"Generals, I believe you have all heard of the 100 million jade plan that the Japanese are clamoring for."

Colonel Layton, the intelligence chief, adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses, his cheeks twitched slightly and said:

"After experiencing the brutal battle of Okinawa, we have every reason to believe that although the 100 million jade plan is a bit exaggerated, when the country is truly subjugated, Japan will definitely be able to organize a civilian volunteer team of 30 million to 50 million!"

MacArthur, Nimitz and others frowned at the same time.

At the beginning of the war, Japan's total population was close to 78 million.

After years of war, Japan's total population is only about 72 million.

The craziness of forming a civilian volunteer team of 30 to 50 million people out of 72 million people is shocking.

Having just experienced the mountains of corpses and seas of blood in Okinawa, the Allied generals believed that the Japanese in their madness could do anything.

Admiral Fraser, commander of the British Empire's Pacific Fleet, gasped and said:

"Public intelligence shows that China only plans to invest 600,000 troops to land in Japan."

"The total number of Allied forces including navy, army and air force is 1.1 million."

"Judging from the paper data alone, we are at an absolute disadvantage. How should we fight this battle?"

Some major generals and lieutenant generals also nodded, with fear in their eyes.

Colonel Layton continued:

"Japan's civilian volunteers have backward weapons and equipment. Many of them don't even have iron knives. Instead, they use wooden spears and bamboo knives."

"We have analyzed the civilian volunteers and found that they are absolutely loyal to the emperor and obey the emperor's orders 100%!"

"Like the Japanese troops and people on Okinawa, as long as the emperor gives an order, they have nothing to fear even if they are asked to commit suicide or attack!"

Nimitz seemed to understand what Colonel Layton said. He narrowed his eyes slightly and said:

"You mean the key to solving the problem lies with the Emperor of Japan?"

Colonel Layton nodded,

"Indeed, that's why the intelligence department's suggestion is to land around Tokyo, which is what Japan calls the Kanto region, and quickly advance towards Tokyo with its powerful sea, land and air advantages!"

"Occupy Tokyo City, capture the Emperor of Japan alive, and then force the civilian volunteers to surrender!"

"Only by asking the Japanese Emperor to declare surrender as soon as possible can the Allied forces control casualties within a tolerable range!"

Everyone looked at the combat sand table in the center with solemn expressions.

General Stilwell, the new commander of the 10th Army, said:

"The Guanzhong region is the core of Japan, and fanatical militarists can definitely understand our intentions!"

"The most elite troops, the civilian volunteers most loyal to the Emperor, will definitely be deployed around Tokyo!"

"The tactic of taking Tokyo directly looks good and can avoid large-scale casualties."

"But if we investigate it seriously, I'm afraid this is not the best plan!"

General Stilwell still had one sentence left unsaid:

With the support of powerful sea, land and air firepower, it took more than 500,000 Allied troops more than three months to occupy Okinawa, which is less than 100 kilometers in length.

The situation in the Kanto region is more complicated and the resistance is more intense.

I'm afraid I won't be able to advance to Tokyo for a year after landing.

Although they didn't say it directly, MacArthur and Nimitz understood it.

Because they are also worried about the same thing.

MacArthur looked at Colonel Layton and asked:

"Do you know when the Zhongxia people will launch the landing operation? Well... they seem to call it Operation Dang Kou!"

Colonel Layton nodded,

"It's to call the gangsters into action!"

"Since yesterday, China's aviation and missile forces have been attacking Japan's Kyushu Island."

"Judging from the intelligence we have received, the air strikes should last for 3 to 5 days, followed by landing operations!"

"3 to 5 days?" MacArthur repeated, smoking his pipe.

"If it's really so fast, I'm afraid the Allied forces won't be able to move at the same time as the Zhongxia people."

Although Operation Overthrow had been planned several months ago, the central idea of ​​the operation was to go straight to Tokyo as Colonel Layton said, and to completely and crushingly solve the Japanese problem.

But Operation Iceberg overturned 70% of Operation Downfall.

Intelligence officers and tactical and strategic staff were surprised to find that if they landed in Japan according to the previously planned collapse operation, one million Allied troops would most likely never return.

They can only tear down what they have done before and start from scratch.

In addition, the additional hundreds of thousands of troops, warships and aircraft cannot be fully in place within three to five days.

