certainly not be easily defeated by these public opinions. Because at this moment
He also believes in a truth that Chairman Mao once said, that is, 'political power emerges from the barrel of a gun.' As long as he can win the battle in the Jiangsu and Anhui theaters, successfully expel or completely annihilate the New Fourth Army of the Communist Party of China, he will conquer Central China.
, firmly in your own hands. Then, the final victory will belong to you...
In the entire country, everyone's eyes were focused on the sudden war between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. As the sworn enemy of the Chinese nation and the invaders of the Chinese nation, they also immediately set their sights on
Because everyone believes that as long as the united front between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party breaks down, the current battlefield situation in China will undergo earth-shaking changes...
Suddenly, pieces of news about the renewed civil war in China began to be transmitted through telegrams, and the Japanese intelligence personnel hidden in China were transmitted to the country as soon as possible...
After the *** Domestic Staff Headquarters received the intelligence from China, an excited smile appeared on the face of the Chief of Staff. Then, under the puzzled eyes of the staff members of the General Staff Headquarters, an excited look appeared on his face.
Said: "Yoshi, the opportunity for the Japanese Empire to counterattack has finally arrived. The despicable Chinese people can only be slaves of the Japanese Empire forever... I want to see His Majesty the Emperor immediately to tell this inspiring story.
Please report the good news to His Majesty the Emperor..."
After saying that, the chief of staff with a smile on his face took the telegram in his hand, and under the watch of all the staff behind him, he quickly rushed out of the staff headquarters and ran towards the palace not far away...
In Emperor Hirohito's palace, a day of reviewing memorials had already made him feel very tired. At this moment, he was being massaged by the palace maid, admiring the beautiful scenery of Mount Fuji not far away outside the palace. And at this moment
, his own attendant, hurried over and interrupted his elegance.
"What happened? It's such a panic that the royal family has lost all face..." Emperor Hirohito asked angrily after glaring dissatisfiedly at the very ignorant attendant in front of him.
"Report to His Majesty the Emperor, I will die... The Chief of Staff requested your summons outside the palace, saying that there are important things that need to be reported to you in person. I must let the minister report to you immediately, and ask His Majesty the Emperor to atone..." Faced with
Emperor Hirohito's anger caused big beads of sweat to appear on the forehead of the attendant. Then, he replied with a panic look on his face.
"Forget it, something must have happened if the Chief of Staff is so anxious to meet with me. Let's go to the main hall to summon the Chief of Staff..." Emperor Hirohito's brows immediately frowned. He said to the attendant in front of him.
He ordered with an impatient face.
"Hayi..."
In the main hall, when he saw the excited Chief of Staff in front of him and Emperor Hirohito who looked worried just now, his brows immediately widened. Then, he asked the Chief of Staff in front of him with a puzzled look on his face.
"I wonder if Aiqing is so anxious to see me. Is it because of the war ahead or something urgent?"
"Your Majesty is wise. I do have very important military information to report to Your Majesty. Please make your own decision..." the Chief of Staff replied affirmatively.
When he saw Emperor Hirohito in front of him, as soon as his words fell, his eyebrows that had just relaxed quickly wrinkled. The chief of staff knew that the emperor in front of him must have misunderstood his words. He thought
Here, the Chief of Staff quickly explained: "Your Majesty, please rest assured. This is a good thing..."
Later, under the expectant gaze of Emperor Hirohito, the Chief of Staff quickly reported the resumption of civil war in China and the entire incident to Emperor Hirohito in front of him word for word. At the same time, he also handed the telegram in his hand to Emperor Hirohito.
His Majesty the Emperor in front of him. Then, he stood motionless in the main hall, waiting for Emperor Hirohito's order...
"I can't believe what kind of nation ancient China was. Our invading troops just happened to be caught in the huge battlefield of China. When they reached a stalemate, our opponents sent us such a good gift.
An opportunity. God bless the Imperial Army, God bless our great empire..." After carefully reading the telegram in his hand, Emperor Hirohito's face immediately showed a look of shock, and he asked in disbelief.
However, in just a moment, the shocked face was shrouded in a deep joy. Then, facing the chief of staff in front of him, he said excitedly: "Ai Qing, who else knows about this matter?
"
"Your Majesty. After receiving the news, I knew the importance of this matter, so I went to the palace to meet with Your Majesty as soon as possible. So far, apart from you, I am the only one who has received this news.
People know..." the chief of staff quickly replied.
