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The one who said this was the President Luo Yiqun. He was a bad guy. To put it nicely, he was called the style of the elders, and to put it bluntly, he was the benevolence of a woman.Thinking of the heavy price to be paid for destroying Japan, President Luo was not very willing, and he also did not agree with Luo Yaoguo's view that Japan was a thorn in his heels.In his view, a country like China that ranks among the world's three major powers is simply not something that Japan, which is a tiny place, can threaten.The purpose of fighting this war with Japan is still to grab territory. As long as the territory can be obtained, it does not matter whether the country can be destroyed or not.

Luo Yaoguo naturally understood what his uncle was thinking, and this kind of thinking was not unreasonable.But Luo Yaoguo still prefers to completely wipe out this poisonous snake lurking around China, so as not to be used by the United States or Germany as a chain to contain China in the future!But now is not the time to say this, he stood at attention and gave a military salute to Luo Yiqun: "Uncle, my nephew knows what's going on, and please rest assured uncle about the front line. In less than a month, the 80 million Japanese troops in North Korea will be killed They can all be wiped out! Uncle, just wait for my good news." Then he shook hands with Wang Jingwei, who came to see him off, and turned to get on the train.

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At the same time that Luo Yaoguo went north with great fanfare to supervise the division, the tranquility of Hamatang Town in Andong County, Liaoning Province was suddenly broken by the rumbling roar of a motor.From the hills in the north to the town's rush-built road, I don't know when a fleet of assault guns, armored vehicles, half-track vehicles appeared, and there were countless sitting on these vehicles, wearing German-style steel helmets, Wearing a camouflage combat uniform, a capable soldier holding a Min-25 automatic rifle!

Several jeeps came out of the town and drove towards these armored vehicles. Hou Jingru and Liao Yunze were sitting in the jeeps. They stayed in the headquarters of the Fifth Army for two days to observe the situation on the front line. After feeling that the Japanese had no hope of defeating the Kuomintang army, they bid farewell to Sun Yuanliang and returned to Shenyang to continue quietly contributing to the revolutionary work.As a result, as soon as the jeep they were riding in left Hamatang Town, they encountered this mighty armored force.

Hou Jingru closed his eyes for a while and ignored them, but Liao Yunze counted while watching. The entire armored convoy was lined up on the road for more than ten kilometers, and there were countless tanks, armored vehicles, and self-propelled artillery. , most of them were Liao Yunze, a general who had been a diplomat for more than ten years, who had never seen it before!

After their jeeps were far away from these tanks and armored vehicles, Hou Jingru lightly pushed Liao Yunze beside him, and said indifferently: "See, they have already prepared their trump cards."

"What kind of unit is that? There are so many tanks, is it an armored division?" Liao Yunze said.He has been in South America for many years, but he has never seen an armored division or anything.

"It's the Panzergrenadier Division. There are 24 in total. The ones who passed by just now are Chu Weida's 10th Panzergrenadier Division and Luo Zekai's 11th Panzergrenadier Division. These two divisions have a total of four assault artillery battalions. If it is fully loaded, there should be 240 No. 100 and No. [-] assault guns! In addition, there are more than [-] self-propelled artillery! Although the combat effectiveness is not as good as that of the authentic armored division, it is used to bully the Japanese troops on the Yalu River. There is more than enough beachhead!"

"It's more than enough?" Liao Yunze sneered, "I think it's overkill. A few infantry regiments are enough to clean up the Japanese beachheads. Why did Sun Yuanliang dispatch armored troops? Will there be a war? Or A talented student from the Army University!"

Hou Jingru shook his head slightly, leaned over to Liao Yunze's ear, and said, "These two Panzergrenadier divisions are in the hands of Commander Bai, and Sun Yuanliang can't use them. Now they must be deliberately showing the Japanese to see. The Kuomintang is planning something again. When I return to Shenyang, I will go to the headquarters of the Beiyang Front Army to find out what is going on. You can contact Lao Yang and report the situation here. It seems that the Kuomintang is going to fight the Japanese in North Korea this time. Already!"

Chapter 0930 Total War ([-]) Defending North Korea

On October 1939, 10, the armored troops of the Chinese army suddenly appeared in the Andong area on the north bank of the Yalu River!The Japanese army spent a lot of effort in the previous two days, causing nearly 19 casualties. The few beachheads that were finally defeated were counterattacked by a large number of Chinese assault guns and elite infantry at the same time within a day!The nearly 2 infantry of the two Japanese regiments stationed on the north bank of the Yalu River fell to pieces in a very short period of time!If it weren't for the cleverness of the captains of these two regiments, who left the regiment flags in the North Korean barracks, the Chinese might have seized them right now.

