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Chapter 908: No way out (please subscribe!)

In the conference room of the Kwantung Army's Southward Expedition Army, where the atmosphere was heavy, General Mizu Umejiro, the commander with a solemn look on his face, stared at a pair of sharp eyes and quickly glanced at the generals in front of him, who all looked depressed and had no morale.

, said.

"I believe that everyone has a certain understanding of the breakout situation day and night through the battle report just now... Let's talk about what we should do next. Is to continue to follow the orders of the domestic staff headquarters and think about the surrounding East China Field Army

Launch an attack and break through. Or report the current reality we are facing to the military headquarters and His Majesty the Emperor, and request the military headquarters to give us the latest tactical guidance?"

"Your Excellency, Commander, and colleagues, I believe that as an excellent soldier, obeying orders is our bounden duty. Therefore, I agree to continue to follow domestic orders and break out at all costs to complete the tasks assigned to us by the military...

." A regimental commander who carried the rank of lieutenant general on his shoulders spoke first.

"I object..." The lieutenant general division commander had just finished speaking. Although he was a subordinate, a major general brigade commander who personally commanded the daytime breakout battle asked categorically. It was not because the other party had a higher military rank than himself.

Any hesitation arises from his superior...

"Baga... Super Heavenly Lord, your military failure is simply a disgrace to the military... The emperor's order clearly requires us to break through at all costs. As a senior officer, how can you even obey the order?"

Have you forgotten this discipline?" In response to the ruthless rebuttal of his subordinates, the Lieutenant General's division commander's face turned livid with anger and he asked angrily.

I originally thought that in the face of his own anger, Major General Jitian, his subordinate, would relent. However, what the Lieutenant General Division Commander did not expect was that Major General Jitian, who was sitting directly below him, still showed no mercy and continued to argue.

road.

"Division commander, I believe that it is precisely because we are senior officers of the Empire of Japan that we cannot recklessly and mechanically execute orders from our superiors. Because, once we continue to implement this order, I dare to guarantee here that I will defend Wuhan.

The hundreds of thousands of troops in the three towns will all be killed on the way to the breakout before they break through the encirclement of the East China Field Army..."

For a time, the entire conference room once again fell into a deathly silence because of Major General Jitian's answer. Seeing the Lieutenant General Division Commander sitting next to Major General Jitian, he had an angry look on his face and wanted to say something. There was no reply.

General Mizu Umejiro, who spoke, interrupted bluntly.

"Baga, what time has it been? If you are still arguing here, shut up. This is the highest-level military meeting of our Kwantung Army's southward dispatch force, not a vegetable market... Mr. Sakai, do you have any good opinions?

Put it forward for everyone to analyze."

As he spoke, General Mitsu Umejiro turned his gaze to Lieutenant General Sakai Ichiro, the chief of staff who had been silent beside him.

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

"Your Excellency, Commander, before I express my opinion, I would like to ask you a question first... That is, what is the specific reason and purpose of the empire asking the Kwantung Army to send troops south to break out and withdraw from the Chinese battlefield?"

"It's very simple. Withdraw from the Chinese battlefield. All my military forces stationed throughout China will be added to the Pacific battlefield. This will increase the bargaining chips and dominant position of the Imperial Japanese Army in the Pacific battlefield, and prepare the ground for what may happen next.

Be prepared for a Pacific War." Faced with Lieutenant General Sakai Ichiro's puzzling question, General Mizu Umejiro answered straightforwardly.

"Your Excellency, the Commander, is right. The purpose of our withdrawal is to reinforce the Pacific battlefield and increase the strength of our Imperial Japanese Army on the Pacific battlefield. However, think about it, if our troops are all consumed in breaking out of the encirclement.

On the way, then, what is the point of continuing the entire breakout battle like this? Even if we follow the orders of the General Staff Headquarters, we have not completed the tasks assigned to us by our superiors. Because we no longer have the troops in our hands..."

"Your Excellency, Commander, my humble suggestion is to give up the breakout. Report the current situation to the country and ask the superior department to make a decision. I have finished my words..." Lieutenant General Sakai Ichiro spoke out the suggestion in his heart.

"Yoshi, the chief of staff's analysis can be said to be 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 very appreciatively and said.

