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Chapter 794: Imperial Meeting (4)

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    July in Japan is the hottest time of the year. In fact, it¡¯s not just Japan, it¡¯s the entire northern hemisphere!

    The long-awaited heat has arrived, and the scorching sun has not spared Hirohito, the descendant of "Amaterasu". The heat is also overwhelming in the palace.

    Although the East Hall is the largest and most majestic palace in the entire Imperial Palace, it cannot block the heat!

    Those civil servants were a little better, after all, they were not dressed so tightly, let alone hats.

    But the military attaches are different. They are all wearing military uniforms, with straight backs and hats.

    The most important thing is that those who participated in this imperial meeting are all decision-makers in the Japanese army. Each one of them is a big boss in the army, with extremely high age and seniority.

    These generals, who are all over sixty years old, usually have dedicated personnel to take care of them at this time. How can they be blocked in the steamer-like palace like now, which is very uncomfortable and uncomfortable.

    Although it was evening, the temperature in the hall still made people feel oppressive, and fine beads of sweat slid down from the foreheads of the officers, making them itchy.

    "Compared to the aging Chief of Staff Kaninnomiya and others, Itagaki Seishiro is relatively relaxed. After all, he is only 54 years old this year.

    And Seishiro Itagaki was in a good mood at this time. At least the tone of Prime Minister Hiranuma Kiichiro and His Majesty the Emperor had softened, which reminded him of the meeting two months ago.

    At that time, in order to decide whether to attack Wuhan, the same people held an imperial meeting in the East Hall.

    That time he walked into the palace with an excited and relaxed heart. The reason was that after the Xuzhou battle, the frontline officers and soldiers were eager to wash away the humiliation of the Taierzhuang defeat and frantically demanded a decisive battle with the Chinese army in Wuhan.  While they repeatedly called Tokyo, they stepped up their efforts to replenish the troops.

    There are even some impatient troops who ignore Tokyo's orders and cross the line of control without authorization in the name of chasing and annihilating the Chinese army.

    The troops on the front line are as crazy as wild horses that have escaped the reins and are difficult to control.  Itagaki, who had just left the battlefield in China at that time, certainly felt deeply about this. He naturally did not want to and would not betray the wishes of his former superiors and colleagues.

    But to his surprise, just a few days after arriving in Tokyo, he discovered that the influence of frontline troops on Tokyo was much stronger than he imagined.  He took full advantage of this and quickly got some ministers from the General Staff Headquarters, the Navy Ministry, and even the cabinet to side with him.

    Although the foreign minister and some civilian officials are also moving around, trying to prevent the war from spreading to Wuhan.

    But in this contest, the "warrior faction" easily gained the upper hand.

    ¡°In and around Tokyo, the ¡°warrior faction¡± has clearly taken control of the situation.  People's eyes have already crossed the vast sea at this moment, aiming at Wuhan and Guangzhou in China.

    It was Itagaki who walked into the venue with full confidence and did not believe that the emperor would go against the opinions of many important officials.

    But he forgot about Foreign Minister Ugaki's eloquence. After he began to speak, Ugaki firmly grasped the key point that the military department had no basis for ending the war in China, which actually caused the meeting that should have been one-sided to fall into a deadlock.

    Just like today¡¯s situation, there was no quarrel at the end of that day¡¯s meeting. In the end, everyone¡¯s eyes gradually turned to the Emperor and let him make the final decision.

    Last time, although His Majesty the Emperor finally decided to attack Wuhan, everyone could see that His Majesty was not happy.

    But today, His Majesty¡¯s attitude towards Soviet Russia is different. He seems to be a little hesitant, but more expectant!

    Itagaki Seishiro felt that he needed to add more fuel to the fire. He wiped the sweat from his forehead, then stood up and said, "Your Majesty, some time ago, Tektronix collected top-secret information that may be useful to us!"

    "What information?"

    "The leaders of Xiong Russia have purged the senior command of the army!"

    "Oh, will it have a big impact on Xiong Er? Will it affect the combat effectiveness of the frontline troops?" Emperor Hirohito said.

    "Yes! According to the information we have received, 3 of the 5 Soviet marshals, 3 of the 4 first-level army generals, all 12 second-level army generals, and 60 of the 67 army commanders  , 136 of the 199 division commanders, and 221 of the 397 brigade commanders were all shot during the purge." Itagaki Seishiro said loudly.