This sudden heavy punch from the Chinese army immediately suppressed all the devils, large and small, in the headquarters of the Japanese Kwantung Army.Kwantung Army Commander Terauchi Toshiichi almost fainted on the spot, and Chief of Staff Kimura Heutaro was stunned for 10 minutes after hearing the news, and then he sat down on a chair and kept yelling at the intelligence department You bastard, you didn't even find out about the transfer of the Chinese armored forces, you should be doing seppuku or something...

However, those Japanese intelligence officers did not commit suicide, but quickly sent a lot of information about the discovery of armored troops to the headquarters of the Kwantung Army!For example, the Japanese spies lurking in Changchun reported seeing more than a dozen military trains full of tanks coming from Harbin at the Changchun Railway Station. There were seven or eight hundred of them!At the same time, the Japanese spies in Harbin reported that at least 120 Panzer IV tanks were pulled on the two trains coming from Qiqihar!In addition, Chinese tanks also appeared in the city of Shenyang. More than 100 No. 10 and No. [-] assault guns swaggered through the center of Shenyang that day, which attracted the cheers of the Chinese people who were watching, and scared the lurking Japanese spies. Let go.In addition to reports from Changchun, Shenyang, and Harbin that a large number of Chinese tanks were found, almost at the same time, Vladivostok, Siping, Jilin, Yingkou, Jinzhou, Lushun and other places also sent secret messages of Chinese armored troops to Pyongyang.If these Japanese intelligence personnel didn't miss it, then the Chinese have at least deployed more than [-] armored divisions in the Northeast!This is two more than the total number of Chinese armored divisions held by Japan before.

It took a long time for Terauchi Shouichi and Kimura Heutaro to recover from the incomparable shock, and hurriedly began to adjust their deployment, and urgently canceled a surprise attack plan on Linjiang that the military had placed high hopes on.In fact, this plan can still be tried. Although it is impossible to drive the main force of the Fifth Army from Andong, it is still possible to break through the weak defense line of the Chinese army from the middle reaches of the Yalu River and burn the flames of war to the territory of Jilin Province, China.

But Si Nei and others are now completely overwhelmed by the sudden appearance of Chinese armored troops, that is a full 10 armored divisions!Even if it is a half-fold, there are 5 armored divisions. According to the establishment of the Chinese armored divisions provided by Germany, the 5 armored divisions have at least 2500 tanks and assault artillery, of which 300 are the terrible No. [-] tanks!So many tanks are now rushing towards the Sino-Japanese border, it seems that this means that they are going to cross the Yalu River with pride... At that time, the whole of North Korea will be lost!So now the most important task of the Kwantung Army is to defend the Yalu River. It must keep North Korea as a springboard for attacking the Japanese mainland. It seems like a ridiculous dream now.

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As the emergency telegram from the Kwantung Army reached Tokyo, the atmosphere in the Japanese Army Staff Headquarters was also gloomy.It turned out that those high-spirited elite staff officers all sat there as if they had been beaten by Shuang, staring and couldn't believe the report sent by the Kwantung Army and the intelligence department.Has it been less than 72 hours since the start of the war, and the "Special No. 10 Operation Plan" that took nearly two months to prepare has been proven to be a joke?What makes these Japanese army elites even more shuddering is that the Chinese actually concentrated about 72 armored divisions in the Northeast!Although this figure is unbelievable, Chief of Staff Okamura Neiji and Minister of the First Department Ishihara Wanji both tend to believe it.Moreover, common sense in the military tells them that such a large armored force cannot be gathered from all over China to Manchuria in just [-] hours. Their appearance in Manchuria so quickly can only show that these armored forces have already been deployed. There it is!Obviously the Chinese are not only planning to invade Japan, but the main direction of the invasion is the Korean Peninsula!

"Your Excellency, General! According to information from Wuhan, Marshal Luo Yaoguo, Chief of the General Staff of the Chinese National Defense Forces, took a train northward this morning... It is said that he is going to Manchuria to oversee the war! And the entourage includes North Korean rebel Kim Zuojin and Li Beomseok!"

Major General Suesei San, attached to the Second Department of the General Staff Headquarters, ran into the office of Chief of Staff Neiji Okamura out of breath, and loudly reported the news he had just received.

"Doi-kun, what do you think?" Okamura took the telegram from Yusuke, glanced at it, and handed it to Lieutenant General Doihara Kenji, the second minister opposite.Doi read it carefully, and passed the telegram to Ishihara Waner who was sitting next to him, and then slowly said: "The Chinese are going to attack North Korea, and Luo Yaohui personally went north to supervise the battle, which means that he has already achieved absolute success." The lower officials are very worried about the situation of the Kwantung Army and the North Korean garrison.”

