The emperor himself agreed with the first point of view. The two sides argued several times. Later, because the federal air force stopped air raids on other cities in Kyushu, the dispute slowly subsided. The Japanese government and the base camp believed that the distance between Tokyo and Amami Island was too great.
Far away, federal planes could not even fly to the northern part of Kyushu Island, so they did not continue to bomb more meaningful targets, such as the Army Arsenal and Yawata Steel in Kitakyushu. In addition, the emperor himself supported staying in Tokyo, and this argument ended
Did not continue.
The current Emperor of Japan is the 124th emperor, with the reign name Showa and Hirohito. He just succeeded him in 1926. This emperor is very famous in later generations. It was he who launched the war of aggression against China and the Pacific War, bringing Japan into Japan.
into a situation of destruction, but due to the need of the United States, it was originally contained
The Soviet Union, so Emperor Hirohito was lucky enough to survive and was not held responsible for the war. He lived until 1989 and became the longest-lived and longest-reigning emperor in Japanese history. No wonder there is an old Chinese saying
: A good person will not pay for his life, but the harm will last for thousands of years.
However, the current situation of this long-lived emperor is not good. Empress Ryoko had just given birth to her second daughter in September, so she had not left the palace. Because that day was Sunday, Hirohito was at the palace with his eldest daughter Higashikason Nariko.
I was staying with the queen when the air raid siren sounded.
As a prince raised by a naval admiral, Hirohito's first teacher at the age of 6 was Army General Nogi Nogi. He received a comprehensive military education from an early age. He was well aware of the cruelty and danger of war. When he heard the air raid siren, he also
I no longer care about whether the emperor is the emperor or not, immediately
She dragged the queen and her eldest daughter to the outside of the palace under the protection of the guards, and prepared to board a car to evacuate outside the city. At this time, Empress Liangzi was still crying and reluctant to part with her little daughter who had just turned one month old. She was not in good health when she was born.
, she is still being treated in a hospital in Tokyo. She is not in the imperial palace.
Hirohito dissuaded his queen, so he could only force her into the car, and then ordered the chief guard to pick up his youngest daughter from the hospital, and they would meet together in Utsunomiya City, north of Tokyo. Just when the car started to start, the first batch of flights had already arrived.
It fell outside the main entrance of the palace, burning and falling from the sky like a rain of high explosives. The 200-kilogram high explosive made a deafening sound. It was intense.
The shock wave will wash down and collapse buildings hundreds of meters around the explosion point. Although the combustion explosion is not violent and the noise is small, the unique white sputter after their explosion makes them particularly conspicuous in the smoke.
Just like a white flower that bloomed violently, and then instantly turned into a dazzling fireball, the petals that bloomed at the beginning became raging tongues of fire.[
In order to improve the bombing effect on the Royal Palace, the three fleets of the Federal Air Force did not separate. Instead, they formed three tight groups in the front, middle and rear. Following the lead aircraft, they dropped one after another according to a fixed heading and flying speed.
Later, the palace area became the hardest hit area, with a large number of aircraft landing around the palace. There were also a lot of aircraft landing in the palace.
Emperor Hirohito's car and several other cars of the royal family were soon shrouded in explosions. Unfortunately, their position was on the trajectory of a group of aircraft. Groups of aircraft followed this trajectory.
, from south to north, falling on basically the same landing point in turn,
Soon there will be no living creatures near these impact points. Even if he is hiding underground, he will not be able to escape death if he is not killed by explosions, shocks, or burns, because of the burning explosion.
It will deplete the surrounding oxygen. No matter where you hide, you need to breathe.
The palace quickly burned. Even the lakes surrounding the palace were on fire. Some nearby streets and buildings were also burning. Some of them drifted away from the launch point and landed on the surrounding roads several kilometers away.
Within the range. Ten minutes later, it rained again in the sky.