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"No comment..." At this moment, even a fool can understand the specific thoughts of the commander in front of him at this moment. What's more, sitting here is a veteran general who is extremely shocked in the army. General Mitsu Umejiro

As soon as he finished speaking, all the generals replied in unison.

"Okay, in that case, it's decided. Chief of Staff, after the meeting is over, we will immediately collect the breakout situation of several other units of our Kwantung Army's southward dispatch force. Then, report the entire situation to the General Staff Headquarters, and ask the General Staff Headquarters to report

We issued the latest combat instructions..." General Mizu Umejiro ordered with a serious face.

"Hai, Your Excellency Commander..."

Tokyo, Japan, after several years of war, the anger shown in the entire 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, they are still wandering in the streets and alleys.

Inside, in addition to shouting the slogan "The Japanese Empire is invincible", the faces of other ordinary people, with the successive defeats in foreign wars, and the domestic young and middle-aged people are constantly being sent to the slag dump, until they are exhausted. A face

, in addition to the confused look, still confused...

At the General Staff Headquarters, since the order was issued requiring all Japanese troops stationed in China to break out, Chief of General Staff Kanji Ishihara has been staying in his office, waiting for the latest news from China. Because before issuing this order, he was very

It is clear that it is almost an impossible task to successfully evacuate 600,000 elite troops from the encirclement of more than one million Chinese troops.

However, out of trust in frontline commanders at all levels and frontline soldiers, Ishihara Wanji still stayed at his position with a hint of hope, waiting for the arrival of good news.

As the saying goes, the greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment. After waiting for a whole day and night in the huge office, Ishihara Wanji, who had been looking forward to it, finally received a telegram from the headquarters of the Kwantung Army's South Expeditionary Force.

In his hands.

Looking at the telegram personally signed by General Mitsu Umejiro in his hand, although Ishihara Kanji was fully prepared, he was still shocked by the heavy casualties of the troops in the telegram content. Because, during the day and night breakout battle,

The entire Kwantung Army dispatched troops south, totaling 200,000 troops. Not only did they not achieve any results, but they paid a huge price of more than 15,000 people...

For a moment, Ishihara Kanji, a veteran on the battlefield, could not help but tremble with his hands holding the telegram. Because, as the chief of general staff, he clearly knew that at this moment, 15,000 soldiers

importance to the fate of the entire Japanese Empire. More importantly, those who were lost in one day and night were 15,000 battle-hardened veterans. This had to make Ishihara Wanji feel heartbroken and regretful...

Thinking of this, Ishihara Wanji, as the chief of general staff, couldn't help but let out a long sigh. Facing his subordinates who were waiting for his orders, he ordered in a deep voice: "Immediately send a telegram to the North China Front Army and the remaining troops of the Kwantung Army.

Inquire about the current specific situation of the troops. When there is news, it will be sent to the Imperial Palace immediately. I will go to the palace immediately to report the news to His Majesty the Emperor and ask His Majesty the Emperor to make a decision..."

An imperial meeting to decide the specific fate and direction of the entire Japanese army invading China was held overnight after Ishihara smiled.

After all the participating ministers and directors had gone through the contents of the three telegrams, Emperor Hirohito, who frowned, spoke first: "I believe everyone has read the three telegrams from China. I don't know.

Ai Qing, do you have any good suggestions for the retreat plan of the entire Japanese army stationed in China..."

Silence... Faced with Emperor Hirohito's question, all the ministers could respond to was silence. After all, the comparison of the military strength between the enemy and ours in China is clearly laid out here...

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

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"Ishihara-kun, you came up with the whole plan. I wonder if you have any good opinions..."

After a brief reflection, Ishihara Wanji said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, judging from the current situation, it is obviously unrealistic to force the withdrawal of troops from China through force. Because, even if our Japanese troops stationed in China successfully break through to China,

The entire Japanese army stationed in China will also pay a very heavy price for their blockade..."

"What else can we do to break through the encirclement without using force? Could it be that the cunning Chinese corps will watch helplessly as my 600,000 elite Imperial Army troops walk out of their encirclement..." Seeing the shrunken Ishihara Wanji in front of him,

At the last imperial meeting, Tojo Hideki, who was greatly shocked, asked directly with contempt, preparing to report the humiliation he suffered at the last imperial meeting.

For a time, all the ministers in the Imperial Council, including Emperor Hirohito, stared at each other, waiting for Ishihara Wanji's answer...

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