Glorious Mission 1937

In fact, the old man is not the only one who feels that he has lost money. Neiji Okamura also feels that he has lost a little this time, but he can't say it.If the fight continues according to the situation on the Zhengzhou front, the three paratrooper brigades in the eighth theater are likely to be wiped out in Zhengzhou in the end, unless a large number of reinforcements can be mobilized to Zhengzhou in a short period of time.

Obviously, before the Japanese 32nd and 35th field divisions were defeated, the reinforcements arrived in Zhengzhou in adjudicated time.However, due to some reasons that cannot be publicized, the North China Front Army had to retreat.

Why can't the reasons for the withdrawal be made public?That's because Neiji Okamura himself didn't know that it was an emergency order from the base camp, strictly ordering the North China Front Army to end the battle on the North China Front within two days, but did not give any reason.

However, as the army officer with the most strategic vision in Japan, he guessed the specific reason even if the base camp didn't say it, but he couldn't be sure.

Neiji Okamura believed that the headquarters had decided to go to war against the United States and Britain, and the time was just around the corner, so the headquarters did not want things beyond their control to occur in North China, and the war with Chen Feng's troops was one of them.

Neiji Okamura's judgment is very accurate. In fact, the Japanese base camp and the "government" have discussed for a long time about when to start war with the United States and Britain in written form, but there has been no result. However, with Germany's victories in the Soviet Union, The Japanese couldn't sit still, and they decided to act while their hearts were moving.

Discussions about the war going south have been going on for half a month. During this month, the Japanese base camp and the "government" have reached many agreements.The most important point is that Japan has decided to go to war with the United States and Britain.And time is staring at the recent period.

However, the exact day to launch the attack is still under discussion, and the method of attack is also a question worth discussing, which is also the top priority of the discussion in the base camp during this period.

At the imperial meeting on June 6, Japan adopted its national defense policy and military program after the war against the United States and Britain. This is the first major revision of the Japanese "government" to its national defense policy and military program since 5.The fundamental significance of stipulating Japan's national defense lies in the grand plan of the emperor since then, based on righteousness, and promoting the country's prestige.Guaranteed to promote the interests of the country and the happiness of the people. [

Japan's national defense policy is to enrich its national strength, especially its armaments, so that it can truly become a stable force in East Asia. At the same time, it will pay corresponding diplomatic activities to ensure the development of the country and control the enemy first in case of trouble.Quickly achieve the goal of war.And in view of the national conditions of the empire, it is particularly important to try to increase the power of the initial battle.In addition, future wars are likely to be protracted, so we must have the awareness and preparations to withstand such wars.

In view of its original meaning, the national defense of the Japanese Empire should target the United States and the Soviet Union, which are more likely to conflict with the Great Japanese Empire and have strong national power, especially armaments.Guard against China and the UK at the same time.For this reason, the military strength required for the imperial defense must be sufficient to control the East Asian continent and the western Pacific, and meet the requirements of the imperial defense policy.

In addition, according to the military program of Japan's imperial army, the basic essentials of the Japanese army's operations are: "According to the national defense policy, the army and navy should act together and take a pre-emptive offensive. Seek a quick victory. For this reason, the army and navy should quickly destroy the enemy. The field army and the enemy's main fleet occupy the required territory at the same time. In addition, with the progress of the operation or in view of diplomatic needs, necessary troops can occupy strategically important places. Army and navy jointly serve as internal defense, without violating the above-mentioned operations Implement it within the scope of the basic essentials.”

In view of the fact that the only countries that can pose a threat to Japan in East Asia are the United States and Japan, the Japanese headquarters and the "government" particularly emphasized the essentials of combat against the Soviet Union and the United States at the imperial meeting on June 6.When the Soviet Union was the enemy, the Japanese army base believed that the goal should be to quickly defeat the Soviet enemy in the Far East and occupy the required territory.

Of course, the army was the main force in the war with the Soviet Union. In order to achieve the above goals, the headquarters asked the army to quickly defeat the enemy in Ussuri, especially its air force, and cooperate with the navy to capture Vladivostok and other important places with necessary forces. Defeat the enemies in Heilongjiang and Daxingling, and then defeat the invading enemies as the battle progresses.

In addition, according to the situation, if necessary, cooperate with the navy to occupy important locations in the northern part of Sakhalin Island, the opposite bank of Sakhalin Island, and Kamchatka.The navy should quickly annihilate the enemy's fleet stationed in the Far East at the initial stage of the operation, and control the Russian coastal areas in the Far East. At the same time, it should cooperate with the army to annihilate the enemy's air force in Ussuri, and then cooperate with the army to capture Vladivostok and other important locations, and control the Heilongjiang River Basin.If the enemy fleet stationed in Europe comes, it should be attacked and wiped out.

When the United States was the enemy, the Japanese base camp believed that the initial operational goal was to annihilate the enemy stationed in East Asia, destroy its base of operations, and annihilate the main force of its fleet from its own country.

