"Great victory, great victory of the expeditionary force....After continuous battles, the troops of our expeditionary force have successfully annihilated more than 100,000 Japanese troops on the Japanese island of Kyushu, and more than ten islands on the periphery of Kyushu Island are all in my hands...."On the bustling streets, the newsboy shouted loudly. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Japan's great victory....my heroic and skillful expeditionary force unit has fought bloodily in less than a week. ~~ On the island of Shikoku in Japan, he successfully annihilated the 220,000 Japanese army and achieved an unprecedented victory. From now on, Japan's Shikoku Island and more than a dozen surrounding islands will be in my hands...."The newsboy waved the newspaper in his hand, and his surroundings were already surrounded by people who bought newspapers.

"Japan's great victory, the great victory of the expeditionary force... Yesterday, the troops of our expeditionary force crossed the sea to attack the Japanese island of Honshu, and the chairman personally sent the 1st Guard Division to participate in the battle, and Honshu Yamaguchi Prefecture, which is close to the island of Kyushu, was also breached by the troops of our expeditionary force....." The streets, teahouses, and shops were filled with ordinary people huddled together to read the newspaper, and only then did the people know that the government had launched an attack on the Japanese mainland.

Knowing that the expeditionary force under the command of Zhuo Fei had launched an attack on Honshu Island, and that the forward troops of the expeditionary force had torn through the Japanese defense line in Yamaguchi Prefecture and marched inland, the overjoyed coalition government no longer blocked the news. One after another, the good news spread throughout the country through radio and newspapers. Knowing that the government had dispatched a large army to attack the Japanese mainland and had taken control of the entire island of Kyushu and Shikoku, for a while, a deafening sound of firecrackers rang out all over the country, whether in developed cities or backward rural areas, as the news spread.

In a word, the whole country, from top to bottom, has been plunged into extreme madness because of this unprecedented victory that has been blocked for a long time. Of course, the news of the attack of the Chinese army on Japan's Honshu Island spread throughout the country and the whole world at the first time. The American and British ambassadors also sent telegrams to China as soon as possible, and immediately rushed to the South Bank villa to request a meeting with Chiang Kai-shek to discuss the possibility of Chinese troops participating in the war in Europe.

Japan is still a strange country for many Chinese, and even though Japan once occupied most of China, there are still many Chinese who do not know where Japan is. Knowing that the government had sent troops to attack the Japanese mainland, there were many vendors and shops selling world maps in the market, and the world maps they sold were all looted, and everyone wanted to know where Japan was and how big the islands of Kyushu and Shikoku were that had been controlled by the expeditionary force.

Japan and China were neighbors, but they were a narrow-minded country, and while the whole of China was embroiled in festivities that would not stop at any time, it was reported that the tens of thousands of imperial troops stationed in Yamaguchi Prefecture had been retreating in less than a day. For the sake of the whole country, Emperor Hirohito, who had devoted almost his whole life, was so angry that he vomited blood on the spot and fell into a coma. "We can't wait any longer, the Chinese army is menacing, and the situation on the mainland has reached the most critical moment, so we must send His Majesty the Emperor away first."

The precarious situation has once again disoriented the Japanese cabinet, and some of them are already secretly reflecting on whether the decision to transfer troops and people to the Americas was correct, and if there were enough troops on the mainland, perhaps the current crisis may not have arisen. The most resolute attitude in the cabinet was Hideki Tojo, who was in charge of the defense of the homeland, and out of consideration for the entire world war situation, Hideki Tojo strongly lobbied other cabinet members to send the emperor to the American continent first.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the current situation on the mainland is indeed very unfavorable to the Empire, but we are not without the ability to fight back, and what I am worried about now is the battlefield of the Americas. From the beginning of the decision to move troops and civilians to the American continent, we have moved more than 4.6 million troops and 30 million people, in addition to a large number of industrial facilities and supplies sent to the Americas. If we change our minds at this time, all our previous efforts will be in vain. Ladies and gentlemen, if we lose our homeland, we still have a chance to get back our homeland based in the Americas, but if we lose those elite troops and people on the American continent, the empire may lose the possibility of a comeback. ”

Hideki Tojo fell silent after saying these words, and the other members of the cabinet looked at each other, including Prime Minister Fumima Konoe, and everyone in the cabinet knew that what Hideki Tojo had just said did have some truth. The strength of the Imperial expedition to the American continent has already exceeded 4.6 million, and these 2.6 million troops are all elite troops of the Empire, if the decision is changed at this time, it will not be possible to do it in a while and a half just by recalling these 4.6 million elite troops back to the mainland, and there are still more than 30 million Imperial citizens on the American continent.

