The Iron and Steel Frenzy of the Republic of China

Ishihara Waner sincerely dislikes this old man, although Seishiro Itagaki, who has a good relationship with him, has always had the idea that he wants to assist this Tojo and other soldiers who are the "hope of the future of the empire" in the minds of some War Ministry bosses , but no matter how he looked at it, he felt that the two of them might not be able to pee together.upload update

Therefore, when he heard such stupid words blurted out by Hideki Tojo, he didn't even bother to refute. He poured himself a glass of sake slowly, and after drinking it in one gulp, he savored it for a while, shook his bare forehead, and continued: "China is Like a sick tiger, if no one touches it, it will die quietly by itself. But if we poke it again and again like us, it can't cause serious damage, it will only cause it to become more and more intense counterattack, and may even suddenly erupt with incredible power, causing both sides to suffer!"

"Sick tiger?! Is Ishihara-kun thinking too highly of them? I think it's a sick cat at best! It's annoying to put it there, it's better to beat it to death with a stick." Daisaku Kawamoto obviously didn't agree with his statement.

Most of the others also showed expressions of disapproval. In fact, these elites represent the attitude of the vast majority of Japanese young men. They seriously look down on China in their bones, and think that as long as they are more serious on their side, they can easily be wiped out. she.

Ishihara Waner twitched the corner of his mouth, revealing a sarcastic smile, drooping his eyelids and not looking at anyone, and said in a calm voice: "If there is a war with China, it is absolutely impossible to win in a short period of time, it will definitely be a protracted war. It only takes a few months to punish China with strong force. It only takes a few months to collapse the Chiang regime. The idea that the war can be ended in a short period of time is extremely wrong! Don’t forget, everyone, China was in Asia until the Meiji Restoration It is wrong to think that China is an old and aging country and look down on it because they think that they have won the Sino-Japanese War of [-]-[-].”

Hideki Tojo couldn't hear this kind of argument the most, snorting his neck and said: "What's wrong?! For decades, have they shown even a little admirable courage? No, as Zheng Fu leaders are all a group of Cowards, you are only worthy of listening to our own yells, don't mention advanced countries or something!"

The two clearly disagreed to the point of being irreconcilable, Seishiro Itagaki frowned.For a while, I didn't know how to persuade him. As the host and Hideki Tojo's good friend, Yoshisuke Ayukawa was a little anxious. He originally wanted to make good friends with these future elites, and it would be bad if they quarreled.

Kenji Doihara, who had been silent all this time, raised his head.His eyes quickly scanned everyone's expressions, and finally looked directly at Shi Yuan and asked with a smile: "So, Mr. Shi Yuan, if there is such a stubborn and powerful force like Zhu Bin in China that is very bad for the empire, how should we deal with it?" To curb their development?"

"That's right! This is a very troublesome question! Shi Yuan-kun has always had a superhuman vision, let's talk about it."

Quite a few people agreed, "September [-]th" became famous, and Ishihara Waner's wisdom was recognized by many people in the One Night Club and the Young Talents, otherwise he would not have been transferred to the General Staff Headquarters casually.

Ishihara looked at the table calmly with a smile, and stopped playing with the fine white porcelain cup with his fingers. !.Bian said: "China is like this. Because of its long history and high civilization since ancient times, the area is too large and scattered, resulting in a very primitive material life, and each place is self-sufficient and highly self-sufficient. If there is no external threat, they will have serious problems. The divisions of the country are constantly fighting like they are now. But once there is a big crisis of extinction, they will unite and unite to the outside world. If the empire launches a conquest against them, they will be forced to fight a decisive battle. Then even if we can occupy a large area of ​​​​the empire at the beginning Let’s talk about a vast land. But it can’t make them surrender all at once, it will lead to a long and protracted war. As we, we are not capable of a protracted war. This is why I have always opposed launching a war casually.”

"Well, it makes sense. The Chinese people are indeed such a national character. But let's just leave it alone. You said just now that it will be very difficult to handle after five years. Can you just sit back and watch them grow stronger? ?”

