In fact, Prime Minister Yamamoto overestimated the Army's consistent capabilities.

In the era when the whole country was going crazy, the army also faced a debate on choice. It was formed by the army through the Kanto Prefecture and the Sino-North Korea border as the starting point, and it was more mainstream. It was believed that this was "inevitability", but there was a fierce debate within the army on whether to land in the Bohai Bay in China, and even formed the so-called "stable factions" and "radical factions" with completely opposing views around this topic.

The safest faction believes that the Shenwei Division suffered shocking losses along the Shandong coast - the entire army has not been mentioned so far! It proves the danger of landing operations in non-ideal areas. From the perspective of military deployment, China firmly guards the railways inside and outside the pass and has enough troops to conduct mobile combat. Therefore, suddenness is only effective in the short term after the landing begins. Once the Chinese army reacts, it may soon mobilize superior forces to counterattack, which is an unbearable pressure.

The Steady Sect gave an example of the Kamio Division, saying that the Kamio Division is better than the Chinese army in terms of combat effectiveness and fighting spirit. The Japanese army has always deceived themselves to hide its amazing defeat but still suffered two reasons. One is China's military strength advantage, and the other is China's firepower advantage. The military strength advantage is something that the Japanese army cannot expect. If landing in the Gulf, the Japanese army must face the Chinese imperial guards. The intelligence of the Special High School Class is very in place, which is the most elite force in China.

China's firepower advantage has an accidental effect - the safest faction believes that it is hidden to directly land on beaches without any port facilities, but it is a disaster for equipment delivery. They believe that the reason why the Shenwei Division was greatly defeated was because the firepower was always at a disadvantage. This consequence was not because of the original lack of the Shenwei Division, but because the division chose the beach to grab the beach and could not use the port facilities to load and unload heavy equipment. The artillery firepower, especially the heavy artillery firepower, is inherently insufficient. Even if the beach is successfully captured, it faces huge maneuver difficulties...

After analysis, the safe side believed that landing in port cities in the Bohai Bay was unrealistic. First, for ports suitable for landing, China has arranged a large number of minefields outside the ports to block the landing of transport fleets. If a path is to be cleared through mine clearance, it will take a long time, which is the biggest drawback of pursuing a quick battle. Second, China has also strengthened its military preparations in these port cities. It has built a large number of coastal defense fortifications, especially as a place where China has always attached great importance to the policy of Gyeonggi Portal. The defense of these fortifications is relatively strong. Even if it is a battleship formation for attacks on the opposite side, it will take a lot of time. After argumentation, the safe side believed that the Chinese were enough to mobilize troops during this period to launch anti-landing operations in the future...

After their rigorous analysis, the safest faction believed that landing in the Bohai Bay was a strategic move. However, the possibility of tactical implementation was too small. Now was not the time for the Japanese army to besiege Liugong Island 20 years ago. The places where this view was mostly middle and senior generals in the Japanese Army and Navy.

Unlike the safest faction. The radicals strongly advocate the landing of the Bohai Bay coastal landing operations, and their reasons seem to be sufficient. First, the bay is the center of attention of China's defense. If a breakthrough can be achieved at this center of gravity, it will effectively threaten Beijing, which will help China quickly recognize its defeat and ensure the realization of a quick battle. As for the difficulties in the landing, the radicals agree with most of the views of the safest faction, but do not think that this is insurmountable - the key lies in the fighting spirit, such as the spiritual weapon of "Seven Lifes of Serve the Country".

Second, in view of the lessons of the Kamio Division, the radicals believed that it was very necessary to re-establish the dominant position of the Japanese army, and to show the great history of the Imperial Army and use practical actions to clean up the shame of the Kamio Division, so as to prove that the failure of the Kamio Division was only accidental, not the failure of the Imperial Army but the failure of the stupid pig Kamio Mitsumon; third, it was the basis of the radicals' arguments, which depicted the bright prospects after landing, including effectively cutting off the "military connection between the capital of China and the Shandong direction", forming a strategic deterrence against Beijing, forcing China to accept our conditions", and tactically achieve victory in military deployment from "the heavy army group that surrounded the Chinese army in Texas and Jiaozhou behind it".

