Rise from the sword

Chapter 627
Prime Minister's Office.

"prime minister."

After entering the door, Ishihara Wanji immediately bowed his head to Mitsumasa Minai.

"Ishihara-kun."

Minai Mitsumasa was very enthusiastic.

Now that the war has been fought, there are a lot of lieutenant generals in the Imperial Japanese Army, adding up to a full brigade, but there are fewer and fewer truly capable people and visionary generals.

Ishihara Waner in front of me is one of them.

And it's the best among them.

After seven years of war, Hideki Tojo's huge strategic failure made it now appear that the strategic concept proposed by this person before the war was correct.If Ishihara had followed Ishihara's plan to strengthen the industry in the Northeast region so that it could be self-sufficient from the empire to a certain extent, and then divide and erode the Republic of China, stir up civil strife, and not launch a full-scale war, I am afraid it would be a different scene.

Unfortunately, the world has no ifs.

"Now the empire is facing a crisis, can you help me?"

In the thoughts in his heart, Minai Guangzheng threw an olive branch to Ishihara Waner.

"You must do your best."

Although he had already guessed the reason for calling him, but after hearing it, Ishihara Waner was still overjoyed.

Being squeezed out by Hideki Tojo and thrown into the reserve service, and completely losing power, was a huge blow to an ambitious guy like him. Now that he has the opportunity to return to the center of imperial power and display his plans, Ishihara Waner couldn't wish for it.

"Ishi Yuan-kun must have some understanding of the recent situation in the empire."

Minai Mitsumasa looked at Ishihara with a smile.

He knew Ishihara quite well. Although he was thrown into the reserve by Tojo and even sent troops to watch over him, not to mention the affairs of the empire, he couldn't even command a brigade, but he must always pay attention to the situation of the empire.

Those ideas of his have been predicted, and now they have been fulfilled in a large number, which will inevitably attract some people to worship him, and it is not difficult to obtain some relatively confidential information.

"Know part of it."

Ishihara nodded with a smile.

Although he is also a general and once served as the head of a division, he was targeted by Hideki Tojo because of disagreements and was placed in the reserve. Through some means and personal influence, he was able to get some information on the situation of the empire, but those empires were all It is difficult for him to know the confidential information that needs to be concealed.

"This is the recent world situation, take a look."

Minai Mitsumasa handed over a stack of documents to Ishihara Wanji.

After receiving the information, Ishihara Waner couldn't wait to read it.

Flipping through the information page by page, Ishihara Waner's expression changed from anticipation at the beginning to seriousness and shock, and finally he sighed long, with deep horror in his tone:
"The Americans actually retreated..."

Ever since Tokyo was bombed, he guessed that the situation in the empire was very bad, but after seeing the world situation collected by the intelligence department, Ishihara Wanji realized that the situation was more complicated than he imagined.

In just one year, the main enemy of the empire has changed, and even its allies have abandoned the empire.

There was a falling out between Japan and Germany, and the devils were tightly blocked, so it was only spread among high-level officials. In addition, it was unbelievable that the matter was unbelievable.

"The Germans..."

Seeing the information behind, Ishihara Waner suddenly widened his eyes.

He really did not expect that in the face of the siege of Britain, the United States and polar bears, the Germans not only survived, but even gained an advantage.

"pity."

Ishihara smiled and clicked his tongue.

If the alliance between Japan and Germany is still there, then this is an excellent opportunity for the empire, but if there is no such thing in the world, now the empire and Germany are no longer allies, and strategic cooperation is impossible.

"It was the people of the Republic of China who bombed Tokyo, and it was those bitter people!"

Immediately afterwards, Ishihara Waner saw the news that shocked him.

He knew that the group of guerrillas who had been hiding in the mountains had recently gained strength. Someone provided them with tanks and cannons, which could fight head-on with the imperial army and even defeat the imperial army.

But he never thought that the other party could launch such a large-scale attack on the mainland of the empire.

Seeing the end, Ishihara Waner let out a long sigh of relief, feeling like a world away.During the period when he was excluded by Tojo and entered the reserve service, the situation has undergone an earth-shaking change.

"Ishi Yuan-kun thinks, what should the empire do now?"

Minai Mitsumasa asked.

Regarding the current situation of the empire, he already has a preliminary plan in mind, but one person's thinking is narrow and limited, so he needs to integrate other people's thinking, of course, not an idiot like Hideki Tojo.

"Has there been any movement in the Far Eastern Army recently?"

