The third part of the bloody fire resistance Chapter 9 of the rushing flowing section 1 of the bow (twelve)

"However, Okamura's request will not be supported by the military headquarters." Muto Akira's next sentence shattered the relief that Ritakanosuke had just revealed: "The Empire suffered too much loss in the Battle of Northern Hubei. It's not much to lose Wuhan. More than 100,000 soldiers were the main ones. The Chinese army is now heading eastward, and the commander of Xiou is under great pressure. The base camp can only ensure the needs of East China first. Let Gaojun, and the North China Expeditionary Army will overcome it temporarily."

"But I don't think so. Although the dangers in Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou are great, the dangers in North China are probably even greater. In order to support the Battle of Northern Hubei, North China has dispatched two divisions and two brigades. The troops were seriously insufficient and the material reserves were consumed. Without supplementation, the North China Expeditionary Force was no longer weaker than this." Rigao Nosuke's tone was very sincere, mixed with a little anxiety.

"Ritaka, it's impossible in this situation now," Muto Akira looked at Ritaka Nosuke's disappointed expression and sighed softly. He was about to comfort the other party. The phone rang. After he grabbed the phone, he put down the phone and said to him: "Ritaka, I have a chance. Tomorrow, the base camp will hold a joint meeting, the cabinet, the General Staff Headquarters, the Ministry of Army and the Ministry of Navy. In addition, His Majesty will send Mr. Kido, the Inner Inner Palace, to listen. You can state the requirements of the North China Expeditionary Force at the meeting."

Ishihara Kanji's strategy caused a huge shock in Tokyo, with opponents in the Army Province, but it also received support from many senior generals, such as the Emperor's attendant, Tada Jung, the commander of the Southern Army, Soichi Deanuchi, the commander of the Kanto Army, Mijiro Umezu, and especially the navy. The commander of the military commander, cultivated himself forever at night, and the Minister of Navy Shimada Shintaro all expressed his support.

The joint meeting failed to pass Ishihara's strategy and quickly responded to the palace. Hirohito, who was anxiously waiting, responded quickly and asked the intra-gumi to notify Koiki Kurosaki's strategy as soon as possible. Koiki Kurosaki understood it and immediately notified all parties that a joint meeting of the cabinet base will be held in the Army Province tomorrow. Directors of the Bureaus of the Army Province, heads of each section of the General Staff Department, directors of each department of the Navy Province, directors of each department of the Military Order Department, and above may attend the meeting.

It is unprecedented to have the director and the head of the joint meeting, but this also shows from another perspective that Koiki Aki is determined to determine the strategy for the next few years at this meeting.

This unprecedented huge meeting was held in the conference hall of the General Staff. In the front half of the hall is a rectangular conference table, and the directors and section leaders attending the meeting sit upright on three rows of chairs in the back half. On the front of the conference room is a projector and a huge screen is on the wall.

There is a special location next to this conference table, which was prepared for the governor of the Inner Palace, Kido. He is the representative of the emperor and usually only attends the meeting.

After Koi Iso Kan Aki announced the meeting, Ishihara Kanir immediately stood up and walked to the conference table, projecting a production table onto the screen.

Ishihara Kanir knew that Koi Iso Kan Aki's decision to hold such a meeting was to support him, and he wanted to put all the problems in Japan at this meeting and defeat the hardliners with facts.

"Since last year, the Imperial Army suffered a series of defeats, first in Changsha, then Lawu, then Midway Island, and then North Hubei. This series of defeats seemed accidental, but actually exposed a serious problem, a problem that we do not want to admit, and the empire has no strength to support such a huge battlefield."

Ishihara Kanir's first passage brought the atmosphere in the conference room to freezing point. The ministers next to the conference table in front were still calm, and most of the directors and section leaders present at the back showed resentment.

"This is the industrial production table of the empire last month," Ishihara Kanir walked to the screen and tapped it gently with his command rod: "The steel production of 7.12 million tons is the highest in history. The grain production, coal production, and oil production all exceeded the pre-war period. But what about our losses? Last year, the Navy lost various ships, with a total tonnage of more than one million tons, the Air Force lost 2,700 aircraft of various types, and 3,600 armored tanks and vehicles, but what about the supplement? The tanks went to

1,264 vehicles are produced annually, 0 ships, and the number of merchant ships is transformed into warships is four, and there are two more under construction; there are 2,300 aircraft, including 870 fighter jets and 1,045 bombers. In the 14th year of Showa, on the eve of the war in the Pacific, the Imperial Army's military reserves can be equipped with 123 divisions. At that time, the total strength of the Imperial Army was only 141 divisions. Now the total strength of the Imperial Army is 182 divisions, but the reserves are reduced to 103 divisions."

Ishihara Kan's interpretation of the numbers on the chart one by one. This table is divided into two columns. One is the production numbers from last year and the other is the loss numbers from last year. In all comparisons, the numbers in the first column are greater than the last column.

"What do these numbers mean? It can only mean one thing. The use of the power of the Empire has reached its limit. But if we want to defeat the Allies, or if we want to fully meet the needs of the army, the steel output must reach more than 12 million tons, and the shipbuilding capacity must reach one million tons per year. However, the Empire's current shipbuilding capacity is only 400,000 tons. Simply put, the Empire's production capacity of various materials must double to twice. Can the Empire do it?"

