Age of Conquest Reborn

Everyone, including Emperor Hirohito, looked at him. Lieutenant General Eguchi suddenly broke into a cold sweat. He felt very uncomfortable being stared at by so many big guys, so he followed him like a wolf's den. Obviously, both the army and the navy

I don't want anyone to disturb me when I'm having a dispute.

However, this information was of great importance, and Lieutenant General Eguchi did not dare to suppress it. He swallowed and said: "Your Majesty, gentlemen, according to the Intelligence Headquarters, we have learned that several main regiments of the China Division stranded in the Australian mainland have begun to

Continuously transfer northward, passing through Indochina, and return to mainland China!"

Lieutenant General Eguchi's intelligence was groundbreaking and shocking. It also officially announced the end of the debate between the army and navy on the direction of troop deployment. The main force of the China Division has begun to be transferred to the north. Prince Zain's homeland defense

Plan, is there any need to argue?

Yamazaki Binichi, the commander-in-chief of the Naval Command Department, asked with a gloomy face and a coercive tone: "Commander Eguchi, are the sources of intelligence true and reliable? Don't forget that the imperial intelligence system is in the hands of that cunning China devil.

Those who have repeatedly suffered losses and been deceived!”

Admiral Yamazaki's words were somewhat arrogant and unreasonable, and they were intended to belittle and question the capabilities of the base camp's intelligence headquarters. Others were afraid of Lieutenant General Eguchi, the leader of the Imperial Intelligence Agency. As one of the three giants of the navy, I did not take this into account.

In the eyes of a guy who is neither yin nor yang, even the emperor can't do anything to him. Who are you, Eguchi?

Lieutenant General Eguchi understood what General Yamazaki meant, but he had no choice but to explain further: "It is a senior agent of the Intelligence Headquarters who has been lurking in mainland China for many years. He has been dormant and obtained this through the channels of the German Embassy in China.

Important information. As for the specific method and executor, due to confidentiality reasons, please forgive me for not being able to comment!"

Yamazaki Binichi was speechless. He absolutely believed that on such a big matter involving the key directions of the empire's strategic defense, Lieutenant General Eguchi would never dare to fabricate this information out of thin air out of a preference for the Army.

Brain thing!

Everyone's eyes were turned to Emperor Hirohito. Now that the matter was clear, all that was left was to make a decision. "My dear friends, I have approved Hirohito's homeland defense plan and strictly ordered all departments in the base camp to comply with it and not shirk the responsibility.

With deliberate constraints, Zai Ren is solely responsible for this plan!"

"I have granted Zai Ren another power. From now on, Zai Ren will serve as my military auxiliary officer. On my behalf, I have the power to mobilize and consult with all human and material resources in the government system and the military system, and to provide guidance to senior military officers below the lieutenant general level.

, senior government officials below ministers. Have the power to appoint, remove and detain on the spot!”

This is absolutely an unprecedented authorization. The power is too great. The power of Prince Zain, who has an overview of the military and political affairs of the empire, is equivalent to overriding the headquarters, including the Ministry of War, the Ministry of the Navy, the Naval Command, the General Staff, and various government departments.

, these previously powerful departments have all stepped aside and must obey the dispatch and command of Prince Zain.

Generals Mitsuhiro Mineuchi, Shuzan Nagano and Bin Yamazaki could only feel angry and uncomfortable because this was His Majesty the Emperor's decree and there was no room for change unless His Majesty the Emperor himself overthrew it and had no courage to object.

Obviously, this is a sign that the emperor trusts his own brother and no longer relies on other important ministers.

There was silence in the conference room. Emperor Hirohito also knew that his edict must have made everyone feel uncomfortable except for Zai Ren. No one wanted to be deprived of their power. He wanted to ease the depressive atmosphere, so he

He said slowly: "The main issue has been decided. My dear friends, do you have any other suggestions or suggestions?"

When the army and navy were arguing, the big bosses of the administrative system did not participate in the dispute, but it did not mean that the administrative system had collectively lost its voice. Seeing His Majesty the Emperor ask this, Cabinet Minister of Health and Welfare Nobuyuki Takahashi stood up and said quite

Wei said worriedly: "Your Majesty, the cabinet has no objections to Prince Zain's homeland defense plan and fully supports it!"

"But what I am worried about is whether the existing soldiers of the empire can fulfill its strategic intention of keeping the enemy away from the mainland. The empire has been fighting for years, and soldiers of suitable age have been recruited frequently. According to the statistics of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the number of soldiers of suitable age is almost exhausted, which cannot but be worrying.

Worry!”

General Miki Takeo, the commander of the base camp's Reserve Command, also stood up and explained from a professional perspective: "Your Majesty, I agree with Takahashi-kun that all the soldiers registered by the Reserve Command a year ago have been replenished to the original number.

The number of registered soldiers in the Empire's North American Combat Command, as well as the Australian Front that was later formed, is now less than 300,000, which means that the Empire has less than 300,000 soldiers of adequate age to supplement the regular army!"

The speeches of Takahashi Nobuyuki and Miki Takeo, two civil and military ministers, stirred up a thousand waves with one stone, making the civil and military ministers present feel tense in their hearts, with deep worries on their faces. Yes, local

No matter how good the defense plan is, no matter how rigorous it is, it still needs combat soldiers, otherwise, it will all be empty talk!

