Hideki Tojo was very dazed when he saw Chen Dao's gesture.

"What do you mean, Mr. Governor? What do you mean by commitment? Prince Hatohiko asked.

Hirohito was also very curious, but he just wanted to maintain his majesty as an emperor, and it was difficult to take the initiative to ask questions.

Nagano Xiushen and Yamamoto Fifty-six were bystanders, and they were stunned at first when they saw Chen Dao's gesture, and then thought of some of the information that Chen Dao had revealed from time to time in their interactions with Chen Dao in the past few days, and then thought of what Chen Dao was going to say.

The army brought humiliation on itself, so let the army solve it by itself, and the two chose to watch the excitement without hesitation.

Chen Dao crossed his fingers and said: "I clearly remember that in July 1937, after the outbreak of war between Japan and China, your army announced that it would settle China in three months. Now that it is the end of 1941 and the war between Japan and China has been going on for four and a half years, when will your army's promise of settling China within three months be fulfilled? ”

Before Chen Dao finished speaking, he saw that Hideki Tojo and Hatohiko Asakanomiya and other army generals were like two loud slaps, and their cheeks instantly turned red.

Hirohito's seemingly deep gaze turned around Chen Dao, Tojo Hideki and others, silently took off his glasses, and took out a glasses cloth from his pocket, covering up the embarrassment in his heart by wiping his glasses.

What a nasty person this Governor Rosen is to ask such embarrassing questions?

Hirohito was very dissatisfied with Chen Dao in his heart, but he was proud of his identity, so it was not good to refute Chen Dao directly, so he had to glance at Hideki Tojo gloomily.

In 1937, after the outbreak of the 77 Incident, Hirohito first considered the possibility of a threat from the Soviet Union as the war expanded. In the week before. Clashes between the Soviet Union and Japan have just broken out on the island of Ganchazi on the Amur River.

He first summoned the Chief of Staff of the Army, Prince Kanin Palace. Question: "What if the USSR attacked from behind?" ”

Xianyuan Gong replied: "I think the army will fight back." ”

Hirohito repeated: "That's just the arbitrariness of the army. What if in case the USSR attacked? ”

Xianyuan Gong said: "There is no way. Hirohito was disappointed by this.

But later, Prince Kanin Palace, as well as the then Minister of War Sugiyama Moto, told Hirohito that there was no need to worry about the army's preparations for war against the Soviet Union: "Even if there is a war with China, it will be resolved in two or three months." ”

Hirohito was very satisfied with this explanation. Therefore, he discussed a solution with the generals of the military department and reached a consensus on the issue of the timetable of the war, and thus began preparations for war against China.

Who knows that the whole of Japan underestimated the will to resist and the spirit of sacrifice of the Chinese people, and a battle of Songhu with a sea of corpses and a sea of blood was fought for three months, and the three-month settlement of China clamored by Sugiyama Yuan became a joke.

Sugiyama Moto, who went to the Chinese battlefield to investigate, was not in Tokyo, and in the face of Chen Dao's questioning, Hirohito was not easy to speak. I had to expect Hideki Tojo to fight back.

How did he know that Chen Dao's style has always been to "hit people and slap them in the face." Swearing is short. ”

Since Hideki Tojo sent his face forward, he didn't fight in vain.

Chen Dao saw that Hideki Tojo's mouth opened and opened again and again to refute, so he hurriedly preemptively said: "Why should I advise General Tojo not to be proud and underestimate the enemy? The reason is very simple, we all know that China does not have a decent military industry, it is divided internally and fighting with each other, the quality of military personnel is generally low, and more often than not, it is fighting with your army with enthusiasm, and there is nothing to be proud of in winning such an enemy, not to mention that your army has not yet achieved a final victory. ”

Hideki Tojo said angrily: "We defeated the British ** team in Southeast Asia in three months, is it possible that the British ** team is also a worthless opponent in your eyes?" ”

Chen Dao saw that Hideki Tojo stepped forward again, and he did not hesitate to take a big pump.

"In Southeast Asia, there were only third-rate British colonial troops, and some of the most powerful British troops were in German prisoner of war camps, some were in East Africa at the time, and the other part was defending the British mainland.

Let me make an analogy, a strong man rushed into a nursery school, punched down countless children, after beating the kindergarten, he was not satisfied, rushed into a nursing home, kicked over countless old people who were faltering. Can his behavior of "punching the kindergarten and kicking the nursing home" prove that he is strong?

