Chapter 846 The Mouth-Watering Middle East
Okamura Ninji learned that Hu Bin's troops were now rushing along the coastline to Chittagong, and he was very anxious, he had not thought that Hu Bin would fight Chittagong, because the Japanese troops were now retreating towards Chittagong, and there were more than 200,000 troops on the whole way.
According to Okamura Ningji's prediction, it is impossible for Hu Bin to chase after him, and if he chases over, he doesn't have to worry, there are so many troops here, the place Hu Bin now controls is so large, the troops are insufficient, and Hu Bin has already sent a force, that is, Li Qinwei's troops are attacking his side.
Therefore, in Okamura Ningji's mind, he concluded that Hu Bin would definitely not send another force to continue attacking him, but he didn't expect that Hu Bin would really fight this way, and now he has also dispatched armored troops!
"Damn, how can this be, no, I'm going to send a telegram to the base camp as soon as possible, so that they can decide as soon as possible!" Okamura Ninji looked at the map and felt that this time it was really troublesome.
If Hu Bin occupies Chittagong, then the Japanese troops in India are very unsafe, and Hu Bin's troops may attack at any time, and if he wants to attack Hu Bin, he really doesn't dare.
In the first two attacks, he was absolutely sure, but he still lost, and Hu Bin had fighters and bombers, and once his troops were mobilized, Hu Bin would be able to know.
The other one thinks that Chittagong cannot be defended, as long as Hu Bin attacks this Chittagong, no matter how many troops Chittagong puts in it, he can't hold it!
Okamura walked over to his desk from the edge of the map and began to write to the base camp. Hideki Tojo has now resigned as prime minister because of the defeat in the Southeast Asian campaign, and he has been replaced by Kiichiro Hiranuma, who only served as Minister of War.
And now Okamura Ninji is going to write a letter to Hideki Tojo and Kiichiro Hirumuma, hoping that they can agree to his plan, but Okamura Ninji is still confident in this letter.
Because Hideki Tojo had already written to him before, asking him to take away as many local youths as possible, and Okamura Ninji is now also going to kidnap local Indian youth, and at the same time attack the Middle East, as long as they attack along the coastline, they don't have to worry about logistics!
After writing the letter, Okamura Ninji asked someone to send it to the base camp.
Soon, Hideki Tojo, who was working at the War Department, received a telegram from Okamura Ninji.
"Yo Xi, according to the research of our working group in the Middle East, there are a large number of oil fields in the Middle East, and if we can occupy part of the land in the Middle East, it will be very helpful to our empire!" After seeing Okamura Ninji's telegram, Hideki Tojo nodded and said.
"Hey, originally we were going to make a plan to enter the Middle East, but now the threat from China is too great, and on the Chinese side, we must find a way, if China attacks Manchuria, there will be a huge threat to our plan to unite with Germany!" The deputy chief next to him, Shohei Hisasa, nodded and said to Hideki Tojo.
"We have no problem, but this requires the cooperation of the navy, and the consent of the Prime Minister, and the current Hiranuma-kun is very dissatisfied with the actions of our army in Southeast Asia.
And he is very conservative, thinking that we only need to conquer the Americas, and if we can defeat the United States, that is the best, if we can't defeat the United States, we just need to make them admit that the lands we occupy are imperial, then we can negotiate peace.
Therefore, now Hiranuma-kun hopes to be able to negotiate peace with the United States, and for China, he still wants to fight! This is different from the idea of our army, our purpose is not the United States, but the current Australia and the Far East, as well as those countries in Southeast Asia.
As long as we can succeed in peace talks with China, then when our empire develops for a few years, there is no need to be afraid of China at all, and the places we occupy now completely surround China, and it is impossible for China to develop within our encirclement! Hideki Tojo said.
"Hey, but we're going to occupy those places, and the rice country won't agree so easily!" Hisa Shohei said.
"They will, as long as we continue to win a few big battles on the battlefield, they don't want to burn the war to their country, and they can't admit it when the time comes, and now we can't give the United States any time to breathe.
The United States is not as good as China, their military weapons are developed, but we are not bad, we now have the help of Germany, plus our empire has so many scientific research talents, we are completely able to fight a tie with the United States in this regard.
And we still have so many army forces, this is incomparable to the United States, and when there are many casualties among the young people in their country, the United States will not be able to fight! Hideki Tojo analyzed it there.
"What about China?" Hisa Shohei asked, looking at Hideki Tojo.
