Chapter 292: The Two Factions Compete Against Each Other

At the meeting!

Matsui Iwane and Tsukada Osamu, these two old devils, proposed that attacking Jinling was acceptable.

However, this timing must be set for January 1938.

In particular, Tsukada Osamu, as Chief of Staff of the Central China Area Army, currently does not approve of marching on Jinling immediately.

Because, as the Songhu Battlefield has been deadlocked for so long, the supplies transported from the home country sometimes clearly cannot keep up.

Once Jinling is attacked now.

The front lines of the Shanghai Expeditionary Army and the Tenth Army are too long.

The two armies are conducting a flanking maneuver toward Jinling from the north and south banks of Taihu.

The handling of high-ranking generals naturally triggered dissatisfaction among the young officers of the Imperial Way Faction.

The army under Yanagawa Heisuke can be described as strong and well-equipped.

Now!

Everyone thinks this old man must be senile.

Nagata Tetsuzan died, but Aizawa Saburo survived.

People of the Imperial Way Faction consider him a hero and are trying their best to protect him.

After arriving at the front-line troops, these three people also swore that they must achieve results.

Therefore, the February 26 Incident broke out.

A field officer named Aizawa Saburo ran from his station in Fushan County to Edo, crossing over 500 kilometers.

One type is the Cabinet Meeting; this meeting requires one to possess a certain high military rank and position to attend.

However, Cho Isamu, as the number two figure of the "Cherry Blossom Society" organization, has a quick mind.

Originally, there were not many high-ranking officers in the Imperial Way Faction.

Due to the large number of participants in the Staff Meeting, Yanagawa Heisuke specifically found a larger place to hold the meeting.

Second, if we march forward now and take advantage of the momentum to capture Jinling, achieving brilliant results.

These high-ranking officers were basically transferred away from positions of real power.

The Imperial Way Faction and the Control Faction have been competing against each other.

Who knew!

Matsui Iwane picked up the telegram and saw that it turned out the Tenth Army had already made up its mind to break through the directive line.

However, the Commander is also currently considering it.

Yanagawa Heisuke also feels a bit uneasy in his heart.

Matsui Iwane immediately told the people present about this matter.

In particular, the Japanese Cabinet Prime Minister at the time, Inukai Tsuyoshi, was a good friend of Mr. Sun and had a favorable impression of Zhongtu.

Using a Nambu Pistol, he shot the 80-year-old Inukai Tsuyoshi to death.

At this moment, they are also holding a meeting.

Afterward, in order to clean up the mess of the September 18 Incident, the Japanese Army dealt with a group of high-ranking officers of the Imperial Way Faction.

"Once the front line is stretched, the logistics and supplies of the Imperial Army will be very difficult."

Yanagawa Heisuke's heart is a bit conflicted; first, he is afraid that if he makes a decision on his own, he will be suppressed by the Control Faction again.

Regarding the remarks of Matsui Iwane and Tsukada Osamu.

"With so many people, how much ammunition and grain will be consumed."

Everyone thought there was some urgent military situation at the front.

"Hundreds of thousands of troops are now marching on Jinling."

He took his Command Sword and broke into Nagata Tetsuzan's office.

The hearts of several people are now overjoyed.

Many generals of the Tenth Army also want to continue the march on Jinling.

The Tenth Army officers attending the meeting all agreed to break through the directive line set by the General Headquarters.

Shanghai!

Matsui Iwane, Tsukada Osamu, Kabe Torashiro, and others are discussing whether to march on Jinling.

Anyway, the troops are strong and well-equipped now, and the Tenth Army are all like vicious wolves.

This telegram sent by Yanagawa Heisuke is truly too timely.

Unlike the few of them, although they were sent down to front-line troops, they have no military power and cannot mobilize troops.

Inside the General Headquarters.

After reaching a unanimous result, Yanagawa Heisuke resolved to break through the directive line of the General Headquarters.

We should take this opportunity to march on Jinling.

"Muto-kun, Cho-kun, have you considered this?"

For this reason, Yanagawa Heisuke specifically sent a telegram to Matsui Iwane.

The Control Faction lost a high-ranking general, which also triggered dissatisfaction among many bigwigs of the Control Faction, who once again suppressed the Imperial Way Faction.

The September 18 Incident originally stirred up by the Kwantung Army was done by the young officers of the Imperial Way Faction.