Ishihara's words made a buzzing sound in the audience, and several officers almost stood up and refuted. Sugiyama Yuan coughed twice, and the buzzing sound disappeared immediately. Sugiyama Yuan stared at Ishihara proudly.

Ishihara ignored him at all, but released the second film, which is a map of East Asia and Southeast Asia-Pacific: "The empire's front line is very long, from the Greater Khingan Mountains to New Guinea, from Myanmar to the Marshall Islands, fighting at the same time with China, the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union. The empire invested a total of 187 divisions, with a total force of 3.6 million, an army of 3 million, a navy of 500,000, and an air force of 100,000; the Soviet-Russian battlefield had 36 divisions with a total force of 450,000; the southern army had 500,000; the Chinese dispatched troops were 1.45 million, and the domestic troops had 600,000. It must be noted that the Soviet-Russian battlefield included the Soviet Russia and the allies, and allied countries were all Class C divisions. It turned out that the brave and warlike Kanto Army had been drawn out long ago, leaving only an empty space."

There was no sound during the attendance this time. Some of the elite Kanto Army were transferred to the Southern Army, and the last elite troops were transferred to the Chinese Expeditionary Army after the Battle of Northern Hubei.

"Next, I will talk about the various battlefields," Ishihara Kanir was not as strong as yesterday at the beginning of today, but instead showed the same fact: "First of all, the Sino-Battlefield."

The screen shows a panoramic view of the Chinese battlefield: "The total strength of the Chinese dispatched troops is 1.45 million, of which 950,000 are in North China, 200,000 in Shandong, 140,000 in Chahar, 260,000 in Shanxi, 200,000 in Hebei, 90,000 in Henan, and 600,000 in Rehe. 500,000 in East China, 220,000 in the former 11th Army, 40,000 in Shanghai, 500,000 in Zhejiang, 100,000 in Jiangsu, and 90,000 in Anhui."

"However, lords, this is just on paper. The North China Expeditionary Force reported that the total troop shortage reached 60,000; after the 11th Army retreated to Anqing, there were only more than 42,000 people left in the entire army, with a slight gap of 180,000, and the remaining troop shortages were 24,000."

"What about the Chinese army in the battlefield of China? According to the numbers of the Chinese army discovered by each unit, the 9th China War Zone, 600,000; the 5th China War Zone, 800,000; the 3rd China War Zone, 400,000; the Sulu War Zone, 400,000; the 1st China War Zone, 500,000;..., these numbers are not accurate, but the number of the Chinese army far exceeds that of the Imperial Army; in addition, in order to protect important strongholds and transportation routes, the Imperial Army can use no more than 600,000 troops for frontal combat, including the vast front lines from Suiyuan, Shanxi to Anhui."

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Ishihara Kanr made full preparations today. He spoke for an hour and twenty minutes, from the Chinese battlefield to the southern battlefield, from the army to the air force, each battlefield, the comparison of troops, firepower, material conditions, and each item. Finally, he analyzed in detail the battle in northern Hubei and its impact on the entire war.

"In the Battle of Northern Hubei, the Imperial Army not only lost more than 100,000 troops, but more importantly, the changes in the Chinese army. Through this battle, we can find that the Chinese army has surpassed the Imperial Army in equipment, at least the Central Army and the Southwest Army surpassed the Imperial Army; secondly, the tactical capabilities of the Chinese army have greatly improved; think about it, in Xuzhou, Yucheng, and the Chinese army must have three to four times the strength of the troops to block the attack of the Imperial Army. During the attack, the Chinese army must concentrate six to seven times the strength of the troops to break through the defense line of the Imperial Army; but the Battle of Northern Hubei tells us that the situation has changed now. As long as China exceeds three times the Imperial Army, it can break through the defense line of the Imperial Army. When the blocking is done, the same force can block the attack of the Imperial Army."

This conclusion once again made a buzzing sound in the audience, and countless angry eyes shot from there. Ishihara was not there, and he did not give Sugiyama a chance, but directly explained his strategy.

"Over use of national strength and excessive dispersion of military forces have led to our weak forces everywhere; the main purpose of this strategy is to concentrate the main force, yin the Chinese army to North China and fight the decisive battle in the North China Plain."

After saying that, Ishihara gave Koiki Aki a slight salute to him in accordance with Japanese etiquette, then lowered his command pole and returned to his seat.

The ministers at the conference table did not speak, but the buzzing sounds made in the attendance became even louder. Koiki Aki spoke softly: "Everyone, I believe that through the explanation of General Ishihara, you have fully understood the current difficulties facing the empire. If you have any opinions, please speak freely."

As soon as Koiki Aki finished speaking, Sugiyama Moto immediately spoke: "I do not agree with this failure strategy. Although the Battle of Hubei was frustrated, the imperial army was not at a time to be invincible. You guys, since the Japanese-Qing War, the empire has attacked the strong with weak. War cannot be just about weapons. The soldiers of the Imperial Army not only have weapons, but also the spirit of the Bushido."

Ishihara Kaner gently tilted the corner of his mouth, revealing a look of contempt. The other civil servants of the Showa cabinet of Koiko were frowned slightly, and even Kido next to him couldn't help but shake his head slightly. These words had been saying for six years, without any novelty.

I'm sorry to make up for it in two days

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