A loud roar rang out in the war room of the Songshan Pass headquarters.
Su Rui sat on the shell box and looked at the telegram just sent by Zheng Shaoyu, his brows trembling with excitement. The Japanese fleet was a serious concern for him, weighing on his heart like a big stone. Now this fleet
After being blown up, he suddenly felt relaxed and hungry all over his body.
Su Rui was beaming with joy while holding the telegram manuscript. Liang Zhi, Bai Jingran, Li Yifeng, Lin Shiqian and others on the side also showed smiles. As soon as the Japanese fleet left, the pressure on the 300 Division suddenly dropped sharply. In addition to the previous days,
With the destruction of the heavy artillery brigade, it can be said that more than half of the Japanese threat to them has been eliminated. They can completely deal with the threat of the remaining two divisions by relying on the geographical location to deal with the Japanese army.
Lin Shiqian said excitedly: "Sir, all the Japanese warships have been lost. We might as well send bombers to bomb Japanese military bases, airports and other places on a large scale. Do you think so?"
"No!" Su Rui shook his head and his voice became deeper: "It's not possible yet. Our flying brigade is not strong yet. Attacking too frequently will increase the fatigue of the pilots and increase losses. And we are currently unable to conduct rapid operations.
Supplement. And the Japanese army must have strengthened their defenses. I will not order a large-scale attack until we are able to replenish the blood of the flying group. Have you forgotten that our group lost some fighter pilots after the bombing mission?"
In this battle to bomb the Fifth Fleet, the bomber squadron lost three Stukas and one pilot. The losses were not significant. However, the losses of the three destroyer squadrons were not small, especially those responsible for destroying the Japanese aircraft.
The losses were even greater, with six pilots spilling their blood in the sky.
Suri feels a little helpless when talking about the loss of the flying brigade. The training of pilots does not happen overnight. Although great results have been achieved, the loss of pilots still makes Suri feel distressed.
But the sacrifice of these pilots was not in vain. In addition to two light destroyers, six gunboats and eleven patrol boats, almost all of the more than fifty reinforcement Type 92 aircraft led by Colonel Ryō Yamazaki were shot down, and they finally escaped back.
There were less than ten aircraft. The flying group suffered unclear injuries in this battle, but the Third Flying Division was even more injured. Su Rui estimated that he would not see the aircraft of the Third Flying Division for a long time.
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After the Japanese Navy received the news of the death of Major General Fukuji and the return of the fifth fleet, which was completely wiped out and only a few patrol boats were left, they all collectively lost their voices and made an uproar. Although the loss of two light cruisers was a huge blow to the huge Japanese Navy at this time,
It doesn't matter, but it is related to the face of the Japanese navy, especially since the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894. Japan has never lost any warships above the 1,000-ton level in the hands of China. Now it has lost two in a row.
It was no less than someone slapped the navy twice in the face.
At this moment, Prime Minister Minai Guang called loudly at the cabinet meeting: "This is a shame for the empire. We must teach the Chinese people a lesson!"
Prime Minister Gen Sugiyama rolled his eyes at him and said nothing. Mitsumasa Minai seemed to be an old fool. How do you teach people on land? Do you want to put wheels on your warships?
Prince Zain, Chief of Staff, also said: "This time two warships of the navy were sunk by China Air Force planes on the Yangtze River, which really damaged the majesty of the empire. If the empire does not retaliate, the majesty of the empire will be gone in the future. To this end, the army must
Please help me a lot.”
Regarding Prince Zahito, a veteran of the military and the emperor's uncle, General Sugiyama Motoda did not dare to deal with the matter as casually as he did with Mitsumasa Yoneuchi. He quickly bowed and said: "What the prince said is that in order to severely punish the brutal Chinese army,
I suggest that the campaign to capture Guangzhou should be launched immediately, and a portion of the powerful imperial army should be sent to Guangzhou to capture this coastal city and its surrounding areas, which is very important to both Chiang Kai-shek and the empire, as soon as possible!"
"Very good!" Prince Zai Ren nodded and said: "As long as we capture Guangzhou and now Guangdong, we will have completed the occupation of most of the coastal areas of China. This will cut off most of the external aid to China.
This will also allow us to occupy China better and faster."
"Yes!" Marine Minister Minai also nodded: "I heard that China has recently received a large number of advanced aircraft, including American and German aircraft. After obtaining these fighters, China's air force strength has been improved.
Great reinforcement, it is because of these aircraft that our fleet was defeated in the Yangtze River!"
Speaking of this matter, Mitsumasa Yoneuchi couldn't help but chatter his teeth, and he shouted to Hirota Kouki: "Hirota-kun, how did you do this to allow the United States and Germany to continuously supply such advanced weapons?