Most of the people who hold this view are subordinates, especially lower-level officers in the army. Of course, like any army, although the number of radicals is much greater than that of the safe ones, the safe ones who have the right to speak firmly grasp the initiative in decision-making. Since the Kwantung Army and the Korean Army have been mobilized, although the time and date of the Manchurian strategic war were longer, with the experience 20 years ago, the army believes that it is still possible.

Winning.

However, under Yamamoto's instruction, the Navy sang a clear opposite tone and believed that: "Under the current European war, the empire needed to carry out tasks in various related waters such as the China Sea in the north and the Central Pacific Ocean in the south... This is the limit of the navy. The German Pacific islands have been occupied by me. At present, the fleet needs to be repaired urgently, and other aspects need to be developed. Forcibly promoting the Manchuria strategic war can only be one situation, that is, the finances are overwhelmed by overwhelming burdens..."

In fact, the situation in East Asia is not an isolated situation. All major countries consider it as a strategic game.

Since the 8 artillery fire opened the curtain of the European war, the German army, which acted according to Sliffen's plan, launched an attack. The first Belgium that refused to compromise was crushed by the German army. Liege and Namur, these solid fortifications claimed to be unbreakable, were destroyed by the German army's heavy artillery. The Belgian army was divided and surrounded by the German army. Even after the British Expeditionary Force landed in Antwerp, Belgium, could only help the poor Belgians stabilize the situation and dare not touch the German tiger beard.

Straight down, straight down... Due to the misjudgment of the Germans by General Xiafei, the French supreme commander, did not consider the situation of a right-wing detour through Belgium. France fought with the Germans in Alsace and Lorraine, but the border between the French and Bibi was wide open, and even the Germans were in a straight corner.

In the first phase of the European war, the Germans won a complete victory. This made the British particularly nervous about the situation in East Asia. Great Britain was not afraid that China would invest its troops to join the German war, but was afraid that Japan would completely trap its power in East Asia. In particular, as a country with fiscal deficits and heavy international debt, it was difficult for Japan to support a large-scale and large-scale battle, which was exactly what it was...

Liang Dunyan followed the emperor's will and conducted intermediary negotiations with Juerdian. The first was to ask the British to intermediate the Sino-Japanese conflict; the second was to tell London that if Great Britain could effectively bind the Japanese, China would give a certain reward.

What rewards?

One is financial support and the other is material support. Due to the gains in the London futures market and the recent victory news, the sharp appreciation of the Chinese yuan has made China a premium currency, which can support the stability of the British pound. Moreover, China further pointed out that if the UK is willing, China is willing to pay the currency equivalent to the 5 Boxer indemnity in one lump sum for stability in the UK. Material support is the most obvious reality. Since the Americans clearly expressed opposition to Japan in the Sino-Japanese conflict, the United States has the greatest commercial interests in recent March. All materials that China can provide and war-scarce are responsible for trafficking and trading. The Americans will make huge profits when they change hands. The import of raw materials, steel, cotton yarn, soybeans and even sea salt, which Japan continues to import, steel, cotton yarn, soybeans and even sea salt, has been cut off by China. If the UK can obtain the same status as the United States, material guarantee will definitely be sufficient.

The key is whether London can suppress Tokyo's ambitions.

In Japan, due to the Siemens incident, the sword of Damocles, Yamamoto was breathless before making a decision. He was particularly worried about the attacks of political enemies and the propaganda of China. Even if he did not care about his personal status, if the cabinet collapsed due to the scandal, his confidence in Japan's whole country would be a collapse. Therefore, he had to maintain the coordination between the army and the navy, maintain the coordination between the military and the civil service system, and maintain the coordination between Japan and the allied countries. These three pressures made him unable to sleep at night.

Moreover, the war in Paris is extremely critical. If the Germans win, it will inevitably cause an impact on the entire situation - if Japan stands in the wrong team, what will the outcome in the future?

Similarly, China is also paying great attention to the outcome of the Battle of Paris. Although the emperor knew that the Germans would not succeed, history is difficult to assume, especially when it was harvested and applied in a targeted manner, what would the fate of the Germans be?
Chapter completed!