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

Chapter 434: The Japs' new move! General Sugiyama Moto is appointed commander of the North China Front Army!

"Sugiyama Gen?"

When they saw the person coming, they were stunned. Could it be that Shan Sanyuan was asked to serve as the commander of the North China Front Army?

Shan Sanyuan, rank of Army General!

He has served as Minister of War and is currently a military councilor.

The military counselor is one of the three core leaders of the army. In other words, Sugi Sanyuan is a high-ranking figure in the Japanese military in terms of both seniority and status.

They were originally curious as to why they didn't see Shan Sanyuan today, but they didn't expect that he was waiting here.

"I think General Shan Sanyuan is a very suitable candidate!"

The young Japanese emperor took in the expressions of the old Japanese soldiers and said with a smile, "One is that he is old enough and a high-ranking official in our Imperial Army. He is capable and can convince the people."

"Among all the people selected now, he is the most suitable one."

After the initial surprise, the old Japanese soldiers became calm.

"Your Majesty is wise!" *N!

Although I am a little surprised, I have to say that Shan Sanyuan is the best candidate. As for why he was not recommended at the beginning.

That depends on different people’s opinions!

"Then let the cabinet draft a letter of appointment, appointing General Sugi Sangen as the commander of the North China Front Army."

When the Japanese emperor saw that no one had any objection, he waved his hand to finalize the matter.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" General Shan Sanyuan!

"Your Majesty is wise!" *N! A bunch of old devils!

After finalizing the candidate of General Shan Sanyuan as the commander of the North China Front Army, a group of old Japanese soldiers discussed and finally decided to make Quancheng, Shandong as the new headquarters of the North China Front Army.

The reason for choosing this place is simple, it is on the south bank of the Yellow River.

Although they have confidence in Chu Feng now, they dare not guarantee victory.

If it is placed on the north bank of the Yellow River and fails, will the headquarters have to be moved again?

Who can guarantee that everything will be foolproof? No one can guarantee it.

Frequent changes of location are a disgrace to the Empire of Japan. It would be better to just do it in one go.

"His Majesty!"

After saying this, a government official stepped forward and said, "It is the resource issue that is limiting our industrial capacity."

"Although we have been purchasing a large amount of resources from China and around the world, such a large-scale expansion will put a great pressure on our resources."

"My idea is that we should not lag behind in our domestic production. Can we rely on Manchukuo and build it into a production base for us?"

"Especially the Fengtian Arsenal, as well as some of the machinery and equipment we seized from the Taiyuan Arsenal, were all taken to the Fengtian Arsenal in Manchukuo."

"If we expand the industrial production capacity there, not only can we reduce the time and cost of transporting supplies, but we can also plunder Manchukuo's resources on a larger scale, producing high-quality weapons and equipment that can directly replenish the Kwantung Army."

"Relieve domestic production pressure."

As soon as the official said this, the originally quiet palace suddenly became noisy again.

"No, it's Chu Feng and Mao Xiong Country again. Large-scale construction is not for Chu Feng or Mao Xiong Country."

"I think it's possible. We can solve the problem of weapons, equipment and ammunition supply nearby."

"The Mao Xiong Country and Chu Feng are indeed serious threats, but our Kwantung Army is about to expand. Are more than 600,000 troops just for show?"

"We can definitely place industrial bases in places like Liaoning, close to the coast."

"Not only Manchukuo, the Peninsula is also a good choice."

"..."

Listening to the noisy crowd, the Japanese emperor fell into deep thought. Strengthening the industrial production capacity of Manchukuo had been discussed and was in progress, but on a small scale.

The situation is a bit special now, and it seems that this matter can be put on the agenda.

"well!"

The Japanese emperor, who had figured it out, looked at everyone and raised his hand to stop them from continuing the discussion. He said, "We can place the production of rifles, light and heavy machine guns, grenade launchers, and various types of artillery in a part of Manchukuo."

"We also have electricity and steel, and we need to continue to send out exploration teams to find resources that can be used by us."

"Continue to increase resource extraction efforts and provide domestic support."

"At the same time, as for new aircraft, we must first arm the Kwantung Army to protect Manchukuo's airspace and our interests and factories from being bombed and destroyed."

"The military industry should also speed up research on anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft artillery. We have suffered losses, so we must learn from our mistakes."

With just one sentence, the Japanese Emperor settled the dispute among the old Japanese. Although some of the old Japanese disagreed, since His Majesty the Emperor agreed, they could only shut up.

"Hi!" *N!

After finalizing these issues, the old Japanese soldiers went back to rest.

We are all getting a bit old and can’t even stand sitting.

However, General Shan Sanyuan did not leave and was retained.

"Sugi Sanyuan!"

Looking at General Sugi Sangen sitting in front of him, the Japanese Emperor smiled gently and said, "I know you just had an appendectomy and need to rest. But the Empire can't wait, and North China can't wait."

Hearing the Emperor's concern, General Sugi Sangen burst into tears of gratitude and said, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am grateful and honored."

"Since Your Majesty needs me, I am willing to serve Your Majesty with all my heart and soul, until my death."

General Sugi Sangen's answer made the Japanese Emperor laugh even more perversely.

"well!"

The Japanese Emperor nodded in satisfaction and said, "I kept you here just to hear what you plan to do after you take office."

Upon hearing this question, General Sugi Sanyuan instantly became serious.

He pondered for a moment, then looked at the Japanese Emperor seriously and said, "Your Majesty, when I first take office, I have three primary tasks."

"The first is to accept domestic troops and conduct large-scale military training to ensure the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Japanese Army."

"Secondly, we will rebuild the Mongolian garrison and allow it to continue to play its role in promoting the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Belt."

"Third, we must intensify the training of the Chinese, forming a combat-ready Imperial Army to cooperate with the Empire in its war efforts."

Hearing General Sugi Sangen's words, the Japanese Emperor nodded slightly, but showed no other emotions. He continued to ask: "Continue to reuse the Chinese? Aren't you afraid of repeating the same mistakes? The Chinese are unreliable!"

"Hi Yi!"

Hearing the words of the Japanese Emperor, General Sugi Sangen said respectfully: "Indeed, in our last battle, a large number of Chinese people rebelled on the battlefield. This was one of the reasons for our failure."

"But I believe that the Chinese are our best helpers in controlling China, maintaining Chinese rule, and obtaining China's vast resources."

"Using Chinese to control Chinese, this policy is fine, and we must promote it on a large scale."