On May 1, 1927, after the German Foreign Minister Gustav? After some ineffective mediation by Stresemann. Lying on the hospital bed, the dying Emperor Hirohito still issued an edict to declare war, opening the prelude to the Second Russo-Japanese War.

"It's really a chicken rib war!"

Sitting in the prime minister's official residence, holding the edict declaring war in his hand, Prime Minister Yoshiichi Tanaka was thinking about how to end this war with dignity and reap some benefits. In the past, when we exchanged views with the heads of the Ministry of the Army, the Ministry of the Navy, and the General Staff Headquarters, we reached a consensus on this issue. The goal of the war was to seize North Sakhalin, to receive war reparations, to punish the perpetrators of the assassination, and the Soviet Union pledged to no longer support Manchuria and GCIST activities in its own country...... Finally, it is necessary to strive to bring the Soviet Union back to the road of cooperating with China to carve up China.

Although Yoshiichi Tanaka was also an out-and-out militarist, he was also an important figure in pushing Yoshimoto onto the road of aggression and expansion in an all-round way. However, he was not a reckless man like Hideki Tojo, and as a Russian expert, he had a very deep understanding of the Soviet Union's national power and war potential. To go to war with such an adversary, which is both a big and powerful country, is definitely a major challenge for Yu Ben! For him, the prime minister, it is also a very difficult problem.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, Daisa Nagata has arrived." The voice of the chamberlain came from outside the study door.

"Ask him to come in." Yoshiichi Tanaka put down the edict in his hand. He straightened his military uniform and sat down behind his desk, waiting to meet Nagata Tetsuyama, head of the Mobilization Section of the Military Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of the Army, who is known as the first brain in the army.

Nagata Tetsuyama is thin and thin, looks polite, and has no military temperament at all, more like a scholar. It's kind of like a guy who eats with his brain. Walking into the prime minister's study, Nagata first gave Tanaka a military salute neatly, and then stood respectfully across the desk.

"Nagata-kun, please take a seat."

Tanaka Yoshiichi likes a think-tank soldier like Nagata very much, he himself is this kind of person, looking at Nagata's eyes full of sharpness and wisdom, Tanaka's mood seems to be much better, and he beckons the other party to sit down with a smile.

"Now the empire has fallen into a worthless war, and it's all about me, the prime minister, who is incompetent!"

Tanaka's words seemed to be full of self-blame and helplessness, and at the same time, he was also asking Nagata for advice, and it was time for the first brain in the army to play a role.

"Your Excellency, don't say that." Nagata Tieshan smiled slightly, still a confident and intelligent general.

"His Majesty the Emperor is the heart and soul of the nation's mobilization for decades. If the empire chooses to retreat in this incident, the ideas of loyalty and patriotism and imperial theocracy that have been established with great difficulty will inevitably be destroyed and destroyed. From now on, the united national spirit and unified national action will cease to exist. Without these things, how can the empire, with its small territory and barren resources, stand on top of the world? ”

Nagata's analysis gets to the heart of the matter. It is said that the power that has become what it is now relies on is not hardware such as steel and heavy industry at all, but software such as the national spirit. After decades of brainwashing and education, the 70 million people who blindly worship the emperor and swear allegiance to the death are the greatest wealth and capital of the empire! And the assassination of the emperor by the Korean GCD, which was supported by the political axe of Soviet Russia, was directly aimed at the emperor himself, who was at the heart of the theocratic ideology of the emperor's way. If the political axe and the military are now reluctant to swallow their anger against Soviet Russia and dare not fight a war...... Then how can we educate the people to be loyal to the monarch and patriotism, and to be loyal to the emperor? Isn't this tantamount to disarming the spirit of our own people? Without 70 million brain-wrenching devils, what else is there in this big empire? That's just 1.2 million tons of steel!

After listening to Nagata's analysis, Tanaka Yoshiichi focused his head. Then he smiled and looked at Nagata Tetsuyama, as if expecting his incisive views below.

