Take Taobao to fight against Japan

This is the second time he has come to power to form a cabinet and become the prime minister. Naturally speaking at this time is quite important, and it immediately silenced Hideki Tojo and Yoshida Zengo, but there was anger in their eyes .

The heated quarrel stopped instantly, and the atmosphere of the venue froze in an instant, making it very embarrassing.

Seeing that everyone stopped talking, Emperor Hirohito could only frowned and said: "My dear friends, I know that you are all loyal to the Great Japanese Empire, and all your thoughts and concerns are for the sake of the Great Japanese Empire and the Yamato nation forever. Foundation.

It's just that noise alone can't solve the problem. We still need to think calmly and work together to discuss the best strategy.

Since the all-out war with China, the Empire of Japan has ushered in the best opportunity for thousands of years, and at the same time, the Empire of Japan is also facing unprecedented challenges.

The Great Japanese Empire has long since had no way out. At this critical historical moment, only when we unite with one heart and one mind can we create a glorious foundation for the Yamato nation that will last forever. "

"Hay!"

"His Majesty the Emperor is wise!"

"We will work together to create the eternal foundation of the Yamato nation!"

Fumimaro Konoe, Hideki Tojo and others hurriedly shouted respectfully, and the scene suddenly became extremely harmonious.

Emperor Hirohito's expression softened a little, and he continued, "You can't have both. In the world, there are gains and losses. The key is to see which end is more important than the other end!"

"Hay!"

Fumimaro Konoe, Hideki Tojo and the others nodded again humbly.

Hirohito said again: "After years of painstaking efforts and accumulation, the current economic strength of the Great Japanese Empire has grown considerably, among which Manchukuo is the most prominent.

Not only has a coal liquefaction industry with an annual output of 300 million tons been established, but steel production has also increased several times, and with the research cooperation of the Germans, the Empire of Japan has initially mastered radar technology, anti-tank rocket launchers, new tanks and new aircraft. A breakthrough has been made.

The mining of the Lingkari gold mine in Kagoshima, Kyushu went smoothly, the gold production of the Empire of Japan increased significantly, and the financial aspect improved greatly.

Everything is moving in a good direction, so we don't need to underestimate ourselves too much. Although the United States is powerful, as long as we adopt appropriate strategies, I believe that the Americans will not easily join the war. "

Knowing that if Hideki Tojo and others were allowed to discuss, most of them would still be arguing endlessly.

Coupled with the vigorous development of Manchukuo and the substantial increase in gold production, Japan's strategic reserves, military power and foreign exchange have been greatly strengthened, and Hirohito's confidence has gradually expanded.

After a pause, Hirohito simply set the tone:

"I think going south can be put on the agenda, but it needs a careful implementation process, and it must not be rushed. As for the specific implementation strategy, I will not discuss it at the meeting today. You will hold a special meeting to discuss it after you go down.

After you have a complete implementation strategy, just submit it to Zhen Yulan! "

"Hay!"

"His Majesty the Emperor is wise!"

Konoe Fumimaro and others hurriedly shouted that the limited southward attack is the consensus of everyone, and there is nothing to dispute about this.

As for whether to form a military alliance with Germany and Italy, that will be a matter after the imperial meeting.

"well!"

Hirohito nodded in satisfaction, and then changed the topic: "The main purpose of calling everyone to the Imperial Palace today is not to discuss whether to go south, but to solve a serious problem.

Presumably everyone should know who the confidant is referring to, and it is indeed the Chinese Tiger Army entrenched in the Shandong Peninsula.

How can you allow others to snore on the side of the couch? No matter whether the Great Japanese Empire wants to conquer China or go south to expand its territory, it cannot avoid this serious problem, and it must not allow them to continue to grow!

This hateful Chinese army was stained with the blood of the warriors of the Empire of Japan, causing the Empire of Japan to suffer heavy losses and humiliation many times!

Now I believe that the time for encirclement and annihilation in the general war is ripe, so please feel free to speak out what you think about this! "

Yang Fan's hatred value was so deep that the Japanese devils lost their helmets and armor, and all their face was lost, so Japan has always been brooding from top to bottom, with deep resentment.

After a year or two of hard work, and accumulating what he considers to be a good foundation, Hiroren couldn't wait to wash away his past shame and get rid of Yang Fan and the Huaxia Huben Army.