The Chinese army, which already controlled the islands of Kyushu and Shikoku, was so powerful that if they were to fight to the death against the Chinese army that had attacked the empire itself, they would abandon the elite troops and people who had already been sent to the Americas. Not to mention the 4.6 million elite troops of the empire, just 30 million people have made it difficult for the cabinet to make a decision, you know, the entire population of the empire is only more than 71 million people.

The 30 million people are almost half of Japan's total population, and if half of the population were to fight to the death against the Chinese army on its own soil, even if the Chinese army finally repelled the attack, the empire itself might shed its last drop of blood. Without an army, you can recruit again, and without armaments, you can produce again, but without a population, it is difficult for an empire to sustain, let alone establish itself in the Americas.

Hideki Tojo quietly paid attention to the expressions and reactions of the other members of the cabinet at the moment, and after seeing the resolute look on Konoe's face, Tojo Hideki secretly became excited in his heart, he knew that what he had just said had at least convinced Prime Minister Fumima Konoe. The cabinet meeting ended hastily after just over half an hour, and because of Hideki Tojo's advice and insistence, as well as the compromise of Fumima Konoe and some of the cabinet members, the cabinet finally decided to send the emperor and the entire Japanese imperial family to the American continent before the Chinese army could reach Kyoto.

"My lords, our plan has finally succeeded, and the empire will soon be able to regain its glory on the wider American continent by abandoning its resource-scarce and geographically constrained homeland. I propose, toast to the regain of the glory of the Empire. Hideki Tojo, with a blushing face, looked around at the officers who had been summoned to his residence, and after shouting, he sang the song of Kimino Yo loudly.

The dozens of officers who were summoned by Hideki Tojo were all the main battle factions in the military, and from the beginning of the combined fleet's successful sneak attack on Hawaii and the unexpected capture of Midway Island, the main battle factions saw an opportunity to attack the US mainland. With the gradual development of the war in the Americas and the addition of the Mexican army, the expeditionary force attacking the city on the west coast of the United States has received the attention of the main battle faction led by Hideki Tojo, and the smooth progress of the war in the Americas has also made Hideki Tojo see the opportunity to seek the whole United States.

Compared with the United States, Japan itself was scarce in resources and geographically limited, and at a time when the Chinese army was showing amazing combat effectiveness, Hideki Tojo and others firmly believed that the military center of gravity of the empire should be shifted to the American continent, and in their opinion, the American army seemed to be better able to cope with it than the Chinese army. It was at this time that some people in the military department proposed to continue to send troops to the American continent, and some people in the government proposed to transfer the people to the Americas for colonization, and Hideki Tojo and others duly began to promote their long-planned plan.

The Emperor, who represents the will of the Empire, will soon be sent to the Americas, along with the Imperial Family, which means that the plan that Hideki Tojo and others have been seeking and secretly promoting has finally succeeded, and they firmly believe that as long as they go to the American continent, with the courage and invincibility of the Imperial army, the Empire will soon be able to gain a foothold on the American continent and regain its glory. In the face of the approaching Chinese army, the Japanese cabinet and the military made a temporary compromise, and although the Japanese emperor, who learned afterwards, was very reluctant, he still began to pack his bags and prepare for the Americas in accordance with the cabinet's decision and persuasion.

At this critical moment when the forward troops of the expeditionary force tore through the Shimomatsu defense line and marched inland to Yamaguchi Prefecture, Zhuo Fei, who was still stranded on Kyushu Island, did not know that the Japanese cabinet had made a decision to abandon his homeland and flee to the Americas. Zhuo Fei's entire focus was on the plan to attack Honshu Island, and after the three forward regiments of the expeditionary force landed in Shimomatsu at night and defeated the two Japanese native guard divisions, the second landing force of the expeditionary force, also under the protection of the temporary fleet, broke into Shenshu Bay and landed at Nagato in northern Yamaguchi Prefecture.

"According to the report, the troops of the northern front that landed in Nagato sent a telegram saying that they had been intercepted by the Japanese army in Yamaguchi Prefecture, and that the troops of the northern front had requested air fire support." The headquarters was crowded again, and with the successive breakthroughs at Shimomatsu and Nagato and the advance of the landing force into the interior of Yamaguchi Prefecture, the telegrams from the departments seeking air fire support became more and more frequent. Zhuo Fei, who was frowning, did not reply immediately, but leaned over to look at the large map spread out on the long table, the British flying unit promised by Sir James had not yet arrived, and Zhuo Fei could not and did not dare to send out all the fighters at hand.

"Reply to the troops on the northern front, air fire support will arrive soon, tell them not to advance lightly." After a while, Zhuo Fei, who had carefully looked at the map, replied, but soon, Zhuo Fei's brows furrowed again. "Inform the 1st Guard Division that landed in Shimonoseki not to be busy looking for Japanese troops to fight, but to first carry out clearance and search of the areas already under control, strictly implement Plan No. 1, and drive all the Japanese civilians searched out in the direction of Hiroshima Prefecture."