Nagata sighed worriedly at this time: "If the empire wants to truly stand on top of the world, it is not enough to rely on the national spirit. It was also necessary to have modern weaponry, and during the Great War, planes, submarines, combat vehicles, cannons, light machine guns, and even poison gas became weapons on the battlefields of Europe. The role of advanced weaponry in the outcome of a war has become more and more decisive! Advanced weapons are inseparable from highly developed heavy industry, which in turn must ensure the supply of large quantities of coal, iron, and other strategic resources. Otherwise, not to mention the struggle for hegemony in East Asia, even the survival of the country cannot be guaranteed. However, all these strategic resources are lacking in an island country like the Empire, and they must be sought abroad. This foreign country can only be Manchuria in China, not the Far East of the Soviet Union. ”

“…… Therefore, although this war against Russia must be fought, it cannot shake the general direction of the development of the empire, nor can it change the grand strategy of uniting the Soviet Union! So in this war, the empire should limit the scale of the war to local wars. But...... The concern is that the Soviet Union may not be willing to give up. These Russians are in a similar situation to us, they also arm their people with spirit, and they also want to dominate the world with it...... Therefore, the treaty of defeat and reparations for the cession of land was probably difficult for Stalin to accept. ”

"But didn't these Bolsheviks sign the Brest Treaty with Germany?" Tanaka Yoshiichi frowned slightly, he also had some fantasies, hoping that the war could be stopped in moderation, teach the Soviet Union a little lesson, and then let them cut some land and pay some money to end the war.

Nagata smiled faintly and looked at Tanaka: "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, if the empire could hit the Soviet Union as hard as Germany in the Great War in Europe...... I believe that the Bolsheviks must have been willing to cede all of Eastern Siberia to the Bolsheviks. It's just that we don't have such strength, so let's not have any illusions that the USSR would compromise easily. Stalin had now lost a war, and if he made any more concessions to the Reich at once, he would not be able to sit still. ”

The last vestiges of fantasy in Tian Center were now shattered by Nagata Tieshan's last words. It seems that the next war between the Soviet Union and the Soviet Union will be a local but very tragic war! Unless the Soviet Union could teach the Soviet Union enough lessons, the Soviet Union would never be able to make concessions that would satisfy the Soviet Union.

…… When the Soviet Union declared war, the cessation of negotiations between China and the Soviet Union finally yielded results. The war ended with the Soviet Union agreeing to return the Middle East Road and all its assets free of charge. This result basically declared the victory of China and the defeat of the Soviet Union! The opposite of what has been historically turned out to be.

As the biggest hero of this war, Luo Yaoguo was also promoted to the position of the Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the Kuomintang in the Second National Congress of the Kuomintang, and ranked sixth among all the Central Standing Committee, only after the five chairmen and vice chairmen! Combined with his age, he seems to be the successor of the Kuomintang. However, Luo Yaoguo himself did not have time to attend this grand meeting of the Kuomintang, and he and the 18th Division still had to stay in the Songbei camp in Harbin for a period of time. As the "mascot" of Sino-Soviet and Sino-Soviet peace, everyone knows that as soon as they leave, the battlefield of the Soviet War should be moved to the northeast!

"Brother Fuwen, if the Soviet Union agrees to withdraw its troops from Mongolia after the victory over Yuben...... Is it possible that the Kuomintang will enter the war on the side of the Soviet Union? ”

It was Zhou Elai who spoke, he came to Harbin with Zeng Qi, but he didn't leave with him. Instead, he stayed in the Shanghai Hotel in Harbin, and went to the Songbei camp every once in a while to have tea and chat with Luo Yaoguo, and by the way, he also did united front work.

Early this morning, he came in a hurry, and as soon as he saw Luo Yaoguo, he didn't have time to take a sip of tea, so he threw out such a huge pie. Looking at it this way, it seems that he also believed in the worthless promises of the Soviets.

