Take Taobao to fight against Japan

Shojiro Iida frowned and said, "Why did Hanaya-kun say that? There are less than a hundred combat aircraft left in the Chinese army in Burma. Could it be that the Imperial Air Force can't completely wipe them out?"

Hanagu Taro quickly replied: "If the Huaxia Air Force doesn't get supplements, then the overall situation is decided!

However, intelligence shows that the U.S. government has prioritized assistance to the Burmese theater, and it will not take long for a large number of fighter planes to arrive, and the U.S. Air Force under the command of the American Chennault will also move from Yunnan to Burma! "

"So what? Even if the information is correct, it will be at least one or two months later!"

Iida Shojiro snorted nonchalantly: "The so-called long-distance water cannot quench the near-thirst. The Imperial Air Force is unprecedentedly strong. It will be replenished and restored in a few days. At that time, the Huaxia Air Force in Myanmar will surely be wiped out!" "

"I hope so!"

Haruki Isayama sighed weakly, obviously not optimistic about the current war in Burma.

After a pause, Isayama Haruki sighed with infinite resentment: "Yang Fan really doesn't know how he got to where he is today. I really hope this guy dies suddenly!"

Shojiro Iida shook his head and said, "Sudden death? Isayama-kun, I'm afraid this wish will be hard to come true! Yang Fan is only 30 years old this year and is in his prime. Rather than expecting him to die from a sudden illness, it is better to count on the secret agents lurking in Burma to assassinate him." success!"

Hanagu Taro paused and said: "Hayi, the Imperial High School will definitely do its best to find an opportunity to kill with one blow, and eradicate this confidant trouble for the Great Japanese Empire!"

At this moment, a ghost officer ran into the conference room of the headquarters and shouted at Shojiro Iida: "Report! The Chinese army on the other side raised a flag, saying that they will send a messenger to meet the Commander!"

"Baga, they dare to send people to humiliate the Great Sun Empire at this time!"

Hearing this, Sakurai Shozo was furious, and he took down the pistol from his waist and shouted loudly: "Die! Your Excellency Commander, let me shoot this hateful Chinese messenger!"

"Sakurai-kun, please calm down!"

Shojiro Iida waved his hand and said: "The two armies do not fight each other, the Japanese Empire has always been a state of magnanimity and etiquette, there is no need to have trouble with a Chinese soldier who came to deliver a letter!

Let's just listen to the purpose of the visit, and then make a decision!Immediately take that Chinese messenger to the headquarters, I want to personally interrogate! "

"Hay!"

The devil officer immediately took the order and left.

Half an hour later, a Chinese soldier was escorted into the Japanese army headquarters by several little devils.

Although he came to the Japanese army's lair alone, all the Japanese devils around him were vicious, with anger and murderous intent in their eyes, but Zheng Shicheng did not have the slightest fear.

Zheng Shicheng is a native of Taiwan, but from the moment he was born, he became a subjugated slave under the Japanese rule!

Although the family is well-off and well-known in Taiwan, a subjugated slave is a subjugated slave. He has no dignity, no rights, and even the right to survive in front of the Japanese!

Zheng Shicheng was persecuted by the Japanese. Not only was his wife forcibly occupied and humiliated, but he was also forcibly conscripted into the army as cannon fodder. As a result, he became a prisoner of the Huben Army during the first battle!

Three years have passed in a blink of an eye, and now Zheng Shicheng has become a sergeant of a special warfare division through his own efforts.

When Chen Ergou was ordered to send a special soldier to the Japanese army to negotiate and clean up the battlefield, Zheng Shicheng was the first to stand up and volunteer. The reason was that he could communicate with the Japanese army without barriers if he was familiar with Japanese.

It was also for this reason that Zheng Shicheng got the job with satisfaction!

"Good courage!"

Shojiro Iida sat in front of a wooden table, looked carefully at Zheng Shicheng for a while and said, "Who are you? What is your purpose?"

Zheng Shicheng replied indifferently: "I'm just an unknown soldier, so I don't need to mention my name! I was ordered to come here this time, just to negotiate a deal with Commander Iida!"

"A deal?"

Shojiro Iida snorted coldly with a half-smile: "You have no problem with your head, right? The Empire of Japan and the Chinese Expeditionary Force have long been sworn enemies, so why do you talk about buying and selling?"

