The Iron and Steel Frenzy of the Republic of China

"One million people want to defeat us? It's so naive! If you want to defeat the warriors of the Imperial Army, you must at least have two or three times the number of people!"

Urgent information from friendly people poured into Japan like a torrent, grinding the ears of all senior officials inside and outside the cabinet and the army. Hard-spoken words that are almost identical from top to bottom, such as Hideki Tojo, who is busy everywhere making a comeback, spout nonsense when he seizes the opportunity, although it sounds ridiculous, but at this time, it has a special and strong morale-boosting effect.

General Sugiyama Moto did not object to this, and sometimes even praised: "This is the spirit that the Imperial Army should have, and it cannot become panicked just because of a little threat from the enemy."

Well, this is a seemingly stable performance, at least many people in Tokyo see it this way, but, the determination to revenge on China has exceeded the limit that the pro-Japanese faction can stop, and no one in the cabinet is calling for diplomacy The issue of settling disputes is now---In China, certain ambitious people have kidnapped the government by inciting public opinion, making wise and decisive politicians lose control, and war is inevitable.

Then, will Riben just give in like this?no way!Regardless of the inquiries from Emperor Hirohito or the Senate, when Konoe Fumimaro was almost doing nothing and had no ability to control, the army's answer was simple and clear: "If they want to fight, they can fight! Anyway, the glory of the empire is also It must be built on the foundation of blood and fire!"

It's just that when the real high-level army met in private, most of them could see the worry on the faces of other people. In the words of Prince Xianyuangong: "The Chinese people's weapon production speed is still too fast! The empire needs sufficient time to respond !"

What Japan needs is more than simple response time?The so-called blessings and misfortunes never come singly. Not long after China decided to mobilize for revenge, an active volcano on Honshu Island in Japan suddenly erupted, which affected Mount Fuji. A large gap suddenly opened in the gold and copper mine that was being crazily excavated. Intense sulfur-containing high-temperature gas with a temperature of several hundred degrees is ejected.Nearly [-] miners were killed at once, a mine was completely abandoned, a bottomless gap was opened in the sealed crater above Mount Fuji, and the water level of Lake Biwa dropped by one-third overnight. It shows that the sinking crisis of the four Japanese islands.So close!

this time.Even the most conservative plutocrats can't sit still.I dare not say how poignant and moving they are, after all, no one really wants to sink into the bottom of the sea with the Japanese archipelago. In the past ten years, this group of people who have dragged their legs for a long time finally got busy and started to move towards North Korea. And the crazy relocation of family business in the Northeast.

Their driving role is obvious. The Japanese farmers and fishermen who refused to leave before they died, sent them away and sneaked back, saw that the nobles and gentlemen had gone, and followed them obediently one by one.The tens of thousands of resettlement villages established in North Korea and the Northeast were filled almost overnight. From May to September, tens of thousands of Japanese people left the island almost every day.

In order to support the long-term strategy, according to Ishihara Wanji's calculations, in North Korea and Manchuria, at least 3000 million high-quality imperial populations are needed to stabilize the situation.But eight years.They have completed less than half of the total, and most of them are on the roster. The key low-level farmers and miners are far from enough. For this reason, his worried eyebrows are almost falling out. solved.only.The way is a bit too sad!

Panic was spreading. Tokyo and the Gyeonggi area, crowded with millions of people, were restless day and night threatened by the nearby Mount Fuji. In just a few months, the population was reduced by half.The fishermen directly used small boats to carry their belongings across the Sea of ​​Japan to North Korea.Farmers began to seize land and forests in Liaoning.The number of people who signed up for the army could not be stopped. They were not so patriotic, but because the Kwantung Army claimed that if one person is a soldier, the whole family can get a house and land for free, as well as at least two jobs.

500 million families, 500 million people, this is the goal of Ishihara Waner's ten-year immigration plan for Manchuria. The time is approaching, and the completion is less than half, but he does not need to worry now. It will only be a matter of time before the task is overfulfilled.

After defeating Soviet Russia at Nuomenkan, and successfully obtaining the "Guardianship of Mongolia" during the armistice negotiations, the Kwantung Army was able to occupy the Mongolian plateau openly, and put its blade on the stomach of Soviet Russia, and had a commanding view southward. The advantages of threats and strategic goals are fully achieved, but the cost is slightly higher.

As a hero, Itagaki Seishiro will take over as the next Minister of War. It is a certainty, but until September, he still has not left.A greater opportunity for meritorious service is in front of him, and he is reluctant to give up.

Ishihara Waner left.He was appointed as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army Headquarters. His position was second only to the Chief of Staff, Chief of Military Affairs, and Minister of Army of Prince Xianyuan Gong in the Army. He was also above the Deputy Secretary of the Army. The core figure of the strategy, if there is no accident, he will be the next director of military affairs, and he will become the third person in the entire Japanese army, with a high position and weight!

