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Chapter 447 Decision Making
Not only was Zhang Gufeng lost, but Da Mao was beaten by Xiaobenzi again, so he was naturally not reconciled.

Two days later, Da Mao mobilized more than 2 troops, more than 100 tanks and armored vehicles, hundreds of fighter jets, and nearly [-] artillery pieces.A large-scale counterattack was launched against the [-] Japanese troops stationed at Zhanggufeng.

At the same time, planes were dispatched to bomb reinforcements in Qingxing, Gaoyi and other places.The fierce fighting lasted for several days, Xiaobenzi dropped more than 1000 corpses, and Zhang Gufeng fell into Da Mao's hands.

The two sides confronted each other again.

In fact, by this time, it was already very difficult to fight.

Da Mao didn't want to fight a large-scale battle in the Far East at this time, he just liked the land, and at the same time taught Xiaoben a lesson to prevent them from spying on the Far East.

Although Xiaobenzi was very unconvinced, he wanted to have a big fight and let Maozi see how powerful he is.Especially the middle and lower level officers, they are even more eager to fight.

However, the defeat on the front line and being kicked out of Zhang Gufeng by Da Mao has already cleared the minds of the high-level military officers, knowing that if they want to launch a large-scale counterattack regardless of their care, the scale of the war will be unpredictable.

Fighting in Wuhan is in full swing, and opening up a second battlefield here, the consequences are not something they can afford, and they should not decide.

Soon these troubles fell into the hands of the former Prime Minister Lu, Araki Sada who just came back in May this year.Among the middle- and lower-level officers in Xiaobenzi, he was very famous, and he was the leader of Xiaobenzi's young and strong faction.The reason why Zhang Gufeng's small book army was dispatched brazenly was because he was behind him.

Xiaobenzi went south and went north to fight again, this one is a complete norther.

It is proposed that if Xiaobenzi wants to dominate the world, it must first occupy "Manchuria".Here, sooner or later, there is bound to be an all-out war with Da Mao.

Therefore, he believes that in order to gain the initiative in the war against Damao, it is necessary to pre-emptively strike. After occupying "Manchurian Mongolia", it immediately "advances northward" and attacks the polar bears.

His "Northern Advancement Theory" was quite influential among the young officers of the Army's Young and Strong faction in Xiaobenzi.

After the start of the all-out war against China, Da Mao felt threatened by Xiaobenzi. He not only provided a large amount of loans and military supplies to our country, but also dispatched a support air force, which caused a lot of trouble for Xiaobenzi.

It can be said that in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, the old Americans had very little support for China, but instead sold a large amount of military supplies to Xiaobenzi; the one who supported China the most was Beida Mao, who understood Xiaobenzi’s greed and swallowing China would not be enough , but will become more insane.Coupled with the great increase in strength, they will go north to compete with them for the Far East.To support China is to weaken Xiaobenzi and reduce the pressure on oneself.

This series of actions by Da Mao made the sensitive and crazy nerves of the army's young men even more crazy, and the number of officers who supported the "Northern Advancement Theory" rose to an unprecedented number.

Especially the Kwantung Army, looking at other army units, achieved brilliant results, but they can only be stationed in the lonely north.I can only watch, not participate, and my heart becomes more and more restless.

However, their task was to deal with Da Mao's Far East garrison, and they could not go south at all, and they had no chance to participate in the war. The only opponent they had to fight was Da Mao.

All this made their army go crazy.

Even, under the appeal of Araki Sada, they began to secretly prepare for the battle against Da Mao from February this year, and also sent officers to inspect the border line, and at the same time reported their strong claims to the headquarters.It can be said that since then, the Kwantung Army has wanted to try Da Mao's catty.

It wasn't until a few days ago that the two sides had friction in Zhang Gufeng that they realized that the opportunity had come.

An opportunity to test Da Mao and open up a new battlefield.The crazy soldiers don't even think about whether the small book can afford to open up two battlefields at the same time.

It's a pity that we have encountered setbacks. If we want to recapture Zhang Gufeng, we must expand the war. This is not Araki Sada's decision, and Hirohito needs to nod.

Soon, an imperial meeting chaired by Hirohito began.

Hirohito sat under the throne, and on both sides were ministers kneeling straight on the tatami, with their hands on their knees.

"Wuhan's combat, military strength and transportation capacity can be guaranteed to be sufficient?" Hirohito asked.

Lu Xiang replied: "Although the strength of the army is a little less, it is enough. Moreover, the new army divisions in the country will arrive one after another soon, and the strength of the army can be guaranteed."

"In terms of transportation, the situation is not very optimistic. The surrounding terrain of Hankou is complex, with many rivers and lakes, and the movement of mechanized troops is limited. To ensure that the army has sufficient firepower, a large number of naval transport ships are needed."

Prime Minister Hai sneered, but said nothing.

Hirohito's face turned dark, and he stopped talking.

Lu Lian quickly said: "But please rest assured, Your Majesty, Wuhan cannot escape our grasp."

Yuren's complexion improved a bit.

Araki Zhen quickly said: "Your Majesty, Maozi has occupied Zhanggufeng, should we continue..."

Hirohito's face darkened, thinking of Lu Jun who caused trouble.

Especially those young and lunatics who are far away from the mainland and have many adventures inside, because they think the country has not enough troubles!

The Battle of Wuhan has just begun here, and Maozi has fought in the north. Do you really think that with the power of the small country of Japan, two major battlefields can be opened up.

Araki Zhen continued: "Your Majesty, Maozi is extremely greedy. He has stationed hundreds of thousands of troops in the Far East. He is our biggest threat in East Asia. Sooner or later there will be a war. It is better to take action as soon as possible, blow up the railway, and take the Far East. This The land is too big and too rich."