"China, there is nothing to be afraid of, they are powerful now, but in fact, after we officially attack the Soviet Union, return Manchuria to them for the time being, and then they will be able to fight themselves, and when we join forces with Germany, you say, can China still stop it?
Although they have Hu Bin, they are very powerful and difficult to fight, but in the face of absolute strength, any tricks are useless, and for China, we are still making concessions.
Let them take advantage of it, since they are so afraid that we will attack them from India, then withdraw from India and hand it over to them, I want to see how they and China can maintain such a long supply line! Hideki Tojo said with a smile.
"Hey, you're going to talk to the Lord of the Admiralty and the Prime Minister later?" Hisa Shohei looked at him and asked.
"Yo Xi, it's time to discuss, we just need to endure it for a few more months, and as soon as the battle between Germany and the Soviet Union starts, we will be able to attack China at any time, but at the beginning, it's better not to fight, let's come one by one first.
On the side of the United States, we will use the army to fight with them, I want to see how long the United States can consume! Anyway, many of the current troops of the empire are not from the empire, and we don't feel sorry for this casualty, as long as we can replenish the supply of troops at any time! Hideki Tojo said with a smile.
"Yo Xi!" Hisa Shohei also nodded.
However, Kiichiro Hiranuma, who was in the Prime Minister's Office at this time, was also holding the telegram sent by Okamura Ninji and looking at it carefully.
"Yaga, the dignified army general of the Japanese Empire, is so afraid of a hairy boy, it's a shame!" Kiichiro Hiranuma looked at the telegram and said with a little annoyance.
"Your Excellency, the Army's operations in Southeast Asia have been too unsuccessful, and it has been very helpful for our empire to fight in Southeast Asia, where there is a large population, which can enter our army, and can also enter the factories we have set up in other places, and can create a steady stream of wealth for our empire.
But now that Okamura has not only lost the two largest countries in Southeast Asia, but may also lose India, I don't understand, why didn't the army change its commander? A cabinet member looked at Kiichiro Hiranuma and asked.
"This has to be asked to the Minister of the Army, we can't interfere in the affairs of their Army, and I don't know how Tojo-kun persuaded His Majesty to support Okamura Ninji so much." Hiranuma Kiichiro snorted coldly and said.
Now there are many people in their country who are very dissatisfied with Okamura Ninji's command in Southeast Asia, but they just can't change it!
"Your Excellency Prime Minister, the Minister of War is here!" An attendant came in and said to Kiichiro Hiranuma.
"Yo Xi, please let him in!" Hiranuma Kiichiro glanced at the staff, and then said to the attendant.
"Hey!" The attendant went out at once.
Soon, Hideki Tojo came in, and after saying hello to Kiichiro Hiranuma first, he immediately got into the main topic.
He hoped that the prime minister would support Okamura Ninji's plan, and before Hiranuma could speak, a staff member next to him asked Hideki Tojo.
"I don't understand, China has not officially started the war against India, and our side is ready to retreat, so is it cowardly before fighting?
Also, according to what I know, Hu Bin has 300,000 troops in Southeast Asia, and General Okamura Ninji now has more than 2 million troops, if he wants to train more troops, he can train them immediately, why is he so afraid of Hu Bin's troops.
Now that the fight has not started, you have begun to put forward a plan to retreat, of course, I am not not supporting your plan to capture people, if you can't win, it is indeed good, but you haven't fought yet, isn't this plan a little early! The staff member looked at Hideki Tojo and said.
"You don't understand Hu Bin's strategy of using troops. Once the fight starts, we will not have time, I think, you have also seen Okamura-kun's telegram, Chittagong is not defended, if you don't believe it, you can ask the navy, this port, whether their navy is sure to hold this port.
It's not that our army doesn't have to die in a war, it's Hu Bin's troops, and the war is indeed very powerful, and now we shouldn't lose our troops in Hu Bin's hands, our troops have other uses!
Also, as for Okamura-kun's proposal to march to the Middle East, our army agreed, and I think the navy side will also agree, because according to the news sent by our working group, a lot of oil fields have been discovered in the Middle East, which can greatly increase the supply of imperial oil!
Moreover, it is impossible for Hu Bin to directly chase him to the Middle East, their purpose is very simple, that is, they do not want our troops to pose a threat to the northwest of their country! Hideki Tojo didn't look at the staff, but looked directly at Kiichiro Hiranuma and said.
"You think the Navy will support this? Very well, I need the Lord of the Admiralty to come here and talk to me! Kiichiro Hiranuma looked at Hideki Tojo and said. (To be continued.) )