The spy career of a surgeon

Chapter 344 Together
After leaving the palace, Zhou Qinghe returned to Yasuda Manor to reply to the message.

Konoe and Yasuda Kenichi are both waiting.

"How is it?" Konoe was the most anxious. This was directly related to whether it was necessary for him to work hard. As long as His Majesty did not want to target the United States, he would immediately resign as Prime Minister. That would be a pity, after all, he had achieved nothing.

Zhou Qinghe smiled and nodded: "Your Majesty has agreed. Since we were involved in the Chinese battlefield, we actually have no way out."

"Okay!" Konoha heard the answer he wanted.

"Then, now that all obstacles have been cleared, we only have one thing to do and one goal, the Pacific Ocean! I'm going to go back and hold a cabinet meeting. I'll go ahead."

After Konoe left, Zhou Qinghe asked Kenichi Yasuda how the aftermath of Mitsui Mitsubishi was handled.

Even if this person is killed, the property must be inherited.

"It's not going very smoothly." Yasuda Jian said this with a smile on his face.

"We killed the direct descendants, but there are still so many people in the side branches. Now these people have no interest in finding the murderer. They are busy fighting for the inheritance left by the main family. I heard that they even fought in front of the mourning hall, vying to wear mourning clothes. It's very interesting. You don't have to worry about business matters. I will deal with these people slowly."

"Yeah." Zhou Qinghe nodded. "I don't care about these things, but you have to be careful not to take everything. We still have to leave them a share of some iconic things. We have to let everyone know that Mitsui Mitsubishi is still alive and well. It's easy for a single company to be coveted by others. We should just support them."

"Don't worry, I will find them some better jobs, and I guarantee they won't have to use their brains." Yasuda Kenichi smiled.

While they were chatting, the guards who had rushed back convened a cabinet meeting.

"Your Majesty just called me and talked about the US's attitude and made it clear that he supports all the decisions of the cabinet."

Your Majesty agreed!
In the morning, the imperial court meeting was full of dissatisfaction, and people secretly criticized the cabinet for not following the rules. Now they have changed their mind.

It seems that someone secretly did something for His Majesty about yesterday's incident. The other people in the cabinet looked at Tojo Hideki at the same time.

As the great hero of this incident, Tojo Hideki immediately became very proud.

Konoe smiled and said, "Now that all the difficulties have been resolved, the next step is for the military to come up with a plan."

Tojo took the lead and said, "The army can immediately send troops to invade Burma, and the navy can provide ships. At the same time, we will invade the Dutch East Indies and seize the oil fields."

"I don't agree." The Minister of the Sea said.

Tojo glared at him and said, "What does it have to do with you? Do you need to agree to the army's decision? I just asked you to send a few ships. If you take down Holland, there will be plenty of oil to compensate you."

Hai Xiang gave him a cold look.

Konoe didn't expect that just as the problem outside was solved, the sea minister would have another problem.

"What's wrong? What's wrong with the Navy?"

The Navy Minister said: “It’s not a problem with the navy, but a problem with the strategy. Since the U.S. military has paid attention to us, we must be fully prepared. Once the war starts, how will we deal with the U.S. military?

Now that we have conquered the Dutch East Indies, we can indeed harvest oil, but once the US military enters East Asia, we and the US will inevitably compete for the Dutch East Indies.

As a result, oil cannot be extracted, and our oil imports are cut off by the United States. With the battlefields in eastern Netherlands and China, we are very likely to fail quickly.

Have you ever thought about this question? "

The person he was looking at was that idiot Tojo.

Tojo sneered, "I thought it was some other problem, but it turns out to be just these things. The United States is attacking East Asia, can't your navy fight back? Whose Asia is Asia? The United States is 4400 nautical miles away from here, it's not easy for them to send troops, not to mention the logistics so far away!
Your navy is really useless. If you think your navy can't fight, our army will fight. You provide your small broken boats and we will be responsible for the landing operations. "

The Minister of the Navy stared coldly: "Tojo, you are too arrogant. Do you think that the United States is the only one who will take action when the United States is defeated? In East Asia, Britain, the United States and the Netherlands are one!

As long as the United States gives the order, hundreds of fighter jets can take off from the airports in the Philippines alone!