Of course, the navy should be the main enemy of the United States.In order to achieve the above military objectives, the Japanese base camp required the navy to quickly annihilate the enemy's fleet stationed in East Asia and control the East Asian side in the early stage of the operation, and at the same time cooperate with the army to capture Luzon Island and its nearby important places, as well as the enemy's naval base in Guam, and other enemy fleets. When the main force appears on the East Asian sea, wait for an opportunity to annihilate it.

The army should cooperate with the navy to quickly capture Luzon Island and its nearby important places, and cooperate with the navy to occupy Guam.After the main force of the enemy fleet is wiped out, the combat operations of the army and navy should be temporarily planned and determined.

Generally, the existence of a country requires national defense, and national defense cannot be without a plan. This is the common sense of the wise.Moreover, a modern national defense plan must integrate political strategy and strategy in terms of politics, economy, and military.Of course, this should be determined according to the fundamental policy of the country, so it is not just a problem of the military department, but a problem of the country. Therefore, what kind of foreign policy a country adopts can be seen from its national defense plan and military program come out.

By modifying its national defense plan and military program, Japan has actually determined its next foreign policy, and it is nakedly targeting the Soviet Union and the United States. Since Japan has signed a neutrality treaty with the Soviet Union, In view of the uncertain factor of Chen Feng's subordinates in the middle, the Japanese "government" is actually ready to take action against the United States and Britain.

But there is a very serious matter that must be resolved as soon as possible before doing it, and that is the identification of war opponents, that is, whether the United States, Britain, and the Netherlands can be separated or not.

The Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan.

The debate about the inseparability of the United States, Britain and the Netherlands is still going on, and there is still no result after discussion for a long time.However, some unimportant ministers were speaking before, but no one who could really influence the Japanese court did not speak.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Prime Minister Konoe Fummo stood up and said: "Having said so much, you still don't have a definite conclusion on whether the United States, Britain, and the Netherlands can be separated or not. However, the main force going south is the navy, so let's listen to it." Let's listen to the opinion of the navy?" [

Hearing Fumma Konoe's roll call, the Minister of the Navy and Admiral Kawako Shiro got up and said: "Your Majesty and everyone, the main goal of the empire going south is the Dutch East Indies, because only there is the oil and rubber needed by the empire, especially oil. If the empire wants to achieve its goal by force, the obstacles on its way forward are Manila and Singapore. Manila and Singapore are the political and strategic bases of the United States and Britain in the Far East respectively.”

"If the empire expands to the Dutch East Indies, it is best to strategically break through the weak links of the United States and Britain, and limit the opponent to the Netherlands politically. But now that the Dutch "government" has been exiled in London, Britain and the Netherlands are in fact An inseparable relationship has been formed, so it is absolutely impossible to use tactics to drive a wedge, so the relationship between Britain and the Netherlands is inseparable. The problem is the relationship between the United States and Britain."

"The political unity relationship between the United States and Britain is a traditional fact. It is an extravagant wish to separate the United States and Britain. Moreover, the idea of ​​solving the southern issue has been repeatedly discussed between the headquarters of the Army and the Navy. The conclusion is that the United Kingdom and the United States are absolutely inseparable. The use of military force against the Philippines must be the prerequisite for expansion. If we take the initiative to use force against the Philippines and turn the United States into the main enemy country, the United States, Britain and the Netherlands will all declare war on the Empire. Think about it."

Oikawa Koshiro considered and analyzed the political relationship between the United States, Britain and the Netherlands, which was more convincing, so as soon as he finished speaking, all the ministers in the entire palace bowed their heads and began to communicate.

However, it was not without objections, and soon the former Navy Minister Minai Mitsumasa got up and said: "Your Majesty, His Excellency Konoe, and His Excellency Oikawa's judgments are too absolute. Politics is never absolute, and there must be room for measures. Even in It is extremely difficult to separate the United States and Britain politically, but as long as it is possible to separate strategically, then from the overall point of view of guiding the war, we should also avoid using force against the Philippines and try our best to separate the United States and Britain, and it is not necessarily impossible. sex"."

Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Nagano Shoshin stood up and retorted: "I believe that it is impossible to separate the United States and Britain strategically. First of all, if we leave the Philippines to conduct southern operations, we will inevitably be attacked by the U.S. military based in the Philippines. The United States is tough. The attitude of the United States has indicated that it will not just watch the colonies of Britain and the Netherlands being taken away by the empire. In order to carry out operations against the south, the US military cannot be allowed to use the Philippines as a forward base in any case.”

"Secondly, it is absolutely necessary to ensure the sea communication between Java, Sumatra, Borneo and other southern resource areas and the mainland of the empire. The Philippines is a huge threat to this sea communication line. Furthermore, for It is very beneficial to use the Philippines as an intermediate base and supply base for operations in the south to facilitate the completion of operations." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote, monthly tickets, your support is my biggest motivation .Mobile phone users please go to m to read.)

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