Originally, Shunroku Hata thought his ammunition reserves were enough to cope with it for about half a year, but he did not expect that the intensity of the battle was completely beyond his imagination.

Until now, it has only been more than a week of battles, but it has consumed about one-third of the Japanese ammunition reserves. This has made Hata Shunrok gain a deeper understanding of the cruelty of the battlefield.

Friends in the base camp have told him that the second batch of Southeast Asian supplies and sent to Japan. Steel plants, oil refineries and other companies in Japan are stepping up production.

Therefore, Shinroku Hata will return the situation here to Japan and request the base camp to provide assistance, at least the replenishment of ammunition needs to be kept up.

Otherwise, perhaps one month would be enough to run out of Japanese ammunition. Fortunately, there was a lot of food, and the grain collected from the fish and rice town of Zhejiang was already full of Japanese underground warehouses and air raid shelters.

According to the logistics department's estimates, even if the Japanese army held on to this place for a year, the food was enough. There was no need to worry about water. The Japanese army had a large amount of equipment and manpower, so many wells had already been dug. These wells could ensure the daily water use of the Japanese army.

It can be said that as long as he ensures that his ammunition is supplied, Shunrok Hata is confident and then persists. Otherwise, at most one month, even if he works hard, he will have to fail.

"...Our headquarters insists on fighting against the Chinese troops. If there is no ammunition or other support, it can last for more than a month. We hope that the tactical assistance of the base camp will ensure the ammunition supply of our Chinese dispatched troops..."

In Tokyo, Japan, the Imperial Base Camp includes Hatan Miyaki Saihito, Fushimimiya Hirokyoko and other senior executives from the current Japanese Army and Navy gathered together and listened to the staff below reading the telegram from Shinroku Hata.

Xianyuan Miyashi Jae-in knew that if he wanted to provide support to Shanghai, the Navy's assistance was essential. Therefore, even if he was unwilling to do so, he had to find Fushimi Miyaki Hiroko.

Otherwise, the strength of the army alone would not be able to provide effective support to Shanghai.

The current situation in Shanghai is quite good in Xianyuan Palace Zairen. Although the front-line positions have been lost, the National Defense Force has also suffered a huge blow. According to intelligence, it is estimated that at least more than 30,000 people in the National Defense Force have died on the front-line positions.

The huge losses even forced the Fifth Army of the National Defense Force, which was responsible for the attack, to withdraw and repair, and the Sixth Army, which was responsible for the position defense, fell into silence after launching several useless attacks.

In general, although a lieutenant general died, Xianyuan Gong Zai-in was still very satisfied with the current situation in Shanghai. At least it was much better than the North China Front Army who ran away after a fight?! It would be a day to withstand it.

It is precisely because of this that the Anyuan Miyagi was willing to invite the Navy Command's Hokage Hiroki of the Navy Command to the Army's conference room. Otherwise, it would be no less difficult for the Navy to enter the Army's conference room than Shangdaoshan.

"Your Highness of the Xianyuan Palace. Do you mean to let us help support the Chinese dispatched troops in Shanghai?!" After hearing the telegram, the first person to speak was Yamamoto Iroku, the current commander-in-chief of the Joint Fleet.

Since the successful Pearl Harbor attack, Yamamoto Iroru has become so famous! Even Emperor Hirohito summoned him and patted his shoulder to encourage him.

Under such circumstances, Yamamoto Izuru's right to speak, both the navy and the army, has to a certain extent.

"Yes, the situation in China is gradually getting worse now." Xianyuan Miyagi Zai-in sighed and said, "In order not to make the situation in China worse before we gain the advantage of Southeast Asia, I can only provide support to Shanghai..."

Yamamoto Iroji frowned and did not speak. But the Fushimimiya Hirokyo, opposite the Ichimyoji Palace, spoke.

"Xianyuangu, I have already told you earlier. Instead of constantly consuming our troops in China, it is better to let these troops withdraw from China and invest in Southeast Asia." Fushimimiya Hirokyo said bluntly to Xiyuangu: "The battle situation in China, I can't see any profit besides consuming our large amount of troops and resources."

As soon as King Fushimi Miyaki Hakuyo said something, the entire army department was angry! If King Fushimi Miyaki Hakuyo was a prince, or these people would have jumped up and cursed.

Every inch of the occupied land was captured by the Japanese army with blood and life. More than 500,000 Japanese troops died in battle before they finally gained their foothold in China.

Now, with your words, you can retreat at will?! What is this?! What are those dead troops?!

"Your Highness Fushimi Palace. I also said that this matter is impossible." Xianyuan Palace took a deep breath and said, "That was knocked down by hundreds of thousands of imperial warriors with their lives and blood. I have no right and will never give up it!"

Listening to the words of Xianyuangong Zairen, the army officers were extremely excited. Fortunately, His Highness, Prince Xianyuangong, was standing on our side, which made the army's staff full of courage.