"Ishihara-kun, what do you think?" Okamura turned his head and looked at Ishihara with a smile.As the planner of the special No. [-] battle plan, Ishihara Waner's face seemed ashen, without any blood.Hearing Okamura's question, he nodded slightly: "Your Majesty agrees with Doi-kun's analysis that the Chinese are about to attack North Korea, and their actions should be planned for a long time, otherwise it would be impossible to mobilize so many people in a short period of time. More armored troops went to Manchuria. Fortunately, the Chinese were a bit slower than us in preparing for the attack.”

There was a wry smile on his face when he said this: "At least we still have time to adjust our deployment and transfer the Kwantung Army and the North Korean Garrison to the defensive." He sighed softly, "Your Excellency, it seems that the real What can be used is the Xu case of the special No. [-] combat plan. In addition, the Kwantung Army and the Korean Army will also be merged, and there is no need for two military-level command units in one North Korea.”

Ningji Okamura shook his head slightly. He also served as a senior staff officer in the Kwantung Army at the beginning. He saw with his own eyes that this elite group, which placed all the hopes of the empire, was driven out of Manchuria by the Chinese. Now he once again witnessed the abolition of the Kwantung Army’s establishment !

"North Korea can still defend," Ishihara Waner continued: "The terrain of the Korean peninsula is not very open, and the area bordering China in northern North Korea is full of mountains, which is not suitable for the mechanized troops of the Chinese Army to enter and exit. If we simply consider the ground forces Strength, the Kwantung Army and the Korean Army with nearly a million troops are enough to ensure that North Korea is not lost, but North Korea is a peninsula after all..."

"Ishihara-kun, are you worried that the navy is not capable of defending the west coast of North Korea?" Neiji Okamura frowned slightly. If the navy does not have the ability to defend the west coast of North Korea, how can they guarantee the safety of the Japanese archipelago?In this way, it is not North Korea that must be defended to the death!

Ishihara smiled and remained silent. He was very skeptical of the "great victory in the South China Sea" achieved by the Japanese navy. In fact, the navy could not produce any evidence of sinking a Chinese aircraft carrier!There is not even a single photo, because none of the planes participating in the attack on Zhanjiang Port, whether it was a kamikaze or a zero plane, returned to the base.I don't know how they came to the judgment of sinking four large Chinese aircraft carriers?Could it be that the kamikaze members who died in the battle sent a message to Eisuke Yamamoto from Kudanzaka?

Just when Ishihara Waner questioned the navy's false report of military exploits in his heart, Hirohito in the palace had already seen the photo of the Chinese aircraft carrier being sunk with his own eyes.The Japanese secret service organization lurking in Shanghai took a strange risk and used fishing boats to secretly hand over several newspapers with photos of the Chinese aircraft carrier being damaged, on fire and sinking to the Japanese submarine near the coast of China, and then the submarine sent it to Okinawa for further use. The Navy transport plane took it back to Japan.After getting the photos, Navy Minister Eisuke Yamamoto and Naval Commander-in-Chief Fushimi Gong Hiroshi immediately entered the palace to announce the good news to Emperor Hirohito.

"It seems that the warriors of our navy kamikaze team did not sacrifice in vain." Emperor Hirohito put down the newspaper in his hand, nodded in relief, and looked up at the two admirals standing respectfully under the throne, and asked: "North Korea has sent a warning that the Chinese have assembled heavy troops in Manchuria and are about to invade. What do you two love ministers think? Can the navy control North Korea's sea dominance in the West Sea?"

The two admirals glanced at each other quietly, but they refused to speak. Of course, they had seen from the Chinese newspapers that the two sunken aircraft carriers were just "light aircraft carriers" remodeled with cheap "Republic ships" , There is not much value at all, as long as the Chinese are willing to build ten or eight more ships soon.If it is true that the Chinese navy only lost these two motherships, as the Chinese newspapers said, then the Japanese navy's "Victory in the South China Sea" is not at 01:30!With the loss of nearly a thousand fighter planes, will the combined fleet, which has been severely weakened, still be able to maintain the sea dominance on the west coast of North Korea and even in the northwest waters of Kyushu?It seems that the difficulties encountered during the September 8th War eight years ago were once again placed in front of the Japanese Navy.Only this time, the Chinese are really going to land!

