The bored Mijiro Umezu did not return to Northeast China immediately. He still had fantasies about the base camp's final agreement with the Outer Mongolia combat plan. Since he was already in Tokyo, if he did not "public relations" with these superior colleagues who had the right to decide, he would return to "Manchuria" in shame.

In addition to Hideki Tojo, the prime minister and secretary of the army, the giants in charge of the army also have Chief of Staff General Sugiyama Moto, who is known as the "Three Chiefs" together with the Mainland Prime Minister and the Training Director, and enjoys high privileges.

The General Staff Ordinance revised in 1908 stipulates: "The General Staff is in charge of national defense and military use matters, and the Chief of Staff is directly under the Emperor, and is responsible for military affairs in planning and national defense and military use plans." Therefore, regarding the chief of staff and the Chief of Military Command, the Chief of Staff and the Chief of Military Command, report directly to the Emperor without going through the cabinet or the Prime Minister of the Cabinet. This is the ** of the commander power, and is a unique system in the R-book.

Meijiro Umezu raised a few Chinese antiques and visited Sugiyama Moto. Sugiyama Moto accepted it with a smile when he was a little polite. Afterwards, I looked at Meijiro Umezu's Outer Mongolia strategy plan and felt much more pleasing. I even pointed out one deficiency with confidence. Meijiro Umezu nodded frequently and seemed to see hope in front of me.

"Mei Jinjun's plan is very in line with my wishes. Mei Jinjun is worried about the bandits in Manchuria. It is quite strategic to see Outer Mongolia." Sugiyama Yuan praised very friendly.

However, Meijiro Umezu's ears were not feeling in his ears, and he thought to himself that I certainly have a strategic vision. You, Sugiyama Moto, are standing in a corpse and not shit. As His Majesty's chief of staff, the war against China is now in a stalemate. Sugiyama Moto has not come up with any major strategy so far. You must know that you are the general leader of the whole country's army, and it is incompetent to do this. As the leader of the army on one side, I can still come up with a countermeasure to solve the war, and you... Hum! What qualifications are you to speak in a proud tone?

Meijiro Umezu complained, but still showed a "surprise" expression on his face, and said loudly: "So, do you agree with my plan?"

Sugiyama Moto was very excited, patted Mejiro Umezu's shoulder gently and said earnestly: "Mizuzu's plan really comes to my heart. Actually, I heard that you have returned to China and I have wanted to talk to you for a long time. If you don't come today, I will go to the mansion where you are staying today."

Meijiro Umezu was a little surprised, but he was indeed flattered and said hurriedly, "How can this make it impossible for the Chief to visit me? I will come soon after a call. The Chief wants to condescend me, which makes me very grateful."

Sugiyama Tsuki smiled and said, "It's not a problem, because I also have a place to ask for Umejinjun. The plan you brought today is different from my big strategy, which further strengthens my determination to talk to you."

There is a reason why Sugiyama was so polite to Mijiro Umezu. Because he is facing a dilemma now. Although the Japanese invaders occupied a large area of ​​Chinese territory, they could not completely destroy the Chinese people's will to resist the war, annihilate the main force of the Chinese team, and force the Chinese government to surrender, which gradually evolved into a lasting war of attrition. This situation was insufficient for the Japanese leadership and was the least unwilling to see. Especially those senior generals who had held senior leadership positions in the Japanese invaders, were deeply worried about the millions of Japanese troops being deeply trapped in the battlefield of invading China. They strongly advocated increasing their troops, launching a strategic offensive again, capturing Chongqing, Xi'an, Yan'an and other Chinese rears, completely eliminating China's anti-Japanese troops, forcing the Chinese government to surrender, and end the war against China.

The full-scale war between China and Japan has been fighting for five years, but with the resolute resistance of the whole Chinese people, they have been unable to conquer China so far. More than 1 million troops have been trapped in the quagmire of war and consumed countless war resources and manpower. Now there is a reaction to the lower Japanese officers and soldiers who have become numb and tired of war. Although it is just a sign, the army will completely collapse if it is allowed to develop. Once the army loses morale and is defeated just around the corner, what will happen to the leaders of the war? I was chilling.

The international situation since October 1938 was complex and ever-changing. Due to the lack of war resources and the secret stumble against the world's major powers, the Japanese army's main energy could not be concentrated on the Chinese battlefield. Until May 1942, the Japanese army won a complete victory in the early stage of the Pacific War, occupying Guam, Hong Kong, Malaya, the Philippines, Indonesia, Myanmar and other regions, and its expansion reached its peak. At this time, after full research, the Japanese military decision-making organ decided to take advantage of the victory of the Japanese army in the Pacific battlefield to concentrate corresponding elite forces, launch a large-scale strategic offensive to the rear of China, annihilate the main force of the Chinese Army's field army, destroy anti-Japanese bases in various parts of China, force the Chinese government to surrender, and completely end the five-year war against China.

Therefore, in order to resolutely and resolutely solve China once and for all, it is necessary to launch a crazy comprehensive offensive battle, destroy the main field forces of the Chinese government in one fell swoop, occupy Chongqing in one go, and completely annex China. Only after annexation of China can a large number of troops be dispatched to fight against giants like the United States and the Soviet Union. Only in this way can one "survive" and one of our own leaders survive.

Sugiyama Moto named his plan to destroy China "Fifth Operation Plan". Sugiyama Moto had obtained the preliminary agreement of Hideki Tojo and the full support of Okamura Yasuji, the commander of the North China Front Army, but he thought it was not enough. He still needed "little brother". If the head of the Kanto Army could agree with his big plan, then the most elite Kanto Army could be called to go south to fight during the battle. If Umezu Mijiro disagreed with the No.5 Plan, even if he barely executed the order, he would drag it until the plan failed. Sugiyama Moto knew too much about this seemingly kind and stubborn Umezu Mijiro.

