Glorious Mission 1937

While the upper echelons of Japan were having heated discussions about whether to enter the southern part of French Indochina, the Chen family had a great event in Guisui, the capital city of Northern Saibei Province. It has been a full month since Xiao Xiangxiang was born. With the approval of the old man, the family will hold a full moon banquet for Xiao Xiangxiang.

I heard that the little princess of the Chen family has passed the full moon, and the military, political, and business circles of the entire Northern Saibei Province are boiling. Chen Feng is no longer the little head of the security team a few years ago. The backer is Li Jingyuan, the director of the security department of Suiyuan Province, which is not worth mentioning in the eyes of many truly powerful people.

But now it's different, as Chen Feng's status has risen step by step, the Chen family has now become one of the most powerful families in China, not inferior to the four major families of the national government.

Especially after Chen Feng's troops defeated the mighty Soviet Union with their own efforts and brought Outer Mongolia and the Tangnu Wulianghai area back to China in one fell swoop, Chen Feng's personal prestige had reached its peak, no less than that of Jiang Mao, who led China's war of resistance at this time. and others.

As the only third-generation child of the Chen family, Xiao Xiangxiang has attracted the attention of many people.Originally, when the little guy was just born, the officers in the Eighth War Zone wanted to hold a grand birthday party for the little guy, but Chen Feng refused.

Now that the little guy is full moon, although Chen Feng only wanted to make a simple full moon wine at home, but the old man didn't want his little granddaughter to be wronged, so he personally withdrew 20 oceans from the family's small treasury for the little guy full moon banquet.

On September 9, the whole Chen Mansion was very lively.Except for those officials from the provincial government of Saibei province, all the armies in the eighth war zone sent representatives to attend the little princess's banquet and specially presented gifts.Even Lao Jiang, who was far away in Chongqing, sent representatives to participate. As for the warlords in other provinces, big and small, they sent gifts whether they knew each other or not.

At the banquet, Chen Feng announced Xiao Xiangxiang's name to the outside world——Chen Shengnan. The little guy was also very good. He gave everyone a surprise on the day of the full moon. When Wang Qingya hugged her and introduced her name to all the guests, The little guy actually giggled, and then the word "Mom" came out directly.For a moment, the entire reception was silent.

You should know that normal babies usually start to talk badly around seven or eight months, such as "father" and "mother".Start to say a lot of single words around the age of one, such as "aunt, grandma, grandpa, hug...", start to say two words around the age of one and a half, "hold, wait...", start to say sentences around the age of two, These are all normal.

But the little guy is only one month old. Generally, children spend most of their time sleeping during one month, and rarely express their emotions, let alone talk.Even though it's just the word "mother".But this IQ can definitely be called a miracle.For a time, the name of the little princess of the Chen family as a child prodigy spread like wildfire.

In fact.The little guy's performance also stunned the Chen family, including Chen Feng, who could speak within a month.What a monster this is.Worried about his daughter's health, Chen Feng hurried back to his room to ask the little fox what was going on, even ignoring everyone present.

For this, the little fox looked at Chen Feng with contempt, and then told him that because he and Wang Qingya were genetically optimized humans, both of their genes had reached the limit of human beings, and as the crystallization of their love, the little fox Xiangxiang must be smarter than other children from birth, and it is normal to be able to speak within a month. In the future, the little guy will be smarter than children of the same age in all aspects. Using the thinking of people in this era, your daughter is a child prodigy.

While the Chen family and the entire Saibei Province were rejoicing for the little prodigy Chen Shengnan, the discussion among the Japanese high-level leaders about marching to the south of French Indochina also came to an end.The Japanese government obviously lost their minds. They did not realize that the march to the south of French Indochina would be a key step in determining Japan's fate.

If this step is taken, then Japan will completely turn against the United States, Britain and other countries, and if it is withdrawn, there will still be some talks between the United States and Japan.Obviously, the upper echelons of Japan did not realize this. Under the instigation of fanatical militarists, the Japanese government decided to take the risk, a typical gambler's psychology.

On September 9, the Army and Navy Department of the Japanese headquarters formulated the "Proposal on Promoting the South's Policy" and decided to submit it to the joint symposium. The "Proposal for Promoting Southern Policy" has three articles:

, In view of the current situation, according to the established policy, promote the implementation of policies against French Indochina, especially related to the recall of the representatives stationed in the Dutch East Indies, and quickly establish Japan with French Indochina for the purpose of safeguarding the stability of East Asia. In addition to the established content, the military cooperation relationship in French Indochina also includes stationing necessary troops in the southern part of French Indochina.

[-]. In order to achieve the above objectives, necessary diplomatic negotiations should be carried out, and preparations for stationing should begin promptly.When preparations for stationing have been completed but French Indochina still does not accept our request, the stationing should begin.At that time, if French Indochina resists, we will use force immediately.

, In the process of implementing this policy, if the United States, Britain, and the Netherlands are hindered and the situation cannot be opened, and Japan reaches the point where it can't bear it for self-preservation and self-defense, it will go to war against the United States and Britain at all costs.

On the same day, as decided by the cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Konoe and the two Commanding Ministers Nagano and Itagaki reported their decisions in written form to Emperor Hirohito of Japan.

