Beiyang reactionaries

Because there are battle reports from the front line every moment.After entering 1944, Japan has never been without war for a moment.The Alma-Ata Conference between China, the United States and the United Kingdom was not for nothing.

Although China, the United States, and the United Kingdom each have their own plans, the original agreement was completed very well.

After the Three Kingdoms entered 1944, they have always cooperated tacitly.

Therefore, Koiso Kuniaki has not slept well for many days, and all kinds of bad news have come one after another during this period.The news of the defeat was everywhere, which gave Koiso Kuniaki a headache.Anyway, in Xiaoiso Kunizhao's view, since he became the prime minister, there has been nothing that makes him feel comfortable.Koiso Kuniaki regretted taking over as Prime Minister very much. If he knew the situation was so bad, he would not have taken over as Prime Minister.

Now the biggest headache for Koiso Kuniaki is the United States.

Recently, the U.S. military has come to bomb Tokyo almost every day, and it is completely reckless.Relying on the characteristics of the B-29's fast speed and high flying altitude, the United States completely ignores Japan's air defense and can come and go freely in Japan.The American B-29 is bombing the Japanese mainland, and it only takes an hour at most.At this point of time, Japan found the target and then issued a combat order. The bombing operation of the US military was over before the plane took off.Therefore, the US military bombed the Japanese mainland more and more frequently.The goal of the United States is also very clear, which is Japan's military factories.The target of the United States these days is Japan's aircraft factory in Tokyo.

One day the U.S. military even dispatched twice, one with 88 B-29 bombers and one with 143 B-29 bombers.The targets were all aircraft factories in Tokyo, but the two bombings hit less than 30% of the targets.

It is really because bombers fly too high, and generally carry out bombing missions at an altitude of 10000 meters.Moreover, the weather conditions in Japan are not suitable for precision bombing.But even if the accuracy is not high, the US bombs like this every day, and the effect is still there.

After all, even if those bombs didn't blow up the target, they also blow up other places.After all, Tokyo is the largest city in Japan, and there are houses everywhere.Even if it blows up the others, it will cause a lot of damage and a lot of panic.The airport was not blown up, but the area around the airport was blown up.

Because of the failure of air defense, many people are condemning Koiso Kuniaki.But Xiaoji Guozhao is also very wronged, what does this have to do with him.

"How about it?"

"The British army gathered very fast and marched very fast. It seems that their target is not Mandalay. They should want to attack our logistics transportation channel. This group of British troops has been divided into three units. This, this, this three directions."

"This is to cut off the connection between Mandalay and the Chindun River, and here is to cut off the connection between Mandalay and Yangon. If they are allowed to complete their goals, it is not a good thing. Can it be stopped?"

"No, we don't have enough troops."

Sugiyama shook his head.

Koiso and Moto Sugiyama are discussing the British paratroopers currently airborne.After the British paratroopers landed, they assembled before the Japanese army arrived, and then quickly evacuated.It is obvious that the British army has made detailed plans.During the airborne, there were many casualties due to various reasons, but they still assembled and evacuated according to the plan.The troops dispersed.As Sugiyama analyzed, their goal is to attack the Japanese logistics channel.

This is a very risky operation.

Because so many people are behind enemy lines, if they have nothing to eat or are not familiar with the situation here, it is easy to lose their positions.However, it was very good for the British army to find this opportunity, because it happened that the large Japanese army was resisting the British army on the front line, and the rear was extremely short of troops.In particular, Mandalay, an important logistics base of the Myanmar Front Army, lacks the most mobile troops.Without enough mobile troops, it is impossible to come up with enough troops to encircle them.

"How is the situation on the Chindun River?"

"There are a lot of problems. Although we have stockpiled a lot of supplies in Mandalay before, a lot of supplies are consumed in the war now. If the current situation continues, the supplies we stockpiled will not last until July, and it is estimated that we can use one Months. If we can’t think of a solution within a month, our troops will be short of ammunition and food. What’s more worrying is that once the British airborne troops harass our transportation channels, it will be even more dangerous for the frontline troops.”

"If Thailand is not resolved, supplies cannot be delivered."

Koiso Kuniaki frowned.

In the current situation, Thailand's closure of the country has hit the Japanese army the hardest.The Japanese army wanted to support the Burmese Front Army on a large scale. Except for sea transportation, the only way to transport it into Myanmar was from Thailand.Now that sea transportation is not available, Thailand has closed the country again, which directly caught the Japanese army by surprise.

"Prime Minister, even if Thailand is resolved, if the problem of the Mekong River is not resolved, we will have no supplies to support it from the rear."

Sugiyama Moto reminded Koiso Kuniaki.

The Japanese army in Malaysia is also currently short of supplies.Even if Thailand allows the delivery of supplies, what does the Japanese army use to transport supplies.The supplies of the Japanese army in Malaysia used more of the Mekong River.Now that the Mekong River is closed, the supplies of the Japanese army in Malaysia have also become a problem.

