Shanghai, the 13th Army Command.

When Okamura Yanji walked into the war room, he found Ishihara Kanir standing in front of the map with his hands on his back. There were not many people in the empty war room, and only two combat staff were working on the sand table.

This is completely different from when Usa Mitsuroshi was the chief of staff.

When Usa Mitsuru was the chief of staff, the war room was always full of people.

However, after Ishihara Kanir served as Chief of Staff, he rarely saw such situations. Even if it was on the map or on the sand table, Ishihara Kanir only allowed a few staff members to carry out the work.

Moreover, Ishihara Kanir hardly participated.

It seems that Ishihara Kanir prefers to use his brain.

Usa Mitsuru prefers to do things.

Walking to Ishihara Kanir, standing there, Okamura Yasuji asked, "Ishihara, what are you thinking?"

Ishihara Kan's eyes remained on the map in front of him, and said, "I'm thinking, what is the intention of the base camp or His Majesty the Emperor to launch the third Zhejiang-Fujian Battle?"

Okamura Yasuji said in surprise: "Isn't this obvious?"

"Oh, is that?" Ishihara Kanir finally turned around and looked at Okamura Yanji, and asked with a smile, "So, what is Okamura's intention of thinking that the base camp has His Majesty the Emperor?"

"Of course it is to solve the threat from Yinjiang." Okamura Yasuji said without hesitation, "Because the Yinjiang is kept, the threat to the imperial army stationed in Shanghai and even Nanjing is too great! Once the Chinese army sends troops from Yinjiang to occupy Shanghai and even Nanjing, it can surround the nine divisions stationed around Wuhan!"

"From a military perspective, this is true." Ishihara nodded and then continued, "But do the Chinese army really have this ability? Are they really capable of occupying Shanghai or even Nanjing?"

"You can't be careless." Okamura Niji waved his hand and said, "Especially when facing opponents like Zhong Yi, be more careful!"

"Don't get me wrong, I don't mean to underestimate Zhong Yi at all." Ishihara Kan, waved his hand and said, "But if Zhong Yi has the ability to conquer Shanghai or even Nanjing, I absolutely don't believe it."

He paused for a moment and continued, "Even Hangzhou is impossible."

"This may not be necessary." Okamura Yasuji said, "Isn't Shangyu lost?"

Ishihara Kaner said, "Shangyu is just a small county town, and the garrison is only half a corps. Hangzhou is a provincial capital, and the garrison also has a main division. Even if Zhong Yi has an elite special forces, it is useless. Therefore, it is impossible for the Chinese army to regain Hangzhou city at this stage."

He paused and said, "So, the base camp launched the third Zhejiang-Fujian Battle not to ensure the safety of Nanjing or Wuhan, it is not for this reason."

Okamura Yasuji: "Is this reason enough for cutting off the Zhejiang-Jiangxi highway and eradicating Yinjiang Industrial Park so that it can no longer transport industrial products to the rear of China National Taiwan?"

"This is indeed a good reason." Ishihara Kanir nodded slightly and said, "And in fact, the reason why the base camp launched the first and second Zhejiang-Fujian Battle was for this reason."

After a pause, Ishihara Kanir continued, "But the reason for the third Zhejiang-Fujian Battle is not enough."

"As the third Zhejiang-Fujian Battle is not enough?" Okamura Yasuji said in surprise, "What does it mean?"

"The meaning is very simple, but the cost is not enough!" Ishihara Kanji shook his head and said, "To put it simply, it is the price and profit to pay for the third Zhejiang-Fujian Battle, which is disproportionate!"

"This time the battle between Zhejiang and Fujian, the empire can almost be said to be a bet on the national destiny!"

"For the sake of Yinjiang, is it really worth the empire to bet on the national destiny for nearly a hundred years?"

"Betting on national fortune?" Okamura Yasuji said, "This Zhejiang-Fu Campaign only mobilized eight divisions and one brigade, which was not even as large as the Battle of Songhu, and it was even more incomparable to the scale of the two Battles of Wuhan. Why did Ishihara say it was betting on national fortune? This was not considered betting on national fortune at all, okay?"

"Eight divisions and one mixed brigade?" Ishihara said with a smile, "Okamura Kun really thinks that eight divisions and one mixed brigade are enough in this battle? I really think that there is no need to increase troops next?"

"Another increase of troops?" Okamura Nishiji was stunned, "So many troops are not enough?"

"It's definitely not enough." Ishihara Kanr said firmly, "Okamura-kun is actually very clear in his heart. The base camp and His Majesty the Emperor are also clear in his heart. Once the battle starts, the Chinese government will definitely increase its troops, and continue to increase its troops and then increase its troops. Therefore, this Zhejiang-Fujian Battle will inevitably evolve into a strategic decisive battle with a scale exceeding the Wuhan Battle!"

After pausing, Ishihara Kaner said again: "Since I was unwilling to fight the Chinese army in Wuhan at the time, why are you willing to fight the Chinese army now? It's unreasonable!"

Okamura Yasuji fell into deep thought when he heard this.

...

Meanwhile, Tokyo Imperial Palace.

Hideki Tojo meets again.

"Your Majesty." Tojo Hideki said respectfully, "What's the point of calling me?"

Hirohito said: "Tojo-kun, do you know that the Chinese government has added troops to the Zhejiang-Fujian battlefield again."

"Nani?" Hideki Tojo said in surprise, "The Chinese government has added more troops? How many troops has it increased?"

Hirohito said: "According to the intelligence provided by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, in addition to the five armies previously dispatched, the Chinese government has also transferred a total of 250,000 supplementary troops from Sichuan and Guangxi provinces."

"Nani?" Hideki Tojo said sternly, "250,000 replenishing troops?"

"Haha, I haven't finished speaking yet." Yuhito smiled slightly and said, "In addition to the 250,000 replenishment troops, the Chinese government continues to recruit soldiers in Sichuan. It is said that it will recruit another 300,000 to 500,000 replenishment troops!"

"Baga!" Hideki Tojo said in a deep voice, "Is the Chinese army going to fight the imperial army on the battlefield of Zhejiang and Fujian?"

"I'm afraid yes, at least I should have this idea." Hirohito said, "Otherwise, there wouldn't be such a big battle."

"Your Majesty, what should we do if this is the case?" Hideki Tojo frowned, "Do you want to continue to increase your troops?"

Although from the beginning, Yuhito prepared a lot of troops for the third Zhejiang-Fujian Battle, now that the National Government has transferred so many troops, the 13th Army's troops are immediately stretched.

In order to ensure victory, the safest way is of course to increase troops to Zhejiang and Fujian.

However, if the number of troops continues to increase, the situation will become a decisive battle with the national army on the battlefield of Zhejiang and Fujian.

Hideki Tojo knew that at least at this stage, Hirohito did not want to fight the decisive battle with the National Army.
Chapter completed!