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    Moreover, there is still a popular concept among the Japanese army.  That is, if the Japanese army goes north to attack the Soviet Union, it will fall into the trap of the United States and Britain to use the opportunity to weaken Japan's national power.  After all, compared with resource-rich Southeast Asia, Siberia, which has nothing but wood and tundra, is a bone that Japan cannot swallow even if it is swallowed.

    Don＊t say that there is nothing in Siberia right now except the severe cold in winter and the endless virgin forests and permafrost zones.  Most of the Soviet Union's industries and developed mineral resources are in the European part.  And that place is too far away from Japan.  In going to war with the Soviet Union, Japan would not only lose its national power but also pay for others.

    For Japan, even if Siberia is within easy reach and has the strategic resources that Japan urgently needs, with its current scientific and technological strength and its relatively weak national power compared to the United States and the United Kingdom, it simply cannot afford the astronomical figures required to open up the permafrost there.  Same cost and technology.

    ??For Japan, apart from a waste of national power, the northward march will bring no benefits at all.  Going north is not a good choice for Japan.  Therefore, many people in the military believe that the northern advance is a conspiracy by the United States and Britain to consume Japan's national power.

    "Compared with the ice and snow of Siberia, Southeast Asia is not only rich in resources, but also has ready-made mines that have been developed by Westerners and have been put into large-scale production that can be directly utilized.  The mining of various rare strategic metals is both convenient and trouble-free.  There is also rubber and oil that are not available in the Soviet Far East, as well as rice that the Japanese are used to eating.

    The most important thing is that the combat effectiveness of the Western colonial legions in Southeast Asia is negligible compared with the hundreds of thousands of Soviet troops stationed in the Far East that are fully equipped with aircraft, tanks, and heavy artillery.  Especially after the full-scale outbreak of the European War, the best of the European powers' garrisons in Southeast Asia have been drained away, and the rest can only barely maintain local security, and are no match for the Imperial Japanese Army.

    ※Compared with the elite Imperial Japanese Army, these colonial armies fought like heaven and earth.  The Empire of Japan was sending troops to Southeast Asia at this time. Judging from the elite combat effectiveness of the Imperial Japanese Army, even if Britain, the only country still struggling to support itself on the European battlefield, dispatched troops from North Africa and Europe to return reinforcements, the Imperial Army had already occupied the territory.  All of Southeast Asia.

    As for the other two countries, France and the Netherlands, which occupied large colonies in Southeast Asia, the Japanese paid no attention to them.  These two countries have even lost their homeland, so what capital can they use to make a profit?  Last year when the imperial army entered French Indochina, didn't those French people still dare not even fart?

    During the Battle of Nomonhan, many people in the Japanese army, who had suffered a heavy blow of firepower and steel from the Soviet army, immediately realized their shortcomings with the Soviet Union after they hit the southern wall hard.  , and turned its attention to Southeast Asia, which is more resource-rich.

    ※At present, many people in the base camp have changed their previous strong attitude toward advancing northward, and have repeatedly requested that the Japanese army＊s next strategic move be made a 180-degree turn.  From north to south, the target was changed from Soviet Siberia to the colonies of European powers in Southeast Asia.

    Although the southward faction does not completely have the upper hand in the current army.  But with the intensity of the US embargo, it has been strengthened step by step.  Not only are the number of these people increasing significantly, but their attitudes have begun to influence the emperor and army leaders.

    After all, for Japan, the oil in Southeast Asia is extremely important.  Under the circumstances that the United States may completely cut off Japan's oil source at any time, it will occupy Southeast Asia, which is currently ownerless.  Especially in the Dutch East Indies, which is rich in oil production, obtaining rich oil resources has become the key to Japan's survival.

    "Compared with those fanatics in the military, Umezu Yoshijiro, who has served as a military attach谷 abroad for many years and is now the general commander of the Kwantung Army, is well aware of the strength gap between the United States and Japan.  That's why he was deeply worried about the mood in Japan, especially the manic mood in the military.

    The Germans have begun to formulate plans to attack the Soviet Union. As a senior member of the Japanese army, Umezu Yoshijiro also knew this.  Therefore, compared with the southern marching faction that has gradually begun to expand in the military, as the top military commander of the largest overseas heavy force group of the Japanese army, General Umezu Yoshijiro is more inclined to have the Japanese army go north to cooperate with the German army to attack the Soviet Union from east to west while Germany attacks the Soviet Union.  In order to defeat the Soviet Union in the shortest time, the Soviet Union's threat to Manchuria, Japan and North Korea.

    The strategic differences at the base camp made General Umezu Yoshijiro very dissatisfied.  The reason why he called in the chief of staff who he always disliked today was because he hoped that he could persuade the prime minister behind him.  Don't be easily fooled by the southern faction in the military and easily agree to go to war with the United States.  At the same time, discuss the Kwantung Army's next action plan.

      Umezu Yoshijiro has a rigorous private life and does not live as frivolously as ordinary army generals.  Since his wife died of tuberculosis more than ten years ago, he has not married another man.  Therefore, in this luxurious and magnificent official residence of the Kwantung Army commander, apart from the guards, there was only one personal adjutant and orderly, and it seemed empty because there were no other people.