Recently, Malaysia has begun to import supplies from the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of the Philippines.But compared with China, they can support too few supplies.After all, the front lines of confrontation with the United States, such as the Mariana Islands and New Guinea, also need a lot of supplies.It can be said that there was no shortage of supplies in Japan before, and it was all because of the support of China behind it.

Now that China has begun to cut off support, Japan's supplies immediately become problematic.

"General Moto Sugiyama, it looks like we have to negotiate with China."

Koiso Kuniaki said while looking at Sugiyama Moto's face.

Sugiyama Moto is a representative of the military radicals like Hideki Tojo.Xiaoji Guozhao was very worried that if he said the wrong thing, he would directly anger the military.Therefore, I expressed my views very cautiously.

Sugiyama Moto frowned.

Just like Kunizaki Koiso, Gen Sugiyama and his generation of soldiers look down on China in their hearts.After all, China was Japan's former defeat, and it was from defeating China that Japan became a powerful country.But in the current situation, we have to deal with China.

So Sugiyama Moto nodded slightly.

Seeing that Sugiyama Moto agreed, Koiso Kuniaki heaved a sigh of relief.As long as the military doesn't embarrass him, he can send people to negotiate with China.Koiso Kuniaki has also carefully studied the relationship between China and Japan in the past few days.

Whether it was when Yoshiichi Tanaka was there or when Hideki Tojo was prime minister, at the last moment they wanted to resolve the remaining historical issues with China.They all hope to use this method to stabilize China and let China stand on Japan's side.

It's a pity that every time they want to resolve historical issues and territorial disputes with China, they will be opposed by radical military officers.Both of them were attacked by these officers. Yoshiichi Tanaka was seriously injured and sent to the hospital. He didn't live long, and died three years later.Hideki Tojo stepped down and left the cabinet.

Koiso Kuniaki doesn't know what will happen to his own fate?

But Koiso Kuniaki knows one thing, that is, if Japan does not reconcile with China now, it will be very difficult for Japan in the future.Because the US military bombed more and more frequently, the situation on the front line became worse and worse, which stopped many original plans.

Including the dispatch of ten divisions to solve the North Korean issue, but so far only three divisions have been dispatched.After that, Japan no longer has the energy to manage the Korean peninsula.

There are also plans to send 10 divisions to Malaysia, but only 5 divisions have been dispatched.Moreover, the frequent bombing by the United States also directly affected the production speed of Japanese factories.If the current situation continues, Japan is really too dangerous.

"General Sugiyama Moto, I want you to talk to General Umezu Yoshijiro to see what the bottom line the military can accept?"

As people get older, they become less courageous.

This is the case with Koiso Kuniaki.

Koiso Kuniaki was even known as a "tiger in the army" when he was young, and he was very brave in foreign battles.But when he was old, Xiaoji Guozhao no longer had the courage he had when he was young.He wants to know the attitude of the military.Don't get old and get killed.

"Prime Minister, I will give you an answer as soon as possible."

The situation of the Japanese army is indeed very complicated.

Not only Koiso Kuniaki is worried, but Sugiyama Moto is also worried.Both Tanaka Yoshiichi and Tojo Hideki were from the army, and they are powerful and prestigious in the army.The two of them became the prime ministers of the cabinet, and their control over the army is quite good.Among the prime ministers of Japan, the two of them definitely belong to the kind of power holders.When they were prime ministers, the army basically didn't dare to make trouble.Always cooperate with them.

But when they show that they are settling territorial disputes with China, in other words, they are ready to abolish those historical clauses and return the original Chinese land to China, those military radicals will also abandon you.If they say attack you, they will attack you.

Sugiyama Moto has self-knowledge, he doesn't think that his strength and prestige in the army is comparable to Tanaka Yoshiichi and Tojo Hideki.Therefore, Sugiyama Yuan is also cautious, and is going to go back to discuss with the veterans in the army and the radicals in the army.

"it is good."

Koiso Kuniaki finally let go of his heart.

Thinking about whether to send Mamoru Shigemitsu, the Foreign Minister, to China, or the former Foreign Minister Gu Masayuki who is familiar with China.While he was thinking about it, Mamoru Shigemitsu rushed in, almost half-running in, and said, "Prime Minister, the spokesman for the Supreme Council of China, Chen Bulei, just held a press conference about our country."

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"Chen Bulei, spokesman of the Supreme Council of China, held a press conference about our country."

Shigemitsu was out of breath, with beads of sweat on her forehead.

Because after he got the content of the telegram from Beijing, he didn't dare to delay at all, and rushed to find Xiaoji Guozhao.It was really because the matter was too big, and he didn't give him any time to delay.

Seeing Shigemitsu Aoi's appearance, Koiso Kuniaki already felt uneasy in his heart.Shigemitsu Aoi is not a person who panics when things happen. With such a demeanor, something big must have happened.And it has a relationship with China, so it is even more important.So Koiso Kunizhao said in a deep voice, "What is it specifically?"

"The Supreme Council of China has sent us a call. There are six in total, and we are required to accept it."

"Anything?"