When Yuanqing and Gu Weimin arrived, Li Cunxun and Liu Xiaobin also arrived at the General Office.

Xiang Yinghui first gave a detailed introduction to the battle situation, and Li Cunxun then analyzed the information he had just received.

"We checked the photos sent back by the reconnaissance satellite to confirm that the Japanese army was mobilizing forces." When Li Cunxun introduced the situation, Liu Xiaobin showed several processed photos on the large screen. "It's just that the situation is not exactly the same as we expected. Except for the three Japanese army divisions deployed on Kyushu Island to concentrate on Fukuoka Port to the north, only three Japanese army divisions deployed on the west of Honshu Island were concentrated towards Kobe and Osaka. If Japan only plans to invest six divisions, about 100,000 ground troops, the impact on the Peninsula War is not very big. The key is that the four Japanese army divisions deployed near Tokyo entered a state of combat readiness without concentrating on the port."

Wang Yuanqing frowned slightly and glanced at Zhao Rundong and Peng Maobang.

Zhao Rundong and Peng Maobang did not rush to ask questions, but waited for Li Cunxun to continue talking.

"Japan's maritime forces are gathering in Fukuoka and Kobe. The purpose is very clear, and they are ready to transport combat troops to the Korean Peninsula." Li Cunxun glanced at Liu Xiaobin. After a new picture appeared on the big screen, he said, "There are less than forty ships in total, most of which are bulk cargo ships and roll-ro cargo ships. Most of them are temporary civilian ships, and less than ten are transport ships for the Japanese Navy. These ships can only deliver up to three divisions of troops and supporting weapons and equipment. If Japan intends to intervene in the Peninsula War on a large scale, it will be necessary to invest at least 1.5 million-ton cargo ships to ensure logistics supply. It seems that Japan has not further mobilized civilian ships."

"That is, Japan does not intend to intervene in the Peninsula War?"

Hearing the question raised by Zhao Rundong, Li Cunxun nodded and said, "Although all signs indicate that Japan is preparing to land on the Korean Peninsula, Japan's military mobilization method has not fallen to the point. Even if Japan has enough ability to mobilize hundreds of civilian ships within a few days, judging from the current situation, what the Korean and American coalition forces need most is air support, and the demand for ground combat forces is not very large. If Japan really wants to intervene in the Peninsula War, it should first mobilize the air force, not the army. From this, it can be concluded that Japan will not intervene in the Peninsula War in the near future, or even will never intervene in the Peninsula War."

"What does Japan's military mobilization mean?" Gu Weimin immediately asked.

Li Cunxun was not in a hurry to answer because he did not need to answer this question.

"It can only be explained one thing." Wang Yuanqing spoke. "Murakami Satomasa did not plan to send troops to the Korean Peninsula. In order to deal with the threats from the mainland of the army, he had to prepare."

Gu Weimin frowned. He seemed to not believe Wang Yuanqing's guess.

"Xiao Wang is right. The Japanese military is mobilized to target internal threats, not external threats." Zhao Rundong glanced at everyone and knocked on the table and said. "The war broke out for less than ten days. Even the US military could not stop it. Even if the Japanese sent troops to participate in the war, it would be impossible to turn the situation around. In the past few days of battle, our army was not inferior to the US military. It even surpassed the US military in many aspects. Sadashi Murakami is not a fool. He must know that the consequences of the Japanese military participating in the war will not be much better. This morning, the Marine Corps and

The landing fleet completed the assembly. No matter how bad the intelligence agencies in Japan are, we also know that our army has the ability to fight across the sea landings. In addition, the aircraft carrier battle group has been operating in the East China Sea. Murakami Sasatsu must consider the direct consequences of Japan's participation in the war. Japan is not the United States. Not only does it have the strength of the United States, nor does it have the superior geographical location of the United States. Not to mention heavy bombers, even tactical fighters, can easily bomb Japanese local targets. Combining these factors, Murakami Sasatsu is likely to give up the idea of ​​landing on the Korean Peninsula."

Zhao Rundong deliberately stopped and glanced at Wang Yuanqing.

"If Japan does not participate in the war, Sasatsu Murakami will be concerned about threats from the army." Wang Yuanqing picked up a cigarette and said. "After the outbreak of the Peninsula War, the enthusiasm of the Japanese army to participate in the war is high. Most Japanese generals believed that the Peninsula War was an excellent opportunity for Japan to gain a great power status. Before that, even Sasatsu Murakami had the same idea. Just as the head of state analyzed before the war, the better we fought, the more we could shock the enemy, and the more we could prevent the enemy from actively expanding the scale of the war.

Murakami Satomasa is not an ordinary politician. He can control the "Japanese" and squeeze Japan into the "nuclear club". It is enough to prove Murakami Satomasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasasahosasahosasahosasahosasahosasahosasahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosahosa

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Yuan Qing has a consistent view, and others don’t have much to say.