Luo Yaoguo unhurriedly brewed a mellow and fragrant tea for Zhou Elai, who had just sat down. Then he smiled slightly, shook his head and said: "I don't believe in the words of the Soviets, and it's not the first time they have told us such a worthless promise." What they say has to be counted, Mongolia has already returned. Hehe, now Stalin knew that things were in his hands and came up with this plan, he wanted to lead the troubles to China, right? ”

Zhou Elai picked up the teacup, blew a few sips, and then smiled: "I knew you must have said so, now the misunderstanding between you and the Soviet Union is getting deeper and deeper, I really don't know what will happen in the future?" However, I do think that now is the best chance to recover Mongolia and fight against imperialism...... It is said that this is the real enemy of China! Now they are declaring war on the USSR without self-control, and the result will definitely be a dead end! If we don't take this opportunity to eradicate this scourge now, will we wait for them to recover from the defeat in the war with the Soviet Union? ”

To be honest, Zhou Elai's view is also in the market now, and there are people within the Kuomintang who hold this idea. Those Whampoa departments of the Eighteenth Division also came to Luo Yaoguo twice in three days to make suggestions, asking him to come forward to promote this matter, so as to make a big enemy for China first!

"I have studied the situation of the war with the Soviet Union with the German advisers...... Our opinion is that the USSR could not win. Luo Yaoguo smiled and waved his hand. Then he stood up and went to the bookshelf next to him and brought a map and spread it out on the coffee table. This is a military map of the Soviet Far East, which Luo Yaoguo asked for from Yoshiko Kawashima...... In the early 20s, Ben participated in the intervention forces of the Allied Powers, went to many places in the Soviet Union, and naturally drew military maps.

Zhou E glanced at the map, on which many circles and arrows were drawn with red and blue pencils, which were obviously deductions made by Luo Yaoguo and those Germans who had nothing to do. The blue arrow should represent the direction of the army's attack, and the red should represent the Soviet Union. There are two main red circles on the map, one around Vladivostok and the other next to China's Boli. However, the blue arrow of the attack did not point to the Vladivostok fortress, as everyone had guessed, but advanced along the Amur River...... The final direction of attack was directed to the Sino-Soviet border, the pivot of the Siberian railway line!

"Brother E, the Soviet Far East Coastal Region has a very long coastline, and their naval strength in the Far East is basically zero, and they are no match for the powerful Navy. Therefore, the initiative in this war is completely in the hands of the army, and the so-called defeat of the war is simply impossible, at most it is just a draw. Now the Soviet Union's greatest reliance is actually the Vladivostok fortress. ”

Luo Yaoguo poked Vladivostok on the map with his finger, shook his head and said, "Vladivostok's defense can almost be said to be invulnerable. At the beginning of this century, Tsarist Russia built a fortress around the port of Vladivostok, building three fortresses, two multi-sided forts, and three spectacle fortresses, connected by moats protected by breastwork walls. At the same time, the fortifications of Fort Russia and Fort No. 4 on the Amur Peninsula to the north of the port were similar to those of the Arthur fortress built at the same time, and the fire of the fortress was sufficient to deal with the naval fleet that dared to attack the port of Vladivostok. This has also been proved by the fact that during the Russo-Russian War, the initially completed fortress of Vladivostok played an important role, and under the threat of a large number of coastal artillery, the navy was unable to capture the fortress. ”

"Before the World War, Russia built seven more forts and four fortresses on the southern shore of the Suifen River basin from Shuangchengzi to Amursky Bay, and five more forts on the southern and eastern shores of Daren Island, as well as a series of infrastructure facilities such as coastal batteries and anti-landing covered passages. The new fortress drew on all the military engineering techniques of the time, including many well-set bunkers and underground passages, and was once hailed as a model of a coastal fortress. Tsar Nicholas I once openly threatened that the world's fleet capable of capturing the Vladivostok fortress complex simply did not exist. ”

