The Iron and Steel Frenzy of the Republic of China

During this period of time, the whole of Japan was reflecting. Not only was the anxious navy busy transforming the anti-aircraft firepower of warships, but also trying to get high-speed fighters. Throw bombs at the palace in the middle of the night, and they can all die.

The other group was from the Army.Hearing that the Navy suffered another disastrous defeat, even with an unprecedented loss, this kind of news made a lot of people in the country cry and angry, but these guys were happy to watch the fun.But it’s not good to talk nonsense in front of people. On this day, Yoshisuke Ayukawa, the president of Japan Industrial Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. who was preparing for business expansion, came forward and invited a large group of people to the newly built izakaya. Zheng Fu acquiesced in success, secretly, Ayukawa wanted to figure out several other important issues.

This time can be described as a gathering of the core of the Japanese army's young and strong faction, the core figures who planned the "September [-]th" incident, Hideki Tojo, Kenji Doihara, Wanji Ishihara, Seishiro Itagaki, Nao Hoshino, Director of General Affairs of Manchukuo Shu, Manchurian Railway President Yosuke Matsuoka, Deputy Minister of Industry and General Affairs Office Nobusuke Kishi, and Daisaku Kawamoto all came, and the degree of order was extremely rare in the past few years.

A dozen senior officers and major generals gathered in the hall and set up several tables in a row. All of them sat cross-legged on the tatami, listening to the samadhi strings playing the sad tune behind the screen, and tasting the mellow sake. The atmosphere was indescribable.

Although most of them are from the "One Night Club", they are not all like-minded. It is the same thing to do things for the empire and the army, but they may not be pleasing to each other when they get together.Ayukawa Yoshisuke asked Hideki Tojo, Yosuke Matsuoka, and Naoki Hoshino to help him assemble the lineup. It was not easy, after the cutscene.He applauded lightly to attract most people's attention, and raised his glass to propose: "To celebrate the empire's formal acquisition of the control of Manchuria, and to lay a solid foundation for the great cause of the Eight Horns and One Universe of His Majesty the Emperor. Gentlemen, please drink to your heart's content. A cup!"

"Hey!" Hideki Tojo responded first, drank the cup the size of a thumb in one gulp, and sighed with an exaggerated "ah". Two burning knives.

Most of the people dealt with it superficially. Kenji Doihara was relatively old, and he had been working as a secret agent for a long time.Eyelids drooping, I don't know what I'm thinking.

The most unusual one was Ishihara Waner, who didn't talk much from the beginning, and couldn't see the slightest excitement at the moment, holding a glass of wine and staring blankly, as if everything had nothing to do with him.In other words, this time he also led the team on a staff trip to have the opportunity to participate.When I met this group of veterans, they were neither salty nor bland.Most people don't like him very much either.So very few people say hello.

Ayukawa Yoshisuke knew that today's situation would not be settled so easily, so he carefully avoided many unhappy topics, put down the wine cup and patted the table lightly.He sighed and said: "Everyone must know what happened four months ago. I was kidnapped by the Chinese people and taken to the sea together with the Toyota family boy. I was shamefully tried. Although I was saved from trouble thanks to the help of the empire, But this kind of disgrace means that I don’t think I’m going to go down to Huangquan to meet my ancestors. So I have to try to get rid of it. I need your help in this matter! The navy can’t count on it!”

"It's true! Those Chinese people are too rampant. If you don't give them a severe lesson, you won't know how to respect the majesty of our Great Japanese Empire! This matter must be settled! Please rest assured, Ayukawa-kun. In the body of our Kwantung Army."

Hideki Tojo is also quite old, but he still can't hold his breath, and he has a deep interest dispute with Yoshisuke Ayukawa, so he jumped out first to express his support.On the other hand, he was indeed very angry. If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't reach it, he would have helped his old friend vent his anger at that time.

Seishiro Itagaki played with the fine white porcelain cup and hummed: "The guys in the navy have completely lost the bravery of their predecessors. After so much effort, they got such a miserable failure. According to me, they should be completely put away. They kicked out the cabinet! If you want me to say, the prime minister, it is very appropriate to ask Tojo-kun to do it!"

Hideki Tojo calmly accepted this kind of praise from a group of people with a haughty expression, as if he could really take on this big responsibility.The vast majority of people exaggeratedly agreed, but Kenji Doihara and Wanji Ishihara remained silent, each with other things on their minds.

"That's right! That's right! That's true!" A group of people clapped their hands and clapped their hands, and Daisaku Kawamoto said fumingly, "We simply rejected the navy's funding proposal and allocated all the billions of dollars to our army. Make some cannons and chariots and run them directly from Manchuria, what can't be conquered! Let them waste it!"

"Heben-kun is right! You should have done this a long time ago!" There was another burst of chatter.

This is what Yoshisuke Ayukawa wanted. He knew very well what this group of army elites, who were called the "young faction", were thinking in their hearts. All right.

Seishiro Itagaki smiled wantonly, tilted his head and saw Doihara's deep expression, and felt uncomfortable in his heart. He purposely stretched his neck to under his eyelids, and said in a rough voice: "Hey! Doihara-kun, don't drink alone. Talk about it. This time, it is reasonable to say that China’s intelligence agency has put in a lot of effort, how did it happen, there must be an explanation!”