    ¡°Buzz!¡±

    These words are equivalent to dropping a depth charge in the crowd, blowing up everyone in a daze!

    It is normal for a purge to occur in Xiong Russia. It is not just Xiong Russia, but it can happen in any country. For example, after the February 26 Incident in Showa 11, Japan alsoThere have been purges, but the scale is far from this level.

    You must know that if this information is accurate, then the command level of the Soviet Russian army will be directly killed.

    Think about it, if the command level of an army is directly eliminated, how much combat effectiveness will it have left?

    30% or 50%?

    But no matter how many percent is left, it is impossible to be the opponent of the Imperial Japanese Army.

    This news made all the Japanese present at the meeting ecstatic. They had always been proud of their well-trained troops. Now that the Soviets' self-destruction of the Great Wall had caused a decline in the quality of their troops, these people all believed that this was an excellent opportunity to defeat the Soviet Union.  .

    After a long time, Emperor Hirohito's voice sounded in the hall again, somewhat calmly, without any emotion: "Prime Minister Lu, if the imperial army sends more troops to the Nomonkan area, can the weapons, ammunition and supplies be sufficient?"

    Itagaki Seishiro stirred up his energy and replied happily: "Yes, although there is no established road from Manchuria to the Nomonkan area, the terrain there is not complicated, it is all hills and meadows, and the movement of mechanized troops is not restricted.  "

    Emperor Hirohito cast his gaze on his uncle, Chief of Staff Prince Kanin Miyazaihito, and asked: "Uncle Wang, is the base camp confident of defeating the Xiong Russian army in the Nomonkan area?"

    Kanin Palace had already guessed the emperor's inner worries. He felt that Hirohito lacked the courage to pierce this last layer of paper.  It seems that if he doesn't pierce this layer of paper, the emperor's nephew, who is worried about everything, will not make this final decision.

    After thinking about it, he simply said bluntly: "Your Majesty, as the war has developed to this day, there is no way out. If the empire turns a blind eye to the northern front at this time, it will definitely make Xiong Russia think that the empire is easy to bully, and even more so.  Important ones will also send the wrong signal to the supporter/that person!¡±

    "What wrong signal?"

    "The empire is at the end of its might and is holding on for dear life!"

    Then Prince Xianyuan Gong Zairen continued: "It is an iron-clad fact that Xiong Er secretly supports the Chiang regime. There is no doubt about this. It can be seen that Xiong Er does have the intention to attack the empire. If the imperial army this time  If there is no movement, or even if you take the initiative to seek peace, you will only create trouble in the end and only increase troubles. Moreover, you will reveal your trump cards to the supporters, thinking that the empire's waist has become softer"

    "According to what Uncle Wang said, we must start a war with Zhi/Na and Xiong Er at the same time. Have you thought about how it will end in the end?" Hirohito interrupted Xianyuan Palace, with a hint of displeasure in his tone.

    "Your Majesty, Xiong Russia does not have the courage and determination to fight the empire for a long time, even if they gain an advantage on the battlefield. After all, the current situation in Europe does not allow for chaos in their rear."

    "What does Uncle Wang mean?"

    "Fight first and then talk about it. For the empire, the current situation may be better if we continue to fight resolutely. Sometimes the road we have traveled cannot be turned back."

    Then Prince Zai Ren said again: "Your Majesty, this war is not the intention of the empire, but the situation does not wait for me. Due to the increasing strength of Germany, Europe has lost the umbrella of peace. The base camp believes that a world war will happen as early as forty years, and as late as four to five years.  outbreak. If the empire wants to gain an advantage in the new situation, it must complete military training before the war breaks out."

    "Therefore, the war between the Empire and Xiong Russia should start sooner rather than later. If Xiong Russia can be forced to make principled concessions this time, the result will be very beneficial to the Empire of Japan. In that case, it will concentrate its efforts to resolve the incident.  It¡¯s much easier.¡±

    "Youxi, since Uncle Wang thinks so too, we have decided to order the Kwantung Army to continue to increase troops to the Nomenkan area. They must defeat the Xiong Russian army in front of them, but they cannot go deep into the enemy's territory. Do you understand?"

    "Hai!"

    "In addition, send a report to the Northern Branch/that front army, ordering them to immediately deal with the threat from the Sulu theater and Li Guoyao's troops, and avenge His Excellency Washizu Jinhei!" Emperor Hirohito said solemnly.

    "Hai!"

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