Prime Minister Hai immediately expressed his objection. As an old opponent of the army, Prime Minister Hai immediately terminated the offensive and defensive alliance formed between him and Prime Minister Lu after learning the news that the Kwantung Army planned to carry out the "Northern Advance" operation, and instead stood on the sidelines. Foreign Minister Ugaki Cheng, who advocated that the army stop the continued use of force, sided.

If the Battle of Wuhan only made the navy greedy, then the Kwantung Army's plan to attack Da Mao has completely angered the navy.

Once there is a war with polar bears, the war cannot be won or lost in a short period of time.If the army is really allowed to take all its "family property" to "go north" and consume all the polar bears, how will the navy realize their strategy of "going south".

How could Prime Minister Hai agree? Every time Araki Sada and the others finished their sentence, Hai and the others would refute it.

A few minutes later, the Foreign Minister suddenly interjected: "Masters, I heard a piece of news that may be related to your debate."

Araki Sada said: "Please tell me."

The foreign minister said: "A few days ago, our consulate in the UK received news that someone hired some well-known oil exploration teams and prospecting teams from Europe to explore oil and mineral deposits in the Far East."

The Prime Minister exaggerated: "Surveying for oil, is there oil in the Far East? How many years have we spent in Manchuria, have we found any oil fields? What a joke, your foreign affairs department only collects gossip."

The foreign minister said: "This is not gossip, it is true. It is said that the specific coordinates were given there, and even some survey agencies in our country were hired."

Prime Minister Hai wanted to laugh even more: "Our domestic survey agency? Have they achieved any results? Has an oil field been surveyed? Now that we have hired a European survey team, what's the use of hiring them?"

The foreign minister said: "It seems that the survey site is very close to Manchuria, and the western survey team came from afar. We are landlords and are familiar with the terrain. It is more convenient to have their assistance."

Hai Xiang wanted to say something else.

Hirohito showed interest and said, "Oil field? Very close to Manchuria? Where exactly?"

The Foreign Minister said: "We don't know the specific situation. We can ask the Minister of Commerce. If he knows, he will know more about it."

The Minister of Commerce said: "Your Majesty, I did hear some news in this regard yesterday, but for the specific situation, I still need to give me a few minutes, and I will make a phone call to inquire in detail."

Yuren waved his hand and said, "Go!"

The Minister of Commerce left the meeting room, found a phone in the living room, and quickly dialed it...

Seven or eight minutes later, he returned to the chamber again, and said with a somewhat excited expression, "Heavenly Locust, yes, it's an oil field... or two large oil fields."

"There are not only two large oil fields, but also three large metal mines, which are the most urgent needs of our Great Japanese Empire. If we have these, we will completely get rid of the constraints, and we will no longer have to look at the faces of foreigners."

Yuren's face also began to flush.

"Oil fields...two large oil fields...three large metal mines...it's true..."

Araki Sada was also shocked by the news.At this time, oil fields and metal mines are too important to them. Could it be that Japan's national fortune is coming again, just like the Sino-Japanese War of [-]-[-].

Relying on the indemnity equivalent to Japan's ten-year fiscal revenue at that time, Xiaobenzi improved the basic education for all and invested a lot of money in people's livelihood technology.A large number of warships were built, pushing the navy into the world's advanced ranks.

The indemnity made Xiaobenzi's economy and national strength take off completely. You must know that in order to fight that war, they drained the treasury and issued a large amount of bonds in the West. Seeing that the government was about to go bankrupt, they finally waited for the surrender of the Qing Dynasty. The blood of the Qing Dynasty began to grow step by step.

Now, the national strength has developed to a certain level, and it has entered a new bottleneck, which requires a lot of resources, flesh and blood nutrition, and China has been targeted by them again.

At the time when the war was in full swing, when they were short of oil and steel, oil fields and metal mines were just delivered to them, how could it not be gratifying.

Even Prime Minister Hai had a smile on his face at this moment.Metal mines and oil fields, one can build a fleet, and the other is the energy source of the fleet. Since then, they are no longer controlled by others, how can he be unhappy.

After a while, Hirohito said, "Where is the location?"

The Minister of Commerce said: "The nearest oil field is more than 100 kilometers away from Manchuria; another oil field is [-] kilometers further north; the other three large metal mines are also within [-] kilometers of these two oil fields."

"If the Kwantung Army goes northward, it will take one day...at most two days, all the oil fields and metal mines can be taken down." As he spoke, his body trembled slightly, very excited.

These days, the production of small books is not much, and exports are scarce. God knows how many ways to earn foreign exchange in order to purchase oil and steel.

Since the beginning of the war, how many Japanese women have gone south to Southeast Asia, even Europe and the United States...exchanging their bodies for foreign exchange.

All in exchange for oil and steel.

It would all be different if we had enough oil and steel.

Hirohito asked again: "What about the reserves?"

The Minister of Commerce wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and said: "I don't know yet, the client is very sure and spent a lot of money for this, hiring a well-known prospecting team and detecting reserves, and we also have a team that will participate in it, so we can't hide it from us. "

Hirohito let out a few breaths suddenly: "So it's still not sure?"

Araki Zhen said: "Your Majesty, the locust, should we do it first, take down the place, and investigate by ourselves. Our Kwantung Army will not let the locust down..."

Yuren was silent for a while, then suddenly shook his head: "Now is not the time, let's wait and see what happens. After confirming the two oil fields and three metal mines, decide whether to take action... The south is still fighting, and the north will fight again. Then It’s just two battlefields.”

"Without enough benefits, without enough harvest compensation, launching a war rashly is not worth the loss."

Araki Zhenshi bowed his head and said, "Hayi!"

After chatting about a few more topics, everyone was a little absent-minded when they heard the news about the oil field, and the meeting ended in a hurry.

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(End of this chapter)