When Shunshi Ito, the veteran reporter of "The Asahi Shimbun", got out of the underground bunker and climbed to the ground again, what he saw was a ruin with smoke curling up. The industrial city that once made all Osaka people proud had long gone.
Now, all you can see are either collapsed walls or piles of rubble.
Shunsi Ito pressed the shutter of the camera repeatedly, freezing the tragic scenes on film.
The next day, huge photos of the victims appeared on the front page of the "Asahi Shimbun". Then, copies of the "Asahi Shimbun" were sent to Tojo Hideki, Anami Yuki and other military and political officials.
It was also on Emperor Hirohito's desk, and Emperor Hirohito immediately summoned Tojo, Anami and others to hold an imperial meeting.
The 80-year-old Prince Hanyuan Gong Zairen also attended the meeting with a cane.
The Chinese Air Force's bombing of Japan has continued for two full weeks. In the past two weeks, major cities such as Tokyo, Nagoya, Nagasaki, Hiroshima, Yokohama, and Sendai have been bombed. Yesterday, Osaka also suffered a large-scale bombing.
What is particularly outrageous is that the Chinese Air Force used napalm bombs in its bombings of these cities without exception.
The use of napalm bombs caused a large number of houses to be burned down in major cities in Japan, and a large number of civilians were burned to death. However, the heavy industry that supported the war did not suffer any substantial damage. The Chinese seemed to be more enthusiastic
Rather than destroying Japan's heavy industrial system, it was to kill a large number of Japanese civilians.
According to statistics from the Ministry of the Interior, as of yesterday, the Chinese Air Force's bombings have caused more than two million civilian deaths, more than 10 million homeless refugees, and direct economic losses of more than 5 billion US dollars!
Such heavy casualties and economic losses have exceeded the psychological endurance limit of Hirohito.
Especially after Osaka, the last major big city, was also bombed on a large scale, Emperor Hirohito finally couldn't wait to summon Tojo Hideki, Anami Yuki and other military and political dignitaries, as well as the old devil Kanin Miyazahito to hold an imperial meeting.
, there is only one issue, is it necessary for *** to continue to resist?
"Gentlemen, is it still necessary for the empire to continue to persevere?" Emperor Hirohito looked at Tojo, Anami, and the old devil Kanin Gongzaihito one by one with helpless eyes, and then said in an extremely sad tone, "For this
The people of Yamato have already shed too much blood in the holy war. If the bloodshed continues, the entire Yamato nation will be doomed."
Tojo Hideki, Anami Yuki and Kanin Miyazaihito just bowed their heads and said nothing, and no one had the intention to speak.
Of course Tojo and others knew what Hirohito was thinking. His Majesty the Emperor wanted to surrender. Anyway, he was the Emperor of Japan and had a transcendent status. Even if Japan announced its surrender, the Chinese would probably do it for the sake of the stability of Japan after the war.
They will not hold him accountable, but they, the Japanese soldiers, will definitely be treated as war criminals and sent to the gallows by the Chinese!
For every Japanese officer who has ever set foot on Chinese soil, such as Tojo Hideki, Anami Yuki, Terauchi Juichi and Umezu Yoshijiro, the consequences of Japan's surrender are unbearable, because it means that they
You will pay the price with your life! Incited by the Bushido spirit, ordinary little devils can end their lives without hesitation, but these elite old devils with high positions are extremely greedy for life. Until the last moment, they are absolutely
Won't give up.
"Your Majesty the Emperor, the empire has not reached its end yet!" Under Tojo Hideki's eyes, Anami Yoshiki finally said bravely, "On the mainland, we have just organized two major strategic armies and twenty front armies.
, In Nanyang, we still have a well-organized Southern Army. In Northern Manchuria and the Meng-Sui area, the empire still has more than one million elite troops! We are fully capable of continuing this war. Although the Chinese have gained certain advantages,
But wanting to defeat the empire is a delusion!"
"Your Majesty the Emperor, I also believe that the empire should continue to resist." Hideki Tojo's words were much more intense than those of Anami Yueyi. As he spoke, he waved his arms vigorously to strengthen his momentum. "The Chinese are trying to kill and injure people in large numbers."
Innocent civilians come to destroy the resistance will of the Yamato nation, but this is wishful thinking. The proud Yamato nation will never be intimidated!"
After saying this, Tojo Hideki added: "What's more, the bombing by the Chinese did not cause much damage to the empire's heavy industrial system. Our factories continue to produce weapons and ammunition, and our army continues to
By expanding its armaments, it will never be possible for the China Army to land on the mainland of the empire!"
Emperor Hirohito was silent, and after a long while his eyes turned to the old devil Zai Ren again.
However, the old devil Zai Ren still squinted his eyes and said nothing. He finally opened his cloudy eyes and said feebly: "Your Majesty, I am old and my brain is not working well. However, these important military and national affairs are...
I’m not sure, you’d better discuss the big idea with Tojo-kun and Anan-kun.”
