A military coup d'état in Japan is by no means a trivial matter. Before Chu Tianjiang's flight arrived in Shanghai, Stark convened an emergency meeting of the chief of the general staff.

Although Zhang Xiaogang, Luo Jinyong and Chu Tianjiang were summoned back, and Chu Tianjiang's doomsday warrior system was also taken away, but under Sergeyev's resolute retention, Yang Fanglie did not withdraw from the General Staff Chiefs Conference. According to Stark's promise, he will decide within three days whether to adopt Yang's proposal to punish Japan for violating the Charter of Humanity, so even if Yang leaves the alliance, he will have to wait for three days.

At the meeting, Stark gave a general presentation of the situation, or rather a made-up story.

That is, Stark privately contacted Takeuchi after Yang Fanglie held a closed-door meeting.

According to the explanation given by Stark, he did not want the situation to escalate, so he planned to give Takeuchi a preventive shot first, so that Takeuchi would know what was about to happen, and convey it to Japanese Prime Minister Aso Forty-eight, so that the Japanese authorities could prepare for the transfer of sovereignty.

Because the two military exercises around Japan have not yet ended, and the nine member countries of the Planetary Defense Council have concentrated a million troops and can mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops to capture Japan at any time, Stark believes that Takeuchi and Aso will sensibly accept the ruling of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Prior to this, Japan had already transferred its nuclear power and placed all its nuclear facilities under the supervision of the Planetary Defense Council.

It was at this time that the incident occurred.

Stark emphasized that he had made Takeuchi aware of the gravity of the situation, and that Takeuchi was inclined to hand over sovereignty to the Planetary Defense Council before Judgment Day. Stark didn't say this to justify Takeuchi's name, but to prove that he was right.

The problem lies with Japanese Prime Minister Aso Forty-eight.

That is, Aso refused to surrender sovereignty and declared that Japan would withdraw from the Planetary Defense Council, terminate cooperation on all defense projects, and withdraw staff members from the Planetary Defense Council, as long as the Joint Chiefs of General Staff made a decision.

Aso's decision will only bring about the catastrophe of Japan's destruction.

Takeuchi is well aware of the strength of the Planetary Defense Council, and even more aware of the determination of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. With the cooperation of the US forces stationed in Japan, the Nine-Nation Coalition will be able to sweep through the Japanese mainland in a few days, and Japan's self-defense capability will be useless, and tens of thousands of Japanese will suffer as a result.

Taking a step back, even if the Nine-Nation Coalition had not invaded Japan, Japan could have been a survivor of the catastrophe.

For this reason, Takeuchi decided to launch a military coup to force Aso to accept the verdict and restore normal order after Judgment Day.

At the meeting of the chiefs of the General Staff, Stark presented a very important piece of evidence, namely the order for the transfer of the Tokyo garrison, signed by Takeuchi Jinfumi.

In accordance with this order, the garrison under the direct command of Takeuchi was to surround the Prime Minister's Office and the main administrative institutions.

The problem is that the army controlled by Takeuchi is very limited, and the vast majority of the officers and men of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces are unaware of the existence of the Karado Planetary Defense Council.

As a result, street fighting broke out in Tokyo between the army loyal to Takeuchi and the army loyal to Aso Forty-eight.

"Because I expected that Aso Forty-eight might resist stubbornly, I gave an order to transfer in advance, and the U.S. troops stationed in Yokohama were dispatched as soon as possible, and the situation was already under control and disarming the two warring parties. In eight hours at the latest, normal order can be restored. ”

"I've heard that there have been many large-scale explosions in downtown Tokyo, and this is also the result of the fighting?" Sergeyev asked.

"Most of the explosions were caused by fighting, but there were some exceptions." Stark knew that with reconnaissance satellites all over low-earth orbit, many things simply cannot be hidden. "For example, the explosion that occurred in the teacher's apartment at the University of Tokyo had nothing to do with the fighting."

"Really?" Sergeyev wanted to know more.

"According to the investigation report I have just received, the explosion was carried out by Japanese intelligence agencies, and it was confronted with the Japanese scientific researchers who lived inside."

"General Stark, your explanation doesn't make sense."

"Obviously, Aso Forty-Eight is angry and ready to fight with us, so let the Japanese intelligence agencies get rid of all the scientific personnel working for the Planetary Defense Council." Stark paused slightly, then added, "Don't forget, these scientists have a closer relationship with Takeuchi, and they are all committed to defending the common good of mankind, and they will definitely not support Aso. Only by getting rid of them can Aso Forty-Eight make Japan break with the Planetary Defense Council and inflict irreparable damage on us. There is no doubt that Aso Forty-Eight is a mad guy, and his actions have posed a serious threat to humanity. ”

"In that case, we should take over Japan's sovereignty." Yang Fanglie took the opportunity to attack.

