Tokyo in the 1930s was far less prosperous than Shanghai.
After looking at old photos of Shanghai in the 1930s, you can probably get an idea of what Tokyo was like in the 1930s. In fact, Tokyo in this era was really not as good as Shanghai. The buildings were not as beautiful as those in Shanghai, and the streets were not as beautiful as those in Shanghai.
The streets in Shanghai are spacious, and even the trams are not as numerous as the tram lines in Shanghai.
However, Shanghai in this era shows a kind of morbid and abnormal prosperity, a kind of twilight.
But Tokyo shows a kind of rising vitality. This is the actual manifestation of the national power of China and Japan. China is currently in a serious disaster, but Japan is full of vitality. Of course, this kind of small Japan
Vigorous and vigorous, it will soon be interrupted by big strides of expansion.
Sometimes if you take too big a step, you will inevitably break your egg. This is a reflection of Japan.
If Japan, after annexing the four northeastern provinces, had given up on its good times and digested the four northeastern provinces while repairing its international image and improving relations with the West, especially the United States and Britain, as long as it survived the Second World War safely, Japan would have
The national power, military power and industrial manufacturing base will definitely occupy a pivotal position in the reconstruction of the post-war world order. By then, it is really possible for little Japan to complete its transformation from an island country to a continental country!
If this really happens, the history of East Asia and even the history of the world may have to be rewritten.
And our Chinese nation may also face the most terrifying opponent in history!
Fortunately, once the chariot of militarism has started, it is difficult to stop it. Historically, before the assimilation and integration of the four northeastern provinces have been truly completed, Little Japan hastily launched a comprehensive
The war of aggression against China was ultimately dragged down by the Chinese's vast strategic depth and huge population resources.
As for whether to go south or north, it was only a tactical choice. No matter whether Little Japan chose to go north or south, the final result was the same, because when Little Japan kicked off the Sino-Japanese War on July 7, 1937
With the trigger, its fate has been determined, that is, it will lose the only chance to reach the top in the history of the human race!
Closer to home, Tokyo looks vibrant at this time, but the city appearance is not as good as Shanghai.
Even in Chiyoda District, where the Imperial Palace is located, the street buildings are far less prosperous than those in the concessions in Shanghai. Even Qianyuan Square directly in front of the Imperial Palace is actually not that big, and opposite Qianyuan Square are dense residential buildings. In this era
The Japanese houses are like small paper boxes, so densely packed that it’s scary.
The houses are cramped, and the streets are even cramped. Except for the main street directly in front of the Imperial Palace, which is quite spacious, the other branch streets are all very narrow, not to mention the alleys, which can barely accommodate two people. Because of this, the four
It would take five years of bombing of Tokyo to cause a catastrophic fire.
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It was late at night, and the entire Chiyoda District had fallen asleep.
There are tall streetlights on both sides of the main street, casting dim light, but the lights cannot shine into the alleys on both sides, so the deep alleys are still dark. It is already early in the morning. At this time, even
All the prostitutes have gone out of business, only stray wild cats scurry through the alleys from time to time, making shrill calls.
"Meow~woo!" Another wild cat was frightened by the unknown creature, and screamed and ran away into the distance.
Several men's curses and children's murmurs immediately came from the houses on both sides of the alley, but after a while, the entire alley fell into a deep sleep again. A few minutes later, in the corner where the wild cat had occupied before
, there were two shadows slowly squirming, slowly standing up, and finally transformed into two blurry figures.
The two figures were none other than Leng Tiefeng and Xiao Taohong, who came to find a suitable sniper position at night.
Before that, Leng Tiefeng and Xiao Taohong had searched several alleys with no less than fifty houses. However, those fifty-odd houses were either not shot well enough, were too far away, or were inhabited.
Not suitable for lurking.
It's not that Leng Tiefeng is soft-hearted and unwilling to kill people, but the neighborhood relations here are very good. If the owner of a certain house doesn't get up tomorrow morning, it will easily arouse suspicion. Once the neighbor reports it to the police, Xiao Taohong will immediately
It's been exposed, so it's best to find an empty house so it's easier to lurk.
This is already the last alley. If you still can't find any empty houses in this alley, you have to give up the first window of opportunity. Because this operation is no better than before, Leng Tiefeng must do his best.
Insurance, even if there is only a slight hidden danger, we must try our best to eliminate it as much as possible.
Using sign language to signal Xiao Taohong to be alert, Leng Tiefeng closed his eyes and released his six senses.
In an instant, all the sounds within a radius of 500 meters converged on Leng Tiefeng's ears, and then he identified and classified these sounds based on past experience. Finally, he was surprised to find that the sound was 50 meters away from him.
There didn't seem to be any sound in one of the private houses outside, so it seemed that no one was living there, at least for the time being.
At that moment, Leng Tiefeng opened his eyes and spoke sign language to Xiao Taohong.