Emperor Hirohito and Prince Zaihi quickly exchanged glances. Apparently, the two brothers had discussed this issue. Prince Zaihi stood up and said calmly and confidently: "Takahashi-kun and Miki-kun are worried.

, it is not unreasonable, but your vision is only limited to the reserve soldiers of the right age, but you ignore the huge population of the Empire of Japan, which exceeds 100 million!"

"The most effective way to solve this problem is to mobilize the whole country and mobilize all the people as soldiers. All subjects of the Japanese Empire must take up guns and organize them into military groups according to their respective administrative regions, and then draw them from regular troops.

Officers serve as commanders at all levels. In this way, the empire can create tens of millions of armed civilians out of thin air. Once the soldiers of the China Division set foot on the mainland of the empire, they will be in a difficult situation!"

"Hiss!" All the civil and military officials present at the meeting took a breath of air. This move was too cruel. All citizens of the empire must pick up guns and become soldiers, but it is undeniable that this move fundamentally

Solved the problem of insufficient local defense forces.

Seeing that all the ministers had changed their colors, Emperor Hirohito, who had been watching with cold eyes, suddenly stood up from the throne and said coldly but resolutely: "Only by devoting all the strength of the Japanese Empire to resist the invasion of China

, Otherwise, it will be the fate of national subjugation and annihilation. One hundred million subjects and one hundred million soldiers. Including me, every subject of the Japanese Empire must have shattering determination and courage!"

Faced with the crisis of destroying the country, Emperor Hirohito also became ruthless. He risked his nation and the country to fight to the death. Emperor Hirohito's sallow face suddenly showed a strange flush, and he shouted at the top of his lungs: "

I will issue a message to all the people tomorrow to let the people know my determination and courage, and my fighting spirit that is not afraid of being broken!"

His Majesty the Emperor has already spoken harsh words. He wants to fight the Chinese with his life. What else can the ministers say? They all stood up and bowed, shouting with sobs: "I will follow your Majesty to the death and fight to the death with the Chinese people to ensure that the empire will not be destroyed in the mainland."

Fallen at the hands of the Chinese! The Japanese Empire is invincible!"

For a time, the crowd in the conference room was excited and high-spirited. It was like a swearing-in meeting for a righteous division. It seemed that they were able to keep the division troops out of the country and avoid the fate of annihilation. Emperor Hirohito was very satisfied with the ministers.

attitude, and was excited by his bravery, with tears flashing in the corners of his eyes.

Slogans and determinations, even if they have nothing to eat, after calming down, some ministers with relatively normal nerves will still consider the current practical problem, that is, how to ensure the deployment of troops for the local defense plan when there is an extreme shortage of soldiers.

General Minamino Shushen, the head of the headquarters strategic planning headquarters who was looked down upon by Emperor Hirohito and stood aside, was one of the few people with a clear head. He had previously served as the commander of the empire's North American Operations Command after it was severely reduced.

, he has not forgotten the more than 80,000 imperial soldiers remaining in the western United States.

Obviously, the narrow occupied area in the western United States was not only useless but also a burden to the Japanese Empire. The mainland was threatened by the Chinese, so how could we protect the occupied area far across the Pacific?

Wouldn't it increase a considerable amount of strength by transferring the more than 80,000 imperial soldiers stranded in the North American continent back to the mainland? So, General Minamino stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I would like to remind you how to bring those stranded in the western United States to the mainland."

The more than 80,000 imperial soldiers in the area must withdraw to the mainland as soon as possible!”

After Minano Shushen reminded him, many military generals suddenly realized and took continuous shots on their foreheads. Yes, the empire has more than 80,000 elite troops in the western region of the United States. To forget this, for the current empire

, more than 80,000 elite soldiers, that is definitely the blessing of Amaterasu!

"That's right!" Emperor Hirohito nodded repeatedly. Seeing that Nanye was becoming more and more pleased with his cultivation, he looked at the ministers with hope and said, "I wonder if you, dear sirs, have any idea of ​​how to get the 80,000 people staying in North America as soon as possible?"

Are many of the elite elite soldiers of the empire withdrawing back to their homeland?"

It was quiet, and no one from the civil and military ministers answered. It is not an easy task to bring more than 80,000 soldiers back to the mainland across the Pacific Ocean of more than 10,000 kilometers. If the Imperial Navy's combined fleet is still there, it will not be a problem at all. Send a transport

That’s it for the military fleet, it can be carried out at any time!

This is not possible now. The Imperial Navy has lost its status as the dominant force in the Pacific. If it sends a troop transport fleet, it needs a fleet to escort it. However, the current Imperial Navy cannot even produce a few main battleships.

Without a strong fleet escort, I am afraid that the troop transport fleet will be intercepted and killed by the China Division fleet while it is still on the eastern Pacific Ocean, and the more than 80,000 imperial soldiers will never be able to return to their homeland.

In the embarrassing silence, Emperor Hirohito's face darkened like the bottom of a pot, and he was obviously extremely unhappy.

(To be continued)(To be continued)

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