"Commander-in-Chief, this is the latest Japanese military telegram we intercepted."

Song Li handed the telegram to Jiang Dong and continued:

"Recently, we have also intercepted other Japanese military telegrams, but they were all about the special large-scale exercises of the Kwantung Army. Judging from the telegrams, our army's Songhua River operation has not been exposed!"

Jiang Dong nodded slightly and began to read the telegram in his hand seriously. The more he looked at it, the more he frowned and his face showed confusion.

"Chief of Operations...Tanaka Shinichi? What is he doing in Tohoku at this time?"

"Who is coming?" Xie Chengrui asked beside him.

Jiang Dong handed the telegram to Xie Chengrui smoothly.

Song Li thought carefully and said:

"According to the analysis of the exchange of intelligence, it should be to convey the Japanese base camp's new combat policy."

After Xie Chengrui read the telegram, his face showed an eagerness to try.

"Head of the Operations Department, with the rank of major general, his position and military rank are not low. Should we send fighter planes to intercept them and give the little devil a big surprise?"

Jiangdong shook his head.

In July 1940, due to the destruction of the North China Front, the Japanese Konoe Cabinet resigned collectively.

And now the man in charge of the cabinet is the war mad Hideki Tojo!

Koto didn't know much about Tojo Hideki, but he knew two things.

First, Tojo Hideki won the admiration, support and trust of Emperor Hirohito of Japan.

Second, Hideki Tojo is a war maniac and the one who most advocates going to war with Britain and the United States, especially the U.S. military in the Pacific region.

The United States has cut off Japan's oil and steel supplies under international pressure, and has also frozen Japanese assets in Southeast Asia and the United States.

Hideki Tojo hated what the Americans had done and gritted his teeth.

After he came to power, he arrogantly said that if the Americans did not act in accordance with the empire and the emperor's intentions, then the two sides would immediately go to war.

In order to support the war, the Japanese have stopped private oil supply.

As a war madman, it is impossible for Tojo Hideki to plunge Japan into a resource crisis.

The special large-scale exercise plan of the Kwantung Army requires the three Japanese armies to make two-pronged preparations, namely to go north to cooperate with Germany to attack the Soviet Union; to go south to occupy Southeast Asia and obtain oil to realize the dream of a greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere.

The Soviet-German war showed a one-sided situation, and the red seemed to be unable to withstand it.

At this time, the Chief of Operations of the Japanese General Staff came to Northeast China in person. It seemed to Kodong that the Japanese had already prepared the multiple-choice question and were about to take action.

Jiang Dong tapped his knuckles on the table rhythmically, and said quietly:

"The Japanese have been stimulated by Germany's victory. They will lift their long-term silence and extend their claws to all parts of Asia!"

"Where will the target be?" Xie Chengrui asked, looking at the world map.

"It could be the Soviet Union, it could be Southeast Asia, it could be North China...

But I prefer that the Japanese target is Southeast Asia, after all, among these targets, Southeast Asia seems to be the easiest to defeat."

Song Li beside him said bitterly:

"The Japanese look down on us or something. They know that our army is going north to the Northeast, but at this time they still want to provoke other more powerful enemies. They really don't take us seriously!"

"Hahaha..." Jiang Dong was amused by this sentence,

"The Kwantung Army is known as the flower of the Japanese army, with an army of 1.2 million and a 2 million jade plan. They have the capital to be proud of."

"Commander-in-Chief, the little devil is about to make a big move. Should our Songhua River operation be postponed? Maybe there will be better opportunities in the future and the price we pay will be lower!"

Jiang Dong thought seriously for a moment and then gave a negative answer.

"We are ready. It is not wise to pause at this time. You also said it is just a possibility! No matter where the little devil wants to attack, we have only one goal, the Northeast!"

Jiang Dong looked at the two people, paused and continued:

"The Military Intelligence Bureau continues to monitor the telegrams of the Japanese army, especially those of the Japanese troops in Central and South China. The Japanese navy and army must be acting at the same time, and clues will be found from the telegrams!"

"yes!"

After Song Li left, Jiang Dong looked at Xie Chengrui,

"Lao Xie, how are the preparations of each department? Please tell me in detail."

"Our Nan County released multiple smoke bombs, successfully attracting the attention of the Japanese. The East Route Army and the West Route Army took the opportunity to transfer north through the railway, and currently half of the troops have been successfully in place!

Although the Soviet Union made some difficulties, on the whole they still fully cooperated with us.

Everything is going according to plan, don’t worry, it’s a good thing that the Japanese don’t like us!”

"Um."

………

On August 10, 1941, Major General Tanaka Shinichi, Chief of the Operations Department of the Japanese General Staff, walked into the Kwantung Army Headquarters.

Although Tanaka Shinichi's military rank is only major general, he serves in the base camp and his position is not low, and he has received the respect he deserves from the Kwantung Army Headquarters.

After a brief rest, Tanaka Shinichi met with Kwantung Army Commander Ueda Kenkichi and Chief of Staff Hyōtaro Kimura.

"Tanaka-kun, what instructions does His Majesty the Emperor and the base camp have for you to go there in person?" Kimura Hyōtaro asked pretending to be intimate.

Tian Zhongxin sat up straight, looked at the two of them solemnly and said:

"Ueda-kun, Kimura-kun, His Majesty the Emperor and the headquarters have decided after many considerations to attack the British and American colonies in the south first. The Kwantung Army has temporarily ended its preparations for war against the Soviet Union!"

"boom!"

This news was like a bolt from the blue. Kenkichi Ueda and Hyoutarou Kimura were stunned on the spot.

They had thought that this would be the case, but were not ready to accept the order.

The Kwantung Army's special large-scale exercise plan, 1.2 million troops, and material reserves that can last for several months of continuous operations...

I have been preparing for so long and worked hard on countless war games, but now I am asking to give up.

I couldn't accept it for a while.

Tanaka Shinichi looked at the stunned two people and said slowly:

"This is a decision made by His Majesty the Emperor and the headquarters. I am worried that you will not be able to accept it, so I have been specially asked to make this trip.

Both His Majesty the Emperor and Prime Minister Hideki Tojo believe that the purpose of military operations is not to cooperate with third countries, but for their own development and interests!

From the current point of view, going south is obviously more conducive to the development of Greater Japan.

Although the Soviet-German battlefield was in full swing and the Soviet army was defeated one after another, the Soviets only transferred hundreds of thousands of troops from the Lake Baikal area, and the main force of the Far East Front was still there!

Whether it is the number of tanks, aircraft or other heavy equipment, the Soviet Far East Red Army far exceeds the Kwantung Army!

We only have some advantages in terms of strength, which is very disadvantageous in the attack!

The United States has cut off our oil supply, but is unwilling to give up its support for China. Now the United States is the only country in the world that has not been affected by the war. If we give it time, the armaments of the U.S. Navy and Army will expand several times.

The United States' military power in the Far East is still very weak, and this is the empire's best opportunity..."

Tanaka Shinichi talked about the reasons and considerations for the base camp to make this strategic decision.
Chapter completed!