Ishihara Waner did not answer directly, but asked this question.

The current situation in the empire is grim.

The Tokyo bombing was just the beginning. It can be expected that there will be a steady stream of bombers flying from the mainland of the Republic of China.Relying on the formation of air defense forces can only be weakened, and bombing cannot be avoided.

Based on the inferred performance of the bomber, unless the enemy's bomber force can be completely wiped out, bombing will inevitably occur.

On the battlefield of the Republic of China, the locust army was completely defeated on the east, west, and south fronts, and the powerful navy could not enter the land, and even in the coastal areas, facing the enemy's superior air power, the navy might not be able to please.

Relying solely on the strength of the empire itself, there is almost no chance of winning.

"Have."

Minei's tone was gratified:

"According to unconfirmed information, the Far East Army has been frequently mobilized recently, a large number of newly formed troops have replaced the original old troops, and there are fewer and fewer armored vehicles and tanks."

"Sure enough."

Ishihara smiled suddenly and nodded.

Germany was under too much pressure, and Polar Bear suffered so much losses before that it had to mobilize the Far East Army to support Europe. However, Polar Bear was obviously worried about the Empire, so he forced some recruits to come over to make up the scene.

"Then, I suggest."

After a pause, Ishihara smiled and expressed his thoughts:
"retreat."

"The Southern Army is fully retreating. Completely abandon the southern battlefield."

"The troops in the North China region also retreated, all retreating to Bohai Bay, and the Chengde defenders also retreated to the mountainous terrain behind, and then the rest of the Kwantung Army troops went south to join the Chengde troops."

"The navy and the rest of the army are concentrated in Bohai Bay, concentrate their forces, and rely on the navy and army aviation to keep the Northeast."

With that said, Ishihara smiled, and then said:

"Then, contact the United States..."

"South Line..."

Hearing Ishihara Waner's plan, Mi Xin was very happy.

Because this plan, similar to his, is to concentrate superior forces to fight the Republic of China to the death, but the information he gave Shi Yuan was before the bombing, plus some information about the big bombing, which is a bit outdated.

Moreover, there was another very troublesome piece of information that he did not show to Shi Yuan. He was worried that if he gave too much information at once, Shi Yuan would not be able to handle it.

"What happened to the southern line?"

Shi Yuan's complexion changed.

From Mi Nei's voice and tone, he felt that something bad must have happened.

"The No.11 Army of Isamu Yokoyama in the south and the surrounding locust army have been defeated. It is expected that it will take a long time to regroup, and most of the heavy equipment will be lost."

As he said that, Minai Mitsumasa took out a battle report that he hadn't had time to sort out.

It's a battle report about the South.

The empire is not eight-way. Without the support of mysterious people, weapons and equipment can only be produced one by one. With the size of the Southern Army, the troops lost almost most of their heavy equipment, and it would take at least half a year to replenish them.

least!
"Being defeated?"

Shi Yuan frowned.

He can still know the information in the south. Because of the intervention of the Eighth Route Army, the air transportation of supplies and air fire support, the Tenth Army failed to capture Hengyang for three consecutive months.

Who can defeat the Hengyang defenders?

The Eight Routes in the Songxian area are too far away, and the troops in Hengyang are not strong enough.

"Things are weird."

Mitsumasa Minai replied:
"There are a large number of armored units emerging from Hengyang City, as well as heavy artillery units and armored vehicles."

"Come out from Hengyang?"

Ishihara Waner couldn't help wondering if he heard it wrong.

A large number of armored troops emerged from Hengyang City, as well as heavy artillery and armored vehicles. How could this be possible.After the armored vehicles and heavy artillery are disassembled, it is possible to transport them by plane, but how is it possible for tanks!

"how can that be!"

But seeing Hengyang's battle report, Ishihara smiled and believed it.

Actually overnight, hundreds of tanks, hundreds of cannons, and armored vehicles emerged from Hengyang, and more than [-] tanks alone.

how did you do that?
It doesn't make sense.

"Chen Fan."

Looking at the information behind, Ishihara Waner fell silent.

With the new information in his hand, he discovered that the situation in the empire was more serious and elusive than expected, and the key point was this Chen Fan and the materials that suddenly appeared.

This is true whether it is the materials, ammunition and ammunition that suddenly appeared in the independent regiment a few years ago, or the tank and heavy artillery that appeared in Hengyang not long ago.

Weird and incomprehensible.

