() Ito Hirobumi once told Saionji Konobo that China is a big country. No matter how weak it is, it will be very difficult for Japan to occupy China. The only feasible way is to imitate the Manchu Qing Dynasty, respecting Chinese traditions while using
Taming and transforming China.
Direct violent aggression will only bring about strong resistance from China, and the gains outweigh the losses. When Japan's Ministry of Co-Prosperity leads China policy, it is constantly disintegrating China from within, striving to promote warlord disputes and make the Chinese people disappointed with their country.
At the same time, they also gathered officials and scholars who were close to Japan and relied on them to clear the way. Finally, when the Chinese people had no way to survive, Japan used military force to invade and occupy China...
This intention cannot be said to be sinister. In the original historical time and space, at the beginning of the war between China and Japan, Han soldiers were everywhere. To a large extent, it was the credit of the Ministry of Co-Prosperity. With the help of Han soldiers, the Japanese easily occupied large areas.
of land.
This kind of killing with a soft knife is often more lethal than a bloody butcher's knife. Of course, the Japanese Military Headquarters is dissatisfied with this idea of the Ministry of Co-Prosperity. What these fanatical soldiers hope is to rely on force to conquer China, so that they can
Show their value.
The goals of the Military Department and the Ministry of Co-Prosperity are actually the same, which is to completely occupy China. The only difference is the means. According to the original historical development, the Military Department finally gained the upper hand and caused brutal events such as the Nanjing Massacre. Crazy
They used poisonous gas and committed bad deeds. They tried to use bloody violence to conquer China, but all the soft ideas of the Ministry of Co-Prosperity were abandoned.
If you search Japan's archives, you will find that many civilian officials who had been working for the Ministry of Co-Prosperity were eventually driven out of the center of power. Some even committed suicide because they saw that co-prosperity in Greater East Asia could not be realized. This history has been covered up in the complicated world.
Among the historical data, it was almost ignored by later generations...
However, serious differences occurred in this historical time and space. The Sichuan forces under the leadership of Qiao Yu rose rapidly. They seized the fleeting opportunity of World War I, established the foundation of military industry, and finally unified China in one fell swoop.
, this was unexpected by Japan. After the reunification, China took strong measures to eliminate pro-Japanese officials, crack down on pro-Japanese scholars, and carry out nationalist propaganda. Years of efforts by the Ministry of Co-Prosperity were in vain, and they were in Japan's government.
Its influence also plummeted, and Emperor Hirohito abandoned the institution completely.
This is the trouble of Xiyuanji Gongwang. It was he who coveted the resources of the Far East and adopted a conniving attitude towards the Qiao Yu clan, thus missing the last good opportunity to contain the Sichuan clan.
"People see benefits but not harm; fish see food but don't see hooks. The empire has reached the edge of a cliff thousands of feet long. If it takes another step, it will be shattered to pieces."
"Senator, the empire is in a very dangerous situation, but there is still a chance of victory. As long as the army and the people are united and the soldiers use their lives, it is still possible for the weak to defeat the strong."
Xiyuanji Gongwang shook his head and said with a wry smile: "There is no hope. If you clear-headed people can take control of the power, there is still hope. Those muscle-minded red deer in the military department will only bring destruction to the empire.
.My initial thought was that if we trained more officers in the army, we would not be in the situation we are in today."
Speaking of this, Gongwang of Xiyuan Temple coughed again. The maid quickly helped him straighten his breath. It took Gongwang of Xiyuan Temple a long time to recover. He suddenly smiled at himself: "I should have died a long time ago. During this time
I relied on the special medicine bought from the Southwest Pharmaceutical Company in China to stay alive. In fact, from that moment on, I completely understood that Japan had no chance. Looking at the whole picture, China has begun to lead the empire in technology. We are one
What else can a small island country do?”
Lord Saionji has not said so many words in many days. Neji Okamura and Wanji Ishihara are not fools. Seeing the elder like this, they all felt a little worried in their hearts, especially when they saw Saionji.
A different blush rose on Gongwang's cheeks that looked like dry tree bark, and both of them felt a chill in their hearts. It was time for the elders to return to their former glory.
Saionji Konobo also seemed to know that he didn't have much time, and his skinny hands tightly grabbed Okamura Neji and Ishihara Wanji.
"You remember my words, if necessary, put all the blame on the military. You must save the emperor, only in this way can you save the empire!"
Okamura Neiji did not expect that the elder would suddenly say such words. Didn't this mean that Japan was about to surrender? He was immediately shocked and said, "senior, it's not that time yet, there is still room for redemption."
Xiyuanji Gongwang smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Okamura, why do you deceive yourself and others? Remember my words, you must safeguard the emperor's system and the country's national system, not the stupid and arrogant Hirohito!"
Saionji Temple's last words were spoken, and suddenly it was like a thunderbolt, falling on the heads of the two people. What did the elders mean? Do you want to abandon the sacred Emperor Hirohito? This is absolutely treasonous. In the whole world,
I'm afraid no one in Japan would dare to think so.