We are allies, but it is precisely because we are allies that I would like to warn General Tojo that your army has not really fought against the world's best armies, oh no."

Chen Dao covered his mouth and exclaimed: "I almost forgot that there was a war between your army and the Soviet army, in 1939, in Normenhan. In that battle, your army did not seem to perform so satisfactorily, so I advise Shogun Tojo that the Battle of Nomenhan should be used to measure the true combat effectiveness of your army. In the future, when facing the U.S. Army and Marine Corps, you must not underestimate the enemy. ”

Yamamoto Fifty-six and Nagano Xiu were sitting upright, their faces were unwavering, but they were already smiling in their hearts.

In the Battle of Normenhan, the Japanese Army claimed to have suffered about 18,000 casualties, but Yamamoto Fifty-six and others could see at a glance that there was something wrong with it, and this number must have shrunk.

Since the Battle of Nomenhan, the Japanese Army, which has always been arrogant, has developed a psychological barrier to the Soviet Army, and since then it has been known that the strength of the Soviet Red Army is still quite strong for the Japanese Army, and it is not an opponent that can be easily provoked, which has greatly increased the strength of the Southern Advance faction.

It's none of their business, hanging high, Yamamoto Fifty-six and Nagano Cultivation Old Monk are silent like a set, which is indeed a wordless ridicule in Tojo's opinion.

Prince Hatohiko of Asaka Palace couldn't hold back the anger in his heart, and said gloomily: "Since Mr. Governor General thinks that Japan is not an opponent of the United States, why do you approve of Japan's attack on the United States?" Since in the eyes of Mr. Governor-General, the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army is so vulnerable, why do you still go to great lengths to promote your country to join forces with Japan to attack the United States, are you not afraid that Japan will drag down Germany? ”

"Your Royal Highness, I never said that your ** team is vulnerable, I am just an ally, and I kindly remind you not to be proud and underestimate the enemy, after all, there is an old Chinese saying that is good. The arrogant army will be defeated. I heard that Shogun Tojo is a China expert. I think you should understand this truth.

Please pay attention to His Royal Highness. I'm talking about your country's army, which cannot represent Japan, especially in a war against the United States. I sincerely hope that your army will keep a clear head in the war against the United States, put itself in a correct position, and cooperate with your navy to accomplish the great cause of defeating the United States. ”

Chen Dao said, turned to Hirohito and said, "Your Majesty, I am a soldier. I am not a politician, I speak more directly, and I ask your Majesty's forgiveness if there is anything inappropriate in my words. ”

Hirohito was very annoyed, this young Mr. Governor was so naïve that he would make such a suggestion without knowing the national conditions of Japan, if the Japanese Army was willing to put down its shelves and cooperate with the Navy and become a vassal of the Navy, it would definitely not be the Japanese Army I knew.

Just over a month ago, when Hideki Tojo had just sat on the prime minister's throne. Hirohito had affirmed to him a problem that had long plagued Japan.

"Please remember that cooperation between the Army and the Navy is more important than ever," Hirohito said. I also intend to summon the Minister of the Admiralty. Tell him the same thing. ”

At Hirohito's request, Hideki Tojo and the Minister of the Navy turned around and threw themselves into the Pacific Ocean.

Throughout history, the rivalry between the army and navy has existed in almost every country, and often fiercely, but the level of mutual hatred between the Japanese navy and navy is unparalleled.

It is not only a competition for resources between military branches, but also a manifestation of social contradictions accumulated over a long period of time, which can even be traced back to the bloody territorial disputes between clans in feudal society.

When the modern Japanese army and navy were established during the Meiji Restoration in the late 19th century, some Japanese clans sent their sons into one branch of the military, while their long-standing rivals were bound to join the other. In this way, the hostility between them continued in the form of army and navy competition, and even developed into an openly hateful relationship.

Chen Dao's words reminded Hirohito of the history of blood and tears brought about by the struggle between the army and the navy, but the ugliness of the family should not be publicized, and he was not good at talking to Chen Dao, so he had to secretly make up his mind that he must find a way to make up for the relationship between the navy and the army.

Hideki Tojo and others heard Chen Dao say that they wanted the Japanese Army to cooperate with the Navy in combat, like cats whose tails had been stepped on.