The minister of the interior, Koichi Kido, snorted softly to remind the two admirals who were in a daze. King Fushimi Miyahiro Kyo had no choice but to take a step forward and bowed to salute: "Your Majesty, the west coast of North Korea has a long coastline, and it is also close to China's Liaoning and Shandong provinces. , and the Chinese air force is very powerful, so it is very unfavorable to dispatch the navy to fight on the west coast of North Korea.”

Fushimi Gong Hirohito’s answer made Emperor Hirohito’s eyebrows tighten. The navy was unwilling to undertake the defense of North Korea’s west coast under the pretext of the strength of the Chinese Air Force. If the Chinese army seized the Korean Peninsula, wouldn’t half of Japan’s sky be in the sky? Chinese aircraft under control?At that time, will the navy not even defend the homeland?

As soon as Fushimi Palace's words came out, Yamamoto Hidesuke immediately felt uncomfortable, and quickly explained: "Your Majesty, the navy's large surface ships should not fight at places too close to the Chinese coastline, but the navy's kamikaze can still defend North Korea." The west coast! Moreover, the army has already built coastal defense forts at key points on the west coast of North Korea, so it should be safe.”

Hirohito nodded, showing a slight smile: "Okay then, I'm much more at ease with the kamikaze warriors coming to defend the coastline of the empire. My dear friends, the victory or defeat of the defense of North Korea is directly related to the empire's I hope that the Navy can fight bravely and not let me down, and the expectations of the 7000 million people.” After speaking, Hirohito raised his right hand slightly, indicating that the two admirals could retire.

When King Fushimi Miyahiro Kyo and Yamamoto Eisuke walked out of the palace gate, they saw that Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro, Minister of War Nagata Tetsuzan, and Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka who had just returned from Tehran were already waiting for an audience, because It was inside the palace, the four Japanese civil and military officials just bowed slightly, without speaking.Afterwards, there was a call in the hall to "see the Prime Minister, the Minister of War and the Minister of Foreign Affairs".

Konoe, Nagata, and Matsuoka hurriedly walked into the main hall, seeing Emperor Hirohito with a gloomy face on the throne, the three of them did not dare to show their anger, and hurriedly bowed to salute.Hirohito waved his hands impatiently, and said coldly: "What good strategy do you have for the current situation facing the empire?"

Konoe was taken aback when he heard the words, he heard the worry in Hirohito's tone, and seemed to have shaken the future of the war.

"Your Majesty, the garrison case in the special No. [-] combat plan is used to solve the current situation facing the empire." Minister of War Nagata Tieshan saw that the guard was in a daze and replied for him.

Hirohito ignored Nagata. Of course he knew what the Xu case of the Special No. 10 Operation Plan meant. Even if Japan could escape the fate of subjugation, it would lose all its overseas territories and become a third-rate country forever!He turned his head to look at Yosuke Matsuoka, and said in a deep voice: "After all, China's national power is [-] times that of the empire. In addition to planning to fight the country, we should also prepare diplomatically. If peace can be achieved, we must pay a certain price." It's worth it too."

Matsuoka frowned. Japan has just deceived China in diplomacy. Now that it proposes diplomatic negotiations, is it possible for the other party to accept it?But this request was made by the emperor, and he, the foreign minister, dared not say no.He pondered for a while and replied: "Your Majesty, as long as the empire can persist until Germany and Italy defeat the United States, I am sure that I can find a way out for the empire through diplomatic mediation. But before that, the imperial army can finally win a beautiful battle. Otherwise... a weak country has no diplomacy!"

As soon as the words "a weak country has no diplomacy" were uttered, there was a sudden silence in the hall. The mighty Japanese Empire has now become a weak country without diplomacy!

"Mr. Konoe, Mr. Nagata, can the empire achieve a real victory?" Emperor Hirohito said the word "true", obviously he also knew that the Navy's "South China Sea Victory" was a lot of water.

Konoe Fumimaro and Nagata Tieshan glanced at each other. Nagata bowed and replied loudly: "Your Majesty, it is true that the enemy is strong and we are weak. However, the military is still sure to rely on North Korea's favorable terrain to adopt active defensive tactics. , severely inflicting damage on the incoming Chinese invaders!"

Hearing what Nagata said, Hirohito sighed in his heart. His only ideal since he was a child was to lead Japan to invade China, but he didn't expect to worry about resisting China's aggression in the end. It seems that there is still a discrepancy between ideals and reality. less distance.

Thinking of this, Hirohito cheered up again, and asked in a deep voice: "If the navy cannot guarantee the sea control of the West Sea of ​​Korea, can the army still severely injure the invading enemy?"

"Your Majesty, the general in the temple will definitely lead the soldiers to fight bravely and severely injure the invading enemy." When he said this, Yongtian cursed the navy in his heart, because they dropped the defense on the west coast of North Korea, and the army should send at least a few dozen more Thousands of troops.