There was a rain of bombs, and the bomber group turned around in the northern part of Tokyo. It once again visited the sky over the Imperial Palace from the northeast of the Imperial Palace. Under the command of the reconnaissance plane that had been hovering over the Imperial Palace, it was unclear about the whereabouts of some parts of the Imperial Palace.
In dense areas, add another dose.
Due to the thick smoke from the burning and the large amount of dust raised by the explosion, the landing point this time was even more chaotic. Only about a quarter of the flight landed inside the palace, and the rest fell near the palace. The farthest landing point even
They all ran to 5 kilometers southwest of the palace. This group of sailings directly destroyed a block, and a fire broke out immediately.
At 12 noon, 70 B-1 bombers returned safely. Three of them had to parachute in the sea due to engine failure. The pilots were rescued by a nearby submarine, and the three planes crashed directly into the sea.
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Two hours later, the last few reconnaissance planes also returned to Miyazaki Airport. They took off two hours after the bomber took off. Their main task was to confirm the effect of the bombing. The news they brought back also confirmed the bomber pilot's
We reported that the palace was basically razed to the ground. If someone can survive in that situation, then it means that he is really a god. Don't blow him up next time. It will be a waste of oil and fuel.
The only discrepancy is that the bomber pilot said that he only focused on bombing the area where the Imperial Palace is located, and at best there were sporadic bombs falling within a few kilometers of the surrounding area. However, the reconnaissance plane pilot reported back that half of Tokyo was burning.
The black smoke drifted out for dozens of miles, and their statement was also recognized by the submarine lurking outside Tokyo Bay. According to the content of the telegram sent back by the submarine, they could see 90 smoke in the southern waters of Sagami Bay.
Black smoke towered into the sky many kilometers away.
It turned out that after Tokyo's army and the main fire brigade discovered that the palace was on fire, they immediately felt the vicinity of the palace and planned to remedy the fire in the palace. However, some of the earliest people who arrived were hit by the second wave of bombings.
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He was seriously injured, and the remaining fire-fighting team was also surrounded by the fire that came from behind. Not only did they fail to save the palace, but they also delayed the time to put out other fire spots, causing these fire spots to gradually grow in size and slowly connect into a patchwork.
, it’s impossible to save anymore.
Another main reason why the fire is burning more and more quickly and spreading rapidly is that many buildings in Japan use wooden structures. Even the interiors of those reinforced concrete buildings are covered with wooden floors, wooden partitions, etc. These building materials
Once roasted by the fire, there is no need to wait for the flames to reach here.
It began to spontaneously ignite. The fire took advantage of the sea breeze and abundant combustibles to jump from block to block. In just 3 hours, half of Tokyo was engulfed. It is still spreading to the southwest because
The wind was blowing from the north that day, and at least the northern part of Tokyo was not affected for the time being.
Compared with Kumamoto, Sasebo, Nagasaki and other cities, the international impact caused by the bombing of Tokyo is even greater, because in other Japanese cities, even if there are foreigners living in them, there are very few foreigners living there, and their status is also special, such as Sasebo
More than a dozen British naval engineers at the military port. When the two countries are at war, it is not a good thing for military personnel from a third country to appear on either side of the warring parties, so their death is in vain. They cannot even say anything.
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But it's different in Tokyo. This is the capital of Japan. Not only do many foreigners live here, but there are also embassies and consulates from various countries. Fortunately, most of the embassies and consulates of various countries are located in places with better scenery.
The northern region basically did not suffer much damage, but more than a dozen embassy and consulate staff, including a Brazilian military attache, died in the bombing and fire.
Through the embassy and consulate staff of these countries, most of the news about the bombing quickly appeared in newspapers around the world, and some were accompanied by photos and accounts of those who were there, which made these reports more authentic and reliable.
After these reports were published, most countries and governments in the world expressed disgust and regret for the South China Sea Federation's cruel war methods. Even those controlled by David
The pro-South China Sea newspapers and Jewish media cannot cover up the South China Sea Federation, because even the photos and witnesses are intact and there are ambassadors and consuls from various countries involved, so this thing cannot be covered up.
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