The fact that Bighorn was forced to move to the reserve and stand aside was the most unforgettable failure in Horiyoshi's life, and he reflected on the reasons for the painful experience. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The first is that it has not won the sympathy of public opinion. Although the Pactists were more rational and sensible, in a frenzied militaristic atmosphere, such voices were not only weak but were seen as part of Japan's compromise and retreat, with little sympathy for the losers of the Daikaku.

In fact, it did not receive the support of the military. On the eve of the personnel of the big horn, Horiyoshi, as the chief of the 32nd period, had a bright future, and was the first to be promoted to lieutenant general (Yamamoto 56 was a major general at the same time), and he was busy fighting for power and profit, taking the line at the top, and engaging in factional struggles all day long. The fleet faction only told a lie and made the grassroots people stay away from the treaty faction -- restraining armaments and disarmament will reduce the room for promotion, reduce military spending, and reduce the treatment of military personnel.

Finally, there is no strong merit support. During the Battle of Tsushima, although Horikichi participated in the war, he was only a small military academy graduate, so what merits did he have? It's not even as good as his classmate Yamamoto Fifty-six, at least the latter also had 2 fingers cut off by a shell, and he has a certificate of injury. During World War I, Horiyoshi went to the Naval University to further his studies and served on the Fuso, but he also did not participate in substantive battles, and until the political struggle failed, except for participating in arms negotiations, he could not produce a strong proof of military exploits - this is very fatal to a soldier, especially a soldier who has become a vice admiral.

So Hori, who had nothing, could only be swept to the company by King Fushimi Miyahiro Gong, and finally there was a reserve lieutenant general title, so he didn't have to start from scratch, and directly served as the company's top management. However, in the company, just like in the military, he could not do things without the ability and support of the lower levels, and after eight years of dormancy, Horikichi continued to track the dynamics of the navy on the one hand, and on the other hand, he struggled to improve his leadership. Luckily, he had an old friend who was the commander of the Combined Fleet, and as an outsider, he sometimes saw more clearly what to do and what not to do, and finally seized the opportunity to make a successful comeback.

The Yamato led the charge, the air force struck a decisive blow, the western expedition stabilized the morale of the army, and the successive battles in the Americas, he mastered this team with his charisma, battle victories, military honors, and rolling money, and he saw the combined fleet as a part of himself rather than just a means to achieve his goals like Yamamoto Isoroku; He learned public opinion warfare, psychological warfare, and thick black studies, and also obtained German foreign aid - Hoffmann chose to cooperate with Horikichi in order to cut off the last foreign aid channel of the Soviet Union. 4 Marine Brigades, 50 million initial funds, and the central liaison and cover of Special Envoy Cole are all only in exchange for Horikichi's promise: "I will do this request when it is appropriate and necessary!" ”

When Yamamoto Isoroku was disoriented and overwhelmed, he struck out – because he wouldn't be given a second chance.

On the afternoon of the 28th, on the third day of the "Heavenly Punishment of National Thieves" operation, Hirohito finally heard the long-awaited good news: the main force of the combined fleet led by Shiro Kazukawa had sailed into the waters south of Kobe, and had just joined up with the latest heavy armored aircraft carrier Taiho, and rushed to Tokyo Bay to quell the rebellion as quickly as possible.

What made him even more overjoyed was that Major General Takeda Tsuki, the commander of the Guards Division, led a majestic chariot unit to the palace to escort him, which gave him enough confidence and confidence to fight the rebel army to the end, but King Minoru of Higashikurenomiya frowned when he asked about the situation of Takeda's attack.

"Takeda-kun, you said you didn't have a battle along the way?"

"Yes."

"And how did you get here? Didn't the rebels block the road? ”

"This ......," replied Takeda unhurriedly, "Your Majesty, Your Highness, it is true that the rebels intercepted the army when he led his troops, but the minister leveled them with an incorruptible tongue. ”

"Oh?" Hirohito looked interested, "Tell me about it." ”

"I said, I am the chariot unit of the 1st Guards Division, and I am ordered to protect the king and fulfill the duties of a courtier, and I want to rebel? The other party replied, don't dare, beg for thieves! I asked, is it a national thief? The other party denied it. I then asked, "What about your majesty's courtiers?" Said, yes. I asked again, do you want Your Majesty to be hurt? A, no. In the end, I said, then a certain person is leading his troops to defend Miyagi, why don't you let it go quickly? They let us go. Takeda attacked, "I see that these rebels are all obedient subjects, and there must be some misunderstanding in this way, Your Majesty should not worry." ”

Hirohito looked very happy and asked the Minister of the Interior to appease Takeda and then left, but King Minoru of Higashikure Palace showed a thoughtful expression

Sending the chariot brigade to defend the Imperial Palace was a deliberate decision by Shinichi Tanaka, and Takeda certainly understood what he meant—not only did the division commander not want to fight, but he was also thinking about the way back in the future. In fact, everyone knew that the rebel army had no intention of attacking the palace at all, and it was one thing to send a chariot brigade or not, and it was completely useless militarily.

