Glorious Mission 1937

()Chapter 240 Six: Seishiro Itagaki's conspiracy (ask for subscription, ask for monthly ticket, ask for all kinds!!!)

Itagaki Seishiro's opinion of severely punishing China has won the support of most people. After all, the impact of this air strike on Japan is too great. Not to mention the sinking of those warships, the death of the nine generals alone is enough to arouse the anger of the entire nation. Anger, if Zheng Fu doesn't give an explanation to the Chinese people about this matter, I'm afraid that the mutiny a few years ago will happen again soon.

"Hey, Mr. Itagaki is right. The government of China really doesn't know the heights of the sky and the earth, and even tried to use its arms as a cart. It's time to completely destroy it." Fummo Konoe said loudly.

Emperor Hirohito, who had been sitting on the main seat, suddenly asked: "Since all the lords think that the government of China should be taught a lesson, what chance do you think we have?"

Chief of Staff Prince Xianyuan Gongzairen got up and replied: "Your Majesty, our Great Japanese Empire now has 47 standing troops of the army, three aviation headquarters, and special forces such as artillery, cavalry, tanks, and chemical troops. , with a total strength of 98. However, the Chinese government has more than 200 infantry divisions in the army, as well as a small number of artillery, cavalry and special forces, with a total strength of 180 million. In terms of strength, our army seems to be at a clear disadvantage."

"However, our Great Japanese Empire has 400 million soldiers who have served in the military. These soldiers in the countryside are reserve forces that can be directly mobilized to participate in the war. On the other hand, since Jiang Zhengfu has just completed the formal unification of China, so at this time The so-called more than 200 divisions of the Chinese government are only more than 30 divisions with real combat effectiveness. The formation, equipment, and training of the rest of the troops can be said to be more complicated and chaotic than the "Eight-Power Allied Forces". At the same time, we should pay more attention to There is no reserve force with military training at all in China, and the conscription system has just begun to be tried in some areas. Although the population of China is several times that of our Great Japanese Empire, there is a considerable shortage of soldiers that can be recruited. The quality of the soldiers is also very low, and in addition to the fact that the Chinese army has a very serious habit of eating empty pay, the actual number of their troops is not only much smaller than the number stipulated by the establishment, but even smaller than the number reported by the divisions."

"As far as the soldiers are concerned, the Chinese government can't compete with the Great Japanese Empire. Besides, the officers. Your Majesty is also a soldier. It should be known that well-trained officers play an extremely critical role in the composition of the army's combat power. And our Japanese imperial army just has a large number of well-trained officers and soldiers, from the grassroots to the senior level. We also have a large number of non-commissioned officer schools and army universities as bases for training officers. However, China Zhengfu has only a few large-scale It’s not a big military academy, and its history is very short. Take the Whampoa Military Academy, which the Chinese government is proud of, as an example, it was only established for more than ten years, and it can’t be compared with the empire at all.”

"In addition, in terms of weapons and equipment, China is far inferior to the Empire. Our Japanese imperial army has a large number of heavy artillery firepower, a large number of chariots with superior performance, flexible communication equipment, and chemical weapons with great lethality , and has good sea and air firepower support. More importantly, the Imperial Japanese Army's intelligence collection on China can be said to be very in-depth and complete, and the logistics and troop replenishment are very efficient. We even have mainland China Detailed and accurate maps. On the other hand, the Chinese army sometimes doesn’t even have crude maps. What their army units lack most when fighting on the battlefield are heavy artillery, anti-tank vehicles, tank weapons, and light and heavy support firepower for infantry , In addition, the communication and secrecy of the Chinese army is also very poor, the logistics support can not keep up, and there is almost no field medical treatment at all. No matter how you look at it, the Chinese army cannot be the opponent of the Japanese imperial army."

Then Prince Xianyuan Gong Zairen said: "Furthermore, the navy, we have a world-class naval force designed and produced by ourselves, and a complete fleet of battleships and aircraft carriers that are second to none in the world. The total tonnage of the navy is 400 million tons. And China only has small, old warships that can operate in the inland river and along the coast, with a total of no more than [-] tons. And most of these warships have been wiped out in Jiangyin by my heroic naval fleet. It can be said that China no longer has a navy. Arms. The remaining small shrimps do not have the ability to fight head-on with the Japanese navy, and can only conduct sneak attacks, blasting, and mine warfare, which is nothing to fear."

"The same is true for the air force. The empire has its own design and production of various air force aircraft. Among them, the air force belonging to the army has 30 wings, 128 squadrons, and 1443 fighters. There are 1230 aircraft belonging to the navy, which are deployed on aircraft carriers. China, on the other hand, only purchased 305 second-hand and assembled aircraft of different types from various countries, and divided them into 32 squadrons. There was no mention of combat support and logistical support. The reason why China’s air force was able to cause such huge damage to the Wusongkou military port this time is entirely a matter of fact. It has something to do with the Red Soviet Union in the north. According to the information collected by TGK, the Red Soviet Union not long ago transferred nearly 500 planes to General Chen Feng of China to help him form the Northern Air Force. In addition, it also supported the Chinese government with 200 fighter planes and 300 aircraft. This time, it was China's Northern Air Force and China's Jiang Zhengfu's air force who jointly took action, otherwise our army would never have suffered such a miserable defeat."

