Japanese homeland, the residence of Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro.

Having just returned from the cabinet, he was a little exhausted physically and mentally, but he still needed to summon his energy to pay attention to the battles in Yangcheng and Wuhan.

Konoe Fumimaro, who was 47 years old at the time, was called the "Youth Prime Minister" by major newspapers and media in Japan's homeland. As for his cabinet, he was called the "Youth Cabinet" and the "Clear Cabinet". Most of the people had great hopes for him.

The hope is in him.

As for the Ministry of War and the Navy, they also liked his idea of ​​external expansion, so they allowed Fumimaro Konoe to stay in the position of Prime Minister for a much longer period of time than his previous two Prime Ministers.

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However, not long after Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro returned to his residence, Kazunari Ugaki, who was appointed as Foreign Minister, and Sadao Araki, who was appointed as Prime Minister, also came to him for a chat.

As for Seishiro Itagaki, who became Prime Minister of the Land, he also returned to his homeland from Songhu, but he did not come to Konoe Fumimaro's residence to chat or visit.

When Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro asked his servants to bring some refreshments and tea to the living room, he and the other two senior Japanese officials also sat down and started chatting in a more natural manner.

"On the other side of the Battle of Wuhan, I heard that the Central China Expeditionary Force's commander, General Hata Shunroku, and the commander of the 2nd Army, Higashikaru Miyazaki, reported in telegrams that they had successfully attacked the city, but there were also Liu Feiyang's

The hateful troops of the Ministry are guarding the city, so the fighting in the city is very fierce for a while, and I don’t know when we can capture Wuhan where the Chinese army is holding on!"

When the chat started, Ugaki Kazushige, who was appointed as Foreign Minister, was the first to speak.

"It should be soon! The imperial army we dispatched to Wuhan this time is hundreds of thousands of troops! If so many troops cannot capture Hua, then General Hata Junroku will lead the troops this time.

, I’m afraid it will be difficult to explain to our cabinet, and to His Majesty, King Higashino Higashinomiya Minuhiko, and especially to all the local citizens!”

"So I believe they will be able to command the troops to fully occupy Wuhan where the Chinese Army is holding fast, and they will be able to annihilate the Liu Feiyang group that has been fighting our Imperial Army everywhere. This is also our focus this time and needs to be annihilated.

object!"

Sadao Araki, who was appointed Minister of Literature, also quickly interjected.

"The final victory, of course, must belong to our Imperial Army. Don't forget that the division commander of the 3rd Division, Susumu Fujita, also arrived in Wuhan to participate in the battle with his newly formed special operations force.

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"In addition, Yamamoto Isoroku's super elite aviation force is also at the airports in the occupied areas of Xuzhou and Wuhan. It is ready to go and can cooperate with other aviation forces anytime and anywhere to carry out bombings and sneak attacks on Liu Feiyang's places.

The troops! So in this battle, the chance that we can eliminate Liu Feiyang’s troops is very huge, it can be said to be almost 100%!"

"If Liu Feiyang's troops can escape from the encirclement and suppression of our army by sea, land and air force, then I can swallow this teacup in my hand!"

"Because I can't imagine that Liu Feiyang's troops of less than one division can compete with our hundreds of thousands of troops. According to our intelligence, Liu Feiyang's troops only have an independent regiment at most.

It’s just the strength of the troops!”

"So even if the weapons and equipment of Liu Feiyang's troops are newer and more advanced than those of our empire's troops, there is no chance of winning. Simply relying on our superiority in military strength, we can exhaust Liu Feiyang's troops through hard work.

It’s over!”

"As long as all his troops can be consumed, what else can Liu Feiyang use to fight us? If he is alone, he can't do anything! In the end, he will not become a tiger without teeth.

Let us slaughter you!"

"In short, in this battle of Wuhan, Liu Feiyang and his troops must be completely destroyed in Wuhan! Of course, this is something that can be foreseen soon!"

"Liu Feiyang's troops are too small. I don't think we can fully occupy the entire Wuhan in just one day and one night, because I heard that the main forces of the Chinese Army have all left Wuhan and moved to Changsha and Chongqing.

Gone!"

"These main forces of the Chinese Army are just like turtles with little resemblance to us!"

"All of our Imperial Army are brave warriors. We would rather die in battle than surrender or be in a state of embarrassment like this army. It would be too embarrassing to run away!!"

As soon as the Minister of Literature Sadao Araki finished speaking, the Foreign Minister Kazunari Ugaki immediately looked down upon the combat effectiveness and numbers of Liu Feiyang’s troops and the national army, and said with a smile.

"You are right. Our military strength this time can be said to be the largest joint operation since the Battle of Songhu! So I am not worried about Liu Feiyang's counterattack here!"

"Because Liu Feiyang's troops who are besieged in the isolated city are in a certain death situation!"

"At most, it only makes him happy and proud for one more day. Once that time passes, it will be his death!"

In response to Foreign Minister Kazunari Ugaki's response, Minister of Literature Sadao Araki also nodded in agreement.

Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro was sitting in the main seat, eating refreshments and drinking green tea, while listening to the words of the two Japanese high-ranking officials. However, in the end, all discussions were directed towards the victory of their Japanese troops.

of discussing the past.

"You two are right. Of course, the final victory in the war will come from our Imperial Army!"

"The great thing about Liu Feiyang's troops is that he can operate the new weapons and equipment of his troops to fight. There are not many troops who can fight a war of attrition with our imperial army! Especially now that they

It is also surrounded by the army of our imperial army in the city, I think it will be difficult for him to fly!"

"And you also need to know that the commander of the Central China Expeditionary Force, General Hata Shunroku, and the commander of the 2nd Army, Higashikaru Miyazaki, have a relatively high level of command and operations! So I firmly believe that they will be able to achieve the final victory.

victory and continue to contribute to the victory of our empire!"

"I have even prepared words of blessing to celebrate the final victory of the two of them. Of course, there will be a grand celebration banquet for them. I believe that as long as they can completely annihilate Liu Feiyang's troops,

And if Liu Feiyang himself can be killed, then even His Majesty will come to receive them in person!"

"The goal is to annihilate Liu Fei's troops, because the combat effectiveness of this China Army is the most elite unit among the millions of Chinese Army, bar none!"

"As long as we defeat such a Chinese army, we will be able to successfully frighten all the Chinese army! Including the big escapee of the Chinese army!"

"Maybe after we do this, all the Chinese troops will be frightened by the bravery of our imperial army, and maybe they will surrender in full!"

"It is really easy for a force like the China Army with inferior weapons and equipment and a cowardly force to have such a situation!"

When Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro looked at Foreign Minister Ugaki Kazunari and Minister of Literature Sadao Araki, who were almost chatting, he suddenly interrupted.

"What you said, Prime Minister, is so right, and I very much support your view!"

As soon as Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro finished speaking, Foreign Minister Ugaki Kazunari immediately echoed.

"I have the same idea as you!"

Literary scholar Sadao Araki, who is also very rare at the same time, echoed.

But at this moment, before Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro could respond with a smile, a servant hurriedly walked in with an urgent telegram. After obtaining Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro's permission,

He handed the telegram to Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro.

"What! How could this happen? The Chinese Army actually used a small plane to sneak attack on the commander, General Hata Shunroku, and King Higashikaru Miyazaki? There were also two division commanders who were seriously injured at the same time?"

"Bagayalu! What on earth is going on? Didn't we say that our Imperial Army has attacked the city of Wuhan?"

When Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro received the telegram, quickly opened it and browsed it, he suddenly exclaimed with horror on his face.
Chapter completed!