Admiral Spruance, commander of the Fifth Fleet, said:

"The navy of Zhongxia is arrogant and domineering, thinking that they are invincible in the entire eastern battlefield."

"The proud ones will take the lead in landing on the Japanese mainland, while our army watches. If they suffer a setback, it will just relieve our nausea. If everything goes well, we can learn from their experience and adjust our tactics in subsequent landings!"

In short, let the opponent step on the mine first, and the allies will take action according to the situation.

MacArthur and Nimitz agreed with Spruance.

The meeting has been going on for more than half an hour, but the most critical issue is still unclear.

Should we go straight to Tokyo or choose another direction to land?

Everyone slowly fell silent and looked at the sand table in distress.

After another four or five minutes, General Stilwell took the baton on the side. Under the curious gaze of everyone, the tip of the baton touched the position of Sentai.

His meaning has been made very clear.

Instead of landing in the Kanto region, the core of Japanese defense, we chose the Sendai region near the north.

"Avoid the enemy's edge, land first, and then make your next move after establishing a firm foothold!" General Stilwell said slowly:

"Don't confront the enemy head-on from the beginning. Doing so will not only damage the morale of the troops, but may also make the battle anxious and in a dilemma!"

"When you land in Sendai, you can choose to go north or south!"

"The north is the weak point of Japan's defense. Occupy the northern part of Honshu Island and even Hokkaido, build an airport, and have a dock that can dock warships for supplies."

"Let the landing troops have more room to advance and retreat. As for the problem of the civilian volunteers, it can be solved slowly!"

General Stilwell's core idea was to land in Sendai and establish a bridgehead position, start from the enemy's weak points, and expand outward step by step.

General Stilwell's words opened up the minds of the generals, and Spruance and others added in a hurry.

It seems that this plan has been approved by most generals.

In fact, the battle on Okinawa not only cast a psychological shadow on the soldiers who landed, but also on the hearts of the senior generals who attended the meeting.

The hell scene on Okinawa makes you subconsciously choose to avoid the enemy's edge.

Although the landing plan has not yet been completely determined, MacArthur and Nimitz knew that the final plan was probably to land at Sendai.

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Busan, Japanese Naturalized Army Barracks.

The current establishment of the planning army is 200,000, but as the bandit war advances, the establishment may be expanded.

Fifty percent of the soldiers in the naturalized army were captured Japanese soldiers who had undergone ideological transformation.

The other half were recruited from Japanese expatriates in China, the Malay region, and Indochina.

Everyone has received at least three months of ideological education.

Many people's relatives and friends are still working hard in factories and construction sites in Zhongxia.

Soldiers in the naturalized army were promised that if they performed well on the battlefield, their relatives and friends would be released and returned to Japan with them, and they would be compensated with land and other properties.

In addition to the naturalized army, the administrative department of Zhongxia also selected some people from the expatriates to specially cultivate their administrative abilities and prepared to use them to form a post-war puppet government.

Landing in Japan was not a whim, and preparations in all aspects took at least a year.

The commander of the naturalized army is Ifo Mizukawa!

Io Mizukawa was related to the Japanese royal family. He was previously the leader of the Japanese Anti-War League and has always been the vanguard of Koto's public opinion war against Japan.

Ifo Mizukawa knew many secrets of the Japanese royal family, and it was with his help that the Japanese soldiers in the naturalized army no longer believed that the emperor was supreme.

They have accepted that the emperor is the biggest war criminal, the culprit who has caused countless Japanese deaths and countless people who are so poor that they can't even wear pants.

If Japan wants to have a future, it must overthrow the emperor's theocratic rule.

Ifo Mizukawa walked into his room and lay on the bed exhausted both physically and mentally.

He just gave a radio speech in which he denounced the war crimes committed by the Japanese Emperor against the people of East Asia.

On behalf of all anti-war Japanese, we call on the people in the country not to continue to support the emperor, to wake up early and to fight for freedom and equality.

Io Mizukawa does these things with ease.

In the past, he did this to save his life, but now he doesn't know why?

Does Japan really have a future? He dare not think about this question.

"I wonder what Hirohito felt in his heart after hearing what I said on the radio?"

Lying on the bed, Io Mizukawa was thinking with complicated emotions.

I am about to return to Japan, but my identity is very embarrassing and I don’t know how to face the people who are resisting to the end.

Only when he was alone, Io Mizukawa dared to let his true emotions show.
Chapter completed!