Zheng Shicheng chuckled lightly and said, "Commander Iida, Ming people don't speak dark words. You and we both paid a very heavy price in today's battle. The dozens of kilometers of defense line on the west coast are full of the remains of soldiers from both sides.

Our army will never let the corpses of soldiers who died for the country be exposed in the wilderness, and they will definitely be buried in the ground!Presumably you will not let the soldiers who died for the country die without a burial, right? "

"It's interesting! I really didn't expect that your Huaxia army would take the initiative to come to the Great Sun Empire for this matter!"

Hearing this, Shojiro Iida naturally understood that this was because the Chinese army wanted to suspend the exchange of fire with the Japanese army, and work together to collect the corpses and clean up the battlefield!

Zheng Shicheng asked: "Your Excellency, Commander, I don't know what's going on?"

"Okay! I promise you that the imperial warriors who sacrificed their lives for the country should return to their roots and their hometowns, and be respected and worshiped by the people of Yamato forever!"

Iida Shojiro nodded without much hesitation. He really couldn't refuse this mutually beneficial deal, even though he knew that if he didn't cooperate to clean up the battlefield, it would be the Huaxia Army who would suffer.

"In that case, Commander Iida, then I'll go back to my job!"

After negotiating the details, Zheng Shicheng didn't procrastinate, and immediately got up to leave.

After Zheng Shicheng walked away, Gong Zeyan asked with a gloomy face: "Your Excellency, Commander, did you really agree to them? The Huaxia Army is eager to clean up the battlefield, and its main purpose is to prevent the plague. This is a great opportunity for us." !"

Shojiro Iida said with a straight face: "Don't you really want the warriors of the Great Sun Empire to expose their corpses to the wilderness and become ghosts? Aren't you afraid that this will make the living warriors of the Empire feel chilling?"

"Your Excellency, Commander, I made a mistake in my humble position, please punish me!"

Miyazawa quickly bowed his head to admit his mistake, his arms couldn't twist his thighs!

"Thank you, Commander, for being sympathetic to the imperial warriors!"

Sakurai showed gratitude on three faces. After all, he is the highest officer of the 33rd Division. Today, he sent four entire infantry regiments. He has to bear the main responsibility!

It is undoubtedly a great comfort to gather back the corpses of the imperial soldiers on the other side!

Tokyo Imperial Palace.

Yuren also received the Burmese battle report very quickly. After reading the information, Yuren's face was extremely ugly. After being depressed for a long time, he immediately called a group of confidant ministers to hold an imperial meeting.

Chapter 872

After everyone arrived, Hirohito said with a dark face: "The thing I was most worried about finally happened. The 15th Army fought for a day, and more than 1.4 imperial soldiers were destroyed, and 512 combat aircraft of the Third Flying Division were damaged!

It may be difficult for the 15th Army to conquer Burma in a short period of time. If you have any opinions on this, please feel free to tell us! "

Minister of Internal Affairs Yuasakura Heirao paused for a moment and then continued, "Your Majesty, although the Imperial Army did not conquer the defense line of the Chinese Expeditionary Force in this battle, it caused heavy casualties to the Chinese Expeditionary Force and forced the Chinese Air Force to fight against the Imperial Air Force under unfavorable conditions. lost heavily!

Therefore, I believe that the imperial army can continue to increase its attack power. It must go through two or three more such attrition battles at most, and it will be able to completely penetrate the defense line of the Chinese Expeditionary Army, and then drive straight to conquer the entire Burma! "

Chief of Staff Sugiyama Moto nodded and said: "I don't think it should be too hasty. The difficulty of the current war in Myanmar is that the mouth of the Salween River is controlled by the Chinese Huben Expeditionary Force led by Yang Fan!

If this solid line of defense is not smashed, even if the 15th Army can cross the river with a simple raft, it will not be able to transport heavy equipment across the river. In that case, today's mistakes will repeat itself! "

The former chief of staff, Prince Kanin Gongzaihito, resigned from the position of chief of staff due to his advanced age, and was transferred to the military councilor and senior adviser to Emperor Showa. Field Marshal Sugiyama Moto took his place.

King Fushimi Gong Hiroshi, the head of the military command department, nodded and said: "The minister seconded the proposal. The minister believes that a more powerful fleet should be dispatched to Burma. The powerful imperial navy is fully capable of landing and fighting directly at the port of Yangon!"

