Ueda Kenkichi is 65 years old. If he misses this opportunity to attack the Soviet Union northward, he will be like this for the rest of his life.

As a war fanatic, he could not open up new territories for His Majesty the Emperor. He was filled with desolation and felt that all his fighting spirit and strength had completely dissipated at this moment.

Tanaka Shinichi talked furiously for more than half an hour. Ueda Kenkichi's condition was getting worse and worse, and the chief of staff, Lieutenant General Kimura Hyoutarou, had already accepted his fate.

While Tanaka Shinichi was drinking water, Kimura Hyōtaro asked:

"Tanaka-kun, if we don't attack the Soviet Union, how can we ensure the security of the northern part of the empire?

And the Chinese in North China are about to attack us, how should we respond?"

Tanaka Shinichi glanced at the dejected Ueda Kenkichi and said:

"I have also brought a negotiating team this time, and they will do their best to sign a non-aggression treaty with the Soviet Union. With the constraints of the treaty, the Soviets will send their main forces to the west!

By the time the empire unifies Southeast Asia and establishes the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, the Soviet Union and Britain will definitely have perished. We can force the Chongqing government to surrender through political means, and then annihilate Jiangdong with all our strength!

By then, the Empire of Japan will have only the United States as its enemy in the world!

Prime Minister Tojo will strengthen cooperation with the German and Italian allies. The empire will continue to develop and strengthen itself through the resources obtained from the occupied areas. When the time is right, it will join the Axis powers to send troops to the United States and carve up the world!

This is the strategy of His Majesty the Emperor and Prime Minister Tojo, and it is also a path that will lead the Yamato nation to the top of the world!

During this process, the Kwantung Army needs to defend silently!

Ueda-kun, Kimura-kun, the land of Siberia still needs you to conquer, but you have to wait until the right time!"

Kimura Hyōtaro nodded, and Ueda Kenkichi dragged his body and left the office.

How long will it take to establish the Greater Central Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere? Five years or 10 years?

By then, I must have left the position of commander of the Kwantung Army.

well……

Regardless of whether Ueda Kenkichi accepts it or not, this is the strategy of the base camp.

Kimura Hyōtaro learned from Tanaka Shinichi's story that the Kwantung Army's organization and equipment would not be touched at the base camp for the time being.

If Moscow is occupied by the German army, the Kwantung Army will march out of the Far East.

The strategy of the Kwantung Army's special large-scale exercise plan is still there, but there will be no replenishment of personnel and materials in the future.

…

August 11, 1941, Chita.

Major General Khachanov found Wu Zhan who was busy and said with a slightly strange expression:

"General Wu, the Japanese are here in Chita and are talking to General Apanashenko!"

Wu Zhan raised his head from the pile of documents, his face full of surprise.

"Japanese? What are they here for? Have you noticed that our army is passing through the Soviet Union?"

He asked the two questions he was most concerned about at once.

Major General Khachanov pressed his hand, signaling Wu Zhan to be calm, and then said:

"The mobilization of troops of the Sixth Corps is under the highest level of confidentiality, and the Japanese have no way of knowing about it!

They came to negotiate with us, haha... They are talking about non-aggression again! General Apanashenko's ears are almost calloused."

From the subsequent conversation, Wu Zhan learned that while the Japanese had made frequent provocations in the border areas in the past two years, they also continued to send negotiators to Moscow and the Far East Front Command.

These negotiations are just smoke bombs and a ploy to confuse the Far Eastern Front.

There is no longer any trust between the two parties.

Since the Russo-Japanese War decades ago, the two sides have been mortal enemies.

Even if a so-called peace agreement is signed, no one really takes that piece of paper seriously.

The reason why General Apanashenko patiently talked with the Japanese was because he wanted to buy time for the Sixth Corps, and at the same time confuse the Japanese so that the Kwantung Army could not figure out the true direction of attack of the Sixth Corps.

Wu Zhan breathed a sigh of relief after hearing what Khachanov said and thanked him repeatedly.

As long as the Kwantung Army exists, Khachanov and others will not be able to support Moscow.

The well-informed officers of the Far Eastern Front are trying their best to provide convenience to the Sixth Corps.

…

On August 12, there were only the last three days left before Operation Songhua River.

After receiving Jiangdong's instructions, the Military Intelligence Bureau continued to monitor the telegrams of the Japanese troops in the south during this period.

There are hundreds of intercepted messages, and every insignificant word in them is valuable.

After several days of continuous analysis and research, the technical staff of the Telecommunications Department of the Military Intelligence Bureau came to a surprising conclusion.

The Japanese, who were living a good life, were about to attack the U.S. Pacific Fleet and Southeast Asia.

"Director, this is the conclusion drawn by the Telecommunications Department. Look..."

Hoshino Sada, who has always been cold-hearted, could not keep calm at this moment, and the expression on his face kept changing.

Song Li only glanced at the documents in front of him, and then headed to Jiangdong's office with all the telegrams and documents.

"Go and call Lao Xie over!"

After Xie Chengrui also arrived, Song Li pointed to the telegram on the table and said:

"Commander-in-Chief, Chief of Staff, these are telegrams sent by Tokyo to the consulates in Manila, Honolulu, Hong Kong, Washington and other places. Tokyo requires these consulates to speed up the processing of confidential documents and be ready to retreat at any time!"

Song Li pointed to another pile of electricity and reported:

"This is an order from the base camp asking the Japanese troops in Hainan, Guangzhou and other places to gather and mobilize!

And these are all information about the British and American troops in Southeast Asia and the hydrology, weather, etc. of Hawaii!"

Song Li swallowed a mouthful of saliva,

"It can be seen from these exchanges of messages that Japan is fully prepared!"

Jiang Dong acted calmly, with a smile on his lips, and asked:

"When will the Japanese take action against Southeast Asia and the US Pacific Fleet?"

"Based on intelligence analysis, we believe that the Japanese military operation took place between August 15th and August 20th!"

"Oh, how sure are you?"

"Eighty percent!" Song Li replied without hesitation.

Jiang Dong glanced at the calendar on the table, then winked at the two of them and said:

"If it is between August 15th and August 20th, I think the time of the Japanese attack can be determined as August 18th!"

"Why?" Xie Chengrui and Song Li asked at the same time.

"Haha... August 18th, Tokyo time, August 17th, local time in Hawaii, USA. It was a leisurely Sunday, a time for people to enjoy a relaxing time!"

"The Songhua River operation is scheduled for August 15th, and the Japanese will attack with all their troops on August 18th. This is also..."

"Haha... It's really lively now..." Jiang Dong smiled heartily,

"Don't worry about the Japanese. Our Songhua River operation remains the same. Let's see who wins first."

Xie Chengrui looked at the telegrams on the table and asked:

"Commander-in-Chief, we have learned the exact time of the Japanese military's action. Do you want to report it to the United Kingdom and the United States?"

Jiang Dong glanced at Song Li, spread his hands and said:

"What we know, we know nothing, is that the code-breaking machine was only successfully developed after October 1941."

Song Li was very wise and immediately said with a smile:

"Yes, yes, we don't know anything..."

As he spoke, he put away all the telegrams on the table.
Chapter completed!