Two hundred and sixty-three chapters Ishihara smile
Minister of Education Sadao Araki stood up and said, "Could it be that the person you want to talk about is Kanji Ishihara?"
When these four words came out, everyone immediately started talking. Ishihara Kanji, who was tied with Itagaki Seishiro, was excluded from the decision-making circle because he opposed all-out war against China. At this time, Itagaki Seishiro actually wanted to invite him back? Could it be that Itagaki Seishiro
Are you also opposed to war against China?
Itagaki Seishiro nodded and said, "Your Majesty, Ishihara's character is indeed arrogant, but his strategies are top-notch in contemporary times, and he has done a lot of research on the Soviet Union and China. Why don't your Majesty listen to what he has to say before making a conclusion?"
Hirohito also knew Ishihara Kanji. He didn't like Ishihara from the bottom of his heart. He felt that he was too arrogant and too bold to obey orders. However, recalling Ishihara Kanji's advice when the war just started in 1937, he felt that he was too arrogant and arrogant and too bold to obey orders.
Today, one by one, Hirohito has to admit that in terms of strategy, Ishihara is indeed superior.
Army Vice Minister Hideki Tojo stood up and shouted, "No! Absolutely not! Your Majesty, Ishihara Kanji is a proud man who takes credit and has long been notorious in the military. Moreover, he is no longer the Ishihara Kanji he used to be. Now he is timid and has no bushido.
The spirit is reflected in him, and Wei Chen thinks this person is unavailable!"
Itagaki Seishiro snorted, "Tojo-kun! You are blocking the way of speech!"
Tojo Hideki knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, this humble minister is really thinking about the empire. Please think again."
Hirohito shook his head and said, "Ishihara's wisdom is well-known throughout the country. It won't hurt to ask him to talk about it. Itagaki, go and call him."
Itagaki Seishiro said happily, "He is right outside the palace and will be able to come in soon!"
Sure enough, not long after, Ishihara Wanji, who was dressed neatly in military uniform, walked in. He only saw a roll of white paper between his arms, and he didn't know what it was. He and Hirohito stood aside after seeing the ceremony.
Hirohito asked, "Itagaki said that you have new insights into the current situation. Please tell me."
Ishihara smiled and glanced at Itagaki gratefully, and Itagaki Seishiro returned the favor with an encouraging look.
Ishihara Wanji slowly opened the roll of white paper he was carrying, only to see a map of the world on it.
Ishihara Wanji asked someone to hang up the map and said, "Your Majesty, as the ancients said, one who does not plan for the overall situation cannot plan a region. The current situation is not just between China and China, but involves all the big countries in the world."
, if we don’t first clarify their relationship and what they want to do, our strategy will be impossible to discuss.”
Hirohito nodded and asked Ishihara to smile to continue.
Kanji Ishihara continued, "The center of the world is in Europe. Europe has gradually formed three major camps at this time. These are also the three major camps of the future world. One is the fascist force led by Germany and Italy. This force is rising rapidly.
Extremely fast, but unfortunately lack of foundation. Germany only rose to power within a few years, and Italy did not have any decent colonies. This made them eager to expand their power, which is why Germany recently annexed Austria and the Sudetenland. They
It can be said that they are people who hope to break the current world order. This is very similar to the Empire. This is probably why the calls for alliance with Germany in the Empire have been so high in recent years.
The second one is the original Allied Powers, led by Britain and France. Their victory in the last European War brought them a lot of benefits. They are also the maintainers of the world order. They do not want the rise of any emerging force, including our country. This force is
The most powerful force in the world, and more importantly, they also have the United States as a potential ally. Although the United States does not belong to this force, they have strong industrial capabilities and are closest to Britain and France. I believe that once a war breaks out, the United States will definitely join Britain and France.
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The third one is the Soviet Union, this red empire that has turned into a terrifying monster. There is nothing good to say about it. The fact that it is everyone’s enemy will not change.
Other countries around the world will choose their own camp among these three forces in the future. The current situation in Europe is that Britain and France hope that Germany will attack the Soviet Union and become their thugs, but Germany only increases its own strength. What does Hitler want to do?
I don’t quite understand it, but he will definitely not follow the script given to him by Britain and France. I believe that war in Europe is only a matter of time.”
Hirohito asked in surprise, "You mean there will be a second European War?"
Ishihara Wanji nodded and said, "Yes, in fact, Wei Chen has always disagreed with the all-out attack on China because he was worried that once the world situation changes, the main force of our empire will be trapped in the battlefield of China and will not be able to participate in this battle that will change the world structure. Whether it is Britain or France,
Whether the defeat of the war, the defeat of the Soviet Union or the defeat of Germany and Italy will have nothing to do with the empire, then the empire’s real opportunity to rise will be completely lost!"
Sadao Araki asked, "Since you mentioned three camps, which one do you think we should join?"
