A poor person must have something hateful, and a hateful person must have something pitiful.

This statement is really suitable for the Great Japanese Empire. In the past decade, Japan has been suppressed by China so pitifully. Even if it was a defeated country in a battle, Germany was still in the British foreign policy of balance between Germany and France.

With the support of the United States, Germany is also the first part of the debt assistance plan in the European policy of the United States. What about Japan?

What is in Japan?

Under China's exclusion and suppression, Japan has the third largest navy in the world after Britain and the United States, but it cannot expand into Southeast Asia. The huge military expenditure did not allow Japan to gain any actual benefits.

China cannot understand Japan at this time.

When Japan only had two colonies in Korea and Jile Island, once it lost the South Korean colony, Japan would lose 1/3 of its national output value and lose its only raw material base.

Japan has three options on the surface: one is to recognize China's absolute leadership over Asia, join the Asian League, and join the Shanghai Free Trade Organization with the support of China; the other is to maintain peace, abandon the South Korean colonies, and use this as a basis.

Maintain part of the interests in North Korea through diplomatic negotiations as much as possible; the third is to launch a war and occupy the entire North Korea.

The first choice does not exist at all. Even if Japan now recognizes that China is the real overlord of Asia, it is impossible to join the Asian League. As the only industrial country in the Asian League, it is China's most important economic foundation.

Gu Weijun's cabinet hopes to use military and political means to force Japan to accept the second choice, but Japan is not willing to accept such a situation at all, so Japan only has one option left to war.

Although the attitude of the Japanese Kobe Cabinet was very tough, he acted as if he was willing to fight, but he actually did not have the idea of ​​actually going to war. Kobe Fumi didn't think that the matter was really serious at this time, as long as Japan did not recognize the Northern Government of North Korea.

That is, after all, Japan firmly controls the "Korea Empire", and defending South Korea firmly is the most in line with Japan's interests. If North Korea wants to unify South Korea through military attacks, it will not be too late for Japan to consider military operations.

The Japanese military headquarters did not think so. The military headquarters demanded a decisive battle to occupy the entire Korean Peninsula, and at the same time eliminated the Chinese navy and cleared the obstacles for Japan's expansion to the south.

However, if the Japanese military wants to launch a war, it will inevitably face two obstacles. One is that the maritime minister Minumasa Minuta firmly disagrees with the war against China. Minumasa Minuta is the most sober person in the Japanese military, and he insists on China

Starting a war is equivalent to suicide, and behind him is Japan's last elder, Nishizoji Gonghong, and his attitude also represents Nishizoji Gonghong's opinion; second, the Japanese emperor clearly stated that he would not support the war against China through the Minister of the Interior.

After all, there are sober people in Japan. They know very well that with Japan's current national strength, it is impossible to beat China.

Almost as the Emperor of Song learned from special channels that Japan was considering launching a war to attack Sanduao Naval Base, on the same night, Japanese Prime Minister Fumi-ri Komaki, Maritime Minister Minuchi Mitsumasa, Lu Yuan Prime Minister Sugiyama Moto and the two marshals of the Marshal's Office

Prince Zai Ren's army general and Fushimi Miyamiya Hirokyo's army general were invited to his private residence by Nishienji Kotoshi, trying to make a final decision on the declaration of war on China.

As the last veteran of Japanese politics, Nishimotoji Koto has become increasingly weak in control over Japanese politics in the past decade. Although he still has the right to nominate the Prime Minister of the Cabinet from the Emperor, it has been emptied by the generation of Konoe Fumiji

Very awesome.

Even so, Nishiyuanji Gongwang still has the ability to hold such a secret meeting.

From the beginning, this judgment meeting was destined to be a debate between the minister Minumasato Mitsumasa and the mainland minister Sugiyama Moto. The former was against the war, while the latter actively demanded a war against China. The Omeni Fumi is a typical centrist who wants to start a war.

I dare not, dare not start a war, and I am unwilling to offend the military headquarters.

Because the intelligence of the Japanese military has always been a habit of adding fuel to the fire and covering up the gap, it is notorious. Nishizoji Kotoshi simply does not trust the various summary reports submitted by the Japanese military, and also ask Minuchi Mitsumasa and Ishihara Kanir to arrange separate investigations on China and Japan.

The gap in military strength.

After everyone was present, Nishiyuanji Gongwang, who was sitting on the tatami, distributed the information collected by their sect to everyone, and waited quietly for them to finish reading, but it was obvious that Lu Xiang Sugiyama was not at all

Trust the reliability of this information.