But where did so many troops come from?The military expansion plan of 600 million army and 800 million reservists has not yet been implemented. The total strength of the Japanese army is only more than 200 million, of which 100 million have already arrived in North Korea, and the remaining troops are distributed in Okinawa, the Philippines, Indonesia, Eastern Australia, and the Pacific Ocean. Islands (including Hawaii), as well as the Central American Republic and other places.Moreover, the Philippines and Eastern Australia are facing the threat of invasion by the Chinese army, while the Japanese army stationed in the Central American Republic is fighting hard with the invading US army. Now they have lost Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and other countries, and have retreated to Costa Rica.The commander of the Central American Front Army, Yamashita Fufumi, made emergency calls to the military department one after another, but the military department has no troops to send now, and can only wait for the 600 million military expansion plan to be completed.

Hirohito showed a little relief at this time, and gave Nagata a few more instructions, and then sent him and Matsuoka Yosuke to retreat, but left Fummaro Konoe behind.After Nagata and Matsuoka left, Hirohito stood up from the throne and stomped around the hall with his hands behind his back. After a while, he turned around and asked Konoe, "If the army is defeated in North Korea, is there any way for the government to clean up the situation?" ?”

Fumimaro Konoe gasped when he heard the words, what did Hirohito mean?Do you want to seek peace with China after the defeat in the Korean War?If that time really comes, what awaits Japan will be extremely harsh peace conditions!I am afraid that not only all overseas territories and colonies cannot be preserved, but even "Japan's inherent territories" such as Okinawa, Sakhalin Island, and the Thousand Islands are also difficult to preserve!There is even a huge amount of indemnity to be paid, and the mainland may be garrisoned by China, so Japan will become a vassal of China forever!

"Your Majesty, I wonder how the government should grasp the bottom line of peace?" Jin Wei tentatively asked in a low voice.

Chapter 0931 Total War ([-]) Weak Country Diplomacy

Emperor Hirohito was silent for a moment, then stared at Konoe Fumimaro, and said in a deep voice: "In today's world, only Germany, the United States, and the Republic of China are the first-class powers. Although the Empire, Russia, England, and France are second-class Such a powerful country, but compared with a first-class powerful country, it is actually a weak country. The empire resists the strong with the weak, and military solutions are always the last resort. However, this time the imperial government pinned its hopes on military adventures, which is really unfair. wisdom!"

Hearing Emperor Hirohito's words, Konoe Fumimaro's heart sank to the bottom. If there is no nod from your lord the Emperor, who would dare to take this military risk casually?

Hirohito paused for a while, and then continued: "At present, we should clearly express our peace wishes to Chinese dignitaries through the private channel of the Russian Empress. Before the hope of peace is completely hopeless, I still hope for peace. Diplomatic approach to seek a solution to the conflict between China and Japan.

Regarding the final bottom line of peace, my position has four points: [-]. Any settlement must not violate the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Japanese Empire; Islands, as well as the Korean Peninsula (that is, the colonies of Eastern Australia, the Philippines and Indonesia are ready to be abandoned); [-]. No foreign troops can exist on the territory of the empire; [-]. Those responsible for the war of the empire cannot be handed over to any foreign country; [-]. China Japan should conclude a covenant of eternal peace, and China has the obligation to ensure that Japan's territory will not be invaded by any foreign country.

These five positions are the minimum of Japan's weak country diplomacy. If China can still make long-term plans at the height of the leader of the Eastern nation, and does not want to cause eternal hatred between China and Japan from generation to generation, the minimum peace conditions for me , should not be ignored.Otherwise, it will be the last moment for the entire Yamato nation, the tens of millions of Japanese citizens. Even if the whole nation is broken into benevolence, there will be no room for humiliation and compromise.Konoe-sama, do you understand? "

Konoe Fumimaro thought for a while, and asked again: "Your Majesty, will you pass on the five points to the Chinese side through the Russian Empress now?"

Hirohito remained silent again. Now Japan still has millions of troops and a powerful combined fleet, and the reserves of various strategic materials can also support it for a period of time.If such a big concession is proposed now, it is certainly difficult for the Chinese side to refuse (even Luo Yaoguo can't go against public opinion), but can the Japanese army and navy explain the past here?Can the people explain the past?Can the ancestors and ancestors explain it?

"Let me tell you my hope for peace first. As for the five-point position, don't raise it for now. If the decisive battle in North Korea is unfavorable, you can raise it with China." After finishing these words, Emperor Hirohito sighed lightly, and signaled for Konoe Fumimaro to retreat. down.