The main contents of the plan are:

1.

After the Japanese Chinese dispatched troops concentrated the main forces of the internal battlefield and strengthened the 230,000 troops of the Japanese base camp, they launched several attacks from Shanxi, Henan and Wuhan, defeating the main force of the Chinese team, attacking Shaanxi, Sichuan, and finally capturing Chengdu and Chongqing, causing China to completely lose its final rear of the War of Resistance and forcing the Chinese government to surrender.

2.

Based on the Japanese North China Front Army, the Fifth Front Army Command of the Japanese Army was immediately formed to command all Japanese troops participating in the attack on China's strategic rear. The commander of the Fifth Front Army was served by Seishiro Itagaki. The Japanese army preparing to participate in this battle include the 28th Army, the 28th Army, and the 11th Army (5 divisions under the jurisdiction of the Japanese First Army).

3.

All combat plans are implemented in two stages:

First, the Seventh Army broke through the Yellow River defense line from Shanxi and entered Shaanxi along the Wei River to launch an offensive north and south, capturing Xi'an, the northwest rear of China's War of Resistance. Then the troops were divided into two groups, heading north to capture Yan'an, occupying Baoji in the west, and controlling Hanzhong in the south, capturing the Guangyuan area in the northern part of Sichuan Province. The Seventh Army of the Japanese army mobilized troops to control the occupied areas in Shaanxi.

Secondly, the 28th Japanese Army attacked Laohekou southwest from Kaifeng, Henan, along the Han River westward to Ankang area, and crossed Daba Mountain to Daxian area in northern Sichuan Province. At the same time, the 11th Japanese Army went up the river from Yichang, Hubei along the Yangtze River, occupying Wanxian area in eastern Sichuan Province. At that time, the first, seventh, twenty-eighth, and 11th Japanese Army all went to northern, eastern and northeastern Sichuan, and formed a front-line attack on Chengdu and Chongqing, ending the first phase of the attack.

After a brief rest, the attack was immediately turned into the second stage. The first Japanese army, the 28th Army and the 11th Army, which entered the Sichuan line, were unifiedly commanded by the Japanese Fifth Front Army. The first Japanese army launched an offensive from Guangyuan to the south, captured Chengdu through Mianyang, and the 28th Japanese army launched an offensive from Daxian to the southwest to support the First Army and the 11th Army's attack on Chengdu and Chongqing. The main forces of the 5 divisions of the 11th Army continued to launch an offensive to capture Chongqing.

This plan is very large. Sugiyama Moto gave Umezu Mijiro a lot of top-secret information. When Umezu Mijiro was immersed in the plan, Sugiyama Moto was dancing and explaining it non-stop.

After Meijiro Umezu finally finished reading the plan, Sugiyama Moto asked with a little excitement and expectation: "How is this? Can this big plan be in line with Umezuki's grand vision?"

Meijiro Umezu was a little dizzy. He completely agreed with the plan. Looking at the closest Tomoto Sugiyama, Meijiro Umezu suddenly felt a hint of embarrassment.

It turns out that Sugiyama is not a bucket! I imagined others too much, and I really should apologize sincerely.

But it seems that there is nothing to do with the Kanto Army in this plan. So why does Sugiyama Tsubaki show him this plan? It seems that he still wants to win over him.

"So my Outer Mongolia plan?" Umezu Mijiro asked politely.

"Don't be busy for now. Your Outer Mongolia plan is nothing more than destroying the supply base in Outer Mongolia and cutting off the foreign aid of the Mazhan bandit army, right?"

Umezu Mijiro nodded.

Sugiyama shook his head and said, "For our current empire, the anti-bandits in Manchuria are just a disease of scabies, which is not enough to cause trouble. Our confidants are the main forces of anti-Japanese troops in mainland China, including Xi'an, Yan'an and Chongqing, Hu Zongnan, Tang Enbo, and Zhu De. As long as they are eliminated, everything else can be solved and can be solved easily. Do you think?"

This is true! Umezu Mijiro nodded unknowingly.

Sugiyama asked: "Then has Umejinjun decided to support me? I need your support very much, please!"

With this "sincere" plea, Sugiyama Moto actually bowed his head to Mijiro Umezu, giving Mijiro Umezu, a request gift, which made Mijiro Umezu, feel it very much and decided to support Mujiro Sugiyama.

"Your Excellency! I agree with your philosophy and decided to firmly support your idea. If this is the case, it will not completely solve the problem of China. Therefore, I will fully support Your Excellency the General Secretary without reservation."

"Then, thank you!" Sugiyama Moto was overjoyed.

Then Mijiro Umezu asked in confusion: "Then Lord General, why is the Kanto Army not mentioned in the plan? What are you planning to let the Kanto Army do?"

It wasn't mentioned that the Kwantung Army had not sought your opinions in the early stage, it was stupid! I couldn't imagine that Sugiyama Yuan was stunned for a moment and smiled, "I think the Kwantung Army should also guard against the Soviet army, so I thought it carefully in the early stage. If Mei Jinjun didn't mind, you could dispatch five divisions to Inner Mongolia to attack the Fu Zuoyi Group and defeat the Central Team in Yan'an and Xi'an from the north. In this way, Okamura's pressure will be greatly reduced. He would ignore Hu Zongnan and concentrate on capturing Baoji and Tongguan, killing all the way to Sichuan, and capturing the head of the Chiang government alive."
Chapter completed!