"No, it's not the time yet." Stark had been preparing for a long time, and he knew that Yang Fanglie would bring up the old matter again. "Although the US military stationed in Japan was quickly dispatched and brought the situation under control, the results were already very serious. According to the latest information, not only did more than 20 Japanese dignitaries such as Aso 48 die in the coup, but even Takeuchi Jinfumi died. The murderer was his confidential secretary, who was a close confidant of Aso. ”

Obviously, no one believes in Stark's ghostliness, but no one has come forward to expose it.

Not to mention anything else, even if Takeuchi's confidential secretary is a close confidant of Aso Forty-eight, with his understanding of the Planetary Defense Council, he should also know that killing Takeuchi Forty-eight will not only fail to save Aso, but will also lead to serious consequences, and will not benefit Japan at all.

"So, what do you think should be done now?" Yang Fanglie pulled the topic back.

"At this time, the most important thing is to stabilize Japan's domestic order, especially the political order. The point is, if we set out to take over Japan's sovereignty, the news will spread, and the whole world will know about the existence of the Planetary Defense Council, and thus the disaster that will befall the province in more than 20 days. ”

Yang Fanglie did not refute it, because this is a very real problem.

When proposing to punish Japan, Yang Fanglie knew that even if Stark compromised, it would be impossible to take substantive action, because it was impossible to keep it secret.

"Even so, it was not condoned." Yang Fanglie coughed dryly and said, "We can not take over Japan's sovereignty for the time being, but we must punish it." My proposal is to temporarily remove Japan's voting rights and demote Japan to an observer on the Planetary Defense Council. ”

"This ......"

"I support General Yang's proposal that Japan must be punished." French Admiral Reynaud spoke. "If we stop there, we will set a precedent and we will inevitably suffer from endless consequences. Appropriate punishment would demonstrate the authority of the Planetary Defense Council without negatively affecting secrecy. It's just that there are penalties and rewards, and some major resolutions require 100% support before they can take effect. In view of Italy's excellent performance as an observer and its significant contribution to human civilization prior to this, I propose that Japan's voting rights be granted to Italy. ”

"General Reynold's proposal is reasonable, and I think it should be adopted." German Admiral Primakov immediately expressed his support.

"I have no opinion." Sergeyev was fond of causing trouble for Stark.

"General Reynolds is right that some extremely important decisions require 100 percent support, so three percent of the voting rights cannot be vacant." Yang Fanglie smiled and said, "Besides, my country is very satisfied with the 15 percent voting rights that we already have. I believe that the same is true of Generals Sergeyev, Renault and Primakov. General Stark, you're not going to be interested in three percent of the vote, are you? ”

Now, Stark has no choice.

"If everybody agrees, of course I won't object." Stark sighed, "According to the old rules, let's vote. ”

China, Russia, France, and Germany jointly forced the palace, and Britain, Israel, Canada, and Austria had an ambiguous attitude, and Stark voted in favor.

The big picture was decided, and Britain had to vote in favor of making Italy a member of the Planetary Defence Council, as it would increase the influence of France, Germany and Italy in Europe. As a result, the nine member states unanimously supported the replacement of Japan by Italy.

Next, the nine chiefs of the General Staff welcomed the new member, the Chief of the General Staff of the Italian Wehrmacht, Colonel-General Mancini.

"General Mancini, we will send the relevant information to your confidential mailbox, and you can arrange your own time to know the basic situation. Now let's move on to the second topic. Stark turned his gaze to Yang Fanglie. General Yang, when will your personnel return to Diego Garcia? ”

"General Stark, you seem to have forgotten something very important."

"What?"

"Although many projects have already been launched and the Italian side has not had the opportunity to join, there is one that is very important and I think adjustments must be made."

Stark was startled, knowing that Yang Fanglie was about to attack.

"That is, since Japan is no longer a member of the country, there is no reason to occupy the seat of the Doomsday Army, and it should give up the position that belongs to Japan to Italy."

When Yang Fanglie said this, not only Mancini was very grateful, but even Renault and Primakov were also very moved.

"The problem is that the Doomsday Warrior system is unique and cannot be changed after it has been modulated."

Yang Fanglie smiled and said, "This is a special design made for safety, but it does not mean that Italy can be taken out of the door for this reason." ”

Stark's brows jumped a few times, and he knew that Yang Fanglie had come prepared.

"I asked Luo Jinyong in detail, and the safety identification program supporting the user is mainly concentrated in the nerve center control unit. Although it is a security program solidified in hardware, I would be happy to provide a new set of Nerve Center Control Units for the special forces assigned by General Mancini. As for the security settings in other subsystems, the United States is the main research and development country, so there should be no problem, right? ”