Prince Hatohiko of Asakanomiya said: "Americans only yearn for a luxurious life, spiritual and moral corruption, their so-called strength is only a foreign power, how can they be the opponent of the samurai of the Great Japanese Empire?" Mr. Governor General is too arbitrary to assert that the Japanese Army is no match for the United States, without understanding the national character of the Americans, nor of the Japanese national character. ”

"Alas," Chen Dao let out a long sigh, "Your Royal Highness, there are some things I didn't want to say, but you have to force me to say them, and I can only offend." Although I was far away in Europe, I had heard that the Japanese Army had done a lot of heinous bestiality after the occupation of Nanjing. His Royal Highness Prince Hatohiko of Asakanomiya has served as the interim commander-in-chief. You should know very well what the Japanese Army did in Nanjing, then, the question is, who is morally corrupt? ”

Hideki Tojo and all the army officers glared angrily at Chen Dao, and Prince Hatohiko of Asaka Palace glared at Chen Dao with cannibalistic eyes.

Hirohito wiped his glasses again.

Nagano Shusei and Yamamoto Fifty-six were relieved in their hearts, as high-ranking naval officers, they were naturally well-informed and knew some inside information.

After the brutality of the Japanese army in Nanjing was exposed by the embassies of various countries in China, it aroused the shock and strong condemnation of the international public opinion.

In February 1938, due to the infamy of the massacre of the Japanese army, the Japanese government could not resist the accusations of international public opinion and ordered the abolition of the establishment of the Shanghai Dispatch Force of the Japanese Army.

The two culprits, Prince Hatohiko Asakanomiya and Ishine Matsui, were both recalled to Japan.

After returning to Japan, Matsui Ishine was ordered to retire, but Hatohiko Asakanomiya remained in the Supreme Command as a military counselor and no longer served as a front-line commander.

Now that Chen Dao openly accuses the Japanese Army of moral turpitude, it is tantamount to spitting in the faces of all Japanese Army officers in public, and the person concerned, Hatohiko Asakanomiya, is even more sprayed all over his face, and it is an inevitable reaction to become angry and embarrassed.

Chen Dao turned a blind eye to the angry eyes of Hideki Tojo and others, and said leisurely: "It is said that the Japanese army is rich in Chinese generals, but I haven't seen any of them. "The Art of War" says, knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent, one will not be defeated in a hundred battles. Seeing that war with the Americans is imminent, your army does not know neither itself nor the other side, and the prospect of war. I was worried. Seemingly. The war against the United States. The hope of victory is still betting on the Navy. ”

Yamamoto Fifty-six saw Chen Dao's sarcasm and sarcasm to the army, and pulled countless hatreds into his upper body, feeling that he could no longer be silent.

"Your Majesty, General Rosen has come this time with 120,000 sincerity, and his reminder to the Army is that he hopes that the Army will be able to fight the war against the United States and not be frustrated by underestimating the enemy. His words were sharp, but their intentions were good. General Rosen's visit was not only to facilitate the two countries to join forces to defeat the United States. He also brought with him a battle plan against the United States. After reading the plan, Minister Nagano and I agreed that it would allow us to achieve twice the result with half the effort in the war against the United States. ”

Hirohito and Hideki Tojo were taken aback, there was still such a thing?

Hirohito leaned into his glasses and asked, "General Rosen is worthy of being Japan's most reliable ally, and he has thought it through, Mr. Governor, can you explain the details of the plan for me?" ”

Chen Dao scratched his head and said: "Your Majesty, it's not too early, I can only explain to you the main idea of my plan, and I still ask General Yamamoto to solve your doubts another day." ”

"Please."

Hideki Tojo and others also pricked up their ears. Concentrate on preparing to find the flaws.

"First of all, since I decided to go south. In China, then, it is necessary to maintain a stalemate situation, focus on developing the people's livelihood in the occupied areas, pay attention to rectifying military appearance and military discipline, and do less stupid things that anger the people and resent. There is no impermeable wall, and if the German people knew that Germany's allies were a morally corrupt country, they would certainly raise questions with the Führer, and in order to appease public opinion, the Führer would certainly have to reconsider his attitude toward Japan, and at that time I would have to make all my efforts in vain, and this is my first suggestion. ”

Chen Dao said and glanced at Hideki Tojo, Hirohito noticed Chen Dao's gaze, and said flatly: "Thank you Mr. Governor for the reminder, please continue." ”

