Hirohito was conflicted.
When the Luqiao Incident began, he asked Sugiyama how long it would take for him to defeat China.
The answer was…one month!
Later on, the military also clamored to destroy China in three months!
And the result?
The war in North China was progressing smoothly, and he had occupied a large area of territory without any effort. This gave him a lot of confidence. He felt that in three months…oh, at most a year, he could destroy the Celestial Empire and complete the mainland plan.
However, the Battle of Demon City started in August and was only considered a preliminary victory in November.
As long as the 10th division successfully landed, they could surround and defeat Chang Kaishen's main force, achieving their strategic goal.
But the biggest variable had appeared.
Lu Tian!
This extremely mysterious person, who could not find the source of any weapons and armies, completely disrupted the dynasty's plans.
Where did those powerful armies come from?
Not to mention that it was secretly formed!
With tens of thousands of people gathered together, there was no reason for the intelligence department to not notice them.
Where were the weapons?
There were a large number of semi-automatic rifles, general purpose machine guns, large-caliber artillery, heavy tanks, and the newly installed BF109 fighter jets of the Third Reich.
It was too strange!
In the world, only America was equipped with semi-automatic rifles. The other countries were still in the research and development stage.
At this moment, the chief of staff, Prince Zairen, who had been in deep thought for a long time, spoke.
"Your Majesty, I agree with General Matsui and Lu Lu's proposal to have Donghai send troops to surrender, end the war in the south of China, and turn north to confront the Chinese army.”
"Lu Tian's strength is expanding too fast. According to the intelligence, in just half a month, his Internal Defense Army has expanded from 30,000 to 120,000. There are also 40,000 to 50,000 new recruits training in Zhejiang Province.”
"Lu Tian's influence in China is too great. His military strength will only increase.”
" Not to mention the weapons and equipment. The outstanding Type-38 semi-automatic rifles, Type-38 general machine guns, and the M2HH heavy machine guns of the United States are almost everywhere. Although we can't find the source, this phenomenon can only mean one thing... he has the strong support of the Western powers behind him.”
"Therefore…the Empire should end the war in Central China and occupy the north first.”
"With sufficient resources in North China and Northeast China, we can build more warships, tanks, and artillery. Then, we can develop semi-automatic rifles and increase the intensity of training the army. When the time comes, we can use a thunderous offensive to completely destroy China.”
As a member of the royal family, with the military rank of marshal and the position of chief of staff who had the power to command, Prince Zairen's words were very convincing.
Sugiyama, Yuan Shi, Hara and the others nodded in agreement.
Hirohito was also convinced.
"Just do as the Chief of Staff says!”
……
Eastern Sea.
The war lasted for almost four months and was finally coming to an end.
This was because early in the morning, the commander of the East China Sea dispatched troops, Matsui Ishigane, held a press conference and clearly expressed his willingness to surrender.
As for whether Chang Kaishen and Lu Tian would agree to it, the millions of citizens of Eastern Sea, and even the 400 million people of the entire Celestial Empire, were all looking forward to it.
"Agree or disagree?"
Chang Kaishen looked at Lu Tian with a burning gaze. This was the first time he had seen his distant nephew, and it was also the first time he had felt pressured.
Lu Tian's height, build, and appearance gave him an invisible pressure, as if this 20-year-old young man in front of him was the emperor.
Especially the way he frowned. It was too similar.
"Accept it. There's no need to continue this battle!”
No matter how unwilling he was, Lu Tian still agreed to stop the war.
The Wei Nation's shorty didn't play by the rules, so he couldn't even use his trump card.
Hu ~
Hearing this, Chang Kaishen heaved a sigh of relief, and a smile finally appeared on his face.
"Nephew, what do you plan to do next?”
Nephew?
He really knew how to climb up the ladder.
Forget it, I'll give you face and not fuss about this.
"Give me 50 kilometers of Rainbow Airport. I also need 100,000 new recruits from Sichuan and Guizhou. Leave all the Japanese captives to me. If you agree, I'll give you all the weapons and equipment collected by the East China Sea dispatch army, including yesterday's spoils of war.”
100,000 recruits?
All the captives?
Chang Kaishen hesitated.
Lu Tian's strength had been shown to the world yesterday.
Infantry-tank coordination, infantry-tank cannon coordination, air-ground coordination, all kinds of new tactics were applied just right.
Can you believe that this is something a recruit who has just learned how to shoot after training for ten days can do?
However, the results of the battle were right there, and there was no doubt about it.
Their weapons were sharp and their soldiers were well-trained. The strength of the internal defense army was too terrifying.
Lu Tian could see his worry and could not help but laugh.
" Uncle…Yes, Uncle, you don't have to worry about me becoming your enemy. There's no need for that. The people of China don't fight the people of China. I, Lu Tian, will never start a civil war. Of course, the premise is that you must restrain your subordinates and not provoke me.”
"When the spring blossoms, I will go north. No alien race is allowed to appear in the Land of the Nine Prefectures. Do you understand what I mean?”
Since he had already said this, if Chang Kaishen still did not agree, he would not know how to appreciate favors.
"Alright, the new recruits will be delivered to you within three days. Nephew, you can also accept Matsui Ishigen's surrender on my behalf. After all, this war was won by the National Defense Army.”
"Good!"
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