Okamura was taken aback and yelled at Umejin: "What do you mean? China people? Do you think I have surrendered to China people?" As he said that, there was a hint of fierceness in his eyes and he gave Gengshan a look.
Gengshan didn't seem to see it, he just stood there motionless.
Meijin can be called a China expert, and he is naturally outstanding in Chinese affairs. The North China Front Army was able to withdraw from Peiping without any damage. It is certain that this must be attributed to the compromise reached with the Chinese government. This compromise
, although it was said to be a concession that the base camp had to make in order to defend Tokyo. However, based on his understanding of Ouyang Yun, if there was not a deeper tacit understanding between the two sides, how could the North China Front Army have escaped unscathed.
In the past, he just thought it was suspicious, but now, when Okamura Neji made a sudden attack and directly killed Nagano Shushen and Yamada Otsuzo, he was sure of this. He regretted it very much, why didn't he persuade Nagano to take the most direct approach?
He used various methods to eliminate the threat of Okamura Neiji. Now, although he has seen through Okamura's true face, because he has lost control of the troops, this can only be regarded as an afterthought. With a sad smile, Umezu said: "Okamura
Village, stop pretending, there are no outsiders here. I don’t know what promises the Chinese people have given you. I just hope you remember one thing, no matter what, you are a Yamato person, and your country can only be Japan.
Remember this, never forget it. Because I am very worried that in a few years, your name will be engraved on the pillar of shame for the nation!"
Whether Okamura cares about reputation, the answer is yes, at least in his own opinion. Umezu's words made him angry, and he shouted at Umezu: "Ba Ge! Umezu, do you think I dare not kill you?"
Gengshan saw that his eyes turned red and the muscles on his face became angular. He sighed in his heart and said aloud: "Your Excellency Okamura, Your Excellency Umezu just wants to die. Are you sure you want to grant him?"
Okamura was startled when he heard this, then he pointed at Umezu and laughed loudly, saying with a smile: "You Umezu, you actually want to provoke me to kill you? How stupid! Ask yourself, am I, Okamura, a greedy person who is afraid of death or greedy?
Are you a man of wealth and honor? Yes, I have reached a compromise with the Chinese people. But why am I doing this? Isn’t it for this country? Meijin, you are also a wise man, can’t you see that this
Have we already lost this battle? It doesn’t matter if we lose the battle, because as long as the foundation is still there, we will still have a chance to turn around. But what is this bastard private, what is he doing? He is ruining the Empire of Japan
The future! Umezu-kun, death is not terrible. However, living bravely is what we should do most at the moment. The country cannot continue like this. If this continues, Japan will really be finished. Do you want us to die?
After our death, won’t there be even one descendant to pay homage to us? Hahaha! You want to die, you want to be a hero, but I won’t let you do it. Why should I be the only one to bear this infamy? Umezu-kun, you are also a general.
, sent troops to China, and you played a lot of part in it. Now that there is a problem, you just want to die? No, I will never allow it!"
The killings of Nagano Shushen and Yamada Otsuzo in Tokyo are not yet known. Therefore, Tojo Hideki and his generals are still in the mood to develop new combat plans to deal with the upcoming local comprehensive resistance war. Yongtou
In the words of Tiao Yingji: The Chinese once used all the people as soldiers to deal with the imperial army, and made the imperial army suffer a lot. Today, we will retaliate and use the same means to deal with the Chinese army! The round terrain, the big
The Japanese Empire is the best guerrilla battlefield, gentlemen! Pick up the weapons in your hands and prepare to fight!
Koji Tojo was behind the scenes writing various scripts for Hideki Tojo, so Hideki Tojo's performance during this period was perfect. Of course, there is no airtight wall in the world. So in the palace, Hirohito was able to treat it calmly
Tojo Hideki's various performances, and made the following judgment: "Tojo-san is still a top-class soldier at heart!"
Whether it is a full-scale resistance or a decisive battle outside the homeland, no matter how magnificent these dramas appear on the surface, they cannot fundamentally change the fact that China is becoming increasingly powerful, while Japan is declining.
In the war on Kyushu Island, after Tojo Hideki filled up the tunnels stretching for most of the island with various old and weak troops, the Chinese army's offensive was indeed delayed. However, after hearing the news from South America, the Malay Peninsula and North Korea
When the battle reports came from the peninsula and it was learned that the Chinese army was still winning battles in those places, Hirohito was as smart as he could not see the key point - the reason why Japan has been able to survive until now is not because of Tojo's strategy.
, but China did not use all its strength at all. Once this was figured out, Hirohito couldn't help but feel anxious every day when he was alone, because he really couldn't imagine that once the Chinese government used all its strength against Japan, what would happen to Japan and itself?
What will be the outcome?
"We can no longer allow Tojo to continue such nonsense! The country still has a little vitality, and this vitality should be preserved for the future. What if the United States, the Soviet Union, and Britain can form an anti-China alliance with us? In that case, we can gather the power of the four countries
, will definitely thwart China's ambition to dominate. However, if Japan wants to benefit from this alliance, it must use some decent power. Only in this way can it win the respect of the United States, the Soviet Union and Britain, and can the spoils be distributed in the future.
Get a place in it..."
The conversation between Hirohito and Ishihara that took place in the Japanese Imperial Palace was famous in later Japan as the "Yonichi Conversation." Because it was after this conversation that Hirohito decided to weaken Tojo Hideki's power, thus giving
Opportunities for Okamura to replace Tojo in forming the cabinet.
In later Japanese history books, Okamura's praisers generally believed that this was the key reason why Japan was not annexed by China after the war.
As for Japan, it can only establish a self-defense force in the future and must accept permanent military supervision by the Chinese government. In the book of Okamura's praisers, this is the punishment that a defeated country must suffer and the best treatment it can obtain -
—Because "Without the efforts of Prime Minister Okamura, Japan would have ceased to exist!"
Hatred can sometimes blind people's hearts, and even those as wise as Ishihara Wanji cannot avoid it. It was under his auspices that Okamura, who was supposed to be a criminal, became a hero in Japan, not only killing Nagano Shushen and
Yamada Otsuzo was justified, and he also gained the "right to make decisions on the spur of the moment" and had the official authorization to directly challenge Hideki Tojo.