The third part of the bloody war, Chapter 10, the storm, the third section of the war drum (2)

Riotakasuke was stunned for a moment. The meaning in Okamura's words was faintly revealed. Umezu Mijiro not only wanted to transport all the Kanto army troops, but also all the stored materials into North China. This difficulty is not xiǎo. Umezu Mijiro will agree? The Kanto army must obtain the approval of Tokyo to enter the pass. Otherwise, if something happens to the Soviet battlefield, Umezu Mijiro must bear the responsibility.

Looking at the Great City, the gods of the Great City were also suspicious, and Ritakasuke frowned slightly: "The commander said it well, but Commander Umetsu may find it difficult to agree. After the Soviet army counterattacked, the Soviet battlefield was under great pressure."

But Okamura shook her head: "It's winter now, and the Soviet army will not attack this season. The most important thing is that if our army fails in North China, there will be no chance in this war."

Ritsunosuke pursed his lips and felt a little uneasy in his heart. It was certainly an important task to convince Umezu Mijiro, but he could be allowed to go there, so why should he send him?

"You take Deputy Chief Tsujimasato with you." Okamura noticed Riotakasuke's hesitation, but he thought Riotakasuke felt embarrassed, so he cheered him up: "Commander Umezu understands the matter. If this battle fails, millions of Chinese troops gather outside Shanhaiguan, and the Soviet Russian troops in the north will never sit still. The Chinese and Russia are having a big fuss over Manchuria. If Stalin wants to take the initiative, he must have military power in Manchuria. Liga Jun, your trip is of great importance. It can be said that the success or failure of the Battle of North China is on you."

Faced with Okamura's expectant gaze, Ritakanosuke knew that he could no longer push, so he immediately expressed his acceptance of the task. He did not ask why he took Masato Tsuji. He knew that Okamura didn't like this person, but this person was too troublesome, so he could have the opportunity to stop him from the North China Expeditionary Force for a period of time.

"The commander, Gusu's husband and Yumo Jun both called. After the Chinese General arrived in De County, the Chinese Army's activities became more and more frequent. According to the Chinese General's habit, the next operation will be launched three to five months after the last battle ended. Now the troops on the front line are too thin."

Ochi has never figured out what Okamura wants to do. The front line has weak troops. Once the Chinese army launches an attack, it can easily break through the defense line and attack Hiratsu. His ideas are roughly the same as Ritakanosuke, both fighting west to east. The only difference is that he pays more attention to the middle line. But just now, Okamura has clearly shown the indifference to the suggestion of Takanosuke, so he naturally cannot be so direct and can only test it in a roundabout way.

Okamura Yanji's thin skin moved slightly, and his palm gently patted the brick wall twice. The thin layer of snow on the stone was slapped open, and the green sè below was lurking.

"Mr. Dachengjun, this city of Beiping has a history of five hundred years. When Kublai Khan built this city, it was still a city. Zhu Di, the Emperor Chengzu of Ming Dynasty, later expanded it and used it as the capital of the empire and was the most solid city in China."

Ritakanosuke suddenly realized that Okamura Yasuji might have to use Peking as bait to attract the Chinese team to attack this strong city in order to consume his troops.

"The decisive battle with the Chinese army on the North China Plain is what the Chinese general hopes for," Sure enough, Okamura Yasuji began to talk about his plan: "We cannot be fooled by him, so my plan is to go north and attract it under the city of Tianjin in Peiping. The main force of the Imperial Army was placed in the north, in Zhangjiakou, and on the front line of the Great Wall."

Speaking of this, Okamura stopped and looked at Okawa and Ritsunosuke. Okawa nodded gently first, then shook his head.

"What, Aichengjun, do you have any ideas?"

Dacheng nodded: "Commander, once the battle begins, according to the information, Zhangjiakou will face attacks from the Chinese army, Jinsui Army and GC army. If the Chinese general finds that our army's main force is on the northern line, he can completely encircle Peiping and Tianjin with part of his force, and the main force continues to go north. Also, how many troops will the Imperial Army retain in Peiping and Tianjin?"

"Yes, this possibility is extremely great." Okamura admitted that Okamura's judgment was good. He smiled coldly: "In terms of troops, Peking only needs to leave two brigades to make them. Tianjin has one division and one brigade, and the rest of the troops are all heading north."

Dacheng was very surprised. The two brigades formed a brigade, with a total force of only more than 10,000 people. It was not enough to defend a large city like Peking. Ritakanosuke was also very surprised. What did Okamura Yasuji do? If the two brigades formed a brigade, wouldn't it be empty talk if the Chinese team conquered Peking, what would attract the Chinese army under the strong city?

"Don't worry," Okamura Yanji smiled faintly: "The Chinese Air Force visits Shijiazhuang every day, and Tianjin also drops a lot of bombs, but a single bomb in Peiping has not even fallen, and even the obvious target of the Imperial Army is not bombed. Why is this? There is only one explanation. The Chinese people are reluctant to blow up their ancient city. For them, saving this ancient city is more important than destroying the Imperial Army."

When Okamura Yasuji said this, an indescribable look appeared on his face, with contempt and appreciation, and mixed feelings.

"Commander, you are gambling." Ritakanosuke and Okamura both understood that Okamura Yasuji was betting that the ** team would not attack Peiping.

"This war was originally a gambling." Okamura Yasuji had a kind of coldness and ruthlessness in his expression: "We must do such a gambling. If we set up heavy troops in Peiping, the counterattack would be insufficient."

