Chapter 39: The Last Chance (2)
Seeing with his own eyes that a large number of Chinese troops entering Kyushu Island began to clear the islands on the periphery of Kyushu Island, Junichiro Ogawa, who was terrified, immediately found Zhuo Fei and asked the reason, but Zhuo Fei smiled indifferently, "Mr. Special Envoy, your time as a two-month delay is so good, if I don't let these Chinese troops participate in the encirclement and suppression operation, maybe they are already preparing to attack your Honshu Island." "www.biquge.info Zhuo Fei's answer was equally powerful, leaving Junichiro Ogawa speechless.
"This is your last chance, and if you don't cherish the opportunity in front of you this time, then I have to say that the Japanese civilians who are about to die in the war are all killed by you." Junichiro Ogawa did not fully understand the meaning of Zhuo Fei's words, and after the explanation of one of Zhuo Fei's operational staff officers, Junichiro Ogawa, who was shocked into a cold sweat, was about to collapse. Indiscriminate attack, this is the implicit meaning of Zhuo Fei's sentence just now, once the troops attacking the Japanese mainland carry out indiscriminate attacks, then those unarmed civilians will also become the targets of the attacking forces.
"Oh my God, this can't be allowed to happen." Junichiro Ogawa, who came to his senses, could no longer find Zhuo Fei, so he had to return to his residence and send the news back to Kyoto on the radio. Like Junichiro Ogawa, the Japanese cabinet and the emperor were also frightened when they received the news, and they all knew what the Japanese army had done in China, and if a million hateful Chinese soldiers were killed on the island of Honshu, perhaps Japan would have its own population plummeting to less than 10 million.
"Absolutely not, the Shina army must not be allowed to enter the island of Honshu." The emperor was the first to speak, followed by several members of the inner group, only Prime Minister Fumima Konoe and Minister of War Hideki Tojo did not speak, because they all knew that it was almost impossible to change the plan of the umbrella and the Chinese army at this time. Zhuo Fei only gave a buffer period of 2 months, but the fleet that the empire transferred back from the Americas was continuously attacked and intercepted by the US submarine force, and the ships that successfully returned to the mainland were less than half of the ships that set off.
The plan to use the American Fleet to fend off the Umbrella attack had failed, and now that the Empire had sent a large number of local elite troops to the Americas, Konoe Fumima and Hideki Tojo could no longer think of any other solution to the Empire's current predicament. "Otherwise, transfer Yamashita Fengwen from the Philippines back to the mainland, MacArthur has suffered a big loss at the hands of Yamashita Fengwen, maybe Yamashita Fengwen can withstand the attack of the umbrella." Among the cabinet members who had been pondering for a long time, someone finally remembered Yamashita Fumi, who had long been forgotten by them.
That's right, the empire also has Yamashita Fengwen, known as the Malay Tiger, when Yamashita Fengwen commanded the Southern Advance Corps to attack Southeast Asia, not only broke through the defense line of hundreds of thousands of British and Australian allied troops, but also commanded the Southern Advance Corps to chase hundreds of thousands of American and Australian allied troops until they were driven out of the Philippines. Hearing the name of Yamashita Fumi, Konoe Fumima's eyes lit up, and then he turned his face to look at Hideki Tojo, and after seeing Hideki Tojo's vague shaking of his head, the hope that had just risen in Konoe Fumima's heart was fleeting.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm afraid there is no way for Yamashita Fengwen to be transferred back to his homeland now." At the suggestion of Konoe Fumima, Hideki Tojo explained. "The resurgent US-Australian coalition is bent on regaining control of the Philippines, and if Yamashita had not commanded in the Philippines, perhaps the Philippines would have been recaptured by the Mac-Australia coalition. There is no oil and materials from the Philippines, and perhaps the mainland can save the use of oil and various materials, but after the US-Australian coalition recaptures the Philippines, it will take advantage of the situation to go north and join the sequence of attacking the empire itself. ”
Hideki Tojo explained this, and the cabinet members who originally wanted to refute were dumbfounded, because they knew that if the US-Australian coalition also attacked the empire at this time, it would definitely not be the situation that the empire wanted to see. The American fleet is no longer useful, and Yamashita has no way to transfer it back to the mainland, is it true that the empire has no place in Asia? Everyone present, including the emperor, had a sad look on their faces, especially Fumima Konoe, who was the prime minister, was even more frantic to the point of tears.
When did the Great Japanese Empire ever have such a aggrieved situation, the dignified Empire was actually threatened by such an armed force as the Umbrella, and the Empire had no power to fight back. The Japanese emperor, who was sad in his heart, wanted to end the meeting hastily, but was asked by Konoe Furuma whether he wanted to accept Zhuo Fei's conditions, in fact, including the emperor himself, he knew that as long as he agreed to Zhuo Fei's conditions, the big war that was about to break out in the empire itself might not happen again.
