The Republic of Heroes

In Tokyo, Japan, the aftermath of the mutiny has not yet completely subsided, and the cabinet exists in an extremely abnormal form.Prime Minister Yuyuki Hamaguchi was completely frightened by the mutiny. This iron-fisted prime minister known as the "Lion Prime Minister" in Japanese political circles was completely reduced to a puppet of the army.And because Hamaguchi turned away from political affairs, the power of the cabinet completely fell into the hands of the army, but the disappearance of the new army minister Shirakawa Yoshizawa in China once again plunged the already fragile cabinet into turmoil.

In the end, Army General Hayashi Mijuro served as Minister of Army and was appointed to take full charge of the affairs of the war against China.He was both puzzled and troubled by the situation on the battlefield in China. The Royal Navy had invested more than six divisions in the first line of Songhu, and the huge force of a naval fleet was repeatedly frustrated. The life and death of the middle school is unknown. If the battle is judged according to the previous forecast, the military operation of the Imperial Kingdom in Songhu can already be regarded as a failure.

Turning his attention to Northern China again, he couldn't believe how smooth the battle in Manchuria was. The Kwantung Army with only one division occupied the entire Manchuria almost without bloodshed.The Pingjin area in Shanhaiguan also surrounded the entire Pingjin area with the North China dispatched army as the main force. Zhang Xueliang, the leader of the Northeast Army of China, was tied up and dared not move in the city of Peiping. Jiang Zhongzheng, the leader of China hiding in Xuzhou, also Unable to sit still, he sent his right-hand man to negotiate with the imperial kingdom in an attempt to keep Pingjin and Hebei.

A sneer twitched at the corner of Lin Xianjuro's mouth, stupid Chinese people, if it wasn't for being afraid of being greedy, so what if the imperial kingdom swallowed China in one gulp?

"Your Excellency Lin Xian, Northern China has sent a telegram, and He Yingqin has drafted an entry, please show me!"

Koiso Kuniaki, director of the Military Affairs Bureau of the Army Province, interrupted Prime Minister Lin Xian's contemplation with a telegram. He was promoted to major general after the mutiny a month ago, and was referred to the director of the Military Affairs Bureau by Lin Xianjuro from the director of the Military Affairs Bureau of the Army Province. In addition to the director of the Military Affairs Bureau, the two most important positions in the Army Ministry are the head of the military section, and the post of section head will continue to be held by Okamura Neji, who was not affected by the mutiny.

Hayashi Mijuro took the telegram, glanced at it, and kept sneering in his heart, but gently put the thin telegram on the table, looked at Koiso Kunizaki carefully, and said:

"Xiaoji-kun, tell me your opinion!"

Xiaoji Guozhao hurriedly stood at attention and nodded when he heard Mr. Lu Xiang asked, saying:

"The Chinese wanted to keep Pingjin, because these two cities are of great military and political significance. But the Northeast Army didn't have the heart of a decisive battle, they just wanted to protect themselves, so the imperial country should take this opportunity to take down the whole of Hebei and oppress Henan and Shandong. At that time, even the deadlock in Songhu will be easily resolved."

Speaking of the deadlock in Songhu, Hayashi Mijuro is most worried about it. There is the bomb that has always worried him, General Shina.Suidong's pain back then is still vivid, and now there is such a tragedy in Shanghai, the heavy damage of the Third Fleet, and 90.00% of the disappearance of Admiral Bai Chuan are related to him.The six divisions were trapped between Shanghai and Nanjing and could not advance or retreat. This was the biggest military defeat of the Imperial Kingdom since the Meiji Reformation.

Xiaoji Guozhao's words brightened his eyes. It seems that it may be the most correct choice to offset Songhu's failure with the victory of Northern China.However, due to the pride of being the emperor's wife, he was doomed to not willingly accept the result that it was difficult for him to make an inch of progress against the Xina army with the strength of six divisions.

"The difficulty of the Imperial Kingdom in the Songhu battlefield is also temporary. Zhang Zhizhong's Fifth Army, General Zhina's Second Army and the 57th Division can win everything if they break through one point."

If it is said that the previous remarks of exchanging Northern China for the victory of Songhu made Hayashi Mijuro's eyes shine, then this sentence hit the nail on the head and hit the bottom of his heart.

"Even General Bai Chuan couldn't clear up the chaos in the Songhu battlefield. I don't know who else is capable of turning the tide?" What worried him even more was that Bai Chuanyi would not see anyone alive or dead. If another supreme commander is sent, This person will bear great pressure, which is bound to affect the progress of the battle.There is also a more deadly point. It seems that the best outcome is that General Bai Chuan's life or death is unknown at this time. Once the news of his death is confirmed, the blow to the morale of the army will be aggravated.If the worst happens and he is captured by China Life, not only the Songhu Army will be hit, but the whole of Japan will be ashamed. Bloody battles will no longer be inevitable, but now is not the best time for a full-scale war. time.

At present, although the scale of the imperial country's use of force by the Japanese army is very large from the north to the south, they have been reasonably controlled above local conflicts.The plan formulated by the General Staff Headquarters has always been based on capturing the maximum benefit.And once it was confirmed that General Bai Chuan had been captured, there would be nothing to stop the fanatical war ideas of those young officers.

Hayashi Mijuro held the same attitude as most of the top army officers. Annexing China is the unswerving strategy of the Imperial Kingdom.

However, the radical young military officers seem to have saved the imperial country this time. The "Manchuria Incident" planned by Ishihara Waner, the chief staff officer of the Kwantung Army's combat department, achieved great success. In the imperial kingdom.The series of victories in Northern China also relieved the huge pressure on the cabinet. Prime Minister Hamaguchi did not care about political affairs, and all foreign strategies fell on the army. Therefore, solving the pressure on the cabinet was to relieve the army.

Hayashi Mianjuro glanced at Koiso Kuniaki in front of him. He knew that young army officers had formed a secret organization called "One Night Club".Wanji Ishihara, who planned the "Manchuria Incident", was a member of the organization, and Neiji Okamura, the director of the Military Division of the Army Ministry, was also a member of the organization.Even this Xiaoiso Guozhao has inextricably linked with them, so he has to fight the Chinese people bloody, but also must control the scale of the war, which is an extremely headache for him.

The officers of the young and strong faction are becoming more and more rebellious, and the old guys seem to have difficulty controlling them. These guys will cause troubles from time to time and challenge the bottom line of the cabinet. For the benefit and honor of the army, the cabinet must not Don't endorse the young men again and again.

But think about it another way, they are not afraid of anything, sending one to the Songhu battlefield may become a surprise soldier to break the deadlock!But in the end, he wanted to compare this young and outstanding officer, so he took the time to ask:

"General Shirakawa's defeat in China, and the morale of the Imperial Army suffered a setback. It is inevitable. Who do you think Xiaoji-kun thinks it is appropriate to appoint as the commander in China?"