"Now Stalin's wishful thinking does not need to be thought of, and he must rely on the turtle shell of the Vladivostok fortress to put the main forces of the Red Army in the Far East there, waiting for the army to attack. Regardless of whether the army attacked from the sea or landed on the coast east of the fortress of Vladivostok to carry out a joint attack by sea and land, the Soviet Red Army should be sure to rely on the strong city defense to inflict heavy losses on the Japanese army. Meantime...... Reinforcements from the Soviet Red Army could be sent via the Trans-Siberian Railway. A fortress as strong as Vladivostok, with constant back-up and endless support, is naturally difficult to capture, so Stalin has the chance to win, right? Brother e, am I right? ”

Zhou Elai smiled and nodded, he didn't know much about the defense situation of Vladivostok, and now he felt even more relieved after listening to the explanation of a professional like Luo Yaoguo. At the beginning of the year, he led his troops to fight a "strong city" like Datong, and it took a lot of effort! If he is allowed to fight this Vladivostok...... I guess there is no way at all. But what about the offensive line along the Amur River drawn in blue pencil on this map?

Before Zhou E could ask a question, Luo Yaoguo drew a line along the Amur River on the map with his finger and sighed: "It's a pity that there is an inland river with very high navigation capacity here...... And the Amur River Fleet of the Soviet Red Navy was so weak that it could only bully the Heilongjiang Fleet, and a fight with the Navy would definitely be a situation of total annihilation. According to my own information, this Amur River can pass through large warships of less than 10,000 tons! What's that concept? That's a heavy cruiser! There were heavy guns of 203mm caliber, also wrapped in thick steel armor. If I were to be the commander of the army, I would have chosen to land on Temple Street at the mouth of the Amur River, and then send a fleet of heavy cruisers or obsolete armored ships to approach Boli with the army. ”

"Boli happened to be the confluence of the Siberian Iron and the Amur River, and was an important transportation hub in the Soviet Far East. As long as Boli is occupied, the Soviet Red Army in the Vladivostok fortress will become a turtle in an urn, and it will not be able to escape...... If I had patience, I would have starved them to death! Therefore, the army is advancing towards Boli, and the Soviet Red Army will definitely stop it with all its might. In this way, they can only leave the strongly-fortified fortress, come to the banks of the Amur River, and brave the powerful naval artillery fire of the Yue army to fight the Yue army! If nothing else, the result is definitely a failure! Brother e, don't underestimate the power of those 203mm naval guns in supporting land operations! Compared with other navies, the firepower of our army is not a matter at all, even the 152mm heavy guns of the Soviet Red Army are difficult to damage the cruisers of the navy. ”

"If nothing else, Boli will be captured by the Yue army in less than a month. Then the Trans-Siberian railway line will be cut off by the Japanese army, and the fortress of Vladivostok will be an isolated city! The war that followed was when the Soviet Red Army came to relieve the siege of Vladivostok. The Japanese army, on the other hand, would build strong fortifications in Boli, deploy heavy troops and artillery, and quietly wait for batch after batch of Soviet Red Army to crash into it...... Until Stalin could not bear the loss and was willing to sue for peace! ”

"What about Vladivostok? Didn't I go and attack Vladivostok? How could they control the rich Soviet Far East Primorsky region without taking Vladivostok? ”

Zhou Elai picked up the map and looked at it for a long time, and his thick eyebrows gradually twisted. He now believes more than half of Luo Yaoguo's judgment...... After all, they are more professional, and there are very powerful moral affairs consultants as staff officers.

Luo Yaoguo threw the pencil in his hand on the table and sighed softly: "I won't go to Vladivostok!" And they will not want the Primorsky region of the Soviet Far East either, their goal is the Northeast! That's where we are now!! All they wanted from the USSR was reparations, and at most Sakhalin North Island. If...... If Stalin had given some more gold rubles, maybe they would have given up even the North Island of Sakhalin. ”

(To be continued)