The economic meeting, which lasted for several hours, failed to reach a result, and although Junichiro Ogawa, who was stranded in Kumamoto, repeatedly assured Zhuo Fei that the cabinet would make a decision, Zhuo Fei, who had not received a reply for a long time, did not intend to wait any longer. "Mr. Special Envoy, I have given you a whole day to think, and there is still a maximum of an hour before it will be light. If, before dawn, I do not receive a positive answer from your government, I will immediately order an all-out attack and an indiscriminate attack on the islands of Honshu. ”
Zhuo Fei's ultimatum was sent to Kyoto by Junichiro Ogawa, who had not slept all night, but the cabinet did not reply until the sky was completely bright, and the anxious Junichiro Ogawa could not wait for the cabinet's reply. "General Zhuo, please wait. Wait. Seeing Zhuo Fei walking towards the headquarters surrounded by guards, Junichiro Ogawa was completely anxious, and then jumped up and hugged one of Zhuo Fei's thighs regardless of his identity, crying and asking Zhuo Fei to give him a little more time.
"Your Excellency, please wait a little longer, give me another hour, no, no, no, half an hour. If, within half an hour, the Cabinet has not responded, I will automatically disappear from your eyes. It was very indecent to be held by a big man's thighs, which obviously made Zhuo Fei very unhappy, and after Zhuo Yan reached out and pulled Junichiro Ogawa away, Zhuo Fei, who was full of coldness, smiled at Junichiro Ogawa, who was pale.
"Mr. Special Envoy, my patience is not very good, I have given you enough time, and now you are deliberately delaying time to test my patience, so I must respond, otherwise someone else will challenge my patience later." Saying this, Zhuo Fei no longer looked at Junichiro Ogawa, who was slumped at his feet, but entered the headquarters without squinting under the escort of Zhuo Yan and a few people.
As a price for the delay in replying to the Japanese cabinet, Zhuo Fei was naturally ready to teach the Japanese a lesson, but when he was about to give an order to the flight team, there was a commotion outside the command department, and a loud voice was shouting vigorously. "General Zhuo, Your Excellency General, I got a reply from the cabinet, I got it, please don't give an attack order yet." Junichiro Ogawa, whose eyes were red, was brought to Zhuo Fei, and the telegram from the Japanese cabinet had already been quickly picked up by Junichiro Ogawa.
"Your Excellency General, this is a decision made by the Great Japanese Empire, and after urgent consultation between the Cabinet and His Majesty the Emperor, the Imperial Court has decided to accept the proposal given by you, General Zhuo. However, the cabinet believes that 2 months is too little, and hopes to be able to communicate with the general again, and in order to show the sincerity of the empire, a group of civilians will leave the mainland for Hawaii today. Junichiro Ogawa has lived for decades, and he has never spoken at such a fast pace, and he still said this passage in one breath.
Regarding what Junichiro Ogawa said just now, Zhuo Fei just smiled but didn't speak, took the telegram handed by Junichiro Ogawa and read it carefully, Zhuo Fei said indifferently. "I am glad that your government will accept my suggestion, and since your government has already evacuated the local civilians in Kashgar, then I will order all the ships in the Umbrella Control Zone to help you transport the population. But let me state first, if your government tries to stall for time, I will absolutely destroy the whole of Japan, I promise. ”
Seeing Zhuo Fei leave, Junichiro Ogawa, whose back was already wet with sweat, collapsed to the ground again, and after a pause of more than ten seconds, Junichiro Ogawa, who was helped up by his entourage, immediately returned to his residence and sent a telegram to Kyoto by radio. After receiving a telegram from Kumamoto from Junichiro Ogawa, the cabinet members, who were in a terrible mood, were relieved a little, at least for the short term, without worrying that Honshu Island would be dragged into the abyss of war.
Zhuo Fei suspended the military operation against Honshu Island, but the operation to clear the islands around Kyushu Island did not stop, and MacArthur's side was still fighting a bloody battle against the Japanese army in Okinawa to the death, at this time, Zhuo Fei, who had been sitting on Kyushu Island, quietly returned to Chongqing. "Japan must be taken, and the reason why I ordered the postponement of the attack on Honshu Island is to get a Japan that has not been deliberately destroyed, and that surrendering troops without a fight can reduce casualties and losses for us." In the face of the doubts of the high-level leaders in Chongqing, Zhuo Fei directly gave such an explanation.
"And I do this, there is another benefit, and that is Taiwan. The US-Australian coalition forces commanded by MacArthur have been fighting in Okinawa, and until now, they have not been able to completely solve the Japanese army in Okinawa, waiting for the US-Australian coalition forces to help take back Taiwan, which is undoubtedly a fool's dream. And I have now agreed to suspend the attack on Honshu Island, which is already giving them the last chance, and at the same time giving the Japanese government great hope and motivation, if at this time, we propose to take back Taiwan, I think, the Japanese government should not refuse. If the coalition government had promised to provide some ships to help the Japanese troops in Taiwan retreat to the mainland, I think the Japanese cabinet would have been even happier. ”