Okamura Yasuji shook his head repeatedly and said modestly: "No, no, no, I can't say that now. It's still far from true success. The Eighth Route Army has a strong survival ability. As long as it is not completely annihilated, they can rekindle at any time."

"Okamura, why do you pretend to be modest? Achievements are grades that anyone can see, and there is no need to hide them!"

Ishihara Kan said with a smile: "Since Okamura-kun served as the commander of the North China Front Army, the Eighth Route Army guerrillas in North China have suffered heavy losses. Not only has the activity area been greatly reduced, but their number has also been drastically reduced."

After a pause, Ishihara Kanir continued to ask, "Okamura, how many people are left in the Eighth Route Army now?"

Okamura Yasuji replied: "The exact number is unknown, but according to the relevant information, there are about 250,000 people."

"Are there only 250,000 people left? Awesome! It's really amazing!"

Ishihara Kanir gave a thumbs up and praised: "When Tada Jun left the commander of the North China Front Army, there were nearly 500,000 Eighth Route Army active in the five North China provinces!

After you took office, it has dropped sharply to about 250,000 in a short period of time. Okamura Jun, you are so amazing. In comparison, my performance is much worse. I have been in office for so long, and I have made no achievements!"

"No, no, I can't say that. Ishihara, under your governance, Manchukuo not only has no climate-forming anti-Japanese armed forces, oil, steel, food and other strategic materials output has reached an astonishing level. In addition, Manchukuo has also established a military-industrial system comparable to the empire's local area, continuously producing guns and ammunition urgently needed by the imperial army, and even airplanes, tanks and warships!

I have every reason to believe that in at most four or five years, Manchukuo will become an inseparable part of the empire, become the second heart of the empire, and continuously deliver fresh blood and nutrients to the empire's great achievements..."

Okamura Yasuji couldn't help rolling his eyes again, really suspecting that this guy was showing off to him!

Although Ishihara Kanir has not fought any major battles since he took office as commander of the Kanto Army, his achievements in governing Manchukuo are extremely dazzling and have been commended by the headquarters and the Japanese emperor many times.

In fact, Okamura Yasuji came to Ishihara Kanir this time. In addition to discussing the latest war situation, his more important purpose is to beg for alms!

Okamura Yasuji introduced cage policies and three-light policies in the five provinces of North China. Although it severely damaged the Eighth Route Army, it also greatly reduced grain production and consumed a lot of weapons and equipment.

So Okamura Yasuji had to come to beg for alms and had to hold the smelly feet of Ishihara Kanji who was holding his nose.

"Okamura Kun praised it!"

Ishihara Kanir waved his hand in a good mood, and then said seriously: "Okamura, destroying the Eighth Route Army and reversing the security situation in the five North China provinces is not an exaggeration to the century-long national destiny of the empire. The burden on your shoulders is not light!"

"yes!"

Okamura Yasuji nodded with a serious expression and sighed deeply:

"Although the Imperial Navy achieved unprecedented victories in the Pacific battlefield, the Southern Army was invincible in Southeast Asia. Recently, the Chinese battlefield has also been victorious, and even several important cities on the west coast of the United States have suffered heavy losses.

But all this is based on the empire's full transition into the wartime system."

Ishihara Kanir responded worriedly: "Well, that's right! The wartime system consumes manpower, material resources and national strength beyond imagination!

Although the situation in Manchukuo is very good and the output in all aspects has increased greatly, it is still difficult to support the consumption of massive materials!

This is like adding a combustion aid to the burning pile of wood. Although it can make the flame more vigorous in a short period of time, the price is the rapid combustion of the wood!

I am worried that the wood will burn out in advance before the final decisive victory is achieved!”

"Who said no!"

Okamura Yasuji said solemnly: "If the public security situation in the five North China provinces never improves, the five North China provinces will never be able to become a stable rear and will not be able to continuously deliver manpower and material resources to the empire!

If the empire's precious manpower and material resources are consumed in turn, it will be difficult for the empire to last!"

"Soga."

Ishihara nodded, knowing that Okamura Yanji was a sensible person, he didn't continue to talk. Then he changed the subject and said, "Okamura, I also heard that you are secretly negotiating with the representatives of the Chongqing government?"

Okamura Yasuji smiled distractedly and said, "It's really impossible to hide anything from Ishihara Jun! It's true that this is true. The base camp has been trying every means to induce surrender to the National Government, but you also know that the Chiang National Government simply doesn't see the coffin and doesn't cry, and has been holding on!

Now that Americans are going barefoot, how could the National Government surrender to the Great Japanese Empire?

Their sending negotiators this time is definitely the same as before, and it is nothing more than a delaying strategy!”

Ishihara Kanir said flatly: "There must be some military preparations in the opportunity of peace talks!

However, the military preparations of the National Government were not entirely for dealing with the Imperial Army, a large part of which was to deal with the Eighth Route Army of the Red regime and the New Fourth Army!

I know Chairman Jiang so well. What he has been thinking about is to eradicate the red regime. Especially after the Hundred Regiments War, when he was shocked to see the true strength of the Eighth Route Army, this thought became stronger and stronger!”

After a pause, Ishihara Kanir continued to explain:

"When the imperial army was in a desperate situation on the front battlefield, the National Government was under pressure to survive, so he naturally would not have any ideas, and would even cooperate with the Red regime and local warlords in turn!

But once the imperial army stopped its frontal attack, once the twist on the neck of the National Government began to loosen, he would immediately develop the desire to reject dissidents."

"Is this true?"

Okamura Yanji looked at Ishihara in shock and said, "Is he really such a person? Is he really that stupid?"

Ishihara smiled and said, "Silly? Well, from the perspective of the Imperial Army, it is indeed stupid for him to do this, but if Okamura-kun you have enough knowledge of ** culture, you wouldn't think so."

"I hope to hear it carefully!"

Okamura Yasuji's heart became wrinkled, but his face showed a humble look on his face.

Okamura Yasuji believed that he knew Chinese culture very well, but in Ishihara Kaner's mouth, it turned out that he didn't know Chinese culture enough, so it would be strange if he was happy!

Ishihara Kaner still didn't realize that he had offended people again with a "poisonous tongue", but instead talked enthusiastically:

"Divine division will lead to reunification and reunification will lead to separation. Looking at the long history of China, great unification is the norm. The state of division only takes up a very small number of time, and the time for suffering from foreign invasions and destruction of the country is even shorter.

Therefore, the cultural heritage of the Chinese nation has never been stopped, and the nation’s cohesion and centripetal force are very strong!

As far as I know, the Five Barbarians invaded China and the Yuan Dynasty, and the Han Dynasty suffered the destruction of the country! But strictly speaking, the Yuan Dynasty is not considered to be the destruction of the country in China."

"Nani?"
Chapter completed!