Before leaving, he gave Neiji Okamura, who succeeded him, a suggestion: "Don't fight recklessly with the Chinese. There are too many of them, and the country is too vast. The empire lacks enough foundation to rule such a large piece of land. Guarantee The existence of Manchuria is the victory of all ages."

Neiji Okamura thinks so, but secretly has his own revenge and ideas.When Ishihara Waner left completely, he immediately set out to reform the strategic deployment of the entire Kwantung Army.

The defense line of the Great Wall was increased by him to 20 people at a time, and the strongholds that had not yet been captured continued to be strengthened. From Shanhaiguan to the narrow strip of Jinzhou, he stuffed a full 5 troops into it, facing the sea and facing the sea. The air and land permanent fortifications are as dense as a mouse hole, and the obstacles along the coast of the Bohai Bay make it impossible for fishing boats to get in. A large number of artillery fires are aimed at this place. Once they attack, they will definitely suffer a blow!

The only three armored divisions of the Kwantung Army were all dispatched to Mongolia, staring at them from the northern plateau, and ready to go south at any time. An emergency road and railway from Manzhouli turned westward and paved all the way to Kerelun. Huge advance supply bases were sporadic. Distributed among the plateau and Gobi, ready to fight.

Crowded factories in Liaoning and Jilin worked overtime to manufacture military supplies, weapons and equipment, and the production scale was larger than that of the empire. Under the guidance of Neiji Okamura, it unexpectedly exploded with greater potential. In a few months, Almost all the heavy equipment consumed by the Kwantung Army has been replenished, and each of the ten newly formed divisions has received sufficient guarantees.

This is not a miracle. Neiji Okamura has not changed much, but there is a finishing touch.

In recent years, Ishihara Waner has carefully collected the teaching materials and methods for the training of Chinese technicians, and then resolutely implemented them within the sphere of influence of his own country. Forget about the island with greater resistance. Thousands of training bases drive tens of thousands of Chinese, Koreans and Taiwanese into them, mix some Japanese people, and strengthen education and training.

The effect is naturally not as high as voluntary, and the North Koreans are relatively stupid, Ri himself is more arrogant, and the Chinese are too honest. After a few months, the gap between the top and bottom is not small. After entering the factory, there are countless formations due to differences in nationality and region. It is not an ordinary trouble to manage a small group.

However, the work efficiency was much higher, enough to support all the factories in the Northeast and North Korea, but the commotion happened from time to time, and it never stopped.

Immediately after taking over, Neiji Okamura made adjustments. He used Ri himself as the foreman and management personnel, Koreans as guards and discipline maintenance personnel, and then let the Chinese be simple bottom-level workers.In this way, the ri himself, who feels superior to others, can easily control the factory and not cause trouble. The grumpy and stupid North Koreans specialize in thugs, fearing the ri himself, but they are more vicious than the ri himself, especially in groups, and control the Chinese workers to death of.

After 300 years of enslavement, the Chinese people’s spirit of resistance is extremely weak, and they seldom make troubles when they have food to eat. They work hard all day and night, and they have to form a group in the face of bullying by the Koreans. They form a confrontation with the Koreans invisibly, so The two split, and Ri himself was able to sit back and relax.

In this case, Ri himself will pretend to show concern from time to time, give some benefits, and reprimand North Koreans with fake punishments in front of the Chinese, so as to win favor and make money inside and out.

As a result, the production efficiency of factories in North Korea and Northeast China has increased dramatically, various protests have been reduced by [-]% to [-]%, and countless weapons and equipment have begun to flow out of factories.

The desperate Japan has no plans for peace. The team led by Yoshio Nishina began to research nuclear weapons and equipment, but secretly sold the research materials on x-weapons to the Germans at a high price in exchange for a large amount of equipment and loans.At the same time, they sold the excavated giant metal fragments to Americans. The Morgan family pushed the parliament to pass a new loan plan to Japan, and tens of millions of tons of steel, oil, rubber, and production equipment were continuously transported. go.

By September 1939, Japan's intensive preparations for war resources had almost doubled compared with half a year ago. The total number of Kwantung Army troops entering the Northeast exceeded 9, plus North Korea and other local divisions, the total number exceeded 60 million. Nearly 100 million reserve troops and reserve divisions are close to being recruited, and they can join the front-line combat sequence at any time. In order to counter China's unprecedentedly large conscription plan, they have mobilized all the forces they can use.

Among them, nearly 20 Taiwanese soldiers and nearly 50 Korean soldiers are also in the call-up sequence. Tens of millions of colonial forces are swept in, ready to be sent to the battlefield at any time.

In the early morning of September 1939, 9, Germany suddenly dispatched 1 divisions, 58 tanks, 2800 aircraft, and 2000 cannons to launch a "lightning attack" on Poland. On September 6000, the Soviet army followed suit and invaded Poland.

On September 9, an armored division of the First Theater Front Army stationed in Wanquan rushed out of the camp and headed towards Mongolia!