"Yo Xi, today, I will give all the ministers a big surprise... What are you waiting for? I will give you a seat immediately... In addition, I will immediately notify the Minister of the Navy, the Minister of War and the Minister of Cabinet to come in immediately.
The palace has convened an emergency imperial meeting, hurry up. I am here, waiting for the arrival of all my beloved ministers..." After hearing the answer from the chief of staff, Emperor Hirohito immediately gave an excited order to the attendants in front of him.
road.
"Hayi..."
Perhaps the three ministers knew that Emperor Hirohito was sitting in the main hall waiting for their arrival. In less than ten minutes, the three veteran ministers rushed into the main hall out of breath. After saluting Emperor Hirohito in the main hall,
He sat on the stool that the attendant had already prepared, ready to take a good rest.
However, at this moment, Emperor Hirohito, who looked excited, did not give everyone this chance. Just as the three people sat down, Emperor Hirohito took out the telegram in his hand that he had read several times, and said with excitement.
"My dear friends, I have called you here in such a hurry because there is a very important matter that needs to be discussed with you. Before discussing this matter, let me give you some good news..."
After saying that, he handed the telegram in his hand to the cabinet minister sitting at the front...
A few minutes later, after reading the telegram in their hands, the faces of the three people who were panting just now were immediately shrouded in excitement. Then, almost at the same time, they knelt down on the ground together. The one in the front of the three people,
The Prime Minister of the Cabinet first spoke to Emperor Hirohito in front of him with excitement:
"Your Majesty, God has really blessed our great *** empire... The civil war has broken out again in China. This is exciting news for the more than one million imperial warriors who are trapped in the Chinese battlefield. As long as we can properly
By taking advantage of this civil war, the war on the Chinese battlefield will definitely end early, and the nearly one million Yellow Army troops will definitely be liberated from this quagmire..."
"Yoshi, dear ladies, please rise. This is indeed exciting news..." Seeing everyone's reaction, Emperor Hirohito nodded with satisfaction, and then continued to speak.
"The reason why I summoned everyone here is to discuss with all my dear friends what we, the Imperial Army, should do in the face of such a good opportunity... Tojo-kun, Da**
The Imperial Army is the main force on the battlefield in China. And you are the Minister of Army of the Empire. What do you think our empire should do in response to this change?"
After a brief thought, Tojo Hideki, who had always advocated the use of force to solve all problems and had never looked down on the Chinese, immediately stood up from his seat and answered confidently.
"Your Majesty, I believe that our Imperial Army should take advantage of the favorable opportunity of the civil strife in China to launch a new round of attacks. In the shortest possible time, the effective strength of the China army will be wiped out. Finally, the entire China will be completely occupied.
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Regarding Tojo Hideki's answer, Emperor Hirohito did not answer immediately, but nodded. Then, he set his sights on the Chief of Staff...
Seeing Emperor Hirohito's gaze, the Chief of Staff stood up without hesitation. Then, he answered with certainty.
"Your Majesty, I do not agree with Tojo-kun's suggestion... I believe that the current local civil strife in China will not have much impact on the overall situation in China."
"Currently, the entire Northeast China and North China regions have been occupied by the Eighth Route Army and the Northeast Field Army led by Mao Zedong, and are in confrontation with our heroic Imperial Army troops... The war in Central China, at least, cannot affect these two areas.
The war situation in the area. And with the help of North China and Northeast China, the existing military strength of our great *** empire simply does not have any strength to launch a counterattack..."
Regarding the analysis of the Chief of Staff in front of him, Emperor Hirohito nodded appreciatively and said, "Yoshi, Chief of Staff, please continue..."
"Hai... At present, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party of China are split, and the civil war has broken out again. Although it has not had much impact on the above-mentioned areas. However, I can say with certainty that the Kuomintang and the Communist Party will definitely not fight again in the future battles.
To carry out any military cooperation, we can concentrate our limited forces and defeat them one by one. Therefore, I request your Majesty to immediately change the original route of invasion of China, concentrate our limited forces, and first deal with the Japanese army in the south.
Then, at one time, troops were mobilized and went north to deal with the CCP troops..."
In response to this pleasant idea put forward by the chief of staff, the faces of the entire hall, including Emperor Hirohito, showed contemplative looks. A few minutes later, Emperor Hirohito spoke first.
"My dear, tell me your reasons?"