Chapter 619 Full of Confidence

"His Majesty the Emperor is wise!"

Hideki Tojo immediately paused with excitement and said: "The Imperial Army has assembled a combat force of more than 30 people from the three armies, not only equipped with a large number of artillery and new tanks, but also equipped with a large number of aviation regiments!

The Imperial Japanese Army has already made up its mind. As long as His Majesty the Emperor gives an order, the Imperial Army of the Japanese Empire will fight the enemy bravely. It depends on the first battle! "

Hideki Tojo used to stay in the Kwantung Army as the commander of the military police. He returned to China the year before last and served as the army deputy until a few days ago when he took the post of Prime Minister Lu. Although he has never fought against Yang Fan, he has a lot of information.

Knowing that this is an extremely difficult and powerful opponent, Hideki Tojo is still full of confidence, without the slightest fear or worry, on the contrary, he can't wait, dreaming about burying the biggest opponent of the Imperial Army in his own hands.

Seeing Hideki Tojo so excited, Hirohito was a little worried, and quickly reminded him friendly:

"According to relevant information, Yang Fan has been sparing no effort in building fortifications these days, and has already built an extremely solid defense system, even many indestructible steel fortresses.

Moreover, the Huaxia Huben Army also has extremely powerful tank units and air forces, so we must give the highest attention, and we must not make stupid mistakes of underestimating the enemy again! "

In the beginning, he was killed by Yang Fan many times by surprise and suffered heavy casualties, so he could comfort himself with carelessness and the fact that his opponent was too cunning.

But then there were several times when the frontal defense was upright, especially when the heavy troops were assembled to carry out encirclement and suppression, and they wanted to tear Yang Fan into pieces, but the final result was that the Japanese army did not even break through the outer defense line, and the Japanese army caused heavy casualties and tens of thousands of deaths. people!

There are lessons learned from the past, even though the Japanese army has been greatly strengthened now, especially the heavy troops deployed around the Shandong Peninsula, it can be said that they are armed to the teeth.

However, Yu Ren was still a little apprehensive about defending the famous Chinese tiger army at all costs, for fear that he would be caught if he failed to act coercive again.

Hideki Tojo said confidently: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the troops are equipped with a large number of anti-aircraft guns, anti-aircraft machine guns, and artillery of various calibers. Even the Type 240 280mm train guns, [-]mm heavy howitzers and other fortified artillery have been mobilized to the front line. .

Even if they built fortifications comparable to the Russian Lushun Fortress, they would only become piles of ruins without any breath of life within the range of the cannon. "

The 280mm heavy howitzer that Hideki Tojo said was a 1884mm howitzer imported from Italy in 280.

However, this artillery is not original by the Italians, but a large-caliber howitzer originally developed by the British Armstrong-Whitworth Company.

This type of howitzer has a short and thick barrel with 10 times the caliber, so that it has similar characteristics to the mortars commonly equipped at that time, that is, a large firing angle and a large ballistic arc.

And its huge caliber of 280 mm and heavy shells of 2 g were enough to make the iron armor of any warship at that time daunting.

After the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese army truly experienced the horror of modern fortifications.

From the battle of the Yalu River at the beginning of the war, the battle of Nanshan, to the battle of Liaoyang, and even the offensive and defensive battle of Lushun.

The Russian army relied on the favorable terrain to build solid reinforced concrete fortifications, and with the powerful firepower of various types of light and heavy artillery and a large number of new Maxim M1910 machine guns, it inflicted great damage on the attacking Japanese army.

Especially when the Japanese army besieged Lushun Fortress, when the Japanese Third Army led by Nogi Noki launched the first round of general offensive, they were helpless in front of the rock-solid fortresses and trenches. The 150mm and 90mm siege mortars on hand could not do anything. Destroy the solid fortifications of the Russian army.

At the end of the day, the Japanese army only captured a small position on Panlong Mountain with all their strength, but left 5 corpses in front of the position.

Such casualties were sent back to the country, causing an uproar.The base camp once wondered if the translator had mistakenly added a zero when translating the casualty figures.

Until later, the Japanese spent a lot of effort to transfer 18 280mm heavy howitzers from the base camp to the front line of Lushun to relieve the urgent need.

Before the third army launched the second general attack in Lushun, 18 howitzers were already in place, and immediately launched shelling on the Lushun Fortress.

