Hirohito was silent. The quagmire on the Chinese battlefield made him increasingly uneasy about the army's combat effectiveness. However, Germany's extreme military victory still stimulated him. He wanted to get a share of the pie on the world map, and now Japan's economy is becoming more and more empty.
Big, if we stop the tank, if nothing else, this economic black hole will be enough to swallow up the entire Japan - the war must continue and it must be profitable.
Ishihara watched Hirohito remain silent for a long time, and said tentatively, "The main force of our army is in Manchuria and China. If France surrenders, the Netherlands and other countries will also be defeated, and Nanyang and other countries will be equal to terra nullius, but we must consider
Regarding the idea of going to the United States, my suggestion is that we cannot have any conflict with the United States unless it is extremely helpless."
Hirohito also knew that he could not easily provoke the United States, not because of anything else, but because Japan's economy is now extremely dependent on American resources. If the United States cuts off these resources, Japan's industry will soon come to a standstill. He said, "You guys
What’s your opinion?”
Ishihara lowered his head and said, "The war in China has become a quagmire, especially in North China. We have never gotten any benefits from the guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare of the Chinese Red Party. Although the people of the empire are not very clear about this, the imperial army has already been affected by this."
Morale has begun to decline, and judging from the European war, the empire's armaments are in urgent need of upgrades. We are now technically ready to have technical reserves and the development of new weapons, but new weapons require a lot of resources, which we do not have, and the only
Some places are like Nanyang."
"Will opening a new battlefield really benefit the empire?" Hirohito expressed doubts. "And what about the war in China? What are your plans?"
Ishihara said helplessly, "The empire only has so much power. If we want to open up the Nanyang battlefield, then the investment in the battlefield in China will inevitably be reduced, but this is definitely worth it in the long run. Those Western countries in Nanyang
They have all succumbed to Germany's military power. As long as France surrenders, it will be the best time for the Empire to attack."
Hirohito did not express his position, but stood up and turned around to leave. Ishihara knelt down to see Hirohito leave. He understood that Hirohito had acquiesced to the opening of the Nanyang battlefield.
In fact, the Japanese people are extremely agitated by the disadvantages of the war in China. Especially in the past year or so, many offensive and defensive failures have made the Japanese army urgently need a major victory to repay the support of the government and people for the army. After all, now
More than half of Japan's expenditures are on military expenditures, and the salaries of many government civil servants have begun to be halved. Japan was unable to win in China. After seeing Germany's war in Europe, it immediately looked to Southeast Asia, which includes most of India.
The areas are all colonies of Western countries. The people there will not have much hostility towards the Japanese army, and they will even have goodwill because they are all yellow-skinned people. In this way, there will be no guerrilla warfare that the Japanese army hates so much.
This is also why Ishihara Kanji is full of confidence in the war in Nanyang.
——Beiping
The war in Shandong gradually calmed down. Rather than calming down, it is better to say that the Japanese army gave up the attack and returned to their respective defense areas for defense. Hebei and other places were already extremely dangerous, and Okamura Neiji did not dare to mobilize any more troops.
, the Shandong War ended in an anticlimactic manner. The only thing the Japanese army got was white fields that were massacred and burned. These places did cause a big blow to the Eighth Route Army's base areas, but what good did they do to the Japanese army?
Instead, they gained more hatred. This hatred was buried in people's hearts, waiting for someone to lead them to drive the Japanese out completely.
When Okamura Neji returned to Peiping, he found that there was already a person waiting for him in his office. When he saw it, he immediately said with joy, "Oh! Doihara-kun! Why are you here... You are here to interrogate me on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor."
Of?"
Okamura Neji lowered his head and said.
Doihara laughed and said, "Why do you think so? Okamura-kun, didn't you drive all the Eighth Route Army in Shandong to the south? This is already extremely difficult. This is your place, and you won't ask me to come.
Shall I entertain you?"
Okamura Neiji smiled, put away his clothes and samurai sword, poured a cup of tea for Doihara and said, "To be honest, the Eighth Route Army is indeed very powerful and hard-working. It is said that in order to encircle and attack us in Linqu, they fought in the snow
After staying in the field for three days, it is difficult for even the imperial army to do such a thing, it is really unimaginable."