Your soldiers are on the bare beach, with the defenders in front of them and hundreds of fighter planes loaded with ammunition above them. Imagine this scene. Do you think you can fight? I didn't count the Philippines with you. They can still send in reinforcements!"

"Then we'll attack the Philippines as well!" Tojo glared. "The official Philippine army plus the US military only has 30,000 troops, and the rest are at most 100,000 militiamen. What can't we defeat?"

"And then what? The American warships arrive and fire directly at you who occupy the Philippines. What can you do?"

"Don't you have the navy? Their warships have arrived, and yours are just lying at home basking in the sun?"

"Wouldn't that mean we're back to the seesaw time again?"

The Navy Minister sneered, "Tojo, I really doubt what you read in the military academy. Don't you realize that if the war continues like this, the initiative will fall into the hands of the Americans. The two battlefields will be in a stalemate. The Americans don't need to defeat us, they just need to hold us back. Who will collapse, us or them?"

Tojo found that he couldn't argue with him, so he turned around and looked at Fujita Kazukiyo's position out of habit. Then he remembered that Fujita had gone to the palace. He was so angry that he cursed, "That's your navy trash! You can't even beat them when they hit you at your doorstep."

The Sea Minister's face was gloomy and he glared at her, "Except for this tough mouth of yours, which can be welded into an aircraft carrier as steel, all the rest of your organs should be thrown into the trash and left to rot."

In a flash, Tojo Hideki grabbed the teacup on the table and threw it directly at the minister of the sea!

Who could have thought that Tojo would take action?

When Hai Xiang saw something flying towards him, he instinctively dodged, but he still failed to avoid it and was hit hard on the chin. With a crackling sound, the cup fell to the ground.

"idiot!"

The Sea Minister got angry and picked up his teacup and smashed it back!

This was not enough to make him feel better. What’s more, his jaw was hurting, so he stood up and ran towards Tojo, starting to hit him with his fists.

Tojo had been weak and sickly since childhood, and his body was really thin. He failed to dodge and was actually punched in the face.

The rest of the cabinet was stunned!

I've heard about the wild style of the military for a long time. For example, two major generals fought each other in the office because they couldn't reach an agreement on a military opinion.

But this is the Cabinet! Who are the people here?

"Hurry up and pull him away!" The guards reacted and rushed forward, but they didn't dare to call the guards, as it would be too embarrassing to tell others.

Two big shots actually lay on the ground and fought each other during a cabinet meeting, one riding on the other.

After the others left, the Minister of the Navy and the Minister of Land were quickly separated, but they were still glaring at each other and swearing at each other, and they had to be pulled together hard to prevent them from running away and continuing the fight.

The next day, Zhou Qinghe went to work and was shocked to see Tojo.

"What's wrong with your face?" There were several cuts on Tojo's face, as if he had been beaten, and his skin was scratched by nails.

Tojo glared at Zhou Qinghe fiercely and said, "I was scratched by a dog. Let me ask you, if we attack the Dutch East Indies at the same time as the United States, how can we solve the problem?"

"Hit us," Zhou Qinghe blurted out, "They're already here, what else can we do except hit us?"

"That's right!" Tojo slammed the table and asked with bruised eyes, "Do you think we can win? Those navy guys don't even have the courage to fight and directly said they can't win!"

"Is that so?" Zhou Qinghe knew what was going on and nodded.

"What do you mean by nodding?"

“That’s definitely unwinnable.”

"You also think we can't win?" Tojo simply walked out from behind the table and shouted with a stern face: "Then why did you give me this idea of ​​fighting the Dutch East Indies? If we can't win, what am I doing all these things for? Is it just for your family's little benefit?"

Zhou Qinghe pressed his hand and said calmly: "Calm down first, Mr. Tojo, you are asking what will happen if the United States intervenes. My answer is that we cannot win. We really cannot win. As long as the United States holds us back, our resources will continue to be consumed. How can we win?
But this is what if.

But in reality, will this definitely happen?
The US military is going to East Asia. They can send ships here, but that would be tantamount to declaring a war. With Europe in such a state, how much of the US’s interests have been taken away by Germany? Is the US military going to go there?

Anyone can make threats, but we have signed an alliance agreement with Germany and Italy. According to the rules, as long as the United States dares to go to war with us, Germany will declare war on the United States.

Do you think the United States is willing to go to war with Germany now? If it was willing, why would it wait until now when Europe is almost wiped out?