When the artillery shells hit the Russian army's position heavily, the huge explosion made the whole fortress tremble. After several rounds of shelling, the outer positions of the Russian army's fortress were almost wiped out, and the solid concrete fortifications were also damaged to varying degrees.

Therefore, this time they are determined to eradicate the Chinese Huben Army, and the Japanese Army will naturally sacrifice this artifact to deal with the fortresses and fortresses that Yang Fan painstakingly built.

Hearing this, Hirohito nodded slightly reassuringly and said: "Even so, the Imperial Army must be cautious, do a good job in the overall military game deduction and strategic deployment, and must not rush forward!"

"Hay!"

Hideki Tojo nodded heavily, as long as the fight is allowed to start, everything else is trivial.

At this time, Foreign Minister Matsuoka Yosuke said: "Your Majesty, under the guise of joint ventures, Yang Fan not only maintains passenger routes with the United States and Britain, but also builds so-called industrial parks in Qingdao and other places. It is a hidden danger and trouble.

Is it necessary to send a diplomatic note to the United States and the United Kingdom in advance to let them evacuate in advance to avoid diplomatic conflicts? "

Hideki Tojo said disdainfully: "It's just a gimmick. There are not many Americans and British in the Shandong Peninsula. I don't think it is necessary to send a note in advance. Doing so will only advance the empire's encirclement and annihilation plan." Leak!"

Yoshida Zengo said with some displeasure: "Hundreds of thousands of troops are being mobilized under your nose, and you still want to keep it a secret? Do you really think everyone else is blind!"

"All right!"

Hirohito waved his hand, nodded after pondering for a moment, "You can send a note to Meiying first, this time is a battle of tough positions, and it is really impossible to achieve the effect of a surprise attack, so selling favors in advance is also a gesture!"

"His Majesty the Emperor is wise!"

Yoshida Zengo immediately nodded his head and seconded, with a bit of joy in his eyes, as if he had won a victory.

"Hay!"

Matsuoka Yosuke took the lead.

"That's all for today. After you go down, you all agree on a specific implementation strategy as soon as possible. The matter is of great importance, and I need to personally review it!"

After another hour of discussion, Hirohito dismissed the meeting with a wave of his hand.

After the others had left, Gong Zairen, who had not spoken all this time, suddenly said, "Your Majesty, are you really determined to encircle and wipe out the Chinese Huben army at all costs?"

Yu Ren was stunned for a moment, then turned his head to look at Zai Ren of Xianyuan Palace and said, "Uncle Emperor, do you think there is something wrong? Shouldn't this serious trouble be eradicated as soon as possible?"

Chapter 620 Dangerous Signal

"Your Majesty! This confidant's serious problem really should be eradicated as soon as possible. Maybe it's because I'm old that I always feel very uneasy about this matter!"

Xianyuan Gong Zairen sighed softly, and said in a very heavy tone: "The tragic scene when the Japanese Empire attacked the Lushun Fortress is still vivid in my mind. Facing the solid and complete fortifications, the Japanese Empire will definitely pay unbearable casualties cost."

Hirohito frowned slightly and said: "Today's Great Japanese Empire is no longer what it used to be, even if the Chinese army has tried their best to build a complete defensive fortress, it is still difficult to resist the empire's attacking giant artillery!

The Huaxia Huben Army not only humiliated the Great Japanese Empire many times, but also occupied a very critical geographical location, and suddenly pierced the belly of the Great Japanese Empire like a sharp knife, which was an extremely dangerous confidant.

So as long as the Huaxia Huben Army can be completely annihilated, even the lives of [-] imperial warriors will be spared! "

"If it can be wiped out completely, even 20 jade pieces are worth it!"

Xianyuan Gong Zairen nodded and said: "It's just that things may not be that simple. The enemy of the empire is a powerful army with excellent weapons, well-trained, and tenacious fighting will.

Even if the Imperial Army fought head-on with them, they would probably have to pay at least 20 casualties, not to mention that they occupied a solid defensive position, and their combat effectiveness would be more than doubled! "

"I can fully understand the worries of the emperor's uncle, because I also have such worries! However, this enemy is inseparable from the Great Japanese Empire and must be eradicated as soon as possible.

Now the Great Japanese Empire has been preparing for more than two years. If it is still too late to launch a full blow against them, how can I explain to the army and subjects?

