Beiyang reactionaries

Although the army and the navy are different systems, Mitsumasa Minai far surpasses Koji Anan in terms of seniority and status in the Japanese military and political circles.So he pointed to Anan Weiji's nose and said, "We are all soldiers, soldiers who have fought wars. Tell me, besides accepting the 'Ili Declaration', what else can we do to win this war. You Don't tell me, your army still fantasizes about winning this war? If you fantasize about winning this war, then I suggest you go back to school and study for a while."

"Accept the 'Ili Declaration'? Minei-kun means that we not only admit defeat, but also lose the Ryukyu Islands and be judged by them. How can we accept such conditions."

Ananwei immediately refuted loudly.

Dao: "It is indeed difficult for us to win the war now, but it does not mean that we have to accept such a shameful condition. We want to let China and the United States see the strength of our Great Japanese Empire. We should follow the previous plan and fight on the mainland , killing and injuring a large number of their troops. When they have paid a sufficient price and are unable to defeat the empire, they will naturally choose to negotiate with us. At that time, we will take the initiative and withdraw from the war with dignity without accepting shame The defeat in the war. Recently, whether it is the United Kingdom, the United States or China, have they all expressed their intention to negotiate? This is proof that they have suffered too many casualties in Southeast Asia alone. If they reach the mainland, we can let them Know the strength of the Imperial Army."

"it is good."

Yoshijiro Umezu, Chief of Staff of Japan, applauded loudly.

Staring at Mitsumasa Minai, he said, "Minai-kun, the imperial army has no cowards who surrender, and our army has no soldiers who surrender. We are all willing to dedicate ourselves to His Majesty the Emperor. If Mr. Minai is afraid, you can give up the position of the Minister of the Navy. Don't spread the word." Words that affect morale."

Umezu Yoshijiro is currently the number one in the army.

He is also the main promoter and supporter of "[-] million pieces of jade" and "local decisive battle".I look down on people like Mitsumasa Minai the most.

"That's too much."

Koichi Kido, Minister of Internal Affairs, spoke.

Facing Umezu Yoshijiro, he said: "Everyone is trying to think of a way for the future of the empire. Such personal attacks are meaningless. I support General Minai's statement that the empire is now at its most critical moment. It cannot be delayed any longer. The empire can no longer be defeated." The sooner this war ends, the better it will be for the Empire."

"When you shouldn't fight, you fight. When you should fight, you retreat. It's a big show."

Just as the two sides were blushing, someone laughed beside them.

Everyone didn't need to look to know that the speaker was Deputy Takeshi Toyoda, the current head of the Navy Command Department.Fubu Takeshi Toyoda is very interesting, and he is well-known in the Japanese military circles.This person has good ability and deep qualifications.

Originally, with his ability and qualifications, he should have been the Secretary of the Navy long ago, and he should have been a member of the Navy leadership long ago.

But he himself has been promoted very slowly until now, and many people with junior qualifications all ran ahead of him.When Hideo Tojo formed the cabinet in the early years, the position of Minister of the Navy was taken by Deputy Takeshi Toyoda.It's a pity that Deputy Takeshi Toyoda didn't like Hideki Tojo, mainly because Hideki Tojo was from the army.Deputy Takeshi Toyoda hates the army the most, let alone a general from the army forming a cabinet.So I didn't give Hideki Tojo any face at all, so Shimodaro Shimada became the Minister of the Navy.

After the Pacific War broke out, Deputy Takeshi Toyoda was the most opposed to this war.Of course, he is against war with the United States, unlike Yamamoto 56 and the others.Yamamoto 56 and the others believe that they should not fight the United States because the United States is powerful.But the reason why Vice-Mu Toyoda objected was that the war was led by the army, so why did the navy get involved.

Later, he chose the commander-in-chief of the United Fleet, and the most suitable candidate was also Deputy Takeshi Toyoda.However, Marshal Fushimi Gong Hiroshi, the boss of the Japanese navy, directly rejected it. He believed that Deputy Takeshi Toyoda was too talkative and would have a destructive effect on the navy.In this way, he inexplicably lost his qualifications to become the commander of the United Fleet.

After losing consecutive battles on the Japanese battlefield, he finally thought of Fubu Takeshi Toyoda again.

Deputy Takeshi Toyoda didn't want to go, saying that he had never fought against the Americans and didn't know how to fight.In fact, it was because the navy lost consecutive battles and the battlefield situation at that time was already very bad, so he didn't want to take office.But the above said, there is no one now, you have to go if you go, or you have to go if you don’t go.

As a result, Deputy Takeshi Toyota took office as the commander of the United Fleet for half a year, and the decline of the Japanese Navy still did not change.So I came back to serve as the head of the military order.Many people don't like Deputy Takeshi Toyoda, just like criticizing him, he is too talkative as a soldier.

A lot of words are going around, not directly expressing my own thoughts.

"Toyota-kun, if you have anything to say, just say it."

"Aren't I clear about what I said?"

Deputy Takeshi Toyoda still said in a foolish tone: "You shouldn't fight, you must fight, it's completely aimless to fight. Now other people's knives are on everyone's necks, and your heads are going to be chopped off, but you are still here Are you talking about fighting or not?"

Many people here have ugly faces.