"Haha... The imperial army doesn't have as good supplies and logistical conditions as they do." Doihara said nonchalantly, "Do you know why they can stay in the snow for three days?"
Okamura Neiji shook his head, Doihara took out a bag from behind, took out a set of cotton-padded clothes and said, "Come, let's take a look, these are the cotton-padded clothes of the Eighth Route Army, they are very good, and their shoes are extremely warm."
, and this, this is their white cloak, in the snow I'm afraid we can't find it even if we stand in front of them, and this, this is their food, chocolate!! You definitely should be the Eighth Route Army from rural China.
Can you eat this? There is also this, this is the self-heating rice of the Eighth Route Army. You only need to add water to make the rice hot. The principle is very simple, it is just lime. But I am afraid that even the American army will have difficulty with such logistical supplies.
Achieve it!”
Doihara really underestimated the US military. From now on, the US military will use cigars and Coca-Cola to tell him what a luxurious march is.
Okamura Neiji said in surprise, "Isn't our opponent the Eighth Route Army?"
Doihara sighed and said, "I don't know who our opponent is. I guessed it was the Soviets at first, but now it doesn't look like it. No matter who they are, they must be an extremely powerful force."
And strength, I think there are two purposes, one is to prevent the empire from winning, and the other is to make the Chinese Red Party stronger. Look at the National Army under Chiang Kai-shek, do they have that roaring heavy artillery in their hands?"
Okamura Neiji nodded, expressing his approval of Doihara's statement. In fact, too many people have doubted this matter, but there is no evidence. He also doesn't know where Doihara got so many things. You must know that Okamura
Ningji Murura was also trying to find ways to seize the Eighth Route Army's supplies and get some information from them, but he has never been successful.
Doihara naturally had his own intelligence line, and he was not prepared to tell Okamura Neji that he came for other purposes. After packing up the things on the table, he said, "Okamura-kun, I came to say goodbye."
Do you know something about the war in Europe?"
Okamura Neiji nodded and said, "Yes, I know something. Germany won a great victory."
Doihara hummed and said, "Yes, Germany's victory has created an excellent opportunity for us to go south. Ishihara and I and others are already promoting the move south. What do you think?"
Okamura Neiji is now also a senior member of the party, and his opinion is naturally extremely important. He thought for a while and said, "I have no objection to going south, but what about the China battlefield? We don't have to give up here, right?"
Doihara shook his head and said, "Of course not, the purpose of going south is for a complete victory later. We have calculated that it will only take up to a year to completely capture Nanyang. After all, Nanyang has very few troops, and their suzerain country
Most of them have been defeated. The only ones that are difficult to deal with are the United States and the United Kingdom. However, the failure of the British evacuation in Dunkirk has caused them to summon troops from all over the world to return to their homeland to prepare for war. As for the United States... Americans only
Thinking about having fun, we don’t have to worry at all. They won’t have the will to fight.”
Okamura Neiji nodded and agreed. In fact, the whole world is not optimistic about the combat power of the US military at this time. In the eyes of the world at this time, Americans are just a group of businessmen. Businessmen... doing business and enjoying themselves.
It's okay, use the gun to fight, stop joking.
In fact, this is also the result of more than 20 years of independence in the United States. As long as you don't extend your hands to the Americas, the United States will not care what you do, and the United States' excellent geographical location means that they do not need too many troops.
In the eyes of some people, the U.S. national defense is entirely protected by the police.
Okamura Neiji finally said, "You also know the situation in North China. If you want to go south, you cannot mobilize troops from North China. The military strength in North China is actually somewhat insufficient."
Doihara thought for a while and said, "Okay, but it's okay not to transfer, but the empire will not provide special support to North China in the near future."
Okamura Neji frowned and said, "Okay, I understand, I will try my best to maintain the situation in North China."
--France
Jiang Cheng was wearing a windbreaker and looking at the French scenery and asked, "How is the current war situation?"
