9.40 Escalation

However, in order to maintain harmony within the empire, Emperor Hirohito finally slowed down his tone and comforted Foreign Minister Kazunari Ugaki:

"Yes! The Army sometimes does not think about it! The Federation will find a way to restrain them! I think the current border war is best resolved through diplomatic channels. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info Your Ministry of Foreign Affairs can convey to the Russians what I mean: first, to protest against their cross-border provocations, and secondly, to show that the Empire wants this conflict to end peacefully! As for Wuhan, as long as they are willing to stop antagonizing the Japanese empire and recognize the status quo of 'Manchuria' and the interests of the empire in North China, we can give up some other demands! ”

At this time, Emperor Hirohito had already figured out that Japan's main opponent at present was still the supreme authority in Wuhan. As for dealing with the USSR, there will be opportunities in the future! Anyway, the Great Purge launched by Moscow is still going on, and the Soviet Union will continue to weaken!

Seeing that the emperor had been moved by the foreign minister, the prince of the palace was in a panic! He took out the handkerchief in his pocket and wiped the sweat from his face trembling! Ugaki Kazunari looked at the helpless appearance of the prince of the idle palace, not to mention how happy he was in his heart!

At this time, a person suddenly turned out from behind the screen, walked over quickly, knelt beside Emperor Hirohito, and whispered: "Your Majesty!" Tada's second chief asks to see him outside the palace! ”

Prince Kanin Palace and Ugaki Kazunari raised their heads in unison when they heard this, and as a result, they saw the smiling face of Yuasa, the minister of the palace.

The Imperial Household Minister was subordinate to the Imperial Household Agency, which functioned similarly to the Imperial Household Affairs Office during the Qing Dynasty in China. In 1911, the Imperial Household Ministry was formally established, and the Imperial Household Minister was established as an assistant to the Emperor and an organ responsible for all the affairs of the Imperial Family. A person like Yuasa can be said to be a veritable close minister of the emperor.

Therefore, Prince Kanin Palace and Ugaki Kazunari also put on a very respectful appearance when facing Yuasa, the minister of the palace.

"Oh? Tada? Why did he come too? ”

Emperor Hirohito frowned slightly, he had a strong premonition in his heart, Tada Jun must have come late at night for the Far Eastern border.

After giving the Imperial Household Minister Yuasa an answer to summon Tada, Emperor Hirohito was asked about the attitude of the Imperial Household Minister Yuasa towards the Far East. The Imperial Household Minister Yuasa first repeatedly excused himself and said that he did not understand these profound things, and later after receiving the emperor's promise of "no blame", the Imperial Household Minister Yuasa finally opened his mouth:

"The minister believes that in the light of the current situation, the empire should not be at war with the Soviet Union at present......"

The attitude of the Imperial Household Minister Yuasa made Foreign Minister Ugaki Kazunari even more complacent! It seems that Yuasa, the minister of the Imperial Household, is on his side.

In response to the answer of the Imperial Household Minister Yuasa, Emperor Hirohito did not immediately express his support or not, but raised a new question:

"What if I disagree and the Army continues to act arbitrarily?"

Hearing this question from the Emperor, Prince Kaningu's forehead turned into a sea again! It is not difficult to hear from the tone of the Emperor's questioning that this "god-like man" is already a little dissatisfied with the army's repeated behavior of cutting first and then playing!

"If even His Majesty can't control the army, it is likely to cause a full-scale war between Japan and the Soviet Union, which is really worrying!"

The words of the Imperial Cabinet Minister Yuasa can be said to be the key point of Emperor Hirohito, as the emperor of Japan, he can't always be led by the nose by these soldiers, right? Thinking of this, Emperor Hirohito said angrily: "Probably if you don't provoke something, the army will never wake up!" In the event of a full-scale war caused by the use of force against the Soviet Union, someone in the cabinet must step in to take charge of ......! ”

When Emperor Hirohito's "speech" was about to reach its climax, Tada, the deputy chief of staff, walked in behind a palace attendant, and when he saw Foreign Minister Ugaki Issei, Tada's face suddenly appeared with a smug look! Seeing Tada's expression, Foreign Minister Ugaki Kazunari's heart tightened again!

"Vice Chief Tada, is there anything wrong with coming so late?"

Kazunari Ugaki threw out his question a little impatiently, he now really wanted to know what Tada Jun was here for.

Emperor Hirohito, who was interrupted by Ugaki Issei's "speech", glared at Ugaki Issei with some dissatisfaction, and then looked at Tada Jun, the deputy chief of staff standing in front of him, because at this time in the room, Emperor Hirohito, Prince Kanin Palace, Ugaki Kazunari and Imperial Household Minister Yuasa were all kneeling on the tatami mats, so they all had to look up at Tada Jun who was standing!

"Your Majesty!" Just when Kazunari Ugaki couldn't help but stand up and reprimand Tada Jun for daring to "ignore the emperor", Tada Jun, the deputy chief of staff, suddenly made a 90-degree bow, and then everyone in the room heard a news that shocked them!

