"This is the most critical moment in the empire in decades! As the irreplaceable backbone force of the Yamato nation, we naturally have the important mission of protecting His Majesty the Emperor and the Empire's long-term martial arts fortune. We must defend this hard-won result at all costs!"

Late at night on March 18, the Kwantung Army Command was brightly lit, and countless assistants and staff officers were in and out. A powerful voice came out through the heavy door of the conference room, making the people outside involuntarily tighten their faces.

In the conference room, almost the core forces of the entire Kanto Army were gathered. As the chief of staff, Ishihara Kanir stood on the table with both hands, and his eyes were shot out through his lowered eyelids. He shot sharply at the generals who were straightening their bodies and listening solemnly. A fluffy of fine squirted out of his mouth that was too much and white.

The fierce aura that he exuded all over his body made him look like a wolve who was forced into anger. His sharp eyes made a group of murderous generals unable to help but shrink their pupils, and their necks were chilling. Even some new major generals dared not look at him.

Including Commander Mijiro Umezu and veteran Seishiro Itagaki, who has worked with Ishihara Kanir for so long, he has never seen him so active and irritable, especially his determination to go to war, even when he planned the great plan to seize the three northeastern provinces together, he had never seen it.

Now Ishihara Kanir seems to be the arrogant and crazy majors and captains who were invasive when they launched wars several times in a row, and they were full of unparalleled merits, completely disregarding the grand plans of the Empire and the Army. This crazy spirit that desperately pulls the entire empire into the water is incredible when it appears on Ishihara, who has always praised for his calmness and wisdom. Could it be that this guy was possessed by an evil ghost?

Various strange eyes were fed back, Ishihara Kanir was stunned and he clenched his fist with a "bang" and hit the thick wooden table with a "bang" trembled violently. The white porcelain lid cup on one side bounced up and shouted loudly: "We must launch a powerful and comprehensive attack on Russia, laying the eternal land for the empire's foundation in one fell swoop!"

"A full war against Russia!"

Meijiro Umezu's swollen and drooping eyelids suddenly flattened the wrinkles and looked over in surprise. He found that there was no lack of key calmness in the light shining in Ishihara's eyes. Even when he said these words that were shocking, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, as if he was sure to hold it!

Is this guy so excited that his head is not awake?!

Seishiro Itagaki, Kenji Doihara and others couldn't help but look at Ishihara Kanir again with their scrutiny eyes, but a smile of surprise appeared on their faces, and they said in their hearts: "This guy has finally gotten his head open!"

Ishihara Kanir has always been a headache-inducing guy. On the one hand, this person's wisdom is second to none in the army, with profound strategies, and admired by many young and strong sects. The ease of seizing the "September 18th Incident" in the Northeast was his pioneering work. Its influence is not too much to boast about it.

But on the other hand, Ishihara Kanir has always been a so-called "sober faction". He has always disagreed with the full-scale war against China. Whether it was ten years ago or two years ago, whether it was the navy's southward policy or the army's northward advance plan. Every time he proposed it, he was ridiculed and refuted without mercy, annoyed too many enthusiastic generals and officials. Some subordinate officers even regarded him as a stumbling block to the empire's development and achievements, and wanted to stab this bastard to death with one knife.

Therefore, including the Kwantung Army whom he knew best, he did not expect this guy to actively seek to provoke a war with a huge impact. This also hindered the guy's chance of rapid growth.

But why did he suddenly change so exaggeratedly today?

In a sense, Ishihara was the only powerful figure who could turn the tide in the dangerous situation where the entire empire suffered consecutive defeats and the army suffered repeated losses. Without this, it would be impossible for everyone to take over as the deputy director of the General Staff Headquarters of the Base Camp and become the most critical figure in the Army, only under Prince Saihito of the Immortal Palace and the Lu prime minister Sugiyama Moto!

Even in the entire Kanto Army, his status and voice must surpass Commander Mijiro Umezu, which is beyond doubt!

In the years since Ishihara came to power to the present, facing the continuous armed provocations of Russia, he has been calm and restrained and sang against the entire army team, which has caused dissatisfaction among many people. Even last year, when Zhang Gufeng, Prince Xianyuanmiya and General Sugiyama Moto supported the full-scale war, it still resisted, which is very incomprehensible.