Nishirenji Gongwang didn't care about the arrogance and disdain that Sugiyama Motori was shown under the table. He held a black cane in his hand, closed his eyes indifferently and sat on the gray tatami, calmly waiting for others.

After reading.

Gradually, everyone put down the intelligence book in their hands.

The King of Xiyuan Temple said bluntly: "Everyone, this summary report has been submitted to the Imperial Palace. Your Majesty asked us to make a conclusion on this. In short, Your Majesty does not support the war. If you definitely can't defeat it, why fight? This is the Imperial Palace.

I hope you will answer calmly to your answer in return.”

Lu Xiang Yuanmoto Sugiyama was very polite to throw this summary report on the wooden floor in front of him and said: "I am bluntly, Duke, this kind of report is not enough to believe it at all. Please believe the information of the military headquarters."

The Nishiyuanji Master looked at Sugiyama Tsubasa coldly and said, "There are probably more and more stupid and arrogant generals like you, Sugiyama Tsubasa?"

"You are such an exaggeration, even as a veteran!"

Sugiyama's face turned red. Although he was a general of the army, he knew very well that he was not qualified to act in front of Nishiyuan Temple.

Anyway, the old thing on the opposite side, who was already damn, is a figure of Marshal Oyama Iwa's generation. It is as disgusting as an immortal zombie in Japanese politics, and there is no way.

Mine Hiromasa said: "I think this report is much more reliable than the reports submitted by the Ministry of Army and the Navy Staff. In any case, even if this report is as unreliable as the Ministry of Army, the war will begin with the Chinese Empire.

It is also something that is absolutely unimaginable and absolutely unacceptable. Even if the navy's surprise attack strategy is successful, even if China loses all the main force of the navy, as long as China has a plan to fight to the end, Japan will inevitably fail because we are too close to China, as long as China's army

Controlling the entire Korean Peninsula, half of the land of the Great Japanese Empire is within the bombing range of the Chinese Air Force, and we do not have enough air force to compete with the Chinese Air Force. Whether it is personnel or aircraft, they are all two armies.

A mission that the air force cannot accomplish.”

Sugiyama Moto replied arrogantly: "Minai, what you said is really pitiful. Is a person like you also a minister of the Navy who swore allegiance to the Imperial Palace? This is the first time I feel pitiful for the Navy Province."

Mine Mitsumasa was so quiet that he was not in a hurry to answer, so he didn't want to lose his demeanor for a bastard like Sugiyama.

Everyone was silent.

Mr. Nishiyuanji asked: "If the surprise attack tactic is successful, can the army block the offensive of the Chinese Defense Forces occupying the southern part of the Korean Empire?"

Sugiyama Moto immediately concluded: "This is an indisputable thing. The Emperor's army is absolutely impossible to defeat. Although the Chinese army has more mechanized arms, the war on the Korean Peninsula will always be dominated by infantry. Theirs

Tanks are simply impossible to operate here, and if they are just competing with infantry, it is absolutely impossible for the emperors of the Great Japanese Empire to be defeated."

Minai Mitsumasa said yellingly: "If we remember correctly, everyone, the army suffered a crushing defeat in the 44th year of Meiji war. Although the people know very little, it is impossible for us here to not know, right?

Recently, the Chinese Army has defeated the Soviet and Italian troops in Europe and East Africa battlefields in succession. As far as we know, the Chinese Army has not sent any real elite troops. The legendary Northeast Army came from the six continental military divisions, but among them,

Tenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Divisions all participated in the Forty-Four Years War, and were only the main force of the second-line at that time. If the army was undefeated, I think it was still a hundred thousand people who died in Korea when they went to the shrine.

The elite army soldiers said, maybe they would talk to General Yoshima Oshima who was defeated and self-destructed!"

Sugiyama was furious and said, "What do the Navy want? If you don't want to bear the blame for defeat, then take back all the military expenses you took away from us for the army!"

Minai Mitsunosa said: "Does your army really have very little military expenditure?"

Before the two continued to argue, the King of Nishiyuan Temple beat the ground with his cane, interrupting their words, and blaming: "It's this time, do you still need internal fighting? If you want to start a war with China, the navy will

We must win the Battle of Sanduo Ao, and the army must also defend northern Korea. Otherwise, everyone here will become sinners of the Yamato nation and the empire."

At this moment, Prince Zai Ren, a general of the army who firmly supported the war, suddenly asked Mine Hikamasara: "Does the navy have the ability to win the Battle of Sanduo Ao?"

Minai Mitsumasa hesitated for a moment and replied: "As long as the tactics and timing are right, the opportunity should be relatively large. The problem is that even...!"