Chen Nan replied, "My boss, the German army has surrounded Paris. The current Paris government is discussing surrender, and the surrounded French army has basically given up resistance. The German army is slowly bombarding the Maginot Line with captured heavy artillery.
, now that line of defense has become synonymous with a joke, meaning big and useless thing."
Jiang Cheng smiled. He was not surprised at all by the situation in France. He looked outside and saw German troops marching on the road from time to time. The French people around him looked at the German troops with anger and fear. He smiled and said
"The French are still unconvinced. They feel that they failed too quickly."
Chen Nan nodded and said, "Yes, boss, the French privately feel that it is the result of not having a good government and good generals. Let us see what the final agreement between Germany and Germany is like. If it is too harsh, I think Germany will be in France."
His rule will not be very stable."
Jiang Cheng thought of De Gaulle and asked, "Where is the De Gaulle I asked you to pay attention to now?"
When talking about this, Chen Nan couldn't help but admire Jiang Cheng even more and said, "Boss, you are really a god. That De Gaulle is indeed not simple. During the Battle of Poland, he told the French government to pay attention to aircraft and tanks."
After the formal war between Germany and France, his troops were a rare bright spot in the French army and achieved some victories, but they did not have much impact on the overall situation. His son Anzai is in Paris. It is said that he is a representative of the hard-line resistance faction.
."
Jiang Cheng narrowed his eyes and asked, "Do our people have the confidence to kill him?"
"Assassination...Don't worry, boss, he won't leave France." Chen Nan said with a smile.
"Wait...it's better not to take action now, let me think about it, and you can be prepared." Jiang Cheng suddenly hesitated again. In fact, even without de Gaulle, Britain would have introduced other people to become the spokesperson of the resistance movement.
, if this is the case, the opponent might as well be the familiar Charles de Gaulle. Under Jiang Cheng's hesitation, the team entered Paris.
At this time, Paris had been surrounded by German troops. The Paris government was divided into two factions, one headed by Prime Minister Reynaud, and the other headed by Marshal Pétain. Pétain was a veteran of World War I and held a transcendent status in the French army.
, is the soul of French military thought, but it is precisely because he knows the military very well that Pétain also understands that France no longer has the power to resist the German army. Just like China’s Wang Jingwei, Pétain also felt that he was beaten instead of
To destroy the country after the entire army is annihilated, it is better to negotiate while you still have some strength in your hands.
Therefore, Pétain became the representative of the French capitulationists, and publicly said in a helpless tone that France's revival could not be achieved through military victory, but should be the result of "the suffering of the motherland and its descendants." The armistice and
It was not a punishment for defeat, but a new beginning, that is, "a necessary condition to ensure the eternal survival of immortal France." Pétain even threatened to resign. Under forced circumstances, Reynaud resigned as prime minister, and Albert
President Le Brun appointed Pétain to form a government.
When Hitler saw Jiang Cheng, his face was full of smiles. He hugged Jiang Cheng and said, "Oh, my Chinese friends, feel excited and proud. You will see a historic moment. The great Germany is about to be completely destroyed."
Defeat France, and the shadow of the last war will be completely torn apart and dispersed by our sword!"
Jiang Cheng smiled and nodded and said, "Yes, my head of state, I am here to witness this moment in history. By the way, my head of state, are the French willing to surrender?"
"Hi! Hitler!" An officer walked in, holding a letter and said, "This is a letter from Marshal Pétain of France. He stated that Paris will become an undefended city and is willing to negotiate with us, and hopes that the Spanish government will serve as the French
Intermediary in negotiations with Germany."
Hitler clapped his hands and shouted, "Great, by the way, where are the troops? They still have millions of troops fighting us!"
The officer smiled and said, "Yes, Pétain expressed in his telegram that he was willing to ask all French troops to lay down their arms to show sincerity."
Seeing the excited expressions of Hitler and many German officers, Jiang Cheng glanced sympathetically at Paris. Pétain would not have thought that he would occupy such a prominent position in the history books of France because of this decision, nor would he have thought that because
The arrival of Jiang Cheng and the cooperation in his heart will bring much trouble to the later Allied forces.