Muto Akira fell into deep thought; this is indeed a problem.

As a general of the Control Faction, after Nagata Tetsuzan took office, he dealt with another batch of high-ranking officers of the Imperial Way Faction.

He had a gloomy face, his gaze sweeping over the few people.

And Yanagawa Heisuke in Jinshan County.

Tsukada Osamu saw Muto Akira, Cho Isamu, and others shouting happily.

However, after the mutiny was quelled, Aizawa Saburo was also executed very quickly.

After everyone discussed it for a while.

This was, after all, a delusional dream the Japanese Army had held for nearly a hundred years, starting from the era of Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

He struck Nagata Tetsuzan with three sword blows, pinning him directly to the door panel.

As for the few of them, they were shouting loudly, wanting to let the Imperial Army's Plaster Flag march into Jinling.

Cho Isamu and the others, who were holding a meeting in Shanghai.

Within the 10th Army, everyone from Second Lieutenants to Generals stationed in Jinshan County attended the meeting.

Araki Sadao was the leader of the Imperial Way Faction, and this man deeply influenced the young officers of the Imperial Way Faction.

For this reason!

Yanagawa Heisuke was a general of the Imperial Way Faction who followed Araki Sadao.

Once logistics cannot keep up, fighting a war becomes a very terrible thing.

And then return to the General Headquarters openly and honestly.

Over a dozen young officers broke into the Prime Minister's official residence and shouted directly: "Execute the national traitor."

Because Yanagawa Heisuke supported the Imperial Way Faction officers involved in the mutiny, he was also ordered to retire from active duty after the mutiny was quelled.

He adopted a policy friendly toward Zhongtu, which immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of the young officers within the Imperial Way Faction.

If it were not for the fact that the Songhu battle situation had fallen into a stalemate and the General Headquarters was in urgent need of capable generals, they would not have reinstated Yanagawa Heisuke.

The 10th Army has now received a Division of reinforcements, plus the 20,000 men of the Jing'an Army.

Muto Akira and the others were also shouting, demanding that the Shanghai Expeditionary Army immediately follow the 10th Army.

The Prime Minister was beaten to death; this was a grave incident.

He, Yanagawa Heisuke, would inevitably gain support, just as everyone had desperately tried to protect Aizawa Saburo back then.

Many generals were now also shouting to continue forward and take Jinling.

Yanagawa Heisuke specifically convened a Staff Meeting.

Cho Isamu and Muto Akira, as well as Gongping Kuangwu.

Why did these three, Muto Akira, Cho Isamu, and Gongping Kuangwu, emphasize so strongly that they must take Jinling?

Within the Japanese Army's military system, staff meetings are generally divided into two types.

Although he had reported to the Commander, Matsui Iwane, that they should move forward and take advantage of the momentum to pursue and capture Jinling.

In fact, the three of them also had selfish motives.

The Imperial Way Faction had always been at a disadvantage, as the Control Faction frequently suppressed the high-ranking generals of the Imperial Way Faction.

Cho Isamu, Gongping Kuangwu, and Muto Akira and the others naturally applauded.

Transfer these high-ranking officers away from the home islands and exile them to the Peninsula or the island of Taiwan.

Shimomura Sadamu demoted all those who competed with him for power to frontline units.

Moreover, Yanagawa Heisuke, as a frontline commander, possessed military authority.

Seeing the Communications Soldier rush in, he said the 10th Army had sent an urgent telegram.

After all, the General Headquarters had already issued an order not to pursue forward.

The other type is the Staff Meeting; in this meeting, regardless of military rank or grade, everyone can participate and speak.

This great matter... is naturally the march on Jinling now.

Because all three of them had been driven out by Shimomura Sadamu and sent to the front lines.

Regarding the question from Tsukada Osamu!

This would inevitably affect the logistical supplies of the army of over 300,000.

Plus, the General Headquarters had also issued a line of command.

Having been dealt with in two successive batches, the young officers within the Imperial Way Faction were even more dissatisfied.

Now they are starting to march toward Jinling.

Regarding the question from the Chief of Staff, Tsukada Osamu, Cho Isamu already had a countermeasure.

It's the end of the month, thank you big brothers for the votes, thank you for your support, I kowtow to you big brothers. Recently, chapters have often been "sent to the palace" (censored/delayed), and I plan to write about farming and move behind enemy lines later. I have no other choice, and I feel very distressed.

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