The chief of the operations section invited Yamamoto 506 out of the war room and stood at the corner of the corridor. The chief said with a straight face: "Yamamoto-kun, please don't say some sensational things at work."

Yamamoto 506 calmly replied: "Isn't this a method that the desperate Northeastern Army would consider?"

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The chief of the operations section suspected that Yamamoto 516 was deliberately opposing, but judging from Yamamoto's look and tone, Yamamoto 506 was indeed considering the matter seriously. The most important thing is that although Yamamoto 516's views were unreasonable, they were unexpected.

of seriousness.

Yamamoto 506 had no intention of starting a confrontation from the beginning. Seeing that the chief of the operations section did not want to consider this possibility, he could only continue: "Section chief, I will not mention this matter again."

Seeing that Yamamoto had compromised, the section chief was about to speak. He heard a voice standing at attention behind him. He turned around and saw the Minister of the Navy, the Chief of Naval Command, the Commander of the Combined Fleet, and the third officer coming down from upstairs. The officers in the corridor

Everyone stood at attention and saluted. When the section chief saw the military commander's eyes falling on him, he froze for two seconds. He hurriedly rushed to the combat section office with Yamamoto.

The generals were called to the conference room to attend the meeting chaired by Commander 3. The officers did not know what happened and could only make random guesses in their minds. The generals heard General Kato say in a calm tone: "The 6th Military Headquarters is asking the Navy to ask for help.

A large-scale landing operation can be carried out in North Korea. The Navy Ministry and the Military Command have agreed to this operation concept. You must devote all your efforts to preparations for this operation."

The Chief of the Operations Section was a little surprised. He did not expect that the Navy Ministry would agree to the request of the Ministry of Military Affairs, but he did not find it strange. If Japan's interests were not considered, only the interests of the Navy were considered. This defeat would greatly affect the relative strength of the Navy.

Great increase. The military will become a subsidiary of the navy like the British.

But if Japan is defeated, not only will the reputation of the Army be ruined, but everything Japan has accumulated over the past few decades will suffer huge losses. As a part of Japan, the Navy must fight for Japan.

This has nothing to do with the battle for the Japanese Army. Even if the Japanese Army is disgraced, the Japanese Army cannot be abolished. Even if the previous generation of Japanese Army soldiers all committed seppuku, the next generation and the next generation of Japanese Army soldiers are continuing to fight.

growing up.

Originally, the Chief of Operations thought that Yamamoto's strange talk about 506 would affect morale, but now Yamamoto's prophecy is like a stone that cannot be moved, weighing on the Chief of Operations.

General Kato went straight to the point, "Gentlemen, we are conducting a feasibility study on today's advanced large-scale entry into the 6th battle. There is no need to involve the school officials."

All the generals nodded. The generals were confident in their own and other generals' ability to keep secrets, and the colonels were also trustworthy. However, they might inadvertently turn this matter into some kind of emotional catharsis because of their youth and arrogance.

Kouzi.

General p Kato then elaborated on the idea of ​​​​landing on 6th provided by Nagata, "Transport several divisions to the Korean coast, and engage in a large-scale landing battle with fierce fighting from the beginning of the landing on 6th. The purpose is to cooperate with the 6th army on the front line of Seoul

A fierce attack will create a battle situation that is extremely beneficial to our army..."

The generals all have extremely high military qualities, but such a large-scale landing operation is beyond their imagination. If Admiral Kato hadn't asked everyone to make an immediate assessment, the naval officers should have gone back to think about it and come up with a plan. Now,

The generals are like junior staff officers, working in the direction that has been pointed out.

The arduous deduction was carried out slowly, and questions were asked one after another, and were answered by 11.

How to conduct reconnaissance, how to contact, what kind of boarding ship to use, and how to determine the boarding site. How to ensure that heavy equipment and troops board at the same time during the boarding process, and how to let the completed boarding troops set off as soon as possible.

Leave 6 games free for follow-up troops to sort out.

There are so many contents, even if it is a feasibility discussion, the amount of thinking has already exhausted the generals' minds. During the meeting, the sweat on General Kato's forehead continued to flow, and the adjutant kept passing the towel to the general to wipe the sweat. In the meantime, the general

He stood up several times with difficulty and staggered to the next door. After a while, although his face was pale, the general was able to come back and continue to participate in the discussion.

The meeting lasted for several hours, and it was not until after 7 o'clock in the evening that the naval officers came to a conclusion that was not particularly reliable. "A large-scale landing on 6 is feasible. Although the specific landing location has not yet been discussed, at least the implementation can be confirmed."

Two divisions' landing operations. Larger-scale operations are also feasible in multiple areas, but the combat efficiency will be greatly reduced.'