"Your Highness, although he is unwilling to admit it, the fact is that our battle in China is apart from letting those brave emperors consume their lives, blood and the resources of the empire, I cannot see what they can bring to the empire."

Since the Southeast Asian Battle, Fumimi Miyagi Hirokyo has lost confidence in China's battlefield. In his opinion, it is better to transfer those soldiers back and send them to the Southeast Asian battlefield by squandering the troops.

By then, India, the Bay of Bengal and even Australia will be taken over, and this will be the most favorable situation for Japan. Those places have abundant resources and extremely important strategic positions.

That is the most beneficial approach for Japan, rather than putting those soldiers in vain and being consumed by the National Defense Forces.

Of course, the reason why Fushimi Miyaki Hiroki thinks so also has something to do with Yamamoto Izuru's advice. In Yamamoto's view, the sooner the war against the United States, the better.

Otherwise, if the United States recovers on its own, what is waiting for Japan will be like a storm! This is something Yamamoto Iroku doesn't want to see.

To launch a war against the United States, it is necessary to control regions including Australia and the Bay of Bengal to Japan. At least Europe cannot respond to the war here.

It is true that Japan, Germany and Italy are allies now. But under the temptation of resources, who can guarantee that they will not be attracted by them?! It is more at ease to control these things by themselves.

"From the battle report, we lost more than just bullets. In fact, the soldiers also lost a lot." Seeing that Hiroki Hiroki could not speak this way, I changed his approach.

He picked up the telegram and said to Xianyuan Gong Zairen: "The losses in the front-line positions are as high as more than 35,000. If this continues, who can guarantee that the losses will not intensify as the war goes on?! The Chinese Expeditionary Army in Shanghai is only more than 300,000. How many people can fill this hole?!"

Xianyuan Palace stopped talking, and he looked at the battle report as he was so naughty that he didn't say anything. Since he wanted the support of the navy, some information had to be made public to the navy.

What Xianyuangu did not expect was that this became an excuse for King Fushimimiya Hirokyo to force him to withdraw his troops from China.

"As for military strength, I don't think too much about His Highness the Prince of Fumimigu." At this time, Ishihara, one of the three-haired squads in the Ichiyuangu, spoke.

"Now in Shanghai, there are 300,000 people who belong to us. In Southeast Asia, the locals who support us have begun to be identified and incorporated into the army. After some training, I think they can replace the imperial war in China..."

Fushimi Miyaki Hiroki did not speak, and he was disdainful to answer Ishihara Kanir's words. In theory, this is the discussion of the matter between Shintomi Miyaki Jaehito and Fushimi Miyaki Hiroki Hiroki, who was discussing things. As a subordinate officer, he was not qualified to speak at all.

Ishihara Kanir obviously knew this, but for the sake of the army he had to bite the bullet and speak. Now he is trapped in China with millions of Japanese troops. If they lose support, the consequences can be imagined.

Once Shanghai is captured, the elite Japanese troops in China will lose half of their elite troops. Next, they will undoubtedly be surrounded and killed by the National Defense Force from north to south.

In the absence of supplies and ammunition, Ishihara Kanir could not imagine how long his colleagues could last. One month?! Two months?! Or half a year?! No one could say this.

"Ishihara, I know your opinion. But what I want to ask is whether these people can withstand the attack of the National Defense Forces?! Once it fails, what should those imperial troops staying in China do?!" Yamamoto Iroji spoke, perhaps because of the mutual appreciation of the elite troops in the army or perhaps because of Yamamoto's own question.

In short, Yamamoto's opening was to save Ishihara Kanir.

"The most important thing is when will the troops that support the past from Southeast Asia go?!" Yamamoto paused and said, "We need to ensure that those resources will not be wasted. If all weapons and ammunition are sent, and the territory of China will eventually be captured, what's the point of doing this?"

Ishihara Kaner stopped talking, and he looked at Prince Ichinomiya. Obviously, what Yamamoto Iroku wants is a guarantee to ensure that these supplies will not be sent to the water and then flew.

But this guarantee is obviously not qualified to give it to Kaner Ishihara. Only His Highness, Prince Zairen, who is now the leader of the Army Department.

"In three months, I will let the Southeast Asian troops be established. Then they will go to the battlefield in China..." Xianyuangu's face was gloomy and after a while, he said: "If... if... if they can't stop the attack of the National Defense Force, then we will withdraw from China............."

Zairen of Xianyuan said very reluctantly, and even thought about it for a while before saying it. The staff of the Army Department below were shocked when they heard this from Xianyuan of Xianyuan!

Just as he was about to say something, Ishihara Kanirou bowed deeply to Fushimi Miyaki Hirokyo and said, "Then, I think the Fushimi Palace should be satisfied, right?"

Fushimi Miyaki Hirokyo didn't say anything, just nodded and smiled.
Chapter completed!