"My second suggestion is that the many islands and territories in the Pacific Ocean were not originally part of Japan's territory, and there is no need to fight for an inch of land if they are not necessary strategic or resource-producing areas. The Japanese Navy should deal with the United States by concentrating superior forces to break through each one and fighting a special war of annihilation, and should not care about the gains and losses of one city or one place; only a war of annihilation can reverse the inferior force in terms of troops, and with the cooperation with some auxiliary tactics listed in my plan, it can guarantee superiority over the US Navy for at least two years. ”

After Chen Dao finished speaking, without waiting for Tojo Hideki and the others to speak, he used to urinate and leave the table, leaving Tojo and the others to think about his suggestion.

That night, Hirohito hosted a banquet to entertain Chen Dao.

Seeing that he was about to leave Japan, Chen Dao was no longer hiding his strength, and in the spirit of the fearless spirit of not being able to drink Zhukov and not being able to drink you Hideki Tojo, he frequently raised his glass and took the initiative to attack Hideki Tojo.

At the end of the dinner, Chen Dao left the palace refreshed, and the unconscious Tojo Hideki was kept in the palace by Hirohito, a sympathetic subordinate, and in the room next to Tojo Hideki, another drunken man was Hatohiko Asahamiya.

The next day, on the morning of October 12, Chen Dao got up early to meet Nagumo Tadaichi, who came to greet him, who first highly praised Chen Dao's courage at the wine table last night, and then laughed with Chen Dao for a while when Hideki Tojo vomited after being drunk, and then rushed to the port of Tokyo by car.

According to the itinerary, this morning, Hirohito will inspect the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy outside the port.

Nagumo Tadaichi told Chen Dao that Japan held this military parade in order to demonstrate the powerful strength of the Japanese Navy to other countries, and second, it wanted to use this naval parade to greet the upcoming year 1942.

This was a good opportunity to observe the Japanese Navy up close, and Chen Dao naturally would not let it go.

Chen Dao and Nagumo Tadaichi arrived at the port of Tokyo and boarded the battleship Hiei.

Chen Dao and Nagumo walked to the bow deck of the ship, which was already crowded with people.

Chen Dao saw that there was a high platform with a fence on the deck, which must have been Hirohito's exclusive review stand.

In the crowd, Chen Dao quickly found Schmidt, the German ambassador to Japan.

Under Ambassador Schmidt's introduction, Chen Dao recognized the guests on board as ambassadors and military attachés of the United States, Italy, and other countries to Japan, as well as important members of the Japanese military and political circles headed by Hideki Tojo.

Chen Dao pointed to the three well-dressed oriental faces in the crowd and asked, "Who are they, they don't look like Japanese?" ”

Ambassador Schmidt carefully identified them for a while and said: "They seem to be the head of the Chinese government, probably invited to participate in this military parade." ”

Chen Dao was taken aback and hurriedly asked, "China and Japan are in a state of war, how can the Chinese government accept such an invitation?" Could it be that you have mistaken someone? ”

Ambassador Schmidt squinted his eyes for a few seconds, shook his head and said, "I can assure you that they are from the Chinese government, but they are the heads of the Nanjing government, not the Chongqing government." Standing in the middle, the man in a long black coat and navy blue pants, he was the leader of the Nanking government, and the previous Prime Minister Konoe had introduced him to me. But he was a small person, and I only remember that he seemed to be surnamed Wang, and I can't remember the name. ”

The government led by the bald chairman was the Chongqing government, which was recognized by the big powers such as Germany, the United States, and the United Kingdom.

As for the king of the Nanjing government? Woof? Could it be the puppet military government led by Wang Jingwei and Wang Da traitors?

Eight achievements are him, Chen Dao recognized the true identity of that person.

"Your Excellency, do you want to get to know them?" Schmidt asked.

"I'm not interested, I'll go to General Nagumo, Mr. Ambassador, please take care of yourself."

After Chen Dao and Schmidt separated, he took his subordinates around in a circle, but did not look for Nanyun, but lowered his hat and stood not far from Wang Jingwei and the others.

Not long after Chen Dao found a good position, there was a sudden noise on the dock, and Hirohito was wearing a military uniform to watch.

Shortly after Hirohito boarded the ship, the battleship Hiei then started and sailed out of the port of Tokyo, and the parade was about to begin. (To be continued......)