"The question now is, should we take the initiative to expand the scale of the conflict?" Peng Maobang changed the topic, "The U.S. Army's First Fleet will arrive in Jianghua Bay tomorrow night, and it will only take twelve hours to withdraw the 1st Armored Division. The VC-22 group deployed in Guam has already flown to the aviation battle group that is active in the Sea of ​​Japan, and is preparing to use the aircraft carrier battle group as support to withdraw the 7th Infantry Division in the besieged area. With the forces invested by our army, it is difficult to do so in such a short time.

The 1st Armored Division and the 7th Infantry Division were annihilated at the same time within time. If we concentrate our efforts against the 1st Armored Division, we would definitely let the 7th Infantry Division run away, and vice versa. To completely annihilate the US combat forces, we must attack the US fleet, either attack the 1st Armored Division or attack the US aircraft carrier battle group. Relatively speaking, the former is easier to deal with. The problem is obvious. If we attack the 1st Armored Division that is active in Jianghua Bay, we have to actively expand the scale of the war."

Before Peng Maobang could finish his words, Wang Yuanqing understood.

"We took the initiative to expand the scale of the war, mainly political and diplomatic issues." Gu Weimin spoke first again, "Although we attacked the US second-amphic fleet before, the second-amphic fleet was active in the North Korean territorial waters at that time, and we had enough reasons. Jianghua Bay belongs to the South Korean territorial waters. If the Divine Fleet did not enter the Divine Fleet, what reason do we have to attack the Divine Fleet?"

"Reason is a secondary issue." Wang Yuanqing did not give others a chance to speak. "The North Korean government has long announced that Seoul is the capital and refused to recognize the legitimacy of South Korea. If a reasonable reason is needed, we can recruit an ambassador and cut off diplomatic relations with South Korea."

"This will cut off our retreat!"

Hearing Gu Weimin's words, Wang Yuanqing did not rush to speak and looked at Zhao Rundong.

Gu Weimin talked about the key point. As long as he severed diplomatic relations with South Korea, it was equivalent to recognizing that the North Korean government was the only legal regime on the Korean Peninsula. The republic had enough reason to attack all fleets entering the waters around the Korean Peninsula. The problem was that if he did so, the republic must win the war and help the North Korean government unify the Korean Peninsula.

Zhao Rundong thought for a while and said, "This question is very critical. None of us can guarantee how much this war can be fought, nor can we guarantee how much the price it will pay for it. If Japan participates in the war, even if we do not attack Japan's mainland, we may fall into a regional war that lasts for several months or even years. If the cost exceeds our ability to bear it, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Wang Yuanqing was late and did not rush to express his opinion before he finished his words when he saw Zhao Rundong.

"The problem should be viewed from two aspects." Zhao Rundong glanced at the participants and said, "Japan's attitude towards participating in the war has always been unclear, indicating that Japan is afraid. If we use thunder to kill the Diqi Fleet, it is very likely that Japan will lose its confidence and courage to participate in the war, and at the same time, it will be a heavier blow to the United States, forcing the United States to withdraw from the peninsula battlefield at a faster speed. The price we pay alone against the South Korean army will not be too high."

"Perhaps, we can also shorten the war time as much as possible." Xiang Yinghui added.

Zhao Rundong nodded and said, "If the war time can be shortened, the war price we pay will be much smaller than expected. For us, this is not the best result."

"In this case, I think I should land on Jeju Island as soon as possible." Wang Yuanqing followed.

At this time, everyone heard what Zhao Rundong meant. If the scale of the war could not be avoided, they had to make up their minds.

Zhao Rundong smiled slightly and looked at Xiang Yinghui.

"The Marine Corps and the Landing Fleet are ready and can set off at any time, but..." Xiang Yinghui paused for a moment and said, "I don't think we should rush to attack Jeju Island. Of course, it is not that we don't attack Jeju Island, but that we should first eliminate the 1st Armored Division and the 7th Infantry Division of the US Army, and force the US to withdraw troops, and then dispatch the Marine Corps to attack Jeju Island. Because the material consumption speed of the front-line combat troops is much higher than expected, and our army's logistics support capabilities have reached its limit, so the time for landing on Jeju Island should be placed in the second battle, or even after the third battle."

Wang Yuanqing didn't understand military affairs very much and did not express much opinions.

"It's good, when to land on Jeju Island is determined by the development of the battle situation." Zhao Rundong knocked on the table again and said, "If the second battle goes well, the third battle should be launched as soon as possible, and the Seoul should be defeated at the beginning of next month. If the second battle encounters trouble, the third battle can be adjusted appropriately, or a new battle will be launched during this period to ensure that the operation to march into Seoul will not encounter too much trouble. In other aspects, the Military Intelligence Bureau and the State Council must make good arrangements and do their best to provide assistance to the army."

The meeting ended here, and the operation to attack the First Fleet was determined. (To be continued,)

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