Chapter 908 There is no way to break through (ask for subscription!) ）

In the conference room of the Kwantung Army's southward dispatch army, the commander with a solemn face, General Mizu Umejiro, stared at a pair of sharp eyes, and quickly glanced at the generals in front of him, all of whom had a low face and no morale, and spoke.

"After a day and a night of breaking through, I believe that everyone has a certain understanding through the battle report just now....let's talk about what we should do next. It is to continue to follow the orders of the domestic staff headquarters and want the surrounding East China Field Army to launch an offensive and break through. Or do we report the reality we are currently facing to the Ministry of War and His Majesty the Emperor, and ask the Ministry of War to give us the latest tactical guidance? ”

"Your Excellency, Commander, colleagues, I think that as a good soldier, it is our duty to obey orders. Therefore, I agree with continuing to break through the encirclement at all costs in accordance with domestic orders and complete the tasks assigned to us by the military headquarters...", a regimental commander with the rank of lieutenant general on his shoulder, spoke first.

"I'm against...."The lieutenant general's division commander's voice just fell, although as a subordinate, but a major general brigade commander who personally commanded the daytime breakthrough battle, he asked categorically, and did not have any hesitation because the other party's rank was higher than his own and he was his superior....

"Yaga... The Emperor's order clearly requires us to break through at all costs, and as a high-ranking officer, have you forgotten the discipline of obeying orders? For the merciless rebuttal of his subordinates, the face of the commander of the lieutenant general's division, who was immediately raised by anger, asked angrily.

originally thought that in the face of his anger, as a subordinate Major General Jitian, he would definitely give in. However, what the commander of the lieutenant general's division did not expect was. Major General Jitian, who was sitting directly below him, still showed no mercy and continued to argue.

"The commander of the division, I think that it is precisely because we are high-ranking officers of the Japanese Empire that we cannot recklessly and mechanically carry out the orders of our superiors. Because, as soon as we continue to carry out this order, I dare to guarantee here that the hundreds of thousands of troops defending the three towns of Wuhan will all die on the road to break out of the encirclement before the encirclement of the East China Field Army..."

For a while, the entire conference room, because of Major General Jitian's answer, once again fell into a deathly silence. Seeing the commander of the lieutenant general division sitting next to Major General Jitian, he wanted to say something with an angry face. General Umejiro Mitsu, who had not spoken, interrupted bluntly.

"Baga, when is it, still arguing here, shut up for me. This is the highest-level military meeting of our Kwantung Army's southward dispatch army, not a vegetable market... Sakai-kun, do you have any good opinions, put them forward for everyone to analyze. ”

As he spoke, General Umejiro Mitsu set his eyes on Lieutenant General Ichiro Sakai, the chief of staff who had been silent beside him.

"Hail," Lieutenant General Ichiro Sakai said, after a quick glance at the dozen generals in front of him.

"Your Excellency, Commander, I would like to ask you a question before expressing my opinion....That is, what is the specific reason and purpose for the Empire to ask our Kwantung Army to send troops south to break through and withdraw from the Chinese battlefield?"

"It's simple, withdraw from the Chinese battlefield. We will add all our military forces stationed in the whole of China to the Pacific Theater, increase the bargaining chips and dominant position of our Imperial Japanese Army in the Pacific Theater, and prepare for another Pacific War that may occur next. Faced with Lieutenant General Ichiro Sakai's inexplicable question, Senior General Umejiro Mitsu replied bluntly. ..., "Your Excellency Commander is right, the purpose of our withdrawal is to reinforce the Pacific Theater and increase the strength of our Imperial Japanese Army on the Pacific Theater. However, if you think about it, if our army is all consumed on the road to break out, then what is the point of the entire breakthrough battle going on like this. Even though we carried out the order of the staff headquarters, however, we did not fulfill the tasks assigned to us by our superiors. Because we don't have any troops in our hands ...."

"Your Excellency, the lowly advice is to abandon the breakout. The current situation will be reported to the country, and the higher authorities will be asked to make a decision. I'm done talking," Lieutenant General Ichiro Sakai said, with his own suggestion.

"Yo Xi, the chief of staff's analysis can be called to the point....Everyone, I don't know if you have any other specific opinions on the chief of staff's analysis." Mizu Umejiro nodded appreciatively and spoke.

"No opinion...."At this moment, even a fool understands the specific thoughts in the heart of the commander in front of him at this moment. What's more, the people sitting here are all veterans in the army who can't be surprised. As soon as General Mitsu Umejiro's words fell, all the generals replied in unison.