"Ha Yi, the veteran believes that after several years of fighting, our Imperial Army must have a very clear understanding of the combat effectiveness of the CCP troops and the *** troops. At the same time, although the *** army,
They are all under the leadership of the central government of ***. However, its internal intrigues and factions have been known to everyone. On the contrary, the army led by *** is unprecedentedly united, and the equipment of the troops has also improved with the
The Fengtian Arsenal has changed hands and become more and more sophisticated. I believe that if you were to choose your opponent, you would definitely choose the Japanese army instead of the difficult Japanese army."
"This is one of the reasons. In addition, there is another important reason. At present, the Northeast Field Army of the Chinese Communist Party operating in the three northeastern provinces has surrounded our nearly one million Kwantung Army troops. According to the current development trend, they may be completely wiped out at any time.
The danger. At the same time, a large amount of strategic materials and resources in the entire three northeastern provinces can no longer be transported to the country."
"With the outbreak of the Pacific War, the U.S. Pacific Fleet suffered a devastating blow. The entire Pacific Ocean has become the back garden of our combined fleet. If we can completely occupy all the areas south of the Huaihe River in the Qinling Mountains of China.
Then, the rich resources in southern China can be continuously transported back to the country through sea routes..."
"Bah bang bang..." Just as the Chief of Staff finished speaking, Emperor Hirohito, who was smiling, couldn't help but start clapping. In the entire hall, several top leaders of the Communist Party also followed closely behind.
, began to applaud. Even Dong Zheng, who had always been blindly and arrogant, had to admit that the advice of the Chief of Staff was countless times better than his own, and he couldn't help but applaud excitedly...
"Yo Xi, Aiqing is indeed a loyal minister of our great empire. How can our great empire not be strong when we have such a loyal minister as Aiqing... Everyone, do you have any suggestions for the Chief of Staff?
Any other opinions?" Emperor Hirohito said excitedly.
After receiving negative answers from everyone, Emperor Hirohito's face was immediately shrouded in a serious look. Then, he asked Tojo Hideki in front of him.
"Tojo-kun, as you are the Minister of War, you must have a very familiar understanding of the imperial forces in China. What adjustments do you think should be made to the deployment of our invading troops in response to the recommendations of the Chief of Staff?"
"Reporting to your Majesty, I believe that the Kwantung Army troops currently operating in Manchuria are facing encirclement and suppression from three sides by the Northeast China Field Army, the Eighth Route Army, and the Soviet Red Army. The troops have difficulties in supplying and are seriously lacking in heavy weapons. There is a danger of the entire army being destroyed at any time. Therefore,
The old minister suggested that instead of falling into the end of total army annihilation, our Kwantung Army should voluntarily abandon Manchuria and leave a certain number of troops to slow down the pace of the Northeast Field Army's recovery of the entire Manchuria. The main force should immediately break out, with the cooperation of the combined fleet
, join the battle sequence against the Japanese army. As for the North China Front Army, stay still. After solving the southern Japanese army, cooperate with the main force to retake the North China area..." Under the questioning of Emperor Hirohito, Tojo Hideki
A huge battle plan immediately formed in his mind. Then, he said...
"Yoshi, Chief of Staff, do you have anything to add to Tojo-kun's battle plan..." After nodding with satisfaction, Emperor Hirohito asked the Chief of Staff in front of him.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I fully agree with Tojo-kun's plan..."
"Very good, now I order the Army General Staff Headquarters to immediately formulate a corresponding combat plan. After passing through my divine moon, it will be implemented immediately. I hope that when the next imperial meeting is held, the Imperial Army of the Great Empire will
You can give me a huge surprise..." After saying that, before everyone could react, Emperor Hirohito quickly walked out of the palace with a confident smile...
"Congratulations to Your Majesty..."
In this way, the Communist Party's route of invading China was changed head-on and tail-off when the domestic cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party broke down for the second time and the civil war broke out again. At this moment, on the huge Chinese battlefield, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party
The senior officials on both sides are still unaware that a huge conspiracy is looming over their heads...
Of course, these are all things for later. Less than two days after the imperial meeting, a secret telegram was transmitted to the headquarters of the Kwantung Army in Changchun via radio waves. Looking at the telegram in his hand, Commander Mizu’s face was filled with emotion every time.
Although he was very unwilling to do so. However, at this moment, he was completely in trouble and knew very well that the empire's decision this time was very wise for the current imperial army...
After a fierce struggle in his heart, Mizu finally chose to obey the order...
"Signal Corps, notify the Chief of Staff immediately and come to my office as soon as possible..." Commander Mizuchi showed a determined look on General Lang's face. Then, he ordered very decisively.