It was really because Deputy Wu of Toyota was rambling on and on, but there was still no clear answer.However, Deputy Takeshi Toyoda didn't seem to feel that he had offended the public at all, and continued: "If you directly accept the 'Ili Declaration', every one of you here is a war criminal, and you will all be tried in the future. How to judge, when the time comes It's up to them. Say you're guilty, and you're guilty. Say you're going to be shot, and you're going to be shot. Do you all want to go to their guillotine? Have we reached a point like this? No, no, no, now it's time to win Very early."

"Toyota-kun, you must have a basis for what you say."

Minai Mitsumasa couldn't help but reprimanded Deputy Takeshi Toyoda.

"Isn't the outcome obvious now? Why, Mr. Minei forgot the battle he fought just now? Can you tell me how many warships are left in the United Fleet that can fight?"

Deputy Takeshi Toyoda shrugged.

Of course he understood that Minai Mitsumasa was ironic that Deputy Takeshi Toyoda, as the commander of the United Fleet, had lost consecutive battles on the battlefield.But Deputy Takeshi Toyota didn't care, because Deputy Takeshi Toyota didn't think it was his problem.Because when he took office, the United Fleet was already at an absolute disadvantage, and this was a defeat that no one could recover.

"Yes, the Combined Fleet was defeated, but that doesn't mean the empire was defeated. We still have 400 million troops in the country, and we can continue to mobilize troops. Send out all the guns in the warehouse, so we have tens of millions of troops in the country The army. Why do we have to admit defeat? As long as we accept the "Ili Declaration" and accept unconditional defeat, it means that the future fate of the empire and everyone here is in the hands of China, Britain and the United States. They can do whatever they want , we don’t even have a little room to resist. Do you want to become like this? Fight, only if you fight hard, until they hurt, they dare not underestimate the empire, dare not let us surrender unconditionally like this. As long as we have enough troops and hit them hard a few times, they will sit down and negotiate with us on an equal footing."

"Toyota-kun is right."

Hideki Tojo spoke.

Although Hideki Tojo is no longer the prime minister of the cabinet, he still has a high status in the army.Don't look at the army officers who attacked Hideki Tojo before, but Hideki Tojo is still a radical leader.

Tojo Hideki usually dislikes Vice Takeshi Toyoda the most, and the relationship between the two is very bad.They don't like each other.But today Hideki Tojo's views on Fubu Toyoda changed drastically, and everyone turned out to be like-minded people.

So Hideki Tojo said: "'Decisive battle at home' is an established policy, and no one can veto it. Whoever betrays the interests of the empire and makes peace with them is the enemy of the army."

Suzuki Kantaro couldn't help but sigh.

Military radicals still have an absolute advantage.But it's not all bad news. Minister of the Interior Koichi Kido and Minister of the Navy Mitsumasa Yone both supported the end of the war.As long as it is not all support for war, then there is room for maneuver in this matter.

But Suzuki Kantaro knew that in this meeting, it was impossible for him to talk about the topic of ending the war.It seems that it will be pushed back, but as long as this matter is delayed, Japan's losses will become greater and greater.

Suzuki Kantaro was very helpless.

772

"Don't stop the bombing."

Duan Xun listened to the report on the bombing situation and nodded.

Overall, Duan Xun is still very satisfied with the bombing.This time the bombing of the Japanese mainland can be regarded as a demonstration of China's strength.Also let the United States see that China does not only have weapons such as atomic bombs.

It is not so easy to mobilize thousands of planes to bomb at one time.It is not a simple matter to be able to dispatch so many planes to participate in the bombing for several days in a row.

Because it involves all aspects.

There must be enough airports, enough pilots, and even more so, enough ground staff.After those planes come back, they all need to be overhauled.To ensure a bomber fleet of sufficient size every day, there needs to be enough rotating aircraft.

Under normal circumstances, the aircraft reserve must be at least three times the size of the aircraft fleet for each dispatch.It can be seen how many aircraft are deployed here by the Northeast Military Region and the North China Military Region.

The number of combat aircraft deployed on the Korean Peninsula alone exceeds 5000.

The effect of such rounds of bombing is still obvious.

After listening to the report, Duan Xun said: "In the past few years, so much ammunition has been reserved for preparing for the war. Don't be stingy. Throw it all away. Anyway, it's useless to keep those ammunition. This war will soon be over." It's over, the ammunition produced is best used up. First from those factories in Japan, then Japanese military schools, and then Japanese barracks. As long as it is related to the Japanese army, all can be bombed. As long as Japan does not accept it Surrender, and the bombing will not stop for a day."

"Yes."

Xu Yongchang nodded.

Duan Xun looked at the map and said: "Pull out all the aircraft carriers in our hands, pull them to a place not far from Japan, and participate in the air force's operations. Bomb all the Japanese shipyards and Japanese ports. You can also let other warships bombard them. Those military ports."

There are basically not many aircraft in Japan that can participate in combat.

Because the Japanese aircraft factory is the main target of the Chinese and American aviation forces.At its peak, Japan produced about [-] aircraft a year.However, with the frequent air strikes by China and the United States, Japan's aircraft production has plummeted.Up to now, Japan's aircraft production is not as good as before the war began.

Not only lack of planes, but also lack of airports, and lack of oil.In addition to aircraft factories, Japan's airports are also the focus of China and the United States.Therefore, the mainland of Japan has become a place where the aviation forces of China and the United States freely enter and exit.Before the two countries still had a large number of fighter jets to escort them, but after they took full control of the air, the bombers broke away from the protection of the fighter jets and bombed Japan directly.