Secretary of the Navy Shiro Kawako shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, the main force of the Imperial Navy is concentrated in the waters of the Hawaiian Islands, and is stepping up preparations to attack the mainland of the United States. Even if it is immediately transferred back, it may not be a matter of a day or two!

What's more, it is very difficult to carry out landing operations in Yangon, and the Chinese army has built an extremely complete and powerful coastal defense line.

Chen believes that instead of taking huge risks to carry out beach landing operations, it is better to cooperate with the army to break open the mouth of the Salween River, and then break through the Salween River to advance to Yangon from land! "

Yu Ren frowned and said: "Speaking of it, isn't the difficulty in the defense line at the mouth of the Salween River where the Huaxia Huben Army is stationed?

Then I would like to ask you gentlemen, how much troops do you think need to be invested, how many casualties will be paid, and how long will it take to break through the Salween River defense line? "

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After thinking carefully for a while, Sugiyama Moto said in a deep voice: "According to the current intelligence analysis, it will take more than a month at the fastest, at least 5 lives will be paid, and the full cooperation of the Imperial Air Force and Imperial Navy will be required. It is possible to break through the Salween River defense line!"

Hirohito took a deep breath and said, "The cost of time and the sacrifice of troops are huge, but it would be worth it if we can conquer the defense line of the Salween River within a month!"

However, at this time, Sugiyama Moto slapped his face again and said: "I am afraid that even if we break through the defense line of the Salween River, it will only open a difficult pass. There are also the Sitang River and the Bago River in front of Yangon!

Presumably the Huaxia army has already or is vigorously building defense lines along the river, and by then these two defense lines along the river will definitely become extremely difficult defense lines to break through again! "

Hirohito's face turned black again: "Baga! Doesn't this mean that it will take a month or two and sacrifice more than [-] imperial warriors to conquer Yangon?"

Sugiyama Moto nodded and said: "I don't want to admit it, but I feel helpless, this is the truth, and it's the best possibility!

If the situation is even worse, I am afraid that even if it takes three months to pay 20 imperial warriors, it will be difficult to conquer Yangon! ..."

"Baga! Why do things always get so bad when you meet Yang Fan!"

After listening to Sugiyama Moto's careful analysis, Hirohito was very frantic. Facing such a strong and tough opponent is definitely a pain. Even if he wants to attack hard at any cost, it cannot be cut quickly!

At this moment, Hideki Tojo, who had been silent all this time, suddenly interjected, "I have a plan to draw fire from the bottom, which is a bit radical and risky!"

A bright light flashed in Hirohito's eyes, and he asked anxiously: "Mr. Tojo, please feel free to tell me any good ideas you have!"

"Hay!"

Hideki Tojo paused for a moment, and then said: "China's domestic industry is withered, unable to produce weapons, equipment and military supplies that meet the needs, and is extremely dependent on international military assistance.

The reason why Huaxia sent hundreds of thousands of expeditionary troops to Myanmar and defended the Salween River defense line was, in the final analysis, to keep the international lifeline of the Burma Road.

And the source of this lifeline is in the United States. If we can burn the flames of war to the United States and blow up the important port cities and industrial cities on the west coast of the United States to ruins, then the United States is too busy to take care of itself, so how can it spare the energy to transfuse blood to China, Britain and the Soviet Union? ? "

"Sigh~"

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"Tojo-kun, you really have vicious eyes!"

As soon as Hideki Tojo finished speaking, Hirohito, Moto Sugiyama, Shiro Kawako and others all gasped and looked sideways!

Attacking the U.S. mainland has already been a strategic national policy set by the Japanese government, but leaving aside Burma, it has begun to harass the U.S. mainland at this stage, but this plan still makes everyone feel extremely aggressive!

Hideki Tojo didn't feel the slightest discomfort because of the strange eyes of everyone, but said more seriously:

"The United States is running its industrial machinery at full speed, and the longer it is delayed, the faster and stronger this machine will run, so we cannot give the Americans too much time!

The US Atlantic Fleet is helping Britain transport supplies, and now it doesn't care about the Pacific Ocean.The west coast of the United States is completely useless. Although the imperial army cannot land and fight, the imperial navy can definitely turn the coastal port cities on the west coast into ruins. "

"Myanmar has missed the best time, and the empire has to pay several times more. We can't let this happen again!"

"There is nothing in this world that can achieve a [-]% success rate, but the risk and benefit are always proportional!"