Then, when the empire deals with the Republic of China in the future, it still needs to consider this issue.

Thinking of this, Ishihara Waner felt his scalp tingle—the difficulty suddenly increased by more than ten times. Who can withstand the sudden emergence of more than 500 tanks for no reason?

Not to mention the Great Japanese Empire, even the Germans, the British and American coalition forces, can't stand it.

"wrong."

In the end, Ishihara Waner's complexion suddenly changed after reading the southern information.

"what happened?"

Minai Mitsumasa asked.

"The Southern Army is in big trouble."

Ishihara smiled solemnly.

Unlike Mitsumasa Minai, who was born in the navy, Ishihara is from the army faction. He once served as the head of a division and has strong military capabilities. He can see the problems in the scattered battle reports at a glance.

"Why do you say that?"

Minnie asked quickly.

"Their goal is not just to defeat, but to..."

Taking a deep breath, Ishihara's smiling tone was still trembling:

"They want to wipe out the Confederate Army."

"Total annihilation?"

Minai Mitsumasa was shocked:

"Total annihilation, this is impossible."

Although he is not an army, he still understands the basic battlefield principles.

The total strength of the Southern Army is 40. If you want to annihilate the 40 army, you need at least one and a half times the size of the army to start the annihilation battle.

"Generally speaking, total annihilation is impossible, but."

Shi Yuan's smiling tone was still dignified. When he said this, he paused, and then said:

"The No. 11 Army and other southern troops have been defeated and lost their command. They are retreating southward along the Guangdong-Han Railway. The whole journey is more than [-] kilometers. Moreover, they are still pursued by enemy tank troops and bombed by enemy planes."

"Tank units are highly mobile."

"Moreover, the enemy has deployed a large number of blocking forces in front."

"The blocking forces?"

Minai Mitsumasa was taken aback.

Although the southern army can be said to be in a rout, the grassroots officers still have a strong control over the troops. It is not difficult to march in brigades and regiments, and divisions are also very common. To intercept such troops, you need the main force.

There are only a few guerrillas in the south...
Thinking of this, Mi Neiguang's face suddenly turned aside, and cold sweat suddenly fell like rain.

The guerrillas of the Republic of China today are completely different from before.

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after one day.

German Empire.

Hamburg.

"How's the loss?"

Inside Kesselring's office, the old fox rushed in hastily.

The bombers that bombed the United States have returned. It is said that the head of state is very satisfied with the bombing effect and is preparing to expand the size of the bombing force and drop more bombs on the heads of the British.

But compared to the bombing effect, the old fox is more concerned about casualties.

Germany could no longer afford the loss of an English air battle.Now the supplies are sufficient, and the fuel planes can be used casually, but the seedlings of pilots are no longer enough.

"Losses are low."

Kesselring said calmly:
"Only 35 bombers did not return."

"Four."

The old fox made some calculations in his mind.

A total of 850 bombers were dispatched this time, and the loss rate was 25%. That is to say, according to this loss rate, a crew can only carry out [-] bombing missions at most.

Moreover, this bombing was a surprise attack. The air defense strength of the United States is very low, and there is detailed intelligence. In future bombings, the losses will be even higher. In terms of air force, Germany is far behind the British and American coalition forces.

"The head of state asked me to continue to increase the size of the bombers, and then carry out a large-scale bombing of the UK."

Kesselin knew what the old fox was thinking and continued.

"Hey."

Hearing this, the old fox rubbed his head, feeling a little headache.

He wanted to persuade the head of state to give up this idea, but he also knew very well that it was almost impossible, and it could even be said that it was absolutely impossible.It is absolutely impossible for the head of state to give up the bombing of Britain.

As for the loss of personnel, it will not be taken to the heart of the head of state at all.

"I have an idea."

Kesselring said suddenly.

"what idea?"

The old fox is interested.

"Our pilots have reached their limits, but we can recruit allied forces. There are at least fifteen people on a bomber. As long as the captain is our own, it doesn't matter if the others are from other countries."

"good idea."

The old fox's eyes lit up.

There are not many Germans, and the pilots are still elite, so it is not cost-effective to invest and consume. According to the calculation of more than 6000 six-engine bombers in the list, it will take [-] crew members to consume all of them.

This is something that Germany cannot afford.

But Europe is not only Germany, there are many, many countries, waves, Finland, etc., these countries can easily recruit qualified crew members.

"We can also improve the treatment of pilots."

The old fox added.

(End of this chapter)