"But this also loses the effect of internal and external attacks," Dacheng also expressed its opposition: "The Chinese army only needs to leave 50,000 or 60,000 troops to monitor the imperial army in the city. The main force continues to go north and attack Tianjin with about 100,000 troops. Peiping has become an isolated city, and it is also impossible to achieve the purpose of attracting the main force of the Chinese army under the strong city."

Okamura was a little stunned and did not answer. Okamura's opinion obviously hit his weakness. The three of them stopped talking and stood side by side at the top of the city, silently looking at the fields outside the city. There was smoke everywhere, like a layer of gauze on méng.

Yes, it is a veil. They once thought this was a divided nation, warlords, bandits and gangs were the mainstream of this society, the people were weak and timid, poor and ignorant, so they thought this was a good opportunity that was rare in a thousand years, so they rushed into the country with guns, cannons, and war horses.

But after they came in, they found that this country had become completely unfamiliar with them overnight. The ignorant people were unwilling to be obedient to the people, and the timid and weak people picked up swords and guns; the divided warlords could unite; the evil bandits and gangs were unwilling to be Hanjiān.

The millennium opportunity has turned into a millennium crisis. The defeat has been heavily pressed on the shoulders of senior military and political personnel. The allies have listed His Majesty the supreme Emperor as the number one war criminal. The inheritance of the imperial kingdom is seriously threatened. Once the defeat becomes a reality, no one knows what unimaginable results will be.

"You don't have a chance, but I have a chance to travel all over Japan."

A word suddenly popped up in Okamura's mind. The owner who said this was now sharpening his knife to the south, staring at him standing at the head of the Beiping city.

"Start Tokyo again, the Nanyang reinforcements must arrive before mid-February, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable."

Okamura was unwilling to accept that he was unwilling to be the sinner of Japan's defeat. He hoped that his ability to turn the tide.

xiǎo Iso Kyoko looked through the car windows and looked at the streets on both sides. The cars were slowly moving on the streets. Pedestrians on both sides cast envious eyes at the cars. At this time, those who could ride the car were senior military and political personnel, and others, whether they were police or company bosses, could only ride bicycles.

There is no festive atmosphere in Tokyo during the New Year. The domestic shortage of supplies is already very serious. There are not many men on the street. NV people are wearing old kimonos and hurried across the street. In the open space on the street, a group of funvs are training. They are holding guns made of bamboo sticks and practicing assassination after command.

Now almost all Japanese soldiers are soldiers, under 65 years old and over 10 years old. No matter male NV, they have to receive military training. What comes from the school is not the sound of reading, but the childish sound of killing.

This is after the Shandong Battle. In view of the tight forces on the front line, the military headquarters proposed a 100 million National People's Mobilization based on the total force battle strategy, trained 8 million reserve soldiers, 18 million militias, 50 million people in teams, and even the queen took the palace's orders for military training.

Ishihara Kanir pulled the curtains up a little annoyed. He thought that this kind of madness was stupid and unattainable. The numbers were very good, but what about the others? Eight million reserve soldiers, and there were eight million young men of appropriate age in Japan? One hundred and eight million militiamen were equipped with even ancient front-mounted fire guns, which was not enough. Most militias would equip weapons made of bamboo. As for the 50 million people behind, there were only stones and kitchen knives, and there were not even grenades, but they had to face tank machine guns.

"Ishihara, you can't be in a hurry for some things." Xiǎo Ishikunaki knew the mood of his friends around him, and Ishihara Kanir's strategy was rejected by the Imperial Conference again.

In view of the serious enemy situation in North China, Ishihara Kanr proposed to withdraw the entire North China dispatched troops to the border of Manchuria. The ancient battlefield contracted, and simply gave up the entire ancient and retreated; in addition, he once again proposed to give up Jiangnan, and the Jiangnan troops went north.

However, this strategy was rejected by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Military Affairs again. The new Army Minister Shinji Hata threatened his resignation and refused to withdraw his troops from North China. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also firmly opposed the withdrawal of troops from Jiangnan. At the Imperial Front Meeting, Ishihara Kan's fight alone, and the result was naturally self-evident.

Ishihara Kanir felt a sense of powerlessness. It has been a year since he came back, but his strategy has not been adopted. If it weren't for the insistence on keeping him, he would have resigned today.

"Ishihara, don't be discouraged. Today's meeting finally came to an end. The Navy has agreed to transport the four divisions from Nanyang to North China in one month." xiǎo Ishiki Aki comforted Ishihara.

Ishihara Kanir hummed softly, without any appreciation. It had already been decided to transfer troops from Nanyang to North China, but the Navy captured Kwajalin, Roy Island, Namur Island, and Eniwitok atolls due to the US counterattack, and the troops pointed directly at the Mariana absolute defense circle. The Navy decided to organize the Mariana Battle, the joint fleet gathered locally, and the South China Fleet gathered in Singapore. For this reason, the operation to transport the Nanyang troops was stopped. Due to the increasing threat of US submarines, the individual fleets no longer dared to go on the road, and they had to send a powerful escort fleet every time.

"Prime Minister, I have no hope for the decisive battle in North China." Ishihara's tone was very stiff. He had already said this view many times and had fully discussed it at the imperial meeting today.

"What do you think of Okamura's combat plan?" xiǎo Iso Kōaki asked without caring.

"Okamura," Ishihara Kanir was stunned for a moment, and then said disdainfully: "This is a guy who is right and wrong."
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