Several hours of discussion exhausted the energy of the generals. Everyone looked at General Kato tiredly. They saw that the general's originally pale complexion had become rosy at some point. The general's sharp eyes also softened, and his eyes even

Some watery brightness.

Everyone looked at the gray faces of others and felt a little surprised. They could only think that this result was in line with General Kato's mood, and made the general feel very happy, which is why he looked like he did now.

General Kato stood up holding the table and said sincerely: "I will leave the rest to you."

The generals stood up quickly, but saw General Kato turned around and left without giving everyone time to speak. The generals looked at his back in confusion, not knowing what General Kato meant.

Admiral Kato was not in his own mood at this time. In order to pass the landing operation plan at the Navy Department, Admiral Kato first had to convince the other two of the three officers. This process took nearly two hours. Before the meeting, Admiral Kato was injected

After taking morphine once, the pain was relieved, but not

It can completely eliminate the pain. It feels like gangrene in the bones, distracting General Kato's attention. But when General Kato feels that his consciousness is beginning to lose consciousness, it stimulates General Kato, allowing him to refocus and communicate with the naval admiral.

We continue to discuss the feasibility of large-scale landings.

Although there are still many shortcomings, General Kato knows that he really can't hold on. In the original plan, he would go to the palace to submit his resignation today. Kato knows very well that he is terminally ill and cannot be saved by medicine. The reason why he has persisted until now is,

It's entirely because the defeat has not been reversed.

Seoul held on, and the imagined defeat did not occur. General Kato was preparing to submit his resignation. The Prime Minister died in office, which was a new blow to Japan. Now that the situation has been eased, even if the collapse of the government will have an impact, it will

It won't shake the situation.

At this time, General Kato only felt pain, relief, unhappiness, and joy. All kinds of emotions had converged into one emotion, making his whole body feel light, and his soul seemed to be about to leave the body with joy.

As soon as he left the conference room door, Kato immediately ordered his adjutant, "Call your Majesty's aide-de-camp immediately and tell him that I will go to the palace to submit my resignation now."

Seeing the general's stumbling steps, the adjutant almost cried, but he suppressed his grief and hurriedly carried out the Prime Minister's order. At the same time, he ordered the car to wait at the entrance of the Admiralty Building.

The Admiralty Building is not far from the Sakurada Gate in front of the Imperial Palace, and you can walk there. However, Kato Yushirō no longer has the ability to walk there. After getting into the car, Kato felt that his physical strength was quickly dissipating, so he sat upright, raised his head hard, and saw through

Look forward through the car window to increase your concentration.

In the night, Sakurada Gate had been faintly seen, only two to three hundred yards away. However, the field of vision began to get darker and darker, and Sakurada Gate disappeared from General Kato's sight. General Kato felt that all the strength in his body was being drained quickly.

, his head lowered involuntarily. Then he tried his best to raise his head.

However, every effort failed quickly. General Kato felt that his head seemed to have endless weight, and his neck began to become unable to be lifted.

The car quickly arrived outside the palace gate. The adjutant turned around and saw Prime Minister Kato sitting upright, with his head hanging slightly, as if he was asleep. He wanted the Prime Minister to rest for a while, so the adjutant got out of the car and stepped forward to report. The Emperor's Attendant Attaché was actually there.

The phone call said he would come out to greet me in person.

body

The adjutant felt exhausted and his eyelids were sore. He lit a cigarette and took a long puff to refresh himself. These days, all parties in Japan are expecting the Kato government, known as the secretariat cabinet, to support the situation, and the Kato government has also done so.

But it was Prime Minister Kato Tomomizuro who was burning his life to support himself by injecting morphine needle by needle.

Now that Prime Minister Kato has decided to submit his resignation, the adjutant can only feel happy. However, the adjutant is not confident whether the resignation will be approved. If the palace can accept it, he will not send the military attaché to greet him personally.

As soon as he finished smoking a cigarette, the small door next to the main entrance of the palace opened. The military attache quickly walked out accompanied by his attendants. When he saw the adjutant, he asked: "Is your Excellency in the car?"

The adjutant quickly replied: "Yes. I will go and invite you."

The Attendant Attaché nodded, and the adjutant walked quickly to the car, opened the door, and saw Prime Minister Kato's head completely lowered. He called several times, but Prime Minister Kato did not respond at all. He gently pushed the Prime Minister's shoulder with his hand, and the Prime Minister actually followed the gentle move.

Pushed, he fell softly. The adjutant was shocked and quickly called the Prime Minister loudly and shook the Prime Minister's shoulders.

Hearing this movement, the Attaché Attaché rushed up. Although Kato was not told about Prime Minister Kato's colorectal cancer, the Attachment Attaché was very aware of it. 1 Seeing this scene, he quickly stretched out his hand to check Kato's breathing and used his fingers.