    Precisely because there are no outsiders in the family, and because the secret message leaking the current infighting among the top Japanese military officials is too confidential, once it is spread out, it will bring confusion to middle- and lower-level officers.  Therefore, General Umezu Yoshijiro made an exception and brought Kimura Hy身taro to his home for discussion to ensure that the contents of the secret message would not be leaked.

    Naturally, when he returned home, he would no longer wear military uniforms. Umezu Meijiro, who had put on a comfortable kimono, knelt on the tatami and looked at Lieutenant General Kimura Hy身taro who had been in a daze after carefully reading the secret message sent from the Tokyo base camp.  , but I feel somewhat disgusted in my heart.

    He did not believe that this man had a radio station directly connected to the Army Ministry. As the chief of staff of the Kwantung Army who was placed by Prime Minister Lu, he would know nothing about the internal fighting among the top brass of the base camp regarding the quarrel between the southward movement and the northward movement.  Presumably, the Prime Minister of the People's Republic of China will keep his confidant informed of the situation in Tokyo.  Now the chief of staff pretended to be so clueless, which really made Umezu Yoshijiro, who already had a bad impression of him, very dissatisfied.

    In fact, Umezu Yoshijiro somewhat wronged Lieutenant General Kimura.  Before serving as the chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, Hy身taro Kimura was the commander of the 32nd Division stationed in Yanzhou, Shandong, China.  As a division commander, even though he holds the rank of lieutenant general, he cannot control the trends of the army's top brass.

    Especially the extremely high-level secrets related to the next strategic direction of the Japanese army are beyond the control of a division commander like him.  As for the Prime Minister Lu behind him, he will reveal some information to him, but things that are too high-level will not be explained clearly to him.  After seeing the special telegram sent by the base camp to Umezu Yoshijiro, the commander of the Kwantung Army today, it was not surprising that he looked surprised.

    Seeing Kimura Hy身taro put down the telegram in his hand, Umezu Mijiro suppressed the disgust in his heart and said: "Kimura-kun, what do you think of the current situation? You are the chief of staff of the Kwantung Army. As long as it involves the Kwantung Army, you will always be there.  It is within your scope of authority. I want to hear your opinion on the headquarters＊ order to temporarily suspend the Kwantung Army＊s decisive battle against the Anti-Japanese Alliance.§

    In response to Umezu Yoshijiro's question, Kimura Hy身taro roughly adjusted his thoughts and said: "Your Excellency, after I was transferred here, I carefully looked at the two battles we had with the Anti-Japanese Alliance the year before last and last year. From the two battles,  In this battle, it seems that our opponent is not comparable to the ordinary Chinese army."

    "This army has strong combat effectiveness, and its spirit of determination is no less than that of the Imperial Army of the Empire of Japan. And the commander of this army is extremely cunning, with changing combat styles and eclectic methods. Its confidentiality and tight organization  Sexuality is not comparable to that of the Chinese government army or even the general army.§

    "They don't have as many factions as the Chinese government forces. Not only can they not cooperate during battles, they are even more wary of each other than they are when facing the imperial army. Moreover, when various troops are fighting, they are often motivated by the desire to preserve their strength.  And there was a situation where they were trying to undermine each other.§

    "As for this army, not only is it tightly organized, but it also cooperates with each other very well. If a friendly army is in trouble, the friendly and neighboring troops will definitely go all out to rescue them. There has never been a situation where we have to wait and see and fear the enemy because of mutual conservation of strength.  Its strong initiative in combat and its vigorous pursuit of war are far beyond what the Chinese government forces can match. "

    "The most important thing is their secrecy, which is too tight. We didn't discover many things until we encountered them on the battlefield. They are equipped with a huge number of fighter groups, tanks, and heavy artillery units. We didn't even know anything about it before the battle started.  We don＊t know until we show up on the battlefield.§

    "Our intelligence work encountered great setbacks when facing this army. Not only is the source of its high-level movements almost negligible, but it is also extremely lacking in other aspects. The specific location of their arsenal, we have  It＊s not possible to find out now.§

    "Even how many troops their troops actually have, and how many troops can be mobilized during war. How is the organization? What is the detailed equipment situation? How is the mobility of the troops? But we don't even have detailed information. Your Excellency, Commander,  This is very detrimental to us.§

    "In the so-called summer battle last year, we suffered a big loss in this regard. The original calculation of their total number of troops and equipment was simply a mistake. It was not until we entered the battlefield that we discovered that the enemy's actual mobilizable troops  , far more than we expected, and its mobility is beyond our imagination.§

    ※The passivity of intelligence work has caused us to??The passiveness of the battle situation.  Its troop strength and firepower far exceeded our expectations, which caused us to suffer heavy losses in last year's battle.  The cunning and changeable nature of this enemy force, coupled with the strong support of Soviet Russia behind it, has now become a formidable enemy of ours.  "

    "Your Excellency Commander, I think our top priority now is not to rush north to retaliate against them. In addition to recovering as soon as possible, the most important thing is to repair our intelligence system and collect all useful intelligence for us. Only by treating the Chinese government like  Only by truly understanding them in detail can we eliminate them more thoroughly."
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