Ishihara smiled and shook his head lightly: "The result will not be like that. We should see clearly the current Chinese government. What kind of people are in power. The so-called alliances with party backgrounds are actually all party gangs It is a custom that the most important thing is their own self-interest, and they do not care about the life and death of the country and the people. This can be seen from the fact that Chiang himself is the leader, and the Executive Yuan, the Ministry of Finance and party affairs are all controlled by cronies and relatives, and the country is managed as private property. , will definitely breed serious internal strife and struggle for power. When I say five years, I judge that they may tend to be unified on the surface within five years, that is, the time when Mr. Jiang completely defeated opponents in Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Northwest, Shanxi, and even North China. Before that, he Without too much energy to take care of other things, people like Zhu Bin will develop to a certain extent."

"However, once the irreversible result of his control of the general situation is confirmed, if all the forces in the southwest and northwest are cut off, the backbone of his relatives who we know will act recklessly, robbing and dividing up property and interests. Then even if China reaches today's ri in five years The level of capital will also decline rapidly to the current or even worse state. In the final analysis, the inferior nature of compradors cannot be changed. They only have self-interest in their hearts, and they have no interests of the country and the nation."

Kenji Doihara knocked on the table appreciatively: "Ishihara-kun's analysis is too correct! The facts are like this. According to your thinking, we don't need to rush to deal with Zhu Bin by ourselves, or worry about their industry, as long as If there are suitable means to promote their internal strife and mutual killing, the root cause can be cut off."

Jiang is old and hot, and Doihara is worthy of being a master of intrigues and tricks, but after Ishihara smiled and explained, Ma grasped the core points keenly, and even thought of the specific person and plan in an instant.

"More than that, it can also stimulate the vigilance of countries such as Britain, the United States, and France. They are not happy to see China's industrial independence, and it will be more beneficial to cause their struggle. The empire does not always have to be the threat at the forefront, but Arouse China's overall resentment and resistance, which will be very detrimental to future rule." Seishiro Itagaki's eyes lit up.Clap your hands and shout.

Itagaki Seishiro's strategy is considered a master among the crowd.There is a saying that "Ishihara has the wisdom, Itagaki has the courage", but in fact his resourcefulness is not low. In February 1933, the Kwantung Army invaded Rehe on a large scale. He went from Fengtian to Tianjin and established the "Banyuan" agency, which was responsible for the "strategy" work in Beiping and Tianjin, and cooperated with the Kwantung Army in the Great Wall. Create a puppet "North China Kingdom" similar to "Manchuria Kingdom".Dare to think and do it!

"However, because of Zhu Bin's resistance to the empire, he has won the support of many people. It may not be easy to deal with him casually. Those Chinese officials are very cunning! Few people will risk damaging themselves reputation?"

"We don't need to worry about this, they will do it more covertly and shamelessly!" Kenji Doihara smiled coldly. Among all the people, he knew the nature of the Chinese government officials best, that is A group of gods who became bitches and could still erect a memorial archway. Their shamelessness has exceeded the limit of this universe. They can escape by "going to the wild" if they commit a huge crime. They will come back in a few days and continue to work.

Such a person, in the words of the empire.They have already been hacked to death many times, but they don't seem to care at all, the magical country, the magical customs.

A group of people, including Ishihara Waner, couldn't help laughing. In this era, facing such an enemy, sometimes it is really pleasant.

Seeing that everyone's attention and positions were drawn away by Ishihara's smile, Hideki Tojo felt very upset, leaned back, and grunted, "According to what you said. We don't have to do anything , The Chinese people will ruin themselves, just wait for the harvest? How can there be such a good thing! The future of the empire can only be built on the bravery and meritorious deeds of our army, not stupidly waiting for them to make mistakes!"

"That's it! Only by defeating them on the battlefield can a complete conquest be achieved! Waiting for victory will not change!" Kawamoto Daisaku almost jumped up and shook his fist.

as a soldier.Only military exploits can be exchanged for promotion, and only meritorious deeds can set off their greatness.It is the greatest tragedy for a soldier to wait silently and not be able to exert his powerful effect on the battlefield!

