Anti-Japanese War: I have a million soldiers and you call me a division commander?

Chapter 431: The Japanese are filled with a sense of crisis! Expand the army, expand the army like crazy!

"it is finally over!"

After seeing off the last big boss and watching their plane take off, Li Mingqiang, who was standing by, couldn't help but sigh.

"We've been really busy during this period!"

"I'm always busy, but now I finally have some free time."

Hearing Li Mingqiang's sigh, Chu Feng also smiled and said: "Old Li, you have worked hard these days. Take a good rest and accompany your sister-in-law."

"There's always work to do, don't exhaust yourself!"

In response to Chu Feng's concern, Li Mingqiang smiled and said, "Well, I'll go back and hand over the work at hand. It's time to have a good rest."

We didn't stay at the airport and took the bus back to Yuan County.

For the next period of time, everyone will continue to work in Yuan County, because Guisui City and Lucheng are under construction and it is not suitable to move there.

It will take about half a year to move there after the infrastructure is almost completed.

Here, just when Chu Feng was busy with his own work.

The Japanese were not idle either.

With the huge defeat suffered by the North China Front Army, the Japanese emperor and the Japanese military would not let it go so easily.

The entire North China Front Army underwent a major reshuffle. Many people either retired on the spot or were transferred back to the country and entered some deserted departments to retreat to the second line.

As the chief of staff of the North China Front Army, no, to be more precise, he is the temporary chief of staff. The former chief of staff is still under Chu Feng's custody.

For the temporary major general chief of staff of the North China Front Army, the punishment imposed by the Japanese military was not severe.

Because after the Japanese military reviewed the situation, they realized that it was all due to General Terauchi Hisaichi's self-righteousness, which caused the Imperial Japanese Army in North China to lose the most precious time for retreat.

It's a very good thing that he has accomplished this on short notice.

Compared with most Japanese soldiers, his temporary position was promoted to Chief of Staff of the Japanese North China Front Army.

However, his military rank was still major general. Logically speaking, the chief of staff of the North China Front Army should be lieutenant general, and if he was sent out, he would serve as a division commander.

But he was defeated after all, and his qualifications were too shallow to be promoted to lieutenant general.

The Japanese homeland, the imperial palace.

A group of old Japanese soldiers gathered together. After finishing the follow-up matters, they began to deal with the mess of the North China Front Army.

A country cannot live without a king for a day!

The North China Front Army now has a Japanese Major General Chief of Staff temporarily in charge, but this is not a long-term solution. A new commander of the North China Front Army must be elected as soon as possible.

At the same time, the location of the North China Front Army Headquarters must also be finalized.

In addition to these, the third and biggest topic they discussed today was the sudden change in the situation on the Chinese battlefield.

The number of the empire's troops is seriously insufficient in order to better expand the territory and establish the Kingly Way of Joy and the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Belt.

Expansion of the military is imminent!

Moreover, this expansion of the army was not limited to the North China Front Army, but also included the Kwantung Army and the Central China Front Army.

"His Majesty the Emperor!"

Just then, an old Japanese soldier from the military stood up and said to the young Japanese emperor, "The changes on the Chinese battlefield are beyond our expectations."

"During this period, the Chu Feng tribe, the biggest concern of our Great Japanese Empire, has also undergone some changes."

"Originally, they only had a small area, but now the Saibei Border Region has been established, and the troop organization has been upgraded from a division to a group army, and then to several armies."

"The Chu Feng tribe already had over 300,000 troops. This time, their territory has increased, and they've also reached a series of deals with the Mao Bear Country, making a lot of money."

"Then he will certainly experience explosive growth. This is not good news for either the North China Front Army or the Kwantung Army."

"In order to safeguard our interests in China and obtain their rich mineral resources, we must expand our Chinese forces on a large scale."

As the old Japanese soldier finished speaking, the entire hall fell silent.

It’s not that everyone was shocked. The topics for discussion had been communicated with each other in advance, so everyone knew the specific situation and topics.

"My fellow ministers, what do you think about this matter?"

The Japanese emperor sat on a high place, looking at the ministers. He did not rush to express his opinion, but looked at the ministers and asked.

"Your Majesty, I feel that it is indeed time to massively expand our armaments and manpower."

"Not only our military strength, but also our military industrial system needs to be upgraded and reformed to improve productivity and research and development capabilities."

As the Japanese Emperor finished speaking, an old Japanese soldier stood up and answered respectfully.

"In the last battle in North China, our defeat exposed many problems. In addition to our underestimation of the enemy in command, we were also lagging behind the Chinese in terms of weapons and equipment. This is definitely a major problem, one that cannot be ignored."

"We must pay attention to it."

"Otherwise, our Great Japanese Empire will become a laughing stock throughout the world. As an industrial nation, we can't even compare to the Chinese, an agricultural nation, in terms of advanced weaponry. How terrible!"

"..."

For a moment, as this old Japanese soldier spoke, the old Japanese soldiers present began to express their opinions. Some expressed support for expanding the army, and some supported the reform of the military-industrial system and tilted funds towards the army and military industry.

The navy naturally also strongly opposed it because the annual military budget is there. If the army has more money, then they will have less money accordingly.

So the navy also has to fight for its own interests.

Of course, the navy is not stupid. They know that the rise of the army is a trend and they cannot stop it, but they still want to show their presence.

In addition to the navy and the army, the government also expressed its opinions.

Because the defense budget needs to be increased, money needs to be spent, but where does the money come from? Where can they find money to pay these soldiers? This is the problem.