Now, just as the Chinese Army has just integrated hundreds of thousands of elite troops to make an attitude of moving north to recover the country, Russia is constantly increasing its friction and scale, and the Kanto Army is likely to face the dangerous situation of attacking on both sides, this guy is going to start a full war!

Seishiro Itagaki was very happy with this situation. This is a good phenomenon! The power accumulated in the Kanto Army is already too much and too great, and it is almost at the point where it may cause chaos if it does not vent. As the blocker, Ishihara let go of the gap, which will mean that the strongest force in the world of the army will finally have a place to use it!

He leaned forward slightly and asked in a deep voice: "Chief of Staff Ishihara, do you mean that we are going to start implementing the 'Northern Plan'? When you are so nervous?!"

Ishihara Kanir nodded decisively: "That's right! That's it! Now is the time to change our passive situation! And Russia, which has repeatedly provoked us, will become an important stepping stone for the empire to completely establish a stable foundation on the mainland! We must completely eliminate the power of the entire Far East Russian army with one blow, and incorporate millions of square kilometers of vast land into the empire's embrace!"

Advance north! Defeat Russia! Open up territory!

Ishihara's decision made the group of middle-aged and middle-aged people in their fifties and sixties on both sides of the table feel excited again, and the major generals and assistants who were leaning aside simply cheered regardless of their decent cheers!

"Yehe! Chief of Staff Ishihara's decision is really wise!"

The Army's plan to advance north was formulated for more than a few decades. The defeat of Russia in 1905 was the beginning, and the foundation laid after making huge sacrifices allowed the Kanto Army to easily win the huge victory in 1932. Although the two advances in 1933 and 1935 followed were not particularly smooth. However, the strategic purpose was achieved, but the Battle of Pektsu in 1937 suffered heavy losses, which was caused by Ishihara's resolute efforts to go alone under the opposition of Ishihara Ishihara. Later, the mess was cleaned up and stabilized the situation again, and even the training and deployment of the entire Kanto Army, the construction and purge of the entire Manchuria were all shining with Ishihara Kanir's wisdom.

He has always firmly adhered to the concept of "stop when it is good", did not go to war with China in an all-round way, and should not fall into the vast Chinese battlefield. Instead, he should concentrate his efforts to explore the concept of further seizing the living space of the empire. Today, it has been implemented to the peak, right?

But is it really okay to do this?

Kenji Doihara coughed lightly and asked slowly: "Captain of Staff Ishihara has determined that the Chinese troops will not launch a strong attack? You must know that there are millions of armed forces gathered in North China. Moreover, the armored troops, artillery and air force are very powerful, and we must face the threat of their powerful navy! These situations must be paid attention to!"

Mejiro Umezu nodded deeply. He did not oppose the expansion of war and advance north, but he had to meet all kinds of conditions. From the heart, he wanted to continue to maintain military compromise with Russia. Small-scale conflicts didn't matter and could be dealt with easily, but will the comprehensive war fall into uncontrollable trouble? You must know the power of the powerful guy in the north. It should not be underestimated!

It was like a basin of cold water was pouring down, and his mind that had just become hot immediately turned cold. Under the gaze of various eyes, Ishihara Kanir smiled confidently: "The Chinese army will not attack with all its might. As long as the warlords in the north are not unified, they will quarrel with each other and consume precious time and strength. With the weapons we have deployed, it is sufficient to prevent their seemingly powerful attack. But Russia on the back is different!"

Ishihara leaned back, stared at the map on the opposite wall, and said with a strong voice: "All signs indicate that after the Great Purge, Russia will fully reorganize its militia and defense forces and prepare to strengthen the military equipment in the Far East and increase the population! They sent the 36th Division to Ulaanbaatar. The reorganization of the Outer Mongolia Legion is a strong signal to go south! Once they are allowed to complete the deployment, their plans for Manchuria will be launched immediately! At that time, if the Chinese military and political forces are unified and a full-scale attack is launched, it will be the most dangerous!"