"Your Majesty, gentlemen, this plan may seem aggressive, but as long as it succeeds, it will be able to draw from the bottom and limit the development and growth of the ultimate enemy of the empire!

In this way, not only can it have an immediate miraculous effect on the Asian battlefield, but it can also greatly support the German allies in the European battlefield! "

"That's why soldiers are so expensive. I implore Your Majesty to approve an immediate strike on the mainland of the United States, weakening the military alliance between China, Britain, the Soviet Union and the United States from the source!"

After finishing speaking, Hideki Tojo put his hands on the ground and kowtowed to Hirohito begging for his life!

Chapter 873 How Long Can You Last?

After the successful attack on Pearl Harbor and the unprecedented victory of the Japanese army and navy in Southeast Asia and the Pacific battlefield, Japan has become unprecedentedly inflated and fanatical.

From top to bottom in Japan, it is believed that the Japanese army, navy and air force should take advantage of the victory to pursue and use the Hawaiian Islands as a springboard to launch a cross-sea operation to the west coast of the United States.

The United States, with its huge size and highly developed industry, has always been the ultimate enemy that Japan fears and must solve!

And the sooner it is resolved, the better, because the longer the time drags on, the more thoroughly the industrial machinery of the United States will be activated, and the transformed war capabilities will be stronger, and the gap in war resources between Japan and the United States will widen and widen. Eventually lead to total collapse!

Therefore, the view that strike first has gained the upper hand in the Japanese military and political circles.

"Tojo-kun, is this really possible?"

Hirohito was heartbroken, because he also believed that the United States was the ultimate enemy, and although the Huaxia Tigers and Cardinals jumped around a lot, they were nothing more than a big headache.

"Your Majesty, if you can quickly occupy Burma and cut off the Burma Road, it is naturally the best and fastest route of attack, but the current situation is that the war in Burma is difficult to end in a short time.

And if you want to quickly end the war in Burma, the cost you have to pay must far exceed the actual strategic value gained, so the war in Burma will become a bit outweighed, so it's best not to act too hastily! "

Hideki Tojo then replied loudly: "Your Majesty, not only do we need to launch an attack on the mainland of the United States as soon as possible, but I also think that Australia should be captured as soon as possible, where there are extremely rich minerals, especially rich iron ore and population resources that the empire needs in large quantities!

As long as the empire possesses sufficient strategic resources and population resources, the war potential of the Empire of Japan will be infinitely magnified! "

"Having said that, the cross-sea expedition to the United States is by no means an easy task, nor can it be completed in a short period of time!

At this time, the stability of the rear is especially needed. The entire East Asia is the rear of the Japanese Empire, and its stability is extremely important!Especially the Huaxia battlefield is the most critical. If you can't conquer Burma and cut off China's external relations, there will be endless troubles! "

Why doesn't Hirohito want to beat the United States all over the place right now, stop the industrial machinery of the United States abruptly, and make this ultimate powerful enemy weaker and weaker under the attack of the empire step by step.

Without waiting for Hideki Tojo to answer, Hirohito said worriedly: "After the implementation of the wartime system, the imperial economy has gone downhill, and industrial output has decreased a lot!

If the economic decline continues like this, how long can the empire last?Ten years, eight years?Or five years? "

Before turning to the wartime system, Hirohito always felt that the cautious and slow pace of the cabinet formed resistance to Japan's expansion and became a constraint.

But when Japan entered into the wartime system in an all-round way and the Japanese war machine was fully activated, Hirohito suddenly discovered that Japan's comprehensive national strength was not as profound as he imagined!

After entering the wartime system, the Japanese military force has been rapidly expanded, especially the army, which has rapidly expanded from the previous 140 million to more than 260 million in less than half a year!

The naval force more than doubled.

As for the independent air force, it goes without saying that there are now four flying divisions with a total of more than 4000 combat aircraft!

However, the rapid expansion of military forces led to a rapid expansion of military expenditures, and Japan's finances were subjected to unprecedented tests. Excessive issuance of national debt and tax increases still could not fill this bottomless hole.

At the same time, due to the large loss of the labor force in the prime of life, the production capacity of many domestic factories and workshops has begun to decline significantly, which means that Japan's industrial output has begun to decline.

The economic downturn will cause a series of serious problems, and the most serious consequence is economic collapse, and all industrial production and economic activities will be completely chaotic!