Xiao Taohong replied in sign language, and then followed Leng Tiefeng, using the cover of night, to quietly come to the eaves of the residential house fifty meters away. To be on the safe side, Leng Tiefeng closed his eyes again and released his six senses.
, monitored the house, and found out that no one was there. Then he took out his dagger and gently opened the window bolt.
After entering the house, Leng Tiefeng turned on the flashlight he had prepared in advance. The power of the flashlight was very small and the light was very dim. It could only allow people to barely see the environment in the house. The advantage of this is that the light would not leak outside the house.
For others to notice, the dim flashlight light flashed out, but Leng Tiefeng and Xiao Taohong had already seen the environment in the room clearly.
This is by no means an uninhabited house, because the breath of life remains everywhere.
So there can only be one explanation, this family should be visiting relatives.
God is really helping me. Leng Tiefeng made a gesture to Xiao Taohong and followed the stairs and tiptoed up to the second floor.
The owner of this private house should be a well-off family, so the house built is taller than the surrounding houses. Therefore, the view from the windows on the second floor is excellent. Xiao Taohong opened a small canopy on the window due north on the second floor, which was just right.
Seeing the street lights coming from the square in front of the Imperial Palace, the coverage is excellent!
Leng Tiefeng looked away from the window and asked in sign language: "Can it be done?"
Xiao Taohong immediately replied in sign language: "Captain, if it works here, that's it!"
"Okay, be careful!" Leng Tiefeng replied in sign language, then turned and went downstairs.
Soon, Leng Tiefeng jumped out of the window on the first floor and left. Xiao Taohong closed the window frame on the first floor, then returned to the second floor, put the 38-meter cover on the window sill, and began to wait silently.
The Bada Gai was obtained by Zhang Dayang through some connections. It is very new. Xiao Taohong has already tried it, and the shooting accuracy is quite good.
The only drawback is that it is not equipped with a silencer.
So once the shot is fired, Xiao Taohong's location will be exposed immediately.
But it doesn't matter, Leng Tiefeng has already prepared a retreat.
Because there were still a few hours before dawn, and Hirohito would not appear at the Imperial Palace Square until two o'clock in the afternoon, and then board the imperial chariot from the Niju Bridge in the north of the square, it was still early, so Xiao Taohong walked from the house
I found a cushion inside and placed it under the window sill to take a nap. Of course, as a wolf, I still maintained enough vigilance even when I was sleeping.
Near dawn, a small sound woke up Xiao Taohong from her sleep. When she listened carefully, she realized that a neighbor who had gotten up early was opening the door to go out. Then, the alley became lively, and Xiao Taohong closed the window, only
A small hole was poked in the window paper, and through this small hole, the Imperial Palace Square to the north could be monitored.
This surveillance lasted for a whole morning, during which Xiao Taohong only ate a few compressed biscuits and drank a little water.
The owner of this house must have gone to visit relatives. Until noon, no neighbor knocked on the door.
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Imperial residence, palace hall.
Abe Suchi listened to Chiyoko Inoue's advice. Since last night, more than fifty kendo, judo and karate masters who were temporarily summoned have been living in the guest house of the Imperial Household Agency, cutting off all contact with the outside world. This is not to say
Abe Suchi had any doubts about these masters, it was purely to keep it secret.
Because the time Hirohito left the Imperial Palace was not consistent with the time previously announced to the outside world.
The time previously announced to the outside world was to leave the Imperial Palace at 2 p.m., but in fact, Hirohito would leave the Imperial Palace at 1:30 p.m., board the royal chariot, and then wait for half an hour at Nihonbashi to join the parade from dozens of towns in Tokyo.
Then pass through Otemachi and Marunouchi, and go to Kanda Shrine in Kammon to worship.
At 12 o'clock in the afternoon, the attendants from the palace hall suddenly walked into the guest house and informed more than 50 masters, including Xu Rui, to immediately put on ancient warrior attire and go to the Zichen Palace to meet. After receiving the notice, Xu Rui immediately changed into
Put on the samurai costume, and when he walked out of his room, other masters came out one after another.
Then, a group of experts headed to the Zichen Palace under the guidance of their attendants.
The Japanese royal family can be said to be the longest-lasting royal family in the world, so all the rituals have been preserved, and the procedures can be said to be very complicated. By the time all the rituals are completed, the time has already arrived at 1:20 p.m.
, now it’s time to go to Erzhong Bridge to board the royal chariot.
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South of the Imperial Palace Square, residential areas.
Through the small hole in the window paper, Xiao Taohong was watching the Second Bridge in boredom.
Suddenly, groups of Japanese soldiers with live ammunition suddenly drove over from the Erzhong Bridge and quickly set up sentries one by one around the Imperial Palace Square. Pedestrians who were lingering and wandering in the square were also dispersed one after another. Martial law began.
Then, there were groups of imperial guards, wearing bright and eye-catching armor, driving over from the Second Bridge.
Xiao Taohong immediately cheered up. Is Hirohito the little devil finally coming out?