What's more, how can we know if this is a real tiger or a paper tiger if we don't give it a full blow? "

Hirohito is not a fool, and the worst outcome has been thought of long ago, but luck and resentment are not so easy to overcome, especially when one's own strength has been greatly strengthened.

Xianyuan Gong Zairen shook his head lightly and said: "The king should not be angry and provoke the army, and the general should not be angry and fight, this enemy is certainly hateful and can be killed, it can be called a serious threat to the empire.

Although Yang Fan is extremely hostile to the Japanese Empire and has fought bloody battles with the Japanese Empire many times, in fact he is more like a warlord with self-respect. Except for a few times of territorial expansion, he has not shown a strong desire to attack.

Therefore, I believe that the Empire of Japan can take advantage of this and continue to encircle it instead of a long-term siege. It is most appropriate to wait for the Empire of Japan to clean up the Nationalist Government and the Eighth Route Army, and then wipe it out with the momentum of Mount Tai. "

Yuren closed his eyes slightly, pondered for a while and then said: "The emperor's uncle's suggestion is very safe, but the arrow is on the line and has to be launched. I will let the imperial army fight steadily every step of the way!"

"Since His Majesty has made up his mind, I will not say more! I just hope that I am old and worry too much! I will resign!"

Xianyuan Gong Zairen is now a 75-year-old man, and his energy and physical strength have long been inferior to before. He held a meeting for an hour or two, and chatted with Yuren for so long, and his mental state became very poor.

"Uncle Emperor, please take care of yourself, the Empire of Japan still needs your advice!"

Hirohito stood up and sent Xianyuan Gong Zairen out of the imperial palace all the way.

After the imperial meeting ended, Fumimaro Konoe, Hideki Tojo, Yosuke Matsuoka and others took action one after another, and a military operation on an unprecedented scale against the Chinese Huben Army was quickly launched.

Soon, Roosevelt received a diplomatic note from the Japanese embassy in the United States, claiming that the Chinese Huben Army had been provoking and slandering the Japanese government for a long time, and that the Japanese army would launch large-scale military operations against the Chinese Huben Army in the near future.

Starting from August 8, the Japanese Navy will prohibit any ships from entering the Shandong Peninsula, and require all American personnel and offices in the Shandong Peninsula to evacuate before August 1, otherwise the personal safety of American personnel will not be guaranteed.

After receiving the note, Roosevelt urgently summoned Secretary of State Cordell Hull to discuss.

"After a stalemate for more than a year, the Japanese finally couldn't bear it anymore. What they are most anxious about now is to solve the Chinese battlefield, and then go south to attack and absorb more war resources."

Hull frowned slightly and said:

"The Germans in the European battlefield completely put aside their scruples and swept almost the entire Europe in a short period of time. Except that Britain can continue to resist with its powerful navy and the English Channel, the whole of Europe is already in the pocket of the Germans.

Next, the Germans will definitely continue to attack Britain to force it to surrender and attack.If Britain really surrenders and surrenders, it will be a worldwide disaster. The ambitions of the Germans will rapidly expand, and their appetite will become bigger and bigger!

Japan, which has the same ambition, has been greatly encouraged. This note is their first step in expanding the scale of the war. Its purpose is to test our reaction and bottom line! "

Roosevelt nodded thoughtfully and said: "That's right, although this note looks very polite and friendly, it is actually a dangerous signal!

Japan has been shrouded in a strong militarism. As the scale of the war of aggression continues to expand, they will get rid of all scruples and constraints sooner or later! "

Hull went on to say: "Especially in Japan's newly formed cabinet, whether it is the prime minister, the land minister, or the foreign minister, they are all fanatical militants, and they have always advocated forming a military alliance with Germany and Italy.

If that is the case, a world war will be inevitable, and even the United States of America will not be able to stay out of it, because once they form a military alliance, their ambitions will not be limited to Europe and Asia, but will be the entire world! "

"This is what worries me the most. But what can we do? Put economic sanctions on Japan, an embargo, or change our neutral position?"

Roosevelt frowned, he was clearly aware of the seriousness of the problem, but the key point was that he had too few cards to play.

Before the Japanese fully reveal their ambitions and have a formal military conflict, Congress and the American people will absolutely not support him in making dangerous actions that "impede peace".

"That's right, this is indeed our biggest dilemma at the moment!"