"So what if the Chinese are going to carry out a large-scale special bombing? Are we going to surrender? Your Majesty, I think there is no need for us to discuss this issue. All we need to do is to actively prepare and prepare to meet the Chinese." Suddenly outside. There was a shout, and Hirohito and the others looked toward the door, only to see Tojo Hideki, wearing military uniform and glasses, walk in with a serious look.
"Your Majesty, I'm sorry that I'm late." After entering, Tojo first bowed to Hirohito, and then bowed to the others to say hello.
Tojo Hideki is still able to appear here because of Ishihara Kanji. The reason why Ishihara Kanji gave the "senior soldier" a chance to come back regardless of past suspicions was because the Japanese army suffered too many senior officers in the contest with the Chinese army. In addition, Ishihara Kanji considered that the local war needed a general who was tough on China to preside over, so he released the vicious dog Tojo Hideki.
Although Tojo Hideki has come back, his status is far lower than before. However, he has always been unwilling to be lonely. No, when China carried out special bombing of Japan, he regarded it as an opportunity for him to make a comeback, so he deliberately I came a little late, and then I just caught this blockbuster opportunity.
Tojo Hideki's words were like a gust of wind that blew away the fog in the minds of Hirohito and others. They couldn't help but ask themselves: Yes, if the Chinese carry out a large-scale special bombing against me, are we going to surrender? No, we will never surrender. , thinking about it, they looked at Tojo differently, and Ishihara couldn't help but think: I didn't expect the superior soldier to have such strategic vision. Then he looked at Hirohito, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I thought... 'Superior', what Tojo-kun said is right. Since we will never surrender to China, then we don't need to worry about these things. Fighting on the mainland, I think the imperial army will show its true strength."
"Your Majesty, gentlemen, I am suddenly very worried. Do you think the Chinese will bomb Tokyo?" Konoe Fumimaro said suddenly.
As he asked this question, everyone's eyes couldn't help but turn to the huge mushroom cloud. The expression on Hirohito's face suddenly became extremely solemn. He thought for a while and said: "Konoe-san's worry is not unreasonable. Ouyang Yun can do anything."
Although the people who went to investigate have not been able to report the damage caused by the super bomb, it is not difficult for people here to guess its approximate destructive power through the long-lasting mushroom cloud. Then everyone became more and more frightened as they thought about it. His face became extremely ugly. Although no one here has had direct contact with Ouyang Yun, they still have a certain understanding of Ouyang Yun through various channels. In their hearts, Ouyang Yun and them are actually the same kind of people. They are outright nationalists, just as they launched the war of aggression against China to completely destroy China. They have reason to believe that Ouyang Yun must also want to permanently destroy Japan.
"In view of Ouyang Yun's character, it is necessary for us to prepare for the worst. Your Majesty, I believe that from now on, the royal family's alert level should be raised to the highest level. You and other members of the royal family should avoid going out as much as possible, and it is necessary for the military to monitor the palace. Conduct an inspection of the security facilities inside and increase the level of defense as appropriate." Ishihara Wanji thought for a while and then said slowly.
Others agreed, and Konoe Fumimaro added: "Perhaps we should consider setting up an alternative city to the current base camp. We currently do not have the means to deal with the China super bomb. It is conceivable that in the early stages of the war, we will be more Passively, the Chinese army is accustomed to a beheading strategy, and we must guard against this."
The Japanese suffered a lot from the Chinese army's beheading tactics, so Konoe Fumimaro's proposal was echoed by others as soon as it was put forward. And just when others expressed their hatred of the Chinese army's beheading tactics, Tojo Hideki He said loudly: "I think there is no need to go to such trouble. Your Majesty, gentlemen, the Chinese people's Peiping and Shanghai are still under the control of the imperial army. Among them, Peiping is the ancient capital of China's six dynasties. There are too many ancient buildings in the city. I I think we can use this as a threat to get the Chinese to stop the special bombing."
"Is it okay?" Hirohito heard that it made sense, but in view of his understanding of Tojo Hideki and knowing that he was not good at strategy and calculation, he did not immediately accept it, but turned his attention to Ishihara Kanji.
When Ishihara Wanji heard this, his heart moved, and then he looked at Tojo's small, shining eyes behind his glasses, and couldn't help but think to himself: It's really strange, when did the superior soldier have such wisdom? It's not Ishihara Wanji. Deliberately looking down on Tojo, because his performance today was completely different from usual, he couldn't help but become suspicious. Of course, because his proposal was very feasible, it was the best way to solve the special bombing, so Ishihara Although other thoughts arose in my mind, I didn't think deeper.
"Your Majesty, I think Tojo-kun's proposal is very good and worth a try." He leaned forward and said to Hirohito.
"Then let Minister Okamura and the Chinese government take up the matter."
"Your Majesty, this matter cannot be urgent. If my prediction is correct, if Okamura-kun really contacts the Chinese government now because of this matter, the Chinese government will definitely take the opportunity to ask the North China Front to withdraw from Peking, Tianjin and Shanghai. If the Chinese really do I am willing to give up the use of special bombing. I think this condition is acceptable, but what we must be vigilant about is that in case the Chinese people go back on their word, the current Chinese government does not have any international credibility."
"What about that?"
"Your Majesty, I think the safe way is to contact China through a third country, and Switzerland is the best choice."
"Your Majesty, I think we should wait and make a decision. At least we need to understand the true power of the super bomb. Maybe the power of the super bomb is not as strong as we imagined."
"Konoe-san's words are reasonable, so let's wait for the investigation results to come out first."
Hirohito and his ministers did not wait long to obtain the investigation results. When the real battle damage report was presented to Hirohito, he and his friends were stunned.
The data in the report is actually not accurate, and there is nothing that can be done about it, because Japanese investigators cannot enter many places at all, and even so, the series of figures in the report are still difficult for Hirohito and others to face head-on.
"...The entire city of Nagasaki was razed. According to preliminary statistics, there were 300,000 casualties. The 130,000 garrison was wiped out. The casualties in Hiroshima exceeded 200,000..." Hirohito murmured as he reported the report, his face turning pale. .
The others collectively lost their voices. They had actually been prepared for the worst outcome in advance, but now it seems that their preparation was not enough at all. You know, Ishihara Kanji's original estimate of the total number of casualties was only about 100,000. This is inconsistent with The real results are simply two different concepts in heaven and earth.