Ishihara smiled and said, "We will join whoever opposes the Soviet Union. It doesn't matter whether it is Germany or Britain and France. If we take a longer view, we can see that the future of the world must be continuous struggle and integration between various countries. In the end,
The situation of moving toward unification is just like our Warring States Period and the Spring and Autumn Period of China, and this war of unification is bound to be a protracted war that may take hundreds of years. Do you think the empire can afford a long-term struggle?"
Ishihara Wanji didn't wait for others to speak, and asked himself: "The empire is small. It has no strategic depth, lack of supplies, and no strategic resources. It can be said that once it falls into a protracted war, the empire's failure is imminent, just like Germany back then."
, This is our sorrow, so we must have a rear base. This is also the reason why I launched the Manchurian Incident. At this time, Manchuria gradually became our rear area. The industry grew rapidly, but Manchuria did not
It is not safe because there is the Soviet Union next to it. At the same time, Siberia is vast, sparsely populated and rich in resources. If we occupy it, we will not endure much civil resistance. At the same time, we can get support from the anti-Soviet countries such as Britain and France, instead of like now
, because of the all-out attack on China, the empire was extremely passive internationally."
Tojo Hideki said with a smile, "Don't you know how big the Soviet Union is? The main force and essence of the Soviet Union are in Europe, thousands of miles away from Manchuria. Our attack on China is in a quagmire, so isn't attacking the Soviet Union a quagmire?"
Ishihara glanced at Tojo Hideki with contempt, and said to Hirohito, "Your Majesty, this is why I just introduced the three camps. Germany's annexation of the Sudetenland is conditional, that is, it will go to war with the Soviet Union later. This is what Britain and France continue to do.
If you indulge Germany's purpose, it could be as fast as one year or as slow as three years. Germany will definitely go to war with the Soviet Union. In fact, even if Germany does not want to fight, Stalin, who wants to plant red flags all over the world, will attack Germany! With Germany's military strength, plus
With the behind-the-scenes support of Britain, France and the United States, the Soviet Union will probably not have much power in the Far East. By then, if our army attacks the Soviet Union with all its strength and attacks Germany from both sides, it will surely destroy the Soviet Union. After Germany destroys the Soviet Union, it will inevitably turn around and start a war with Britain and France. After all, Europe
There can only be one overlord. We will then send troops to Southeast Asia. Southeast Asia is a colony of Britain, France and other countries. We can help them enter these places with the slogan of independence. If everything goes well, we can even take over India. By then
The empire is the real empire!"
Hirohito couldn't help but feel a little relieved after hearing this. He suddenly reacted and said, "China! What to do with China? Our actual problem now is that the China Incident has not been resolved yet!"
Ishihara Wanji said with his hands behind his back, "After the China Incident, I have been thinking about how to get the empire out of this quagmire. At first, I thought that the empire would try not to fight a full-scale war. But after the Songhu Battle, it was no longer up to us. After that,
I thought about a quick war, but the guerrillas everywhere and the determination of Chiang Kai-shek's intermediary made this idea a failure. It was not until the empire was defeated that Wei Chen found this method in the letters of his disciples who were in Shanxi at the time."
Seishiro Itagaki couldn't help but said, "Ishihara-kun, don't be so pretentious, just tell me."
Ishihara Wanji pointed at the map and said, "Just like there are three camps in Europe, China also has three camps, that is, Chiang Kai-shek in Chongqing, our army and the Eighth Route Army in Yan'an. As for other local warlords, they are all separatist forces that have nothing to do with the overall situation. Here,
The three forces have no choice but to surrender! The current situation is that the empire is besieged by Yan'an and Chongqing. The Red Party in Yan'an is good at guerrilla warfare and mobilizing farmers, while Chongqing has millions of troops, making one on the front and one on the rear.
The two of them can really cooperate wholeheartedly. It is almost impossible for the empire to win by force. However, in this Shanxi battle, the Eighth Route Army has exposed its strong strength. Such strong strength will definitely make Chiang Kai-shek wary. This year, Chiang Kai-shek will
The attitude of the Red Party has changed dramatically, and this is our opportunity. In addition, Wang Jingwei cooperated with the Empire to establish a new government in Nanjing, which also gave the Empire an excuse to withdraw."
Hirohito was stunned for a moment when he heard that the empire had withdrawn. Since the war started, everyone had been discussing how to win, but now Ishihara Wanji told him that he was prepared to let the empire withdraw.
"Ishihara! Are you ready to betray the efforts of the empire's millions of warriors? The empire spent a lot of manpower and material resources to capture half of China, and now you actually want to withdraw?" Tojo Hideki's eyes turned red.
Ishihara Wanji didn't bother to look at him and said, "Your Majesty, the wealth the empire has spent on the China battlefield in the past two years has made the empire almost breathless. Why don't we change our tactics?
The withdrawal I mentioned is only in name only. Why do the various forces in China no longer fight each other? It is because they have the enemy of the empire in front of them, which forces them to unite. As long as our pressure is reduced, the Chinese people will
The internal fighting is right in front of us! We can definitely build the plank road openly and covertly!
We first used the staged withdrawal of troops as a guise. Not to mention that Wang Jingwei was accused by Chongqing of being a traitor, we made him a hero. He withdrew from the China Pass openly and secretly controlled the Nanjing government. At the same time, he held high the banner of attacking only the Red Party and not Chongqing.