Kanin Miya Zaihito did not express his opinion, but Prime Minister Hideki Tojo and Chief of Army General Staff Anami Eikichi firmly opposed surrender. Emperor Hirohito could only give up the idea of surrender. After all, the military and political power now rests with Tojo.
Yingji and Anan are only in the hands of each other. If they are pushed too hard and cause a military revolt, it will not be fun.
Qingdao, General Headquarters of the Four Fields.
President Zuo was reporting to Yue Weihan on the operational plan for landing on Jeju Island and the Ryukyu Islands that the General Staff had just drawn up.
If you want to land in Tokyo and send troops from the coast of mainland China or Taiwan, the distance is too far. If the supply line is too long, it will have a very negative impact on the battle situation. One mistake may cause irreparable losses. Too far distance is not good for
The constraints of the Air Force are particularly severe. Fighters taking off from Qingdao, Taiwan and other places can only cover most of Honshu Island.
Therefore, before landing in Tokyo, Shino must first seize the Ryukyu Islands and Jeju Island as an advance base. Jeju Island is mainly used as an air force base, and Okinawa Island in the Ryukyu Islands will become an army and naval base. Before landing on Tokyo Bay,
The Shino 3rd and 8th Group Armies will first complete their assembly in Okinawa.
After introducing the arrangements for the entire campaign in detail, General Zuo asked for instructions: "Chief Commander, in the battle to seize Jeju Island and the Ryukyu Islands, the staff department has decided that the 7th Army will be the main offensive. Is it appropriate?"
"That's the 7th Army." Yue Weihan naturally had no objection.
Speaking of which, General Xu's 7th Army was formed at the same time as General Su's 8th Army. Now the 8th Army has become the top ace main force in the four fields and even the entire *** due to the Jinzhou Campaign. The 8 main divisions are also composed of light-armed troops.
The motorized infantry division has been replaced by a heavy-armed infantry division, but General Xu's 7th Army has not been able to win any major battles so far. It's time to take another turn this time.
At that moment, Yue Weihan signed his name on the battle plan and returned the folder to Mr. Zuo.
Just as Mr. Zuo was about to turn around and leave, Yue Weihan said again: "Also, during the period of seizing Jeju Island and the Ryukyu Islands, the bombing operations against the Japanese mainland cannot be stopped."
"Yes." Mr. Zuo stood at attention and immediately took the order.
Just as Mr. Zuo left, Director of Operations Ma Zhankui suddenly flashed in like a ghost.
After the four major expeditions, Ma Zhankui stayed in Myanmar. This time he flew to Qingdao to report to Yue Weihan face to face on urgent matters.
After the victory in Jinzhou Bay, not only the people across the country but also overseas Chinese were as happy as a festival. Even the indigenous people in Southeast Asia were also greatly encouraged. Indo-China, the Dutch East Indies, the Philippines and even Singapore, Siam, Burma, and India
Resistance forces or independence movements within the country have also sprung up and developed vigorously.
Although the Southern Army of the Communist Party of China was overwhelmed by the resistance forces in the three Indo-China countries, the Dutch East Indies and the Philippines, the British garrison in India and the Chinese garrison in Burma, Siam and Singapore were also quite passive. Overnight
, a vigorous wave of national independence broke out throughout Southeast Asia and even the South Asian subcontinent.
This serious situation immediately aroused the high vigilance of Yue Weihan and the top leaders of the CCP.
Today's China can no longer fall into the third world as it did in history. Naturally, it can no longer support the national independence movements in the third world. Instead of supporting it, it has to stifle it! This has nothing to do with whether
Justice has nothing to do with it. The only starting point for China to consider issues is whether it is in line with its own interests.
Needless to say, if Burma, Siam and Singapore are really allowed to become independent, it will naturally be a great disadvantage to China!
Starting from his expedition to Myanmar, Yue Weihan's political road map for Southeast Asian countries was to become a sovereign and independent country dominated by the Chinese. To put it bluntly, Myanmar, Siam, Singapore, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia can be independent, but the heads of government still have
Politicians in key departments must be exclusively local Chinese and overseas Chinese.
The British also cannot tolerate the independence of Southeast Asian countries. In order to suppress the independence movement of indigenous peoples in India, the British no longer bother to cause trouble with the Chinese.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Army in India, General Alexander, even sent a secret message to Yue Weihan, asking Myanmar to urgently provide a large amount of military supplies to the British Army in India. Alexander even hinted to Yue Weihan that in order to keep India, the jewel in the Queen's crown, the British Empire
You can completely give up some of your interests in Myanmar and Singapore.
This is already very rare for the British who always look at people through cracks in the door.
Even the commander-in-chief of the Japanese Southern Army, Juichi Terauchi, sent a secret telegram to the commander-in-chief of the second field, General Ye Ting, in an attempt to reach a tacit understanding with the second field so that troops could be transferred from the front lines to the rear to suppress the resistance armed forces in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.
, the Japanese also cannot tolerate the independence movements of Southeast Asian indigenous people.