It can be said that the state of lack of food and clothing has been maintained for two years. The morale of the Japanese people has fallen into an unprecedented low ebb, and the huge casualties of civilians have had an immeasurable impact on the army. Ordinary Japanese officers and soldiers have already produced

The so-called war-weariness mentality means that no matter how hard they fight, the citizens they defend are still either killed by bombings or dying of hunger and medicine. Almost all resources are occupied by the army. Senior officers still drink and have fun, while ordinary people

died of hunger and disease,

At the same time, a more serious problem is to evacuate a large number of people from coastal areas that are about to become battlefields. Most of Japan's industries are located in coastal cities. Most of these evacuated people are well-trained workers. Their evacuation has serious consequences.

industrial production, leaving Japan, which was barely surviving under the bombing,

The industry is even worse, and the bombing by the US strategic bombing force is indiscriminate bombing. Even if the factories are dispersed into civilian residences, they cannot escape the US strategic bombing. The purpose of the US strategic bombing force is to kill as many Japanese people as possible and completely destroy Japan.

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What is even more frightening is that the Chinese Expeditionary Force Air Force used incendiary bombs to massively bomb Japanese rice fields and various crops that could be used as food. At this time, this was already the only main source of food in Japan. A large number of rice fields were destroyed.

The Great Famine was inevitable, and Emperor Hirohito had no way to do anything about it. Although the Army Ministry and the General Staff Headquarters repeatedly warned Emperor Hirohito, the only thing that could place hope at this time was the kamikaze force, including the navy's special attack ships and aviation units.

special attack flight

The Japanese army believed that the kamikaze force was the only force that could pose a huge threat to the Chinese expeditionary force that landed, and the kamikaze force was the only key to victory in the imperial homeland defense war. Emperor Hirohito was already numb to this, and he even knew that the military headquarters

Reported war

Is the authenticity of the report? If you look at the battle report, the Imperial Japanese Army has now landed in New York, captured all of Australia, and joined the main force of the German army in Africa. In fact, Tokyo was bombed into ruins and ruins. i

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However, Umezu Yoshijiro and others still stubbornly believed that for this landing operation, the large amount of materials needed by the Chinese Expeditionary Force would still need to be transported by the U.S. military from the mainland. They believed that previous successive operations had exhausted the amount of ammunition stored by the Americans.

Clean, if the Chinese Expeditionary Force directly launches a large-scale landing, it will also face the problem of insufficient preparation and shortage of supplies and ammunition. Without the overwhelming shelling and bombing, defeating the landing force of the Chinese Expeditionary Force will be a big blow to Japan.

It is not a difficult task for the Imperial Army.

Emperor Hirohito also believed that the main force of the Japanese army in this battle only needs to wait for work. The aircraft that will carry out attacks and interceptions will take off from well-fortified airports or hidden underground runways. The number of local Japanese troops is being greatly expanded. Although they have little combat experience,

The equipment is poor and lacks ammunition, but their numbers are huge. Anti-Japanese Blood Sacrifice Mountains and Rivers 973

If all 100 million Japanese citizens are united and all resources and manpower are pooled, it is still very possible to eliminate the main force of the invading Chinese expeditionary force on the beach where it landed.

The military ministry proposed that the army and the people will fight with all their strength under the slogan "win or die", which is also the motto of the kamikaze force. The Japanese military called on all soldiers to carry out suicide attacks at the cost of their own lives in exchange for one or

The lives of several enemies have completely shattered the fighting will of the Chinese Expeditionary Force. The Chinese Expeditionary Force must not be allowed to establish a landing point on the Japanese mainland. If the Chinese Expeditionary Force is allowed to establish a landing point on the Japanese mainland, it will mean a steady stream of troops.

Chinese troops will land on the Japanese mainland.

In order to improve the combat efficiency of the Japanese Army and Navy, the Army Air Corps and the Navy's Joint Air Force under General Kawabe Shozo conducted a map exercise in a bunker for Emperor Hirohito. It was assumed that twenty Chinese Expeditionary Force field divisions landed in Minami Kyushu.

, five Chinese Expeditionary Force field divisions landed on Satsuma, and the other ten divisions landed on

The U.S. Pacific Fleet will dispatch more than 5,000 ships, more than 570 warships of various types, and more than 5,900 combat aircraft when it lands on the coast of Miyazaki on the 2nd. The Chinese Expeditionary Force will also invest more than 500 combat aircraft.

, more than 70 combat ships and about 1.2 million ground troops, including five armored divisions.

Yoshikichi Noda, Chief of Staff of the First Section of the Japanese General Staff Headquarters, calculated through careful reasoning that the kamikaze force would sink at least 600 Allied transport ships, while the seaplane force could sink at least 150 transport ships. A total of

Accounting for about 40% of the total number of enemy transport ships, this means that almost fifteen field divisions of the Chinese Expeditionary Force will be wiped out by the kamikaze at sea. This does not include the navy's Kaitian torpedo boats and human floats.

Torpedo achievements.

Taking various factors into account, many Japanese officers believe that the kamikaze force is enough to sink at least 35% to 50% of the Allied invasion ships. However, this number is just the opinion of the unclear-minded staff headquarters.

The so-called product of calculation is based on past combat experience using kamikaze units.

The top brass of the Japanese army are still convinced that their kamikaze forces can sink 15 to 20 percent of allied ships. The General Staff Headquarters believes that the actual combat data seems to be a more realistic estimate. As for the kamikaze forces,

The slogan is that one aircraft changes the enemy's one ship! Even the Japanese themselves don't believe it and think it is nonsense.

Umezu Yoshijiro was very happy to tell Emperor Hirohito that until now, the Japanese Army's home defense force has a total of three million soldiers and personnel, organized into fifty-five infantry divisions, which does not include the five divisions in Hokkaido and the Northeastern islands.

regiments and 26 independent brigades, as well as two tank divisions and seven independent tank brigades, and four key air defense divisions have been formed.

According to the possible landing locations of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, thirty-seven divisions are deployed in the Honshu region, including two tank divisions, four divisions in the Shikoku region, and fifteen divisions in the Kyushu region. In addition,

There are also 2.2 million army non-combatants, 1.5 million navy non-combatants, 250,000 special garrison troops, and 26 million militia and paramilitary members. Emperor Hirohito also

I don’t know that many of these people are even less than fourteen years old, and many are over seventy years old.

It can be said that the Empire of Japan is counting on these so-called numerical ground combatants. The numbers are only superficial. The Imperial Japanese Army, which once dominated Asia, now has to rely on a large number of old people and children equipped with bamboo guns and wooden clubs.
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