"Well, since that's the case, then it's decided. Chief of Staff, after the meeting is dismissed, immediately collect the situation of the breakout of several other units of our Kwantung Army's southward dispatch army. Then, report the whole situation to the General Staff Headquarters as it is, and ask the General Staff Headquarters to issue us the latest operational instructions...."Senior General Mizu Meijiro ordered with a serious face.

"Hai, Your Excellency Commander..."

Tokyo, Japan, after several years of war, the anger expressed throughout the city of Tokyo is no longer as full of expectations for the entire battlefield as it was a few years ago. At this moment, except for a few fanatics, who are still wandering the streets and alleys, shouting the slogan of 'the great Japanese empire is invincible in the world', the faces of other ordinary people are constantly being sent to the slag yard with the successive defeats in foreign wars, coupled with the domestic young and middle-aged people, until they are exhausted. On a face, in addition to the look of confusion, it is still confused...

Since the General Staff Headquarters issued the order to require all Japanese troops stationed in China to break through the encirclement, Chief of the General Staff Ishihara Wanji has been staying in his office, waiting for the latest news from China. Because before he issued this order, he knew very well that it was almost an impossible task to smoothly withdraw 600,000 elites from the encirclement of more than one million Chinese troops.

However, out of trust in the front-line commanders at all levels and the front-line soldiers, Ishihara still held his position with a trace of expectation from his heart, waiting for the arrival of good news.

As the saying goes, the greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment. Ishihara, who was looking forward to it, waited for a whole day and a night in the huge office, and a telegram from the headquarters of the Kwantung Army's southward dispatch army was finally delivered to him.

Looking at the telegram personally signed by General Mizu Meijiro in his hand, although Ishihara was fully prepared, he was still taken aback by the heavy casualties of the troops in the content of the telegram. Because, in the breakout battle for one day and one night, the entire Kwantung Army sent troops south, totaling 200,000 troops, not only did not achieve any results, but paid a huge price of more than 15,000 people...

For a moment, Ishihara, a veteran of the battlefield, couldn't help but tremble with his hands holding the telegram. Because, as the chief of the General Staff, he clearly knew the importance of 15,000 soldiers to the fate of the entire Japanese Empire at this moment. More importantly, 15,000 battle-hardened veterans were lost in one day and one night. This had to make Ishihara feel heartache and regret...... thinking of this, Ishihara Waner, as the chief of the General Staff, couldn't help but let out a long sigh. Facing the subordinates waiting for his order in front of him, he ordered in a deep voice: "Immediately send a telegram to the North China Front Army and the remaining troops of the Kwantung Army to inquire about the current specific situation of the troops." As soon as there is news, it will be sent to the Imperial Front. I will now go to the palace and report this news to His Majesty the Emperor, and ask His Majesty the Emperor to make a decision..."

A pre-imperial meeting that decided the specific fate and direction of the entire Japanese army invading China was held overnight at the mention of Ishihara Waner.

In the content of the three telegrams, after all the ministers and directors attending the meeting had gone through it, Emperor Hirohito, who was frowning his brows, first spoke: "I believe everyone has read the three war reports from China, and I don't know if you have any good suggestions for the withdrawal plan of the entire Japanese army in China..."

Silent... In the face of Emperor Hirohito's question, the ministers were able to respond to silence in addition to silence. After all, in Zengge's territory in China, the comparison of the military strength of the enemy and our armies is clearly placed here....

A few minutes later, when the entire hall was enveloped in solemn anger. Emperor Hirohito, who was dissatisfied, directly pointed his spearhead at the proposer of the entire plan, Ishihara Waner. Then, he asked.

"Ishihara-kun, you came up with the whole plan. I don't know if you have any good opinions...."

After a short period of contemplation, Ishihara said, "Returning to Your Majesty, judging from the current situation, it is obviously unrealistic to forcibly withdraw troops from China by force. Because, even if our Japanese troops in China successfully break through the blockade line of the squadron, the entire Japanese army in China will pay a very heavy price...."

"There is no way to break through without force. Could it be that the cunning squadron will watch the elite of my 600,000 imperial army walk out of their encirclement...."Seeing Ishihara Wan'er with a deflated face in front of him, Hideki Tojo, who had been hit a lot at the last imperial meeting, directly asked with contempt on his face, ready to report the humiliation he suffered at the last imperial meeting.

For a while, all the ministers of the entire Imperial Council, including Emperor Hirohito, stared at a pair of eyes, waiting for Ishihara Wan'er in front of him....

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