We attacked a vassal state of the Netherlands, and we were not fighting against a vassal state of the United States. So this is the outcome for the US military?

Why should their Congress agree to this? "

Tojo laughed and was delighted: "Yes, Fujita, what you said is very insightful."

After saying that, his face turned stern again; "Why weren't you here yesterday? I said the Navy Minister was an idiot, cowardly and incompetent. The Americans are a bunch of cowards. I heard that their soldiers were traumatized by the war in World War I, and now it's impossible for them to muster any fighting power. They don't have any fighting spirit at all.

If it weren’t for the support of the industrial system, I don’t think they could even defeat the Whampoa Army in Chongqing.

Let's go to the meeting. I have to teach this idiot a lesson!"

cabinet.

Tojo's excellent insight did force everyone to think about the feasibility of this argument, although everyone knew that this idea was definitely not his. But no matter how reasonable it was, the Minister of the Navy did not agree.

"What you said is just a possibility, and possibility means risk. We can attack the US mainland first, and then take action against the Dutch East Indies. This plan is the safest."

Tojo was not interested in these arguments. With Zhou Qinghe's arguments, the army could fight and the Americans would never dare to take action.

"Just get out of the ship and leave the rest to the army. The facts will tell you who holds the truth."

The Minister of the Navy said lightly, "Impossible, I won't send you a single ship. If you want to fight, let your soldiers swim over."

"You idiot!" Tojo was angry.

Hai Xiang angrily scolded back without giving in. The grudge from yesterday had not yet been resolved. "I have the final say on the sea. I will not send you a ship. What can you do about it?"

The quarrel between the two began again.

"That's enough!" The guard said sullenly, "Since the navy's method is foolproof, then we'll follow the navy's plan. What's your plan?"

The guards can wait, but they must not fail.

The Navy had already made countless assumptions about simulated attacks on the United States, and the direction had long been determined and stated directly.

"We will cross the Pacific Ocean, attack Pearl Harbor, and destroy all American naval ships at the beginning of the war! We will own the Pacific Ocean!"

When this plan came out, everyone was shocked.

Konoe immediately asked for details, and Tojo also pricked up his ears to listen.

I was especially shocked when I heard that the Navy planned to use radio silence to avoid radio detection by the US military, and that the ships would shuttle alone in the ocean directly to Pearl Harbor.

Avoid the US Air Force and sneak across the Pacific Ocean!
After the meeting, Tojo went back very angry, feeling sad that they had missed such a good opportunity, and angrily cursed: "The cabinet is full of idiots!"

No matter how much they curse, it cannot change the fact that the army is landlubber. Without the assistance of the navy, there is no way to attack the island.

Now we can only follow the Navy's plan. Although Tojo is dissatisfied with this, he has to admit that the Navy's plan itself is still very exciting. Once successful, it will be Japan's greatest battle and the starting point for conquering the world!
But the credit for this incident went entirely to the Navy, which is frustrating to think about.

Immediately come to Fujita Kazukiyo's office.

"Think of an idea."

"What's the idea?"

"Of course it's better than their idea! If the Navy is credited with defeating the United States, then from now on, domestic textbooks will write that the most important achievement of Japan's victory in World War I was the Navy's attack on Pearl Harbor! Is this the glory of the Army? Can you think of a way?"

Zhou Qinghe was stunned and then laughed. No, the attack on Pearl Harbor was indeed a great idea. If he wanted to cover it up, maybe giving him dozens of Little Boys could do it.

However, Zhou Qinghe thought of one thing that could be used as leverage. "I am not well versed in naval warfare. If you want to overpower the navy, I think there is a person we can help bring up and ask him what he thinks."

"Who?"

"Tsukahara 243."

"Him?" Tsukahara Jishisan was indeed very capable, and Tojo knew him. He frowned and said, "This guy is capable, but isn't his hand broken?"

"For a commander, as long as his brain is intact, what does it matter if he loses his hands or feet? A war with the United States is of great importance. Do you think it is more important for a smart man with missing hands to command the navy, or for a fool with all his limbs to command the navy?

Facing a powerful enemy, we can put aside our prejudices against the navy. I think you, Army Minister Tojo, hope that the navy will win this battle, just like me.