"As long as we put our strength into a blow, we will completely kill the Russian army in the Far East, and include the vast land east of Outer Mongolia and Lake Baikal, as well as a population of only 2 million. Countless resources and unlimited land will become the unbreakable foundation of the empire! After our 100 million citizens complete the migration, the entire Asia will be crawled under the sun flag!"

Ishihara Kanji said, as if he was in a state of inseparable state, and his short arm was slashing hard in front of him, as if this hand had covered the earth of millions of square kilometers. The fanatical mood infected most of the old, middle-aged and young people, and suddenly the temperature soared the tense atmosphere!

"It should have been done like this long ago! During the Zhanggufeng conflict last year, we should strongly ask His Majesty the Emperor to approve our offensive plan! And we don't have to wait until now!"

"That's right, at that time, the navy's wastes had just thrown away the last piece of the crotch. If our army suddenly turned the situation around, the subjects of the entire empire would be moved and burst into tears!"

All kinds of favors and doubts came, and Ishihara Kanji snorted coldly: "Last year, who could determine the direction of China's military strengthening? If it weren't for sure that they had concentrated China on building naval warships, and the army's military equipment and various forces had not been integrated, would you think I would set such a strategy?"

No one dared to say that everyone saw the results at that time, including Doihara, who is known as the best understanding of China, he did not dare to make such a judgment. Who knew that Zhu Bin, who had a strong naval and army force, would continue to increase his naval construction with all his might after the great victory, while the Central Army, which completed the reorganization, did not launch a new war to unify the country?

Even the current North China military exercises are all coping actions that cannot be carried out under the influence of public opinion. The facts have proved that no one of them really wants to start a full-scale war against Japan and is ready to return to the formidable price to recover the country. They dare not!

Afterwards, Zhuge Liang was easy, but it was difficult to predict that the enemy's opportunity would first cover the overall situation. Even if he was as smart as Ishihara Kanir. But at least, Ishihara knew more than everyone about when the most appropriate military action should be taken. It is obvious that he thought it was the most appropriate to start implementing the Northward Advance Plan!

Meijiro Umezu nodded slowly: "The Chinese warlords are all selfish. They say it nicely, but none of them really want to sacrifice for the country, including the Chairman. As long as the empire does not make too serious advances, they will gather on their territory like a group of turtles without considering the great cause of the entire country and nation! This is the shape of the so-called inferior nation. Ishihara's judgment is indeed very clear!"

Seishiro Itagaki could not suppress the excitement and raised the tone: "Then, let's take advantage of the opportunity of the Outer Mongolian Army entering the Nomenkan area to start a battle! The Russians would never have thought that we would have such a fierce reaction, and this is indeed a great opportunity!"

Lieutenant General Kamura Nishiji, who had been silent, frowned and asked: "The General Staff and the Prince of the Base Camp should support us, but we must consider the attitude of His Majesty the Emperor. According to previous judgment, he would not agree to a full-scale war. In addition, the military expenditure required for combat is not a small amount!"

Meijiro Umezu waved his hand: "I will solve those things myself. The important thing is to do things first. As long as you ensure that the defense work of China is foolproof, the rest will be implemented according to the plan of Chief of Staff Ishihara! Let the Russians who are trying to take advantage of the situation and take advantage of the situation to understand clearly that the majesty of our Great Japanese Imperial Army will not allow them to offend repeatedly!"

"Kill the Russians!"

The commander's decision made the people in the hall unable to help but shout strongly, and the dark clouds of war also quickly spread to the entire Far East with the fist that Ishihara Kanr had accumulated for half his life!

That night, the Kwantung Army requested to send a strong strike and a combat plan to the General Staff Headquarters of the Base Camp to the request of a powerful strike and a combat plan for the Outer Mongolian Army, who had long heard of this, and approved it without hesitation, and joined forces to convince Emperor Hirohito.

The specific process is unknown, but the Japanese Army, which was accustomed to leaving alone, mobilized overnight. In the early morning of March 19, with the empire's most powerful First Armored Brigade as the vanguard, two fully equipped infantry divisions and 150 fighter jets of the Kanto Army Aviation Corps, swarmed towards the foreign Allied forces who had not understood the situation!
Chapter completed!