, Chiang's intermediary will definitely be fooled. As long as the internal fighting in China resumes, the imperial army only needs to deploy three to five divisions in China to act as mobile forces to ensure that no one of the three parties is dominant. The main force can be concentrated in
Manchuria, preparing to attack the Soviet Union. As for the economy, we only need Wang Jingwei to continue to give us privileges. Whether it is minerals or industry, the Chinese are no match for our Japanese, and we can naturally make huge economic profits!"
After hearing Ishihara Kanji's plan, Konoe and others looked at each other, thinking about the feasibility of this plan.
Hirohito thought for a while and said, "Please think carefully about this matter and make a decision in three days to adjourn the meeting!"
--modern
Yu Na pressed Jiang Cheng's shoulders, and Jiang Cheng said with a look of enjoyment, "Nana, where did you get all this snow?"
"It's all taught by Sister Sun Ning. Doesn't it feel good? Sister Sun Ning said that you are tired every time you come back, so you asked me to give you a massage." Yu Na said and stepped on Jiang Cheng, walking carefully.
Jiang Cheng groaned comfortably and said, "It's all because of jet lag. How is the company doing during this time? Is the girl next door causing trouble?"
Yu Na blamed, "Zifeng is pretty good. I don't know why you always have objections to others. How long will it take to leave this time?"
Jiang Cheng said drowsily, "It will take two weeks. I want to take a good rest. This period of time has made me very tired." After that, he fell asleep.
Yu Na shook her head and covered Jiang Cheng with the quilt. After washing, she got into the bed and fell asleep holding Jiang Cheng.
The next day, in the company, Sun Ning listened to an excited Jiang Cheng talking about the war in the Republic of China, and fed Jiang Cheng some fruit from time to time.
"So, we have mastered Shanxi?" Sun Ning said happily.
Jiang Cheng shook his head and said, "Not yet. Yan Xishan is still there. I heard from the boss that they are planning to put Yan Xishan on the fire for a while. I don't know what's going on now. By the way, I haven't been to Germany and the United States for a long time. I should
It’s almost time to replenish the goods, so you prepare the items and I’ll rest for ten days before taking action.”
All the cement, steel bars, food, and materials for the Shanxi Battle were provided by Jiang Cheng. Jiang Cheng was really tired from going back and forth. Sun Ning did not force him. He sighed and said, "It's a pity that you are being monitored. How about the three of us?"
It would be great to travel together, I haven’t gone out for a long time, all because of your crappy company!"
When Jiang Cheng heard that the three of them were traveling at the same time, he couldn't help but picture Yu Na and Sun Ning, a lolita and a royal sister, in bed together...
"Ahem, have you forgotten me?" Gallagher said inappropriately.
"Damn it, I'm going to Maoshan to find a Taoist priest!!!"
——Taiyuan, Republic of China
Yan Xishan took a car and returned to Taiyuan after a long absence under the protection of the army. Looking at the familiar streets, Yan Xishan's eyes became a little moist.
"It's back! It's back! It's good to be back!" Yan Xishan looked at the Eighth Route Army who was handing over to his troops and couldn't help but admire the credibility of the Eighth Route Army.
"Sir Yan, why do you think the Eighth Route Army retreated so simply? My subordinates are really puzzled," Yang Aiyuan said, looking at Yan Xishan who was admiring the restoration of the office to its former appearance.
Yan Xishan sighed and said, "This is a conspiracy. Once the Japanese army counterattacks, we will be the first to bear the brunt. Although the Eighth Route Army won a great victory in this battle, the losses were not small. The first thing we need to do now is to prepare for the Japanese counterattack. As long as we
If we block it, Shanxi will still be our Shanxi!"
Yang Aiyuan asked with some lack of confidence, "Sir Yan, I'm afraid we won't block it."
Yan Xishan said with firm eyes, "It's hard to block, but we have to block it. It was hard for us to get back this Taiyuan City. If we are driven out by the Japanese army again, we will never come back!"
——Chongqing
"Niang Xipi, you are so confused! You are so confused! Yan Baichuan is out of his mind! After a few cities, he was asked to pull his troops to the north to serve as a shield for the Eighth Route Army? Does he really think he can defeat the Japanese army?" Jiang intermediary
He slapped the table angrily and cursed.
Chen Bui nodded and said, "Commissioner, now Yan Xishan has not only brought all his main forces to Taiyuan-Shuozhou Generation, but also asked us to provide a large amount of military supplies. What do you think we should do?"
Jiang Jie closed his eyes and thought for a while and said, "You still have to give. Although Yan Xishan's move is bad, it is also a good move if he plays it well. If Yan Xishan can really defend northern Shanxi, we have ours in the south."
On the Zhongtiao Mountain front, the Eighth Route Army is surrounded by two sides. Once the Red Party makes any changes, it will be extremely beneficial to our army. Well... Let Yan Xishan give up Shannan. As long as he gives up, he can do as much as he wants.