These words attracted everyone's attention, and they all looked over with strange thoughts, and they all focused on Doihara's face with bags under his eyes.

Kenji Doihara probably knew that he couldn't hide. After putting down his wine glass, he folded his hands in front of his belly, pondered for a while, and said slowly: "The matter is much more complicated than imagined. We didn't know enough about that Chinese man before. Deviations are understandable. If we have to say, there are also some inadequacies in the command and operations of the navy, and we must seriously reflect on it."

This is like saying nothing!A group of people turned their noses and refused to buy it. Itagaki Seishiro snorted and said, "I think it's all an excuse! In any case, it is certain that the Chinese do not have a strong navy, so it is impossible to annihilate a navy that is so slow. ?Even if the air force temporarily lags behind, there is a huge fleet of more than 200 aircraft. As long as it is used properly, it is impossible not to kill them! In a word, they are all idiots!"

One pole overturned a boat of people.Even Doihara scolded it.However, Doihara City Mansion is very deep, why don't you make a fuss like them, pretending you didn't hear it, pour yourself a drink.

Ayukawa Yoshisuke hurriedly smoothed things over, and sighed with self-reproach: "Speaking of which, things happened because of us, and no one wants to see such a result. I just don't understand, obviously Our military strength has such a big advantage, and we need to be so patient? The so-called League of Nations is actually of no use."

He tried so hard to get things done.It seems that a group of soldiers are not so powerful.Daisaku Kawamoto couldn't help it at first. The culprit who created the "Wicker Lake incident" yelled furiously: "Those guys who haven't been in the first cabinet, what kind of gentle diplomacy are procrastinating, and you don't need to be so polite with the Chinese people. As long as our Kwantung Army works a little harder, even North China can be taken now! Then send troops directly to crush that Zhu Bin's lair. What's the problem?"

"Yes! If you want to talk about our army, if you take it seriously. They can't stop it no matter what. Those guys in the cabinet are always shouting that they have no money. Can't they be recruited on the spot?"

"Hahaha! That's right! The people in China are still very rich, so why do they have to work so hard to raise money!"

"It's just Beiping and Tianjin. They can also get tens of millions or hundreds of millions of military expenditures? Anyway, they don't know how to cherish it, so it's better to give it to us directly. Speaking of which, Doihara-kun needs to work harder, maybe we can It might be possible to convince those warlord leaders directly..."

They are all under the age of 50, and their military ranks are similar.Speaking unscrupulously, many inside and outside ran against Kenji Doihara.It's just that your Excellency the chief of the agency doesn't care about this level of teasing, and when they are almost yelling, he slowly said: "If you want to deal with Shina seriously, I suggest that you listen carefully to Shi Yuan-kun's opinion. Strategies come first in the Empire, and it's worth noting."

"Hey! Your Excellency, Chief of the Office, reminded you very timely! Then Shi Yuan-kun should stop hiding your strength, and explain it in detail!" At least half of the people immediately agreed. Speaking of it, Shi Yuan Waner's reputation as a wise general is well-deserved. Returning, the Kwantung Army is quite admired, except for a very few people.If it is only placed in the base camp and the staff headquarters, there will be many objections.

Dozens of gazes looked over at the same time. Ishihara's smiling and silent face could not see any emotional changes. His eyelids were lifted slightly, and a wise and calm light shone in his deep and deep eyes. He said lightly: "If you still If this kind of overly optimistic attitude, it won’t be long before we will suffer even bigger losses! We must seriously change the way we look at China!”

He didn't use the word "Shina" to call him, most of the people immediately froze, their eyes became strangely complicated, and Tojo Hideki, who had been fighting with him all the time, simply slapped the table and snorted coldly: "Ishihara-kun is just joking." What? What does it mean to be overly optimistic? I think you are overly cautious! Is it possible that a guy who came out of nowhere is worth changing the established strategy of the entire empire? It’s just a joke! Did you stay in Sendai for too long? , was bitten by a mosquito!"

Previously, Ishihara Wanji was the captain of the [-]th Infantry Regiment of Sendai. This time, he was determined to be transferred to the General Staff Headquarters as the head of the Operations Section. To some extent, it was an attitude of preparing to reuse him and acknowledge his strategy. It should have been gratifying and congratulatory Yes, all the old partners of the army, especially the Kwantung Army, were all rejoicing, but I didn't expect that this guy who was called "No. [-]" insanity when he was a child would still be awkward at the critical moment!

Ishihara Wanji has always looked down on Hideki Tojo. This idiot who took the exam three times before entering the Army University has always been called "Tojo and other soldiers" by him. He often said that this guy "manages more than ten machine guns and is prone to problems ", not worthy of today's status at all, and conflicts have not lasted for a day or two.

Ishihara sneered and said, "Soldiers like Tojo are still so simple-minded! Do you know how much China has changed in the past two years? Do you know how big a threat that mysterious guy named Zhu Bin is? You know that the Navy's continuous What is the reason for the failure, and how was last year’s Sixth Division almost canceled? These issues are not clear, and blindly look at the problem with a superficial perspective, which will only cause the empire to suffer a greater crisis!” To be continued. .