Ishihara smiled and said: "In the final analysis, we still have to fight. But before that, we must make complete preparations. The current military equipment of the empire has begun to be outdated, and we must look at war with a new perspective. Not only the air force needs advanced fighters , powerful tanks and more artillery fire, even rifles and large-caliber heavy machine guns, and even super weapons that can determine the outcome of a battle with just one shot. We cannot be complacent behind closed doors. After all, our enemy is the United States, Soviet Russia, and finally China. The current empire is far behind them."

"Hmph! It's the same rhetoric again." Hideki Tojo didn't take it seriously.

In recent years, the General Staff Headquarters has had a lot of disputes over the direction and order of imperial expansion. However, most of them still prefer to occupy China first, at least to occupy North China and Northeast China, maintain a comprehensive military advantage, and then plot against Soviet Russia to seize The most fertile land and resources in Northeast Asia, after completing the accumulation of empire power, defeated Britain and the United States in one fell swoop, dominated Asia, and topped the world.

Only a few people such as Ishihara Wanji opposed this, always emphasizing that the United States, Britain and Russia come first, and China is the last. Is China more difficult to deal with than these powers?The so-called protracted war doesn't make sense at all!

Seeing that he was about to return to the old way of dispute, Itagaki Seishirō interjected: "Ishihara-kun said that the weapon that decides the outcome with one shot really exists? Do you mean the thing in the Royal Special Research Institute?"

Because there were people like Ayukawa Yoshisuke present, he didn't directly name him, but most of the senior military officers present had heard of it, especially those who had served in the General Staff Headquarters had seen it with their own eyes, in the Tokyo underground research institute. That behemoth.

Ishihara nodded with a smile, but shook his head again: "Not exactly. That thing has not been studied clearly yet, but when I was traveling in Europe, I heard that someone proposed that according to Einstein's theory of relativity, if atoms are destroyed, one can obtain The power to destroy the world is just that the world does not have that power for the time being, and the linear accelerator of the Physics Laboratory of Tokyo Imperial University built at the end of last year is doing research in this area."

"Oh! This is really an exaggeration!" Everyone refused to believe it.In their minds, the most terrifying thing at present is the 410mm naval gun of the "Nagato". For the army, the 240mm cannon is already the limit. Destroying high-end technology such as atoms is by no means something they can touch and imagine. Too far!

Ishihara Wan'er himself is not very clear about it, it's just that he has a superficial understanding of it out of his personal hobbies and twisted personality.But at least the difference is that he never targets China's old-fashioned armed forces, and always focuses on the world's most cutting-edge military development. In this regard, few people are more sober and have a more sense of crisis than him.

It's a pity that there are too few people in Japan who are willing to listen to him.Including the military scriptures, it is clearly stated that spiritual power is more reliable and important than equipment, and can determine the victory or defeat of a battle. Weapons and the like are already strong enough.

Taking advantage of the gap between the opinions of the people, Yoshisuke Ayukawa interjected without losing the opportunity: "I am also deeply worried about China's new weapons. I will never forget the fact that I was looted this time! I hope the Imperial Army will have it soon. Completely suppress their weapon power. Therefore, we have decided to vigorously support the construction of the Kwantung Army, and hope that day will come soon!"

This is quite against my will.How did he get kidnapped this time? His mind went blank. He had already used drugs and hypnosis to get Smecta, but when he said it with a deep feeling, he could get the sympathy of a group of young men.

Of course Hideki Tojo wanted to support his old friend and partner. He patted him on the shoulder but looked at the crowd and shouted: "We will not let you down in this matter! Only enthusiastic people like President Ayukawa in the empire are full of hope." !"

Matsuoka Yosuke chimed in: "Yes! Don't worry, Ayukawa-kun, everything is on us. Those guys in the navy can't count on it at all, just wait for us to help you clear up the shame! I believe this day will not be too far away! "

Ayukawa Yoshisuke looked moved, and sighed: "Then please everyone! Come on, let's drink!" Holding up the cup with both hands, he gave way to the crowd and drank three glasses in a row.

"Ah ha ha, cheers! Cheers!" Hideki Tojo yelled with interest, followed by cheers very neatly, and the serious atmosphere was swept away immediately.

Ishihara shook his head slightly, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, he didn't say anything, just buried his head and continued pouring his own drink without saying a word, it looked the same as the beginning.

Kenji Doihara's eyes flickered, thoughtful.To be continued. .