"Your Majesty." Tojo Hideki stood respectfully beside Emperor Showa, "A battle report on the independent division has been sent."
"Oh?" Emperor Showa smiled, "How? Where did you capture? How many were killed?"
Tojo Hideki was helpless. Who could he blame? They were too confident? Or the people below were too stupid? He could only hand over the telegram and let the emperor read it himself.
The emperor took it with a smile, but he never thought it would be such a result. As soon as he saw the telegram, the smile on his face froze. Then, his face became more and more ugly, and the two divisions were wiped out! This is
How big a loss? He wanted to see the news of victory, but the result was a telegram of defeat! "Baga! Stupid!"
Tojo Hideki could not refute.
"When the independent division retreated, they thought it was them. Do you really think that all that was their fault? And two divisions rushed forward! Baga!"
Emperor Showa cursed loudly, and Tojo Hideki had no way to defend himself, but after thinking about it for a while, he understood that they had been attacking the independent division for so many days, but there was no breakthrough at all. Now that an opportunity was presented to them, they were naturally overjoyed.
, but I didn’t expect that this was just a trap set by the independent division. The price paid was the annihilation of the two divisions!
Such a blow is undoubtedly huge for them.
Now, they have many battlefields and very long fronts! They consume a lot of troops! Two divisions, if they were in Southeast Asia, would be enough to run rampant! You know, to capture Burma, they only dispatched less than 4 divisions!
After a while, Emperor Showa calmed down and said, "Tojo-kun, China, are you really invincible?"
Is Tojo Hideki invincible because he is silent? Yes! Even if there is no independent division, they can probably advance as far as Changsha at most! China's land is too vast and its population is too large! Even if the Chinese
Even if ten people fought against them and one imperial warrior was enough to wipe them all out.
Today, the number of troops they have invested in China still exceeds one million.
But what about in Southeast Asia? There are only a few hundred thousand, but they occupy a vast territory.
Comparing the two, the progress in China is really terrible.
In May, the Soviet Union launched the first Battle of Kharkov in an attempt to regain Kharkov, but was divided, surrounded and annihilated by the German army. At the same time, the German army commanded by Manstein swept across the Crimean Peninsula and captured Sevastopol.
Fortress, and completely defeated the Red Army in the Battle of Kerch.
Hideki Tojo frowned when he thought of the record of his German allies. Their allies were still as powerful as tigers!
But what about them? They were as powerful as tigers in Southeast Asia, but once they arrived in China, they seemed to have encountered a thousand-year abyss, unable to advance or retreat.
"Your Majesty." Hideki Tojo bowed to Emperor Showa, "The Chinese people are slowly awakening and becoming stronger. This is understandable. The empire has consumed too many troops in China."
"Tojo-kun, what do you mean?" Emperor Showa's face became more and more ugly. From what Tojo Hideki meant, he wanted to give up the Chinese battlefield!
Tojo Hideki sighed, "For the time being, let's stand still! Wait until the empire has the full strength to conquer China, and then start all over again!"
Emperor Showa closed his eyes. Yes, the war has reached this point, and they are indeed a little tired. In China, they have consumed too many resources! However, the territory they occupy now was bought back with the blood of the imperial army.
It is impossible for him to give up. Once he gives up, there will be countless citizens who will object. "Then, let's do this. Speed up the pace in Southeast Asia! Collect as many resources as possible and research super powerful weapons!"
"Hi!" Hideki Tojo nodded. According to intelligence, the United States has now begun to research a super powerful weapon. In terms of weapons and equipment, they have always been on par with the Americans.
"Your Majesty, please wait patiently. The empire will definitely achieve perfection and be on par with Germany and Italy." Before Tojo Hideki left, he still said this to Emperor Showa. He believed that as long as he did it slowly,
It can definitely be done, and their final goal will definitely be achieved.
"Yes." Emperor Showa just nodded lightly. Along the way, he sometimes felt tired, but the soldiers on the front line didn't stop. Naturally, he couldn't stop either.
…
After Tojo Hideki returned to his office, he began to think.
From May 3rd to 8th, in the Battle of the Coral Sea, the U.S. aircraft carrier fleet attacked the Japanese forces stationed in Port Moresby. This naval battle was the first confrontation between U.S. and Japanese aircraft carriers on the Pacific battlefield. Both sides participated in the war.
The strength of the troops was equal, and the losses suffered were also equal.
The situation on the Pacific side began to slowly change.
Tojo Hideki thought so, and the Americans began to actively resist.
But the Imperial Navy believes that this is the real U.S. Navy! But their Imperial Navy can actually fight on par with the U.S. Navy, which greatly enhances their confidence! Therefore, everyone is grinding
With their swords in full swing, they are confidently preparing for the next naval battle! This time, they will destroy the power of the Americans!
In other words, the war with the United States has actually reached a critical juncture. At this time, all costs will be tilted towards the navy.
"Hey, it's better to give up the China battlefield for the time being!" Tojo Hideki sighed and had to make a choice. In comparison, the benefits gained in Southeast Asia have completely exceeded those obtained in China. At the same time, the threats in Southeast Asia are also greater than those in China.
The threat from China is much greater.
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On May 21, Zhou Weiguo received the news that the Japanese army had given up the attack and retreated. He raised his eyebrows and said, "It seems that the Japanese are over there in the Pacific. The situation is very tense?"
"Well, in early May, they fought a battle with the U.S. Navy, and the battle losses were almost the same." Liu Yuan nodded, "By the way, the Japanese have withdrawn now, who are we?"
"It's better not to recover for the time being." Zhou Weiguo thought for a while, "This is good for us. After all, now we are hiding and the Japanese are hiding."
"That's true." Liu Yuan nodded, "Then you're not afraid that the superiors will send someone else?"
"I have already sent a telegram to explain the situation, and everyone above knows it." Zhou Weiguo said helplessly, "However, we really should send someone to cover the enemy's ears and eyes."
Liu Yuan agreed, "Yes, otherwise, the leadership position of our independent division will remain vacant. No matter who sees it, it will be very strange."
"Okay, let's not talk about this for now. The Japanese have withdrawn, but does it mean that he can fight our independent division whenever he wants and leave whenever he wants?" Zhou Weiguo asked back, smiling, "Whatever, I have to return the favor.