"alright!"

Prince Zai Ren rudely interrupted Mine Hiromasaki and wanted to add something to the future, stood up and concluded without any doubt: "Since the navy has no problems, the army has no problems, what are you waiting for? The opportunity to serve the imperial court and the empire.

At this moment, if you don’t want to serve like this, please tell yourself!”

After saying this, he ruthlessly and indifferently spread the information book provided by Nishiyuanji Gongwang all over the ground, turned around arrogantly and left the room, not willing to waste time listening to other people's explanations.

The Navy General Fushimimiya Hakukyu, who was also listed as the two marshals of the Marshal's Office, still humbly apologized to the King of Nishizoji, saying "Aya Ado", and then got up and left the Nishizoji residence.

Although he lost all his face, Nishizoji Gongwang still accepted all this calmly. He silently apologized to Minai Mitsumasa, who opposed the war, and signaled that he had done his best. Since the matter had reached this point, there was no need to argue any more.

I'm afraid even the Emperor is not suitable to violate the resolution of the Marshal's Mansion.

Minai Mitsumasa just silently bowed and apologized to the Nishiyuanji Lord.

He did not intend to resign from his post as the Prime Minister. Even if the hope of victory was extremely slim, he could do his best to avoid defeat in this position.

In any case, he didn't want to see the day when the Great Japanese Empire was completely defeated.

If there really is one day, for the hope of Japan's revival, he might have to persevere. He always felt that this was the most sad thing about him.

...

Objectively speaking, as the Emperor Shenwu of the Chinese Empire, Emperor Song has not done his best to seek welfare for the empire in recent years. Simply put, Emperor Song has been a bit far away from the political and military centers in recent years. Of course, this is his own choice.

, because he felt that the time was almost right. If China wants to make progress, he must give up more space to promote the normalization of the constitutional monarchy, rather than staying in the tutoring period.

As for today's political situation, the situation between Emperor Hua and Emperor Showa of Japan, King of the British Empire and Emperor George VI of India is different. In terms of the constitution, Emperor Hua still retains a high real power of the monarch, within the empire, Asia

It has a high reputation and military and political influence throughout the world.

Even so, Emperor Song did not control everything in the country like the head of Nazi Germany Adolf Hitler.

Especially after Gu Weijun's cabinet came to power, this was the sixth central cabinet of the empire. Song Biao chose to give up more real power to the cabinet during this period. His main work in the past few years was to coordinate the central cabinet, military

The personnel situation of the department and some important social institutions and scientific research institutions is a bit abnormal. Instead, he is like he is helping Gu Weijun, Jiang Fangzhen and others, doing some auxiliary work for them, and helping them clear some obstacles in personnel arrangements.

Through his efforts, when Gu Weijun's political reputation was relatively insufficient, the 6th central cabinet of the empire was still very stable, and every cabinet minister was the best candidate, and the reserve talents were also abundant; in the central government of the empire, the

The military headquarters, senior officers, Central National Defense Commission and commanders of various military regions, and the heads of the teachings were all replaced by the Chinese and young generations. The overall metabolism was very smooth and there were no bad situations.

Unlike the young emperor of Japan's Showa Emperor Hirohito, Song is already an experienced old emperor. He only needs to control personnel to ensure the stability of the empire and the stability of military politics, and will not turn the military from the honor of the empire into

Disaster.

However, after the news of Japan's possible attack on Sanduo Ao, Emperor Song was still cautious in changing his habits in previous years. Just as Ouyang Geng's cabinet first came to power, he reopened various systems during the time of tutoring, and more

Directly handle national military and political affairs.

During this month, Song Biao has held the Central Training Session twice, which has caused the cabinet to panic. At the Military Headquarters, he will work in the General Office of the Xuanzheng Pavilion of the Central Palace on time at 9:30 every morning.

A Central National Defense Commissioner reported to him all important matters yesterday, and he personally organized various intelligence statistics work on the war against Japan.

As one of the best military commanders in the world, after Song Biao sorted out various intelligences during this period, his overall judgment was that Japan did not have the possibility of successfully attacking the Sandu Ao Naval Base, because Sandu Ao

The surrounding environment and defense of the naval base are too complex, and Japan still lacks the strength to break through these obstacles in terms of technology.

The Sanduao Naval Base was conducted in 1915, officially launched and built on a large scale in 1922, and replaced Luoyuan Bay in 1930 as the headquarters of the Imperial Central Navy Southern Fleet. The core port is located outside Baima Port in the Central Sanduao
To be continued...