"The 19th Division has eliminated the Soviet troops that crossed the border and recovered Zhang Gufeng! We are already at war with the USSR! ”

Ugaki Kazunari was beaten into petrification almost instantly! It was clear that just now there was a very promising situation for the end of negotiations with the Soviet Union, but now it has been ruined again by the army's artillery and bayonets! Stalin was not the highest authority! The Soviets will definitely retaliate if they suffer a loss!

"Be more detailed! What about the losses of both the enemy and the enemy? ”

This question was raised by Prince Kaningong, and after realizing that it was no longer possible to start peace talks with the Soviet Union as requested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Prince Kanyuan Palace began to care about the situation at the front! Although Prince Xianyuan Palace is a supporter of the "northward expansion theory", he is still very jealous of the powerful Soviet army after all! The prince of Xianyuan Palace is now very eager to see the reality of the Soviet army from the process of this opening battle!

"All the Soviet troops who crossed the border were wiped out! The 19th Division suffered only two casualties! Now the Soviets are launching a new attack on Zhang Gufeng, but they do not pose any threat to the 19th Division! Your Majesty! It seems that we overestimated the Soviets! ”

After answering the question of the Prince of Kanin Palace, the deputy chief of staff, Tada Jun, ended his bowing action, and at this moment his face was full of arrogance! There is no feeling of going against the will of the emperor at all.

Something like this has already been done too many times by the Japanese Army! Tada Jun has already touched the pulse of Emperor Hirohito!

After listening to Tada's report, Emperor Hirohito seemed to have forgotten that he had just planned to ask the army to stop moving, and said uncharacteristically:

"It's come to this, and there's nothing to be done. I hope that the front-line soldiers will stick to the border and avoid deviant actions! ”

This is equivalent to saying that Emperor Hirohito was pleased with the current development of events and acquiesced in the actions of the Korean Front!

"The matter has come to this point, there is nothing to be done", these two sentences have become the usual excuse used by Emperor Hirohito since the 918 incident! As long as the situation is moving in favor of the Japanese army. Even if the army violated all the pre-established guidelines, Emperor Hirohito would also be selectively blind! There is no intention at all to revert the gaffe to its original state. It was precisely because of Emperor Hirohito's reluctance to spit out when he took advantage of him that he encouraged the arrogance of the army and developed the habit of the army not paying attention to the emperor.

Ugaki Kazunari looked at the excited Emperor and the Prince of Kanin Palace, as well as the arrogant and domineering Tada, he knew that the matter was irreparable!

After Tada Jun left the summer palace, he immediately sent a telegram to the commander of the Korean Front, Koiso Kuniaki, about the emperor's attitude, and after learning that the emperor had chosen to acquiesce to the facts as before, Koiso Kuniaki immediately sent a telegram to Lieutenant General Otaka Kamezo, the commander of the 19th Division, asking the 19th Division to fight for the emperor and the Japanese Empire to fight for greater living space!

With the emperor's "will" in hand, Lieutenant General Ogaka Kamezo had no worries, and he led his infantry wing to fight fiercely against the Soviet forces in the Far East who were trying to recapture Zhanggufeng!

In the early morning of the 30th, the Soviet Air Force sent dozens of planes, covering dozens of combat vehicles and a large number of infantry, to recapture Zhanggufeng. Soviet planes not only dropped a large number of bombs on the battlefield, but also bombed several market towns in Korea near the Yalu River, and bombed the Cheongna Line, an important communication line on which the Japanese and Korean fronts relied on, into several sections!

In a word, after Tokyo's change of attitude, the war in the Far East is rapidly escalating!

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After reading several "Soviet-Japanese Conflict Reports" transmitted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a row, the hearts of the highest authorities finally bloomed!

With the passage of time, the fighting between Japan and the Soviet Union in the area of Zhanggufeng not only did not die down, but tended to intensify! From the beginning of the machine gun, the small cannon has become the current aircraft, and the combat vehicles are all in battle! This made the highest authorities feel that his expectations were about to become a reality soon!

"Yes, yes! God live up to me! The turnaround is finally coming! ”

This long sigh shows how much bitterness and sweetness are in the heart of the highest authorities......

From 1931 onwards, the Japanese threatened the fragile Nanking government under the supreme authority. After the start of the all-out war of resistance, the poorly equipped Chinese army, including the Central Army, which was the descendant of the highest authority, suffered a series of defeats on the battlefield. The senior members of the government were also divided into several factions, either fighting or making peace, each with their own opinions.

What is even more unacceptable to the highest authorities is the snubbing of the Western powers against China's War of Resistance. The Americans, who had always claimed to uphold justice, never showed the same majesty as they did against the Nanking government in their contest with Japan. Even if his own warship was sunk by the Japanese Air Force on the Yangtze River for no reason, he knocked out his front teeth and swallowed it in his stomach, and did not take any tough measures against the Japanese.

The old British Empire never straightened up in front of the Japanese on the Far East issue. British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's tongue. It was all used on the Germans and the Japanese, and China never received any decent aid from the British. (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) (To be continued.) )