"I would like to report on behalf of the headquarters of the Army and Navy Department and the government: The China Incident will last for four years. During this period, the empire has adopted all political and strategic measures to force the Chongqing regime to submit. The main reason for forcing the Chongqing regime into today's predicament is The effect of the battle. Therefore, if we do not continue to increase pressure on Chongqing in the future and destroy its war capabilities, the resolution of the incident will definitely be delayed. This situation is clear. Recently, the United Kingdom and the United States have closely linked with Chongqing through Southwest China, and they have strengthened both openly and secretly. The spearhead is aimed at the political, economic, and military cooperation of the empire. In view of this situation, the ministers and others believe that in addition to directly increasing pressure on the Chongqing regime, the empire also needs to cut off the Anglo-American forces that support the Chongqing regime from behind and encourage its will to resist the war and the Chongqing regime. This is an extremely necessary measure to facilitate the resolution of the incident."

"On the other hand, the United Kingdom and the United States cooperated closely with the Dutch East Indies in the southern region, taking all possible measures of oppression and resistance against the empire politically, economically and militarily. Judging from the evolution of the Japanese-Dutch economic negotiations and their results It is also very obvious to look at. In particular, their conspiracy to betray Japan in Thailand and French Indochina has intensified recently. If this status quo is left unchecked, then the empire won by mediating disputes between French Indochina and Thailand in June this year The favorable position is also in danger of being overthrown."

"Quickly adopting measures against the joint encirclement of Japan by the United Kingdom, the United States, the Netherlands, and China is a top priority no matter in terms of dealing with the current incident in China, or in terms of safeguarding the stability of East Asia and establishing a self-defense posture. In short, given the surrounding empire situation. It is now imperative to take countermeasures against the South. At least against French Indochina."

"The High Command and the government have long anticipated this situation. The previous use of force to cut off the northern part of French Indochina, and the request for approval of the strategy outline for French Indochina, are all based on the above-mentioned purpose. Therefore, if the Empire does not quickly deal with French Indochina to take measures. Especially quickly establish military cooperation with French Indochina. Obtain air and sea military bases in specific areas of French Indochina, and deploy necessary troops in the southern part of French Indochina, and strive to meet the requirements of the above-mentioned empire If it is not required by the national policy, it will inevitably be too late for regrets."

"In this situation, we must determine the following policy: conduct diplomatic negotiations first, and achieve our goal as safely as possible. If French Indochina does not accept our request, we must use force to achieve our goal. We must start now and immediately Make preparations for sending troops. In this way, we should strive to achieve our goals through close cooperation between diplomatic negotiations and threats of force. However, diplomatic negotiations should try to avoid procrastination. Especially under the current situation, there is a danger of causing third countries to provoke us. Therefore, diplomatic measures should be carried out with so-called lightning diplomacy. That is, when my preparations for dispatching troops have been completed, but French Indochina still does not accept our request, the empire should strengthen measures to quickly achieve the goal with strength. In addition, diplomatic negotiations It should be forced to advance with the goal of dispatching troops to complete preparations. I will follow the above and pray for the verdict.”

At this time, Japan tried to adjust the diplomatic relations between Japan and the United States according to the plan of understanding between Japan and the United States, but on the other hand, it sent troops to the southern part of French Indochina. This was originally contradictory.However, Japan's policy is still to promote Japan-U.S. negotiations. As will be described later, it even requires a reorganization of the government and a change of foreign minister.However, on the other hand, although I have great hopes for a compromise in the negotiations with the United States, I am unwilling to endure the increasingly unfavorable situation in the South's political strategy and strategy.

However, the whole of Japan is not without a clear-headed person. As the foreign minister of Japan, Yosuke Matsuoka is extremely dissatisfied with the adventurous actions of the Japanese government and the military.Foreign Minister Matsuoka has always disapproved of Japan's southward policy. Foreign Minister Matsuoka has visited Europe and seen the strength of the German Army.Foreign Minister Matsuoka believes that Germany and the Soviet Union will have a war sooner or later. If Japan can join forces with Germany to attack the Soviet Union, there is no need for Japan to intervene in the big dye vat in Southeast Asia.

Therefore, at the imperial meeting on September 9, Foreign Minister Matsuoka emphasized not to rush to ignite fires in the south. The Empire of Japan can also consider attacking the north. The Chinese people have proved that the Soviets are just an empty shell. If the warlords can defeat the Soviet Union, the possibility of the Empire of Japan defeating the Soviet Union is extremely high, which is far better than fighting against countries such as Britain, France, the United States and the Netherlands.

Therefore, he proposed to delay the dispatch of troops to the southern part of French Indochina for about six months, but Matsushita added that if the Prime Minister and the High Command were determined to implement it, he had expressed his approval, so he did not object.

In this regard, Minister Oikawa Kai and Kondo Nobutake, the Deputy Chief of the Military Command Department, also agreed to postpone for 6 months!However, Deputy Chief of Staff Tsukada suggested to Chief of Staff Itagaki: "We should resolutely implement the stationing."

After discussions between Chief of Staff Itagaki and Chief of the Nagano Military Command, he insisted on stationing on behalf of the High Command.Prime Minister Konoe also suggested to Emperor Hirohito: "The High Command is determined to do it!"

After deciding to march south into French Indochina,

Regarding the foreign ministry's prediction of fate, Foreign Minister Matsuoka made the following statement in his usual tone, which is worth mentioning: "I predicted that things will happen in a few years, and I will not miss it. I predicted that meddling in the south will cause great chaos, Commander-in-Chief Can the minister guarantee that there will be no troubles? Those who know the current affairs are the best. I used to be a southward advocate, but today I turned to the north.” (To be continued..)

ps: There is another chapter tonight, so stay tuned!