And if Japanese textbooks in the future write that the biggest contributor to the Navy's victory was actually Army Minister Tojo, who promoted Tsukahara Jishizo against all odds, do you think he can overshadow the Navy?"

That’s awesome!

The navy is blind, but the army minister has a keen eye for heroes. This makes people feel comfortable just thinking about it.

Tojo immediately smiled and said, "Contact him immediately. I want to see him right away."

"The navy people don't obey our orders."

"I will tell the cabinet and His Majesty that we must not waste this kind of talent!"

Tojo Yingji walked away in big strides, saving Zhou Qinghe another trouble.

Zhou Qinghe was working in his office when his subordinate knocked on the door and came in, saying, "Sir, your telegram is from the Shanghai Military Police Headquarters."

Zhou Qinghe took the message and saw that it was from Miura Jiro. The message read: "Liu Yidan, a female doctor at Gongji Hospital, said that she is your friend. Her mother is ill and they can't find the cause. She wants you to help her mother."

The Red Party is in trouble. This is the emergency contact information Zhou Qinghe left for Xu Meifeng.

"Call back and come as soon as possible."

"Hi."

Zhou Qinghe packed up his things, left a message for the people in the General Office, and went directly to the airport.

Shanghai.

Jiro Miura came to pick him up in person.

As soon as they met, Miura Jiro joked: "I guess you have a close relationship with this girl, otherwise she, a Chinese, wouldn't dare to come to the headquarters to find you. Haha, tell me, is she your woman?"

Zhou Qinghe sneered: "Aren't the romantic affairs of the geisha house enough for you to hear?"

“Hahahaha, get in the car.”

After getting in the car, Zhou Qinghe said to him, "There is still one month left before the promotion list is finalized. This time, I used Tojo's help to clear out some people and make room. You will be on the list for promotion to lieutenant general by then."

"Really?" Miura Jiro was excited.

Another reason for coming to Shanghai to escort Fujita Kazukiyo was to become a lieutenant general.

The opportunity has finally come!
"Hahahaha, I'm borrowing your light, Fujita."

"One family does not speak two languages."

Zhou Qinghe was also happy that Jiro Miura was promoted.

Jiro Miura's qualifications are a bit mediocre, and he is still a major general now, which is because of his relationship with Yasuda.

But it's better to have mediocre talents. He can just dance and drink peacefully in Shanghai, sleep with some geishas, ​​help him hold the position of commander, and guard his own piece of land.

"By the way, I also brought you something good." Zhou Qinghe took out the man's magic weapon and handed it over: "Don't give it to others. I will tell everyone that it is gone. I don't want a lot of people to ask me for it."

"What is it? Medicine?" Jiro Miura was still confused.

When Zhou Qinghe said this to him, Miura Jiro's eyes became brighter and brighter, and his laughter could penetrate the car window and reach the street.

There are four great joys for a man: the wedding night and passing the imperial examination. Zhou Qinghe gave him two of them at once.

French Concession, Xiafei Road, Shangxianfang.

Inside the room, Liu Yidan looked at the haggard Xu Meifeng lying on the hospital bed and was extremely worried.

"Mom, drink some water."

Ever since Xu Meifeng fell ill, Liu Yidan tried every possible way to find out the cause of the illness, but after checking all the items, apart from some minor problems, no major problems were found.

But that's what happened. The results were all good, but my mother became weaker day by day.

As a doctor, it is so painful to encounter such a situation. I understand everything, but I can do nothing.

It was her mother who smiled and comforted her in her weakness: "It's okay. Birth, aging, illness and death are all normal. Mom doesn't blame you. But it would be better if Dr. Zhou was still here. This is fate."

Liu Yidan's mind suddenly became clear. Yes, it was Zhou Qinghe!

He must have a way to save his mother, nothing can stop him!
Liu Yidan immediately went to the Japanese gendarmerie headquarters to inquire, and was very disappointed to learn that she was not there. However, he still thought of a way. He said that he had a good relationship with Fujita Kazukiyo and hoped that she could come back.

When the gendarmerie heard that this woman had a relationship with Mr. Fujita, they immediately thought of something when they saw the woman, and that was when they saw Jiro Miura.

She sent the message, but she was not sure whether Zhou Qinghe would come.

Her mother on the bed looked at her weakly. She looked more and more haggard day by day!

(End of this chapter)