Politically, however, this move was not necessarily a futile move, but at least a firm statement that the Guards Division supported the Emperor. As for why the rebellion was not suppressed by force, it was entirely because he was concerned about the safety of Tokyo and His Majesty and did not dare to let go - it cleverly covered up the lack of melee firepower of the Guards Division, and it was simply unable to defeat the embarrassment of the Marine Brigade.

At this level, he jumped out of the big hole prepared for him by the army top brass headed by Ishihara Waner - it was not a matter of your Tanaka ability, but if you beat it, the base camp was deployed correctly, as for the life and death of ordinary officers and soldiers of the Guards Division, how could it be in the eyes of the army top brass? Judging from Hori's resolute attitude of sending military supplies and tanks (lack of ammunition), Tanaka Shinichi believes that the whole matter will eventually achieve a political solution. Since it was a compromise in the end, what is it interesting to let his subordinates die in vain, and let the navy and the people of Tokyo hold a grudge for the rest of their lives?

He thinks that Takeda is right, in the end, after the Osaka merchants, the master disciple of Toshiro Ohata, his brain is the light: during the 226 mutiny, the rebel army killed Admiral Minoru Saito, and the combined fleet drove the battleship Nagato into Tokyo Bay, and finally restrained himself from firing. Where is the crime now to go to war for the dog-eat-dog struggle for power within the Navy? Even if Horikichi fails in the end, it's not too late to fall into the well when the time comes!

Of course, the most benefited is Takeda's attack, and the credit for the protection of King Qin's work is there, and it is not too much to say how to reward the meritorious deeds afterwards, which is also the credit that Tanaka Shinichi deliberately gave him to thank Takeda for his advice in the past two days.

In the evening, King Minoru of Higashikurenomiya, who was looking at the empty son, quickly talked to Ishihara Waner on the phone and told him about the Takeda attack and the chariot brigade, and the latter sighed after hearing it: "Tanaka Shinichi doesn't seem to be stupid, he reached a tacit understanding with Horikichi so quickly after suffering a loss......"

"It's good to save the other two old things in the palace from being noisy."

"Your Highness......" Ishihara said after hesitating for a moment, "something happened today and I want to report it to you, but I don't know how to talk about it." ”

"Say, what else can't we say between us?"

"This evening, Horikichi arranged for someone to send condolences to Nagata Town, and also arranged for an open-air movie."

"Putting on a movie?" King Minoru of Higashikure Palace laughed, "He is really leisurely, I admire him more and more, how can he use such improper means to bring the navy out." ”

"It's not serious, but it works." Ishihara recounted the content of the movie "Commander of the Combined Fleet" by two, "You don't know, at the end, everyone spontaneously stood up and bowed to the victims, and many people burst into tears, and everyone had a personal experience......

King Minoru Higashikure was silent, and said after a long time: "You still dare to watch this kind of movie?" Don't see it! ”

"Does it work?" Ishihara smiled bitterly, "Starting during the day today, the navy has chartered all the large and small movie theaters within their control, allowing the public to watch them for free in batches, and students from junior high schools and colleges will watch them first, and put them in the evening, at least tens of thousands of people!" It is said that the navy will be kept for seven days in a row, and the copies will be sent to various other cities by plane. ”

"Amazing, powerful...... "King Minoru of the Higashikure Palace sighed, "This is really evil, obviously he didn't shoot a gun, he is very stable, why are we at a disadvantage everywhere." ”

"This is not the most powerful, the most powerful is this ......" Ishihara Waner put the microphone out of the window, "Listen, what is the sound outside......"

King Minoruhiko of the Higashikure Palace closed his eyes and listened attentively, and heard a faint singing:

……

The powerful only know the proud family, and there is really no one in the country;

The wealthy man knows how to boast and accumulate wealth, and the society thinks about it!

The sage sees the decline of the country, and the fool still dances in the world.

The rise and fall of chaos is like a dream, and the world is really like a game of chess!

Under the Showa Restoration, men are connected to justice!

There are a million soldiers in the chest, and ten thousand cherry blossoms are scattered when they die!

The rotting corpses crossed over, and this body fluttered and floated together.

The worried country stands forward, and the boy sings from now on!

……

He was shocked, and his whole person felt bad: "This ...... This...... This is the song of the "Showa Restoration"! ”

"The Navy played this repeatedly on Radio Tokyo, and also played a song on a tweeter aimed at Nagatacho...... The generals can't hold back, 226 has only been 7 years, and the suffering of the people now is no less than back then! Ishihara Wan'er scratched his scalp, extremely distressed, "The generals are still relatively sober in their minds, knowing that this road is not passable, but the Marine Brigade also sent people to sing to the Guards Division, this song was sung by our army first, many of the soldiers who survived the 226 incident are still in service, and if this continues, if the army is also agitated to engage in 'heavenly punishment of national thieves', the scene will be completely uncontrollable, and it must be resolved politically as soon as possible!" ”

In fact, Ishihara still underestimated the influence, and after watching the movie and listening to the song, more than 20 people of the Guards Division slipped out of the camp that night to surrender to the navy and ask to join the rebel army.

"I see!" King Minoru of Higashikure Palace gritted his teeth, "I'll ask people to urge Kawakoshiro to hurry up!" ”