After listening to Emperor Showa's words, Konoe Fumimaro smiled and said, "Your Majesty, do you still remember when we first started fighting against China? When did they not have more people than us?"
Emperor Showa nodded, "Indeed, but at that time, the empire's equipment was ahead of them."
"equipment?"
"That's right. In this era, it's not just about the number of people." Konoe Fumimaro said, "Since humans have weapons, they have gone through the cold weapon age of stone tools, bronze tools, and iron tools. At that time, the number of people played a vital role.
role.”
"In modern times, the development of thermal weapons has increased the distance between battles. At this time, under the conditions of equal equipment, the number of people is the decisive factor. If the equipment is not equal, the number of people can only make up for the gap in equipment."
Emperor Showa had a clear understanding, "That's true. No wonder you, Konoe-kun, want me to vigorously develop armament research."
"Your Majesty, Germany is now unstoppable and unstoppable in Europe. If the empire wants to form an alliance with it, it must have no enemies in a region. But now, the empire has the number one enemy, the Chinese. We
If it performs poorly on the Chinese battlefield, it will be passive in forming an alliance with Germany in the future."
Emperor Showa continued to nod, listening to Konoe Fumimaro's analysis.
"Nowadays, it is not just the number of people that determines the strength of a country. The decisive factor is the advanced armaments. In fact, the reason why the independent division can defeat the imperial army repeatedly lies in armaments."
After listening to Konoe Fumimaro's words, Emperor Showa frowned. He wanted to say that there was also the bravery of their imperial army. But when he thought about it, Konoe Fumimaro was indeed right. Their soldiers were of higher quality and their equipment was better, so in the early stage it was
It was fought against the Chinese army, which also led some of them to talk about subjugating China in three months. However, with the strength of Japan at that time...
Emperor Showa sighed, feeling that the past was like smoke.
"Your Majesty, everything is getting better now. As long as Europe is in chaos, Southeast Asia will belong to our Japanese Empire!" Konoe Fumimaro said, "At that time, countless resources and wealth will be shipped to us to fight against the Japanese Empire! We will also
There are materials for new equipment!”
"Yoshi." Encouraged by Konoe Fumimaro, Emperor Showa definitely has a bright future, "Konoe-kun, are you ready for next month?"
"Hi!" Konoe Fumimaro nodded, "I will definitely look for a bright future for the empire! Let the empire prosper forever!"
"Konoe-kun, please!" Emperor Showa bowed to Konoe Fumimaro seriously.
"Hi!" Konoe Fumimaro returned the greeting, "I recently saw a piece of intelligence, with a level of confidentiality of Class A, about an independent division spy."
"Independent division spy?"
"Hi! Your Majesty, does he still remember Akanishi Ishihara?"
"Akanishi Ishihara?" Emperor Showa frowned, "The brigade commander who had a heart problem due to drinking during the New Year and died?"
"Hi!" Konoe Fumimaro nodded, "A few days ago, a warrior from the Special High School Division disappeared near the current 78th Brigade. Then the Special High School Division sent people to investigate, and they found something incredible."
"Something incredible?"
"Hi! At that time, Akanishi Ishihara had a captain of the security brigade named Takahashi Sasaki. Later, the warriors of the Special High School gave the photos of Zhou Weiguo that they had secretly taken to the photos of Fujiwarayama, the captain of the 1st Regiment of the 78th Brigade.
After secret identification, we found that the two were very similar, and we concluded that Takahashi Sasaki at that time was Zhou Weiguo pretending to be."
"Nani?"
"After Takahashi Sasaki disappeared, no, after he left, various secret bases in Shandong were destroyed. According to the situation at that time, only general-level officers had the location maps of all secret bases in Shandong. Let's investigate again.
It was discovered that this document disappeared after Akanishi Ishihara died."
"You mean, the death of Akanishi Ishihara was also done by Zhou Weiguo?"
"Hi! The scariest thing is that no one doubts him. After he left, he left a chess piece behind to take over his position as captain of the security team, named Takeshita Ning."
"Takeshita?"
"Hi!"
Emperor Showa's brows furrowed even more, "You mean to say that the Independent Division has been using the names of nobles of our Imperial Japanese Empire all the time?"
"Hi! There is another piece of information. Wang Zhaoming was assassinated in Nanjing. It is said that Konoe Shi Jian went to Nanjing to play." Konoe Fumimaro smiled, "Why don't I remember that Shi Jian went to China?"
Emperor Showa also laughed, "Zhou Weiguo is really smart this time. He used the name of our nobles and made a fortune. If it hadn't been discovered this time..."
"I'm afraid the consequences will be unimaginable." In the second half of the sentence, Emperor Showa's smile disappeared and was replaced by a gloomy face, which was a manifestation of his anger.
"Hi!" Konoe Fumimaro said immediately, "Your Majesty, there is no need to be angry. China is already as useless to our Empire of Japan."
"Weak ribs?"
"Hey! In the late Eastern Han Dynasty in ancient China, there was a hero named Cao Cao. When he defeated Hanzhong, he suffered consecutive defeats. He wanted to advance, but he was afraid that Ma Chao would refuse to defend. He wanted to withdraw his troops, but he was afraid of being laughed at by the Shu soldiers, so he was hesitant. It happened that the cook came to the chicken soup, and Cao Cao
Seeing the chicken ribs in the bowl, he pondered and said nothing. At this time, someone entered the account and asked for the night command. Cao casually replied, "Weak ribs!" Yang Xiu saw that the order was tasteless, so he asked the accompanying sergeants to pack up and prepare to return. The soldiers asked how they knew about Wei
When the king was about to return to the army, Yang Xiu said: "From tonight's command, we know that the king of Wei has decided to retreat. It is tasteless and tasteless, so it is a pity to abandon it. If we advance now, we cannot win. If we retreat, people will laugh. It is useless here. It is better to go early."
Return.'"
"Very vivid. What happened to Yang Xiu later?" Emperor Showa nodded and asked.
"I was killed by Cao Cao because I had shaken the morale of the army." Konoe Fumimaro said, "Your Majesty, although I said these words this time, I had no intention of shaking the morale of the army."
Emperor Showa patted Konoe Fumimaro on the shoulder, "Konoe-kun, don't I know you? For the benefit of the empire, you can even give up the position of prime minister. Moreover, your analysis is correct, it is tasteless food.
, It’s a pity to abandon it. When Britain is unable to withstand Germany, we, a million-strong army, might as well send our troops south! To capture the rich Southeast Asia! That’s where the land is filled with gold!”
"Your Majesty is wise!"
"So, stick to the previous policy principles. When dealing with the Chinese army, we will still focus on enticing them to surrender, except of course the independent divisions. For the time being, we still won't use force against them."
"I understand."
…
After several days of sailing, the First Expeditionary Army finally set foot on land and stepped on solid ground. Most of them looked a little ugly.
Gu Feiyan looked at the blue coast and listened to the person who responded, "Welcome to our Great Britain! My respected warriors!"