At this time, Emperor Hirohito, who was far away in Tokyo, did not know about this matter.
Emperor Hirohito was feeling anxious because of the news. The news was that the heads of government of the four countries of Britain, France, Germany, and Italy held a small meeting in Munich and forcibly transferred Czechoslovakia to the country without the participation of Czechoslovak representatives.
The Sudetenland was ceded to Germany.
After acquiring the Sudetenland, Germany's political, economic and military strength further increased, and it had the potential to sweep across Europe. What made Emperor Hirohito even more envious was that in order to divert Germany's troubles to the Soviet Union, Britain and France
He actually tolerated Germany's various actions again and again.
The Soviet Union saw through the sinister intentions of Britain and France, and also contacted Germany privately, planning to sign a non-aggression treaty with Germany. Judging from the current situation, Germany's situation in Europe is not generally good, but great! Germany's
Instead of being surrounded by neighbors, his aggressive behavior led to several powerful neighbors competing for favor.
In contrast, the situation faced by Japan in Asia is much more severe.
One is that the Sino-Japanese war has lasted for more than two years, and the Chinese government has always refused to surrender. There is no sign of an end to the events in China within a visible period of time. This has led to a sharp deterioration in Japan's financial situation. Prime Minister Konoe Fumima has made several
The report said that if the war continued, the cabinet staff would have no choice but to sell their blood to raise funds.
Another one is Britain. France's hostility towards Japan is increasing sharply. Even the United States has been affected and has suspended most of its trade with Japan. Among them, the interruption of scrap steel and crude oil trade has made Japan the most uncomfortable, because steel and Japan
Crude oil is a war material, but cannot be produced in Japan. Needless to say, the Soviet Union not only spared no expense to assist the National Government in fighting the Japanese government, but also directly sent troops to provoke Japan in Zhang Gufeng.
Comparing the two, the difference in situations between Japan and Germany is simply worlds apart.
As new powers challenge old powers, why does Japan run into obstacles at every turn, while Germany enjoys smooth sailing?
This is really a waste of comparing goods and comparing people to death. Thinking of the boredom, Emperor Hirohito really wanted to climb Mount Fuji and roar at the sky.
At this time, Emperor Hirohito did not know that another piece of bad news was quickly being transmitted back to Japan via radio waves.
After running a few laps at the racecourse, Emperor Hirohito finally felt a little more comfortable. After taking a bath and having a meal, Hirohito was going to summon his prime minister to the Imperial Study Room to discuss the issue of another national debt.
The treasury is already empty, but the war in full swing cannot be without money. We cannot let the more than one million imperial warriors who are fighting bloody battles on the Chinese battlefield go hungry and fight with bare hands? Therefore, we have to issue another national debt.
Gather the remaining private wealth to help the empire tide over this difficult time.
However, before Konoe Fumima arrived, another guy came uninvited.
This guy is the commander of Tsurumai Fortress, Kanji Ishihara, a graduate of the 30th batch of Army University.
Ishihara Wanji is a legend in the Japanese army. Especially when he served as the chief staff officer of the Kwantung Army, he launched the September 18th Incident and helped the empire expand thousands of miles. He was also cited as a role model by countless junior young officers. If he is a young officer,
If we were to rank among the generals we admire the most, Ishihara would definitely be ranked first, and Okamura could only be ranked second.
Emperor Hirohito frowned and said nothing. He admitted that what Ishihara Kanji said was reasonable, but he hated the attitude of Ishihara Kanji. Yes, you Ishihara Kanji are indeed excellent and know a lot, but please can you
If you can't show respect to others, don't treat others like primary school students, okay?
Ishihara Wanji didn't notice the problem with the way he spoke at all, or even if he noticed it, he wouldn't consider changing it at all, because this guy didn't care what others thought of him, from the Army Sergeant School to the Army University, and then to Kanto
The army has always been like this, always going its own way without caring about the feelings of others.
Ishihara Wanji was not aware of Hirohito's displeasure, and continued to preach: "Your Majesty, the fundamental way out for the empire lies on the mainland, not the ocean. For thousands of years, the only land power the empire has to face is China. Now China is weak.
And division is a great opportunity for the empire to gradually encroach on it, so before China is completely occupied and digested, you must not go to war with Britain and France, let alone the United States!"
"Okay, I understand." Hirohito frowned and said, "I will consider it."
In fact, Ishihara Wanji still had something to say, and even wanted to ask Hirohito for a division commander. Now that the Sino-Japanese war was in full swing, why didn't he want to go to the Chinese battlefield to try his skills? But seeing Emperor Hirohito's expression quite unhappy,
I could only stop talking and prepare to stand up and leave unhappily.
But at this moment, Army Chief of Staff Hanin Gong Zaijin walked in angrily.
Kanin Miyazaihito didn't know whether he was anxious or confused. He didn't even notice Ishihara Wanji's presence, so he stepped forward and said to Emperor Hirohito: "Your Majesty, something big has happened!"
Hearing that something big had happened, Ishihara Wanji gave up the idea of leaving and deliberately refused to leave.
Emperor Hirohito was also intimidated by the appearance of Kanin Gong Zaijin. He did not bother to drive Ishihara Wanji away and asked anxiously: "Uncle Emperor, don't be anxious. What happened?"
Hanyuan Gong Zairen took a deep breath and said: "The Army Headquarters just received an urgent telegram from the Central China Dispatch Army, saying that the commander of the Eleventh Army, Gakuaoka Ningji, was assassinated a few hours ago and his jade was shattered on the spot. The Central China Dispatch
After hearing the news, the commander of the Condemnation Army, Shunroku Hata, was so frightened and angry that he became seriously ill and died of vomiting blood in the hospital!"
"Nani?!" Emperor Hirohito was immediately stunned.
Ishihara Wanji, who stayed in the imperial study room, was also stunned.
Neji Okamura was assassinated and Shunroku Hata vomited blood and died?!
Doesn't this mean that the 400,000-strong army sent by Central China to condemn the army is already leaderless?
After a moment, Emperor Hirohito recovered from the huge shock. He immediately grabbed a jade inkstone on the imperial desk and threw it heavily to the ground. It shattered with a sound, and then roared angrily: "I'm just going to say
Well, I just said, I said that Xu Rui must be dealt with first, Xu Rui must be dealt with first, they didn’t listen, they refused to listen, what was the result, what was the result? As expected, something happened, as expected, something happened, right?
?ha!"
Xianyuan Gong Zairen lowered his head and did not dare to say a word.
Hirohito was like a trapped animal, pacing back and forth in the imperial study, while continuing to roar: "It's okay now. Okamura-san was assassinated, Hata Shunroku also vomited blood and died. The more than 400,000-strong army in Central China actually has no commander. This
How the battle is fought, how will it be fought next, Uncle Emperor, tell me, how will the battle be fought next?"
