Two days later, a newspaper was cut on Hirohito's imperial case.

The first article in this newspaper is an article published on the front page of the New York Times. The title of this article is - Chinese people love peace!

The subtitle is - so don't be afraid of war!

Hideki Tojo smiled: "The Chinese people love peace? So they are not afraid of war?"

After a moment of pause, he said, "Isn't this a contradiction? Since you love peace, you should hate war. Since you hate it, you should resist, be afraid, and be contradictory!"

"Is it contradictory? No, it's not contradictory at all." Hirohito shook his head and said, "Zhong Yi's words express the national nature of the Chinese people. They are such a nation, who loves peace but is not afraid of war!"

After a pause, Hirohito said: "Tojo-kun, if you have read the history of China, you will understand that the 5,000-year history of civilization in China is almost a history of war, but the 5,000-year history of war is almost all internal attacks and unified wars, and almost no active launch of external expansion!"

Hideki Tojo said: "Did there be a prosperous Tang Dynasty in the Han Dynasty and did not expand to the outside world?"

"That's also the provocation of the barbarians first." Yuhito said, "In order to improve the geographical environment in the prosperous Han and Tang dynasties, they had to launch a war against the northern barbarians and win. This is exactly the second point I want to say. If the Chinese people do not launch foreign wars, they will have to do their best and will definitely win."

Hideki Tojo frowned and said, "Your Majesty seems to be referring to something?"

"No, Tojo-kun, you're thinking too much, I don't mean anything." Hirohito shook his head and said, "The Chinese are in the weakest period in thousands of years. They are unable to expand outside except for dealing with foreign invasions! What I want to tell you is that the Chinese are not wary, but they are very tenacious!"

"That's true." Tojo Hideki said deeply, "This is obvious from the fact that the Chinese people have been invaded by foreign enemies and suffered civilized catastrophes over thousands of years, but they still survived tenaciously. The nationality of the Chinese people is indeed extremely tenacious, so the imperial army fell into a hard battle in China."

Hirohito nodded and said, "Poland has perished, and major events are about to happen in the continental region soon. The Great Japanese Empire is about to usher in an opportunity that has not been seen in a thousand years. Therefore, at such a moment, it is not advisable to continue to consume with China. The Great Japanese Imperial Army should withdraw from the China battlefield as soon as possible and prepare for the next stage!"

"Nani?" Hideki Tojo said in disbelief, "Follow the follower, get out of the battlefield in China?"

Hirohito said: "Don't misunderstand Tojo-kun, it's not the kind of withdrawal you want. What I mean is to change the current bad situation in the Chinese battlefield. At least we can't let the empire's military resources continue to be consumed endlessly in this bottomless mud. We must accumulate strength to prepare for the next stage."

"But, but..." Hideki Tojo stammered, "I still don't understand."

Hirohito said: "I understand very clearly that the scale of the Sino-Japanese war cannot be expanded, but must be reduced. The peace talks with the Sino-Japanese government must also have substantial breakthroughs, and it is best to reach a real armistice agreement! The troops on the Sino-Japanese battlefield will also be gradually reduced from the current 600,000 to 500,000 or even 400,000!"

"Nani, reduce the troops in China? Reduce them to 400,000?" Hideki Tojo said in a lost voice, "Your Majesty, how can 400,000 troops be able to defend the current controlled area? And, what about Yinjiang?"

"Yinjiang?" Hirohito's face suddenly plummeted, and he said coldly, "Tojo-kun, tell me the truth. Under the current conditions, how many troops can be dispatched to ensure that Yinjiang is captured?"

"This..." Hideki Tojo said stutteringly, "Seven, maybe eight?"

In the second Zhejiang-Fujian Battle just ended, the 13th Army invested a total of five divisions, including the Guards Division, plus an independent mixed brigade, but it was a crushing defeat!

So to ensure victory, at least seven divisions must be required.

"Seven, maybe eight?" Hirohito said coldly, "No ten divisions are necessary!"

Tojo Hideki was silent when he heard this, because Hirohito was really right, and even ten divisions may not be able to win. This is really a tough trick.

After a pause, Yuhito said: "In short, in terms of the current international situation, even if ten divisions are mobilized, it may not be able to capture Yinjiang. But then again, once the situation changes, and there is no need for the imperial army to send troops to attack, China will take the initiative to give up Yinjiang! Since that is the case, why bother with the imperial army?"

"Nani?" Hideki Tojo said in a daze, "China takes the initiative to give up? It's impossible."

Hirohito just smiled when he heard this, and didn't explain it to Hideki Tojo at all. But he thought to himself that there was really a big gap between people. If it were Okamura Yasuji, he would definitely understand what he meant.

After a pause, Hirohito said again: "Anyway, the battle with the Chinese army will be temporarily stopped. Tell Nishiojun that he can try to have substantial contact with the Chinese government. If necessary, it is not completely impossible to return part of the occupied areas, but it is impossible to return all the occupied areas!"

"Hayi." Hideki Tojo paused his head.

Until he reached the gate of the Imperial Palace, Hideki Tojo was still confused.

Because I was uneasy, I almost bumped into Yamaguchi Duowen, who was walking in.

Fortunately, Yamaguchi Tatsuki responded quickly, so he quickly let him stand aside and even greeted Hideki Tojo.

But Hideki Tojo didn't hear it and left on his own. Yamaguchi Tatsume couldn't help but shake his head. The arrogant guy really doesn't know how he became the deputy commander of the army?

At the end of the mountain gate, Duowen turned around and headed straight for the Imperial House.

After the ceremony, Hirohito invited Yamaguchi Tatsume to the table and sat down.

"Yamaguchi-kun." Hirohito asked, "How is the Air Force being formed?"

"When you go back to your Majesty, the organizational structure of the Air Force has been basically completed." Yamaguchi Tatsume answered respectfully, "Prepare to form a front army with three aviation divisions under it..."

"No, three aviation divisions are far from enough." Hirohito interrupted, "At least ten aviation divisions are needed!"

"Nani? Ten Aviation Divisions?" Yamaguchi Daowen said in surprise, "Your Majesty, an aviation division has four aviation wings, each aviation wing has three aviation brigades, each aviation brigade has four aviation squadrons, each aviation brigade is equipped with twelve to fifteen fighter jets of various types. That is to say, an aviation division will have 576 to 720 fighter jets, and ten aviation divisions will have 576 to 720 fighter jets of various types, this..."

This number has really exceeded Yamaguchi's imagination limit.

You should know that the Kwantung Army's aviation group now has more than 700 fighter jets of various types.
Chapter completed!