In the end, the old prince who controlled the entire Japanese army base camp concluded: "Comprehensive economic, military, and diplomatic strengths, it is impossible for China to defeat the Great Japanese Empire. The Great Japanese Empire has already won this war. If If the tactics are used properly, it is not impossible to resolve the situation in China in a short period of time."

"Yoxi!" After listening to Prince Xianyuan Palace Zaihito's words, Emperor Hirohito spat out two words heavily.

"Your Majesty, although what His Royal Highness said is very reasonable, as a commander who returned from the battlefield in China, I still have some words to say to Your Majesty and all the lords present here. The government of China is indeed what His Royal Highness said, but We still can't underestimate its actual combat capability. Although the country of China is incomparable to the empire in every aspect, after so many years of civil war, many of China's troops are elites who have participated in actual combat, especially the Zhong Yang of the Zheng Fu of China Army. On the Shandong battlefield, the Chinese government only dispatched hundreds of thousands of local miscellaneous troops, which almost made the battle plan of the Northern China Expedition Army and the Central China Expedition Army fall short, so it may be unrealistic to eliminate the main force of China in a short period of time. In addition There is another huge hidden danger in Northern China, that is, Chen Chen, who has repeatedly humiliated the imperial army. This bastard has just been promoted to general of the army by the leader of China Jiang, and concurrently serves as the chairman of Chahar Province and the commander of the eighth theater. For this He and his troops have heard of it compared to everyone here, but what I want to say is that Chen Feng’s troops in China are far more terrifying than what you have heard. The biggest obstacle!" Seishiro Itagaki said in a deep voice.

Originally, he didn't want to talk about it in this atmosphere, but as a senior army officer, and also a general who had directly fought with Chen Feng's troops, Seishiro Itagaki had no choice but to stand up.

"Itagaki-kun, this China warlord is indeed a little weird. According to the report of the intelligence personnel of the empire lurking inside the China government, within the past six months, Chen Feng's subordinates have provided 8 divisions of military equipment to China Jiang Zhengfu. Also, the penicillin drug that was popular in Europe and America during this period was also made by Chen Feng, and the value of that penicillin drug alone is worth 30 teachers, so Itagaki-kun's consideration is very reasonable." Xianyuan Gongzai Prince Ren said in response.

"Itagaki-kun, in your opinion, how should the empire fight this battle? After all, you are also a famous and ever-victorious general in the empire. You can defeat the resistance of more than 30 divisions under Yan Xishan in China with the strength of a mere division. Itagaki Jundang can be called the God of War of our Great Japanese Empire!" Konoe Fummo said loudly.

"I don't dare to be a lowly post of God of War, but I really have some ideas about fighting against the Chinese government. The reason why the Chinese government can continue to fight the empire for more than a year has a lot to do with China's current domestic political environment. Jiang Zhengfu, who was originally divided, formed an ideological unity under the huge pressure of the empire. Whether it was the lower class people or the Red Army who had always opposed Chiang, they all believed that fighting the empire was the most important thing at present. United, so if you want to solve the China issue as quickly as possible, the most effective way is to completely shatter this temporary alliance and once again make China fall into the previous state of fragmentation. Once this strategic goal is achieved, the remaining The matter is actually very simple, in Chinese terms, it is to break down one by one." Itagaki Seishiro said Langlang.

"Yo Xi, Mr. Itagaki is right, but now that the government of China has completed this kind of integration and unification, how should the empire break this alliance?" Prince Xianyuan Gong Zairen asked.

"Although it is troublesome to break this alliance, it is not impossible. We can start from both internal and external aspects. Externally, our army can concentrate our forces to attack Jiang's central yang army, and turn a blind eye to other local troops until Jiang Zheng fu Crash, when the time comes, we don't need to take action, someone will be our spokesperson. Internally, we can divide and win over senior officials of the Chinese government, even veterans. As far as I know, there are still many people who are pro-imperial in the Chinese government. At least, as long as the China Nationalist Party is divided, the strength of the China government will be further weakened. At that time, no matter whether the empire has defeated the main force of the China Jiang government, as long as its strength is not enough to suppress other local warlords in the country, Then China is not far away from destroying the country. Therefore, I suggest that we immediately start a larger-scale strategic decisive battle with the government of China, mainly to capture the major cities of Nanchang, Wuhan, Changsha, and Zhengzhou. In addition, we must also capture Guangzhou. Close the last foreign port of China and cut off its foreign aid." Seishiro Itagaki talked eloquently, and his words were very methodical, which made everyone's eyes shine. (to be continued...)

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