However, the two of them also read everything from the firm eyes of Saionji Temple. The emperor system and Hirohito are not the same thing. When an emperor dies, he can be replaced by others. But when the system is gone, the foundation of Japan will be destroyed.
It's over.
"Senior, we remember!"
Okamura Neji also knew that this was the request of the Duke of Saionji Temple, and he really could not refuse the elder's last request. While he was speaking, a huge roar suddenly came from the distance, followed by an explosion.
Rings.
Okamura Neiji knew very well that this was China's bombing of Tokyo, but this time the scale was particularly large, and even the suburbs were not spared. It took a while for the plane to fly far away. And he looked towards the West Garden again.
When the temple official looked at him, he saw that the elder's eyes quickly faded, his face turned gray, and the hand that had just been tightly grasping his own had relaxed.
The last Japanese elder passed away like this. After Hirohito received the report, there was no reaction, and he did not give any special honor to the public of Xiyuan Temple. It was as if an ordinary Japanese old man had died, and he didn't know what the fuss was about.
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All of Hirohito's energy was placed on Yamamoto Isoroku's combat plan. In order to achieve a sneak attack on China, Japan would concentrate almost all of Japan's aircraft carriers, Hiryu, Shokaku, Taiho, Shinano, and so on.
There is the Yamato that has just been launched.
Among these five aircraft carriers, the last three are super aircraft carriers. The Taiho with the lowest displacement exceeds 55,000 tons, while the Yamato reaches 70,000 tons. After the displacement is expanded, the number of carrier-based aircraft
It has also been greatly improved, exceeding one hundred.
These five aircraft carriers serve as the core, and the total number of carrier-based aircraft is close to 500. In addition, there are a large number of auxiliary ships. All the elites of the combined fleet are pressed up in one fell swoop. If the plan succeeds, Japan will be able to destroy the China East China Sea Fleet in one fell swoop.
, completely establishing hegemony in the Pacific Ocean.
Hirohito finally made up his mind and approved Yamamoto Isoroku's plan. However, what Hirohito didn't know was that the exchange of telegrams had revealed clues to the plan. The intelligence organizations of China and the United States were monitoring Japan's exchanges day and night.
telegraph.
In the General Intelligence Bureau in Beijing alone, China has gathered more than 200 outstanding mathematicians and telegram deciphering experts, and there is no slack in the exchange of telegrams from Japan. This is especially true for the United States, whose new aircraft carrier has not yet been launched.
, the navy is weak, so it is most concerned about the movements of the Japanese navy, so it pays more attention to intelligence monitoring.
Soon the intelligence organizations of both China and the United States came to similar conclusions. The Japanese Navy is going to make big moves!
After exchanges and communication between the intelligence agencies of the two countries, it was finally determined that the direction of attack was Ryukyu, which created the best conditions for the Chinese team to attack Japan.
"President, Houfu has been asking for a war. He has long asked to concentrate naval power and directly attack Japan's homeland. Unexpectedly, Japan actually thought of China first. This is really asking for death!"
As the deputy commander-in-chief of the Supreme Command, Jiang Baili is the clearest about the requirements of his subordinates. Navy Commander Chen Shaokuan's idea has always been very clear, that is, to concentrate naval aviation forces to attack the Japanese joint fleet base Truk at the beginning of the war.
Immediately cut off the connection between Japan and its Southeast Asian colonies, and then attack Japan's southwest in a leisurely manner, destroying the entire foundation of Japan's shipbuilding industry.
This policy was unanimously recognized by the Ministry of National Defense, but was jointly vetoed by Qiao Yu and Jiang Baili. The reason is very simple. If this strategy is followed, Japan will be finished soon. Without the pressure of Japan, how can the United States still push China?
Make more concessions.
In fact, even now Qiao Yu is not willing to quickly eliminate Japan. If Japan can attack the west coast of the United States, the Chinese Navy will just sit back and watch. When the United States asks China for help, China will be able to take Australia into its arms.
It's just that Japan has chosen China as its most important opponent and is planning to attack Ryukyu, so China is no longer polite.
"Brother Baili, our intelligence work is ahead of Japan, but we can't be careless. Japan has five aircraft carriers and a total of 500 carrier-based aircraft. This number has exceeded the six aircraft carriers of the East China Sea Fleet, and
Japanese pilots have experienced the test of war and are elites. If you are careless, you will suffer losses!"
"The Japanese are really paranoid at heart. To actually build the 70,000-ton Yamato aircraft carrier is simply unimaginable!"
Qiao Yu also found it incredible that Japan was crazy about developing its navy. More than 70,000 tons was almost the tonnage of later generations of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. Japan actually created such a monster at this time. At first, the Chinese did not believe it, but
According to the investigation by China's best intelligence personnel, it has been confirmed that Japan did indeed build the monster Yamato.
"No matter how big a warship Japan builds, we can defeat them. Since Japan named their latest warship after Yamato, it proves that they regard this warship as a symbol of the nation. We will sink Yamato and let Japan
The nation of Japan has completely sunk." (To be continued.)