It was sold to China and caused such huge losses to the empire. You, the foreign minister, also bear some responsibility for this!"
Hirota Hongyoshi didn't expect that Mitsumasa Yoneuchi would point the gun at him in the blink of an eye. He couldn't help but feel a big word "injustice" coming towards his face. Tian couldn't help but said angrily: "Konai Yonei, you are too unreasonable, Mei.
●If you want to sell weapons to Germany, why do you still need to report to me, the foreign minister of the empire? Didn’t your navy keep saying that the navy has tightly blocked the ports of China? Even if a mosquito wants to enter China, it still has to report to you?
Why are you blaming us again now? You'd better understand that I am the extrovert of the empire, not the president of the United States or Germany!"
Seeing Mitsumasa Yoneuchi actually firing at Hirota Koki, Sugiyama Moto smiled gleefully on the sidelines. The marine seemed to be really anxious and started biting randomly.
The Prime Minister Konoe Konoe, who had been silent on the side and was the leader of the cabinet, had to come out to smooth things over and said: "Okay, everyone, stop arguing. There is no point in arguing about this matter now. In short, this matter
This matter requires everyone's cooperation. Therefore, everyone can no longer blame each other."
"Yo Xi!" Prince Zai Ren also nodded and said: "Yes, complaining to each other is only something that the weak will do, and the strong do not need to complain. The Emperor is still waiting for us to report the results of this matter to him, so we
We must negotiate a charter as soon as possible."
Prince Zain is seventy-three years old this year. He is the oldest in the cabinet and also has the highest status. After all, whether he is the uncle of the emperor or the chief of army general staff, his aura is enough for people to look up to him.
Therefore, as soon as his words came out, everyone fell silent and lowered their heads.
Wen saw everyone's expressions in his eyes and couldn't help but sigh in his heart that he, the prime minister of the cabinet, was still not as good as this veteran.
He quickly said: "Your Excellency the Prince is right, we really need to work together. It has been more than a year since the China Incident, but from the current point of view, there is no sign of ending. The longer the war lasts, the more serious it will be for the empire."
Unfavorable. In the year before last, the empire's weapons production accounted for only 2% of the national income, and only 9% of the entire industrial system was engaged in military production. After the Sino-Japanese War broke out, this proportion suddenly rose sharply, and has increased this year.
to 12%, and is expected to increase to 16% next year. This increase is staggering. We must not take it lightly, so the empire must extract itself from the China Incident as soon as possible."
Sugiyama Gen shook his head disdainfully. He is a soldier, not a politician or an economist. He is not interested in economic matters. What he cares about is how to cut off the West's weapons aid to China. He said arrogantly: "Konoe
Sir, I think what we should do most at this stage is to occupy the coast of Guangdong and cut off Western aid to China. In this way, China's weak industrial strength will definitely not be the opponent of the empire. If this continues, China's finances will inevitably collapse in less than a year.
, so that the empire can defeat others without fighting.
Hearing Sugiyama Moto's talk, Konoe and others couldn't help rolling their eyes. This was the guy who vowed before the July 7th Incident that he could solve the China Incident within three months. Now more than a year has passed, and the China Incident
Not only has it not been resolved, but it has shown signs of getting worse. Now he is boasting that the China issue will be resolved in a year, and there is no such thing as bragging.
Although everyone despises Sugiyama Gen in their hearts, they still agree with Sugiyama Gen's words to cut off China's foreign aid channels.
Konoe Fumi nodded and said: "Sugiyama-kun is right. Let's do this. We can act separately. Hirota-kun, you should immediately contact the American and German governments to protest against their selling arms to China, and ask them to promise not to do so from now on."
Then sell arms to China. Sugiyama-kun, you are going to instruct the Sixth Army to occupy Guangzhou within a month. Yonei-kun, you are going to order the navy to block the coast of China. If you encounter a ship carrying arms, no matter which ship it is,
If the country wants to seize all the property, can the navy do it?"
"Of course!" There was a fierce light in the eyes of Marine Minister Minai: "Don't worry, from today on, I will order the navy to increase patrols along the coast of China, and strictly prohibit Western countries from importing weapons into China. As long as the army continues to occupy
If Guangzhou is reached, then all China’s doors to the outside world will be closed!”
Konoe Fumi nodded happily: "Yoshi! That's good. As long as you all work together, the China issue won't be a big problem."
"Yes!" Even Prince Zairen nodded frequently. It seems that everyone here has the same view on the issue of China, so it can be solved easily.
In this way, a few of the most powerful people in Japan determined Japan's future policy towards China, and an invisible network enveloped China.
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