Pressing on the aorta of Kato's neck. Kato Yuzoro was no longer breathing. The arteries in his neck were cold and there was no movement. He didn't know when he died.

Although he knew it was useless, the attaché immediately asked the doctor on duty to come for treatment. Looking at the adjutant who was desperately trying to wake up Prime Minister Kato and the driver who was hurriedly helping, the attaché took a step back, took off his military hat and looked at Kato.

The Prime Minister's body bowed and then turned back to the palace. He wanted to inform the Emperor and the Prince Regent of the matter as soon as possible.

Different from the chaos and solemnity in front of the Japanese Imperial Palace, the banquet between He Rui and Wang Shizhen seemed much more relaxed and gentle. Wang Shizhen had already roughly understood the attitude of the Northeastern government in the previous meeting, so he did not hide anything at this time and asked straightforwardly

He said: "Brother He, since Duke Xu and Duke Duan have decided to give way to you, why don't Brother He want to save some face for Beiyang?"

He Rui had long felt that Wang Shizhen was negotiating for the benefit of the Beiyang Group, which was why He Rui did not want to talk to Wang Shizhen. If he wanted to talk, it would naturally be about how to solve the country's current problems and China's future development.

The interests of the Beiyang Group can only be considered through the realization of China's interests. The Beiyang Group puts its own interests before China's interests. In the eyes of the Civilization Party and the Northeastern government, this is an outrageously wrong sequence.

But this is the reality, the reality that He Rui has to face. He Rui is really disappointed. If Yuan Shikai is still alive now, he can probably talk about something serious. No matter Yuan Shikai is called a thief after his death, at least he is still a big shot

, has a pattern of big shots. After losing its leader, Beiyang has fallen to its current level.

After Wang Shizhen finished explaining the positions of the warlords, He Rui said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I think that the current situation in the Northeast can actually prove one thing. I don't know which one I think it is."

Wang Shizhen felt that He Rui wanted to show off his talents, and she despised He Rui in her heart. But she couldn't help herself, Wang Shizhen said with a smile: "Brother He Xian is so talented that he should have been in charge of the Central Committee for a long time. Heroes come from young, and we old guys have already

It can’t compare.”

He Rui shook his head slightly, "My lord, the Northeast has systems, policies, and governance concepts. Today's situation proves that the Northeast's systems, policies, and governance concepts can make China stronger and able to fight against today's great powers. If the Northeast can achieve strategic goals this time

The purpose is to force Japan to sign an armistice agreement and stop interfering in China's internal affairs through armed invasion, so that China can develop in accordance with the systems, policies, and governance concepts that have been implemented in Northeast China."

Wang Shizhen couldn't help but frown. This is why Wang Shizhen cannot accept it. The Anhui and Feng cliques are neighbors, and they have not understood the Northeast in the past few years. They have also seriously understood the Northeast. This is also the reason why the Anhui clique must negotiate with He Rui now.

The land system, economic policies, governance and employment concepts of the Northeast. Once applied to the whole country, the Anhui clique will not only give up power, but also be uprooted, leaving nothing behind. If this ends up, the Anhui clique can only rise up1

War. Wang Shizhen does not want to see such a result. After all, Japan has not been able to do anything to He Rui until now, and the Anhui clique is not crazy enough to think that its strength can exceed the power of Japan.

Just as he was about to persuade him again, He Rui continued to explain: "Your Majesty, when the army was training at the small station, the prince assisted Mr. Yuan. You should know that the purpose of Mr. Yuan's training was for the country. What the Northeast government is doing today is also for the country. Today's Beiyang seniors think that

The Northeast is just using its power to bully others, I don’t think so.

Today's Northeastern government has all kinds of people, and the heads of various government departments come from all over the country, from both sides of the Yangtze River, and from inside and outside the Great Wall. The reason why they are entrusted with important tasks is because they have accepted the political philosophy of the Civilized Party and have the ability to complete the work. Only

That’s all. I guess the prince is no stranger to this.”

Hearing this, Wang Shizhen couldn't say what he wanted to say, and couldn't help but sigh. Back then, when the small station was training troops, the situation was just as He Rui said. Yuan Shikai relied on a set of systems to recruit talents and gather troops.

The Qing Dynasty was building its army according to the model, and there was no telling what it would be like. But there was no way that Wang Shizhen, Duan Qirui, Feng Guozhang and others would stand out.

He Rui continued: "The current situation in the Northeast is not because of me, but because the Northeast government uses the system of a modern industrial country to operate the Northeast. If the Northeast government succeeds, it can only prove that the system of a modern industrial country is correct. Northeast

There are so many talented people in the government. They did not come to the Northeast to be loyal to me, He Rui, in exchange for their glory and wealth. They came to the Northeast to save China. Since this road can be opened, they will naturally implement this successful experience throughout China.

The prince should be able to understand this."
To be continued...